Open Heavens by Pastor E.A Adeboye, 2nd April, 2016
he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16
he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16
[God] hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:6-7
All my life people told me the reason God saved us was so that when we got to glory, we could spend the rest of eternity loving Him and worshiping Him. But, you know, that’s just not so.
It sounds pretty good, but it’s just something someone made up. God isn’t selfish. He’s just the opposite. He’s the ultimate giver. The ultimate lover. He doesn’t do anything just so He can get something in return.
Why then did He save us? The Word of God tells us He did it so that in the ages to come, He could show us the exceeding riches of His grace.
Think about that! God is going to spend eternity showing the riches of His grace to you and me.
That’s why He sent Jesus into the world. He so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. God gave Jesus so that He wouldn’t be His only son. He sent Jesus so He could have more sons to love and give to—and He plans to spend the eons of time doing just that.
As a believer, you have the most glorious future ahead of you that anyone could ever ask. But don’t wait until you get to glory to enjoy it. You can start right now. You’ve already been seated!
Ephesians 2:1-8
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(Atlanta, GA – March 31, 2016) – Interface Entertainment recording artist and international worship leader Micah Stampley’s forthcoming live CD/DVD recording, To the King…Vertical Worship, scheduled for release on May 20, 2016 is available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon. The new project is distributed by eOne. Pre-order To the King… Vertical Worship for $7.99 on iTunes and get the live version of Stampley’s new single, “Be Lifted” instantly.
Stampley’s Vertical Worship Promotional tour will kick-off on April 6th in Wall, PA at the Cornerstone TV Network Telethon; followed by an appearance in Pomona, CA (April 9th and 10th); Lagos, Nigeria (April 13th and 14th); London, England (April 15th – 17th); Detroit, MI (April 25th); Jackson, MS (April 30th); Little Rock, AK (May 1st); New Orleans, LA (May 4th); Baton Rouge, LA (May 5th and 8th); Dallas, TX (May 15th – 17th); Atlanta, GA (May 18th –May 21st); and Washington, DC (May 27th- May 29th). More dates will be added for the Vertical Promotional tour in the coming weeks.
The new single, “Be Lifted” continues to climb Billboard’s Gospel National Airplay Top 30 chart.
Pre-order today
After jaw-dropping performances of her new single, “Better Days,” on programs like BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel and Celebration of Gospel, powerhouse vocalist Le’Andria Johnson has finally released the tune to radio and digital outlets everywhere.
The song is a passionate encouragement that, as the lyrics say, “better days are coming,” featuring Johnson’s signature delivery.
Take a listen to “Better Days”
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The problem with the body of Christ today is not that we are not praying. We are praying. But many of us are praying desperate prayers. We are praying, “God, help…God, please…God, do something about my problem!”
If you are smiling a little by now, most likely, you know about such prayers and might have prayed a couple yourself. My friend, God does not want you to pray pleading prayers all the time. He wants you to use the authority He has given you to pray powerful prayers, to boldly command and to “stretch out your hand” and see miracles happen.
When Moses stood before the Red Sea with Pharaoh’s army in hot pursuit, the Bible tells us that he cried out to God. But God told him, “Why do you cry to Me?”
There is a time for you to cry out to God and there is a time for you to use your authority. God told Moses, “Tell the children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it.”
The “rod” you have today is the name of Jesus. As you command in Jesus’ name, your “sea” will open and you will go on dry ground through the midst of your problem.
Do you realize that Jesus did not say, “Go and pray for the sick”? He said, “Go and heal the sick.” (Matthew 10:8) So stop pleading and asking all the time, and start using the authority you have in Christ.
Jesus told the church, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore…” (Matthew 28:18–19) My friend, God wants you to go and use the authority that He has given you. And as you go, miracles will flow!
When you start using the authority you have in Christ, miracles will flow
by Joyce Meyer – posted April 01, 2016
And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted…forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.
—Ephesians 4:32
The Bible teaches us to forgive “readily and freely.” That is God’s standard for us, no matter how we feel about it. We are to be quick to forgive.
According to 1 Peter 5:5, we can clothe ourselves with the character of Jesus Christ, meaning that we can choose to be long-suffering, patient, not easily offended, slow to anger, quick to forgive, and filled with mercy. My definition of “mercy” is to look beyond what is done to me that hurts and discover the reason why it was done. Many times people do things even they don’t understand themselves, but there is always a reason why people behave as they do. Perhaps they are hurting and in their own pain they don’t even realize they are hurting someone else.
God forgives! We are to be merciful and forgiving, just as God in Christ forgives us our wrongdoing. He not only sees what we do that is wrong, but He understands why we did it, and is merciful and long-suffering. The choice to forgive others is ours. God will not force anyone to do it. Even if you don’t understand it, believe that God’s way is the best. It works. He can take what Satan meant to destroy you and turn it for your good.
We are to forgive in order to keep Satan from getting the advantage over us.
kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. 1st Samuel 15:28
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14:1
Most of us would never dream this verse could apply to us. After all, we’re believers! We’d never say that there is no God.
But maybe we should think again. It’s true that with our mouths we would never say something like that…but don’t we sometimes say it with our actions?
We say it by sinning just a little here and there and thinking it won’t matter. We’ll go to an immoral movie or have a gossip session about the pastor, ignoring God’s command to the contrary.
With our actions we’re saying, “There is no God.”
Psalm 14:1 connects that kind of thing to corruption. Whether you realize it or not, the more you act that way, the more corrupt you’re going to become.
Don’t make the foolish mistake of publicly proclaiming Jesus as your Lord, and then privately denying Him one little action at a time. Use wisdom in everything you do so that both your heart and your life shout loudly, “My God reigns!”
Psalm 14:1-7, 15:1-5
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Kenny Kore
I remembered how the executives of Sophia Studios in Akure, Ondo State invited me over to the studio, I was delightfully surprised.
I never knew that such a state of the Art type of studio could be in Akure. i was inspired, i wanted to do a recording straightaway, and i was obliged.
The turn out of that unplanned effort is the song titled, “Emi Ni Tire”. Beautifully crafted, mixed and produced by Dr.Sam
Emi Ni Tire
The circumstances surrounding the making of the song reminds me that man proposes, it is God that disposes. We will never miss it, trusting HIM. Listen to the song, download it, and be blessed. My gratitude to Sophia Studios
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