THEME: THE OVERCOMERS
MINISTERING: (DAY 2 EVENING SESSION – WELCOME SERVICE – PLENARY SESSION 1): PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
TOPIC: OVERCOMING THE WORLD
DATE: 5TH AUGUST 2025
BIBLE TEXT: *1 JOHN 4:4
Lift your hand to the Most High God and Bless His Holy Name.
Worship the King of kings and Lord of lords; Praise Him!
He is Worthy to be Praised, He is Worthy to be Adored. Give Him Glory.
Magnify His Holy Name. Praise Him!
There is no one like Him – He is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Thank You Father.
Glory be to Your Holy Name.
Thank You Jesus. Hallelujah!
Amen!
*SONG
Jesus is Alpha – Alpha and Omega
Jesus is Alpha – Alpha and Omega
So I’ll Praise Him for He’s Alpha,
Alpha and Omega;
So I’ll Praise Him for He’s Alpha,
Alpha and Omega (Jesus).
*OPENING PRAYER
Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending; the One who was, the One who is, the One who is to come, the All-sufficient God!
The God of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), we Worship and Adore You.
We Thank You for Previous Conventions; and we Thank You for the Current one.
We Thank You for what You have already done.
We Thank You for what You are yet to do.
Please accept our Worship, in Jesus’ Name!
Father during the Convention this Year (2025), Please Glorify Yourself.
Prove to all the world that there is no one like You.
Bless all Your Children!
By the time this Convention is over; let every one Sing, and Dance as Overcomers.
Thank You Almighty God.
For in Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Let Somebody shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah.
Shake hands with one (1) or two (2) People: Welcome Overcomers!
Please, be seated.
You are Welcome, in Jesus’ Name.
*BIRTH REPORT
I have Good News for you.
By 6:00pm this Evening, the number of babies already born here is thirty three (33): Boys twenty (20), Girls thirteen (13).
Let the Boys shout Praise the Lord!
And let the Girls shout Hallelujah!!!
Good News also; the Drama Group have put up a very beautiful Film about Overcomers.
The Film will be relayed Tonight after we have finished the Programme – It is going to help you really Pray.
*ANNOUNCEMENT*
As you can see, the Old Arena is already full. And so, from tomorrow – Wednesday, Day 3 6th August 2025, the New Arena (3 by 3 Kilometers Shimawa) will be opened.
But I will still be Ministering here in the Old Arena.
*OVERCOMING THE WORLD*
We are here in the Gathering of the Overcomers.
Anytime we talk about the Gathering of the Overcomers, we want to use another Title – “The Gathering Of Champions.”
*You will find three (3) Categories of People in the Gathering of Champions:*
1. *Ex-Champions:*
Those who used to be Champions or Overcomers, but they’ve lost their Crowns.
And they’ve come to the Convention of the Overcomers, hoping to regain what they have lost.
2. *Potential Champions:*
You will find those who are fighting to battles.
They come to the Gathering of Overcomers, trusting God that they will win.
*May I Pray for such People here Tonight, inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC: Right now you are fighting some battles in your Life; even before tomorrow Morning, you will be Singing Victorious Songs – Amen.*
3. *Reigning Champions:*
These are the ones who are really Champions; and People who are Overcomers – And they know they are!
– So you have Ex Champions.
– You have Potential Champions
– And you have Reigning Champions.
*There is one way by which we know the Reigning Champions – People who have just won the battle! They are always Noisy.*
When your Team scores a goal, it doesn’t matter who you are, your team scores a goal, you will shout!
So, let all Overcomers shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!!!
*Tonight, I will be as brief as Possible – And my duty is to:*
1. To help the Ex-Champions to become Champions again.
2. To encourage those who are fighting – Potential Champions that there is a way they can win.
3. And then to tell the Reigning Champions how to remain Champions.
*PROPHESY*
Thank You Father.
The Lord asked me to tell Someone here Tonight, inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC:
*He said: “The Good News you have been waiting for is waiting for you at Home – Amen!”*
My Bible Text would be 1 John 4:4:
Ye are of God, little children, and have Overcome them: because Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.
