Lovest Thou Me - Sister Mavis Obodai

Hallelujah. I want to see your hands.

Can you give me a wave? Hallelujah.

Oh, thank you, Jesus. We are ministering an old

Pentacles song. That's it.

The translation of the song will be held on the stream.

Come on now, you dance for Jesus.

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The. The.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

All you need to do is pray.

We don't know where to. You wait on the Lord.

Wait on the Lord. The.

Hallelujah. That is all that we need when He

waits on the Lord in prayer. When you pray everyday, His

faithful just wants all your prayers for you.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

Shall we be on our feet? I.

The. None.

None. We are the.

The. Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Sons of God, oh sons of God.

Sons of God, oh sons of God, victory if you don't go to

heaven. Hallelujah, Oh, Hallelujah.

Youth. Oh, youth and youth.

Hey, brother. Hey, sister.

Hey, brother, sister. We'll come back to this.

Let's see, Let's see.

Oh man, Oh, give that clap unto Jesus.

A clap unto Jesus. A clap unto Jesus.

Oh, tell your neighbor Jesus is sweet.

Tell your neighbor Jesus is sweet.

Oh, man. All right, no wasting my time.

Grab your Bible, your iPad, with your pens.

We want to receive from the Father.

We invite our sister, maybe it's Obodi, to take us through this

session. Praise the Lord, praise the

Lord. We thank God so much for how far

He has brought us, and today is a blessed day to be in the

presence of God, to fellowship together, to share the love of

God across. Amen.

I like to first of all thank God for this opportunity.

It's indeed a privilege to share the Word with His people today

and I want Him to let him understand that it's not

something I take for granted. I say thank you God and also

thank pastor and his wife for the opportunity to share the

Word and also to presiding and then the presbytery for this

opportunity to share the Word with the house.

Hallelujah. So today our team or the team

that the Lord laid upon my heart is lovest thou me?

Love is now me. It is in the King James Version

and I love it in that sense more than if you take it in the NIV.

It's translate as do you love me?

Do you love me? And this conversation was a

question that Jesus posed to Peter.

Jesus posed to Peter after his resurrection.

So take our main test from John chapter 21 verse 15 to 18.

John 21:15–18

John chapter 21 verse 15, he says that.

John 21:15

So when they are dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son

of Jonas, lovest thou me more than this?

He said to him, Yeah, Lord, thou knowest that love thee.

He said unto him, Feed my lamb. He said to him again the second

time, Simon son of Jonah, lovest thou me?

He said, Yeah, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee.

He said unto him, Feed my sheep. He said unto him, the third

time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me?

Peter was grief because he said unto him, the third time, Lovest

thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou

knowest all things. Thou knowest that I love thee.

Jesus said unto him, Feed my sheep.

Hallelujah, Jesus said unto him, feed my sheep.

So after Jesus had resurrected, he encountered the disciples on

different occasion, most of all to strengthen them for the

assignments ahead. And if you look at the Gospel

according to Matthew, the last verse, he gave them the Great

Commission. That is the child, that they

should go out there and preach the gospel.

They should baptize people in his name, and they should raise

disciples for him. If you look at the Gospel

according to Mark, he also gave them that that they should go

out there and even that he he made them understand that he

will give believers the powers to heal the sick.

He will give believers the powers to perform miracles.

So as they are preaching, there were signs and wonders who

follow what they would do. But in the According to John,

God and John gave a peculiar, how do I say demonstration of

God, Christ talking to them in that he explained that Christ

encountered the disciples on three different occasion.

Christ encountered the disciples on three different occasion and

the first one was after he has resurrected.

Their disciples were in an enclosed space because they were

afraid that the Jewish authorities would come after

them. And when he came to them, they

were 10 at the moment because Judas had hang himself and then

this one Thomas was not around. So he came on to them and he

said receive ye the Holy Spirit. And at that moment he

strengthened them. And on the second encounter,

because Thomas was not around, Thomas doubted this point.

I came to understand that God is interested in everyone.

God is interested in the life of everyone.

No matter how feeble your trust is in God, God is interested in

you. God Christ would have said that

Thomas had doubted. So that's the end, He will not

get an opportunity to encounter the Christ, but Christ made it

gave him a chance for him to see that indeed he has resurrected.

Indeed he has resurrected. And the last encounter that

Christ had with the disciples before he resurrected was the

event that took place at Lake Tiburus was the event that took

place at Lake Tiburus. And that's when Christ posed the

question to Peter Lovers down me, lovers down me.

This morning the Lord is see me to ask you, do you love him?

Because most of the times you confess with our mouth, Oh Lord,

I love you. We come to church, we worship

and our hearts are gladden that we are showing forth our love

towards God. But in our action, does it

defeat that we love the Lord that do our action demonstrate

that yes indeed we love the Lord.

If we indeed we love the Lord, it will be seen in our actions,

not in our words alone. Imagine telling someone that

every day, Oh I love you, you, I love you and then you are not

showing anything to show that I love you.

The person will start without that.

This person is telling me he loves me, but I'm not seeing

anything that the person is doing to show that he loves me.

This morning the Lord is asking us lovers down me.

I want us to ponder over it. Do we love the Lord or we just

confess with our mother? Oh Lord, I love you and then

that's it. You go about this.

If there's a song that is raised, that the song touches

us, then we leave. Our hands up into there and we

praise God and we express our love towards Amanda ends.

But this one the Lord is asking as lovers down me, lovers down

me. So when I was making this

sermon, I deduced 3 reasons why Jesus asked Peter this question.

And the first one was that it was a restorative plan for both

Peter and then the disciples to see.

And the second one was that so that Peter will do a self

examination to determine whether indeed he loved the Lord.

And the third one was that it was to remind Peter of the

charge. Hallelujah is to remind Peter of

the charge. So we'll take the first point.

That's the restorative plan of God.

If you look at Peter according to the gospel, you could see

that Peter loved the Lord, his actions defeated, he loved the

Lord. And even Peter was part of the

inner circle of Christ. There were the 120, there was a

70, there were, there were, there were the 12 and even the

three. That's John, Peter and James.

