Let's lift our hands to the Almighty God and begin to bless His holy name.
Let's give Him glory, let's give Him honor, let's thank Him for life, thank Him that you are alive, bless His holy name, give Him glory, give Him honor, give Him adoration, He is worthy to be praised.
He is worthy to be adored, He isworthy to be magnified, let's bless His holy name, let's bless the King of kings, let's bless theLord of lords.
Let's bless the Ancient of days, let's give Him all glory, let's give Him all honors.
Worship Him, give Him glory, we bless your holy name. You are worthy to be praised, you are worthy to be adored, and you are worthy to be magnified.
You are worthy to be glorified.
You are worthy oh Lord, you are worthy blessed be your holy name King of kings and Lord of lords. We worship you Lord....
In Jesus mighty name we have worshiped.
Let's lift our voices to Him and say Father; this month in particular, Lord let your face shine upon me and my family....
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
I want you to Join your hands with your neighbor and say Father, this very night visit your child that I'm holding. Let this child get a divine visitationtonight...
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
Glory be to God in the highest amen
For His mercy endures forever amen 2ce
Glory be to God in the highest amen
For His mercy endures forever amen 2ce
King of kings and Lord of lords, king of glory, King of love, Kingof mercy, King of grace, King offavor, the Almighty God, the Lord of host, the Ancient of days, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Holy one of Israel, the Unchangeable changer, glory be to your holy name.
Accept our worship in Jesus name.
Thank you for January, thank you for February, thank you forMarch, thank you for April, Lordthank you for May.
Glory be to your holy name. Accept our worship in Jesus name.
Tonight like never before, visit your children. Let this night be a night of divine visitation. Let it be a night of divine encounter.
Lord God Almighty let your faceshine upon us today. Let all needs be met today, save souls oh Lord, heal the sick oh Lord, set the captives free oh Lord.
All those who came expecting amiracle from you don't let thembe disappointed oh Lord.
All those who came expecting amiracle form you don't let thembe disappointed oh Lord. Before the sun risestomorrow let everybody here sing a new song.
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Amen.
Let someone shout halleluiah!
Prayer for those born in the month of May
Father, I want to thank you for your children born in the month of May, these children born in the month of grace must be very, very special to you, therefore Father I pray that for every one of them you will be gracious in Jesus name.
In the morning show them favor, in the afternoon show them favor, in the evening show them favor, in the night time show them favor, all the days of their lives let them enjoy your favor and let them serve you till the very end.
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
By the grace of God if Jesus tarries, next month we will be discussing the WONDERS OF WORSHIP.
When you worship the Almighty God appropriately, Hegets up from His throne and when God arises his enemies scatter.
So next month it is going to be an extraordinary Holy Ghost service as we discuss the WONDER WORSHIP, l'm sure youwill not only come you will bring your friends and relativesin Jesus name.
Tonight we are discussing the WONDERS OF HIS FAVOR.
The evangelist who spoke before me had already preached my sermon.
So l'm delighted that gradually the day is coming when I too will come to the Holy Ghost night just to enjoy myself.
My children will preach when they finish, I will come and say God bless you all and then we go home.
How many of you will say amen to that? Because it is interesting that everyone who spoke; the one who preached, the one who prayed, the one who did one thing or the other all kept on talking about Esther I wonder where they got to seemy sermon note!
I think the Holy Spirit must have told them what I wanted to talk about.
Esther 5 v 1 -3 Now it came to past on the third day that Esther put on her royal apparel and stood in the inner court of the kings house, over against the king house and the king satupon his royal throne in the king's house, over against the gate of the house. And it was so when the King saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in His sight.
Somebody will obtain favor in the sight of the King of kings tonight.
And the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand, so Esther drew near and touched the top of the scepter. Then said the King saidunto her, what will thou Queen Esther and what is thy request, it shall be given to thee to the half of the kingdom.
The first thing we noticed thereis that the king saw Esther.
It is my prayer today, that the Almighty God will see you in this crowd.
And just like the preacher before me said; when the time for you to be favored of God comes, the first things is that wherever you are, favor will locate you.
In Genesis 18 v 1 - 5 Abraham was sitting in front of his tent, he was at home and favor located him.
In 1 Samuel 16 v 11- 13 David was in the farm looking after his father's sheep and favor located him there.
In Exodus 3 v 1 - 4 Moses was atthe back side of the desert and favor located him there.
In Matthew 9 v 9, Mathew was at the customs; he was collecting customs in the market place and favor located him there.
