ephesians

We’re going to have an exciting time in the study of God’s Word. You know, the entrance of His Word gives light and it gives understanding to the simple. As you come before the Word of God with the simplicity of your heart, ready to be equipped, ready to be empowered, ready to grow, and ready to align with the thoughts of God, the plan and the intent of God for your life.

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Now first thing, your seat belts as I take you on a gospel adventure into the service where the spirit of our God is already moving. Happy fellowship. We have established that the Bible is one book that carries one message and has only one character.

Everybody else you see in the Bible is a pointer to the character, the pressing of the Christ. Can somebody shout hallelujah? That’s why Jesus himself in John 5.39 says such the scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life but they are they which testify of me the scriptures are my testimony. In Luke chapter 24 verse 27 and beginning from Moses he expanded unto them in all the scriptures, all of the scriptures, the things concerning himself.

So the scriptures therefore talk about one pressing and that is the pressing of the Christ. Second Corinthians 3 3 for as much as you are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us written not with ink but with the spirit of the living God. So the New Testament is written with the spirit of the living God.

The Old Testament is written with ink but the New Testament is written with the spirit of the living God. Now we say that the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament is not in books. The Old Testament is a relationship that is based on human effort, what man can do to satisfy God’s justice, what man can do to please God, what man, what efforts man can make to meet up God’s standard which never worked.

The New Testament is a relationship that is based on what Christ has done, what Christ has done on our behalf that has met God’s standard. So I do nothing but believe in what Christ has done then Christ takes up residence on my inside and begins to walk out through me what he has already done on my behalf on the cross. That’s what the New Testament constitutes of.

Can somebody shout a powerful amen? And then we begin to look at a number of things here in the book of Second Corinthians chapter 3 verse number 12. Seeing then that we have such hope we use great plainness of speech and what we mean by great plainness of speech is we use great boldness. We speak with boldness.

All right and this boldness is in our approach towards God. We no more approach God as cowards, we no more approach God as fragile people, we no more approach God as inferiors, we no more approach God as sinners that are not sure of what’s gonna happen. That plainness of speech means we approach God with boldness because our standard is not based on what we can do but based on what Christ has done that has been accepted by God.

Number two, the word great plainness of speech also means in our communication with God, how we relate and how we relate with God. We do not relate with God as if we’re not sure whether God wants to bless us, as if we’re not sure whether God wants to answer our prayers. We relate with God with such boldness and such confidence knowing that he has our interests and knowing that he lives in us and walks through us to establish his purpose on the earth.

Now we establish that in the Old Testament there’s a veil on the symbols, there’s a veil on the symbols. That’s why the Bible says even now when Moses is read there is a veil. What it means is that all the symbols that were point us to Christ are a veil.

So as long as you are still walking in the symbols you are veiled from Christ because you can’t be looking at the symbol and looking at Christ. The symbol is not Christ, the symbol is a pointer to Christ. The bread and the wine is a pointer to Christ.

What a baptism is a pointer to Christ. The animal sacrifices were a pointer to Christ. So as long as you’re still sacrificing animals you can see Christ because those symbols become a veil on you.

So when it says up till now when Moses is read there is a veil. That is when you continue to do the practices of the types and the shadows they say veil on you and you cannot see Christ. But when your heart shall turn from the practices to the Lord that veil will be taken.

I don’t know if I’m communicating. The veil will be taken. Then you now say now that Lord that your heart shall turn to is that spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.

I didn’t hear somebody shouting powerful amen. All right follow this, follow this. The epistles written by the Apostles in the New Testament it takes away the veil.

Amen. So when we study the epistles we see the liberty that Christ has made available to us. Every parable, every symbol is replaced by the passing of the Christ.

Every symbol, every parable that you find in the scriptures has been replaced because they were all pointers to the pressing of the Christ. Can somebody shout hallelujah. We know that parables are for unbelievers because Jesus spoke to them in parables and they ask him why do you speak to them in parables and he says I speak to them in parables because they are without.

They are without. So parables are for unbelievers. Parables are not for believers.

God does not speak to you in parables. He speaks to you in clear terms because you are not an unbeliever. You are not a part of him.