*If you look at that Passage alone, it tells you straightaway – The one who would be an Overcomer must be a Child of God: because He is a Father.*
Every one of us in the hand of the Almighty God, we are little children – Because compared to the Ancient of Days; the oldest one amongst us is His little child.
*He said, “you are little children, and you have Overcome ‘them’.
*What does He mean by “Them?”*
*That implies there will be battles – Either that you have fought and won, or that you are even fighting.*
Then He says the reason you’ll win is because, “Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
*This Passage is telling you that Life is war! And war is made up of battles.*
*And as it applies in war; if you are facing a war that you are not sure you can win, you look for an Ally – Somebody who is Bigger than your enemy to help you.*
The Ally is dwelling in you, and He is far, far Superior to your Enemy.
So this Passage is saying:
– Hey! You are little children.
– You have an Ally.
– He is dwelling in you;
– And He is far, far, Superior.
In 1 John 2:14-15, the Bible says, Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any Man love the world, the Love of the Father is not in him.
When He is talking about the Enemies, He used one word to describe the enemy – “The World’.
*… To be an Overcomer, you must Overcome the World.*
He went on to say: For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the Pride of Life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
He that loves the world shall Perish; but He that loves not the world abideth forever.
For you to fully understand this, you need to go back to Genesis 2:7 – And the LORD God formed Man of the dust of the Ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of Life; and Man became a Living Soul.
The Problem actually started from the very beginning, because you are in a dangerous Composition between the Earth (dust) and the Spirit of God.
When Adam sinned, God said to him in Genesis 3:17-19, “You are from the dust and to dust you will return.”
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the Ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy Life;
Ecclesiastes 12:1-7, Then shall the dust return to the Earth as it was: and the Spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
… At he end of the day, the dust will return to dust; and the Spirit will return to God.
*WHY ARE WE IN A WAR?*
Because in the world – represented by dust, it is constantly trying to pull you down. But the Spirit of God is constantly trying to lift us up.
*So, there is a constant battle between wanting to go close to God, and wanting to go the way of the flesh.*
*Don’t let the world drag you down!*
– When we talk about living the Overcomer’s Life as a True Christian;
– When we talk about you resisting everything the world has to offer, so that you can go the way of the Lord, and remain forever an Overcomer;
*The Question that will come to Mind almost immediately is: “Is God against Enjoyment?”*
– Because the Life of the Overcomer is a Life of Sacrifice.
– It is a Life of Consistent Discipline.
*I have told you again and again that I used to be a Boxer – To become a Champion requires a lot of discipline:*
– You would wake up while others are still Sleeping.
– You would run kilometers.
– You are Shadow Boxing – Beating the air.
– You are careful of what you eat, etc.
And then you become Champion!
But when you become Champion, that is when the Problem really begins because everybody wants to Challenge you and take your Crown.
*So, it takes extra effort to remain a Champion than to become one.
*DOES GOD HATE ENJOYMENT?*
Proverbs 24:13 says, My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste.
… It means God wants you to eat well.
But He tells you immediately in Proverbs 25:27, It is not good to eat much honey: so for Men to search their own Glory is not Glory.
1 Corinthians 6:13 says, Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
– The body that you are Pampering and making up is going to the Ground one day;
– Take care of what is in you – The Spirit. That is the one that is going to Heaven.
You can wake up in the Morning, stay without food till 12:00 Noon.
Let the Pastor declared a Fast the next day; what is going to wake you up? Hunger!
*… Because the body does not want you to become an Overcomer.*
*What about Sleep?*
Psalm 127:2 says, It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his Beloved Sleep.
*God is not against sleeping – He s the One who gives His beloved sleep.*
*Yet some People still find it difficult Sleeping.*
Meanwhile, there are some of you here, inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC: you can Sleep Standing!
I remember years ago when I was learning to Pray at Night – I would kneel by my bed to Pray. In the morning I would wake up on my knees (Laughter).
I had to decide to be climbing the Stairs to Pray at Night so that when I doze off while Praying and fall on the Ground, I will get up.
*But He says if you Sleep “Too Much”, you will be in trouble.*
Proverbs 6:10-11 says, Yet a little sleep, a little Slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy Poverty come as one that travelleth, and your want as an Armed Man.
