ATTAINING EXCELLENCE IN CHRISTIAN PILGRIMAGE

(Psalm 8:1-8, Philippians 4:8)
By
Revd. Dr. J.A. Aworinde

Our God is an excellent God

Seek to attain excellence

To maximize Kingdom impact, make effort to be what God want you to be

Make wise Choices

Be resolute

How much attention do you give to your Christian journey?

Be serious with your faith and Christian journey

Understand the nature and the purpose of your call - Live what you preach

Christians lacking in Characte

Face the necessity of learning and discipleship

Don't be a danger and nuisance to the community of faith & the society

See the word of God as your compass

Don't let the voice of the world be louder than the word of God in your life

No middle course; you either belong to God or satan

Seek to discover your gift and talents and make effort to develop them.

Be useful and available in the household of faith. Don't be passive! (I Cor. 14:12)

Function in the area of your giftedness

Use what you have for the growth of the Church and expansion of God's kingdom

Be mindful of the impact you make on the life of other people

Be sober & realistic  (Romans 12:3)

Recognize the fact that you are a steward

Think Excellence (Philippians 4:8)
Think Positively
Think constructively

Seek excellence

Carry your faith to every department of life. (Daniel 1:8, 6:3)

When you think excellence and seek excellence, you will have excellence

I Cor. 12:31

Think of heaven always
Pursue heaven with reckless abandon(Col.3:1-4)

No agenda should superceede the issue of heaven in your life

*As you go this week, live your with Heaven in view.

BUILDING A WITNESSING LIFE

(I Peter 2:9)
by
Revd. Dr. J.A. Aworinde

God doesn't want us to be inactive.

The purpose of our existence is to bring lives to God.

God has chosen us to bear fruits and to draw lives to Him.

God has called us to serve as His worthy representatives wherever we find ourselves

You are expected to be exclusively Holy for God.

Live a God-centered life

God has invested heavily in your life and you will give account of how you live your life

Are you not misrepresenting Christ and misleading others? Don't be a disappointment to God.

Don't be a waster of God's resources

A Witnessing life requires constant fellowship with God's people (Heb. 10:25)

Feed constantly on the word of God

The devil is defeated when God's faithfulness is proclaimed

Proclaim the goodness of God to others

Are you daily offering yourself as a living sacrifice unto God? Is your lifestyle acceptable before God?

WHAT THEN SHALL BE YOUR REWARD?

(I Cor.3:10-15, II Cor.5:10)
By
Revd. Dr. J. A. Aworinde

-Your action in life will determine the type of crown you will wear in heaven
-Every work and action will be tested
-Crown that awaits those that live faithfully include (Rev.19:11-12):
1-The crown of soul winning (Phil.4:1, I Thess.2:19, Daniel 12:2-3)
It is your duty as a Christian to turn the heart of men to Christ
2-The crown of glory (I Peter 5:1-5)
3-The crown of life (James 1:12, Rev.2:10)
4-The crown of Righteousness (II Tim.4:6-8)
-The reward you will get depends on what you do and how you do it in the body of Christ
Gal.4:4
-Every work will be tested. Be mindful of what you are doing now.

SHOULD WE BE GRATEFUL?

(Psalm 103:1-5)
by
Revd. Dr. J.A. Aworinde

-God deals with us in loving kindness even when we deserve to be punished

-When we consider the story of our salvation, we should be grateful

-Ingratitude is a serious spiritual sickness

-Gratitude is a divine imperative (I Thess 5:18)

-Gratitude ushers peace into your life

-Gratitude makes you to experience contentment

-Gratitude silence the devil

-Gratitude opens the door of limitless opportunities

-Gratitude heals your wound and cures you of your infirmities

-Gratitude makes you enjoy extraordinary success and favour unlimited

*Express your gratitude to God in Words, kind and dedication of life unto God

*A life not dedicated unto God isn't acceptable to God. Offer your life as a living sacrifice unto God. This marks the height of gratitude unto God.

A FOCUSED WORSHIP

(John 4:21-24)
By Pastor Augustus Eghe

-A focused worship is a worship that is completely centered on God.
-It is only a worship focused on God that can be acceptable
-There must be a recognition of the personality of God in your worship
-Understand that the God you worship is the God that is most powerful and all-knowing
-Understand that The God you worship has no equal
-A focused worship is a worship that recognizes the presence of God
-A focused worship is a worship that recognizes the precepts of God
-What is your attitude towards God?
When your worship is rightly focused,

*You can be sure that He will care for you
*He will create what needed to be created in your life
*He will carry you through

Always worship God in Spirit and in truth & be conscious of His Presence.

