Evangelistic Mindset (Rev. J. E. Dakom) 29-11-2015

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)

CC Nyanya, LCC Nyanya, RCC Karu,

Abuja - Nigeria

29th November, 2015

Annual Thanksgiving for 

Gindiri Old Students Association (GOSA)

Rev. J. E. Dakom

☆ SERMON

* Speaker: Rev. J. E. Dakom

* Topic: Evangelistic Mindset

* Theme: Growing up in Christ

* Sub-Theme: Benefits of Growing in Christ

* Service Leader: Mr. Walbe

* Text: 2 Kings 7:9 →"But then they told each other, “We’re not doing the right thing. This is a day of good news, but if we keep quiet until morning, we’re sure to be punished! So let’s leave and go tell the king’s household!”

★ Luke 13:5-9

* Illustration: Story of a woman who died saving a child that is not her's from a river. 

* The risks of engaging in evangelism: 

→ Time

→ Death 

→ Opposition 

→ Finances

* We serve a God that is an Evangelistic being

* Genesis 2:25 →"Even though both the man and his wife were naked, they were not ashamed about it."

→ God's glory was the covering of both the man and the woman

* Genesis 3:6-11 (The fall of man)

→ Sin separated man from God

* NOTE: Nothing you do can cover the shame of sin

* Sin is dangerous: 

→ It destroys man's relationship with God

→ It removes God's cover over the life of a man

★ Genesis 3:21 →"The LORD God fashioned garments from animal skins for Adam and his wife, and clothed them."

* No matter how expensive your physical clothes are, they cannot cover the shame of sin

* When God covers your sin, He does it permanently and gloriously

* Your shame cannot be covered by your material possessions, your secular or religious position

★ Genesis 6:1 →"When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them" 

* Man cannot save himself. Only God can do that

* God is a God of mission

→ He came seeking man even though they hare rejected him and turned their backs against Him

★ Romans 13:14 → "Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh."

* Today, Jesus takes the place of the garment that God used to cover the shame of Adam and Eve

★ Romans 3:23, 26

* Romans 8:1 →  "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus"

* Only Christ can give you rest

* If you are not connected to Jesus, you are living in shame, regardless of your political, social, academic or religious position

* Romans 1:16 →  "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile."

* The power of God that can bring true change is found in the Gospel of Christ

* Only those who evangelize will find rest at the feet of the Lord

→ they will shine as stars (Daniel 12:3)

* We cannot bring change through our human wisdom or carnal weapons, but only through the Gospel of Christ

* Jesus gave himself up for the Gospel of Salvation

* It is Jesus that gives true transformation and change

★ John 8:11 →"No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you,"Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."

* The center of the Gospel is the Cross of Christ

→ If the cross is removed from the Gospel, it becomes useless

* Sinners must find grace in the Gospel that we preach

→ We must not scare people away

* The Gospel is a good news and it must remain so towards Sinners.

→ It is not a message of judgement and condemnation

★ Luke 5:31 → "Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick." 

★ Luke 15:7 → "I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."

★  John 21:15-17

* How much does it cost you to bring a lost soul to Jesus?

→ It can cost you your life! 

* Every day you have a task to preach the Gospel to everyone around you

* If you refuse to evangelize, punishment will come on you

* Question: What is making you feel ashamed of the Gospel of Christ?

→ Jesus can transform your life

→ Jesus can never refuse to accept you

* Question: Are you mission minded in everything you do?

★ 2 Timothy 4:2 → "Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction."

A Cross-Section of GOSA Abuja Branch Members singing the GOSA Anthem 

As my Father sent me, even so I send you (Evangelist Nuhu Bakwa) 12-07-2015

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN)

Area 1, Garki - Abuja, Nigeria

12th July, 2015

NEW LIFE FOR ALL WEEK

☆ SERMON
* Speaker: Evangelist Nuhu Bakwa
* Topic: As my Father sent me, even so I send you
* Theme: Growing Up in Christ
* Sub-Theme: Growing in Love
* Service Leader: Elder Boniface Katlong
* Text: John 20:19-23

* God has given every child of God authority to preach the Gospel

☆ Important terms to note from the passage (John 20:19-23):

* "Just as" (verse 21): this means "in like manner"

* "Whosoever" (verse 23): this relates to choice.

