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John 5:26 : FOR AS THE FATHER HAS LIFE IN HIMSELF, SO HE HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF.

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FOR AS THE FATHER HAS LIFE IN HIMSELF, SO HE HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF.

TO THE BIBLE: Romans 8:11

“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”

LET’S TALK

In the Old Testament, God said to the people, “…the life of the flesh is in the blood….” (Leviticus 17:11). That’s true for every natural human being, but for you who are born again and filled with the Holy Spirit, it’s different! What keeps you going is much more than the blood in your body.

In the scripture above, the words “give life” also mean “to vitalise” and “to rejuvenate.” Thus, it’s the Holy Spirit who rejuvenates and vitalises you, not the blood flowing in your veins. This Holy Spirit was the One who incubated on the body of Jesus after He was crucified and buried, and raised Him from the dead. That same Spirit lives in you today, giving life to your physical body. This means no sickness, disease, or infirmity should stay in your body.

The Bible says, “For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself” (John 5:26). You have in you the resurrection-life of Jesus, which is the God-kind of life. If you ever find anything wrong in your body, you don’t need to be worried or scared. Just stir up the power of that life-giving Spirit within you through your words of faith, and command the problem to go.

Go Deeper: Romans 8:10, Colossians 3:1-4

Speak

I’m not ordinary; I’ve got the life of God in me. No sickness or disease can fasten itself to my body, because I’m inundated with the life of Christ. Greater is He that’s in me, than he who’s in the world. I’m divinely strengthened and rejuvenated, in Jesus’ Name!

Act

Meditate on today’s scripture (Romans 8:11) and let the Holy Spirit minister to you as you do.

NEWNESS OF LIFE IN CHRIST .

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NEWNESS OF LIFE IN CHRIST .

Tuesday, January 16th , 2018

Pastor Chris

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life (Romans 6:3-4).

Our theme scripture is quite outstanding. It begins by letting us know that we’ve been baptized into “Jesus Christ,” and not just “Christ.” The latter means being put in the body of Christ, but the former makes it so strong so that you can better understand when the Bible says, _*“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones”*_ (Ephesians 5:30). It doesn’t get any better than that.

You were baptized into Jesus Christ, meaning that you’re lost in Him, immersed in Him. You’ve become inseparably one with Him that you can’t be distinguished from Him: “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:17).

Now, the second part that’s even more thrilling is the fact that we weren’t just baptised unto Him in His death, but were also raised up together with Him to a newness of life. The Bible says, “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life”*_ (Romans 6:4). The Apostle Paul talks about the death of Christ, but there was also the resurrection, which is the victory and the glory.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ made Christianity possible. Christianity didn’t begin with His death, for His death didn’t give us life; however, His resurrection ushered us into a newness of life. His death paid for our sins, but didn’t give us a new life. That’s why salvation isn’t the result of the confession or affirmation of His death, but of His resurrection: “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9).

There’s a newness of life in Christ; there’s a new consciousness, with the understanding that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so, you also should walk in newness of life. That means, reckon yourself to have come out of spiritual death. You have a new life now; the old nature is dead; your past doesn’t exist; you’re a new creation in Christ Jesus; a superior creation! Hallelujah!

PRAYER

I know who I am; I’m not of this world. I’m a new creation; I’ve come out of death, and I’m perfected in Christ Jesus. Christ is alive in me—spirit, soul, and body—in Jesus’ Name. Amen.*

FURTHER STUDY: Romans 8:1-2 [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

John 11:24-26 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING

1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 12:1-21,

Genesis 38-39

2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 9:32-43,

Job 3-4

THE NEW BIRTH: A MUST FOR EVERY MAN.

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THE NEW BIRTH: A MUST FOR EVERY MAN.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again (John 3:7).

Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” All men sinned in Adam and came legally under Satan’s dominion. How did this happen? Romans 6:16 says, “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” Adam obeyed Satan and became his servant; he submitted his authority to Satan. That’s the authority Satan uses today to oppress and keep man in bondage.

To be free from Satan’s dominion, man has to be born again, and become a new creature. This new creation is made possible by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible calls Him the first begotten of the dead (Revelation 1:5). He’s the first to rise from spiritual death, and all those who are born again have also come out of spiritual death.

