Jeremiah 33 vs 7 God is a restorer. He restores that which was stolen whether they are opportunities, years, youthfulness, virtues, health or stars. We can be restored spiritually and physically. Restoration should be part of your life story, it is part of God's script for you. Zechariah 9:12 Restoration has been factored into the story of your life because God hates waste and if you are not restored your life or parts of it will be wasted. John 6:12 Restoration is evidence of the presence of God's kingdom in a life. Those in God's kingdom are entitled to restoration, restoration is what God wants for humanity. When Jesus visited the home of Zacchaeus the tax collector, Zacchaeus promised to restore four fold  what he had taken from everyone unjustly. The presence of Jesus in his home compelled Zacchaeus to restore those who he had taken from unjustly.  Then Jesus replied "today salvation has come to this house because he (Zacchaeus) is also a son of Abraham, for the ...

  Mark 5:27-34 There are times we need immediate miracles. There are times we need instant miracles because of the urgency of the situation we find ourselves in. Human beings can find themselves requiring an instant miracle because we are people who live in time.  A lot of things concerning us are time dependent. Our lives, our destiny, and opportunities are all wrapped in time. A miracle occurs when God intervenes in a life or situation to fix what is beyond man to do. When you need God to do for you what you can't do for yourself and what people can't do for you; you need a miracle! When you need the miracle to happen within a time frame and your situation shows you will be in trouble if it doesn't happen in that time frame, you need an instant miracle! The beauty of such situations is that God loves to glorify Himself in circumstances like that. In the scriptures we see examples of people who needed an urgent miracle, and they got it! You can get your instant, urgent mir...

Hebrews 1:14 God would have you work with the angel(s) he has assigned to your life. It is what He expects of you if you are in Christ Jesus. Be sensitive to the Spirit realm, there is an angel beside you, even angels. This is not strange. While it is alright to be cautious as ministers of the gospel, I have a responsibility to teach people about the dynamics of the spiritual realm. In my doing so, spiritual things become real to people and they learn and know what is available in the spirit realm to them and how to apply them. We have to present the things of the spirit to the world in such a way that its not only truthful, relatable and believable, we have to let them know how spiritual things work. Many Christians have found themselves stuck due to a lack of knowledge of what they should know. These are facts about the believer and their guardian angel: i) You and your guardian angel are from the same source- the Father of all Spirits. ii) You and your guardian angel are from the sa...

  Acts 12:1-15 Our text passage shows us one of the cleanest prison escape ever. Imagine how king Herod must have felt and the guards assigned to ensure Peter remained in prison. They must have been baffled the following morning trying to figure out the mystery. By an angelic intervention, God mocked them. By an angelic intervention Peter was set free. It happened because the church prayed, there was a group of intercessors interceding for Peter. They didn't want to lose Peter the way they had just lost James. Peter was delivered overnight, the night before he was to be executed! The interesting thing about Peter's deliverance is that the angel was right beside Peter. It is the prayers of the saints/church that activated this angel. I believe this angel had always been with Peter. He was most likely Peter's guardian angel. The prayers of the saints which was constant made this angel bring about a deliverance for Peter. Even those who prayed for Peter were shocked when Peter...

  Exodus 14:6-12 God was leading the children of Israel and their leader Moses, but they still found themselves stuck with the Red sea before them and Pharoah and six hundred chariots chasing behind them with the intention of destroying them . They couldn't go forward and they couldn't turn backwards. To go forward would lead to them drowning, to stay in one spot was to be killed or taken back to Egypt as slaves by the Egyptians, to turn backwards was to hand themselves over to Pharaoh and his riders which would defeat their whole liberation effort and make Moses and God liars. They were stuck! This is where God's leading had brought them to. God's leading is not evidence life will always be smooth sailing for us. What God's leading ensures  is divine presence- God will be with you despite the storm, despite the challenge. When God leads us, it doesn't mean the journey will always be smooth or easy but it doesn't change the fact that God is the one leading. ...

 Luke 16:16 The teaching of the kingdom of God from the days of John the Baptist lead to people understanding, seeking and pressing into the kingdom of God. Our text shows this. The Lord wants us to press into His kingdom. To press in, refers to making an effort, applying some force to get into a place or environment. To press into God is to press into the kingdom of God, to press into the kingdom of God is to press into God. The effort, the investment of time and force to press into God, into His kingdom, into Jesus Christ is not a waste of time. On the contrary it is one of the best and wisest things we can do. Philippians 3:14 The scriptures show us a story of a woman who had an issue of blood that had troubled her for twelve years and it was taking up a lot of her resources in paying physicians yet she didn't get any better for it. The woman with the issue of blood pressed in, she pressed in to touch Jesus and her faith was honored for it, she got her miracle and her blood flow...

