Training and not Trying

You do not try to run a marathon, you train to run it, and otherwise you end up exhausted and defeated. The kind of training we’re talking about isn’t teeth-gritting, white-knuckle, do-or-die attitude towards things like prayer and Bible reading. No it’s training yourself to be more sensitive to God. It’s learning to do the right thing, in the right way and with the right spirit. Your goal may be to read several chapters of the Bible each day but what if God tells you to linger at a certain scripture because He want to make that particular truth a reality in your daily life?

The difference between trying and training is like the difference between a motorboat and a sailing boat; you can turn one on and drive it away but with the other you have to wait for the wind. Jesus said,

“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8 NIV) It’s the wind that does the work. We can’t turn it on or off. We can’t engineer it to take credit for it. But like good sailor we can train ourselves to ‘read’ it and respond to it. Once we learn to do that, we’re walking in the Spirit instead of straining in the flesh

DR. D.K. OLUKOYA'S PROPHETIC LOOK AT THE YEAR 2011

Dr. D.K. Olukoya the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries worldwide has described year 2011 as "A Boiling Year." The following thirty (30) message points forms the prophetic picture for the year 2011. He made the following revelations during the annual 31^st Dec crossover night.   

1. This unfortunately is a year of massive and insane disorder.

2. This is a year of satanically inspired and well-orchestrated chaos.

3. This year is a year, when the animal will pursue the hunter and the horse will begin to climb the rider.

4. This is a year of unexplainable lawlessness and protests across the nations

5. This is a year whereby unless there is aggressive intercession and divine intervention, the economy of the world will be shaken and brought down to dust.

6. Unfortunately, this is a year of the rage of satanic blood bank.

7. This is a year where there shall be very hot anger from heaven against strange marriages and perverted families.

8. This is a year of execution of divine judgment against powers behind terrorizing nations and religions

9. This is a year of national and global disgraceful surprises for the enemies of righteousness and truth

10. This is a year where a lot of monkeys shall fall down from the trees

11. This is a year of very harsh geographical and climatic conditions

12. A year where divinely energized storms shall swallow the wicked

13. This is a year of judgment for blasphemers.

14. This is a year where there will be emergence of newer groups carrying out the most gruesome satanic agenda

15. A year for the emergence of newer technologies to improve lives but also to multiply iniquities

16. A year of food crises

17. A year of unimaginable wickedness in high places

18. A year of evil promotion and evil tolerance

19. A year of abominable perversion and rebellion

20. A year that will dramatize Haggai 2:6. "For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;"

21. A year that will also dramatize the scripture in Hosea 12:13. "And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved." A year you will need a prophet to lead you in, to sustain you and to lead you out.

22. Nations supporting sexual perversion and strange marriages will experience the Sodom and Gomorrah kind of punishment

23. Serious prayers are needed to avert bloody ethnic clashes and destruction

24. A year that you must always know the mind of God before embarking on anything

25. A year to really pray against major catastrophic disaster

26. A year when the almighty will set tables of uncommon blessings for his faithful children

27. A year when the statement ‘Judgment will start from the house of God’ will be played out in full

28. A year of uncommon decay in the societal values

29. A year of exposure and judgement for the bad and ugly in Christianity

30. A year when deliberate violation of God’s commands will have zero tolerance from heaven

KEYS FOR SURVIVING YEAR 2011

There are two (2) major keys for surviving this year:

1. Learn to talk to everything: You must understand that everything has ears: This year form the habit of talking to everything. Jesus spoke to trees, mountains, demons and to water. Talk to everything. For example, If it is a headache, talk to it.

2. Command the Morning: You must learn and begin to practise how to Command the Morning, how to command your day. To help you with this, get a copy of the book, “Command The Morning” Job 38:12.

Foursquare church installs new G.O

Reverend Felix Meduoye was at the weekend installed as the 4th elected General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria.

The new general overseer promised to lead the church to a glorious destination. The installation ceremony was attended by great ministers of God from within and without the country. It also coincided with the grand finale of the 55th annual convention of the church with theme, “In His light.”

