RCCG ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUTH CONVENTION 2022
THEME: SHINE FORTH
MINISTERING DAY 2 (EVENING): APOSTLE JOSHUA SELMAN NIMMAK – FOUNDER AND SENIOR PASTOR OF ETERNITY NETWORK INTERNATIONAL, KADUNA.
DATE: 4TH OCTOBER, 2022
BIBLE TEXT: 1 PETER 2:9 AND MATTHEW 5:13-16
Praise the Name of the Lord – Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord! Good Evening Everybody; it is my joy to be here!
First and foremost I want to Thank the King of kings and the Lord of lords for this opportunity;
And then I also want to thank our father-in-the-Lord and our mother-in-the-Lord: Pastor E.A. Adeboye and Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye. Thank you so much Daddy and Mummy, for the honour of being here.
I also want to thank the Leadership of the Youth Ministry and the Organizers of this International Youth Conference. Thank you for this opportunity, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We are going to pray for five (5) minutes before I Teach. Is that alright if we Pray?
… How many of you love Prayer? – The OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY.
So let me have your attention! For the five (5) minutes or thereabouts, I want us to spend some time Praying in the Spirit.
This is a Conference that I believed with the whole of my heart, was so designed by God to maximally Prepare, Equip and Empower us even to Shine Forth.
And so for the next five (5) minutes, I like you to give your Destiny a dedicated attention. Minimise looking around as we are going to Pray.
But to do that, we are going to shout the Name JESUS three (3) times. And after the third (3rd) shout, we are going to begin to Pray in the Spirit.
Because that is a Name that is above every other names. That is a Name that is able to save a man; that is a Name that is able to lift a man; that is a Name that is able to empower a man.
Are you ready now? When I count you say JESUS!
Number one – JESUS!
Number two – JESUS!!
Number three – JESUS!!!
Now open your mouth and begin to Pray in the Spirit everywhere!
Hallelujah!
Say after me: Father, tonight let Your Light come upon my Destiny.
… Go ahead and Pray!
In the Name of Jesus! We are still praying;
Say Father; in the Name of Jesus, I ask for a supply of the Spirit of Revelation. Let it fall upon me right now.
… Go ahead and pray! Open your mouth and pray.
SONG:
From the Rising of the Sun
To the Setting of the same,
Your Name is to be hallowed,
Aaaa – Adonai.
Repeated!
Let me stand upon the grace that is upon our father-in-the-Lord; and upon that Grace let me prophesy already to somebody that is here or reading on the Label of OPENHEAVEN.NET:
In the Name that is above all names, after this Conference, the Lord will release you like a Trophy to your world, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.
For someone else – They have said about you, like they said about Jesus, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
In the Name of Jesus, I call upon God, Who is the Lifter of men: may He lift you and make you a Wonder to your world, in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.
Hallelujah!
And for someone here, maybe you have experienced a level of lifting; you have experienced a level of advancement;
But we measure a Thousand Cubits for you and we push you deeper into the realm of Impact, in the Name of Jesus Christ – Amen.
For in Jesus Mighty Name we pray – Amen!
Please may I request that for the next few minutes please lend me your Destiny and a dedicated attention!
Because I believe what you are about to hear will define the next seasons of your Life and Destiny, in the Name of Jesus – Amen.
Please, be gloriously seated; and may the Lord bless you – Amen!
Two (2) Verses, and then I’ll begin to Teach:
The first verse I want us to consider is is 1 Peter 2:9. The Bible says;
But ye are a chosen generation (say AMEN), a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Scripture Number 2 is Matthew 5:13-16. This was Jesus teaching the Disciples and all who were present at the time of this Teaching. And He was teaching them what we call Theologically, “The Beatitudes”.
Matthew 5:13-16, He said:
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Say: “I am the Light of the world! Prophesy it with conviction, “I am the Light of the world!!!
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
I love verse 16: it is an Instruction and it is an Admonition:
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
The word “Let” is the the same “Permit.”
“Permit your light to so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
… May the Lord help us tonight, in Jesus’ Name – Amen.
Isaiah 60:1 is a very interesting verse. Prophet Isaiah wrote by the Spirit, and here’s what it says:
Arise, shine; for thy Light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Two (2) very profound INSTRUCTIONS:
Instruction number 1 – ARISE
Instruction number 2 – SHINE
That means it is impossible to Shine except and unless you Arise.
Listen very carefully: It gives you the Instruction, then it now tells you the Basis for the possibility of honouring that Instruction.
It says: Arise, shine; Why? It says – for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
I will always like to quote this Scripture from the Amplified Version. The amplified rendition is very interesting. Here’s what it says:
Arise from the depression and the frustration that circumstances have kept you. For your light is brilliant and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
Now, the world “Arise” is a word that is connected to Responsibility.