  Genesis 41:14 Pharoah sent for Joseph as our text passage shows. The scriptures has examples of individuals who were sent for by people who recognized  their abilities, uniqueness, and expertise; they were sent for by authorities or people of good standing who were positioned to bless them. King Saul sent for David the shepherd boy. 1 Samuel 16:18,19 Nebuchadenezzer sent for Daniel. Daniel 2: 25 Prophet Samuel sent for David. 1 Samuel 16:11 Whoever sends for you can determine how blessed you can be . Proverbs 22:29 Joseph was in prison when the ruler of Egypt sent for him. Psalm 105:20 Mephiboseth the grandson of king Saul was crippled and forgotten when king David sent for him to show him mercy.  2 Samuel 9:2-5 Blind Bartimaeus was sent for by Jesus. Mark 10:46-50 Who sends for you can determine what you get . May God Himself send for you to bless, lift, prosper, and honor you! King Ahasuerus sent for Mordecai. Esther 6:1-11 Abraham sent for a wife for his son Isaac, s...

 Matthew 28:18 All power is with Jesus the Christ! All authority is with Jesus the Christ! It was given to Him by God our Heavenly Father. Power is the ability and force to get a thing done. Authority is the backing, the right, the rank or position to use power. Power and authority are synonymous. After the resurrection of Jesus Christ, power and authority to do all things in heaven and on earth was granted Him. What can this power and authority do? i. It turns curses into blessings. Numbers 3:11,12 ii. It changes the fortunes of a family for the better.   2 Samuel 6:11,12 iii. It changes the life and destiny of an individual for the better. 1 Chronicles 4:9,10 iv. It deals with demons and fallen angels. Jude 6 v. It distinguishes between the real and the false. It separates the fake from the real, the counterfeit from the authentic. 1 kings 18 vi. It overcomes enemies and puts them in their place. Luke 10:19 vii. It resists the devil. James 4:7 Satan is the prince of the powe...

 John 6: 5, 6 Our text passage is from a time Jesus and his disciples were faced with what should have been a challenge. There was a need and desire to feed over 5000 people but they had no food with them, not enough money to feed that amount of people and food shops were not located anywhere nearby. Our passage informs us Jesus "knew what He would do" What many of us regard as challenges are no match for Jesus Christ! Concerning your situation and challenges God knows what to do, He knows what He wants to do for you. He is a God who knows what to do. He is a God of ability and know how. He is a God who knows. He is a God who knows what is in men. John 2:23-25 He is a God who knows what is in the heart, He is a God who looks within, He looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 Our God is not deceived by the outward, the physical, the external. He is a God who is also not deceived by time or under pressure to perform within our chronological and calendar time. For these reasons, He do...

 1 Kings 19:1-8 As our text passage reveals, Elijah the prophet of the Lord was threatened by the message sent to him by a messenger of Jezebel the queen. That message was not good news, it was an evil report to let Elijah know he was a wanted man, it was to let Elijah know there is a death edict on his life! There are messengers of evil reports in the world today. There are evil messengers of evil reports delivering the reports of the gates of hell in the world today. The kingdom of darkness has messengers of darkness, evil messengers of fear, debt, delay, and intimidation. May they be far from you and your home! The world we live in is full of darkness because it is under the sway of Satan 1 John 5:19 This automatically shows there is bad news and all sorts of evil report in today's world. Messengers of bad news are messengers of evil report. Evil report or bad news can come through mass media, a Dr's diagnosis, dreams, family members, the fear from friends or acquaintances, ...

 Ephesians 6:13 Our text passage tells us to stand even when we have tried all things. Stand when things are working out and when things are not working out. Put on the armor of God and stand. Life demands we stand because there is a cross before the crown, trials before triumph and sacrifice before breakthrough. Anyone can claim to love God when life's issues seem to be going in that persons favor. When we have the testimonies, the results, the fruits and achievements that make us lift our heads high, it is easy to praise, worship and feel motivated to serve God and be in church. It is easier to declare the faithfulness of God in times when God seems to favor us. During such times we have an appearance of loyalty to God It is easy to stand for God when it's obvious God is good to us. What about when things are not working out for us from the look of it, when it seems God has not been fair to you how well will you stand for God? How loyal are you to God and God's causes whe...

  Matthew 5:45 Our text passage shows us that God doesn't discriminate when it comes to who enjoys what He has created. God cares. He cares because He loves. 1 John 4:8 Showing care is the practical demonstration of love. God loves us in practical ways. 1 John 4:16 We all enjoy nature, the weather and seasons without God asking if we have been bad or good or seeking to qualify who enjoys the things He has freely given. God's goodness is for the whole of humanity. God is a good God and His care for us is not limited to who is good or who is bad, God cares for all and we all enjoy what He has put in the earth- the sunlight by day, the moon light by night, water, food that grows from the ground, the earth as our home which has sustaining ability as it continues to produce for us due to laws put in her by God for humanity's benefit. Both those who know God and those who choose not to believe in Him enjoy nature. They can both plant seeds in the ground and get results from the e...

