The Ministry of Laying of Hands 2 | The Believer's conference 2025 day 3

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right in. Amen. Yes, so we're welcome once again.

And those of the people following us online.

You're welcome. Amen. I am anointed. I will preach

Jesus everywhere I go. I am his, his man. I will

follow him until the end of time. I am anointed.

I am anointed. I will preach Jesus everywhere

I go. I am his. Yes. He is mine. I will follow

him until the end of time. Mark 16. Mark chapter

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16. Thank you, Lord. Mark 16. Let me read from

verse 15. He says, and he said to them, go into

the world, into all the world and preach the

gospel to every creature. 16. He who is, who

believe and is baptized, will be saved, but he

who does not believe will be condemned. And these

signs will follow those who believe. In my name,

they will cast out demons. They will speak with

new tongues. And if they drink any deadly, It

will by no means hurt them. They will lay hands

on the sick and they will recover. So we started

yesterday trying to see the ministry of laying

of hands. The ministry of laying of hands. And

two things we mentioned or we looked at yesterday.

We noted that this ministry is not something

that is done from afar. You can teach from afar.

But we saw that impartation, impartation. done

through the laying of hands, has to be, or we

need a face -to -face meeting. And that tells

us the necessity of face -to -face meeting. Of

course, there are other things, probably I might

touch them along the line, which is key. For

example, you cannot be pastored online. You cannot

be pastored online because the work of a pastor

is not just to teach, but to have oversight.

And oversight is not something that online space

will permit. Yes, you need to be taught, but

you need to be put to practice those things which

you have learned. Are we together? Probably let

me read this verse. Yesterday, our lead pastor

read that text. You understand? 2 Timothy. Look

at what Paul said. This is what it means to pastor.

Because pastoring is done by example. Paul will

say, follow me as I follow Christ. Which means

that you have to be present physically to watch.

To watch. To watch. Look at it. I will read from

verse 10. He said, but you have done what? Carefully.

2 Timothy chapter 3 verse 10. But you have carefully

2 Timothy 3:10

followed my what? My doctrine. My what? My manner

of life. This is not something you can see from

very far. You have followed my manner of life.

You have to be where the person is to be able

to see his manner of life. My purpose, my fate,

my long suffering. My long suffering, my faith.

When Paul was commending Timothy, he said, when

I saw the sincere faith in the son, he said,

you see, he said that faith was in your grandmother.

Are we together? Are we together? He said that

faith was in your grandmother, Lois. And your

mother Eunice. Amen. And now I see in you. Of

course. You know that. That could not have been

possible. If Timothy was somewhere else. So he

said. You have. Carefully followed my purpose.

My faith. My long suffering. My love. My perseverance.

How could you have seen the perseverance? How

could Timothy have seen the perseverance of Paul?

Without him being present where the man is suffering,

where the man is toiling, and he could see how

he persevered in the face of danger. It's a persecution.

Affliction, which happened to me at Antioch,

at Iconium, at Lystra. We're going to see some

of them today. He mentioned the places. That

means Timothy was there. What persecution I endure.

And out of them all, the Lord deliver me. Yes.

And all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus

will suffer persecution. This part, some people

don't want it. It's verse 12. Once you hear suffering.

No. Verse 13. But evil men and impostors who

grow worse and worse. Deceived and being deceived.

But you must continue. Must stay. Must continue.

In the things which you have learned. And assured

of. Knowing from whom. You have learned them.

So learning is not just only by teaching. But

by also following the examples of the leader.

By following the manner of life of the leader.

Yes. By following the manner of life of the believer.

Hebrews chapter 13. Verse 7. Remember those who

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rule over you. That word rule there is those

who lead. Who have spoken to you the word of

God? Who have spoken the word of God to you?

Of course, you know those he's referring to.

He said, whose faith do what? Oh, talk to me.

Whose faith do what? Follow. Considering the

outcome of their conduct. So learning or discipleship

is not just only about teaching. Fundamentally,

yes, it's teaching. But it's also following the

faith, the manner of life, the conduct of the

one leading. So you cannot pastor a man, you

understand, online. Sorry, sir. That's why it's

contradictory when you say an online church.

That name is not, it's contradictory. It's not

possible. When you say online followers, I agree

with you. When you say followers, I agree. Because

followers are people with that commitment. Today

they will follow you, tomorrow they won't follow

you. But when you're talking about disciples,

are people with a commitment. With a commitment

to sacrifice and following. Understand? Remember

yesterday we said that God's method and system

is man. You can't do anything about it. Understand?

That's why if you have problem relationally,

you have really a big problem. So if you ever

want to grow, If you ever want to become something

in the hand of God, you must be a follower. A

follower of men. You know, these days, you say,

no, me, I follow God. Me, I'm not a follower

of anybody. You are joking. They are not anti

each other. You know, I saw some movement these

days online. Probably some of you have seen it.

They say we left church, but not God. What a

confusion. The meaning of Lord. Are we together?

The meaning of Lord, when you say my Lord, what

you are saying is that. If you understand the

Council of Salvation, you will even talk about

that one. Because a Lord is someone who conquers

a territory and he stays there. So how can you

dare say you left where he is and you say you

didn't leave him? Because he dwells in us. We

are the temple of God. We are the temple of the

Holy Spirit. God is not outside the church. He's

inside. He's staying there. So how can you say

I left the church but not God? How? You are in

the will of God. when you have decided to stay.

You know, one brother who has not been with us

for some time, somehow he got misdirected and

was away for a long time. So I don't know what

hit him. He was having a lot of difficulties.

So somehow, his way was navigated and he came

back again. So he says, I want to see you. I

said, what is the problem? He says, I really

want to see you. I have a problem. I don't know.

I feel I don't have direction. I really don't

have direction. I say for you coming here, you

have direction. Because if you have never had

direction, you will not have return back. Just

coming back to the church, you have direction.

I say for you to stay and hear and grow. Don't

say I don't have direction. You have direction.

For you having the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is

direction. Remember that lesson times ago we

taught in the sand. That once you say salvation,

Salvation is a change of direction. Did you understand

what I'm trying to say? Because when the Holy

Spirit actually endures a man at salvation, that

is a change of direction already. So you have

direction. Amen. I have direction. Glory to Jesus.

So we now saw in Mark chapter 16, and we noted

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a second thing yesterday. And we said, these

signs shall follow them that believe. And we

saw that the signs are supernatural. So, and

those signs, we now saw that the laying of hands

is a supernatural sign. In other words, it is

a supernatural activity or a supernatural ministry.

So it says, those who believe. He said, in my

name. He's not saying in the mention of the name.

He's talking about those who believe. Those in

the name. That's what he was saying. Those in

the name. This is what they will do. Those in

the name. In other words, those who believe,

these are the signs that will follow them. We

noted that Jesus, the name J -E -S -U -S, of

course, is English. And we said Jesus, the name

of Jesus is not a tag. And we noted because,

We're trying to explain in the name. It's not

a tag. In fact, we have a footballer called Jesus,

right? Yes. And part of it told us that Jesus

Christ, Christ is not his surname. Are we together?

Amen. That Christ means the Messiah, the anointed

one. Huh? Are we together? He's talking about

his office. So, Because the word Jesus is just

English because English is about 1 ,600 approximately

years. Understand? These Germanic tribes, they

were the ones who migrated and started the issue

of speaking English. And when Jesus was around,

there was no English. It's not in the words,

in the tag. And we said, for us to have better

understanding, the name of Jesus is his accomplishment.

