Hello everybody, I hope you are doing
great and enjoying the last few days in 2013. I'm kind of impressed with
the way the year is ending...Really and truly, my God is faithful ! I've
been busy all week connecting LIVE with RCCG's 16th Holy Ghost Congress
happening in Nigeria and you've got to trust me when I say the congress has
been amazing so far. I so wish I could be at the Redemption camp *Sad
face* but I thank God for the person who invented the internet 'sha'...If
I can't go to Nigeria, I can enjoy 'The Overflow' experience via websites like
www.congress.rccg.org. Anyways now to the gist of this post... For those
of you who missed the congress and couldn't watch online, I took sermon
notes + prayer points given by Pastor EA Adeboye and decided to share with you. I honestly hope you'll
find time to read them and pray using the prayer points too. God bless you as
you do so and it's my prayer that we'll all be partakers of God's overflowing
blessings in Jesus name. Amen.
With love,
LadyMay
RCCG
HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2013 (Day 1)
Theme: THE OVERFLOW
Message Title: Beyond Salvation
Preacher: Pastor EA Adeboye
Key Text: Matthew 24:13
"But He that endure
till the end shall be saved"
John 3:3-8 pictures the difference between seeing the kingdom of God and
getting there. Salvation is just the first process involved in making
heaven, to ultimately make heaven at the end of time, pure endurance is needed.
The race to heaven is not a sprint but a very long marathon. You need the
INSTANT salvation to begin the race but the ULTIMATE salvation to finish it.
Act 20:20-24. Heb 11:13
The devil knows that getting into heaven is not an easy task so he sugarcoats
the idea of Salvation. He tries really hard to make you as a christian see no
fault in claiming to be saved while living still in sin.
Galatians 5:3-4 shows that it is not everybody that started the Christian race
that will finish it, some fall by the roadside, some get
distracted. In Jesus' Name You will not fall. Amen.
It is a thing to start a race, it is another to finish it; there are different
things that may cause the runner to be disqualified:
1. Possibility of falling from grace. Gal 5:3-4. Any race without Holiness is
not a race. , 2Tim 2:5
2. Disobedience- If you're not winning souls you can be disqualified from the
race. John 15:1-2
3. Distractions-Luke 9:62, Philemon 1:24, 2Tim 4:10
4. Change of mind by the runner- 2Peter 2:21-22. If the runner decides on his
own to stop running perhaps because he yielded to the pressure from the things
in the world.
If any believer escapes satan's trap the devil always seek new means, weak
points to get such fellow back into his captivity
5.Overconfidence Matthew 26:21-34, 1 King 13:1-24. Getting too familiar with
the anointing of God upon your Life so much that you use it as the means of
getting Titles given by Men. Having to much confidence in yourself as a
minister that you no longer take instructions from God.
6. Running out of energy: Matthew 25:1-13 This fellow is not distracted,
overconfident or disobedient, He is just running out of energy. This fellow is
suddenly getting tired of waiting. He's just weary by time factor, to him the
waiting is too long.
After salvation, You need the act of sanctification.
-Sanctification is the only form of defense you have against the Lies of the
devil. It is the only tool that helps you to crucify that flesh indeed.
-You also need the Holy Spirit. Act 1:8, Rom 8:26 You need the Holy Spirit to
remain saved, continue in the race and to finish well. Eph 5:11. We need the
Holy Spirit urgently as Christians. The Holy Spirit seals our salvation, He
seals our faith.
Therefore, if you are not yet saved then you have not really started the race
and if you think that grace will continue to abound for you even in sin, you
are a joker! Come to the one who can save you totally because the only
prayer a sinner can say that will move God is the prayer of Mercy.
PRAYER POINTS(Pray for at least 30 minutes)
1. Praise the Almighty God
2. Father, please restore me fully
3. Father, please sanctify me holy.
4. Father, baptize me with your Holy Spirit and with fire.
5. Father, fill me to Overflowing with your Holy Spirit
6. Father let me finish well, let me finish strong, let me finish with joy.
7. Personal Prayer.
RCCG
HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2013 (Day 2)
Theme:
THE OVERFLOW
Message
Title: Healing Virtue
Preacher:
Pastor EA Adeboye
Key
Text: Acts 5:10-15
”10 Then immediately she
fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and
found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband. 11 So great
fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.12 And through
the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people.
