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  • AN INTERESTING STORY OF A LION AND A SHEEP

    Once upon a time in the rolling hills, a lioness was gracefully leaping from hillock to hillock, embracing the beauty of nature. However, destiny took a twist as she unexpectedly gave birth to a tiny cub right in the midst of her joyful leap.

    This young lion cub found itself tumbling down to the road below, where a bustling crowd of sheep was meandering by. It was amidst this sea of sheep that the cub landed, bewildered and lost. Nature seemed to play a paradoxical trick – the cub grew up among sheep, living, behaving, and adapting like one.

    From his very infancy, the cub was woven into the fabric of sheepish existence. He grazed like them, roamed like them, and was enveloped by the coziness of the crowd. The idea that he was a lion, not a sheep, never even flickered in his dreams. How could it have? All he saw around him were sheep – and so he became one.

    As time ambled along, something peculiar happened. Slowly but surely, the cub began to grow into a young lion, unbeknownst to the sheep. The transformation occurred gradually, almost too subtle to notice. The sheep, accustomed to his presence, continued on, and the cub… well, he accepted his role, even though it felt a bit peculiar.

    He didn’t roar like a lion; he didn’t act like one. The sheep were a close-knit family, always huddled together. But this peculiar member was not quite fitting in; he was a bit too eccentric for their comfort. However, they brushed off his differences, attributing it to a natural quirk, an oddity that happens now and then.

    Despite his appearance, he continued munching grass contentedly alongside his sheep companions. His uniqueness didn’t trouble him much, and he lived his life as he thought he should. They thought he was a bit odd, and he thought he was a bit different – a peaceful coexistence of sorts.

    However, nature’s rhythms kept playing their tune. The lion within him was growing, becoming more pronounced with every passing day. The cub was maturing into a splendid lion, a fact that his sheep friends simply couldn’t deny. But for them, familiarity bred acceptance, and they saw him through the lens of the past.

    Then, one day, an old lion wandered by. His eyes widened in disbelief as he beheld this young lion standing among a herd of sheep. To his amazement, none of the sheep were afraid, and this lion was behaving just like them – grazing away on grass!

    Stunned by this bizarre sight, the old lion was momentarily distracted from his hunt for a sheepish breakfast. He forgot his hunger as he focused on understanding this anomaly. In a sudden rush of determination, he decided to catch the young lion and unravel the mystery.

    Chaos ensued as the old lion pursued the young one. Fear propelled the young lion to run like his life depended on it – because it did. In his instinct to survive, he ran like a true lion, abandoning the sheepish act. Eventually, the old lion cornered him, holding him in his grasp.

    Tears streamed down the young lion’s face as he pleaded, “Please, forgive me! I am just a defenseless sheep, let me go.”

    The old lion’s voice resounded sternly, “Enough of this foolishness. Come with me to the pond.” Near the scene, a tranquil pond mirrored the sky above, calm and undisturbed.

    Reluctantly, the young lion accompanied the old one to the water’s edge. With a commanding tone, the old lion instructed, “Look into the water, my reflection beside yours. Observe our faces, our bodies.”

    In a heartbeat, a powerful roar resonated, echoing across the hills. It was as if the very mountains responded to the roar’s call. The young lion’s reflection gazed back at him from the water, and in that moment, he saw his true self. The sheepish identity dissolved like morning mist; he recognized his real essence.

    No longer bound by the illusion of sheephood, the young lion stood transformed. The identification with sheep was an illusion, a mental construct. The reality was that he was a lion all along, and now, he had seen it for himself. The old lion spoke no further, for the young one had understood.

    As the young lion looked into the pond, a surge of energy rippled through him. Dormant power awakened within, a force he had never felt before. The frailty, the meekness, all vanished like shadows at dawn. The young lion stood tall, not just in stature, but in the grandeur of his true identity – a lion, ready to conquer the world with his newfound strength.

    What lesson did you learn from this lesson? Let me know at the comment section

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  • KNOWING YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST 1 : Pst. Damsam

    KNOWING YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST 1 : Pst. Damsam

    The topic we voted for is KNOWING YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST. The biggest problem of man is the problem of identity. When you as a believer doesn’t know your identity in Christ, you can’t actualize every spiritual blessings that has been given to you in Christ. You will be a none entity if you don’t know your identity as a believer. This is the reason why Paul was writing to the Ephesian believers that they may “KNOW”:

    Ephesians 1:18
    [18] The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.

