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right in. Yes, so on Sunday we started the other
last part of the gifts of the Spirit. That is
revelational gifts. Right. And we started with
word of knowledge, the word of knowledge. Praise
God. And this is important because, you know,
word of knowledge is an instruction. Let me use
the word. It's an information that virtually
every day the Holy Ghost supplies to the believer.
Amen. Yes. Virtually every day you are enjoying
the operation of the word of knowledge. Amen.
Either for your family, for your friends, for
the church, for the most times. In fact, all
of the time when we say give somebody a word.
Right. There is high probability that the word
you are giving is a word of knowledge. Amen.
Yes. So, but we find situations where it's a
word of wisdom. Amen. And then we now find. where
we see discerning of spirits. However, we are
coming to that, you know, so that the practical
aspect of it will really be applicable well for
us. So now, we stopped at, somebody should help
me, we stopped where, at 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel,
right? Did he stop at 1 Samuel? Yes. Yes, good.
So, if you check your notes very well, we read
1 Corinthians 12, verse 8. From 1 Corinthians
12, verse 8, we stopped at verse 10. Let's go
there. Let's read it again. You should not be
tired of reading it. Let's go there. 1 Corinthians
12. 1 Corinthians 12. Yes. Father, we thank you.
We bless you. Be thou glorified. Be thou exalted
for this evening. We thank you for the spirit
of revelation is active in our hearts in the
name of Jesus. The eyes of our understanding
is flooded with light and we understand our reality
in Christ Jesus. We thank you that this evening,
Lord, as we are taught and we are trained in
the name of Jesus. We enjoy the operation of
the gift of the word of knowledge in Jesus' name.
Father, we thank you for we are receiving words,
we are receiving instructions, we are receiving
guide, we are receiving help. Lord, for ourselves,
for the local church, for our friends, for people
around us in the name of Jesus. And we see faith
being built, our lives edified and God glorified.
In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. Praise God.
Hallelujah. Yeah, so 1 Corinthians chapter 12.
Verse 8. Yeah, so before I read, you know, who
remembered on Sunday, I mentioned about somebody,
a brother that came to church, right? Yes, I
pointed a brother that came to church and then
I said I was scrolling on Instagram, the church's
page, and then I saw him, right? I just got this
impression in my heart that pray with him. Amen?
So after the service, we got to communicate and
then... I now knew the reason why that instruction
came. Amen. So because he shared with me a whole
lot of things that were happening and made up
his mind to be in the service in the morning.
Amen. So after we finished conversing and then
we had time to pray, or after he has told me
all that he needed to, it now made sense to me
more why that came for us to pray for him. Praise
God. Yeah, so this is practical application of
the word of knowledge. Amen. Then yesterday also,
one of our sisters, you know, we prayed for a
family member, you know, so she slept and then
woke up and then there was an instruction to
pray for them because she saw as though they
were kidnapped. Right. And then we had opportunity
to pray for them. And then yesterday we had the
prayers. And yesterday, right, they had a major
accident where the tire of the car, right, removed.
But all of them were preserved. Praise God. Hallelujah.
Yes, very practical. You remember I mentioned
on Sunday, when someone's thought comes to your
heart, let me say it again this way. Now, I'm
going to expand it. When someone's thought comes
to your heart, whether as a result of you are
awake during the activities of the day, Or you
see someone in the dream and you know it's not
ordinary because I thought about him or we slept
and then we talked and then I slept or we had
a discussion. But you know there is something
that is happening and then you woke up with a
burden in your heart. In fact, most times, let
me say this, most times, you know, the first
instruction you're going to get in your heart
is pray for them. Either pray for him or pray
for her or pray for them. Amen? Yes, so you will
see the leading or you will hear the leading
of the Holy Spirit in your heart swiftly regarding
that particular person or regarding that particular
matter. It's not ordinary. For some of us, it
will be a vision. You could be seated and then
it's almost like just a movie just played and
passed. You know you're not sleeping. And you
know that definitely you're not awake. But somehow,
like you saw a movie just pass, and then you
saw something happen to someone somewhere, and
an instruction came to your heart to quickly
reach out to the person. Amen? So as you are
reaching out to the person, immediately the person
tells you, this is what is just happening. How
did you know? Did someone reach out to you? No.
So don't ignore the promptings of the Holy Ghost.
When he brings people into your heart, when he
brings events into your heart, when he directs
you to locations, to places, to pray for people,
to pray for events, don't ignore them. Those
are not your ordinary daily thoughts. It is the
operation of the gift of the Holy Ghost in your
heart. Amen? To meet a need. To meet a need.
To establish God's purposes and His counsel.
