Bcsnetsalvation Through Beliefand Baptism First Bible Lesson

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PRESENTS:GOSPELS FOR TH E DECEMB ER PENTECOSTA L PERIOD

TH E LORDS CHRISTSALVAT ION THROUGH BELIEF AND BAPTISM

THE REJECTED MESSIAH

LOVE IS THE HIDDEN POWER IN BCS

BIBL E CLASS LESSONS

BY:

LEADER OLUMBA OLUM BA OBUTHE SUPERNATU RAL T EACHER, AND

SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIV ERSE

BROTH ERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STA R


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BIBLE WITNESS:

LUK E 2:25-26

And behold , t here w as a man inJ erusa lem w hose name w as Simeon; and

t h is man w as r igh teous and devout ,

look ing for t he c onsola t ion o f Is rae l : and

t he Holy Spi r i t w as upon h im.

And i t had been revealed unto h im by t he

Holy Spi r i t , that he should not see death,

before he had seen t he Lord`s Chr is t .


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SALVATION THROUGHBELIEF AND BAPTISM Fi rs t B ib le Lesson: J o h n 3 : 3 -5

" J e s u s a n s w e r e d a n d s a i d u n t o h i m , V e r i ly , ve r i ly , I s a yu n t o t h e e , E x c e p t a m a n b e b o r n a g a i n , h e c a n n o t s e e t h ek i n g d o m o f G od . N i c o d e m u s s a i t h u n t o h im , H o w c a n am a n b e b o r n w h e n h e i s o l d? c a n h e e n t e r t h e s e c o n d t i m ei n t o h i s m o t h e r ' s w o m b , a n d b e b o r n ?J e s u s a n s w e r e d , V e r i l y , v e r i l y , I s a y u n t o t h e e , E x c e p t am a n b e b o r n o f w a t e r a n d o f t h e S p i r i t , h e c a n n o t e n t e r i n t ot h e k i n g d o m o f Go d ."

Second B ib le Lesson: M a r k 1 6 :1 6 -1 8" H e t h a t b e l i e v e t h a n d i s b a p t i z e d s h a l l b e s a v e d ; b u th e t h a t b e l ie v e t h n o t s h a l l b e d a m n e d . A n d t h e s e s i g n s s h a l l fo l lo w t h e m t h a t b e l ie v e ; I n m y n a m es h a l l t h e y c a s t o u t d e v i ls ; t h e y s h a l l s p e a k w i t h n e wt o n g u e s ; T h e y s h a l l t a k e u p s e r p e n t s ; a n d i f t h e y d r i n k a n yd e a d l y t h i n g , i t s h a l l n o t h u r t t h e m ; t h e y s h a l l l a y h a n d s o nt h e s i c k , a n d t h e y s h a l l r e c o v e r ."Golden Tex t : M a t t h e w 3 :1 5 -1 7

" A n d J e s u s a n s w e r i n g s a id u n t o h i m , S u f f e r i t t o b e s on o w : f o r t h u s i t b e c o m e t h u s t o f u l f i l a l l r ig h t e o u s n e s s . T h e nh e s u f fe r e d h i m . A n d J e s u s , w h e n h e w a s b a p t i ze d , w e n tu p s t r a i g h t w a y o u t o f t h e w a t e r : a n d , l o , t h e h e a v e n s w e r e


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o p e n e d u n t o h i m , a n d h e s a w t h e S p i r i t o f Go d d e s c e n d i n gl i k e a d o v e , a n d l i g h t i n g u p o n h i m : A n d l o a v o i c e f r o mh e a v e n , s a y i n g , T h i s i s m y b e l o v e d So n , i n w h o m I a m w e l lp l e a s e d . "

B re th ren , I have no new ins t ruc t ion to g i ve to you . Youneed not be to ld where to look . I t i s sa id , "Wherever yourt reasure is , there w i l l your hear t be a lso. " (Mat t 6 :21) . WEHAV E NOT COME HERE TO DANCE, SING OR EAT. I T I S THEWORD OF GOD THAT HAS BROUGHT US HERE. Our LordJesus Chr i s t a t tes ted tha t , " I t i s t he Sp i r i t who qu ickens ,the f lesh is o f no ava i l . TheWords that I have spoken t o you, they are Spi r it and t hey are

l i fe. " (J ohn 6:63)

THE BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN,WHICH YOU HEAR OF, REFERS TO THE WORD OFGOD.(J OHN 6:41 ) OUR LORD J ESUS CHRIST IS TH EWORD OF GOD. T H E H O L Y S P I R I T I S T H E W O R D O FG O D . G O D H I M S E L F I S T H E W O R D .That is why , when Phi l ip sa id , "Show us the Father , and weshal l be sat is f ied, " He answered and sa id , "Have I been solong t ime w i th you and ye t has t t hou no t know n me, Ph i l i p?Be l ieves t t hou no t t ha t I am in the Fa ther , and the Fa ther i nme? He tha t ha th seen me ha th seen the Fa ther . I am inthe Father and the Father is in m e. The Words that I speakunto you I speak no t o f myse l f : bu t t he Fa ther tha t dw e l le thin m e, He doet h t he w ork s ." (John 14:9-10).

ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD SHOULD NOWK NOW TH AT GOD IS TH E WORD. WHENEVER YOU COMEHERE NO MATTER YOUR CONDITION OR DISPOSITION INLI FE J UST FOCUS ON TH E WORD OF GOD. ARE YOU SICK?


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ARE YOU BLIN D? DO YOU HAVE A CASE IN THE COURT?DO YOU HAVE ANY ONE SICK AT HOME? ARE YOU POORAND WANTI NG IN ANY THI NG? ARE YOU AFFLICTED?HAV E YOU TRIAL S AND TEMPTAT IONS? ARE YOUJ OBLESS? THEN FIX YOUR GAZE HERE AND FOCUS ALLYOUR ATTENTION AND BELIEVE FERVENTLY IN THE WORDOF GOD, AND ALL YOUR PROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES ARESOLVED.

This m orn ing I sha l l not be ted ious unto you. What youhave heard i s what I am go ing to expat ia te to you . ALLTHAT YOU HAVE HEARD ARE THE STATEMENTS FROM THEMOUT H OF OUR LORD J ESUS CHRIST. HE HIMSELF IS GODAND ALL THE WORDS SPOKEN BY HIM ARE NOTHING BUTTHE TRUTH.

Nicodemus heard H im, he be l ieved in H im and so hew ent to Our Lord Jesus Chr i s t stea l th i l y in the n igh t . Haveyou heard what our Lord Jesus Chr i s t sa id to h im?Nicodemus w as a very impor tan t persona l i t y . He w as amongthose of h i s days w ho c la im ed to know God. Bu t Our LordJesus Chr is t to ld h im: "Except a man be born again , hecanno t see t he K ingdom of God." (John 3:3).

We are not ta lk ing about church denominat ion. We are notta lk ing about the ch i ldren of God. We are not ta lk ing abouta tu t or ia l house. We are not ta lk ing about prayer housesand heal ing homes. WE ARE TALK ING ABOUT THEKINGDOM OF GOD. Forge t about whether you a re anec romanc er , o r a member o f a sec re t soc ie t y , a mem ber o fany churc h denomina t ion . Forge t about w hatever i s yours ta t us in l i f e.

Have you heard the message t oday? Jesus the Chr is tsays tha t exc ept you a re born aga in you cannot en te r i n toth i s K ingdom, ne i ther can you see i t . Many o f you c la im t ha t


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you are communican ts o r e lders in the church . There i s nodoubt about that , but Our Lord Jesus Chr ist says that un lessyou are born aga in , you cannot en te r i n to the K ingdom o fGod ne i ther c an you see i t .I t i s necessary tha t w e should s it dow n and cog i ta t e onw hat w i l l be our pro f i t t o be members o f t he var ious churchdenomina t ions and ye t a t t he end , we ne i ther see theK ingdom o f God nor en te r i n to i t .

WHY WE REFER TO OUR LORD J ESUS CHRISTAS THE CHRIST IS TH AT H E IS THE ONLY T EACHERWE HAVE TODAY, YESTERDAY, AND FOREVER.ONE WHO IS CALLED A TEACHER, IS A PERSON,WHO DOES NOT ONLY SPEAK BUT HAS TOPRACTI CE WHAT HE SAYS.

He sa id to N icodemus except you be born aga in youcannot see the K ingdom o f God and you cannot en te r theKingdom of God.

What is i t to be born again? I f you search thesc r ip tu res you w i l l d i scover tha t to be born aga in does no timp ly tha t you shou ld go back in to the w omb o f your mot herthe second t ime and be born aga in .

I now w an t t o t e l l y ou w ha t s epa ra tes y ou f rom theHoly Spi r i t . You have a share in the Holy Spi r i t . I have ashare in i t . Every person has a share in the Holy Spi r i t . Buti f you are not born again , you have denied the Holy Spi r i tand He i s not i n you . That has been the c ause o f the dow nfa l l o f the ent i re wor ld . They argue that the Holy Spi r i t doesnot ex is t aga in , t ha t Chr i s t has no t ye t come and tha t Godhas no t ye t c ome. The t ru t h i s tha t He has come. He d id no tgo anyw here. The Holy Spi r i t i s here. But i f you are not bornaga in you cannot see H im, and you cannot en te r i n to the


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Kingdom o f God. I t i s sa id tha t the K ingdom o f God cannotbe en te red w i th your w ea l th . You can only en te r i t by fa i th .I w an t t o pu t i t t o y ou aga in t ha t a l l w ho a re bo rn o f w omenare shapened in s in and are born in in iqui ty . (Ps 51:5) .Whoever is born o f a woman is not pure and un less you areborn aga in o f w ater and o f t he Sp i r i t , you cannot en t e r i n tothe K ingdom of God, ne i ther c an you see it . Do not c ont inueto be dece ived tha t the power o f t he Ho ly Sp i r i t ended onthe day o f Pentec os t . THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIM EWHEN GOD DID NOT EXIST. HE ABIDES FOREVER.CHRIST HAS SAID THAT GOD IS A SPIRIT AND THE TRUEWORSHIPPERS MUST WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT AND IN

TRUTH.(John 4:24).What do you lose when you repent , forsake your s ins ,

get bapt ized and rec e ive the Holy Spi r i t . What is your loss?You w i l l see h im and dw e l l i n h im. And he a lso dw e l l s i nyou.

And so Bre th ren , i f i t were no t tha t d i f f i cu l t , t he henw ou ld have u r ina ted . John bore w i tness to Our Lord JesusChr i st t ha t He w as g rea te r than h im. And tha t John theBap t i s t w as no t w o r t hy t o un t i e t he l a t c he t o f ou r Lo rdJesus Chr is t s shoes .

Why then d id our Lord Jesus Chr is t have to go toconfess h is s ins and be bapt ized of John the Bapt is t? Whydid Our Lord Jesus Chr is t sub jec t h imsel f for bapt ism i fbap t i sm w ere no t e f f i cac ious?

HA VE YOU HEARD TH E WORDS OF GOD? IF YOU DONOT REPENT OF YOUR SINS, IF YOU ARE NOT BORNAGAIN , IF YOU DO NOT FORSAK E ALL T HE THI NGS OF THISWORLD, YOU CANN OT RECEIVE TH E HOLY SPIRIT N EITHERCAN YOU KNOW HIM. YOU CANNOT ALSO PUT ON OUR


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LORD JESUS CHRIST AS A GARMENT.

