POWER OF FAITH CONVENTION 2024 || TOPIC: GIANTS(STAYING EXPLOITS) || BISHOP ELIJAH BANKOLE
Summary
TLDRThe speaker emphasizes the importance of being champions and doing exploits for God, drawing parallels to the biblical story of David and Goliath. He acknowledges that challenges, like Goliaths, will arise at different stages of life, but with faith and dependence on God, believers can overcome them. He highlights the significance of understanding one's anointing, relying on God for strength, and dismissing discouragement from others. By remembering past victories and focusing on God's glory, one can achieve great things. He uses a tennis ball as a metaphor, showing that setbacks prepare one for greater accomplishments through God's power. The speech concludes with a call to assert self-confidence, grounded in God's promises.
Takeaways
- 💪 The speech inspires listeners to become champions for God.
- 🗡️ Challenges are likened to Goliaths that must be faced.
- 🙏 Faith and reliance on God are key to overcoming obstacles.
- 📖 The story of David and Goliath is a central analogy.
- 👂 Discouragement should be ignored in favor of God's guidance.
- 📅 Past victories remind us of God's ongoing faithfulness.
- 🎾 A tennis ball metaphor illustrates turning setbacks into victories.
- 🌟 Focus on God's glory leads to achieving great things.
- 🔑 Self-confidence is vital, rooted in God-given strength.
- 👥 Alignment with God's will empowers one to win life's battles.
Timeline
- 00:00:00 - 00:05:00
The speaker reflects on the previous night's late conclusion with a preacher's long-winded talk and expresses a commitment to engage in a convention seriously, drawing inspiration from biblical themes of exploits and champions.
- 00:05:00 - 00:10:00
The story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17 is highlighted, focusing on the Philistine Goliath's intimidating presence against Israel and introducing the concept of life challenges as "giants" or "Goliaths" at various life levels.
- 00:10:00 - 00:15:00
The narrative details Goliath's repeated daily challenges and Israel's psychological struggle. The metaphor of ongoing "Goliaths" in personal and spiritual life is discussed.
- 00:15:00 - 00:20:00
David's brothers doubt his intentions, seeing his presence as prideful rather than recognizing his anointed purpose. The speaker draws on this to discuss perception challenges when pursuing a divine purpose.
- 00:20:00 - 00:25:00
David recalls his triumphs over a lion and bear as he prepares to face Goliath, emphasizing faith and experience. The speaker ties this to trusting God's power within and embracing challenges as divine opportunities.
- 00:25:00 - 00:30:00
The notion that God allows challenges to prove His power is stressed. David's confidence stems from his knowledge of God, and the speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding one's spiritual identity.
- 00:30:00 - 00:35:00
A reminder of past victories, like David’s with the lion and bear, is crucial for facing new challenges. The story of Jesus calming the storm illustrates trusting God in difficulties for personal growth.
- 00:35:00 - 00:40:00
David’s focus on glorifying God through his battle with Goliath serves as a lesson. The speaker insists on recognizing divine purpose and rewards in every challenge, while motivation should align with glorifying God.
- 00:40:00 - 00:45:00
The story continues with practical advice on overcoming doubts and societal discouragement, using David's boldness as an example. The speaker reinforces moving forward in faith, disregarding naysayers.
- 00:45:00 - 00:50:00
The importance of remembering God's past interventions when facing future challenges is emphasized. Trusting God's continuous provision and plan forms a key part of the narrative.
- 00:50:00 - 00:55:19
The speech concludes with a call to action, encouraging believers to commit, despite setbacks, as they're rooted in God's purpose and power. It focuses on resilience, recognizing divine intent in every situation.
Mind Map
Video Q&A
What is the main theme of the speech?
The speech focuses on the need to become champions and do exploits for God by overcoming challenges with faith.
Who does the speaker compare life's challenges to?
The speaker compares life's challenges to Goliaths that must be defeated at each stage of life.
What does the speaker say about being anointed?
The speaker mentions that anointing brings challenges, but the power in the anointing is enough to handle them.
What biblical story is referenced in the speech?
The story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel 17 is referenced as an analogy for facing life's challenges.
How does the speaker suggest to handle discouragement?
The speaker suggests knowing that God is with you and insisting on God's guidance despite discouragement from others.
What role does past experience play according to the speaker?
Past experiences, like David's victories over the lion and the bear, serve as reminders of God's faithfulness and strength.
What does the speaker say about facing challenges at different life stages?
The speaker states that Goliath-like challenges will appear at every life stage, but they must be faced to progress.
How does the speaker view God's support?
The speaker believes that God supports believers and equips them to face challenges if they remain faithful.
What analogy is used for overcoming setbacks?
The speaker uses a tennis ball analogy, illustrating that setbacks can lead to higher achievements when propelled by God.
How does the speaker emphasize self-confidence?
Self-confidence is emphasized by recognizing and declaring one's ability to succeed through God's power.