This is important. You see, every day I get,
every day I look forward to practice more and
more and more and more and more the things of
the Spirit. Because that is the only way to get
better at it. That is the only way to get better
at it. That is the only way. So what I'm saying
in essence before we read this place is do as
much as possible to practice the things of the
Spirit. Practice them. Practice them. Practice
them. The more you get better at it, the more
you understand how God speaks. The more you understand
the voice of God clearly. the more your spirit
man is built so much more to silence other distractions
and noise from the environment. So most times
when I begin to hear, for example, an instruction
comes to my heart and God is reminding me, I
will take care of you. Remember, I told you that
I will take care of you. I share with my wife
that most times, oh, often when I begin to get
this instruction is because there's something
major that is coming ahead of me and God is preparing
my heart now to ensure that my faith wavers not
at the things I'm desiring or expecting. So we
should pay attention. So all the teachings that
we're going to get all this while till we end
this part of the gift of the Spirit, this series,
is important for us. Because whether you like
it or not, whether you know it or not, daily,
one of them is happening. Word of wisdom, word
of knowledge, discerning of spirit, one of them,
your oppression is coming. But because probably
you are not trained and taught, you will not
think it is your thought and then you ignore
it. Praise God. So we are learning now so that
we can take advantage and then see more of the
operation. One of the things that I said I was
going to add to us, that please let's add this.
The word of knowledge is not mind reading. The
word of knowledge is not what? The gift of the
word of knowledge is not mind reading. It's not
mind reading. It's not mind reading. You're not
trying to read the mind. So when we say pray
for somebody, that's why I'm saying this now.
Because when we come to practicing more, when
we say, can we pray for Tito? And then I come
to Tito and then I hold the hand of Tito. I'm
trying to use my, I don't know whether it's antenna
you want to use or something you want to use.
What is he thinking? What is he thinking? If
you cannot think anything, you say, ah, sorry,
bro, I don't have a word for you. It's not mind
-reading. When it comes to the operation of the
things of the Spirit or the gifts of the Spirit,
don't always lose touch with the source, the
Holy Ghost. Praise God. Don't always lose touch
with who? With the source, the Spirit. When we
say give a word for somebody, don't be looking
at the person. Rather, be speaking, be conversing
with the Holy Ghost. Holy Spirit, what do you
have for my sister? Holy Spirit, what do you
have for my brother? What is the need that you
want to meet? Pay attention. Pay attention. Pay
attention. As you're praying in the Holy Ghost,
pay attention. As you're praying in the Holy
Ghost, pay attention. As you're conscious about
what the Holy Ghost has, pay attention. Do you
know sometimes, as simple as I'm going for service,
church service, I'm already conversing with the
Holy Spirit. Please, how many people are you
healing today? How many people are coming to
service sick? How many people today are confused?
What is going to happen in the service today?
Even when I get into church, as service is going
on, I'm praying in the Holy Ghost, I'm turning
around to see the crowd. I'm turning around to
see the crowd. And then suddenly, one of these
days, as I'm turning, I will say, you see that
sister there? This is what I have for her. You
see that brother? This is what I have for him.
And I go glow. So I don't need to wait until
there is an atmosphere or there is a space created
for me to receive things that will strengthen
and build the faith of my brothers or the local
church. Why? Because the Holy Ghost The Holy
Ghost, we've had it in the previous series. The
Holy Ghost has already given me the gifts. He's
waiting on me to use them. He's waiting on me
to be able to work with them. He's waiting on
me to be able to work in love in all these gifts
as I bring benefits to the local church. So what
I'm saying in essence now, As we are now presently
on this platform now, you can receive a word
for somebody. Hallelujah. As we are on this platform
now, pay attention now. Pay attention. Pay attention.
You can scroll and see the names of people. Can
we just do this in the next one minute? If your
screen is not large, you can scroll and see the
names of people front and back. The Holy Spirit
is giving you a word now for someone. The Holy
Spirit is giving you a word for someone. Pay
attention. The Holy Spirit is giving you a word
for someone. Thank you, Holy Ghost. Thank you,
Holy Ghost. We're going to come back to this
part now at the end of the service because all
the words that you're receiving, just pay attention
to it. Pay attention to it and keep it. Do you
know that the more you continue to practice,
we can ask you to give a word for everybody on
this platform and you give them a word? Everybody
on this platform. Everybody. I mean precise word
of knowledge from the Holy Ghost. Yes. It's possible.
It's a reality. By the Spirit of God, not by
your own spirit or by your own ability. 1 Corinthians
12 verse 8. For to one is given by the Spirit
the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge
by the same Spirit, to another faith by the same
Spirit, to another the gifts of healing by the
same Spirit, to another the working of miracles,
to another prophecy, to another designing of
spirits, to another diverse kinds of tongues,
to another interpretation. of tongues. 11 now.
Now we stop there. But all these work that one
and the self same spirit dividing to every man
severally as what? As he will. Praise God. And
then when we read 1st we read 1st Samuel. Let's
go there. 1st Samuel chapter 9. We read verse
3, 5, 6, 15, 16, 19 and 20. And then we saw Prophet
Samuel. Bring a direction. Let's go there, everybody.