This is why we preach the Gospel, so that men may know they don’t have to be in bondage to Satan anymore. They don’t have to be cut off or alienated from the life of God. Consider the description of those who aren’t born again in Ephesians 2:12: they’re “…aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world.”

The Power Of Your Mind

How could anyone live without God? How could anyone live in such utter darkness and blindness? Nothing could be more deplorable and hopelessly terrible! It’s the reason Jesus said, “Marvel not that I said Ye must be born again” (John 3:7). When you’re born again, you’re at once transferred from the domain of darkness into the kingdom of God’s dear Son. You’re immediately separated from death unto life, and you’ll never perish (John 3:16).

Failure, sickness, defeat, poverty and everything that’s of darkness aren’t a part of your life now that you’re born again: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

CONFESSION
I believe that God raised up Jesus from the dead, and boldly affirm the Lordship of Jesus over my life. Therefore, I’m a partaker of the divine nature, and I live the life of glory, righteousness, success, health, prosperity and victory in Christ. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:
John 3:3-7 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
1 Thessalonians 5:1-28, Isaiah 61-63
2-Year Bible Reading Plan:
John 6:1-14, 1 Kings 22

THE LIFE AND NATURE OF GOD .

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THE LIFE AND NATURE OF GOD .

Friday, September 22nd,2017

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23).*
Eternal life is the life and nature of God. It’s the transcendent life, which we have in Christ Jesus. He gave His life for us, so we could live and walk in His righteousness, glory, and grace.

But until a man is born again, he can’t have eternal life, no matter how much he tries. There’re people who are struggling to please God; they’re struggling to live right, but don’t know how to go about it. You can’t live right until you have first received the life and nature of God into your spirit.

True Christianity is fellowship with the divine; having your human life supplanted by the life and nature of God. Until you have His life in you, you can’t live it. The Lord Jesus, addressing Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, said, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again”(John 3:5-7). To be born again is to have the Christ-life imparted to your spirit, such that you come alive to God; you’re awakened to the fatherhood of God, and He takes up His abode in the quarters of your heart.

Learn more : The Gift of Fellowship

This isn’t something you struggle to attain; it happens the instant you’re born again: the life and nature of God is imparted to your spirit to enable you live right and produce fruits of righteousness. Your life becomes the manifestation of God’s goodness, glory, grace, and love when you have and are conscious of His life and nature in you.

Learn more : We bear fruits of Righteousness.

PRAYER
*Precious Father, I thank you for your great love for me, which you demonstrated in sending Jesus Christ to die for me. I affirm that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life, and His life and nature have been imparted to my spirit. I’m awakened to the fatherhood of God, and I express the righteousness of God in my world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY: *||* 1 John 5:11-13 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. ||

*|| 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. ||

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Galatians 6:1-18,
Isaiah 9-10
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 24:13-27,
2 Samuel 17-18

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YOUR RECREATED SPIRIT KNOWS NO SADNESS

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TO THE BIBLE: Isaiah 12:3 NIV

“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”

LET’S TALK

From the moment you were born again, you were brought into a life of unending joy. The Bible says in Romans 14: 17, “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” Joy is an emotion evoked by satisfaction, appreciation and pleasure. God was joyful when He created the earth; He appreciated what He made and took pleasure in it (Genesis 1:31).

The joy you have is not of this world, but of God; therefore, it’s independent of external circumstances. 1 Peter 1:8 describes it as “…joy unspeakable and full of glory.” Everywhere Jesus went during His earthly walk, He brought joy to people, and He still does today. The joy that comes from your inner man (your spirit) transcends physical circumstances; it’s permanent, and it’ll keep you strong and healthy. The Bible says, “A merry heart doeth good like medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones” (Proverbs 17:22 KJV).

Learn to be joyful and maintain a happy spirit always. Joy is a fruit of the recreated human spirit (Galatians 5:22), so you can be joyful at all times. Produce joy from your spirit by making melodies and singing new songs from your heart to the Lord. The Lord delights to hear your joyful praise. Nehemiah 8:10 says, “…for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” God needs you to be joyful so you can transfer that same joy to your environment, for you can’t make others joyful until you’re full of joy yourself.

