Surprises all the way, Adeboye prophesies

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January 2017 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD
2017
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Surprises
all the way,
Adeboye
prophesies
Preventing lifestyle diseases —Ayoola Aiyegbusi
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HOW YOU CAN ENFORCE
YOUR PROPHECY
The cross-over service from 2016 to 2017 took place on December 31, 2016 at the 3km x 3km Arena in the Re-
demption Camp. The General Overseer, Pastor E. A. Adeboye spoke on Enforcing Prophecies using 1 Kings
18:41-46 as his main text. Pastor Adeboye described prophecies as God’s revelation of the future through His
prophet in line with Amos 3:3. He identified what a believer must do to enforce the prophecy that affects him.
1. You must believe God from whom prophecies come, 1 Chro. 20:20. You need to believe Him because He knows
the end from the beginning, Acts 15:18. Once He has spoken, it is done, Psa. 33:8-9. No matter how unbelievable
it may sound, once God says a thing, you can be sure that it is done; Numbers 23:19.
2. Believe His prophet, 2 Chro. 20:20; 1 Sam 3:19. When a true prophet says what God has said, believe him. It
may sound incredible, believe it. In 2 Kings 2:19-20, the waters of Jericho were healed according to the words of
Elisha.
3. Know that God is sovereign. This means that God can do as He likes, Psa. 115:3. He reserves the right to change
His mind, Ezekiel 33:13-16; Isa. 38:1-8. To ensure that your good prophecy is not changed therefore, what must
you do
.
1. Honour God, 1 Sam. 2:30; Prov. 3:9-10.
2. Do not rob God, Mal. 3:8-11.
3. Make God happy with you by winning souls, Luke 15:10.
4. Learn to fast, Phil. 3:19. Don’t let your stomach become your god.
5. Pray, and keep praying till the prophecy comes to pass, 1 Thess. 5:17; John 16:24.
6. Ensure that you are not distracted. Don’t let your life be controlled by what others may
think, say or do, Psa. 34:1-4; Psa. 108:1; Joshua 24:15.
PROPHECIES FOR 2017
The focal word for the year 2017 is, surprises
The focal word for the year 2017 is, SURPRISES
NIGERIA
1. 2017 will be a year of surprises, but you need to understand that the same surprise INDIVIDUALS
may mean different things for the oppressor and the oppressor. 1. It will be a year of surprises for both true and false prophets.
2. Those deliberately making life difficult for the common man will be relocated. 2. There will be a large number of weddings.
3. The downward plunge will slow down, it will stop and a reversal will begin. 3. Soul winners will see their prophecies fulfilled almost as soon as they are uttered.
INDIVIDUALS NIGERIA
1. It will be a year of surprises for both true and false prophets. 1. 2017 will be a year of surprises, but you need to understand that the same surprise
2. There will be a large number of weddings. may mean different things for the oppressor and the oppressed.
3. Soul winners will see their prophecies fulfilled almost as soon as they are ut 2. Those deliberately making life difficult for the common man will be relocated.
tered. 3. The downward plunge will slow down, it will stop and a reversal will begin.
INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL
1. There will be surprises for many world governments. 1. There will be surprises for many world governments.
2. They are coming in twos; Monster earthquakes, monster floods, monster hurri 2. They are coming in twos; Monster earthquakes, monster floods, monster hurri
canes and typhoons, monster tornadoes, monster fire outbreaks
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THE TEAM
Editor-In Chief
Pastor E. A. Adeboye
Executive Editor
Pastor (Mrs) Folu Adeboye
Founding Members
Tony Ojo-Ibukun, Editorial Suite
Olaitan Olubiyi,
Tokunbo Akomolafe,
Shade Esho,
Toyin Onibuwe Johnson,
Yinusa Adeniyi-Akee,
Deji Afuye
Management Board
Pastor E. A. Odeyemi - Chairman
Akin Osewa - Vice-chairman, 2017: The year
Olaitan Olubiyi - Managing Editor
Members
of Surprises
Shade Esho,
Toyin Onibuwe Johnson,
Yunusa Adeniyi-Akee,
Wale Adeduro,
Bayo Olugbemi
The 2016 Congress was a great event through which God saved thousands of souls, healed
Deji Afuye - Board Secretary
many and wrought diverse miracles in the lives of a great lot of people. Considering the
choice of the theme for the Congress “Complete Restoration” and the various ways in
Associate Editor
Bukonla Akin-Egbedeyi which God touched lives at the event, many are of the opinion that God was giving His people a
foretaste of what He has in stock for 2017.
