Welcome to the NECF podcast where we share our
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for your day. So one of the things that we are
trusting the Holy Spirit to do in this season
much more with our lives is that through our
lives we will see Physical evidences. I think
last Sunday we sang a song. Last Sunday, last
two Sundays, he said, what you do is tangible,
right? You are invisible, but your works are
visible. And what you do are what? Tangible.
Hallelujah. So God is invisible. He is dwelling
in the believer. Hallelujah. Invisible. His works
through the believer are visible. And whatever
is happening to the believer, they are what?
Tangible. Hallelujah. There are things that can
be seen. Praise God. Hallelujah. There are things
that can be seen. There are things that can be
touched. There are things that can be confirmed.
Amen. That we pray for somebody and then cancer
goes and he goes and confirms the medical whatever
that has been given to him. Praise God. Very
tangible. He said, these signs shall follow them
that what? That believe. Signs are witnesses.
They are tokens. So they follow the believer.
They attest the believer. Hallelujah. Say in
my name, you will speak in what? New tongues.
So we will hear you speak it. It's not going
to be a spiritual thing that nobody will hear
it. We will hear you speak it. I will not only
hear you speak it, But we will hear you bring
revelation out of it because you will not only
speak in tongues, but you also interpret the
tongues. He said you lay hands on the sick and
the sick will do what? Will get healed. So it
will not be that I'm laying hands on the sick
and say I just transferred a spiritual healing
to you. Don't worry. You are already healed.
No. Hallelujah. Praise God. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
So we're praying. We'll just take another 10
minutes. What am I praying for my friend, my
sister, my brother, my wife, my husband, as I'm
holding your hands or I'm holding her hands?
In your life, we will see signs, wonders, and
miracles. Much more. That's the prayers. Greater
works. Hallelujah. Greater works. In your life,
I pray for you. I pray for you, sister. I pray
for you, husband. I pray for you, wife. I pray
for you, brother. I pray for you, pastor. I pray
for you, daughter. I pray for you in the name
of Jesus. Greater works, much more. We shall
see much more. The miraculous, the miraculous,
the miraculous. The miraculous happening much
more through your life in the name of Jesus.
Thank you. Through your life, there's a fresh
flow of the things of the Spirit. There's a fresh
flow. There's a fresh flow of the things of the
Spirit. You will not live in yesterday. You will
not live in last month. No, no, no, no. There
is a fresh flow of the loose, of the things,
of the Holy Ghost at work in your life. You stay
on the edge. You stay on the edge. You stay on
the edge. You stay on the edge. Every day we
meet you, you are fresh. Every day we meet you,
you are on fire. Every day we meet you, the passion
and the zeal and the sovereignty is not growing
cold. There's a fresh flow of the healing of
the Holy Ghost through your life. There's a fresh
flow of the ability of the Holy Ghost being visible
through your life. Healings are happening. Healings
are happening. Restoration are happening. Deliverances
are happening through the instrumentality of
your life. There's no limit. There's no limit.
There's no limit. There's no limit to what the
Holy Ghost is doing. There's no limit. There's
no limit. There's no limit. The death has brought
God to life. There is no limit to what the Holy
Ghost is doing. Pray for him. Pray for him. He's
on fire. She's on fire. He's on fire. She's on
fire. We hear testimonies more and more through
his life. Through our life in the name of Jesus.
You will not live in yesterday. You will not
live in yesterday. Oh, you are always on the
now. The Holy Ghost is using you daily on the
now. In the name of Jesus. You bring light and
life. You bring light and life by the Spirit
of the Lord. The things of the Holy Ghost, they
flourish through your hands. The things from
the spirit, they flourish through your life.
In the name of Jesus. Thank you, Lord. In Jesus'
name. In the name of Jesus. Can we just sit briefly?
Let's quickly just do this so that we can have
more time to pray and minister to one another.
What we have is not really much, so I will try
my best to make it snappy. Hallelujah. So that
we can have much time to minister to one another.