The word “Arise” immediately tells you that there is a part you have to play in standing up on your feet.
When you meet someone who is seated on the floor and you tell the person “Arise!”
Even if you help the man to rise up, there has to be an effort; a participation on the part of that individual – if he intends to leave the floor and to stand up on his feet.
… Are we together?
You need to understand that in this Kingdom, the Realities and the Possibilities and the Results that we command (in this Kingdom) is not entirely up to God and it is not entirely up to you.
Listen carefully, God designed this Kingdom to function in a way and a manner that: IIt will always take God Almighty, in partnership with a Willing and Obedient man, for anything to happen in my life and in your life.
… It is important that we take note of this!
Any Christianity that makes the outcome of your life absolutely dependent on God, with no participatory contribution on your own part is not a responsible Faith Practice.
So, whatever will happen in my life and your life will:
- Depend on God – the Sovereign Factor, the Ultimate Factor.
- But it will also depend on a Willing and Obedient heart.
Did the Bible not say, “if ye be Willing and Obedient, you shall eat the good of the land?”
Not if ye be around when the Words are spoken!
If you are Willing to participate with God; and if you are obedient to walk in keeping with the Demands that the instructions place on you. It leaves you with an assurance that you will eat the good of the land. Are we together?
Now, many people have not come into a proper understanding of how the Kingdom was designed and how it operates.
So you will find out that there are many well intentioned Believers who are never able to live an Impactful Life; who are never able to do much for God.
And the simple reason is because they do not understand that there is a role that they have to play in actualizing Destiny; there is a role that they have to play in manifesting Prophecy.
If it must happen in your life and in my life – Whether it be Impact, whether it be of a Glorious Life, whether it be a colourful Destiny
It will always be a Partnership between the God of Heaven and a Willing and Obedient heart. Hallelujah!
The second information I want to communicate vey quickly is that:
“Excelling in this Kingdom at any level is Knowledge-Dependent.”
Please write it down!
Any kind of Excellence and any kind of Result in this Kingdom is Knowledge-dependent.
Someone shout: KNOWLEDGE!
That means, this is a Kingdom where your Decree and the extent of your exploit – Your showing forth: It does not just depend on the might of God alone,; it does not just depend on the Love of God for you alone; it does not just depend on the Wisdom of God alone;
It depends on your having the Requisite Level of Knowledge and Understanding.
Let me give you two (2) or three (3) Scriptures quickly:
Hosea 4:6 is a very popular Scripture and the first two (2) words says: “My People”.
Although they are “My People” the Bible says they are destroyed – not because of the extent of the Strength of the devil; not because of the extent of the Limitations in their lives as far as their background is concerned;
… They are destroyed for the lack of Knowledge!
Hosea 4:6 says: My People are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no Priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the Law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
The second Scripture to buttress this is found in Ephesians 4:18:
So, I have said two (2) things – That Possibilities and Results in this life depends on the Partnership between the God of Heaven and then a Willing and Obedient heart.
We are celebrating the Mighty things that God Himself had done and continues to do in RCCG and in the life of our father today, because there is the Almighty God. But then, there is a Willing and Obedient heart.
… That is what is responsible for the results we now enjoy.
And then, the Excelling results in this Kingdom is a Product of Knowledge.
Ephesians 4:18 says: Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
That means, in as much that it is true that through the Death, the Burial, the Resurrection and the Ascension of Jesus Christ;
The Bible tells us that, on account of what we know and call to be the finished work of Christ; there are Possibilities that the Bible calls Blessings in the Heavens that has been made for us.
He has blessed us with Spiritual blessings in Heavenly Places. But walking in the Reality and the Experience of this riches, that includes the Potential that shows forth the Prophetic Destiny of impact.
It is impossible to walk in that Reality until and unless you have Knowledge.
The Purpose of this Conference, among many other things, God has put together, Great Vessels to speak to you:
The Purpose is to be able to bring you to a level of Spiritual Enlightenment, so that you will have the requisite level of Knowledge that it takes to activate this Prophecy of Showing Forth.
I submit to you sincerely, that if you are bankrupt of Knowledge, this will only be a cliche and it will only excite you emotionally; but you may sadly, never be able to walk in the experience of it.
… Because this Kingdom is Knowledge-dependent.
And talking about Knowledge, let me state here that: “Every dimension of result in this Kingdom has a requisite level of Knowledge that you must rise to; in order to activate that operation in your life.”
That means, just having random knowledge, or casual knowledge, or low level knowledge, is not sufficient enough to bring you the result you desire.
This Kingdom demands High Level Spiritual Illumination.
I want you for instance, just look around – Anywhere you see Light in this Beautiful Place; look at this Light and look at the Light all over!