In Mark 3 v 1-5 there was a manin the synagogue who had a withered hand, he was in the place of worship and favor located Him there.
In Mark 5 v 1-15 the mad man of Gardereans was in the graveyard and favor located him there.
So whether you are at home or in the farm, or in the office, or in the market place, or in the church, the favor of the Almighty God will locate you tonight in Jesus name.
I will tell you a couple of storiesquickly, since the preacher before me has done the preaching, maybe I will just tell you true testimonies.
There was a funeral ceremony and there is this sister who had been praying to God for a future partner, and there was this brother who went to attend the funeral and saw thissister whose relative had just died deep in sorrow and lookedat her and said;
"If this girl is as beautiful as this when she is sad, how beautiful will she be when she is happy"?
"And said before I leave this place, I must meet this fellow who is going to be my future wife."
Favor can locate you even at the grave yard.
We went to Haiti to conduct a crusade several years ago and as we were preaching they were broadcasting the sermon over their radio.
And the Lord said as I was preaching "there is someone listening to me now who is impotent and the Lord asked me to tell you He has restored your potency."
The man was lying down on hisbed from his house far away from where we were, heard that word on the radio and suddenly his manhood jumped to action.
Favor located him at home!
He came running to the crusadeground; we had finished and gone to the hotel room.
Suddenly the door of the hotel burst open and the man ran in. Saying "I am the one!"
There is someone here tonight; the favor of God will locate you.
The first time I travelled outside Nigeria, outside Africa and I went to Canada for the world conference of applied Mathematician.
I knew nobody there.
I knew no kind of food I will beeating there. My wife was at home praying. God take care of your son.
And somebody went to see the list of the mathematicians ...for the conference and as he was reading down the name, he saw a name ENOCH ADEBOYE.
He said we never can tell it might be a French name.
Some of you know I have gone to some French countries that they call me by various names, some of them call me ADEBOY some call me Adiboye.
So he located the room where I was to be, he said when I get there I will speak in Yoruba if he answered then I know he must be a Nigerian.
He knocked at the door I said who is that he said "emi ni (It's I)" I said "wole" (come in) before the day was out I was eating pounded yam in Canada.
There is somebody here today the favor of God will locate you.
The second thing was that the king didn't just see Esther; he focused his attention on her.
If you know the king we are talking about here he was a very busy king. Ahasuerus wasn't an ordinary king, he haddominion over a hundred and twenty nations, he was busy, but when he looked in the direction of Esther, it wasn't just a passing glance; it was a glance that becomes a focus.
When the day comes for God tofavor you, He will not just see you, He will focus on you.
In John9 v 1 the Bible talked about a man who was born blind, this man had been blind for more than forty years, but when his day of favor came; the Bible says Jesus saw him.
It was not an ordinary seeing itwas a focusing; it was God directing the attention of the whole universe in one particular spot.
In John 5v 2-6 the Bible says there was a multitude gatheredat the pool of Bethesda and there was a man who been there for 38 years and the Biblesay Jesus saw him, it wasn't an ordinary seeing, it was a focusing.
He was singled out of the multitude for attention.
Tonight in the name that is above every other name; God will focus His attention on you.
Some of you will probably remember this man and some of you knew him personally; I think he's had two PhDs and couldn't get a job for more thansix years.
Then when they brought him for prayers, he was looking almost like a madman, you won't belief he ever went to school because he had suffered a lot, we introduced him to Jesus, he gave his life to Jesus Christ.
Before he travelled between here and a town called Kishi, the people in his local government had been looking for him to offer him a job.
Suddenly they became interested in this man who had written several applications and never got a reply.
Today am talking to someone; that answer you are expecting will be a good one in Jesus name.
You will remember the story of a sister, I have told this story several times before.
She came to one of the Holy Ghost services and the word of God came and said that there is someone here, there is a girl here, if your mother didn't allow you to marry, she will diewithin a week so you can marry.
She said amen. She got home, told the mother and the mothercame angrily to my office.
"You are the people teaching these people wrong things saying that I am going to die."
I said "when did I say that?
She said "my daughter came home and told me I am going to die".
I said "daughter, did I mention your name?
I said don't mind her mama, that is how they claim what doesn't belong to them".
Mama said I didn't know that isthe way it is.
She said alright daughter gets out, so the daughter left and mama turned to me and said
"Pastor is it true that the mother will die if ...?
I said "mama it is not you but what God said will come to pass.
The person concerned not you, the person concerned if she willnot let her daughter marry she will die within seven days.