So because you and him are one he can speak to you cleanly. But unbelievers are not connected to him so they can handle what he will speak. They don’t have the capacity.

So they have to water down. Jesus have to water down whatever he spoke to unbelievers because they lack the capacity for spiritual understanding. So parables therefore are for unbelievers.

You don’t speak to born-again people with types and shadows. You speak to born-again people with plainness of speech because you see unbelievers don’t have the capacity to handle spiritual things. I can prove it to you.

John 16 verse 12. I have yet many things to say unto you but you cannot bear them now. What I want to say to you, you don’t have the capacity to handle it.

So I’m not going to speak to you what I want to say. That’s what Jesus was saying here. But when he the spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all the truth.

So right now what I’m saying that’s what Jesus implied. It’s not what I want to say. But because you lack the capacity to take what I want to say when he the spirit of truth is come.

Meaning when people become born again. Because born again is birthed by the spirit. You are born by the spirit.

That which is born of flesh is flesh. That which is born of spirit is spirit. So when he says when he the spirit of truth is come.

What you are saying is when you get born again you will have the capacity to receive of the things of the spirit. Because by that time you are born of the spirit. But before then I have many things to say that I cannot say because you cannot bear it.

But when he the spirit comes. That’s why the Bible says when you got born again the Holy Spirit came inside you as a well. As a well.

It is not the day you receive the Holy Ghost baptism that the spirit came in you. No. It is the Holy Ghost that came on your inside that we call born again.

You know some people say well if you don’t speak in tongues you don’t have the spirit of God. That’s not correct. Once you got born again you were born of the spirit.

The spirit entered you to born you again. So you already have the spirit inside you. It’s just that the spirit has not been allowed to express itself.

Now baptism of the Holy Ghost means you are now soaked in the spirit. That the spirit has saturated you to express himself. But that you’re born again you have the Holy Ghost.

Because if you don’t have the Holy Ghost what born you again? Born again the Holy Ghost is called a well. Baptism is called reverse. In John chapter 4 it shall be in him a well.

Everyone born again has the Holy Ghost inside. The Holy Ghost is living inside you. That’s why when you’re born again you are called the temple.

Exactly. And why I’m emphasizing this is because there’s been a lot of teachings you know in the body of Christ that except somebody speaking tongues he doesn’t have the spirit of God. That’s not true.

No man can say Jesus is Lord but by the Holy Ghost. So the day you confess Jesus as Lord it was the Holy Ghost in you that brought that confession out. That means you are born again by the Holy Ghost.

Are we clear? So once you got born again you are born of the spirit. Somebody say I’m born of the spirit. I’m born of the world.

Yeah you’re born of the spirit. But why you must get baptized with the Holy Spirit is because you are limited in your spiritual experience and your work with God and in your capacity to operate supernaturally if you don’t yield yourself and allow the Holy Spirit express himself. When he expresses himself he will now lead you into all truth.

He will now direct your steps. He will now communicate with God on your behalf in a language that is greater than English using the immortal language. He will now you know open you up to visions and dreams and revelations.

So if you don’t have that experience you are limited even though you are born again you are born of the spirit but the spirit is boxed inside you. It’s caged baptism releases the spirit to do what only the spirit can do in your life and take you to dimensions that your physical capacity cannot take you. You know that’s why when you get baptized with the Holy Ghost and you limit yourself you don’t pray in the spirit you don’t pray in tongues you just got baptized that first day and you finish and you stop there you are still like somebody that didn’t receive the baptism because the full the full maximizing of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is as you begin to speak in tongues.

That’s why Paul said that thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you put together. No wonder he had visions and revelations more than everybody put together because when you begin to speak in tongues you unlock the realm of the supernatural. Am I communicating here? Yeah the end-time church is going to be a holy holistic church a church of men that are totally immersed saturated with the Holy Spirit because the days ahead are not days of natural men they are days of supernatural men the society is becoming too complicated you need the Holy Ghost to dismantle the complication of the days ahead.

