The Purified Church

Hallelujah. Lift your hands and bless the name of the Lord. Bless the God of Heaven, the God of wonders. Bless him in the spirit Sibrandosbaha Bratvelata Paronda Skedevaliata, the doer of all good things, the Mighty God, King of kings, the Lord of lords. Is someone blessing him Schalibarando Zebria Katoskalibata, the miracle worker, the destiny change, the lift of man, the helper of men. Bless him, bless him. Let it be from the depth of your heart Shaprati Keato safrin degeba, lashiata branda Ksia. From the rising enough the sun to the setting. The same. Your name is to be had. Uh. From the rising of the stock to the sety the same. Your name. What time from the. Rising sun to the sety. The same? Your day Father, give me a destiny altering encounter tonight. Go ahead and pray, let my life shift in the name of Jesus. Radically transform my life by the power of your world. Share dee latu siata someone, pray. You're going from strength to strength tonight. You are stepping into another dimension of grace. Tonight, Shale gets in brah kat friend de ge Barratu Siata, speak to our hearts. Dear Lord chaprad brandas Kata, can you pray in the spirit for one minute to charge and open up your heart to hear and receive. Shapress imprah Katah, Mighty God, in the name of Jesus Christ, in the name of Jesus Christ, Touch my. Body, my soul, my spearite. Breathe on me, Touch my body, my soul, my spirit. Breathe on me. You are the. Whole egos, the whole egos. You are the whole egos. Who legosta. Take your plan, Take your plan, Take your plan. Alle Lujah, Spirits of the Living God, we are here again tonight. We have come to learn, We have come to grow. We have come to encounter your wisdom and to encounter grace. Take us to height on imagine tonight. May your word come with fire, and may it transform our lives. For in Jesus' name we pray God bless you, Please be seated. You're welcoming the name of Jesus Christ. All those who are connecting with us as a real family and our global family, we thank you, and I pray that the Lord will bless us in Jesus name. While I sat back there, the Lord just minister something to my heart, and I thought to just encourage us listen. I give you a guarantee in the name of Jesus Christ that if you listen to what you are learning week after week, and you submit yourself truly to the truth that is being communicated here, I give you a guarantee, by the authority of Scripture, that your life will be a sign and a wonder, first to you and then to everybody around you. Allelujah. We are made in this kingdom out of the abundance of the mysteries of the Kingdom. We have access to, Allelujah. And it is the assignment of the shepherds to build to mature God's people. According to Jeremiah three and verse fifteen, I will give you past us or shepherds. According to my heart. The Bible says they shall feed you. So what you are receiving is feeding. It's more than an information that is entering your ears. It's an information that is entering your spirit and framing your reality. Allelujah. They will feed you with knowledge and with understanding. Allelujah. Tonight, the world of God is coming with power to purge and build us. Have prayed earnestly for tonight's teaching. It is a teaching for the body of Christ, and I want you to please listen. Do not allow yourself to be distracted tonight. Listen from start to finish, because I believe that this is one of those teachings tonight that you will praise God for and it will build your capacity in the spirit for a very long time. In the name of Jesus Christ, allelujah, I'm teaching on the purified Church, the purified Church. Tonight. God is coming to us as a refine us fire to build us and to give us capacity and stamina even in the spirit. The purified Church. God is going to be commending us, is going to be challenging us, and the World of God is going to be building us. In the name of Jesus, Allelujah. I want to start this teaching tonight with three very important information. Number One, Jesus is coming back and he's coming back soon. That is the first information. You would be surprised that many people have forgotten this thing. I just said. Jesus is coming back and he's coming soon Revelations one and verse seven. Please let's hurry up. We have a lot to cover tonight. Behold, he comments with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also which piers team, and all kindreds of the earth shall well because of him. Even so, Amen. So the Bible tells us as surely that Jesus Christ is returning. It's one of the cardinal pillars of the Christian faith, the imminent return of Jesus. You are not a complete Christian if you do not believe that Jesus is coming. It's not enough to believe he came the first time. It is not enough to believe that he died. You most believe that he's coming again. Revelations twenty two, verse twelve. Then we go to verse twenty. The Bible says, and behold, I come quickly. Jesus himself is speaking, and my reward is with me to give every man according as his works shall be. Verse twenty. He which testified this thing said, surely, I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus. Last scripture to establish that point Acts Chapter one, from verse ten to eleven. This is Jesus being lifted to the heavens, and the Bible says, while they looked steadfastly towards heaven as he went up, behold two men stood by them in white apparel eleven, which also said, ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing into heaven? The same Jesus. Now not another one, This same Jesus, which is taken off from you into heaven. He shall come in like manner. In like manner means the way you saw him go up, that is the way he's going to come back. The way nothing resisted him from going up, that is the same way nothing will resist him from coming back. Are we together? So? Fast Number one for tonight's teaching is that Jesus is coming back, and he's coming soon. Fast Number two efficient chapter five and verse twenty six twenty seven. There is a kind of church and a kind of bride that he's coming back for. The Bible says that he might. Sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the world twenty seven place. It says that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish. So he's coming fat number one, Fat number two. He's just not coming for any kind of person. There is a kind of church, there is a kind of believer. He's coming for a weekly On that number three, it is the assignment of the fivefold ministry to help build and mature the body of Christ to be efficient even as we await his coming. It is the assignment of the fivefold the fivefold ministry now to help build and mature the body to be efficient even as we await his coming. You find that inefficiency after fall. From eleven to sixteen, he gave some apostles, prophets, evangelists, past us, teach us, uhhuh. It says, for the perfecting, the maturing of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the defiance of the Body of Christ. Next verse till we come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, onto a perfect man, the Bible says, onto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Fourteen it says that we henceforth be no more children toss toe and fro and carry it about with every wind of doctrine, by the slight of men and conning craftiness wherein the light to deceive, he says, but speaking the truth in love, we may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ. The last verse, now he says, from whom the whole body fitly joined together and comparted by that which every joint supplied according to the effectual walking in the measure of every part. Make it increase of the body onto the act deifying of itself in love. So that Jesus is coming again. He's coming back, and he's coming soon. Number two, that he's coming for a kind of church. And the Bible says that church as a bride should be without spot or wrinkle. And then the next verse, it is the mandate that means anyone who is truly called by God to function within the scope of the fivefold contained in your strategy for building believers must be a template, a teaching resources that help the body to become inexperienced, that purified bride, that purified church. Are we together? Hallelujah? Now, the next thing I wanted to know, I'm Russian, because there is a lot for us to cover. The next thing I wanted to know is that the. Way listen carefully the Lord purifies and matures his church is by commendation and correction. The way that the Lord purifies and matures his church is by a blend of commendation and correction. When God builds and purifies his bride, he does it by commending the bride and commending the church where they do well and get it right, and then correcting and pointing area as to them that they need to make adjustments. In Philippians chapter three and verse. Eleven, we see this strategy used in the ministry of Paul three and eleven. Hallelujah, I hope my God that right give us. Yes, let's start from verse eleven. Let's see. I hope that's it, if by any means I might attain onto the resurrection of the dead. Oh no, please search for that scripture. I thank my God in remembrance of you. That's a scripture I'm looking for. Let's go to Hebrews chapter twelve, from verse five. Hebrews chapter twelve. Okay, beautiful Philippians one and verse three. Now watch this he said, I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. Verse four. It says, always in prayer of mine for you, making requests with joy. Uh huh. For your fellowship. In the Gospel from the first day until now, Apostle Paul is commanding the church. Now verse six, being confident of this very thing, he said that he which had begne a good walk, what kind of work a good. Work in you? He said, you will perform it onto the day of Jesus Christ. You can stop there. So Paul is. Commending them and is saying that every time he remembers them, he's blessing God for them, because that they are working in truth, and that he is confident that that which is commended onto God. That he's able to keep. He's expressing joy and commendation. Now let's go to Hebrews chapter twelve. From verse eleven, Saint Paul. Hebrews twelve, the Bible says, now not chastening for the present. From verse five, please five to eleven. Five to eleven, it says, and ye have forgotten the ex rotation which peakeet onto you as children, My son despise, not the chastening of the Lord. Someone said, the chastening of the Lord, nor faint. When thou art rebuked the word, saints there is don't be discouraged. He's encouraging you that in your journey, in your walk with God, there are times you will correct. He will rebuke you that when that happens, do not take offense in it. It is part of his structure for maturing you is someone learning now, he says, nor faint when thou are rebuked of him? And how are Reading to eleven. He says, for whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth and scorcheth every son whom he receiveth. That means the chasing of the Lord is a sign of acceptance that he loves you, and he wants you to stand to last, to finish strong. He says, if ye and your chastening, God dealt with you as with sons. For what son is he whom the Father chasing? It not? It's asking a question verse eight, reading to eleven. But if he be without chastisement, whereof all our partakers, then are e bastards? The word bastard there is not an insult. It means you are one who is not under the mentorship of a father. It's as though there. Is nobody who builds you, who shapes you. He says, And you are not sons. Verse nine Furthermore, we have had fathers in our flesh corrected us, which corrected us, and we gave them reverence. Shall we not much rather be in subjection onto the Father of. Spirit and leave verse ten? For they verily for a few days chasing it us after their own. Pleasure, But he for our profit. So chastening is for your profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. The last verse bliss, it says, now no chastening for the preyer then seemed meant to be joyous but grivious. Nevertheless, afterwards it yielded the peaceable foot of righteousness onto them which are exercised. Dearby are we together? So we see that impulse Apostolic ministry. He helped the church get matured, not only by teaching them the mysteries of the kingdom, but he was very careful to watch over them and to command them where commendation was needed, and to chastise or to correct them where chastisement was needed. In Revelations chapter two, please give us. From verse one, John was caught up in the isle of Patmos, and he had an encounter with Jesus, the resurrected Christ. Now in his glorified state, and he was asked to write a letter to the seven churches. Now theologically speaking, the way seven churches in Asia minor, but it was a prophetic representation of the entire church. Are we together, We're going to take just two of the churches to study the character of how God purifies his church. Are we together? Onto the Angel of the church in Ephiesos right this thing said he that holded the seven stars in his right hand, who walked in the midst of the seven golden candles. Next verse, I know thy walks, now are you saying? Now? I know thy walks, and thy labor and thy patience. How and how that. Cannot bear them which are evil? And thou hast tried them which say they are apostles and are not, and has found them liars. We're reading two eleven. Let's worry of media, and has borne and has patients, and for my name's sake. Has labored and has not sainted. Are you saying that He started by commanding them that listen, I am not unaware of your sacrifice, see your diligence and everything that you do for the kingdom. Then he says, nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left your first love. Remember therefore, from whence thou. Hast fallen and repent and do the first works, or else I will come on to you quickly, and I will remove thy candle stick out of his place, except you repent. Verse six, it says, but this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Niccoladeans, which I also hate. Seven he that hath an ear, He says, let him hear what the spirit sayd to the churches. To him that overcome it, I will give to each of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Now he goes to the next church, the church and smurner. He says, these things, say it the first and the last, which was dead and is alive. Verse nine. I know thy works and tribulation and poverty. But thou at rich and I know the blasphemy of them, would say, they are Jews and are not brought out the synagogue of Satan. So he commends them. Now he says, share none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison. That ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. He says, be down faithful onto death, and I will give thee a crown of life the lads verse verse eleven. He says, he that hath an ear, let him hear what the spirit sayd to the churches, and he that overcome its shall not be hurt by the second death? Are we together now? So you see that the character of Jesus Christ in dealing with the church is that he would commend appropriately and then he would call please look up. This already is a template for every man of God and every leader to use in dealing with people. That means, when you want to build a mature people, please. Let me have your