Do you know that the reason we are able to see ourselves and the reason I am able to preach comfortably is because, the Light that is here is high enough to drive every darkness. Is that true?
If all the lights in this Camp Ground were suddenly put off – I hope you know that the phone (the device that you have) has a Little – Torchlight also? Is that true?
But the Light there is not enough to swallow up the darkness but it is still Light!
So, if you put on your Torchlight and all the lights here went off (listen carefully): It will be light enough for us to identify you are there! But not enough for us to know who is there, and the details of the information.
There are many of you, the light that you have is just enough for us to know you are in the world! not enough for us to know what God has put inside you because the light is too small to make any reasonable Impact..
But someone’s Story is Changing in the Name of Jesus – Amen!
Now (look up please)! Isn’t it interesting that whether you are watching from Lagos, whether you are watching from America, whether you are watching from Nigeria, whether you are watching from Europe or reading now on the Label of OPENHEAVEN.NET;
The moment it is Day, when everybody looks up, we all see the Sun. Is that true?
We see the Sun not just because of the fact that it is high up there; the size of the Sun compels everyone on earth. 7.2 billion and counting – When you look up, you see the Sun!
It it impossible to confuse the Sun for an Aircraft, itnis impossible to confuse the Sun for a Spaceship or something.
… When you see the Sun, it is bright, large and Unique enough!
From today I prophesy unto you: the same way everyone can see the Sun, that is the same way they would see the Hand of God upon your Life – Amen.
Hear me, I submit to you that it is not where you are that is a disadvantage; it is that the Light is not bright enough.
When your Light is bright enough, it can compel men from everywhere to come and see the Goodness and the Mercy of God in your life.
Now (look up Please)! I have told you That Knowledge is very important; and that your knowledge must be at a high level.
The higher your Knowledge, the higher your Impact;
The higher the level of light that you have in your life and Destiny, the more Unquestionable your result and your impact is concerned.
The people who are manning your video cameras here, they’re not manning it based on ignorance.
You may be Anointed, but if you stand behind these camera and you do not have sufficient knowledge, you are only going to be wasting your time around it. Is that true?
The Bible said, “the labour of the fool wearieth everyone of them…”
The fool there does not mean an insult – it is a description. The absence of Light can turn an individual to look like a fool.
Ecclesiastes 10:15 says: The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
SONG:
VERSE 1
Light of the world, You stepped down into Darkness
Opened my eyes, let me see
Beauty that made this heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You
CHORUS:
So, here I am to worship, Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You’re my God
You’re altogether lovely, altogether worthy
Altogether wonderful to me
Do you know, the Bible tells us that from age twelve (12) – this is Jesus. Remember the Bible tells us to look unto Jesus. And it calls Him the Author and the Finisher of our Faith.
At age twelve (12) Jesus was found in the Temple. Even though He was the Word Incarnate; even though He was the Word of God. He still found Himself in the Temple – Learning and building Capacity.
By the time we get to Mathew 4, the Bible says, “after His Baptism, He was driven of the Spirit into the wilderness.”
When Satan came to tempt Him after Praying and Fasting for forty (40) days, Jesus looked at Satan and He did not say “I think”. He did not say “Maybe”. He did not say “I am not really sure”.
… He said, “IT IS WRITTEN” – A Product of Knowledge!
When He met with the Scribes and Pharisees, He began to teach them: “Is it not said in your Law; this and that and that! But this is what I say.” Knowledge is Powerful.
THREE (3) LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE
Very quickly, for the sake of our Discussion tonight, There are Three (3) Areas of Knowledge that you must have in order to Rise, in order to Shine Forth.
Please, never forget these Three (3) Areas for the rest of your Life. I call them Three (3) Levels of Knowledge (if you want to put it in another way).
There are three (3) Levels of Knowledge that every man on earth who desires to make Impact for Jesus; Every man on earth who desires to be used mightily by God, to do much for the Kingdom;
And let me tell you: it is God’s desire for everyone of us seated here and those following Online or following by way of television or reading on the Label of OPENHEAVEN.NET;
Everyone has a Destiny in Christ. And if you know what God has in Store for you, you will not spare to give your all and your best to live a Meaningful and Impactful Life.
… Say Amen – Amen!
So, there are three (3) Levels of Knowledge that you must have. Are you ready now? I will give it to you quickly and then we Pray:
The first Level of Knowledge, that is responsible for Shining Forth, responsible for a Life of Impact, is that:
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YOU MUST KNOW GOD.
The knowledge of God: you must know God!
No matter what else you know, if you do not know the God of the Bible, forget about Impact by God’s definition.
If it is true that Impact and Shining or Showing Forth is dependent on Knowledge, then I tell you that the first kind and the first level of knowledge that you need is the Knowledge of God.