Because most times when we note that, that word

name is onoma. Onoma. O -N -O -M -A in Greek.

O -N -O -M -E. Onoma. It describes a person's

reputation, character, authority, office, deeds,

accomplishments. Describes a person's reputation,

character, authority, office, deeds, or accomplishments.

What the person is known for. What the person

is known for. So the name of a person, you know,

like my president now, he was a governor of Lagos

state, president of Nigeria. He was a governor

of Lagos state. His name was Master Governor.

I mean, his tag, Bola Ame Tinubu, did not change.

Did you get what I'm trying to say? but his name

changed. By the time he became a president, what

you are trying to say, his office changed. What

you will say also that his name as Lord has changed.

Because the authority that comes with a governor

is not the same with the one that comes with

what? Being a president. You know what I'm saying?

So, his office is his authority because the authority

of a president is not the same with that of a

governor. Are we together? So that's the same

thing. So when you hear Paul was said, and God

has given him a name. Don't think he's saying,

is it Jesus or something else? No, he's saying

that there is something he did. And the Bible

tells us in Philippians, if you start reading

from chapter 5. He said he did not consider himself.

Ephesians chapter 2 verse 5. If you start reading.

Ephesians 2:5

6, 7, 8. He did not consider himself to be equal

with God. You understand? He said he died. The

death of who? Of a criminal. On the cross. And

then the word said therefore. Yeah? Are we together?

He said therefore. God has exalted. Do you understand

what I'm trying to say? So that means there was

an office he was occupying before. But by the

reason of what he did, there was also an alleviation.

Are we together? So the office he occupied after

resurrection is not the same with the one before.

Because the one before, he is limited. The one

before will not give life. Are we together? But

when he resurrected, that name gives life. So

that is the authority of Christ. So when he's

talking about in the name, he's talking about

the authority in Christ. In the authority of

Christ. Where you are. So those who believe are

in the authority of Christ. Are in the office

now. And these signs they will do. These are

the signs they will do. In fact. We have many

texts. Colossians chapter 4. Look at, you will

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see another Jesus inside. So we have plenty.

So that when certain things happen, you should

know your authority. Look at 4. Colossians 4,

11. He said, and what? Oh, talk to me. And what?

And Jesus, who is called who? Justus. These are

my fellow workers for the kingdom of God who

are of the circumcision. They have proved to

be a comfort to me. So that means Paul was with

people. In fact, one of them was called Jesus.

So you should know what it means to be in the

name. So Christ's name. It's his reputation and

accomplishment. That is what he has done. And

what he did is that he died and resurrected.

So with this understanding, you will appreciate

when we said that we have forgiveness and life

in his name. Are we together? Luke 24. Luke 24.

Luke 24, 47. 46 says, then he said to them, thus

it is written and thus it was necessary for Christ

to suffer and to do what? And to rise from the

dead the third day. And that repentance, which

is remission of sins, that is an. Yeah? Should

be what? Should be preached in his word. In his

name to all nations beginning at Jerusalem. That

is, to be preached in his authority. To be preached

in his word. Resurrection. The focus of the repentance

and remission of sins, you understand, is based

on his name. John 20. Yesterday I talked about

this text. John 20, 31. John 20, 31. So his resurrection

gave us life. His name gave us life. John 20,

31. But these were written. Let me start from

verse 30. And truly Jesus did many other signs

in the presence of his disciples, which are not

written in this book. But these are written that

you may believe. Pastor Fred told us yesterday

that the miracles of Jesus are to show what he

will do. So John says these. Are written that

you may believe. That Jesus is a Christ. The

son of God. And that believing. You may have

what? You may have what? Life where? He say in

his name. In his name. If you like keep shouting.

So in the name of Jesus. In the name of Jesus.

That one cannot give life. If you like, shout

it. Don't you see those comedy guys? I mean,

online. A little tune, Jesus. You know, in our

culture, anything, Jesus. Whether the one that

is following him or the one that is not following

him, they have shouted his name several times.

Do you understand what I'm saying? Yes. Did you

understand that? So, if it's just by tact, then

everybody will be born again by now. Those who

have shouted. You know, some people thought by

shouting. Some demons came and called, Jesus,

Jesus, Jesus. And the demon was on top. It's

not a tag. We read the story of the sons of Sceva.

They were not born again. He said they are exorcists.

You know exorcists? Those who try to cast out

demons by another higher demon. That's why when

they saw what Jesus was doing, they called him

this, the Prince of Beelzebub. You know Prince?

That he's a ruler. Because they are already,

they are aware that in those days, that's how

they do. If they want to cast a lower demon,

they bring a higher demon. So they saw Jesus

and said, this one must be a higher demon. Since

he's casting this, do you understand what I'm

saying? In the name of Jesus whom Paul preached.

They don't know the name. The thing is by what?

Mentioning. Sons of Siva. Act 19. In the name

of Jesus. And the demons said, you see, don't

think that demons don't know. They know who is

inside. They say, Paul, we know. Jesus, we know.

Hey, who are you? It's not. Hallelujah. Acts

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chapter 4. Acts chapter 4. Look at verse 8. Then

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Peter filled with the Holy Spirit said to them,

rulers of the people and elders of Israel. If

we this day are judged for the good deeds done

to the helpless man, by what means he has been

made well. Let it be known to you all and to

all the people of Israel that by the name of

Jesus of Nazareth, whom you crucify. Whom God

raised from the dead, by him this man stand here

before you all. It's by the name. This is a stone

which was rejected by you builders, which has

become the chief cornerstone. No, it's their

salvation in any order. For there is no other

name under heaven. Given among men. By which

we must be what? The name of Jesus is his resurrection.

That is where salvation is. There is no any other

accomplishment on earth. Through which a man

will be saved. Look at chapter 10. Look at chapter

10. Chapter 10, verse 39. And we were witnesses

of all these things which he did both in the

land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they

killed by hanging on a tree. Him God raised up

on the third day and showed him openly, not to

all the people, but to witnesses chosen before.

By God, even to us who ate and drank with him

after he arose from the dead. And he commanded

us to preach to the people and to testify that

it is he who was ordained by God to be judge

of the living and the dead. To him, all the prophet

witnessed that through his word, through his

name, whoever believed in him. Will what receive

remission of sins? Forgiveness of sin came through

his name. Remission of sin through his name.

Remission of sin. Of course, I read, I noted

1 John yesterday. 1 John 5. 5 verse 13. He said,

These things have I written to you who believe

in the name of the Son of God, that you may know

that you have what? Eternal life. You know, if

you look at other texts, I mean, other translations,

that other part was not there. Those of you who

have been with us, we've done interpretation.

You understand what I mean by that. And that

you may continue to believe in the name of the

Son of God. That one is not in the original.

That you may continue to believe. No. And that

you may continue. That's in King James. When

you check other new modern translation, that

part. Is that you, those who believe in the name

of that, you might know that you have already.

So it was written so that they will continue

to believe in the name. It was written that they

will know that they have what? They have eternal

life. So. When you hear they said, there are

some texts. Scripture talks about Acts 2 verse

Acts 2:21

21. Talks about. Those who call on the name of

the Lord. Call on the name of the Lord. And it

shall come to pass that whosoever call on the

name of the Lord shall be what? Shall be saved.

Call on the name of the Lord is not shouting

the name of Jesus. That's not what this place

is talking about. Remember, Jesus told the Pharisees

and the scribes, he said, He was discussing,

I think in Matthew 7, he said, it is not the

person who called me Lord, Lord, that do what?

