11 Reasons You Need Jesus ChristMany see no need for a religious figure who lived two millennia ago. He did not help them get their first job, buy their first house, or find their first wife.
They ask, “what has he ever done for me?” He does not provide entertainment, cure sickness, distribute money, grant the wishes of dying children, or lower taxes. They think, “why would I need Jesus if he does not help with the things most important to me?” Even Christians who claim his name, appoint him their co-pilot, or use him as Saviour don’t feel they need him once they have him in their pile of possessions. While they express praise for him, they can go days, weeks, and months without a single thought of needing Christ for anything. Even ministry work and Bible study can distract us from the need for Christ if it is done as busywork and not with Christ as the goal. It is a worthwhile question to ask why you need Jesus Christ. Especially, if you think yourself a Christian who already believes in him. Here are 11 reasons you need the Lord Jesus Christ now and forever. 1. Truth The truth is in Christ. He is the truth. You cannot know the truth without Jesus Christ. Paul says all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him (Col 2:3; Eph 4:21). To make sense of anything you need Jesus Christ. Your pursuit for truth ends with Christ, and is not exhausted just because you heard the truth of the gospel (1 Tim 2:4). 2. Life If you are reading this you are alive, and may think that Jesus Christ has nothing to do with it. However, the life you have now was given to you, and it is destined to end. The life that comes through Jesus Christ has no end. If you enjoy life and want it to continue then you need Jesus Christ. There is no life without him. To live is Christ. Eternal life is through him (Rom 6:23). 3. Death None of us escapes death. The science we have about death tells us we are all dying a little bit each day.There is no science that describes what happens after you die. There is revelation from God who sees the invisible, lives in the immaterial, and knows what happens in secret. In resurrection Jesus Christ defeated death for any man to follow after. Death did not hold him and today he offers this power to all who believe him. Daily life and regeneration is promised to those who live in Christ Jesus. 4. Sin Everyone sins, including the most self-righteous religionists and church-goers. Without Christ what becomes of our sins? They must be accounted for, and without Christ they are all accounted to you. The judgment has already been made against you, and your sentencing day will arrive when you die. We need the man Christ Jesus to atone for our sins (Rom 5:11). We need Jesus Christ the Son of God to mediate between God and us (1 Tim 2:5). Through Christ’s blood, we have forgiveness. We need Jesus Christ as long as sin is still present, or else it would be unrighteous to forgive anyone for sins. 5. Peace Peace is allusive in this world where we toil to provide what we need, and there are constantly others who are trying to take what we have. We can have peace with God through Jesus Christ (Rom 5:1). We can also have the peace of God work in us through the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil 4:7). Peace is something every man desires, and yet few have consistently without Christ. 6. Hope Without Christ the best hope anyone has is to seek as much pleasure as they can before their clock runs out. What vanity! This is little more than the last meal of a man on death row! With Christ we have the hope of glory greater than anything we can achieve on our own. It is the glory of God and the promise of inheritance through Christ. 7. Grace We would have none of these things if it were not for God’s grace giving them to us freely. How can we buy hope, peace, or another 100 years to our life? We cannot. A just man would uphold the principle of giving people what they deserve, but what if you deserve nothing or worse? What is your net worth then? What of the times you fail, sin, or break the law? No one truly wants what they deserve, they want more. If you are a sinner, you need more. Grace is necessary for you to continue, and the grace of God to you is in Christ Jesus providing what you cannot. 8. Suffering One of the greatest problems in the world is suffering, and without Christ there is no solution for much of it. Modern science can alleviate some pain and suffering, but cannot eliminate it. How do we deal with it? Christ suffered and died with us when he lived, and now is exalted above all things. He now provides comfort to those who will trust him, learn from him, and join him in the fellowship of his sufferings (2 Cor 1:9; Eph 4:21-22; Phil 3:10). 