I bless the name of the Lord for preserving me, for good health and for my 73rd birthday anniversary.

-Mummy Olukayode

Glory to God for answered prayers and for another birthday of my Son.

-Sis. Odesanya

I thank God for His mercy and for the manifestation of His prophecy in my family.

-Sis. Samuel

I bless God for the salvation of my soul and for my husband’s birthday.

-Sis. Timothy

Text :Jer 32:27
Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth. The water rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than 20 feet. Every living thing that moved on the earth perished – birds, livestock, wild animals and all mankind. Everything on dry land that had breath of life in its nostrils died. Every living things on the face of the earth were wiped out; men, animals and birds of the air. BUT GOD REMEMBERED NOAH and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and He sent a wind over the earth, and the water receded. Genesis 7: 17-23; 8:1

As I read this scripture, I couldn’t help but reflect on the many storms that we often face in life: natural disasters, the storm of rejection, divorce, family problems, anger, doubt, unemployment, fear, hunger, shame, loneliness and unforgiving folks. To make matters worse, in the midst of those storms, there are the gale force winds of anxiety and the clouds of utter darkness.

There is a tendency to panic, feel frustrated, overwhelmed and abandoned. You probably ask where is God? Where is that light from the lighthouse? What is taking Him so long? Why doesn’t He rescue me? Can’t He see that the 20 foot wave is about to destroy me? Why did He wait until the sickness has lingered, the bill collector is knocking, or until the money is all gone?

I don’t know, but one thing is for sure, God has not forgotten you. He sees you and He cares deeply about you! Yes, He watches closely for each individual. His timing is always right and He will always do what is best. Through him we can all find rest despite the catastrophes that harass our world.

Isaiah 49: 15-16 states: “Can a mother forget the baby at Her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands”. It is so reassuring to know that everytime God looks at His hands He sees us. God knows us by name. He is indeed the God of all Flesh. We are also reminded in Matthew 10:30 that the very hairs on our head are numbered! Whenever we feel alone or rejected, whenever we feel pain, we can know that God has not forgotten us and He will help us find a way out of any situation no matter how bleak the circumstances may appear.

For as many as are going through real turbulent times in life I have come to encourage you. Cheer up for help is near. Your God, our God is the God of all flesh. Nothing is too hard for Him. He who got money from the mouth of the fish there is nothing that he cannot do. He who shut the mouth of the lion because of Daniel; He who stilled the sun for seven years, there is nothing that he cannot do.

Like God did in the days of Noah, He continues to do and is about to do today. He is sending His wind over your situation so the waters may recede. Welcome His presence and allow His anointing to saturate every crevice of your being; If you are not in His will, He is offering a new beginning to those of us who will return to him. Notice when God is at the helm how chaos quickly turns to calm.

Though you hear nothing, He is speaking. Though you see nothing, He is acting. Every incident in your life is intended to bring you closer to Him. God has already made a way. Enter into His presence with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise and allow him to show you the path to HIS WAY.

Let me close with my favorite scripture that I have used for many years to minister to myself. “So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and Help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”. Isaiah 41: 10(NIV).
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21 And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord.
23 And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau′s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

If you are in the company of laggards you would most likely lag behind. If you are in the company of leaders; you would most probably become one with time. As the Bible has said- be not deceived, bad communication corrupts good manners (1 Cor 15:13). It is difficult for you to become something you have not courted for some time- good or bad. This is one of the most central requirements for the evolution of men - environment.

Why is it so important that you receive the grace to overtake? Dear reader, I should have you know first and foremost that in the race of life there would always be those who lead as well as those who lag. In the class, there would be the first, second and third and then the class of the poor scorers. There would always be those who breast the tape in record time and those who are at the Olympics just for the participation. But one thing I know, of the two groups there is a team that the majority desires. There is a team that is always remembered while the rest are forgotten. My sincere question to you as you read is “What would you rather be - one of the toppers or one of the laggards?”
This is why environment is very important in the race to success. Those who keep company with laggards almost always remain laggards. Those who keep company with forward-thinking people almost always move forward.