So you could see that it wasn't just a mere person that Christ

posed the question to. It was someone that was part of

his close circles. And it's not anyone that we we

have friends, we have acquaintances, we have people

that we engage on a daily basis, but it's not one that we bring

them into our chamber. It's not one that we bring them

into our inner circle. So for Peter to be part of the

three, that means Christ vetted his love.

Christ has seen that indeed he loves him.

And Christ can't even share a secret with him because on the

amount of transfiguration, it was only the three of them that

was there. That is, the disciples were in

there. So you could see an amount of

trust, an amount of love that was shared between Peter and

then, but at the same time, when Christ had resurrected, Christ

asked Peter lovers down me. Like how can you ask someone

that is part of your inner circle do you love me?

Because before I'll bring you into my inner circle, that means

I've vetted your love for me. I have tested you and I've tried

you, and I've seen that yes, indeed you, I can walk with you.

So for Christ to ask Peter that lovers down me, that means that

question is so peculiar. That best question is so

peculiar. Hallelujah.

And you could see that day in the hospital was demonstrating

his love for Christ. Day in the hospital was

demonstrating his love for Christ.

And you will not know a revelation of someone if you've

not encountered a person, if you don't have this fellowship with

a person at 1 moment Christ asked them, disciples, who do

you say I am? Who do you say I am?

And Peter rose up and said you, you are the Messiah.

You are the Son of God. For Peter to voice out to say he

is the Messiah, that means he has received a revelation about

Christ. You don't receive a revelation

about someone that you don't have this fellowship with, you

don't have this colonial with. That means there was some

relations and in depth relationship between Peter and

Christ, that Peter could be able to catch that revelation that

Christ is indeed the Messiah. And Christ told him that upon

this revelation I will build my church.

But at the same time, when Christ had resurrected Christ as

Peter, lovers thou me. Hey, like someone that could

have said a revelation about you, someone that is part of

your inner core. Christo asked him that lovers

thou me, that you can see that love is a great virtue.

It's not something that it is supposed to be taken for like

because for someone to even say I love you, it's not easy.

Most like even our culture for it's not that things are

changing that we are very expressive.

But first, first for you to even say you love someone, then like

the person has done something for you or the person that you

vetted the person before we can even tell the past that you love

the person and you can see that in Peter walk with Christ.

Everything demonstrated I loved him.

He was ready. It's like someone's about to be

Jesus. Peter is there drawing the

sword. He's ready to fight for Christ.

He's ready to do anything to demonstrate his love for him.

But at the end of the day, Christ asked him, lovers thou me

Peter lovers thou me Peter. This man wants us to ponder

about it. Do we love the Lord?

Do we love the Lord? Or we just say it because for

saying sake we just say it because far I've been saying day

in, day out, oh, I love the Lord, so you too.

You think me too. Let me say something.

So we are all part of the body of Christ.

But have you vetted in your spirit?

Have you vetted in your heart? And you can't declare boldly

that you love the Lord. I want us to pond out for this

morning. Lovers down me, lovers down me,

Hallelujah, Hallelujah. And even to for Peter to

demonstrate his love for Christ at the highest peak when Christ

was about to be crucified and then the high priest and all the

people had come to capture Jesus.

He was ready. He has taken his cutlass or his

knife and he has cut the year of one of the high priest slave.

You could see that it is love for someone to be able to defend

you. At that point, while Soldiers

was around, he didn't think that, hey, what if I cut the ear

of someone do catch me along with Christ.

He was moved by that love that I had for Christ and he took

action. By the end of the day, Christ

asked him that lovers down me, lovers down me.

So if I've come to understand that it's not by West of mouth,

it's not by sometimes the things we do, it is by grace that we

are able to love the Lord. It is by grace and it's seeming

by the Spirit that we are able to love the Lord.

Because Peter was zealous. So Peter was so zealous about

Christ. By the end of the day, Christ

asked him, lovers down me, lovers down me, and I want us to

go to that scripture that I think is connected to this

question. That is John chapter 13 verse 36

John 13:36–38

to 38. John chapter 13 verse 36 to 38,

John 13:36–38

it says that Peter, Simon Peter as Lord, where are you going?

And Jesus replied, You can't go with me now, but you will follow

me later. But why can't I come now, Lord?

He asks. I am ready to die for you.

Have you seen the epics of Peter's love for Christ?

He said, I am ready to die for you.

If you are going to hell, I'm ready to follow you.

If you are going to this place, I'm ready to follow you by the

end of the day. Christ asked him, Lovers thou

me, I ask someone that tells you that I'm ready to die for you.

Some verses says that he said he's ready to lay down his life

for him, lay down his life for him.

By the end of the day. Christ asked him, Lovers down

me. Lovers down me, please, the 38

Jesus answered. Die for me.

I saw you the truth, Peter, before the roster closed

tomorrow morning, you would deny me three times that you even

know me. Hallelujah.

This is where at this point that Christ asked him lovers them

because as much as Peter was zealous, he didn't have that

capacity to love Christ to the point that he will lay his life

for him. He has said it because he felt

that in his human understanding he loves the Lord so much.

He loved Christ so much that he was ready to die for him.

But when that opportunity came that they asked him a question,

are you part of the disciple? He said me no, I'm not part

someone that said I love you, Someone that said I'm ready to

die for you. Someone that was able to cut the

year of one of the servants to demonstrate Islam.

When the opportunity came for him to declare the Christ he

denied, he said I do not know this man.

I do not know this man that doesn't that doesn't love him.

It means that his love for Christ at that moment was

limited. His love for Christ at that

moment was limited. Our human capacity can't love

Christ at the apex. No, we would have some

disadvantages. Our flesh will come along the

way. Hospitals like hey, if I say

that I know this man, don't catch me with him.

But it was this same Peter that was selling the cries that I

would die for you. I would lay my life for you.

But when the opportunity came for him to lay his life, he

wasn't found. But upon all this Christ didn't

the test Peter. Christ didn't detest Peter, He

came to him and asked him, Lovers down me.

Christ would have asked Peter, Peter, you said you will lay

your life for me, but why didn't you do it?

Peter, you said you, you do this for me, but why didn't you do

it? But I asked him a simple

question, Lovers down me, lovers down me.

And Peter said, you know, Lord, that I love you.

So if you do an exergesis over him and you are looking at their

love, Christ was asking Peter whether he loves him.