Bapt i sm by imm ers ion in w ater i s very impor tan t . I thas g rea t power to accompl i sh any th ing . What hassepara ted you f rom t he Ho ly Sp i r i t i s t he fac t t ha t you haverefused to be born again . I t does not cos t you a kobo.

Today , a f ter hear ing th is gospel , i f you be l ieve andconfess a l l your s ins and repent , by re f ra in ing f romprepara t ion o f concoc t ion , f rom fo rn ica t ing , f rom mal i ceagains t any person, f rom quarre l l ing and use of abus ivelanguage, f rom drunkenness and thereaf ter get bapt ized inw ater , you w i l l rea l i ze tha t w hen you com e ou t , you w i l l notneed any person to te l l you tha t you a re in the K ingdom o fGod.

Even i f you e rec t a magn i f i cen t bu i lding w h ich i s i n la idw i th go ld , and ca l l i t the house of God, even i f you buy H iman expens ive car , i t i s a was t e of t im e. I f you fa i l t o repentof your s ins and rece ive bapt ism, you cannot see th isK ingdom and you have no share in i t .

I f you pack a l l your money and d is t r i bu te i t t o thepeople a long the s t reets , but you are not born again , you aremere ly w as t ing your t im e. I f you do no t repent o f your the f tand forn icat ions and hat red and sorcer ies and rece ivebapt i sm, you a re w as t ing your t ime in w hatever e l se you a redoing.

You w i l l c on t i nue t o w a i t un t i l J es us c omes bac k againi f you do not repent . HE IS HERE DOING HIS WORK.THE FATHER AS WELL AS THE SON AS WELL ASTH E HOLY SPIRIT IS HERE WORK IN G. HE IS TH EONE DOING THIS WORK AND NOT ANY FLESH ANDBLOOD.

I f you were t o search the B ib le , you w ou ld have know n


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w hat Our Lord Jesus Chr is t sa id to H is d isc ip les . He says :I f you love me you w i l l keep My commandments and I w i l lp ray the Father to send you another Comfor ter , even theSp i r i t o f T ru th , wh ich the wor ld cannot see nor rece ive .(John 14:15-17) . But you kn ow Him bec ause He is in you andw i l l ab ide w i t h you forever .

T i l l doomsday , you w i l l con t inue to re fe r toBro therhood mem bers as demented fe l l ow s . When theyknoc k t he i r heads on the g round, you w i l l a rgue tha t w e areknoc k ing our heads to ju ju , merm aid, or Beelzebub. That isw hat you c on t inue to see . Bu t t oday you have been g iven achal lenge. Acc ept our Lord Jesus Chr is t . Repent andconfess a ll your s ins . Go and rece ive w ater bapt ism . Whenyou come ou t o f t he water and rece ive the Ho ly Sp i r i t , seew hether you w i l l st i l l re fe r to t hem as menta l cases .

I am no t a t a l l su rp r i sed by the ac t ions o f t he wor ld .Our Lord Jesus Chr is t had sa id , i f they ca l l me Beelzebub,they w i l l a lso c a l l you Beelzebub. (Mat t 10:25).

Whoever has the Holy Spi r i t , who is the doer o f thew orks , has to be ca l led Bee lzebub. You w i l l no t know w hate lse to ca l l H im; you a re a f ra id o f H im and tha t i s why yourun f rom H im .

I HAVE NEVER AT ANY TIME TOLD ANYPERSON THAT I AM JESUS, OR THE CHRIST,OR TH AT I AM PROPHET OR AN ELDER. I AMNOTHI NG WHATSOEVER. BUT THE ONETHING I KNOW IS THAT IT IS THE HOLYSPIRIT WHO WORK S.

Jesus t he Chr i s t H imse l f has sa id: " I can o f m y ow n se l fdo noth ing. As I hear I judge and My judgem ent is r ight


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because I seek no t My ow n w i l l but t he Wi l l o f H im w ho sen tMe." (John 5:30).

THE FATHER WHOM HE SAYS IS LIVING IN HIMIS NONE OTHER THA N THE HOLY SPIRIT. IF HEHAD REFUSED TO RECEIVE BAPTISM BECAUSE OFHIS POSITION AS THE SON OF GOD, TILL TODAY,HE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING.HE WOULD HA VE REMAI NED LIK E ANY ONE OF US.

He l i ved fo r 29 years on ear th bu t no one knew or heardof H im because He d id not rece ive the Holy Spi r i t . The la iddown pr inc ip le i s tha t whoever i s no t born o f water and o fthe sp i r i t , can ne i ther en te r nor see the K ingdom o f God.

No doubt , He is God. He is t he Son of God. He is t heSon o f man, bu t i f He was no t born o f water and Sp i r i t hew ou ld have gone empty handed jus t as you a re go ing awayempty . Bu t God w i l l no t a l l ow you to con t inue in yourempt iness . God has a reason for inv i t ing you here today .Many of you say you are com ing to see Olumba Olumba Obu.Have you no t seen my head and tw o hands tha t I am a m an?I have no power , I do no t ex is t . And when you come hereand see me, you say , Is that the person they have beenta lk ing about? You w i l l a rgue tha t you shou ld be a l l owedto res t because He is a human be ing l i ke yourse l f . You on lysay th is because you have ne i ther been bapt ized nor beenbes tow ed w i th the pow er o f t he Ho ly Sp i r i t .

B re th ren , i t does no t cos t you a kobo to ge t bap t i zed .Many church denominat ions do not ab ide by God'sin junc t ion . They tak e peop le and imm erse them in w aterbu t the i r concoc t ions a re s t i l l i n the house, they s t i l lf o rn i ca te , t hey s t i l l re ta in the i r pos i t i on as the head o f theEkpe cu l t , or the Obon, the mbiam; and they have in i t ia ted


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t hem se lves in to d i f f eren t sec re t soc ie t ies . Have they , a f te ra l l , repented of th e i r s ins? Read Mat t hew 3:5-6. Beforeany person went to John to rece ive bap t i sm he had toconfess a l l H is s ins . I f He d id not confess a l l H is s ins , Hew ou ld no t be bap t i zed .

BAPTISM SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED UPON ANYPERSON AS A MATT ER OF COMPULSION. I HAVE AL READYTOLD YOU THAT WHOEVER IS BORN OF A WOMAN ISSINFUL. YOU ARE NOT PURE AND THE HOLY SPIRITCANNOT COME TO YOU NO MAT TER WHAT YOU DO UNLESSYOU ARE BORN AGAIN OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT,THEN WILL THE HOLY SPIRIT TA K E DOMINION OVER YOU.

John bore e loquent t es t im ony of Our Lord Jesus Chr is t .He sa id : I d id no t know H im. But He w ho sen t me tobapt i ze sa id to me tha t upon whomsoever the Sp i r i t w i l ldescend and se t t l e , same i s t he one w ho bapt i zes w i th f i reand t he Holy Spi r i t . (John 1:33). And he bore rec ord t hat Heis t he Son of God.

Even here in B ro therhood some err . A mem ber w i l l t e l lyou to ge t bap t i zed so tha t your s i ckness may hea l o r tha tyour case may be s t ruck ou t . Th is means tha t your i n ten t ionfo r coming to rece ive bap t i sm i s no t as a repentan t s inner .YOU HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE A SINNERBEFORE YOU ARE BAPTIZED, BECAUSE THIS IS THEINJUNCTION OF GOD AND THE ONLY CONDITION FORSALVATION.

I f you confess your s ins and forsake t hem a l l r ight nowyou are go ing to see the g lory o f God. I do not say that youw i l l have to wa i t t i l l t omor row. R igh t now you are go ing tobear w i tness to t he man i fes ta t ion o f t he g lo ry o f God.

I f you a re here in th i s wor ld and you have no t knownthe Holy Spi r i t ne i ther have you seen th is K ingdom of God,


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t hen you cannot acc ompl i sh any th ing . I t means you havenot been bapt ized. You have not repented of your s ins .That i s your p rob lem.

FLESH AND BLOOD CANNOT ENTER INTO THEKINGDOM OF GOD. (1 Cor 15:50). No person enters i t w i thw ea l th . I t i s on ly by fa i th tha t you can en te r . What i shappen ing r igh t now in your m ids t i s no t an easy th ing toknow . That i s w hy N icodemus asked how can an o ld manbe born aga in? Can he go back in to the wom b o f h i smot her the second t ime and be born aga in? Have youheard the ques t ion asked by a w ise man? But i s therew isdom in tha t ques t ion?

Look ing at a person l i ke the b ishop, e lder , pas tor ,apos t le , k ing, governor , pres ident , or ch ie f , i f somebody te l l sh im to ge t bap t i zed , he w i l l re to r t t ha t he i s a com munican t .He w i l l te l l you t hat he h imsel f i s a reverend. Have youheard that ? A l r ight , i f he lays c la im t o any of thesepos i t ions , does he have the Holy Spi r i t? I t i s not an easyth ing to conv ince such a d ign i ta ry , t o be bapt i zed byimm ers ion. Very many peop le say tha t they loveBro therhood very much bu t fo r the fac t t ha t one has to bebapt ized again . Somebody c l a ims that he h imsel f i s ab ishop w ho admin is te rs bap t i sm. He has founded a churchand so he cannot sub jec t h imse l f t o a second bapt i smbecause God looks a t t he hear t .

THE ONE FACT THAT ELUDES YOU AND THEENTIRE WORLD IS THA T Y OU FAIL T O UNDERSTANDTHAT THIS IS THE REIGN OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS YOU TO BE HOLY EVENAS HE IS HOLY, OTHERWISE, HE CANNOT LIVE INYOU.


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YOU WILL HEAR THAT WE IN BROTHERHOOD DO NOT

DRINK, WE DO NOT FORNICATE, WE DO NOT INDULGE INTHE PREPARATION OF CONCOCTIONS, WE DO NOT SNUFF,WE DO NOT SMOKE, WE DO NOT MARRY MORE THAN ONEWIFE. WE DO NOT INIT IAT E INT O THE EK PE, OBON, EKPOOR AN Y SECRET CULT . Our f i r s t l esson w i l l now be read .Fi rs t B ib le Lesson: J o h n 3 : 3 -5

" J e s u s a n s w e r e d a n d s a i d u n t o h i m , V e r i ly , ve r i ly , I s a yu n t o t h e e , E x c e p t a m a n b e b o r n a g a i n , h e c a n n o t s e e t h ek i n g d o m o f G od . N i c o d e m u s s a i t h u n t o h im , H o w c a n am a n b e b o r n w h e n h e i s o l d? c a n h e e n t e r t h e s e c o n d t i m ei n t o h i s m o t h e r ' s w o m b , a n d b e b o r n ?J e s u s a n s w e r e d , V e r i l y , v e r i l y , I s a y u n t o t h e e , E x c e p t am a n b e b o r n o f w a t e r a n d o f t h e S p i r i t , h e c a n n o t e n t e r i n t ot h e k i n g d o m o f Go d ."

Brethren have you heard that ? Th is is no ques t ion ofchurch denomina t ion. YOU YOURSELF ARE TH E CHURCH.EVERYONE OF US IS A CHURCH BUT WHATEVER CHURCHTHAT DOES NOT REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED, CANNOT SEETHE K INGDOM OF GOD.

