THINK CONTRIBUTION BY OYEDEPO

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THINK CONTRIBUTION

July 16, 2017 editor

I have a charge, not an address, captioned, “Think Contribution.” If you don’t want to die in frustration, think contribution. If you want to make real mark in life, think contribution. You will never be remember for what you have, you will be remembered for what you add. Think contribution. Living for survival makes a slave, live for others. Only those who live for others become leaders. Think contribution. We have about 4 million graduates walking the streets of Nigeria, looking for means of life, think contribution.

The idea of Agro-preneurship came to be because it’s one thing to get to the market and another thing to find what you are looking for. The jobs are not there. That is why from the outset, we caught this light to raise job creators, not job seekers. The cheapest way to be a job creator is to engage in Agro-preneurship, getting involved in what will remain relevant for life. No matter the development and heights anyone will scale, food will remain ever relevant.

There is not going to be any laboratory in this life that will prepare food in form of tablets to be taken and one will feel fed. Food will be relevant as long as life remains. Think of an area of your life where you will remain relevant and Agro-preneurship is one cheap way to remain relevant in your adventure in life, particularly now that the white collar job is going as the population is growing.

So much money is spent on importing food. Think solution, think contribution. Think contribution and your life will never lose meaning. If you are asked today what did the Chancellor say, “Think contribution so you don’t die in frustration.” Think relevance, get committed to adding values and you find your life continue to grow from one level of glory to another.

It’s important, having heard all the lectures, to let you have this as conclusion that you are going forth to a world that is in dire need of contributors. You are going to a world that is full of possessors but lack contributors. Think contribution, your generation will rise tomorrow to bless you. Don’t think of going back to the laps of your parents. That will be living a failed life. You have been given the best of education; now translate it to making contributions and your life will never lack meaning.

It’s important to appreciate this fact that, “The less possessive we are, the more contributive we become.” In most cases, highly possessive people are never known to be contributive. They want it all for themselves and it’s never enough, so they want more and more. I made a discovery sometimes back, that people don’t lack what they give; they only lack what they keep. Think contribution.

The young will need food, the old will need food. Even the mad people on the streets need food to stay alive. And they go hunting for food where they can get it. Until life ceases to be, food will remain forever relevant. Find a place for yourself in this open market and take responsibility so you don’t live as a liability.

The reason why we are running this Agro-preneurship programme is to give everybody a taste of agricultural practice. Whether you have B.Sc Computer Science, B. Eng Mechanical Engineering, you will still need food. No matter what you know or don’t know, you still need food. The last thing that will get off anybody’s budget is food. Clothes can get out of it, car can get out of it, and houses may not appear there but food? It remains a life-long essential. The market is for ever open. May be these two testimonies will prop-up your faith:

There was this young lady that served (NYSC) in Kaduna. She suddenly discovered that buying tomatoes in Zaria and coming to sell at Railway Station in Kaduna would give so many profit margins. She went into it. By the time she was done with NYSC, she bought herself a car. She was not looking for a job anymore; she already had an established business. It’s a wide range. You are either farming or you are marketing the farm produce among so many others. You will never lack relevance.

A young man came from the USA, who studied Mechanical Engineering and kept hunting for a job. He was also in Kaduna then. He went everywhere and couldn’t find anything. He then went back to his village to find out how much they are selling Palm oil (he was from Edo State). He came to Kaduna to find out how much it sold for. So he became a palm oil marketer. I was in Kaduna when he bought a house for himself at GRA. He got himself a bail-out from the economic downturn by getting involved in what will never lose value. Get involved.

One of our graduates here has a fish farm and from there he could sponsor himself in school. Get involved. It is full of values that will never get eroded. Get involved. I want to be part of feeding these hungry masses. Get involved. And that way, you are not a liability; you are not a burden but a blessing and an asset. Get involved. You don’t need so much, you just need a genuine interest to be a solution provider and not a concern to anybody. Get involved.

We will be disappointed if after your NYSC, you are hanging about doing nothing. Get committed to being an asset and not a liability (applause). Get committed to being a blessing and not a burden. Get committed to making a mark in life and I know you will. We will keep on emphasizing this University-wide programme of everybody being an agrarian citizen of our great country, because we will always need this forever.

There is nothing ignoble about earning a legitimate income but there is everything ignoble about being a beggar. Being a beggar erodes your human dignity. But we talk about the dignity of labour, Get involved.

Let me close this remark by telling my short story. Before we ever built our first house, I was concerned about the state of health of the people. The only hospital we had then was at Egbe. Most time if they say they have taken you to Egbe, it means you are dead. If you came back, it would be a surprise. Now, suddenly the hospital began to go down because the support they were receiving from the Mission of the Church from abroad stopped. And so there was a vacuum. So people died for free. And I said Lord, if I ever get blessed in my life, I will like to put a little hospital here.

So we started buying the land bit-by-bit. It is that same land that has turned to the University today (applause). Not only that, the hospital of that dream is in place today. When our former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo visited our campus here, he sat down at the Dental Theatre Room and said, “Look, treat me here” (laughter). It’s of that level of standard today. Think contribution.

You don’t need to have anything in your pocket but have a heart to be a contributor and the future will be unlimited. That is the way you make the most of your life. Remember, you will never be remembered for what you have, you will only be remembered for what you add.

To our parents, congratulations today, congratulations for ever. You will never have sorrows over any of these children. They will remain sources of joy to you and your family for ever. No matter how much height you may have scaled, they will scale higher heights than you. No matter what vehicles you may have bought for yourself, they will buy you bigger vehicles. We release them as treasures into your families and an asset to our nation. And you will live to be proud of God’s hand upon them for ever.

Young people, it’s time to work. You are leaving school to go and prove if you have ever learnt anything, and don’t stop learning. If you stop learning, you start dying. The world is open, go and make the most of the adventure. Thank you and God bless you.