And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. 13 Yet none of the rest
dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. 14 And believers were
increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, 15 so that
they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches,
that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. 16
Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing
sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all
healed.”
The plan of God for your
life is that you are not sick at all so when sickness comes it is a stranger,
an evader, an agent of the devil. John 10:10 says “The thief does not come
except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy” The devil is out there to steal
your health, kill your body and destroy you but Christ has come to give life
abundantly. The bible says in 1ohn 3:8 “For this purpose the Son of God was
manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”
In the name that is above
every other name, anything that resembles agent of death in your life will be
destroyed tonight in Jesus name. Amen. Not only will you be healed, beginning
from now, everyone you touch will be healed in Jesus name. Amen.
Healing can fall into
different categories. It can be in form of a repair according to John 5:2-9.
The man at the pool of Bethesda had been there for 38years but after an
encounter with Jesus, all the things holding him down was repaired and he was
healed completely. Whatever needs to be repaired in your body, the great
physicians will heal tonight in Jesus name. Amen
Sometimes healing goes
beyond repairs, in some cases healing requires reversing the irreversible.
Everything that is beyond repairs in your life, may the Almighty God reverse
the irreversible tonight in Jesus name. Amen
Occasionally, there is a
healing that involves creative miracles. For example in 2kings 5:1-14, Namaan
wasn’t just healed of leprosy but his skin was restored like that of a new born
baby. I am believing the Almighty God tonight that as many as need creative
miracles tonight will get them in Jesus name .Amen
In some cases healing
requires resurrection. For example in Romans 4:17-21, the bible tells us the
womb of Sarah was already dead. The womb had long ago seized to be the type
that could hold a child but God resurrected the womb. Any part of your body
that they have claimed to be completely dead will come back alive tonight in
Jesus name. Amen.
Some healing don’t just
require resurrection but life too. In John 11:25, Christ describes himself as
the resurrection and life. In John 11:39-44 bible tells the story of lazarus’
death and how Jesus brought him back to life. Jesus didn’t just bring Lazarus
to life but he healed the disease that killed him in the first place.
There is a level of health
where the healing power of God dwells so mightily in someone. Exodus 23:25 says
“So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your
water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you “. If by accident
sickness goes into such a body, the consuming fire of God kills the disease.
There is also a level of
health where healing/health overflows to others. In Acts 3:1-8, when Peter and
John were about entering the temple and saw the lame man at the beautiful gate,
all Peter had to do was lift the man up and immediately the man who had been
lame from his mother’s womb began working. It was the healing power flowing
inside of Peter that transferred to the lame man.
You are not in this congress
just for yourself; you are in this congress so you can overflow to others. From
today, you are going to pray for the sick and they will recover! Health can
flow through your hands and also flow through your dress. In Acts 19:11-12,
bible says “God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even
handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the
diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them”. Beginning from this
moment forward, your dress will heal the sick and raise the dead in Jesus name.
Amen.Because of what God is going to do in your life, you are going to become
an amazement to your neighbourhood.
According to Acts 5:14-15,
there was so much healing power in Peter to the point that his shadow began
healing people. Can God do the same for you? Oh Yes! But for the healing virtue
to flow through you, you need the anointing. Acts 10:38 Says “how God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good
and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”. In
addition to this, Isaiah 61:1 says “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon
Me,Because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor;He has
sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,and the
opening of the prison to those who are bound”. It is when you are filled with
the Holy Spirit you can begin to do exploits for God.
You cannot have the
anointing if you are still living in sin. The Almighty God will not give His
Holy Spirit to someone who is unholy and living in sin. For the Holy spirit to
become your portion, you need to be saved and so if you have not given your
life to Christ, do so now! Repent of your sins, forsake them and accept Jesus
as your Lord and saviour.
If God has not been using
you to heal the sick it is probably because (1) You don’t believe He can use
you (2) You never asked Him. The bible says we receive not because we ask not
so we are going to ask Him not just for healing or good health tonight but for
the anointing to heal others.
Prayer points (Pray for at least 30 minutes)
- Praise the Almighty God
- Father, whatever needs
repairs in my body, please repair it right now
- Father, whatever cannot be
repaired, please replace it
- Father, baptise me
massively with Your Holy Ghost and fire so that I will never know sickness or
disease again.