And then if you look at the word here, the New Testament was

written in Greek. So the word used was agape.

That's the highest form of love. That's a sacrificial love.

That's an unconditional love. It was the same love that was

used in John 316 when he says that for God so loved the world.

So Christ was asking Peter, do you love me to that apex, that

sacrificial love, that unconditional love that you lay

your life for me? That was the kind of love Christ

was asking Peter. And when Peter was responding,

he was like, I love you with a brotherly affection.

Then Peter had come to the realization that he couldn't

love the Lord on his own capacity.

He couldn't love the Lord at that point that he will

sacrifice all for the Lord. He will sacrifice all for the

Lord. But still we could see a

demonstration of Christ's love over here that even though Peter

denied him and anytime Christ as Peter lovers down me and Peter

responds that yeah, Lord, you know I love you and Christ will

give him the child feed my sheep.

Christ will give him the charge tend to my flock.

That means Christ could trust him again.

And sometimes as humans, if someone does something for us,

we are ready to judge. We are ready to say ah it is You

said you love me and you did this to me.

You betrayed my interest. So we don't even add that person

into our inner circle. Sometimes we even go to the

point of not talking to the person.

But here we see a demonstration of Christ love for Peter that

even after he had denied the Christ, Christ still came to him

and asked him. Lovers down me and he still gave

him the charge, Hallelujah. That means you are not beyond

reproach. If you feel like, oh, I've done

something so God cannot use me again because of some sin that

you did in the past, you are condemning yourself that at this

stage, at this point, this thing that I've done, Christ can't use

me again this morning. Christ has been the charge to

tell you that you can be used for his work no matter your

circumstances, no matter your limitation.

He doesn't see that limitation around you.

All he wants is that you will love him.

You present yourself in that limitation and you demonstrate

your love towards him. Hallelujah Hospital denied

Christ 3 * 3 different occasions.

It wasn't one time that would be like, oh at least it was 1 so

would pardon him. It was on a three different

occasion with three different people.

Someone that said he loved him to the point of death.

But Christ didn't see his limitation.

He saw the heart of Peter, He saw the heart of Peter and this

is the difference between Peter and Judas.

They both betrayed Jesus. But Peter came to the

realization that I need to repent.

He had a godly sorrow that lead to repentance.

He went and weep, but after weeping he didn't say that.

So I'm going to hang myself. He said I have to come back to

the food. I have to come back to the floor

because it is God that can give me the capacity to love Him,

that even though I have denied him three times, he will not

forsake me. Even though I've denied him

three times, He will not forsake me.

And that was a dream between him and Judas.

Judas also had godly sorrow. He whipped and everything.

By the end of the day, he hanged himself because he wasn't able

to hold on to the capacity that Christ will love him even after

his betrayal. Christ will love him after his

betrayal. So it doesn't matter what you've

done in the past, doesn't matter what if you've been done this

morning, Christ is able to use you all, what Christ wants from

you this Monday to avail yourself.

It should open your heart. And if you look at the vest, the

third time I asked Peter the question, Peter said Thou

knowest everything. At this point, that he had

opened his heart on to the Lord, he started quite that.

Yes, I know my limitation, but you know my heart.

You know that I love you to an extent, but then my love for you

has not reached to that apes, but so you know my heart.

So search my heart. So Lord and vets me and see that

indeed I love you. So what God is demanding from us

this morning is that would demonstrate his love.

All that Christ is stemming from us this morning is that would

present us of no matter our limitation.

It's not for us to say judge ourselves our my wordy of Christ

love. You are worthy of his love no

matter your limitation. You are so worthy of his life.

It is for your sake. He came to die for you.

It was for your sins. He came to die for you.

It was not that you are too righteous or you are too

perfect, but he saw our imperfection, He saw our

limitation, He saw our disadvantage and still died for

us. So it is not this that this the

moment that you will judge yourself that indeed do Christ

love you. He loves you with all his heart,

always demanding for you this month that you present yourself

that Lord have come. I know my limitation by Lord

have come. I know my disadvantage by Lord

have come. Hallelujah and also it's for the

other disciples to see that anytime Christ gave him the

charge, he was restoring him. He was reconciling him back to

himself and for the other disciples to see the

demonstration of Christ love that in as man Peter denied

Christ. He was so given the charge that

should tend to the flux of Christ and you could start the

flux of Christ is something that is so peculiar.

So it wasn't a mere charge. It's not something that would

give to someone just like. And no, this is not a child that

you give to someone that has betrayed you, someone that

denied you. But Christ saw beyond Peter

limitation. Christ saw beyond Peter's

disadvantage and still gave him the charge that turned to my

flaws, Hallelujah. Turned to my flaws, Hallelujah.

So the next one is self examination.

Self examination, as I said earlier, most of the times we

say with our mouth, I love the Lord, I love the Lord, but this

does not demonstrate that we love the Lord.

It's not by West of mouth that would say that oh, I love the

Lord. But these are supposed to

portray that indeed we love the Lord.

So then there as we walk then there as we go about our day, we

need to examine ourselves that indeed do I love the Lord and

know that we would see our sins. No is to see the disposition of

our hearts before the Lord while we in the right standing before

Christ is to see our disposition how our heart is before the

Lord. Hallelujah is not that we would

focus on our sin because if we do it on our own human strength

to see whether we love the Lord or to see whether we are part of

the force. All we see is our limitation.

All we see is our sin. But if we vet ourselves through

the lens of the Holy Spirit will not see our sins only, but we'll

see that even though we are limited, Christ's love is above

all. Hallelujah, Christ's love is

above. I want us to read Second

2 Corinthians 13:5

Corinthians chapter 13 verse 5. Second Corinthians chapter 13,

2 Corinthians 13 · chapter mention

verse five. He says that test yourself and

find out if you really are true to your faith.

If you pass the test, you will discover that Christ is living

in you. But if Christ isn't living in

you, you have filled Hallelujah. So there in doubt we have to

test ourselves. There in doubt we have to

examine ourselves. Are we indeed believers?

Are we indeed Christians? Are we portraying the life that

Christ has given unto us because we don't own this life?

We don't own this life. We were once dead.

