The Ministry of Laying of Hands 4 | The Believer's conference 2025 day 3

Welcome to NECF Sermons. Each message here is

designed to uplift and strengthen you in your

walk with God. Don't miss out. Stay with us until

the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive

right in. James chapter 5 verse 14. Is any among

James 5:14

you sick? Let him call the elders of the church

and let them pray over him, anointing him with

oil in the name of the Lord. Verse 15. And the

prayer of faith will save the sick or would heal

the sick and the Lord will raise him. And if

he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. So

we were trying to discuss that at the end of

last session, that one pattern we have seen,

that no apostle or Jesus ever appoint or ordain

leaders in the church. Or lead us by using oil.

And we say it's by laying of hands. By laying

of hands. Again, I think we were discussing with

the pastors. We said laying of hands is supernatural.

Are we together? And we said at the ending that

that does not mean that you can't use oil. And

we noted that we have the power to impact the

power of God through oil for people to be healed.

Just like we saw the aprons and handkerchiefs.

Just like we saw the shadow of Peter. That means

things can leave our body. to heal others. Did

you understand what I'm saying? So, but we have

not seen the use of oil in ordination or appointing

of elders. Look at James, and we saw that James

was writing to the Jews who were scattered abroad.

They were believers, but they were Jews. And

so it makes sense why he has to talk about oil

because he's the only person that seems to connote

the use of oil. And remember, even here in James,

it's not in ordaining elders, it's to the sick.

You saw the disciples that I want to show you

one pattern. You saw when Jesus asked the disciples

to go and preach and heal, they use oil to anoint

the sick. Do you understand what I'm saying?

Again, Here is also the sick. As we said, it

has its medicinal value and inclination to be

used. And I want you to note verse 15. So that

you know that what is doing the work is not the

oil. He said clearly that the prayer of what?

Faith. That was saved there. Shall save the sick,

means I heal the sick. And the Lord would raise

him up. So it's unambiguous that what does the

work is a prayer of faith. Are we together? Amen.

Now let's study further. Now apart just anoints,

let's look at the word anointed. Anointed is

translated from the word cryo, C -H -R -I -O

in Greek. That word in the New Testament appears

about five times. Anointed, it appears five times

in the New Testament. Four of which refers to

Jesus only. Or in reference to Jesus only. And

I want you just to read those texts. Luke chapter

Luke 4:18

4 verse 18. Luke chapter 4 verse 18. The spirit

Luke 4:18

of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed

me to preach the gospel to the poor. Of course,

very clearly there he anointed. He has sent me

to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty

to the captive, to recover the sight to the blind,

and to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

Of course, You know, that's a quotation from

Isaiah. Are we together? Amen. If you read Isaiah

61, you see that 61, verse 1 and 2. Also, we

see the next text that shows that is also...

Acts chapter 10, verse 38, how God has anointed.

Acts 10:38

Anointed. See that again. But I will read the

next one, which is Acts chapter 4. So Acts chapter

Acts 4 · chapter mention Acts 10:38

10, verse 38 shows us something about Jesus also.

He anointed him with the Holy Ghost and power.

or Jesus Christ of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit

or Holy Ghost with power. And then Jesus went

around doing good and healing all who were oppressed

by the devil for God was with him. Look at chapter

four, verse 27. Chapter four, verse 27. For truly,

Against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed.

Again, about Jesus. Both Herod and Pontius Pilate,

with the Gentiles and the people of Israel were

gathered together. Amen. Hebrews chapter 1, verse

Hebrews 1:9

9. Hebrews chapter 1, verse 9. You have loved

Hebrews 1:9

righteousness and hated lawlessness. Therefore,

God, your God, has anointed you with the oil

of gladness more than your companions. Again,

he's talking about Jesus or Christ. Now, if you

look closely, particularly these two texts, look

for the direct quotation from Isaiah 61, verse

Isaiah 61:1

1 and 2. Look for 18. Of course, when Peter was

speaking and he noted Acts chapter 10 verse 38,

Acts 10:38

he was also not speaking from a vacuum or it

was not novel. He was speaking from the writings

of the prophets. Are we together? Remember, he

was explaining, he was preaching in the house

of Cornelius, telling him the gospel. He was

leaning as well on who? On the text Isaiah 61,

Isaiah 61:1

verse 1 and 2. Because that's exactly what Isaiah

61 is talking about. How God anointed Christ

with the Holy Ghost and power and waited about

doing good. And that's exactly Isaiah 61. You

understand? Although not quoted like Luke 4,

but... The background is Isaiah 61. Because that's

exactly what he was anointed to do. Are we together?

So when Peter talked about that, and then he

spoke, they listened and they understood the

mission of the Messiah. And while he speak, the

Holy Ghost fell on them. So in all this, we can

see that they are referring to the consecration

for ministry. I mean, that's again being separated.

When you said one is anointed in this context

of Christ in the Son. In fact, Isaiah would say,

for the Spirit of God is upon me, for he has

anointed me. So he starts listing the things.

Which means that he is separated for this purpose.

He is separated for this purpose. So the only

place that anointed was used that wasn't referring

to Christ is 2 Corinthians 1 .21. 2 Corinthians

1 .21. Now, he who established us with you in

Christ has done what? Has anointed us in God.

Has anointed us in God. Has anointed us in God.

Here, you can see that anointed is used for who?

All believers. anointed is used for all believers.

Did you see that? Because he says that Now he

who establishes us with you, he said us with

you in Christ, has anointed us is God. So he's

talking about all believers. All believers. It

is not referring to preachers, except that the

fact that the preachers are also what? Believers.

This is not a text that is talking about only

those who are anointed as believers. I mean as

preachers. But of course, if you put it to preachers

as believers, then of course it's talking about

preachers as well. So some preachers called 1

Chronicles. 1 Chronicles, I don't know which

one we'll use, but it means the same thing. Let's

read from 1 Chronicles maybe. 1 Chronicles 16.