* "Father" (verse 21): this refers to the Almighty God. Every other god apart from the One living God is useless!

* "Send": this means to cause or ask someone to go and do something

* NOTE: All of us have been sent by Christ to preach the Gospel (Matthew 28:19)

* Before you go (to preach the Gospel), you must ensure that you have a relationship with God

* Having a relationship with God starts by being born again; accepting Jesus as your Lord and personal Savior (John 3:3)

* Jesus cannot trust a sinner or an unbeliever with the Gospel of salvation!

→ You must be known by Him in order to work for Him acceptably

* Jesus has not lowered or changed His standards of loyalty and holiness after these many years

☆ Hebrews 13:8 →"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."

* HOW HAS THE FATHER SENT JESUS?

1. As a Savior into the World

* Jesus came to save those who are in darkness (see: Matthew 1:21)

→ He is sending you also to go and preach the gospel of salvation because the world is reeling in sin

2. As Christ the Lord

* The word 'Christ' means 'the anointed one.'

* When God sent Jesus, He was full of anointing

* The Holy Spirit empowered Him to do what God sent Him to do

* Without the Holy Spirit, you are spiritually impotent & powerless

* It is impossible to serve God using human ability and wisdom: You need divine endowment that is available through the Holy Spirit

3. As God into the World

* Jesus came as God, that we might worship Him and that He may subdue other gods on in the World under His supreme authority

☆ Exodus 7:1 →"And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet."

→ As a child of God, you are sent to the world as God's own representative everywhere you go

* No other god is supposed to reign over you anywhere you are

→ See: Daniel 3:28-29 and 4:34-35

4. As the Redeemer

* To redeem means to recover ownership of something by buying it back or to liberate by payment of a ransom

→ Jesus bought us back (to Himself) after being previously sold out to sin

★ 1st Corinthians 6:20 → "for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."

* The price for your redemption is the blood of Jesus

* NOTE: You are sent by Jesus into the world as a 'trader' to facilitate the exchange of the sins of people with Jesus Christ

5. As a Man of Sorrows

☆ John 15:18 → "If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you."

→ You are to preach the gospel of salvation regardless of any pain or suffering you encounter in the process

→ The greatest suffering Jesus experienced was rejection by God His Father when He bore the sins of the world on the cross

(see: Matthew 27:46)

* A minute without Christ is not worth living

☆ Acts 17:28a →‘For in him we live, and move, and have our being...’

* NOTE: You have been called to go and suffer in like manner

6. As a good Shepherd

* A Shepherd is a person who is responsible for taking care of and nurturing others (the flock)

* You have been called also to go and take care of others

* You have been sent by God to bring the message of peace to the world

→ As a Christian, you have an obligation to minister comfort to those around you and 'gather the flock' together for Christ

7. As a Teacher

* Jesus went everywhere to preach the Gospel, even when the conditions were not right or perfect

☆ Acts 10:38 → "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him."

☆ Matthew 28:19 → "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."

* Today, ungodly and perverted teachings (of God's Word) are prevalent everywhere (even in some Churches)

* NOTE: Your life is a message. People are observing and learning something from your life.

→ What are you teaching with your life as a Christian?

* You are sent by Jesus everywhere for the primary purpose of teaching God's Word

→ Are you fulfilling that responsibility?

8. As a Prophet

* Everything Jesus prophesied came to pass

* As a child of God, you are supposed to know everything in advance

☆ Amos 3:7→ "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets."

→ However, when you get revelations from God (through dreams, visions, word of knowledge, etc.), do not hoard them. TeIl it to the Church

9. As a miracle worker

☆ Acts 10:38 →"even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him."

10. As a Son of Man

→ He took the body of sin and came into the world

→ ln spite of His divine nature, Jesus humbled himself and became just like one of us

☆ Philippians 2:5-8 →"Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross."

11. As God's own child

☆ John 1:10 →"He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not."