    As Daddy use to say that
    There is no darker darkness than the darkness of ignorance
    Also there is no higher mountain than the Mountain of ignorance
    If believers of nowadays can just KNOW their identity in Christ 99.99% of the challenges being faced would be solved
    Let me tell you a story
    There is a young lion that by mistake found itself amid sheep in its infancy

    This young lion began growing with other sheep’s and began to be eating grass like they do
    The young lion noticed that her shape is different from others while growing
    One of the sheep told her that it’s likely to be so, that perhaps she is from another breed
    She was eating grass which is even against her nature of eating flesh because she is a carnivorous animal

    But one day, a mother lioness was passing by and saw this young lion in their midst eating grass like them and running away at her sight
    The mother lioness have to leave the prey she was pursing and rescue the young lion
    The young lion saw her and saw so many things in common and began to be living in reality
    This young lion suffered for year’s because she didn’t know her identity
    She was belittled, cheated and treated abnormally because of lack of identity
    That’s how so many Christ were today
    They have reduced themselves spiritually and are tossed to and fro by Life challenges and demonic activates because of lack of tge knowledge of WHO THEY ARE IN CHRIST

    So tonight I will be showing us some of our identity in Christ
    YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST

    1. YOU ARE A SPIRIT BEING

      John 3:6
      [6]That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
      When you are born again
      You becomes a new man
      The Bible says that you are a spirit
      New birth makes you a spirit being in human flesh
      To understand your make up
      You need to look at Adam before fall
      Adam named all the animals in this world himself
      He was naked
      There are 4 rivers in the garden
      Yet the weather didn’t affect him
      Adam shared divinity with God
      He works in the supernatural
      Because of the Spirit that is in him
      When you are born again
      You are restored back into that Adam initial estate
      It’s called the Supernatural estate
      Jesus explained John 3:6 well in verse 8

    John 3:8
    [8]The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
    He said you will be operating like a wind
    Can you capture a wind?
    Can you say this is what do cause a wind to blow ?
    Okay
    If you are in a room that is full of heat and you on your fan and the fan is blowing wind/air to you

    Cam you tell me where the wind/air is coming from?
    Is it from the socket or from inside the fan?
    Of course
    You can’t explain where is it coming from
    Wind works supernaturally
    It’s beyond man’s understanding
    And that is how you are supposed to be operating as a believer
    When a normal sense is trying to get you, they suppose to be lost because you are a spirit, you operate from a realm that is above normal sense
    When a normal man is looking at you praying in tongues, communing with your Father in a language of the Spirits they should be lost because you are a spirit
    You see a sick
    You lay your hand
    Instead of prescribing drug
    And the sick was healed

    Because you are a spirit
    Operating in the supernatural should be what you do at ease because you believe in Jesus
    Mark 16:17-18
    [17]And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
    [18]They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

    2. YOU ARE ABOVE ALL

    John 3:31
    [31]He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
    Jesus in John Chapter 3 again says YOU ARE ABOVE ALL.

    So, I will be showing you your position tonight by explaining the spiritual hierarchy to you
    I will be explaining it with a diagram

    Until you know your position in the Spirit, you will be still be belittled by the devil and demonic operations

    The first on the list is THE GODHEAD

    GOD the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

    After the first rank is YOU
    Yes, You as a believer
    God the Father , Son and Holy Spirit

    In fact, you are in the same rank with the GodHead
    You are seated with the GodHead in heavenly places
    You may be sitting in your office or parlour as you are attending this study but in the spirit realm, you are just beside the Trinity
    Ephesians 2:6
    [6]And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
    Can you see 2 together here ?
    This position you are in the Spirit is an heritage you have through the work of Jesus
    When He died
    You died together

    When He rose up

    You rose together with Him

    When He seated at the right hand
    You do together
    Where are sitting
    Even angels are not having access to that place
    They are under you
    They are meant to minister for you
    You are to command them to work
    It’s your reality
    And below angels are is the Lucifer and demons
    You are far above the devil
    When you know this you will just be mocking the devil😂
    Because that’s his weak point
    Once you just know, you are free
    You will be reigning in life unhindered

    Ephesians 1:21-22
    [21]Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
    [22]And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
    Where are you sitting is Faaaaaaaaaar above the devil and his demons
    It’s just like you are sitting on a storey building and someone at the floor level is telling you he will pour water on your head 😂

    What will you do for such person?
    You will just be laughing because the person is not making sense
    That’s your identity
    You are above all the works of the evil
    You are above that sickness
    You are above failure
    You are above delay
    You are above stagnation
    You are above frustration
    In the name of Jesus
    I speak that any operation of the enemy upon your life is ending tonight as a result of this knowing in the name of Jesus!!!
    You are free from all demonic oppression
    Is there anyone sick in the house?