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- 00:00:00[Music]
- 00:00:03amen amen my brother just said
- 00:00:10it these are the champions who want to
- 00:00:13do
- 00:00:15exploits These Are the Champions who
- 00:00:18want to do
- 00:00:22exploits he left here last night late
- 00:00:26yes sir so we had this preacher who
- 00:00:28didn't know when to stop he was just
- 00:00:30talking and talking and
- 00:00:31talking and so we left here late and
- 00:00:34here we are this
- 00:00:36morning we have to cut our sleep we have
- 00:00:38to cut something because we know the
- 00:00:40convention is not going to be forever
- 00:00:42and you collect water when it's
- 00:00:45raining so we are here this morning to
- 00:00:48demonstrate to God that we are serious
- 00:00:51about becoming the Champions who will do
- 00:00:54exploits I want you to say this morning
- 00:00:57Lord Lord visit me
- 00:01:00let me hear you come on pray in the name
- 00:01:03of Jesus
- 00:01:17Christ
- 00:01:24thankk father we thank you this morning
- 00:01:27we give you all the Glory thank you
- 00:01:29thank you for what you have done in the
- 00:01:31days before today thank you for what you
- 00:01:34started now and thank you for what you
- 00:01:36will do in this meeting we return all
- 00:01:38the glory to you in the name of Jesus
- 00:01:41thank you Father we give you all the
- 00:01:44glory in Jesus name we pray amen you may
- 00:01:48be
- 00:01:51seated this morning I'm trusting the
- 00:01:54Lord to give himself to us in a new
- 00:01:58dimension
- 00:02:00to show us how to know
- 00:02:03him in a different way that will help us
- 00:02:07to become
- 00:02:09strong and to do
- 00:02:11exploits amen we are going to explore a
- 00:02:16very uh popular
- 00:02:20story out of which we are going to draw
- 00:02:22some
- 00:02:23gemms which God has hidden there which
- 00:02:26we are going to
- 00:02:27see um
- 00:02:32because of its importance we may have to
- 00:02:35read quite a bit out of
- 00:02:39it
- 00:02:42amen
- 00:02:43um we are going to first Samuel chapter
- 00:02:4717 1 Samuel chapter
- 00:02:5117 Bible readers will know immediately
- 00:02:54that is where the story of David and
- 00:02:56Goliath is H remember that okay
- 00:03:09okay I may pick on some of the verses so
- 00:03:13that we
- 00:03:14can let's start with verse
- 00:03:1714 Samuel 1
- 00:03:21Samuel 17 verse4 it says David was the
- 00:03:26youngest and the three oldest for
- 00:03:29followed
- 00:03:31Saul David was
- 00:03:34what the youngest that is the one from
- 00:03:37whom you can expect the least
- 00:03:40performance because he's he's young he's
- 00:03:44not
- 00:03:45experienced the other three the older
- 00:03:48the oldest three elab and the remaining
- 00:03:52the other two followed
- 00:03:55Saul Saul was a general in the army
- 00:04:00very
- 00:04:02great by study of the scripture we know
- 00:04:06that they both fought J and Saul fought
- 00:04:10side by
- 00:04:12side in the
- 00:04:15battle about the
- 00:04:17time
- 00:04:19that David himself was
- 00:04:24born so that's another
- 00:04:27story but golad I mean uh Saul knew
- 00:04:32every knew about
- 00:04:36war
- 00:04:38amen now verse
- 00:04:4216 and the Philistine Drew near and
- 00:04:45presented himself 40
- 00:04:48days morning and
- 00:04:50evening 40 days of
- 00:04:54torture psychological torture for the
- 00:04:57nation of Israel
- 00:05:00there was this guy who according to the
- 00:05:02description of his height and other was
- 00:05:049 ft
- 00:05:06high and he had very unusual physical
- 00:05:10features he had to employ a a another
- 00:05:14person to carry the shield before
- 00:05:17him he was so
- 00:05:19covered this man looked impregnable you
- 00:05:22can't reach this man you can't touch him
- 00:05:25and he was coming every day boasting
- 00:05:29I am one man don't you have one man on
- 00:05:33your side give him to us I will fight
- 00:05:38him if he kills me then we become your
- 00:05:42slave if I kill him then you become our
- 00:05:46slave and just by looking at him
- 00:05:51it that will Chill on their spines and
- 00:05:54they say who we
- 00:05:56do the Bible said it went on for 40
- 00:06:01days 40 days 40 nights day and night he
- 00:06:05will do it in the morning he will do it
- 00:06:07in the evening we do in the morning we
- 00:06:11do
- 00:06:13amen all
- 00:06:18right what is the name of the
- 00:06:21man
- 00:06:23hello okay you know the meaning of
- 00:06:27golad h
- 00:06:30okay Goliath is the head of the enemy at
- 00:06:35any point in
- 00:06:40time if you follow the history of this
- 00:06:44the
- 00:06:44Israelites even the story of
- 00:06:49David golad was just one of
- 00:06:52many there were many
- 00:06:56Giants one was killed by another Army of
- 00:06:59a David's cousing another was killed by
- 00:07:01whatever so goliaths are going to line
- 00:07:05up in your
- 00:07:07life don't think that because you kill
- 00:07:09one golad that's the end of
- 00:07:11golad do you understand me you need to
- 00:07:15understand this
- 00:07:18things let me tell you briefly for every
- 00:07:22level of your life there is a
- 00:07:24golat eh primary level secondary level
- 00:07:28University level employment level
- 00:07:31marriage level business level career
- 00:07:33level you will always meet Mr golad he's
- 00:07:38the head of your enemies for that point
- 00:07:41in time so you don't kill one golad and
- 00:07:44go and sleep and say God has said uh-uh
- 00:07:47it's just for a
- 00:07:49season this means you have to be ready
- 00:07:53to handle every golad as you go along
- 00:07:55the way do you understand me when God
- 00:07:59says my son this is what I want you to
- 00:08:01venture for me this is what I want you
- 00:08:04to do expect a
- 00:08:06golad and when you have gone some
- 00:08:08distance expect golad to show up except
- 00:08:11you want to stay where you
- 00:08:14are so praying for progress is praying
- 00:08:18for
- 00:08:20golad did you hear me
- 00:08:23good now we have met Mr golad
- 00:08:30the Bible
- 00:08:31says let's now go to verse
- 00:08:3528 now
- 00:08:37eliab his oldest brother heard when he
- 00:08:40spoke to the men and eliab's anger was