Daniel 11:32b says: but the People (RCCG YAYA) that do know their God shall be Strong, and do Exploits.
Listen carefully: Do you notice that, that Scripture never said “but the People that do know God”.
… The people that do know “THEIR” God.
Two (2) things will come into their lives and it will be expressed in their lives:
I. The first one is Strength – Capacity, Stamina, to survive all of the Vicissitudes of Life.
II. And then the Second thing is that, It leaves you with an assurance that they shall do Exploits.
“… The People that do know their God!”
In John 17:3, Jesus lifted up His eyes to Heaven to Pray. And in His Praying, this is what He said: And this is Life Eternal, that they might know thee the Only True God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
When you know God, you willl be able to Stand and face the Challenges of Life with Confidence and with Dignity.
Most Believers want to explore Destiny and the Faith Life, and they do not pay attention to Knowing God; cultivating an Experiential and a Functional Relationship with the God of the Bible.
Listen to me: this is more than just being Born Again! This is a deeper experience. Being Born Again is the first and most important; but not the only. There is a deeper level.
Galatians 4:19 says: My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
There is a Stamina and the Confidence that happens to you when you know God.
When David stood before Goliath, it was not just the Strength of his sling that gave him Confidence. He said in 1 Samuel 17:45 – Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Do you know God? Can you say, “I know Him?”
Let me give you one other Scripture – We are still talking about knowing God.
In Ephesians 1:15-19 (Please write it down; very important Scripture). Paul was Praying for the People of Ephesus and he said:
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your Faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the Saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my Prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of him:
… In the knowledge of Him.
Verses 18 and 19: The eyes of your Understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the Hope of his Calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the Saints, And what is the exceeding Greatness of his Power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His Mighty Power,
When you know God, then you know His Power; then you know His Love; then you know His Integrity, then you know His Consistency. There are things you can never believe until you know God.
Now, watch this: A few of you here I presume, by the Privilege of God’s Grace know me here. If someone suddenly comes up here and tells you, “I am Joshua Selman.” Because, you know me, you will look at the person and say “No, No, No, No! This is not the person we know”. Is that true?
When you know God, you know what He can do and you know what He cannot do!
SONG:
How can I call on Your Name
And end up in shame?
No way, No way;
How can I call on Your Name
And end up in shame?
No way, No way.
Because, You are my God.
You are my God
You are my God
You are my God
You are my God!
Listen to me: The basis of our Confidence in this Kingdom is not in anything Physical.
Your life is already at a risk if your Confidence is based on money, if your Confidence is just on your Qualification (as important as these things are).
The Believer’s Confidence – He says: “I know whom I have believed and I am persuaded.” It is based on the knowledge of God that you can dare the devil; you can dare Destiny.
I may come from a background where Nobody has known about me. You may not know me, but the God that I know will force you to know me – The God of Heaven.
When you know God, then you will know that God is Love. When you know God, then you will know that God is All-powerful.
He says, once have I spoken and twice have you heard that all Power belongs to the Lord – Psalms 62:11
So, when God sends you to go to a place where there is no Physical connection, you will not be afraid; because you know the One Who backs you.
Psalms 23:4 says: Yes tthough I walk through the Valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil. Why? For Thou art with me!
They looked unto Him, and it says, their faces were Lightened – Psalms 34:5
Listen very carefully: I know there are People here who come from all kinds of backgrounds. There are some of you, if you depend on your Physical Background (respectfully speaking) there may not be any Leverage there; as far as an enviable Destiny is concerned.
Let me bring you a word of hope. Ah! This God baa? Listen:
SONG:
I will Worship Him forever
Love him forewer
Because this God is too good oooh;
I will Worship Him forever
Love him forewer
Because this God is too good oooh!
*The One Who can pick an Ordinary Person (No Background doesn’t matter)!
Nathaniel said, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
Ha! Look, this God, I am telling you: He can pick you from wherever – it does not matter what kind of family you came from.
I am speaking to you: if you will invest in the Knowledge of God, then you have made an Investment towards a Destiny of Impact, a Life that indeed will Shine Forth.
Listen to me: we live in a world today where people boast of all the things that they have. And for someone here, you may not have the Privilege to boast of a very, very Exceptional or Wealthy family. You may not even have the Privilege of boasting in terms of Exceptional Education or all of these things.
But when you come to this God, you see, among the many things that He gives you, is His Life.
Do you know what it means to receive the Life of God?
SONG:
This Life that you have
Is the Life of God in you;
This Life that you have
Is the Life of God.
This Life that you have
Is the Life of God in you;
This Life that you have
Is the Life of God.
Zoe, Zoe
Zoe, Zoe
Zoe, Zoe!