- Father, from tonight let
Your healing virtues flow through me
- Father, touch my loved
ones also and make them whole
RCCG
HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2013 (Day 3)
Theme:
THE OVERFLOW
Message
Title: Deliverance Ministry
Preacher:
Pastor EA Adeboye
Key
Text: Mark 16:17
“And these signs will follow
those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with
new tongues”
According to the text, the
very first thing Jesus said deliverance will do is to cast out demons. As
children of God, we are to cast demons out not tolerate or fear them! In acts
16:16-18, Paul and Silas came across a girl who was possessed with the spirit
of divination… She who followed them about for many days saying they were
servants of God but one day, Paul got tired of it and commanded the spirit to
come out of her and the bible records that the same hour, the spirit came out
of the young girl.
From this story we see that
if you tolerate trouble, you will keep having troubles and as long as you have
agreed to tolerate demons, they will keep on troubling you! There are many of
us who are nowhere near where God wants to us to be because there are forces
fighting against our lives, health, finances and destiny. Tonight you are going
to tell the devil and his agents, enough is enough!
In 2kings 4:6-7, the widow
tolerated debts for so long but the day the creditors came to take her boys she
decided to do something about it. She cried out for help and help came! Tonight
somebody will cry to God for help and help will come in Jesus name. Amen.
It is a great thing to be
delivered. In Luke 8:1-3, Mary Magdalene was delivered of seven demons and
several infirmities and after that deliverance, she became a divine treasurer
using her resources for God’s kingdom. Also in the book of Mark 5, after the
mad man of Gadara was delivered of the legion of demons, he became an
evangelist, proclaiming all Jesus had done.
The purpose of the devil is
to stop you from achieving destiny. He knows God didn’t create you for fun, he
knows God created you for greatness and as a result he will do anything to make
sure you don’t fulfil destiny.
It is great to be delivered
but it is much better never to be possessed again. Sometimes people get
delivered but due to carelessness, they get possessed all over again. Matthew
12:43-45 says “ When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry
places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, ‘I will return to my house
from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds I tempty, swept, and put in
order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than
himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is
worse than the first”. Many are going to be free tonight and by the grace of
God, they will be free forever in Jesus name. Amen. Tonight when God sets you
free, you will be free completely in Jesus name. Amen.
It’s great to be delivered
but it is better never to have been possessed. If you ask anyone who has been
delivered before, they will tell you that there is something to show that they
had been possessed in the past. For example the mad man of Gadara used to cut
himself with stones, after being delivered, he must have felt totally okay but
there would have been scars left on his body from the cuts. If you have never been
possessed, it’s a great thing but if you are been held down by demons, God will
deliver you tonight in Jesus name. Amen.
The main text for tonight
says “These signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out
demons”. This congress is not just for you to be delivered, you are called to
deliver others to.
WHAT ARE THE THINGS REQUIRED
TO HAVE A DELIVERANCE MINISTRY
To deliver someone, you must
have an intimate knowledge of the great deliverer. In Daniel 11:32, the bible
says “the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great
exploits”. If you know the great deliverer who is Jesus, you will be able to do
exploits and cast out demons. There are certain things you need to know about
Jesus the deliverer
I. You need to know the
power in His name. Phil 2:9-11 says “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him
and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those
under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father”. If you cast out demons in your name, you
will get into trouble but if you cast out demons in the name of Jesus, the
demons will move.
II. You need to know the
power in His blood. Revelation 12:11 says “And they overcame him by the blood
of the Lamb”. There is power mighty, tremendous power in the blood of Jesus.
The bible says the life of an animal is in its blood so you need to know that
the very life of God is in the blood of Jesus and that makes the blood
powerful!
III. You need to know the
power in the Word. When Jesus was faced with temptation in the wilderness, He
overcame the devil by saying “It is written”. The word of God is powerful,
bible says in Ephesians 6:17 that word of God is the sword of the spirit. So when
the devil comes to harass you, you draw out your sword (which is the word) to
fight him.
PRACTICAL STEPS TO TAKE WHEN
TRYING TO DELIVER A CAPTIVE
1) Plead the blood of Jesus.
“ I cover myself in the blood of Jesus.”
2) Bind all the demons.
Matthew 18:18 says “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be
bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in
heaven.”
3) Command the demons to
loose their hold on the captive.
