Pentecostal Fellowship of Madonna, Okija

USHERING DAY 2014

THEME: FORSAKING ALL AND FOLLOWING HIM.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Don’t be afraid to have dream and always believe in miracles.

REMAIN BLESSED…

FORSAKING ALL

by

Odor Ogechi

Forsaking all and following is seen as leaving your old life, letting go of those things that don’t please God, all those things that hinder the presence of God in your life and following Christ, allowing the spirit of God to take charge of you, take control in all you are doing. Like in the synoptic gospel, when Jesus was choosing his disciples, if you understand the passage of the Bible you will see that his disciples were fishing to earn a living, but when Jesus came hr told them “follow me and I will make you fishers of men”. They forsook all they were doing to follow Christ and the spirit of Christ was upon them, they ministered to souls.

Let us work in the way of the Spirit, so that we can function in all dimensions of the spirit, speak in tongues, prophecy, heal the sick, raise the dead etc. All these can only be achieved if we forsake the things of the world and follow Christ, let’s work according to the principles of 2Tim 2:19 and be sealed with the Holy – Spirit.

FORSAKING ALL

by

Onumah.U. Ezinne.

ð  Forsaking all is all about you taking your cross to follow Jesus. It means dropping something of old for something new.

ð  Forsaking all means letting go of those things that are not consistent with the plans of God for your life.

ð  Forsaking all is about a life of sacrifice, being devoted to things of God and shunning canal or earthly desires.

ð  Leaving everything that will not glorify God. Forsaking all is about having a new life in Christ.

ð  It is allowing the government of the kingdom of God to find expression in your life.

The kingdom of God cannot find expression in your life until you follow HIM.

USHERING DEPARTMENT

by

Grace Ukonu

A department with a difference, our motto is loyalty leads to royalty. Ushering department is the ministry of help, our work goes way beyond sharing envelope, collecting offering etc. We are a department that is in charge of helping the minister, the elders and the church at large.

Today our theme is “Forsaking all and Following Him” from the book of Luke 5:11, basically the theme means belonging to the government of the kingdom of God, for you to belong to a government you have to accept the governance of the government and that is how we are able to forsake all and follow HIM. As you attend today’s service, look beyond the drama and clothes decide that you are going to belong to the government of the kingdom of God.

May God bless you.

FORSAKING ALL AND FOLLOWING HIM

by

Eghrefuvwoma Grace.

When we talk of forsaking all and following Him, it means when a person i.e a Christian decides to leave everything that is in conformity with the flesh, leaving your past sinful and evil ways and resolving in your mind, heart, spirit, soul and body to follow Jesus, to do the will of the father in heaven.

It also means forgetting about everything that brings pleasure and dedicating your life to the expression of righteousness of the kingdom of Heaven,

By forsaking all and following Jesus there has to be a change in you, both spiritually and physically, in every area of your life so that when people see you they will know without being told that you are really a true follower of Christ. Just as the disciples forsook all they had in Luke 5:1-11, which made them do exploits in the bible when Jesus sent them away on an assignment, so also should we Christians forsake every sinful desire of the flesh, bad companies and even the friends we keep, the conversations we involve ourselves in and do the will of God which is spreading the good news around to all people, living a holy life, righteous and compassionate life so that heaven will be ours at last.

GVMC MINISTRATION

Title: I LIFT MY HANDS

With my hands lifted up high

And my mouth filled with praise

I’ll worship you God

All I see is you

Message

You cannot see God if you do not worship him. So in order to God over your worries, trials there is a need to worship him and make sure that your mouth is all filled with praise for God and it should never depart from your lips in this way. You will see God. He will bring Himself for you to see Him,

GVMC……………………………….VIRTUE

FORSAKING ALL AND FOLLOWING CHRIST

By

Onyenucheya Odirichi (OPC)

GET OUT OF THE CIRCLE NOW

ð  Getting out of the circle was a regular secret of the life of Jesus Christ (Mk 1:35).

If you must make an impact in life and ministry this year you must plan regular time to get out from your friends, malice, gossip, lies so as to enable you keep your glory and anointing fresh!

ð  We also saw how Jesus and Paul used that explosive key to win in life. Luke 10:38-42 narrates the story of Mary and Martha when the word (JESUS) came to visit them.

Martha was distracted with much serving and said to Jesus “Lord do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Many of us are like Martha – crowded with activities non – stop! That must stop this year, because Jesus told Martha “But one thing is needful and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not been taken away from her.

“That means: the one important thing in life is to stay regularly with the word in prayer.

ð  Once you can do that this year, other pursuits of life will start pursuing you!

ð  Mathew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness and all these other things shall be added unto you.

In the same view Jesus told peter to let go of his net and follow Him, he was not just a fisher who had made fishes in his net but also a fisher of men. Your daily hustle and bustle and running up and down is not the needed thing.

ð  Note that Jacob stole the birthright from Esau and ran to Laban. In Laban’s house he became very rich because he outplayed Laban again. He was prosperous through his brain, and his name was still Jacob.

ð  But until he forsook in Genesis 32:24-29, then he had his name changed from Jacob to Israel! So you see that it I not your activities that will change your status this year, its only when your life has been affected in the secret it will then show in the physical. Apply this principle and OH! What a rain of glory and grace you will see.

“FORSAKE ALL AND FOLLOW CHRIST”

Success by the supernatural.

By

Akachukwu Ebere

How do you live and die great? How does a person experience good issues in perpetuity? It is by drawing upon the supernatural for good success. How does a man do this? The first thing to do is to know God, the author of success.

The first step is to know who you are as a human being. The scripture confirms that man is the epitome of God’s creation (Gen 1:27).

The second step to knowing God is to confess your weakness, short comings, failures, and misdemeanors to God. After this, repent whole heartedly and accept God’s salvation.

Having God is crucial in your bid to experience good success. When a man’s way pleases God, the almighty  will cause even his enemies to be at peace with him. Fellowship with God properly and it will produce great results. As a Christian, who wishes to experience good success always, you should give thanks always. Let your thanksgiving outweigh your request.

Thank God for whom He is, what He has done, who you are, what you have and for what you will have. Proverbs 4:16, Isaiah 1:18-19.

 

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