1 Samuel. 1 Samuel. 1 Samuel 9. I believe we
know what the word of knowledge is from the last
teaching we had. I believe we know what the word
of knowledge is not. We had a teaching on the
word knowledge. and then what it is not. And
now we are considering what the word of knowledge
is. And we started by 1 Samuel 9 .3 .5 and then
we read 20. So now let's go to 20. Everybody,
1 Samuel 9 .20. Are we all there? Can we read
verse 6 first before we read 20? And he said
unto the king, Behold, now there is in this city
a what? A man of God, and he is an what? Honorable
man. All that he said come to what? Come it surely
to pass. A man of God says a thing, and it surely
comes to what? To pass. Amen? It's important
when it comes to the believer and words. The
believer ought to be a man that is careful with
his words. Praise God. And he said, now let us
go thither, that eventually he can show us our
way that we should, what? We should go. They
are meeting the man of God to show them the way
they should go. They are not meeting the man
of God regarding God's purposes and his agenda
for him to be anointed as a king or for him to
be kept somewhere or something. No, they are
meeting the man of God for us, for him to tell
them the way they should go. So they know that
this man of God has a track record. Let me use
that carefully. That he has an integrity. And
that integrity is that when he says a word, it
will surely come to what? To pass. Praise God.
Then now they move to see the man of God. I have
verse 20 now. Let's see what the man of God now
will say. Verse 20. And as for thine asses that
were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on
them. Amen. For they are what? They are found.
Hallelujah. So God will bring information to
meet a need. So you can write it somewhere. The
word of knowledge in operation meets a need.
The word of knowledge in operation meets what?
needs a need. So God will give instructions,
information from the Holy Ghost to the believer
to meet a need. And on whom is all the desire
of Israel? Is it not on thee and on all thy father's
house? And Saul answered and said, Am I not the
Benjamite of the smallest of the tribes of Israel?
And thy and my family at the least of all the
families of the tribe of Benjamin. Wherefore,
then speakest thou so to what? To me. Praise
God. And Samuel took Saul and his servant and
brought them into the parlor and made them sit
in the chiefest place among them that were bidding.
which were about thirty persons. And Samuel said
unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave
thee, of which I said unto thee, said he by thee.
And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which
was upon it, and said it before Saul. And Samuel
said, Behold, that which is left, said it before
thee, and eat. For unto this time had it been
kept for thee, since I said, I have invited the
people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
25. And when they were come down from high place
into the city, Samuel came with Saul upon the
top of the house, and they arose early, and it
came to pass about the spring of the day that
Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying,
Up that I may send thee away. And Saul arose,
and they went out both of them, he and Samuel
abroad. And as they were going down to the end
of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servants
pass on before us. And he passed on. But stand
thou still a while, that I may show thee the
what? That I may show thee the word of God. Hallelujah.
Praise God. Yes, so we see an operation of the
word of knowledge from Prophet Samuel to Saul
here. Amen. Bringing the purposes of God over
Saul to be anointed as king. So every time the
word of knowledge comes, it's not for the giver,
neither is it for the receiver. What is that
the purposes of God should be established. The
need of the receiver is met, but the purpose
of God is what? Is established, is come to pass.
So what is the purpose of God? That that need
is met, the faith of the person is built, or
that person has a direction, or that person is
encouraged. This is important. So we see here
that a need is met, one. Two, we also see that
the purpose of God for Israel is what? Is come
to pass. Because there is Saul standing, and
Saul is to be anointed as king. Over here. over
Israel. Hallelujah. Samuel didn't need to fast
and he didn't need to do any special preparation.
Remember in verse 6, he says that in the city
there is what? There is a man of God. I say this
now to us. You are a man of God because you have
the spirit of God in you. You don't need any
special preparation when it comes to the operation
of the gifts of the Holy Ghost. However, you
just need to be conscious that you carry the
Spirit of God in you. You need to be conscious
that all the gifts and operations of the Holy
Ghost are manifested through you. So when we
say give a word for a sister, you don't need
to go, ah, I have not fasted, oh, I don't think
this thing will happen. Oh, no, I need to pray.
I need to pray for like, maybe let me touch up.
You know, I need to say this to us. When we say
give a word and then. You go, you're not praying
in tongues to turn up a locomotive engine on.
You were not called and then it's tongues. It's
almost like, all we need to say is, it's almost
like when you pray in tongues, you are not trying
to, you're trying to locate from heaven. Or you
are trying to locate from one mysterious realm.
Where is the word? Where is the word? And when
you now do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, you say,
brother, today, today there is no word. And then
the next thing you now resolve to do is that,
let's go to Psalms number 103. I think from Psalms
number 103, there is a word there for you. It
says, bless the Lord, O my soul. Brother, the
Lord is saying to you that you should rejoice
always. That is the word I have for you. I have
seen many of us use scriptures to run away from
giving the word. They say, give a word by the
Spirit, and then you go, okay, can we go to Matthew
chapter 6? When you now see Matthew chapter 6,
you know, it's not now. He said, no, no, no,
I think I'm missing it. I'm missing it. Let's
go to John. Let's go to John. Let's go to John.
Remember, I said it on Sunday, that the word
of knowledge is not the profound knowledge of
the Bible. It's solely depending on the Holy
Ghost. To give you an information that naturally
you will never have access to. And God is bringing
this information because He wants to meet the
need. He wants to guide. He wants to build faith.
He wants to strengthen. He wants to bring the
knowledge of His truth to that particular recipient.
So you didn't see Prophet Saul will tell the
Saul, Prophet Samuel, sorry. He didn't tell Saul
and his servants, guys, wait, wait, wait, wait
for me. Let me go up out to my room and then
consult God. No, no, no, no, no. Let me say this
now, having said all this, you can give a word
by the Spirit without necessarily starting out
praying in tongues. Oh boy, thank you, Holy Spirit.