* Jesus was sent to the world with a message from His Father

→ Being also a child of God through faith in Jesus, you are to go and tell the world about your Father in heaven and the salvation He offers them

→ If you are truly a child of God, you will definitely know the secrets of the Kingdom of your Father, and you will be confident to speak about it everywhere you go

12. As a Servant

* He came serving us in humility

☆ This was clearly demonstrated when He washed the feet of His disciples in John 13:1-5

* Pride hinders people from rendering service to God and to other people (without expecting anything in return)

* NOTE: Regardless of your position In life, without Christ, you are nothing!

* It takes humility to be a servant

* Servants are generally looked down upon in the society as unimportant people

* As a servant, Jesus bore all manner of humiliation

14. As a Mediator

☆ 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 → "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, new things have come. But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation."

☆ Hebrews 7:24-25 →" But because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore, because he always lives to intercede for them, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him. We need such a high priest—one who is holy, innocent, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need to offer sacrifices every day like high priests do, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he sacrificed himself."

* Just like Christ, you are called to be an intercessor

* Instead of gossiping or rejoicing that someone has fallen into sin, pray for such a person

15. As the Way

☆ John 5:27

☆John 5:30

☆ John 14:6 → "Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

→ Any one that rejects Jesus as his Lord and savior cannot make heaven

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

Why Prayers are not Answered (Evangelist Tobias) 20-08-2014

MY SERMON NOTES

* This Sermon was delivered by a Freelance Preacher in a Commercial Bus en-route Owerri to Enugu, Nigeria. (and YES, I took notes in the bus!)

* Preacher: Evangelist Tobias (Peace Park Owerri)

* Topic: Why Prayers are not Answered

* Date: 28th August, 2014

→ Prayer is the avenue of converting God's promises to reality
* Matthew 7:7 - "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
* John 14:14 - "You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."
- Any prayer made outside the name of Jesus will not be answered. Such a prayer is incomplete

1. Sin
- Sin is a destroyer
* Isaiah 59:1-2 - "Behold, the LORD’S hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear."

- Sin puts God off
- If you really want God to intervene in your case, you must avoid and hate sin
- Anything that is wrong in God's sight is sin

2. Unbelief (Lack of faith)
* Hebrews 11:1 - "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."

* Hebrews 11:6 - "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."

* Mark 11:24 - "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."
 
- Unbelief and doubt affects your prayer
- we please God through faith

* Daniel 3 (the 3 young Jewish men trusted God even in the face of danger)
- Faith provokes God to action
- Don't allow the enemy to have the final say
- When your faith is alive, you don't have to struggle in prayers

3. Un-forgiveness
- Until you live in the realm of forgiveness you are not yet a mature Christian
* 3 people you must forgive
(a) God (some people blame God for the unfavourable circumstances they had experienced in life)
(b) Yourself
(c) Others

* Bitterness is a tool used by the devil to frustrate your life
 
* Matthew 18:21 - "Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times? Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times"

* In other words, you don't have any reason to retaliate until you are wronged 490 times by the same person!

* It is not biblical to pray for your enemies to die

* Mark 11:25 - "And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

* Mathew 6:9-13 → Jesus taught his disciples to forgive

4. Matrimonial disputes
* Genesis 1: 24
- God places premium On matrimonial unity
* Ephesians 5:22-25
- The devil uses disharmony among couples to hinder their prayers
* 1st Peter 3:7 - "Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."
- Many men don't know how to give honour unto their wives

5. Praying without the word of God
- Everything you need is already in God's word
- You have a duty to research and find out the Scriptures that is in line wits your desire
* 2nd Tim 2:15 - "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."  
* Put God in remembrance as you pray.  
* Isaiah 43:26 - "Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right."

6. Praying according to the will of God
- When you do not pray in accordance with God's will, You will not receive any answer
*1 John 5:14 "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."