Did you remember? So that means it's not about

what? It's not about mentioning. Are we together?

Yes. He is talking about that call means actually

believing. It means believing. Those who put

faith in the name. Those who put faith in the

name. That he was raised from the dead. And that

was what actually Romans 10 was talking about.

So when he talks about confess, he's not just

talking about mentioning. Are we together? Are

we together? He's not just referring to mentioning.

No. He's talking about believing. Romans 10,

Romans 10:6

verse 6. Romans 10. Look up from verse 6. It

says, but the righteousness of faith speaks in

this way. Do not say in your heart who will ascend

into heaven, that is to bring Christ down from

above, or who will descend into the abyss, that

is to bring Christ up from the dead. Verse 8.

But what does it say? The word is now in your

mouth and in your heart. That is a word of faith

which we preach. The word of faith, which we

preach, that if you confess with your mouth the

Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God

has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

That word is not two things. You know what I'm

saying? First, you say, in the name of Jesus.

You know, sometimes when we come for altar call,

you say, say in the name of Jesus. In the name

of Jesus. If you don't say that, no, no, no.

That's not what he's talking about. You understand?

Remember, that hand there is just showing us

a further explanation. So confessing the Lordship

of Christ is that you have believed in your heart

that God has raised him from where? From the

dead. Because remember I told you, Lordship,

the word Lord, is a concept, you understand,

that was picked from the tradition of those days,

where someone can conquer in a place, you understand?

You know, those days full of wars. You understand?

This kind of war. This king will go on and conquer

this territory. And this king will conquer this

territory. Some of us are historians. We know

about it. Right? So you discover that. That's

from that concept. So once you say Lord, that's

what you are talking about. So a king will now

move, conquer a place. But once he conquers his

place, he stays there. Do you understand what

I'm trying to say? He doesn't conquer and leave.

No. He stays there and protect the territory.

That's the concept of salvation. So when you

received him, he comes into your life. It's in

that picture that he has conquered that territory.

But he does not go away. He stays there and protects

the territory that he has conquered. That's why

neither your salvation or you staying in the

salvation. Is ever your effort. Did you understand

what I'm trying to say? Because it is him that

stays to keep you. Now unto him who is able to

do what? To keep you from falling. And present

you faultless before his presence with exceeding

joy. Jude 24. Unto him who is able to keep you.

From what? From falling. And to present you faultless.

This is not by conduct. This is his work and

it's called salvation. That by the time you receive

the new body, you are still faultless. You are

still faultless. Yesterday, Pastor Roy spoke

a particular text. He said you are holy. You

know that Colossians and Ephesians? Holy, blameless.

He said without fault. Listen. A believer, see,

a believer, the one that has confessed Christ

is faultless. Did you hear what I'm saying? Meaning

you cannot go false. This is not a work of, it's

not about conduct. It's what Christ has made

us. You cannot be unrighteous. Did you understand

what I'm saying? He made him who know no sin

to become sin that you might become the world.

The righteousness. See, you cannot become unrighteous.

Because the one who saves lives in you. The Holy

Spirit can't stay in a place that is unrighteous.

So by his coming, he makes you righteous. He

makes you faultless. And he keeps you faultless.

Are we together? Hallelujah. Amen. So, Now you

know that no one is born again or become the

son of God by just shouting the name of Jesus.

No, he's talking about the issue of believing

in the name. Amen. So is it wrong to say in the

name of Jesus? We're ending prayers because already

we're used to it. Some people will say, in the

mighty name, I'm precious and glorious and intelligent.

Is he intelligent? In the name of Jesus. Some

people think that God is like a man. You have

to praise him. And say all kinds of names so

that he will feel happy to not give you money

or give you things. Then we used to have a formula.

You say, first, when you come before the Lord,

I don't know where you have gone. Anyway, when

you come before the Lord, then you will sing

and dance first. Because you cannot just come

like that. You know what I'm saying? You just

sing and praise first. When you sing and praise,

then you give thanks. After you give thanks,

you know what I'm saying? I've never seen expert

give that to me. You know what I'm saying? Sometimes

they enter, they don't greet. Daddy! You know

what I'm saying? Because, They don't need to

say, they will come to my door and say, Daddy,

you are wonderful. You are this, you are that.

Because they will shower praise for me. Then

I'll say, hey, my baby, how are you? They already

know, they are sure of their acceptance of their

father. They just come in. Daddy, sometimes I'm

in the middle of work. Like yesterday, I was

trying to go through this. Explorer just came.

She didn't even care. She grabbed me by the neck.

She was saying, Daddy, what is that? Now, the

point I'm trying to say is that, you know, there

is a way we picture our father that needs to

be adjusted. Listen, this is very important when

we begin to talk about so much about the laying

of hands. Are we together? To know that that

is what God has desired you and I to operate

in the ministry. That he wants to use our hand

as his hand. Are we together? He wants to use

our what? Our hands as his hands. Because if

you know that he doesn't go and come, he indwells

you forever. You understand? And he's walking

through you. Are we together? You will not be

afraid. You understand? To know that Jesus Christ

is doing and wants to do things. Through you.

Amen. Hallelujah. So. There's nothing wrong.

To say in the name of Jesus. If your understanding

is correct. If you are saying it as an affirmation.

Of your reality. Not as a magic code. For God

to answer your prayer. Did you understand what

I'm saying? There's nothing wrong. To say in

the name of Jesus. Or to shout the name of Jesus.

In the son. If your understanding is correct.

That you are saying. Or you are affirming your

reality in Christ. But not as a magic code. That

you have to just say in the name. So that he

will answer you. In the son. No. No. You don't

need to say. You just need to pray. Father thank

you. In the son. Amen. That's it. So laying of

hands. Let's return back to Romans. Sorry, Mark

16. Mark 16. If you look at verse 17, you could

see that look at verse 17 and 18. So laying of

hands can be done by those who do what? Oh, talk

to me. By those who do what? Who believe. Those

in the name. All believers. All believers can

lay hands. Is for those in the name. All who

believe. All who believe. Do I have someone that

believe here? Amen. Look for 40. Look for. Verse

40. Let's see some text. To see how God. Uses

us. The body. Or uses the body. To do wonders.

Look for 40. When the sun was setting. All those

who had any. that were sick with various diseases

brought them to him and he laid his what? Are

we together? He laid his hands on every one of

them and do what? And healed them. Jesus laid

his hands on every one of them and healed them.

So those various diseases were healed by laying

of hands. Please, I want you to be careful now.

Just, I'm trying to follow you. I want to show

you patterns in the psalm. All those various

diseases, we don't care their name. They were

healed, gone, by the laying of hands. By the

laying of hands. Look at Mark 6. Mark 6. Then

he went out there and came to his own country

and his disciples followed him. And 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

mighty works are performed by his hand? Is this

not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother

of James, Jesus, Judas, and Simon? And are not

his sisters here with us? I don't know why they

didn't mention the names of these sisters. Anyway,

you know, in those days, it's a particular system.

Amen? Most times, it's only the men. Yesterday,

I think, Pastor made mention of it. In those

days, they only named the men. They forget about

the children and the women. It's only men. I

guess that's what is happening here. But no more

in Christ. Hallelujah. There is neither male

nor female. Jesus is wonderful. Amen. Verse 3.

So that's what we saw. So they were offended

at him. They were offended at him. But Jesus

said to them, a prophet is not without honor

except in his own country among his own relatives.