You are t rue w i tnesses to the fac t t ha t as fa i th w i thou tw ork i s dead, so the body w i thou t t he Sp i r i t i s dead. (Jam es2:26). I f you have not got th e Holy Spi r i t f rom w here doyou have l i fe? You are dead. The Holy Spi r i t has no otherdw e l l i ng p lace bu t your body. The body w as made fo r H im.Because o f th i s reason, tha t w e are born of w omen, we arenot pure and so i f we are not born again , The Holy Spi r i tcannot dw el l in you. And i f he does not dw el l in you, youhave no l i fe and you can do noth ing w hatsoever . You arejust l ik e a dum m y. IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHO IS GOD,


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THA T DOES EVERYTHI NG.

I f you argue that you cannot be born again , the HolySp i r i t cannot come to you . No church w i l l save you .Prayers w i l l not save you. The government w i l l not saveyou. Your tow n or v i l lage w i l l not save you. Ju ju ormerm aid w i l l no t save you , exc ept w hen you a re born aga inand the Ho ly Sp i r i t com es in and sta r t s H is work .

THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN EXISTENCE.HE IS THE ALMIGHTY GOD WHO CREATED HEAVEN ANDEARTH. WHEN THE WORLD WAS VOID AND WITHOUTFORM, THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS IN EXI STENCE.

AL L THI NGS WERE MADE THROUGH HIM . THE EARTHWAS MA DE BY HIM. THE SUN, MOON AND STARS, ALLCREEPING AND FLYING CREATURES, THE ANIMALS ANDTHE VEGETATION WERE ALL MADE BY T HE HOLY SPIRIT.

ADAM ALONE WAS MADE FROM THE DUST AND SO HEWAS NOT BORN OF A WOMA N. AND SO THE FATHERBREATHED THE HOLY SPIRIT INTO HIM. BUT THE HOLYSPIRIT LEFT HIM AND DEPARTED FROM THE ENTIREWORLD WHEN HE DISOBEYED GOD.

Right f rom Cain t hrough Enoch, Noah, Lot , Abraham andthe res t o f t hem , no person w as holy . And none o f themknew tha t he ought to be born aga in be fo re he cou ld en te rin to the K ingdom o f God. And none o f them saw theK ingdom o f God, because they d id no t know tha t the Ho lySp i r i t w as in ex is tenc e . Moses d id no t know , Isa iah d id no tknow. Ca in d id no t know. That i s why we are fu l l o f ev i lthoughts , words and deeds . We cont inue to k i l l andfo rn ica t e and te l l l i es and ha te one another .

But w hen t he t im e w as r ipe FOR GOD TO COME TO THEWORLD, He sent out John as h is forerunner to bapt izepeop le w i t h w ater , fo r repentance . Th is i s because once you


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are washed a t bap t i sm a f te r con fess ing your s ins , you w i l lbe purged and tha t i s w hen the Ho ly Sp i r i t can dw e l l i nsideyou. Most o f t he d isc ip les o f Our Lord Jesus Chr ist w ere f i rs tthe d isc ip les o f John the Bapt i s t and they were a l readybapt ized by J ohn. I f they w ere not bapt ized by John, theywou ld no t have iden t i f i ed o r taken cogn izance o f our LordJesus Chr is t . They w ould have regarded h im as you s t i l lregard H im today. DURING THE ADVENT OF OUR LORDJESUS CHRIST, NO OTHER PERSON WAS BESTOWED WITHTHE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. HE HAD NOT YET SHEDHIS BL OOD TO REDEEM MAN K IND.

Peter and the res t o f t he d isc ip les were fo l l ow ing h imsheep ish ly w i thou t know ing who He was . They d id no tunders tand what He preached to them. THE BAPTISM OFJOHN WAS FOR REPENTANCE FROM SINS BUT THEBAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS FOR THEFORGIVENESS AND REMISSION OF SINS AND IT IS THEJUDGEMENT.

And un less your s ins are remi t ted, you cannot see thek ingdom of God. I f you d id pr ide yourse l f on the acquis i t ionof degrees in theo logy f rom univers i t ies in Uni ted K ingdomand Un i ted Sta t es o f Amer ica , be sure tha t th i s w i l l no t saveyou. Go and get bapt ized. Do not even com e toBro therhood, you can go to Amer ica o r any o ther p lace andget bap t i zed , and then w i l l you see the m an i fes ta t ion o f t heglory of God in you.

Th is genera t ion i s the luck ies t , because dur ing theadvent o f Our Lord Jesus Chr is t no person rec e ived the HolySpi r i t . Th is ex p la ins w hy He sa id , i t i s expedient t hat I goaw ay . Because i f I do no t go aw ay the Comfor te r w i l l no tcom e, but w hen I go, He w i l l com e. (John 16:7) .

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exper iment on th i s w ord o f God. Go and get bapt ized, andyou w i l l see the g lory o f God sh in ing in you. YOU WILLREALIZE THAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS HERE, THEFATHER IS HERE, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT IS HERE AND HEK NOWS EVERYT HIN G AND IS THE DOER OF ALL THI NGS.R igh t now many members o f t he Amorc who had reachedthe h ighes t h ie ra rch ica l t emple , a re a l l com ing in here , andbefore they are bapt ized, they have to forsake a l l d iabo l ica lth ings .

I f you a re a member o f t he Ogbon i soc ie t y o r w hateversecret soc ie ty you have in i t ia ted yourse l f in , you have todenounce t hem and bund le a ll your books aw ay and becom et ru ly repentant . Receive bapt ism before the Holy Spi r i tdescends on you. THE MOMENT THE HOLY SPIRITCOMES IN, HE SUPPLIES ALL YOUR HEART'SDESIRES. HE IS POWER, HE IS WISDOM, HE IS LIFE,HE IS FOOD, HE IS YOUR CLOTHES. EVERYTHINGWILL B E SUPPLIED BY THE H OLY SPIRIT. Brotherhooddoes no t go to the hosp i ta l f o r t rea t ment . We do no t go tothe sorcerer , w e do no t li gh t cand les . The mom ent we say"Let " a l l our prob lems are so lved. I f you see any persongoing to the hospi ta l , he is an unbel iever . He is not a rea lBrotherhood.

Do not even pray again , do not s ing because the HolySpi r i t has tak en domin ion over you. There is no prob lem foranyone. No person can harm you. There is no ju ju orconc oc t ions . I t i s no t a mat te r o f deve lop ing onesel f . Themoment you be l ieve and you are bapt ized, the Holy Spi r i tw i l l en te r i n to you and every work i s comple ted . EVEN AS IAM TELLI NG YOU THIS, I HAVE NO POWER OF MYSELF. IDO NOT EXIST. I AM NOT THE PERSON DOING THI S


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WORK. ALL THAT YOU SEE IS DONE BY THE HOLYSPIRIT.

As we are packed fu l l i n th i s ha l l , i f you go to themain land par t o f t he s ta te you w i l l f i nd peop le ga ther ing ingrea t numbers .

Go to Am er ica, Ind ia , Br i ta in , and a l l over the w or ld i t i sthe same tha t you w i l l see . I CANN OT PREACH ORPRAY. I CANNOT DO ANY TH ING BUT SINCE TH ISIS THE ERA OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, HE HIMSELFDOES ALL THE WORK . IF I TELL Y OU THA T I A M TH EPERSON DOING THIS WORK, I WILL THEN BETELLING A LIE. IF I TELL YOU THAT IT IS NOT THEHOLY SPIRIT THAT IS DOING THE WORK, I WILL BEDECEIV IN G YOU. BU T HE IS TH E PERSON WHO ISDOING ALL THE WORKS. CHRIST HAS SAID THATWHEN TH E SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEADYOU TO THE WISDOM OF TRUTH. (JOHN 16:13).NOW THAT THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH IS HERE, HE ISDOING EVERYTHING.

You have heard of Napoleon, DeLawrence and othersw ho have been mem bers o f d i f f eren t sec re t soc ie t ies . Youhave know n of the so-c a l led s t rong m en but have you seen aperson who can appear in two d i f f e ren t p lacess imul t aneous ly? What do you th ink o f such a person?Our Lord Jesus Chr is t has sa id that whoever speaksev i l aga ins t the Son of Man, i t sha l l be forg iven h im butwhoever b lasphemes aga ins t the Ho ly Sp i r i t , w i l l no t befo rg iven ne i ther i n th i s w or ld nor i n the w or ld to c ome. (Mat t


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12:32). And tha t has been your prob lem .

THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME TO REDEEM THE WHOLEWORLD FROM TRIBULATION AND AFFLICTION AND FROMFOOLISHN ESS. HE HA S COME TO GATHER TOGETHER TH EWHOLE WORLD AND MOULD THEM IN ORDER TO ABIDEWITH THEM FOREVER.

What then is your t rouble? Wi thout H im you cannotpray . You cannot see, you cannot hear , you cannot l i ve ,you are noth ing whatsoever , you have no power , no love,you cannot speak the t ru th , and you cannot do any goodth ing .

I KNOW THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD IS SEEKING AFTERTHE HOLY SPIRIT B UT Y OU ARGUE HE HAS NOT Y ET COME.I AM TELLI NG YOU THAT HE IS ALREADY HERE. HE HASBEEN HERE AND TILL ETERNITY, HE WILL CONTINUE TODWELL HERE.

But the cond i t i on i s tha t you shou ld rece ive bap t i sm,repent o f a l l your s ins , and He w i l l p ro tec t you . He w i l lp ro tec t your house, your thought s and every th ing about you.I f you fa l l ins ide t he f i re , i t w i l l not hur t you. I f you fa l l in tothe r i ve r , you w i l l no t d rown. There i s no th ing tha t canharm you.

You have t r ied to re f ra in f rom dr ink ing, snuf f ing,smok ing , and fo rn ica t ing bu t you have no t succeeded.Repent today of your s ins and get bapt ized. You have t hegrea tes t oppor tun i t y i n your l i fe now .

You can prove Olumba Olumba Obu once and for a l l .Confess your s ins and rece ive bapt ism and a l l those badhab i t s w i l l be e rad ica ted f rom you. T ry i t now .

I f you l i ke you can ca l l me Mr.Obu. I f you l i ke you cancal l me Beelzebub, or any other name. One th ing I know isthat t he Holy Spi r i t i s now operat ing. I f you be l ieve and are


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bapt ized, you are saved in the same w ay. But i f you re fuseyou are doomed.

I AM NOT THE PERSON SAYIN G THI S. THE LORDJESUS, THE CHRIST, IS THE PERSON WHO SAYS IT. Readour second lesson and you w i l l rea l ize i t . I t i s t he sameBib le you use. Pick t he one in your hom e and conf i rm i t .

AND LET ME TELL YOU THAT THE NAME OF GOD ISNEITH ER J ESUS NOR J EHOVAH NOR LORD. HE IS SPIRIT.I HAVE NOT COME FOR NIGERIA ONLY. I HAVE NOT COMEFOR AFRICA ONLY. I HAVE NOT COME FOR THE WHIT ESONLY. I AM UNIVERSAL. I HAVE COME FOR BOTHANGELS AND MEN AND SPIRITS TO LEAD YOU TO THEWISDOM OF TRUT H.

