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right in. James chapter 5 verse 14. Is any among
you sick? Let him call the elders of the church
and let them pray over him, anointing him with
oil in the name of the Lord. Verse 15. And the
prayer of faith will save the sick or would heal
the sick and the Lord will raise him. And if
he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. So
we were trying to discuss that at the end of
last session, that one pattern we have seen,
that no apostle or Jesus ever appoint or ordain
leaders in the church. Or lead us by using oil.
And we say it's by laying of hands. By laying
of hands. Again, I think we were discussing with
the pastors. We said laying of hands is supernatural.
Are we together? And we said at the ending that
that does not mean that you can't use oil. And
we noted that we have the power to impact the
power of God through oil for people to be healed.
Just like we saw the aprons and handkerchiefs.
Just like we saw the shadow of Peter. That means
things can leave our body. to heal others. Did
you understand what I'm saying? So, but we have
not seen the use of oil in ordination or appointing
of elders. Look at James, and we saw that James
was writing to the Jews who were scattered abroad.
They were believers, but they were Jews. And
so it makes sense why he has to talk about oil
because he's the only person that seems to connote
the use of oil. And remember, even here in James,
it's not in ordaining elders, it's to the sick.
You saw the disciples that I want to show you
one pattern. You saw when Jesus asked the disciples
to go and preach and heal, they use oil to anoint
the sick. Do you understand what I'm saying?
Again, Here is also the sick. As we said, it
has its medicinal value and inclination to be
used. And I want you to note verse 15. So that
you know that what is doing the work is not the
oil. He said clearly that the prayer of what?
Faith. That was saved there. Shall save the sick,
means I heal the sick. And the Lord would raise
him up. So it's unambiguous that what does the
work is a prayer of faith. Are we together? Amen.
Now let's study further. Now apart just anoints,
let's look at the word anointed. Anointed is
translated from the word cryo, C -H -R -I -O
in Greek. That word in the New Testament appears
about five times. Anointed, it appears five times
in the New Testament. Four of which refers to
Jesus only. Or in reference to Jesus only. And
I want you just to read those texts. Luke chapter
4 verse 18. Luke chapter 4 verse 18. The spirit
of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed
me to preach the gospel to the poor. Of course,
very clearly there he anointed. He has sent me
to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty
to the captive, to recover the sight to the blind,
and to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
Of course, You know, that's a quotation from
Isaiah. Are we together? Amen. If you read Isaiah
61, you see that 61, verse 1 and 2. Also, we
see the next text that shows that is also...
Acts chapter 10, verse 38, how God has anointed.
Anointed. See that again. But I will read the
next one, which is Acts chapter 4. So Acts chapter
10, verse 38 shows us something about Jesus also.
He anointed him with the Holy Ghost and power.
or Jesus Christ of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit
or Holy Ghost with power. And then Jesus went
around doing good and healing all who were oppressed
by the devil for God was with him. Look at chapter
four, verse 27. Chapter four, verse 27. For truly,
Against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed.
Again, about Jesus. Both Herod and Pontius Pilate,
with the Gentiles and the people of Israel were
gathered together. Amen. Hebrews chapter 1, verse
9. Hebrews chapter 1, verse 9. You have loved
righteousness and hated lawlessness. Therefore,
God, your God, has anointed you with the oil
of gladness more than your companions. Again,
he's talking about Jesus or Christ. Now, if you
look closely, particularly these two texts, look
for the direct quotation from Isaiah 61, verse
1 and 2. Look for 18. Of course, when Peter was
speaking and he noted Acts chapter 10 verse 38,
he was also not speaking from a vacuum or it
was not novel. He was speaking from the writings
of the prophets. Are we together? Remember, he
was explaining, he was preaching in the house
of Cornelius, telling him the gospel. He was
leaning as well on who? On the text Isaiah 61,
verse 1 and 2. Because that's exactly what Isaiah
61 is talking about. How God anointed Christ
with the Holy Ghost and power and waited about
doing good. And that's exactly Isaiah 61. You
understand? Although not quoted like Luke 4,
but... The background is Isaiah 61. Because that's
exactly what he was anointed to do. Are we together?
So when Peter talked about that, and then he
spoke, they listened and they understood the
mission of the Messiah. And while he speak, the
Holy Ghost fell on them. So in all this, we can
see that they are referring to the consecration
for ministry. I mean, that's again being separated.
When you said one is anointed in this context
of Christ in the Son. In fact, Isaiah would say,
for the Spirit of God is upon me, for he has
anointed me. So he starts listing the things.
Which means that he is separated for this purpose.
He is separated for this purpose. So the only
place that anointed was used that wasn't referring
to Christ is 2 Corinthians 1 .21. 2 Corinthians
1 .21. Now, he who established us with you in
Christ has done what? Has anointed us in God.
Has anointed us in God. Has anointed us in God.
Here, you can see that anointed is used for who?
All believers. anointed is used for all believers.
Did you see that? Because he says that Now he
who establishes us with you, he said us with
you in Christ, has anointed us is God. So he's
talking about all believers. All believers. It
is not referring to preachers, except that the
fact that the preachers are also what? Believers.
This is not a text that is talking about only
those who are anointed as believers. I mean as
preachers. But of course, if you put it to preachers
as believers, then of course it's talking about
preachers as well. So some preachers called 1
Chronicles. 1 Chronicles, I don't know which
one we'll use, but it means the same thing. Let's
read from 1 Chronicles maybe. 1 Chronicles 16.
That same text was... repeated in Psalms 105
verse 15. 1 Chronicles 16. Let me just read that
one, 1 Chronicles, because of course. 16 verse
22. Are you in 22? Saying, do not touch my anointed
ones. and do my prophet no harm. This text, this
text, preachers like it. Once you begin to talk
about it, you say, touch not the Lord's anointed,
except you want to die. You know, believers now,
we are called to give life, but we want to always
call death. Now, if you stay there one verse,
you might not. So just move backward, you will
know. So verse 20, when they went, look at the
day, it's not one person. He said, when they
went from nation to nation and from one kingdom
to another people, he permitted no man to do
them wrong. Yes, he rebuked kings for their sake.