    In the name of Jesus, I stand on the grace of my fatherFathereclare you whole right now
    Check for that sickness and see it no more
    Check for that infirmity
    It has disappeared
    Begin to walk in the reality of your identity in Jesus’ name
    We shall continue on Thursday
    You are blessed!!!

  • THE SAYING : IF CHRIST TARRIES – Pst. Ife ADETONA

    THE SAYING : IF CHRIST TARRIES – Pst. Ife ADETONA

    If I should talk about this “if Christ tarries” thing, some of you may fight me because I may be shaking some of your generational theological beliefs.

    Whenever I see a preacher condemn another preacher for not always talking about rapture, I just shake my head. If you know what rapture really is, you won’t rebuke anyone for not always talking about it.

    Why will I say “If Christ tarries, I will see you tomorrow” when I definitely know that Christ is not coming tomorrow, or next week or next year? Yes, I said that I definitely know. E shock you?

    To those who are not in Christ and to some ignorant believers, He will come like a thief in the night but to some of you that would be alive by then (I won’t be on this earth by then), you may not know the exact day and time but it won’t be a total surprise. You will be expecting it already. You will know.

    1 Thessalonians 5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

    The statement “If Christ tarries, I will see you tomorrow” is a mere religious statement. It holds no Biblical rooting. It was supposed to at least remind believers of the soon coming of Jesus but does it really play that role? Are you actually telling us that Christ will soon come or that Christ will tarry in coming? If you ask me, I will say it is unnecessary. But what’s my problem? You can say whatever you like as far as you are not cursing yourself.

    Well, here’s my problem with it. As a faith teacher on the subject of LONG LIFE, I found the statement to be anti-faith. And whatever is not of faith is a sin. You will surely see tomorrow, there is no “if”. That statement looks like a Yoruba way of saying: “I don’t know if I will be alive tomorrow but if I am alive, I will see you”.

    Jesus says He that doesn’t gather with me, scatters what I gather”. A seemingly unharmful statement that doesn’t reinforce your faith on long life weakens it.

    If you want my full teaching on the rapture, Pastor Damsam will drop a link for you.

    MARANATA.

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  • CRITICAL THINKING – Pst. Ife ADETONA

    CRITICAL THINKING – Pst. Ife ADETONA

    Eternal LORD, we receive your glory tonight! We receive your word. We receive a change of life in JESUS NAME.

    CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

    If you are a leader, it doesn’t show in the amount of money you have or in your volume of muscle. It tells in your mental capacity. A fundamental mental strength of a leader is his CRITICAL THINKING SKILL. A leader possesses critical reasoning ability. They can reason wide, fast, and very deep. Call it 3D – 3 dimensional. A leader builds his critical thinking skills by pondering on every matter around him. An incident other people would see and ignore could form a great deliberation for a leader. When the current president removed subsidy and the price of PMS went up but Gas and Diesel went down….did you ask why? A leader questions everything. A leader will not allow events to pass by but would seat to examine, study, and understand it. Isaac Newton was walking on a certain day when an apple fell on him from a tree. That was not the first time apples will fall all around but that day Isaac was compelled to ask a question: why did it fall? Why didn’t it stay up?

    I think all of us are born with critical thinking skills but we lost it somehow between our growth. That’s because a child will normally ask these critical questions. Why did it have to come down? That was how he propounded the law of gravity which has also helped in many inventions today.

    Leaders don’t allow issues pass on without asking probing questions and getting answers to them. At a time, I realized that most questions people asked me from the Scriptures as a minister were questions which I had asked myself and provided answers to long ago. Let me tell this, CRITICAL THINKING is the route to becoming wise! You may say that the Wisdom of Solomon was divinely inspired by God but there were things Solomon did that aided the manifestation of his wisdom. One important of those things was that he intentionally applied his hearts to critical thinking. Throughout the book of Ecclesiastes, you will see Solomon saying: “I considered,” “I observed,” “I thought,” “I studied,” etc.

