Sermon from the pulpit

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Topic: Renewing Your Covenant

Text: Exodus 9:8-17; Genesis 6:18; Psalms 89:34; Jeremiah 33:20-21

A covenant is an agreement between two or more persons of both equal and unequal status. It can also be a contract, vow between two or more people or blood sealed with life. When one is in a covenant it involves so many commitment for it to be activated into reality.

As Christians we are into a covenant with God. God being the covenant that’s the head/ supreme builder of the covenant and the other being  the coventee that’s the beneficiary of the covenant. There is no stronghold or force in the kingdom of God that is greater than the force of a covenant, which deals with life and death. God is so commitment to his own part of the covenant that he cannot break it. God’s part of the deal is so strong and constant that he said, “My covenant will not break, no alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.”(Psalms 89:34)

It now lies in our own part is fulfil our own part of the deal. We have to understand something that for every scripture, there are conditions that are required for its accomplishment, these conditions must be met or done in order for the promises to be converted into covenant, this means that we have to do all according to what God has asked us to do in order for his promises to be transformed into a covenant. Being in a covenant there are a lot of things that counts which can be misunderstood if not clearly informed. If one has to partake in God’s covenant world of signs and wonders one has to be born-again and coming to God through His son Jesus Christ. “ Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes unto the father but by me.”(John 14:6)

You have to be in Christ so that you can be qualified to enjoy His rich heritage. One cannot be an inheritance to a family he does not belong to, that rightfully applies to the kingdom of God. One cannot partake in the inheritance of God’s kingdom if he does not believe in Christ and be a new creation in Christ.

Abraham was in a covenant with God, and was bound to God. God established His covenant with Him because of His complete compliance to the words of God. (Genesis 12: 1-3; 17:2-8).  When Abimelech took Sarah, God told him to send back Sarah to Abraham because Abraham is a covenanted son of God, this shows that as God covenant Abraham has the same belonging to God as what belongs to God also belongs to Abraham.

Noah was also in a covenant with God that he was saved from earthly destruction by flood. God established His covenant with him that he should build an ark of covenant to prevent him and his descendants from destruction and after that God mad a covenant with him that never again will flood bring such destruction and God used a sign of Rainbow as a representative to the fact that He will keep his covenant with Noah.(Genesis 9:9-17)

Covenant connotes blood which symbolises the effective powers of a covenant, the only thing that can break a blood covenant is death. When a covenant is sealed with life, it involves blood and that blood which Jesus Christ shed as a covenant of new blood. This brings us to the Mosaic covenant or old covenant which is in the old testament and has been placed upon a stone based in the land which must be taught with a legal relationship with God, while the new covenant which is also called the Messianic covenant has been placed on people’s heart based on desire to love God and serve God, known by all with a personal relationship with God. (Matthew 26: 28;; Luke 22:20)

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Topic: Praises that provokes results

Text: Joshua 6, Acts 16:25

Praises is heartfelt gratitude to God for what He has done. It should however be noted that praises is not merely an action, but an inbuilt passion for thanksgiving. As ambassadors of Christ, we should engage all necessary avenue to produce the result (Kingdom results). A life of praise keeps us ablaze. It puts us in the fore-front of our kingdom rights; Praises strengthen the enforcement.

We must remember that praises forms part of God’s main plan for man. 1 Peter 2:9. We were called and formed to show forth His praises. Only men that understand Praises move God into action while prayer calls His attention to a situation. We praise God also for his mighty power. (Psalm 150:1)

Joshua was a man that understood this basic principle of praise and he led Israel to many battles, succeeding a mist tough oppositions. “The Land is always made plain for praises”(Joshua 6). Paul and Silas were trapped up in prison. They prayed and sang praises to God and the foundations of Bondage gave way to God’s delivering power.(Acts 16:25). Praises is the believer’s active source of power.

David also appreciated the gift of praises and was God’s closest man.(Psalm 103: 1-5). Praises assure you of God’s friendship.

Finally, ARE YOU DEPRESSED AND FED UP? ARE YOU FRUSTRATED WITH A STAGNANT SITUATION? DO YOU DESIRE BREAK THROUGH AND RESULTS. TRY PRAISES.

Remember, the word ‘PRAISES’ has 7 alphabet indicating the Kingdom and its perfection. Go and try praising! PRAISES ARE NEVER LOSERS.