So this place is talking about the entire nation
of Israel. So it's not talking about some specific
people. It's not talking about some specific
people. It's talking about the entire nation
of Israel. So the word anointed or cryo simply
means to set apart or to consecrate. But we saw
the term by Jesus as well used for the believers
that were being set apart. So, when you try to
replace the word anointed with set apart in all
the texts, you can read it well. Notice, I want
you to note, that it is not referring to power.
Did you observe that? He's talking about that
we have been separated, we have been consecrated,
or Christ has been consecrated for the work,
for the purpose of which he changed. Are we together?
Again, there's another word. So, when we said,
I am anointed, I know, they know that we are
picking it from second, Corinthians 1, 20 what?
I am anointed. Anody is the same word. I will
preach Jesus everywhere I go. I am his. He is
mine. I will follow him until the end of time.
So, That's what we're saying. Are we together?
So, we have seen anoint. We have seen anointed.
And there's another word, anointing. John is
the only person that uses it. Anointing. You
understand? We like that word. So let me tap
anointing. Okay, let's see whether that is what
we can tap like palm wine. Glory to Jesus. Are
you in 1 John chapter 2? Let me read from verse,
1 John chapter 2, let me read from verse 18.
Please, I want you to pay attention. Little children,
it is the last hour. And as you have heard that
the Antichrist is coming. Even now, many Antichrists
have come by which we know that it is the last
hour. Are we together? By which we know it is
the last hour. How do we know? Because many Antichrists
have already... Are we together? Amen. Amen.
Remember where we read yesterday in John? John
told us that if any man does not believe that
Jesus Christ came in the flesh, 2 John chapter,
2 John, yes, 1. Of course, it's only 1, but 7.
If any man does not believe that Jesus Christ
has come in the flesh, he's an antichrist. Is
that okay? Yes. So you can see that John is also
talking about antichrist here. He said they have
already, he's there here. And that's why we know
he's the last hour in the sun. They went out
from us, but they were not of us. For if they
had been, Of us. They would have continued with
us. But they went out. That they might be made
manifest. That none of them. Were of us. But
you have an anointing. Please pay attention.
You have an anointing. From the Holy One. And
you know. All things. You know all things. So
first and foremost. What is that anointing? He
said you have. So it's not something you are
trying to. Because he's talking to believers
here. So first and foremost, whatever it is we're
going to see. But he's trying to tell the believers
that you have an anointing. You have the anointing.
And he said that anointing is from the Holy One.
And what that anointing does is that Because
of the anointing, they know all things. The question
is that what is the all things he's talking about?
Again, we have to see. Verse 21. I have not written
to you because you do not know the truth. I have
not written to you because you do not know the
truth. No. You know it. Don't worry. Whatever
condition, we shall preach. Hallelujah. Amen.
So he said, you have an anointing. He said, I'm
writing to you. He said, verse 21. He said, I
have not written to you. Is this one still working?
Okay. I have written to you because you... He
said, I have not written to you because you do
not know the truth. But because you know it,
and that no lie is of the truth. So he don't
defy the lie, which is the opposite of the truth.
Verse 22. Who is a liar? He said, but he who
denies that Jesus, who denies that Jesus is the
what? Is the Christ. He is what? The Antichrist.
Who denies the father and the son? Verse 23.
Whoever denies the son does not have the father
either. He who acknowledges the son has a father
also. Therefore, let that abide in you. Wait
a minute. Let which abide? What is he talking
about it should abide? He said, let that abide.
Of course, he's talking about the truth. He said,
let the truth abide in you, which you heard from
the beginning. Did you hear that? Remember John?
Are you together with me? Which you heard from
where? You remember John 1 .1. That which was
from the beginning, which we have heard. which
we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked
upon and our hands have handled concerning the
word of life. Did you see that? He said that
which is from the word, the beginning. That's
the same thing. So he's talking about the light
they have received about a person. That's why
when you read, John 1 verse 2, he said, Verse
3, So he's talking about that. That which you
have had from the beginning, He said, abide.
He said, let that abide in you. If what you had
from the beginning abides in you, you also will
abide in the Son and in the Father. And in this
is the promise. And this is a promise that He
has promised us eternal life. These things...
I have written to you concerning those who try
to deceive you. Again, verse 27, he said, But
the anointing which you have received from him
abides in you, and you do not need anyone to
teach you. Are we together? You know, this is
one of the texts so many people now use, say
we don't need teachers. You see, if you jump
out of context, you are going to put anything
that is there. But as the same anointing teaches
you concerning all the things, and it's true,
and it's not a lie, and just as it has taught
you, You, it's not you will. It's you abide,
you understand? He said in him. Now, listen.
All that we have been talking about abide, abides.
There is no way it instructs the believer to
abide in him. That him is it. Because he has
already mentioned in verse 21, you understand?
That therefore, sorry, verse 21. No, 24. Therefore,
let that abide in you which you have received
from the beginning. What they have received is
the knowledge of God. You understand what I'm
saying? So, he said, let that abide. That's an
instruction to the believer. Abide in the knowledge
of him you have received. Are we together? When
Paul said, I have fought a good fight. I have
finished my race. I have kept the faith. What
he's saying is that I have kept the sound doctrine,
which means he has abided in the truth. You do
want something? So you can't tell a believer
to abide in Christ. Where is he? In the sun.
You can only tell the unbeliever to come to Christ
because the believer is already in the Christ.
So that last part. Abide in him is abide in it.
Because that is the knowledge, not a person.
It's the knowledge of the person. Because you
are speaking to believers. Again. When you look
at the word anointing. As we said, it was used
by John Luke. Verse 20 and verse 27. So that
word anointing is. chrisma. That is C -H -R -I
-S -M -E. It means to smear. Please, take good,
pay attention. Anointing is not power. It means
to smear. In a sense, smearing something. In
verse 20, John, was not referring to the Spirit
either. When he was talking, he said, but you
have an anointing from the Holy One. That anointing
is not the Spirit. Remember, the context is Antichrist
that they have come. That's the context. So here
the discussion is about Antichrist that came
with a knowledge. And that knowledge is a lie.
