PRAYER POINTS FROM RCCG NOVEMBER 2013 HOLY GHOST SERVICE BY: PST. E.A ADEBOYE

Prayer points 

1. Praise Him

2. Father, please speak light into my life

HE OPENS AND NONE SHUTS

In his letter to the church in Philadelphia, otherwise known as the Loyal Church, Jesus introduces himself as the One with the authority of David. He is the One who opens and none can shut; he shuts and none can open. As a result of their faithfulness and Loyalty he decided to give them an open door that none could shut. It is on record that of all the seven Churches he wrote to, only the Church in Philadelphia survived until this present time. Satan could not shut that open door.

EAGLES ENJOY THEIR FULL LIFE SPAN, ARE YOU AN EAGLE?

Eagles enjoy their full life span. No enemy can easily shoot them down. They are difficult to catch. They don't fall sick easily because they eat only living things. The rain does not trap them so they don't get pneumonia. Almost all of tem grow old. Job 5:26 say: 'Thou shall come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in his season.'

QUENCHING THE FIRE OF THE HOLY GHOST? WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY

'Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, And I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.' (Jer 20:9)

PENDING POSSESSION:MUST READ

'Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, thou art old and stricken in years, and there remained yet very much land to be possessed' (Josh 13:1). Joshua was Moses' successor. He was a valiant warrior. Moses was asked by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage lasting over 400 years, and lead the to the Promised Land. Moses' temperament stood in the way of accomplishing the assignment; hence Joshua was appointed to continue where he stopped. By the time Joshua was old and ready to leave this world, the Scriptures listed several portions of land the Israelites were yet to possess.

WHEN THE FIRE OF THE HOLY GHOST IS OUT: MUST READ

There are some ways of knowing if the fire of the Holy Spirit in your life is going out. The first thing is Luke warmness. When the first is out, the hot will become lukewarm and the lukewarm will gradually become cold. In those days, we took out Bibles to the toilet with the aim of learning more about Jesus while we are there. Today, many of us feel having read from Genesis to Revelation, we have no need of the word again. Ministers do not prepare sermons anymore: all they do after picking up their Bibles now is to refer to the markings at the margins. Are you lukewarm? If you remain so, God may spud you out of his mouth.

UNENDING ENMITY: MUST READ

Several earth-shattering events have come and gone in quick succession. Now the stage is set. It is the Great White Throne Judgement Day, presided over by Almighty God himself. All who have ever lived must now face the eternal consequences of their lives on earth. One after another, names are called. As the person proceeds to the podium, the video recording of his or her life is relayed (played) right from birth till death on a large screen. Every secret deed is revealed, with their hidden motives before all. After the past is relayed, judgement falls from the Almighty and the culprit is led into the lake of fire-his or her final eternal abode.

THE OLD MAN HAS TO DIE: MUST READ

‘Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.’ (1 John 3:2)

ENEMIES OF GOD: MUST READ

Manipulation is Satan’s stock-in-trade. He would try to turn you into an enemy of God by instigating you to accuse God wrongfully. It is wrong to ever open your mouth and accuse Him of being the cause of your troubles in life. When things are not going well, if only you can think of God you will escape the dangerous mistake of accusing God as the cause of your trouble. James 1:13 says: “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.” When problems come, if you do not thank Him, you will accuse Him. There is nothing more painful than false accusation.

PERSONAL HOLINESS: MUST READ

I want you to be aware of the fact that God has given you weapons for both offensive and defensive warfare. It is unwise to go into battle without being well fortified internally. The more we know about Satan the more furious he is likely to get and the more ready for action he is likely to be. We know that we are winners already. But when one is going for a battle, one has to be alert in order not to be surprised by the enemy. Anybody going to war must think of the weapons for the defensive and the offensive. It would be foolish of a man, for instance, to start driving a car without knowing where the brakes are.

UNDERSTANDING PHASES OF LIFE BY BISHOP DAVID ABIOYE

The subject of divine guidance is very intricate.

It calls for broad spiritual sensitivity and analysis.

Among others things, you have to discern between what God is saying that span through your entire life time and what he is saying for particular seasons of your life.

SATAN MAKES AN OFFER:MUST READ

In 1 Samuel 18: 17-27, we read how, having failed to kill David, King Saul suddenly arose one morning and told David he wanted him as a son-in-law. What he was saying was that if he could not kill David, the Philistines would do so and therefore exonerate him. He agreed to give David Michal, his daughter, at the cost of 100 Philistines. The amazing thing was that he told David he was not going to pay and dowry. Yet what he was asking for what was greater than any dowry! What a liar! Never trust a backslider, because he cannot tell the truth. This is why heaven’s gate remains closed to all liars, because they are like Satan their father.

SELF CONTROL:MUST READ

An attribute needed by the person God wants to use is temperance. It is one of the fruits of the Spirit listed in Galathians 5: 22-23. temperance derives from the Greek word of enkrateia meaning ‘self-control’. This is moderation in one’s appetites and passions.

WHY JESUS WENT AWAY

‘Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go away, the Comforter will not come unto you: but if I depart, I will send him unto you.’ (John 16:7)

HEAVENLY WINDOWS

A window serves three main functions: It enables the one inside to see outside; it allow air to flow through an light to shine through. As in the physical, this applies in the spiritual also. When the windows of heaven are shut, there will be no rain and this will cause the rivers to begin to dry up (1 Kgs 17: 1-7). The aftermath of the latter is hunger and starvation. But when they are open, rains of all kinds of blessings will begin to fall. When the heavenly windows are open, God will be able to look through them and see us and what is happening around us. If enemies are encamping around us and setting traps for us, Psalm 2:4 says: ‘He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.’

BEHAVE WISELY: BY PST. E.A ADEBOYE

‘And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways: and the LORD was with him. Wherefore when Saul was that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.’ (Sam 14: 15)

WHOSE REPORT? MUST READ

In Science we are taught to respect what those who are trained in particular areas have to say about their fields. These are the specialists and they assess things based on their training and experience and thereafter draw conclusions.