The first level of knowledge, if you want to live an incredible Life: Let me tell you the truth, when you give your Life to Jesus, you cease being an Ordinary Person. This is not a Preacher’s suggestion, it is the Integrity of God’s Word.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not Perish, but have Everlasting Life – John 3:16.
Knowing God has an implication of having. “Such as I have”, He said!
- The Second Level of Knowledge that you need – The first being, the knowledge of God.
The second Level of Knowledge you must have, in order to be able to Shine Forth is that: YOU MUST KNOW YOURSELF.
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Knowing God is Powerful: as far as your Fellowship, as far as your Rising, as far as your Communion and your Spiritual Orientation is concerned.
But in addition to Knowing God, you must Know Yourself – Oh you must know Yourself!
Psalms 49:20, Write this scripture down and never forget it for the rest of your Life – You must know Yourself.
“Man that is in Honour, and Understandeth not, is like the beasts that Perish.”
It is important to know God, because in the Revelation of God is the Revelation of Yourself.
You may know Yourself in terms of your Background; You may know Yourself in terms of your Tribe; And Earthly Family. But it is important that you understand your Spiritual Identity.
And I want to show you from the Word of God Two (2) Things that the Bible says about you:
I. John 1:6-7, you must know what the Bible says about you.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John (OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY). The same came for a Witness, to bear Witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
… There was a Man – Look at the Origin: “Sent from God.”
Prophesy to Yourself: We are “OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY”; sent from God!
I know you may call Yourself – Yoruba, Ibo or Hausa Person; a European, an African. All of those are just the Physical Geography. But the Bible traces your Origin!
It never said there was a man who came from his mother or came from his father. The Bible did not even say there was a man who came “from God.”
… You did not come; you were sent!
That means, God is not scratching His head – Wondering what you’ will do with your Life. There was a space allocated for you: “Sent from God.”
When you arrived the earth, they gave you all kinds of names: they call you “OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY”, they called you whatever is your name;
But let me tell you the Truth, you must understand that you came from God! And the Bible says: He that cometh from Above is above all.
Listen: this is a Mentality that Changed my Life! – That means, there is an advantage I have beyond my background; there is an advantage I have beyond the Geographic Reference you may associate me with.
We live in a world today where one of the biggest Problems of Young People is “Identity Crisis” – The inability to have a Scripture-based understanding of who you are.
Unfortunately, we live in a world today that Prides in suggesting all kinds of things. If you do not know who you are, the world has a Plethora of Templates that they will make you pick anyone from.
There are People who have become weak because the world told them they were weak. There are People who have become mediocre because the world told them that!
Remember when the twelve (12) Spies returned back – Some of them brought an evil report and they said, “we were in our own eyes, like grasshoppers.”
It never said: “we were in the eyes of Satan” it never said “we were in the eyes of God like grasshoppers”. Based on our own Perception, “this is our conclusion that we were like grasshoppers.” And Caleb said, “let us go up at once for we are able”.
That’s why I raised that SONG: it is not just a Song that you should sing just casually,. It is a Revelation. You must know who you are!
Look up Please! The world that we live in will bully you. Many of us go to Higher Institutions of learning and you will see all these People carry different forms of living; and they can bully and intimidate you.
Many times, they make you feel stupid for being responsible. Many times, they make you feel out of Place for being Godly and on Fire!
They try to downplay your Fire for God; they try to downplay your Spirituality. And they make it look like you have to choose whether to be Spiritual or Technological. No!
Many of you looking at me now have given up your Spirituality because you want to give a context that you are more than or Contemporary.
No Sir, I remind you:
SONG:
This Life that you have
Is the Life of God in you;
This Life that you have
Is the Life of God.
This Grace that you have
Is the Grace of God in you;
This Grace that you have
Is the Grace of God.
This Light that you have
Is the Light of God in you;
This Light that you have
Is the Light of God.
Listen: when you are full of the Light of God, it Produces a Healthy Confidence – Not Pride but you know who you are.
When someone looks at you and says “Young Lady, the way you are looking, you are looking as if you are not in our world and in our Generation.”
You can appreciate them for their Perspective sincerely. But then, stand True and stand Confident, over what you know God has made you. You see that!
Our Generation is bankrupt of conviction. We can become anything, depending on who is talking. No!
There are many of you, God is raising you to be the next Apostles and Prophets and Evangelists. But right now you are about to give up that “Noble Call” because of some ill-informed (respectfully speaking) arrogant People who are in ignorance, who want to downplay your Fire and Passion for God.
Some of you will be the next Politicians and Heads of Government. And while you are walking in the Path of discipline and responsibility that lead to this kind of enviable Destiny, there are ignorant People who cannot do much in your Life, but will downplay your Passion and Commitment.
