MOVING MOUNTAINS BY THE WEAPON OF FAITH 2
By Bishop Akintayo Sam-Jolly
Heb.11: 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
People who have faith are the ones who get involved in missions. If you have faith you will start witnessing in the hospital and corners. What gives you weight in the kingdom is when you preach the gospel. When you have faith you will be ready to obey God and not do what others are doing. There are unbelievers who think it is their possession that will tell that thy have faith. It’s a lie! By faith Abraham sojourned in the land that God sent him. Sojourn where God wants you to be and He will turn things around for you. By faith you will stay where God wants you to stay.
There are some businesses in this land that some investors make very impossible for other to engage in. They employ evil monopoly. If God wants you to be there you will be there in Jesus’ name!
Do not set your eyes on natural things. No matter how God blesses you, set your eyes on heaven. You will prosper where God wants you. Do not build on foundations set by your fathers. Don’t build anything on man. Build on God’s word.
When Sarah was past age, she received strength to carry pregnancy. May God renew your strength in Jesus name.
Faith is the unshakable assurance in the ability of God to raise the dead. Faith makes you pass God’s giving test.
Vs 17 It was after Abraham gave hat God said “now i know that you fear God.”
Gen 22:1 Faith is seen when you can obey God to go or to do. It is also seen when you can give to missions. God will prove you by giving. It is by faith you can give God. It is by faith you can give sacrifices to God.
Heb 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
Faith is the confidence you have that makes you defy evil..
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; 25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
It takes faith for you to set your eyes on the suffering for Christ, it takes faith to do that.
Heb 11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 1Cor 1:9
2Thes 1:6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
It is a righteous thing for God to pay back those who trouble you. God will trouble all those who trouble you in Jesus’ name!
MOVING MOUNTAINS BY THE WEAPON OF FAITH
Bishop Akintayo Sam-Jolly
Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
vs 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Is 54:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Faith is a weapon. Your faith will stop every attack against you. Your faith is a shield it protects you. It quenches the power of everything that the enemy sends against you. Some people believe in satanic power more than God. I declare that your faith will take away every conspiracy against you. From today onwards your body is shielded by faith. People know the power of words but they are not using it. It is what you confess that will happen. I loose your mouth from every demonic glue.
Faith is a shield
Rev 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
These in the above scripture is referring to numerous forces; economic, educational systems and many other systems, fighting against the church.
From today, do not treat life naturally. There is a war going on. Some people had all the brains but they are nothing today. All the forces came to fight against the Lamb; representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. If they fight against the Lamb, they will not leave you. You will rise up and overcome them. Laws will change because of you. You have got an assignment.
Gen 11:3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Rev 17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Jesus shall overcome them because He is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Every king has a kingdom.
Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
God has called you to stand with the church because the church is at war. For the church to succeed you must be with your Bishop. May God give you people who are with you. One person can make a recommendation for you. If you are not standing with God, God will not give you who to stand with you.
We belong to the kingdom of God that is superior to every other kingdom. We need the right people around us for enable us to win. No matter how strong the anointing you carry if those that are around you are do not have the right qualities, they would not be blessed.
You can be called but it will take another level of grace for you to be chosen. The Chosen are people who go the extra mile.
Faithful are the loyal and dependable people, and those you can trust.
There are some people in the church who are faithful in everything else but God. That is why things fail them. You cannot win war with them. You need people who can surface in rain or shine. If you keep yourself from winning the war of Jehovah, in your own life, God will not supply you the helpers you need to win your war. What you sow, you reap.
Building Faith to Conquer Mountains
By Bishop Akintayo Sam-Jolly
1Tim 6:12
A lot of people are not accepting that they are at war. You will stand a chance to conquer in a battle when you face the reality that you are at war. No army goes to battle without expecting casualties. It is in war time that soldiers who are wounded are still fighting.
The reason why Christians live the way they live today is because they fail to understand that we are at war. The reason why they face sudden death, sudden attack is because they fail to realize that we are at war.
The only reason why things will work out for your good is because God is in charge. Witches and wizard are systematically fighting against Christians, the Word and so on. Our children must understand that they are at war and there is a battle for them to succeed.
There are people and forces that want to destabilize your church, ministry and work. The country that do well are the ones that realize that they are at war. In the midst of war there are many types of battles going on. If you must succeed in life and in anything, win your battles.
For you to succeed it is a fight of faith. You have to be strong in faith for you to make it to eternity. Many people are already discouraged. Faith is produced by the word of God and then by hearing the word. There is no way you can build your faith when you don’t understand that you are fighting a war. Eph 6:11 There are some Christians who have no strength in them. They cannot see or understand that there is no strength in them. There are times, the things that spoil our testimonies are the things that take us away from God.
V12 We are fighting against unseen forces.
V13-16 Your faith stopes the plan of the enemy against you.