She said "it is not that I don't want her to marry but the problem is if she marries, who will take care of me?
She is the one taking care of me now."
I said mama that is no problem,I will tell her husband that whatever she has been doing for you before she gets married, she can continue to doso, they will look after you.
She said okay "she can marry".
Within a week this sister who has been in the church only for so many years, within a week the man to marry her suddenly looked in her direction and saidthis fellow here should be the one I will marry.
Whatever had been blocking the eyes of those who will help you, the Almighty God will remove it today in Jesus name.
Number three when the time comes for God to favor you; you will suddenly see that the King of kings will become involved with your case.
The king saw Esther standing, saw her, he could have said maybe the queen is just have some time but the king decidedto suspend all that he was doing so that he can be involved in the affairs of the queen.
You see it is one thing to noticeyou; it is another thing to go further and decide I want to be involved.
In the story mentioned earlier on in John 9 v 2 -7 Jesus saw this blind man, but He didn't stop at seeing him, He went further, He got involved; He spat on the ground, made somemud, anointed the eyes of the man, told him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam.
He went and washed and came back seeing.
In the story of John 5 v 6-14, the man who had been sick for thirty eight years. Jesus got involved; He went to him and said will you be made whole?
When the man began to tell thestory, Jesus said alright just getup.
Jesus got involved!
In fact Jesus came back again the second time to meet him at the temple and said go and sin no more, so that something worse may not happen to you.
He got involved!
In Act 3 v 1-8 when Peter and John were on their way to the temple and they saw this man who was born lame asking for alms.
If you read that story very well,under normal circumstances Peter should have just gone on,because he had no money to give this man, he said
"Silver and gold I have none."
But he decided to get involved; he told the man to rise up and walk, when the man didn't get up he grabbed him by the hand.
He got involved!
Tonight the Almighty God will get involved with your situation.
Several years ago, I was travelling to Ilorin and I got to the city, my driver was driving and I looked to my right and I saw a girl sobbing, weeping terribly and I was wondering why is this girl weeping.
I could have gone on and say well it's not none of my business.
But the day to favor the girl hascome, so I told my driver pleasestop let's reverse, and find out why this girl is crying.
I pray for someone here today the Almighty God will get involved with your situation.
I beckon to the girl, why are you crying?
She said my mother sent me onan errand and I lost the money,
She said she will kill me today.
How much was the money?
Fifty kobo!
It was none of my business but because God decided to favor her, I put my hand into my pocket and gave her the moneyand I could see her flying away in Joy.
You see when God gets involved with your situation hewipes tears away from your eye, he replaces your sorrow with joy.
I prophesy to someone here today before the end of this month you will have somethingto sing about.
Number four, when the kings saw Esther he raised a scepter towards her.
Now raising the scepter towards here is an invitation
Com'on here my queen.,
He beckoned to her, he is saying come.
You see when the day of favor comes for you the Almighty God will beckon to you and say;my son come here, my daughter come here.
And when you get a beckoningfrom the Almighty God, you will know yourself that things are about to change.
The Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said from all indications are that you are cornered; He said I will get you out.
Daddy asked me to tell someone, He said I have told you before and I am telling youagain, that abandon project shall resurrect.
In Exodus 3 v 3-4 The Bible said Moses was at the back side of the desert, he has been going there regularly for forty years, looking after the sheep of his father in law.
But on the day that his destiny was going to be turned; a fire was burning and the bush was not consumed then Moses looked at and said what a greatsite.
I will turn aside and see and the Almighty God called to himandsaid Moses, from that moment onward the history of Moses was never the same again.
In 1 Samuel 16 v 11-13 I could imagine what happened when David was in the bush looking after his father's sheep.
And suddenly somebody came from home and said
David, David.
He said "yes, what is it?"
'You are wanted at home'.
"What for?"
'I don't know but there is one prophet that came to our house, I don't know what he has been discussing, but they say I should go and bring you and bring you horridly'.
When your day of favor comes, God gives you a beckoning.
In Mark 10 v 46-52 the bible tells us the story of Bartimeaus the blind beggar.
He has been crying for a while, some of the people asked him to shut up, he heard the good news, be of good cheer he calleth thee.
I am praying for someone here today, in a way that you have not heard from God before, youwill hear from him today.
Several years ago, when I was a postgraduate student at the University of Lagos 1969 to be precise.
My friend was doing postgraduate in Geography as I was doing in mathematics.
And he was doing his research on the coast line of Lagos.