We can tap you and say, please, brother, can
you give us a word? You know, we ended prayers.
Our brother Takunda ended a prayer from Romans
chapter 12. He said that we stay what? Fervent.
Staying fervent means that I am always conscious
of the Holy Ghost. Staying firm means that, let
me use this word carefully for us, that I'm always
charged when it comes to things that pertain
to the things of the Spirit. So can we say, That
there is a man of God somewhere in Yenikent.
His name, or in Lefkosha, or in Kuchuk Kaimakri,
his name is Ayomide Keinde, or Vivian, or Wino,
or Lewis, or Caroline, or Mayowa, or Prince,
or Mirakulamanda. There's a man of God somewhere
in Hamidkoy called Mirakulamanda. If only we
can meet her, we're going to hear the mind of
God regarding this matter. and then they meet
you, and then you give them precisely. The believer
is operating by the Spirit of God. Hallelujah.
Praise God. Yes, so we needed that now. So now,
when we go to 1 Samuel 10, verse 1, 1 Samuel
10, we will see another operation again of the
word of knowledge from the prophet. You remember
on Sunday from the teaching we learned that the
word of knowledge will be about things that have
happened or things that are happening now. 1
Samuel chapter 10. 1 Samuel chapter 10. From
verse... Okay, so that we will not do long reading.
Can we start from verse 20? From verse 20. When
you start reading 1 Samuel chapter 10, this is
after he has met the prophet. He was going back,
he met other prophets, and then he started prophesying.
Amen? And then from there now, he now came back
home. Then verse 20 now. And when Samuel had
caused all the tribes of Israel to come near,
the tribe of Benjamin was taken. We should not
forget 1 Samuel chapter 10. Verse 20. The tribe
of Benjamin was what? Was taking. And Samuel
is from where? And Saul is from where? The tribe
of where? Benjamin. Amen? Yes. So 21. When he
had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near
by their families, the family of Matri was taking.
And Saul, the son of Kish, was taking. And when
they sought him, they could not what? They could
not find him. He could not be found. 22, everybody.
Therefore, they inquired of the Lord further,
if the man should yet come thither. And the Lord
answered, behold, he had what? He had hid himself
among where? Among the stuff. See 23. And they
ran. and fetched him tents. And when he stood
among the people, he was higher than any of the
people from his shoulder and upward. And Samuel
said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord
hath chosen, that there is none like him among
all the people. And all the people shouted and
said, God save the king. Hallelujah. Saul went
and hid himself. You know, and they looked for
him. They could not what? They could not find
him. The prophet had to give a word of his location.
You know, has it ever happened to you? Let's
make it practical before we move on. You're looking
for something in your house and then something
is missing in your house. And then you go, Holy
Spirit, please, can you show me the place? Can
you show me the place? I see a couple of us are
smiling. A couple of us are smiling. And then
you just go and relax. Then after a while, after
a while, you now hear inside your heart a voice.
Check under the chair. And then you just move
straight. And mind you, you have checked there
before. In fact, you have turned everywhere.
Side right, side up, everywhere. But then now,
you know, after you just said, Holy Spirit, can
you show me where it is, please? And then you
go and relax. By evening, you didn't hear, can
you check behind the door? And then you just
move straight behind the door. And behold, what
you're looking for is there. You know, you're
not just... I don't know whether you either jump
around or you smile or you... You know, it has
happened to me several times. And then I will
now go, this thing is working, oh. This thing
is working. When I didn't know, now, I didn't
know that it was the Holy Ghost. In secondary
school, several times, if you have not lost key
in secondary school, then you are a legend. If
you have not lost your key in secondary school,
with the key to your drawer, to your locker or
something, then you are a legend. You must really
be a disciplined person in your secondary school.
But I've lost keys many times. But you know,
because of even the location where our school
is, it's inside a bush under the mountain, you
can't lose a key and even bother looking for
it. You just break the padlock or break the locker
somehow. But you know, many a times I'll lose
a key and I'll go... Please show me, Lord. Show
me, Lord. Show me, Lord. I will walk down to
the classroom and come up again. I will walk
down. Then I will branch to the road that leads
to the kitchen site. You know, as I'm branching
to the... I want to see the key on the ground.
I say, ah! This thing is working. Then... I would
say this thing is working. But if you are here
and you are hearing this, my voice now, it's
not this thing that is working. It's the word
of knowledge that the Holy Ghost is operating,
is bringing to your heart regarding that particular
thing. Praise God. So we see Saul, you know,
hiding himself and the Lord exposing him so that
he will be anointed. Okay. Glory to God. 1 Kings
18 37. 1 Kings 18 37. The Lord had to snitch
on Saul so that he would be anointed. 1 Kings.
