TEXT MATTHEW 13:1-3
CLASSIC
TOPIC : THE COST OF POWER.
[1]The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
[2]And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
[3]And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Many years ago, the emphasis of the church in my country was soul winning.
Then churches even come together to organize crusades.
Beloved, while growing up I remember with nostalgia the great crusades of men of God like T L Osborn and Renihard Bonnke.
There were the crusades of Reverend Uma Ukpai and pastor Chris.
The national stadia were usually filled with sinners who were desperate to meet with Jesus and make peace with their maker.
Today, the crusades are gone.
They have been replaced by camp meetings and empire buildings.
The only challenge is that the sinners prefare neural grounds like the stadium.
The muslem youth will not come to our church domes no matter how beautiful they are.
Our Lord Jesus had many crusades.
These crusade were not in the synagogues.
Why have we stopped such a good thing.
Satan is responsible for this.
He has deceived us that our glamorous towers of babel would do the job better.
We are simply recycling believers and agresively poaching from one church to another.
We give them mouth watering offers in order to port.
Churches are grown today using all manner of schemes including network marketing.
The crowd will come, the growth will occour, but there will be no power.
Power is the greatest commodity in the kingdom.
Pursue power at all costs, that is the true essence of our faith.
God bless you.
With the God I serve, nothing shall be impossible.
Your case is not bigger than God.
May you have a God filled day in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Your Victory is already guaranteed
It is well, do not give up, with God all things are possible
(Please be a blessing to seven persons by sending to them devotionals)
For further reading,
1 Samuel 5.
2 Peter 3.
Pastor Obi Ejikeme
Senior Pastor
House of faith, Nigeria
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