So he was collecting sand samples from all the coastline and he wanted to go to Ebute metta to collect some samples.
Since we were friends and I was free, I decided to escort him.
When we got to Ebute metta, We saw a big signboard in front of a very little church.
The church was made with boardoff.
The signed board was big;
The Redeem Christian Church ofGod.
I looked at the signboard, I looked at the church. I turned to my friend and said big name kills small dog and we all laughed and we left.
I didn't know God was already giving me a beckon; four years later when somebody invited me to come to The Redeemed Christian Church of God for the first time,
He said there is a little church inEbute metta, God is performing miracles there.
I said "what is the name of the church?"
He said "The Redeemed Christian Church of God",
I said "I know that church; the church with the big signed board with the boardoff.
He said "yes".
I said glory be to God.
I will go and see.
You never can tell how God is going to beckon to you, but He is already beckoning that is why you are here tonight.
He is already saying to you your day of favor has come.
I know there is someone here particularly who is coming for the first time, they have been inviting you but you have refused to come.
But all of a sudden, somehow you said I think I will go tonight.
Is anybody like that here?
If you are coming for the first time, wave your hand let me see;
Alright, let me hear you shout halleluiah!
Because you are about to get a first time miracle in Jesus name.
And when God beckons you it isto bring you close to His power.
The scepter that the king stretched towards Esther was the symbol of the king's power.
And the Bible says Esther went close to the king and touched the scepter.
When you touched the scepter of the King of kings, not only will your own history begin to change, the history of your entire family, the history of your entire people will begin tochange.
At the same time, I am believing God because you arehereto night not only will your history as an individual change; the history of your family will change, the history of Nigeria will change and the history of any nation that you represent will change also in Jesus name.
According to Esther 4 v 11 if you go before the king uninvited and he does not lift that scepter towards you, you will die.
The fact that he lifted the scepter to Esther changed deathto life for Esther.
And there is someone here tonight, listen to me very carefully; very soon you are going to testify that God disappointed those who thought you are going to die.
I can tell you a story on that God just reminded me; we were in the very first auditorium in a Holy Ghost night like this and the word of God says
There is someone here the plan of the enemy is to kill you but because you came tonight death has been cancelled.
Of course everybody said amen
But nobody knew who we were talking about.
But there was a woman there; as she was going home there were those people who owe her money.
They owed her a lot of money and they knew they couldn't pay.
They arranged for her to be kidnapped and killed.
And they grabbed her, bound her, gag her and threw her intothe back of a car and began to drive her towards Badagry so that they can go and kill her there.
On the way they came to a police checkpoint.
And of course they knew what is expected so they already got the money ready.
But because God said death hadbeen cancelled, the police man there said
"No! I don't want your money; I want to see what is in your booth?"
They increased the amount of money, the police said
"No, I want to see what is in your booth"
Then they began to run away
And then he opened the booth and found the woman there bound and gagged and they released her.
There is someone here tonight the grave will wait a long time for you in Jesus name.
Let me say it one more time, all those who are expecting your burial shall be disappointed in Jesus name.
In Mark 5 v 35-42 when Jarius came in contact with the scepter of the most high God the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.
The sorrow in her family changed to joy.
By the time Jesus arrived the people were wailing.
By the time Jesus entered into that house suddenly weeping became joy.
I pray for someone here today, there will be no gathering for weeping for a long time.
When you come in contact withthe scepter of the most high God, dramatic changes will come because the scepter represent the power of God.
In 2 king 2 v 9-22, the city of Jericho had known sorrow, they had known bareness, theyare known curses, they had known death, they had known everything that was evil.
Until the Almighty God said well the time to favor has come.
And He sent a prophet to them and suddenly the whole nation began to have tremendous joy because they had contact with the power of God.
When I finally found myself in The Redeemed Christian Church of God I was like a fish out of water because all my life I had either worship in the cathedral or the chapel at the university.
That is if ever went to Church, and everything to that point had already been done quietly, decently and in order.
I got to The Redeemed Christian Church of God everything was alright until they began to pray.
When the man who started the prayer said in the name of Jesus, the man next to me said amen so loudly I nearly ran out of the place.
But something timed me and very soon I gave my life to Jesus.
Very soon I began to hear about the baptism in the Holy Spirit, very soon I began to learn about the gift of the Holy Spirit, very soon I began to know more and more about the power of the Most High Godand very soon that power began to operate through me.
I am praying for everybody here tonight, as you leave here,you will go with the power of the Most High God.
When the power of God begins to operate through you, it is not for you alone; it is for your people.