And in his own house. Now, he could do no mighty

works here. Except that he laid his hands on

what? On few sick people. And healed them. Did

you see what I'm seeing? So even in the middle

of dishonor and unbelief. Of offense. Laying

of hands to walk. We're going to study this passage

later. At least those who came were healed. Those

who honor him. Even the midst of unbelief and

dishonor. In that atmosphere, lean of hands walked.

Go to Mark chapter 5. Look at verse 21. Now when

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Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other

side, a great multitude gathered to him and he

was by sea. And behold, one of the rulers of

the synagogue came, Jairus, by name. And when

he saw him, he fell at his feet and begged him

earnestly saying, my little daughter lies at

the point of death. Come. and lay your hands

on her and she may be healed and she will live.

So Jesus went with him and a great multitude

followed him and thronged him. Look at verse

35. While he was still speaking, some came from

the rulers of the synagogue house. who said,

your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher

anymore? As soon as Jesus heard the word that

was spoken, he said to the ruler of the synagogue,

do not be afraid. Only do what? Believe. And

he permitted no one to follow him except Peter,

James, and John, the brother of James. Then he

came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue

and saw a tumult. And those who wept, and wailed

loudly. When he came in, he said to them, why

make this commotion and weep? The child is not

dead, but sleeping. And they ridiculed him. When

he had put them outside, he took the father and

the mother of the child and those who were with

him and entered where the child was lying. Then

he took the child by what? Oh, are we together?

Did you see what Jesus did? He took the child.

By what? By hand and said. Talitakumi. Which

means. Or which translates. Third little girl.

I say to you. Arise. Immediately the girl arose

and walked. For she was 12 years of age. And

they were overcome by great amazement. But he

commanded. them strictly that no one should know

it and said that something should be given to

her to eat. Immediately Jesus entered. What did

he do? Entered the house of Jairus. He took her

by the hand. I want you to know that Acts chapter

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3, he took her by the hand. It's not a mistake.

He didn't just do it. Before he even said anything,

he took her by the hand. Acts chapter 3. I'll

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just read 6. Verse 6. Then Peter said, silver

and gold I do not have, but what I have I give

you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,

rise up and walk. And Peter do what? And he took

him by what? by the right hand and lifted him

up. And immediately his feet and ankle bones

received strength. Jesus took her by the hand.

Peter took him by the right hand in the sand.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Why do we always touch?

Did you see that? Look at Mark 7. Go back to

Mark. Mark chapter 7. Mark 7 verse 32. Then they

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brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment

in his speech and they begged him to put his

hand on him. These people have been following

him. They noticed something about the Christ.

So this time around, they begged him. They said,

just put your hand on him. We understood. You

see, these people are ardent observers. Remember

the centurion. He has seen Jesus. He knows the

power of Jesus. That's why he could say, I have

understood it. Just speak a word from here. I

know something is going to happen. So they observe.

You see, they begged him to put his hand on him.

And he took him aside from the multitude and

put his finger, where? In his ears. And he spat

and touched his tongue. Then he looked up to

heaven and sighed and said to him, Efata means

to be open. Immediately, his ears were opened.

and the impediment of his tongue was loose, and

he spoke plainly. Again, Jesus touched his ears

with his finger. Are we together? He touched

his ears. Jesus touched his ears. Listen, why

will there be always a touch? Because our bodies

transmit the power of God. Remember I told you

that laying of hands, is supernatural in the

Son. Our body transmits. If you go with this

mentality, you begin to see you expressing. You

begin to see you walking in the miraculous with

this consciousness that my body transmits the

power of God. It's not just only some believers.

Every believer, as long as the Holy Spirit dwells

in you. Luke chapter 6. Luke chapter 6. The effectiveness

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of believers on how they manifest this kingdom

is to the degree of their consciousness of who

they are in Christ. And the degree of their consciousness

of who they are in Christ is actually a function

of the knowledge. They have about the Christ

and the identity in him. So Luke 6, 17. Judas,

the son of Joseph, and Judas Iscariot, who...

Also became a traitor. Verse 17. Okay, I was

reading 16. Verse 17. I want us to read together.

Are we together? Okay, verse 17. And he came

with them and stood on a level place with a crowd

of his disciples and a great multitude of people

from all Judea and Jerusalem and from this...

Of Ter and Sidon who came to hear him and be

healed of their what? Diseases. Verse 18 together.

As well as those who were tormentors with this.

Yes. He healed. Verse 19. And the whole multitude

sought to what? For what? Out from him to do

what? Power went out. They sought to touch him.

For power, for power went out from him to hell.

So you can now connect what we read earlier when

the man begged him to touch. You can also now

connect This is a story that went out. And the

woman with an issue of blood, she said, if only

I can touch his word. That's what they heard.

They have been observant. Our body transmits

the power of God. Be conscious of this. Be conscious

of this truth. Acts chapter 4. Acts chapter 4

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verse 29. Now the Lord looked on their threat

and grant your servants that with all boldness

they may speak your word. By stretching Your

hand to heal. And the signs and wonders may be

done through the name of your holy servant. Through

the name of your holy servant. The question is

that how will God stretch his hand? Have you

seen his hand before? Are we together? Jump to

chapter 5. Verse 12. And through the hands of

the apostles, many signs and wonders were done

among the people. And they were all with one

accord in Solomon's porch. Yet none of the rest

dared join them. But the people esteemed them

highly. The people. esteem them highly, and believers

were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes

of both men and women, so that they brought the

sick out into the streets and laid them on beds

and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter

Passing might fall on some of them. Might fall

on some of them. Are we together? Did you see

that? God stretching his hand is through you.

Is through you. When they pray that. the Lord

will stretch up his hands and heal and the signs

and wonders will be done through his name. The

apostles knew what they were saying. In chapter

five, we now saw that wonders were done through

their hands. So what they are saying or they

are praying is that Lord, that signs and wonders

be performed through your name, by our hands

and through our hands. To our hands. And I want

you to say this in the sun. Say this after me.

My torch is the torch of God. Oh, I say it loudly

now. My torch is the torch of God. That is the

consciousness I want you to begin to walk in.

That my body is his body. You know, I like that

song we used to sing. Only that the way we arrange

the words is not good. Yes, sir. We know that

our body is a sanctuary. Do you understand what

I'm saying? My body is your sanctuary. My body

is your sanctuary. I love this line. But the

other lines have a problem. It's not. How can

your body be sanctuary and say, purify me like

gold? How did you become sanctuary without being

purified? It's not possible. So that I may be

bold to save my body. You started by saying my

body is a giant, so that I will be bold again.

Is that? No. No. You have been purified. Oh,

I am be purified. Yes, I am purified. And my

body is his sanctuary. My hands is his hands.

Are we together? My eyes is his eyes. My touch

is his touch. Are we together? My touch is his

touch. You know, there's a song we used to sing

again. What's that song? My hands are blessed.

My hands are blessed. With the blessings of God.

With the blessings of God. My hands are blessed.

My hands are blessed. With the blessings of the

Lord. Anyone I touch, anyone I touch, anyone

I bless, my hands are blessed with the blessings

of the Lord. With the blessings of the Lord.

Hallelujah. Unfortunately, you know, those days,

They used to sing it during offering. So, you

know, when you call blessed in those days, when

things are hard, your mind goes to money. So,

the Lord is, you know, people will now say, go

punish poverty. Yes, go punish poverty. But the

issue is that go punish ignorance. Because the

problem is not that you don't have anything.

The problem is that you don't have knowledge.

Are we together? So, now next you begin to know

and have this consciousness that my hands are

blessed. I'm a blessed person. Why are you blessed?