Associate Editor
Special Reports/Spotlight
Dipo Alaje
This feeling appeared confirmed when during the cross-over service held at the 3km x 3km
Staff Writers Arena in the Redemption Camp, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of
Segun Oyetoro,
God, Pastor E. A. Adeboye declared that the keyword for the new year is, SURPRISES. Recall
Bukunola Adeyemi
the surprise that followed that transformation of the dry bones in Ezekiel 37:1-10 which was the
Finance
text on which Pastor E. A. Adeboye’s message on the Friday night of the Congress was anchored.
Olabode Oluniyi,
Dorcas Jayeola What about the surprise when the giant Goliath suddenly fell to the stone from the sling of a
small shepherd boy, David. Surprise, is surely a two-edged sword. Depending on which side of it
Graphics
Elizabeth Joseph, you are, it can be pleasant or painful.
Abiodun Afolabi,
Omolara Adeaga
Friday Oriaifo Pastor Adeboye’s sermon page is fully loaded as he writes on Complete Restoration and the
process leading to it. So much expectation heralded 2017, and one of the major reasons is the sig-
Operations
Taiye Shaba, nificance of the number 7 in the year. In this edition, courtesy of biblestudy.org, we bring to you
Faith Igwe
the meaning and significance of the number. It is titled, “2017: The number 7 in the Bible.” On
Advert Consultant our Stay Healthy Column, Dr. (Mrs.) Ayoola Aiyegbusi discusses with us, “Preventing Lifestyle
Marcus Akinmboni
Diseases: Artheroclerosis.
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SERMON
—Pastor E. A. Adeboye
Complete Restoration
Ezekiel 37: 1-10
Complete Restoration begins from the house but the son abides. If you are are an heir of God. You have a heritage
a clear understanding of the need a child of God, you have the privilege with God. Whatever is available to Jesus
to become a child of God There of abiding in the house of God. Psalm Christ is available to you.
are many advantages of being a son of 91:1-16 says “He that dwelleth in the If you are a child of God, you have
God. One of the major advantages is the secret place of the Most High shall abide divine guidance. Rom 8:14 says “as
miracle provision. In Matt. 15:21-28, under the shadow of the Almighty…... many as are led by the Spirit of God are
the Lord Jesus Christ said clearly that thousand may fall at your side and ten the sons of God.” In all these things, we
miracles are children’s bread. In other thousand at your right hand, But it shall overwhelmingly conquer through Him
words, if you are not a child of God, forget not come near you…”. who loved us.
miracles. If you are not born again and When you are a child of God, your Someone came to me years ago and
you are asking for miracles, what you can future is secure. Romans 8:16-17 says said “Sir I have a message for you from
only get would be magic not miracles. The that if you are a child of God, then you God” and he said “thus saith the Lord,
devil can give you as many magic as you tell my servant, Adeboye …” I told him
want as long as he knows that at the end “ to stop right there because his message
of the day, he will have your soul. was not from God”. He said “you have not
Miracles come from God and God is even heard the message yet you conclude
One of the blessings of
holy. The angels are always singing “Holy, that it is not from God”. I said “my father
being a child of God is
Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty”. When does not address me as servant. He calls
you run to devil, false prophets or magi- divine protection. In John me son”.