And that's why he said, Who is a liar? You see,
a liar is a one who denies that Jesus is the
Christ. That's the reason why if you check, he
said you have an anointing and you, verse 20,
and you know all things. Now, all things here,
as Pastor Fred would say yesterday, is not all
like in English. It's contextual. What is all
he's talking about? Verse 21 says, I have not
written to you because you do not know the truth.
But because you know it. And that no lie is of
the truth. So I want you to note that part. Very
important. So. If you look in carefully, the
word anointing here means knowledge. Note carefully.
The word anointing here in this context means
knowledge. So if you substitute it with knowledge.
But you have a knowledge from the Holy One. And
you know all things. Because you have the knowledge.
And what knowledge is he talking about? He said,
you know the truth. It's the knowledge of the
truth. And that knowledge is okay, but that's
the knowledge he said, you know all things. That
is, you know the truth about the Christ, that
he is the Christ. Those who speak otherwise are
liars. That's why he said, In that thing, you
do not need a teacher. Are we together? This
type of knowledge, that's why he said, the spirit
be a witness with our spirit that we are who?
We are the sons of who? Are we together? So,
do you need anyone to tell you again that you
are born again? No. That's why he said, if you
look downward, verse 27, he said, but the anointing
which you have received. From him, there is a
knowledge that comes from identifying with God.
Did you understand what I'm trying to say? He
beareth witness. There is a knowing that you
receive from him. You don't need a teacher, that
one. You know, you know. Did you understand what
I'm saying? You know. And that knowing, because
without you, you wouldn't have even been born
again. And that's why you don't need a teacher
that already you are in that you know. That's
what is disgusting. And because antichrists have
gone out trying to discredit that Jesus is not
Christ, Jesus is not the Christ, you say, no,
no, no, no, no. You already have it inside you.
You don't need anyone to teach you. You say,
I do not need anyone to teach you. Here is not
even... Because he's referring to the Antichrist
who have gone out. Because they are spreading
all kinds of lies. He says, you don't need those
things. But the same anointing, the same knowledge,
he teaches you concerning all things. And what
is this all things? The knowledge of the truth.
The knowledge that Jesus is the Christ. And that's
why he said, And it is true. Look at it. You
see that? You see that? He said concerning all
things. And it is true. What is the other opposite
lie? What did he say? He said those who say that
Jesus is not the Christ. That is the lie. The
truth is that Jesus is the Christ. He said you
know it. You don't need any teacher. And just
as. It has taught you. Just as it, just as it
has taught you, abide in it, not abide in him.
Do you understand what I'm saying? It's tautology.
Is it even tautology? It's somehow to tell a
believer to abide in him. Do you understand what
I'm saying? Are we together? Okay, let's see
John. You know, sometimes you have to work with
John to understand what he's trying to say. You
only tell the believer to come into Christ, to
abide in him. Look at 1 John. Go down what? Go
to chapter 3. Because it's a continuation. Look
at verse 23. And this is his commandment, that
we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus
Christ, and love one another. As he gave us commandment.
Now, he who keeps his commandment, do what? Talk
to me. Oh, are we together? Okay, let's read
this verse. Let's read it. Let's read it together.
You understand? Verse 24. Let's read verse 23
first. Go back to 23. Let's read together. Now,
and this is his commandment. Please note. You
know, sometimes when they say commandment, the
first thing that comes to your mind is do, don't.
Do, don't. No. Don't. Just read. Don't worry.
Just read. One, two, three, go. And this is his
commandment that we should believe on the name
of his son, Jesus Christ. As he. So what is the
commandment here? And what is the commandment
here? Good is one and the same. It's like love
the Lord with all your heart and also love your
neighbor as yourself. You understand? So he said
we should believe. That's the commandment. It's
not do's and don'ts. Are we together? Next, verse
24. One, two, three, go. Now he who keeps his
commandment abide in him. Stop. What is this
commandment? Believe, right? So, hear that belief,
do what? So, can you say to a believer who has
believed, bro, can you abide in him? Is that
correct? No. So, you can see that if you obey
the commandment, that means you abide in him.
And he in you. Are we together? And that's why
he continued, he said, and by this we know that
he abides in where? By you. By the spirit, which
what? Oh my goodness. So it's a confusing fact
to tell a believer abides in God. What you are
saying, he does not have the spirit. Any man
that have the spirit abides in him. If you do
not have the spirit, you are none of his. I am
his and he is mine. So when you go back to chapter
2, when verse 20 is an error of this, you understand?
So it's not abide in him. No, it's abide in it.
It's in the knowledge. And what is the knowledge?
You abide in the knowledge of the truth. Are
we together? So anointing here is not power.
Anointing here is not the Holy Spirit. Anointing
here is knowledge. Knowledge of the Holy One.
Glory to Jesus. Are we together? So you could
see that. In all that we have searched, there
is nowhere. So now, if you say, bro, I want to
tap anointing. Did you see that you are confusing?
Because knowledge is not something you tap. Did
you get what I'm trying to say? Did you tap knowledge?
No. You are taught knowledge. After all, This
type of knowledge, he said, you do not need a
what? A teacher, because you know it. Remember,
the teachers he's even referring here are those
antichrists, because they are coming to bamboozle
them with a new different thing. So, are we together?
Now, go to Mark. Mark. Chapter 10, verse 16.
Quickly, Mark 10, 16. Are you in Mark 10, 16?
Are you in Mark 10, 16? So now your language
about anointing, anointed, anoint have to be
adjusted. You have to speak as one who has been
taught. Amen. Are we together? Verse 16. And
he took them up. Of course, he's talking about
the little children. Verse 14. But when Jesus
saw it, he was greatly displeased and said to
them. Verse 13. Then they brought little children
to him that he might touch them. But the disciples
rebuked those who brought them. But Jesus saw
it, he was greatly displeased, and said to them,
Let the little children come to me, and do not
forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.