Now there are different kinds of race and different paces to the top. There is a pace level of crawling where you are really struggling to move. There is a pace level of walking and that of running and that of flying. At different pace levels what is possible is different. You cannot be crawling and dreaming of overtaking. Rather you would be overtaken. It was David in the book of 1 Sam 30:8
[8] And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

Dear friend, in the race of life, overtaking is allowed. And please understand, overtaking is not so much about going past someone and becoming first. Overtaking is more about fulfilling the very mandate that God has for you in destiny.
There are men and women who are reading this right now who are being obstructed from progress by a team of laggards. It is time to overtake them. There are people who are reading this content who have been in long-lasting stagnation, I speak to you by the Spirit of the Lord; it is time to move forward.

But I want to challenge you, overtaking places a demand on you it is the demand of becoming more. If you want to overtake you have got to expand your capacity. People who overtake and recover all are people who train and reach unto mastery. Overtaking would require that you demand more of yourself. It would require that you pray your heart out. It would require that you discipline yourself intentionally. It would require that you read a lot more. No one overtakes by running at the level of yesterday. If you want to overtake you have to change your speed and to change your speed you need to grow to a whole new level of capacity.
As you reach out for more this new season, the Almighty God will give you strength.

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Acts 10:36-43

Once again, as we journey unto Easter, to celebrate the time set apart for the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, let us give thanks to our Lord for His sacrifice! He didn′t have to, but He did!That′s the whole essence of everything that we profess and Yearly Easter Celebration

Christ paid it all and all to Him we owe...., He hung on the cross, took several stripes and was nailed to the cross between two criminals despite being innocent and mocked and scoffed at, till He gave up the ghost!

Then He was placed in a tomb for three days after which He rose triumphantly from the grave - taking captivity captive! HALLELUJAH
Eph 4:8

For my sake , He did all these and now I need not suffer again but I now reign victoriously and in Majesty because of all He did for me (and for you all who have also received Him) Amen.

Reign on our Conquering King!!!

Our posture should therefore be nothing short of Thanksgiving! HALLELUJAH

Constantly rejoicing in that victory which Christ has given to us. We bless you Lord and will forever be grateful to you for this victory. We cannot thank you enough Lord but we do appreciate you for laying down your life for us and shall never take such grace for granted. May your grace continue to keep us in Jesus′name ‍ AMEN

By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
I John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:16

So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.
Matthew 28:8

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord , My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness. As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:10

Although this is an Old Testament scripture but it sums up a picture of what Christ did for us - We rejoice and give Thanks.

“The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!
II Sam 22:47

My Savior, Redeemer and Friend. Thank You for saving me.

And as we rejoice in the Cross and all that it stands for, let′s remember the reason for the season and intercede for the peace of Nigeria, Ukraine, Jerusalem and other nations of the world where the devil is stealing, killing and destroying.

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

Every living man needs help. God did not create a single self-sufficient being. In one way or the other we need other men. And more than anything else; we need God.
While we all need other men it is important to state that the help of man is vain. As Ps 60:11 says “Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.” It is very easy for men to make other men a pawn in their game of chess. Sad. In fact, my life has taught me that the best help from men is only received when they are inspired of God to help you. When men are inspired of God to help they offer such help willingly; sometimes they even plead to be numbered among your helpers because to them it becomes a privilege. I pray for you today dear reader; in this year 2022; men shall queue up to help you.
Please note that it is not everyone who desires help that gets help. Let me even add that many who deserve help never get help. While everyone needs help, not everyone will get help. It is my prayer for you today dear reader that you will find help in the mighty name of Jesus.

Let me share with you three critical things that makes a man to get the help of God and that of men.