Praise God. You see, the things of the Spirit,
they ride on practice. Hallelujah. The things
of the Spirit, the manifestation of the things
of the Spirit, right, happens much more and survives
on what? On practice, daily practice. Yesterday
I had a call with someone. I didn't know that
the person yesterday morning had to pray about
some things. So actually she had the prayers
before she left a specific location. And then
the Lord spoke to her about some certain things.
And then she's now in a new location. Yesterday
morning, she still prayed about the matter, took
notes, and then wrote some certain instructions
and direction that the Lord had given her. Hallelujah.
So one of the instructions that the Lord gave
her is that let her have an open heart towards
his plans and purposes. Praise God. So we got
on a call and we started talking. And let me
just use the word. The highlight of our discussion
was that matter. In fact, that was the first
thing I started talking about. I didn't have
any prior information about all these things.
But however, I noticed that the more I spoke,
she was laughing. She was laughing and laughing
and laughing and laughing and laughing. So after
I finished speaking and I said something, I said,
I don't even know why I'm even saying this. I'm
stressing this matter. She was just laughing.
So after I finished, he now started telling me,
actually, this is why she's laughing. And then,
now it made sense to me. Hallelujah. Expect the
manifestation of the things of the Spirit in
your daily life, in your daily discussion, not
necessarily in such atmospheres. Expect the manifestation
of the things of the Spirit in the school bus.
Expect the manifestation of the Spirit when you're
talking with your mom. Expect the manifestation
of the Spirit when you're talking with your dad.
Expect the manifestation of the Spirit when you're
talking with your husband. Expect the manifestation
of the Spirit when you're talking with your wife.
Expect the manifestation of the Spirit when you're
talking with your children, when you're talking
with your housemates. Expect it. There should
not be any kind of spectacular atmosphere before
the things of the Spirit are manifested. Hallelujah.
In fact, let me put it this way. Expect the manifestation
of the things of the Spirit in your regular dealings.
Expect them. Hallelujah. The Spirit of the Lord
in you does not have a switch on and switch off
button that the only time it switches on is when
you are in this place. When you move out of this
place, it switches off. When you are in your
room, it switches off. When you are with your
friends, it switches off. No. In fact, let me
say it simply this way. Expect the manifestation
of the Spirit even as ordinary as chatting on
WhatsApp is. You can be chatting on somebody
and suddenly the Spirit of the Lord will just
put a prompting in your heart. And then the direction
of the chat will now change. After you now talk
and talk, and then the person just goes, this
is the matter I have been praying for. Expect
it. Desire it. Expect it. Desire it. Is that
going to work? Give me my tin after. Praise God.
Hallelujah. Okay, so let's start this way. The
things of the Spirit can be taught, can be learned,
and can be practiced daily. The things of the
Spirit can be taught, can be learned, And can
be practiced what? Daily. The things of the Spirit
can be taught. And that's what we have been receiving.
Amen. They can be learned. That's what we've
been enjoying. And they can be what? Practiced
daily. That is why as much as possible as a local
church, we want to do as much as possible to
simplify it. That there is no any mystical thing
about it that is for all believers. Hallelujah.
They can be taught, they can be learned, and
they can be practiced what? Daily. Hallelujah.
Amen? So we've had utterance gifts, we've had
power gifts, we've had revelational gifts, which
we are on it now, right? Yeah, so I'm saying
this now so that in the next few minutes we have,
we're going to, the things we're going to do,
we'll practice these things and we'll keep practicing.
Praise God. So I remembered we had utterance
gifts, right? Good. Tongues, interpretation of
tongues, prophecy. You remember, right? We had
it. Yeah, so power gifts, gifts of healing, working
of miracles. We've had a gift of faith, right?
Good. Revelational gifts, word of knowledge,
word of wisdom, discerning of what? Spirits.
So all these, we ought to be practicing them
how? Daily. Hallelujah. I remember having chats,
you know, with the brother here. And then we're
talking about gifts of healing. How his desire
is intense regarding praying for people. In fact,
to the point he is calling home that if there
is anybody sick, please, they should allot him.
Hallelujah. Praise God. Yes. Desire to see more,
more, more, more of the things of what? of the
Spirit at manifestation. Let them be visible.
Praise God. Good. In our books now, next thing.