When a boy k i l l s an an imal in the bush the an imalbe longs to h im and when he takes i t home, i t does no tbe long to h im aga in , bu t t o h i s fa ther . I n the same w ay themom ent you a re bap t i zed and bes tow ed w i th t he Ho ly Sp i r i t ,you no m ore ow n yourse l f . The Holy Spi r i t uses you thew ay He p leases in H is serv i ces th roughout t he w ho le w or ld .You have no w isdom again . You have no eyes , youhave no ears , you have no hands or even l i fe again . He isa l l in a l l . People w i l l be seeing you here and there. I t i snot you they are seeing per se but the Holy Spi r i t . HEPUTS YOU ON AS GARMENT AND GOES ABOUT HISWORK. The second lesson w i l l now be read .Second B ib le Lesson: M a r k 1 6 :1 6 -1 8

" H e t h a t b e l i e v e t h a n d i s b a p t i z e d s h a l l b e s a v e d ; b u th e t h a t b e l i e v e t h n o t s h a l l b e d a m n e d .A n d t h e s e s i g n s s h a l l fo l lo w t h e m t h a t b e l ie v e ; I n m y n a m es h a l l t h e y c a s t o u t d e v i ls ; t h e y s h a l l s p e a k w i t h n e w


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t o n g u e s ; T h e y s h a l l t a k e u p s e r p e n t s ; a n d i f t h e y d r i n k a n yd e a d l y t h i n g , i t s h a l l n o t h u r t t h e m ; t h e y s h a l l l a y h a n d s o nt h e s i c k , a n d t h e y s h a l l r e c o v e r ."

Brethren, can you now rea l ize the great Beelzebub thati s i n B ro therhood? You say tha t there i s pow er inBro therhood bu t tha t no person knows the source o f t ha tpow er . Today have you no t been to ld the source o f t hepow er?

"Thomas" go and ge t bapt i zed today . And as f rom th i sday , you w i l l p ick up serpent s . I f you dr ink any deadlyth ing , i t w i l l no t hur t you. You w i l l l ay hands on the s i ckand they w i l l recover .

I am no t ta l k ing o f t om or row . Righ t now i f you rece ivebapt i sm, p ray fo r any s ick person and he w i l l t e l l you tha t hehas bec ome w e l l.

A f ter bapt ism you rece ive any number o f g i f t s - the g i f to f v i s ion , the g i f t o f d reams , ex t rac t ing o f charms , the g i f t o ffa i th , m idw i fe ry, and many o t hers , j us t w hen you a re comingout o f the w ater . These g i f ts are poured on you and youbecom e a new persona l it y . You have a new f reedom.

I know tha t th i s has been your p rob lem. How can youacqui re one of these g i f ts? And so I have adm in is teredin jec t ion to you r igh t now . Your p rob lem i s tha t you do no tbe l ieve tha t the power tha t i s i n B ro therhood comes f romGod. Where then does th is pow er c ome f rom i f i t i s notf rom God? The tas t e o f th e pudding is in the eat ing. I fd i f f e ren t d i shes a re spread be fo re you now you cannot te l lw h ich i s de l i c ious , un t i l you tas te it . And so do no t askques t ions , do not doubt in your hear t . When you leave th isha l l , ca l l someone and confess a l l your s ins to h im, andforsake your s ins .

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puts you th ree t imes in water , when you come ou t , t heses igns w i l l fo l low you, and your eyes w i l l be opened. Youw i l l speak w i th new tongues and you w i l l see the g lo ry o fth i s K ingdom. These s igns have to fo ll ow a l l t hose w hohave been bapt ized. You w i l l d r ink any deadly po ison and i tt u rns to be nour i shment to your body . You w i l l p i ck upserpents and they w i l l no t b ite you . You w i l l cas t ou tdemons . You w i l l hea l t he s i ck . I t i s t he same bo th to theyoung and the o ld . God has no tend ency for par t ia l i t y .The whole wor ld has a share in i t . You have on ly heard ass tor ies t hat Our Lord Jesus Chr is t m ade the b l ind to see, thelame to wa lk ; bu t you have no t seen th i s w i th your eyes .Right now can you see any candle or inscr ip t ions here? A l lt hose who came w i th hear t t roub les , o r wa is t pa ins ,w hatever a f fl i c t i on t hey came here w i th , have been re l i evedand they a re go ing w i t h tes t im on ies.

Chr i s t had sa id tha t a l l men sha l l ha te you fo r my namesake. (Mat t 24:9). IT IS SAID THA T MA NY FALSE PROPHETSSHALL RISE AND WILL LEAD MANY ASTRAY, AND SINCEINIQUITIES SHALL ABOUND, THE LOVE OF MANY SHALLWAX COLD. But whoever endures to the end , the sameshal l be saved. (Mat t 24:11-13).LOOK AT BROTHERHOOD: WE DO NOT CLA P HAN DS.WE DO NOT USE ORCHESTRA. WE DO NOTADMINISTER ANY MEDICATIONS. WE DO NOTBELIEVE IN ANY OTHER THING BECAUSE IT IS THEHOLY SPIRIT WHO DOES THE WORK .

The doc to rs w e have here a re more numerous than thedoc t o rs w e have ou ts ide . Even the med ica l doc t o rs ou ts ideare our c l i en ts . They com e in here fo r the i r p rob lems to beso lved . The s i ckness they cannot cure them se lves , they


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br ing here , and a l l t hese a ilments a re cured . Bu t w hen It e l l t hem to w r i t e a t es t imony, t hey w i l l t e l l me t o w a i t .

Many members o f t he Amorc , and a l l o ther sec re tsoc ie t ies , necromancers and ju ju doc tors , have the i r he lpand sa lvat ion here . The mom ent I t e l l t hem to wr i t e ates t imony , they w i l l say I shou ld wa i t because i f t hey wr i tea tes t imony , a l l t he i r cus tomers w i l l run f rom them. TheReverend of your church comes here to obta in so lu t ion forh is p rob lems . When I t e l l t hem to sw i t c h over , t hey saytha t there i s " food" on the o ther s ide .

I f you re fer to Brotherhood as ghos t or appar i t ion, whydo ghos ts them selves com e here and rece ive sa lvat ion? I fyou say i t i s w i t chery , w hy do a l l w i t ches and w izards comehere to be saved? I f you say i t i s ju ju or d iabology, w hy dothey a l l com e here to be subdued? Why do you not ca l l aspade by i t s name. Why do you say i t i s a garden spoon.

BRETH REN, TH E POWER OF GOD IS UN LI MI TED. HEDID NOT SAY UNTIL A PARTICULAR PERSON COMES,NEITH ER DID HE SPECIFY THE TIM E. HE SAYS TODAY, IFYOU ARE BAPTIZED, YOU ARE SAVED. ALL YOURPROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES ARE THEN TAKEN AWAY.AND T HERE IS NO CONDEMNA TI ON FOR YOU.

That i s the power tha t i s i n B ro therhood. Many o f thepat ien ts in psych ia t r i c cen te rs a re no t menta l cases . I t i sthe Ho ly Sp i r i t t ha t i s w or ry ing them . Many o f those who arein ja i l have no t c omm i t t ed any o f fense . I t i s because o f the i rs tubbornness . And th ere are yet o thers in the hospi ta l . I fyou go to the psych ia t r i c hosp i ta l s and ge t a l l t he pa t ien tsbapt ized, n inety -n ine percent o f t hem w i l l be d ischarged andw i l l be cer t i f i ed sound.

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FAITH . IF YOU PRAY OVER SUCH A PERSON AND GET HIMBAPTI ZED, HE BECOMES NORMAL AGAIN .

The problem w e have here i s tha t , ve ry many m embersdo no t be l ieve and tha t i s w hy they run to t he hosp i ta l w i theven the sl i gh tes t headache. They consu l t orac les andthey make sac r i f i ces . Bu t r igh t now, s tay in your house, donot even pray . A t i t s ow n t im e, tha t prob lem w h ichconf ron ts you w i l l d i sappear .

You are not respons ib le nor is anyone e lse. I t i s theHo ly Sp i r i t t ha t does i t . And th i s is w hat he has com e to dofor the w hole w or ld , inc lud ing you and me. So, s tand f i rm.

Someone has resurrec ted af ter four days , and anothera f te r tw o days . The b l i nd sees and the lame w a lks . Theleper is c leansed. What has t he Fat her not done?

No nec romanc er o r med ica l doc t o r does th i s . There i sno person w ho i s ab le to do any th ing . I myse l f cannot do i t .Only the Holy Spi r i t does th ese th ings .

FROM THE DAY YOU ARE BAPTIZED AND YOU ARECLOTHED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, NO PERSON CAN DOANY EVIL TH ING TO YOU. BY M ERELY SINGING A SONG ASYOU PASS ALONG A STREET, ALL THE ELEMENTARYSPIRITS A RE RENDERED IN EFFECTIVE.

THEREFORE, DO NOT SAY THAT THIS IS DONE BYOLUMBA OLUMBA OBU. GOD HIMSELF SAYS THATWHOEVER BELIEVES AND IS BAPTIZED SHALL BE SAVED.HIS WORD IS FOR ALL AGES SACROSANCT. THE HOLYSPIRIT IS WORKING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. When Heenters in to you , you w i l l be ca l led a dement ed fe l l ow . I tw i l l be re fe rred to as ghos t . I f you go to the juju doc t o r andmed ic ine men, such ac t ions w i l l no t improve the s i tua t ion .I t on ly ca l ls for bapt ism . When you get bapt ized, you w i l lbecom e ca lm aga in.


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THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT RULESANY MORE. THE HOLY SPIRIT REIGNSFOREVER AND EVER. CONCOCTIONS HAVE NOPOWER. GHOST DOES NOT REIGN, MERMA ID, J UJ U ORMAN DOES NOT REIGN . IT I S THE HOLY SPIRIT THATHAS T HE DOMIN ION OVER EVERYTH ING.YOU MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU CALL MELEADER. I AM NOT A LEADER TO AN Y PERSON.IT IS THE H OLY SPIRIT WHO LEADS.Our Lord Jesus Chr is t sa id : "Do not th ink that I have cometo abrogate the law and the p rophets ; I have come tocon f i rm them ." (Mat t 5 :17). Heavenand ear th shal l pass aw ay bu t no t a jo t o f t he law w i l l passaw ay unt i l a l l a re fu l f i l led. (Mat t 5 :18). Whoever breaks theleas t o f t hese commandments and teacheth men to dol i kew ise , sha l l be ca l led the leas t i n the K ingdom o f God.But whoever keeps them and teaches men a lso to keepthem , he sha l l be ca l led the g rea tes t i n t he K ingdom o f God(Mat t 5 :19). Th is i s exac t l y w hat ob ta ins here .

WE DO NOT ADD ANYTHING TO THE WORDPROCEEDING OUT OF TH E MOUT H OF GOD. IT IS NOT" J ESUS" WHO IS SAYIN G THESE WORDS. IT IS GOD WHOIS SPEAK ING. HE HIM SELF HAS TOLD YOU THA T HEDOES NOT SPEAK OF HI MSELF. HE WAS MERELY TH EMOUT HPIECE OF GOD. TH E FATH ER PASSES TH ROUGHHIM TO SPEAK THESE WORDS. AND WHAT GOD SAYS ISWHAT WE PRACTICE HERE EVERYDAY .

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR MEMORANDUM, IT IS"LOVE ONE ANOTHER" ALONE, AND WE FOLLOWTHE FOOTPRINTS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST


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WITHOUT ADDIN G OR SUB TRACTING FROM I T.

HOWEVER, SATAN SAYS THAT WE DO NOTACK NOWLEDGE J ESUS. WE K NOW HIM . HE IS CHRIST;TH E ONE AN OINT ED BY GOD. HE IS POWER. HE ISWISDOM. HE IS EVERYT HIN G.