Let's give Him glory, let's give Him honor, let's thank Him for life, thank Him that you are alive, bless His holy name, give Him glory, give Him honor, give Him adoration, He is worthy to be praised.
He is worthy to be adored, He isworthy to be magnified, let's bless His holy name, let's bless the King of kings, let's bless theLord of lords.
Let's bless the Ancient of days, let's give Him all glory, let's give Him all honors.
Worship Him, give Him glory, we bless your holy name. You are worthy to be praised, you are worthy to be adored, and you are worthy to be magnified.
You are worthy to be glorified.
You are worthy oh Lord, you are worthy blessed be your holy name King of kings and Lord of lords. We worship you Lord....
In Jesus mighty name we have worshiped.
Let's lift our voices to Him and say Father; this month in particular, Lord let your face shine upon me and my family....
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
I want you to Join your hands with your neighbor and say Father, this very night visit your child that I'm holding. Let this child get a divine visitationtonight...
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
Glory be to God in the highest amen
For His mercy endures forever amen 2ce
Glory be to God in the highest amen
For His mercy endures forever amen 2ce
King of kings and Lord of lords, king of glory, King of love, Kingof mercy, King of grace, King offavor, the Almighty God, the Lord of host, the Ancient of days, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Holy one of Israel, the Unchangeable changer, glory be to your holy name.
Accept our worship in Jesus name.
Thank you for January, thank you for February, thank you forMarch, thank you for April, Lordthank you for May.
Glory be to your holy name. Accept our worship in Jesus name.
Tonight like never before, visit your children. Let this night be a night of divine visitation. Let it be a night of divine encounter.
Lord God Almighty let your faceshine upon us today. Let all needs be met today, save souls oh Lord, heal the sick oh Lord, set the captives free oh Lord.
All those who came expecting amiracle from you don't let thembe disappointed oh Lord.
All those who came expecting amiracle form you don't let thembe disappointed oh Lord. Before the sun risestomorrow let everybody here sing a new song.
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Amen.
Let someone shout halleluiah!
Prayer for those born in the month of May
Father, I want to thank you for your children born in the month of May, these children born in the month of grace must be very, very special to you, therefore Father I pray that for every one of them you will be gracious in Jesus name.
In the morning show them favor, in the afternoon show them favor, in the evening show them favor, in the night time show them favor, all the days of their lives let them enjoy your favor and let them serve you till the very end.
In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.
By the grace of God if Jesus tarries, next month we will be discussing the WONDERS OF WORSHIP.
When you worship the Almighty God appropriately, Hegets up from His throne and when God arises his enemies scatter.
So next month it is going to be an extraordinary Holy Ghost service as we discuss the WONDER WORSHIP, l'm sure youwill not only come you will bring your friends and relativesin Jesus name.
Tonight we are discussing the WONDERS OF HIS FAVOR.
The evangelist who spoke before me had already preached my sermon.
So l'm delighted that gradually the day is coming when I too will come to the Holy Ghost night just to enjoy myself.
My children will preach when they finish, I will come and say God bless you all and then we go home.
How many of you will say amen to that? Because it is interesting that everyone who spoke; the one who preached, the one who prayed, the one who did one thing or the other all kept on talking about Esther I wonder where they got to seemy sermon note!
I think the Holy Spirit must have told them what I wanted to talk about.
Esther 5 v 1 -3 Now it came to past on the third day that Esther put on her royal apparel and stood in the inner court of the kings house, over against the king house and the king satupon his royal throne in the king's house, over against the gate of the house. And it was so when the King saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in His sight.
Somebody will obtain favor in the sight of the King of kings tonight.
And the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand, so Esther drew near and touched the top of the scepter. Then said the King saidunto her, what will thou Queen Esther and what is thy request, it shall be given to thee to the half of the kingdom.
The first thing we noticed thereis that the king saw Esther.
It is my prayer today, that the Almighty God will see you in this crowd.
And just like the preacher before me said; when the time for you to be favored of God comes, the first things is that wherever you are, favor will locate you.
In Genesis 18 v 1 - 5 Abraham was sitting in front of his tent, he was at home and favor located him.
In 1 Samuel 16 v 11- 13 David was in the farm looking after his father's sheep and favor located him there.
In Exodus 3 v 1 - 4 Moses was atthe back side of the desert and favor located him there.
In Matthew 9 v 9, Mathew was at the customs; he was collecting customs in the market place and favor located him there.
