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

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we will share some great resources to deepen

your faith. Now, let's dive into this week's

sermon. Amen. Therefore, living the discussion

of the elementary principles of Christ, Let us

go on to perfection. Not laying again the foundation

of repentance from dead works and of faith toward

God. Verse 2. And of the doctrine of baptisms

and of the laying of hands. Verse 18. And he

said, give me New King James. And he said, please,

show me your glory. Show me your glory. Show

me your glory. What is the glory of God? laying

of what? Hence. I remember Pastor Fred taught

us some times ago on the doctrine of sin. There's

something so much that Moses desire. He desire

to see the glory of God. What is this glory of

God? What is this glory of God? Now, The word

glory in Hebrew is the word kabod. K -A -B -O

-D Kabod. K -A -B -O -D And it's used in the

scriptures for a plethora of things, for many

things. D -I -D -A -C -H -E Can refer to wealth,

riches. That's the word doctrine. It also means

an office or status. Splendor. Wealth, riches.

It also means an office, status or splendor.

This was what Moses, he says, I want to see,

he says, show me your glory, show me your glory.

And we've said that this glory, you know, is

not... Moses has seen, has walked in power, he

has walked in the miraculous. So, when it comes

to, you know, the miraculous and power, he has

walked in it. And let's look at the response

of God in verse 19. Verse 19. He said, I will

make all my goodness pass before you and I'll

proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I'll

proclaim the name of the Lord before you. I will

be gracious to whom I will be gracious. And I

will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

So we will see the word goodness. Goodness. Meaning

good things. Good things. God will make his good

things pass before Moses. This means that Moses

will see ahead of time. You know, proclaiming

the name of the Lord has to do with the works

of God, has to do with what God will do. The

name of the Lord refers to what God, you know,

what God will do. His goodness has to do with,

you know, what God will do. The good things that

come from God. These good things include his

graciousness, his mercy, his compassion, his

graciousness and compassion. That is God's saving

grace. God will make Moses to see ahead of time.

In verse 20, God said, you cannot see my face.

You cannot see what? You cannot see my face.

For no man shall see my face and live. And oftentimes,

this verse is translated that if you see God,

you will die. If you see God face to face, what

will happen to you? You die because nobody, this

verse is saying that nobody can see God and live.

And why were they astonished? They say, for he

taught them as one having what? Authority and

not as a what? You cannot see my face. God said

you cannot see my face. Between what he taught

and what... John wrote this in John chapter 1

John 1:18

verse 18. Let's look at John chapter 1 verse

John 1:18

18. About seeing the face of God. You cannot

see my face. John chapter 1 verse 18. It says

John 1:18

no one has seen God at any time. That means nobody

has seen God physically at any time. Amen. Nobody

has seen the face of God physically at any time.

Then, No one has seen the face of God physically

at any time. But who? The only begotten son whom

is in the bosom of the father. He has declared

him. So has anyone seen God physically at this

moment? No. Physically no one has seen God. But

how only did the begotten son have seen him?

This means that the only agency by which we can

see God is in Christ. Hallelujah. The only means

by which we can see God is in Christ. So the

word my face or the word face is a Hebrew word

panim. P -A -N -I -M. P -A -N -I -M. Which is

used for physical appearance. is used for physical

appearance. So what Moses was asking for is that

he wants to see God in the flesh. But Jesus was

communicating something. What Moses is asking

of God in verse 18 is that he wants to see God

in the physical form as a man. He's aware by

his dealings with God that God will become a

man. Right from the writings we see even in Genesis

Genesis 1 · chapter mention

chapter 1. Verse 1, you see, an idea that Moses

already has about what God wants to do. That

is, God will manifest himself in man. So this

is what Moses was yearning to see. He wants to

see God physically. He has seen God in visions.

He has had encounters of visions. He has had

God speak to him in different ways. But now he

wants to see God how? He wants to see God physically.

Now from the phrase no man shall see me and live

does not mean that when you see God you will

die. That's not what it means. As I said, this

has been wrongly interpreted oftentimes. The

word, or the phrase, and leave are translated

from the Hebrew word, let me spell it, H -A rather,

H -A -Y -A. H -A -Y -A. It means kept alive.

It means to be kept alive. It means to be kept

alive. The phrase, and live. Beware. Means to

be kept alive. Look at 22 again. Let me read

22. That same is in 22. Same is used in Genesis

Genesis 3:22

chapter 3, verse 22. Matthew 22, verse 33. Genesis

Matthew 22:33 Genesis 3:22

chapter 3, verse 22. Matthew 22, 33. And when

the multitude heard this, they were astonished

at his teaching. To no good and evil. But remember,

this is the same text that the Pharisees were

using. And now unless he put out his hand and

take also of the fruit, the tree of life and

eat and live forever. That's the way it is. And

live forever. To be kept alive. And live forever.

Also in Exodus chapter 1 verse 16. Exodus chapter

Exodus 1:16 Exodus 1:16

1 verse 16. The same word is used in 2 Timothy.

Go to 2 Timothy 4. 2 Timothy 4 verse 2. When

2 Timothy 4:2

you do the duties. Please, let the verses be

there. So that we will see it also in the way

it was rendered. Don't forget, he's talking about

a mode of teaching, different. And he said, when

you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew

woman and see them on a birthstool, if it is

a son, then you shall kill him. But if it is

a daughter, then she shall live. to be kept alive.

That's where that word is also used in the scriptures.

So, the way it is translated, it shouldn't be

no man shall see my face and what? And leave.

But it should be rather no man shall see my face

and not be kept alive. Do you understand what

I did here? No man shall what? The word there

is kept alive, to be kept alive. To be kept alive.

No man shall see my face and not be kept alive.

Because when you see God, what happens to you?

You have life. Hallelujah. When you see God,

we see Moses teaching that in Numbers 21 verse

Numbers 21:9

9. We saw it earlier in Numbers 21 verse 9. You

Numbers 21:9

also see Moses using this concept. So Moses made

a bronze serpent and put it on a pole. So it

was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, When he

what? When he look. Alright? This is Moses' teaching.