We're once away from the the fellowship with their father,

but through the sacrifice that Christ did for us, we've not

been brought back to their food and we've not been made anew.

So the life we have right now is a borrowed life.

So then that you must examine yourself to see this life of

Christ that I have received. Am I living a life worthy of the

calling that I've received? You are supposed to examine

yourself. Am I living a life that

demonstrate that the love of crisis in me.

It's not that we will see our sins, no, but it's to see the

disposition of ourselves before Christ.

That is why when David prayed his prayer, he said that search

my hearts, O Lord, and try my thoughts and see if there's any

iniquity in me and lead me to the way everlasting and lead me

to the way everlasting. So this is when Peter at the

last part when Christ had asked him that lovers down me and he

said, yeah, Lord, you know everything.

At that moment Peter was praying this prayer, search my hearts, O

Lord, and try my thoughts and see if there's any iniquity in

me and lead me to the way everlasting.

He knew that his love was limited, but I knew at the same

point that Christ could lead him to the way everlasting.

So he said, Lord, you know everything.

You know the deepest parts of my heart.

You know the thoughts that even myself, some I don't even know

that it's just inside my heart. So my heart is open unto you

this morning that you vet and see that indeed I love you.

Hallelujah. So anytime we examine ourselves,

we have to see that whether there's an evidence of Christ,

Christ's life in us, to see it when it will be dimension of how

we relate with other people. Now we engage with our fellow

workers at our workplace, our schools, our peers, the

unbelievers and also how we are prompt to the instructions of

Christ. So then they are at the end of

the day, whilst you're about to sleep, you're supposed to vet

yourself and see. These days I live a life worthy

of the calling I've received. These days I live a life worthy

of the calling I've received. This morning the Lord is asking

us lovers down me lovers down Hallelujah.

And the last point is that it was for Peter to receive the

charge. It was for Peter to receive the

charge. So anytime Christ asks Peter

lovers thou me Simon son of Jonah, and he says that ye Lord,

I love you. And anytime he responds, Christ

tells him that feed my sheep. Anytime he responds, he cries to

give the charter turn to my flaws.

It wasn't a small assignment. It wasn't and consider Christ is

bedding about the source of men. That is one of the assignments

he came to do so that he will release us from the hands of the

enemy that will release us from the condemnation that was meant

for us. So he paid a heavy price for us.

So so for him to give that charge to Peter that tend to my

flaws, then it's only a little charge.

It wasn't something small that he would have to through it

anyhow. It was a great assignment.

It was a great assignment and this assignment has been run

down to us, that the Lord is giving us that charge, that the

source of men are perishing, the source of men are going to hell.

But this one, if indeed we've come unto Christ, if indeed

we've come unto the saving knowledge of Christ, then

there's a charge upon our life. There's a charge upon our life.

Anytime Christ asks Peter lovers down me and he say, yeah, Lord,

I love you. Then the charge is given unto

him, the charge is given on to him and time one time when

Christ was working and saw the crowds and was like it was moved

with compassion was like these people are like sheep without

shepherd. These people are like sheep

without shepherd. So for him to out Peter and

saying that Peter turn to my flaws, that means you could see

that there is supposed to be a charge.

There is someone supposed to be there to turn their flaws and

not to just to turn them back that he's supposed to nurture

them. He's supposed to take care of

them. He's supposed to make sure that

whatever they need to mature to the fullness of the stature of

Christ, he provides for them. Hallelujah.

So it wasn't a small charge. This proves that Christ loved

Peter, and also it's proved that Peter's one love the Lord, but

his love had not reached to a certain a place.

But it did. Christ didn't see his

limitation. Christ didn't see that.

Okay. And Peter had disappointed me.

No, but Christ saw that Peter was worthy of that assignment

and he gave it to him. So that's why I'm saying that it

doesn't matter what you had done, doesn't matter what your

sins have been. Christ can use you.

Christ can use and the first evangelist that was recorded in

the Bible when Christ had encountered here.

That's a Samaritan woman. She wasn't unworthy to proclaim

them this one the word of Christ.

She wasn't worthy to proclaim that this is the Messiah.

If you're looking for people to proclaim that this is the

Messiah. I saw a sinful woman but when

she encountered the Christ and Christ told her about her story.

She went out, she didn't see a limitation at that moment, but

she saw beyond what circumstances and she was then

she saw that if Christ is able to see me, me a sinful me, I

have 5 husbands. I mean, the last one I am with

is not even my husband and was able to tell me all this.

She didn't see a limitation then.

And then so like I have to go out there and proclaim the

knowledge of Christ. I have to go out there to

proclaim the Messiah. And this one, this is Christ is

giving us this charge is that we should see beyond our

limitation. We should see beyond our

disadvantage and go out there and proclaim his love to the

world because the source of men are perishing.

The source of men are perishing Hallelujah.

And for us to prove our love for Christ it's a sin in our place

of work. It's a sin at our place of work

because we can't say with our mouth that we love Christ and we

don't do anything. Let's say for an instance I come

to church every Sunday. When we close, I'll see Dickness

Barbara, Dickness Barbara, I love you.

Then I'll peg chicks and everything.

Then I'll hug with just and all those things.

Then I'll go my way. I'll check up on you.

Don't do anything. Sunday I'll come, I'll do the

same thing. I'll proclaim my love to way and

I'll go. And Dickness Eva, you know, she

didn't say she loves Dickness Barbara.

She's concerned every day. She's trying to see that

everything pertaining to Dickness and Barbara is downward

among the two of us. Who do you see that allows

Dickness, Barbara? So it's not by West of mouth

that we demonstrate that we love Christ, but it must be seen in

our actions that we love the Christ.

Hallelujah. And it must be seen in our

works. Our works will determine whether

we love the Christ and that our W is not to show that.

OK. That is a license to heaven.

No, it's a sort of like we say thank you to Christ was this

life that we had received weren't worthy of it.

If we're supposed to pay for that price, some of us can't

speak. All of us, we can't speak.

It was a huge sacrifice. It was a huge sacrifice for

someone to lay his life for you. And it wasn't just that Christ

died for our sin. No, He took our sin and took the

guilt of our sin. So it was a sin.

Our sins were upon him. The one you do tomorrow and

tomorrow next, Everything was upon him.