That same text was... repeated in Psalms 105

Psalms 105:15

verse 15. 1 Chronicles 16. Let me just read that

one, 1 Chronicles, because of course. 16 verse

22. Are you in 22? Saying, do not touch my anointed

ones. and do my prophet no harm. This text, this

text, preachers like it. Once you begin to talk

about it, you say, touch not the Lord's anointed,

except you want to die. You know, believers now,

we are called to give life, but we want to always

call death. Now, if you stay there one verse,

you might not. So just move backward, you will

know. So verse 20, when they went, look at the

day, it's not one person. He said, when they

went from nation to nation and from one kingdom

to another people, he permitted no man to do

them wrong. Yes, he rebuked kings for their sake.

So this place is talking about the entire nation

of Israel. So it's not talking about some specific

people. It's not talking about some specific

people. It's talking about the entire nation

of Israel. So the word anointed or cryo simply

means to set apart or to consecrate. But we saw

the term by Jesus as well used for the believers

that were being set apart. So, when you try to

replace the word anointed with set apart in all

the texts, you can read it well. Notice, I want

you to note, that it is not referring to power.

Did you observe that? He's talking about that

we have been separated, we have been consecrated,

or Christ has been consecrated for the work,

for the purpose of which he changed. Are we together?

Again, there's another word. So, when we said,

I am anointed, I know, they know that we are

picking it from second, Corinthians 1, 20 what?

I am anointed. Anody is the same word. I will

preach Jesus everywhere I go. I am his. He is

mine. I will follow him until the end of time.

So, That's what we're saying. Are we together?

So, we have seen anoint. We have seen anointed.

And there's another word, anointing. John is

the only person that uses it. Anointing. You

understand? We like that word. So let me tap

anointing. Okay, let's see whether that is what

we can tap like palm wine. Glory to Jesus. Are

you in 1 John chapter 2? Let me read from verse,

1 John 2 · chapter mention

1 John chapter 2, let me read from verse 18.

1 John 2 · chapter mention

Please, I want you to pay attention. Little children,

it is the last hour. And as you have heard that

the Antichrist is coming. Even now, many Antichrists

have come by which we know that it is the last

hour. Are we together? By which we know it is

the last hour. How do we know? Because many Antichrists

have already... Are we together? Amen. Amen.

Remember where we read yesterday in John? John

told us that if any man does not believe that

Jesus Christ came in the flesh, 2 John chapter,

2 John, yes, 1. Of course, it's only 1, but 7.

If any man does not believe that Jesus Christ

has come in the flesh, he's an antichrist. Is

that okay? Yes. So you can see that John is also

talking about antichrist here. He said they have

already, he's there here. And that's why we know

he's the last hour in the sun. They went out

from us, but they were not of us. For if they

had been, Of us. They would have continued with

us. But they went out. That they might be made

manifest. That none of them. Were of us. But

you have an anointing. Please pay attention.

You have an anointing. From the Holy One. And

you know. All things. You know all things. So

first and foremost. What is that anointing? He

said you have. So it's not something you are

trying to. Because he's talking to believers

here. So first and foremost, whatever it is we're

going to see. But he's trying to tell the believers

that you have an anointing. You have the anointing.

And he said that anointing is from the Holy One.

And what that anointing does is that Because

of the anointing, they know all things. The question

is that what is the all things he's talking about?

Again, we have to see. Verse 21. I have not written

to you because you do not know the truth. I have

not written to you because you do not know the

truth. No. You know it. Don't worry. Whatever

condition, we shall preach. Hallelujah. Amen.

So he said, you have an anointing. He said, I'm

writing to you. He said, verse 21. He said, I

have not written to you. Is this one still working?

Okay. I have written to you because you... He

said, I have not written to you because you do

not know the truth. But because you know it,

and that no lie is of the truth. So he don't

defy the lie, which is the opposite of the truth.

Verse 22. Who is a liar? He said, but he who

denies that Jesus, who denies that Jesus is the

what? Is the Christ. He is what? The Antichrist.

Who denies the father and the son? Verse 23.

Whoever denies the son does not have the father

either. He who acknowledges the son has a father

also. Therefore, let that abide in you. Wait

a minute. Let which abide? What is he talking

about it should abide? He said, let that abide.

Of course, he's talking about the truth. He said,

let the truth abide in you, which you heard from

the beginning. Did you hear that? Remember John?

Are you together with me? Which you heard from

where? You remember John 1 .1. That which was

from the beginning, which we have heard. which

we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked

upon and our hands have handled concerning the

word of life. Did you see that? He said that

which is from the word, the beginning. That's

the same thing. So he's talking about the light

they have received about a person. That's why

when you read, John 1 verse 2, he said, Verse

John 1:2

3, So he's talking about that. That which you

have had from the beginning, He said, abide.

He said, let that abide in you. If what you had

from the beginning abides in you, you also will

abide in the Son and in the Father. And in this

is the promise. And this is a promise that He

has promised us eternal life. These things...

I have written to you concerning those who try

to deceive you. Again, verse 27, he said, But

the anointing which you have received from him

abides in you, and you do not need anyone to

teach you. Are we together? You know, this is

one of the texts so many people now use, say

we don't need teachers. You see, if you jump

out of context, you are going to put anything

that is there. But as the same anointing teaches

you concerning all the things, and it's true,

and it's not a lie, and just as it has taught

you, You, it's not you will. It's you abide,

you understand? He said in him. Now, listen.

All that we have been talking about abide, abides.

There is no way it instructs the believer to

abide in him. That him is it. Because he has

already mentioned in verse 21, you understand?

That therefore, sorry, verse 21. No, 24. Therefore,

let that abide in you which you have received

from the beginning. What they have received is

the knowledge of God. You understand what I'm

saying? So, he said, let that abide. That's an

instruction to the believer. Abide in the knowledge

of him you have received. Are we together? When

Paul said, I have fought a good fight. I have

finished my race. I have kept the faith. What

he's saying is that I have kept the sound doctrine,

which means he has abided in the truth. You do

want something? So you can't tell a believer

to abide in Christ. Where is he? In the sun.

You can only tell the unbeliever to come to Christ

because the believer is already in the Christ.

So that last part. Abide in him is abide in it.

Because that is the knowledge, not a person.