When he look at the bronze serpent, he will do

what? He will live to be kept alive. At what?

At looking at the serpent, he will be kept alive.

That is what Jesus made reference to in John

John 3:14–15

chapter 3 verse 14 to 15. Making reference to

the idea of looking and being kept alive. John

John 3:14

chapter 3 verse 14 and 15. And Moses, as Moses

lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even

so, Moses, son of man, be lifted up and whoever

believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting

life. So looking simply means believing and being

kept alive. And you live. Hallelujah. You look

and you live. So Moses wanted to see the glory

of God. That is God manifested in the flesh.

He wanted to see the fulfillment of God's promise.

God becoming a man. Let God see it not yet. Amen?

Because it is not yet time. It is not yet time.

This is what the scripture says about the prophets.

The prophets of old, they long to see this day.

They long to see this particular event. Luke

Luke 10:23

chapter 10, verse 23. Luke chapter 10, verse

Luke 10:23

23. The prophets that wrote in the old times.

They long to see this particular event. That

was what Moses was longing to see. Then he turned

to his disciples and said privately, blessed

are the eyes which see things you see. For I

tell you that many prophets which prophets the

prophets are. I know. That's why when you go

down, he said that for time was three of chapter

four. He said for time will come when they will

not endure sound word. Oh, are we together? Yes,

they will not endure sound doctrine. What did

they see? They see the Messiah physically. They

see God in his physical appearance. All the while,

they long to see God. They long to see him manifested

in the flesh because they have prophesied. By

revelation, God has helped them to know that

God will become man. Isaiah will speak about

the humanity of God becoming a man. Daniel will

speak about it. We saw yesterday. God will become

man. They long to see and have not seen it. And

to hear what you hear and not heard it. That's

why Paul instructed Timothy to know that a bishop

must never be a novice of this salvation. The

prophets have inquired and searched carefully

who prophesied of the grace that will come to

you. He said, shake your leg, my brother. Hallelujah.

Searching for what manner of time they were looking

for, what time is it that this will happen? The

salvation is about God becoming a man. The manifestation

of God in the flesh for the salvation of mankind.

Searching for what manner of time the Spirit

of Christ who was in them was indicated. We've

explained this. We said the Spirit of Christ

was on them, right? Because at this moment, You

speak as if the spirit of Christ cannot live

in them. Because Jesus has not yet been glorified.

So the spirit of Christ who was on them was indicating

when he testified beforehand the suffering of

Christ. He testified to the prophets concerning

the sufferings of the Christ and the glories

that will follow. To them it was revealed not

to themselves but to us. They were ministering

the things which now have been reported to you

through those who have preached the gospel to

you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Things

which angels desire to look into. Angels desire

to look into. From this day that he encouraged

them, he says, therefore, ride up. The lines

of your mind be sober and rest your hope fully

upon the grace that is to be brought to you by

the revelation of Jesus Christ. Hebrews 11 verse

Hebrews 11:13

13. This is what Moses longed to see. God manifested.

He longed to see God in the flesh. Hebrew origin

or the Jewish origin. These all died in faith.

But bishop is of the Greek origin. Are we together?

They mean the same thing. Talks about the issue.

Bishop. They all died in faith. An overseer.

Not having received the promises. Episcopal.

You understand? So you say a bishop must be blameless.

It was a promise that the Messiah would come.

Come on, talk to me. It was a promise that God

would become a man. A steward of what? Of God.

Moses was able to see from afar. God was able

to reveal to Moses by revelation. Not giving

to what? To see afar. We just finished talking

about wine. I haven't seen them afar of where

I showed of them. Amen. Abraham saw from afar.

Not violent. Isaac saw from afar. That's why

we frowned at some of our brethren we heard that

they fought. By revelation what God? We do. Similar

with Joseph. That's the point. And Passover was

saying, I think yesterday, right? He said that

when you are already in the trance, that you

are already a deacon. That is a pastor in training

or a bishop in training. That means there's some

kind of discipline. Are we together? He said

he must not be violent. He must not be greedy

for money. He must not be greedy for money. They

will have hard opportunity to return. But now

they desire something better. That is a heavenly

country. So what they saw was the resurrection

reality. The kingdom of God. The real promised

land. He says something better. They desire a

better. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called

their God. For he has prepared a city for them.

A city. is lazy. Those who don't want to do work,

everybody cares. He that refused to walk should

not eat. We see John testifying also of seeing

the glory of God. So that you mark the person

who is a lazy person. Once you have seen he is

coming to your house frequently. Just take note.

It says in the beginning was the word. And the

word was with God and the word was God. Verse

2. He was in the beginning with God. I'll jump

to verse 14. He was in the beginning with God.

Verse 14. Oh, talk to me. Does it look familiar?

As he has been taught. To see the glory. The

glory of God. That means there is a mode of instruction.

That was in the beginning. Became flesh. And

dwell amongst us. That gives life. The glory

as of the only begotten of the father. Full of

grace and truth. Full of grace and truth. Moses.

desire to see this reality. He was hungry to

see this fact, to see this reality. 2 John. 2

John. Look at verse 9. So, it started from verse

7. Back to Exodus. Verse 7. For many deceivers

have gone out into the world. Exodus 33. Who

do not confess? Now, look at the mode of the

teaching. The daidahe. There are the people,

look at, the mode is about Christ. In verse 18.

But these people deny it. He said, who do not

confess Jesus as coming in the flesh? And this

is God's response. I will make my goodness to

pass before you and I will proclaim the name

of the Lord before you. I will be gracious to

whom I will be gracious and I will have compassion

on whom I will have compassion on whom I will

have compassion. But he said, you cannot see

my face for no man shall see my face and not

live. Could be a further explanation. And the

Lord said, here is a place by me. And you shall

stand on the rock. Here is a place by me. And

you shall stand on the rock. Verse 21. God says,

here is a place by me. By me. This is a place

by me. So the word place there is a Hebrew word.