9. Strength Some people are stronger than others, but there always seems to be someone or some thing more powerful in this life to overwhelm you. Only some of us have great physical strength. Yet, what of the inner strength needed to make right choices, to live each day, and to resist the evil. How does one go on? Jesus Christ provides this strength when all things are done through him (Phil 4:11-13). 10. Prayer Someone who does not pray does not think they need God for anything. A prayerful man is a man who sees their need for God. Without Christ there is nothing God can do. Without Christ prayers are heard and not answered. Prayers are answered through Christ in us (Eph 3:11-20). 11. Joy It is amazing how many people think they do not need the Lord Jesus Christ because they find joy in their life now without him. We might as well say we have no need of the sun because we have light bulbs. The sun lasts much longer, is much brighter, has more benefits, and we only need one! Rejoice in Christ, and your joy will be full. Without Christ, we are playing with sparklers. Conclusion Perhaps you don’t think you need Christ because you see Christians who live like they don’t. Do not let this fool you. Many Christians have not yet learned all that they need from him, and are busy seeking their own things and not the things of Christ (Phil 2:21). We preach the Son of God alive and well, not dead Christianity. We preach Jesus Christ, not every trivia or mystery from the Bible. We preach the Lord Jesus Christ, not any denomination, preacher, commentary, philosophy, or opinion. God can supply all you need, when you acknowledge your need for Jesus Christ. Why would you reject Christ and lack these things? The need for Christ is greater than the need for anything else, but it is easy to ignore your greatest needs when you don’t know how to meet them. What is most important gets reduced to only those needs that you can fulfill: food, money, temporary happiness. The greatest needs of mankind remain unfulfilled, and your life will be too without Christ. Your need for Jesus Christ can be met by believing the gospel that Christ supplies everything you need for salvation, life, truth, and joy. Christ can be in you today, providing forgiveness, strength, the hope of glory, and grace freely when you believe he provided what you need. Every man needs the Lord Jesus Christ. Not every man knows it. Now you know. What will you do now? Trust the gospel, and receive what God has provided for you in Christ from God’s word rightly divided. |
Prayer for the Day1. I pray doors of opportunity & elevation to be opened for u & all doors of lack & struggle to shut permanently in Jesus' name
2. This week carries a miracle for you. The Holy Ghost shall give you direction for profit, you shall not be at the mercy of anyone to survive. The door of uncommon opportunities shall open unto you. Your business shall bring forth in abundance. You will not be in the dark concerning the issues of your life. Nothing shall die in your hand; receive speed to execute the project in your hand without delay. Whatever you could not achieve in many years shall be done this week. You will not bow before your enemies and you will not settle for left over’s. God will direct your star to where it will shine in Jesus Mighty Name! LESSON: THE STORY OF NABOTH’S VINEYARD
(Scripture Portions: 1 Kings 21: 1-29; 2 Kings 9: 30-37) This solemn story reveals two things of which we need to be reminded constantly, which are always true but which we so quickly forget: first, that God is sovereign, all-powerful and infinitely holy, and that He hates sin (Romans 1:18); and second, that man is wicked, willful and deserving of God’s wrath (Colossians 3:5-6). As you read 1 Kings 21, ask yourself: What does this chapter tell me about God and about men and women? Five personalities are brought before us in this story, and notice how each of them acted in this terrible drama. 1. AHAB’’S SELFISH DEMAND Verses 1 and 2. Ahab, King of Israel, was very wealthy, but all his possessions did not satisfy him and he coveted the vineyard which belonged to Naboth. He offered to exchange or buy it, but to his surprise and anger Naboth refused - see verse 3. So what did Ahab do? Verse 4: what a picture it is - a king sulking and acting like a spoilt child! Covetousness is a dreadful sin, yet sometimes even the Lord’s people sulk when they cannot have their own way! Poor Ahab –- and poor you, if you get upset because you cannot have what you want, especially if it is not what God wants! But let us look at:- 2. NABOTH’’S STEADFAST REFUSAL When Ahab asked for the vineyard, Naboth said, ““The Lord forbid…”…” (verse 3). Was this an unreasonable answer? No. The vineyard, part of his inherited property, had belonged to his ancestors for many generations, so how could he sell it? But it was not simply a matter of sentiment –- look up Leviticus 