cians, with one hand they are giving you 8:35, the Bible says a When you are a child, you will enjoy a
something and with the other, they are servant does not abide peculiar kind of love. In 1 John 3:1-2, the
giving you a burden far bigger than the in the house but the son Bible says “Behold, what manner of love
one you brought to them. Rather, the the Father hath bestowed upon us, that
abides. If you are a child
blessings of the Lord maketh rich and of God, y“ou have the we should be called the sons of God...” I
added no sorrows. When a miracle comes remember years ago, when some people
privilege of abiding in the
from God, it comes clean. No strings are took me up on why I always say that “my
house of God
attached to the miracles of God. Daddy says.” They asked me, “who is this
One of the blessings of being a child of your daddy” and I said “God”. They said
God is divine protection. In John 8:35, “How can you be calling God, daddy?
the Bible says a servant does not abide in He is our Father” I reply them “Don’t let
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us quarrel, He may be your Father, but
He is my Daddy.” There is a special love
when you are a child of God and because
of this special love Rom. 8:37 says “we
are more than conquerors through Him
that loved us”
Only a child of God can say “I am more
than a conqueror”. If you are a child of
God, He loves you specially. More than a
conqueror means you win without fight-
ing because your Father will be fighting
your battles for you.
If you are not a child of God, you are
missing the love, victory, protection,
miracles of God and a future that is very
uncertain.
Complete restoration is a gradual pro-
cess. Using the example of the dry bones,
Ezekiael 37:1-10, I want to point out a
number of points on the process that will
lead to complete restoration.
1. The bones were not just dry but very
dry. Whenever God wants to begin
the process of total restoration, He
remembers the forgotten. These bones visit in Gen. 18:1-4, the laughter of Christ, Jesus asked him “what do you
had been there for a very long time and Sarah began. I am believing God for want?” He said, “I want to receive my
they were forgotten but one day God someone that God is going to visit and sight,” and God spoke. Suddenly the
remembered the dry bones. When- your laughter will begin. man who had been in darkness sud-
ever God remembers the forgotten, 3. God did not visit the dry bone alone, denly saw light. Ps. 107:20 says “He
miracles are bound to follow. In Gen He came with a prophet. In Amos 3:7, sent his word, and healed them, and
8:1 “And God remembered Noah, and the Bible says “surely God will do noth- delivered them from their destructions.”
every living thing, and all the cattle ing, but he revealeth his secret unto his Whenever God speaks, the irreversible
that was with him in the ark: and God servants the prophets.” In Hosea 12:13, becomes reversed. This is because He
made a wind to pass over the earth, the bible says “and by a prophet the made all things and He can change
and the waters assuaged.” The time LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and everything.
of hiding was over for Noah. In Gen. by a prophet was he preserved”. He took In John 11:39-44, when He got to the
30:22-24, God remembered Rachael a prophet in 2 Kgs 2:19-22 to put an tomb of Lazarus, all He did was speak
and opened her womb. In Ex. 2: 24, end to all the terrible things happening and Lazarus who was dead for days
God remembered Israel after four in Jericho. It took a prophet to cancel came forth alive.
hundred and thirty years and their the curse that had been tormenting 5. God spoke and the prophet proph-
years of suffering ended. the people. esied. When God is the One behind
2. God visited the dry bone. When- 4. As soon as God and the prophet ar- the prophet, whatever the prophet says
ever God visits someone, something rived, God spoke. He started talking to will come to past. There is a difference
miraculous happens. In John 5:2-9, the prophet. The first time God spoke, between the word of knowledge and
the man by the pool of Bethesda for a miracle happened. In Gen. 1: 3, God prophecy. In 1 Sam. 3:19, God did not
thirty eight years was paid a visit by said, “let there be light,” and there was allow the word of Samuel to fall to the
God. In 2 Chron. 1:6-15, when God light. Whenever God speaks, light ground. If you are His prophet, when
visited Solomon in the night, he got breaks out. In Mark 10: 46-52, when you speak, He will back it up. In Job
a blank cheque from the Almighty Bartimeaus had been crying unto 22: 21-28, the word of God says if you
God. When God paid Abraham a God and they brought him to Jesus
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2017: The Number, 7, in the Bible
Used 735 times (54 times in the book of Revelation alone),
the number 7 is the foundation of God’s word. If we
include with this count, how many times ‘sevenfold’ (6)
and ‘seventh’ (119) is used, our total jumps to 860 references.
