Bishop Prof. Julius O. Soyinka

OVERCOMING SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS Study Text: Numbers 22:26-30 Introduction: -      Balaam was unable to see the Angel of God standing on his way because he was blind spiritually. -      He was zealously pursuing a course that God is not pleased with, but being deceived with a fake assurance of the approval of God. -      Spiritual blindness is a condition that an individual has when he is unable to see God, or understand His message, and as a result, walking against the will of God. -       Although God is working all around us, pursuing us and showing us His glory, some people cannot perceive His divine workings due to spiritual blindness. -      A person who does not see God, does not know God, and unfortunately cannot profit spiritually.  -      To be spiritually blind can also be translated as being spiritually ignorant, foolish and undiscerning. 1 Corinthians 2:14 -      This means that to a spiritually blind individual, spiritual things are unreasonable and meaningless, and such in

OVERCOMING FEAR DURING CRISIS Study Text: Exodus 14: 10 - 14.      Introduction: -       Everyone experiences fear during crisis in their life. There are big fears we are very aware of and little ones we may not even realize we have. -      It is very important to understand what fear is and how it works against us because if we don't, it can keep us from becoming what God created us to be, and prevent us from fulfilling our purpose in life. -      Fear is a weapon  the devil uses against us to make us miserable and destroy our lives. It begins as a thought and then creates emotions that can rule us.  -      It often becomes a strong, intense feeling that tries to move us to make a foolish action or tries to prevent us from doing something that would be good for us.  In our walk with the Lord there will be times of Crisis.  There will be periods when our faith in God is tested.   -      These are conditions of instability and fear of impending danger everywhere.  -      Out of fear

WELCOME TO THE MONTH OF OCTOBER: YOUR SEASON OF JUBILATION. All the glory be to God for His faithfulness and mercies over our lives and families. The Lord that kept us alive in good health for nine months, will continually protect us from all evils and grant us all round peace throughout the remaining days and months in this year in Jesus. And as we celebrate 60th year of independence in Nigeria, the Lord will turn our captivity around and heal our land in Jesus name.  The word of the Lord to you this new month of October: 1 Peter 5:8-11  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.  To him be glory and dominion for e

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

Welcome to the Month of September: Your Entrance to Everlasting Victories. All glory be to God, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, for His goodness and faithfulness in every area of our lives, we are kept alive by His mercies to end the month of August well, and to begin the month of September.  We give Him praises and adoration, and with confidence in His words and His power, we go into the remaining days and months in the year 2020, and we shall have a glorious and victorious ending to the glory of His name in Jesus name.  As we move from September to December, the Lord is sending His word to you and your family, introducing Himself as Jehovah Nissi. He will take over all the battles in your life, and give you permanent victories on every side in Jesus name. Exodus 17:13-16  And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utter