FINAL BURIAL CEREMONY OF PASTOR JOSEPH HOTEYIN ABIONA (DEPUTY GENERAL OVERSEER (DGO) RTD, RCCG) @ RCCG LAGOS PROVINCE 31 YOUTH HEADQUARTERS, BADAGRY-SEME LAGOS STATE
TOPIC: THE APPOINTED TIME
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 10TH FEBRUARY, 2022
BIBLE TEXT: HEBREWS 9:27
Let Us Pray!
SONG
We give You all the Glory
We give You Honour
We give You all the Glory
We give You Honour
Amen!
… Repeat!
OPENING PRAYER
TOPIC: THE APPOINTED TIME FINAL BURIAL CEREMONY OF PASTOR JOSEPH HOTEYIN RCCG
Ancient of Days, Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the One who is, the One who was, the One who is to Come; the Unchangeable Changer, the I Am that I Am – We bless Your Holy Name that Heaven and Earth may Pass away but You remain the same. Please, accept our Worship in Jesus Name.
Thank You Lord for the Life of Your son who is now resting with You; Thank You that he came, he fought and he won – Father, accept our Thanks in Jesus Name.
Lord God Almighty, we are Praying for those of us who are left behind; that even as he finished well, help us to finish well also.
Father, bless Your Children who are here today or reading now on the Label of DMC; bless this Province (Lagos Province 31 Youth), bless this Region, bless Akarakumo (A Village in Badagry, Lagos State Nigeria), bless Badagry (A City in Lagos State Nigeria), bless Lagos State and have Mercy on Nigeria.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen.
Well, let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
Turn to one (1) or two (2) People and say: Good Afternoon, God Bless You. And you may Please be seated.
Let me start by saying well done to the Choir – That was a beautiful Performance.
Maybe I should say this one so that I won’t forget – The Pastor in Charge of Province says that before I come again (Laughs – Maybe in 9 Years time) that they would have Air-conditioned the Church. Please see us at the end of the Month (February, 2022).
I want to greet all the Men of God here Present – I want to say Thank You very much for coming.
I want to greet all the Traditional Rulers who are here – Your Kingdoms will be Peaceful (Amen).
I want to greet all the Children of God who are here also – In Jesus Name, you will all end well (Amen).
My little Bible Text will be in: Hebrews 9:27 – And as it is Appointed unto Men once to die, but after this the Judgment.
Papa Abiona was a Christian of the “Noblest-Type” – I’m yet to meet a “Better Christian”.
Like I wrote in my “Little Tribute” – He was Old enough to be my father but God choose him to be my Assistant.
And he is the “Best Assistant” anybody can ever wish for – He defended me when I was there and when I wasn’t there.
… As far as he waa concerned, I can never do anything wrong.
Even if it appeared that I was wrong, he will look for a way to defend me.
I’m sure that I must have told you the Story of one Youmg Man – His father was caught stealing yams and he defended his father.
He said that my father didn’t steal the yam – He saw the yam coming out of the soil and decided to help the owner by bringing it to the owner. He said that those People who are accessing my father, they just hate him. They should have waited for him to bring the yam home first.
Papa Abiona would have done that for me – If you caught me stealing yam, he would have said: I was bringing the yam to you.
I have said it before – I have many friends, I have many Brothers, many Sisters, Sons and Daughters.
But all my friends are less than ten (10) – One of them is lying there.
But that is no Problem – We will meet soon.
He (Papa Abiona) was the best – The very best a Man can have.
The Bible says in Proverbs 22:29 – It says seeth thou a Man diligent in his business; he will Stand before Kings and not before Mean Men.
My friend was a Diligent Man – That is why he is Standing before the King of Kings now.
He was very hardworking, he was very Loyal, he was Diligent in Love.
That is why today, he is Standing before the One whose Name is Love.
If you ask those who are with him on his Last Days, they will tell you that I will sneak in to come and see him – Go into the bedroom, we will hold hands, we will talk, we will Pray!
But the Last time that I came, when I saw his condition; I reluctantly said to God: If You want to take him now, I won’t Struggle with You.
… Some Minutes of Interlude; as there was weeping across the Church Auditorium!
So, it is Appointed unto Man once to die – That is the Way God made it!
1. A Child will die, Old Man will die.
Methuselah – (The son of Enoch, father of Lamech and Grandfather of Noah) lived to be almost a thousand Years but he died. TOPIC: THE APPOINTED TIME FINAL BURIAL CEREMONY OF PASTOR JOSEPH HOTEYIN RCCG
Methuselah, also spelled Methushael, Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) Patriarch whose Life span as recorded in Genesis 5:27 was 969 Years. He has survived in Legend and Tradition as the longest-lived Human Being.