Assuredly I say to you, whoever does not receive
the kingdom of God as a little child, will by
no means enter it. Verse 16. And he took them
in his arm, laid his hands on them, and do what?
He laid his hands and blessed them. So we saw
laying of our hands to heal the sick in the sun,
to cast men into the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
To ordain or to consecrate, to separate, to appoint.
Now we have seen also another term, to bless.
What does that mean, to bless? Jesus Christ carried
the children and he blessed them. That word is
a verb, blessed. We together? Please follow me.
It was translated from the Greek word. Which
means to speak well of. To celebrate by praising
or by thanksgiving. To speak well of. To speak
well of. Eulogio is the root word for eulogitos.
Now, this one is eulo, then gitos means g -e
-t -o -s, tos. Now, eulogitos is an adjective.
It means praise, adoration, or adorable. Or spoken
well of. That one is a verse. This one is an
adjective. Now, from these eulogators, we have
the English terms we know today. Eulogize, right?
Eulogy. Amen? Yes, that's where we got those
words. And so... Apart from these eulogitos,
or in this case, let's use the adjective. Yes,
the eulogitos, we have another term for blessed
or blessing, which is, yesterday Pastor Fred
noted that, makarios. M -K -A -R -O -U -R -O
-R -I -O -S. A -K -A -R -I -O -S. Which means
to be fortunate. Means to be fortunate. Well
of. Or praise. Or happy. No, no praise. To be
fortunate. To be well of. Or to be happy. The
other one which we talked about. You will get
told it has to do with praise, adorable, or spoken
well of. These are the two you see in text where
they appear. In all this, you will see where
it talks about plenty money. You understand?
No, they don't mean plenty money. So Jesus laid
hands on the children to bless them. They were
not sick. Are we together? Amen. They were not
sick. He laid his hands on them to bless them.
He put his hand on them. What did he do? He blessed
them by the Spirit and spoke words upon them.
So we do that also with the laying of hands.
Are we together? We do that also with the what?
with the laying of hands. Come, let me show you
how to bless. Come. Because that is what we do.
And all of us are going to do it in the sun.
To bless, as I said, means to speak words by
the Spirit upon the person. Are we together?
It's like we lay hands on him and then you declare
words. By the Spirit. Huh? You are blessed as
you move out. Any limitations of men is not your
limitations. I decree progress upon your life.
You are kept by the power of God. You are not
stranded. You are not stranded in the name of
Jesus. You are not stranded. That is means to
bless. Do you understand what I'm saying? That's
what it means to bless. You are praying your
heart and you are releasing them. Do you understand
what I'm saying? So we use the laying of hands
as well for that. Any word you speak comes with
power because there is a transmittance. Are we
together? Remember we said that our body are
God's methods. Understand? For releasing his
power. A God's way. So you begin to speak. Doors
are open. And you see things happen. That's blessing.
So when people are blessed like that, you see
things happen. So when Jesus laid hands on these
children, he said something. He blessed them.
He blessed them. Are we together? Hallelujah.
So now, usually the reason why many believers
miss supernatural things. It's because they are
looking for the spectacular. Like what I did
to Prince. Many people are watching for him to
somatumble. That's when they will know something
has happened. Did you understand what I'm saying?
Sometimes when you begin to go that way, you
will miss what God is doing. Yes. Sometimes when
we stretch our hands and lay our hands, the spectacular
happens. But if you are always looking for the
spectacular, you missed a lot about God. Are
we together? Because you are trying to apply
feelings and the natural senses to decode where
the things. You want to see something. No, we
walk by faith, not by word, not by sight. So
be careful that you are always focused on the
spectacular. So we have seen that the lay of
hands is done to minister the power of God to
the sick, to minister the baptism of the Spirit,
to impart blessings, to commission men into special
ministries, into ministries. In all these instances,
We saw effect of the laying of hands are evidence
in their life or in the life of the recipients.
Now the minister of laying of hands equips the
minister for greater works of ministry. So what
should we note? How do I receive? I think this
is where I'm going to round up this before we
start praying. How do I receive this ministry
from my brother, from my sister? How? How do
I receive the ministry of the laying of hands?
How? Go back to that Mark 6 where we read. We
read it. I want us to pay attention. In verse
1 and 2, Jesus taught and performed miracles
by the laying of hands. Look at it. Verse 2 says
that when the Sabbath had come, he began to teach
in the synagogue and many hearing him were astonished
saying, where did this man get these things?
And what wisdom is this which is given to him?
That such what? mighty works are performed by
his hands. So they saw it. You know, there is
something that happened. By the time you go to
verse 3 and 4, then they began to say, what type
of this thing is this? Is this not the carpenter,
the son of Mary, the brothers, we know them,
see them? How can this man be doing citizen?
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without
honor except in his own country and among his
own relatives and in his own house. See, I've
seen this thing play out so well. That's why
you have to be careful, especially if you have
relatives, siblings in the sun, husband and wife.
God will really have to help you. God will really
have to help us all so that you don't treat what
is sacred common. And one of the greatest things
that you will have to treat with caution is familiarity.
You know the person in the natural very well.
So you tend to look down upon the person. No.
And it happens. One of my cousins, I used to
stay in their place, sleep with them. I mean,
God has been helping us. We have suffered a couple
of failures, but then we have realized, well,
thank the Lord for that. We went to school, we
are doing wonders, doing a lot of exploits. And
then, We enter university. Many people will come
to us. We'll teach them. We'll do tutorial. There
was a time the medical student called me. Then
I was the biochemistry. Biochemistry used to
give them tough time. So they called me from
the department. I will come and be doing tutorial
for them. There's one of our lecturer. Man, he
has been giving them tough time. So they will
call me. We'll go to a place which he doesn't
know. So they will collect the secret from me.