FROM THE MULTITUDES TO DISCIPLESHIP

By

(MATTHEW 5:1-3)

Revd. Dr. J.A. Aworinde

It is the desire of God to elevate every one of us from multitude to disciple

The multitude:

- are people without purpose

-They don’t know why they are doing what they are doing

-They operates on imitation

-They always remain at the valley

-They are always at a drift

*Being rich is not synonymous to being a disciple of Jesus

The first requirement to be a disciple is to be born again (Titus 3:5, I Cor.2:13-15, John 3:6)

*A sinner can never develop by training to become a saint. You’ve got to have an encounter with Christ

If you are not born into the family of God, you cannot understand what God is telling you

You cannot enjoy and get the best from God by being in the crowd

A disciple is a learner, a follower and he yields his neck under the yoke of Christ

A yoke is a bounding bar on the neck between two animals. Biblically, it is bounding force or driving force that connects Jesus with His disciple

Are you ready to burn the past?

A disciple:

- is a learner

- is a follower

- does not rationalize God's Word

- is receptive to the Master's decision

- doesn't see the authority of the master as an oppression

- is obedient to his Master's commandment

Until you are ready to learn at the feet of Jesus, you cannot understand

A disciple loves his Master with passion

The hallmark of discipleship is obedience. Are you obedient?

The crowd has no room in heaven, only the disciples will make it to Heaven.

Are you a disciples or you are still among the crowd?

You’ve got to have singular focus to please Christ. Heaven must be you target.

Be distinct

Are you ready to burn your past, leave the company of the crowd and take up the challenge of being a disciple of Jesus?

WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR YOU

(John 8:31-36)
By
Revd. Dr. J.A. Aworinde

-God has resolved to uplift you from the level of slavery to the level of freedom. From nonentity to celebrity

-Jesus is the only source of authentic freedom

-He liberates from fear

*When God is set apart, you operate in fear. Where is God in your life?

-Any life that does not reverence God will always live in fear (Rev. 6:15-16)

-You must place absolute trust in the one that holds the future (John 5:7)

-He liberates from loneliness

-He has come to offer you companionship

-He has come to liberate you from the tyranny of sin (Romans 7:18-25, I John 3:8, Gal.3:20)

-He has come to liberate you but you must be ready to accept His hand of liberty

-He does not impose liberty, you've got the responsibility to accept His liberty. The liberty is yours.

THE YEAR OF DIVINE UPLIFTMENT: BUILDING WITNESSING FAMILY

I Peter 2:4-12

by

Revd. Dr. J.A. Aworinde

Spiritual upliftment is the bedrock of any success in life

God is interested in your success. He wants you to make it in life and in the world to come

You must be conscious of your past.

Being mindful of our past will help us to appreciate God better. It will spur us towards God's eternal purpose for our lives

But Don't dwell on your past eternally

What you must to do to enjoy Divine Upliftment

You must come to Jesus Christ
 (I Peter 2:4)

You've got to personally come unto Jesus because He is the foundation and bedrock of success in life

When you ignore the foundation, the house cannot stand

Jesus is the living foundation. Every other foundation is a dead one e.g. Culture, Philosophy, Tradition, Intellect etc

Wherever you are and whatever you are, you've got to humble yourself and submit all to Christ

Give it all to Christ

Your coming to Jesus will enable you to have the experience of Transformation (I Peter 2:9)

It brings about the blessings of Divine appointment into your life

It brings about the blessing of Divine attention

You will become God's own property

You will become member of God's family

You will become a man of honour and substance

You will be a holy Priesthood

You will become a force to be reckoned with

Lift up your hands unto God

You will become a representative of God

You will become object of God's love, favour and honour

You will be unique and peculiar for good and to His glory

You will earn the respect of heavenly host and even your fellow men

Your divine upliftment is for a purpose

The purpose is for you to begin to declare the glory of God

To declare the glory of God, you must see yourself as stranger

Abstain from sinful desire

Begin to live godly life. Don't live your life on the basis of public opinion. Christ must be pre-eminent

You must be agent of peace wherever you are located

You must be light and salt wherever you find yourself

You must submit all you are and have to Christ. You've got to surrender all to Him in order to enjoy Divine upliftment.

You must align yourself with Christ