    Ecclesiastes chapter 4:1 KJV: So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. Ecclesiastes 8:16 KJV says, “When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth.” Verse 17 says that then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

    In Chapter 9, Solomon said, “I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all before them.” After observing and considering lots of issues in his heart, Solomon would say, “I concluded.” That is critical thinking. He ensured that he got answers to all the questions in his heart. It was after Solomon got answers to many issues that people came to asked him questions about those things, and he gave good answers to them all. I have seen the same thing play out in my life at different times. I would have contemplated an issue and gotten the answer before questions would be raised from people. When I give them answers, they often wonder how I was able to solve such a complex matter in a little time.

    Solomon, at a point, pondered on the causes of poverty and he concluded that one of the greatest causes of poverty is laziness. The Bible explained that the queen of Sheba got answers to all the questions of her heart and many other issues. It was easy for Solomon to give answers to her because those questions were what he had contemplated severally before that day. After that visit, the queen of Sheba gave her remarks on Solomon. And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the house that he had built, and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. And she said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen [it:] and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.” (1 Kings 10:4-7)

    HOW TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILL

    A. Think about Everything

    Behind every human invention, there is a critical thinker. When you are a critical leader, you will think about several things. You will ask why a thing is the way it is and why it is not otherwise. Critical thinkers will even think about issues that are actually not their business. When they see movies, they don’t just watch; they put their minds on more important things in the movie. A critical thinker will ask how the eyes work and how the nose works the way it does. They will ask how electricity is generated and how airplanes fly. Because Solar has become rampant these days, I see solar panels everywhere. I have been asking, how does the solar system work? I found out that there is a battery in every solar system, unlike regular electricity. It is this battery that the solar would charge. Then the battery would power the appliances. Remember our forefathers used to PUT BAD BATTERY IN SUNLIGHT? Someone thought further than that, collects the sunlight through a panel, and converts it into electricity. The electricity travels via a wire. This wire charges a battery you place in the room. That’s my personal thought and outcome. Now, I am asking, does a solar panel come in the form of a pattern and usually in white lines and black pattern? I may need Google to get the answer, and I would! That is CRITICAL THINKING! Behind every human invention, there is a critical thinker. A thinker asked why should we settle with a fan and went further to invent the air conditioner. It was a critical thinker that felt the radio is not enough and invented the television. Thinkers do not allow situations to bypass them without being examined critically in their minds.

    Value of Critical Thinking

    1. Every successful leader thinks, and they think critically. They analyze situations and determine the possible consequences ahead of time. They aren’t surprised by certain events because they were expecting them. As KOINONIA LEADERS, you are to apply critical thinking to your work. It is a platform to build that part of you. If I were you, I would ask, WHY THOSE WHO ARE HAVING HIGH ATTENDANCE ARE HAVING HIGH ATTENDANCE AND WHY THOSE WHO ARE HAVING LOW ATTENDANCE ARE HAVING A LOW ATTENDANCE. And for JULY, some are having 100+ people; they face the same challenge you are facing. Members don’t respond. They promised to come and didn’t show up. They are mostly students. They are working class. In spite of that, they have great attendance. What are they doing differently? That’s critical thinking. You can ask them, I have tagged them.

    2. Another effect of critical thinking is that it enlarges the heart. Your heart would be able to convey several logical thoughts on different situations, including seemingly contradictory ones. Your heart will always be able to process information within split seconds. I said earlier that critical thinkers would have pondered over an issue before they are asked about it. It is not all questions that they are familiar with, but immediately they are asked, their minds would process it and infer from other related matters to give a meaningful conclusion within a short period of time. I am sure you want to be like that, like that man that has an answer to almost everything! Should I stop here? Critical thinking improves one’s sense of judgment. Thinkers don’t look at things the way other people see it, and so they are able to diagnose situations rightly. They look for the motive behind issues and not just the situation. The Bible talking about Jesus said the Spirit of God will make Him a man of quick understanding, and He will not judge after the sight of His eyes or reprove after the hearing of his ears (Isaiah 11:3). He would see beyond what others see. When the Jews brought a woman caught in adultery to Jesus, Jesus saw beyond the act and judged the situation from their motives. That is what critical thinking does. Critical thinkers are both realistic and idealistic.

