The Bible says in Mathew 21: 16 that ‘…from the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise’. This scripture is certainly reflected in this review of the evening of the 3^rd day of our annual convention written by Telemi Emmanuel-Aina, our pastor’s 10 year old daughter. Read and be blessed.

‘We started off with prayers into Praise and Worship led by Pastor Peter. The songs were powerful. After that we had a marvellous song, How Great Thou Art by Mikael Nilsen. It was absolutely wonderful.

Next up was Inspiration with two magnificent dances. Then the choir sang an amazing song called The Word. After we had the word by pastor Hassan Boyle. It was powerful and truthful.

Here are some key points from the message:

• God is predictable. He has revealed Himself and His works to us by His Word.
• God is a Finisher, not just a Starter.
• If God wants you to do something, He will help you by His Spirit to finish it. He will not leave you alone to use your own power and might.

You know that God called you to do something when you finish it.

• The glory of something is in the finish, not the start.
• There is a finisher in everyone.
• Do not concentrate on what is behind but what is ahead.
• Your better days are ahead of you.

 

Scriptures used

John 4:34; John 5: 36; Acts 13:22; Revelations 1: 8; Isaiah 46:9; Philippians 1:6

By Telemi Emmanuel-Aina (10 years old)

Sunday Programme

Join us Sunday morning at 10.30am for another powerful service. Bring your friends, family and acquaintances along. It’s going to be awesome. We return in the evening for a time of celebration.  Don’t miss this grand finale that will feature various gifts and talent,  songs, dance, poetry etc. See you there. The messages at this convention will be available on Sunday evening as a 6-cd pack. Please place your order at the Media desk.

We entered the third day of our convention with so much expectation and excitement. The past two days have been amazing beyond words. People are already saying they don’t want the convention to end!

We were blessed by a powerful rendition of ‘Where would I’d been’ by Mikael Nilsen followed by the choir singing ‘Continually’ by Vicky Yohe that was greeted by a standing ovation from the congregation. We then heard the testimony of Nigel Purchase, who was prayed for at last year’s convention. He was diagnosed with cancer 5 years ago and was placed on one of the most expensive cance medications prior to him attnding the convention last year. He was prayed for and the Pastor declared that he was healed. With faith in this Word he went for a check up and teh doctor declared that he was now much better. Subsequent tests have also shown significant improvement to the amazement of the doctors. Praise God!

Then we heard the Word from Pastor Tony Sheard. He said the Holy Spirit was in us to work through us. He said we have the power to change our communities and our world. That for us believers, we do not trust in our own might or power to accomplish anything for it has to be by the Spirit of God. Then followed ministration and time of worship and word of prophecy as Pastor caleb led us in songs that brought thje whole meeting to a crescendo.

Tonight we start at 7.30pm hoping to take off from where we left off thi safternoon. Pastor Hassan Boyle from Grace Family Church in Dundalk, Ireland will be giving the Word. We are so much looking forward to this! Along with songs by Mikael Nilsen, our choir and dance byInspiration, it promises to be an awesome evening. You don’t want want to miss. Come early. We expect the hall to be full up.  

Convention Day 2

This is the second day of our convention and we are already saturated! We couldn’t have had a better start and preparation for the full convention than we had last night. The Word, the worship, the prayers and the celebrations were absolutely amazing.

This morning we left off where we started. The choir ministered yet another beautiful song after a most inspiring praise and worship session. Then came Pastor Jon Colyer with a Word that made the whole place to erupt with shouts of praise and a declaration of our authority in Christ. The believer’s authority is a message you must hear. All the messages for this convention will be available at our media desk either as selected messages or as a multipack.

The evening started with an awesome praise and worship session that set the tone for a glorious evening that featured Nicky Rogers who sang 3 songs from her latest album. A multi instrumentalist, Nicky sang two songs playing on the guitar and one with the keyboard. It was absolutely amazing!

Then it was time for our dynamic children’s dance group Inspiration to thrill us to mesmerizing dance moves. And then of course, the Word! Pastor Soji ministered precept upon precept, line upon line giving insight into the river of living waters flowing through us and bringing healing and salvation to the world around us.   

‘Not by might nor by power , but by my Spirit says the Lord of hosts’ Zachariah 4: 6.

‘…for  by strength shall no man prevail’  1 Samuel 2: 9.

Dear friends,

There is only so much a person can achieve with human wisdom. Your strength can only take you so far. Physical strength will fail. Human wisdom has limitations. Stress, struggle, strains, weariness, tiredness and depression are all outcomes of doing things through our own power and might.

The purpose of this year’s convention is to learn more about the Holy Spirit. To gain an understanding of the importance, the significance, the benefits and the sufficiency of the Spirit of God.  Our convention is a Word Convention. It is about taking time out of the ‘busyness’ of this world and getting into the teaching of God’s Word. We know that a believer lives by the Word. The Word is the wisdom of God. The Word is the whole counsel of God. The Word will ALWAYS put you over in life. The Word of God gives you an advantage in this world.

I encourage you to take full advantage of these four days.  Nothing is more important than God’s Word. Prepare yourself. Be ready for the impartation of God’s Word. We are excited about all our guest ministers (See below) that God has prepared to bring us the Word this year. Come with an expectant heart. Come and receive knowledge that will cause you to live effortlessly with great results.  Don’t keep this to yourself. Pick up some leaflets and invite someone to the convention. Invite them and follow them up. You will be making a great impact in their lives.

There is  excitement  in the air! I can see great things happening. The Spirit of God will move mightily and cause real change in lives and situations in Jesus name. Amen.

Everything that is made has a purpose. There is no purposeless product. People may not know the purpose of a thing, but it sure has a purpose because things are made to achieve a purpose. Things like the television, radio, lamp, clothes, pens, houses, microwave oven, cars, foods etc are all items that we all know their purpose.

 For a product to be fit for purpose, it has to be doing the job it was designed to do. A television that gives audio without visual images is NOT fit for purpose. On the other hand a radio doing the same job is fit for purpose. As you already know, the television is not fulfilling its purpose while the radio is. If a product is not fit for purpose, it is of no use to anyone.

 Now let’s talk about you and I. If man-made products have a purpose, even more so for us who were made by the Most High God Himself. He made us for a purpose. Rev 4:11 says ‘Thou art worthy O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power, for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created’ (emphasis mine) This scripture tells us our purpose. Our reason for being is to give God pleasure. We live and exist for His pleasure. When God conceived us in His mind, He had a picture of you and I bringing Him joy and pleasure everytime He looks at us. Wow! What an awesome thought!

 We all need to realise and recognise that our primary purpose for being is to bring God pleasure. It is only when we do this that we can say that we are fit for purpose. The great news is that everything we need to give Him pleasure we already have. Every product already contains within it all the necessary components to fulfil its purpose. So also you and I. We have been ‘wired’ to fulfil our purpose. It is in man’s DNA to bring God pleasure. But how do we go about this? Find out in the continuation of this series next week. If you cannot wait, then order our 5-cd series titled ‘Fit for purpose’.