  Ephesians 6:10-18 From our text passage we are encouraged to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. We are told to put on the whole armor of God and we are told why we should do so. The reason we need to put on the whole armor of God is because it helps us stand against the schemes of the devil. If you don't have the whole armor of God on you don't stand a chance in spiritual warfare. Spiritual warfare is raging on the earth today and you need to be aware of it. The schemes of the devil, his devices are a big part of life and spiritual warfare. You can stand toe to toe with the arch and ancient enemy of mankind and not fall by God's grace if you put on the whole armor of God. If you do not stand in the day of battle it means you fell or you gave up. The Bible makes it clear that if we give up in the day of adversity or battle it is because our strength is small. People give up when they don't have enough strength. Proverbs 24:10 The schemes or devices of...

 Matthew 21: 42-44 Our text passage is part of a statement Jesus made at a time He was here in human form which gives us some insights into the kingdom of God. Jesus and His kingdom are one. Just as a man and his wife are one in God's sight so is Jesus and His kingdom. You cannot separate them. Wherever Jesus shows up, the kingdom of God is there and wherever Jesus is the kingdom is there. Both Jesus and His kingdom are likened to stones! Living stones! Stones have many uses- for building/construction, artwork, as a weapon, as a hunting tool with catapults etc Jesus is useful so is His kingdom. Those of us who become part of God's kingdom are useful too, for we are stones too, living stones who are part of God's building, God's kingdom! 1 Peter 2:5 A stone is a part of a rock or mountain, a small part. To reject the kingdom of God is to reject Jesus, to reject Jesus is to reject the kingdom of God. The new Jerusalem, which is the physical manifestation of God's kin...

  Matthew 20:15,16 Our text passage shows us that the first can become last and the last can become first. The standards of God's kingdom is different to our world systems. God gives people hope and a change of story in His kingdom, He does so in His goodness. In the kingdom of God, those who are last by the world's standards can become first. It's based on God's goodness and mercy to individuals, a personal contract or covenant that has nothing to do with who was in the lead or who had been ahead. Luke 16:19-31 God's goodness is His loving kindness manifested in a life. May God be good to you, and may you experience the goodness of God. God is a God who is good to the underdog. God is a God who gives a chance to the underdog- those who have been despised, rejected, and hopeless. When God begins to favor such people it will not seem fair. Matthew 20:1-16 Those who came in last, according to the parable got got an equal wage with those who started first, that is favo...

 Psalm 46:1 God is our present help in time of need. That's what our text passage informs us. It is a beautiful thing. God was not just your helper in the past or your helper for the future. He is your helper in your present moment. God is your present help in trouble because He has what it takes to help us. Here are 7 reasons why God can help you - i. He is our refuge. ii. He is our strength. Psalm 46:1 iii. He is not far from us. Acts 17:27 iv. He has the power to help us. v. He has the kingdom to help us. vi. He has the glory to help us. Matthew 6:13 vii. He has a heart full of love for us. John 16:27 God is more than able to help us. He is God and He has the capacity and capability to help us. God has the heart to help us. In His love He helped us through Jesus Christ and He continues to help us through Jesus! In God's help there is deliverance, freedom, and restoration. An example of a man helped by God in scriptures is the mad man of Gadara. Mark 5:1-20 Jesus met this man...

  Revelation 12:14 Wings help us get to where we want to get to. Wings give us ability. Wings give us flight, speed, and movement. Wings bring progress. Wings also bring protection. The parent eagle uses her wings to protect and also train her eaglets. The mother hen uses her wings to protect her chicks. That is how God protects us under His wings. Psalm 91:4 God desires to give 'wings' to His children- spiritual wings that adds value to our lives and make us more effective. These wings are a kingdom benefit, exclusively for those in His kingdom. They are spiritual wings that enable us to get to where God has prepared for us. Wings represent freedom. Wings help animals like birds escape predators Spiritual wings make a way of escape for us , a way of escape from spiritual predators and their human agents. Wings help us enjoy freedom, just like free birds in the air. In Revelation 12 we read the story of a glorious woman who is a sign. Another sign appears- a red dragon (the ene...