attention. The first thing is that you must be lavish to correct them, but you must also be very lavish to commend them. When your ministry and your. Mentorship structure is only full of commendation and commendation, you are going to raise a people that are weak and will not sustain power and stamina your vision, your ministry, your organization will be full of flattery and lies. But then on the flip side of it, if your ministry is all about judgment and correction and rebuke and pointing fingers at people. You are going to produce a discouraged people. Are we together now? Because when you stretch the human spirit beyond certain boundaries, they become discouraged. There are parents today who are produced in quote what because spoiled children. And the way they did. That was by living a life that is full of commendation, with no structure for improvement and rebuke. Whether the child is good or bad, that's it. They just love like that. And then there are those who proved, who produce children who are full of bitterness and offense and anger because their entire lives, even when the children were giving their very best, it seemed like the best was never enough. So good mentorship, therefore, and that which makes for maturity and stature must be a healthy blend. Are we learning already of commendation? And any ministry that focuses on just commendation without building and maturing the saints and chastising them if and when the need arises, will produce a lopsided and a very weak believer. But then any ministry that is full of judgment and pointing fingers and leadership, also, you will not be able to produce a mature people. So in dealing with this very sensitive subject of the purified church, it is important for us to understand that to get it right, we must adopt the template that was used by the apostle and the template that was used by Jesus himself. According to efficients chapter five and verse one, it says we should be imitators of God. Be imitators of God. Some versions said be followers of God as their children. That means, as you have seen him do and act do likewise. In First Reita, chapter two and twenty one, I believe it says we should follow in his steps. The last sentence it says that we should follow in his steps. That means the way he made the church mature is the way we can make the church within our territory mature by a healthy combination of commendation and then chastisement and rebuke. Hallelujah, praise the name of the Lord. Now, while this message concerns the church universal, the global church, my focus particularly is for the Church in Africa and then the Church in Nigeria. Allelujah. We owe to contribute to the maturity and the purification of the church within our territory. Now, the Church in Nigeria, the Church in Africa has contributed in many, many ways. We thank God for the privilege of the many things that the Church has done. Among them, the Church in Nigeria and even in Africa in many regards, have been the trail blazers in terms of revival across the nations. God himself, like his Spirit, has raised fathers. Even within this nation. Many of us grew up in the midst of seasons of strategic revivals. There were great people like Reynard Bunke of late, great people who came into this nation and across the African continent. Because of the presence of these people, men like Archbishop Idahosa, Hallelujah, Benson Idahosa, these people spareheaded very tremendous levels of revival. The Church has also done well worthy of commendation in terms of sacrifice. I can tell you like you know that the Church in Africa and the Church in Nigeria is truly a church of sacrifice, Allelujah. Sacrifice always in terms of giving. In terms of many churches in dis cont for instance, hold multiple services and there are people who are here from stads to finish that is tremendous sacrifice. It is not a usual occurrence in many parts of the world. In Coynonia here, for instance, there are people who are here very early in the morning and would stay late into the morning until everything is done. That is sacrifice and that is worthy of commendation. Number Three, The church in Nigeria, Africa, and it extends to. The church global is noted for compassion. Compassion that truly, we are a people of compassion. The gentleman who gave his testimony here. Can you imagine meeting someone for the first time and just telling the person that I am a member of Cornonia. What if he was lying? It didn't even check to verify. I carried money to give him. Now the gentleman has a job. There are people who went to school because of the church. Is that true? There are people who had the opportunity to run eyes and live responsible lives because of the church. So worthy of commendation is the compassion of the church. Worthy of commendation also is doctrine. By the grace of God, the Church in Nigeria and it extends to many parts of Africa, has been a place of doctrine. Nigeria does not have a problem with ignorance. No ignorance in spiritual matters for any believer in Nigeria today is purely a product of laziness. Because God has raised people across their body away together to be able to bring there is a minimum level of spiritual understanding that an average believer who is interested in God should attain. Worthy of commendation for the Church in Nigeria. The Church in Africa is standing for truth and righteousness in the face of hardship and death. This is most prominent across the Northeast. You would hear of stories of pastors and people who were given an opportunity either to renounce Jesus and they stood even to the face of death. Many of these you may not see it on air, but worthy of commendation is the stamina and the sacrifice of God's people. Many people have given up riches, given up opportunities to be famous simply because they made. Up their minds that they would stand for truth. Is that correct? Worthy of commendation also is the profound dimension of kingdom influence that God has given his church within this nation, across Africa and also the world. God has lifted and honored the church you can imagine churches in Nigeria having universities, hospitals. There are many people who would have died today except for the influence of the church. God has honored the church to be a global force right from Nigeria here and then parts of Africa and on to the world. So it is worthy of commendation. Finally, worthy of commendation is the tremendous display of spiritual power and the gifts of the spirit that has been invested in the church in this country, in the church in Africa. You know, I sat back there watching people come and give all these testimonies, and sometimes media will capture the emotions of the people and I just nod my head and even me myself, who God used to produce the miracles. I wouldn't really say I'm amazed, but I'm humbled that God can raise somebody out of nothing and invest such level of spiritual power. I can tell you that the church in Nigeria truly has spiritual power. The church in Africa has spiritual power. Forget about some of the challenges here. And there profound power. There are people who left home on wheelchairs and return by carrying their will chairs and rejoicing genuine, authentic miracles. There are people who, in a moment it twinkling of an eye, their lives change like night and day, all because of the tremendous power. Is it the prophetic? Is it the revelatory grace? All kinds of grace is invested within the body. So before we now begin to check some of the things that need to be corrected, it is worthy of note that we salute the Body of Christ and salute the Church. That includes every man every woman who serves God in truth. That includes every kingdom, leader in politics, in business, that includes every father producing responsible children, mother producing responsible children, every captain of industry all together. Provided it is a contribution that has brought these commendations about the Church, then we deserve to at least give ourselves a little part in the back to say, well done. Is that true? Now haven't brought that commendation? My emphasis tonight is the Lord gave me this revelation to reveal seven deadly scenes that must be purged from the Church, the Church universal, the Church in Africa and the Church in Nigeria. As much as we have commended ourselves, it is important for us to be honest enough to allow that refine us, fire to pass through us, and to bring that podging. In John chapter fifteen, it says he that bears fruit, my father will prone so that he will bear much. You will bear greater fruit. He that bears fruit. When you bear food, they pune you so that you will even produce greater fruit. Hallelujah. Now I want you to listen to these seven I call them seven deadly scenes that must be touched from the church. This teaching tonight is not from a standpoint of self righteousness, for we are all bought products of this messy away together. The teaching tonight is an attempt to show us, through the lens of the holiness and the purity of the Christ, the areas that we need to adjust in our lives, in our organizations to the point that we present a bride and a church that is purified. So as I take on this, I want you to listen very carefully to any one of the seven and as the Holy Spirit speaks to you as I run through this list. Now I'm going to bring some of the challenges, and. Then I will profer very quickly what is the biblical solution out of them? Are you ready now saying number one, sexual immorality and related perversions. Sexual immorality, please write and related perversions. We talk about the related perversions now. First Thessalonian Chapter four, three to five, the first scene that needs to be purified from the body of Christ. Give us amplified. Let's read amplified. Then we read Acts fifteen, twenty eight, and twenty nine. For this is the will of God that you should be consecrated, separated, and set apart for pure and holy living. That you should abstain and shrink from all sexual vice. We're reading to five. That each of you should know how to possess, control, or manage its own body in consecration purity, separated from things profane and honor. Verse five the last verse not to be used in the passion of lost like the hidden, who are ignorant of the True God and have known knowledge of His will. Give us at chapter fifteen, please from verse twenty eight and twenty nine amplified still, for it seems good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to lay upon you any greater burden than these indispensable requirements. Uh huh, that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from tasting blood, and from eating the meat of animals that have been strangled, and from sexual impurity. If you keep yourself from these things, it says you do well. Hallelujah. Now please, I want to listen very carefully. Sexual immorality from time am memorial has been part of society and it extends to all the organizations and even the individuals. I want to pay attention to this sexual emails. Morality is predicated on certain facts that you must know. Please pay attention. The first thing you need to know is that the desire for intimacy I wrote here is not demonic. Most people have not studied this subject. I have taken the time to study this issue of sexual immorality. The desire for intimacy is not demonic. Now, that is the problem with this issue of lost and immorality, because other negative vices like lying and stealing. Any day anytime, lying is lying and it is bad any day anytime, please look up. Stealing is stealing and it is bad. But when it comes to the issue of sexual immorality, the intrinsic desire for intimacy was not put there by the devil. It was put there by God. So it's not a desire you can cast out of your life. Are we together? It is only a desire that was created to be expressed within certain conditions. It is the presence or absence of the conditions that make it right or wrong, not the presence of the desire. Is someone learning now that what can be a dangerous thing right now the next moment, within the right condition of marriage can become the greatest blessing or one of the greatest blessing. Are we together? Stealing is stealing, Lying is lying, for instance, But when it has to do with the issue of sexual immorality, you have to understand that it was God that put the desire for intimacy in men. Hallelujah. This is very important and if you do not understand this, you are going to be fighting a battle that you do not even understand. Write this down. The spirit of lost and immorality, or the nature of lost and immorality, is that it capitalizes, It capitalizes on this blessing that God has put within men and perverts it to the destruction of the victims. So it capitalizes on the presence of this desire that God has put in men. And now perverts it for their destruction. If you're with me, say amen. Now, sexual immorality does not care whether you are old, does not care whether you are young, does not care whether you are an apostle, whether you are a prophet, whether you are good or bad. Sexual immorality is not about being good or evil. Is about exploiting, not a weakness, exploiting a provision that was put by God. And if not guarded within the frame. Of what I will teach you, you can be a nice person. You can be an evil person, and from a sexual standpoint, you will be victims of the same thing. Are we learning now? This is very, very powerful. It is a cancer that has destroyed society, destroyed great destinies. It is a cancer that. Has destroyed people from ministry to business to politics. Noble people have crashed down, sometimes overnight because of this. Like I said, the goal. Is to expose us to it, not from a standpoint of condemnation, but to give us enlightenment and to supply us with the tools that will keep us strong. Are we together? Let me tell you this, No man will ever outgrow the temptation of sexual immorality. No man will outgrow being tempted. That is the point. The devil will come once and again for us long as you are alive, because he knows that that nature is in every man, that desire that God put so Satan will be up and doing, creating scenarios and creating any and everything that will exploit that provision. And for one who is ignorant and not equipped with scripture and with revelation, eventually you will be a victim. Is someone learning it is a spirit. I in researching for this I came towards some statistics I don't even want to go and talk about right now, very terrible statistics that are not very very friendly and not very funny. But then I studied something in dealing with this subject. Do you know that, speaking within the context of sexual immorality, the way this spirit works is that once you are a young and unmarried person, the devil, the spirit of lost arts by amplifying to an unusual degree. Are we together this desire that God puts generally everything God, this man, he gives you power and control over whatever seems to go beyond your control, has been empowered by another spirit. Are we together now? So? The way the devil pushes once you are unmarried, without a spouse, he will amplify to an unusual degree. And there may be biological explanations. I don't downplay, you know, research of medicine. We're not discussing medicine now. This is from a spiritual standpoint. I know