Men who get help are often those who refuse to be silent.
Men only get help when they cry for help. The first law of help is never keep quiet. As I write this I remember the story of Blind Bartimaeus who desperately needed the help of the Saviour as he passed through Samaria. He had blindness that had lasted several years and he was now tired. He wanted change very desperately. The people around him shouted him down. The Bible recorded in Luke 18:39 “And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me”. When he was asked to shut up the Bible says he cried out yet the more. See, many have died needless deaths because they tried to be “man enough”. And please understand, only God is “God enough”. In the final analysis no man really is “man enough” Cry out for help if you need help. Cry out to God. Tell your God you are helpless. Don’t package. Don’t form. In the genuineness of your heart express your utter frustration to your God. He would come to your help.

Move in faith.
One thing I have seen is that people’s faith have moved God to instant help. The woman with the issue of blood said “For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.” (Matt 9:24). She pressed through the crowd inspired essentially by faith. And she got a response from the Lord. She received her help

Pray
How hard is it for Christians to understand that God wants us to pray not complain. Children of God spend several hours complaining and bemoaning their dire conditions without falling on their knees. Dear reader please understand that it is far more rewarding to pray than to weep. If you need any kind of help of the Lord or even from men brethren, the first place to go is the place of prayer. Get on your knees in your secret place. Pray out your heart to God and then wait gracefully with an expectant demeanor. I believe with you that God will hear and He will answer.

Happy New Month.
In this new month of April, 2022 you will experience divine help for uncommon signs and wonders in Jesus name

13. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.What things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.
Philippians 3:7.

Apostle Paul had been a man dominated by pride who thought that religion and academic achievement were enough. Yet in a confrontation with Jesus on the road to Damascus, he discovered that nothing he thought was enough really was. As he bowed before the lordship of Jesus, his life began to take shape. While some may not value spiritual discipline, Paul realized that following Jesus is not about religious achievements but about walking in a permanent lifestyle of dependency upon Him. Over the years, I came to terms with the recognition that—no matter how many years of seasoned services to Christ one accumulates, or how much wisdom, experience and biblical depth one gained— before the Ancient of Days, we all remain children.
We are wisely warned against ever supposing we “know everything.” And we are compelled to always remember that, for the believing lifestyle, knowledge ultimately does not relate to information but rather to the Person of God—to know Him with an ever-increasing depth and familiarity. Knowledge in God is not accumulating just scripture verses- it is gaining depth in our relationship with Him.

What does it mean to Press? Single-minded Pursuit The word “press” in original Greek means refers to the idea of pressure and means “to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire”. Occurring three times in Philippians 3:4-14, “dioko” intermittently describes “to follow,” “to pursue,” “to persecute,” or “to flee,” suggesting impassioned pursuit. Paul says that he follows after Christ in strong pursuit. Paul speaking in same Philippians says, “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me” (v. 12). He’s talking about maintaining direction. He’s staying on course, refusing the vanity of imagination, refusing distractions, pursuing his assignment single-mindedly. How great would it be if everyone of us, like Paul can single-mindedly pursue the race for which we were made. Those Things which are behind

There is something about that call to press toward the mark that captures the vision of the ancient Olympic race course five centuries before Christ. Paul uses the language of the athletic field of competition, exhorting us to press forward, while calling us to forget that which is behind—our past fears, our past focus, and our past failures.We are called to new faith that overcomes fear. Fears will trail you with the lying forecast that you can’t make it. Fears are today’s lies about tomorrow’s promise. Fears are denials of hope rooted in doubts about God’s power, presence, promise, and workings.
God always offers us the guarantee of His presence, and that’s enough to cast fears aside. The timeless rule for every runner in every race is, Don’t look back.We are called to new values that overcome self. Press in for values that overrule self. Focus personal goals only on serving others, not your own convenience. Give your life away because to save it, you will inevitably lose it. To find your life is to lay it down—first at the feet of Jesus and then in the face of the challenges of your life. Our high calling is to a new value—to serve others in the wisdom of the Lord’s way. We are called to great grace that overcomes failure. Don’t give up! We are called to “lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us…[to] run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:1, 2). The One who calls you has already won. Keep your eyes on Him… even if you stumble, He will carry you on.