Makom. M -A -K -O -M. A place. Makom. Which means

where to abide. It means an abode. An abode.

He in me is a place to abide. And it is the same

word as mone in Greek. A dwelling. John chapter

John 14:1–2

14, verse 1 to 2. Let's see where John chapter

John 14:1

14, verse 1 and 2. It is still used in John chapter

John 14:1–2

14, verse 1 to 2, but in the Greek. It says,

let not your heart be troubled. You believe in

God, believe also in me. In my Father's house

are many mansions, dwellings, Does not have who?

So that means transgression means not to abide

in the doctrine of Christ. What is it already

we have seen in 7? He said those who deny that

Jesus has come in the flesh. Those who do what?

Deny that Jesus has done what? Has come in the

flesh. So God for us says you shall stand on

the rock. You shall stand on the rock. You shall

stand on the rock. Please, I'm taking this gently

and slowly so that we will comprehend. Look at

verse 21. And the Lord said, here is a place

by me. We know what that place is, right? And

you shall stand on the rock. Because in their

discussion, in their communication, they are

looking at someone. Does this sound familiar?

To be founded upon. Even though they were expecting

a Messiah, but in their mind, there is a kind

of Messiah they have already coined. It is the

same thing as I will build upon. So even when

the Messiah has arrived, they didn't understand

or they didn't know. In Matthew 16 verse 18.

Matthew 16:18

Let's look at Matthew 16 verse 18. They would

Matthew 16:18

not have crucified the world. And on this rock

I will build my church. I will build my church.

On this rock I will build my church. Similar

idea. Which means to be found upon. It is the

same. I will build my church. This. Or built

upon, rather. These words were spoken ahead by

Moses. When we see Jesus speaking, as we always

will say, the words that Jesus was speaking were

the words that were already in Scripture. And

the prophets and men that have lived before have

prophesied those words. They've said the things

that Jesus will say. They've prophesied the things

that Jesus will do. They speak in promises what

Jesus will accomplish. So, what are we trying

to say? That means as we begin to explore the

doctrine of laying over hands, the foundation.

Are we together? The basis is who will talk to

me is who is Jesus Christ. That's what makes

it that we are discussing. Cover you with my

hand while I pass by. Speaking of God's hand

in salvation, the hand referring to God's hand

in salvation, this describes God's salvation

plan. It's a description of God's salvation plan.

So any deviation as we discuss the rock, the

ministry of the laying of hands, our basis. He

called the rock salvation. Deuteronomy chapter

Deuteronomy 32 · chapter mention

32. Deuteronomy chapter 32. Verse 3 and verse

Deuteronomy 32 · chapter mention

4. For I proclaim the name of the Lord. Ascribe

greatness to our God. He is what? He is what?

He is the rock. Who is the rock? Look at Mark.

Who is the rock? Mark 16. Let's go back. For

I proclaim the name of the Lord. What is the

name of the Lord? The works of God, right? Ascribe

greatness to our God. Continue. Verse 4. He is

the rock. God is the rock. He is the rock. His

work is perfect. For all his ways are justice.

A God of truth and without injustice. Righteous

and upright is he. Look at verse 15 of that same

Deuteronomy. Jump to verse 15. Are we together?

Hallelujah. I just feel like to pray again for

you. Because when I said the 11. But Jeshurun,

do you fart and kick? You grew fat. You grew

thick. You are obese. Then he forsook God who

made him. And scornfully esteemed who? Scornfully

esteemed what? The rock of his salvation. Scornfully

esteemed the rock of his salvation. He called

the rock salvation. Right? He called the rock

salvation. The rock of his salvation. The rock

of his salvation. So in Matthew 16 verse 18,

Matthew 16:18

Jesus said, upon this rock, I will build my church.

Meaning that upon salvation, meaning that at

the resurrection, what will happen? He will establish

his church. Upon salvation, he will establish

his church. Salvation is in a person. Salvation

is a person. Salvation is in Christ. Upon salvation,

he will establish what? He will establish his

church. Acts chapter 1 verse 16. He will establish

Acts 1:16

his church. He said, men and brethren, this scripture

had to be fulfilled. Do we have clarity? What

Moses was seeing, what Moses was speaking. So

which church is Jesus talking about? Which church

is Moses talking about? Where are we going to

see the church? From Moses' writing, right? Which

church is it? that Jesus is talking about. Again,

from Moses' vocabulary, the church is the word

Kahal. That's why he uttered Judah's name at

this point. Which means the assembly of Israel.

The assembly of Israel in the writings of Moses.

The assembly of Israel after the Exodus. We said

this one week or two weeks ago about the will

of God, right? And we said that the will of God

is for an assembly. The deliverance of the people

of Israel to establish an assembly. An assembly

of the men of Israel. And that assembly is where

we got the word church from. The word church.

The assembly of God's people. And what was the

purpose? The goal we make known is knowledge

upon the face of the earth. He made them his

assembly and then the desire of God is that this

assembly will be a kingdom of what? Of priests.

Prophets. Kingdom of priests and prophets. We

raise the king to what? To kill. Assembly of

God. The church. The church is actually the kingdom

of God. The church is what? The church is the

kingdom of God. So we are in the kingdom of God.

God is our king here. Hallelujah. So the church

or the kingdom of God or the family of God, the

people of God are a product of what? Of the resurrection

of Jesus Christ. Verse 17. Look at verse 17.

For he was numbered with us upon this rock upon

the salvation of men upon the resurrection of

Jesus Christ the church is established the family

of God is established the people of God with

the wages of iniquity are formed from the resurrection

of Jesus Christ and all the entrails of the intestine

gushed out That is where we got our identity.

And it became known to all those dwelling in

Jerusalem. So if Jesus mentioned church, there

is no church without the Exodus. There is no

assembly without the Exodus. The Exodus simply

means salvation. Exodus means deliverance. Let

his dwelling place be desolate. And let no one

live in it. And let another take his word. For

there to be a people of God. For there to be

a people that God will name as his possession.

There must be a redemption. That was what God

told Moses. To go to Egypt and do what? And deliver.