Write five things that you want to see this year
happen in your life. Many things are going to
happen in your life, by the way. Amen. But at
the moment, please, write five things. I don't
know why I'm asking us to do this, but the instructions
I've gotten in my heart. You don't need to keep
at what your friend is writing. Just write five
things. Even me, I ask, why is it that he's not
seven? He's not 14. He's not 20. He's not 35.
Write five things. Hallelujah. Pastor Kostin,
why are we writing? I don't know, but it will
make sense in a little time. Yes, I'm giving
us another additional two minutes to do that.
Somebody like Kolade, he said it's time for education
now. To enjoy. You know? He gave us a parable.
Five things. I think I kind of have an idea why
we are doing this. I think we treated miracles,
right? Working of miracles. We treated gifts
of faith also. After a short while, we're going
to agree together and pray. Make tremendous power
available. Because we must have testimonies.
With the things of the Spirit, you must have
testimonies. It must be visible. I told a brother,
I say, No, I don't want to be, when I have privileges
to teach people, I don't want to say, you know,
hey, hey, Alan. Oh, hey, Smith Rigglesworth.
Oh, give me Scotland or I die. Oh, I don't want
to be cutting all those people. Let it be that
through my life also, the Holy Ghost manifested.
Hallelujah. I was led to lay hands on somebody
that is dying. And Jesus healed the person instantly.
I saw a blind person and I was led with compassion.
I laid my hands on his eyes and the eyes opened.
Because the more I see those testimonies, the
more my faith is stirred up. It's stirred up.
It's stirred up more, more, more, more, more.
I know that God will always show up. What we
are saying is not that you say, Oh, our pastor,
Pastor Fred. You know, Pastor Fred. And it's
not in Pastor Fred. And it's not in Pastor Fred.
Why Pastor Fred is teaching us and we are learning
is that so you too, you will say, Jesus walked
through my life. And this is it. Hallelujah.
Have you written that? Have you written that?
Okay, good. So, there's someone here. I will
say this now and then we start. There's someone
here. I just heard. In my heart, laughter, laughter
for someone here. And I also added to it, I had
watch your environment and be conscious to create
a conducive atmosphere that makes you stay joyful.
Hallelujah. And what I got in my heart was that
this person throughout this year, it's like there
was a flip from last year to this year. Last
year, you had more experiences about. confusion,
worry, depression, and suddenly this year there
is a shift. Hallelujah. And one of the things
I wrote here is that watch your environment,
be conscious to create a conducive atmosphere
that makes you stay joyful. Hallelujah. Glory
to God. And then also I perceive in my heart
someone here or your family or set of siblings,
you are praying for an elder brother, right?
Because I wrote here, You're praying for an elder
brother and you people are praying for him for
stability. And one of the things I got also here
attached to it is they call him and pray for
him directly on the phone and tell him the Lord
preserves him and covers him. Hallelujah. Praise
God. This person I'm speaking about is not a
Nigerian. I don't see this person as a Nigerian,
no. Who is the person here? Please don't be shy.
We're not exposing you or doing anything. Oh,
glory to God at the back. And again, I got this
now. Someone here, the desire for teaching, teaching
God's words now, has increased, most especially
in these few days in your heart. And there has
been a strong prompting in your heart. Hallelujah.
Hallelujah. This one I know also you're here.
And I hear yield more to the teachings you are
receiving. And pay attention and continue in
the things you have been taught. Hallelujah.
Praise God. Two things are happening. There's
a word of knowledge here and there's a word of
wisdom. Praise God. Hallelujah. Something on
the moment and something you should do. Amen.
Your participation, active participation is important.
Both the giver of the word and the receiver.
or to actively what? Participate. Faith in obedience
makes these things happen. You hear what I said?
Faith in what? Obedience. They cannot or sometimes
be logical to your mind. They may not make sense
to your mind. Praise God. But after you start
obeying or you obey, suddenly it will all add
up. Amen? Dude, so the word of wisdom is not
wisdom in the affairs of life. That's the last
thing I ask us to write. The word of wisdom is
not wisdom in the affairs of life. The word of
wisdom is not wisdom in the affairs of life.
