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August 19 2023

Be An Evangelist

Do The Work of An Evangelist

‘… But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.’

– 2 Timothy 4:5

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Today we receive the promise of God in His word, from the book of 2 Timothy 3&4. As you read His word, meditate on the words, receive the truth of God’s word, and ask God to grant you understanding.

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. ²People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, ³without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, ⁴treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— ⁵having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

⁶They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, ⁷always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. ⁸Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. ⁹But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.

¹⁰You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, ¹¹persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. ¹²In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, ¹³while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

¹⁴But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, ¹⁵and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, ¹⁷so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: ²Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. ³For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. ⁴They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

⁵But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

LET US PRAY:

Dear Lord God, help me to be faithful, to do the work of an evangelist in season and out of season.

Cause me to be strengthened with power through your Spirit in me to be a faithful witness of the message of Christ.

I will not be deceived. I will not develop itching ears. I will not turn away from the truth.

I will keep my head in all situations. I will endure and overcome hardship. I will do the work of an evangelist. I will discharge all the duties of my ministry and live in purpose

In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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August 18 2023

Free From Fear

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“And also that He might deliver and completely set free all those who through the [haunting] fear of death were held in bondage throughout the whole course of their lives…”

– Heb 2:15 (AMPC)

Friday, August 18, 2023

At the center of Satan’s operations are two strategies; lies and fear. With these two, he has deceived and drawn people away from God.

For believers, it is challenging to remain in faith when one sees the daily report of death, destruction, terrorism, economic hardship, man inhumanity to man, moral decadence, and societal degradation.

But this again is satan’s intent…that we would think that God is losing the battle over the earth! If we do not align ourselves with truth, our hearts as well may fail!

This was Christ’s mission, to deliver men from a haunting fear…of death! (Heb 2:15). Paul overcame this fear by assurance in His relationship with Christ!

Just like one would be afraid to enter a badly built house, yet the same will move into a solid mansion without thinking twice, so also Paul boldly declares in faith, “For me to live is Christ [His life in me], and to die is gain [the gain of the glory of eternity]” (Phil 1:21)!

You will live in fear if you do not attend to your faith in Christ. Faith does not grow automatically. You must nurture and feed it! It is the only way to get out of the bondage of fear that is crippling the world today!

So make the first move, pick up your bible, begin in the new testament, and start feeding your spirit. Then, you will break free from the shackles of fear, worry and doubt while stepping into a life of faith, peace, joy, and hope!

Hebrews 10:22 reads “Let us all come forward and draw near with true hearts in unqualified assurance and absolute conviction engendered by that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness.

LET US PRAY:

Dear God, draw me close to you with a true heart.

I step forward in full assurance and absolute conviction in your power, wisdom, and goodness. Let your everlasting arms sustain and guard me.

In Jesus’ Name, I am delivered and completely free from fear today and always.

Amen.

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August 17 2023

Quietness & Confidence

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“The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness, and assurance forever.”
– Isaiah 32:17 (NKJV)

” For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.”…

– Isaiah 30:15 (NKJV)

Thursday, August 17, 2023

One of the precious promises of the Lord for His own is the restoration of true righteousness. It will be as the garment that was placed upon Joshua (Zechariah 3-pls read).

This righteousness is not the feeble and fickle effort of men to live according to the commands of God, NO.

It is the righteousness that was earned by Christ’s total fulfillment of the demands of the law but mercifully transferred to us through His death and resurrection.

It is a supernatural de-robing of the nature of sin and a replacement with the royal righteousness of our Lord, Christ Jesus.

One of the benefits of this righteousness and an important effect it has on the believer is the peace it confers upon his once-troubled heart.

Isaiah puts it this way, “And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness (shall be) rest and security forever (Isaiah 32:17). Some other translations uses the words “Quietness and Confidence”.

Is your heart still bedeviled with worry?
Are you a believer and yet troubled?

Then go back and look deeply into the perfect law of liberty in Jesus till your confidence is restored. In Christ, you are guaranteed, safe, surrounded, and secure!

Don’t allow the enemy to rob you of your inheritance. Do all you can to appropriate what is yours in Jesus.

Go for bible study, buy books, read your bible, and prayerfully gain back your peace and confidence in Jesus!

Do this and take your steps forward into your year of purpose!

LET US PRAY:

Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for paying the price for my restoration. I exchange my filthy self-righteousness for your glorious righteousness.

Let the peace you give keep my heart always.
May I live in safety, quietness, confidence, and assurance all the days of my life.

Amen.

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August 16 2023

The Last Days

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“What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now!