And not that man take. Egypt therefore becomes

a type of what? Of bondage in scriptures. Egypt

refers to captivity. Egypt refers to sin. Pharaoh

will be seen as Satan. It's a picture. Who hold

and keep the people of God in captivity. And

we see deliverance from Moses. The type of Jesus.

Deliverance from Moses. Salvation. So that the

kingdom of God will be established. So that God

will have a special people. A priest. A people

that are his own possession. A people that will

declare the works of God. Upon this rock, upon

salvation, upon this rock, I will build, I will

establish those that come out of the world. Those

that will come out of sin. Those that will come

out of the bondage of Satan. Those that will

be delivered from the culture. You know, Egypt

has a culture, right? Egypt has a civilization.

Egypt has a way of life that is not the will

of God. So God's deliverance, because the people

of God were kept under subjugation, they were

kept under what? Activity. They were slaves.

They have no right of themselves. They have no

freedom. In that parable, he gave. Yes, you are

born again. So God is delivering them so that

they will worship him in truth. So that they

will worship him. So that they will have fellowship

with God. So that God can inhabit his people.

That is what we see in the wilderness. But the

grace of God that is upon me. The grace of God

upon your life will have no effect. And that's

why we're here spending time. There must be...

It was a teaching. It was happening practically,

but it's also a teaching. Hallelujah. It's a

teaching of our reality today. It's a teaching

concerning what God will do in us. Egypt, Pharaoh,

is a typology for sin. Satan and the world. And

we see our deliverance, our exodus from sin.

Our exodus from sin. From Satan. From the world.

Now we have come out of the world. Amen. We that

are born again. We that are believers. Who have

received the message of deliverance. Who have

put our trust in Jesus Christ. Have been translated

from the kingdom of darkness. Which is Egypt.

And then into the kingdom of God's marvelous

light. Where we enjoy fellowship with God. And

with fellow believers. We share in unity. We

saw Agapus. Agapus said, hey, I saw something

ahead. And they were able to do something. We

share in what? That is my portion. That is your

portion. We share in oneness with God. My space

will not be empty. If there's anything you should

pray about, it's that, Lord, my space will not

be empty. And you see, Moses will tell them,

my life will be marked with fruitfulness. That

whenever they celebrate the Passover, my life

will be marked with fruitfulness. They should

do it in. Through the last. Through the last.

And we've explained what the bread is. What is

the bread? The spirit of God. Meaning that we

will share in the fellowship of the spirit together.

Hallelujah. Meaning that we will be in unity

in Christ. It's a family matter. It's a family

matter. We have come out of the world. We are

the church of God. We are the church of God.

We are the church of God. And you will say the

gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Hades

shall not prevail against it. So we are the church.

The gate of hell shall not prevail against means

that the church has overcome death. We've prevailed

against death in Christ. We've died with him

in baptism. Paul will explain that Exodus, baptism

by the Red Sea. Amen. Or in Hebrew. Are we together?

And we are alive in Christ Jesus. For example,

love. Love. We have come out of the world. We

are the church of God. Love. Which one? Love.

You see that? You see, by the time you go to

Greek, there are different kinds of love have

their different kind of what? Name. Agape. Eros.

Are we together? Philia. Are we together? Moses

saw ahead of time. But when you are translating,

He saw ahead. God was willing to show him. But

he didn't enter. He didn't partake in it. He

didn't see God physically. But in Christ, we

see God manifested. Hallelujah. We see God manifested.

We see God revealed. We see God becoming a man,

being revealed to us. Jesus is what? Jesus is

the glory of God. Jesus is the glory of God.

God being manifested in the flesh. And where

does he live? He lives in the believer. The glory

of God is seen in Christ and Christ lives in

you and I in the form of the Holy Spirit. The

apostles and Jesus never spoke anything new.

They only came to interpret the text of the prophets.

Which means that if you see them saying anything

or doing anything, you should know the background

where they are coming from. Are we together?

I even said, for example, I know Pastor Chidi.

Normally teach chemistry, you understand? If

I see his note or his slide, would I think that

he sat down and invented every name? When you

say carbon, you see the one that is named carbon?

So that means he went somewhere, there are textbooks

and material, he went to get what he was teaching.

Are we together? So that means if I want to know

more in an elaborate way what he said, what would

I do? Can you help me with those references?

The rock here will be the rock that Moses spoke

about. The church here will be the church that

Moses explained. And we'll see the reality today

that we are the church. Hallelujah. Now Colossians,

Colossians chapter 9, chapter 1 verse 9. But

I know that many of our pastors, they go to...

Paul would say, for this reason, for this reason,

since the day we heard of it, we do not cease

to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled

with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom

and spiritual understanding. That you walk worthy

of the Lord. Fully pleasing him. Being fruitful

in every good work. In every good work. That

is the desire of God that we become fruitful

in every good work. Increasing in the knowledge

of God. Strengthened with all might. According

to his glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering

with joy, giving thanks to the Father who has

qualified us. He has qualified you. He has qualified

us to be partakers of the inheritance in the

light. We are no longer in darkness. We are no

longer in Egypt. We've been qualified and we

are in the light. Hallelujah. He has delivered

us from the power of darkness. How did he deliver

us? Through the Exodus. Through what Jesus has

done. He has delivered us from the power of darkness.

And he has conveyed us into the kingdom of the

son of his love. He has brought us into the kingdom.

Whose kingdom is it? The kingdom of the son.

Of his love. In whom we have redemption. Through

his spirit. The forgiveness of sins. Amen. Through

his spirit. The forgiveness of sins. The blood

is what? The blood is spirit. Do you agree with

me? Have we explained this before? The blood

is what? His spirit. Through his blood, through

his spirit, the forgiveness of sins. He is the

glory of God. You understand what I just did

here? He is what? The image of the invisible

God. He is the expression of God in human form.