When they go, they will be of help. Because he
always wanted to make it difficult. So I would
do tutorials for them and all that. But this
is my cousin. We sleep in the same room. The
same bed. He was withdrawn in school while I'm
graduating first class. I mean, you don't understand
what I'm trying to say. This is how you can sit
with somebody in your own house. Have the grace
you want. Others from outside will come and collect
it. You, you'll be hungry here. That's why I
say you have to. That's why this statement is
scary sometimes. A prophet is not without honor
except in his own country and among his own relatives.
In his own house. You know, Jesus was bringing
the thing closer. First he said country. He now
moved to relatives. Move it to house. So, this
is one thing you have to be careful if you want
to receive the ministry of laying over hands.
Dishonor. When a man lays hands on you, don't
see your cousin. Don't see your husband. Don't
see your pastor. Don't see your friend. You have
to see him from the right perspective. Are we
together? You have to see him well in who he
is. Look at verse 5. He said, now he could do
no mighty miracle. This was the person they were
giving testimony in verse 2. Yeah? That they
said he did mighty miracles, mighty works. Are
performed by his hands. Mighty. Again in verse
5. In his own place. In his own country. With
his own people. He said he could do. No mighty
miracle. Mighty works there. Except. He laid
hands. On a few. Sick people. And healed them.
I believe these are people who. Who refuse. What
the other people are saying, they say, well,
if you people think that this is me, I will go.
They see where they collect their own. Dishonor
is a limitation. Dishonor is a limitation. What
began as mighty works, they saw it somewhere.
They were testifying of it, but they couldn't
receive it. Let me tell you the truth. Dishonor
limits the flow of the power of God. You can't
receive from what you dishonor, from what you
are disdaining. You treat it with contempt, like
Esau. You can't be part of it. You treat it anyhow.
You are rather... Man of God, how can a mighty
God be limited? Yes, I said that dishonor limits
the flow of the power of God. How can you say
that? Oh, yes. God can be limited by men because
he's not a tyrant. You know, he's only a tyrant
that whether you like it or not, he will crush
you and enter. No, God is not a tyrant. If you
refuse the salvation, he will not crush you to
collect it. So he's saving power and healing
power. How mighty he died on the cross. The power
to save his soul. But you see, when a man rejects,
he still hinders that. Yes. To those who refuse
to believe. you will limit the power of God.
So where this honor goes, unbelief goes. You
see, that's how they started. The Bible tells
us, if you look at that place, in that mark,
they started by looking, when you go down, you
will see what the Bible says. Hallelujah. But
6th and 7th, and he marveled because of the award.
He started as dishonor, he goes to unbelief.
Because that's how he sat. That's the point.
So look at the story of those God he rescued.
Psalm 78. Look at Psalm 78 verse 41. Are you
in Psalm 78? Verse 41. He said, Yes, again and
again they tempted God. And do what? And limited
the Holy One of who? Of Israel. How did they
limit that? The answer is unbelief. For 40 years,
God had been wanting to do wonders to them. They
refused. That's how they limited him. Through
unbelief. Are we together? If you go back to
verse 54 to verse 56, you will see that verse
56, yet they tested and provoked the Messiah
and did not keep his word, his testimonies, but
turned back and acted unfaithfully. Like their
what? Like their fathers. They were torn aside
like a deceitful ball. So dishonor and unbelief
work together. Dishonor will eventually drag
unbelief along. Be careful how you speak. Be
careful how you speak. Don't speak. less of sacred
things. Don't speak less of sacred things, of
spiritual things. You hear many believers who
talk anyhow. This is. Why will you be rushing
to touch the man of God? Why will you even have
to call him? Is he not God inside you? Can't
you pray in your own house? You can pray inside
your room and God will hear you. Yet that same
person has already taken an appointment to see
the doctor the next day and God is inside him.
Did you understand what I'm saying? When you
go to the doctor, does it show that you have
unbelief? They are not anti each other. But yet
that same unlearned person is trying to take
you out of where to receive. When you call the
elders, that means you believe. You are just
doing the will of God. Are you sick? He said,
call the elders. He knows the Holy Spirit is
inside you. He knows God, the one that is telling
you to call the elders is inside you. He knows
it. There is a system through which he reaches
people. And the system is man. The earlier you
understand it, the better for you. You understand?
God's system is man. He has never done anything
on the earth without man, and he will never do
anything on the earth without man. You better
know it now. He chose it like that. Can he do
without us? Yes. Has he ever done anything without
us? No. Are we together? Amen. He said, I will
read. I'll sit down and read my Bible. I don't
need anybody. I don't need anybody. And he forgot
that this man that wrote this one. I mean, how?
Hallelujah. No, don't make careless statement.
This honor is a limitation to receiving. What
is honor? Honor simply means I see you as you
are in Christ. That's honor. Honor means I see
you as you are in where? In Christ. For instance,
you can have a true scripture. Many places where
he asks us to honor one another. Look at 1 Thessalonians
5. Just giving you an example. Because... It
is the word of God, the will of God. He said,
I will hold your brethren to recognize those
who labor among you. And I'll offer you, that
is your leaders, in the Lord and admonish you.
Look at that. And to esteem them very highly.
Very highly. Esteem them what? highly in love
for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourself.
How can you be at peace when everybody's attitude
every day is a complaint to you? Honor means
I will not treat what is a sacred thing like
a common thing. Your brother is a holy... You
remember what we read? He's what? He's anointed.
Oh, are you hearing what I'm saying? He means
he has been set apart. He's a sacred. Don't treat
him as common. You know, there's a way some of
us, we like only people. He's only one you know
that his father is a senator. The way you treat
him differs. How cannot? You are cannot. Yet,
the man you are sitting. He's the next governor
he didn't know. Did you hear what I'm saying?
When you are watching TV and then your father
is telling you, that governor we are classmates,
you know they never knew children. They never
knew children. It's now that he has become something
that he wants to identify with you. Can you identify
with every brother here without discrimination?
That's why we often caution our sisters. Be careful.
When you begin to see a brother who singles you
out, suddenly the brother that has been stingy
is a generous man. And you are smiling. Hey,
be careful. He's not generous. is a conditional
generosity. Yes, sir. Be careful of brethren
whose attitudes are discriminatory. Which means
that it's not what is normal. It's not what flows.