TO OVERCOME THE PAINS OF REGRET

The four simply keys to overcome the pains of Regret are:

1. Define where you're going( Have a vision... Proverb 29:18)

2. Set a standard for yourself ( Values/ Principle to live by)

3. Set goals & do something daily about your goals( Vision/Dreams)

4. Engage G-Factor.... Pray for God's guidance, direction & Uncommon wisdom to act inspite of fear.

You also need a mentor .... God bless YOU!!!

----PETER OKONKWO---

YOU CHOOSE YOUR PARTNER IN MARRIAGE NOT GOD

YOU CHOOSE YOUR PARTNER IN MARRIAGE NOT GOD:

(NB: God did not make Eve Adam's wife.....The bible says God "brought her to the man" - The Hebrew interpretation of this is He "paraded her"

Adam CHOSE to marry Eve. It was Adam, not God, who said "this is the flesh of my flesh and the bone of my bones, she shall be called woman". What Adam did pertains to an ancient Hebrew principle that what you name, becomes yours.)

Furthermore the 1st thing the serpent destroyed was not marriage - as God never annulled Adam and Eve's marriage after the fall. What the serpent helped destroy was man's presence in the Kingdom of God.... and that is exactly what Christ brought back. That is why His 1st proclamation in Mark 1:15 was "the time has come, the Kingdom of God has come near" (i.e has arrived)

In terms of choosing a spouse here are some biblical examples:

God told the children of Israel in exile "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage.... " (Jer 29:5-6) Note that He did NOT say I will find/choose spouses for your sons/daughters.

Solomon said "He who FINDS a wife, finds a good thing" (Proverbs 18:22). Note this did NOT say he who God chooses a wife for finds a god thing. To find is an active choice on the part of the groom.

Finally my sister, may I implore you not to judge the soul of another ... for you do not know its contents nor did you create it nor do you know of the relationship that soul has with its creator. That is why Christ said in Matt 7:1 "Do not Judge......"

The intent of my post is not to slap you down or insist you are wrong but to point out that it is our responsibility to choose our spouse, although as with other choices we make,THIS CAN BE PRAYERFULLY DONE!!!

THE BEAST, THE MARK OF THE BEAST AND FALSE PROPHETS OF THE BEAST

"So, beloved, since you are LOOKING FORWARD to these things, BE DILIGENT and MAKE EVERY EFFORT to be FOUND by HIM [at His return] SPOTLESS and BLAMELESS, in peace [that is, inwardly calm with a sense of spiritual well-being and confidence, having lived a life of obedience to Him]. And CONSIDER the PATIENCE of OUR LORD [HIS DELAY in judging and avenging wrongs] as SALVATION [that is, ALLOWING TIME for MORE to be SAVED]; just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him [by God]" (2 Peter 3:14-15)
ANY GOSPEL MESSAGE that claims to be GOOD-NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST but:
it DOES NOT WARN/INSTRUCT/PERSUADE human beings
To REPENT FROM their SIN,
To FORSAKE their sins and those things{jobs, business, business-method, relationships, office-ideas/agendas, market-style/methods, religion, religious-leader, religious-title, friendships, books, videos, dressing/fashion-ideologies e.t.c} that leads them back to sin,
To SURRENDER EVERY ASPECT{Hidden & External Desires/Plans/Agendas} of his/her life to the OWNERSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST,
To have the FEAR OF SIN AND HELL-FIRE through A SINCERE RELATIONSHIP with THE HOLY SPIRIT,
To willingly tell EVERYONE ABOUT SALVATION IN JESUS CHRIST by LIFESTYLE and DIRECT-SPEECH
IS THE BEAST spoken about in the book of REVELATION,
Your Complacence or relaxation in SIN is the MARK OF THE BEAST, the people that offer such teachings are THE FALSE PROPHETS OF THE BEAST!!!

WHY THE CHURCH IS EVOLVING AWAY FROM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

Simple answer. We live in the AGE OF SELF today. And SELF IS KING.

Seemingly, everything in the world is today responding and gravitating towards the gOD OF SELF. That is the world.

Unfortunately, unscrupulous men at the helm of affairs in the church are ALSO dragging the church down this ignoble path – the path that loves SELF and promotes SELF.

In our days, the vast contrast between ‘what the church ought to be’ and ‘what she is becoming’ is truly alarming. And it is hinged on a simple spiritual truth – the Gospel of Christ is UNRELENTING AND UNYIELDING in its opposition to SELF, and to everything that SELF represents. For at the centre of the Gospel of Christ is the CROSS OF CHRIST. And the function of the cross is to CROSS OUT SELF.

Jesus Himself put the CROSS at the centre, making it an ABSOLUTE CONDITION FOR FOLLOWING HIM. “And he said to them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himSELF, AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23). On another occasion, He reiterated the same point in this stark manner, “And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE” (Luke 14:23). It is as critical as that.

Therefore, every man MUST choose to either follow the Gospel of Christ, or follow SELF – there is no middle course. This reality faces all men in the world, just as it faces all men in the church. And in making this choice, there is no doubt about where mankind prefers to pitch its tent. This should not come as a surprise to us, because the Bible has already prophesied that in the Last Days men will be LOVERS OF SELF (2 Timothy 3:1-2).

This is why the church system of today is becoming more and more focussed on satisfying and gratifying the SELF of her members. “God will make YOU happy”. “God will make YOU rich”. “God will put YOU ahead of everybody else”. “God will kill all the enemies that stand in the way of YOUR breakthrough”. “Don’t worry, God has forgiven all YOUR sins – even before you commit them”. And so on. Thus, church has become all about YOU! YOU!! YOU!!!