Amen? And he said to them, go into all the world

and preach the gospel to every creature. To every

creature. Verse 16. He who believes and is baptized

will be saved. But he who does not believe will

be condemned. And remember I have already shared

to you what we call by him. All things were created

that are in heaven and are on earth. Visible

and invisible. Whether thrones or dominions or

principalities or powers. All things were created

through him for him. And he is before all things

and in him all things consist. Verse 18. Look

at verse 18. Because John said that except a

man is born of the water and of the spirit, he

cannot be born again. So how dare you remove

water? He is our God. He is our Father. He is

the head of the church, of the body. What is

the body? The body is a church. Who is the beginning?

The firstborn. From the dead. And in all things

he may have preeminence. He may have dominion

over. For it pleases the Father that in him all

the fullness should dwell. It is God's plan that

all the fullness of the Godhead be seen in Christ.

And by him, reconcile all things to himself.

Through Christ, reconciliation is made to God.

And by him, to reconcile all things to himself.

By him, whether things on earth or things in

heaven, have made peace through the blood of

his cross. These things on heaven and things

on earth, are they talking about people here?

1 Corinthians was telling us that we are all

being baptized into one. Are we together? Is

that what I do? No. So baptized meant to be,

to amass. And you who were once, who were put

into something. So when you come into Christ,

you are actually amassed into him. Are we together?

So when you believe, what happens, what we call

that is immersion. Where? In the mind. Amen?

Remember? The mind, the wise and the prudent

of this world, where did they reject God? In

their mind, in their thinking, in their thoughts,

right? That's what it means. Here. We are ones

like them. But if you do not believe, because

if that baptize is different, if you do not believe

and baptize, you will be condemned. Believe in

Jesus. But no. What is the works of Satan? Do

not believe. Are we together? And these signs

will follow those who believe. By wicked works.

Wicked works is unbelief. In my name. Because

everything that you see that is wickedness is

a product of unbelief. They will cast out demons.

If you have been in this church, we have dealt

with these things again and again. Wicked works.

Yet. Now he has what? He has reconciled us. He

has brought us into a fellowship. So we are in

that rock. Are we in that rock? Are we in that

kingdom? Are we in salvation? Yes. He has reconciled

us in the body. Of his flesh. In the body of

his flesh. What is flesh? In Christ's reality.

In the spirit. Right? Through what? Through death.

To present us. Holy and blameless. Above reproach.

In his sight. So before God we are what? We are

holy. We are set apart. Set apart is for what?

It's for a purpose. To be set apart is for a

function. So we are set apart for God for a function.

We are blameless. Okay. That is our truth about

us. We are blameless. Right? Those who believe

in the name of the Son of God, that you will

know you have what? Eternal life. Above reproach

in His sight. There's no condemnation for us.

So if you look at that, John himself, aside his

epistle, he wrote again in John 20, 30, 31, you

understand? He said that all these things were

written that you might be grounded and steadfast

and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel

through his name, which you heard, which was

preached to every creator under heaven. And what

is Christ's accomplishment? It's his resurrection.

What he has done, what he has accomplished for

us. Are we together? So he accomplished it. So

that resurrection, that indwelling, and it is

in that you have what? You have life. Paul says

that if you believe in your heart and confess

with your mouth that what? That Jesus who is

what? The message that he has been raised from

what? From the what? The resurrection. So if

he says in my name, he is talking about you.

That you are in Christ means you are in the name.

Are we together? From God, which was given to

me for you to fulfill the word of God. He's not

saying you shout, in the name of Jesus. No, you

don't need that. You are in the name already.

You are in the name. You don't need to shout.

You just speak. Go. Simple. The idea of God becoming

man. So he's not saying you should shout. He's

not mentioning. In most of our teachings, which

we have done in the cell meetings, that's why

if you don't attend cell meetings, you are missing

a lot. We read from Philippians 2, he said, God

gave him a name. To them, God willed to make

known. Hallelujah. At the name of Jesus, every

knee must bow. Every tongue must confess that

Jesus Christ is Lord. Verse 27. To them, God

wills to make known what? What are the riches?

That the name of Jesus. It's not a dark. You

remember we talk about good things. Did you hear

what I said? The name of Jesus is what? It's

not a what? to pass. The good things, the riches,

has to do with everything that is in salvation.

The name of Jesus is his accomplishment. Moses

saw it. God showed him from afar, through that,

and here he says, so if you believe in the name,

means you believe in the resurrection. The mystery

that has been hidden from ages and from generations,

but now has been revealed to the saints. To them

God willed to make known. What are the riches

of the glory, the riches of the glory of this

mystery among the Gentiles? Cast out demons.

There was what? Speak with what? New tongues.

Stop and think. Today, God will make known what

are the riches of the glory. Jacob's serpent

talks about dealing with demons. Dealing with

darkness. Huh? Unbelievers. With darkness. So

God's desire is to make known what? The riches

of the glory of his mystery before the Gentiles.

Recover. Lay hands on the sick and they will

recover. Which is what? Which is Christ in you.

The Bible calls laying of hands as a sign. A

supernatural sign. Now, that's the first thing

I want you to note. That laying of hands is not

a physical touch. Are we now in the glory of

God? Are we together? It's spiritual. It's supernatural.

That's why he said, He wants to show His splendor,

His power, His authority, His riches through

your life, through my life to this generation.

It's not any kind of hand. The Gentiles are the

unbelieving people of this generation. This foundation,

you have to get it from today because anything

we're going to do is only... It's a supernatural

activity. The laying of hands is a supernatural

activity. To them, God will to make known. It's

not just a physical touch. Him we what? How will

you know? Him we preach. By preaching. It's not.

By preaching. It's a way we exercise dominion.

And doing what? And teaching every man to the

laying of hands. We subdue darkness. We subdue

sicknesses. Are we together? Now, this is all

wisdom here. It's a sign of dominion. Listen,

did you see all these signs? The signs here are

already an indication of war. It's an indication

of dominion. Did you get what I'm trying to say?

Cast out demons is an what? Is an indication

of what? Dominion. Established in Christ. Founded

on that rock. That is a perfection. They speak

with new tongues. Take up serpents. That is a

perfection. Every man perfect in Christ. Every

man established in Christ. The perfection in

Christ is on that rock. And that is your position

in Christ. To this end, I want... We are seated

with him. We are seated together. We are raised

together. We are seated together. In the heavens.