2. Prophets will die.
Elisha died – With all his Anointing he died.
His bones raised the dead but he himself died – He has to keep this Appointment with Death.
3. Kings will die; Kingmaker will die.
Samuel died – He waa a Kingmaker of Israel; David died – He was the Best King of Israel.
4. The Best Men will die.
Matthew 11:11 tells us that of all Men born of a Woman, the Best in the Old Testament was John The Baptist but he died.
5. The Worst of Men will die.
1 Kings 21: 25-26; the Bible says that there was no Man like Ahab. He was bad but he died.
6. Psalms 49:10 tells us that the Wise will die, the Fool will die.
We are all going to die – That is Settled!
So, it is not death that is the issue here – The Problem is not whether we are going to die or not; that one is Settled – Just once, you died. TOPIC: THE APPOINTED TIME FINAL BURIAL CEREMONY OF PASTOR JOSEPH HOTEYIN RCCG
The Problem is what follows after Death! – It is Appointed unto Man once to die. After that what follows – Judgment!
The Bible says clearly in 2 Corinthians 5:10 – We must all appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ.
Romans 14:12 says: Everyone of us will give Acciunt to God.
Everything that you are doing now is being recorded and one day, you are going to give an Account.
Matthew 12:36 says that even your jokes are being recorded.
Every “Idle Words” that you speak and you say that I’m just joking; you are going to give an Account of them on the Day of Judgement.
Several Years ago, some of my children decided that the rate at which the work of God was expanding that i needed a Jet to be travelling all over the world.
So, they are Phoning one of our children who was working with an Airways Company in America.
Years later, there waa this crises in 9/11.
The September 11 attacks, also commonly referred to as 9/11, were a series of four (4) coordinated Terrorist attacks by the Militant Islamist Terrorist Group Al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
The CIA (Secret State Police) came straight and arrested my son – That People were talking to him from Nigeria. They said that some Years ago, some People are talking to you from Nigeria, saying that they wanted to buy a Jet.
Every Phone Calls that you make is being recorded!
That is here on Earth – So, how much more in Heaven!
TOPIC: THE APPOINTED TIME FINAL BURIAL CEREMONY OF PASTOR JOSEPH HOTEYIN RCCG
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Principal Foreign Intelligence and Counterintelligence Agency of the U.S. Government. Formally created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) grew out of the World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
And one day, we will all Stand before the Judge – That is where Christianity comes in
The Judge on that Day is God the Father – Considering all your bad jokes, all the evil things that you have said about your Pastor when he wasn’t around.
When you Stand before the Judge, how will you be able to escape?
But the Bible says that we have Someone called “The Advocate”; we have a Lawyer – The Lord Jesus Christ.
The role of an Advocate is to offer independent Support to those who feel they are not being heard and to ensure they are taken seriously and that their Rights are respected. It is also to assist People to access and understand appropriate Information and Services.
If the Father is the Judge and it is Only the Begotten Son that is the Lawyer and the Lawyer is your friend; then you know that you have won the case. TOPIC: THE APPOINTED TIME FINAL BURIAL CEREMONY OF PASTOR JOSEPH HOTEYIN RCCG
When on the Day of Judgement, they call out my name and say that it is time to Judge me. I will say to the Father – I have a Lawyer, I have a Representative.
And He (Father) says who is your Lawyer? – The Lord Jesus Christ.
And Jesus Christ will say that I Stand for him – Everything that he has done wrong; Papa put on my Records. My Blood has taken care of that.
And then you see me smiling, walking straight into Glory.
That is why I Pity those of you who Pretends to be a Christian and you are not.
Whether you are a Christian or not; you are going to die – Christians will die, General Overseers will die, everybody will die sooner or later.
THE CRUCIAL POINT IS THE JUDGEMENT DAY! – WHO WILL BE YOUR LAWYER ON THAT DAY?
Let us bow our heads P,ease!
ALTAR CALL
If you have not given your Life to Jesus Christ and death comes knocking at your door now; how will you handle the Judgement of God?
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That is why I’m appealing to you now – If you have been Pretending to be a Christian and you are not yet truly Born Again or you have never even given your Life to Jesus Christ at all; seize this opportunity.
Come and Stand before me on the Altar and let me Pray for your Salvation.
If you want to give your Life to Jesus Christ, come and Stand before the A,tar and we will Pray that the Lord Almighty who save our own Souls will save their Souls also and that God will give them a Brand New Beginning.
Thank You Father. In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Now, let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
God Bless You All!!!