Seven is the number of completeness and perfection (both physi-
cal and spiritual). It derives much of its meaning from being tied
directly to God’s creation of all things. According to Jewish
tradition, the creation of Adam occurred on October 7th, 3761
B.C. (or the first day of Tishri, which is the seventh month on the
Hebrew calendar). The word ‘created’ is used 7 times describing
God’screative work (Genesis 1:1, 21, 27 three times; 2:3; 2:4). There
are 7 days in a week and God’s Sabbath is on the 7th day.
The Bible, as a whole, was originally divided into 7 major divisions.
They are 1) the Law; 2) the Prophets; 3) the Writings, or Psalms;
4) the Gospels and Acts; 5) the General Epistles; 6) the Epistles of
Paul; and 7) the book of Revelation. The total number of originally
inspired books was forty-nine, or 7 x 7, demonstrating the absolute ends in the fall). The cycle of the holy days is completed in 3 festival
perfection of the Word of God. seasons by the 7th month of the sacred calendar: Passover and Un-
leavened Bread, 1st month; Pentecost, 3rd month; and Trumpets,
Appearances of the number seven Atonement, Tabernacles and Last Great Day, 7th month.
There are at least seven men in the Old Testament who are specifi-
cally mentioned as “a man of God.” They are Moses (Joshua 14:6), Additional info on the Biblical Meaning of 7
David (2Chronicles 8:14), Samuel (1Samuel 9:6, 14), Shemaiah Jesus performed seven miracles on God’s holy Sabbath Day
(1Kings 12:22), Elijah (1Kings 17:18), Elisha (2Kings 5:8) and (which ran from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset), thus affirm-
Igdaliah (Jeremiah 35:4). ing its continued sacredness to God and necessity in the life of
the believer.
In the book of Hebrews, written by Apostle Paul, he uses seven
titles to refer to Christ. The titles are ‘Heir of all things’ (Hebrews 1. Jesus healed the withered hand of a man attending syna-
1:2), ‘Captain of our salvation’ (2:10), ‘Apostle’ (3:1), ‘Author of gogue services (Matthew 12:9).
salvation’ (5:9), ‘Forerunner’ (6:20), ‘High Priest’ (10:21) and the 2. At a Capernaum synagogue he casts out an unclean spirit
‘Author and finisher of our faith’ (12:2). that possessed a man (Mark 1:21).
3. Right after the above miracle Jesus heals Peter’s wife’s
In Matthew 13, Jesus is quoted as giving seven parables (Matthew mother of a fever (Mark 1:29).
13:3 - 9, 24 - 30, 31 - 32, 33, 44, 45 - 46, 47). Seven Psalms are 4. A woman attending synagogue, who was made sick by a
ascribed to David in the New Testament (Psalm 2, 16, 32, 41, 69, demon for eighteen years, is released from her bondage
95 and 109). (Luke 13:11) .
5. At a Pharisee’s house eating a meal with the host and
In the book of Revelation there are seven churches, seven angels several lawyers, Jesus heals a man with dropsy (Luke
to the seven churches, seven seals, seven trumpet plagues, seven 14:2).
thunders and the seven last plagues. The first resurrection of the 6. A man who is disabled and unable to walk is healed at
dead takes place at the 7th trumpet, completing salvation for the the pool of Bethesda (John 5:8 - 9).
Church. 7. Jesus heals a man born blind at the pool of Siloam (John
9:14).
How is number seven linked with God’s annual Feast
Days?
Source: biblestudy.org
There are 7 annual Holy Days, beginning with Passover and end- Number in scripture: the supernatural design and spiritual
ing with the Last Great Day (the day after the Feast of Tabernacles
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