Because I've been forgiven. Because I've been

purified. Are we together? Yes, I'm blessed.

Blessed is the man in the sun who sins. Are we

together? God does not impute his iniquity. That's

the man that is blessed. And that's why my hands

are blessed. I'm a blessing. That's our focus.

You know, I first got this understanding when

I was about to go to, in our country, what we

call National Youth Service. Many young people,

When you graduate below 30, you go to serve the

nation. Understand? Just post you anywhere to

serve. You know, one of my uncles called me.

He was working in one of the embassies. Let me

not mention. One of the powerful embassies in

Abuja. He called me and said, where do you want

to serve? Just tell me where you want to serve.

I said, no, they have already done it already.

He didn't understand what I was trying to say,

but I'm saying that I don't arrange for that.

God has done it. And our mindset is not that

I'm going, you know, there's a way we consider

better place. Do you know what I'm saying? I

met one of my friends in Akwa Ibo state. He served

the Lord in the camp for three weeks. He served

the Lord and he said, you know, those people

who have the personal relationship with God.

They said, I have made a covenant with God. I

don't know how he made a covenant with God. Away

from the covenant we all have. So that if he

served the Lord, oh God, if he served the Lord,

that God would take him to a better place. And

after he danced, he was up and doing, I saw the

man zealous. I didn't know what was he saying.

Until after we finished and all of us gone, they

posted into one remote village. Most of the coppers

or co -members that they were sent there, they

refused to go. He was angry with God. So when

we came for a state conference in the Nigerian

Coppers, Christian Coppers Fellowship, I saw

him dejected in the sun. In his face, you could

see his contents as falling. I said, bro, how

have you been? It's been long. I said, what is

the problem? He started sharing it. I said, but

what is your divination of best? You know, there's

a way we define good. But when I was going, I

got understanding those who serve in this kingdom

are those who are the greatest. You understand?

So I went to the place of service. You understand?

Even though I have a good certificate, I knew

that they are likely not going to take me to.

But my problem is not where. My problem is a

service. I was in my mind that even if they asked

me, what do you mean? First and foremost, what

did they say? They say national service. What

am I going to do? To serve. A servant does not

ask what to do. He only say, I am here. Whatever

they gave to him, he would what? He would do.

I said, even if they say, this is your work,

every morning you start sweeping the streets.

That's my service to the community. Of course,

I would do it gladly. That was my mentality when

I went. Eventually, some of us that are first

class students, normally they just post to directly,

automatically to universities. So immediately

after I come, they posted me to the University

of UU. So, and I went there. I said, I am a servant.

My boss, who was my head of department, started

shouting because the coppers there have messed

up. I will not receive you. I will not receive

you. All of you are nonsense people. No, no,

no, no. I will not receive anybody again. Co

-members, they only like money. They don't want

to work. I didn't do anything, but he was shouting

at me. Well, I was confused. But after all the

things, I just stayed quiet. I said, what is

the problem? After he finished, he said, well,

he calmed down. He said, well, I don't want to

judge you like others, but you must promise me.

You must promise me that you're not going to

be like others. So he said, I should go. Gave

me two weeks and go and rest. I should come back.

He now signed it and returned. Because I knew

I was a servant. That was why when I came, even

the staff, they did not understand I was a co

-member. Because I come as early as possible.

You understand? Always I will come and wait by

the door before the secretary will come and open

the door of the department. Throughout. So some

of them never knew. They thought I was just this

new lecturer they just employed. One day, one

of the professors saw me with my crest and said,

are you a co -member? Because the way I conducted

myself is one who serves. They banned people

from entering into the HOD office because co

-members have been stealing resources. When you

have a girlfriend, you know, They will go inside

and change the resort. So they ban all of them

from entering. But we went there through the

grace of God with a transformed mind. We changed

the place. Before one month, two months, the

HOD office has become my office. HOD will leave.

Are we together? He will leave. Everybody will

leave in the department. They will go to somewhere

else. I'll be the only one in the department.

HOD gave me a seat close to his office there.

There is nothing I did not know in that department.

No result, no secret that I don't know. Trust.

There is a difference. The other lady, before

when she was going, she told me, I don't understand

these people. Every now and then, when you are

graduating, I say, come on, they will give you

food flags. Are they going to ask, are they expecting

us to go and eat? He said, how did you know?

He said, the one that left told me that his food

flags they gave her. That even that one, she

told her that the one, the last one, it was food

flags. I said, well, thank God I was not expecting

anything. I wasn't expecting anything. But when

I was leaving, I told my boss. It was on Friday

after our passing out. I told him, I said, I'll

be going on Monday. He said, no, no. Lie, lie.

Where are you going? He said, we want to give

you work here so that you start your MSC here.

You understand? No, you are not going anywhere.

He said, you have to first and foremost postpone

your journey. I said, sir, I need to. It's been

long. I have to go and see my people. He said,

okay, first and foremost, before we talk any

other thing, postpone your journey. First ever.

And what did I do? Because I consider myself

a servant. That's the mentality I want us to

carry. You understand? And what is it? That Friday

when I was going. I've already been thinking,

what do I add again to this department? I was

busy looking. What else can I add before I go?

What else can I add before I go? And I remember

they just recently, because normally they do

always what they call accreditation again after

some level of time in each courses. I mean, each

course in the university. At that time, accreditation

was just coming. So they repented the whole department.

And then I discovered that, ah, that wall, I've

not been seeing a wall clock. And I discovered

that that wall clock has spoiled. I said, ah,

I think this one is around my level. In the south.

Yes. The Bible says, when you are given, give

the one that is within your power. Do you understand

what I'm saying? So I went and I got, interestingly,

I see the market. When I was entering one supermarket

and I saw the color that matches the department.

I see they did. One good big one like that. I

asked. At that time, the coin was around 3 ,000.

I removed from my alawi. We used to call it.

I paid for it. Some of the things they gave to

me in the family house where I stayed with coppers

in the sun. Why would I go to Kaduna with it?

I packed all of them. I take it to the secretaries.

And I gave that one to the court. No court member

has ever done this with me. Everybody is looking

what he will get. I mean, it was a shocker. He

said, no, no, no, no, no, no. They organized.

To my surprise, when I came on that Monday, all

the professors, there has never been any gathering

that gathered everybody like that. All the professors,

the dean, everybody were there. They went and

got food. It was a party in the... All of them

will give me, they have been giving me money

in the sand. This one say for your fly, this

one for your... I didn't follow fly, dude. Now,

what am I trying to say? There was a difference.

At least they never gave me food flags. What

am I trying to say? That mentality of service.

Your hands is an extension to cause joy in a

city. To cause joy in territories. That after

you have left. People begin to enjoy your legacies.

The other prophet said. We will write your name

on this clock. And put it on top. So that every

co -member that comes here will face. That is

what it is. This means. that you carry God's

power. God's power is at work in you. Our body

transmits the power of God. The shadow of Peter,

did you see that? The shadow of Peter fell on

people. It's from your body. It can touch anything

that emanates from your body, carries it. Look

at that 19. His aprons. Did you see that? Acts

Acts 19:11

19 verse 11. Now God walk unusual miracle by

the hand of Paul. By the hand of Paul. So that

even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from

his wear. Oh, talk to me from his wear. Oh, let's

read together. Read that verse 12. One, two,

three, go. So that even handkerchief or aprons

were brought from his body to the sick and the

diseases left them and the evil spirit went out

of them. Our body emanates the power of God.

It's a transmitter. It's a transmitter. It's

a transmitter. It's a transmitter. That is it.