In his acceptance speech, Rev Meduoye said his vision was to build a glorious church that would remain focused as an evangelical mission.

He said that church under the new leadership will continue to remain neutral on issues of national and global politics. Nevertheless, we would not discourage our members who choose to engage in political activities but we would plead that such decision remains a personal affair and the church should not be dragged into partisan politics.

He pointed out that the new leadership of the church would be conscious of its role in nation building, integration and peaceful co-existence with no religious colouration and antagonism.

He said: “Like Isaiah of old, I have a vision for a glorious church, a vision for the people who are ready to serve god.”

Anointing Service

The Annual Anointing service of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle ministry world wide holds at the MFM Prayer City at 7pm on November 19 2010 as a night vigil.

 

The MFM Anointing service was first held in 1992 following divine directive.

The purpose of the service is for prayers of blessing to be said on bottles of olive oil brought to the service by attendees. The Bible teaches that inanimate objects can carry the Power of God. This video clip shows an excerpt of a message where Dr. Olukoya teaches about the ability of inanimate objects such as the olive oil to carry the Power of God.

Service Night

The Anointing service is a night of special ministrations and performances, messages, salvation, deliverance prayers, special prayers for issues of the nation, and blessing of the olive oil by the Man of God, Dr. Daniel Olukoya.

The Anointing service has been a source of blessing to many lives with many great testimonies.

The service is open to all persons especially those who want to experience the divine, supernatural power of God all year long.

The Experience

The Experience is an Interdenominational Gospel concert that features some of the best-known musical talents of our time. The Event, which debuted in December 2006 with over 70,000 persons in attendance rapidly gained momentum at its second outing with a quantum leap in attendance of well over 250,000 people! With last year's unprecedented crowd estimated at 500,000, The Experience has now become known as the largest musical concert in Africa.

The Experience has come to find a home at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos. The venue, constructed in 1972, in honour of the first Prime Minister of Nigeria is located in the heart of Lagos Island, Nigeria's commercial nerve centre. The TBS was designed to provide hire facilities for a number of gatherings. It has two pavilions on 4 floors enclosing an open arena of 36,000 squares meters. This location has hosted major functions like Independence Day celebrations. Following the unprecedented attendance last year, the organizers have opened up the other wing of the gallery seating. Also, additional bleacher style seating will be constructed on the side bordering the Cricket pitch (facing the former National Assembly building) to allow more participants in this year.

Uniquely the Event runs through the night starting at 7.00pm and running till 6am the following morning a colossal 11 hrs of uninterrupted prayer and live music! The Experience concert is scheduled to start at 8pm on Friday, the 3th of December and run till the early hours of Saturday morning.

 At its inception, the Experience was simply an opportunity for Nigerians to put aside tribe, tongue, class, and creed; come together and lift one voice and worship God. Amazingly the event than has become much more than the organizers could ever have imagined. In four years it has become a global phenomenon, the world's largest gospel music concert and the largest musical event in Africa. The Experience is seen as a bridge of reconciliation and a beacon of light and hope to the much afflicted and often maligned continent of Africa. The Experience showcases the immense potential of the great continent, its people and what can be achieved when in spite of adversity; diversity joins hands to work together for the common good.

The Experience is Convened and hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin. He is widely regarded as a visionary leader and bridge-builder. His ability to transcend Race, Tribe and Creed with his unique approach to ministry has seen to the forging of many strategic relationships between the church and secular communities in Africa. He has a burning passion to see the rehabilitation of his generation, his nation and his continent.

Pastor Adefarasin holds a professional Bachelors degree in Architecture from the University of Miami. He practised as an Architect in Florida before his call into ministry. He is the founder, Senior Pastor and Prelate presiding over the HOUSE ON THE ROCK churches headquartered in Lagos.

This year's event will feature Panam Percy Paul, Fred Hammond, Phil Driscoll, Judy Jacob, Don Moen, Papa San, Mary Mary, Mike Aremu, Sammy Okposo, Micah Stampley, Israel Houghton and Chevelle Franklyn.