    3. Critical thinkers are both realistic and idealistic. To be idealistic means to know and understand the status quo but would refuse to settle for it. They want to bring out new things. That is why all inventors are critical thinkers. A critical thinker will ask how he can move from where he is to another point. A critical thinker does not just wail about the situation; he invents solutions. A critical thinking leader prepares for the future far ahead. Many roads that we ply today in major cities across Nigeria were constructed at a period where all the cars in those cities were not even up to 100. Today, those roads serve hundreds of thousands of commuters daily. It takes a critical leader to assess the situation and plan a road for the future. The political leaders we have today construct roads that don’t last beyond their tenure. The book of Proverbs 22:3 says that a prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished. It is said that the highest paid skill in the world is thinking.

    4. I want to stop here. I only mentioned one way to develop CRITICAL THINKING SKILL. Let me state two more:

    B. Read books.

    C. Get answers to your critical questions.

    I release the BAPTISM OF CRITICAL THINKING UPON YOU IN JESUS’ NAME.

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    It’s generally believed that there is always someone who is the prayer point of the family, they are either not saved or wayward in the way they behave. But you who have been saved have the right to get their salvation.

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  • THE ACT OF DISCIPLESHIP – Pst.Damsam

    THE ACT OF DISCIPLESHIP – Pst.Damsam

    1. Thessalonians 5:12-13;
    “And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
    And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.”

    1. Timothy 5:17;
    “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine
    Our mandate in SADOZ is bringing souls to Jesus Christ, Holy Ghost baptism, and discipleship.

    This article focuses on one of our major mandates in SADOZ, which is “discipleship.”

    I’ll be explaining disciple from two perspectives, namely:

    1. Disciple as a personality.
    2. Disciple as an act.

    DISCIPLE AS A PERSONALITY.

    During my research, I discovered that another word for “disciple” is “student.”

    A student is a person who is undergoing a learning process of a particular subject.
    A disciple from the perspective of Jesus Christ is someone who has subscribed to the teaching ministry of Jesus or someone who attached himself to Jesus’ discipleship college.

    Acts 11:26 -” And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.”

    When you look at the word “disciple,” it is different from a believer because all Christians are believers, but not all believers are Christians. “It is the disciples who are called Christians, not the believers.”

    Those that are called Christians are those who have submitted themselves to the ministry of Jesus.

    We have a lot of people who believed in Jesus as their personal Lord and saviour, but when you look at their lives, some things need to be tutored out of their lives.
    It’s the disciples that are called Christians, not the believers, that’s why I said all Christians are believers, but not all believers are Christians.

    Those who are called Christians are those who have submitted themselves to the teaching ministry of Jesus.

    The word “Christians” means “Christ-like” because they behave just like Jesus.
    You look like what you are looking unto.
    The disciples were called Christians because whenever they want to speak, they speak like Jesus, whenever they want to pray, they pray like Jesus. Jesus has tutored them in a lot of things.

    For example, if you say you’re a disciple of a particular man of God, it means you have surrendered yourself to the man of God, and he’s teaching you every concept from the word of God that you need to know.

    A disciple as a personality means you’re a student who has submitted to someone to teach you.

    DISCIPLE AS AN ACT.

    Disciple as an act can be seen in the book of Matthew 28:19 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Ghost:”

    NLT – “Therefore, go and make disciple of all nations.”

    In this context, the disciple does not mean a student, but for you to understand, you have to go back to King James Version and relate it together. A disciple was substituted with another word which means “teach.”
    Disciple as an act simply means to “teach.”
    Every believer is having the mandate and potential of a teacher. It is mandated for you to teach the word because that is the last commandment of Jesus Christ to every believer.
    So far you’re a believer, you’re attached to the command of “going” and the teaching also is being demanded from you by God.
    That is why we called Matthew chapter 28:19 “the great commission.”

    The word “Commission” is a combination of two words, which means “command and mission.” That is the command mission that the Lord has given to us. If you’re not into discipleship as a believer, you’re malfunctioning in the presence of the Lord. If you’re complacent in the ministry of discipleship, you’re not fulfilling your full potential as a son of God.