He's a place of dominion. Far above principalities

and powers. That's a position of dominion. Come

to the knowledge. So laying on my hands is a

supernatural act. That is how we extend dominion.

That is how we cause things to happen. Now, I

want that to be in you. I want that consciousness

to enter. So that when you are about to lay hands

on someone, that should come with that consciousness.

The glory of God. To display the works of God.

To display what God has done. To proclaim what

God has done. Did you understand what I'm saying?

Hallelujah. That is the plan of God. That Jacob,

though a man blind, he lay his right hand on

Ephraim. All of us who believe. He wants to display.

He wants to make a display. And Joseph was angry.

He was displeased. Why that? And that is true

preaching. Joseph knew what that means. It's

you don't know. Amen. Did you get what I'm trying

to say? Joseph went and exchanged the hand because

he knew Manasseh was older. I wish we would have

much time to have seen how to manifest the kingdom.

That is a firstborn supposed to carry. We would

have seen how he would manifest the kingdom.

Even though he has not learnt. Because it has

not always been like that. Because most of the

firstborn, they have missed it. He would manifest

by binding and closing. He probably wanted to

adjust it. Amen. Now, binding and losing is not...

Although the man is blind, but he knew where

he was putting his hand. Are you together with

me? Israel was blind. He's aged already, but

he knew where he was putting his hand. When Joseph

shifted the hand back, he returned it back. Because

he has given us access to that kingdom. He has

given us the keys. He has given us authority.

He has given us access into the kingdom. You,

Ephraim, I have set you ahead of... I don't know

whether you have stayed up in your heart. I don't

know whether you've seen what God wants to do

with our lives. I don't know whether you've been

brought into the plan of God, the desire of God,

the purpose of God, what God wants to accomplish

with us. The dubious one is Esau. He has already

neglected it and did a transaction. He didn't

know that already it has registered. He is the

one trying to steal what was not his. Because

he has already given it up. So which means that

because the Bible tells us in Hebrew that he

was a clothed man. That is, he showed contempt

for the things of the Spirit. I mean, that's

why you have to be careful as we continue. Amen.

Because they say, where do you have content for

the things of the Spirit? They are praying. What

are you to show them? Are you to show them how

rich you are? You know that kind of thing you

show? Sacred things that you are treating. That's

why I'm always angry when I see us bringing comedians

to come and make gestures of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit. That is profane. That is certificate.

You treat sacred things with content. The unbelievers

of this world, they have the resources of this

world as well. So that is not what you show to

them. That is not what you show to them. You

show to them the works of Christ. No, you have

to honor it. You have to treat it sacred. Through

the miraculous. That is how we manifest. Amen?

Through the miraculous power of the Holy Ghost.

Listen. The fact that Jacob was cunning. That

is God's intention. And I see God bringing us

to that level of knowledge. Did you understand

what I'm trying to say? Are you together with

me? We display the glory through the gifts, the

equipment that he has given us. We see what we

have in Christ. We see how Jacob was cunning

to be activated to function in this maneuver

way. He would still have been the one to carry

it. Did you get what I'm trying to say? God just

opened to us to show us how man is. How the heart

of men are. But then to show us also how God

is. Are we together? Through our ministry. It

wasn't that he stole it. No. Through our ministry.

It was his. Through our ministry. But look at

the point I'm trying to point out. As I close,

let me read Ephesians chapter 3. Jacob returned.

Ephesians 3 · chapter mention

I mean, sorry, Esau returned. Ephesians chapter

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3. So I want you to be expectant more. I just

lay foundation. Believe me, God is about to do

greater things in this place. Hallelujah. We

are created for better works. For greater works.

Hallelujah. It's going to be greater and better

through our lives. Hallelujah. What I mean better

means permanent. Amen? That is what God is going

to use our lives to do. What you do in people's

lives is going to be better. It's going to be

permanent. God is going to use you to put a mark

in people's lives that will be eternal. Amen?

Your mission is an eternal mission. Or putting

people into offices is not done to every believer.

It's done to believers who have already shown

the qualification. That's God's work in us. Unlike,

for example, like the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Of course, you understand? Believers all will

partake from it. But offices are reserved for

those who are much much. Did you understand what

I'm saying? Did you understand what I'm saying?

For which reason? Should we look at the reason?

Let's look at the reason, chapter 2 verse 19.

So that we will read chapter 3 together. For

what reason? And that makes you to know that

you are one. Now, therefore, you are no longer

strangers and foreigners. This is the reason.

But fellow citizens, what? And members of what?

Of God's family. Of course, the household of

God. It has a greater purpose in the agenda of

God. Oh, do you hear what I'm saying? It has

a what? Build a what? Greater purpose in the

what? In the agenda of God. On the foundation

of the apostles. So begin to see your path. Build

on the rock. What is the foundation of the apostles?

See them different. Jesus Christ. You would then

appreciate. When Paul. Right. Having been built

on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets.

Where did we see them? Therefore. Let me ask

this one now. This one is a good place to ask

questions. Having been built on the foundation

of the apostles and the prophets, which apostles

and prophets are this? In Romans, it would say,

let your members be instrument of what? Of righteousness.

You can use your members. These are the New Testament

in court, right? Apostles and prophets. Having

been built on the foundation because they are

the foundations, right? The foundation of the

apostles and prophets. Jesus Christ himself.

Meaning it is their message. Jesus Christ himself

being the chief cornerstone. Have we been talking

about a rock, a corner, a stone? In whom the

whole building, which building? Upon this rock

I will build my, right? In whom the whole building

being fitted together grows into what? A holy

temple in the Lord. In whom you also have been

built together for a dwelling place of God in

the spirit. So this church is what? Is in the

spirit. My brothers and sisters, this church

is spirit. Amen? In fact, put church equals to

spirit. That is the formula. To all who are in

room, beloved of God, called to be saints, grace

to you and peace from God, our Father and the

Lord Jesus Christ. First, The kingdom of God

manifested where? On earth. Hallelujah. Now,

we've known the reason, right? We've seen the

reason. For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner

of Christ Jesus, for you Gentiles, indeed, if

you have had this dispensation of the grace of

God, Dispensation means administration, not dispensationalism.