CAN YOU SEE HOW GOD HAS DISGRACED SATAN?SATAN ARGUES THAT BROTHERHOOD INDULGES INDIABOLI CAL THI NGS. WE DO THI S AND THA T AND SOTH EY WARN PEOPLE NOT TO COME HERE.

BUT THE BROTHERHOOD PULPIT HAS LAID BARE THEWHOLE TRUTH . WHAT HAS SATAN TO SAY AGAIN ? WEPREACH THE WORD OF GOD FROM JANUARY FIRST TODECEMBER TH IRTY -FIRST. EVERYDAY WE WORKTWENTY-FOUR HOURS AN D YOU ARE FREE TO COME HEREAN D RECEIV E LIFE.

IT I S YOUR PLA CE AND MI NE TO LOOK FOR THE HOLYSPIRIT; BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE HIM YOU AREEMPTY. THI S IS THE J UDGEMENT. WHOEVER BELIEVESAND IS BAPTI ZED IS J USTIFIED. THERE IS NOCONDEMN AT ION FOR HI M. YOU ARE FREE FOREVER.BUT IF YOU REFUSE WITH THE EXCUSE THAT YOU HAVEALREADY BEEN BAPTIZED IN YOUR FORMER CHURCHDENOMIN ATI ON, YOU ARE DAMNED.

I am no t condemning any church . They have the i rre la t ive s tandards . A f ter Our Lord J esus Chr is t had beenbapt ized, h is d isc ip les a lso s tar t ed to bapt ize people and sothe d isc ip les o f John went to John and to ld h im tha t theperson w hom he bapt i zed w as a lso bap t i zing peop le .

J OHN ANSWERED AND SAID TO THEM. I HAV EALREADY TOLD YOU THAT NO MAN CAN RECEIVEANYTHING EXCEPT IT BE GIVEN HIM FROM ABOVE. (John3:27).


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I am no t aga inst the nec rom ancer . I am no t aga inst

any person. That is the i r ow n leve l o f w ork . WHAT I AMSAYING IS THAT, THIS IS THE ERA OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.DO NOT ALLOW PRIDE AND ARROGANCE, FORNICATION,MEMBERSHIP IN DIFFERENT SECRET SOCIETIES ANDCULTS DEBAR YOU FROM SEEING THIS KINGDOM OF GODAND ENTERING INT O IT.

I HA VE TOLD YOU NOT T O ASK A NY PERSON TO COMETO BROTHERHOOD, BUT YOU CONTINUE TO BEG PEOPLETO COME AND RECEIVE BAPTISM SO THAT THEIRPROBLEMS MAY BE OVER. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BEGHIM ? IS IT THE PHYSICIAN WHO GOES ABOUT LOOKI NGFOR A PATIENT OR THE SICK MAN WHO LOOKS FOR APHYSICIAN?

Amongst you, w hoever sees that he is a s inner , le t h imbe bapt ized. But i f you c la im you are not a s inner (1 Joh n1:8), you are condem ned. You cannot enter in to th isK ingdom, and t i l l e te rn i t y , you w i l l no t see i t .

I f you a re to ld tha t the person was k i l l ed by s i cknessor ghos t , do not be l ieve. The Holy Spi r i t has tak endomin ion over the w or ld and there i s noth ing tha t can reari ts ug ly head. I f you suffer , you on ly suf fer because youhave com mi t ted s ins.

I t i s fo r th i s reason tha t He commiss ioned us to "Goand make a l l na t ions my d isc ip les , bap t i z ing them in theName of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Ghost .Teach ing them to observe a l l t h ings whatsoever I havecom manded you . And lo , I am w i th you a lw ays even un tothe end of t he w or ld ." (Mat t 28:19-20) .

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PROBL EMS STEM FROM TH IS. WHOEVER IS NOTBAPTI ZED IS DAMN ED.

Some peop le ask , w hy i s it t ha t w hen a si ck person i staken to Brotherhood and is bapt ized, h is prob lems areover? Some w i l l a rgue tha t B ro therhood causes peop le tobecome s ick and a f te r tha t they ge t you bapt i zed so tha tyou may become a Bro therhood and fo r tha t reason, theycannot com e. I s B ro therhood lack ing mem bers? Thew hole w or ld is Brotherhood. Ind ia is sending de legat ionsto Calabar . Oth er count r ies inc lud ing Uni ted Stat es o fAmer ic a and Russ ia , are Brotherhood. And so w here doyou f ind ju ju?

The t ime fo r d iabo logy , p repara t ion o f concoc t ion haslong pas t . Th is is the era o f the Holy Spi r i t . Anynec romanc er coming to you looks fo r money . * * He co l lec tsyour money bu t remains in B ro therhood.

Brethren, I do not in tend t o be labor you, le t our go ldentex t be read . Our Lord Jesus the Chr i s t mak es th i ss ta t ement . He spoke, p rac t i c ed and w ishes a l l o f us to dosame.Golden Tex t : M a t t h e w 3 :1 5 -1 7

" A n d J e s u s a n s w e r i n g s a id u n t o h i m , S u f f e r i t t o b e s on o w : f o r t h u s i t b e c o m e t h u s t o f u l f i l l a l l r i g h t e o u s n e s s .T h e n h e s u f fe r e d h i m . A n d J e s u s , w h e n h e w a s b a p t i ze d ,w e n t u p s t r a i g h t w a y o u t o f t h e w a t e r : a n d , l o , t h e h e a v e n sw e r e o p e n e d u n t o h i m , a n d h e s a w t h e S p i r i t o f Go dd e s c e n d i n g l i k e a d o v e , a n d l i g h t i n g u p o n h i m ; A n d l o av o i c e f r o m h e a v e n , s a y i n g , T h i s i s m y b e l o v e d S o n , i n w h o mI a m w e l l p l e a s e d ."

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Our Lord Jesus every day . Have you come out f rom water?Have you been bes tow ed w i th t he pow er o f t he Ho ly Sp i r i t ?I t i s no t go ing to the church w h ich i s d i f f icu l t . I t i s no tbe ing bapt i zed tha t i s d i f f icu l t .Our Lord Jesus Chr i s t was c i rcumc ised on the e igh thday acc ord ing to the t rad i t i on o f t he Jew s . Ci rcumc is ionwas the f i r s t k ind o f bap t i sm wh ich Abraham in t roduced.And, accord ing to the Mosa ic law , He was taken to thetemple , and water was spr ink led upon H is head to pur i f yH im.

The one bapt i sm you now hear o f , t ook e f fec t w hen Hew as th i r t y years o ld . He w ent by h i s ow n vo l it i on to Johnthe Bapt i s t t o be bapt i zed . He w ent to be bapt i zed o f Johnbut J ohn argued.

He answered John say ing, "Suf fer i t to be so now; forthus i t becometh us to fu l f i l l a l l r i gh teousness . " IF ITWERE NOT THAT IMPORTANT, WHY DO YOU THINK OURLORD JESUS CHRIST SHOULD HAVE GONE TO JOHN THEBAPTIST?BEFORE THIS TI ME, OUR LORD J ESUS CHRIST HAD N ODISCIPLE; NOBODY HAD HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT HIM .RIGHT FROM THE TIME HE WAS OVERSHADOWEDBY THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE ONE REFERRED TO ASTHE FATHER, STARTED HIS WORK. THAT IS THESPIRIT. THE SPIRIT DID EVERYTH ING.THE SPIRIT LED,SELECTED TH E DISCIPLES AN D DID AL L TH E WORK S. TH EWORKS WERE NOT DONE BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.IT WAS THAT SAME SPIRIT WHICH LED HIM INTO THEWILDERNESS. HE WAS NOT THE ONE WHO LED TH ESPIRIT. AL L TH E STORIES YOU HEAR OF OUR LORDJESUS CHRIST, RESULTED FROM THE WORK BY THE


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SPIRIT OF GOD IN H IM.

BECAUSE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, GODREVEALED HIMSELF TO US. THIS WAS MADEPOSSIBL E BY T HE BAPTISM B Y I MM ERSION WHICHOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST SUBJECTED HIMSELFTO.

I n your ow n case , w ater i s spr ink led on your face . Insome c ases , w ater i s spr ink led on the faces o f very youngones . When you grow up, you c la im t o have been bapt ized.I s tha t the w ay to be bapt i zed? Have you rece ived theHoly Spi r i t?Our Lord Jesus Chr is t had sa id that the Holy Spi r i t ,who i s a l so the Comfor te r , w i l l t each you every th ing andw i l l a lso b r ing to your remem brance a l l t ha t I had sa id un toyou. (John 14:26).THE WORLDLY K NOWLEDGE HAS NO PART TO PLA Y H ERE.Whoever has not got the Holy Spi r i t , wr i tes out h is prayersand sermons, quot ing f rom Shakespeare and other novels .BUT HERE, WHEN YOU COME IN, NO MATT ER HOW LITT LE,THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL CARRY OUT HIS WORK THROUGHYOU. HERE THERE IS NEITH ER MA N NOR WOMA N. THEHOLY SPIRIT IS EVERYTH ING.

I have no boas t in m ysel f . I have never a t t ended anychurc h denom inat ion. I have never read the B ib le nor anyo the r book fo r t ha t ma t t e r . H ow do w e c ome by w ha t w eare now w i tness ing? Graduates o f a l l t he facu l t i es you canimag ine , com e here w i th the i r ce r t i f i ca tes . Suchcer t i f i ca tes a re no t w or th anyth ing .

The Dean of the Facul ty o f Rel ig ious Stud ies andPhi losophy in the Univers i ty o f Calabar came here to seeme and I t o ld her tha t she i s a fo rn ica to r and she


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concurred. Whatever a person 's s ta tus in l i fe is , be he alaw yer , a doc t or , a professor , or a ph i losopher , inv i te h im tocome w i th h i s c redent ia l s and I w i l l bund le h im as ide w i thh is cer t i f i ca te .AS WE HAD BORNE THE IMAGE OF THEHEAVENLY, THIS WISDOM IS FROM ABOVE, GIVENBY THE HOLY SPIRIT. I AM NOT HERE WITH ABIBLE BUT IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE WHILEREADIN G THE BIB LE, I CORRECT Y OU FROM HERE.

RIGHT NOW, I KNOW ALL THAT IS IN YOURMINDS, YOUR THOUGHTS, HEARTS DESIRES ANDENCUMBRANCES. DO NOT SAY TH EM OUT TO MYHEARING. IT IS NOT OLUMB A OLUMB A OBU PERSE WHO KNOWS IT, BUT THE WORK IS DONE BYTH E HOLY SPIRIT.

You have a share in i t . I w ant you now t o seek fo r theHoly Spi r i t . As our Lord Jesus Chr is t w ent and asked to bebapt ized of John and when John argued He sa id , "Suf fer i tt o be so now: fo r thus i t becometh us to fu l f i l l a l lr ighteo usness ," (Mat t 3 :15) so should you a lso go now andbecom e t ru ly repentant . Forsake t he w or ld . Get bapt ized sotha t you may inher it t h i s K ingdom o f God gra t i s .YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WHEN OUR LORD JESUSCHRIST SAID, FATHER INTO THY HANDS ICOMMEND MY SPIRIT, HE GAVE UP THE GHOST.(LUK E 23:46). SPIRIT IS LIFE AN D EVERY OTHERTH IN G. WHEN TH E SPIRIT GOES OUT OF YOU,TH E LIFE IN YOU AL SO GOES OUT.