    Below are some mandates that have been given in the bible as pertain to discipleship:

    2. Timothy 2:2, Titus 2:1, 1. Peter 3:15.

    Firstly, Jesus gave the command to all believers in Matthew 28:19.
    In 2. Timothy 2:2, Paul gave the same command to Timothy, his son. Paul was telling Timothy that he has been taught the word of God, then he told Timothy to teach reliable and trustworthy people so that they will teach another generation as well. Paul was telling Timothy that the teachings he gave to him were a continuous process.

    Paul was seen addressing Titus also in Titus 2:1 to promote the kind of teaching that promotes awesome teaching. That is, even in your acts, you’re teaching people about the kingdom of God.

    Lastly, Peter was seen speaking to the new converts in 1. Peter 3:15 that if someone should ask about their Christian home, they must be ready to explain because when you’re explaining, you’re teaching.

    Some People believe they have to grow to a particular stage spiritually before they can teach the word of God. What will make you grow more as a new convert is to go out and teach the word of God.

    TEN FACTS ABOUT DISCIPLESHIP.

    1. It’s a relationship between a Discipler and his Disciple:

    Someone who plays football is known as a footballer, someone who cooks is known as a cook, and so on. So, someone who disciples is called a discipler.
    A relationship that exists between a discipler and his disciple is called “discipleship.”

    2. It is the greatest command:

    You might want to argue that the greatest command according to 1. Corinthians 13:13 is “love.” We have the greatest command and we have the greatest commission. But the greatest command is equal to the greatest commission.
    The greatest command is love, and for you to prove your love to God, you must go out for souls, (John 21: 15-17.)
    What brought someone to the cross is “preaching,” but what makes them grow is “teaching.”

    If you say you love the Lord, you must subscribe to the ministry of discipleship.

    3. It’s accepting the Lordship of Jesus, (Matthew 11:29.)

    “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”

    Discipleship is accepting the Lordship of Jesus, not the saviourship of Jesus. So many people believed that Jesus is Lord, that has automatically got them born again, but when it comes to the Lordship of Jesus, it connotes that “we are learning of Jesus and submitting to the Lordship of Jesus’

    4. it is a system of bearing fruits in the kingdom, (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 to you.”

    If you’re not disciplining souls as a believer, you’re not bearing fruits, you are just like the fig tree which Jesus was expecting fruits from, but it doesn’t bring forth any fruit.
    There are some believers today who are not into discipleship and they not submitting to the discipler over them. Those sets of believers are fruitless believers.

    5. The ultimate goal of discipleship is to measure to the full stature of Christ,(Ephesians 4:11-13):

    The race of every man and hope of our calling as a believer is to become like Jesus. The race everyone is running today is to attain the full stature of Christ of which you’re going to attain that at the stage of glorification. What will help you to build your stature is when you subscribe fully to discipleship.

    6. Discipleship means you are saved, sanctified not to be satisfied; but saved, sanctified to serve in the ministry of reconciliation, (2. Corinthians 5:17):

    Some people have been saved, sanctified by the blood of Jesus and they are satisfied, that is not discipleship. Discipleship is that you’re saved, sanctified, and serve in the ministry of reconciliation. You’re to reconcile the world and Jesus together. Jesus gave us the task of reconciling people to Him. Discipleship is all about reconciling the world back to Jesus.

    7. The word of God is the instructional material in discipleship, (2. Timothy 3:16):

    “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”

    8. Discipleship makes heaven rejoice, (Luke 15:27):

    You may think that it’s at the point of confessing Jesus as their Lord and personal saviour that they repent, the point at which they repent is the point at which they stop that which they’re doing.
    There were some things we used to do before giving our lives to Christ, and even after giving our lives to Jesus, we were still doing them, but when we came to a teaching class, we were exposed to the dangers that were there, and how to come out of the sinful habits. The moment you turn away from that sinful habits, that is the moment that you repented.
    Repentance means turning away from that thing you used to do and then to another way of life entirely, and that’s achievable through discipleship, and when you’re into that, it’s a system of making heaven rejoice.

    9. No mortal man is above discipleship, it is a continuous process:

    No one will say he’s now the master discipler. That’s why you’ll see some patriarchs of faith still kneeling teaching us lessons that the spirit is teaching them.
    So, no mortal man is above discipleship.