Okay. Dispensation here is what? Sir, I asked

somebody about what dispensation. The person

read the efficiency of the verse. So you have

to correct it. Even if you have heard of the

dispensation of the grace of God, which was given

to me for you. Dispensation means what? The stewardship

of the grace of God. The administration of the

grace of God. The leadership of the grace of

God that you have. How that by revelation he

made known to me the mystery as I have briefly

written. Already. Okay. By which when you read,

you may understand my knowledge in the mystery

of Christ. Which in other ages was not made known

to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed

by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets.

New Testament apostles and prophets. That the

Gentiles should be fellow heirs of the same body

and partakers of His promise. In Christ's truth,

the gospel. Of which I became a minister according

to the gift of the grace of God given to me by

the effective working of his power. To me, who

am less than the least of all the... Of all the

saints. This grace was given that I should preach

among the Gentiles. Look at what they call it.

Is there another word for this? Is there any

translation? Unsearchable riches of Christ. Any

translation? NLT, what does this say? For this

reason, I also have been much hindered from coming

to you. But now, no longer having a place in

this path and having a great desire. Endless

treasures. It shows that at this time, he has

never been to Rome. He was writing this. Amen?

Now, look at verse 11. Go back to Romans chapter

Romans 1:11

1, verse 11. Go back, go back. I love this NLT.

Go back to that NLT. I love the way he says.

He said, for I long to see you. Correct. Everyone,

this mysterious plan that God, the creator of

all things, has kept secret from the beginning.

Let's read in the end. God's purpose is plain.

It's plainer. It's much more clearer. It's more

explained. Why do you want to come and see them?

In all this was to use where? To meet with them

face to face. Remember we said he has never been

to them. He has been here and he has not been

to meet them. To use who? Who is the church?

Who is the church? I am the church. You are the

church. You are built on the rock. Hallelujah.

The gospel in all this was to use the church

to do what? To display his wisdom in his rich

variety to all unseen rulers. In fact, another

reason which he said earlier on, he said, because

I want to have some fruit among you. Did you

get what I'm trying to say? Rulers, authorities.

To have fruit, you have to be in that place.

In the heavenly places. Did you get what I'm

trying to say? Amen. I don't like places. Just

say in the heavenly. They will have followers.

They think they are having fruit. This was his

eternal plan. Hallelujah. Now he has carried

it out to Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Because

of Christ and our faith in him, we can now boldly

and confidently. We can now come boldly and confidently

go to God's presence. We are already in God's

presence. You don't go out of God's presence.

We are already in God's presence. So please,

don't lose heart because of my trials. He's speaking

to them. I am suffering for you, so you should

be honored. You should feel honored. When I think

of all these things, I fall on my knees. I pray

to the Father, the creator of everything in heaven

and on earth. What is his prayer? I pray from

his glorious unlimited resources. He will empower

you with inner strength through his spirit. Hallelujah.

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts

and you trust him as you trust in him. Your roots

will go down to God's love and keep you strong.

And may you have the power to understand as all

God's people should know how wide how long how

high How deep is his love? May you experience

the love of Christ. Though it is too great to

understand fully, then you will be made complete

with all the fullness of life and power that

comes from God. Now, all glory to God who is

able through his mighty power at work within

us. To accomplish infinitely more than we might

ask or think. Glory to him in the church and

in Christ Jesus through all generations forever

and ever. Amen. Give me that 20 in the King James.

I don't understand how they explain this one.

Give me the 20 in King James. Now to him. Look

at Acts chapter 9. Who is able to do through

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us. There are some things. Now to him who is

able to do extremely above all things that we

ask or think according to the power that worketh

where? Where is the power? It's in you. By the

Spirit. It's in us. Hallelujah. Above all things.

Above all things that we ask or think. Unto him

that is able to do exceeding, exceeding abundantly

above all things that we ask or think according

to the power. There is a power that is at work

in you because you are in the spirit, because

you are in the body of Christ, because Christ

lives in you. There is a union between us and

Christ. In us. Verse 21. Unto him be the glory

in the church by Christ Jesus at all ages, world

without end. Amen. Hallelujah. Amen. Hallelujah.

I just want us to close our eyes and respond

to this by praying and asking God. Look at what

Paul has learned. I've seen your work. I've seen

your work in my life. I've seen you establish

me on the rock. Look at verse 17. I've seen you

build me in Christ. I know what this rock is.

The rock is salvation. The rock is Christ. I

know what this church is. I know why the church,

your desire is to show, to display through the

church. And I'll accomplish your task in my generation.

That I'll accomplish your tasks in my generation.

That I'll fulfill your will and your purpose

in my generation. The method and the system of

God is man. Let me say it again. And we do that

by preaching. The method and the systems of God

is what? We do that by preaching. We do that

by preaching. He's not angels. He's not AI. You

know, stop all this. You know there is some way

that you start moving in a euphoria that is...

That you are doing what God has ordained you

to do. Oh my God. That we are doing what God

has ordained us to do. That we are establishing

His work. That we are, through us, the wisdom

of God in Christ is displayed to the Gentiles.

Even the normal water. Hallucination. You hallucinate

and give you wrong thing. Not to talk of tongues.

So now we have different. It's not tongue of

angel or tongues of men. This one is tongue of

what? I don't know. Please pray for yourself.

Did you understand what I'm saying? So Paul learned.

So this is the time. But God, Jesus did not say,

okay, let me finish with him. Do everything,

do everything. No. Look at what he says, verse

17. And Ananias, remember, already the Lord appeared

to Ananias, verse 10. Now there will be activations

in the subsequent sessions. Hands will be laid

on you in the subsequent sessions. Prophecies

will be made on you in the subsequent sessions.