It's the knowledge of the person. Because you

are speaking to believers. Again. When you look

at the word anointing. As we said, it was used

by John Luke. Verse 20 and verse 27. So that

word anointing is. chrisma. That is C -H -R -I

-S -M -E. It means to smear. Please, take good,

pay attention. Anointing is not power. It means

to smear. In a sense, smearing something. In

verse 20, John, was not referring to the Spirit

either. When he was talking, he said, but you

have an anointing from the Holy One. That anointing

is not the Spirit. Remember, the context is Antichrist

that they have come. That's the context. So here

the discussion is about Antichrist that came

with a knowledge. And that knowledge is a lie.

And that's why he said, Who is a liar? You see,

a liar is a one who denies that Jesus is the

Christ. That's the reason why if you check, he

said you have an anointing and you, verse 20,

and you know all things. Now, all things here,

as Pastor Fred would say yesterday, is not all

like in English. It's contextual. What is all

he's talking about? Verse 21 says, I have not

written to you because you do not know the truth.

But because you know it. And that no lie is of

the truth. So I want you to note that part. Very

important. So. If you look in carefully, the

word anointing here means knowledge. Note carefully.

The word anointing here in this context means

knowledge. So if you substitute it with knowledge.

But you have a knowledge from the Holy One. And

you know all things. Because you have the knowledge.

And what knowledge is he talking about? He said,

you know the truth. It's the knowledge of the

truth. And that knowledge is okay, but that's

the knowledge he said, you know all things. That

is, you know the truth about the Christ, that

he is the Christ. Those who speak otherwise are

liars. That's why he said, In that thing, you

do not need a teacher. Are we together? This

type of knowledge, that's why he said, the spirit

be a witness with our spirit that we are who?

We are the sons of who? Are we together? So,

do you need anyone to tell you again that you

are born again? No. That's why he said, if you

look downward, verse 27, he said, but the anointing

which you have received. From him, there is a

knowledge that comes from identifying with God.

Did you understand what I'm trying to say? He

beareth witness. There is a knowing that you

receive from him. You don't need a teacher, that

one. You know, you know. Did you understand what

I'm saying? You know. And that knowing, because

without you, you wouldn't have even been born

again. And that's why you don't need a teacher

that already you are in that you know. That's

what is disgusting. And because antichrists have

gone out trying to discredit that Jesus is not

Christ, Jesus is not the Christ, you say, no,

no, no, no, no. You already have it inside you.

You don't need anyone to teach you. You say,

I do not need anyone to teach you. Here is not

even... Because he's referring to the Antichrist

who have gone out. Because they are spreading

all kinds of lies. He says, you don't need those

things. But the same anointing, the same knowledge,

he teaches you concerning all things. And what

is this all things? The knowledge of the truth.

The knowledge that Jesus is the Christ. And that's

why he said, And it is true. Look at it. You

see that? You see that? He said concerning all

things. And it is true. What is the other opposite

lie? What did he say? He said those who say that

Jesus is not the Christ. That is the lie. The

truth is that Jesus is the Christ. He said you

know it. You don't need any teacher. And just

as. It has taught you. Just as it, just as it

has taught you, abide in it, not abide in him.

Do you understand what I'm saying? It's tautology.

Is it even tautology? It's somehow to tell a

believer to abide in him. Do you understand what

I'm saying? Are we together? Okay, let's see

John. You know, sometimes you have to work with

John to understand what he's trying to say. You

only tell the believer to come into Christ, to

abide in him. Look at 1 John. Go down what? Go

to chapter 3. Because it's a continuation. Look

at verse 23. And this is his commandment, that

we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus

Christ, and love one another. As he gave us commandment.

Now, he who keeps his commandment, do what? Talk

to me. Oh, are we together? Okay, let's read

this verse. Let's read it. Let's read it together.

You understand? Verse 24. Let's read verse 23

first. Go back to 23. Let's read together. Now,

and this is his commandment. Please note. You

know, sometimes when they say commandment, the

first thing that comes to your mind is do, don't.

Do, don't. No. Don't. Just read. Don't worry.

Just read. One, two, three, go. And this is his

commandment that we should believe on the name

of his son, Jesus Christ. As he. So what is the

commandment here? And what is the commandment

here? Good is one and the same. It's like love

the Lord with all your heart and also love your

neighbor as yourself. You understand? So he said

we should believe. That's the commandment. It's

not do's and don'ts. Are we together? Next, verse

24. One, two, three, go. Now he who keeps his

commandment abide in him. Stop. What is this

commandment? Believe, right? So, hear that belief,

do what? So, can you say to a believer who has

believed, bro, can you abide in him? Is that

correct? No. So, you can see that if you obey

the commandment, that means you abide in him.

And he in you. Are we together? And that's why

he continued, he said, and by this we know that

he abides in where? By you. By the spirit, which

what? Oh my goodness. So it's a confusing fact

to tell a believer abides in God. What you are

saying, he does not have the spirit. Any man

that have the spirit abides in him. If you do

not have the spirit, you are none of his. I am

his and he is mine. So when you go back to chapter

2, when verse 20 is an error of this, you understand?

So it's not abide in him. No, it's abide in it.

It's in the knowledge. And what is the knowledge?

You abide in the knowledge of the truth. Are

we together? So anointing here is not power.

Anointing here is not the Holy Spirit. Anointing

here is knowledge. Knowledge of the Holy One.

Glory to Jesus. Are we together? So you could

see that. In all that we have searched, there

is nowhere. So now, if you say, bro, I want to

tap anointing. Did you see that you are confusing?

Because knowledge is not something you tap. Did

you get what I'm trying to say? Did you tap knowledge?

No. You are taught knowledge. After all, This

type of knowledge, he said, you do not need a

what? A teacher, because you know it. Remember,

the teachers he's even referring here are those

antichrists, because they are coming to bamboozle

them with a new different thing. So, are we together?

Now, go to Mark. Mark. Chapter 10, verse 16.

Mark 10:16

Quickly, Mark 10, 16. Are you in Mark 10, 16?