When Joab killed Abner, David cried over Abner because of the way he died. 2Sam 3:26-27, 30-33 Rev 19:12-13 2Tim 4:7-8 Ps 91:1.
The Heart of Man
Bishop Akintayo Sam-Jolly
God is Concerned about the Heart
2 Chron 17:2
God is concerned about the heart. Guard your heart. Do not allow it to be puffed up. The heart has the ability to produce good or evil. Women have the power to incubate and multiply, so also is the heart.
Prov.23:7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
The heart of a man shapes a man because of what he thinks and what he eventually utters. What is going on in your life will shape your heart and will eventually make or destroy you.
Jer 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Let God reveal the heart of people around you.
Rom 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Joab did great things for David. He was not celebrated because he had a terrible heart, and the state of his heart showed up many times. He killed David’s son and proclaimed another King when David had told him that Solomon should be king. David instructed that Solomon never let Joab go to his grave in peace.
Prov.20: 27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. The spirit of man in this scripture is referring to the heart. God relates with you on the basis of your heart but not according to you outward operations.
1Sam 16: 6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed is before him. 7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as
man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
It is in your power to decide what goes on in your heart. Ps 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. Set you heart on the right things. The things that God admires.
The reason why your mouth cannot produce good things is because of your heart. Matt.15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
Worship and Work from the Heart
The reason why you gossip and put your heart on fame is because your heart is small and wicked. Eph 6:6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
When a man is pastoring from the heart he does the will of God. May you do the will of God from your heart in Jesus’s name.
Matt 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Whatever you do not do from your heart, you do in vain. Matt.15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Live from your heart. Obey from your heart.
Rom 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
The Heart is a Womb
The heart is a place where you incubate. What you allow to grow in it makes the difference. Your heart is a powerful womb. What you allow it to conceive will come to pass.
Is59:13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. Stop allowing negative things to grow in your heart. Conceive big things and dream big. Prov 12:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
Your heart is a pregnant woman. Carry good words in it.
Acts 5:4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. May you not conceive negative things in your heart.
Your Heart needs to be Guarded
Prov.6:25
Prov 4:20-20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Overburdening Your Heart is Dangerous
You need little stresses in life but you must not over stress your heart. Luke 21: 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Don’t allow your heart to be overcharged. Do not carry too many things in your heart. Do not use your pain to kill you. Use it to serve God. Turn you pain around into glory. Don’t allow sin in your heart. Stop being jealous. Keep your heart clear.
THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
BISHOP AKINTAYO SAM-JOLLY
The Anointing is the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives. The Holy spirits produces wisdom and power in our lives. There are battles in our lives that nothing else can handle but the Holy Spirit. People consult demonic powers in certain situations but they never improve their lives. They are deceptive and for a moment create a situation of normalcy but it does not last. Satan and his demons never do anything that lasts. When you put human power and ability above hope in God there are consequences. If you have ever consulted powers of darkness you need to ask the God for forgiveness.
The Anointing is needed
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
The power of the Holy Ghost was at work in Jesus’ life. The anointing is God being with you by the Holy Spirit. Because God anointed Jesus, He went about doing good. When the Holy Ghost is working in your life you constantly produce good. God knew that Jesus would not operate by Himself. He knew that Jesus the Son needed the Holy Spirit. If God knows that, how much more you?
The devil mocks the Holy Spirit because He knows the power in the Holy Spirit that he (the devil) doesn’t want us to access. That is why the devil uses believers to mock the Holy Spirit.
No one can live this Christian life without the Holy Spirit.
Luke 24:4949 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
By waiting on God, you receive more of the Holy Spirit upon your lives. But you must know that you can run out of the supply of the Holy Spirit.
Phil 1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Many Christians go low of the power of the HS in their lives. Samson took the anointing for granted and the Spirit of God left him. If you lose the anointing you will lose your sight. Jn 3:34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
We have a supply of the Holy Spirit. May we carry the anointing of God. May we have measures of the Spirit of God.
Matt 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
John announced that only Jesus Christ can baptize us with the Holy spirit and with power. It is a piety that people announce Jesus Christ now but have no power. Do not expect to succeed as a minister without the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank God the Holy Spirit does not come on only the learned. The Holy Spirit ministers to every single person. The Holy Spirit is not for the educated. The Holy Spirit is for the hungry man.
Eccle 9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Father, let not my head lack anointing
You receive the anointing in the following ways:
Spending time with Him.
Being a Spiritual son.
By being a servant to the man of God.
Helpers In God’s House
By Bishop Akintayo Sam-Jolly
Judges 5:15-24
Help;
– Support.
– Aiding someone towards a goal.
– Rendering service.
– Giving someone assistance.
God made a choice and decision to use human beings.
Whatever God does, there’s priority. His most important work, is the salvation of lost souls.
You’re not a pastor in God’s eyes, if you’re not going after the flock and bringing the backslidden to Christ.