“It is written that whatever
I (insert your name) bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. Whatever I (insert
your name) loose on earth shall be loose in heaven. I bind all you demons and
command you to loose your hold over this life”
4) You decree that everything
God hasn’t planted in the captive be uprooted (Matthew 15:13). You can pray
saying something like “whatever the enemy has put in this person that has not
been put there by God, I command you to leave”
5) Command the captive to be
free in the name of Jesus and they shall be free!
N.B. Don’t wait for the
devil to give you demonstrations. Don’t listen to demons, they are liars. Some
of you have been thought to ask the demons questions but you don’t need to
waste
AFTER DELIVERING THE
CAPTIVE, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU MUST DO
1) Encourage the person to
be filled with the Holy Spirit.
2) Encourage the person to
be an aggressive soul-winner. Mark 5:15-20, God told the mad man after he had
been set free to go win souls. The reason why many people go back into sin
after getting saved or get possessed after being delivered is because they
don't get busy for God.
3) Encourage the person to
live holy. John 14:30, John 8:44. If you continue in sin, the devil will come
back to claim you
4) Tell the person to be
prayerful. 1Thess 5:17. When you pray, particularly in tongues, you will keep
the devil far away from you.
In Acts 19:11-17, the bible
tells a story of the seven sons of Sceva who tried casting out demons in the
name of “Jesus who Paul preached” but rather than come out, they demon replied
and said “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”. Just because you
have learnt so much about deliverance today does not mean you can go around
casting out demons. If you are not really a child of God and you go trying to
cast out demons just because Pastor Adeboye said so, the demon will say to you
“Jesus I know, Adeboye I know, but who are you?”. You can only be a partaker of
the blessings tonight if you surrender your life truly and totally to God.
PRAYER POINTS (Pray for at least 30 minutes)
1) Praise God wholeheartedly
2) Father, please forgive
all my sins of disobedience and lukewarmness
3) Father, empower me
tonight for battle against all forces of darkness
4) Father, stand by me
tonight as I bind and loose
5) Father whatever you have
not planted in my life (body, soul, spirit, home, ministry) be uprooted tonight
6) Father, let all forces
besieging my destiny hear a noise from heaven tonight
7) Father as you were with
Moses when he faced pharaoh, as you were with Joshua by the wall of Jericho, as
you were with David when he faced Goliath, please be with me tonight.
The bible says in
Deuteronomy 32:30 that 1 will chase 1000 and 2 will put 10,000 to flight so hold
somebody and pray the following prayer points
- Father Lord of host, Arise
for us now! Arise for our families and for the church
- Satan in the mighty name
of Jesus, we command you by the power in the blood of Jesus loose these
children of God. Loose my brother/sister, let him/her go
- My brother/sister, in the
mighty name of Jesus, every force against your destiny, I disband now!
- Neighbor it is
written, I will decree a thing and it will be established unto me, I hereby
decree in the mighty name of Jesus, be free! Be free from every yokes,
every form of bondage.
- Father, in my life, in my
home in my business, in your church, let there be light!
RCCG
HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2013 (Day 4)
Theme:
THE OVERFLOW
Message
Title: More Than You Can Ask
Preacher:
Pastor EA Adeboye
Key
Text: Ephesians 3:20-21
“Now to Him who is able to
do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the
power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all
generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
What you get when you’re in
need of help is determined by 2 persons. (1) The person you go to for help (2)
Yourself. For example, the fellow you go to ask for help can determine
how much help you get either by what he has or how generous he wants to
be. 1kings 17:8-16. The help you get also depends on you. By this, I mean
how much you are asking for, how desperate you are and how intensely you are
asking.
When asking God for help, we
should consider how much God has and how generous God is.
How much has God? The bible
says Haggai 2:8 that all the silver and gold belongs to Him. God has more than
enough to give you only if you would ask! Even if God doesn’t have what
you are asking for, He has the power to create it just so you get it.
How generous is God?
1Timothy 6:17 makes us understand that the living God, gives us richly all
things to enjoy. God is not a miser, He is generous and when he gives, He gives
generously. The bible says in John 10:10 that Christ came so we might have life
and have it more abundantly.
Now that you know God is
generous and has more than enough to give, the ball is in your court! How
much do you want from Him? Many people don’t get much from God because
they don’t ask. James 4:2 says “ye have not, because ye ask not”.
