Jesus The Joy-Giver (Pastor John Kayode Abiodun) 15-04-2015

★ MY SERMON NOTES

NDIC/DMO Chapel

Central Business District

Abuja - Nigeria

15th April, 2015

 

SERMON NOTES

* Speaker: Pastor John Kayode Abiodun

* Topic: Jesus The Joy-Giver

* Text: Psalm 16:11 - You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

* Without Jesus, there is no joy.

* The natural habitat of God is where there is joy

☆ Conditions for getting joy (con't)

1. Salvation

2. Holy Spirit's baptism

3. Soul winning

4. Dwelling in The presence of the Lord

* There are blessings that come with the presence of God

→ of the blessings is getting fullness of joy

5. Abiding in His love

★ 1 John 4:8 

★ 1 John 4:12

 

→ One of the most noticeable traits of a believer is the manifestation of love for God and for others

* You cannot claim to be a Christian and harbour malice of hatred in your heart against others

* God takes the issue of love seriously

* Love is the summary of the law

→ You may not be able to remember all the Laws, but if You love God and others, You have covered a lot of ground

* If you don't love, you can't forgive

★ John 15:11-12

* Love is practical, it is not just theoretical

* If you love somebody, you will seek the highest & best welfare of that person - You will not harm that person deliberately  

* Divine example: John 3:16 → God loved us even when we were unlovable

→ He expects you to do the same

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[Additional thoughts by Pastor 'Lola Owotumi]

 

* When you abide in God's love, you will not miss a blessing

* Challenge: Seek out an unlovable person that you will show love to today

★ 1 Thessalonians 5:25 →'Brothers, pray for us.'

Jesus The Joy Giver (Pastor John Kayode Abiodun) 14-04-2015

★ MY SERMON NOTES

NDIC/DMO Chapel

Central Business District

Garki, Abuja - Nigeria

14th April, 2015

 

SERMON

* Speaker: Pastor John Kayode Abiodun

* Topic: Jesus The Joy-Giver

* Text: Psalm 16:11 → "You cause me to know the path of life;

in your presence is joyful abundance,

at your right hand there are pleasures forever." (ISV)

☆ Conditions for getting joy (con't.)

 

→ NOTE: Behind every promise that God makes, there is a condition to fulfil:

1. Salvation of our souls

2. Winning Souls for Christ

3. Baptism of the Holy Spirit

→ The power of God that Comes upon a man to vest Him with Supernatural power to do the needful

4. Dwelling in His Presence

★ Psalm 84:10 →"For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness."

★ Psalm 27:4-6 → "One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD."

* Those who always dwells in the presence of God will always praise God

* NOTE: The presence of God is not necessarily a physical location

→ God is omnipresent

* Exodus 33:13-14

* God's presence brings His joy

* As a Christian, any where you go, God's presence goes with you

* When you live a consistent holy life, God's presence will dwell with you

* Holiness attracts God's presence

* The presence of God comes when you consistently live a life of praise and worship

* Enoch walked with God (Genesis 5:24)

★ Acts 16

* when you do not carry or live in God's presence, you will continually live a life of struggle and bondage

* When you praise God, you give honour to Him for who He is

* When you worship and thank God, you honour Him for what He has done

*NOTE: You may not see Him physically, but you will experience His peace and joy

* The presence of God is where His glory is

☆ Prayer:

" Father, help me to always

dwell in your presence

all the days of my life."

Jesus The Joy-Giver (Pastor John Kayode Abiodun) 13-04-2-14

☆ MY SERMON NOTES

NDIC/DMO Chapel

Central Business District

Abuja - Nigeria

13th April, 2015

 

SERMON

* Speaker: Pastor John Kayode Abiodun

* Topic: Jesus The Joy-Giver

* Text: Psalm 16:11 → "You make known to me the path of life;

in your presence there is fullness of joy;

at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." 

(English Standard Version)

☆ Conditions for getting joy (cont.')
3. Dwelling in His Presence
→ Psalm 16:11
→ Matthew 11:28

* What does it mean to dwell in the presence of the Lord?
→ 2nd Samuel 6:11

* As you dwell in the Presence of God, your story will change

* Psalm 84:10 → "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked."

* If you are not in the presence of God, you are in the tents of wickedness

* Psalm 27:4 →  "One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple."

* Dwelling in the presence of the Lord should always your priority

* When you have joy, every other thing is secondary

Jesus the Joy Giver (Pastor John K. Abiodun) 08-04-2015

★ MY SERMON NOTES

NDIC/DMO Chapel,

Central Business District

8th April, 2015

 

SERMON

* Speaker: Pastor John K. Abiodun

* Topic: Jesus the Joy Giver

* Text: Psalm 16:11 →"You will show me the path of life.

