Power of Praise in preaching the Infallible Word of God (Rev. John A. lbrahim) 21-09-2015

SUNDAY SERVICE
★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA)

Central Business District, 

Garki - Abuja, Nigeria

[NDIC 25th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service]
21st September, 2014

 

* Speaker: Rev. John A. Ibrahim

* Topic: Power of Praise in preaching the Infallible Word of God

* Text: Joshua 5:13-6:27

* When we preach the word of God through songs of praise to God, there is joy & peace

 

* Many people have been saved as a result of preaching the Word of God through Songs

 

* In Acts 16:25-35, the Jailer and his entire family were saved as a result of preaching the Word of God through Songs as ministered by Paul & Silas

* Songs are powerful tools of ministration

* Who Was Joshua? (Joshua 5:1-5)

- He Was Moses' personal aide

- He was the successor of Moses

- He was a Military genius

- He was a leader of Israel

- He was courageous and eloquent

* But at the beginning, Joshua was not so mighty. God had to encourage him to be strong and courageous

★ Deut 11:24 -25

"Every place upon which the soles of your feet tread will be yours as boundaries—from the desert to Lebanon and from the River (that is, from the Euphrates) to the Mediterranean Sea. No one will be able to stand against you. The LORD your God will instill terror and fear of you throughout the entire land wherever you go, just as he promised you."

★ Deuteronomy 7:24

"He will deliver kings into your control, and you are to wipe out the memory of them from under heaven. No one will be able to stand before you. You are to utterly destroy them."

* NOTE: The Church of God is the new Israel

- The Lord will defend the church as Long as we obey Him and do His will

* God desires that we should go out to preach the Word and bring the unsaved to Him

* NOTE: Whether you realize it or not, there is a battle before us (the Church of Christ)

* God has assured us of His presence as we advance in faith

* As we engage in the battle before us, we must always remember that the victory is to be accomplished by God Himself, not by any human effort/wisdom

* Our victory comes from God

→ Psalm 108:12-13

"Give us help against the enemy, because human help is useless. I will find strength in God, for he will trample on our foes."

* God always designs unusual strategies for battle

* The most offensive weapon that will destroy any type of enemy is praise & faith in God 

★Hebrews 11:30

"By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days."

* By faith you will conquer your enemies and overcome every hurdle in life

★ Joshua 5:1 - the Lord melted the heart of the enemies of the Children of God

* God has an appointed time to subdue our enemies

* God will never disappoint His Children

The Consequences of heeding Another Gospel 28-06-1998

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA)

(Now, Evangelical Church Winning All)

Airport, Abuja - Nigeria

28th June, 1998

SERMON

* Topic: The Consequences of heeding Another Gospel

* Speaker: [no data]

* Text: Galatians 1:6-9

* Every Christian is specially commissioned to spread/preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ

* Some Christians forsake the time Gospel message and follow other 'gospels' - such people should be eternally condemned

* God would add to his/her plaques or will take away his place from eternal rest (Revelation 22:19) of him who perverts the Gospel of life

★ Matthew 7:21-23

→ God will curse and deny knowing Christians/those who pervert His Word

★ Genesis 17:5

★ 1 Kings 21:19

→ The Lord stands by His promises. He who perverts His glory will face wrath

* God blesses those who are faithful (just like He blessed Abraham)

* God's judgment is sure and just. He pours His wrath on the rebellious

* All other ground is sinking sand; Only Christ is the solid rock

* The Word of God is true;

the Judgement of God is Sure;

Only Jesus is the true way

Race/Competition (Pastor Williams Nyashi) 21-06-1998

★ MY SERMON NOTES
SUNDAY SERVICE
@ Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA)
(Now, Evangelical Church Winning All)
Airport, Abuja - Nigeria
21st June, 1998

SERMON
* Topic: Race/Competition
* Speaker: Pastor Williams Nyashi
* Text: 2 Timothy 4:6-8 → "(6) I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for my departure has come. (7) I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith. (8) The victor’s crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on the day that he comes, and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing."