In the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona, one of the greatest candidates for the gold medal in the 400-meter run was Derek Redmond of Britain. Just 150 meters out, his Achilles tendon snapped. A startled gasp erupted out of the crowd as they watched him stumble, then catch himself and continue. Limping painfully down the course, he remained intent on finishing the race, no matter how long it took. As the other runners sped by, a figure pushed his way out of the stands and onto the track. Redmond’s father put his arm around him, lifted his son’s arm over his shoulder, and helped him to finish the race. It is a marvelous illustration of God’s enormous mercy and grace when failure or brokenness besets us on the path toward our goals. If we will just stay on track, we can go the distance, because we have a heavenly Father who will come, put His arms around us, undergird us, and see us through to the end.

The Lord is calling each of us to go the distance, but on His terms. He is yet saying to all who put their trust in Him—“Keep moving forward so that my power can be released in you and my purpose may be fulfilled in you.”Keep pressing toward the mark.

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In trying to increase the amount of multimillion and multibillion dollar businesses in Nigeria, and sharpen their entrepreneurial skills, The leadership and workforce at RCCG Kingdom Palace, hosted a conference on Saturday, January 29th, to mark its 12th anniversary.

With the theme “Starting Right, Growing Big”, and featuring 3 illustrious CEOS as guest speakers; Timi Ologunoye of Autochek Technology, Dr. Jide Adedeji of Easy Sauces and Olumide Gbadebo of Adunni Organics- the conference started by 10am inside the church auditorium and lasted till shortly after 2pm; with the intent of imparting grace and experience, while believing God to produce the next Dangote.

After appreciating the zonal head Pastor Sunday for the platform, along with a brief overview of the guest speakers portfolio, Bunmi Jembola, the MC eased into the event proper by granting two business owners within the auditorium two minutes each to discuss their brands and products.

Making the cut was Akinade Abigail Oluwatoyin of J3 African Foods, who primarily markets branded pap in a variety of tastes and sizes, and Oluwabunmi Akinbule of Right Choice, who sells cassava flour with less starch content. “No matter what you are doing or the level it is, you can never tell where God is taking you, Bunmi Jembola added.

God doesn′t create rubbish
First speaker was Timi Ologunoye, a child of God whose life purpose is helping people to realize their desired outcome in life and also co-founder of Autochek Africa, a multi million dollar company with tentacles across several African countries and financial institutions.

Citing Bible verses to pass his points, Timi began with Genesis:1, highlighting how God created us the same way money will flow in the direction of value creation, “And though some have found a need, but they keep analyzing the perfect condition to start, whereas verse 2 of Genesis states that the earth was without form and void.”
“Verse 26 states when God decided to make man, so unless you start and execute, ideas are useless”.

Other interesting points he mentioned include overcoming laziness, fear of failure, starting small, willingness to experiment, along with the importance of building systems and structure, with financial intelligence.

Transform your nothing special into something special.
The elegant Olumide Gbadebo was next to inspire with her broad insights. A former medical practitioner and advertising expert who turned to become the cosmetologist CEO of Adunni Organics, Olumide began by emphasizing on “to get something good, you have to give something good” and “if making money is your problem, go and get a job” before she moved the conference in another round of interactive session with participants.

“Nigeria has a poverty mindset but we are not poor. There’s a lot of money in this country, what you need is to develop the idea and add the special ingredient called excellence. Transform your nothing special into something special. You may be trying your best but your best may not be what is required”

Sometimes your help is in helping others.
Gifting out soup sachets to everyone in attendance, the benevolent Dr. Jide Adedeji, CEO of Easy Sauces, delivered his presentation by admonishing participants not to begin any business on the basis of “I want to make money, but to serve, help and further the kingdom of God.”