25:23 and Numbers 36:7. God had expressly forbidden the sale of this property; therefore, when Ahab made his request Naboth said, “”The Lord forbid it……How can I do this thing when God has forbidden it?”” So he refused to disobey God –- and how great this is! Look up and compare Hebrews 11:24 with Daniel 3:13-14 and Acts 4:20. Christian, are you contemplating marriage with an unbeliever? “”The Lord forbid it”” (2 Corinthians 6:14). Are you seriously thinking of uniting in Christian service with those who do not believe the Bible? “”The Lord forbid it”” (2 Corinthians 6:15). Naboth had the courage of his convictions. It was a costly business to stand up for God, truth and righteousness –- it always is –- look at verse 13, and compare Psalm 37:32. Now notice:- 3. JEZEBEL’’S SINISTER PLOT We see this in verses 5-14. Jezebel is one of the most sinister figures in the Bible. She not only wrought great evil, but she influenced Ahab to do evil. See how she acted when she heard of Naboth’s refusal. She replied with a stinging taunt (verse 7); she resorted to forgery (verse 8); her action was filled with hypocrisy (verse 9); she pressed others into perjury (verse 10); and she perpetrated the horrible act of murder (verse 13). Thus, she did away with Naboth, the righteous, God-fearing man; she gained the vineyard for Ahab, and he took possession of it –- verses 15-16. Her sinister plot succeeded, and a humble servant of God was stoned to death. Does this suggest that sinful men and women can defy God and get away with it? No! Read verse 16 –- and then verse 17; no sooner had Jezebel completed her wicked scheme than “the word of the Lord came to Elijah…”…” –- compare Numbers 32:23. Notice, then:- 4. GOD’’S SOVEREIGN ACTION Ahab and Jezebel had defied the Lord, but they could not get away with it, for He is sovereign in the affairs of mankind and He always has the last word. Now He acted – – and take note of this solemn record, for this God is the God with whom we all have to do and before whom all men will stand to give account of themselves (Romans 14:12). In the world there are two groups of people: those represented by Ahab and Jezebel, and those by Naboth and Elijah, and the latter group are very much in the minority. Many, like Naboth, have been martyred for their faithfulness to the Lord, and many are suffering persecution and death because they are Christians. Is the Devil winning, and is the majority group in the right? No –- look up Matthew 7:13-14, and compare Proverbs 4:18-19. God will yet vindicate His people and mete out judgment to those who have rebelled against Him, rejected His word and refused to humble themselves before Him –- look up Revelation 20:9-15 and 21:6-8. God is merciful and slow to fulfill His word of judgment, but He will fulfill it – – look up Ecclesiastes 8:11. Finally, we consider Elijah himself. Notice:- 5. ELIJAH’’S SOLEMN TASK Verses 17-26. It was a hard task for Elijah to have to pronounce Ahab’s doom and that of his posterity, and then the doom of Jezebel –- verses 21-24. What should be our message in these darkening days? Should we tell men and women that God is love? Yes. Should we say that He is merciful? Yes. But above all, we must declare that God is just and holy, that He hates sin, that judgment is coming upon this world and that if they want to escape it they must “flee from the coming wrath” (Matthew 3:7) –- flee to the refuge which is Christ Jesus our Lord (Isaiah 32:2). The message that should be on the lips of every Christian today is John 3:36 –- not the first part without the second. Are you proclaiming that message (Acts 20:27)? In concluding this study, notice verses 27-29, and compare Ezekiel 33:11. How merciful the Lord is! Closing Thought: 2 Peter 3: 9-14. |
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CRUSHING THE GRIP OF EVIL ANCESTRAL POWERS
PRAYER POINTS PRAISE WORSHIP SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 106 CONFESSION: Col. 2:14-15 1. I take authority over this year, in the name of Jesus. I decree that all the elements of this year will cooperate with me. I decree that these elemental forces should refuse to cooperate with my enemies. I speak unto the sun, the moon and the stars. They must not smite me. I pull down every negative energy planning to operate against my life this year. This is the year the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. I dismantle any power uttering incantations to capture this year. I render such incantations and satanic prayer null and void. I retrieve this year out of their hands, in the name of Jesus. Spirits of favor, counsel, might and power, come upon me, in the name of Jesus. I shall excel this year and nothing shall defile me. I shall posses the gates of my enemies. 