Am I talking to somebody here? Yeah the times are becoming very complicated you need the help of the Holy Spirit can somebody shout hallelujah so it is in the epistles you will discover that the blood of Jesus has been shed you will not see that in the Gospels you will not see that in the shadows in the epistles the full import of the shedding of the blood is revealed Ephesians 1 17 to 20 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of glory may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him the eyes of your understanding being enlightened that you may know what is the hope of his calling and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the sins and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us what who believe according to the walking of his mighty power there is a walking there is a walking of his mighty power which he wrote in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the heavenlies as we begin to study the book of Ephesians you will begin to see me knock out some things that are not in the original text for example places are not in the original text that’s why it’s in italics or is bracketed because it was added by the translators advantage but remember translators are not interpreters so we can correct the translators because they are not the ones interpreting their job was to translate from a language to another language but as they were translating I don’t know what came over them they started adding things trying to make it have natural meaning because when they talked heavenly they felt like heavenly is not correct English so they added places but how can be heavenly how can the heavenlies be plural heavenly places plural now by revelation places is out of place are we together here they translated without revelation we interpret with revelation so by revelation we can figure out we are the translators when beyond their boundary that is why we rightly divide the word of truth is the realm of the spirit praise the Lord so number one that you may know the hope of your calling that’s why the epistles are written the essence was to enlighten them the more these are people that Paul had ordained elders over to look after them so this letter was written to them by Paul Paul was not there physically he wrote to them to enlighten them it’s like somebody said why will I go to church if some of the time I go to church all they do is play video for me to watch why will I go to church just to watch Papa on video you don’t need to see Papa physically because whether you see me physically or not it is words that you will hear we’ve not seen Paul but we’re reading his books we’ve not seen Peter but we’re reading their books because we don’t need to see them what we need from them is what they have written am I communicating yes you don’t need to see me physically because even when you see me physically you’re not holding my leg you’re only hearing words God himself you don’t see him physically the only thing you get from God is what word so as long as you are hearing words and the words are ministering to your spirit that’s what you need then somebody said but I was there to my watch it no you can’t stay at home and watch it because beyond the words coming together produces an atmosphere of fellowship so we need to watch together and fellowship together does it say I hear you I’m not hearing you at all we need to gather together Bible said do not dismiss the assembling of yourselves together as the manner of some it’s much more as we see the day approach David said I wonder at the prosperity of the weekend I couldn’t understand until I came to the sanctuary then I understood so when we gather like this there is a level of revelation that is brought down in our fellowship together that you alone cannot bring down am I complicated at all so that’s why we are simple that’s why we assemble in Zion that’s why we’re simple to get any place of fellowship to listen now that doesn’t mean I’ll be writing you latest I would be here bodily yeah see me I’ll see you somebody shouting powerful amen but I’m just trying to make you see things you know in perspective from the scriptures now look at the book of Ephesians chapter 1 verse 1 Paul and a postal of Jesus Christ by the will of God to the saints to know that it is a letter this church listen this church in Ephesus was established by Paul he pastored them for three years after three years he left now he was in prison for a short while and while he was in prison they were seen beaten as a church so from prison he wrote them later to be read in the churches grace be to you and please from God our father and from the Lord Jesus Christ blessed the God and father of a Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly in Christ with all somebody shot I am blessed with all I’m not hearing you I am blessed with all can I hear you louder I am blessed with all look you are not carrying passion blessing you are carrying the totality of blessings there is no more blessing that you that is waiting in front all the blessings that you will ever need in this life and in the light of come is already on your inside say with me I am blessed with all spiritual blessings I didn’t hear your amen blessed with all spiritual blessings in the because from the introduction of the subject of Ephesians you can see that the context says what you’re about to read is all the blessings that are yours blessed with all so the book of Ephesians is the book of all it means everything look at Ephesians chapter 4 verse 1 idea for the prisoner of the Lord beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called he was writing them later to remind them of things he taught them when he was physically with them to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith they are called now I love the book of Ephesians because it is a complete book and it is very systematic in his presentation Paul was so systematic in his geology that if you follow the Pauline theology spiritual maturity will not be a prayer point he wasn’t confused in his in his thoughts and presentation he was well organized he was very articulated in his speech and in his writings and in his books so this book is systematic in that chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 of Ephesians tells you your position in Christ chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 of Ephesians tells you your responsibilities in Christ so first of all he establishes your position in the first three chapters then in the other three chapters the last three chapters he now shows you your responsibilities I mean complete book a Christian can survive on it with the book of Ephesians just that one book because it shows you who you