In this era, barely would you see churches that constantly affirm THE REALITY OF THE CROSS - as almost every single book of the New Testament does. That is, the suffering that the cross imposes on a believer. The pain of the cross. The shame of the cross. The separation of the cross. The loss that the cross precipitates. And so on. All these crucial, integral elements of the Christian faith have been largely side-lined on the altar of SELF – and, in exchange, we now have a ‘do-as-YOU-like’ Gospel of convenience. A ‘talk-as-YOU-like’ Gospel. A ‘dress-as-YOU-like’ Gospel.

In these days, believers no longer want to die in order to live as Jesus Christ prescribes in John12:24-25, Matthew 10:39, and similar passages. Today, believers want to live so that they will not have to die. That’s the irony of the Christian faith in the days we live in.

In the midst of all this unfolding spiritual disaster, ANY MAN that genuinely wants to follow Jesus Christ would really need to RADICALLY turn his back on the church system of today, for it is designed to make believers lukewarm. Such a man must desire an earnest return to Jesus Christ Himself. A return to the cross. A return to the lonely, narrow path that Jesus told us would eventually lead us to life (Matthew 7:14).

In its raw form, this message will NOT resonate in the church today. For the Bible tells us that in the Last Days, many will NOT want to endure sound doctrines. Rather, 2 Timothy 3:3-4 helps us to understand that ‘AFTER THEIR OWN LUSTS’ they’ll look for preachers that will tell them what THEY want to hear. SELF, SELF, SELF again. This strange spirit of SELF is dulling the ears of believers, preventing them from hearing the last warning before the curtain falls – the gentle knock of Jesus on the door of the hearts of all that still have an ear to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches (Revelation 3:20).

Friends, please DON’T BLEND IN! Stand out! Stand with Christ. For the time is getting shorter daily. And His heart of love awaits every pilgrim that TRULY wants to get back Home safely.

Are you such a pilgrim?

Will you happily say

All the vain things that charm me most

I sacrifice them to his blood

Thanks for reading, God bless you.

....JOYCE NORA....

ONE RAW TRUTH will always wipe away all the lies of the current day 'cut and join gospel of today', darkness can never overshadow THE LIGHT OF THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST!!!

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE (CATHOLIC)

HOLY SPIRIT lead us into our inner being in Jesus Name. Amen.
The Ten Commandments:
“I am the Lord thy God, You shalt not have any strange gods before Me.” ...
“You shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” ...
“Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.” ...
“Honor your father and mother.” ...
“You shalt not kill.” ...
“You shalt not commit adultery.”
"You shall not steal."
"You shall not bear false witness."
"You shall not covet your neighbor's wife."
"You shall not covet your neighbor's goods."

The two greatest commandments
1. You shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the FIRST and great commandment.
2. You shalt love your neighbor as yourself.
On these two commandments "hang" ALL the law and the prophets.

The Precepts of the Church
1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor.
2. You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
3. You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.
4. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church.
5. You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church.

Prayer Before Confession
Holy Spirit enlighten my mind that I may clearly know my sins. Move my heart that I may be sincerely sorry for them, honestly confess them and firmly resolve to amend my life. Spirit of Wisdom, grant me to see the malice (deceit) of sin and my ingratitude toward You, the all-loving God. Spirit of Fortitude, help me to make whatever sacrifice is needed to resist an avoid sin in the future. Amen.

EXAMINATION OF MY BEHAVIORS:
Did I deny or doubt God's Existence?
Did I refuse to believe God's revelation?
Did I believe in horoscopes, fortune telling, dreams, good luck charms or reincarnation?
Did I deny that I was a Catholic?
Did I abandon the Catholic faith?
Did I despair of or presume on God's mercy?
Did I neglect prayer for a long time?
Did I fail to pray daily?
Did I blaspheme God or take God's name in vain, curse or break an oath or vow?
Did I miss Mass on a Sunday or on a Holy Day of obligation through my own fault?
Am I always reverent in the presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament?
Was I inattentive at Mass?
Did I arrive at Mass late?
Did I leave Mass early before Dismissal?
Did I do unnecessary servile work on Sunday?
Did I disobey or disrespect my parents or legitimate superiors {on things that are not sinful}?
Did I neglect my duties to my husband, wife, children or parents?
Did I fail to actively take an interest in the religious education and formation of my children?
Have I failed to educate myself concerning the teachings of the Church?
Did I give a half day's work in return for a full day's pay?
Did I give scandal by what I said, did or wore as cloth in privacy or public especially to the young?
was I the cause of anyone abandoning the Catholic Faith?
Did I give fair wage to my employee (s)?
Was I impatient, angry, envious, unkind, proud, jealous, arrogant, revengeful, hateful toward others or lazy?
Did I give bad example, abuse drugs, drink alcohol to excess, eat food to excess, fight or quarrel?
Did I physically injure or kill anyone?
Have I had or advised anyone to have an abortion?
Did I participate in or approve of the grave evil known as "mercy killing" or euthanasia?
Did I attempt suicide?
Did I willfully entertain impure thoughts and desires?
Did I dress immodestly?
Did I use impure or suggestive words?
Did I tell impure stories or listen to them?
Did I deliberately look at impure television, internet, plays, songs, pictures or movies?
Did I deliberately read impure materials {magazines, novels e.t.c}?
Did I perform impure acts by myself (masturbation), with a human being (adultery, fornication, lesbianism, homosexuality, incest) or with animals (bestiality)?
Did I marry or advise another to marry outside of the Church?
Did I abuse my marriage rights?
Was I unfaithful to my marriage vows?
Have I kept company with someone else's spouse?
Did I practice artificial birth control (contraceptives; condoms, pills e.t.c) or was I or my spouse permanently sterilized (tubal ligation or vasectomy)?
Did I steal, cheat, help or encourage others to steal or keep stolen goods?
Have I made restitution for stolen goods?
Did I fulfill my contracts, give or accept bribes, pay my bills, rashly gamble or speculate or deprive my family of the necessities of life?
Did I tell lies? Deliberately in order to deceive or injure others?
Did I commit perjury?
Did I vote in accordance with a properly informed conscience, in a way consistent with the teachings of the Church, in regard to the sanctity of human life and human life issues?
Was I uncharitable in word or deed?
Did I gossip or reveal the faults and sins of others?
Did I fail to keep secrets that I should have kept?
Did I eat meat on the Fridays during Lent or on Ash Wednesday?
Did I fast as required on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday?
Did I fail to receive Holy Eucharist during the Easter Season?
Did I fail to confess my sins at least once a year?
Did I go to receive the Holy Eucharist without fasting for one hour or more from food and drink (water and medicine are permitted)?
Did I make a bad Confession?
Did I deliberately not tell all the sins I committed during one of my Confessions?
Did I fail to pay my tax bills and support to the civil society?
Did I fail to contribute to the support of the Church?

