Bishop Prof. Julius O. Soyinka

HEARING THE VOICE OF GOD Study Text: 1 Samuel 3: 1 - 12 Introduction: -      God can speak to anyone He wants, any time He wants, through whatever means He wants, whether the person is expecting to hear His voice or not.  -       There are two major challenge in hearing the voice of God, and each is associated with terrible consequences. -       The first one is mistaken the voice of God for the voice of man, as was the case with Samuel in our text. -       The second one is mistaken the voice of man for the voice of God, as was the case of the young man of God who was deceived by the old prophet. -        There are three characters we can see in our text: God, Samuel and Eli. God called Samuel, but he was unable to recognise His voice. On the long run, Eli was able to guide Samuel and he was able to communicate with God effectively. -       We shall discuss the topic under three subheadings: 1.     The Principles about  Hearing the Voice of God 2.      The Prerequisites to Hearing the

TRANSFORMATION THROUGH RENEWING THE MIND  Study Text: Romans 12: 1-2 Introduction: -.     Releasing your body to do the will of God and to please Him only is the most reasonable service. -.     This is because it is both acceptable to God and rewardable by Him. -.     To do this effectively,   you must: 1.      Resist the attempts to be comformed to the principles and practices of the world. 2.     Receive the transformation of your heart through continual renewal of your mind. -.     We shall be discussing the topic under three sub-headings: 1.      The Pattern of Our Sacrifice. 2.      The Purpose of Our Separation. 3.      The Process of Our Sanctification. 1.      The Pattern of Our Sacrifice: -.     As believers, we are encouraged to consider the mercies of God towards us in Christ Jesus, and to willingly offer our bodies to God as a living sacrifice. -.      This is a unique sacrifice, because whatever is offered as sacrifice to a superior being has to be slaughtered and can not

IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE: FROM THE FORMER TO A NEW THING. Study Text: Isaiah 43: 15 - 21. Introduction: -      God is sharing with us what we need to do whenever life gets stressful and we are overwhelmed.  -      We need to forget the past and the ways things used to be and look up unto Him for a new thing. -      We need to  get stirred up with a determination that comes from the Holy Spirit in us to believe God for a new thing, which is more glorious than those of yesteryears. -      As Christians, we are working together with God; He has a part and we have a part. And the simple truth is, if we will do what we can do, God will do what we cannot do.  We need to Let Go of the Past and Get a New Beginning from God. -      God has good plans for our lives and He wants to do a new thing in us and through us today. But if we are stuck in the past, thinking about the bad things that happened to us or the things we regret and cannot do anything about, then we would not be able to see what G