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You cannot hear the w ords tha t you a re hear ing now , i f

you do not have the Spi r i t . You w i l l not even see OlumbaOlum ba Obu. You w i l l on ly be ask ing people , "Where isOlumba Olumba Obu" even whi le you are r ight here in th isHal l . You cannot see.

BUT THE MAN WHO HAS THE SPIRIT HEARS, SEESAND K NOWS. YOU CANNOT ENUMERATE THEWONDERFUL TH IN GS WROUGHT IN BROTH ERHOOD. YOUHAD THOUGHT OF SEEING A BEARDED MAN . THE ONENOW SPEAKI NG TO YOU IS OLUMBA OLUMB A OBU. INTHE NEXT TEN YEARS I WILL BE YOUNGER THAN I AMTODAY.

The same th ing w i l l happen to you i f you are bapt ized.Th is p romise i s no t fo r m e a lone , bu t fo r a l l t he inhab itan t so f the w or ld . I am ca l l i ng on you a l l t o com e, so tha t w eshould reason toget her .

IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT WHEN PEOPLEARGUE THAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS DEAD, IASK HOW AN D WHEN. HE IS HERE DOIN GEVERYT HI NG. NO PERSON HA S EVER GIVEN TH ESPIRIT TO TH E OTH ER PERSON. NO ONE, APARTFROM THE HOLY SPIRIT, HAS EVER SERVED ANYPERSON.

WHEN YOU PRAY UNTIL OUR LORD JESUS CHRISTCOMES BA CK, WHERE DID HE GO TO? TH E FATH ER ISHERE. TH E SON IS HERE. TH E HOLY SPIRIT IS HERE.IT IS VERY GOOD THAT YOU HAVE COME TO HEARFROM THE HORSES MOUTH; BECAUSE WHENBROTHERHOOD MEMBERS COME TO YOU, THEYATTRIBUTE THE WORK DONE TO OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU.SUCH IS A BLA SPHEMOUS STATEMENT . THI S IS WHAT


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NO PERSON CAN DO; BUT WITH GOD EVERYTHING ISPOSSIBLE.

IF YOU TELL PEOPLE IT I S DONE BY OLUMB A OLUM BAOBU, YOU CONFUSE PEOPLE. TH EY WILL TH EN DECIDETHAT IF THIS IS SO, THEN IT IS WITCHCRAFT ANDAPPARITION.

TELL THEM THAT IT IS DONE BY THE HOLY SPIRIT;THA T GOD IS THE ONE WORKI NG. PREACH THE HOLYSPIRIT TO PEOPLE WHEREVER YOU GO TO. BY SO DOING,THEIR SICKN ESS WILL BE HEALED. YOUR LA CK ANDENCUMBRANCES WILL BE TAK EN AWAY. BELIEVE THA THE IS THE ONE DOING THE WORK AND YOU WIL L HA VE NOPROBLEMS.

WHAT ARE THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT? THEY ARELOVE, TRUTH, MERCY, PEACE, PATIENCE, TEMPERANCE,SELF CONTROL, HOLINESS, HUMILITY, GOODNESS,MEEKN ESS, HAPPINESS AND TRUTH . (GAL 5:22 -23 ). HERETHERE IS NEITH ER MAL E NOR FEMA LE (GAL 3:28 ). THEREARE NO RESERVED SEATS.Whatever your pos i t ion or s ta tus in l i fe is , be you aleper or t h ie f , or a good person, or a law yer , or a doc tor , i tdoes no t come into es t imat ion . We a l l ea t f rom the sameplate . He is the ru ler o f heaven and ear th . A l l o f us arebroth ers and s is ters .

THAT HE DWELLS IN US, EXPLAINS WHY YOUHA VE BEEN TOLD THA T BROTH ERHOOD PREACHESAGAINST DRINKING. Should you dr ink, or snuf f , orindu lge in d iabology , or in jec t any pow der in to your body orforn icate or do any v i le th ing, you have def i led the templeof t he m ost h igh God (1 Cor 3:16/6:19/ 2 Cor 6:16). HE HASNO OTHER DWELLIN G PLACE THA N OUR BODIES. THA T IS


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WHY IT IS SAID THAT WE SHOULD PURIFY OURSELVESEVEN AS HE IS PURE (1 JOHN 3:3). DO YOU NOT K NOWTHAT YOUR BODIES ARE THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLYSPIRIT? WHOEVER DEFIL ES IT , HI M WIL L GOD DESTROY(1 COR 3:17).

Brethren, that i s the root o f our prob lems. You do nothave to quarre l . I f you begrudge or bear m al ice agains tany person, you have def i led the temple o f the most h ighGod. (1 Cor 3:16,6:19/ 2 Cor 6:16)

I f you quarre l , or curse, or f ight , or indu lge in d iabologyor any other ac t o f s in , you render the temple o f Goddef i led. THIS IS WHY MANY MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOTYET ACCEPTED THESE TRUE TEACHINGS, SUFFER AGREAT DEAL. RIGHT FROM THE DAY OUR LORD J ESUSCHRIST CAME OUT OF THE WATER OF BAPTISM, HEABANDONED HIS CARPENTRY WORK AND ALL OTHERCHORES.IT WAS THE HOLY SPIRIT WHICH LED HIM INTO THEWILDERNESS. IN LIKE MANNER, WHOEVER IS BAPTIZEDLIKE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, HAS ENTERED INTO THISK IN GDOM OF GOD. YOU CAN NOT PREACH TH E WORD OFGOD IF YOU ARE NOT BESTOWED WITH THE H OLY SPIRIT.TH AT IS WHY T HE GOSPEL OF GOD CANN OT BE PREACHEDOUTSI DE BROTH ERHOOD.

What w i l l a man w i thou t the Ho ly Sp i r i t p reach? Hepreaches about man. He ta l k s o f how a member i s i n l ovew i th ano ther mem ber 's w i fe ; o r how a m ember has not pa idthe church dues ; o r how some members have no tcon t r ibu ted to t he bu i lding funds o f the church .

Bre th ren , i t i s sa id tha t one s t roke o f the cane i ssu f f ic ien t un to t he w ise . I do no t i n tend t o be ted ious un toyou. Those w ho have ears, le t them hear . May God b less


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His Holy Words. Am en!THANK YOU HOLY FATHER

REFERENCE: Ever last ing Serm on Del ive red B yThe Holy Fathe r , Leader Olum ba Olumba Obu on:"SALV ATION THROUGH B ELIEF ANDBAPTISM."From: H E R A L D O F T H E N E W K I N G D O M Saturd ay, Feb. 15, to Fr iday, Feb. 28, 1986.Page s: 7-11


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THE REJ ECTED MESSIAH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAMEYESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER.(HEBREWS13:8)FIRST BI BLE LESSON:

MATT HEW 21:42Jesus sa id un to them, D id ye never read in thescr ip tu res , The s tone wh ich the bu i ldersre jec ted , the same is become the head o f thecorner : th is is the Lord s do ing and i t ism arve lous in our eyes?SECOND B IB LE LESSON:

LUKE 17: 25 But f i r s t mus t he su f fe r manyt h ings , and be re jec t ed o f t h is genera t ion .GOLDEN TEXT : JOHN 1: 11

He came unto h is own, and h is own rece ivedh im no t .Hear the Word of God! Whenever the tex ts are read out ,peop le have to ag i ta t e w i th in the i r m inds what i s coming upfo r the day . I t i s sa id tha t on ly the k ing know s the sec re tso f h i s k ingdom. So what he shu ts none can open; what heopens no one can shut . Even i f you pray , you cannot know


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what is go ing to be preached. Even i f you are a v is ioner ,you cannot see in to th is . A l l o f you have got the B ib le butdo you read those tex ts? I t i s today tha t I want to revea lthem to you and the mean ing o f these por t i ons . L i s tena t t en t i ve ly and p ray in spi r i t .F ix your gaze s teadfas t ly on the red garment . S ince theFather does no t want us to per i sh , He has se t as ide th i sHo ly w eek so tha t w e may change over , so tha t He c an useus in mani fes t ing h is g lory . I am sure that the reve la t ion o ftoday s sc r ip tures is go ing to save a great number o f sou lswho wou ld o therw ise , have per i shed th roughout the en t i rewor ld . I t w i l l a l so remove the thought o f t he th ings o f t h i sw or l d f r om the hea r t s o f many and w i l l mak e t hem th i nkabout the th ings o f t h i s k ingdom. Th is reve la t ion w i l l a l socause a l l t hose who came here to joke to reorder the i rth ink ing. Many people , angels and men, w i l l repent o f the i rs ins because of t oday s gospel . A l l those w ho are proud andwho regard themselves as good, r ighteous and the on lyexa l ted ones , th i s gospe l w i l l humble a l l o f t hem.Bre th ren what was be ing re fe r red to in the th ree tex tsread? Of whom were they prophesy ing? Our Lord JesusChr i s t asked them, Have you no t heard what i s w r i t t en inthe Sc r ip tu re , the s tone wh ich the bu i lders re jec ted , thesame i s become the head o f the corner : t h i s i s the Lord sdo ing and i t i s marve lous in our eyes . To w hom w ere theprophets re fe r r ing when they spoke tha t p rophesyment ioned by Our Lord Jesus Chr is t? Has th is prophesybeen fu l fi l l ed o r not? The s tone w h ich t he bu i lders re jec tedhas become the head o f the corner . B re th ren I g roan w i thpa in and tears in my eyes fo r the w ho le o f t h i s genera t ion .I t i s sa id tha t heaven and ear th sha l l pass away bu t the


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Word of God w i l l never pass away unt i l they are fu l f i l led.What was done to the Jews w i l l a l so be done to theGent i les . OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAMEYESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER. Can you not see thatJesus i s the s tone wh ich bu i lders have re jec ted? You arelook ing for he lp f rom Him and you are pray ing that Godshou ld com e and save you f rom t r i bu la t ion and death , tha tthere are too many s ins and suf fer ing; but Our Lord JesusChr i s t i s the s tone w h ich the w or ld has re jec ted . Unt i l t h i sday , has the who le wor ld no t re jec ted H im? But youcont inue to shout J esus , Jesus .