- 00:08:44aroused against David and he said why
- 00:08:47did you come down
- 00:08:49here and with who did you have you left
- 00:08:52those few sheep in the wilderness I know
- 00:08:55your pride I know your insolence the
- 00:08:58insolence of your heart you have come
- 00:09:00down to see the
- 00:09:04battle and David
- 00:09:07said what have I done
- 00:09:11now is there not a
- 00:09:15cause you can see the thinking of an
- 00:09:19anointed
- 00:09:21man
- 00:09:24hello listen to
- 00:09:26me David was anointed in chapter 16 his
- 00:09:31trouble started in chapter
- 00:09:3317 anointing brings
- 00:09:36trouble did you hear
- 00:09:39me the only thing is that the power in
- 00:09:42the anointing is enough to handle every
- 00:09:44trouble that
- 00:09:46comes so don't say there was a time we
- 00:09:50were trying to raise some money in the
- 00:09:52ministry and one man was lamenting he
- 00:09:55said my goodness huh before I gave my
- 00:09:58life to Jesus this money you are talking
- 00:10:00about is what we were wasting over the
- 00:10:02weekend for parties and all that now we
- 00:10:05are we are looking for that kind of
- 00:10:06small money so I told him those kind of
- 00:10:09money is not f for the kingdom God
- 00:10:12doesn't need drunk drunk ass money in
- 00:10:14his
- 00:10:16kingdom do you understand me so what I'm
- 00:10:19trying to say is when you are in a new
- 00:10:21life you have to do it a totally
- 00:10:24different thing but David
- 00:10:27knew that God is is not a god of
- 00:10:31coincidences he a god of incidences well
- 00:10:34planned
- 00:10:37ahead
- 00:10:38hello never let anything tell you that
- 00:10:42you are where you are by
- 00:10:44mistake uh-uh no one is ever born by
- 00:10:47mistake even those who came by
- 00:10:51rape did you hear me God selects who
- 00:10:55come to this
- 00:10:56world that's why the worst anybody can
- 00:10:59commit his
- 00:11:01abortion you can sleep with a woman for
- 00:11:0320 years and she may not be
- 00:11:05pregnant and then you had a one night
- 00:11:09stand with one person and now she's
- 00:11:11pregnant and you say no we have to
- 00:11:13terminate
- 00:11:14it you can terminate your
- 00:11:18destiny why because God has taken care
- 00:11:23of every step of every man especially
- 00:11:27when you are connected to him you now
- 00:11:30become his responsibility and he guides
- 00:11:32your step so much that you can
- 00:11:36confidently say what situation I am in
- 00:11:39there is a cause for it amen so when
- 00:11:44David under the anointing was telling
- 00:11:45his brothers is there not a cause for my
- 00:11:48being
- 00:11:49here there must be a reason let's see
- 00:11:52God perform his reason for bringing me
- 00:11:56here amen
- 00:11:59he was
- 00:12:00insistent you know what he did he turned
- 00:12:04away from his brother I went to other
- 00:12:06people went to the and say U what will
- 00:12:10be done if I kill
- 00:12:11him what's the
- 00:12:14reward it's not wrong to look for reward
- 00:12:16with
- 00:12:17God did you hear
- 00:12:20me you don't serve God because of the
- 00:12:24reward you serve God because you love
- 00:12:27the Lord but God God has promised no one
- 00:12:30will serve him in vain God is Not unfair
- 00:12:33that will forget your good works so it
- 00:12:36is right for you to expect
- 00:12:39reward huh the Bible says in that
- 00:12:42Hebrews chapter 12 he said looking unto
- 00:12:44Jesus the author and finisher of our
- 00:12:46faith who because of the H the glory The
- 00:12:50Joy the crown that was set before him he
- 00:12:54endured the cross he put up with all
- 00:12:57kind of thing why because he had his eye
- 00:13:00on the cross keep your eye on your
- 00:13:03reward and you are going to be paid
- 00:13:09well somebody was
- 00:13:11asking September 17 this year I would
- 00:13:14have been in full-time Ministry 44
- 00:13:17years and he was saying what's my
- 00:13:20experience my experience is that Jesus
- 00:13:22is a fantastic employer he pays
- 00:13:25well he pays so wonderfully well
- 00:13:30it's not limited to naira it's not
- 00:13:32limited to dollar and pounds and Euros
- 00:13:34he pays in good health he pays With
- 00:13:38Honor he pays with what money cannot
- 00:13:41buy I don't know anybody you can do
- 00:13:44business with than that business partner
- 00:13:46called
- 00:13:49Jesus so here we have Brother David and
- 00:13:55he getting
- 00:13:56closer finally the news got to
- 00:14:00Saul verse
- 00:14:0233 and Saul said to
- 00:14:06David you are not able to go against
- 00:14:09this Philistine to fight with him for
- 00:14:11you are a youth and he is a man of war
- 00:14:14from his
- 00:14:16youth
- 00:14:18hello have you ever heard anybody talk
- 00:14:20to you like
- 00:14:22that have you ever been discouraged by
- 00:14:25others hello oh yes
- 00:14:31they will give you good reasons why you
- 00:14:33cannot give them good reasons why you
- 00:14:36can did you hear me they will tell you
- 00:14:40that vision is too
- 00:14:44expensive that vision is too difficult
- 00:14:47this your vision this your ambition this
- 00:14:51what you say God told you to do cannot
- 00:14:54be done who told you God has something
- 00:14:57he cannot do
- 00:15:02don't forget Saul knew about Warfare
- 00:15:06he's a
- 00:15:07general and his recommendation everybody
- 00:15:10will listen
- 00:15:11to amen we had our the servant of God
- 00:15:15our brother here tell us many times your
- 00:15:18discouragement will come from people who
- 00:15:21you think should encourage you huh give
- 00:15:25us the example of opah give us the
- 00:15:27example of Elijah he should have
- 00:15:29encourage Elisha to keep following but
- 00:15:32he said stay
- 00:15:35here because we have to pass the test of
- 00:15:40insistence you have to know that you
- 00:15:43know this is God at work and when it is
- 00:15:47God leading you don't let anybody
- 00:15:49dissuade
- 00:15:51you now let me tell you why did David's
- 00:15:55Brothers why did they not want him to go
- 00:15:57and fight eh is it because they don't
- 00:16:00like David it is because they love
- 00:16:03David