Are you in Mark 10, 16? So now your language

about anointing, anointed, anoint have to be

adjusted. You have to speak as one who has been

taught. Amen. Are we together? Verse 16. And

he took them up. Of course, he's talking about

the little children. Verse 14. But when Jesus

saw it, he was greatly displeased and said to

them. Verse 13. Then they brought little children

to him that he might touch them. But the disciples

rebuked those who brought them. But Jesus saw

it, he was greatly displeased, and said to them,

Let the little children come to me, and do not

forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.

Assuredly I say to you, whoever does not receive

the kingdom of God as a little child, will by

no means enter it. Verse 16. And he took them

in his arm, laid his hands on them, and do what?

He laid his hands and blessed them. So we saw

laying of our hands to heal the sick in the sun,

to cast men into the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

To ordain or to consecrate, to separate, to appoint.

Now we have seen also another term, to bless.

What does that mean, to bless? Jesus Christ carried

the children and he blessed them. That word is

a verb, blessed. We together? Please follow me.

It was translated from the Greek word. Which

means to speak well of. To celebrate by praising

or by thanksgiving. To speak well of. To speak

well of. Eulogio is the root word for eulogitos.

Now, this one is eulo, then gitos means g -e

-t -o -s, tos. Now, eulogitos is an adjective.

It means praise, adoration, or adorable. Or spoken

well of. That one is a verse. This one is an

adjective. Now, from these eulogators, we have

the English terms we know today. Eulogize, right?

Eulogy. Amen? Yes, that's where we got those

words. And so... Apart from these eulogitos,

or in this case, let's use the adjective. Yes,

the eulogitos, we have another term for blessed

or blessing, which is, yesterday Pastor Fred

noted that, makarios. M -K -A -R -O -U -R -O

-R -I -O -S. A -K -A -R -I -O -S. Which means

to be fortunate. Means to be fortunate. Well

of. Or praise. Or happy. No, no praise. To be

fortunate. To be well of. Or to be happy. The

other one which we talked about. You will get

told it has to do with praise, adorable, or spoken

well of. These are the two you see in text where

they appear. In all this, you will see where

it talks about plenty money. You understand?

No, they don't mean plenty money. So Jesus laid

hands on the children to bless them. They were

not sick. Are we together? Amen. They were not

sick. He laid his hands on them to bless them.

He put his hand on them. What did he do? He blessed

them by the Spirit and spoke words upon them.

So we do that also with the laying of hands.

Are we together? We do that also with the what?

with the laying of hands. Come, let me show you

how to bless. Come. Because that is what we do.

And all of us are going to do it in the sun.

To bless, as I said, means to speak words by

the Spirit upon the person. Are we together?

It's like we lay hands on him and then you declare

words. By the Spirit. Huh? You are blessed as

you move out. Any limitations of men is not your

limitations. I decree progress upon your life.

You are kept by the power of God. You are not

stranded. You are not stranded in the name of

Jesus. You are not stranded. That is means to

bless. Do you understand what I'm saying? That's

what it means to bless. You are praying your

heart and you are releasing them. Do you understand

what I'm saying? So we use the laying of hands

as well for that. Any word you speak comes with

power because there is a transmittance. Are we

together? Remember we said that our body are

God's methods. Understand? For releasing his

power. A God's way. So you begin to speak. Doors

are open. And you see things happen. That's blessing.

So when people are blessed like that, you see

things happen. So when Jesus laid hands on these

children, he said something. He blessed them.

He blessed them. Are we together? Hallelujah.

So now, usually the reason why many believers

miss supernatural things. It's because they are

looking for the spectacular. Like what I did

to Prince. Many people are watching for him to

somatumble. That's when they will know something

has happened. Did you understand what I'm saying?

Sometimes when you begin to go that way, you

will miss what God is doing. Yes. Sometimes when

we stretch our hands and lay our hands, the spectacular

happens. But if you are always looking for the

spectacular, you missed a lot about God. Are

we together? Because you are trying to apply

feelings and the natural senses to decode where

the things. You want to see something. No, we

walk by faith, not by word, not by sight. So

be careful that you are always focused on the

spectacular. So we have seen that the lay of

hands is done to minister the power of God to

the sick, to minister the baptism of the Spirit,

to impart blessings, to commission men into special

ministries, into ministries. In all these instances,

We saw effect of the laying of hands are evidence

in their life or in the life of the recipients.

Now the minister of laying of hands equips the

minister for greater works of ministry. So what

should we note? How do I receive? I think this

is where I'm going to round up this before we

start praying. How do I receive this ministry

from my brother, from my sister? How? How do

I receive the ministry of the laying of hands?

How? Go back to that Mark 6 where we read. We

read it. I want us to pay attention. In verse

1 and 2, Jesus taught and performed miracles

by the laying of hands. Look at it. Verse 2 says

that when the Sabbath had come, he began to teach

in the synagogue and many hearing him were astonished

saying, where did this man get these things?

And what wisdom is this which is given to him?

That such what? mighty works are performed by

his hands. So they saw it. You know, there is

something that happened. By the time you go to

verse 3 and 4, then they began to say, what type

of this thing is this? Is this not the carpenter,

the son of Mary, the brothers, we know them,

see them? How can this man be doing citizen?

But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without

honor except in his own country and among his

own relatives and in his own house. See, I've

seen this thing play out so well. That's why

you have to be careful, especially if you have

relatives, siblings in the sun, husband and wife.

God will really have to help you. God will really

have to help us all so that you don't treat what

is sacred common. And one of the greatest things

that you will have to treat with caution is familiarity.

You know the person in the natural very well.

So you tend to look down upon the person. No.

And it happens. One of my cousins, I used to

stay in their place, sleep with them. I mean,

God has been helping us. We have suffered a couple

of failures, but then we have realized, well,

thank the Lord for that. We went to school, we

are doing wonders, doing a lot of exploits. And

then, We enter university. Many people will come

to us. We'll teach them. We'll do tutorial. There

was a time the medical student called me. Then

I was the biochemistry. Biochemistry used to

give them tough time. So they called me from

the department. I will come and be doing tutorial

for them. There's one of our lecturer. Man, he

has been giving them tough time. So they will

call me. We'll go to a place which he doesn't

know. So they will collect the secret from me.