1 Kings. Chapter 18. Let's see another scenario
here. 1837. Are we all there? 1837. Hear me,
O Lord, hear me, that these people may know thou
art the Lord God and thou hast turned their heart
back again. Then the fire of the Lord fell and
consumed the burnt sacrifice and the wood and
the stones and the dust and licked up the water
that was in the trench. And when all the people
saw it, they fell on their faces, and they said,
The Lord is God, the Lord God is God. And Elijah
said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal, let
not one of them escape. And they took them, and
Elijah brought them down to the brook of Kishon
and slew them there. And Elijah said unto Ahab,
Get thee up, eat and drink, and there is a sound
of abundance of rain. So Ahab went up to eat
and to drink, and Elijah went up to the top of
the camel, and he cast himself down upon the
earth and put his face between his knees, and
said to his servant, Go up now and look toward
the sea. And he went up and looked and said,
There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven
times. And it came to pass at the seventh time,
he said, Behold, there arised a little cloud
out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said,
Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and
get thee down. that the rain stopped thee not.
And it came to pass in the what? Meanwhile, that
when the heaven was black with clouds and wind,
and there was a great rain, and Ahab rode and
went to Jezreel, and the hand of the Lord was
on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and ran
before what? And ran before Ahab to the entrance
of where? Of Jezreel. Right? Elijah is just coming
out of a mighty, mighty display. Right? Good.
So let's go to chapter 19 now. See chapter 19
verse 2. Let's see chapter 19 from verse 1. And
Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and
with all how he had slain all the prophets with
a sword. See verse 2. Then Jezebel sent a messenger
unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me
a more also, if I make not thy life. As the life
of one of them. By what? By tomorrow about what?
About this time. What she is telling Elijah is
I will cut your head too. The way you cut the
head of those prophets. And Elijah knows that
this is not a threat. This woman was not bluffing
around. She wants to take your head. She will
take it straight. Then now. Let's now run down
to verse 15. From verse 14, let's see Elijah's
complaint. And he said, I have been very jealous
for the Lord God of hosts because the children
of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown
down thy altars and slain thy prophets with the
sword. And I, please pay attention to what Elijah
is saying. And I, even I only, am what? I'm left,
and they seek my life to take it away. And the
Lord said unto him, Go return on thy way to the
wilderness of Damascus, and when thou comest,
anoint Hazael to be the king over Syria. And
Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be
king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat
of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet
in thy room. And it shall come to pass that him
that escaped the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay.
And him that escaped from the sword of Jehu shall
Elisha what? Slay. Everybody see verse 18 now.
Yet. So this is a news that Elijah is not aware
of. In verse 14, Elijah said, I am the only one
that is what? That is left. Yet I have left me
seven thousand prophets in Israel, all the knees
which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth
which hath not kissed him. So he departed then
and found Elijah the son of Shaphat who was plowing
with the twelve yoke of oxen before him. And
he with the twelve, Elijah passed him and cast
his mantle away upon him. So God brought a word
of knowledge to Elijah that he is not aware of.
This is a man that is already complaining and
shouting and saying, I am the only one left.
All the prophets have been slain. And God is
telling him, no, I have left of me. Now, current
news. Now, Elijah, my prophet, listen. Presently
now, in case you don't know, know this, that
there are 7 ,000 other prophets that have not
bowed their knees unto power. Praise God. This
is so important. Then now, let's go to Elisha
now and see what Elisha did. 2 Kings 5, verse
21. So we see God speak to Elijah and tell him,
no, no, no, no. In case you don't know, I have
7 ,000. In this same location where you are,
there are 7 ,000 others that have not bowed down
their knees. 2 Kings 5. 2 Kings 5, verse 21.
So Gehazi followed after Naaman, and when Naaman
saw him running after him, he lighted down from
the chariot to meet him and said, It's all well.
And he said, All is well. My master had what?
Had sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be
come to me from Mount Ephraim two young men of
the sons of the prophets. Give them, I pray thee,
a talent of silver and two changes of garments.
And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents.
And he urged him and bound two talents of silver
in two bags with two changes of garments and
laid them upon two of his servants and they bared
them before him. I can just see Gehazi just shaking
his head and happy like today. Yeah, finally,
I've hit it. You know, in Hausa, there's something
that we call Roman Bishara. The steel of ministry.
Maybe you must have heard Pastor Victor use that
word. In English, direct translation in English
is the steel of ministry. It's like the benefit
of ministry. Gehazi does not want the benefit
of ministry to miss him. He had to run to Katov
and see now. 24. And when he came to the tower,
He took them from their hand and placed them
in the house, and he let the men go, and they
departed. But when he went in and stood before
his master, see what Elisha will say. And Elisha
said unto him, Whence comest thou? Gehazi, and
he said, Thy servant went nowhere. And he said
unto him, Went not mine heart with thee? When
the man turned again from his chariot to meet
thee, is it a time to receive money and to receive
garments and olive yards and vineyards and sheep
and oxen and maize? You see, Elisha was mentioning,
Elisha was not there to see the things that were
given to Gehazi. Praise God. He was not there.
To see somebody who say, the spirit of the prophet
is always following the servants. I don't know
about that. But Elisha was not there. But Elisha
told him, when's not my spirit with thee? Why
will you say you didn't go anywhere? However,
these are the things that you did. You did this,
you did this, you did this. 37. The leprosy therefore
of Naaman shall cleave unto thee and unto thy
seed forever. And he went out from his presence
a leper as wide as snow. So we see, we see Elisha
being able to, or we see the operation of the
word of knowledge in Elisha, right? To expose
a wrong that Gehazi did. Amen? This is important.