- 00:16:05hello and they say how don't forget
- 00:16:09she's he's not from their their mother
- 00:16:11he a different mother that give bir to
- 00:16:14and they believe if Daddy send you here
- 00:16:17to come and give us food and are we
- 00:16:20going to go home and tell him you died
- 00:16:21in the war ah you are not going
- 00:16:26oh go and ask the mothers of the
- 00:16:29Generals in the Navy in the Army in the
- 00:16:31whatever go and ask them what was their
- 00:16:34reaction when they heard that their son
- 00:16:35has filled the form to get into the
- 00:16:37army what
- 00:16:39was if your son should come home today
- 00:16:42and say I feel the form to get into the
- 00:16:44army mommy what will you do you say who
- 00:16:48who who told you
- 00:16:52that g will not cry over you no it's not
- 00:16:56going to
- 00:16:57be but when the boy went behind you got
- 00:17:00it done and 20 years later when he's
- 00:17:03coming he has a bodyguard and they do it
- 00:17:06you you are the first to tell your
- 00:17:07neighbor that's my
- 00:17:14son you can't expect people to see your
- 00:17:17future with their eyes it's your eyes
- 00:17:19that must see your own
- 00:17:23future it takes stubborness to be useful
- 00:17:26for God
- 00:17:31amen let's move
- 00:17:34on and so what was David's response
- 00:17:39verse 34 but David said to Saul your
- 00:17:42servant used to keep his father's
- 00:17:46sheep when a lion or bear came and took
- 00:17:49a lamb out of the flock I went out after
- 00:17:52it and struck it and delivered the lamb
- 00:17:55from his
- 00:17:56mouth and when it arose against me me I
- 00:17:59caught it by his beard and struck and
- 00:18:01killed it your servant has killed both
- 00:18:03lion and bear and this uncircumcised
- 00:18:06Philistine will be like one of them he
- 00:18:10has defiled the armies of the Living God
- 00:18:15moreover David said the Lord who
- 00:18:19delivered me from the POR of the lion
- 00:18:21and from the P of the bear he will
- 00:18:24deliver me from the hand of the
- 00:18:26Philistine and Saul said to David go and
- 00:18:30the Lord be with
- 00:18:31you can you see that he knew God
- 00:18:36hello David knew God that's why he was
- 00:18:40strong your strength is directly
- 00:18:43proportional to your knowledge of
- 00:18:50God
- 00:18:53Amen this is one of the major things you
- 00:18:56have to remember tonight this morning
- 00:19:02your
- 00:19:06Victory as you are getting into doing
- 00:19:10exploits for God this exploits we are
- 00:19:13talking about didn't doesn't start here
- 00:19:17it start it starts after the grace
- 00:19:20tomorrow when the grace is said now May
- 00:19:22the grace of our Lord Jesus and the
- 00:19:23convention is over all that God has
- 00:19:26given you here you now take it and begin
- 00:19:28to do exploits with them do you
- 00:19:32understand so you are getting equipped
- 00:19:34to do
- 00:19:35exploits you are getting empowered to be
- 00:19:39strong and as you remain connected to
- 00:19:42God the source of
- 00:19:44power
- 00:19:46remember as each giant come before
- 00:19:49you there is a principle one no they are
- 00:19:54not coming against you they are coming
- 00:19:56against the power in you
- 00:20:03hello you can't fight the
- 00:20:06devil
- 00:20:08uh-uh he has the wisdom he has the years
- 00:20:11he has the experiences don't try to
- 00:20:14fight
- 00:20:15him the Bible says resist
- 00:20:20him what that means is don't yield the
- 00:20:24ground he says in that Ephesians chapter
- 00:20:276 after you have done everything
- 00:20:30stand what does he ask to do stand stand
- 00:20:34he says stand after you have done all
- 00:20:36your fasting and you're praying and your
- 00:20:38everything you're casting and your
- 00:20:39speaking in tongue and other what do you
- 00:20:42do
- 00:20:44stand resist him do your worst
- 00:20:49devil
- 00:20:50why why because first John 54 and 5 says
- 00:20:57he who is born B of God has overcome the
- 00:21:03world
- 00:21:06hello he let's let's have it technical
- 00:21:11people because I want everybody to read
- 00:21:14it first
- 00:21:16John chapter
- 00:21:185 ver
- 00:21:204 and
- 00:21:245 for whatever is born of God overcomes
- 00:21:29the world and this is the victory that
- 00:21:31has overcome the world our faith next
- 00:21:35fact who is He Who overcomes the world
- 00:21:37but he who believe that Jesus is the son
- 00:21:40of God what does that tell you he who
- 00:21:43believes is this that Jesus is the son
- 00:21:45of God is what is born
- 00:21:47again you're a child of
- 00:21:50God and did you notice in verse four
- 00:21:53whatever is born of God you know he
- 00:21:56didn't say we overcome the world
- 00:21:59did you see that he didn't say he will
- 00:22:02overcome the world what does he say he
- 00:22:05has already
- 00:22:07overcome
- 00:22:09hello
- 00:22:11hello I will try and interpret in
- 00:22:13English if I can
- 00:22:30the child of the elephant cannot be a
- 00:22:34dwarf do you understand me that's the
- 00:22:38greatest I have brought to you this
- 00:22:41morning you are who you are because of
- 00:22:43the him who is in
- 00:22:47you not your physical
- 00:22:50genealogy John 3:6 says that which is
- 00:22:52born of the flesh is flesh that which is
- 00:22:54born of the spirit is spirit I am
- 00:22:56talking of your spiritual genealogy
- 00:22:59you are born by a God that cannot fail
- 00:23:02you cannot
- 00:23:03fail you are born by a God who cannot be
- 00:23:07overcome therefore you cannot be
- 00:23:09overcome this this idea of saying
- 00:23:14God let me overcome he like the lion
- 00:23:17praying God make me a lion after he has
- 00:23:20been born he's a lion he say God make me
- 00:23:24a
- 00:23:25lion you already a lion the problem
- 00:23:28problem is do you know who you are that
- 00:23:30will Empower you to act the way you
- 00:23:35are you can have the weapon and at the
- 00:23:38presence of the enemy you can
- 00:23:40run that's why strength boldness matter
- 00:23:44that's why God had to tell Joshua over
- 00:23:46and over be bold be courageous be bold
- 00:23:50be courageous be bold be
- 00:23:53courageous because the what God is