And I want us to carry this as in this, because

by the time we start laying of our hands, that

is the mindset. Not just only that you know you

have it, but that when hands are laid upon you,

that is the consciousness you carry too. That

the power of God is transmitted. Are we together?

Is transmitted. That the power of God, that this

hands of mine, that my touch is a touch of God.

And with it, I bless the world. With it, I bless

the world. That this body, my body is a transmitter

of the power of God. That this body is an instrument,

it's a vessel for the demonstration of God's

power. It's not an instrument of immorality.

As we used to say, this is my life. This is my

song. And this is my reality. And this is my

reality. Acts chapter 14. Look at verse 3. Therefore,

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they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly

in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word

of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be

done by their hands. You remember back 1620 and

the Lord walking with them, confirming their

word with what? Signs. Did you understand what

I'm saying? Here again, they stayed. He said,

bearing witness to the word of his grace, granting

signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

Go to 28, Acts 28. Acts 28. Look at verse 8.

There were many lambs in the upper room where

they were gathered together. And in the window

sat a certain young man named Eutychus. Oh, where

am I reading? Okay, let's leave Eutychus for

now. But he fell. Thank God we are not. We don't

have windows that somebody will fall. Amen. Look

at verse 8, Acts 28. And it happened that the

father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery.

And Paul went into him and prayed and laid his

hand on him and healed him. laid his hands on

him and healed him. Did you observe something?

That the laying of his hands is a primary method

of administering healings. Laying of hands. You

don't need to feel anything. As we said, that

it is a spiritual sign. Are we together? It's

not under the control of emotions. It's not feelings.

So you don't need to feel anything. But you just

have to know. And I know Jesus is healing through

my hands. And I know blind eyes are open to my

hands. And I know death is adhering to my hands.

For the Holy Ghost is walking through my hands.

You don't need to feel anything. But it's the

knowing. I know. I know. I know that he is healing

through my hands. I know it. You don't need to

know. You don't need to feel anything. Just lay

your hands. It's a pattern. Just like you pray.

Don't be mizing with your hands. Don't be stingy

if there's anything with your hands. It's like

prayer. It should be a part of life for you.

Are we together? It should be a different setting.

You say, ah. yesterday I was tired. Listen, where

is the place? Do you understand what I'm saying?

It should be the next thing that comes to you.

You know, this is the way I used to. There's

nothing wrong with drugs. Do you understand what

I'm trying to say? But that, the issue is that

always the first thing that comes to our mind

is drugs. You see, there's nothing wrong with

it, but be careful before it will paralyze your

feet. You know, those days we used to sing one

song. Panadol is good, boy, it can paralyze your

feet. You understand? What he's trying to say

is that because there's this over -dependence

where man is already... So, that is a point.

When the woman with an issue of blood touched

Jesus and got healed, Jesus did not realize.

I mean, he didn't realize it physically. He knew

it by the word of knowledge. That's what the

Bible says. We also did that. How do you think

he will know it when people... Have you been

in a crowd? Okay, if you have collected Boss

3 before in Nigeria. Oh, that's true. Here, let's

come back here. Have you been near his boss?

How do you know who is touching you? Did you

understand what I'm saying? So people, we are

there. Crowding, pressing, you understand? He

was going. And then this woman came and touched

him. We will see what's the difference between

those people who were and this woman who came

from nowhere. He knew it by word of knowledge.

That was why the disciples were surprised at

the question. He was surprised. He said, who

touched me? Ha. These people are cloudy. Everybody

will say, who touched you? Mark chapter 5. Go

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back to Mark chapter 5. Look at verse 31. But

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his disciples said to him, you see the multitude

thronging you and you say, who taught you? And

he looked around to see her who had done this.

Look at Vastati. Did you see Vastati? He said,

Jesus immediately doing what? Did he say feeling

that somebody taught him? He said, knowing in

himself that power had gone out of him, turn

around in the crowd and say, who touched me?

Who touched my clothes? Who touched my clothes?

You have to be conscious of spiritual things.

So sometimes even those who transmits the power

of God may be feeling sick. Your pains does not

stop the flow of the power of God. The fact that

you are feeling pain or sick does not mean you

cannot administer healing. Did you get what I'm

trying to say? No. The power of God through you

is not dependent on how you are feeling. Are

we together? Yes. So, stop. Thinking that until

everything is all right, that's when you will

minister. Sometimes when you come here and see

us jumping and shouting, you think that we don't

have anything bothering our life. No. But ministry

is not dependent on feelings. It's not dependent

on our convenience. Paul says, a necessity is

placed upon me in the sun. War unto me if I do

not preach the gospel. And if you are the type

that attracts sympathy, you won't do ministry

effectively. You always want people to have everything

and then you use even the pulpit for your own

problems. See, you know, God is helping me. But

I'm trusting God. Yesterday was terrible. I say,

Lord, where are you? I'm trusting God for this

and that and that. I mean, you fool all the people

with all complaints and this and that. No. The

pattern is Christ. The pattern is the apostles.

We follow and we see them. They are always Eager

to speak the word of God. Eager to lay hands.

Eager to preach. Eager to preach. You understand?

Everything of their life. It's not that they

are not career people. It's not that they are

not career. That's why Paul takes time to acknowledge

them. You understand? Zenos, the lawyer. Luke

the physician. Do you understand what I'm trying

to say? Yes. So they had career. But you see,

career was not what was driving their life. If

they moved to Iconium, it's not because they

wanted greener pasture for a business. No. What

was guiding and moving their life was the calling

of God. If they arrive at town, They preach,

then they go back to business. Paul will go and

start doing his tent making. Are we together?

In fact, he will even join with other believers

like Quillan and Christa. Yeah? Act 18. To join

and just say they come. Then they will do. And

it's not that they will do it, like when you

saw Claude, you see what I'm doing like this.

You understand? Sometimes in the church, we massage

mediocrity. You understand? Because we have been

taught wrongly. But you need to change. Paul

said, these hands provided for my needs and the

needs of those who are with me. That place used

to strike me hard. I mean, I don't have a choice.

I mean, I don't have a reason why I will not

be. sound in the things of God. You understand?

And I don't have a reason to say, you know, I

need to feed my family. And he said, those who

are with me. Do you know how many people were

walking with him? Even when they took him to

Rome at the end of his life, the Bible says,

the house he was staying, it was a rented house.

Who was renting it? You think the emperor is

the one that was paying for his rent? No. He

said, we work day and night. He said, anyone

that will not work according to the tradition

that we have laid for you. He said, mark that

person. Are we together? He said, Mark who? Mark

that person. He that should not what? Walk, should

not what? Eat. Should not eat. So, don't hide

under God, God, God, and then you do nothing.

It is like idleness. It's not the will of God

to be idle. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Now, go back

to Acts chapter 9. We read something yesterday

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in that place. Acts chapter 9. See verse 17.

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And Ananias went his way and entered the house.

And laying his hands on him, he said, Brother

Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the

road as you came, has sent me that you may receive

your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

And immediately, they are filled. from his eyes

something like skill. And he received his sight

at once. And he arose and was baptized. And then

when you continue to read on visions. Now, the

point I'm trying to make in this place is how

hands were laid, not just only that he received

his healing, but what happened? He was filled

with the Holy Spirit. Now, we have seen in many

instances where hands are laid healing, healings,

healings, healings in the Son. Another thing

you will see is that hands can be laid for the

baptism of the Holy Spirit. Are we together?

He was filled with the Holy Spirit. Soul of Tarsus.

