Watch LIVE: RCCG Holy Ghost Service June 2018 “Stronger Than Your Enemies 6”

You are watching the RCCG Holy Ghost Service June 2018, tagged “Stronger Than Your Enemies 6” with Pastor E.A. Adeboye ministering LIVE from the Redemption Camp, K/M 46-48, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

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Theme: Stronger Than Your Enemies 6

Time: 7:00 PM [19 HRS GMT]

Date: Friday June 1st, 2018

Venue: Redemption Camp, KM 46 Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Mowe, Ogun State Nigeria.

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Christian body slams Nigerian Police Force for testing applicants in Arabic

In a statement by the Christian body’s National President, Rev Samson Ayokunle criticised the requirement saying it gave Muslims an unfair advantage over Christians applying and was “another dirty slap on the 1999 Constitution”.

They added that for many Christian youths who sat the examination “the display of the Arabic language questions came as a rude shock” and was “obviously achieving the aim of the Islamic extremists who are hell bent on fostering their religion and culture on the Nigeria Police Force”.

According to local newspaper, Daily Post, over 37,000 job seekers undertook the test in 156 centres across the country.

CAN have called on President Muhammadu Buhari – who is a Muslim – to “cancel the exams and conduct a fresh one devoid of controversies”.

 

The statement went on to say: “It will be wrong for the President of Nigeria (who swore to defend both the Christians and Muslims alike) [to] turn around [and] allow his appointees seek to divide the nation through their actions.

”If the President can allow this affront now and he is still seeking the vote of Christians for a second term we do not trust he will keep us alive if he ascends that throne for another four years.

CAN have demanded for the exams to be cancelled and an exam without the Arabic questions to be provided for applicants to retake. 

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My response to the firing of Paige Patterson

I enrolled at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) in the fall of 1980. Over the next nine years, I received two degrees from the seminary and taught philosophy of religion there.

Dr. Russell Dilday, president of Southwestern during my time at the seminary, remains one of the most significant mentors in my life. Much at Southwestern has changed since then, but I continue to be grateful for my years at the seminary.

Recent events at SWBTS have generated national headlines. As a Southwestern graduate and former faculty member, I have a personal perspective on this issue. I recognize that many of you are not Baptist, but the topic we will discuss today transcends denominations and is relevant to all believers.

What happened at Southwestern Seminary

Dr. Paige Patterson became president of Southwestern Seminary in 2003. A week ago, the seminary’s trustees responded to escalating criticism of his leadership, especially his statements about women, by voting to change his status to president emeritus. They invited him to reside at the on-campus Baptist Heritage Center as theologian-in-residence and provided ongoing compensation.

His status changed again two days ago.

The trustee board’s executive committee made this May 30 announcement: “New information confirmed this morning was presented regarding the handling of an allegation of sexual abuse against a student during Dr. Paige Patterson’s presidency at another institution and resulting issues connected with statements to the Board of Trustees that are inconsistent with SWBTS’s biblically informed core values.”

As a result, the executive committee “unanimously resolved to terminate Dr. Paige Patterson, effective immediately, removing all the benefits, rights and privileges provided by the May 22-23 board meeting.”

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Catholic Church joins Australia child abuse compensation plan

It paves the way for compensation to be paid to people who were sexually abused as children by church figures and puts pressure on other institutions to follow suit.

The country’s Catholic bishops and leaders of its religious orders committed to signing on to the 3.8 billion Australian dollar (£2.2 billion) national plan on Wednesday.

 

The church is the first non-government institution to opt into the plan and estimates it will itself be liable for about one billion dollars (£568 million) in compensation.

Federal Social Services Minister Dan Tehan expects more institutions to follow, saying there could be further announcements as early as Thursday.

Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson last week became the most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse. He faces a potential two-year prison term when he appears in court in June to be sentenced for protecting a paedophile priest in the 1970s.

Pope Francis’ former finance minister Cardinal George Pell faces trial on sexual assault charges in Australia.

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The exact details and nature of the charges have not been disclosed to the public, but police have described them as “historical” sexual assaults, meaning they are alleged to have occurred decades ago.