In your presence is fullness of joy.

In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore."

* Joy is in different levels
→ Only Jesus gives fullness of joy

☆ Conditions for getting joy (cont.)
2. Baptism of the Holy Spirit
→ NOTE: Joy is the second fruit of the Holy Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23
→ Without the Holy Spirit, life becomes a struggle
→ You cannot be a successful Christian without the Holy Spirit
★ Romans 14:17 → " For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."
→ Righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost are condition precedents for inheriting the Kingdom of God.  

3. Winning Souls for Christ
★ Luke 15:6-7
→ Every body who is born again is expected to win souls for Christ
→ It is not the job of only the Pastors
→ Anytime you win a soul for Christ, there is joy not only in your heart, but in heaven (Luke 15:7) 
→ "A container that brings water will never lack water." - African proverb
→ It is not possible for you to cause joy in the lives of others and to God Himself and your heart will be deficient in joy
→ Those who win souls are wise (Proverbs 11:30  and Daniel 12:3)
→ You must always use every opportunity to preach the gospel
→ If You want to experience unending joy in your life, then you must be consistent in preaching the Gospel of Jesus
→ Every Christian is called to be a soul-winner
→ Your greatest preaching is by your character
→ There are so many things you can do to win souls to Christ

Jesus the Joy Giver (Pastor J. K. Abiodun) 07-04-2015

☆ MY SERMON NOTES

@ NDIC/DMO Chapel,

Central Business District,

Garki, Abuja - Nigeria

7th April, 2015

 

SERMON

* Speaker: Pastor J. K. Abiodun

* Topic: Jesus the Joy Giver

* Text: Psalm 16:11 →"You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore."

* One of the lessons of Easter is the joy that Jesus brought

* Jesus has given us victory and joy over all issues of life

* If Jesus is missing from your life, you cannot know joy; the best you can experience is happiness

* Happiness is temporary and dependent on circumstances

☆ Generators of Joy
1. Divine victory
2. Surpassed expectations
3. When the impossible becomes possible
4. God's visitation to you

☆ Conditions for getting joy
1. Salvation (Revelation 3:20)
→ without salvation, joy will not come
→ without Christ, crises will come

2. Holy Spirit's Baptism
→ This is a necessity for all believers
→ Before the advent of the Holy spirit, the disciples of Jesus were fearful
→ Acts 1:8
→ The baptism of the Holy spirit Can come upon you every where
→ A Christian without the Holy Spirit is powerless
→ When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, He fills you with joy and empowers you
→ Without the Holy Spirit, you cannot go far
→ Joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)

Testimony & Thanksgiving Service (Pastor J. K. Abiodun) 02-04-2015

MY SERMON NOTES

NDIC/DMO Chapel,

Central Business District,

Garki, Abuja - Nigeria  

2nd April, 2015

* Speaker: Pastor J. K. Abiodun

* Testimony & Thanksgiving Service

 

* Text: Luke 1:46-49 →" Then Mary said, “My soul praises the greatness of the Lord! My spirit exults in God, my Saviour, because he has looked favourably on his humble servant. From now on, all generations will call me blessed, because the Almighty has done great things for me.

His name is holy."

* God decided to use a 'nobody' for His glory & she testified to the glory of Lord

* "When you are believing the Lord, hold onto Him without exception."
- Mr. Johnson Amadi

* Those who know how to think, will know how to thank

★ Song:
My Soul doth magnify the Lord,
My Spirit praise your name
For death could not hold Him captive,
Even in the grave, Jesus is Lord,
Even in the grave, Jesus is Lord!

Jesus the Joy-Giver (Pastor John Kayode Abiodun) 01-04-2015

NDlC/DMO Fellowship

Central Business District,

Abuja - Nigeria

1st April, 2015

SERMON

* Speaker: Pastor John Kayode Abiodun

* Topic: Jesus the Joy Giver

 

* Text: Psalm 16:11 - "You will show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand there are pleasures for ever more." (American King James Version)

* With Jesus in your life, joy is sure

* Joy is the opposite of sorrow

* Joy gives strength

* Joy is essential to the life of a believer

* Satan is the author of sorrow and is in fact interested in our sorrowing

* God can intervene and bring you joy.