When they go, they will be of help. Because he

always wanted to make it difficult. So I would

do tutorials for them and all that. But this

is my cousin. We sleep in the same room. The

same bed. He was withdrawn in school while I'm

graduating first class. I mean, you don't understand

what I'm trying to say. This is how you can sit

with somebody in your own house. Have the grace

you want. Others from outside will come and collect

it. You, you'll be hungry here. That's why I

say you have to. That's why this statement is

scary sometimes. A prophet is not without honor

except in his own country and among his own relatives.

In his own house. You know, Jesus was bringing

the thing closer. First he said country. He now

moved to relatives. Move it to house. So, this

is one thing you have to be careful if you want

to receive the ministry of laying over hands.

Dishonor. When a man lays hands on you, don't

see your cousin. Don't see your husband. Don't

see your pastor. Don't see your friend. You have

to see him from the right perspective. Are we

together? You have to see him well in who he

is. Look at verse 5. He said, now he could do

no mighty miracle. This was the person they were

giving testimony in verse 2. Yeah? That they

said he did mighty miracles, mighty works. Are

performed by his hands. Mighty. Again in verse

5. In his own place. In his own country. With

his own people. He said he could do. No mighty

miracle. Mighty works there. Except. He laid

hands. On a few. Sick people. And healed them.

I believe these are people who. Who refuse. What

the other people are saying, they say, well,

if you people think that this is me, I will go.

They see where they collect their own. Dishonor

is a limitation. Dishonor is a limitation. What

began as mighty works, they saw it somewhere.

They were testifying of it, but they couldn't

receive it. Let me tell you the truth. Dishonor

limits the flow of the power of God. You can't

receive from what you dishonor, from what you

are disdaining. You treat it with contempt, like

Esau. You can't be part of it. You treat it anyhow.

You are rather... Man of God, how can a mighty

God be limited? Yes, I said that dishonor limits

the flow of the power of God. How can you say

that? Oh, yes. God can be limited by men because

he's not a tyrant. You know, he's only a tyrant

that whether you like it or not, he will crush

you and enter. No, God is not a tyrant. If you

refuse the salvation, he will not crush you to

collect it. So he's saving power and healing

power. How mighty he died on the cross. The power

to save his soul. But you see, when a man rejects,

he still hinders that. Yes. To those who refuse

to believe. you will limit the power of God.

So where this honor goes, unbelief goes. You

see, that's how they started. The Bible tells

us, if you look at that place, in that mark,

they started by looking, when you go down, you

will see what the Bible says. Hallelujah. But

6th and 7th, and he marveled because of the award.

He started as dishonor, he goes to unbelief.

Because that's how he sat. That's the point.

So look at the story of those God he rescued.

Psalm 78. Look at Psalm 78 verse 41. Are you

Psalms 78:41

in Psalm 78? Verse 41. He said, Yes, again and

again they tempted God. And do what? And limited

the Holy One of who? Of Israel. How did they

limit that? The answer is unbelief. For 40 years,

God had been wanting to do wonders to them. They

refused. That's how they limited him. Through

unbelief. Are we together? If you go back to

verse 54 to verse 56, you will see that verse

56, yet they tested and provoked the Messiah

and did not keep his word, his testimonies, but

turned back and acted unfaithfully. Like their

what? Like their fathers. They were torn aside

like a deceitful ball. So dishonor and unbelief

work together. Dishonor will eventually drag

unbelief along. Be careful how you speak. Be

careful how you speak. Don't speak. less of sacred

things. Don't speak less of sacred things, of

spiritual things. You hear many believers who

talk anyhow. This is. Why will you be rushing

to touch the man of God? Why will you even have

to call him? Is he not God inside you? Can't

you pray in your own house? You can pray inside

your room and God will hear you. Yet that same

person has already taken an appointment to see

the doctor the next day and God is inside him.

Did you understand what I'm saying? When you

go to the doctor, does it show that you have

unbelief? They are not anti each other. But yet

that same unlearned person is trying to take

you out of where to receive. When you call the

elders, that means you believe. You are just

doing the will of God. Are you sick? He said,

call the elders. He knows the Holy Spirit is

inside you. He knows God, the one that is telling

you to call the elders is inside you. He knows

it. There is a system through which he reaches

people. And the system is man. The earlier you

understand it, the better for you. You understand?

God's system is man. He has never done anything

on the earth without man, and he will never do

anything on the earth without man. You better

know it now. He chose it like that. Can he do

without us? Yes. Has he ever done anything without

us? No. Are we together? Amen. He said, I will

read. I'll sit down and read my Bible. I don't

need anybody. I don't need anybody. And he forgot

that this man that wrote this one. I mean, how?

Hallelujah. No, don't make careless statement.

This honor is a limitation to receiving. What

is honor? Honor simply means I see you as you

are in Christ. That's honor. Honor means I see

you as you are in where? In Christ. For instance,

you can have a true scripture. Many places where

he asks us to honor one another. Look at 1 Thessalonians

5. Just giving you an example. Because... It

is the word of God, the will of God. He said,

I will hold your brethren to recognize those

who labor among you. And I'll offer you, that

is your leaders, in the Lord and admonish you.

Look at that. And to esteem them very highly.

Very highly. Esteem them what? highly in love

for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourself.

How can you be at peace when everybody's attitude

every day is a complaint to you? Honor means

I will not treat what is a sacred thing like

a common thing. Your brother is a holy... You

remember what we read? He's what? He's anointed.

Oh, are you hearing what I'm saying? He means

he has been set apart. He's a sacred. Don't treat

him as common. You know, there's a way some of

us, we like only people. He's only one you know

that his father is a senator. The way you treat

him differs. How cannot? You are cannot. Yet,

the man you are sitting. He's the next governor

he didn't know. Did you hear what I'm saying?

When you are watching TV and then your father

is telling you, that governor we are classmates,

you know they never knew children. They never

knew children. It's now that he has become something

that he wants to identify with you. Can you identify

with every brother here without discrimination?

That's why we often caution our sisters. Be careful.