Go Deeper: 1 Thessalonians 5:16, Philippians 4:4

Pray

Dear Father, I thank you for filling my heart with joy unspeakable, and full of glory. I live joyfully today, knowing that you’re my God, and you delight in me, rejoicing over me daily with singing. Your joy is my strength! Thus, I live victoriously every day as I continually maintain a joyful spirit, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Act

Speak in tongues fervidly for a few minutes. Then sing songs of praise and let the joy of the Lord fill your heart to overflowing.

LIFE IN THE WORD

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LIFE IN THE WORD

Tuesday, August 15th . 2017

Pastor Chris

_*And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 3:15).*_

God’s Word is what you need for your spiritual growth and development. It’s what you need for a balanced life of continual victory and success that you’ve received in Christ. This is so because you were created by the Word of God, which means the Word of God is your life; it’s your source, and every living thing must be connected to its source to survive. Man’s body was made from the dust of the ground, so man has to feed on what’s cultivated from the ground to survive.

Man, however, is a spirit, and the spirit of man wasn’t made from the dust of the ground; the spirit of man came from God’s Spirit, and was created with the Word of God. You, therefore, must continually feed on God’s Word to live triumphantly in life. Acts 20:32 says, _*“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”*_

It’s important to note here that the scripture wasn’t referring to everyone in the world, but to God’s children. The Apostle Paul says the Word is able to build you up, because that’s where you came from; that’s your origin; you’re born of the incorruptible seed of the Word; therefore, you must remain connected to the Word to live your best.

Through the Word, you condition your life for victory every day, such that no matter the circumstances you find yourself in, you’re always triumphant. 2 Corinthians 2:14 says, _*“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.”*_

*PRAYER*

*Dear Father, I thank you for my origin in you; I’m born of the incorruptible Word of God; therefore, I’m immune to the corrupting influences of my world, and I’m indestructible. The Word of God is working in me, producing in and through me, the result of its message, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.*

*FURTHER STUDY:* *||* *1 Peter 1:23* Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. *||*

*||* *Luke 4:4* And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. *||*

*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*

*1-Year Bible Reading Plan:* Romans 16,
Psalms 102-103

*2-Year Bible Reading Plan:* Luke 16:13-18,
Ruth 3-4

HE’S GIVEN US HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS .

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HE’S GIVEN US HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS .

Sunday, August 13th . 2017

PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME PHD

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith (Romans 1:17).

Most religions of the world are reflective of man’s efforts to attain righteousness. Men have been seeking the righteousness of God, struggling and trying their best to become righteous. Sadly, even amongst Christians, there’re those still struggling to be righteous, thinking that if they became more righteous, God will hear their prayers.

The righteousness of God is revealed only in the Gospel, and what the message says is that He’s given us His own righteousness, because we couldn’t get or attain it by ourselves. The Gospel is good news, and what it means, in a nutshell, is that you couldn’t be righteous on your own, no matter how you tried. As a result, God had to give you His own righteousness as a gift. All you have to do is to accept His righteousness, and it’ll be imparted to your spirit and you can live accordingly.
That God has given you His own righteousness is such a liberating truth. The gifts and the calling of God are without repentance (Romans 11:29). It’s also something that can’t be improved upon, because it’s perfect, being God’s own righteousness. This means you can never be more righteous than you already are. You can stand before Him now and always, unashamed. What an amazing reality!

That’s the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Romans 3:24 says, “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” We’ve been declared righteous by His grace; we’ve been acquitted by His grace. We’ve been freed of all charges. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
Jesus took our place of sin and gave us His righteousness. We’re thus the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. We’re as righteous as Jesus is, and this is entirely God’s doing: _“To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus” (Romans 3:26). Blessed be God!

PRAYER
Thank you, dear Father, for imparting your righteousness to my spirit! I rejoice, knowing that I now stand justified in your presence. Thank you for ushering me into the transcendent life, where I reign and rule with Christ forever, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

*FURTHER STUDY:|| Isaiah 53:10-11 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. *||
*||Romans 5:17 For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) ||
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 15:5-13,
Psalms 94-98
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 15:20-32,
Judges 21

YOU’RE GOD’S FAVOURITE CREATION

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THE BEST ABOVE THE REST

(You’re God’s Favourite Creation)

No matter how fantastic and fascinating the physical creations of God might seem, you’re His best and favourite!

To The Bible James 1:17-18 NLT

“Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God above, who created all heaven’s lights. Unlike them, he never changes or casts shifting shadows. In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his choice possession.”