God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.”
– 1 Peter 1:3-5 (MSG)

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

The Last Days! These three words have sent shivers down our spine so many times. Once we turn on the news and hear of death, disease, a bomb blast, earthquake, or any terrible event, our minds race to these three words….”The Last Days”!

Without a doubt, we do live in “perilous times”. The days are dark and evil, no doubt. But for us, we are secure and guarded in Christ. This counter truth must remain at the forefront of our minds or else we will slide down the deep chasm of fear that is so powerful, it can separate us from the perfect peace that the Lord has promised us.

1 Peter 1:5 says “…And through faith, God is protecting you by His Power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see”. One translation puts it like this, “(you) who are being guarded through (your) faith…”.

Beloved, you are guarded by your own faith! Does it not make sense? Did Jesus not say “Be it unto you according to your faith”? (Matt 9:29). If your faith is built up and strong, secure, stable, and settled, then it will not matter what the news report says.

Your prayer life should be fully engaged. Daily engage the eternal word, spread the gospel of Christ through your words and actions, exercise the gifts of the Spirit and operate in supernatural authority. Then, you will be too busy to be afraid of the enemy and his attacks!

Will you engage and grow your faith and stay secure? Or will you continue to be swirled and tossed by news and events, terrified by the economic roller coaster and breaking news headlines?

The choice remains yours.

LET US PRAY:

In Jesus’ Name, I declare my faith is built on nothing else but Jesus Christ and His Righteousness. On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, I will not sink, I will not falter. I choose to grow in grace and grow in faith. I am protected and fully covered now and always. Amen.

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August 14 2023

Created In God’s Image

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Created In God’s Image: You Have What It Takes To Win

“Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” ‘
– Genesis 1:26 (NIV)

Monday, August 14, 2023

Why did God create Adam?
What is a man for?

Adam and all his sons after him are given an incredible mission: rule and subdue, be fruitful, and multiply.

“Here is the entire earth, Adam. Explore it, cultivate it, care for it – it is your kingdom.” Whoa… that’s a powerful pitch.

Explore, build, conquer – that seems exciting and inviting to anyone, like that’s why we are here!
But it’s going to take risks and danger to achieve all the dreams, and there lies the problem.

Are we willing to live with the level of risk God invites us to? Something inside us hesitates. This ought not to be so.

Then why does a man long for a battle to fight? Because when we enter the story in Genesis, we step into a world at war. The lines have already been drawn. Evil is waiting to make its next move.

Somewhere back before Eden, in the mystery of eternity past, there was a coup, a rebellion, an assassination attempt. Lucifer, the prince of angels, and the captain of the guard, rebelled against the Trinity.

He tried to take the throne of heaven by force, assisted by a third of the angelic army, in whom he instilled his own malice. They failed and were hurled from the presence of the Trinity. But they were not destroyed, and the battle is not over.

God now has an enemy… and so do we.

Man is not born into a comic drama or a daytime drama; he is born into a world at war.
So stay resolute, there will be many, many battles to fight on many different battlefields.

But you must always remember Genesis 1:26 – “Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over … all the earth and … on the earth.”

Are you afraid of persecution?

Are you scared of the consequences if you openly share your faith and Christian identity?

Are you afraid of chasing that heart and dream of yours?
Are you in a raging battle?

Be at peace, you have what it takes because you were created in the image of God.

LET US PRAY:

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for creating me in your image and after your likeness.

Grant unto me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ. Fill me with the love for your presence and essence beyond all human desires and wants.

I receive fresh grace and insight to live in dominion just like I was created to live by God. I am strong in the Lord and the power of His might.

I am like my Father, I am the tribe of God, and I have all I need for life and godliness through Christ Jesus.

Amen.

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August 11 2023

Prayer For Urban Missions

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‘ Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.’
– Hebrews 13: 20-21

Friday, August 11, 2023

Living in rural areas can be very challenging. Life is generally slow and opportunities for commerce are quite limited. People tend to know and recognize each other easily while strangers don’t go unnoticed.

Urban centers are totally different, busyness is on the rampage, and quietness a scarcity. With the increase in commerce also comes an increase in crime, drug abuse, greed, etc.

Christ died for all, urban and rural dwellers.

Let’s not be deceived that the comfort of life in urban centers and megacities automatically means divine approval or heaven on earth to take the grace of God for granted.

A life without Christ, urban or rural, mega or mini city, developed or underdeveloped society, is a life with no hope.

LET US PRAY:

In Jesus Name;

1. We give thanks to God for the salvation of our souls and being qualified to be among the chosen.

2. Thank you God for the ultimate sacrifice by Christ which is made available to all.

3. I pray for the growth of the gospel in the major cities in this nation, may the Good news of Christ spread across our entire city.