When you begin to see a brother who singles you

out, suddenly the brother that has been stingy

is a generous man. And you are smiling. Hey,

be careful. He's not generous. is a conditional

generosity. Yes, sir. Be careful of brethren

whose attitudes are discriminatory. Which means

that it's not what is normal. It's not what flows.

Do you understand what I'm trying to say? Be

careful. You would think that they are doing

you... No, that's not true. So, I don't want

you for henceforth. You joke. I had to correct

some of her sisters. When they meet together,

do you say anything to her? You are foolish.

Huh? This foolish girl. This, this. I mean, how

can you be talking like that to your sister?

I mean, you don't understand that she is a sacred...

No. We always want to speak less of people. If

somebody comes around, it's just because they

are older than him. Say, a small boy. How are

you? Small boy. How about now? How can I say,

ah, man of God, how are you doing? I hope you

are doing well. I mean, does it cost you anything?

That is what God wants. Look at 2 Corinthians

5 .16. So see men, that is what, as God. See

men in Christ. That's honor. Are you 2 Corinthians

16? He said, therefore. From now on, we regard

no one according to what? You see, the problem

of those people in Nazareth is that they are

seeing Jesus in the what? In the flesh. He said,

even though we have known Christ according to

the flesh, Paul said we have knowledge. He does

this. But it has passed. He said, yet now, yet

now, we know him to us no longer. If you see

Jesus in the flesh, he will never be your savior.

Did you understand what I'm trying to say? Even

Mary, his mother, she had to believe in Jesus.

So if you are still praying for her, know that

she has also found a way. So what I'm trying

to say is that you must see him. as he is and

you must see your brother as he is in Christ.

That's all. If you want to receive the goodness

of God, it's with men. God decided that way to

put it in men. The goodness of God is with men.

It's in his church. And that's what he decided.

don't allow offense. That's another thing. Listen,

that's why if not, you remove some portions of

scripture, the Bible knows so other people offend

you. That's why I say, you should create space.

You should create space. You must hear this even

in the dark. Don't focus on offenses. Don't allow

them to settle your heart. If you are going to

have God blessed through your life or have others

blessed you, you must be relational. You must

learn to build quality relationships. Be careful

about the weakness of men. The limitation, the

limitation of the man of God can stop you from

receiving. I don't mean the limitation of man

of God can stop the power. Did you hear what

I said? You focusing on his limitation. can stop

you from benefiting from him. We admonish every

believer to be working on his life, to be working

on your character, to be working on things that

you are still weak at, to be practicing the Lord,

to be obedient. But as people grow, you have

to be patient. Because if you focus and look

at their weaknesses, you're not going to gain

anything from them. Did you understand what I'm

trying to say? You're not going to get. Numbers

27. Look at it. Numbers 27. Verse 18. Glory to

Jesus. I'm trying to discuss how can you receive

it. First, by honor. This honor limits the power

of God. Secondly, I'm trying to discuss that

be careful that you do not Allow the weakness

of men be an obstruction. Be an obstruction.

Look at verse 18. Numbers 27, 18. And the Lord

said to Moses, take Joshua the son of Num. With

you a man in whom is a spirit. And lay your hands

on him. Set him before. Eliza the priest. And

before all the congregation. And you greet him.

In their sight. And you shall give some of your

authority. Of course. That some is in italics.

You shall give your authority. Because he is

going. To him. That all the congregation of Israel.

may be obedient. He shall stand before Eliza

the priest who shall inquire before the Lord

for him. By the judgment of the Urim at his word

they shall go and at his word they shall come

in. He and all the children of Israel with him,

all the congregation. So Moses did as the Lord

commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before

Eliza, the priest, and before all the congregation.

And he laid his hands on him. And Enu greeted

him. In other words, he consecrated him. He set

him into ministry. Just as the Lord had commanded.

By the hand of Moses. By the hand of Moses. The

same person that disobeyed God is the one that

God uses or used to lay hands on the next leader.

Be careful. Hallelujah. Did you see that? Moses

has disobeyed God and disqualified him from entry.

But that same man is the one that will have to

the next one. That's why I say you have to be

careful with what you call weaknesses of a leader.

Look at Deuteronomy 34 .9. I want you to see.

That laying of hands, that place didn't say anything.

But look at Deuteronomy 34. You think, I see,

when Moses laid hand on him, nothing happened.

See it. See how the Bible put it. He said, now

Joshua, the son of Noam, was full of the spirit

of wisdom. Why? Why? He said, for Moses has what?

Has laid his hands on him. This is the man you

call already, he has missed it. He has already

disobeyed God. Now listen, there's one observation

which is very critical. I'm telling you, go and

look at it and study. Throughout Joshua's life,

throughout, there is no record. of him referring

to the error of Moses. Not one. No place ever

Joshua ever mentioned. There's no record. Joshua

ever referred to the mistake Moses did. Never.

Never. Joshua never spoke of Moses' mistakes.

We don't have record of it. He focused rather

on the instructions of Moses. Because they passed

those things to him. In fact, if you look at

Joshua chapter 11 verse 15. Joshua 11 verse 15.

Joshua 11:15 Joshua 11:15

Look at Joshua's focus. And the Lord, as the

Lord had commanded who? Had commanded Moses his

servant. So Moses commanded Joshua. And so Joshua

did what? He did. He left nothing undone of all

that the Lord have commanded Joshua. Is that

what your Bible says? Eh? The man was focused

in finishing the tax that was given to his master.

Even though he's no longer here. You, every now

and then, you go and find and see that one place.

You are talking every now and then about your

pastor. His mystic, his this, his that, his that.

Always. How can you receive from him? I know

we have questioned some of you. Then, small lie

you started having. Already you started attacking

people online. This is hypodigma. No, what you

are saying is wrong. You didn't know Greek? No.

Revelation is not for attacks all around. We

know the person we are attacking. When the Bible

says, for the weapons of our warfare are not

carnal, we know what we are doing. Our concern

is not the person of someone. It's not the personality.

Our concern is, he didn't say pulling down men.

He said pulling down stronghold. And what are

those stronghold? Casting down what? imaginations.

And every high thing that I exalted is served

beyond the knowledge of Christ. That is what

we are called to do. To go into those things.