He received, he was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Look at Acts 17, 8, sorry. Go to Acts 8. Just

go behind one chapter. Verse 9. But there was

a certain man called Simon who previously practiced

sorcery. But let me go behind a little bit so

that you see. There was trouble, of course. Verse

4 says, therefore those who were scattered went

everywhere preaching the word. Did you see that?

Even when there was confusion and there was tribulation,

there was persecution. Once they scatter, what

is in their mind? The gospel. Wherever they go,

in the sun, like we sing, I will preach Jesus

everywhere I go. So you don't have a choice.

Whether you came here by mistake or you came

here because of your making, I will preach Jesus

everywhere I go. I am his, he is mine. I will

follow him. Until the end of time. Whatever the

circumstance that took them to whatever place,

there is something that is constant. The preaching

of God's word. Then Philip went down to the city

of Samaria and preached Christ to them. Verse

6. And the multitude with one accord heeded the

things spoken by Philip hearing and seeing the

miracles which he did. From clean spirit crying

with a loud voice came out. Of many who were

possessed. And many who were paralyzed. And lame

were healed. Was it. And there was great joy.

In that city. I pray for you. That you bring

great joy to cities. You bring great joy to territories.

You bring great joy to homes and families. In

the name of Jesus. Yes. But there. was a certain

man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery

in the city and astonished the people of Samaria,

claiming that he was someone great to whom they

all gave heed. And it leads to the greatest saying,

this man is a great power of God. In the absence

of ignorance, you understand, fake become real.

Stop complaining with what is going on. Hey,

this pastor is doing this, this pastor is doing

this. Arise, brother. You know what I'm saying?

Paul would tell Timothy, 1 Timothy 1, I mean

1 Timothy 4, 16. He said, take heed to yourself

and to the doctrine. He said, continue in them.

For in doing so, you will serve both to yourself

and to those who do what? Who hear you. When

Prophet Samuel was lamenting about Saul, go to

him, awake. Don't worry. Leave this one. Arise

and go and anoint another one. You know what

I'm saying? It's a high time to stop lamenting.

God is saying, arise. There are many more people

to anoint. Are we together? There are more many

people to raise. Hallelujah. So that's what he

says. Verse 11. And they hated him because he

has astonished them with sorceries for a long

time. That's it. So many people have been deceived

for a long time. But no more. Because God is

raising you. Your family has been in darkness

for a long time. But no more because a light

has entered in the sun. But when they believe

Philip, As he preached. So don't normally dwell

in the, what do you call it? The inconveniences

and the seemingly those things that look as if

there is trouble. You know what I'm saying? It

looks there was trouble in Jerusalem and scattered

the brethren. But that trouble was actually the

joy of a city. Did you understand what I'm trying

to say? Yes. It's the joy of a city. Because

Philip now moved. Immediately he go. Those people

who have been subjected, deceived for a long

time, they think that a man who is practicing

sorcery was one of a great God. Now, his wrapper

has been opened in the market. People now understood

who he was because the real thing has come. But

when, verse 12, When they believed Philip, as

he preached the things concerning the kingdom

of God. And the name of Jesus. Did you see that?

So the things concerning the kingdom of God is

called what? It's not two things. It's not that

he preached the name of Jesus here and there.

You know what I'm saying? Yes. Concerning the

things. The things. He preached the things concerning

the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ.

The name of Jesus Christ are the things. concerning

the kingdom of God. And what are those things?

His death, resurrection, his indwelling. Are

we together? That is a thing and that is his

name. So both men and women were baptized. Then

Simon himself also believed. And when he was

baptized, he continued with Philip and was amazed,

seeing the miracles and the signs which were

done. Now listen, you'll be seeing sometimes

I'm reading. and they were baptized, and they

were baptized. Let me mention something, maybe

to just clear some things here. You know, when

the church was starting, listen very carefully,

because it's very important. I read also, after

Paul, they lay hands on him, they say he was

baptized, right? That was he was baptized in

water. Because in the early church, there are

many things they have not yet come into the light.

So they were still practicing some things. Let

me give you a very good example so that you understand.

For example, even though they were believers,

they were still practicing the law, which means

that they were still in their own renewed mind.

A Jew cannot enter the house of a Gentile. Do

you get what I'm trying to say? They are in Christ,

but they are still in that thing. He takes the

intervention of the Holy Ghost. He came to Peter

and said, Peter, Peter, Peter. Because God has

already broken the barrier and these men are

still resisting it. That's the condition of the

early church. That's why the book of Acts is

not the book of doctrine. You understand? We

see how they progressively come into the revelation

of God, into the revelation of Christ. A ladder

came, he was sleeping. Already God has appeared

to Cornelius. Go. Because he was to be a breaker.

You understand? He said, go and call this man.

He saw a ladder in the sand. All kinds of this.

He said, I wake and eat. He said, no, Lord. I've

never eaten an unclean. You see his mind? He

said, how dare you call that which I have created

unclean? Did you get the point? God had to show

him. You know, he has no choice than to follow.

He went to the house of Cornelius. That's why

that, that thing that happened, God had to do

it that way to break something. You understand?

While Peter spoke, he was still speaking. Vroom!

He didn't do anything. It's to teach him to know

that, no, it's not by what you are thinking.

No. The Holy Ghost fell on them and they started

speaking in tongues and prophesying. Those people

who were at them, they said, those who have the

circumcision, meaning the Jews. You understand?

They were marvelous. Eh? When the Jerusalem brethren

heard it, immediately Peter came and said, come

here. They were late. He must say, what did you

just do? Peter said, sorry, sorry. Let me explain.

Let me explain. Is that what you are thinking?

Peter started narrating the story and equated

with what happened to them at the day of Pentecost.

He said, just like what happened to us at the

beginning. He was referring to Acts chapter 2.

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He said, I saw that God showed no favoritism.

So there were things that they were struggling

in that early church. Remember Galatians chapter

Galatians 2:20

2, verse 20, where Paul made the statement, you

know, most of them know only Galatians 2, 20.

I have been crucified with Christ. Are we together?

And then we begin to quote that scripture, no

longer I, but Christ that lives in me and the

life I live now in the flesh, I live by the,

you know what I'm saying? By the faith. We quote

that scripture, but the origin of that scripture

is a confusion that Peter wanted to cause. Because

they disdain the Gentiles. Gentiles are seen

as unclean. You can imagine, even though they

were brethren, they were eating. Once the Jews

came, Peter just do like this. And just, the

Bible say, and he separate himself. He don't

separate. He set himself apart. Paul saw that

he was angry. You know why? Because what Peter

did was already drawing a lot of people. He said,

what? He said, did you, you understand, received

what you received by your making or by believing?

Are we together? So they struggle with a lot

of things because we saw their progression into

the revelation of God. Remember the closing of

the gospel. Show to us who they were. They even

never believed the Christ. They were dejected.

They thought he was one. Who has come to save

Israel. From the Romans. He said we thought.

He come to restore Israel. That was a confusion.

Brothers Tomo. Tomo didn't even believe. Even

when they told him. He said no. I have to see

him. So. Jesus Christ dealt with a lot of things.

And he opened their eyes that they might understand

the scriptures. And when their eyes opened, he

saw him. He said, go to Jerusalem and tarry there

until you endure with power. So we saw that entry

and we saw them grow in understanding. So that's

the same thing with the issue of baptism. In

some instances, once believers believe, they

will baptize them. Did you understand what I'm

saying? They will baptize what? They will baptize

them. The same thing. So he said, they have understood

that. Philip happened with the Ethiopian, you

know. He said, see water. You know what I'm saying?