4. I pray that the love of God which brings salvation will exude from me to every of my contacts in places of work, in my neighborhood and to as many come in contact with me today and every day.

5. May the word of God find true expression in our cities and bring light to all dark places.

6. I declare light of God in every nook and cranny of Lagos (wherever you live), may the work of darkness no longer have a hiding place in this city.

7. May the Lord empower believers to do the work of the evangelist in deed and in truth. May our conduct impact and influence lives positively to the glory of our King.

8. I pray for more kingdom laborers so that the work of soul winning will not suffer perdition.

9. I declare the kingdom of God over the city of Lagos in particular and Nigeria as a whole. The will of God is established and His kingdom reign supreme in this land.

10. In agreement with God’s desire that all men come to repentance, I declare massive salvation of the fulanis, hausas and different tribes in this city, may the light of salvation illuminate their minds.

11. I pray and declare that I receive everything good and necessary for doing God’s will and pleasing Him especially in the area of mission and reaching the unreached in the name of Jesus.
Hebrew 13:20-21

12. I pray that I will not fail in the ministry of reconciliation that God has committed into my hands. I receive fresh burden and zeal in Jesus name. 2 Cor 5: 18-19

13. I pray for divine wisdom and strategies in planning and implementation of urban missions. I ask for a release of fresh ideas from heaven that will lead to impact and massive harvest. James 1:5.

14. I pray for boldness and courage as we take the gospel to our neighbourhood and vicinities even as we hope for massive harvest. I ask that the Holy Spirit prepares their hearts ahead of our outreaches to them. Act 1:8

15. I pray for our House Fellowships, Evangelism unit, outreach to schools around us, Whitefield Foundation programs and other avenues we use for our urban mission programs; I declare that our efforts will be divinely multiplied and they will yield great results in Jesus name. Acts 2:47

16. I pray against every form of complacency and lack of zeal on our part based on the relative ‘comfort’ we experience as urban people. I ask for a fresh baptism of fire to leave our comfort zones.

I declare that I am committed and dedicated to the great commission in Jesus’ name. 2 Kings 19:31

Thank you Lord for answered prayers and the release of grace and power in Jesus’ Name. Amen

It’s time to arise and do the work of an evangelist.

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August 10 2023

You Are Sent

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35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

– Matthew 9:35-38

Thursday August 10, 2023

Today, the majority of Christians, even the evangelicals and Pentecostals don’t really understand what the Great Commission is all about. This is the reason why we have a general apathy towards evangelism, unlike the early disciples.

More than ever before, Christians have more financial resources, more education, more economic power, and better technologically advanced tools, yet, we need to rediscover the meaning of Jesus’ mission on earth, the great commission, and find our place in it.

We may fulfill this divine mandate by going across cultures to different people groups or nations for the purpose of turning them to become disciples of Christ.

The present economy-induced migration offers a great opportunity to leverage this ‘scattering’ to take the gospel to the ends of the earth and reclaim cities for Christ if only we are conscious of our identity and call.

Every true Christian is Sent to win souls. Soul-winning is not an option for a child of God. It is not a spiritual gift. It is more than a church growth program. It is a clear, unequivocal, unavoidable command of Jesus Christ.

We all have cross-cultural boundaries around us today. In the present world where there is so much movement or migration of people from one place to another, Christians have the opportunity to do cross-cultural evangelism right in urban centers.

It is therefore not out of place to go a step further to build a relationship with people just for the sake of reaching them with the gospel of Christ.

It is an exciting thing to know that even where we cannot go in person, our prayers and our resources can go and help push the frontiers of the kingdom of our God into far corners of the earth. The reward is eternal!

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that winneth souls is wise. (Proverbs 11:30)

God has an agenda and a global plan. You have a role to play in it. Are you committed to playing your part?

You are sent!

LET US PRAY:

Father, we ask for the souls of the lost and unreached, knowing that it is Your will that no one perishes, but everyone comes to repentance.

LORD, reveal Yourself to all who have not embraced the gospel of the LORD Jesus Christ, to all who are distracted by the cares of this world

We pray that the hearts of the unreached will be fertile and open to receive the Word of life that is able to save their souls; that the grace of God that has appeared to all men will be revealed to the lost in urban centers.

We pray for a great outflow from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light.

Father, we pray that the members of the Body of Christ, ordained before the foundations of the world, who are yet to embrace Him, will come to a saving knowledge of Christ, that the Body may be complete

Lord, we pray that the scales put in place by the enemy to blind the eyes of our brothers & sisters be removed and that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ may shine into their hearts.

We rebuke the hand of the enemy over the unsaved and lost; we rebuke depression, mental dysfunction, and suicide; we lose the unsaved from everything that has tied them down.