To expose a wrong that Gehazi did. So he was
sitting in his own house and yet he was able
to see the things that his servant had to do
regarding the gifts that he collected. So we
see him, he was lying. He was being hypocritical
regarding what, you know, he was not supposed
to receive. Because Elisha asked him, is it a
time to receive these kind of things? It's not
a time for it. Yet, God gone ahead to do that.
So we see an operation there of the word of knowledge.
And the king of Syria warred against Israel and
took counsel with his servants, saying, In such
and such a place shall be my camp. And you see,
the king of Syria is making a plan far away from...
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel,
saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place,
for thither the Syrians are come down. And the
king of Israel sent to the place, which the man
of God told him and warned him of, and saved
himself there, not once, not twice. Therefore
the heart of the king of Syria was so troubled
for this thing, and he called his servant and
said unto them, Will ye not show me which of
us is for the king of Israel? And who is among
us? that is betraying us. See verse 12, everybody.
And one of his servants said, No, my lord, O
king, but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel,
tell the king of Israel the words that thou speakest
in thy bed, Shamba. Elisha is not with the king
of Syria, yet we see God reveal the plans of
the king of Syria against Israel. He brings the
knowledge, the information now to preserve the
children of Israel. Hallelujah. We see in John
now, John chapter 4. In John chapter 4. John
chapter 4. The next time we're going to do on
the word of wisdom, I will give us more scriptures,
extras. There are a lot of scriptures here that
I have here that I will give us from the Old
Testament to corroborate all this that we have
been considering. John chapter 4. John chapter
4. Let's see John chapter 4, verse 7. Jesus answered
and said unto her, If thou doest the gift of
God, and who is it that said to thee, Give me
to drink, thou couldst have asked of him, and
he could have given thee living water. The woman
said unto him, Sir, thou hast not it, draw it,
and thou well, and the well is deep. And from
whence then hast thou that living water? Art
thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave
us well of the well, and drank thereof himself,
and his children, and his cattle? Jesus answered
and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this
water, shall thirst again. But whosoever drinketh
of the water that I shall give him shall never
thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall
be in him a well of water springing up unto everlasting
life. The woman said unto him, Sir, give me this
water that I thirst not, neither come either
to draw. Can you see where Jesus started the
conversation from, right? He started the conversation
from water, right? 6, 16, sorry. Jesus said unto
her, Go call thy husband and come what? Either,
please tell me. How is husband connected with
water? The discourse was on water, drinking water.
Give me water to what? To drink. But yet, because
Jesus wants to establish something. 16, now,
suddenly, 16, by the word of knowledge now, Jesus
said unto her, Go call thy husband and come what?
Now see what Jesus will go ahead to tell her
now. Everybody now, verse 18. In the past, five
husbands. And he whom thou now, that thou hast,
is not even thy what? He is not thy husband,
him that said thy what? Truly. Praise God. The
woman said unto him, Sha, I see thou art a what?
A prophet. Praise God. Then now, when we now
quickly run down, Verse 39. Verse 39, everybody.
And many more believed because of his words.
because of his own words. So we see the operation
of the word of knowledge is that people are being
led to believe God. People are led to understand
the plans of God, the purposes of God, the will
of God. So when a word of knowledge, when you
are giving the word of knowledge or a word of
knowledge to a recipient, to a brother, to a
sister somewhere, that people are led to see
Jesus more. So the word of knowledge and all
the gifts of the Spirit will lead people to Christ,
will open the eyes of people to understand the
purposes of God, the plans of God, the will of
God. Hallelujah. The truth of God's knowledge
and the truth of God's word regarding the matter.
We see in John chapter 11 verse 11 to 21. After
they met Jesus regarding his friend Lazarus.
See what he said in verse 11. John chapter 11
verse 11. This is said he. And after that he
said unto them. Our friend Lazarus what? At this
point, when they met him, Lazarus had not died.
But he told them, Our friend Lazarus was sleeping,
but I go that I may awake him out of the sleep.
Then said his disciple, Lord, if he sleep, he
shall do well. How be it? Jesus spoke of his
what? Of his death. But they thought that he
had spoken of taking of what? Of rest in sleep.
So Jesus was talking about, you know, by the
word of knowledge, he was talking about an event
that is happening with Lazarus. When we now move
14, they said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus
is what? He's dead. Jesus is not in the location.
He was never close in the location. But yet,
by the word of knowledge, he was able to know
what has happened to his friend Lazarus. Then
we now see Martha in verse 20. Then Martha, as
soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went
and met him, but Mary sat still in the house.
Then Martha said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hast
been here, my brother hath not, what? Hath not
died. But I know that even now, can you see belief
again? Hallelujah. Can you see belief again?
But I know that even now, whatsoever thou will
ask of God, God will give it. What? Will give
it to you. Praise God. So by the word of knowledge,
Jesus was able to know accurately that Lazarus'
friend had what? Had died. Praise God. He will
not have had access to that. He would not have
known. So naturally, some sort of information
was to be sent to him. He would have received
a message sent across to him regarding that.