there are things like hormonal imbalance and the rest. I don't want to go into those discussions. Are we together, but that generally speaking, he will amplify that desire beyond the control of an individual, and if not protected by wisdom, revelation and some of these kids I will show you, you will find out that you will be a victim. And then the moment you get married, he will now flip flip the side of the coin by taking away that desire. So you find out that you can see two people who sometimes are in the horry to get married because they think they don't they want to keep themselves, and then they get married. Statistics who tell us, counselors and even men of God will tell you that sometimes once it happens, you find out that that desire seems to just evaporate and vurnish. It is all the structure of this spirit. Someone learning now, very very important, Now Beyond your sexual immorality, there are other expressions of immorality, pornography, masturbation, all kinds of perversions. Sexual immorality may be the major issue, but there are many orders, you see. The thing about the thing about sexual immorality is that it is it requires a number of conditions for that to happen. Number one, it is atmosphere dependent. Number two, you will need the mutual consent of the parties involved. But for things like pornography and masturbation, these things do not need all these extra things. So there are many people who for some reason have been able to survive sexual immorality, but pornography, masturbation and a lot of other bodily vices. Do you know, the Bible says a man that looks at a woman to lost after her in the mind of the spirit, he has already committed immorality. So there are others who who may not physically act it out, but as far as God is concerned, they are victims because it is a state of perpetual emotional entertainment. Just like sexual immorality, pornography, masturbation, and so on. It does not care whether you are a man of God. It does not care whether you are married. It does not care whether you are single. It does not care whether you are young, it does not care whether you are old. If left on check, it will attack and wreck your life. It's someone learning now see number one, Sexual immorality and related perversions. There are other expressions of immorality. Is still under the group of immorality, drunkenness, drugs, every kind of harm that is inflicted in the body that is inconsistent with God's pattern. Are we together? So there are some will say, well, I'm not sexually immoral, But then there are people who are victims of drugs, victims of alcoholism, victims of all kinds of vices. That's why it's written here sexual immorality and related perversions. I need not mention other extreme ones, unfortunately, but it is true in the world, and I hope and pray not the church extensions of extreme cases, like having affairs with little children and babies and animals and sodomy. You know that our world today is full of all kinds of things. The goal is not condemnation. The goal is to be able to expose this and to bring us to a point where we become free and free indeed, because I can tell you many people are not free. Are we together very quickly so that we deal with the other things. I want to give you. Five steps, five scriptural steps to be free from sexual immorality and every related perversion. And I wanted to please listen and learn for yourself and for anybody. God may give you the privilege of helping. Are we together? Number one? For you to be free from lost and immorality, the first thing that must happen to you is that you must admit it. Psalms fifty one and verse seventeen. Brokenness is a necessary requirement if you're going to experience the salvation of God. On this wise, it says, the sacrifices of God, I hope you know. Psalm fifty one was the sum of David. When Prophet Nathan came to him and to tell him what had happened to him. He was broken, repented, crying with sun cloth and ashes, and this was part of his contemplations. It says. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contract hat. Oh God, now will not despise. Admit it. You must come to that point where you admitted. Listen, let me tell you the truth. By the privilege of God's grace, I can tell you I have cried with and prayed with many people. And do you know there are many people you see who are victims of sexual immorality, and on further examining, they have very sincere hearts. Some of them grew up from families where the first place they had that that was wrong was even in church because it was a common practice. There are cultures that promoted as part of the cultural activities. Is that true? So it is very difficult. That's why in dealing with people, you must never throw away the place of compassion and messy. There are people who were left. They grew up on their own and by themselves. They became victim of sexual exposures, even the fourteen age somewhere, victims from those they grew up under that trusted them. Now, there's no point bringing sad memories. But the point is that for you to be free from lost and sexual immorality and any expression of it, you must get to a point of admittance that I need help, my life needs the messy of God. Step number two very quickly. If you're learning, say amen, step number two. You must set a side time for a retreat. As soon as possible, set aside time for a retreat. A retreat gives you the platform to pray, to study scripture, to fast and to be broken and repentance before God, your maker. Can I tell you this? I think it was. I can't remember the Man of God now was listening to years ago? And is that any weakness or addressed will eventually bring you down. It is not the weakness, it is living it. And assuming there is no problem, is someone learning now? You must set aside. Time for a retreat. A retreat is a time alone with God. Can I tell you when you are dealing with something this can sell us. Nothing should be too important. You can say I am too busy, because this sustains the potential I'm going to tell you. Do you know the assignment of sexual immorality? I will tell you the assignment of sexual immorality is not the sex that destroys you. There is something it does to you spiritually. When the devil wants to attach you, there is a threshold level of spiritual fire that if you possess it cannot allow for a demonic attack. And so the the way. That it happens is to introduce this to your life, and it begins to bring you down to a level spiritually where an attack upon your life any dimension becomes possible away together. One of the things it may interest you to know is that there is a strong relationship between the spirit of immorality and the spirit of untimely death. There is a strong relationship. So Number one, admit it with humility and brokenness, crying to the God of your salvation. Number two. A retreat is your next part of God, a sincere time alone with God, to cry out your heart before your maker in prayer, in fasting, in genuine repentance. When Jonah went to Niniveh and announced to them the imminent destruction that was coming upon them, the Bible says, immediately the king of Ninivet declared it first, every one fasted till the animals, and all of them wore cuclothes and ashes and cried before God. The thing about God is the moment there is brokenness. His messy is ready to come. Is someone learning? Let me recommend their scripture for you that you use for your retreat Psalm fifty one. The whole of Psalm fifty one is the sum of messy This was the cry, the pouring out, Isa, have messy upon me, Oh God, according to thy loving kindness, according to the multitude of thy tender messages, blots out my transgression. And then he says inverse to wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Verse three, it says, for I acknowledge my transgression, and my sin is ever before me. Verse four against the the only have I seen and done this evil in thy side, that that mightest be justified when thou speakest and declare when thou judgest. Verse five, it says, behold, I was shaping in iniquity. Look at the p ssum is pouring his heart before God and said, listen, this was a tendency that has been fighting me for many years. He couldn't find the expression because I was not yet king. Can I tell you need to cry for God's messy because there are many people who are not victims of this, not because the devil is. Not attacking you. The opportunity that gives you room to execute it has not yet come, and the spirit of loss can lie quietly for decades, waiting for the day you are exalted. I can't tell you what came upon David did not come upon him in the palace. It was there right from when he was in the bush. Who will come to you in the bush? When they are alliance? And the rest? Are we together? So that this immediately should damage any sense of self righteousness or believing. Oh I think I'm fine? Ah ah. There are many people. If you are exposed to one ten their conditions, you will solve like a pack of God. COYNONI are we together the purified bride? So number one, you must admit and acknowledge that you need help and the messy of God. It does not matter whether it happened through your carelessness giving into the flesh. It does not matter whether it's a product of an attack and spirit. It does not matter whether it has come as a result of foundations and ancestry patterns. Look at our dear sister, the woman who shared this. You see that her legs were broken, same position, same time, the sister, the same thing happening. There are strong demonic patterns. Let me tell you the truth. Except you deal with this by revelation, you can be a man of God. You can be a leader, you can be a father, You can be a business man. That spirit from its ancestry will haunt you until you use spiritual intelligence to deal with it. Number three. Help Now Number one I said, admit and acknowledge it your need for help. Number two, you must set out time for a personal retreat, a time of honest appraisal, flog it out with destiny, with all sincerity. Between you and God. Number three. Where it persists and is still beyond your control, you must seek help. You must seek help. You must be honest enough to seek help. You must seek help. Now let me post. Here for a minute and just comment very quickly. I'm dwelling on this issue of sexual immorality because I just want us to deal with it a little bit before we now discuss the rest. It's a very serious issue. Do you know, please look up? Do you know that in seeking help? I submit to you that there are many people who desire to seek help. But the reason is history has shown that especially wemen of God have not sustained the kind of intelligence and maturity to manage people's private and painful issues. Is that true? There are many people who have been wounded because they came and open up to their prophet, their man of God and said, listen, I think there is something I'm struggling with. Prayer partners, accountability partners, mentors, men of God have in many regards disappointed the trust that people have had for them. That is the reason why you see today people have resorted to flying abroad and going to one meet therapist at least who would deal with it professionally and don't even know you. Rather than coming to cry to say, Man of God, I think there is a challenge in my life. Many of us will pray and say, oh, let's pray Father, the devil cannot take over this person. And later on before evening you have told your wife. As a spouse, you have told your husband, Ah, this our prayer group, My God, God is bringing a lot of deliverance. You see the problem now. And then the person who tell another person that said, don't tell anybody, I would deny. I don't know you when anything backfires. Let me tell you the truth. It takes more than being anointed to help people. You must be trained. We must incorporate this in our mentorship platforms as we build people. Anoint in our revelation is not the only thing that qualifies for spiritual leadership. People must sustain psychological knowledge, the maturity and know how to manage sensitive things. Some of these people are in positions where managing and dealing with these issues can have severe effects on them, their organizations, their platforms. You're a man of God here, listen within this place. We must know that when people open their pain up to you, it is a trust you must protect. Are we learning? But I want to tell you this help is powerful. It is amazing how something that looks like a mountain can be deflated in the presence. Of genuine help. There are people who are carrying spirits, so counselling will not solve the problem. Counselling. You may walk around counselling and it's okay, this positive confession. You will speak that in Jesus name, I'm okay, and that spirit we just wait at the door of the counseling as soon as you are coming out. Before then, it has got seven orders. That's what the Bible says, and it will land on you in a way that you cannot imagine. That's why, whether sexual immorality or people who are on drugs when you are talking to them, have you seen how quiet you just keep quiet? Will you smoke again? No, will you drink me? No, that that's the last time by evening. Do you know how this spirit works? Even if they travel to a rich way, they don't know anybody. The spirit will coordinate a way. They must know who sells what is a spirit? So number one admits Number two a retreat. Set aside time to pray and fast and study scripture and cry out your heart in genuine brokenness and repentance before God. Number three, If and when the leed arises, seek help. Seek help from mature people your pastor seek help from your spiritual father. Seek help from mentors, people who have demonstrated maturity to be able to handle those issues. Number four very quickly. Key Number four is what many people avoid and ignore, and it is the reason why their deliverance is not complete. Number four Create rules and boundaries in and around your life. Create rules and boundaries in and around your life. Probabs twenty five and verse twenty eight. Please twenty five twenty eight proverbs. He that had no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls. Create rules. When you entire relationship with your spouse intended to be create rules, Agree and pray and say, in the name of Jesus Christ, who keep this relationship pure up until marriage. Create rules. Don't allow your emotions to suggest from beginning. Set to lead that by the grace of God, as God grants message, this is how it will be. If you're with me, say amen. You must create rules, and you must create boundaries in and around your life. It's not enough to repent before God. It's not enough to now be renewed in your decision. There are cis that you must create, especially for sexual immorality. Sexual immorality is highly atmosphere dependent. You cannot stand and sleep with somebody in front of a police station or in front of a law court. The atmosphere is not right. Maybe difficult to sleep with somebody when don when he's playing Allelujah. Now, please write, please write. Let's let's get to work. There's a lot for us to do. Don't just laugh. I hope he's entering you tonight. There is no tell them. God is speaking to all of us. Are we together? Pay attention? Please So the final encouragement for you is connect to a