A lecturer at the Lagos Business School, with over 10 US patents, and businessman across 3 continents, Dr. Adedeji advised that “there is no secret in business, but to share your ideas, and maintain resilience, as networking is critical for business growth.” Mentioning that it would be a shame to come out and not interacted to help people, Dr. Adedeji expressed sincere interest towards helping producers package and put their products on store shelves.

The illuminating conference went on to have a panelist session wherein the guest speakers fielded questions from participants, before ending shortly around past 2, and progressed into an afternoon of health and wellness checkup, giving out welfare packages to the community, and finally ending with an evening crusade to celebrate the doings of the Lord of hosts in their midst.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
What does it mean to have dominion?

Dominion means having authority and rule over a thing, principle or a geographical arena. Dominion means being fully in charge and capable of determining what happen or does not happen.
To fully understand dominion it might be helpful to explain its opposite which is “Subjugation”. Subjugation is being under rule without the capacity to determine what you do, want, or even think. Subjugation; as is seen with the children of Israel may even mean being incapable of dreaming big dreams or even serving your own God.
Subjugation is terrible. When a man is subjugated the rewards of his work is reaped by another man. This basically means that he cannot even determine the course of his own life or future. The worst part of subjugation is that a man cannot actually free himself.
Imagine that Modecai, who was a slave in Babylon did the king Ahasuerus a great favour, he exposed a plot by three men who sought to kill the king. When it was time to give reward, Haman, the arch enemy of Modecai and his people (Israel) was the one who was promoted as Prime Minister making him second only to the king. In spite of this, Modecai could not protest; why?- because slaves have no rights whatsoever. This is how bad subjugation can be.

For everyone reading this who are under the despotic reign of Lucifer; may the Almighty God give you freedom today in Jesus name.
The devil is a bad devil. When he wins a man he captures his life, ambition, health, destiny, family, academics, and even future; just about everything. He leaves him no room to even attempt an escape.
But, our God is a good God. He continually shows mankind his own salvation (Ps 91:16). One of the best promise he made to us in all of his holy book is the promise of all-round dominion
What should we have dominion over?

SIN
Paul speaking to the Roman church in Rom 6: 13-14 says “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin; but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”
The devil subjugates men to do sinful things even against their own very wish. People get into drugs and then cannot get out because they are hooked. People get into lesbianism and alcoholism and find it hard to quit. Sin is compelling them to its ways each day. People lie willfully to the point where they have no honour. But the promise of God is this “Sin shall no longer reign in your mortal bodies”

SICKNESS
11 But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also give life to {quicken} your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you.
This is the final verdict over sickness. The Spirit of Jesus gives life that renews our mortal bodies. I pray for anyone reading this bulletin right now who has been struggling with any long-term sickness or the other, the word of God is saying to you today “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for {of} our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.” Sickness in your body, blood stream and marrows are cursed in Jesus name. Begining from today, the grip of sickness over your life is broken eternally.

NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES
Jesus was in the inner cabin in a ship one day and the storm was heavy. The apostles were really afraid. He slept on unbothered and the apostles asked him “Do you not care at all that we perish in this storm?” And really Jesus did not care about the storm because he was certain of his ability to call the storm to a halt. “He who calleth forth the things that be not as though they were” (Rom 4:17).
Several times; our Father in the Lord; Pastor E.A. Adeboye has make use of the power of God to stop the rain and clear the skies. You too can. You are not helpless when nature works against the purpose of God in your life. You can speak your expectations to life.
Dear Reader, let me challenge you as we round off our 12th Anniversary and carry on in faith on this mountain of prayer and fasting. By all means, ensure like Hannah that you do not return without a proof. These 50days fasting and prayers will be the weapon for making champions. Ensure by all means that you are one. You shall come back from this Shiloh with a Samuel. You shall return with dominion in Jesus name.

Happy new month.