And that guilt, you see, if you do something, I know that it's

not right that that's shame that you feel.

He took every combined to that scene together and in all this

one, the cross. So there's no way we could have

paid for that price. But I gave it to us freely.

So if you had given to us freely, what more can you do?

That and also to demonstrate your love towards Him at the

place of your works. And even in the Garden of Eden,

in the perfect world, God even gave a child to Adam that he

should take care of the garden. What more about now that we are

in a sinful world, then that means Christ giving us a greater

assignment that we should go out there, the souls that are

outside, the souls that are perishing and bring them back to

the food and bring them back to their food.

And even if you read Revelation chapter one, verse 6, he says

that he has made us a Kingdom of priests to serve the Lord, a

Kingdom of priests to serve the Lord.

And if you look at the Levitical priests, it wasn't just anyone.

They were being selected, the Levites.

They were selected from the Israelites to serve God.

So now that we've gotten the opportunity, now we've all have

that access to serve God. Why don't we demonstrate our

love by also putting our hands into the plow?

Why don't we demonstrate our love by also finding something

to do? Because Christ paid all our

sins. He took all our shame.

He took all the guilt. Why don't we demonstrate our

love for Him at the place of work?

I said. He has made us a Kingdom of

priests to serve his God and Father as priest.

Priest. When we look at the Levitical

priest, they were taking care of the House of God.

They were reading their Torah to their people.

They're making sacrifices. But now that opportunity has

been given to us that would proclaim the name of Christ

across Hallelujah, that privilege has given to us that

would also serve in the House of the Lord.

So anytime an opportunity counts for you to serve in the House of

the Lord, don't take it that you are too perfect or you are

worthy of that opportunity. It is that Christ love has found

you and you found your place in the House of God and you have

been given this privilege to serve God.

So anytime the opportunity comes for you to do something, an

assignment, don't shake your head.

Don't be like I can't do it. No, because Christ has been as

that empowerment. He said before he was leaving,

He said He will not leave us as orphans.

He will not leave us as people without a head.

He said He will send us the Holy Spirit.

He will send us the Holy Spirit and He will be our helper.

He will be our helper. So we don't have a limitation.

No, we are not at a disadvantage.

No, we have the Holy Spirit with us to do the work of God.

We have the Holy Spirit in us. So if indeed we love the Lord,

we will see to it that his work progresses.

If we love the Lord, we'll see to it that his work progresses.

This morning the Lord is asking you love us down me this one.

The question is not to Peter, but it is to you and I.

The Lord is asking us lovers down me.

So if indeed you love the Lord, it must be seen at the place of

your work. If it is indeed you love the

Lord, you must demonstrate your love for Christ at the place of

work. It's not that your work Who vets

that we will go to heaven. No, it is by grace that we've

been saved by the demonstration of our love for God.

That thank you God, that you've counted me worthy to receive

this life. Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

So look at Ephesians chapter 2 verse 8 to 10.

Ephesians 2:8–10

Ephesians chapter 2, verse 8 to 10.

Ephesians 2:8–10

He says that by God who is rich in mercy, for by grace you have

been saved through faith, and that's not of yourself.

It is a gift of God, not of work, lest anyone should boast.

For we are is workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good

works which God prepared beforehand that we should work

in them. Hallelujah.

So there's a good work that Christ has prepared for us to

work in. So if you've come into the

saving knowledge of Christ, there's a good work that Christ

has prepared for us to work in. You've been predestined to do

the works of Christ. So if you've come to the saving

knowledge of Christ, there's not the time that you fold your arms

low. It's a time that you would find

something to do for Christ. It's the time that you find

something to do for Christ where it says that we eyes workmanship

created in crisis for good works that we we've been created to

perform a certain assignment. You've been created to perform a

certain duty. It is not by chance that you

came to this earth. It's not by mere heart of your

parents coming together. That's why he came on to this

earth. You came on to this earth for a

purpose. You came on to this earth for an

assignment. You came on to this earth for a

duty, and you must see to read that you perform it.

You must see to read that you performance because at the end

of the day you would account for it.

God is only one that gives a gifts then comes back to ask

that what did you use the gifts to do?

Everyone here as far as you've come into the saving knowledge

of Christ, there are assignments given to all of us.

There are charges given to all of us.

Just as Christ gave Peter the charge that he should go out

there and preach the word, He should go out there and turn to

his floor. That's the same way that Christ

has also given us each and all of us a charge.

He saw beyond our limitation and who accounts for it.

And if we get there, we wouldn't say that God, I didn't know.

Nah, He said He has blessed our with all spiritual blessings in

heavenly places. That means He has given us

everything we need to ensure that the work that Christ has

called us into would perform. So at the place of judgement, at

the day Christ would come, we will not have an excuse that I

wasn't able to do it. No, you will not have that

excuse that you weren't able to do because everything that you

need, Christ had made it available.

Everything that you need Christ had made available just to see

that you work the work he has called you to do, just to see

that you work the work they has called you to do.

Just ask them story. Christ gave that the Kingdom of

God has been likened unto a master going on a long journey,

and He gave this one talent to His servants.

You should understand that it wasn't people that were outside

His fossil, those people in His household.

So as far as you are in the household of Christ, as far as

you are part of the family of Christ, that means there's a

charge that has been given to you.

That means there's a talent that Christ has given to you.

That means that there's a gift that Christ has given to you.

And then on the day of reckoning, Christ will ask you

what did you do with the gift? And most of the times you are

ready to judge. The one that they gave him one

talent and he hid it. We've got to Sunday school to

teach us. That's all.

The one with the five talent, he used it and he produced extra 5.

The one with the two, he used it and produced extra 5.

But the one with the 1, he went to hid it.

But some of us, we are like the seven that had the one talent.

Christ has given you some maybe you don't see it as a gift, but

Christ has given you something inherent seeing you but because

you see that this person is preaching so well, this person

is the person is sleeping. The person is doing something so

me there. My own is too small, so I don't

do I don't do it. You let me just go and sleep.

I'm sure I've been saved. Let me just go and sleep.

You welcome. On the day of reckoning, you

account for it. On the day of reckoning, you

account for it. Whether Christ gave you a huge

assignment, whether Christ gave you a little assignment, no

matter what, there's a charge given to us.