larger. Family of believers. Community. Kingdom living is the key to sustaining kingdom values. Community kingdom living is the key to sustaining kingdom values. Hebrews Chapter ten and verse twenty five amplified, Please give it to us Hebrews ten twenty five amplified. Not forsaking or neglecting to assemble together as many believers, as is the habit of some people, but admonishing, warning, urging, and encouraging one another, and all the more faithfully as you see the day approaching, It says, not forsaking the assembling of believers. When you connect to a larger body of believers, it can help you preserve your kingdom values. Are we together? Yes, very very powerful and important. So let me run through the step finally, that to be free from the spirit of lost sexual immorality, masturbation, pornography, and all kinds of vicist whatever it is. The first thing is you must admit that there is need for help. Number two, you must be able. To set a time of retreat of brokenness, repentimes before God. Number three seek help. Number four you must create rules and boundaries in and around your life. And then number five, connect to a larger family of believers. Has God helped someone? Please lay your hand on your head in one minute and cry to the Lord Father. I you obtain messy, preserve me. Go ahead and pray, preserve me, Preserve me. If the message has hit you, and perhaps your life has been that way, do not be discouraged. Remember the one who God loves is the one he chastises. Lord, I you obtain grace. Someone is praying. I you obtain grace. Deliver me from sexual immorality, Deliver me from lost. For you, it may not be sexual immorality, but how about lost on godly thoughts that roma around your mind seeking for an opportunity to be executed. You can live and work in freedom. Please pray. You are praying from the depth of your heart. For some of you is drunkenness, alcoholism, some of you drugs and all kinds of vices. The purified bride must be free from this. Don't say it does not matter. The purified church must obtain grace from God. Please pray. Doesn't matter whether you are a pastor apostle prophet. God can give you a new beginning. Provide that your heart is open to cry. You are following online, you're watching from any nation. I like you to pray. This is not a message onto condemnation. It is a sincere admittance that will lead to purity, holiness, and left you to a higher level of spiritual exploits. Someone is praying, Lord, show me messy, Show me messy, Show me messy. I cry onto you. You may want to extend that prayer to someone you know and love. Lord. Show my spouse mercy probably, Lord, show my husband my wife, Show my children messy, Show my parents messy, show my pastor messy, show my CEO messy. Show this politician messy. It's not a time of condemnation. The fall of one is the fall of all. The rising of one is the rising of all. Were a body that is interested in a corporate growth. I like you to pray from the depth of your heart. Pray for everybody you know. Prayer groups, churches, ministries, past us, leaders, politicians, heads of government. No one, No one. Is beyond being tempted with sexual immorality. No one is beyond being tempted with other immoral perversions. Has nothing to do with being good or bad. Pray that those who are bound by any and all kinds of addictions let it be broken in the name of Jesus. You are praying for yourself and you are praying for them, praying for the body of Christ. Allelujah in Jesus' name. I pray seen number one, that the body of Christ needs to be purified from sexual immorality and related perversions. Seen number two. I'm giving you seven very quick the second scene that the body of Christ needs to be purified from. Indeed, the church is lost for money and material things. Please write it down. Lost for money and material things Philippians chapter three. Let's hurry up. Place from verse seventeen to nineteen. The lost for money and material things. It says, brethren, be follow us together of me and mark them which work so as you have for an example. Uh huh. I'm trying to make sure that I pull these things. Mark chapter eight, Mark chapter eight and verse thirty six. Yes, what shall it profit a man? Is it in your Bible? If he gains the whole world that's a business terminology and loses his own soul. This is another cancer that is sweeping the body of Christ, and we need God to show us messy. We are victims of it as men of God, as churches, as believer us. The loss for. Money and material things firstimotive chapter six. Please and these six to ten. Lost for money and material things first Timotive six six to ten. But godliness with contentment, the Bible says, it's great gain, for we brought nothing into this world. Please look at me. Have you ever seen a naked baby come out of his mother's womb holding dollars or holding gold, and say, I came from heaven. Leave my thing for me. Everybody comes naked. And have you ever seen a dead man who is departing, and as soon as they're burying him, he just riches and draws his gold chain to his grave. It does not happen from birth. And at your point of transition, you are empty. This should give us wisdom. Already are we together? Let's finish up that scripture, for we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out, uh huh. And having food and Raymond, let us there with become ten nine Watch this, it says. But they that will be rich fall into temptations. I will explain this for you, and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lost which drown men into destruction and perdition. Verse ten. For the love of money, the word there is a ross and on godly affinity and attachment to money is the foundation of every kind of evil. It is the strengthener of all kinds of evil, he said, which well, some convetted after have ered from the faith and have passed themselves through with many sorrows. Please look up. I believe in prosperity. It is God's desire to bless his people. Materialism is not having materials. Materialism is the influence of materials upon your relationship. You see, the Bible tells us that God and Mammon, this spirit that controls worldly world, that it seeks for allegiance. Money does not just want to end up in your pocket. Money wants you to end up in its pocket. Are we together now, Yes, When our entire salmons, our entire lives, our entire conferences, our entire conventions, with all due respect and honor to the Body of Christ. When everything becomes about money, you cannot hold an evangelistic crusaid. And right there, before souls come, we're talking about money. There is no business between evangelism and talking about prosperity. Principles that should be in a believers conference. Those who have now been saved, then it is part of the groud process that mentors and builds them. Allelujah some of us. Yeah, as you are looking at me, you can kill because of money. Are we together? Yes? Our affinity for money. You can have ten million in your account. If ten thousand is missing, you can go around even in the night with torchlight to sleep and wake up in the morning. You will not wait till it's morning. You must complete that ten million, ten thousand affinity material things. This has controlled who and what we marry. This has controlled who and what we get. Money can call you leave Nigeria and come to UK can say no, no, no, go back again. Money controls people around the world like a remote control. Listen, let me tell you the truth I've taught you on financial principles. It is not sarcasm. God wants to bless us, but not by becoming so emotionally obsessed and attached with money. There are people the moment they became wealthy, they told your wives. From today you will not stay with me, go out into the other room because I don't trust anybody. I've suffered too much. Listen to me. You can be prosperous, lay off gold as does beyond your wildest imagination. And yet not be attached to it. The goal of bringing this right now is to be able to teach you that God wants you to prosper marketing poverty as a sign of holiness and pieties inaccurate. No, if poverty were good, some of it to be found in heaven, and since there is none of it found there, it means it did not come from there. Are we together now? So I'm not teaching you from a standpoint of an irresponsible man of God who is or mindful of the reality of the times. I understand, and there are scriptural strategies. And for as long as I live, among the many mentorship teachings that you will receive is empowerment. I am vocal, and I am honor, shame and honor pologetic about the blessing of God's people. He says, someone that will never change till I see his face. My assignment is to balance you, to see to it that it does not become obsession, because. We need to balance this. For many believers, our obsession, the reason why we go to church and the entire scope of our Christian pursuit is money. Is the reason why people can steal, people can do anything because of money, and sadly in many Christian circles. Respectfully speaking, the major index for measuring faith is wealth. So if your faith is working, let me see it by the car you are driving. If your faith is working, let me see it by the house if the man of God, it shouldn't be. While we continue to reject poverty, we must cry and pray that God will grant us grace even by his messy to be people who can look at me. Money is the reason why many believers compromise. Someone will dangle. One million and you say, ah, I'd rather enjoy it now and tell God sorry later. The body of Christ needs to be delivered from lost from money and material things. Seen number three is God helping us. Let me tell you the truth before we go to number three. The cure for lost for money and material things is number one. To be properly mentored on the Kingdom's pathway to wealth and abundance, you can do well to listen to my teaching the Power to Get Wealth. We have done several teachings along this line. You would observe in. That teaching that I taught you that the first law, the first spiritual law for wealth, that abordance is not typing is not giving. The first law is the law of absolute surrender, until you are dead to yourself, dead to the flesh, and a life onto God. Your obeying business principles is simply by gain an investment you are doing with God. So there are many people who bring tithes and bring offering as a bribe as an exchange. God, you better see it. I'm dropping it, and you drop it and go back and say God, I'm waiting, And God says, what do you really love the money or me? The law of absolute surrender? They gave of themselves first the Macedonian Church, and then they gave up their substance. So now number three are we learning. The third sin that the bride of Christ, which is the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, must be pouched from is the sin of witchcraft and extra biblical practices. Please write it down. This is the third. This one is a very serious one. Is God blessing us already? Show us the ancient pa, will you lead us alone? Eternal highway? We want to fall, Oh, the ways. Of Jesus, we want to enter yours. Show us the ane shend Pa, will you lead us alone? E turnal highway. We want to fall, Oh the food steps of Jesus, we want to and Deuteronomy chapter eighteen. Let's hurry up from verse nine. The third scene that the body of Christ needs to be purified from is the sin of witchcraft and extra biblical practices. When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee reading to four, it says, thou shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through fire, or that used divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter or a witch next verse or a charmer or a consultant with familiar spirits, or a wizard or a necromancer verse twelve. For all that do these things are an abomination onto the Lord. And because of these abominations, the Lord that God don't drive them out from before the thirteen. Thou shall be perfect with the Lord that God. In fact, we can stop. There are we together? Exodus chapter thirteen. Exodus thirteen, let's start from verse one. Is it girl that I meant to say? Isekel thirteen? Isekiel Chapter thirteen, and the word of the Lord came on to me, saying verse two, son of man prophess high, against the prophets of Israel, that prophets high, and said, thou onto them, that PROPHEESSI out of their own hearts, here ye the word of the Lord. Verse three, thod Saith, the Lord God war onto the foolish prophets that followed their own spirits and have seen nothing. Verse four. All israel thy prophets are like foxes in the deserts uh huh. Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up for the hedge of the House of Israel to stand in the battle. You know in the day of the Lord. Verse six. They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, the Lord saith, and the Lord hath not sent them, and they have made orders to hope that they would confirm the word. Verse seven, were reading to ten, have ye not seen a vain vision? And have ye not spoken a lie in divination? Whereas ye say the Lord said it all be it I have not spoken verse eight. Therefore to say it the Lord God, because ye have spoken vanity and seen lies. Therefore behold, I am against you. Say it the Lord. Verse nine, it says, and my hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity and that divine lies, and shall not be in the assembly of my people. Neither shall they be written in the writings of the House of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am the Lord by God. Verse ten, he says, because even because they have seduced my people, say in peace, and there was no peace, and one built up a world and law. Others have dubbed it and with on tempered motar. Let's add eleven. The last verse. It says, say onto them which dubbed it with on tempered mortar, that it shall fall and shall be an overflowing shower. And you know this, and that he was rending judgment upon them the prophets that lie. The word prophet yet does not just mean prophetic office. It includes any and all men of God and any and all leaders. In Acts chapter sixteen, a very popular scripture. You know about that. From verse sixteen, the Bible talks about a young damn cell who had the spirit of divination. Give us Acts sixteen sixteen. We're reading to eighteen, and it came to pass that as we went to prayer, a certain damn cell possessed with a spirit of divination, possessed with what a spirit of divination met us? Which brought our masters much gain? By soothsaying the same followed Paul and Us and Christ, saying, look at the accuracy of her prophecy. These men are the servants of the Most High God. Was it a lie which show us the way of salvation? Was it a lie that was the best summary of the assignment there? And yet the spirit that was behind it was the spirit of divination the Bible says and deeds? Did she many days? But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit by commanded the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her, and the spirit came out the same hour. Please look up. Let me tell you the truth. It is no news, and it is nothing to shy away from that. Not all who named the name of Christ, not all who are involved in ministry and spiritual leadership, are sincerely from God. There is no need. It's not about prejudice or biases. But let me say