How to go for Confession (CATHOLIC):
1. Pray "Holy Spirit lead me to make a good confession in Jesus Name. Amen.
2. The priest will greet you.
3. The penitent says: "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned," you then say how long it has been since your last Confession.
4. The penitent tells the priest his/her sin {be specific in mentioning each one by name}, also mention about how many times {about 10 times} and he/she answers any questions.
5. The priest will give you some advice and will assign you a penance.
6. The penitent will next pray the Act of contrition
7. The priest then gives the penitent absolution
8. The priest will then say: "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good"
9. The penitent responds: "His mercy endures for ever." The priest will then dismiss you.
10. The penitent will go and do his/her penance within the Church premises and go for his/her business of the day in peace.

Act of Contrition
O my God, I am sincerely sorry for having offended You and I detest all my sins because I fear the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell-fire. But most of all, because they offend You; my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of your Grace to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen.

Prayer After Confession
Almighty and Merciful God, Whose mercy is boundless and everlasting and of Whose goodness the riches are infinite, I thank You because You have so graciously pardoned all my sins and restored Your Heavenly favor. I am awed by Your divine compassion and the incomprehensible love of Your Son, which has led Him to institute so gentle and powerful a remedy for sins. In union with all the gratitude that has ever ascended to You from truly penitent hearts, I proclaim Your merciful praises on behalf of all in Heaven, on earth and in purgatory, for ever and ever. Amen.

CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

How To Identify an Abuser

Fact, I have found out that

1in 3 girls have been sexually abused. We don't know the figures for the boys. These abuses happen usually when they're between 7 and 10 years old. There are cases of abuse of children younger and there are also cases of abuse of children that are older. But majorly, abuse occurs within these age range.

Who is likely to abuse your child? If your child is female, any male person around you is suspect. No one should be entrusted to take care of your child who's of the opposite sex in a place that's not open or has at least more than one person present. You'll think this is an over reaction until you actually check the stories of the persons abused.

Most of the abusers Children have talked to me about include:

1) For house helps: their Oga. Madam's husband or even the madam herself {for male house helps}. The person they call Daddy or Mummy.

2) For non-house-helps, ie Children who are living with their parents: Their Dad (yes you read that right!), Their Mum (yes you read that right), Uncles (and friends of uncles), people living in the same building, older cousins, Aunty's boyfriend, family friends on visit. (One Pastor's child was nearly raped by a pastor who visited the Dad and slept over so as to preach the next day), a small girl was nearly raped by a Priest when she was sent by her mother to go to the parish house ALONE and pay for the donation she pledged in the Church etc.

3) For children who frequent the church regularly: Pastors or Reverends, Church teachers, Children teachers, people living with the Pastor, Reverend or Church teacher, older church members.

4) For children who are left in a teacher's care: The teacher's husband, the teacher (himself/herself), older people living in the teacher's house, visitors.

5) For children who are hawkers: People who invite them into their houses to sell their wares to them, people who meet them in secluded market areas.

6) For Tennant: the landlord's son

, the landlord's brother's son, the landlord's relative, the landlord himself or the landlady etc.

7) For Children: the house-help {boy or girl}, class teacher, private tutor, class-mate, aunt, uncles, visitors to the house, family relations on holidays, Church leader {Pastors, Priests, Clergy e.t.c}, Choir masters/mistress, members of the same association in the Church e.t.c

When I say children, I mean male and female children. ANY CHILD can be "sexually abused".

And one more thing you learn from the list; the person who's likely abusing or about to abuse your child is "around you" and could be "anyone". Abusers aren't far from their victims. They live very close and "threaten" the children "never" to talk or "be killed". I'll give further details on red flags in my next post.

Red flags are things you'll notice and know a person may likely abuse your child. They're not fails proof but will help greatly.

THIS IS REALITY..

Once your child says "Daddy/Mummy", I want to tell you something then suddenly says "Don't Worry" without seeing anybody or he/she is about saying something but when someone IMMEDIATELY comes around he/she says "Don't Worry" follow that child up prayerfully and carefully, you will discover something has ALREADY HAPPENED or something is about to happen!

By Esther Ikeneri edited by Chibuogwu

EVANGELISM AND VICTORY OVER SIN

As a Christian have you EVER told someone {"YOUR-SELF", family relation, wife, husband, children, father, mother, business-partner, Church-leader, Church-member, brother, sister, cousins, uncles, aunt, office-mate, sports-partner, team-mate, friend, age-mate, senior-colleague, junior-colleague, mother-in-law, father-in-law, neighbor, house-mate, men/women-in-uniform, political leaders e.t.c} to REPENT from his/her sin {Be Specific and Mention the NAME of the Sin to his/her face} and ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST into his LIFE for COMPLETE FORGIVENESS from that sin and the consequences of that sin?

JESUS was specific in telling people of different CADRE {pharisees, lawyers, scribes, even his apostles} WHAT EXACTLY they MUST NOT DO in order to inherit the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN even after they have believed in HIM as their PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR.