In Mark 3 v 1-5 there was a manin the synagogue who had a withered hand, he was in the place of worship and favor located Him there.
In Mark 5 v 1-15 the mad man of Gardereans was in the graveyard and favor located him there.
So whether you are at home or in the farm, or in the office, or in the market place, or in the church, the favor of the Almighty God will locate you tonight in Jesus name.
I will tell you a couple of storiesquickly, since the preacher before me has done the preaching, maybe I will just tell you true testimonies.
There was a funeral ceremony and there is this sister who had been praying to God for a future partner, and there was this brother who went to attend the funeral and saw thissister whose relative had just died deep in sorrow and lookedat her and said;
"If this girl is as beautiful as this when she is sad, how beautiful will she be when she is happy"?
"And said before I leave this place, I must meet this fellow who is going to be my future wife."
Favor can locate you even at the grave yard.
We went to Haiti to conduct a crusade several years ago and as we were preaching they were broadcasting the sermon over their radio.
And the Lord said as I was preaching "there is someone listening to me now who is impotent and the Lord asked me to tell you He has restored your potency."
The man was lying down on hisbed from his house far away from where we were, heard that word on the radio and suddenly his manhood jumped to action.
Favor located him at home!
He came running to the crusadeground; we had finished and gone to the hotel room.
Suddenly the door of the hotel burst open and the man ran in. Saying "I am the one!"
There is someone here tonight; the favor of God will locate you.
The first time I travelled outside Nigeria, outside Africa and I went to Canada for the world conference of applied Mathematician.
I knew nobody there.
I knew no kind of food I will beeating there. My wife was at home praying. God take care of your son.
And somebody went to see the list of the mathematicians ...for the conference and as he was reading down the name, he saw a name ENOCH ADEBOYE.
He said we never can tell it might be a French name.
Some of you know I have gone to some French countries that they call me by various names, some of them call me ADEBOY some call me Adiboye.
So he located the room where I was to be, he said when I get there I will speak in Yoruba if he answered then I know he must be a Nigerian.
He knocked at the door I said who is that he said "emi ni (It's I)" I said "wole" (come in) before the day was out I was eating pounded yam in Canada.
There is somebody here today the favor of God will locate you.
The second thing was that the king didn't just see Esther; he focused his attention on her.
If you know the king we are talking about here he was a very busy king. Ahasuerus wasn't an ordinary king, he haddominion over a hundred and twenty nations, he was busy, but when he looked in the direction of Esther, it wasn't just a passing glance; it was a glance that becomes a focus.
When the day comes for God tofavor you, He will not just see you, He will focus on you.
In John9 v 1 the Bible talked about a man who was born blind, this man had been blind for more than forty years, but when his day of favor came; the Bible says Jesus saw him.
It was not an ordinary seeing itwas a focusing; it was God directing the attention of the whole universe in one particular spot.
In John 5v 2-6 the Bible says there was a multitude gatheredat the pool of Bethesda and there was a man who been there for 38 years and the Biblesay Jesus saw him, it wasn't an ordinary seeing, it was a focusing.
He was singled out of the multitude for attention.
Tonight in the name that is above every other name; God will focus His attention on you.
Some of you will probably remember this man and some of you knew him personally; I think he's had two PhDs and couldn't get a job for more thansix years.
Then when they brought him for prayers, he was looking almost like a madman, you won't belief he ever went to school because he had suffered a lot, we introduced him to Jesus, he gave his life to Jesus Christ.
Before he travelled between here and a town called Kishi, the people in his local government had been looking for him to offer him a job.
Suddenly they became interested in this man who had written several applications and never got a reply.
Today am talking to someone; that answer you are expecting will be a good one in Jesus name.
You will remember the story of a sister, I have told this story several times before.
She came to one of the Holy Ghost services and the word of God came and said that there is someone here, there is a girl here, if your mother didn't allow you to marry, she will diewithin a week so you can marry.
She said amen. She got home, told the mother and the mothercame angrily to my office.
"You are the people teaching these people wrong things saying that I am going to die."
I said "when did I say that?
She said "my daughter came home and told me I am going to die".
I said "daughter, did I mention your name?
I said don't mind her mama, that is how they claim what doesn't belong to them".
Mama said I didn't know that isthe way it is.
She said alright daughter gets out, so the daughter left and mama turned to me and said
"Pastor is it true that the mother will die if ...?
I said "mama it is not you but what God said will come to pass.
The person concerned not you, the person concerned if she willnot let her daughter marry she will die within seven days.