- 00:23:56calling you to is beyond you
- 00:23:59you is beyond you you need to know who
- 00:24:03God
- 00:24:05is you have to know did you hear David
- 00:24:09David said one this is my
- 00:24:13enemy and he is only an
- 00:24:16uncircumcised philistin the word of
- 00:24:19uncircumcised means he's not covered by
- 00:24:22the Covenant of God he not covered by
- 00:24:25the Covenant of
- 00:24:27Abraham so
- 00:24:29is a sitting
- 00:24:31dock is an easy
- 00:24:34target amen when somebody is harassing
- 00:24:37you and saying this office you don't
- 00:24:39know who I am what is he a member of
- 00:24:41theoni fraternity that's all that he
- 00:24:43is that's what he think he thinks he's
- 00:24:47something H he has met something greater
- 00:24:51than him you are only 30 something years
- 00:24:55old it could be 70 something here it
- 00:24:57could be 80 something years he could
- 00:24:59have been the is nothing this is an
- 00:25:02uncircumcised phis facing and trying to
- 00:25:06face the Mighty God of
- 00:25:09Israel but this idea they were blind to
- 00:25:12the fact that you know this you can't
- 00:25:16stand against God this man is standing
- 00:25:19against God all God is looking for is
- 00:25:21somebody to stand on his behalf so that
- 00:25:23God can walk through him that's
- 00:25:26all that's isn't that what God said God
- 00:25:29said I'm looking for somebody who will
- 00:25:30stand between me and them so that I can
- 00:25:32walk whatever I want to walk through
- 00:25:34such children of God as you are living
- 00:25:37today as you are going after this
- 00:25:40convention
- 00:25:42remember God is looking for somebody in
- 00:25:44that your office to stand for
- 00:25:46him God is looking for somebody in that
- 00:25:49your family to stand for him God is
- 00:25:51looking for somebody through him he will
- 00:25:53demonstrate who he is
- 00:26:00that's number one number two remember
- 00:26:03your past
- 00:26:07miracles do
- 00:26:10what remember your past
- 00:26:12Miracles when next you have to pass you
- 00:26:15have to pay the school fees and it looks
- 00:26:17so big to you and he looks so exorbitant
- 00:26:20and it looks where can I get this before
- 00:26:23you start threatening remember that it
- 00:26:25was a big miracle that you even had that
- 00:26:27child
- 00:26:30hello the miracle of having that child
- 00:26:32is greater than the miracle of school
- 00:26:35fees if God can give you that child he
- 00:26:39can pay for
- 00:26:41it like I just told you no child comes
- 00:26:43to this world except the one God permits
- 00:26:45and the one God permits is the one that
- 00:26:47he has budgets
- 00:26:52for so when next your giant comes when
- 00:26:56next you face the next golad
- 00:26:59remember God has killed golad before for
- 00:27:03you the lion has come the beer has come
- 00:27:07and God was there for you and you are
- 00:27:09dealing with a God who was the same
- 00:27:11yesterday today and forever and he will
- 00:27:13never forsake you that is his promise
- 00:27:17say I will never leave you nor forsake
- 00:27:22you it's a promise you can hold on
- 00:27:25to you truly represent him him his eyes
- 00:27:29are on you will you disappoint
- 00:27:34him you don't expect anybody to applaud
- 00:27:37your
- 00:27:38decision
- 00:27:41hello a minister of God you are in a
- 00:27:44comfortable place where you are having
- 00:27:46your church and your whatever and then
- 00:27:48suddenly God said this place is too
- 00:27:51small for me I want you to go into
- 00:27:53another place I have a bigger
- 00:27:56idea and you go and you you bring people
- 00:28:00to eat and they tell you and say Sir
- 00:28:02even the one we have we have not filled
- 00:28:04it what is this idea
- 00:28:07of we believe God is talking to you but
- 00:28:10we also should be
- 00:28:13reasonable when God is ordering you your
- 00:28:16reason is
- 00:28:21suspended of course I'm doing great here
- 00:28:23in abon and God said no I want you in so
- 00:28:26so so location
- 00:28:30people will tell you it's expensive to
- 00:28:32live in that place they tell you to go
- 00:28:35don't say I don't want
- 00:28:37you because your worst enemies come in
- 00:28:40the form of
- 00:28:41friends they give you the best of
- 00:28:44counsel but that counsel is anti-
- 00:28:48God it's anti the will of
- 00:28:51God what will help you is one to know
- 00:28:54that God will not send you on an
- 00:28:56assignment for which he will abandon you
- 00:29:00amen my children in the Lord whatever
- 00:29:04God has started in your life he will
- 00:29:06perfect no he doesn't leave people in
- 00:29:09the middle of the ocean when the storm
- 00:29:11Rises
- 00:29:15no when in Mark chapter 4 from verse 35
- 00:29:19to 41 he told his disciples let's go to
- 00:29:23the other side and in the middle of the
- 00:29:25movement there was a storm
- 00:29:29the Bible said while the storm was
- 00:29:31raging they went to wake Jesus up very
- 00:29:35rudely don't you care we are perishing
- 00:29:38we just join us to get this water out of
- 00:29:40the boat otherwise by time you wake up
- 00:29:41you'll be in the
- 00:29:43sea ah they woke him up so roughly and
- 00:29:47he just got up got up and worked to do
- 00:29:51something he rebu the wind he stopped
- 00:29:54the storm and U everything everything
- 00:29:58became calm and on his way back to to
- 00:30:02bed don't forget if you read that
- 00:30:04passage very well the Bible said he was
- 00:30:06sleeping on a pillow so it's not that he
- 00:30:08slept suddenly away he laid his bed
- 00:30:11properly he knew there was going to be a
- 00:30:14stor but he was ready for
- 00:30:21sleeping when he told them let us cross
- 00:30:24over did he say let us go and commit
- 00:30:26suicide huh why does anything come to
- 00:30:29your mind and say you won't make it are
- 00:30:32you not the son of the Lion of the tribe
- 00:30:34of
- 00:30:37Judah
- 00:30:40think he has done greater things
- 00:30:43before he has done it before if God give
- 00:30:46you admission he will pay your school
- 00:30:50fees when God promis you are going to be
- 00:30:52a lawyer you're going to be a doctor you