You wrote that, right? Praise God. So, you know,
often people will mix the word of wisdom, right,
as instructions, the daily wisdom. They get many
a times or the simple wisdom they get in dealing
with their daily affairs. But simple wisdom in
the affairs of life is not a spiritual gift.
Praise God. For example, I've acquired a skill
in carpentry. I'm saying real life now, not this
thing. Right? I'm giving a life, real life. I
have a skill, acquired skill in what? In carpentry.
Right? Amen? So, I needed nets to be fixed on
our window. And I called a carpenter. The guy
said, for the two windows, it's 8 ,000 TL. I
called another one, my neighbor. He said that,
oh, materials have not arrived. Materials have
not arrived. Materials, you know. And the condition
of our room is getting mold and the rest. I went
to the market. I went and bought wood. I bought
net. I bought the screws that I need. I bought
saw. I had already taken my measurements. Bought
all that I needed. Everything, one six. I did
not pray. I did not fast. Everything, one six.
That guy called what? Eight thousand. I came
to the house. I check the window. How will I
fix it? I check it, check it. You know, my wife
was just looking at me. She says, you know, I
finished. I put it the first. No, no, it's not.
I brought everything, fixed everything down.
I mounted it myself with her help, right? Yes,
she's checking, I'm measuring, I'm cutting, I'm
adjusting. Fixed it perfectly well. Solid. That
is not word of... So simple wisdom that you deal
with daily affairs of life is not what? Word
of wisdom. You know, what we are saying is not
word of wisdom. So that when you receive a word,
quickly you know, is this by the Spirit or this
guy is just going into his archives of psychology
and giving me something. Do you understand what
I'm saying? Yes. Good. So now, let's read scripture.
Joshua 1 .8. Now, everybody. Let's read scriptures.
Joshua 1 .8 So simple wisdom for daily affairs
of life is not what? It's not a spiritual gift.
The Holy Spirit never needed to tell me how to
fix the windows. No. I went to the factory where
I worked, you know, but they didn't have the
wood. So I have to return back for a seizing.
Praise God. So please, if you are here, you are
doing chabuk -chabuk, do not despise it. Do not
throw it away. I started with coughing. Now I'm
fixing windows. You know? Joshua 1 .8. Yes. This
book of the law shall not what? Depart out of
thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day
and night that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein. For then thou
shalt make thy way what? Prosperous. And then
thou shalt have what? Good success. This is wisdom
for daily living. For leadership. Hallelujah.
Wisdom for what? For leadership. This is not
word of wisdom. Praise God. I dwell daily in
the law. I meditate on it. Out of it, I get a
wisdom that daily. I deal with these children
of Israelites, right? Successfully. Praise God.
Are we all here? Good. Ecclesiastes chapter 10.
Ecclesiastes chapter 10, verse 10. Mediathan,
you can help us first. If the ax is what? Is
dull and one does not what? Simple wisdom. An
ax is dull. What do you do with it? You sharpen
it. Then he must use more what? More strength.
But wisdom brings what? Success. This is not
word of what? Wisdom. Praise God. Is it clear
so far? Good. Let's read another one again. 24,
3 to 4. Ecclesiastes 24, 3 to 4. Ecclesiastes
24. There's no 24? It's four, right? A proverb,
sorry. Proverbs. Let me increase this. Proverbs
24, 3 to 4. Through wisdom, a house is what?
Is built, and by understanding it is what? Established.
Next one. By knowledge, the rooms are filled
with what? With all precious and what? And pleasant
riches. Praise God. You don't need any word of
wisdom. No. Simple wisdom for daily what? For
daily living. Luke 14, 28. Let me add this for
us. Luke 14, 28. For which of you intending to
build a tower, but not what? Sit down and do
what? And count the cost, whether he has what?
Enough to do what? To finish it. The foundation
will still be there. After you do all the ga
-ga -ga -ga -ga, once you just do like this,
it will grow the foundation. You hold your CGPA
1 .2. It will not change. Simple wisdom for daily
living is even though here there is no midnight
candle. In Nigeria, we burn the midnight candle.
You know? Yes. Here there is no midnight candle.
So there is nothing to burn. Just stay under
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