She said "it is not that I don't want her to marry but the problem is if she marries, who will take care of me?
She is the one taking care of me now."
I said mama that is no problem,I will tell her husband that whatever she has been doing for you before she gets married, she can continue to doso, they will look after you.
She said okay "she can marry".
Within a week this sister who has been in the church only for so many years, within a week the man to marry her suddenly looked in her direction and saidthis fellow here should be the one I will marry.
Whatever had been blocking the eyes of those who will help you, the Almighty God will remove it today in Jesus name.
Number three when the time comes for God to favor you; you will suddenly see that the King of kings will become involved with your case.
The king saw Esther standing, saw her, he could have said maybe the queen is just have some time but the king decidedto suspend all that he was doing so that he can be involved in the affairs of the queen.
You see it is one thing to noticeyou; it is another thing to go further and decide I want to be involved.
In the story mentioned earlier on in John 9 v 2 -7 Jesus saw this blind man, but He didn't stop at seeing him, He went further, He got involved; He spat on the ground, made somemud, anointed the eyes of the man, told him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam.
He went and washed and came back seeing.
In the story of John 5 v 6-14, the man who had been sick for thirty eight years. Jesus got involved; He went to him and said will you be made whole?
When the man began to tell thestory, Jesus said alright just getup.
Jesus got involved!
In fact Jesus came back again the second time to meet him at the temple and said go and sin no more, so that something worse may not happen to you.
He got involved!
In Act 3 v 1-8 when Peter and John were on their way to the temple and they saw this man who was born lame asking for alms.
If you read that story very well,under normal circumstances Peter should have just gone on,because he had no money to give this man, he said
"Silver and gold I have none."
But he decided to get involved; he told the man to rise up and walk, when the man didn't get up he grabbed him by the hand.
He got involved!
Tonight the Almighty God will get involved with your situation.
Several years ago, I was travelling to Ilorin and I got to the city, my driver was driving and I looked to my right and I saw a girl sobbing, weeping terribly and I was wondering why is this girl weeping.
I could have gone on and say well it's not none of my business.
But the day to favor the girl hascome, so I told my driver pleasestop let's reverse, and find out why this girl is crying.
I pray for someone here today the Almighty God will get involved with your situation.
I beckon to the girl, why are you crying?
She said my mother sent me onan errand and I lost the money,
She said she will kill me today.
How much was the money?
Fifty kobo!
It was none of my business but because God decided to favor her, I put my hand into my pocket and gave her the moneyand I could see her flying away in Joy.
You see when God gets involved with your situation hewipes tears away from your eye, he replaces your sorrow with joy.
I prophesy to someone here today before the end of this month you will have somethingto sing about.
Number four, when the kings saw Esther he raised a scepter towards her.
Now raising the scepter towards here is an invitation
Com'on here my queen.,
He beckoned to her, he is saying come.
You see when the day of favor comes for you the Almighty God will beckon to you and say;my son come here, my daughter come here.
And when you get a beckoningfrom the Almighty God, you will know yourself that things are about to change.
The Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said from all indications are that you are cornered; He said I will get you out.
Daddy asked me to tell someone, He said I have told you before and I am telling youagain, that abandon project shall resurrect.
In Exodus 3 v 3-4 The Bible said Moses was at the back side of the desert, he has been going there regularly for forty years, looking after the sheep of his father in law.
But on the day that his destiny was going to be turned; a fire was burning and the bush was not consumed then Moses looked at and said what a greatsite.
I will turn aside and see and the Almighty God called to himandsaid Moses, from that moment onward the history of Moses was never the same again.
In 1 Samuel 16 v 11-13 I could imagine what happened when David was in the bush looking after his father's sheep.
And suddenly somebody came from home and said
David, David.
He said "yes, what is it?"
'You are wanted at home'.
"What for?"
'I don't know but there is one prophet that came to our house, I don't know what he has been discussing, but they say I should go and bring you and bring you horridly'.
When your day of favor comes, God gives you a beckoning.
In Mark 10 v 46-52 the bible tells us the story of Bartimeaus the blind beggar.
He has been crying for a while, some of the people asked him to shut up, he heard the good news, be of good cheer he calleth thee.
I am praying for someone here today, in a way that you have not heard from God before, youwill hear from him today.
Several years ago, when I was a postgraduate student at the University of Lagos 1969 to be precise.
My friend was doing postgraduate in Geography as I was doing in mathematics.
And he was doing his research on the coast line of Lagos.
So he was collecting sand samples from all the coastline and he wanted to go to Ebute metta to collect some samples.