* Examples of Manifestation of Joy

1. When God meets and surpasses your expectation

2. When God makes a way where there is no way by making the impossible to become possible

3. When the irreversible becomes reversible

★ John 11:43-44

4. When God decides to visit you

★ Luke 19:1-10 (Jesus pays Zaccheus a visit)

★ Genesis 18:1-15 (Angels visit to Abram and Sarah, and their story of childlessness changed)

* God is the only one that gives joy not like the world gives

→ The world at best, can give happiness which is temporal

→ Happiness and joy look alike,

* Conditions for Getting Joy

1. Salvation

→ Genuine joy comes through having a relationship with God

★ Luke 1:13-14

★ Luke 2:10

→ The most noticeable thing When you receive Christ is a fullness of joy and peace in your heart

 

* Without Christ, there will be crises in your life

 

* Rejecting Jesus is like rejecting life and joy (Psalm 16:11)

★ Isaiah 31:1

★ Isaiah 30:1

 

→ Note: Jesus has no substitute - it is either you have Him or not

 

* Without Christ, there will be confusion, but with Him, everything will be alright

# Prayer:

"Let there be More of Jesus in my life"

Jesus the Joy Giver (Pastor John Kayode Abiodun) 30-03-2015

★ MY SERMON NOTES
NDIC/DMO Chapel

Central Business District,

Garki, Abuja - Nigeria

30th November, 2015

* Speaker: Pastor John Kayode Abiodun

* Topic: Jesus the Joy Giver

* Psalm 16:11 →"You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever."

 

* When you have Jesus, you have everything

* Many people confuse joy and happiness

→ happiness is transient and temporary  

→ joy comes from within & only God can give it to a man

* Joy is the first noticeable sign you see when a man encounters the salvation that Jesus gives

* Luke 19:9-10

* Matthew 2:10 →"When they saw the star, they were ecstatic with joy."

* Wherever there is joy, you find God

→ When you experience sorrow, just bring God into the situation and joy will show-up  

* Acts 2:25-28

* With Jesus in your heart, joy will never cease from your life!

* 1John 1:1-4

* The completion of joy is found in Jesus

* John 16:24 →"So far you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Keep asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.”

* Nehemiah 8:10 → "He also told them, “Go eat the best food, drink the best wine, and give something to those who have nothing, since this day is holy to our Lord. Don’t be sorrowful, because the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

 

→ Even where there are challenges, joy will give strength

* Joel 1:12 → "The grapevine is shrivelled and the fig tree is withered, along with the pomegranate tree, the palm tree, the apple tree and all of the cultivated trees. Truly, joy has evaporated from Adam’s children.”

* When there is no joy, harvest disappears

* NOTE: God's desire is to give you joy to the full

Prayer Meeting (Pastor John Kayode Abiodun) 27-02-2015

NDIC/DMO Chapel,

Central Business District,

Abuja, Nigeria

Prayer Meeting

27th February, 2015

* Speaker: Pastor John Kayode Abiodun

* Text: John 10:10 →"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

→ Jesus has came to recover and restore what the devil has stolen and destroyed  

* Jesus has come to give life where Satan has caused death and destruction

→ 'Death' means separation (physically or spiritually)

→ The most serious death is spiritual death (separation from God)

* The devil has come to destroy, but Jesus has came to restore everything that was destroyed

* 1st John 3:8 →"He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."

→ Perpetual bondage is the cause of sin

* John 11:25 →"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."

PRAYER

Psalm 69:1 - 15

Verse 6: → Lord, take away reproach from me  

Verse 14: → Deliver me from sinking  

Verse15 → Let me not be swallowed up by the deep

God with us (Pastor J. K. Abiodun) 28-01-2015

NDIC/DMO Chapel

Central Business District,

Garki-Abuja, Nigeria

28th January, 2015

* Speaker: Pastor J. K. Abiodun

* Topic: God with us

* Luke 1:31-35

* Matthew 1:20-23 →" But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying: Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."

* Psalm 40:6-8

* Jesus came principally to do the will of God

* Do You know the purpose for which You were sent on earth?

* Hebrews 10:5

→ Jesus came as an atonement for our sins so that we do not have to sacrifice bulls

* John 10:10 →"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

→ Jesus came to neutralize the works of Satan in our lives

* Jesus has come to bring life

* John 17:3 →"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

* He has made us to pass from death to life

★ John 1:4-5

- Jesus has come to bring light into the world & our lives

* Isaiah 60: 1-3

* The coming of Jesus has ushered the qlory of God

* 1st Peter 2:6-10

* NOTE: The same Jesus that is the Cornerstone is also a stumbling block to those who are disobedient