this. There are people who have mixed the baby and the bad word and call everybody who prophesies, everybody who works miracles, anybody with an unusual manifestation of the grace of God upon his life. It is easy for society to brand you and to say there's something wrong with you. It is amazing how we say we believe in God. It is amazing how we say we believe in all the miracles that happen in the Bible, and yet when they happen here and now we are afraid of them, it means we never believed it. Are we together? It is no news that many people. Let me tell you this. I teach the school of ministry that when it has to do with purity of vessels, there are. Three kinds of people. Number One, there are those we call the pure breed, those who sincerely love God and have worked in keeping with the divine patterns that make for the purity of ministry. They have not soiled their hands with divination or any satanic thing. Number Two, there are those who are ino sentenced, since here their call is genuine, but wrong mentorship or pressure or ignorance led them to go and fraternize with groups, associations, or mentorship platforms that introduce them. So these are people who are not evil, they are only corrupted. Then the third category are people who from the inception they were not of God. Are we together now? So it is important to create this divide. Do not watch anybody walking supernaturally in the power of God, or prophesying, or with an unusual dimension of the operation of the spirit, and just brand them and said this a demonic. It is not so. If Jesus were alive and he worked on earth, would have called him heretic as the scribes did. Are we together? Look at the many things Jesus did, He's part on the ground. Would you sit down for a man of God, even Jesus Christ. What kind of Jesus who spit on the ground and rob it on your eyes and say go to a river? Does that look like compassion? It? They will leave me there? And yet the Bible says it leaves me besides steel waters. Now he's sending me a saying go by yourself. Are we together? Many times we love Jesus just because he's not here. If it comes to the earth after one week, many of us will be tired and say go back. We don't understand you are gained, but I can tell you the truth By the authority of scripture and the evidences that scriptures show that there are people who have fraternized with all kinds of dark powers and the money things. Now, let me tell you this, Please look up in the kingdom. It is not all about results. The pathway that leads to that result is how God is glorified, not the result in itself. There is a way you can. Practice healing, practice, deliverance, practice your faith life in a way that it is an extra biblical practice. The believer is bound to the provisions that scripture allows. Are we together? Now, all things are lawful, but the Bible says all things are not expedient. That means to be a sound man of God. It's not about clamoring for acceptance. But it's important to limit your operation ministerially and in any kind of spiritual leadership to the provisions that the Bible allows. Now, the truth is that if you are a man of the spirit, you are going to be led of the spirit, and sometimes you will be led of the Spirit in a way that may be strange to the natural man. I must tell you that. But you see, the beautiful thing about the Holy Spirit is that the purity of his leadership to you will be known by those who are those that you are manifesting, no matter how strange it is, they will have a witness of the spirit that you are not acting based on the influence of a spirit of divination. For instance, there is no instant maturity in the Bible. People do not become matured instantly. So for you to be greatly used by God, there must be a track record of growth. Even if you are called into. The prophetic and the Apostolic ministry, there is no instant maturity. Nobody comes out of nowhere. The Bible is full of the pathway for spiritual growth and manifestation. There must be a track record of growth and Jesus increase Look two fifty two in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and with men. The way we have marketed ministry, especially with the Gospel of wealth and abundance, unfortunately, is what has driven Nigeria and even Africa into the such especially the Apostolic and the prophetic, because they seem to look like the most charismatic of the fivefold. If I say I am an apostle, I prophet, and I prophesy, chances are that somebody can give me a kind one day can give me a building in one day? Are we together? Someone can come to see me, maybe a governor or a president, man of God. Now that is election time? Should I go? And most times the man will not come alone. He may come with on a radium to come and greet the prophets of God. And now on araium can be serious. He can carry a man's destiny and give you one day. So many people because of that. I'm not being sarcastic. Many people because of that when they fail in every other area of your life. They say, do you know what this thing? I am tired? Have you noticed that every time there is a corruption in the prophetic, the apostolic or spiritual leadership, the end result is always money, material things, fame. I want a name. I want everybody to know I am the person seen Number three Witchcraft an extra Biblical practices. Right for reference. We may not read it for time. At chapter eight, from verse nine down to twenty three. You want to enjoy the reading. Read from amplified. There was a sorcerer called Simeon when when Philip went down to Samaria, the Bible says, and he preached Christ to them, and the Bible says they with one accord gave he seeing and hearing the miracles, which he did. And there was somebody called Simon. He was a sorcerer. The Bible says he made a lot of money. In fact, the people cap shown him the great power of God. That was a titoo they gave him because of the level of his spiritual exploits. His ministry ended when the apostles now started coming there, and the Bible says he was convicted genuinely. He went for Philip's ku said, and when Philip preached, listen carefully, the guy was converted. He was even baptized. So when they send James and John Now and they went there, and he saw that through the laying on of hands, he saw another dimension. That was not captured in his practice. That they just laid hands and people were getting Do you know what he did? He cornered James and John Letter was a bitter and John Now and told him, he said, please, I have money. I can give you money. Let me add to this. You say that he was saved but not transformed. There are many people who are born again, but when they're going gets tough, they still attend to all kinds of things. There are believers that still do mascuarage. I'm not saying attend the festival. They are the the that they bought, the regalia they have it. Yours is a king, ears, he is a pal ears, he's a glowy forever man. Yours is a king. Is the pos is a globy forever? Yes? S a yes? What is the solution to witchcraft and extra biblical practices? Two scriptures very quickly, Second Corinthians, chapter fourth, from verse one and two. Perhaps you're a man of God listening to me. Perhaps you are a young minister who is beginning to start, and your passion you are driving you. You want to do this ministry by fire, by force. Let me give you a strong word of advice. Therefore, saying we have this ministry as we have received messy, we think not Verse two, it says, God have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not working in craftiness, nor handling the world of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God give us Hebrews twelfth and verse twenty eight. So you must renounce the hidden works of dishonesty. The Bible says, wherefore. Hebrews twelve twenty eight, receiving saying that receiving a kingdom. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, It says, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reference and godly fear. What then, is the cure to witchcraft and extra biblical practices? Fear God, Fear God. Fear God. When you fear God sincerely, you will love his people too much to deceive and manipulate them. When you fear God, you will love his people too much. Are we together to send them all kinds of text messages with lying prophecies? I saw this about you. Make sure you're in church tomorrow. No, don't do that again. Remember, do not forget that all we teaches from a standpoint of love and not self righteousness. No, we are all bought products of God's messy. But the truth must be spoken, even if it is in love. Are we together witchcraft? Seeing number four that the church needs to be are you tired that the church needs to be pusched off? Write it down? Please? Pride, then, glory and self centeredness. This is the fourth cancer that God wants to take out of the church for how to be a purifight church seeing fame, glory, and self centeredness. James chapter four and verse six immediately tells us James four, verse six, that God give it more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisted the proud. Please shout it. God resisted the proud. One more time. Please. It is important for you to know who is going to fight you when you are proud. If it is a demon that fights you, the anointing can help you. But when the owner of the anointing is the one fighting you, will you bring an annointing to fight him. God resisted the proud, but he gives grace to the humble. Look. Chapter eighteen, please from verse nine to fourteen. Look eighteen starts with the teaching on prayer. Most times we just read the prayer part and we stop. But here's what the Bible says. He spake this parable onto certain witch trusted in themselves. Are you saying now? He's talking about those who trust in themselves that they were righteous and despise others. Ten two men went up into the temple to pray Jesus is speaking. Now. One was a pharisee and one was a publican, an ordinary person. The pharisee stood up and hear what he prayed. The Bible says he preached us with himself. God. I thank thee. This is his praying now that I am not as the other men. Ah. Does that sound like how we behave in the church. Believe us we stand with self righteousness, full of ourselves. I thank you because I am not as other men are extortion us unjust adult trust. And even this publican who is standing by my side verse twelve, he's praying somebody else came to pray past twice in a week. He's reading his credentials before God. Now I give tides of all that I possess that thing. And the publican, what is his business with the publican? That is the character of pride. It never focuses on his own thing. It will have to use a basis to contrast. And the publicans standing afar off look at what he said, would not even lift up so much his eyes onto the heavens, but smote his breast, saying, God be merciful onto me a sinner. Next verse fourteen, I tell you Jesus is speaking now. Jesus assessed two people who went to pray. This man went down to his house justified the publican rather than the order. For everyone that exalted himself shall be a base brought low, and he that humbled himself shall be exalted. I submit to you sincerely that the body of Christ in us, as we have commended a lot of things, we must trust God for grace to manage pride among women of God, among members, among politicians, among successful people, pride, vain, glory, and self centeredness. Romans, Chapter twelve. From verse one and six, God is speaking to us the night. I beseech you there, for brethren, by the message of God, says to present your bodies onto God as a living sacrifice, wholly and acceptable onto God, which is your reasonable act of worship. Verse two, he says, do not be confirmed to this world, but be it transformed by the renewing of your mind, that he may prove that which is good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Now pay attention verse three, for I say, through the grace given me to every man that is among you, watch this now. It's a warning not to think of himself more highly than he or to think, but to think so badly, according as God has telled to every man. The measure of faith. Verse four. For as we have many members in the body, and he said, all members have not the same office. That means if you are proud. It is because you do not recognize that there are diversities within the body. So we've been many are one body in Christ, and everyone members of another. Verse six. The last verse, now it says, having. Then gifts defaring according to the grace that is given to us, whether it is prophecy let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith. And then it continues like that. But he's saying, you have to be careful. Do not exalt yourself in your own eyes. More highly, listen, I learned this about men. It is about you, but not all about you. It's a revelation we must have as leaders, as believers when everything becomes about you. And it's a mistake we make as men of God. We clamored to be the focus and the epicenter of everything self centeredness. If someone learning. The scene of pride, the scene of vainglory, do you know way before the scene of sexual immorality, way before the scene of other perversions. Way before the scene of witchcraft. That one scene was the scene of pride and treason Satan. I will exalt myself above the stars of God. So it is an old scene. I will be like the most high self centeredness. You must get to a point where you appreciate the fact that you are only one of many a business man as a man of God, I am only one of many across the body of Christ globally in Africa and in this nation who have obtained messy by God to make a very meaningful contribution towards kingdom. Come when I suggest to myself that it is all about me, there is trouble. Is someone learning, especially for young ministers who God is helping to come up or younger ministers. I would say, because we're all young, younger ministers who are coming up, we have to be careful pride. The poor pitch should not be a place of pride. There's too much pride and vainglory. And it is because of that that it leads us into all kinds of lives. Are we together? Oh? I held a meeting and one hundred thousand people came to my church, and out of them, ten thousand people got upon wheelchairs. Hahpah. It's all about you, jeez, Jesus, and all this is for you. It's for your glory and your fame. It's not about me. As if you should do things my way, you alone a car and I'm surend let me tell you the truth. I submit to you, my dear people. The person talking to you has seen the messy and the glory of God. I'm not speaking in ignorance. I have stood before kings, I have stood before nobles. God has honored me with what many people will not get in many lifetimes. I submit to you. So if there is. Something to boast about, the person is standing before you can beat his chest and we can speak. God has elevated us and honored us and given us visibility across the globe. If there is anything to make noise about, we can bit our chest. We have stood before kings. God has brought kings and heads of governments and leaders to become sons and mentees. But we count everything, like Paul Bartongue, for the excellency of Christ. So by the privilege of God's grace and by the privilege of results, I have a right to say what I'm saying, when we speak like