- 00:30:54are going to be a pharmacist you wonder
- 00:30:56didn't God know my father would die of
- 00:30:58course he knew everything about your
- 00:30:59father's death but it is not your father
- 00:31:02who is meant to pay your school fees it
- 00:31:03is your daddy up there and he can send
- 00:31:06it through
- 00:31:09anybody when God said go and start that
- 00:31:11business did God know there was going to
- 00:31:13be a turn in the value of the naira of
- 00:31:16course of course he knew everything
- 00:31:18about it all you do is you go back to
- 00:31:21him and say daddy what's the next thing
- 00:31:23to do that's one of our problems God
- 00:31:25start our businesses and in the middle
- 00:31:27we take it get over from him huh God
- 00:31:31gave you a
- 00:31:32child and right after just a few month
- 00:31:36you begin to say my child my child and
- 00:31:38God will say if it is your child take
- 00:31:40care of your
- 00:31:43child my church my church is he your
- 00:31:46church and then take care of your church
- 00:31:48with all the troubles that come with
- 00:31:51it
- 00:31:53amen therefore
- 00:31:55remember past miracles
- 00:31:58is what we see you through the coming
- 00:32:05one one more point there that story in
- 00:32:09that Mark chapter 4 the Bible said when
- 00:32:13he went the the disciples began to say
- 00:32:16who is
- 00:32:18this that even stoms obey him who is
- 00:32:23this you mean Peter didn't know
- 00:32:26Jesus huh
- 00:32:28or John or all the others they knew him
- 00:32:31it's just that they have never known him
- 00:32:33as a storm stealer until that
- 00:32:35day did you hear me why does God allow
- 00:32:39storms in your life because you need
- 00:32:40another
- 00:32:42lesson you are going to be his witness
- 00:32:45you are going to be his Champion you are
- 00:32:47going to do exploits God has to take you
- 00:32:49through situations where you can refer
- 00:32:51to like David David
- 00:32:55said I have been in the bush and there I
- 00:32:58had experiences with God Lions came bear
- 00:33:02came and God gave them to me I killed
- 00:33:05them this uncircumcised Philistine will
- 00:33:09be like
- 00:33:11them why that's the next
- 00:33:15Point David always had the glory of God
- 00:33:19as his
- 00:33:22Focus
- 00:33:24amen David said the reason I'm going to
- 00:33:27deal with this man and kill him is
- 00:33:29because he's defying the army of the
- 00:33:34Lord he defying the army of the
- 00:33:41Lord the Lord verse 37 the Lord Who
- 00:33:45deliver me from the POR of the lion and
- 00:33:50from the P of the bear we deliver me
- 00:33:52from the hand of this
- 00:33:55Philistine verse 36 your servant has
- 00:33:58killed both lion and bear and this I'm
- 00:34:02circumcised phis will be like them
- 00:34:04seeing he has defi the armies of the
- 00:34:08Living
- 00:34:10God
- 00:34:12Amen now let's go to verse
- 00:34:1740
- 00:34:2145
- 00:34:2345 and 46
- 00:34:28we are still in 1 Samuel
- 00:34:3017 then David said to the Philistine you
- 00:34:34come to me with a sword with a spear and
- 00:34:36with a javelin but I come to you in the
- 00:34:39name of the Lord of hosts
- 00:34:43amen do you see how to
- 00:34:45fight you see how to fight the devil
- 00:34:49tell the devil I'm not coming to you
- 00:34:51because I I am I fast and do this I do M
- 00:34:57I'm coming to you in the name of the
- 00:34:59Lord of host I represent the an army you
- 00:35:02can't
- 00:35:03overcome I represent listen you in your
- 00:35:08family you are enough to cover your
- 00:35:14family that's why First Corinthians
- 00:35:16chapter 7 says Paul said If a woman is
- 00:35:19married and she's not a Believer and you
- 00:35:21are a Believer don't send her away as
- 00:35:23long as she decide to
- 00:35:25stay why because your presence covers
- 00:35:29her covers all her
- 00:35:32children many of you don't have disaster
- 00:35:35in your family because you are there and
- 00:35:38when God looks at that family God sees
- 00:35:40you there and say oh I have my
- 00:35:41representative here nothing must come
- 00:35:43around
- 00:35:45there
- 00:35:48amen you matter more than you
- 00:35:51think
- 00:35:53hello look at me look at me
- 00:35:59do what I just
- 00:36:00did I am important to
- 00:36:04God you
- 00:36:07are you are if you are not he will not
- 00:36:10allow his son to die for
- 00:36:12you he will not pay such a great price
- 00:36:15for you he will not give you all those
- 00:36:17great promises that he has given to
- 00:36:19you he means those
- 00:36:22words amen now let's read 45 and 46
- 00:36:26quickly then David said to the
- 00:36:28Philistine you came to me with a sword
- 00:36:30with a spear with a javelin I come to
- 00:36:32you in the name of the Lord of host the
- 00:36:36god of army of Israel whom you have
- 00:36:38defied now look at the pronouncement of
- 00:36:41a winner this day the Lord will deliver
- 00:36:46you into my hand I will strike you and
- 00:36:49take your head from you and this day I
- 00:36:52will give the casses of the camp of
- 00:36:54philistine to the BS of the air and the
- 00:36:56white beast of the Earth that all the
- 00:37:00world may know that there is a God in
- 00:37:05Israel is it that the world will know
- 00:37:08that I'm a great man of God is that what
- 00:37:11he said
- 00:37:15huh everything you are going to achieve
- 00:37:19is meant to give glory to God and if you
- 00:37:23partner with God he will not abandon his
- 00:37:26own project
- 00:37:28are you listening to me but be there it
- 00:37:32becomes your
- 00:37:33project you are getting yourself into
- 00:37:36trouble here what David said I'm going
- 00:37:39to kill you I'm going to cut your head
- 00:37:42he doesn't even have a
- 00:37:47sword I will give your body to the
- 00:37:50breast of the air so that the world will
- 00:37:54know this is all about
- 00:37:58God they they will know that there is a
- 00:38:01God in
- 00:38:04Israel then all this assembly shall know
- 00:38:07that God does not save with sword and
- 00:38:10Spar and spear for the battle is the
- 00:38:12Lord and He will give you into our
- 00:38:17hands
- 00:38:26amen this
- 00:38:29morning I don't want to commit overtime