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Surprising Insights from the Unchurched – Rainer on Leadership #437

Podcast Episode #437

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When Surprising Insights from the Unchurched released in the early 2000s, we didn’t realize nearly 20 years later that the research would still ring true. Today we discuss why it’s still applicable for churches in our day and age.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

  • Churches can reach the unchurched in any setting and in any culture.
  • Even though you may have contextual difference, reaching people with the gospel is similar in any context.
  • Church names aren’t as large of a determining factor with the unchurched as much as they are with transfer growth.
  • The three biggest factors for reaching unchurched people are preaching, doctrine, and relationships.
  • Pastoral contact dramatically increases church guest assimilation.

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US church archdiocese to pay 450 sex abuse survivors 210 million dollars

It is part of its plan for bankruptcy reorganisation, he said.

Victims’ lawyer Jeff Anderson said the settlement was reached with the survivors and the archdiocese and includes accountability measures.

 

The Minnesota Legislature in 2013 opened a three-year window in the statute of limitations that allowed people who had been sexually abused in the past to sue for damages.

That resulted in hundreds of claims being filed against the archdiocese and led it to file for bankruptcy in 2015.

The bankruptcy case proceeded slowly as lawyers argued over how much the archdiocese should have to pay.

It reported its net worth was 45 million dollars (£34 million).

But lawyers for the victims maintained that the archdiocese’s true worth was over a billion, counting assets of its 187 Roman Catholic parishes, as well as schools, cemeteries and other church-related entities.

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The lawyers said those assets should be used to make more money available for victims.

Last month, a federal appeals court affirmed a 2016 decision by US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel that the parishes and other nonprofit entities were independent, meaning their assets could not be counted in the bankruptcy case.

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Joyce Meyer’s Daily 1 June 2018 Devotional — Get Plugged In

Topic: Get Plugged In [Joyce Meyer’s Devotional Friday June 1, 2018]

And in the fourth watch of the night (3:00—6:00 a.m.) Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. When the disciples saw them walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out of fear. But immediately He spoke to them, saying “Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid!” Peter replied to Him, “Lord, if it is [really] You, command me to come to You on the water.” — Matthew 14:25-28

In our Christian walk, many times we end up with a lot of principles, formulas, and methods, but no real power. That may be true for teachings on faith, prayer, praise, meditation, Bible study, confession, spiritual warfare, and all the other precepts we have been hearing about and engaging in. They are all good, and we need to know about them, but they alone cannot solve our problems.

It’s important to remember that, as good as these disciplines are, they are only channels to receiving from the Lord. They are of no help unless we are plugged in to the divine power source.

We get plugged in through a personal relationship with God, which requires time. We will never have any real lasting victory in our Christian life without spending time in personal, private fellowship with the Lord. He has an individual plan for you. If you ask Him, He will come into your heart and commune with you. He will teach and guide you in the way you should go.

Learn to respond quickly to the promptings of the Holy Spirit for an intimate relationship with God. Come apart with Him privately, and you will be rewarded in abundance. It is only in the presence of the Lord that we receive the power of the Lord.

Prayer Starter: Father, I can’t do anything without You. Help me to put You first in my life and make a habit of spending time with You. You are truly my one and only Source of joy and fulfillment. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Joyce Meyer Daily Devotional HERE’’

From Joyce Meyer’s Ministries.

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10 Villagers Beheaded, Including Women and Children, by Islamic Jihadis in Mozambique

Ten people, including women and children, were decapitated in the East African nation of Mozambique by suspected Islamic jihadis, government officials have said.

The attack came Sunday in the Monjane village in the Cabo Delgado province, which has large oil and gas reserves and ruby and sapphire deposits.

Government officials have declared that at least two children and four women were among those beheaded. AFP reports that the children killed were boys ages 15 and 16.

National police spokesman Inacio Dina told a news conference in Maputo that the suspects used machetes and have not yet been arrested. However, a manhunt is underway.

“There are 10 citizens who have been hideously killed,” Dina said. “[W]e will hunt and find them and take them to the court as happened with others.”

Although there has been no definitive confirmation, the attack is believed to have been carried out by a radical Islamic faction that has carried out an insurgency and other attacks in the province in the last year.

The group is called Ansar al-Sunna but is also known locally as al-Shabab. The group has no relation to the Somalia-based terror group that has the same name.