7. Not praying in the Holy Ghost
* Jude 1:20 - "But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,"  

The Gospel of Jesus Christ (Mr Jonathan Achimugu) 14-06-1998

SUNDAY SERVICE

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA),

(now Evangelical Church Winning All)

Airport, Abuja - Nigeria

14th June, 1998

* Topic: The Gospel of Jesus Christ

* Speaker: Mr Jonathan Achimugu

* Text: Mark 1:14-15 →"Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and proclaimed the gospel about the kingdom of God. He said, “The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!”

* God's heart is to reconcile the sinful world to himself using the Gospel

* Jesus preached the Gospel Saying the Kingdom of God is at hand

★ Mark 1: 1-13

→ Jesus' primary mission is to save the world

★ Matthew 1:21 →"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."

* There is no any other 'gospel' that can save man from sin and eternal condemnation

★ Acts 4:12 →"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

* Men can only be saved through the name of Jesus

★ 2nd Timothy 1:10 →"But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel."

* Darkness shall disappear because the Gospel of Jesus is the Gospel of Light

* The New Testament (Covenant) is centred around Jesus

★ Revelation 22:13 →"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."

★ John 17:4 →"I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do."

* Jesus accomplished His mission of planting and spreading the Gospel of goodness

★ Matthew 28:19-20 →" Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

☆☆CHALLENGE:

→ Go and also spread the Gospel of the Lord, bringing the lost back to the WAY of life

Rescue the Harrased and the Helpless (Pastor D. D. Sakoma) 07-06-1998

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA),

(now Evangelical Church Winning All)

Airport, Abuja - Nigeria

[Missions Week]

7th June, 1998

* Speaker: Pastor D. D. Sakoma (from ECWA Karu)

* Topic: Rescue the Harassed and the Helpless

* Text: Matthew 9:35-38

★ Romans 12:18 →"If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in peace with all people."

★ Romans 10:13-15

★ Romans 6:9-10

* Our God is a "seeking God''. The Bible is a record of the Shepherd seeking the lost sheep

★ Genesis 9:6 →“Whoever sheds human blood, by a human his own blood is to be shed; because God made human beings in his own image."

→ Man was made in the image of God

★ Exodus 3:7-9

★ Matthew 9:35 →"Then Jesus began traveling throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness."

* God sent His Son into the world to rescue men. He sent His Word to bear witness

* The harassed and the helpless are those that are the sinners and those under the bondage of the enemy; those that have not yet heard the Gospel

★ Matthew 24:14 →"And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

* Jesus will not come unless the Word (Gospel) has been heard by everyone

* If you cannot go out to the rescue mission, then you can pray, or give to support missionary efforts

★ Philippians 2:10 →"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth."

* Jesus humbled himself to become man. He was afflicted and brutally murdered but eventually, He rose from the dead.

* Poser: What are you doing (as a Christian) to share in the suffering of Christ?

★ 1st Thessalonians 2:1-2 →" For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not a waste of time. As you know, we suffered persecution and were mistreated in Philippi. Yet we were encouraged by our God to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition."

★ Romans 1:14 → " Both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to foolish people, I am a debtor."

* The Gospel is an obligation that Christians are indebted to

★ Romans 5:6 →"For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, the Messiah died for the ungodly."

* If we don't preach the Gospel, our brethren will be left to die in darkness

★ Ezekiel 33:8-9 →" If I should say to a certain wicked person, ‘You wicked man, you’re certainly about to die,’ but you don’t warn him to turn from his wicked behaviour, he’ll die in his guilt, but I’ll seek retribution for his bloodshed from you. However, if you warn the wicked to turn from his behaviour and he does not do so, he will die in his guilt, and you will have saved yourself.”

* Unless you tell the lost about the love of Christ, if they die in darkness, God will require their blood from you

→ See: Romans 1:16-17

☆ HOW TO ENGAGE IN MISSIONARY WORK

1. Let people see the light of God in your life

2. Pray for the progress of God's work and the workers

3. Support the work through generous giving

4. Go out and tell others that are lost and are in darkness about the love of Christ

 

* Many Christians have turned from evangelism to back-biting and grumbling

* The lost cannot be found unless someone goes and tells them;

* God will require their blood from you if you relent in spreading the Word of truth that gives life

* NOTE: Missions is the heartbeat of God