Why is it that CHRISTIANS of this our generation are SILENT about SIN and their NAMES so that each person will identify his/her own or be reminded in order RENOUNCE/REJECT THEM IMMEDIATELY in their hearts then ask GOD for mercy and the ABILITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT never to return BACK to SUCH SINFUL {HELL-FIRE} lifestyle again in their ENTIRE LIFE ON THIS EARTH?

To confess your sins to JESUS CHRIST in your heart is good but to gain VICTORY {ability never to go back to that sin AGAIN} over such SIN you must ask the HOLY SPIRIT to FILL YOU WITH HIS POWER through EVERY DAY study of the WORD OF GOD, PRAYERS, FASTING and even counselling from those around you who LIVE PRACTICAL HOLY LIFE through FAITH in JESUS CHRIST.

You MUST ask the HOLY SPIRIT to give the GRACE to QUIT any RELATIONSHIP, FRIENDSHIP, BUSINESS, BUSINESS-METHOD, ASSOCIATION {village-meetings, talent-meetings}, JOB, PLACES, ALCOHOL JOINTS, BAR-BEACH, HOTELS, SWIMMING-POOLS, BOOKS, VIDEOS, DRESSING/FASHION IDEOLOGIES, HABITS, PRIVACY/SECRECY-FOR-SINFUL-HABITS e.t.c that leads you back to ANY SIN AT ALL.

You MUST also ask THE HOLY SPIRIT to grant YOU the confidence, boldness and eloquence to tell EVERYONE you MEET in life to REPENT from his/her sinful {SPECIFY THE NAME OF THE SIN} lifestyle and RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST for TOTAL DELIVERANCE FROM SIN, ETERNAL DAMNATION IN HELL-FIRE as well as RECEIVE THE FREEDOM & PEACE that the HOLY SPIRIT ALONE gives to the HUMAN SOUL.

The REASON why most Christians STILL STRUGGLE with SINFUL HABITS is because we do not preach or caution people to STOP COMMITTING SUCH sins we ALSO commit both in secret and public events of our lives. Once a person who believes in Jesus Christ but finds himself/herself in lies/fornication/pornography/masturbation/immoral-dressings/gossips/anger e.t.c 'once in a while' starts instructing and warning other human beings to repent from these specific and other sins ONLY then will HE/SHE gain TOTAL VICTORY from such SINFUL HABITS because those preaching/teachings/warnings/instructions you offer to other people will CAUTION YOU PERSONALLY IN YOUR MIND/BRAIN/HEART any time you want to THINK ABOUT THEM thereby increasing THE HOLY SPIRIT ABILITY TO RESIST temptations and sin in your LIFE.

As long as you do not preach AGAINST any SINFUL HABIT in your life, you will NEVER GAIN COMPLETE VICTORY OVER SUCH SINFUL HABIT. This is why JESUS instructed all those who BELIEVE IN HIM thus "JESUS came up and said to them, “ALL AUTHORITY (all power of absolute rule) in HEAVEN and on EARTH has been given to ME. Go therefore and MAKE DISCIPLES of ALL the NATIONS [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, TEACHING them to OBSERVE EVERYTHING that I have COMMANDED YOU; and lo, I am WITH YOU ALWAYS [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], EVEN to the END of the AGE.” {Mtt.28:18-20}

then Paul confirmed it thus "For I LONG to SEE YOU so that I may SHARE with YOU some SPIRITUAL GIFT, to STRENGTHEN and ESTABLISH YOU; that is, that WE may be MUTUALLY ENCOURAGED and COMFORTED by EACH other’s FAITH, both YOURS and MINE." {Romans 1:11-12}

hence

if you are among those who see evil or people committing sin and you "jump and pass" or keep silent over it or you say it does not concern you or you allow ANY DAY to pass without you Sharing the gospel of repentance in Christ Jesus or you allow any day to pass without praying and studying the WORD OF GOD, you are digging your grave for that evil or sin will soon overtake you and start manifesting in your life newly or more horrible than BEFORE "Righteousness [moral and spiritual integrity and virtuous character] EXALTS a NATION,

But SIN is a DISGRACE to ANY people." (Proverbs 14:34).

May the HOLY SPIRIT use HIS WORD to cause SINCERE REPENTANCE from any and every form of sins in our lives as we receive COMPLETE FORGIVENESS through the PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST and the boldness of the HOLY SPIRIT to preach the GOOD-NEWS ceaselessly to ALL HUMAN BEING in JESUS MIGHTY NAME. AMEN.

FEAR OF SIN AND FEAR OF HELL-FIRE

Why is there NO FEAR OF SIN AND FEAR OF HELL-FIRE in the HEARTS of those who CLAIM to have the FEAR OF GOD, LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST, RELATIONSHIP WITH HOLY SPIRIT & THE DESIRE FOR HEAVEN inside them (PRESUMED CHRISTIANS/BELIEVERS)?

Some people are now teaching "IF YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST and COMMIT SIN, you do not fall OUTSIDE of JESUS but INSIDE OF JESUS"

JESUS SAID WITH HIS MOUTH "Jesus answered, “I ASSURE YOU and MOST SOLEMNLY SAY to YOU, EVERYONE who PRACTICES sin is a SLAVE of sin. Now the slave does not remain in a household forever; the son [of the master] does remain forever." {John 8:34-35}.

Once you accept to SIN starting from YOUR MIND to the EXTERNAL ACTION ITSELF you have fallen into HELL-FIRE!

before you commit SIN remember this TRUTH!

While committing SIN remember this TRUTH!

if YOU FINISH committing SIN and YOU ARE STILL ALIVE remember this TRUTH!