2. The Lord shall anoint me with the oil of gladness above my fellows. The fire of the enemy shall not burn me. My ears shall hear good news and I shall not hear the voice of the enemy. My future is secured in Christ, in the name of Jesus. God has created me to do some definite services. He has committed into my hands some assignments which He has not committed to anybody. He has not created me for nothing. I shall do good. I shall do His work. I shall be an agent of peace. I will trust Him in whatever I do and wherever I am. I can never be thrown away or downgraded. There will be no poverty of body, soul and spirit in my life this year. The anointing of God upon my life gives me favor in the eyes of God and man all the days of my life. I shall not labor in vain. I shall walk this year in victory and liberty of the spirit. 3. Covenant and power of kolanut and alligator pepper linking me to evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 4. Covenant and power of any libation linking me to evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 5. Power of any mark or incision linking me with evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 6. I separate myself from any evil tree representing my destiny, I curse the tree to die, in the name of Jesus. 7. Thou power of evil handshake, die, in the name of Jesus. 8. Thou power of evil laying of hands on my head, die, in the name of Jesus. 9. Every naming ceremony ritual linking me with evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 10. Evil powder or pomade linking me with evil ancestral powers, die, in Jesus' name. 11. Every pronouncement upon my life in favor of evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 12. Any conscious or unconscious evil initiation from the womb, break and scatter, in the name of Jesus. 13. Let the power and consequence of any witchdoctor treatment upon my life die, in the name of Jesus. 14. Any traditional ceremony linking me up with evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 15. I reject and vomit every evil communion taken with evil ancestral spirits through evil festivals, in the name of Jesus. 16. Any food taken from the table of the devil, die, in the name of Jesus. 17. Guarding evil ancestral angels, loose your hold upon my life, in the name of Jesus. 18. Any sacrifice exposing me to the evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 19. I break and terminate the power and influence of family idols over my life, in the name of Jesus. 20. Ancient and recently invited and uninvited idols in my family line, I terminate your powers, in the name of Jesus. 21. Every evil water inside me bearing witness and linking me to evil ancestral powers, I vomit you now by fire, in the name of Jesus. 22. Any evil water baptism holding me in bondage to evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 23. Any wrong use or disposal of my placenta, linking me with evil ancestral powers, I cancel you now, in the name of Jesus. 24. Any evil promise or debt linking me with evil ancestral powers, I settle it with the blood of Jesus. 25. Any cowry revealing my secrets, die, in the name of Jesus. 26. Any bead, bangle or rings linking me with evil ancestral powers die, in the name of Jesus. 27. Any gift implicating me before evil ancestral powers, catch fire, in the name of Jesus. 28 Any sand linking me with evil ancestral powers, scatter, in the name of Jesus. 29. Any power hiding under evil ancestral cover to fight me, die, in the name of Jesus. 30. I reject the government of evil ancestral powers upon my family line, in the name of Jesus. 31. I cut off every spiritual umbilical cord linking me with evil ancestral powers, in the name of Jesus. 32. I blot out my name and record from every evil ancestral register, in Jesus' name. 33. Every evil ancestral pollution, release my life, by fire, in the name of Jesus. 34. I recover any lost glory, in the name of Jesus. 35. Victory of evil ancestral powers over my life, I bury you today, in Jesus' name. 36. Every arrow of sickness from evil ancestral powers, backfire, in the name of Jesus. 37. Every evil ancestral mortar pounding my blessing, die, in the name of Jesus. 38. Any evil ancestral pot swallowing my blessings, vomit them by fire, in the name of Jesus. 39. Every evil trade by batter, concerning me, made with evil ancestral powers, break, in the name of Jesus. 40. Any money or coin linking me to evil ancestral powers, die, in the name of Jesus. 41. O thou that troubleth the Israel of Christ Apostolic Church (Global Mission) the God of CAC shall trouble you today. 42. Every enemy of the Christ Apostolic Church (Global Mission), scatter, in Jesus' name. 43. O God arise and uproot anything You did not plant inside the Christ Apostolic Church (Global Mission). 44. Let the fire of revival fall upon Christ Apostolic Church (Global Mission), in the name of Jesus. |