Listen: the next time anybody wants to bully you out of your conviction, out of your identity; you don’t need to fight. Don’t waste your time trying to defend yourself. The Bible says: having done all to stand, Stand!
You don’t have to fight and quarrel and insult people. No, No, No, No! If someone looks at you and feels you are stupid, no Problem. Did they not think Joseph was a fool? But later on, he became Prime Minister.
There are some of you – Those who are laughing at you now, one day, they will open the door of an office to seek help, and guess who will be seated there?
The OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY MEMBERS!.
And the same Tongues you were Praying while they laughed, you wil still be Praying it in the office. The same Bible they laughed at you for holding will still be on your desk there, while you are Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
SONG:
I won’t go back,
Can’t go back
To the way it used to be
Before Your Presence came
And Changed me.
Please hear me: By this Admonition, God is already speaking to someone. You have already come too far, the world is making you look like you are wrong: receive the Grace to continue – Amen.
Many may be making you look like a fool for being a Prayerful Person; receive the Grace to continue – Amen.
Many may make you look like a fool for being a Disciplined Young man or a Disciplined Young woman; receive the Grace to continue – Amen.
Many may make you look like a fool for loving the Word of God and being a Student of the Scriptures; receive the Grace to continue – Amen.
Many may make you look like a fool for turning down supposedly nice opportunities to honour your conviction. I assure you, at the end of it, God will compensate you – Amen.
Hear me: there are some of you right now, you are about to lose your Identity simply because of friends. “Apostle, I am tired of being alone!”
Can I tell you? There is a friend that sticketh Closer than a Brother.
It is better to walk alone and be in the right direction than to walk with a crowd heading nowhere.
Did you hear what I Said? – “It is better to walk alone and be headed in the direction of Destiny than to walk with a crowd that is bankrupt of Vision and going nowhere.”
The first Level of Knowledge: you must Know God;
The second Level of Knowledge: you must Know Yourself.
You must have a Spiritual Orientation about who you are, now that you are in Christ.
SONG:
Im waking in Power
I’m walking in Miracles
I live a Life of Favour
I know who I am.
- What is the third Level of Knowledge you must have, to live and excelling life, that Shines Forth?
YOU MUST KNOW YOUR PLACE IN GOD’S PROGRAM AND IN DESTINY.
Apostle Joshua Selman
There are many, many People who know God to an extent. There are even few who have had a Healthy Understanding of who they are; but many have not found their Place in Destiny.
In Luke 4:16-18, here’s what the Bible says (very instructive Scripture). The Bible says:
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the Synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
… And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to Preach the Gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
And when he had read it, he closed the Book! Eyes fastened upon Him. And He said “This Day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears.”
That means, I have found my Place!
Let me tell you the truth, it is risky to sojourn this earth in confusion as to your Place in Life and Destiny and in God’s Program.
We’re celebrating our father-in-the-Lord today and our mother. We are celebrating the Mighty things that God has done and continued to do across the Globe through the RCCG simply because a man found his Place.
It is Powerful when you find your Place. Because, when you find your Place in God’s Program, you have found Security,
When you find your Place in God’s Program, you have found the basis of your Confidence.
It is dangerous to assume your Place; you must find it!
You can’t just assume “this is my Place!”
Let me announce to you by the Authority of Scripture, that there is an Alllocation for everyone in God’s Prophetic Program.
There is Nobody under the sound of my voice and those watching by Television or reading on the Label of OPENHEAVEN.NET – There is no one upon the Earth, who does not have a Place in God’s Prophetic Progaram.
But let me tell you the Truth – Your Place cannot be left vacant forever! If you refuse to occupy your Place, God is able to give your Bishopric to another Person.
That is why someone can begin a Ministry as an Evangelist and later end up carrying other responsibilities. The added responsibilities were given to him through Faithfulness because of someone else’s Assignment that he refused to do.
It is in your Bible, it says, “His bishopric, let another take”
Oh, may no one replace you in Destiny – Amen!
Do you know why finding your Place in Destiny is very important?
Because Destiny is like a relay. How many of you have seen those in the track and field running? OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY!
And when there are four (4) People running a Relay: when one person starts, all the other there (3) are at the Mercy of that one Person. Is that true?
They are ready, they are Willing!! You will even see some of them jogging. But if the Person to come is slow and is wasting their time, he can delay the Destiny of all the rest.
How many People’s Destiny have been delayed now because you have not found your Place?
Imagine if Mary, did not find her Place. Imagine if Joseph did not find his. Imagine if Jesus did not find his Place. Imagine if Abraham did not find his Place. Esther, Paul – who wrote two-thirds ( ⅔) of the New Testament!
He says is Hebrews 10:7, Then said I, Lo, I come (in the Volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy Will, O God.