LET’S TALK

Exotic wildlife, the rarest species of flora, breathtaking landmarks, and exquisite natural resorts, all tell of God’s wondrous creation, and remind us how great He is. However, as beautiful as all these creations of God are, you’re still His best and favourite.

I’m not talking about everyone in the world, but ‘you’ the new creation in Christ. God gave birth to you through His Word. You’re His pride and joy, His choice possession, and the best of all His creation! The fact that you’re born with the same life that God has is what makes you peculiar. Plants don’t have that life. Animals don’t have it either. Even the angels don’t have it, but you do (1 Peter 1:23-25).

When God looks at you, He sees His excellent handiwork. Therefore, don’t see yourself as a speck in the universe. You’re first-class through and through, the very best of everything God created!

Go Deeper Ephesians 2:10 AMP, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 4:11

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Prayer

Dear Father, I’m honoured to know that I’m the best of all your creation. Thank you for giving me your very life and nature, and for blessing me with such inestimable grace, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Act

Take out time today to thank the Lord and worship Him for creating you the way you are.

A NEW CREATION

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TO THE BIBLE: Romans 6:4

“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

LET’S TALK

Some people think all Jesus came to do was save us from sin; but that’s just one side of the story. He saved us from our sins alright, but He did that for a purpose—to make us sons of God! His ultimate aim was to give us a new life, the God-life! Saving us from our sins was only a means to an end. When He hung on the cross, we were all in Him, because He did it for all people. He was made sin for us; He took our place.

That’s the legality of redemption. Even though you hadn’t been born at the time He died, you were in Him. The same goes for all those who were born before He came—He was the representative of all men. When He died and was buried, in the mind of God, we all died and were buried in Him. And that was the end of sin; it was buried with Him.

However, that wasn’t the end of Jesus’ substitutionary work. On the third day, God raised Him from the dead. And when He rose from the dead, we also rose together with Him into a newness of life. Remember, our sins were buried with Him. Your past, with all its failures, weaknesses, and defeats, was buried with Him. Now, you have a new life in Christ Jesus; not a continuation of your old life. You’re a new creation now, superior to the devil, the world, and its systems. Hallelujah!

Go Deeper

2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 4:24; Romans 6:5

Pray

Dear Father, thank you for separating me from the destruction that ruins men’s lives and the judgment that works in the lives of men, having been identified with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection. Now I walk in the newness of life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR

1 Corinthians 13, Proverbs 1-2

TWO YEAR

Luke 19:28-40, 1 Samuel 17

Act

Walk with the consciousness that you’re now a child of God—free of all sin—living the divine life in Christ.

THE GOD-LIFE IS FOUND IN CHRIST

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TO THE BIBLE: 1 John 5:11-12

“And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

LET’S TALK

Some young people get initiated as members of gangs, secret cults, and societies, because they believe they can get something more than the natural human life in such groups. They engage in all kinds of vices and nefarious activity, believing that they will give them the edge. However, no one needs to join such groups to obtain supernatural powers or influence. Indeed, there’s a life beyond the ordinary human life, and that’s the God-life found only in Christ! Jesus brought this life and immortality to light through the Gospel (2 Timothy 1:10).

In John 5:26, He declared, “For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself.” The life Jesus is referring to here is the God-life! You only find this life when you make Jesus Christ Lord of your life. It’s the life He had when He walked the face of the earth, and He had the fullness of it in Him (Colossians 1:19). This God-life is a special kind of life. It’s the life that, if anyone would have, he would live forever. It’s a life that dominates sickness and disease, and reigns over the devil; it’s the miracle-life of God.

However, this life is only for those who have received Christ Jesus: If you believe that God raised Jesus back to life, and have confessed Him as your Lord and Saviour, you’ll have this same life. This new divine life of God in you completely supplants the human life with which you were born of your parents; it’s a life beyond this world!

Go Deeper

John 3:16, John 20:31; 1 John 5:11-12

Pray

I’m conscious of the life of God in me. I live above sickness, disease, poverty, pain, and the devil, in the Name of Jesus. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR

John 14:15-31, 1 Chronicles 1-2

TWO YEAR

Mark 14:1-11, Numbers 32

Act

Tell your friends about this special life you have. And if they aren’t born again, tell them about Jesus and lead them to salvation, so they too can have this same life.

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