Sometimes receiving things from God is also subject to certain
conditions. The bible says in John 15:16 “Ye have not chosen me, but I
have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and
that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my
name, he may give it you”. One condition is soul-winning! Be a soul
winner first , then ask whatever you want and you'll get it.
When you are asking
God for something, remember to ask till your joy is full. John 16:24 says
“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.”
How desperate are you for
God’s help? Do you really want what you say you want? Desperate people do
desperate things. In Mark 2:1-12, the bible tells the story of the young
man who was sick with palsy. When the men who carried him couldn’t get into the
room where Jesus was due to the crowd, they removed part of the roof and
lowered the man down so Jesus could see him. Jesus was moved by their
persistent faith and as a result, the man was healed.
The prayer of those who are
desperate is usually different from those who are not desperate. How desperate
are you to receive your miracle from God? Desperate people ask intensely and persistently.
The bible says in Matthew 11:12 “And from the days of John the Baptist until
now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by
force.”
If you read Mark 10:46-52,
you'll see that Bartimaeus was desperate! He made so much noise in his cry for
help that the crowd told him to keep shut because it was disturbing but instead
of keeping quiet, he screamed louder! The noise of one man was higher than that
of the multitude and as a result , Jesus heard and healed him. Tonight God will
hear you in Jesus name. Amen.
Hannah was desperate for a
child, she asked God desperately and instead of getting just a child, God
blessed her with more children after Samuel.
Do you really want healing
tonight? God can heal you! He has healed several in the past and He can
do same for you today because He hasn’t changed.
Do you want to be debt free?
If you know how to go to Him intensely tonight, by this time next year, you
will say the people you used to owe are now owing you.
What do you want from God
that He cannot give? We Christians dishonour God by asking for small things. We
limit God when we ask Him for little things. Take your eyes off the natural and
begin to focus on the Almighty God.
David said in Psalm 66:18
“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.”. If you are
still living a life of sin, God won’t listen to you no matter how much you cry
or make big request. If God doesn’t hear your prayers as a result of sins, how
can He answer? Ask for forgiveness of your sins today and promise God
that you’ll serve Him completely hence forth.
PRAYER POINTS(Pray for at least 30 minutes)
1) Praise Him from the
bottom of your heart
2) Father rend the heavens,
tear the heavens wide open over me so it will never be shut again
3) Father open the flood
gates heaven and drench me in your blessings
4) Father I don’t want just
to walk or run, I want to fly, give me wings to fly high
5) Father take me to the top
speedily
6) Father give me nations
for my inheritance
7) Father give me joy
unspeakable
8) Father let me enjoy peace
like a mighty river
9) Father please prosper me
beyond my wildest dreams
10) Father empower me to win
thousands of souls for you in the coming year
11) Personal prayer points
RCCG HOLY GHOST CONGRESS 2013 (Day 5)
Theme: THE OVERFLOW
Preacher: Pastor EA Adeboye
Key Text: Psalm 23:5
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine
enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”
That passage didn’t say ‘our cup’, it says ‘my cup’. Now
personalise the verse by saying “I shall enter into overflow tonight because my
cup shall run over”.
When considering the theme ‘overflow’ the first thing we should
note is that our God is not a small God. How big is our God? Isaiah 66:1 says He sits in the heavens and his legs touches
the earth. Those legs must be pretty big! Our God is so big and because He is big, He doesn’t do small things.
In Genesis 1:20-22, God commanded the
waters to bring forth abundantly and the moment He said that, the ocean was filled
with all manners of fish and creatures. All God needs to say is ‘let there be’
and things get created.
When He created
man, He said be fruitful and multiply. Beginning from now, you’ll begin to
multiply rapidly in Jesus name.Amen.
Because our God is
a big God that does big things, His
purpose for your life is not small at all. His purpose for your life is not for you to
remain small…You may start small but in the name that is above every other
name, you’ll not finish small. Amen!
Beginning from now your joy shall multiply! Your blessings
shall multiply! Your miracle shall multiply and you will begin to overflow in
Jesus name. Amen!
There are many people who are alive but barely surviving.
In Luke 13:11-17 the bible tells the
story of the woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years and as a result was bowed together and couldn’t stand
straight. The woman didn’t die, yet she
was barely surviving. In 2kings 5, the
bible also gives the account of a great captain called Namaan but despite his riches, his joy wasn’t full
because of his leprosy. Many people are
alive but barely surviving… Whatever is
limiting your joy will disappear tonight in Jesus name. Amen.