But by the word of knowledge, he was able to
know. Amen? Acts chapter 9 verse 4. Or Acts chapter
9 verse 10. Let's go to Acts chapter 9 verse
10. Acts chapter 9 verse 10. And there was a
certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. Take
note of that. A disciple. Amen. He's a believer.
Named Ananias. Certain disciple at Damascus.
Named Ananias. And to him said the Lord in a
vision. Amen. Hallelujah. In a what? In a vision.
Take note of that. In a vision. Ananias. And
he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord
said unto him, Arise, go into the street which
is called straight, and inquire in the house
of Judah for one called Saul of Tarsus. For behold,
he prayed. Now you see, the Lord is telling Ananias
an information that is happening now regarding
Saul. That Saul is what? Is praying. And has
seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in.
God is even telling him that Saul has seen what?
A vision. Amen. He is telling, he is praying,
and at the same time, he has also what? Seen
a vision. Ananias in a different location, Saul
in a different location. I said, come in and
put his hand on him, and he might receive what?
His sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have
heard by many of you. Many of this man, how much
evil he had done to thy servant at Jerusalem.
And he had authority from the chief priest to
bind all that call on thy name. But the Lord
said unto him, Go thy way, for he is a what?
For he is a chosen vessel unto me to bear my
name before the Gentiles and the kings and the
children of Israel. For I will show him how great
things he must what? He must suffer for my name's
sake. Praise God. So we see God bring a complete
knowledge to Ananias regarding the ministry of
who? Regarding the ministry of Saul. Praise God.
Hallelujah. That Saul will bear his name, Saul
will do the work of ministry, and Saul should
be anointed by him, should pray for him that
he may see, and Saul is going to suffer for his
name what? For his name's sake. Praise God. So
Ananias had all these facts about Paul. Being
revealed to him by God. All the visions that
he has had. Amen. So we see him now in Acts chapter
9. Acts chapter 9 verse 4, verse 5, verse 6.
Where Jesus met Saul on his way. to Damascus.
Amen? Acts chapter 5, verse 1 to 4. Acts chapter
5, verse 1 to 4. We've read it, but let's also
read it again. Acts chapter 5. Why had Satan
filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Ghost and
to keep back part of the price of the land? Whilst
it remained, was it not thy own? And after it
was so, was it not in thy own power? Why hast
thou conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou
hast not lied unto men, or unto who? But unto
God. So, Peter had this information about...
the arrangement between Ananias and Sapphira,
his wife, by the word of knowledge. He would
not have known. He was not in their house. He
was not in their bedroom. He was not around when
they sold the land. He was not around when they
collected the money. He was not around when they
shared the money, kept the other part to themselves.
And then he was not around when they left to
come and meet him to submit the remaining one.
He was not there. So the Holy Ghost will bring
into manifestation through you. An information
that naturally should have reached you. But you
are not within the location. You are not within
the event. You are not within there. So God will
bring that information. Acts chapter 10. Let's
add these other scriptures. Acts chapter 10 verse
4. Acts chapter 10 verse 4. Acts chapter 10 verse
17 to 19. Revelation chapter 1 verse 10 to 20.
Revelation chapter 1 verse 10 to 20. John in
the island of Patmos. Acts chapter 10 verse 4,
Acts chapter 10 verse 17 to 19, Revelation chapter
1 verse 10 to 20, John in the island of Patmos.
He was not in the churches. He didn't know the
state of the churches. He didn't know their shortcoming.
He didn't know what they had done. He didn't
know what is happening currently. But yet, he
was able to receive by vision their state. Amen?
So when we come to talk about the word of wisdom
properly, we're going to read all these places
back again because there are some things that
we need to see from there as relating to the
word of knowledge and then the word of wisdom
in operation. Amen. This is important for us.
Praise God. So let's write this. How to receive
the word of knowledge. How to receive the word
of knowledge. How to receive the word of knowledge.
The word of knowledge, please write this down.
The word of knowledge and the word of wisdom
can be manifested through various means in the
believer. The word of knowledge and the word
of wisdom can be manifested through various means
in the believer. Pay attention to all the places
that we've been reading. There is a manner in
which they know the information. There is a manner
in which they are receiving the information.
Amen? So the word of knowledge and the word of
wisdom can be manifested by various means in
the believer. One. One. It can come to the believer
through audible voice of the Holy Spirit within.
It can come to the believer through what? The
audible voice of the Holy Spirit within. Called
an inner witness. Inner witness. Inner witness.
It has come to the believer through the audible
voice of the Holy Spirit within, which is the
inner witness. And the inner witness, the inner
witness comes as a knowing, comes as a knowing,
comes as a prompting, comes as impression. Comes
as a notch. It comes as a knowing. Comes as a
prompting. Comes as an impression. And then a
notch. You just know that this is what is happening.
And you are getting the information from the
Holy Ghost. A believer can receive the word of
knowledge. Through a vision. He can receive the
word of knowledge through a vision. He can receive
a word of knowledge through a dream. Through
a vision, through a dream, he can receive a word
of knowledge. Through tongues and interpretation.
Through tongues and interpretation. And the believer
can receive the word of knowledge or a word of
knowledge through prophecy. So all the gifts
of the Holy Ghost. are working hand in hand together.