When I found out that by the Privilege of God’s Grace that I have a Place in God’s Program; I have a Place in the Revival that is happening; I have a Place in stirring my Generation to Love and Know God. When I found that Place, I was happy!
And this is what I do all my Life; this is why I live and it Pleases Him, this is why I will transit to see His face.
SONG:
All my days on Earth I will await
The moment that I see You face to face;
For nothing in this world can satisfy
Jesus, You’re the cup that won’t run dry!
Listen: you are seated here today and you are getting blessed. Your being blessed is a result of someone finding his Place in Life and Destiny.
You must find your Place! You want to Show forth? There is an allocation for you.
There are some of you, a few years from now, you are the ones who will be Standing here. And you are going to be Preaching to others and you will tell them – “Many years ago, I was seated there”.
There are some of you, you will travel from Nation to Nation, carrying the Gospel and the Power of God, with Signs and Wonders, birthing Revivals across Territories.
Hear me: there are some of you, you are the ones who will become the Billionaires who will be supplying Resources for the Kingdom Activities.
There are some of you, you are the Political Leaders that would be enacting Policies that make the Territory safe for the Gospel and safe for Advancement and safe for Development.
There are some of you, you are the Educators who would be Training the next level of Leaders.
Please hear me: By all means, find your Place! It is a risk to not find your Place.
Listen carefully: roaming around and wasting your time in unreasonable activities, unreasonable relationships, unreasonable distractions, is only eating up your Destiny.
I hope you know the unit of Destiny is Time?
Whatever you give your Time to, you are giving a Part of your Life to.
I want you to listen carefully to this Song I am about to sing: and we will Pray!
SONG:
Whatever You want to say
Lord You can say through me
Whatever You want to do
Lord You can do through me.
Whoever You want to bless
Lord You can bless through me
Whoever You want to change
Lord You can change through me
(And here’s the reason):
I’m Yours
Jesus I’m Yours forever more
I’m Yours
Jesus I’m Yours forever more
… That is what it means to find your Place in Destiny.
Lord, if there is someone who needs healing, OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY is available!
Lord, if there is someone who needs to know Jesus, OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY is available!
Lord, if there is a Nation that needs Revival and that the Fire of God falls upon it, OPENHEAVEN.NET FAMILY is available!
Do you need me to give you a Prayer Request, or are you already Praying?
You must find your Place in Destiny!
Please, listen to me: I want to make a.Covenant with your Destiny tonight, that Visionless Living, comes to an end.
Make a Covenant with your Destiny, that anything that wastes my time, tonight is the night I wrap it up! I don’t have time for distractions, time for waste.
There are millions depending upon your Destiny. Hear what the Bible says in Hebrews 12:1-2, it says:
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Someone open your mouth and begin to Pray: Father, I obtain Grace to begin to invest in the Knowledge of God. Grace to begin to invest in Knowing myself. Grace to begin to invest in finding my Place in Your Prophetic Programs for the Nations. Pray!
I want you to Pray and say Father; the same way you walk with our father and guided him to become who he has become today, guide me also by Your Spirit. Lift your Voice and Pray!
Hear me, as we celebrate the Revival that is hitting this Nation, the Continent of Africa, our father have Prophesied this Revival: that before Jesus returns, there will be a massive awakening; an awakening that we have never seen before.
And we are already seeing this move of the Spirit across the Nations of Africa. And believe me, from Africa, we are exporting this Revival. Exporting it to the Nations of the earth! Revealing Jesus in a dimension that has not been seen and experienced before.
But please hear me: before Jesus returns, the Army that God is going to be using will be separated into Three (3) Categories.
… I need to say this, before I wrap up:
- The first formation of this End Time Army that will usher in the last move of God before the Return of Jesus are called:
PROPHETIC INTERCESSORS
They are men and women who like Anna the Prophetess. They are people who will master the Ministry of Priesthood and the mysteries of the Altar.
There cannot be Revival and a Genuine move of God until there are people who give themselves continually to Prayer.
Not just need-giving Prayer: Lord give this this (tea and bread). Prayer for Nations, Prayer for Territories. Prophetic Intercessors!
And I know that some of you here, that Grace and that Mantle has been looking for you: Prophetic intercessors.
Watchmen that are placed upon the world, that will give Him no rest until He establishes Jerusalem to be a praise.
People who will pray down Fire upon Nations; pray down fire upon generations.
- The Second Category of People are those that the Bible would call:
THE SENT ONES
These are the ones who would be sent everywhere – Across what you know to be the Seven (7) Mountains: Pastors, Business People; Politicians, Educators, Family people, Career People.
They may be serving across the Territory but they’re People of conviction who love the Lord
- The Third Category of People that form the End Time Army are called:
THE KINGDOM FINANCIERS
They are the ones anointed by God with Grace in the Marketplace to make sure that the Program of God is not delayed because of Financial Limitations.