POWER AGAINST OPPRESSION OF FAMILY IDOLS ON CHILDREN AND STUDENTS
1. Family idol assigned against me and my children, be frustrated, in the name of Jesus.
You Will Get ThereLife is full of setbacks and disappointments. However we must rise above the setbacks and move forward. We are not to sit down in discouragement and despondency forever mourning the loss of precious thing such as jobs, money, business opportunities, and health and so on. We must arise and press onward. We must not live the rest of our lives pondering the problems of the past; we must press on to the possibilities in the present and the glorious tasks that God has appointed us.
We must be grateful for past mercies. We equally need to move on and focus on the new blessings. The miracles in the wilderness cannot compare with the victories in the Promised Land. The long awaited blessings in the Promised Land were about to materialize. Although Canaan was a divine donation (free gift) yet Israel had to fight for every inch of it. God promised them support. God’s promises are not to make us passive, we need to rise up and do our part -- Jordan must be crossed, battles must be fought and the enemy must be conquered before victories can be enjoyed. The Lord is ready to do a new thing in our lives. God is declaring new things. Are you ready to enjoy it? As a Global Champion, I see you crossing the barriers of setbacks and possess your blessing. You will get there! |
Lesson: God’s Covenant for Your Supernatural Increase and Multiplication
A. Psalm 115:12-16: “The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the
house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless them that fear the Lord,
both small and great. The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. The heaven, even the heavens,
are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.”
B. Shall Increase You More and More (HEB) = Continue to add, over and above
C. Psalm 67:5-7: “Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then
shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall
bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.”
1. MSG: “You mark us with blessing, O God….”
D. Psalm 85:12: “Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield
her increase.”
E. Leviticus 26:4: “Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her
increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.”
1. Leviticus 26:9 (AMP): “For I will be leaning toward you with favor and regard
for you, rendering you fruitful, multiplying you, and establishing and ratifying My
covenant with you.”
F. Genesis 26:12-14 (NLT): “When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a
hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. He became a very
rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. He acquired so many flocks of sheep and
goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.”
G. Job 42:12 (NIV): “The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former
part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and
a thousand donkeys.”
H. 2 Corinthians 9:10 (NLT): “For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and
then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then
produce a great harvest of generosity in you.”
I. Proverbs 9:11: “For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall
be increased.”
A. Psalm 115:12-16: “The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the
house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless them that fear the Lord,
both small and great. The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth. The heaven, even the heavens,
are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.”
B. Shall Increase You More and More (HEB) = Continue to add, over and above
C. Psalm 67:5-7: “Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then
shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall
bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.”
1. MSG: “You mark us with blessing, O God….”
D. Psalm 85:12: “Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield
her increase.”
E. Leviticus 26:4: “Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her
increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.”
1. Leviticus 26:9 (AMP): “For I will be leaning toward you with favor and regard
for you, rendering you fruitful, multiplying you, and establishing and ratifying My
covenant with you.”
F. Genesis 26:12-14 (NLT): “When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a
hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. He became a very
rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. He acquired so many flocks of sheep and
goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.”
G. Job 42:12 (NIV): “The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former
part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and
a thousand donkeys.”
H. 2 Corinthians 9:10 (NLT): “For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and
then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then
produce a great harvest of generosity in you.”
I. Proverbs 9:11: “For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall
be increased.”