As far as we've come into the saving knowledge of Christ,

there's a charge given to us. And we must see to read that we

perform it. We must see to read our

performance. And it will not be that on the

day of reckoning you talk God, that God I didn't know.

No, there will be no excuse on that day that I didn't know that

He gave me this charge. Oh, there will be no excuse on

that day because everything that you need Christ has made

available for you. Everything that you need, Christ

has made available for you to see, to read, that you perform

the calling He has given to you. Hallelujah.

And for us to do the work that Christ has called us, it is done

at the place of fulfilling our ministry.

It's not at the place of fulfilling our ministry.

And most of the time, if you hear the word ministry, you

might feel like, oh, ministry is meant for the pastors.

Ministry is meant for the prophets.

Ministry is meant for the teachers.

But ministry itself is meant for you and I Hallelujah, ministry

itself is meant for you and I. Ministry simply means rendering

of service. Ministry, it simply means

rending of service first unto God and unto men.

That's what ministry is about. Let's look at Ephesians chapter

Ephesians 4:11–12

4 verse 11 to 12. Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11 to

Ephesians 4:11–12

12. He says that please kindly give

me the verse 10. He said He who descended is also

the one who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might

filled all things. And he and he himself gave some

to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some

pastors and teachers. Then the last verses for the

equipping of the Saints, for the work of ministry, for the

edifying of the body of Christ. So you could see that for the

equipping of the Saints, for the work of ministry.

So he didn't say that this ministry is meant for the people

that he has given this gifts to know, but He has given us, He

has made these people apostles. He has made these people's

pastors so that by their charge, their charge is that they would

equip us, the Saints. As far as we've come into the

same knowledge of Christ, we've been made Saints, We've made the

righteousness of of God in Christ Jesus.

So now that we've been made the righteousness of God in Christ

Jesus, that means the assignment of the pastors of the prophet is

to make sure that we are equipped for the work of

ministry. So the work of ministry is to be

done by you and I. We must see to it that we do the

assignment that God has given unto us.

Hallelujah, we do the assignment that God has given to us.

So the fivefold ministry is to equip us.

So any time we come to church, pastor would preach to us.

They set up orders to equip us to train us to see to the end

that we perform our ministry to see to the end that we perform

our ministry and we are blessed in escape bedroom.

But then that as far as you perform a tarsier, someone will

approach you or you should do it this way.

You should do it this way. Next time do it like this next

time don't do it like this. It's to the end that the person

is seeing that at the end of the day, you fulfill your ministry.

So anytime someone approach you that all you didn't do this one

so well, you know the person doesn't like you and sometimes

you are ready to feel like Ah, after all is there is and I'm

your Juma and then I'm in a frame.

So if that situation comes, that circumstances come, we are ready

to lay back. Then that means we, we get this

mindset that I won't do the work again.

It's a Yamiya Dumani. I'm in the FM.

So you won't do the work again. But this prophet, this pastor,

they are there to see that we do our work.

So they are there to equip us. So the elders that they've been

said before us, they are there to equip us to see to the end

that will go to the fullness on the statue of Christ,

Hallelujah. So we should avail ourselves to

be trained. We should avail ourselves to

perform the work that Christ has given unto us.

Hallelujah. We should avail ourselves to see

that whatever Christ has called us into, whatever place that

Christ has called us into, whatever assignment that Christ

has called us into, would demonstrate our love at that

point and fulfill the assignment He has given to us.

If yours is to serve, serve diligently.

If yours is to preach, preach diligently.

If yours is to win souls, win souls diligently.

Whatever Christ has given unto you, whatever assignment Christ

has given unto you, see to it that you do it diligently.

See to it that you do it diligently, and understand that

you are not at a disadvantage point.

No, we have the Holy Spirit in us.

We have the Holy Spirit with us. Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

So most of the time people apply at home.

As far as it's ministry. So it is, it will be in the four

corners of the church. It is the other church that we

perform ministry. But no, it is outside the church

that we perform ministry because after all, how many hours do we

spend here this whole week? Monday we came to church and on

this Sunday. So if you total, it's not even

up to 10 hours. So the life that we are living,

the life of Christ that we are living is to be lived outside.

So if you come into the church and then you demonstrate a

different lifestyle, everyone is seeing that oh, this person does

for Miami also for Miami. And you go to your workplace and

it's not seen like that. That means you are not

fulfilling your ministry wall. But it is not here because if

you come to the body of Christ, So we gather here.

We gather here to be equipped, we gather here to be trained, we

gather here to be taught. So to the end as we will perform

that ministry outside. So if you go out there, how do

we live our life? How do we live our life?

How do men see us? If men see us, how would they

say that? Yeah, this person loves the

Lord. What do we do outside?

Can't men outside vets that are this person is different at your

workplace. If everyone is into corruption,

if everyone is going the other way around, they are gossiping

about they see you. They are they are by biting

against someone, you as a believer, what are you supposed

to do? But it's not to the end.

I would preach and preach and preach, but our lifestyle must

connote that yes, indeed we have Christ in US.

Because if you are demonstrating that you have Christ in you, it

is very easy to preach the Word. But I understand you now.

You are like them. You go to work, you go to

school, they are gossiping, you are with them, you are gossiping

together. Then you stand up and tell them

I have to preach the Word to you.

Don't like echo, I know one of us and today you want to preach

the Word to me. So whatever we do, we must see

to it that there's consequences with how we live our life,

there's consequences with how we live our life.

If indeed we want to portray the love of Christ across, that

means our lifestyle must depict that we have Christ in us, our

lifestyle must depict that we have Christ in US, and our

actions also must depict that we have Christ in US.

And one ministry that we've been called into is the ministry of

reconciliation. Hallelujah, the ministry of

reconciliation. This an important assignment, an

important charge that Christ gave to all of us, an important

charge that Christ gave to all of us.

So we are looking at 2nd Corinthians chapter 5, verse 17

to 22nd Corinthians chapter 5. Yes, He says that.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.

All things have passed away. Behold, all things have become

new. Now all things are of God who

has reconciled us to himself through Christ Jesus and has

given us the ministry of reconciliation.