- 00:38:33today no
- 00:38:34overtime
- 00:38:36hello what did I
- 00:38:40say so under 10 minutes now we have to
- 00:38:48finish what's
- 00:38:50this come
- 00:38:53on
- 00:38:54HH tennis ball good
- 00:39:05good let me tell you something about
- 00:39:07this tennis bone I'm
- 00:39:09holding in the first place quickly it's
- 00:39:12not supposed to be put in the pocket of
- 00:39:14a white
- 00:39:16dress it's supposed to be
- 00:39:18dirty the reason it's not dirty is
- 00:39:21because I have preserved it for this
- 00:39:23purpose do you understand okay
- 00:39:29now you understand what I mean when I
- 00:39:31tell you your anointing is not meant to
- 00:39:33be kept in the
- 00:39:36pocket your anointing is meant to be
- 00:39:38made dirty going out
- 00:39:40there your anointing is giv to be
- 00:39:45used it's not meant to be a decoration
- 00:39:49it's not meant to be a plag in
- 00:39:51your office
- 00:39:58the Lord take care of
- 00:40:02you what I'm saying is this this thing
- 00:40:05is supposed to be on the ground where
- 00:40:07people beat it and beat it and does
- 00:40:10whatever is been created to do don't
- 00:40:13forget that anointing is not something
- 00:40:16to decorate you it's something to make
- 00:40:19you go dirty to go out
- 00:40:25there can you hear
- 00:40:32me
- 00:40:38now there are two more verses I want you
- 00:40:40to look at
- 00:40:42quickly number one Philippians
- 00:40:484:13 Philippians
- 00:40:544:13 what does he say
- 00:40:59I can do all things through Christ who
- 00:41:02strengthens me I can do
- 00:41:08what how many things can you
- 00:41:12do
- 00:41:14why
- 00:41:17why because God strengthens me okay now
- 00:41:22let's go to Ephesians chapter 3 verse
- 00:41:2520 Ephesians chapter
- 00:41:283 verse
- 00:41:3420 Ephesians chapter 3 verse 20
- 00:41:39says now to
- 00:41:42him who is able to do exceedingly
- 00:41:45abundantly above all that we ask or
- 00:41:49think according to the power that works
- 00:41:52in us to him be glory in the church by
- 00:41:56christes Jesus to all generation forever
- 00:41:59and ever
- 00:42:01amen
- 00:42:04amen I want you to connect this I can do
- 00:42:08all
- 00:42:09things through Christ who strengthens me
- 00:42:13and verse 20 here which we just
- 00:42:15said that person who strengthens you is
- 00:42:20inside you
- 00:42:24H is inside you and and because he's
- 00:42:28inside you he's
- 00:42:30able when you permit
- 00:42:33him he able to do exceedingly abundantly
- 00:42:38above all that you can ask in prayer in
- 00:42:42fasting and whatever or think that you
- 00:42:45can sit down and
- 00:42:46imagine he can do beyond the end of your
- 00:42:50imagination is the beginning of the
- 00:42:51ability of
- 00:42:53God beyond all that you can think Beyond
- 00:42:57order you can imagine according to the
- 00:42:59power that works in us and did you see
- 00:43:04to him be all the glory in the
- 00:43:07church his goal is to get the glory for
- 00:43:10himself and therefore he's inside you
- 00:43:14nothing to be arrogant about nothing to
- 00:43:17be proud about you are just an
- 00:43:20instrument in his hand and he going to
- 00:43:21reward you if you are
- 00:43:24faithful both here and in heaven
- 00:43:28amen all right let me finish with this
- 00:43:30my ball now look at me look
- 00:43:33properly the
- 00:43:35power of this ball is
- 00:43:38where is inside it this ball put it in
- 00:43:43water it will
- 00:43:46float however big the water it will
- 00:43:48float
- 00:43:57did you see
- 00:43:58me hello are you looking at me okay
- 00:44:05now if I want this ball to go higher
- 00:44:09what do I do I hit it
- 00:44:12higher H right let me tell you two or
- 00:44:16three things from that number one when
- 00:44:19the power of God is inside you there are
- 00:44:22times he allows you to fall so that you
- 00:44:24can rise
- 00:44:34and please remember the higher he wants
- 00:44:37you to go the more he will hit
- 00:44:43you why me God is because God has a
- 00:44:46purpose that you need the heating to
- 00:44:51get and if I want to throw this if I
- 00:44:55stay here
- 00:44:57I stay here and I want to throw it and I
- 00:44:59throw it just like this how far can It
- 00:45:03Go not much but when I do
- 00:45:07this and I put my
- 00:45:13hand how far can it go very far when I
- 00:45:16throw
- 00:45:17it why are you bothered when God brings
- 00:45:21you back to bring you
- 00:45:24forward why
- 00:45:27you think God must have made a mistake
- 00:45:29how can they I have served in that
- 00:45:32company for so long how can they fire me
- 00:45:34how can they because you are an employer
- 00:45:37stop being an
- 00:45:40employee he wants to turn you to an
- 00:45:42employer what do you think you will have
- 00:45:43to do you have to hit you on the ground
- 00:45:45that people you even looked at will put
- 00:45:48you
- 00:45:50down your hand we have his hand which is
- 00:45:54holding you we have to go back and you
- 00:45:56say God I'm going down I'm going down
- 00:45:58what's going on it's because I want to
- 00:46:01throw you
- 00:46:06forward
- 00:46:08hello one more
- 00:46:10point when this thing is going down
- 00:46:14hello when this thing is going down I
- 00:46:18learn these things at the feet of the
- 00:46:20Lord when this thing is going down e do
- 00:46:24you know until it gets down it can't
- 00:46:26come up
- 00:46:31I was going through some real bad
- 00:46:33situation one day I told God I said God
- 00:46:34this is getting too bad and God say
- 00:46:36you've not hit the ground
- 00:46:39yet that's not the kind of thing you
- 00:46:42want to hear from
- 00:46:43God but God said you can't go up yet you
- 00:46:47have not hit the
- 00:46:49ground
- 00:46:52AB stand up
- 00:47:04I don't think I like the way you got up
- 00:47:06sit down sit down sit
- 00:47:10down now get up
- 00:47:29I can do all things through Christ
- 00:47:30because I'm
- 00:47:32empowered the enemy have said you
- 00:47:35cannot I want you to go home today by
- 00:47:38going home with that confession I
- 00:47:43can since God said I can I can and I
- 00:47:48will that's your only that's the prayer
- 00:47:51I want you to focus now on the vision