Thank GOD for giving YOU THE OPPORTUNITY to be ALIVE after the SIN and ask HIM TO FORGIVE YOU from ALL YOUR SINS (call EACH SIN by ITS ORIGINAL NAME).

if ANY MAN OR WOMAN DIES WHILE COMMITTING SIN; HE/SHE GOES TO HELL-FIRE IMMEDIATELY remember this ALWAYS before you CONSIDER to accept/entertain ANY SIN in YOUR MIND then in your BODY or YOU are ALREADY LIVING INSIDE SIN RIGHT NOW thus "Why is it that YOU have CONCEIVED this ACT [of hypocrisy and deceit] in your HEART? You have not [simply] LIED to people, but to GOD.” And HEARING these words, Ananias FELL DOWN SUDDENLY and DIED; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it" {Acts.5:4-5}.

Remember it is POSSIBLE FOR ME OR YOU to DIE during THE VERY THOUGHT/ACT OF SIN then all the PRAYERS, FASTING, HOLY GHOST FIRE DECLARATIONS, MIDNIGHT PRAYERS, NIGHT-VIGILS will be WASTED IN HELL-FIRE!

May the HOLY SPIRIT USE HIS WORD TO CAUSE GENUINE/AUTHENTIC/SINCERE REPENTANCE FROM SINS IN OUR LIVES {MARK 16:20} AND GRANT US FORGIVENESS THROUGH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.

EVERYBODY IS A SINNER

When you go out to tell people about JESUS CHRIST, some people will tell you "EVERYBODY IS A SINNER"
Human being was made "sinners" not because of the sins they are committing RIGHT NOW but because of the SIN; ADAM & EVE committed from THE BEGINNING.
JESUS has paid the price for our sins,
we now possess A SUPERIOR ABILITY called GRACE which enables us not TO SIN AGAIN in this world as human beings even though we have the ABILITY TO SIN still inside us hence St. Paul said whenever we remember we have the ability to sin {1%} we should also remember AT THE SAME TIME, we have the ability NOT TO SIN {100%} much more abundant thus "The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased {1%}, grace increased all the more {100%}" (Romans 5:20).
Jesus Christ confirmed this teaching thus "...THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR SIN" (John 15:22).
Though you say everybody is A SINNER, some people have lived on this earth with that tag {EVERYBODY IS A SINNER} and they are CURRENTLY IN HEAVEN ("And he said to me, THESE are THEY which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Revelation 7:14)
while some other human being have lived on this earth with the same tag (EVERYBODY IS A SINNER) and they are IN HELL-FIRE RIGHT NOW ("And if ANYONE'S NAME was not found written in the BOOK OF LIFE, he was hurled into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:15).
Those things that made people to enter HEAVEN 2000 YEARS AGO is still THE SAME THING that makes people to ENTER HEAVEN TODAY {13th July, 2017}.
Those things that made people to ENTER HELL-FIRE 2000 YEARS AGO is still THE SAME THING that makes people to ENTER HELL-FIRE TODAY {13th July, 2017}.
GOD HAS NOT CHANGED AND HIS STANDARD HAS NOT CHANGED ("For I am the Lord, I DO NOT CHANGE [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end." Malachi 3:6)
ANYBODY who tells you that we are in 21st century hence some things which were called sin from creation is NO LONGER SIN IS A LIAR!
ANYBODY who tells you that ONE THING IS SIN IN NIGERIA (your culture) BUT HOLY IN U.S.A {foreign culture} is A LIAR!
Repent from ANY AND EVERY THING CALLED SIN TODAY {13th July, 2017}, accept JESUS CHRIST into your LIFE RIGHT NOW {so that He will wash away your sinful past with HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD} and YOU MUST surrender EVERY THING (thoughts, desires, ideas, projects, business-method, marriage, passions, dressing/fashion-ideologies, relationships, office-duties, family-ideologies, books, videos, pictures, chat-groups, friendships, discussions, jokes, market-relations, religious-titles, HIDDEN & EXTERNAL agendas e.t.c) to the APPROVAL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT so that HE will PRESERVE YOU in holiness and perfect YOU for heavenly candidacy as HE REMOVES YOUR NAME from eternal damnation in HELL-FIRE.
May the HOLY SPIRIT accompany HIS WORD with AUTHENTIC/SINCERE/GENUINE repentance from sins and PRESERVE US in Holiness through faith in JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.

REPENT FROM SIN AND BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST

REPENT FROM EVERY FORM OF SIN TODAY {12TH JULY, 2017}, GIVE YOUR LIFE TO JESUS CHRIST NOW BECAUSE HELL-FIRE IS REAL AND HEAVEN IS REAL!!! THERE ARE OTHER GOOD AND HOLY THINGS YOU CAN USE TO MAKE MONEY APART FROM AROUSING LUST, IMMORALITIES AND SIN IN THE HEARTS OF MEN AND WOMEN THROUGH FORNICATION, ADULTERY, PROSTITUTION, PORNOGRAPHY, HOMOSEXUALITY, LESBIANISM, RAPE, ABORTION, NUDE/HALF-NUDE DRESSINGS, NUDE/HALF-NUDE PICTURES/VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IMMORAL MESSAGES & STORIES AS WELL AS IMMORAL MOBILE BULK SMS.

THERE ARE OTHER HOLY AND GODLY THINGS YOU CAN DO INSTEAD OF INVOLVING IN CRIMINAL LIFESTYLE, BUSINESS-LIES, UNHOLY ACTIVITIES IN OFFICES/MARKETS/CHURCH, BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION, DRUNKENNESS, UNFORGIVENESS, OCCULTISM, MAGIC-POWERS, PRIDE, ARROGANCE, IMMORAL LANGUAGES, GOING NUDE/HALF-NUDE AT PUBLIC PLACES/ENTERTAINMENT-INDUSTRIES/BAR-BEACH/SWIMMING-POOLS/HOTELS E.T.C.