are and it shows you what to do and if you know who you are you know what to do what else are we together here is a that’s why it took time for us to study that book because I have looked at the book critically and I have seen that that book has so much to help you grow and be who God wants you to be I didn’t hear a powerful amen all right so Paul now begins to deal with your position and then he now begins to deal with your responsibilities look at Ephesians chapter 3 verse 20 now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we act or think according to the power that worketh in us what Paul is saying is there’s nothing you need anymore everything you need is at work inside you all blessings now that’s how he completes he started with telling you of all blessings he completes it chapter 3 by telling you this power that is working in you that can take you beyond any imagination able to do exceeding abundantly above all that you acts or think according to the power that worketh in you next verse unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages world without end amen can I hear a powerful amen thus a complete later chapter 1 to 3 is a complete letter he has concluded the letter with even a benediction that has a full stop in an amen chapter 4 is the beginning of another letter in a letter when he completed that by saying amen look at the way started chapter 4 chapter 4 verse 1 idea for idea for the prisoner is the beginning of a new thoughts are we together here so the book of Ephesians is divided into two segments into two segments chapter 1 to 3 what Christ has done in you who you are in Christ what you have in Christ chapter 4 walk walk wordy walk wordy you have a calling walk wordy you have a calling responsibility are we together here look at it walk wordy of the vocation we are with you accord it is a God will walk wordy for you he now says because of all that Christ has done in you what Christ has deposited in you idea for charge you to work you are the one to walk wordy of the vocation we are you are called you already have a calling leave out the reality of that calling so that’s the way chapter 4 starts it starts with unveiling to you the responsibilities that are yours because of who you are in Christ he didn’t start by saying walk wordy because there’s nothing to walk wordy off he first of all establish who you are in Christ and establish the capacity you have in Christ and the ability you have in Christ based on that walk word are we together here I was somewhere and some people were asking me a question but the Bible say walk out yourself with fear and I don’t know why people you know illiteracy is very big in the body of Christ people just pick scriptures and just cut them out of context is in Philippians chapter 2 verse 12 we are for my beloved brethren as you have always obey it not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence walk out your own salvation he didn’t say work for your own salvation he didn’t say work for your salvation don’t you understand English language the tenses are not put in there for nothing they are put in there for understanding work out that means is inside you already have it so bring it out are we understanding here it is a work for us you can work how can you offer did you were you there when it happened while you were yet seen us Christ died you were not there you were not even born again 2,000 years ago when he died he died for your future sins now that you woke up to realize that he has died for you and you have received what is that has provided he now is in you Jesus is in you based on that knowledge let that Jesus in you find expression am I teaching here work out your salvation not work for your salvation you work it out how do you work it out next verse it now shows you for it is God which work it in you but to be willing to work it out and to do his good pleasure you cannot do his good pleasure by yourself he is still the one that will produce it in you when you allow him so your responsibility is to allow him how you allow him number one by sitting down for us to teach you who you are what you have because the moment you know who you are and what you have and what you’re capable of doing that is step one once you understand that you allow him to walk through you it is a walk for your salvation he’s a walk out your salvation then even in the working out of your salvation he still tells you it is still God that is the one that work it out he’s the one at work so just let him express himself I’m teaching good here let him express himself efficient chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 he speaks about the work of Christ in us where we are seated in Christ who we are in him chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 picks about the lifestyle of the believer the work of the believer the stand of the believer and he tells you we rescue believers we rescue he doesn’t say because of what Christ has done everything is finished no no no he said after what Christ has done now you walk you stand you wrestle am I teaching based on what Christ has done you walk you stand you wrestle you will say well Christ has done it let me relax no you have responsibilities that’s why the book of Ephesians is a perfect book for discipleship it’s a perfect book for discipleship because he shows you who you are and he shows you what is expected of you teaching good from chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 of Ephesians there is nothing for you to do there in chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 there is nothing you can offer it is only what he has done he has done he had he had he had them from chapter 4 what you are to do sit walk stand sit walk stand he has made us sit together with him he has raised us up with him having done all to stand stand walk wordy sit stand walk responsibilities sit stand walk but before you sit stand walk you must know who you are what you have what he has done based on that sit stand walk teaching good that’s a book of Ephesians that’s a summary of what that book carries and we shall go into the details of it are you excited I’m already excited all right now so chapter four to six of Ephesians chapter four chapter five chapter six you will see the ongoing walk you know how many of you remember I told you that there is the finished work there is the ongoing walk and there is the unfinished walk did I say that there is the finished work of Christ there is the ongoing walk of Christ in our lives today and there is the unfinished work of Christ which is evangelism which is prayer Christ didn’t finish prayer and Christ didn’t finish evangelism. Those are unfinished work. Giving is unfinished work.