 John 14:6 God has a path, a way, a route and a pattern for each of our lives to follow. While all human beings have similarities and things in common, each human being is unique. Our story, our journey, and our route in life will be different from one person to the other. Your life's blueprint is different from other peoples life blueprint. God has a unique plan and path for you, the same way He had for Jesus Christ. The role, the purpose, and path of Jesus in life and history is unique. He is the Messiah, He was the Messiah to come of the old testament prophecies. He is the manifestation of those old testament prophecies. John 1:14 Jesus Christ is the focus of the Bible and the scriptures show us the plan, purpose, way and pattern of God for Jesus's life. Like Jesus, God has a book for your life. Hebrews 10:7 There is a prophecy of your life. 1 Timothy 1:18 There is a way and path your life must go. Proverbs 14:12 That way and path is in Jesus Christ for He is the Way. To fin...

  John 11:25,26 From our text passage we read Jesus describing Himself as the resurrection and the life, this suggests to me He not only has resurrection power, He identifies as the resurrection! The power(s) of Jesus Christ are available to us, his family. The family of God is a supernatural family. We are a royal, spiritual, kingdom family. 1 Peter 2:9 We are the Zion of God on the earth, an assembly of God's saints. Available to us in the family and assembly of God is resurrection power. Romans 8:11 Resurrection power from the Lord is the highest form of power. It is supernatural power found only with Jesus Christ and available to His people- His church, His saints, His body, found within His bride. No voodoo priest, demon or fallen angel can lay claim to resurrection power. It is only in Jesus we find resurrection power. Resurrection power, if at work in a life brings lifting . Matthew 28:5-7 Jesus wasn't found where He was buried. Something had happened, He came back to li...

 Isaiah 33:22 Our text passage reveals the Lord our God is our lawgiver. God is our Lawgiver, our Judge, our King. In previous teachings we've considered the roles of God as our King and as our Judge. In this teaching message we are looking into the position of God as our lawgiver. God is our lawgiver means it's God we take our laws from. God as our lawgiver means it's God who makes the laws we live by. Laws are the required expectations for people or rules they have to follow that's backed up by an authority. God as our lawgiver means His authority backs up the standard and rules He puts in place for us. The beauty of God being our lawgiver is that His laws are for our benefit, His laws give life! Psalm 119:93 God's laws are fair for God hates double standards and unjust weights. Proverbs 20:23 The laws of God sets us free. The laws of the Spirit is God's law. This law is in Christ Jesus and it produces freedom by setting us free from the law of sin and death. ...

 Isaiah 33:22 Our text passage shows us three positions the Lord occupies in our lives- Lawgiver, Judge and King. We have considered previously the role of the Lord as our Judge. We are focusing on the Lord as our King for today's teaching. The Lord is our King. He is the King of His body- the Church. This means He is our authority and power and the source of it. Kings have authority. Kings have power, their words are powerful for they become decrees in the land. The word of the Lord brings power into our lives, situation, circumstance and destiny. Ecclesiastes 8:4 In His position as King He is able to save us. He saves us from sin, sickness, shame and Satan. He saves us from ourselves, the gates of hell, evils projected on us and an eternity of doom. Kings are leaders, kings are dignitaries, and kings are heads. The Lord Jesus is our leader, the highest dignitary and the head of His body. He deserves our praise, our worship, our time and the best of each of us. From our King Jesus...

 Isaiah 33:22 Our text passage identifies God in three positions as our King, our Judge and our Lawgiver. We will be focusing on God being our Judge in this message. The Lord is the Judge of all creation. Genesis 18:25 Judges are needed , respected and valued in every society. As long as they do not act beneath their office they are revered as dignitaries whose wisdom, insight, training and ruling is to be upheld and followed. Judges can determine the future and penalty of wrong doers. The favor and mercy of a judge is a beautiful thing while the anger and judgement of a judge is a scary thing. Ezekiel 7:8 The scripture shows us people God raised up as judges at various times over His people- Moses, Gideon, Deborah, Samson, Jephthah, Barak, Eli, Abimelech, Joshua, Tola etc. It is important judges are incorruptible. Proverbs 17:23 One of the offices Jesus Christ occupies is that of the Judge. He is the Judge over His people. This is good news because He is an incorruptible Judge, a ...

  Revelation 12:1-17 Our text passage depicts warfare that involves the woman, the child and the dragon (Satan). There are many lessons that can be gleaned from this passage of scripture but it is first and foremost a chapter on warfare and it applies to many of us than we understand. There are battles that are beyond us as individuals, as families, as humanity. Battles that are beyond us are battles that have a head start on us mentally, they can be battles that spring up on us unexpectedly to ambush us, they can be generational battles but more importantly they are battles that don't have their roots in flesh and blood. Ephesians 6:12 The purpose of these battles likes all battles and warfare is to take us out. Revelation 12:15,16 The woman in our text passage is described as a glorious woman, a sign. Glorious people, glorious destinies attract intense warfare. This glorious woman attracted the dragon (Satan). The glory of this woman and the child she was about to birth attracted...