    10. The Holy Spirit is the master Discipler, (John 14:26.)

    “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
    He’s going to teach you everything you need to know. The Holy Spirit cannot be taken out of discipleship. When you read SADOZ’s vision, you’ll see it there that the Holy Spirit is our Discipler. The Holy Spirit is our Master Discipler.

    APPROACHES TO DISCIPLESHIP, AND HOW SADOZ CARRY OUT THE DISCIPLESHIP ACTIVITIES.

    SADOZ is all about “discipleship,” that’s our major mandate. These two (2) approaches are what we do:

    1. Individualistic Approach: This means one on one approach. That is, having someone you’re teaching the word of God personally.

    2. Group Approach: This is the group dimension of discipleship.
    Jesus carried out the two (2) approaches to discipleship in His early ministry. We have different categories of people who followed Jesus:
    a) The multitudes.
    b) The crowd.
    c) The 120.
    d) The 70.
    e) The 12.
    f) The trio; Peter, James, and John.
    g) The beloved.

    After Jesus teaches the multitudes, the disciples will still come to Jesus one after the other and tell Jesus that they don’t understand what He has taught them. So, Jesus will explain it to them.

    How does this pertain to SADOZITES?

    We are expected to be a Koinonia leaders. A Koinonia leader is someone that is submitted to the discipleship of Pastor Ife Adetona and MotherTreasure.
    When you’ve submitted to their teaching through various means, like KBI, weekly bible study, and fountain publication, and afterward, it is expected that you teach what you’ve been taught in your group.
    Some people will say they have to grow to a particular stage spiritually before they can teach. For you to know the word of God more, be a Koinonia leader., if you desire to be a Koinonia leader type KOINONIA LEADER to wa.me/2348106522911

  • PASTORS ARE ORANGES – Pst. Ife ADETONA

    PASTORS ARE ORANGES – Pst. Ife ADETONA

    When I was younger, I used to hear the saying that “pastors are like oranges, people squeeze out the juice and discard it.” Every pastor would agree that he has experienced his fair share of being treated as an orange by those whom his life and ministry has blessed. I have had my share too and still do.

    Let me tell you two orange stories of myself.

    I knew this man from distance. He has lost his job and lost all hopes of getting another. He came across our ministry, get blessed spiritually and physically. Things started turning. I prayed with him, God answered, he was called to his place of work and paid him the arrears including the time he was not working. Do you know what he did? He said he wanted to come to see me at least just to see my face. I welcomed him like a guest. We talked about different things and I prayed with him. While he was leaving my house, he saw some stuff that my neighbour sells. He said he wanted to buy a few to add to what he had already. Before I said no problem, he had bought goods worth 32 thousand naira and paid on the spot. Oh! I forgot to add, he brought something for me, a 200 naira worth of Apple (3 for #200).

    Another story.
    This lady had a health issue that became a family concern. I was praying with her. Her parents started calling me as well to intensify prayers. They were always reaching me. It took some months but God did it. Her system was cleared and she was confirmed healed in a hospital. She called to share the news with me. Before I said praise God, she hung the call. I didn’t even hear from her parents from that time till now. It was long I heard from her as well.

    These are just 2 of 200 stories that I can rip off to you offhand. What about those you feed spiritual meals from babyhood till they turned giants? And look at me one day to say- I know you helped me but you’re not my father- lolz.

    To the glory of God, I have countless people who remain grateful and loyal but that’s not the focus today.

    You need to read Dag-Heward-Mills book: “Those who Forget”, you will see stories that will make you put yours aside. Just this year, at Winners 40th anniversary, Papa faced where pastors from different ministries were seated and said: “stop worrying yourself, there’s no ministry where people do not leave.” That statement is deep and profound.

    I know many pastors whose prayer point is that everyone they prayed for turned their backs after testimony. They thought it is “ise-aye”, a work of demons.

    It has been long that I realized that no matter how a man of God acts, there will always be people that will treat him as an orange. So, I said to myself: “why be an ORANGE WHEN YOU CAN BE AN ORANGE TREE!”

    Yes, I want to be an ORANGE TREE, that bears big and sweet fruits in abundance all across the year. You are free to pluck all you want and turn your back. But I want to leave a memory of sweetness on your tongue that no matter how far you go, you will return to have another taste.