Do you understand what I'm trying to say? Be
careful. You would think that they are doing
you... No, that's not true. So, I don't want
you for henceforth. You joke. I had to correct
some of her sisters. When they meet together,
do you say anything to her? You are foolish.
Huh? This foolish girl. This, this. I mean, how
can you be talking like that to your sister?
I mean, you don't understand that she is a sacred...
No. We always want to speak less of people. If
somebody comes around, it's just because they
are older than him. Say, a small boy. How are
you? Small boy. How about now? How can I say,
ah, man of God, how are you doing? I hope you
are doing well. I mean, does it cost you anything?
That is what God wants. Look at 2 Corinthians
5 .16. So see men, that is what, as God. See
men in Christ. That's honor. Are you 2 Corinthians
16? He said, therefore. From now on, we regard
no one according to what? You see, the problem
of those people in Nazareth is that they are
seeing Jesus in the what? In the flesh. He said,
even though we have known Christ according to
the flesh, Paul said we have knowledge. He does
this. But it has passed. He said, yet now, yet
now, we know him to us no longer. If you see
Jesus in the flesh, he will never be your savior.
Did you understand what I'm trying to say? Even
Mary, his mother, she had to believe in Jesus.
So if you are still praying for her, know that
she has also found a way. So what I'm trying
to say is that you must see him. as he is and
you must see your brother as he is in Christ.
That's all. If you want to receive the goodness
of God, it's with men. God decided that way to
put it in men. The goodness of God is with men.
It's in his church. And that's what he decided.
don't allow offense. That's another thing. Listen,
that's why if not, you remove some portions of
scripture, the Bible knows so other people offend
you. That's why I say, you should create space.
You should create space. You must hear this even
in the dark. Don't focus on offenses. Don't allow
them to settle your heart. If you are going to
have God blessed through your life or have others
blessed you, you must be relational. You must
learn to build quality relationships. Be careful
about the weakness of men. The limitation, the
limitation of the man of God can stop you from
receiving. I don't mean the limitation of man
of God can stop the power. Did you hear what
I said? You focusing on his limitation. can stop
you from benefiting from him. We admonish every
believer to be working on his life, to be working
on your character, to be working on things that
you are still weak at, to be practicing the Lord,
to be obedient. But as people grow, you have
to be patient. Because if you focus and look
at their weaknesses, you're not going to gain
anything from them. Did you understand what I'm
trying to say? You're not going to get. Numbers
27. Look at it. Numbers 27. Verse 18. Glory to
Jesus. I'm trying to discuss how can you receive
it. First, by honor. This honor limits the power
of God. Secondly, I'm trying to discuss that
be careful that you do not Allow the weakness
of men be an obstruction. Be an obstruction.
Look at verse 18. Numbers 27, 18. And the Lord
said to Moses, take Joshua the son of Num. With
you a man in whom is a spirit. And lay your hands
on him. Set him before. Eliza the priest. And
before all the congregation. And you greet him.
In their sight. And you shall give some of your
authority. Of course. That some is in italics.
You shall give your authority. Because he is
going. To him. That all the congregation of Israel.
may be obedient. He shall stand before Eliza
the priest who shall inquire before the Lord
for him. By the judgment of the Urim at his word
they shall go and at his word they shall come
in. He and all the children of Israel with him,
all the congregation. So Moses did as the Lord
commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before
Eliza, the priest, and before all the congregation.
And he laid his hands on him. And Enu greeted
him. In other words, he consecrated him. He set
him into ministry. Just as the Lord had commanded.
By the hand of Moses. By the hand of Moses. The
same person that disobeyed God is the one that
God uses or used to lay hands on the next leader.
Be careful. Hallelujah. Did you see that? Moses
has disobeyed God and disqualified him from entry.
But that same man is the one that will have to
the next one. That's why I say you have to be
careful with what you call weaknesses of a leader.
Look at Deuteronomy 34 .9. I want you to see.
That laying of hands, that place didn't say anything.
But look at Deuteronomy 34. You think, I see,
when Moses laid hand on him, nothing happened.
See it. See how the Bible put it. He said, now
Joshua, the son of Noam, was full of the spirit
of wisdom. Why? Why? He said, for Moses has what?
Has laid his hands on him. This is the man you
call already, he has missed it. He has already
disobeyed God. Now listen, there's one observation
which is very critical. I'm telling you, go and
look at it and study. Throughout Joshua's life,
throughout, there is no record. of him referring
to the error of Moses. Not one. No place ever
Joshua ever mentioned. There's no record. Joshua
ever referred to the mistake Moses did. Never.
Never. Joshua never spoke of Moses' mistakes.
We don't have record of it. He focused rather
on the instructions of Moses. Because they passed
those things to him. In fact, if you look at
Joshua chapter 11 verse 15. Joshua 11 verse 15.
Look at Joshua's focus. And the Lord, as the
Lord had commanded who? Had commanded Moses his
servant. So Moses commanded Joshua. And so Joshua
did what? He did. He left nothing undone of all
that the Lord have commanded Joshua. Is that
what your Bible says? Eh? The man was focused
in finishing the tax that was given to his master.
Even though he's no longer here. You, every now
and then, you go and find and see that one place.
You are talking every now and then about your
pastor. His mystic, his this, his that, his that.
Always. How can you receive from him? I know
we have questioned some of you. Then, small lie
you started having. Already you started attacking
people online. This is hypodigma. No, what you
are saying is wrong. You didn't know Greek? No.
Revelation is not for attacks all around. We
know the person we are attacking. When the Bible
says, for the weapons of our warfare are not
carnal, we know what we are doing. Our concern
is not the person of someone. It's not the personality.
Our concern is, he didn't say pulling down men.
He said pulling down stronghold. And what are
those stronghold? Casting down what? imaginations.
And every high thing that I exalted is served
beyond the knowledge of Christ. That is what
we are called to do. To go into those things.