this, we do not speak. It is not to downplay or demean what God has made. If we begin to read the credentials of our accomplishments and the things that God is doing in and through us, across the nations and many of you here Koynonia, here is a connection of extremely successful people. There are billognere in this place. There are multi millionaires. There are successful people, politicians, business people, heads of conglomerates. Some of them do not they are not even in this man auditorium. There are some way scattered in the overflow. Our global family is full of extremely successful people. Some of them I do not even know them myself. The days I meet them more communicate with them, I am surprised that this is what God has given. It is easy for me to stand and beat my chest, and if anyone talks, I says, see my results, bring your own first before you talk. But we count these Bostone. God has lifted us to be able to buy the privilege of God's grace, use our life to help mentor nations that when God lifts you, your assignment is to be as an orsher to lift him and forever for as long as we live. It will always be Jesus revealed and Jesus glorified. Jesus revealed and Jesus glorified. Acknowledge the truth and what God is doing in your life, but be careful pride and vain glory when it becomes all about Joshua Salman, there is trouble. Are we together? Because that means all the people who I teach and mentor and raise will have. To follow that template. And it's going to be the extended consequence is the body of Christ, who have a lot of problems. I pray and look forward to times when successful people will come together and roll on the ground before the nations and say, we are doing this for you Jesus. And like Paul, like it was david Ah who was returning back the act was being taken back, and it was dancing in an undignified manner. And Soul's daughter looked at him and said, look what you are doing. You are bringing shame to yourself. Why are you doing this? You say, I'm dancing before the God who took the kingdom from your father and gave to me. God had her and she died barring. Allelujah. When I hear and see the mighty things that God is doing in and through our lives. You know, sometimes I just stand before the mirror and I say, Lord, please show messy, Show messy that by your spirit will never get to a point where the applauds of men. Now, people will clap, people will sincerely appreciate. There is a difference between simplicity and humility. You can be a simple person and still be proud. Are we together now? Yes, we're talking about a recognition where the nations will know that Jesus Christ is the one who has done this. But the spirit of pride. Also, let me tell you the character of pride, it down places the contribution of others and desires for you to stand out. That is what that is a problem. So when you look at Coinonia, all you see is Joshua Sellman, and you do not see the people who are making this happen. And if for any reason. You want to, even if it's a little part on the back, I create systems that prohibit them. Why are you clapping for the guy playing keyboard? Can you do Bible study like me? How many verses has he given you? So the center sometimes we do it unconsciously. But it is a scene that the body must be pushed from. If we're together, say amen, what is the cure for pride? And vainglory is found in John chapter three, from verse twenty two to thirteen. John three, twenty two to thirteen. After this thing, Jesus came to Judea, and the Bible says he tarried and was about to be baptized. Let's read very quickly. The Bible says John was also baptizing. Watch this. Now, John was baptizing near Salem, because there was much water there, and people came and were been baptized. What's what happened now? For John was not yet cast into prison. You know, I used to think John stopped baptism after he announced Jesus, but I got to find out that he continued his thing. And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying twenty six. And they came to John and said, Rabbi, he that was with you beyond the Jordan, whom thou bearest, witness behold the same as started baptizing too, and all men. Are coming to him. That was a problem. And John answered and said the answer of John must become our disposition. A man can receive nothing except it be given to him from heaven. Twenty eight It says, here yourself, bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I am sent before him. Twenty nine. He that had the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the room which standard and heard him, rejoice it greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy is therefore fulfilled. Very staty. He must increase, and I must decrease. Notice he never said I must vanish. No, I must decrease so that He will be seen. It is my prayer first for myself, as I'm preaching here, that when people look at me, they would not just see a celebrity or see whatever it is, but they will see Christ crucified and Christ growified through a privileged vessel. That is the greatest testimony that I desire Sein. Number five. The fifth scene that the body of Christ need to be purified of is called the scene of the tongue. Please write it down. We're wrapping up the scene of the tongue. This includes everything that can affect and destroy and corrupt the body that comes through the tongue, lying, gossip, backbiting, sowing seeds of discord. They are all called the sins of the tongue. Are you seeing how God is helping us now? So that as God is running the list at the end of this list, if you stand and beat your chest and say I am fine, your sin is this one? Are we together? Proverbs Tharty four twelve to thirteen, Proverbs thirty four, Palms thirty four sorry, palm starty four twelve and thirteen some starty four twelve and thirteen. Let's finish so we can pray. It says, what. Man is he that desired life and love it many days that he might see good? What is that man? What does he need to do? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking the word gud? There is lies and deception. Proverabs Chapter six from verse sixteen the six things that the Lord hates six sixteen. These six things does the Lord hate, yeay, seven are an abomination onto him. Let's read the list to nineteen. A proud look number one, A lying tongue number three, hands that shed innocent blood number four, A hat that devised wicked imaginations Number five fit that be swift in running to mischief number nine, number six now verse nineteen, a false witness that speaketh lies and then finally he that's so well discord among brethren the sin of the tongue. Can I tell you the truth. There are many people today who have allowed the devil to use their tongues to divide the body of Christ, cause trouble the body of Christ. There are many believers, from men of God, to churches, to several people. They are the way they are, and the body has been corrupted this much because of the sin of the tongue, from gossiping, to lying, to devising wicked imaginations. Because the mouth is a testimony of the state of the heart. Are we together now? The worst one here is here that so weed discord among brethren. There are people today who cannot serve God acceptably because people creep into churches, creep into families, creep into prayer platforms, and so seas. Now I submit to. You that there is no church globally that is immune from this. You will always have people who will sow seeds of discord. There are many homes today, christen homes and marriages that are in this array. Simply because there are people who saw seats of discord. Ah, Daddy, I need to tell you something. I saw mommy preparing your food, and after she finished, she held something that was looking like. My gie, but it was the way she was sprinkling the thing. And they brings the food to the man and man, no, no, I'm okay. What happened? I'm okay. And then comes to the woman and says, I saw that he was writing something, a check, and I think I saw him giving one woman or something and a woman I said, okay, me too, I'm going to my father's house. And the person who didn't to keep quiet and stand somewhere. There are many people joining the heads of sincere people and join this. They said this to this, they say this to that, and they stand back and watch with joy. No, it ought not to be so it is a spirit and it. Is not tell them. God is telling all of us. Are we together now? Yes? Seeds of discord? How about lying? There are people that lie like world of knowledge. You know, no rihasal. You just lie from preachers to business people. Anything they're telling you, just know that you are hearing a lie. Even when you're crying. It's still a lie. I'm sure there are. I'm sure there are Georges who already know this. As soon as they enter, they just allow them to talk for formality. After that they said, please go to prison. We already know that you are. The thing is written from head to toe. Even as men of God, God needs to show us messy. We're doing our best. But all these lies, exaggerations, lies. Years ago in the seminary, they thought that they'ressbling called white lie, you know, and all of those kinds of things. Lie is lie, just need messy. At the end of this teaching, all of us who need the blood of Jesus. That is the summary of At the end of this teaching, all of us are going to need the blood of Jesus, praise the name of the Lord. A lying tongue. Let me what is the solution. I will just give you two scriptures and then Psalms nineteen and verse four. Psalms nineteen and verse four, What is the solution to a lying tongue? Did I get that right? My goodness? I keep I think my give us some one forty one, verse three and four. Some one forty one three and four. He said, set a watch o Lord before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips. Verse four incline, not that hard to any evil thing to practice wickedness with men that work iniquity, And let me not eat of their dainties. So he says, set a god over my mouth. You see. The beautiful thing is that you must not talk here in your mind what you want to say first and find out is it a defying efficients Chapter four, I believe us twenty nine efficients four and twenty nine. Let no corrupt communication proceed from your mouth. Is that in your bible, but. That which is good to the use of ed defying that it may minister grace onto the hearers. That means, if you are opening your mouth to speak and it is going to be gossip by biting, tearing down people, He's saying, let no corrupt communication proceed from your mouth, make sure that that which comes out is that which will edify, It will minister grace to the hearers. If you are with me, say. Amen, number six, saying number six that the Lord, God of Heaven demands that he's bribe the church be purified from the church global, the Church in Africa and the Church in Nigeria is competition, and on healthy comparison, competition and on healthy comparison. This is the six scene on healthy comparison of men, on healthy comparison of structures, competition, and on healthy comparison. This has produced all kinds of unhealthy camps cabals. Do you know? It is one of the plagues that has destroyed Africa and even Nigeria. There are circles people who have it has almost become like colt like circles. There are healthy circles that make for the preservation of convictions. But there are people who have stretched it. If you do not belong to certain cabyles ministerial cabals, it has almost become caught like and sadly but respectfully, this is even more pronounced in many parts of Africa. You see this happen. So younger ministers who are clamoring for attention and visibility have to bend your standard because the requirement is until you weave yourself to certain cabals. Don't get me wrong, I've told. You community living is the key to preserving kingdom values and having a good network of like minded kingdom people with similar convictions is very biblical. In fact, if you don't have it, then you will not have the grace to be sustained and to stay. You can't just because I teach about this, it does not mean that you open up your heart to everything. I love the Body of Christ, but I have my convictions and my values. There are groups, respectfully speaking, and associations that you would never see me part of. Not at that current template. You will not see me as part of them. Because I love the Lord and I hold true the convictions that I have for him. Are we together? You will never, for instance, see me bring somebody here and I tell the person your primary assignment to come here is to come. And raise money. I'm not saying raising. Money is wrong, but for the purpose of deception of assigned manipulate the people who raise the money, and then we split it, maybe fifty to fifty. If it doesn't agree, we do sixty four. All those kinds of things. No, it shouldn't be. Again, I'm not being sarcastic. I'm just being. Truthful because it happens. And then competition. Competition is a dangerous spirit. It should not be. Not in the Body of Christ are we together? Second Second Corinthians ten from verse twelve, Second Corinthians ten from verse twelve. For we there not make ourselves of the number or compare ourselves with some that command themselves. But they're measuring themselves with themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, the Bible says, are not wise. Next verse, the. Bible says, but we will not boast off things without our measure or outside of our measure. You want to understand this, you have to look at it from amplified. Give us amplified amplified, and then we'll read from there. It says, we, on the other hand, will not boast beyond our legitimate province and proper limits. But we will keep within the limits of our commission which God has allotted us by the measuring line which reaches and includes even you. Are we together now, yes fourteen, It says, for we are not overstepping the limits of our province and stretching beyond our ability to reach, as though we reach north and had no legitimate mission to you, For we were the very first to come to you, even as far to you, with the good news of the Gospel of Christ, reading to eighteen. Next verse, Please we. Do not boast therefore beyond our proper limits over other men's labor. But we have the hope and confident expectation that as your faith continues to grow, our field among you will be greatly enlarged, still within the limits of our commission. Just read the remaining down to eighteen. He's trying to say that, listen, we are not here in competition. God has given us jurisdiction, and we respect it. And if for any reason we both, we do it within our predefined jurisdiction. A weay together. It is an attitude that we must carry as men of God, as business people within the Body of Christ. Competition and unhealthy comparison. It must be avoided. We must run away from it. We must never allow ourselves to be victims of it. I have taught you here in coinn Onia that more than coin Onia, our assignment is the Body of Christ. I have taught you that are we together. If I stop you, and I rob you from enjoying the diversity of the body simply because of me, I would have cheated you. Because it is not everything. You need that God gave me. As much as I love you, there are things that are needed in your life that is not within the scope of