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RCCG Sunday School STUDENT Manual June 3rd, 2018 Lesson 40 — Fishing For Men’s Soul

TOPIC: Fishing For Men’s Soul [Sunday, 3rd June 2018]

MEMORY VERSE: “And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”Matthew 4:19 (scroll down for SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN)

BIBLE PASSAGE: Matthew 4:18-25

18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

INTRODUCTION:

Few are called to be preachers or evangelists but every born again Christian is called to be a fisher of men. Every born again child of God has the opportunity to deal individually and personally with men’s souls. Fishing for a soul is a definite effort to lead a definite person to accept Christ as Saviour and Lord at a definite time. Andrew brought Peter to Christ (John 1:41-42). You too may be the means of bringing a future world preacher to Christ. Why not start today?’

LESSON OUTLINES
1. Why must I fish for men’s souls?
2. What do I need to be a fisher of men?

WHY MUST I FISH FOR MEN’S SOULS?
There are several reasons you must be a fisher of men’s souls.
1. Soul is worth more than the whole treasures of this world before God (Mark 8:35-38).
2. The fact of hell. Every unsaved soul will perish forever in hell fire (John 3:18, Revelations 21:8).
3. The suffering of Christ on the cross for each sinner. Believers must fish for men’s souls in order to ensure that Christ did not die in vain (Romans 5:8; 1Peter 3:18).
4. Because the world will pass away and all its pleasures but only those who are in Christ Jesus will abide forever and will inherit all things (1John 2:17; Revelations 21:7).
5. Because there is a great reward for a soul winner (Proverbs 11:30; Daniel 12:3).

WHAT DO I NEED TO BE A FISHER OF MEN?
1. You must be born again and be sure of your salvation. Only the saved can serve (1Peter 1:23).
2. You must be living a pure life. A life surrendered to Jesus Christ and dedicated to Him (1John 3:3).
3. A fisher must be patient, vigilant and hardworking. This is so because the big fish lives in deep waters (1Thessalonians 5:14).
4. You must be prayerful. Prayers remove the obstacles on the path of the fishers and the souls (2Thessalonians 1:11).
5. The one fishing for souls must at least have a fair knowledge of the word of God. You must study the Bible diligently (2Timothy 2:15).
6. The fisher of men needs wisdom to respond to questions agitating the mind of the soul to be won. God gives wisdom liberally (James 1:5).
7. You must be filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gives power for a successful soul fishing (Acts 1:8; Ephesians 5:18).
8. You must have compassion for lost souls, otherwise, you will work with a dead, mechanical, dispassionate concern. Sinners know those who are truly concerned about them (Matthew 9:36).

CONCLUSION:
Every one that is genuinely saved has been called to serve. To serve in the kingdom of Christ begins with fishing for the souls of men. You must be willing and obedient.

QUESTIONS:
1. Who can be a fisher of men?
2. Why must you win souls?

Click to read previous RCCG Sunday School STUDENT Manual May 20th, 2018 Lesson 38 — Cornelius

SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN

1. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.

2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day, Thy friendship suits me well,
Both young and old will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.

3. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.

4. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee.

5. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School.

6. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?

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Right Mindset For Financial Success – By David Ibiyeomie

Topic: Right Mindset For Financial Success

If you want to enjoy financial success, you must possess the right mentality. There are so many believers with faulty perspectives to financial success and that has limited them from being successful. They believe that financial prosperity is not meant for all quoting that all fingers are not equal. That is a wrong mindset. God cannot call you and not want you to prosper.

Rom. 8:29-30 -For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Another mindset that some believers have is that because they were born into poor families, they are meant to be poor. That is another wrong perspective. Your background does not determine how far you go in life.

Others think that money is the root of all evil and they see poverty as being synonymous to holiness but that is not true. It is the love of money that is the root of evil not money itself

1Tim 6:10 – For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Another wrong notion about financial prosperity is that no one can prosper without being crooked or a thief but this is wrong too. Some believe that they are poor because they lack the academic qualification but the truth is that there are so many people that didn’t go to school but are rich. Some Christians put their trust in their rich relatives to help them but your help comes only from God. Stop looking unto men for help.

Psalm 121:1-2 – I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

Some believers feel that they are poor because they are from a poor country but that is a big lie. Your country has nothing to do with your wealth.

Acts 10:34-35 – Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

God does not love someone else more than you; once you fear Him and do what He says, you will get the same result. So, your nation does not determine your wealth but your relationship with God.

Remove that negative faulty mentality from your mind. If a man is dominated by the thought of poverty, he will remain poor. Whatever your mind is dominated with is what gives your life direction. So, change your perspective today and begin to enjoy financial prosperity in Jesus name –Amen!

God bless you

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