HE IS THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS WHOWAS IN EXISTENCE BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THEWORLD WAS LAID. HE CAME DOWN ON EARTH TO SAVE USBUT THE WORLD REJ ECTED HIM . THI S STONE IS NOOTHER PERSON THAN HIM. NO OTHER PERSON HASBECOME THE CORNERSTONE, HE ALONE IS THECORNERSTONE.The church has re jec ted H im. Even the a f f l i c ted , the s i ck ,and the poor have re jec ted H im. Bu t we are look ing fo rhe lp . We w ant H im to c ome and change us , w e w ant h im t ocome and lead us , we want H im to come and gu ide us , wewant H im to come and teach us about H is k ingdom. Wew an t H im t o ru le , bu t w e re j ec t H im : w e have re j ec t ed t heru le r o f t he who le wor ld . Tha t a lone accounts fo r thepos i t ion you now f ind yourse l f in . HE IS THE MEDIATOR OFTHE NEW COVENANT. HE IS THE LEADER OF THEGOVERNMENT FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.THERE IS NO OTHER KING IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTHAPART FROM HIM. HE ALONE HAS TO RULE, BUT HAS THEWORLD NOT REJECTED HIM? H E SPOK E FROM HEAV EN TOYOU BUT YOU WONDERED WHY HE ALWAYS SENT HIS


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VOICE FROM ABOVE THROUGH THE PROPHETS; COULD HENOT COME DOWN TH AT Y OU MAY SEE HIM?Al l t he w ords you f i nd f rom t he book o f Genes is dow n to t hebook of Revela t ion are spoken by H im. There is no otherperson apar t f rom H im r igh t f rom Genes is th roughRevelat ion. Dav id c a l led H im My LORD, Moses ca l ledHim JEHOVAH. He w as g iven d i ff e ren t names a t a l l t im es .In the t ime o f Moses , the I s rae l i t es asked H im every t imeyou cont inue te l l ing us , Thus says the Lord, can He notcome down so tha t we may a lso see H im? They sa id theywere fed up w i th hear ing thus sa id the Lord everyday .One day Moses to ld them to ge t p repared and fo ll ow h im t osee God. When they went to ascend the mounta in , t heheaven merged w i th the ear th , t here were thunder andl igh ten ing, th i c k c louds of darkness emerged and there w asa te r r ib le ear thquake.They to ld Moses to go a lone and come back to repor t t othem because they c ou ld no t bear the s igh t o f God. A f te r a l lthese, d id they obey or hear H is vo ic e? Did they observe t hecom mandment s w h ich t hey w ere g iven? No person be l ievedMoses. The laws w ere g iven to t hem no t to k i l l , no t t o s tea l ,no t to commi t adu l te ry , no t to bear fa l se w i tness , no t tohave any o ther gods , bu t these were the very th ings theydid to per fec t ion. For th is reason, twenty - three thousandIs rae l i tes d ied in one day for the s in o f forn icat ion.

Chr i s t t o ld them , do no t th ink tha t I w i l l accuse you be fo reGod. Even Moses whom you c la im to know, he has passedjudgement on you . I f you be l ieved what Moses wro te , youwou ld a l so be l ieve me, because Moses bore tes t imony o fme. As long as you do not be l ieve in Moses , how wi l l yoube l ieve in me? You w i l l see tha t upon a l l t he migh t y w orkswhich God d id through Moses , they d id not be l ieve in H im.


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I t was no t l ong a f t e r he wen t t o t he moun ta in t orece ive the laws , when the I s rae l i t es asked Aaronto make them a god who w i l l go be fo re thembecause they d id no t know wha t had happened toMoses. Th ink o f t ha t s i t ua t ion . Moses brought t hemou t o f Egyp t to t he p lace t hey w ere bu t as he w en tto co l lec t the laws , they sa id they d id no t knoww ha t w as w rong w i th h is head ; they ca l led on Aaronto make them a god . D id they no t re jec t Moses?Aaron w as h is b ro the r and he w en t ahead and m adea go lden ca l f and they danced and re jo iced over i t .They ac c la imed t ha t t he go lden c a l f w as t he god w ho w asto go be fo re them. By the t im e Moses came bac k , they w eres ing ing to ano ther de i t y .

Moses in anger th rew down the tab le ts o f commandmentsand they were b roken. Can you see the s tone wh ich thebu i lders re jec ted? I t was God H imse l f who sen t Moses tothem but t hey w ent and made fo r themse lves a go lden ca l fw i th eyes tha t cou ld no t see and ears tha t cou ld no t hear .They exchanged t he l i v ing God fo r a l i f e less objec t . I t w assa id tha t E l i j ah wou ld come be fo re the Mess iah and theywere wa i t i ng fo r H im, bu t when He ar r i ved they sought tok i l l H im un t i l he had to ask God on th ree occ as ions to t akeaway h is l i fe . There is noth ing they d id not do to E l i jah.They des t royed a l l the a l tars o f God and k i l led a l l H isprophets . The wor ld has done these th ings to a l l t heprophets o f God r igh t f rom Abe l un t i l t oday .

THE WORLD DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR OF ANY PERSONWHO SPEAKS OF GOD. THEY HAVE ALL REJECTED GOD.When you read F i rs t K ings 19:10-18 you w i l l see how El i jah


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prayed that they had k i l led a l l o f Gods prophets and hea lone was le f t and they were seek ing h is l i f e . Tha t w i l lp rove what the wor ld i s to you . Throughout the who lewor ld , r i gh t f rom the t ime o f Adam, no one wants JehovahGod and h is Chr is t . Upon a l l that , they fe ign r ight eousness .The mom ent t hey hear anyth ing per ta in ing to God, af igh t w i l l sta r t . Bu t he i s the s tone w h ich the bu i lders havere jec ted. No person be l ieved in E l i jah and so God took h imup f ina l ly before the i r eyes . They repented of the i r s ins ands tar ted weeping, O! When is he coming back again? Weshou ld no t have done tha t to h im, they lamented . Bu t i tw as too la te . Since t hey to ld God tha t they a re look ing fo rE l i jah, God to ld them that he would send h im again . InMalach i 4 :5 5 : And I w i l l come near to you to judgment ;and I w i l l be a sw i f t w i tness aga ins t the sorcerers , andagains t the adul terers , and agains t fa lse swearers , andaga ins t those tha t oppress the h i re l i ng in h i s wages , thew idow , and the fa ther less , and tha t tu rn as ide the s t rangerf rom h is r ight , and fear not me, sa i th the LORD of hos ts . I ti s p rophes ied tha t E l i j ah w i l l come be fo re the Mess iahar r i ved and they w ere very eager fo r th i s t o happen. Theytook the po r t ra i t o f El i j ah and con t inued to look upto t he sky . Un t i l t h i s day t he w ho le of I s rae l i s s t i l lw a i t i ng fo r El i j ah to c ome aga in . I f you go to t e l l t hemtha t the Mess iah d id come, they w i l l t e l l you to s i t downbecause you do no t know what you a re say ing . They w i l lask you i f you do no t know tha t E l i j ah w i l l p recede theMess iah . I f El i j ah has no t c ome, how can you t a l k about t hecoming o f the Mess iah? I f you ta l k o f Chr i s t t o them, theyw i l l s tone you to dea th . Did El i j ah no t c ome? Who w as Johnthe Bapt is t? JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS ELIJAH , bu t w ho


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bel ieved in h im?(Mat thew 17:10-13) . 10: And h is d isc ip lesasked h im , say ing, Why then say t he sc r ibes t hat El ias mustf i r s t come? 11 : And Jesus answered and sa id un to them,El ias t ru ly sha l l f i rs t come, and res tore a l l th ings . 12: But Isay unto you, That E l ias is come a l ready , and they knewh im no t , bu t have done un to h im whatsoever they l i s ted .L ikew ise shal l a lso the Son of m an suf fer o f them. 13: Thenthe d isc ip les unders tood tha t he spake un to them o f Johnthe Bapt i s t .They expec t ed El i j ah from t he sky as t hey he ld h is por t ra i ti n the i r hands , bu t s ince they cou ld no t see the fac ia lresemblance be tw een John t he Bapt i s t and E l i jah , they d idno t be l ieve in h im. What i s i t t ha t they d id no t do un toJohn? John the Bapt i s t t aught them every th ing aboutpur i fi ca t ion . He tu rned the i r hear t s f rom the i r ev i l w ays in tobel iev ing in God but what happened? D id Herodias notdemand fo r the head o f John the Bapt i s t? Was i t no t h imwho sen t so ld ie rs to go and cu t the head o f John theBapt is t in pr ison? Is i t not the very you who say you arelook ing fo r sa lva t ion? That was the E l i j ah they sa id wou ldcom e and save them but d id they know h im? Le t the f i r stlesson be read.FIRST BI BLE LESSON: MATT HEW 21 :42

Jesus sa id unto them, D id ye never read in the sc r ip tures ,The s tone w h ich t he bu i lders rejec t ed , the same i s becom ethe head of the corner : th is is the Lord s do ing and i t i sm arve lous in our eyes?Have you heard tha t? THE MESSIAH WHICH THE WHOLEWORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR, THAT WHEN HE CAME,HE WOUL D LEAD THEM T O THE WISDOM OF TRUTH, DID HENOT COME? HE IS TH E K ING OF K INGS; BEFORE CREATIONHE WAS KING. HIS GLORY DID NOT COME FROM MAN. HE


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WAS BORN KING. WHEN MAN WAS CREATED, HE WASTHERE. HE IS TH E RULER OF HEAVEN A ND EARTH.Herod was s ta r t l ed by the ment ion o f ano ther k ing o f t heJews . On the same n igh t he a r ranged and car r ied ou t themurder o f a l l i n fan ts be low the age o f two . I s tha t no t thes tone wh ich the bu i lders re jec ted? I s tha t no t the Chr i s tthey w ere p ray ing shou ld com e qu ick l y? Do no t fo rget tha tGod w anted to des t roy the w ho le w or ld because He w as fedup w i th i t . No angel in tervened, no man in t ervened, but OurLord Jesus Chr is t sa id : Do not des t roy i t , Father , I w i l l goand save them. THAT IS THE STONE THE BUILDERSREJECTED; WE HAV E THE ONE WHO CAME TO SAVE US. HEIS THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS; THE RULEROF HEAVEN AND EARTH. HE CAME TO SAVE MAN FROMDESTRUCTION AND PLACE HIM IN THE POSITION OFGLORY, BUT HAV E WE NOT REJ ECTED HIM? Did w e no t k i l lh im? Do w e no t ha te h im ? Have we no t spa t on h im? Havew e no t ca l led H im Bee lzebub and ghost? There i s no churchdenomina t ion o r i nd iv idua l o r government o r na t ion wh ichwants H im. Pu t i t i n your d ia ry because today be longs toH im. Look a t the f i nger w h ich has fed us , you no t on ly b i tei t bu t you chew i t . Le t a l l t he wor ld , i nc lud ing the ange lsand men ponder over t h is th ing. What is go ing t o happen toman who pers i s t s i n mak ing the same er ro r every t ime?What ev i l d id our Lord do to you? He ra ised the dead, hemade the lame to wa lk , he made the b l i nd to see , hec leansed the lepers . What ev i l th ing has he done that youre jec t h im? He a lone loves us . HE IS OUR LEADER,HE IS TH E K ING OF K INGS AND L ORD OF LORDS WHO HA SLI FE, AND IN WHOSE HANDS ARE THE K EYS OF DEATH . HERULES OVER THE HADES. HE IS JUDGE AND RULER. BUTHAS T HE WORLD NOT REJ ECTED HIM?