* The most important thing in any race or competition is the ending part

* Every one in life is in one form of race/ competition or the other

* Verse 7: Paul lived and examplary life, which young people should emulate

* A good begining is not a guarantee for a successful ending

* NOTE: Paul wrote this passage while in chains (in prison custody)

* Christians engaged in the race should endeavor to initiate others also, like Paul did

* The secret of death is hidden to every mortal. We all must carry on the good race of faith if not so, we'll face the judgement

* Our spiritual competition is with our arch-enemy, the devil who fights to keep us from worshipping God

* The Holy Spirit will help us win (the race before us)

* NOTE: It is not over till it is over

What Satan is doing in the World Today (Mr Jonathan Achimugu) 15-06-1998

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Evangelical Church of West Africa

(now Evangelical Church Winning All) (ECWA),

Airport, Abuja - Nigeria

15th June, 1998

★ BIBLE STUDIES

* Topic: What Satan is doing in the World Today

* Speaker: Mr. Jonathan Achimugu

* Almost all news media today report nefarious acts of Satan: famines, fraud, theft, massacres, cult activities, and the like. Satan is the root of all these social evils

★ Revelations 12:9 → "The huge dragon was hurled down. That ancient serpent, called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, along with its angels."

* Satan and his angels (demons) join forces to fight against God's people

* Satan is the adversary of the Children of God who seeks day and night to destroy them

* The Children of God Should not take the activities of Satan lightly!

* Satan is cruel, clever, hungry and always looking for an opportunity to destroy the Children of God

* Satan is a deceiver. First, he deceived himself (wanting to exaIt himself above the stars of God) then, he deceived the creatures of God [Isaiah 14:13-14] but God humiliated him

* Satan hates anyone who does not believe in his lies. That is why He accuses believers.

★ Revelations 12:10 →"Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, “Now the salvation, the power, the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah have come. For the one who accuses our brothers, who accuses them day and night in the presence of our God, has been thrown out."

★ 1 Thessalonians 2:18 →"That is why we wanted to come to you. Certainly I, Paul, wanted to come time and again, but Satan blocked our way."

* Satan always tries to hinder Christians from following Christ

★ Matthew 16:21-23

→ Satan opposes the will of God in our lives through (willing) relatives, friends, associates, colleagues etc

★ 1 Thessalonians 3:5 →"But when I could stand it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I was afraid that the tempter had tempted you in some way, and that our work had been a waste of time."

* Satan is a tempter. His primary aim is to frustrate the work of God's Ministers

* The devil's power is limited. He is not everywhere and does not know everything - unlike our Almighty God who is omnipresent and Omnipotent. That is why Satan uses demons to carry out his evil deeds.

(Ephesians 6:12)

★ See: Exodus 7:11, Matthew 12:22, Acts 4:7

* Demons cause havoc (Luke 7:27)

* NOTE: It is a mistake to attribute the cause of every sickness to the devil; Although many cases of sicknesses, famines, injuries etc. are caused by him.

* Satan uses man's sinful nature to accomplish his will, eg: kidnappers, murderers, armed robbers, liars, fraudsters, smugglers, drunkards, the sexually immoral, and the like - they are helping Satan, but most of them do not realize this fact

* People who are demon-possessed can be delivered through the blood of Jesus Christ

* Spiritually matured Christians Can pray for people who are possessed (by demons) and help them to be restored to God's love

* Satan should not be feared; his demons Should not be dreaded - Jesus has overcome them. Praise be to His name!

☆ PRAYER

1. Pray that God will protect as and our families from the attacks of the devil

2. Praise God for Jesus (He has won eternal victory over Satan and the forces of darkness)

☆ MEMORY VERSE

☆ John 10:10 →"The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy. I’ve come that they may have life, and have it abundantly."