my grace. Or assignment. That is where other members of the body come. Are we together? Now they can supply to you dimensions that I may not be able to supply, or to the degree they supply. Recognizing that gives you a sense of appreciation for what God is doing across the body. Believing that Coinonia is the only ministry making impact, believing that Joshua Salman is the only man of God making his deception. I've told you that most of these things come from our backgrounds. We come from Africa, a background of deprivation. So when God begins to use us the backlog of some of these things that appetite to outshine. You know, I travel a lot, and when I travel across regions, sometimes you're very excited that I'm coming their nations that I'm coming to now, and you can't imagine the excitement that is happening. But I am very quick to let the men of God. The leaders, the captains of industry know there that it's not a celebrity that is coming. It is an ambassador, and I am coming as a contributor to what God is already doing. I'm not coming to outshine and. Downplay and rubbish other men of God rubbish other ministries and make it look like no body is doing anything serious except me. I would be in deception because God is an indictment on the Ministry of the Holy Spirit. To believe you are the only one who is effective the moment you think it is if I ever believe that Koynonia is the only ministry making impact, Joshua Salmon, is I'm insulting the Ministry of the Holy Spirit because I'm saying he's so ineffective he cannot guarantee the stability of other structures. Politicians never believe you are the only one. Let's not make the mistake of Elijah. Elijah said, and I am the only one who is standing. It was a mistake. Oh, there are men who, do you know? In my life as a man of God, I have met some people, some of them young people, and have conversed with them, and the kind of presence and power they've not even started ministry as we know. Some of them do not even know how anointed they are. It's you, by the privilege of growth, who can taste it. And you can say that, Ah, there is grace here. There are greater men that are coming who will do greater things than the Joshua salmons. We better respect them in advance, because by the time you tear down people and they rise. No, we are surrounded by many. We are not the only ones who walk this river. They gave us the button, and God is still training many. There are many young people in villages. God is training. There are many young people around God. There are many women of fire and power that are intercessors. There are antime profits, there are apostles. Some of you are looking at me. I know you are sitting quietly. But there is what God is doing. As men of God. We must be honest to appreciate and recognize and drop away this celebrity mindset. No, God is bigger than just one man. God is bigger than just one ministry. No matter how effective you are, you cannot capture the entirety of what God is doing. Listen very cheerfully on Len. I'm not ashamed to appreciate what God is doing across every church with men of God, with people. When I have the opportunity of meeting perscels, whether they feel we are greater women not be at the same leve will engrace what It does not matter from the least to the greatest. We are all an army who are who are advancing the purposes of the kingdom. From the least contributor to the greater, we are all deserving of honor. The spirit that rubbishes the contributions of others and makes it look like only few people. A man of God met me one time and we're talking, and he said, guy, there are only few of me now, Joshua Salman that God is using in Nigeria told him keep quiet and don't allow that blasphemy come out of your mouth. There are people in regions and villages we don't even have the kind of anointing to fight those demons. There there are women who did not go to school, but they are in the spirit of another prophetess, fighting battles that we do not know, no protocol protecting them. How dare you believe Joshua Salman is the only one? How dare you believe only coyn Onia? What about other men of God? What about other apostles? What about other churches? Every is making an active contribution. If I travel to Legos, or to a Buddha, or to any nation. The reason why you find. Believers there is because there was a man of God. They're mentoring and building them before we arrive. We must cultivate a healthy respect, competition, and on healthy comparison. And let me charge you my pressures. People don't go around joining the heads of men of God. Don't go around joining the heads of people by trying to compare. Oh, this one is this? This one is that? No, no, that is not your assignment. Allelujah. I once met a woman with a unique grace for barningness. She may not be able to professign, but if she he lays her hands on you. I had the privilege of praying over one of. The biggest prayer mountains that I know in this nation is led up by a woman, very humble woman. The first time that woman came to me, she came for prayers. When she began to tell me and I saw what God did in her life, I felt it was me that needed to kneel that letter pray for me. She's dedicated it. Now it's a mighty revival center. You go there and see pray ourselves like it was in the days of Young Gie Show. We have not come near these things where there is our pride. There are people changing the world trus because they are not on social media. Just because we are not invited to the places we may look like the celebrities. Will make no mistake. God has a robot army and there are still many rising. He hey, oh oh oh oh. Ah ah ah ah. Ah ah, please look up. Let me remind you again. Some of you here are leaders of small prayer groups you are starting. Don't be this courage. Don't allow us men of God discourage you. You will make mistakes. It is better to make mistake in our presence. Let's see and correct you in our lifetime than to rubbish what was done. But do not be discouraged. You will make mistakes. Let God help you and we will help you by the grace of God. Are we together? Sometimes I see different groups, ministry groups, They come together and they just want to come and greet me for prayer. And you look at them. They may not be dressing well, but they are serious people. They may not know much what their hearts are there? How dare you push them? How were we when God started with us? You think we were like this? No nobody can ever be perfecting. Not for God's use. You are bused while you are going there is a threshold level of training, but when you get there, He begins to use you while the transformation continues. Let's give younger people a chance to grow and make mistakes and learn and grow and build. Our job is to guide, not stop. Are we together? There are many dreams and visions that have been buried because of this competition. Joshua Salman, if you must grow spiritually, it must be true me. That is absolute nonsense. Christ is the head of the Church. If I die today, God forbid, you will try to raise me back to life. If I don't wake up, what will you do? You would take the ground and throw me there. But the program of God continues. Listen to me. The program of God was there before I was born. Some of us are still children compared to what God did before. Pastor, you can be as mighty as you want to be, prophet, as man of God, woman of God, no matter how young or old. I'm bringing you a word. Don't despise what God is doing. Respect Joshua Selman and every other man of God. Respect the fathers of faith. But please not to the detriment of what God is doing in your life. Do not offer honor us to the point where it looks like God has top raising men. No. I know we. Enjoy it because it seems to massuch our ego. But I'm telling you the truth. Something is wrong. Number seven, the fourth scene, the seventh scene that the body of Christ needs to be posched off is the sin of imbalance. This is the last one, and we pray the seventh scene it is not only an error, it is sein. What is imbalance? Failure? Or to embrace and communicate the whole Counsel of God, Acts Chapter twenty p give us verse twenty seven and twenty eight. Acts Chapter twenty, from verse twenty seven to twenty eight. For I have not shown to declare unto you all the counsel of God is that in your Bible, Paul is saying, I stand by God. I did not. I did not trive your lies any dimension, it says. Take he therefore onto yourselves. He's charging them now and to the flock over which the only goalst has made you overseer us to feed the Church of God, which if purchased with his own blood. Please look up. Imbalance is where there is an exaggeration and the stretching of a dimension of kingdom truth beyond its jurisdiction of relevance. You want to understand imbalance, you have to study cooking. In making a meal, It's. Not the same quantity of rice that you will have for salt. Is that true? For a plate of rice, you may need a pinch or two pinches of salt. And that is enough. By the time you have one modu of rice and one mood of salt and join them together, what have you done. The ingredients are there, but not to that degree or by the time you cook a nice, delicious rice and then you ignore salt. Imbalance. It is a. Reason why believe us in our world today have not been able to rise to that statue. Remember the Bible says we are kings and priests. I submit to you that the Church in Africa has emphasized on the priesthood dimension. We have done well in terms of prayer consecration like I'm doing so. The average believer in Nigeria and Africa is not naive as to their spiritual development. That priesthood path we have gotten it well. But the kingly path, there is a lot of ignorance believers. That is the reason why we cannot dominate the mountains and bring glory to the Lord. That is why believers can be praying in tongues while politically and sociologically we become victims of situations and circumstances. This was the problem between Ken and Abel. If you study the Bible, Abel understood priesthood, but can built a city and named it after his son. Are we together? Now? Notice that every time in the Bible you see the building of cities, it was the spirit of the Antichrist. Most believers stopped at just understanding priesthood. Jesus when it came, he began to teach and said, listen, I am sending you as sheep among wolves. The average believer is ignorant as how to bring the Kingdom of God the Kingdom come project. We have no idea answer the average believer. What do we do as far as establishing the program of God. The only thing that would tell you is, let's pray, let's study the scripture, Let's live a holy life, and that is wonderful. That is priesthood. But the Bible says we have been made onto our God. Kings and priests. If you are priest the Lord, you will do well behind the veil. But if you come into the cosmos, you will not be able to thrive. The whole counsel of God. There is holiness and consecration like you are receiving tonight. There is a revelation of God's Word. There is the prayer ministry. There is a place for system building and leadership. There is a place for intelligence knowing how to occupy. The secular space. I don't have time. I would have shown you from scripture how Israel became a great nation. Israel did not become a great nation just by priesthood alone. Ah are we together? They were in Egypt. They did not abort their priesthood, but they do not understand the kingly dimension, and so they remain slaves. So we have many believers who are sincere, but they cannot pay the school fees of their children. We have many believers who are sincere, but they cannot access finances to build a building the whole counsel of God. The lack of it is what has created the love sidedness in the Church of God. So I can stand right now as a man of God, and because I'm preaching, you are coming to bless me. The name of what I'm doing is value. Even if it is spiritual. It is still the law of value. And because I am dispensing value, whether I am selling it or giving it free, the Lord demands that there will be a reward. So you come and honor me. But what of you? If I do not empower you, how will I ask you to give? It is fraudulent to not empower you and equip you with the truth of the Gospel, and then keep demanding from you. I will never be a man of God that will exaggerated dimension of kingdom growth at the expense of others. Let me show you something we're wrapping up. Are you learning one scripture? And then we begin to pray goodness? Acts Chapter eighteen, from verse twenty four to twenty six, the Bible talked about a certain Jew named Apollos. The Bible says he was born at Alexandria, an eloquent man. Notice this man's credentials, an eloquent man, mighty in scriptures. He came to Ephesos verse twenty five. This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, so he was not a rebel. He was mentored, being favented in spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord. But his only problem was he knew only how many of us preach very well. But we know only how many of us do business very well. But we know only respectfully speaking. There are some of us men of God, we are fathers like this, but we know only administration. We know only financial principles, and stopping there is imbalance. There are some of us. Who know only priesthood, principles of prayer, first in consecration and. The world of God. Some of us only we understand spiritual growth and the. Rest some of us only we know government. When everybody brings their only and we embrace it, it will now bring completion. Are we together now? If I begin to teach you only business, only financial principles, and your spiritual life is going down while we are prospering, that is imbalance. You may be rich, you will go to hell. It would destroy you. Can I tell you this. We must stop criticizing dimensions that we do not understand or are not captured within the frame of our training. My job as a man of God is to be efficient as far as the dimension of the kingdom committed to me is concerned, but to have a healthy appreciation knowing that I know only no matter how much I know, I know only that limitation was brought about by God himself so that we will embrace the entiety of the body. So when I teach about the Body of Christ, I teach about the fact that God has invested diversities of graces. It is not everything that I know and have today and that you are receiving that came from the core of my call. There are many dimensions that were not captured in my training. I how to outsource them through honor to other vessels within the body. Are we together? Let's wrap up Revelations chapter twenty one. We read verse nine to eleven, and then sixteen, and then we tie up to Night's teaching. Goodness. There came on to me one of the seven angels which had the seven vals full of the seventh last play watch this now and talk with me, saying, come up hither, and I will. Show you the bride, the Lamb's wife. He's about to show us the Lamb's wife. Now verse ten. And he carried me away into the spirit and showed me a great and high mountain, and showed me a great city. So the Lamb's wife is that city. The Holy Jerusalem, descending out of Heaven from God verse eleven, having the glory of God. And her light was like. Onto the stone most precious, even like a just pers stone, clear and crystal verse sixteen. Look at the Lamb's wife, the Lamb's wife. That city had it lied fur square, and the length is as large as the breath. And he measured the city with a reed twelve thousand followings. And the Bible says, the length and the breath and the heights are what that balance city is. The Lamb's wife, no dimension was exaggerated before another. The length is the same as the height. The length is the same as the breath. When that bride becomes a balanced bride, embracing all that dimension, indeed, she's now the Lamb's wife. The conclusion. At the end of this teaching tonight, there will be two groups classically one group, but. For the discussion. Two groups. Number one those who may have been victims of many or all these things that have been mentioned. And for you I have a word first John two one and two. First John two one and two. This is a word of encouragement. As we conclude, my little children, these things I write onto you that he's seen. Not for if any man, saying, he gives you a word of hope that we have and advocate with the Father, even Jesus the Righteous. Verse two, he says, for he is the propreciation for us sins, and not for us only, but the sins of the whole world. Isaiah fifty five, from verse six to seven. This is the word of hope for the first group that might be here. Fifty five, six and seven Isaiah, seek ye the Lord, while he may be found, Call upon him while he's near. Seven. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts, he says. Let him return onto the Lord, and he will have messy upon him and our God and to our God, for him will abundantly pardon. So tonight is not for you to be discouraged. Tonight is for you to know that the messy of God is still available. God is exposing this so that his bride will be and remain purified. For the second group, there may be people who, by the messies of God are standing standing in many and most of these. For you, I have a word of encouragement. As we wrap up. First Corinthians, Chapter ten, from verse eleven and twelve. First Corinthians ten, eleven and twelve. It says, now all these things happen onto them for examples, and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the end of the world has. Verse twelve it says, wherefore, let him that think his standard take heed less he falls for those who have who God has help. It is not for you to be judgmental and to point hands at people. It is to take heed while you stand bless you fall. The final scripture, Second Corinthians one. From verse three and four, we're about to pray, blessed be the name of the Lord, Allelujah. He said, blessed be God, even the father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the father of messies and the God of all comfort. Verse four he said, who comforted us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble. The reason why God comforted you is so that you can have the strength, the stamina, the experience to comfort them which are in any trouble. By the confort what we ourselves are comforted of God. Tonight. God has commanded us as the body of Christ. But his refining fire has come to us, teaching us seven deadly scenes that we must obtain grace. This is true for me, this is true for you, this is true for all of us. The intention is that we become a bride purified, a church purified. I believe in the prophetic destiny of the Church in Nigeria. I believe in the prophetic destiny of the Church in Africa. In spite of all of the dica dens and all the things that may be happening, a mix of strength and weaknesses, a mix of crowns and pains. I have one. Word for you. Christ is still the head of his Church, and I want to tell you, at the end of it, it is victory. At the end end of it, it is grace. Rise upon your feet as we pray. Only a shoe who are will rain forever to his keating um thell being. Know when. There are names, there are titles, there are. Legend entails of strength. But only a shoe. Will rain forwever to his King and delph There are kings, there are kingdoms, there are mountains, and there are throns. But only a shoe who are will for heaven to his King helping no Now listen, I know that our time is gone, but I'm going to give everyone two minutes. No prayer point is between you and the God of your salvation. I read the list for you. You know where it affects you. Forget about the body of Christ and focus on yourself. Forget about damn and think about me. In one minute, can you lift your voice and cry, be merciful onto me, Oh God, according to your loving kindness, go and pray, Please pray, pray while I read the list for you again. For you in one minute, it may be sexual immorality and related perversions. Number two. It may be lost for money and material things and obsession for it. It may be the practice of witchcraft and extra biplicant practices. It may be pride, fan glory and self centeredness. For you, it may be the scene of the tongue. You are brought pain to several people by your speakings. For someone, it may be competition and unhealthy comparison, and yet for another, and even for many, it may be trivializing and refusing to embrace the whole counsel of God. It doesn't matter where I like you to pray. Go ahead and cry to the Lord one minute, please pray if someone pray, I. Cast my crown before. The high es roh yality, I am undone before your glorious Margoustine. I cast my crown before. The high Yes, role here healthy, I am undone before your glorious majesty. You're the king of kings and lords. A lord. You are the king ah kings. You are the Lord of lords, your glorious margesty. Messy, your God upon my life. Pray for your children, Pray for your spouse, Pray for Conia, Pray for Joshua Selman. Pray for every man of God you know and love. Pray for the Body of Christ with and as responsible people. And we cry to the God who shows messy. We desire to be that purified bride, that purified church. Chalnas sabahas capra de gaebela coo theater, Allelujah, allelujah. Now you are here and you want to make it right with Jesus. There is no point coming here and hearing this kind of teaching tonight. His word has come as a refined as fire, and you're saying, apostle, thank you. This is what God has been trying to tell me. Finally he has spoken to me you know that you need to make that decision for Jesus. Genuinely listen to me. Anyone who does not have his spirit, the Bible says he is none of his And while we do not condemn, we pray that God will tach your heart. I'm going to make an altar call for two people. Pull in one, let's minimize movement. Please. Number one someone who is saying apostle, I need Jesus. Hearing you speak, I know that I need to make that decision. Perhaps you are here and you have never truly made that decision for Jesus. You may have been going to churches, hearing men of God, even inviting others. Remember what I started with that Jesus is coming soon. He truly is coming, and he's coming for a bride without sports or rinko. Number two, there are those who are saying apostle in light of what you have said. Now, I need Jesus. I need to make it afresh. I know that it may have been decades of working or living in saying, but Jesus wants to give you a new beginning. Wherever you are. I'm going to count one to five. I want you to come place one. Ah, one who was lost, but now I am found. Was blind. But no. Two. If you're coming, please rush, please rush. Don't sit back when you know the Holy Spirit is telling you, come and stand right here. Lie three, cord on your less. Encourage him as a come. Was blind. Ah, please come, I need the oh, I need the hey I need. Come bless me now by say ah, come come. Don't mind the voice of condemnation. Don't mind the voice of your yesterday. No, for as many who will come to him, you will in no wise cast away. Don't say people see me, don't worry about them. This is between you and Jesus. In Jesus' name, Please look at me, my brothers and my sisters. Thank you for the courage. Some of you are crying. Mm hmm. You see when he comes as a refine us fire, it is because he's giving us a new beginning. Are we together? The Bible says, for God soul loved the world that he gave his one and only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. I salute you for the courage, those who are here, those who are making this decision right from your home. Following by television or following us a rebroadcast. Probably somebody is listening to this. Who may be listening to this. Many weeks and months and years to come. Perhaps in a retreat you might be quiet with your maker, flogging it out with destiny, find hope. The messy of God is still intact. He renews it every morning. That is how far his loving kindness can reach. Lift your right hand, and I want you to say this after me. Letty be from the depth of your heart. You are not reciting a poem. You are before Jesus, the lover and the maker of your soul. Say love Jesus. Tonight I have heard your word. Lord. I love you with all my heart. I have come to you just as I am. I want you to help me. I want you to make me. I receive Jesus into my heart as my Lord and Savior. I declare that from tonight the power of sin, satan, hell, and the grave is broken over my life. I declare that I am a child of God. I am a recipient of eternal life. And from tonight I go for whatever and backward. Never Amen, keep your hands lifted, Lord Jesus, we thank you for the abundance of your grace and your messy. These ones have come making this decision. Lord, I declare that the authority of Scripture, your sins are forgiven, and that you give them a new beginning. In the name of Jesus. I pray by the power of the Holy Spirit, that this will be the beginning of new seasons in your life. You go from glory to glory. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen, please follow our counselors by your right, every one of you. God bless you that will have a word with you very quickly, and you'll be back to your seat. Let's or not them as we go. Coyn Onia, hallelujah. Now, please, if you're sitting, I want you to stand. I want us to hold hands together in one minute and pray for the Body of Christ. Pray for coyn Onia. Pray for Joshua Selman. Pray for every man of God, you know, whether a father, whether our generation of ministers, whether the younger one's coming, whether the ones in training. I like us to pray as the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, putting aside every prejudice of denomination, every prejudice of whatever We're going to pray. Father, in the name of Jesus, your church will the end of time, the test of time. Pray for every man of God. Pray for every politician. Pray for every captain of industry who names the name of the Lord. Pray for every professional. Pray for every family. I like you to pray. Lift your voice and pray particularly for us, men of God, Particularly for us men of God. Pray for every church. You know, Lord, Grand Grace, we cry and we pray. Messy. We pray and we cry that you continually show us messy. If someone pray, pray for the church. We pray for the church in the North. We pray for the church in the South. We pray for the church in the East. We pray for the church in the West. We pray for Christian politicians. We pray for Christian business men. We pray for Christian ambassadors. We pray for Christian homes. We pray for Christian children. We pray for Christian is institutions. In the name of Jesus, may we indeed be that purified pride. We pray for messy, less judgment comes upon us. We pray for messy in the name of Jesus, Help those who are wounded, Help those who are fallen, Help those who are broken, give them a chance to rise again. In the name of Jesus. Strengthen those who are standing, that they continue to stand through the years. Go ahead and pray in the name of Jesus. Now pray for Coinonia Father. In the name of Jesus, the grace to stand the test of time, the grace to continually communicate your truth with fire, the grace to lead people to Jesus, the grace to do our best as far as the mandate given to us his concern. Pray for any man of God you know who is wounded. Pray for those who are fallen. Pray for those who are going through all kinds of things right now, Lord, the grace to be able to lock it out with destiny, so that they rise back as champions. And that in the name of Jesus, we pray that the Body of Christ will not lose any precious vessel. In the name of Jesus, we pray for Messy. Pray for those who are already doing for judgment. In the name of Jesus, we intercede as watchmen. Lord, let Messy speak in the name of Jesus, let messy speak for. In Jesus' name, we pray, Father, we thank you for tonight. You have helped us, you have chastised us, you have commanded us. You have pruned us to the end that we be people of stature, to the end, that we be people of balance. Indeed, to the end that we be of purified church. Lord Jesus Christ, I pray for myself. I pray for Coinonia. I pray for every man of God that our faith can extend to. We pray for every church, every apostolic, every prophetic platform, every man who ministers the name of Christ in Nigeria, in Africa, across the world. Lord, we pray for those who are already in deviation, by the spirit of God, bring them back to alignment. In the name of Jesus Christ. We pray for those who are standing, Lord, grant the humility and the grace to continue to stand. In the name of Jesus, we pray for anyone who is doom for judgment, that the judgment of God is already overing around your life. We pray in the name of Jesus, by your messy, you will restrain your hand in the name of Jesus, we pray for every man of God, every church, every businessman, every politician, everyone in the body that names the name of Christ, who Satan has or is taken advantage of or plotting their downfall Lord destruction. In the name of Jesus, their plans will fail. By the power of the Holy Ghost, we declare that the Church is standing strong. Our homes are standing strong. Every man of God is standing strong, every denomination is standing strong. Every Christian family is standing strong, Every Christian politician is standing strong. Every Christian professional is standing strong. In the name of Jesus. Christ, Lord, we thank you for the privilege of learning. Let your word build us. We thank you. We receive it as a chastisement of the Lord, and by it we are built. By it, we are furnished by it, we are established to the glory and the praise of Jesus. For in Jesus' name we pray, and the Church said, Amen, let me encourage you to please go by, can listen to this teaching again, and as much as possible, please help someone with it. Allelujah, help someone with it. You can use it for your retreat, and the Lord will bless you in Jesus' name. Let's share the grace together in fellowship, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Rest and abide with us noun forevermore. Amen. Surely goodness and message shall follow us all the days of our lives. Amen and Amen. God bless you and see you next week. Create me, oh clean heart, and purif, purif, create me, oh clean heart. Ship creating. A fine, pure fine, create. Pure, creat soon, shake create me, shorty, y edy, say create me. Try me. She would tell me your God. Sho cast me, not pass. There's no think about. English. Show we were She grew. Castle, the. Please the Tiger story away from the Yeah, the