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Th ink t h i s over : t ha t man w as l y ing by the poo l o f Be thesdafor th i r ty -e ight years and he had no one who could put h imins ide the water . Jesus came and asked h im i f he wasdes i rous to be m ade w ho le , and he answ ered and sa id tha tw hen the ange l t roub led the w ater , he had no one to car ryh im in to the poo l . The s i ck who had re la t ions were takendow n there bu t he had no person to he lp h im. Chr i s t askedh im i f he w as w i l l i ng to be m ade w ho le , and he asked howtha t cou ld happen. Chr i s t commanded h im to , R ise , takeup thy bed and wa lk . And immedia te l y the man was madew ho le . Who e lse cou ld do tha t w ork? Since t hen , w ho e lsehas done tha t k ind o f w ork? What ev i l t h ing d id Chr i s t do byte l l i ng the man to r i se up and wa lk , even when he d id no tcharge h im a kobo? He d id no t o f fe r any sac r i f i ces bu t hewas made who le . What ev i l d id he commi t? Te l l me, a l l o fyou inhab i tan ts o f t he wor ld , what s in d id Jesus commi taga ins t you? He went on w i th H is d i sc ip les and foundsomeone who was b l i nd f rom h is b i r th and H is d i sc ip lesasked H im: I s i t t h i s man w ho s inned or h is parents t ha t heshou ld be born b l i nd? Chr i s t t o ld them tha t Ne i ther th i sman nor h i s paren ts s inned, bu t he was born so tha t theg lo ry o f God migh t be made man i fes t i n h im. And he spa ton the g round and mixed the c lay w i th H is sp i t t l e andano in ted the eye o f the b l i nd man w i th the c lay and sa idun to h im, Go wash in the poo l o f S i loam. The b l i nd manwent and washed and rece ived h is s igh t . What s in d idChr is t commi t in th is s i tuat ion? Was He respons ib le for thew ork? The peop le asked the b l i nd man how he came t o see ;and he to ld them tha t a man named Jesus made h im see ;there w as uproar . Bu t t hey d id not do any th ing to he lp h imwhen he was b l i nd . R igh t now they were fu r ious becauseHe had opened the eyes of a b l ind man on the Sabbath day .


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That w as the stone w h ich the bu i lders re jec ted .HE CAME TO SAVE US. HE IS THE SON OF MAN, THE SONOF GOD AND GOD HIMSELF. BUT WE REJECTED HIM. Thewar s ta r ted because they a rgued tha t he wou ld no t havehealed on the Sabbath day i f he came f rom God; in the i runders tanding, He was f rom the Dev i l . They ca l led theparen ts o f h im tha t had rece ived h is s igh t and asked them : I s th i s your son who was born b l i nd? How then does henow see? H is paren ts answered them and sa id , We knowtha t th i s i s our son, and tha t he w as born bl i nd bu t by w hatmeans he now seeth , w e know no t ; he i s o f age , ask h im: heshal l speak for h imsel f . They gave th is answer becausethey were a f ra id o f t he Jews ; fo r the Jews had agreeda l ready tha t i f any man d id con fess tha t He w as Chr i s t , heshould be put out o f the Synagogue. They again ca l led theman t ha t w as born bl i nd , and asked h im how He opened h iseyes . He answered and sa id to them: I have to ld youa l ready and ye d id no t hear ; why do you want to hear i taga in? Wi l l you a lso be H is d isc ip les? Then t hey rev i led h imand sa id , thou ar t H is d isc ip le , but w e are Moses d isc ip les .We know tha t God spake un to Moses : as fo r th i s fe l l ow , wek now no t f r om w henc e he i s .Let our second lesson be read. I KNOW THE T.V. WILLDIVIDE THIS GOSPEL INTO SECTIONS BECAUSE WHENTHEY GET TO TOPICS WHICH CONVICT THEM HARD,THERE HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE ANDSUBSEQUENT BREAK IN TRANSMISSION OF THEBROADCAST. BUT IF IT IS A SATANIC PROGRAM, THEYWILL SHOW IT TILL THE END WITHOUT ANYTRANSMI SSION INT ERRUPTION.

Second B ib le Lesson: Luke 17: 25 But f i rs t must he suf fermany t h ings, and be re jec ted o f t h i s genera t ion . Whom w as


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t h i s w r i t t en about? To w hom does th i s p rophecy re fe r? I t i ssa id tha t f i r s t he m us t su f fe r many th ings and be re jec ted o fth i s genera t ion ; th i s genera t ion mus t re jec t h im.D id they no t say tha t i t was Moses they knew? But as fo rtha t man he w as f rom the dev i l and no person shou ld l is tento h im. The who le wor ld i s shout ing Jesus , Jesus , bu t d idthey no t re jec t H im? D id your fa thers and mothers no tre jec t H im? Today who can show me one d isc ip le o f OurLord Jesus Chr is t? Who among you keeps H iscommandments? Br ing tha t person be fo re me. WhenLazarus w as s ick , h i s s is te rs w ent and to ld Chr i s t t ha t thef r iend w hom he loved was s i ck . And he answ ered them andsaid : Th is s ickness is not unto death, but for the g lory o fGod, that the Son of man might be g lor i f ied. And he wentabout h is own bus iness . A f ter about four days , He sa id toH is d isc ip les , Our f r iend Lazarus is as leep; le t us go t hat Imay aw ake h im ou t o f s leep . Then sa id the d isc ip les , Lordi f he s leeps , he shal l wake up. He then to ld them p la in lythat Lazarus had d ied; never the less le t us go and ra ise h im.(John 11:14-15)Peter was exc i ted because tha t was the sor t o f t h ing hew as w a i t i ng to see . And they asked H im: Mas ter t he Jew sof l a te sought to s tone thee , and do you want to go thereagain?(John 11:7-8) Jesus never w ent out openly to dec lareHe w as the Chr i s t . He w ent i n t he com pany o f His d i sc ip les ,and they a l l w ore the same garments so tha t He may no t beident i f ied. When He healed any s ick person, He w ould w arnh im no t to te l l anyone. That i s the re jec ted s tone . HE ISTHE ALMIGHTY GOD, THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OFLORDS WHO CAME TO SAVE YOU THIEVES AND SINNERSBUT YOU REJECTED HIM. PUT YOURSELVES INTOFERVENT PRAYERS. I do no t want to go fa r i n to tha t bu t


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you know what happened when He ra i sed Lazarus f romdeath . The w ho le c i t y w as in an uproar . Then ga thered theChief Pr ies t and the Phar isees and sa id : I f we le t th iscon t inue l i ke th i s , a l l men wou ld be l ieve in h im: and theRomans sha l l come and take away bo th our p lace andnat ion. Caiaphas s tood up as the h igh pr ies t and sa id : Yeknow no th ing a t a l l , nor cons ider tha t i t i s exped ien t fo r ustha t one man shou ld d ie fo r the peop le , and tha t the w ho lenat ion per ish not . Because he ra ised Lazarus and healedthe s ick , the b l ind, the lame and the deaf , because hec leansed lepers , fed the poor and d id every good t h ing, theysa id tha t He mus t d ie . Can you see how the w or ld thankedGod fo r coming to save them? He wou ld f i r s t su f fe r manyth ings and be re jec ted o f th i s genera t ion and tha t wasex ac t l y t he s i t ua t i on w i t h H im. IT WAS NOT THEGOVERNMENT THAT KILLED OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. ITWAS NOT THE JUJU PRIESTS WHO CLAIMED TO KNOWTHE REAL GOD BETTER THAN ALL OTHERS. IT WAS NOTTHE ROMANS WHO KILLED HIM; THAT WAS WHY PILATEASK ED HIM : A M I A J EW? WAS IT N OT YOUR OWN PEOPLEWHO BROUGHT YOU HERE? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? TODAY THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING: THE CHURCHESWHO CLAIM TO KNOW GOD BETTER ARE THOSE WHO ARECONSPIRING AND ASKING WHAT THEY ARE TO DO WITHTHIS MAN BECAUSE HE IS STILL PERFORMING WONDERS.WHEN PILATE HAD EXAMINED HIM, HE COULD FI ND NOFAULT IN HIM.Barabbas was a murderer and a t every fes t i va l a c r im ina lhad to be f reed . P i la te asked wh ich o f t he two he shou ldre lease unto t hem , Barabbas or Jesus? They answ ered thathe shou ld re lease Barabbas to them and c ruc i f y Jesus .They sought for the re lease of Barabbas even though every


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person knew tha t he was a murderer , a th ie f , and an ev i ldoer ; they dem anded that Jesus should be k i l led. And Pi la teasked them: What has He done? But they sa id c ruc i fy h im.Can you see tha t? I t i s sa id tha t f i r st he mus t su f fer manyth ings and th i s genera t ion w i l l re jec t H im. Because o fg iv ing s ight to the b l ind and heal ing the s ick , the ChiefPr ies t and t he Phar isees , those w ho c la im ed they had seenGod face t o face , sa id t hey knew Abraham and Moses andNOT Jesus . Those w ere the people w ho sa id that He shouldbe c ruc i f i ed because He was a s inner . THE GOVERNMENTDOES NOT MAKE TROUBLE, THEY SEEK PEACE. RIGHTFROM TIME IMMEMORIAL THE PEOPLE WHO WAGED WARAGAINST GOD ARE THOSE WHO PROFESS TO KNOW HIM.AND SO IT WAS WITH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. PILATETRIED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO RELEASE HIM BUT THEJEWS INSISTED ON HAVING HIM KILLED. PILATE SET UPOVER HIS HEAD HIS ACCUSATION WRITTEN: THIS ISJESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. THEN SAID THE CHIEFPRIEST OF THE J EWS TO PILAT E, WRITE N OT TH E K ING OFTHE JEWS, BUT THAT HE SAID I AM KING OF THE JEWS.PILATE ANSWERED AND SAID, WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN, IHAV E WRITTEN.

Brethren, have you assessed the s i t uat ion proper ly . That isw hy he sa id , Why do you ca l l m e Lord, Lord but you do nott he t h i ngs I c ommand y ou? H e k new t ha t t he re w as no tone s ing le person who be l ieved in H im. The work o f God isnot sub jec t to any persons dec is ion. I t i s e i ther you shootthe gun and sp l i t t he bar re l ra ther t han lose the prey . Therewas not one person who be l ieved in Our Lord Jesus Chr is t .I f t here i s such a person , ment ion h im. I f you want toment ion Peter , I w i l l remind you tha t he was the f i r s tperson t o deny Our Lord Jesus Chr ist .


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Let our Go lden Tex t be read so tha t when you go back

home, you w i l l th ink ser ious ly about yourse l f . I do not saygo beyond that . The gospel o f today is l i ke a pregnantwoman, the t ime fo r de l i ve ry i s fas t approach ing . I am no tbu tc her ing; I am on ly inc i s ing w i th t he kn i fe .

GOLDEN TEXT: J OHN 1: 11He came un to h i s own, and h is own rece ived h im no t . To

w hom does th i s re fe r? Who i s tha t person who goes t o h i sown bu t h i s own rece ived h im no t? Do you no t a rgue tha tGod is not m an? But God sa id , LET US MAKE MAN INOUR OWN IM AGE AFTER OUR LIK ENESS. TH E USREFERS TO THE FATHER, SON AND THE HOLYSPIRIT. But now you argue tha t God i s no t man. I s he anan ima l o r a rock? I s he an ange l? Answer me, you w isemen . HE CAME IN HIS OWN LIKENESS. HIS LIKENESS ISMAN. HE COMES AS A MAN AND ON EVERY 25TH DAY OFDECEMBER EVERYBODY EATS AND REJOICES THAT THEVIRGIN MARY HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A BABY BOY. BUT NOPERSON BELIEVES IN HIM. And so the above sc r ip tu rerefers to Our Lord Jesus Chr is t , He cam e in the m anger as am an. But d id you rec e ive H im? Who rec e ived H im? I f he d idno t f i l l t he boa t o f Pe te r w i thf i shes , Pe te r w ou ld no t have fo l l ow ed H im.When He to ld H is d i sc ip les how he mus t go to Jerusa lemand Chief Pr ies t and Scr ibes , and be k i l led and ra ised againon the t h i rd day , Peter t ook H im as ide and began to rebukeHim: Th is sha ll not be unt o thee. Peter sa id t h is because hehad read tha t Chr i s t wou ld no t d ie , f o rever he w

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