Christ didn’t finish giving. Alright? We give because that is part of the work. Christ did not finish.

We are to finish. Why do we give? Because evangelism and the kingdom requires money. Money is the machinery of evangelism and kingdom building.

Plenty of it. Not meager change. Not collection.

Plenty of money. That is the unfinished work. You know when Jesus was from the dead, the Jewish people brought big money and paid the soldiers to advertise that he was stolen, that he didn’t rise.

And the Bible says they went everywhere and it was established all over Israel that Jesus didn’t rise from the dead. Do you know till today that lie that was sponsored by money is still persisting in Israel? Jewish people are still waiting for Jesus to come because they were told that he was stolen. He didn’t rise.

Till today they are waiting for the Messiah. That’s the power of money. Money can be used to cover truth for millenniums.

I mean for decades. Money. So the same way money can be used to cover truth, money can be used to market truth everywhere.

Am I talking to somebody here? Yeah. That’s what the Bible say. Cry it saying your city is through prosperity.

It shall spread abroad. Through what? As your enemy will come like thunder, you will have this money. Because the reason why some of you are not responding is because you don’t have it.

Whatever looks like luck in your life is terminated. Receive supply. Receive supply.

Somebody said I have all blessings and I will flourish in the pursuit of my destiny for the advancement of the kingdom. I didn’t hear that even in the thunder. So the unfinished work of Christ is prayer, evangelism, and finances given for the work of God.

The ongoing work of Christ is what God is doing in us today through teaching, through our spiritual growth in this house. The finished work of Christ is what Christ has done and you will see all of this properly represented in the book of Ephesians. Hallelujah.

The position of the believer and the responsibilities of the believer. Acts 91. And it came to pass that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coast came to Ephesus and finding certain disciples.

This was the beginning of the church at Ephesus because we’re studying the book of Ephesians. He said unto them, have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed? And they said unto him, we have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, unto what then were you baptized? And they said unto John’s baptism.

Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him what should come after him. That is on Christ. Next verse.

When they had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them and they specked with tongues and prophesied. That was the beginning of the church at Ephesus. It began with these men.

Paul met them. They were disciples of John. These people were disciples of John and they were learning something because if you are a disciple, you must be learning something.

Okay. So what were they learning? Well, they told Paul that they know the baptism of John. And Paul said unto them, haven’t you heard of Jesus? They said we have not even heard of the Holy Ghost.

We have not heard of the Holy Ghost. All we know is the baptism of John. Now we need to quickly establish what is the baptism of John.

Because all they knew, that was the beginning of the church at Ephesus. All the disciples knew was the baptism of John. That means that the baptism of John was written from Old Testament books.

Old Testament, because they were always taught in the scriptures. So the baptism of John must have been drawn from the Old Testament books. So what is the baptism of John? And I’m going to get that in a second, but look at this.

This was not the first time Paul came to Ephesus. Before Acts 19, Paul came to Ephesus before, but he didn’t stay. He just entered Ephesus and went out.

Acts 18, verse 2 to 4. And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, let it come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because that Cladios had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome and came unto them. Next verse. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them and wrought for by their occupation, they were tentmakers.

So Paul was a tentmaker. Aquila and Priscilla were tentmakers. All right, next verse.

And he resumed in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. Paul came into Ephesus and met with these people. He met with Aquila and Priscilla because their profession was the same.

Acts 18, 19, and he came to Ephesus and left them there. But he himself entered into the synagogue and listened with the Jews. When they desired him to tarry longer with them, he consented not.