And then they came down. After he preached to

him, he said, he believe he do believe inside

water. And then he moved. Glory to Jesus. But

after those moments, by the time you move, you

move away from act 11 and begin to move up. Huh?

You begin to see a new. men of revelation. Are

we together? Did you see that? Even when they

were about to choose the person who replaced

Judas, how did they do it? Oh, talk to me now.

How did they do it? The one they knew before

by casting lot. Oh, that should be you. Do you

understand what I'm saying? But after then, after

the Holy Ghost came and they begin to walk in

the reality, how do they choose those who will

be leadership? No longer by do, by lots. It's

by appointing. Did you understand what I'm saying?

That is how they agree you in revelation. Also,

they used to baptize. Deep people in water. But

now as they grew, they understood that what John

was doing was a demonstration of what the Christ

will do. You know what I'm saying? They saw that

it has been fulfilled. We will not be practicing

what they have been fulfilled. You know what

I'm saying? So they gradually, and that's why

when you read the epistle, you will never see

those things. You know what I'm saying? Because

by then, you are grounded. In the world. Are

we together? Are we together? Amen. So that's

what we're saying. Hallelujah. So when you see

that text where we are reading. Verse 14. Of

Acts chapter 8. Now when the apostle who were

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at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received

the word of God. He sent Peter and John. To them

who, when they had come down, prayed for them

that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For

as yet he had fallen upon none of them. They

had only been baptized in the name of Jesus.

Then, now you could see the difference between

this baptism. Baptizing in the name is different

from after they believed they were baptized.

Did you understand what I'm saying? Are we together?

Yes. Then they laid their hands on them and they

received the Holy Ghost. Pastor Iman and Pastor

Kostin will be discussing most of this demonstration

in the spirit. You understand? About the baptism,

about the offerings, the giftings. You understand?

So I won't dwell in those things. But just know

that This is a demonstration of the Spirit when

hands were laid. And what we call, you know,

this here he said the Spirit felt or the feeling

of the Spirit. I think those of us who have been

in the church, we have in some ways touched those

issues. What does that mean to be filled with

the Spirit? I think there's one text Pastor Carson

read for us when he was taking, I think, was

it last week or what? Or was it today when he

was leading? our prayer, you understand, about

Ephesians chapter 5, you understand? Remember?

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Ephesians chapter 5, verse 18. He said, do not

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be drunk with wine, right? But be filled with

what? The Holy Spirit. That church in Ephesians,

I hope you know that they have been filled with

the Holy Spirit before. Huh? Because that church

was Acts 19. Huh? Paul had laid the hand on them.

They are filled with the Holy Spirit. They spoke

in tongues. You understand? They prophesied.

And then he wrote to them again and said, Be

filled with the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah. So when

Peter and John arrived in Samaria, they laid

hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

Now look at what Simon did. Simon said, give

me this power. Verse 19. Also, that anyone whom

I lay hands may receive. Not the word, this power.

Do you understand what I'm saying? Look at verse

20. But Peter said to him, your money perish

with you because you thought the gift of God

will be purchased with money. Remember, note

that word, the gift of God, what Peter said.

You thought the gift of God. Listen, when you

say, give me the power, Peter did not say, that

was wrong. See. Simon Peter was not talking about,

sorry, Simon, not the Peter. You know, we have

Simon there. You know, not Simon Peter. There

was Simon Peter there and there is Simon. Or

Simon. Amen? The Simon, the sorcerer. He was

not talking, when he said, give me that power,

he was not referring to the Holy Spirit. When

he said, give me that power in 19. He was referring

to the laying of hands because that's what he

saw. When hands, when they came, they laid their

hands. He not saw. He was filled with the Holy

Spirit. There were things that happened. He saw

it. He said, give me this power. That's why he

said, so that when I lay my hands. Did you see

that? And Peter said, Peter, when Peter was talking

about, he said, that, no, no, no, no, no. You

can't. Let me see. Verse. Verse 20, he said,

your money perish with you because you thought

the gift of God could be purchased with money.

He said, the gift of God could be purchased with

money. What did Peter call it? Peter called it

the gift of God. The laying of hands, Peter called

it what? The gift of God. Say, I have the gift

of God. I have the gift of God to demonstrate

the power of God to this generation. Peter called

laying of hands the gift of God. By calling the

gift of God, Peter just means also that laying

of hands is supernatural. That's what we've been

saying. Laying of hands is supernatural. By just

saying the gift of God. He said, how dare you

talk about the gift of God with money? But that

gift of God has been given to me because I am

in Christ. Because I am in Christ. Now in closing

for this session, I want you to observe something.

Maybe throughout that you've been reading. Did

you observe? That not just only from where we

are coming, that when hands were laid, people

were healed. But again, we can administer the

baptism of the Holy Ghost by laying of hands.

So things happen when hands are laid. Things

happen when hands are laid. That was what Simon

saw. Even a man of sorcery was confused. He saw

his power, his joke. His power was joke. He said,

give me this power. So that when I lay my hands

to, I'll see those things. But the man was confused.

He's used to when you do his sorcery, maybe they

are bringing change to him. Now he saw those

men, he said, ah, maybe you can make money. And

that's it, this generation. Native doctors have

stopped living in the bush. They have returned

to the city. They are wearing coats. Is it coat

or suit? Or whatever. Do you understand what

I'm saying? Now, did you notice that? All the

instances where the Holy Ghost fell on people,

men were involved, except in Acts chapter 2,

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in the day of Pentecost. After the day of Pentecost,

did you realize? All those times the Holy Ghost

fell on people, men were involved. In Samaria,

men were involved. In Saul of Tarsus, Acts chapter

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9, a man was involved. In Acts chapter 10, in

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the house of Cornelius, men were involved. In

Acts chapter 19, in Ephesus. Brother, men are

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the systems and the method of God. You are a

method of God. Do you understand what I'm saying?

God can do without us, but he has never done

without us. This is what he chose. These are

some of the things that marveled the psalmist.

He said, what is man that thou art mindful of?

Uh -uh. You made him a little lower than Elohim,

angels. For you have crowned him with glory and

honor and put all the works of your hands. Do

you understand what I'm saying? Why? You are

mindful of him. You matter. I'm rounding up this

part to tell you that don't look down on yourself.

The Holy Ghost in you, you matter. You are a

system. You are a method. God wants to do with

you. The great things he wants to do, he wants

to go with you. What a glory to partner with.

Some of us are in the academia. You know what

it means when you are a coming -of -scientist

and you wrote a paper and your augur? You know,

Oga? You understand? You have a prof who is notable.

His name is on that paper. Before you know, it's

an honor to collaborate with the heavyweights.

You understand what I'm saying? But our collaboration

is not just only that he's somewhere, we're somewhere.

No. We're in him. He's in us. Are we together?

I want you to move to know that your hands are

not just for picking things up, for eating. It's

a system. It's a transmitter of the power of

God. I'm going to do it here. So when hands are

laid upon you, you know what is coming upon you.

It's not just somebody is touching you. No. It's

a gift to the body. You know, we have to, we

will teach some of those things with time. We

worship God by knowledge. So when God talks about

raise your hands in worship, ask men all around

to raise their hands. Don't think you are just

doing like this. You know what I'm saying? Listen,

know that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost.

And your body, He's a transmitter of God's power.

Are we together? Can you just appreciate God

and thank him and say, Lord, thank you. Just

for one or two minutes, I want you just to pray.

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