Hallelujah. I want you to say this. I'm not a
carrier of men's fault. I'm not a carrier of
men's weaknesses. I see them in Christ. Hallelujah.
No, you are a carrier of the deposit of God.
You are a carrier of the goodness of God. You
are the carrier of the mandate of God. You're
not carrying fault of men. The Lord has laid
upon him the... our iniquities all. Are we together?
So don't carry any iniquity. Leave it. There
is someone that has carried it. You, there is
a mandate upon your life to carry. Hallelujah.
So to receive and to be blessed by people, you
must see them in Christ. You must see them as
who they are. These are men and women. who have
their fault. We all have in one way or the other.
Weaknesses. All of us must work at it. That's
why if you're a leader and your people who are
following, they could not see evidence of growth,
you are failing. How can somebody stay with you
for two, three years and even him cannot see
that something is happening in your life? Did
you understand what I'm trying to say? Something's
wrong. I'm challenging us, those who are in the
position of leadership. Don't stay the way you
are. There must be a sign that something has
improved in your life. That's what makes you
a leader. Not that you keep complaining that
the people are not coming. How can they come
when every day you are regurgitating Sambé? You
don't need to tell anybody where he is blessed,
he will come. Not all men will come, but you
will see the committed ones. So is there a way
to start complaining? Why won't you be every
day laboring for themselves? Those of you that
are leaders of UNITV, how many times do you have
all the leads and be praying for them? This work
is labor. Every day our prayer team read our
paphras, right? Who is one of you, right? Always
do a what? Labouring. I hope those people who
are believing it here, they are also labouring.
So of course, every believer must work at it.
Must work in the word. Must work on their weaknesses.
But you know, even while we are at it, our God
is still using the same people in the sun. If
the Holy Spirit indwells those people, brother,
it's enough to keep quiet. Are we together? Yes.
Even with their weaknesses, the Holy Ghost is
there. God is going to use people, you know what
I'm saying? Not because of their weaknesses.
I've said this over and over. You know what I'm
saying? Yes. The person, as he continues to become
weak and weaker, you know what I'm saying? The
person, too, is... His ministry will be shrinking.
But be careful. The fact that he's an ally does
not mean that he doesn't have anything. Did you
understand what I'm saying? Yes. So, you have
to know that. Samuel will not even choose David.
He came and saw the broad -chested man, that
guy, you know that guy, Eliab. And he confused
the prophet. He said, surely this is the Lord.
He saw Eliab instead of David. What is he trying
to tell us? A lot that you need as you want to
receive from men. Understand? You have to have
a large heart. You must see them in Christ. Oh,
I'm emphasizing that word. I hope you take note.
You must see them where? In Christ. Lastly, let
me say this. Very important. Because we're going
to pray in the sun. We're going to use those
moments. All that we've learned, we're going
to practice it. In the next one hour, we have
to pray. We have to practice it. The grace of
God is here to heal, to empower, to bless. But
you must know how to receive. You come with honor.
You come with faith. We read that text, Mark
chapter 5. Just let me give you the story we
have heard. We read part of it about the woman
with an issue of blood. You know, son, you must
come with faith. Faith. The power of God moves
in the direction of faith. The power of God,
it moves in the direction of faith. While the
crowd were oppressing him, the power flowed to
the person who believed. And Jesus knew. He knew
something left him by the word of knowledge.
The power of God flows. Your case doesn't need
to be mentioned before you can receive your healing.
Did you understand what I'm saying? When Jesus
was going, he was not attending to her. Jesus
was going to the house of Darius, the leader
of the synagogue. Because they don't say, Master,
please come and help me. You think you know what
I'm trying to say? But she intercepted it in
the sun. If only I can touch the hem of his garment,
his clothes. You don't need to wait in the sun.
You don't need to wait for one special occasion.
You have a need or something, You know the pastor
says, go and meet him. Say, sir, I come. This
is what I want. Don't wait and say, I will see
him after service on Sunday. What is the meaning
of that? Just message him, pastor, I want to
see you. Or message your leader, I want to see
you. Or come and tell your roommates. Say, please,
bro, I want to see you. This is an issue. And
Joseph kneeled down. Please lay hands on me.
This matter has to go. Yes, sir. You don't have
to wait. They say, ah, I heard they have Takunda.
When is their prayer meeting? Oh, they say, is
it Monday or what? Eh, I'm thinking whether I
should go to their prayer meeting or not. You
wait till Monday? Why? Yes, sir. Why? Oh, you
saw him going to the prayer meeting. Like Peter
and John. They were going to the hour of prayer.
You know, son, do you need plenty of time for
us to be late? No. So there are some of us you
have to show. It's when you're in the closet
that that's when you show honor and respect.
You know, I love it. Who was that? I think, yes,
I was commenting. I was saying some things I
was commenting. I saw, what was that? David Doe.
Even in America, in the front of the, in the
airport, he would go down and prostrate. I mean,
do you understand what I'm trying to say? That
culture has not left him, the culture of honor.
Did you understand what I'm trying to say? I
was commanding that. But some of us, just you
have degree, suddenly everybody has become...
I mean, did you get that? Even when a person
from your village just speak one Yoruba, you
don't want to think, how can you speak my language
here now? Something is wrong with you. Your village
is following you. No. Oh, no. Oh, no. You don't
need to wait. It doesn't matter how long your
problem has lingered. That woman has been suffering
for 12 years. She heard about what Jesus was
doing. Faith in Christ solved the whole problem.
There was healing. That's what we are going to
be praying in the son. Jesus touched the woman.
He said, daughter. He was 34. He said, daughter.
He said, your faith has made you whole. Mark
5, 34. Your faith has made you well. He said,
go in peace and be healed of your affliction.
It started with what she heard. She wasn't the
only one that she heard it though. Of course,
those crowds were following because they knew
Jesus has entered town. A lot of people heard.
Only few acted in faith. She only acted on what
she had. She touched. And there was a touch.