DO NOT TAKE THE MERCY OF GOD AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR GRANTED (A JOKE), YOU MIGHT BE ACCUMULATING THE WRATH OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE AND YOUR GENERATION {"YOUR STUBBORN REFUSAL TO REPENT IS ONLY STORING UP THE WRATH OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE AGAINST THE DAY GOD'S WRATH WILL BE REVEALED" ROM.2:5}.

If you repent today and invite Jesus Christ into EVERY SECRET AND HIDDEN PART OF YOUR LIFE, the HOLY SPIRIT will take over your whole life, teach you how to live without committing ANY SIN in this world again ("I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will do them good and not turn away from them; and I will put in their heart a fear and reverential awe of Me, so that they will not turn away from Me." Jeremiah 32:40) and maintain you in holiness till Jesus Christ comes again or your biological death ("This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am PERSUADED [BEYOND ANY DOUBT] that HE is ABLE to GUARD that {MY SOUL} which I have ENTRUSTED to HIM UNTIL THAT DAY [when I STAND BEFORE HIM]." 2 Timothy 1:12)

WELCOME TO THE MERCIFUL ARM OF JESUS CHRIST!!!

BLESS OTHER PEOPLE AND YOU RECEIVE YOUR OWN BLESSINGS

With great pride and affection I select YOU because you are special, the Word of God says that Job was blessed when he prayed for his friends ... Bless your friends and be blessed... Today is a day of blessing. "I bless you", "I bless your heart", "I bless your spiritual life", "I bless your life", "I bless your Health", "I bless your home", "I bless your family", "I bless your work", "I bless your finances and your projects", in the name of Jesus. Amen. Choose who you want to bless and send it to me too.

OFFER THIS PRAYER EVERY DAY

PRAY THIS PRAYER EVERY DAY AS A CHRISTIAN:
"[I always pray] that the GOD of our Lord Jesus Christ, the FATHER of GLORY, may grant YOU a SPIRIT of WISDOM and of REVELATION [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son]. And [I pray] that the EYES of your heart [the VERY CENTER and CORE of YOUR BEING] may be enlightened [FLOODED with LIGHT by the HOLY SPIRIT], so that YOU will KNOW and CHERISH the HOPE [the DIVINE GUARANTEE, the CONFIDENT EXPECTATION] to which HE has called YOU, the RICHES of His GLORIOUS INHERITANCE in the saints (GOD'S PEOPLE), and [so that YOU will BEGIN to KNOW] what the IMMEASURABLE and UNLIMITED and SURPASSING GREATNESS of HIS [ACTIVE, SPIRITUAL] POWER is in US who BELIEVE in JESUS CHRIST. Amen." {Ephesians 1:17-19}
Offer this prayer also constantly for those you mentor, guide and help to become FULLY MATURED IN CHRIST JESUS for them to receive deeper wisdom and revelation into THE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF GOD because there are things about GOD you cannot teach another human being with all your languages, skills, ideas and experience in GOD except DIRECT DIVINE WISDOM AND REVELATION FROM GOD to those spiritual children.

HELL-FIRE, WHAT LEADS MAN TO IT

SIN(ANY TYPE WHETHER BIG OR SMALL) qualifies any man for HELL-FIRE!!! even after baptism thus JESUS told the Jews who have repented and believed in HIM thus "So JESUS was saying to the Jews WHO had BELIEVED HIM, “If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are TRULY MY DISCIPLES. And you will know the truth [regarding salvation], and the truth will set you free [from the penalty of sin].” They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone. [a]What do You mean by saying, ‘You will be set free’?”

JESUS answered, “I ASSURE YOU and most solemnly say to you, EVERYONE who PRACTICES SIN HABITUALLY is a SLAVE of SIN. Now the SLAVE DOES NOT REMAIN in a HOUSEHOLD{HEAVEN} FOREVER; the SON (THE PERSON WHO DOES NOT COMMIT SIN) [of the master] DOES REMAIN FOREVER. So if the Son makes you free, then you are unquestionably free." (John 8:31-36). This should not make you afraid because God is not busy counting your sin {"For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation" 2 Cor.5:19} rather He is busy touching your heart and pushing you to say "Father, forgive me my sins in Jesus Name. Amen." thus "If we [freely] ADMIT that WE have SINNED and CONFESS our SINS, HE is FAITHFUL and JUST [true to His own nature and promises], and will FORGIVE our SINS and CLEANSE us CONTINUALLY from all UNRIGHTEOUSNESS [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose]." (1 John 1:9). It is Only a CHRISTIAN who does not ASK GOD for FORGIVENESS before he/she dies will go to HELL-FIRE or any other human being who does not BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST as his/her own personal Lord and Savior before he/she dies will go to HELL-FIRE!!! This does not mean that Christians should go ahead committing sin since they can ask God for forgiveness any time, any where and be GRANTED COMPLETE FORGIVENESS from their sins and the consequences of their sins BY THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST rather the expectation and the responsibilities given to a Christian by Jesus Christ is to do EVERYTHING {eat food, drink, marry, do business, use social media, wear clothes, interact with fellow human beings, use money/science/technology, apply knowledge and reason, worship God in the Church/house/office/market e.t.c} with the intention that OTHER HUMAN BEING who SEE them or ENCOUNTER THEM IN LIFE will REPENT FROM THEIR SINS AND BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR OWN LORD AND SAVIOR! Since committing sin by A CHRISTIAN will NOT help other human being to repent from their own sins and believe in Jesus Christ as their own personal Lord and Savior, a true Christian does not go ahead committing sin even though he knows that if he/she finishes committing ANY SIN and he/she is STILL alive (YES, SOMEONE CAN DIE WHILE COMMITTING SIN AND SIN HAS POWER TO KILL ANYBODY WHO PATRONIZES IT NO MATTER YOUR SPIRITUAL LEVEL OR TITLE before the death of Jesus Christ thus "And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden; BUT [ONLY] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall NOT eat, otherwise ON THE DAY that YOU EAT from IT, YOU shall MOST CERTAINLY DIE [because of your disobedience].” (Genesis 2:18-17)___after the Descent of the HOLY SPIRIT on the followers of Jesus Christ thus "... YOU have not [simply] LIED to PEOPLE, but to GOD.” And hearing these words, Ananias fell down SUDDENLY and DIED; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it" {Acts.5:4-5}), he/she can ask GOD FOR FORGIVENESS AND WILL BE FORGIVEN COMPLETELY but he/she sees himself/herself as someone who has the duty to lead us others into repentance and BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST asks the HOLY SPIRIT the GRACE TO LIVE A HOLY LIFE, the Grace to ask for forgiveness immediately he/she falls into any sin and Grace to rise up again then continue in HOLINESS as well as LEADING MANY OTHER HUMAN SOULS TO repentance of their sinful ways and BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST thus "But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers." (Luke 22:32)

AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE OF FR. JOSE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R-jEEzVoX0

SALVATION IS PERSONAL

Salvation is Personal.

Your parents may take you to church.

Your mum may force you to fast

Your dad might even be pastor.

You may as well travel to Jerusalem for pilgrimage.....

Or be born into a Christian home. When it comes knowing God, it's a thing of PERSONAL CONVICTION. If you have the substance…you will get the essence. If you believe this in your heart, then you just started your journey. God has made man in his image; it’s only rational that all men seek him because he has created a desire in man only he can satisfy {“He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a MYSTERIOUS LONGING which NOTHING under the SUN can SATISFY, EXCEPT GOD]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11}. That’s why our hearts remain void till we find him. His arms are wide open...in loving embrace to as many that come running back.

So when are you going back to JESUS?

CHRISTIANITY AND DRESSING

If a man or woman claims to have salvation in Christ Jesus then says what we wear, eat, drink and places we go to with regards to the Love of God and Love of neighbor {“Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Mtt. 22:37-40} does not matter then that Person has not DESIRED to SUBMIT HIMSELF/HERSELF TO THE COMPLETE PRACTICAL TRUTH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT who teaches BELIEVERS in such a way that they GO OUT to tell EVERYBODY to REPENT of their lifestyles that are sinful, that shows signs of unbelief in Jesus Christ, Death, Impartial judgment of God, Heaven, Hell-fire and lead others astray as well as into sin thus “We proclaim Him {JESUS CHRIST}, WARNING and INSTRUCTING EVERYONE in ALL WISDOM [that is, with comprehensive insight into the WORD and purposes of God], so that we may PRESENT every person COMPLETE in CHRIST JESUS [mature, fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed].” (Colossians 1:28) furthermore “Therefore, since we KNOW the FEAR of the LORD [and understand the IMPORTANCE of OBEDIENCE and WORSHIP], we PERSUADE PEOPLE [to be RECONCILED to HIM]. But we are plainly known to God [He knows everything about us]; and I hope that we are plainly known also in your consciences [your God-given discernment].” (2 Cor.5:11). It is no longer about quoting Deuteronomy 22:5 as a LAW but THE CURRENT LAW OF LOVE BY JESUS CHRIST is negatively affected by SEXUAL IMMORALITY IN DRESSING/SPEECH/ADVERTISEMENTS/ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY/CULTURE e.t.c hence SINCERE & GENUINE BELIEVERS should teach people how to DRESS to PLEASE GOD and not lead others into SIN in any state of life {Celibate/Married/Single} they find themselves so that OUR SEXUAL DESIRES AS HUMAN BEINGS will be under OUR CONTROL and used to GLORIFY GOD instead of causing UNCONTROLLED SEXUAL TENSIONS/IMMORALITIES on earth and leading uncountable human souls into ETERNAL DAMNATION {Second death/Hell-fire}. Saying that things about SEXUAL URGE is non-essential issue is shying away from the TRUTH because every HUMAN BEING is a SEXUAL BEING {if you do not think about sexual urge, somebody or something around you will remind you or even your own body will remind you} no matter your age, color, spiritual-status, religion e.t.c hence this unconcern approach to this issue has made so many people hide away into themselves, make-up their mind on how to handle their sexual urge/desires/tensions aroused by what they see other people WEAR as CLOTHES, songs/videos/text-messages/bill-board-advertisements/pictures-on-social-media e.t.c whether it pleases GOD or DEVIL. It is therefore CLEAR that the type of cloth a man or woman puts on his/her body EITHER encourages sexual purity (Heavenly Holiness in Christ Jesus) in the mind of on-lookers and passers-by or it encourages sexual immorality/lust (Eternal Damnation in hell-fire) thus what we WEAR MATTERS to increase Heavens candidates or candidates of hell-fire. JESUS said “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that EVERYONE who [so much as] LOOKS at a WOMAN/MAN with LUST for HER/HIM has already committed adultery with her/him in her/his HEART.” {Mtt. 5:27-28}, “If your EYE causes you to STUMBLE and SIN, throw it OUT [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It would be BETTER for YOU to enter the KINGDOM of GOD with ONE EYE, than to have TWO EYES and be thrown into HELL, where their WORM [that feeds on the dead] DOES NOT DIE, and the FIRE is NOT put out.” {Mark 9:47-48} then Paul explains how our behaviors; eating, drinking, Speech/Silence, dressing can destroy Jesus’ Law on the Love of God and Love of neighbor thus “If your brother or sister is being HURT or OFFENDED because of food [that you insist on eating], you are no longer WALKING in LOVE [toward him]. Do not let what you EAT (teach, drink, wear as clothes) DESTROY and SPIRITUALLY harm ONE for whom CHRIST JESUS DIED.” (Romans 14:15). May the HOLY SPIRIT give us the WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT HIS TRUTH ON GODLY DRESSING & BEHAVIORS in this generation IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME. AMEN.