THE GAINS AND LOSES OF THE RCCG SCHOOL OF DISCIPLE (SOD) BY PASTOR EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI
So I am going to talk about THREE (3) GAINS and THREE (3) LOSSES.
God Promised our father-in-the-Lord that He will raise an Army for him. And God fulfilled that Particular Promise through the School of Disciple (SOD).
God taught our father-in-the-Lord (Pastor E.A Adeboye) and gave him the Curriculum:
I. Know Yourself;
II. Know your Enemy, and
III. The Weapons of our Warfare.
Three (3) Powerful Things! And God taught him Systematically from Genesis to Revelation about these Three (3) Subjects; and he was able to decode the Mind of God concerning these three (3) things – Know yourself, know your Enemy and the Weapon of our Warfare. And through that, God used it to raise People all over the world.
I have Good News for you: through this Particular Programme, all over the world, People have been raised.
THREE (3) GAINS
1. Through the School of Disciple (SOD), we have been able to raise well trained Christian Workers and Ministers who are mobilised for Soul Winning and Church Planting.
2. Through the School of Disciple (SOD), we have been able to Grow the Church more than we would have done.
3. Through the School of Disciple (SOD), we have been able to Perpetually train People because, from the School of Disciple (SOD), you never Graduate.
These are the Three (3) Things that God has used the School of Disciple (SOD) to do; and even more!
THREE (3) LOSSES
But there are three (3) Losses that I have seen:
1. LOSS OF PURPOSE:
The School of Disciple (SOD) was not started because of Ordination – Ordination is just a Byproduct.
We lost the Purpose of the School of Disciple (SOD) when several People will go round and they will begin to use that to attract People – “Come to the School of Disciple (SOD), because if you don’t come, you will not be Ordained.
Listen to me: A man of God said: “When the Purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable.”
When we lost the Purpose of the School of Disciple (SOD), we began to Produce People who have no relevance in the Kingdom of God. THE GAINS AND LOSES OF THE RCCG SCHOOL OF DISCIPLE (SOD) PASTOR EZEKIEL ODEYEMI
… Loss of Purpose!
2. LOSS OF FOCUS:
Somebody said, “Your Focus will determine your Reality.”
Many of us in the Ministry today; many of us who have Passed through through the School of Disciple (SOD) today, we are focussed on: Position, Money and Gratification.
We lost focus of the Things of God, no more on Spiritual matters and our lives have become Completely Carnal.
The Bible says in Matthew 6:33: But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
When ambition overrides Vision, the Individual becomes a burden, instead of being a Blessing.
We must seek our Vision again; we must Focus on the things of God.
3. LOSS OF DESIRE.
Finally, loss of Strong Desire or Passion for Results.
It is the desire for results – Just like our Daddy has told us several times: that has driven him to the Place of Prayer and has kept him there!
That’s why even at his age of Eighty (80) years, he still goes round this Campground every night, roaring and Calling upon God – Something is driving him.
… Loss of Strong Desire!
Many of us, we have no desire any more! Once we have Planted our Church and we settle there; we settle down! And everything about our lives settle down.
… Loss of Desire!
Things must change! Disciples of the Living God, THINGS MUST CHANGE – AMEN!
That’s the reason why you must catch Fire again. And the One that baptises with the Holy Ghost and with Fire is here tonight!
THE GAINS AND LOSES OF THE RCCG SCHOOL OF DISCIPLE (SOD) PASTOR EZEKIEL ODEYEMI