Hallelujah. I want you to say this. I'm not a

carrier of men's fault. I'm not a carrier of

men's weaknesses. I see them in Christ. Hallelujah.

No, you are a carrier of the deposit of God.

You are a carrier of the goodness of God. You

are the carrier of the mandate of God. You're

not carrying fault of men. The Lord has laid

upon him the... our iniquities all. Are we together?

So don't carry any iniquity. Leave it. There

is someone that has carried it. You, there is

a mandate upon your life to carry. Hallelujah.

So to receive and to be blessed by people, you

must see them in Christ. You must see them as

who they are. These are men and women. who have

their fault. We all have in one way or the other.

Weaknesses. All of us must work at it. That's

why if you're a leader and your people who are

following, they could not see evidence of growth,

you are failing. How can somebody stay with you

for two, three years and even him cannot see

that something is happening in your life? Did

you understand what I'm trying to say? Something's

wrong. I'm challenging us, those who are in the

position of leadership. Don't stay the way you

are. There must be a sign that something has

improved in your life. That's what makes you

a leader. Not that you keep complaining that

the people are not coming. How can they come

when every day you are regurgitating Sambé? You

don't need to tell anybody where he is blessed,

he will come. Not all men will come, but you

will see the committed ones. So is there a way

to start complaining? Why won't you be every

day laboring for themselves? Those of you that

are leaders of UNITV, how many times do you have

all the leads and be praying for them? This work

is labor. Every day our prayer team read our

paphras, right? Who is one of you, right? Always

do a what? Labouring. I hope those people who

are believing it here, they are also labouring.

So of course, every believer must work at it.

Must work in the word. Must work on their weaknesses.

But you know, even while we are at it, our God

is still using the same people in the sun. If

the Holy Spirit indwells those people, brother,

it's enough to keep quiet. Are we together? Yes.

Even with their weaknesses, the Holy Ghost is

there. God is going to use people, you know what

I'm saying? Not because of their weaknesses.

I've said this over and over. You know what I'm

saying? Yes. The person, as he continues to become

weak and weaker, you know what I'm saying? The

person, too, is... His ministry will be shrinking.

But be careful. The fact that he's an ally does

not mean that he doesn't have anything. Did you

understand what I'm saying? Yes. So, you have

to know that. Samuel will not even choose David.

He came and saw the broad -chested man, that

guy, you know that guy, Eliab. And he confused

the prophet. He said, surely this is the Lord.

He saw Eliab instead of David. What is he trying

to tell us? A lot that you need as you want to

receive from men. Understand? You have to have

a large heart. You must see them in Christ. Oh,

I'm emphasizing that word. I hope you take note.

You must see them where? In Christ. Lastly, let

me say this. Very important. Because we're going

to pray in the sun. We're going to use those

moments. All that we've learned, we're going

to practice it. In the next one hour, we have

to pray. We have to practice it. The grace of

God is here to heal, to empower, to bless. But

you must know how to receive. You come with honor.

You come with faith. We read that text, Mark

Mark 5 · chapter mention

chapter 5. Just let me give you the story we

have heard. We read part of it about the woman

with an issue of blood. You know, son, you must

come with faith. Faith. The power of God moves

in the direction of faith. The power of God,

it moves in the direction of faith. While the

crowd were oppressing him, the power flowed to

the person who believed. And Jesus knew. He knew

something left him by the word of knowledge.

The power of God flows. Your case doesn't need

to be mentioned before you can receive your healing.

Did you understand what I'm saying? When Jesus

was going, he was not attending to her. Jesus

was going to the house of Darius, the leader

of the synagogue. Because they don't say, Master,

please come and help me. You think you know what

I'm trying to say? But she intercepted it in

the sun. If only I can touch the hem of his garment,

his clothes. You don't need to wait in the sun.

You don't need to wait for one special occasion.

You have a need or something, You know the pastor

says, go and meet him. Say, sir, I come. This

is what I want. Don't wait and say, I will see

him after service on Sunday. What is the meaning

of that? Just message him, pastor, I want to

see you. Or message your leader, I want to see

you. Or come and tell your roommates. Say, please,

bro, I want to see you. This is an issue. And

Joseph kneeled down. Please lay hands on me.

This matter has to go. Yes, sir. You don't have

to wait. They say, ah, I heard they have Takunda.

When is their prayer meeting? Oh, they say, is

it Monday or what? Eh, I'm thinking whether I

should go to their prayer meeting or not. You

wait till Monday? Why? Yes, sir. Why? Oh, you

saw him going to the prayer meeting. Like Peter

and John. They were going to the hour of prayer.

You know, son, do you need plenty of time for

us to be late? No. So there are some of us you

have to show. It's when you're in the closet

that that's when you show honor and respect.

You know, I love it. Who was that? I think, yes,

I was commenting. I was saying some things I

was commenting. I saw, what was that? David Doe.

Even in America, in the front of the, in the

airport, he would go down and prostrate. I mean,

do you understand what I'm trying to say? That

culture has not left him, the culture of honor.

Did you understand what I'm trying to say? I

was commanding that. But some of us, just you

have degree, suddenly everybody has become...

I mean, did you get that? Even when a person

from your village just speak one Yoruba, you

don't want to think, how can you speak my language

here now? Something is wrong with you. Your village

is following you. No. Oh, no. Oh, no. You don't

need to wait. It doesn't matter how long your

problem has lingered. That woman has been suffering

for 12 years. She heard about what Jesus was

doing. Faith in Christ solved the whole problem.

There was healing. That's what we are going to

be praying in the son. Jesus touched the woman.

He said, daughter. He was 34. He said, daughter.

He said, your faith has made you whole. Mark

5, 34. Your faith has made you well. He said,

go in peace and be healed of your affliction.

It started with what she heard. She wasn't the

only one that she heard it though. Of course,

those crowds were following because they knew

Jesus has entered town. A lot of people heard.

Only few acted in faith. She only acted on what

she had. She touched. And there was a touch.