God wants you to overflow. He doesn’t just want you to be
healthy, he wants you to be healing people. He doesn’t just want you to be free but He wants you to be setting the captives free.
He doesn’t just want you to be rich, he wants you to be lending to nations. He doesn’t
just want you to be happy, he wants you to bring joy to your nation…He wants
you to overflow!
However you have a choice. Of all the creatures God created, only man has
a choice and the ability to choose. You have a choice on how great you want to
be. If you want to overflow there is a price to pay because entering into the
overflow is not cheap.
ENTERING INTO THE OVERFLOW WILL COST YOU THE FOLLOWING
- Total
obedience to God . Read Deuteronomy 28:1-13. However verse 1 and 2
says “ if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy
God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day,
that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the
earth.And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou
shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
- Hardwork.
Proverbs 22:29 says “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand
before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”. When God enlarges your
coast, it will lead you to hardwork. Overflow is not for the lazy and slothful ,
it is for hardworkers!
- Self-discipline.
1Cor 9:25 says “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all
things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.”. Careless people, those who cannot control
themselves cannot cope with an overflow. You must learn to control yourself and
be moderate in all things if you want the overflow.
- Consistent
and generous sowing. 1Cor 9:6 says “ But
this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which
soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully”.
- Lots
of prayers (particularly in the spirit). In 1Cor 14:18, Paul testified to how he
prayed a lot in tongues and in Acts 19,
there were testimonies of how Paul overflowed in anointing because his sweat
and handkerchiefs from his body was doing miracles.
HOW DO WE BEGIN TO OVERFLOW?
- Stop
looking at yourself alone, begin to look for how you can become a blessing to
others. Stop praying for yourself alone,
include others in your prayers. Move away from prayers like “God heal me” to “God use me to
heal people”. Move from prayers like “God bless me” to “God make me a blessing
to others”. In 2Chron 1:6-12, when God
asked Solomon what he wanted after he had offered the sacrifices, Solomon asked
for wisdom to lead God’s people. He wanted
wisdom so he could be a blessing to others and God honoured the request and even
gave him more than he asked for.
- Get
thirsty for God. Matthew 5:6 says “ Blessed are they which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”. 2kings 2:9-15 When Elijah asked Elisha to make a request, He asked for a double portion anointing. When
you understand what a single portion anointing can do, you’ll realise that
Elisha was hungry for the anointing. He got his request and was soaked in so much anointing to the point
that even after he died, his grave brought the dead back to life.
- Accept
His invitation. In John 7:37-38 Jesus stood and cried, saying “If any man
thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.He that believeth on me, as the scripture
hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water”. The invitation
has been made a long time ago, all God is waiting for is for us to come to Him
saying “Lord I want to overflow”. God is
not just about to make the overflowing blessings, He has already set the table
before you and all you need do is ask for it.
However it is important to note that the Almighty God
will not give His overflowing blessings to someone who isn’t one of His own.
You cannot continue living in sin and expect grace to abound. Accept Jesus
Christ into your life today, confess and forsake your sins so you can also be a
part of the overflowing blessings.
PRAYER POINTS ( Pray for at least 30mins)
- 1)
Praise Him
- 2)
Father, these my hands must heal the
sick and raise the dead so father please do something about that tonight
- 3)
Father these my hands must destroy lions
and bears, anoint these hands to overflowing
- 4)
Father, this mouth of mine must cast out
demons, set captives free, bind and loose therefore touch my mouth with your
heavenly fire tonight
- 5)
Father, I must lend to nations, please
make it possible
- 6)
Father, I am tired of stagnation, I must
recover lost grounds. Father breathe on me tonight
- 7)
Father, I have come to you to drink, let
me begin to overflow
- 8)
Father, from now on, make me a blessing
to the whole world
CO-OPERATE PRAYER POINTS (Get a prayer partner and pray
the following)
1) Father through this your child that I am holding, let
rivers of living waters begin to flow
2) Father in the life of child, I destroy every spirit of
laziness, lukewarmness and stagnation.
3) Father we are ready to take the world for you now,
send down your fire
4) Father from now on, wherever we go, let there be
miracles, let there be signs and let there be wonders.
5) Father in order that our dry bones may live again, let
your wind blow
6) Father by the next time I see this your child, let him
be at a higher level