Anyone who is ashamed to teach, is bold to go to hell. Have no time to evangelize and witness? You’ve got eternity to spend in hell.
The project of salvation, is time bound.
You’re called to be a helper in God’s Vision.
Isaiah 54:3,5
Whoever you fail to preach to here on earth, you’ll never be able to preach to them in Heaven.
2 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Timothy 3:15
From the church, the world must understand the standards of living and understand morals, knowing what is right.
Behavior –
Comportment
The Liberty Of The Church;
Liberty of The Spirit.
We are God’s business partners, we must know how to involve ourselves.
Exodus 25:1-8, 40 Judges 5:12
Captivity Captive:
– Capturing in order to set them free.
– There are people that cannot be helped unto you set them free.
HONOURING FATHERS & SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY
By Bishop Akintayo Sam-Jolly
Gen 17:4
It is God who established fatherhood. God who established the principle of fatherhood also established the fact that He wants fathers to be honoured. Fatherhood is talking about those who raised you spiritually. You can be blessed or cursed by your fathers because of what you open yourself to. God put Abraham in the position that all will look up to him Gen12:1 God put Abraham as a channel of blessing. Mal 1:6-8 God established a principle in this verse. A son must honour his father. You are a son who is a servant. We are servants of God but we are sons of God. The servant-hood does not take away your sonship. You cannot honour your father and allow someone to talk lightly about his name.
This honour is evident by the service you render. It is wrong for you to expect ‘thank you’ from your spiritual father rather expect a blessing from him. God sees what you offer Him. Don’t offer Him lame gifts. Learn to give your spiritual father gifts; not lame gifts. Don’t honour your pastor’s voice over the Bishop. Honour the pastors of your assembly. Let your pastors eat from your labour. Learn to sow in terrible situations. The seed will speak for you. Your spiritual covering will bring growth and increase.
1Cor 4:15 There is one father in the ministry. There are elders, sons who have labored in the ministry that you must relate to them as fathers. There are people who are in fatherly capacity towards you, but you have only one father. God demands that this is so. Eph 6:1-2 1Tim 5:17 Whatever honour you give to your parents, give double honour to your spiritual parents.
Num 12:8 Never joke with your spiritual father.
Prioritized Living
By Bishop-Elect Akintayo Sam-Jolly
By Bishop-Elect Akintayo Sam-Jolly
Luke 14
When God promised to give Israel the land of Canaan, he said Jericho must be His. Upon having Jericho He said Israel would possess Canaan.
As we go into the year with the theme “Great Harvest, Great Increase”, we must understand that before we harvest great increase, we must bring into the house of God.
The Mission of Christ
Matt 1:21- The name Jesus refers to the one who came to save people from their sins and not primarily to address other physical issues. He came primarily to get people to God. He came to address the worst state of man which is the sinful one. Even though poverty kills and sickness also, Jesus did not come primarily to address these, but to ensure that all are connected to God. When the condition of sin is dealt with, the consequences of other condition can be addressed. The consequence of sin could not be changed that was why Jesus came. There was no adequate remedy for sin and so God had to send his son with a body prepared to die.
Heb 4:10-7, Luke 19:10 Christ declared His mission and all He did surrounded his task.
Luke 9:56- the disciple were offended at the response of people to Jesus but the Lord said He had not come to destroy them. When you are rejected just move on. Do not get distracted from your assignment. Be focused.
The State of The Unsaved Man
No man can be good by himself. There is no one good without Christ Jesus. The unsaved lies in wickedness. In Romans 3:23 the task is huge because all have sinned. Romans 3:10- no one can boast of his own righteousness.
The Future of the Unsaved
Mark 9:43-44 – According to the holy scriptures of truth, if one is not born again, one is hell bound. Jesus is the only way and except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. An unquenchable fire awaits the lost soul.
Matthew 18:8-11- The hell fire is everlasting. This is the future that awaits the unsaved.
(2 Corinthians 6:21) Major Appointment of Man
– The first appointment is salvation (Hebrew 9:27)
– The second major appointment is death.
– Revelation 20:11-12- The third appointment is judgment.
No one can miss these appointments
In 2 Corinthians 5:10- there is also a judgment for the believers. Even the blood tonged believer has to stand before the judgment seat of GodThe Need To Compel
2 Corinthians 4:4- People are now blinded to the gospel. People have ignored the call for salvation, so we need to compel them. Luke 14:12.
Mark 4:19- the devil has employed tools to deceive and destroy precious souls. Hebrews 3:13- Christ Jesus depends on the church now to do the work. Luke 14:23-24- There is no hope for those who reject Jesus and his provision. The Last Straw is Compelling Evangelism. Anagkazo (Compell): Matthew 11:2 The remedy is compelling action
1 Compelling prayer
2 Compelling preaching
3 Compelling invitation
4 Compelling follow-up