    By the time you return, you won’t be able to throw stones and sticks at me again. You won’t be able to despise or take me for granted. You will have to wait in the queue because a lot of people would have filled the spaces you once had in abundance. You will watch from afar and wait for your turn.

    I want my fruits taken to the markets and sold from there. I want it displayed in show glasses. I want it blended into juices and parked in cartoons and bottles. I want to be a sweet and ever-producing ORANGE TREE.

    For ministers who feel bitter towards those that turn their backs on them. I have no sympathy for you but pity. You think your reward is with them. They are your customers, not your employer. Any worker that expects to be paid by the customers will be neglected by the Employer.

    Look up to God that called you, they are not the ones that call you. The Orange Tree depends on heaven for rain and sunlight and it is happy seeing all sorts of people pluck from it.

    Let me cap it with the story of Apostle Joshua Selman. In one of the miracle services, he called a person’s name prophetically. When the lady came forward, he recognised her. He said something like: “oh, many of you don’t know this sister. In the days we used to hold crusade under the tree”. I don’t know what took her away from AJS but that day, she returned, queuing, watching from afar.

    Man of God, stop lamenting jare, work on your fruit production. You have limited choices: do you want to be an Orange fruit or an Orange tree.

  • KNOW YOUR STAND IN GOD – Pst. Ife ADETONA

    KNOW YOUR STAND IN GOD – Pst. Ife ADETONA

    I healed the sick
    I filled men with the Holy Ghost
    I baptized men with the Holy Ghost
    I cast out demons
    I raised the dead

    You know I can rewrite those statements above like:

    The sick were healed
    Men were filled with the Holy Ghost
    Demons were cast out
    The dead were raised

    Or, write it this way:

    God healed the sick.
    God filled men with the Holy Ghost
    God raised the dead

    There’s nothing wrong with the first statement. What is wrong is our traditional belief and perception of humility.

    I can choose to write using the second or third statements but I intentionally use the first in some of my speeches just to CHALLENGE and CHARGE you to come up higher. We must KNOW our stand in God and be able to proclaim it unashamedly. It may seem like pride or taking God’s glory but GOD is proud of you when you realize your true position as a joint heir.

    Some things we call “humility” appears before God as “filthy rag” and some things men see as “pride” God sees as “glory”. That’s why the Bible says we are made for show- to show forth the GLORY of God.

    What Glory?
    Jesus says the Glory which the Father has given me, I have given them!
    When Jesus equates Himself with the Father, some people rushed to stone Him thinking they were defending God but they were wrong, very wrong.

    Jesus sending out His disciples said-
    YOU go heal the sick
    YOU go raise the dead
    YOU go cleanse the lepers.
    Freely YOU have received, freely, YOU should give.

    When the writer of Mark was reporting what happened, guess what he said:
    They healed the sick
    They cast out demons
    And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. Mark 6:13

    When they returned, they told Jesus- demons were subjected to US. The Bible didn’t say Jesus scolded them. The Bible says JESUS REJOICED.
    Luk 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said.

    So, when I see people who condemn my statements, I just smile. Some even feel like slapping or cursing me. I am used to it. Jesus was almost stoned- isn’t it?

    That demon said Jesus I know (comma), and PAUL I know. See class! Even demons know this truth! The class is called JOINT HEIR.

    BALANCE
    To every truth, there’s an extreme. To avoid the extreme I always ensure that I return all the glory to God in every of my speech or testimony. In the last write-up, I said GOOD TOOK ALL THE GLORY BECAUSE HE DID ALL THE WORK. Peter told the lame man- “look unto us, we have something for you”. Same Peter told the people that were applauding them “We didn’t do this by our power”. The disciples said: “Demons were subjected to us THROUGH YOUR NAME” (returning the glory to whom it is due). I am also careful not to over-flog or overuse the word. At most, you’ll see me write it just once.

    Concerning Baptizing people in the Holy Ghost, I baptized 10 people yesterday. While 7 people prophesied. Some of them spoke in tongues the first time and prophesied the first time.

    Jesus said, “BAPTIZE THESE NEW DISCIPLES in my Name”. It’s not just about water baptism. Paul talked about the “doctrine of Baptisms”. Note plural. Meaning, there’s more than one kind of baptism. If you asked me, the one Jesus was emphasising is HOLY GHOST BAPTISM. In short, He said to me- Baptize people in the Holy Ghost. Just as He said- HEAL THE SICK!

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