LORD, let my life be the encounter with Jesus that the unbeliever needs. Help me to be gracious, and compassionate like Jesus.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen

It’s time to arise and do the work of an evangelist.

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August 9 2023

I Better Pass My Neighbor

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Don’t Be A I-better-pass-my-neighbor Pharisee Believer

Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear Him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
… Luke 15:1

“You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read.”

– John MacArthur

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

Briefly make a mental note of people around you, do you have any casual friend, colleague, or neighbor that is not a believer like you? Do you chat or meet with them regularly?

If your answer is No, then be careful lest you have become a better-pass-my-neighbor religious Pharisee.

The life Jesus Christ lived on earth showed us time and again that he welcomed unbelievers, had dinner in their houses, and chatted cheerfully and heartily with them so much so that the religiosity of Pharisees was shaken and they became bitterly angry.

“Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? says the Sovereign Lord. Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. (Ezekiel 18:23). God does not seek the death of the sinner… He wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. (1 Timothy 2:4)

Jesus influenced the culture in His days by interacting and engaging with unbelievers wherever they were using stories and illustrations they can relate to.

He expects us to do the same, take the message to our prospects in their homes, neighborhood, marketplace, social media space, and all.

The I-better-pass-my-neigbor, religious Pharisees on the other hand played the judge. They were totally isolated from ‘sinners’ to avoid contamination of their sanctification. They didn’t even as much as greet these ‘wicked unbels’. (Read Luke 15)

They were too busy with their religious duties, family responsibilities, business growth, and egalitarian studies there was little time left to meet with others, especially unbelievers.

Beloved, I hope you are not becoming too busy and religiously arrogant like the Pharisees in this generation. Never allow yourself to become puffed with knowledge and wealth that you forget the primary assignment; saved to serve.

There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for every one (1 Timothy 2:5-6).

Intentionally and deliberately reach out to unbelievers, show them love and compassion with the hope that this will bring them to the light of Christ.

Don’t abandon the work of advancing the gospel to church leaders, missionaries, pastors, etc. alone. Every born-again child of God is called to share the good news with others. I believe you are one if you are reading this.

Heaven is big enough for the whole human race to live happily ever after.

Be like Jesus Christ, don’t isolate, don’t react, rather be proactive, interact, engage, and influence.

LET US PRAY:

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for saving me and setting me free from sin and satan. I repent of every form of arrogance, pride, religiosity, and better-pass-my-neighbor attitude towards the unsaved all around me.
I ask that you rekindle in me a fresh fire of evangelism and soul-winning. Help me to interact and engage with the unsaved people in my sphere of influence.

May I be creative, innovative, relentless, and diligent in spreading the good news of salvation to the world.
In Jesus’ Name, I pray. Amen.

It’s time to arise and do the work of an evangelist.

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August 8 2023

Effective Soul Winning

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” But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
– Acts 1:8

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

Here is how to be effective in a powerful way when you tell others about Jesus.

The power of effective soul-winning comes through the Holy Spirit. To activate that power, you must spend time in intercessory prayer and meditation on God’s Word. Boldness comes by taking these steps of preparation.

You will not lack for things to say when you’ve filled your heart with the Word and prepared the other man’s heart by interceding and pulling down strongholds that would blind his mind.

2 Corinthians 4:4 reads; ‘The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.’

Intercessory prayer creates the right atmosphere for the Holy Spirit to unveil blinded minds. The Word will come forth in power as you witness and they will receive.

If the Word is in you, it will make a way out.

The Bible says in John 14:26 to take no thought of how or what thing you will answer or what you will say because the Holy Spirit will teach you in the same hour what you should say.

Acts 1:8 states, “But you will receive power, after that the Holy Ghost has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me.” As you acquire a thorough knowledge of God’s Word, then your helper and teacher, the Holy Spirit, will bring all things to your remembrance when you need them.

The key to effective soul-winning is not good preaching–IT’S PRAYER.

The disciples that followed Jesus’ ministry and saw the results did not ask Him how to preach; they asked Him how to pray.

Time must be spent daily in the Word of God and in prayer. Jesus spent many hours doing this before he went to the people to minister. Each time, despite those that came against Him, He had great success. You, too, can have the same success.

(Adapted from an article by Riley Stephenson, Kenneth Copeland Ministries)

LET US PRAY:

Dear Holy Spirit of God, help me to be a man of prayer, a man of God’s presence, and a man of the word. Teach me to pray life-changing, life-transforming prayers.

Empower me to be a faithful witness of the gospel of Jesus Christ to my generation. Help me to be a witness with great success in soul-winning.

In Jesus’ Name, I pray. Amen.

It’s time to arise and do the work of an evangelist.

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