But it's to the end that you do the will of God,

that you do the work of God. Because this is

a community that saved Paul's life. That you

walk in the realities of Christ. Even now there

was certain disciples of Damascus, named Ananias.

And to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias,

and he said, yes, here I am, Lord. He said, I

am here, Lord. Then the Lord talked to Ananias

and told him what to do. I told the Lord, this

is not even, the Bible didn't say that Ananias

is an apostle. You see, certain disciples in

Damascus, Paul will have to go there and receive

something. Don't joke with men. Do you understand

what I'm saying? That's why I said men are the

systems and the methods of God. He chose, he

can do without also, but he has chosen not to

do. Wait a minute. This Bible we are reading

from who? So, The word of this man, what do we

call it? Did you get what I'm trying to say?

Be careful with me. Be careful. Pray for yourself.

Pray for yourself. Listen to what Paul said in

1 Corinthians. What did he do? Verse 16. Oh,

talk with me. What did he do? 1 Corinthians 9

1 Corinthians 9:16

verse 16. Let me read from Good News Translation.

Good News Translation. He says, I have no right

to boast just because I preach the gospel. After

all, I am under orders to do so. It's an instruction

to preach the gospel. I am under orders to do

so. And how terrible it would be for me if I

don't preach the gospel. In other words, war

is me if I don't preach the gospel. Verse 17.

If I did my work as a matter of free choice,

then I could expect to be paid. But I do it as

a matter of duty. Because God has entrusted me

with what? With this tax. God has entrusted you

with a tax. So war is you. War means trouble

is you. With the disciples in what? With the

disciples in where? In Damascus. Look at verse

23. Now after many days were passed, the Jews

plotted to kill him. But their plot became known

to who? To Saul. Glory unto Jesus. Father, we

find ourselves in your will and we do your will.

Thank you, Holy Ghost. Thank you, Jesus. We're

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time. God bless. This is what you cannot get

from a distance. Even now, the way the world

is connected. Do you get what I'm trying to say?

If you are shouting, some people are following

you. Is it your father from Nigeria or from Kenya?

Or from Magadaska? Are we together? That will

come. How will he come? But when you are planted

in a local church, you're going to get help.

So, again, God's church is God's wisdom of helping

his family. God's church is God's wisdom of helping

his family. It's God's provision. So God's church,

or you can say God's people, is God's method.

It's God's system. That's why neglect God's people

at your own disadvantage. Impartation is part.

Brother, you can't receive it from afar. Because

I don't know how will you stretch the hand. You

understand what I'm trying to say? Listen, laying

of our hands is not something you can replace.

You will see it. That's why I said it's a doctrine.

You don't say, okay, if we didn't do it, we can

do another thing. It's just like you say, okay,

no problem. We can substitute prayer. There's

no need. We can substitute prayer with, you know.

You know these days, they say when you are trying

to emphasize something, then you want to demarcate

the other one. Maybe you must have heard some

people where they say people should be hard working.

Then they say, all this nonsense prayer you are

praying. Why are you praying prayer? Stand up

and go and walk. All this prayer, prayer, prayer,

prayer. Is it prayer that will be you? You see

that kind of a thing? Why won't you encourage

the brother to go and walk? Why must you think

that the problem is prayer? Seeth thou a man

diligent in his business, he will appear before

who? Kings, and not before men. Did you see a

task there? He said, no, don't pray. No. So the

point is that I'm trying to live with us as we

move. At least two things. One, that laying of

our hands is a supernatural activity. That's

the point I want you to go with. That your body

is not ordinary. You have looked down upon it.

Each time we talk about Christianity, we say,

my spirit, my spirit. Bro, you will see. Your

body is an extension in the sun. Osprey was telling

us, when you say the image, which we taught already

earlier on, the image means God becoming a man.

The express image. Are we together? So the point

is our body is important. It's very, very important.

So let me just read these verses for us to know

the second thing I want you to know. That physical

meeting of believers is necessary. It cannot

be replaced. Because there are certain things

that cannot be obtained except in a physical

meeting. The rest of your life, you must hear

this more than twice. David will say it, once

have you spoken twice? You must hear it ten times.

Hallelujah. Look at 2 John 12. Second John. Having

many things to write to you. Having many things.

Having many things to write to you. I did not

wish to do so with what? But I hope to come to

you and speak. How? Face to face. That our joy

will be what? That means there is a limitation

of pen and paper. Yes, and zoom. That one, that

one, that one, that one took me. Hallelujah.

Look at 3 John 2, verse 13. I had many things

to write to you, but I do not wish to write to

you with pen and paper. But I hope to see you

shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace

to you. Our friend greets you. Greet your friends

by name. Greet the friends by name. That one

is good, though. Don't be saying, hey, greet

the friend by what? By name. Let me greet the

last one. 1 Corinthians 11. 1 Corinthians 11.

Look at 34. Verse 34. He said, but if anyone

is hungry, let him eat at home. Lest you come

together for judgment. And the rest, I will set

in order when I what? When I call. That means

that one cannot be set in order from above. After

instruction, you say, this one, I will set in

order when I call. There are some discussions,

you say, bro, just leave it. When I arrive, we

shall talk about it. In this family, there are

many things you can do it from above or all of

you scattered. One of it is what we are trying

to discuss is the laying of hands. And no is

a spiritual or supernatural activity. It's a

way we extend dominion. It's the way we manifest

the kingdom. It's the way we show that we are

in church. As by one man sin came by one. So

those that receive abundance of grace and the

gift of righteousness shall live in life even

by one Christ Jesus. That word reign means dominion.

You know what Psalm say? They that receive abundance

of grace and the gift of righteousness. Is that

person here with me? He made him who know no

sin to be sin. That we might become the righteousness

of God in him. Are we together? So they that

receive abundance of grace and the what? The

gift of what? Righteousness. Shall do what? Reign

in life. Even by one, Christ Jesus. It's a season

of dominion. It's a season of dominion. And God

wants to use your hand. God wants to use your

body. Are we together? Can you just begin to

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