So he briskened into Ephesus and went out. In chapter 19 was the first time he now came in properly into Ephesus to do any form of ministerial work. Look at that Acts chapter 18, verse 24.

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born of Alexandra, an eloquent man, mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. This Apollos was mighty in the Scriptures. He also came to Ephesus after Paul had left Ephesus.

Apollos did not meet Paul in Ephesus. Paul had left. Verse 25.

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fathomed in the Spirit, he specked and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. Apollos was mighty in Scripture. But he knew only the baptism of John.

Again, what is the baptism of John? Stand on your feet. Listen to me, people. You are light be ours to this generation.

You are the light of this generation. Can somebody shout, hallelujah. The Holy Ghost lives on your inside.

Right where you are standing, hearing the sound of my voice, the spirit of revelation is on your inside. As your Amen will come like thunder, every veil is taking off your eyes. The spirit of revelation is at work on your inside.

Somebody say with me, I am born of God. I am born of the spirit. I am born of the world.

I am regenerated by the Holy Ghost. I house God. He lives in me.

I live in him. Therefore, all blessings are on my inside. Right now, I am blessed with all spiritual blessings.

I didn’t hear your Amen. Listen to this. I want to pray for you, but listen carefully.

Some people, for lack of thorough understanding, will tell you all the blessings are in the Spirit. But when you pray well, you transfer them to the physical. There’s nothing like that.

There’s nothing like that. There is nothing like that. So in case you’ve been praying hard to transfer the blessings from the Spirit to the physical, you’ve been on a wrong assignment.

So stop that assignment. Nobody gives you work. Stop it.

Look at it. Efficient one, three. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who will bless us? Then if he has blessed you, there is no need transferring it from anywhere. Because if he has already blessed you, it means you already have it. Some say, but I want to see.

Don’t worry. You will understand now. Who has blessed us? Somebody Okay.

Now, who has blessed us with how many? All what? Spiritual blessings. We are in heavenlies. Where are the blessings in heavenlies? Where are the heavenlies in Christ? So where are the spiritual blessings in Christ? Where is Christ in you? See, so all the spiritual blessings are in you.

Now, when we talk of blessing, you think of car. You think of money. You think of house.

You think of job. That is why you think you have to transfer it. But when the Bible talks of blessing, it’s not talking of material stuff.

Because you don’t need Christ to buy car. How many of you know you don’t need Jesus to build a house? Most people that have houses don’t know Jesus. So you don’t need Jesus to have a house.

So when the scripture is talking of blessings, divorce materialities from your mind. That’s why he qualified it. He said, these blessings are spiritual.

These blessings are spiritual. They are not physical. Because physical things can be gotten by anybody.

And you can get them anyhow. You can steal it. As long as you’re not caught, it has become your property.

And nobody can collect it. I don’t know if we’re together here. You didn’t hear what I said.

Look at the way you’re looking at it. I said, you can steal it. And as long as nobody caught you, it has become your property.

True or false. So when the Bible is talking of spiritual blessings, it’s not talking about material stuff. Pia Patuna.

Peter helps us to understand. He says, you are called to an inheritance. Undefiled.

Undefiled. Number one. Okay.

Undefiled. Number two. Incorruptible.

Cars can be corrupted. Houses can be corrupted. I feel like I’m talking now.

Yeah. Cars, houses, money can be corrupted. But the blessings that you have in Christ are incorruptible.

Then he says, that fed not away. Hebo Latana. That fed not away.

Am I talking to somebody here? Reserve for you in heaven. Where is the reserve in heaven? Where is heaven? In Christ. In Christ.

In Christ. So somebody now says to me, but these blessings, can you itemize them? Yes, I can itemize them. Number one.

Forgiveness of sins. What is that? David also described that the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputed no sin. That’s a blessing.

I feel like I’m talking here. See, the problem with the church is we are carnal in our minds. So that’s why people come to church for cars.

They come to church for miracles. You should come to church to know Jesus because nothing can compare to the knowledge of Christ. Let me tell you.

That’s why you see, when you know Christ, you have joy that no material thing can collect. It is called joy, the past, all understanding. That is, your car had a problem.

Instead of driving your car to church and taking a pep. And you don’t mind the fact that people are looking at you, that a man like you is taking a pep. The joy of coming to fellowship with Christ is bigger than the dignity of car and can a pep.