Some of you can discuss Politics, Dports, and would be talking rubbish for five (5) hours, yet you won’t doze. But let us say there is a Vigil; after 1am and you are still awake, you would begin to look at the Pastor – “how long before we close?”
*The flesh does not want you to be an Overcomer.*
*For example, is God against Prosperity? No!*
Job 36:10-11 says, If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in Prosperity and their years in Pleasures.
The devil will tell you to Pursue Money and Prosperity; and do anything to be Rich.
God warns you in Matthew 16:26, For what Profit is it to a Man if he gains the whole world and loses his own Soul? Or what will a Man give in Exchange for his Soul?
*At the end of the day, it is the end that matters.*
1 Timothy 6:7 says, For we brought Nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry Nothing out.
*If you are Pursuing Wealth at the expense of your Soul, that will be Stupidity.*
*If you begin to behave like the people of the world – Lying, Cheating, and Compromising so that you can be seen in big flashy cars and all manner of things of the world:*
– What happens when you die?
– How much of it can you take away?
*EXAMPLES OF GREAT LOSERS*
*For those of you who may want to consider your ways; let me remind you of some Great Losers we’ve never considered:*
1. *Esau:*
He was the firstborn to get a Double Portion.
But in Genesis 25:29-34, he was hungry. His brother (Jacob) Prepared a Good Meal.
Esau said to his brother, give me some food.
That one said, you have what I need, “give me your Birthright in exchange for my food.”
He said you can have the Birthright – Just give me food.
So Esau gave his Firstborn Inheritance in Exchange for food.
He could have said, “Whatis that? So you want to take something Precious to me because of food?
In Genesis 27:30-40, Esau wept when he discovered that he has lost the Precious thing he has ever had.
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? Yea, and he shall be blessed.
– How far will you go to make Money?
– How many girls are there selling their bodies to get a Promotion?
– Why would you want to become a Loser for something the world can offer?
2. *Lot’s Wife:*
Destruction was at the door, the Almighty God sent His Angel rescue Lot and his family.
The Angels took them out of Sodom, but Lot’s wife remembered the beautiful things she left behind, looked back and became a Pillar of Salt (Genesis).
Thank God Lot didn’t know when the wife looked back.
Iam talking about those who want to Backslide.
*It doesn’t pay to Backslide – Those of us who are Standing, the Bible warns us to take heed so that we won’t fall.*
DMC NOTES: 1 Corinthians 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
3. *Gehazi:*
Naaman who got Cleansed brought all manners of Good Things to the Man of God, to say ‘Thank You.’ The Man of God said, Thank you all the same, but I don’t want your Leprosy.
But Gehazi said, my Master does not want all these Good Things, I want them.
He got money, Clothes; he had big Plans of living big but he ended up becoming a Leper (DMC NOTES: 2 Kings 5:1-end).
Consider how a Great loser Gehazi became – He was a Servant of Elisha, who got a Double Portion of Elijah. If he had waited, he would have received a Double Portion of the Anointing of Elisha.
Instead, he got Leprosy.
4. *Judas Iscariot:*
He was the Greatest Loser of all.
I mean, he was a Treasurer of the Lord Jesus Christ; but he Preferred the world, and he ended up hanging himself (DMC NOTES: Acts 1:15-20).
*I Pray for every one of you listening to me Tonight, inclusive those of you reading this Message now on the Label of DMC: You will never become an Ex-champion – Amen!*
*Love not the world and the things that are in the world – All these flashy things will pass away.
*SOME EXAMPLES OF GREAT OVERCOMERS*
1. *Elisha:*
In 1 Kings 19:19-21, Elisha was already Wealthy. God called him to serve Him, and he brushed the world aside and followed God.
– At the end of his days, in 2 Kings 13:14-21, even his dead bones raised the dead.
– He turned his back to the world, Wealth, Riches, and everything, and he served the Lord.
– It wasn’t long that the King called him his father.
– And the rich and the Great Woman of Shunem begged him to eat in her house.
*I am talking to you as your Daddy – I know that it is not easy to turn your back to the world and focus on God.*
*Take my word for it – It Pays to turn your back to the world and focus on God.*
2. *Peter:*
In Luke 5:1-11, after that massive Harvest of fish that came Miraculously;
– He left everything and followed Jesus Christ.