Since we were friends and I was free, I decided to escort him.
When we got to Ebute metta, We saw a big signboard in front of a very little church.
The church was made with boardoff.
The signed board was big;
The Redeem Christian Church ofGod.
I looked at the signboard, I looked at the church. I turned to my friend and said big name kills small dog and we all laughed and we left.
I didn't know God was already giving me a beckon; four years later when somebody invited me to come to The Redeemed Christian Church of God for the first time,
He said there is a little church inEbute metta, God is performing miracles there.
I said "what is the name of the church?"
He said "The Redeemed Christian Church of God",
I said "I know that church; the church with the big signed board with the boardoff.
He said "yes".
I said glory be to God.
I will go and see.
You never can tell how God is going to beckon to you, but He is already beckoning that is why you are here tonight.
He is already saying to you your day of favor has come.
I know there is someone here particularly who is coming for the first time, they have been inviting you but you have refused to come.
But all of a sudden, somehow you said I think I will go tonight.
Is anybody like that here?
If you are coming for the first time, wave your hand let me see;
Alright, let me hear you shout halleluiah!
Because you are about to get a first time miracle in Jesus name.
And when God beckons you it isto bring you close to His power.
The scepter that the king stretched towards Esther was the symbol of the king's power.
And the Bible says Esther went close to the king and touched the scepter.
When you touched the scepter of the King of kings, not only will your own history begin to change, the history of your entire family, the history of your entire people will begin tochange.
At the same time, I am believing God because you arehereto night not only will your history as an individual change; the history of your family will change, the history of Nigeria will change and the history of any nation that you represent will change also in Jesus name.
According to Esther 4 v 11 if you go before the king uninvited and he does not lift that scepter towards you, you will die.
The fact that he lifted the scepter to Esther changed deathto life for Esther.
And there is someone here tonight, listen to me very carefully; very soon you are going to testify that God disappointed those who thought you are going to die.
I can tell you a story on that God just reminded me; we were in the very first auditorium in a Holy Ghost night like this and the word of God says
There is someone here the plan of the enemy is to kill you but because you came tonight death has been cancelled.
Of course everybody said amen
But nobody knew who we were talking about.
But there was a woman there; as she was going home there were those people who owe her money.
They owed her a lot of money and they knew they couldn't pay.
They arranged for her to be kidnapped and killed.
And they grabbed her, bound her, gag her and threw her intothe back of a car and began to drive her towards Badagry so that they can go and kill her there.
On the way they came to a police checkpoint.
And of course they knew what is expected so they already got the money ready.
But because God said death hadbeen cancelled, the police man there said
"No! I don't want your money; I want to see what is in your booth?"
They increased the amount of money, the police said
"No, I want to see what is in your booth"
Then they began to run away
And then he opened the booth and found the woman there bound and gagged and they released her.
There is someone here tonight the grave will wait a long time for you in Jesus name.
Let me say it one more time, all those who are expecting your burial shall be disappointed in Jesus name.
In Mark 5 v 35-42 when Jarius came in contact with the scepter of the most high God the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.
The sorrow in her family changed to joy.
By the time Jesus arrived the people were wailing.
By the time Jesus entered into that house suddenly weeping became joy.
I pray for someone here today, there will be no gathering for weeping for a long time.
When you come in contact withthe scepter of the most high God, dramatic changes will come because the scepter represent the power of God.
In 2 king 2 v 9-22, the city of Jericho had known sorrow, they had known bareness, theyare known curses, they had known death, they had known everything that was evil.
Until the Almighty God said well the time to favor has come.
And He sent a prophet to them and suddenly the whole nation began to have tremendous joy because they had contact with the power of God.
When I finally found myself in The Redeemed Christian Church of God I was like a fish out of water because all my life I had either worship in the cathedral or the chapel at the university.
That is if ever went to Church, and everything to that point had already been done quietly, decently and in order.
I got to The Redeemed Christian Church of God everything was alright until they began to pray.
When the man who started the prayer said in the name of Jesus, the man next to me said amen so loudly I nearly ran out of the place.
But something timed me and very soon I gave my life to Jesus.
Very soon I began to hear about the baptism in the Holy Spirit, very soon I began to learn about the gift of the Holy Spirit, very soon I began to know more and more about the power of the Most High Godand very soon that power began to operate through me.
I am praying for everybody here tonight, as you leave here,you will go with the power of the Most High God.
When the power of God begins to operate through you, it is not for you alone; it is for your people.
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