And things happened. So as we, it's a posture
of receiving. You understand? It's a posture
of receiving. Let me tell you, each time you
want to receive, you see, most of us who know
in the distance, When you want to pour down water,
water normally go down what? In, we call it potential
difference. Anyway, in the physics kind of a
thing. You understand what I'm saying? But the
point is that it has to move from somewhere that
is higher going down lower. And each time you
want to receive from someone and you look at
him as your age mate, you won't get anything.
Did you understand what I'm saying? Because knowledge,
the reason why you are listening to me is that
there is an honor you have, you understand, that
I'm your leader. So for that reason, your heart
is already open. As I taught, light is coming.
But let's imagine you see me as your housemate,
you understand, as I call me. Maybe when we are
listening, maybe I even slap our snoring. You
understand? See this brother? You understand?
You won't get anything. Do you understand what
I'm saying? You won't get anything. So whether
it's a pastor here, whether it's a leader here,
anybody that comes to lead anything, you must
see the person correctly. You must see the what?
The person correctly. That is how to receive.
If you miss this part, all that we have been
discussing since yesterday, there's a problem.
The psalm says there's a problem. And you don't
need just once. In the psalm, when it comes to
the things of spirit, covert, no covetousness.
Oh, you didn't get me. You didn't want the psalm
to say? He said covert. You convert earnestly.
There is not enough when it comes to the things
of the Spirit. There's not enough. If Pastor
Fred has laid hands on me four times, five times,
I need it more. When I go to me, Pastor Cesar,
I'll say, do it again. Do it again. It's for
establishing you. Now, this consciousness must
come on you that these things have effect and
you will see the effect in your life. Notice
only that we are reading that men's ministry
are shifting. That men are becoming fruitful
when hands are laid upon them. We just read in
Deuteronomy 34 that the wisdom has come upon
Joshua because Moses laid his hands upon him.
Be expectant that something And I have said it,
desire it. What exactly are you looking for?
What do you want changed? Do you want your prayer
life to be improved? You are expecting, let me
tell you, they will shift you off. I'm telling
you, into that realm you desire. That impartation
can happen. Whatever you see in another person's
life that you want, go and meet the person. I
told you how we followed our mommies here. And
I'm still following. If I see a grace, I follow
it. I don't wait. I don't say that the Lord will
do it. Who will do it? He has given men. I told
you, men are systems and methods of God. Did
you understand me? If you truly say the Lord
will do it, then look for those men. God has
put those things. That is his own way of doing
it. He decided it that way. So I don't want you
to be seeing your brothers and sisters here ordinarily.
We're ordinary. If you are elderly, things of
the spirit does not answer to the physical, material,
this, you know. Don't say, I'm older than you.
What does that mean? You're speaking like that,
brother. No. No. No. There must be a change.
And that is the last chart I'm giving you. There
must be a change in your heart. You will see
differently. God has given you a seeing eye.
You can't be seeing like somebody who's natural.
You know, son, for the things of the spirit are
only foolishness to the carnal mind. You are
not carnal because you have the spirit of God.
He said, you are not in the flesh. You understand?
Because the Spirit of God dwells in you. So you
must see correctly in the Spirit. This boy, these
small boys. Don't be saying like that. You're
going to be closing many things. See that brother
close to you. See that sister close to you. That's
why you must treat them with honor. With honor.
We don't know. Paul told Timothy to the older
men, even to us as pastors, the way I treat mummies
is, they will say, ah, sir, how are you doing?
Ah, do you know sometimes they will honor them.
He said to the elders, those who are elderly,
he said, treat them as fathers. He said to those,
the older women, he said, treat them as mothers.
He said to the sisters, he said, treat them,
I mean to the ladies. Younger women, treat them
as sisters. He now added something with all purity.
With all purity. That's why we frowned it at
people that sent our sister any kind of message.
You are careless. You don't honor them. Honor
means to treat them with purity. We will not
take it lightly. You are careless. Oh, everybody,
you know what you are doing. We know you. We
know what you are doing. Don't think we don't
know. We know. We know all those systems. We're
in the world, but not of the world. Yes. That's
not honor. He said, treat them as sisters with
all purity. With all purity. With all purity.
That is honor. You see them as sisters. You're
not planning to cheat them. No, you're not. So
it's a season of impartation. And that's how
Mary sees. It's by seeing them as they are in
Christ. Once you turn to the natural, you understand,
many things will evade you. Many things will
evade you. If they lie, they should take the
light. I am telling you, you will hear it. And
we will lay hands on you. You will be blessed
and you will do wonders. Yes, you will do wonders.
Your mercy will expand. There will be fruit,
fruit that lasts. Your label will not just be
crushed. You label, label, label upon somebody's
life. Then you hear that he has gone back to
his own. No. You will see them and you will rejoice.
Because it will last. It will last. And that's
what the Lord puts this ministry in the church
for. To establish man. To establish man in his
own agenda. I am aware. Don't worry. I'm aware
that this ministry has been bastardized. It has
been abused. Did you see that I didn't mention
anything about abuse throughout the teaching?
It's deliberate. That's why I say it's a doctrine
of the laying of hands. We don't do doctrine
from error. You understand? Because each time
you are trying to... Teach based according to
the error that is happening. You are likely to
go to another extreme. Just stay and teach the
word. The farm that has been abused, some people
come. You understand? You say, I want, I have
a, what do you call it? I need money to go this
way, go this way. The pastor will lay hands on
you. All through the laying hands we see. He
didn't say anybody come. Even the one that tried
to say, give me this power. He said, your money
perish with you. You think the gift of God can
be what? Can be purchased with money. Did you
understand what I'm saying? No. We know it has
been abused. But even the devil quoted the Bible
wrongly. Did you understand what I'm saying?
So, Bible has been abused. I've been abused by
the Pharisee. That's why they say that the hay,
that is different. And the focus is the Word
of God. So take the ministry of the lane of hands
serious. It's an important part of the church
that empowers men. That's God's system. Take
it serious. Are we together? Are we together?
So can you just rise? We appreciate you being
here today. We hope you carry this word with
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