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Fan Your Victory

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Your victory given was already given, but you have to fan it. Today we're going to discuss principles for fanning our victory, that will help us see God’s victory in our lives. There’s where we’re supposed to be, what we’re supposed to be doing and so on, but the question is, are we there? Jesus promised us that if we believe in Him we’ll do what He did, and even greater things (Jn. 14:12). There are three things we have to do however, to see the victory: 1.    Stop glorifying the devil, and start glorifying God: How many times do we see Jesus talking about the devil? He rarely preached to crowds and to His disciples about the devil, His focus not being on him. From today, we must stop glorifying the devil, and start glorifying our Lord. We glorify the devil by the utterances of our mouths. The devil feels good when we start showing him that he’s very big in our lives, at the slightest things he does in our lives. A time has come and the church has to look at the truth t

Casting Our Burdens to God

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“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.” John 15:16 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. Matthew 13:22 We were called to be fruitful. However, worries, cares and such choke the Word and hinder us from being fruitful. Jesus came so that we may be fruitful. Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 There are many issues that hinder us from bearing fruits. When we accepted Christ, we came to Him Who says to come to Him if we’re weary and heavy laden, and when we accepted Him our

The Fight of Faith

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We are in a race  and are soldiers on a mission (2 Tim. 2:3-5). Inasmuch as we may want to have things smooth and have a smooth ride and walk with Christ, truth is many a times it will not be like this. We are in the fight of faith, fighting to defend our faith: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 The above verse means that there is a fight of faith, a fight that involves our faith. As I have said before, our foundation as believers is God’s Word , and our faith is what anchors us on Him, through His Word (Rom. 10:17). Without faith there is no salvation. Without faith there is no connection with God. Faith is the bridge that links us with and keeps us in God. This is why the devil will always be after your faith, to shake and make it fall. He tried it with Adam and Eve, causing them to doubt God’s goodness and intentions for them, and t

Entering God's Perfect Season of Establishment, Expansion and Rest

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God has perfect timings. He's never early, never late. Everything of God is worth waiting for, and it requires faith and patience to inherit what He has in store for us (Heb. 6:12). When the timings and seasons of God come, it doesn't matter what you're doing or where you are; His purpose will prevail.  We have entered into that season where God has chosen to give us establishment, expansion and rest. Agree to enter that season. Sometimes God may calm the storm, sometimes He may choose to let the storm rage but calm His child. There are people who understand that it's only God Who's calmed our hearts.  He chooses to let the storm rage for His own reasons. There are those times we tell God that He knows how to calm the storm, and expect Him to calm it, but He chooses not to for His own reasons. This time round for us as a church God has chosen to calm the storm, to establish, expand and give us rest. As seeds of God, we have to understand what seasons we are

Guard the Deposits in Your Heart Entrusted to You by God

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O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge-- by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.  1 Timothy 6:20 This is the activity that I want us to do. Replace the name of Timothy in this verses with your name and read again, referring now to yourself. The word "deposits" (committed in your heart) refers to what you are anointed with by God just like every other believer in the body of Christ. This is what helps us fulfil our purpose in life. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;  1 Peter 2:9 Regardless of the gift /anointing, we are charged to guard our hearts. Let us expound the word ‘guard’. Visualise soldiers standing guard at the entrance of the barracks. They are always