They are working hand in hand together. In fact,
we're going to establish that much more when
we are talking about the word of wisdom. All
these places, we're going to establish them well
when we are discussing the word of wisdom because
it's important. We're going to see how all the
gifts are connected together and then they are
manifesting all at operation in the believer.
Is that clear for all of us? Good. So now, let's
write this now. So, the word of knowledge will
say enough facts. The word of knowledge will
say or give enough information from the mind
of God. The word of knowledge is the last thing
now. The word of knowledge... Will give enough
information from the mind of God to the believer.
So that the recipient. So that the recipient.
Can understand God's mind. Let me say it again.
The word of knowledge will give enough information
from the mind of God to the believer so that
the recipient can understand the mind of God
regarding the matter, regarding the event, regarding
the need and etc. The word of knowledge does
not come to harass or intimidate people or condemn
them. The word of knowledge does not come to
harass or intimidate people or condemn them.
But rather, it comes to bring help to people
in love. But rather, it comes to bring help to
people in what? In love. In love. There is no
harassment. There is no intimidation. There is
no condemnation. But rather, the recipients enjoy
help. from the Lord in love. Praise God. So like
we said, that the word of knowledge is about
what has happened and what is happening now.
Praise God. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Yeah, so
lastly, this is the second time I'm using lastly,
but this lastly I'm using will have to do with
us now. Amen. I wrote so many examples here,
which I shared some on Sunday. I will point three
people. I will point three people now on the
platform, right? We're going to do practical
now. That you have received a word of knowledge
for someone, either, not necessarily, sorry,
happening now on the platform, right? But previously.
Right. In one of our meetings, catatismus or
one of the meetings in the church during the
prayer sessions or one of the teaching series,
you know, and then you have received a word.
An opportunity was given and then you receive
a word for somebody. You gave the person the
word by the spirit. Right. With all that we've
learned. And then the person didn't only confirm
it, but also after a few days, the person had
to meet you again and tell you, sir, that word,
Omar, that word that you spoke to me last week.
Actually, this is, this, this, this, this, this,
and that. Do you understand what I mean? Three
people. Christopher Bull, number one. Christopher
Bull, number one. Prince, number two. And then
Nancy, number three. Christopher. Prince, and
Nancy. Yes, Christopher, can you share one practical
testimony? You give somebody a word, the word
of knowledge. Thank you, sir. The recent one
happened in this meeting we just had, Cypress
Monday, where we, during the prayer session,
we were grouped, and then we were asked to pray
for each other. I think it was I, Jamelia, and
then two other ladies. The other two ladies were
not in any CF, but then I got word for the two
ladies. But then I was now thinking, I actually
shared it with myself. I was thinking that these
people are not in any CF. They're not used to
people telling them, I have a word from the Lord
for you. So I was contemplating how I was going
to deliver, and then I prayed more about it.
So I had to type it in my phone. And then the
one was sitting beside me, the other was sitting
right behind me. Then the one that was sitting
beside me, I gave her a word about her, you know,
growing more in, you know, to give her prophecy
and things like that. And then she actually confirmed
me. And then also about the company she was keeping.
Then the lady that was behind me, I saw her as
though she was praying for the eyes of her understanding
to be enlightened like two. the scriptures for
her to be able to teach her family and things
like that and she was somebody who was intimidated
or so like that she didn't believe so much in
herself so when I gave her the word through like
the notes she actually typed it she was like
this is actually what I came here for like this
is the exact word that I needed. Hallelujah praise
God praise God glory to God glory to God glory
to God praise God. Hallelujah. So that was the
word of knowledge in operation. There was no
how he would have known certain information because
they were just meeting in that location. They
have never planned. He has never searched for
any information about them anywhere. Praise God.
Prince, bro Prince. He's not there. Nancy. Hello,
sir. Okay, yes, we are hearing you. Okay, so
the word I received was from a sister in the
church. Concerning her, she joined the church,
but she has not been a member of the church.
So I received the word for her concerning her
serving in the church and how the Lord has been
bringing it to her. And also she confirmed it
as well. Not just for me, she said other people
from the church has also spoken to her about
it. Okay, praise God. That was when she took
the initiative as well. Ah, so she's serving
nun in the church? Yes, sir. Oh, glory to God.
Glory to God. Glory to God. Glory. You see, now
we have two things happening here. We have the
word of knowledge and we have the word of wisdom.
All of them at operation together. We're coming
to discuss that. And lastly, Nancy. Nancy. Okay,
good. Nancy will give us that word when we meet
physically. Amen? Yes, you will give us that
word. I want to own my mic. But you are taking
forever to own your mic. Is your mic needing
fuel or electricity? However, hold the words.
We are going to meet you. Know that I won't forget.
You are going to give us the word. Amen. Father,
we thank you. We bless you. Be thou glorified.
Be thou exalted. Receive all the praise. You
are glorified. Thank you. Thank you. We are learning
more. We are learning more. We are learning more.
We are learning more. Holy Spirit, we see more
manifestation. We see more oppression in NECF.
We see more, more of the gifts. We see lives
being built. We see faith being built. We see
directions. Oh, we see clarity. Needs are met
by you in us to one another as we walk in love,
as we see more of the manifestation and more
of the operation. Thank you, Father, be thou
glorified. For in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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