That is, that was that is that God was in Christ reconciling

the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to

them, and as committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Hallelujah. He has committed towards the

welcome of frequency and says that by now and then we are

ambassadors for Christ as though God were pleading through us.

We employ you on Christ's behalf.

Be reconciled to God. Hallelujah.

Be reconciled to God. So there's a charge that has

been given to you and I that would reconcile the world back

to Christ and the reconciliation is not to be done by us, but all

that we need to do is to present ourselves that Lord have come.

Use me for your assignment. So if you go out and you're

preaching the Word, it is not of your own capacity that you

preach the Word. It's not of your own capacity

that you reconcile men unto Christ.

He says that it is done by God himself.

Now it's reconciling the Word unto Himself through Christ.

So all that Christ needs from you is that you use yourself as

an as a vessel. You use yourself as vessel to

propagate His gospel. You use yourself as vessel to

preach the Word Hallelujah. You use yourself as vessel to

preach their way. So now that you've been made and

you there's not the opportunity to sit down there and say after

I've been saved, after I know the Christ, but this is the

opportunity to go out there to the dying souls and preach the

gospel to them. Let them understand that Christ

has that power to save them. Hallelujah.

Christ has the power to save them.

And Christ is not ready to condemn them.

He doesn't see their sin by sins.

He sees beyond their sins. He sees beyond their sins.

So they should come back to God. They should come back to their

souls. And this charge is given unto us

that day in their house. As far as you are in counting

men, we must tell someone that God loves you and God wants you

to be part of the food. We must not see the person

limitation. If you go out there and we are

preaching the gospel, we shouldn't discriminate that

after all, this person is far gone.

This person. There's nothing good that can

become out of the person, but God has been as that charge.

No matter the person's circumstances, no matter the

sin, just preach the Word and tell the person that God loves

him. And so that Christ loves them,

that will tell the soul that inspiration that Christ loves

them, that will tell the prostitute that Christ has the

ability to save them without their drunkard, that Christ has

the ability to save them, that they are not far gone.

No, they are not far gone. They are not far reproach that

Christ has the capacity, has the ability to save them.

This the child that Christ has given on to us.

And it's not that we'll do it on our we have the empowerment of

the Holy Spirit, Hallelujah. We have the empowerment of the

Holy Spirit. So if you look at the Bible in

Acts, when the Holy Spirit had come, we could see that Peter

outperformed the child had given to him When the Holy Spirit had

come, he outperformed at that point when the Holy Spirit had

come. And then the people were like,

these people are drunk. And Peter woke up that sorry,

the people, I was like, I know these people are drunk.

And Peter stood up, said, no, we are not drunk.

Who? Nah, there's a power that is

working in US. That's an inherent power that is

working in US, and it is Christ and you propagate the gospel.

What did Peter say? He said that this day the

promise of God has been fulfilled.

He says that on the last day I poured my spirits upon all

flesh, and it has is being performed, and he propagates the

gospel. And at that point he said the

words of God says that the heart of men was cut.

The heart of men was cut and they asked what then can we do?

The heart of men was cut and they asked what can we do?

That means Pipta outperformed on that day with the empowerment of

the Holy Spirit. Peter outperformed that day.

Hallelujah. So everything I'm saying

conclusion that we need the power of the Holy Spirit.

We need the power of the Holy Spirit to perform this charge.

We must understand that the language of preaching the word,

it is not in utterance, but it is in power, same power because

the picture let us understand that he said that you will

receive power when the Holy Spirits come.

He never said you will receive all trance.

So even the time you are going out there to propagate the

gospel, it's the same power that you propagate the gospel.

So don't say beyond your limitation.

It is that you come on to the Father that oh God, see my

limitation, but grants me the power, grants me the grace and

you will not outperform the assignment that God has given to

us and must understand that it is a partner between US and God.

It's a partnership between US and the Holy Spirit.

If look at Philippians chapter 2 verse 12 to 13, it says that

Philippians 2:12–13

work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

But the last verse is that but it is God who worketh in you

both to will and to art. So it is the same God that will

put that desire in your heart to do His work, and this same God

that will give you the empowerment to do His work.

But what is needed of us, what is required of us that would

present ourselves for the work of God, will present ourselves

for the work of God. It's for this reason that God

has called you and I that will demonstrate His love to all.

It's for this reason God has called you and I that will

propagate His gospel to the whole world.

So let's avail ourselves and see to it as we perform the charge

that God has given to us. God blesses where this day.

Amen. Hallelujah, today is the day

that the Lord is calling us during our chancing to it that

we should love Him and He love us at this moment.

If you've not given your life to the man Jesus Christ, the man

that love us so much that he came to die for our sins, I

invite you that come and give your life to him.

He is the one that the Father has given the accreditation and

has given the power that through him we will be saved without the

man Jesus Christ. You can't be saved without the

man Jesus Christ. Your life is as risk because the

Bible makes understand that John 1010 that the devil came to

steal, destroy and to steal, but he came to give us life.

So without the man Jesus Christ, you don't have life.

Without the man Jesus Christ, there's nothing that you can do

that will go well. So I'm giving the man Jesus

Christ to you that when he comes into your life, He will

transform your life. When he comes into your life, he

will give you life. Hallelujah.

Who is ready to give his life to this man Jesus Christ, the one

that love us so much, the one that has our burdens in his

heart, who is giving his life to the man Jesus Christ?

He's ready to accept anyone that is willing to give his life to

him who is coming. If no one is coming, then we

will say Amen. If you are shy to give your life

to Jesus Christ in public, when we are done, you can see us so

that we give you the man Jesus Christ.

God bless you. OK, so if you want to give your

life to Jesus Christ, you can say it after me, that dear Lord

Jesus, I accept that I am a Sinner, that you came to die for

my sins. I give myself to you, take my

life and make me whole in the name of Jesus, Amen.

If you are clapping to the Lord, do it better is what shall we

say to our sister Mavis for such a powerful word?

God, which the best you, Sister Mavis, shall we rise to our feet

and pray? I have come to you, Lord, have

come. Lord have come.

Lord have come to you. Lord have come, Lord have.

Just as I am, just as I am. I am hoping that I have open to

you. For a touch,

For a touch, for a touch. The.