And things happened. So as we, it's a posture

of receiving. You understand? It's a posture

of receiving. Let me tell you, each time you

want to receive, you see, most of us who know

in the distance, When you want to pour down water,

water normally go down what? In, we call it potential

difference. Anyway, in the physics kind of a

thing. You understand what I'm saying? But the

point is that it has to move from somewhere that

is higher going down lower. And each time you

want to receive from someone and you look at

him as your age mate, you won't get anything.

Did you understand what I'm saying? Because knowledge,

the reason why you are listening to me is that

there is an honor you have, you understand, that

I'm your leader. So for that reason, your heart

is already open. As I taught, light is coming.

But let's imagine you see me as your housemate,

you understand, as I call me. Maybe when we are

listening, maybe I even slap our snoring. You

understand? See this brother? You understand?

You won't get anything. Do you understand what

I'm saying? You won't get anything. So whether

it's a pastor here, whether it's a leader here,

anybody that comes to lead anything, you must

see the person correctly. You must see the what?

The person correctly. That is how to receive.

If you miss this part, all that we have been

discussing since yesterday, there's a problem.

The psalm says there's a problem. And you don't

need just once. In the psalm, when it comes to

the things of spirit, covert, no covetousness.

Oh, you didn't get me. You didn't want the psalm

to say? He said covert. You convert earnestly.

There is not enough when it comes to the things

of the Spirit. There's not enough. If Pastor

Fred has laid hands on me four times, five times,

I need it more. When I go to me, Pastor Cesar,

I'll say, do it again. Do it again. It's for

establishing you. Now, this consciousness must

come on you that these things have effect and

you will see the effect in your life. Notice

only that we are reading that men's ministry

are shifting. That men are becoming fruitful

when hands are laid upon them. We just read in

Deuteronomy 34 that the wisdom has come upon

Joshua because Moses laid his hands upon him.

Be expectant that something And I have said it,

desire it. What exactly are you looking for?

What do you want changed? Do you want your prayer

life to be improved? You are expecting, let me

tell you, they will shift you off. I'm telling

you, into that realm you desire. That impartation

can happen. Whatever you see in another person's

life that you want, go and meet the person. I

told you how we followed our mommies here. And

I'm still following. If I see a grace, I follow

it. I don't wait. I don't say that the Lord will

do it. Who will do it? He has given men. I told

you, men are systems and methods of God. Did

you understand me? If you truly say the Lord

will do it, then look for those men. God has

put those things. That is his own way of doing

it. He decided it that way. So I don't want you

to be seeing your brothers and sisters here ordinarily.

We're ordinary. If you are elderly, things of

the spirit does not answer to the physical, material,

this, you know. Don't say, I'm older than you.

What does that mean? You're speaking like that,

brother. No. No. No. There must be a change.

And that is the last chart I'm giving you. There

must be a change in your heart. You will see

differently. God has given you a seeing eye.

You can't be seeing like somebody who's natural.

You know, son, for the things of the spirit are

only foolishness to the carnal mind. You are

not carnal because you have the spirit of God.

He said, you are not in the flesh. You understand?

Because the Spirit of God dwells in you. So you

must see correctly in the Spirit. This boy, these

small boys. Don't be saying like that. You're

going to be closing many things. See that brother

close to you. See that sister close to you. That's

why you must treat them with honor. With honor.

We don't know. Paul told Timothy to the older

men, even to us as pastors, the way I treat mummies

is, they will say, ah, sir, how are you doing?

Ah, do you know sometimes they will honor them.

He said to the elders, those who are elderly,

he said, treat them as fathers. He said to those,

the older women, he said, treat them as mothers.

He said to the sisters, he said, treat them,

I mean to the ladies. Younger women, treat them

as sisters. He now added something with all purity.

With all purity. That's why we frowned it at

people that sent our sister any kind of message.

You are careless. You don't honor them. Honor

means to treat them with purity. We will not

take it lightly. You are careless. Oh, everybody,

you know what you are doing. We know you. We

know what you are doing. Don't think we don't

know. We know. We know all those systems. We're

in the world, but not of the world. Yes. That's

not honor. He said, treat them as sisters with

all purity. With all purity. With all purity.

That is honor. You see them as sisters. You're

not planning to cheat them. No, you're not. So

it's a season of impartation. And that's how

Mary sees. It's by seeing them as they are in

Christ. Once you turn to the natural, you understand,

many things will evade you. Many things will

evade you. If they lie, they should take the

light. I am telling you, you will hear it. And

we will lay hands on you. You will be blessed

and you will do wonders. Yes, you will do wonders.

Your mercy will expand. There will be fruit,

fruit that lasts. Your label will not just be

crushed. You label, label, label upon somebody's

life. Then you hear that he has gone back to

his own. No. You will see them and you will rejoice.

Because it will last. It will last. And that's

what the Lord puts this ministry in the church

for. To establish man. To establish man in his

own agenda. I am aware. Don't worry. I'm aware

that this ministry has been bastardized. It has

been abused. Did you see that I didn't mention

anything about abuse throughout the teaching?

It's deliberate. That's why I say it's a doctrine

of the laying of hands. We don't do doctrine

from error. You understand? Because each time

you are trying to... Teach based according to

the error that is happening. You are likely to

go to another extreme. Just stay and teach the

word. The farm that has been abused, some people

come. You understand? You say, I want, I have

a, what do you call it? I need money to go this

way, go this way. The pastor will lay hands on

you. All through the laying hands we see. He

didn't say anybody come. Even the one that tried

to say, give me this power. He said, your money

perish with you. You think the gift of God can

be what? Can be purchased with money. Did you

understand what I'm saying? No. We know it has

been abused. But even the devil quoted the Bible

wrongly. Did you understand what I'm saying?

So, Bible has been abused. I've been abused by

the Pharisee. That's why they say that the hay,

that is different. And the focus is the Word

of God. So take the ministry of the lane of hands

serious. It's an important part of the church

that empowers men. That's God's system. Take

it serious. Are we together? Are we together?

So can you just rise? We appreciate you being

here today. We hope you carry this word with

you throughout your week. Don't forget to check

the show notes for additional insights. Stay

connected with us through our website or follow

us on social media. If you are encouraged, share

this message with someone you care about. Until

next time, stay blessed.