– In Acts 5:12-16, his Shadow healed the sick.
*Brethren, I want you to leave this Convention and become “True Overcomers”.*
*If you are already an Overcomer and you allow what the world offers you to take your eyes off Jesus Christ, you will end up a Loser.*
*If you take your eyes off the world now and turn your gaze to God, you will become an Overcomer again.*
*If you are an Overcomer now and you want to remain an Overcomer forever, cling to the One who has made you an Overcomer.*
*Let your focus be on things above; not on things beneath.*
*This will be a Convention that will make you an Overcomer Permanently if you would do what God wants.*
*There is sorrow in being an Ex-champion!*
*In the Name that’s above every other name, all of you who are Backsliders, who are no longer what you used to be in the Lord, God will Restore you today – Amen.*
If you have not even given your Life to Jesus Christ, 1 John 4:4 says “ye are of God, little children.”
That is why you can Overcome the world – Because Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.
– You can only become an Overcomer if Christ is dwelling in you.
– When Christ is in you, you have the hope of Glory (NOTES: Colossian 1:27)
*For the rest of us, we have to renew our Determination to follow God and God alone.
*At the end of our Prayer Tonight, we are going to be singing a Song: “I Have Decided To Follow Jesus.”
*ALTAR CALL
All of you who would want to be Born Again, if you want to give your Life to Jesus, come now.
If you have Backslidden, and you want to return to the Almighty God, come and cry to Him.
The Sorrow of Backsliding is not an easy thing at all;
– Come and cry to Him for help and Salvation.
– Come and cry to Him for the Restoration of Fellowship with Him.
– Come for Real and Genuine fellowship, and Relationship with the Almighty God.
Make this Day your Day – A Day when you can say, I am of God and I have Overcome the world: because Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.
Cry to Jesus now and say: Lord have Mercy on me, save my Soul, come and dwell in me as I want Genuine Salvation.
Forgive all my sins Lord, come and be my Lord and xome and be my Saviour.
I will serve You for the rest of my Life – Just take over, Lord.
If you are a Backslider and you want to return to Him say: Lord take me back into Fellowship with You.
Come and dwell in me once again – I will serve You for the rest of my Life and I won’t go away from You anymore.
The rest of us, Please let us Stretch our hands towards these People and Intercede for them.
Pray that the One who saved your Souls will save their own Souls also.
Pray that God will give them Genuine Salvation.
Thank You Father. In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
*PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
Saviour, I want to Thank You.
I want to give You all Glory and Honour for Your Word that has gone forth Tonight.
Thank You, for all those who have responded to the Altar Call, inclusive those reading now on the Label of DMC.
I Pray Lord that You will receive them and You will have Mercy on them.
I Pray that Your Blood will wash away their sins.
I Pray that You will save their Souls.
I Pray that You will write their names in the Book of Life.
I Pray that from now on they will be doing Your Will.
I Pray that they will never go back to the world.
I Pray that they will remain Overcomers from now on.
And anytime they call on You, Please, answer them by Fire.
Thank You Almighty God!
Father, I Pray for everyone today and all those who are listening to us all over the world, inclusive all those reading now on the Label of DMC.
I Pray that those of us who are Overcomers will never lose our Crowns.
I Pray that we will never look back again.
I Pray that we will serve You for the rest of our lives.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name, we have Prayed – Amen
*PERSONAL PRAYER
Say: Father, because of Your Power that is in me: for the rest of my Life, let me be an Overcomer.
Don’t let me ever look back.
Help me to focus on the Lord Jesus Christ and Heaven; and never turn back to the world.
Whatever the world might want to offer me, Lord God Almighty don’t let me ever go back to the world.
Thank You Father.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
So shall it be in Jesus’ Name – Amen.
Sing the Song with Determination, and let it be your Song for the rest of your Life.
*I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS
… A Song by Cedarmont Kids ‧ 1993
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.
Tho’ none go with me, I still will follow,
Tho’ none go with me I still will follow,
Tho’ none go with me, I still will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry till I see Jesus,
My cross I’ll carry till I see Jesus;
No turning back, No turning back.
The world behind me, the cross before me,
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.
Amen!
Now, the Choir can sing the Modern Version; you can rejoice.
Thank you so much for staying all through to read.