Hey. Ikala bahasa ikala bahasai Ikala

bahasai ikala basai ikala basai hey kapala hey kapala ratatati

ratatati ratatati ratatati ikala basai ikapa E kapa.

In the name of Jesus. Our sister was speaking.

She said that Peter loved the Lord.

Everything that Peter did showed that he loved the Lord, but he

didn't have the capacity to die for the law.

This is the story of many of us. We love the law, but we don't

have the capacity to stand for God when it has to do with life

and death. Some of us, we think about our

work so much. Our work frightens us so much.

Some of us, our money frightens us so much.

Some of us, our family frightens us so much.

We love God when we come to church, everything that we do

shows that we love God. But the capacity, the capacity

in this moment, the call is a call on to obedience.

The call is a call to stretch and take a stand for the Lord.

This is the call this morning. But you see, Jesus, he said

something said that Jesus didn't despise the weakness of Peter.

He still called Peter. I said, Peter, though you have

denied me, I still. Believe in you.

Some of us, the call of God is hanging upon our heads, but

because we lack capacity, some of us have even given up.

Yes, when I was in SHS, I used to be on fire for God, but now I

don't think God can use me anymore.

But to this person, he said that God is still telling you that

yes, He still believes in you. Yes, He can use you, but the

matter is the capacity. This morning, in the next 5

minutes, you want to tell the Lord God, give me the capacity.

Give me the capacity to take a stand for you, to take a stand

for you. Lift up your voice.

Load the capacity. Load the capacity.

Load the capacity. Load the capacity, Lord, that

capacity lift up you. Make sure you are praying, Lord,

that capacity. In my workplace, the capacity.

In my workplace, the capacity. That will be my workplace, the

capacity in my school, the capacity in the name of Jesus in

my marriage, the capacity, the capacity, the capacity, the

capacity. Oh.

Montala Baba, Montala Baba, Lord, I love you, but I don't

have the capacity. Lord, I love you with all my

heart, but the capacity, Give me the capacity, give me the grace.

Do something to my spirit. Let me be more serious.

Let me be more obedient. Oh God, the capacity, the

capacity to be holy, the capacity to stand for

righteousness. Lord, the capacity.

The capacity to fulfill my voice.

The capacity to fulfill my goals.

The capacity to bear my tides. The capacity to fulfill my

ministry. Lord, the capacity.

Lord, the capacity. Lord, the capacity, the

capacity. Lift up your voice.

We have 3 minutes more. Tell the Lord, Tell the Lord,

Tell the Lord tell the the capacity, the capacity

mandalabasa impalaya impalaya impalaya impalaya impalaya.

Hey hey, hey, the capacity mantoba mantoba mantoba.

When we have men of capacity, we will turn the nations around.

When we have men of capacity, we will turn the world around.

Lord capacity, Lord capacity. Maltala.

Basai la Papa, la Papa la Papa, we look.

We look to Yahweh, we look to Yahweh, Yahweh, our last

prayers, this one. I believe elders, if you are

here, you have the call of God hanging upon your life, but for

some reasons you can't do capacity issue.

Come forward in the next two minutes.

We want to cry. Listen as we are, we are working

on this as time is passing. One day we will stand before the

Master and we will give accounts.

The fact that nothing is pressing you, nobody is talking

to you, nobody is telling you why does it mean that God is not

counting on you As our sister was saying that I gave you some

talent, What did you do with it? You were used to be on fire, but

now you are so engrossed in your work you don't get time for the

work of God. It is not an excuse.

Peter, bestow me. Feed my sheep in the next two

minutes. Please.

If you are here, you want a revival, please come forward.

Humbly, humbly, humbly, humbly. In the nest.

We want to cry. Run, run for it, run for it.

Your zeal for the work of God has gone down.

Come for it. There is grace available.

There is grace available. God bless you, Yahweh, humbly

come forward. Don't look at anybody.

Please come forward. Bible says that the Lord gives

grace to the humble. He gives grace to the humble.

He gives grace to the humble. Oh, there is going to be an

outflow of grace. We look to you after this song.

We are going to pass in tongues for the last two minutes.

Oh, I hope is you lift up your two hands to the heavens.

Oh we look to Yahweh, Yahweh I hope, is Yahweh, Yahweh.

Rasanda Dada rasandaya Rasanda rasa E Pala Baba E Pala.

Baba E Pala E Pala E Pala E Pala E Pala E Pala asanda asanda

asanda asanda ragada ragada ragada ragada ragada ragada

ragada ragada zabada zabada zabada zabada zabada zabada

zabada zandaya zandaya zandaya zanthala mantala mantala mantala

mantala mantala. Point of giving your only

begotten Son, so that through him we might receive eternal

life. This morning we thank you, we

pray in the name of Jesus, committing ourselves into Thy

hands. Yes, you have saved us.

Yes, we have believed in your Son.

But this morning you are reminding us, and you are asking

us if truly we love you. Is it not for a reason that this

morning you are posing us this question?

Could it be that some of us do not demonstrate our love unto

you anymore? Could it be that some of us have

abandoned the kind of love we had for you this morning as your

word has come unto us and you are posing as the question once

again, do we truly love you? When you pose this question to

Peter, he said, you know all things.

And even as you pose us this question this morning, we also

respond that you know all things.

You know what is deep down in our hearts, You know whether we

love you or not. But this morning, even as we

stand before you, oh Lord, we open our spirit unto you, and we

pray in the name of Jesus that whatever our answer may be, we

cry unto you, spirit of the living God, that you will

forgive us, that you will forgive us and help us to love

you. Pour your love into our spirits,

that we shall not confess with only our mouth that we love you,

but we shall leave it, we shall act it.

In the name of Jesus, we pray committing your church into thy

hands. Lord, may you pour your love

into onto your church. May you pour your love onto your

church. At times we, we, we, we, we live

a hypocritical life. At times we do things contrary

to what we see. But this morning, because of

your weight, we cry unto you, the author and the finisher of

our feet, they all knowing God. May you pour the Spirit of love

onto your church, that your church will confess his love for

you, that your church will live and act his love for you, so

that your name will be glorified.

We pray committing the vessel you used this morning.

May you bless her and replenish everything that has come out of

here. In the name of our Lord Jesus

Christ, Amen. Amen.