- 00:47:54God has given to you I want I want you
- 00:47:57to go back to that reason God called you
- 00:48:01and put you where he has put you I want
- 00:48:02you to go back to the project he has
- 00:48:04started in your life I want you to go
- 00:48:06back to the E of that child that God has
- 00:48:09put in your
- 00:48:11life that child that is becoming
- 00:48:13rebellious and other he has not hit the
- 00:48:16ground all your prayer God is keeping
- 00:48:18them the answer will come he has to hit
- 00:48:21the
- 00:48:23ground he we he has to when he's down
- 00:48:26there God knows what to do don't
- 00:48:33worry God I am
- 00:48:3737 I am going to be 38 next month and I
- 00:48:41have no boyfriend I have no body is
- 00:48:43saying that keep
- 00:48:45falling when you hit the ground when
- 00:48:48they start to come your problem will be
- 00:48:51which
- 00:48:52one you began to go to pastor and say
- 00:48:55Daddy there are three of them in one
- 00:48:57week which one should I
- 00:48:59marry but where have they been all along
- 00:49:03because you are still
- 00:49:04falling in the falling process there are
- 00:49:07things to
- 00:49:09learn some of you are not ready to be a
- 00:49:12wife because you are yet to learn the
- 00:49:15principles of being a
- 00:49:17wife there are things God still has to
- 00:49:19deal with in your
- 00:49:22life there are things God has to deal
- 00:49:24with you in your name in your position
- 00:49:27as a leader you have not become the
- 00:49:29leader God wants you to be you have to
- 00:49:31be under that person until you have been
- 00:49:34groomed by God in your
- 00:49:37falling and when you are ready you are
- 00:49:39coming
- 00:49:42up I
- 00:49:44can come on I can I can and I will I
- 00:49:49will because God
- 00:49:50says I can I can I can I can and I will
- 00:49:56I will because God says I can I can and
- 00:50:02I will because God says I can raise your
- 00:50:07voice and say in the name of Jesus
- 00:50:08Christ I declare this
- 00:50:14[Music]
- 00:50:15morning I am born to
- 00:50:18win I am born to do all that God called
- 00:50:22me to do
- 00:50:28I
- 00:50:29can I
- 00:50:31will because God said I
- 00:50:34can there's a reason for it God allowed
- 00:50:41it talk to God this morning please don't
- 00:50:44waste this time don't waste this time
- 00:50:46you can if you cannot he will not tell
- 00:50:48you he will not lead you to it the idea
- 00:50:51will not even come to your mind at all
- 00:50:53you can he prepared you for for it he
- 00:50:58gave back to you for it he saved you for
- 00:51:00it he anointed you for it you can and
- 00:51:03you will it doesn't matter what your
- 00:51:06senior brother say it doesn't matter
- 00:51:08what even the king says it doesn't
- 00:51:09matter what the economy says it doesn't
- 00:51:11matter what the government says it
- 00:51:13doesn't matter what the protocol says it
- 00:51:15doesn't matter what generational caes
- 00:51:17say you can and you will because God
- 00:51:21says you
- 00:51:23can make your declaration please
- 00:51:28make your declaration now get it done I
- 00:51:32can and I
- 00:51:36will because the vision is from God
- 00:51:40doesn't he have a purpose because it is
- 00:51:43in the purpose of God you can because
- 00:51:47the power that does it is inside you he
- 00:51:50has done it before he will do it
- 00:51:54again yes
- 00:51:57[Music]
- 00:52:02hallelujah thank you
- 00:52:05Lord thank you
- 00:52:12Lord
- 00:52:14[Music]
- 00:52:19hallelujah I can and I
- 00:52:23will because the power of God is inside
- 00:52:26me who can can do more than I can think
- 00:52:28or ask or
- 00:52:30imagine he can do and he will do
- 00:52:33exceedingly abundantly over and above my
- 00:52:37imagination
- 00:52:38yes thank you
- 00:52:41Lord thank you
- 00:52:44Lord in Jesus name we
- 00:52:49pray I want to pray with
- 00:52:52you our father and our Lord we are
- 00:52:55grateful to you this
- 00:52:59morning your children agree with
- 00:53:03you if David had not agreed with God to
- 00:53:06go and fight that
- 00:53:09battle we don't know what would have
- 00:53:11been the result but despite all the
- 00:53:13discouragement David said I will do it
- 00:53:17and you stood by
- 00:53:19him as your children begin to round up
- 00:53:22this year's
- 00:53:23convention Daddy they have seen that in
- 00:53:26inside them there is a power that nobody
- 00:53:28can
- 00:53:29conquer there is a power that can do far
- 00:53:32beyond what they can think or imagine
- 00:53:35and so I agree with them this morning as
- 00:53:38many as are under the voice of mine this
- 00:53:40morning or wherever and whenever you
- 00:53:42hear it I say you will in the name of
- 00:53:46Jesus
- 00:53:47[Applause]
- 00:53:48Christ you will because you can in the
- 00:53:51name of Jesus
- 00:53:53Christ and because you agree with God
- 00:53:56the god of your vision shall back you
- 00:53:59up he shall stand with you he will bring
- 00:54:03the Philistine under you he will kill
- 00:54:06the Philistine for you he says the
- 00:54:09battle is the
- 00:54:12Lords therefore it doesn't matter how
- 00:54:15weak you are financially spiritually in
- 00:54:18any way you will win this battle in the
- 00:54:21name of
- 00:54:22[Applause]
- 00:54:24Jesus every sequent battle every
- 00:54:27subsequent battle you will win in the
- 00:54:30name of
- 00:54:32Jesus the more you know the
- 00:54:37Lord the stronger you will become in the
- 00:54:39name of Jesus
- 00:54:41Christ and the more exploits you will
- 00:54:43undertake in the name of Jesus Through
- 00:54:46you God shall be glorified I declare
- 00:54:49through you God shall be glorified
- 00:54:52through your marriage through your home
- 00:54:54through your ministry through your
- 00:54:56children
- 00:54:57your life shall glorify
- 00:55:01God thank you precious father we give
- 00:55:05you all the glory oh God thank you for
- 00:55:07doing more than we can ask think or
- 00:55:09imagine in Jesus name we pray
- 00:55:13[Music]
- 00:55:14[Applause]
- Champions
- Exploits
- Faith
- Goliath
- Anointing
- Challenges
- Victory
- Self-confidence
- God's power
- David and Goliath