Mischievous Madness 19 (Pastor 'Lola Owotumi) 18-05-2016

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ NDIC/DMO Fellowship

Central Business District,

Garki - Abuja

18th May, 2016

* Speaker: Pastor 'Lola Owotumi

* Topic: Mischievous Madness (19)

* Text: Proverbs 23:33 →"Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things." (KJV)

★ Proverbs 15:2 →"The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness." (KJV) 

* Question: What comes out of your mouth?

★ Proverbs 15:4 →"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit." (KJV) 

★ Proverbs 16:28 →''A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends." (KJV) 

* You must not use your mouth to sow strife & whispers that separate friends

* 'Whisperers' are deadly poison to be avoided

→ Shut them down when they bring their gossips to you

★ Numbers 12:1-2 →"And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it."

* God was not happy with Aaron and Miriam (Numbers 12:9-10)

* Unless you repent from gossip and tale bearing, you will be cut off from the congregation of the righteous (Numbers 12:14-15)

☆ Prayer:

"Lord, help me to use my mouth to give you glory 

and edify your people;

May my tongue not lead me into trouble."

Mischievous Madness 18 (Pastor 'Lola Owotumi) 17-05-2016

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ NDIC/DMO Fellowship

Central Business District,

Garki - Abuja

17th May, 2016

* Speaker: Pastor 'Lola Owotumi

* Topic: Mischievous Madness (18)

* Text: Proverbs 23:33 →"Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things." (KJV)

★ Psalm 15:1-3 →"Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend." (KJV) 

* You must not misuse the information that comes to you by virtue of your privileged position (in whatever capacity)

→ This is especially true for believers and ministers of the Gospel

* Slander must be very far from you

★ Psalm 101:2-3, 6-8

★ Proverbs 3:13-18

* Those who are wise will guard their tongue

* God expects you to abide in wisdom

* You know a foolish man as soon as he opens his mouth

★ Titus 1:10 →"For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain." (KJV)

★ Proverbs 15:4 →"A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit." (KJV) 

☆ Prayer:

"Father, make my tongue wholesome"

Mischievous Madness 17 (Pastor 'Lola Owotumi) 16-05-2016

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ NDIC/DMO Fellowship

Central Business District,

Garki - Abuja

16th May, 2016

* Speaker: Pastor 'Lola Owotumi

* Topic: Mischievous Madness (17)

* Text: Proverbs 23:33 →"Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things." (KJV)

* The fact that a person preaches the Gospel does not exclude him or her from speaking perverse things

* Those who misuse the privilege they have as ministers to speak perverse things will be judge

★ James 3:1 →"My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment."  (KJV) 

* Your service unto the Lord shall be judged by Him

* NOTE: Anybody can be rejected

★ Matthew 12:35-37 →''A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

* You must watch your mouth so that you do not speak idle words

* Every word you speak should be for the edification of your hearers

★ Job 42:7-8 → "And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has. Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”

* Do not use your words to discourage others or undermine the service of a minister of the Gospel

* The Minister you are speaking against and undermining is the one praying for you

→ If God is angry, He will turn his blessings for you into curses

* Your negative words have the potential to destroy the faith of others

* There is a command for us that we must not speak evil against another person

★ James 4:11-12 →"Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?" (NKJV)

* Anytime you speak evil against others, you cause people to disrespect them

★ Psalm 141:3 →"Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips."

* Fear the anointing of God that is upon the lives of your leaders

☆ Prayer:

"Father, make my tongue wholesome;

May my mouth be a fountain of life and blessing."

Interaction on Family Matters (Pastor 'Lola Owotumi) 10-11-2014

★  MY SERMON NOTES 

NDIC/DMO Chapel

Central Business District, 

Garki - Abuja 

10th November, 2014  

* Leader: Pastor 'Lola Owotumi

* Topic: Interaction on Family Matters

* Your spouse should be your best friend

* When you entertain gossip in your marital relationship, trust will be eroded

* Watch who gives you advice 

- Watch the background of your advisers

* Note: The friends you keep always have a great influence in your life

★ 1 Kings 13:11-26

* When you keep your distance from the Church and other believers, you become susceptible to sin and evil

★ Revelation 3:20-22

* All that you need that pertains to life and godliness is contained in the Word of God (2 Peter 1:3)

* The best counsel you can get in any circumstance is found in the Bible, and through the counsel of committed believers

* Do not follow signs & wonders - it should be the other way round 

* Stick to the Word of God at all times. 

- It must be your standard and basis for taking decisions