These are People who will be trusted with Wealth. It will not just be Wealth from Business – God Himself will make them His Treasurers, and they will fund His Program across Nations.
Hear me: everyone listening to me all over the globe or reading on the Label of OPENHEAVEN.NET – You can be one (1) or two (2) or all of these Categories!
That is what gives you the basis to Shine Forth!
The Bible says in 1 Peter 2:9 – “… that ye should shew forth the Praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into his Marvellous Light”.
My time is up! But I want to do Two (2) things now very quickly:
I am going to Pray for you, and something will come upon you this Night, in the Name of Jesus the Son of the Living God.
ALTAR CALL
But before I Pray for you, I know there are People who are saying “Apostle, honestly I come for this Conference, but sincerely, I have not made my Life right with Jesus. “I cannot say for sure that I am saved.”
For others, you may be saying: well, I have come our for several Altar Calls; but I just came out to satisfy that Emotional Impulse – I never really meant it.
Now Please hear me: I don’t want you to just rush out Emotionally. Think and be very serious now!
Maybe you are there and you are saying: “I believe in my heart that I can not even begin to talk about Shining Forth, because I have no Knowledge about the God of the Bible. I have heard about Him, I have gone to Church, I have read Books about Him, but I do not have that encounter with Him.” Surrender to Him now!
SONG:
Shepherd of my Soul I give You full control
Wherever You may lead I will follow
I have made the Choice to listen to Your Voice
Wherever You may lead I will go
Hallelujah!
Please look up! I am about to Pray for you. But Please, hear me: you know there are many People who come out for Altar Call like this and they don’t really mean what they are saying. They just come out because they feel like they should come out. No!
It must be an experience. When you come come out, it means:
- You have acknowledged the need for Jesus in your Life. You have acknowledged that you cannot help yourself by the Strength of the flesh.
- When you come out, it is that you are ready to surrender everything to Him.
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SONG;
You’re my Treasure, my Priority
Who compare with You
For great is the measure of Your Royalty
Oh, morning Star, You truly are everything
Wherever you are, I want you to know that Jesus is able to save you. He says, “Whoever comes to me, I will in no wise cast out.” This is the God of the Bible.
All of you who are Willing to Genuinely Surrender your Life to Jesus now, I want you to say this loud and clear (from the depth of your heart).
Say Lord Jesus, tonight I have heard Your Word. I need You in my Life. I believe that You are the Son of God. I believe that You died for me. I believe that You rose again for my Justification.
Right now, I receive Jesus into my Heart as my Saviour, as my Lord and as my King.
I declear that the Power of sin, of Satan, of Hell, and of the grave is broken over my Life.
From tonight and forever, I declare that I am a Child of God; washed by the Blood of the Lamb. I am recipient of Eternal Life. Amen!
Congratulations to you!
Now let me Pray for you:
PRAYER FOR SALVATION
Father, I Thank You for these ones. You have brought them out by Your Spirit.
According to the Authority of Scripture, I declare their sins forgiven.
And in the Name of Jesus Christ, I call them bonafide recipients of the Light of God.
According to the Integrity of God’s Word, I declare that the Power of sin, Satan, Hell and the grave is broken over your Life.
From tonight and for ever, you belong to Jesus and you will live for Him for ever and ever!
In Jesus’ Name we Pray – Amen.
… Let me speak over your Life: Lift your hand and receive the Blessing of tonight:
CLOSING PRAYER
In the Name of Jesus Christ I declear, Standing upon the Grace that is upon our father-in-the-Lord,and the Grace that is upon every Servant of the Lord in this Place:
Everything that has kept you down, so that you will not Shine Forth, we clear it out of the way right now!
I Prophesy to you in the Name of Jesus, Who is the Author and the Finisher of our Faith: Arise, and Shine!
Every Gift is God that is dormant around you and has not been released to bless your world: I declare that between now and the end of this Conference, may it find Visibility to bless the world, in the Mighty Name of Jesus!
I Place a Demand upon the Grace that is on our father; the Grace that took him and lifted him. And today he is Shining Forth across the Globe. As it has worked for him, may it work for you and work for me, in the Name of Jesus!
In the Mighty Name of Jesus, I speak over someone’s Life: by this time next year, as you return here, you will return ten (10) times better!
Finally, let me declare for tonight over you, that as you go to sleep, may God open the Blueprint of your Destiny for you!
Visions of your Future, Visions of God’s Program, Visions that reveal the Blueprint of your Place, in the Name of Jesus Christ!
I want you shout Hallelujah three (3) times. Are you ready?
Number 1: Hallelujah!
Number 2: Hallelujah!!
Number 3: Hallelujah!!!
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