It is that joy that makes you in spite of circumstances, you are still happy. Your joy is not tied to things. Your joy is tied to him.

Am I teaching here? Yes. Whether you have a job or you don’t have a job, it doesn’t stop your joy. When your joy is tied to things, you are far from Christ.

Your joy should be tied to Christ. When Christ, who is our life? If Christ is your life, the memory of Christ should make you happy. Look, when you think of Christ, you should just be happy.

Money, no money. Whether things are working or things are not working. Because I don’t need Christ for things to work.

Because there are people without Christ that things are working for. Am I talking to somebody here? But having Christ is having everything. It’s having everything.

And because I have Christ, it’s a matter of time. Things will answer to me. Because Christ cannot be in a place and things don’t work.

If they are not working, they will work. It just means that there are a few things I need to do. And as I work with Christ, the Holy Ghost will give me ideas and he will direct my thoughts as to what to touch to make it work.

I mean authority in Christ. So if there is a thing I need to rebuke, I will rebuke it. Natural men cannot rebuke, but I will rebuke.

Haven’t you seen more time millennials with cancer? Cancer. With all their money, the cancer cannot go. Yet a man of God, a child of God with Christ will live us on that cancer.

Bam! And it is out. That is the blessing. I feel like dancing.

I said that is the blessing. The blessing is Christ. Forgiveness of sins in whom we have redemption.

Even the forgiveness of sins by the riches of his grace. That’s why it is called on such a bull. It is no riches you can lay hand on.

It is riches you cannot steal. See, nobody can steal it. They can take your car, but they can’t take Christ.

And with Christ, you can become a car manufacturer. Instead of one car, you are the one selling cars. You become unbeatable.

A man that cannot be limited, and a woman that cannot be stopped. That revelation makes you keep your shoulders high. No matter what happens, I mean, how can a man be in prison and be writing letters? How can a man be in prison and be writing letters to church? And they are reading it all over the place.

Only a man that knows the joy of the Lord, that no matter the circumstances, your head can never go down. I prophesied to the first 1,000 of you, whose human will come like thunder. You will see the end of every storm.

You will see the end of every trial. You will see the end of every situation. You will see the end of every persecution.

Aye, I prophesied. Listen carefully. They can only run you down for so long.

They can run you down forever. You are blessed with every blessing. You are preserved by the power of God.

Now be confirmed against you shall prosper. Everywhere they have gathered against you, I command them to collapse for your sake. They that gather against you, they shall fall for your sake.

I declare every tongue speaking against you as your enemy will come like thunder. I condemn that tongue. He has said before you are open door.

No man can shut that door. No man can shut that door. No man can shut that door.

As your enemy will come like thunder, enter your open door. Enter your place of relevance. Enter your place of prominence.

Enter your place of authority. Enter your place of dominion. You are kept by the power of God.

You are preserved by the holy gods in the name of Jesus. Can that human slap the devil? Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back.

I believe you’ve been affected and impacted by the Word of God. Now I decree and I declare that the word you receive today, revelation knowledge keeps increasing in your heart. You will walk in these realities and you will live an overcommerce life in Jesus name.

Amen. Now remember there’s a global discipleship academy and registration is going on right now. It’s a free online academy where I equip you and train you on the basics, the fundamentals that helps you to live out the riches of redemption.

If you have never been discipled before, even if you’re in a church somewhere, you’ve never been discipled before, you’ve been a Christian, nobody has discipled you before. Oh my goodness, this is your opportunity. You know discipleship doesn’t mean you’re a new Christian.

It just means that we’re able to take you through certain rudiments that also empowers you to disciple other people in the knowledge of Christ. Second Timothy, two policies to Timothy, the things you have heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit to faithful men who shall in turn commit to others. So if you want to join the academy today, don’t procrastinate.

There’s an email address on the screen. You can shoot an email to us right now. And also there’s a WhatsApp request and we’re willing to quickly make sure you’re enlisted in the global discipleship academy.

It’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss at all. Tell other people about it because this is very, very critical and crucial because the foundation of your Christian life is very critical. It determines everything that you do as a child of God.

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Enjoy the grace of God and be blessed. Amen. We are so victory station.

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