Pastor Victor Iruobe:Possessing Our possession Part 2.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM JUST BEGINNING OUR MESSAGE FOR TODAY. THE PRINCIPLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS I HAVE ALREADY SHARED WERE MEANT TO PLACE THE MESSAGE IN TO CONTEXT.(CONTINUED FROM PART 1, OF POSSESSING YOUR POSSESSION.

GIVE ME THE MOUNTAIN

Let us read Joshua 13:1 '
Joshua 14:6So he says i was forty years when the land was.45rt ... when moses the servant of the Lord sent me to ......and i brought him back a report according to my convictions. The ....who went out with me made the heart of the vpeople melt with fear. The categories .............there was a group of people that saw opportunity in every difficulty and there was also a group that saw difficulty in every opportunity. And he said now here i am ......(how old was he at this stage of his life?).....years old.

I have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly(How did Caleb follow God?). If you have understanding about what you will gain as a result of serving God wholeheartedly, you will be motivated in your service of the Lord. (pt of affirmation ASK YOURSELF, HOW DO I SERVE GOD? THEN AFFIRM, 'I AM EXPECTED TO SERVE GOD WHOLEHEARTEDLY).
......................Moses statement........

There is a lot/world.....to gain from serving the Lord wholeheartedly......what he said to moses......'so here i am today still as strong as when i was ......in my forties when Moses sent me....(Object lesson)' i am still as strong as the day moses sent me. I am just as vigorous today as i was when he sent us 45 years ago........(reading on)NOW GIVE THE MOUNTAIN!

GIVE ME THE MOUNTAIN
Now give me the mountain! Now do not forget that Lot Abraham's nephew(at a younger age than Caleb was when he spoke the words 'Give me the mountain) was asked by the Angels to run to the monutains, however he opted for the hills instead( ). This is the contrast between a younger man and an older man. (Repeat this affirmation:Success does not come on a platter of gold.It involves taking the mountains)Caleb said to Joshua ' Give me the mountains which the Lord promised me that day....
.....v45 but the Lord helping me...........
Object lesson: It would have been a different case if God had not made a promise! But as a reslut of His promise the following situations will be subdued;failures,difficult situations and the list goes on.
Joshua presents to us a true picture of success
Observe this carefully: Joshua presents to us a true picture of success. What is Success? Success is not limited to financial success and it certainly does not depend on your bank balance. In other words how much there is in credit.Well one way of defining success is by pointing out what it isn't:
1. Success is not determined by what others say about you. .....................................................
2. Succes will not happen if prayer(both corporate and private) are neglected. This is why prayer meetings can effective change in favour of individual and group success. During prayer times, those involved are literally in a battle to win victories in life. Success is also the result of battles fought and won after times of prayer.
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Success :
1. Must be based on what God says about you. It involves keeping God's word alive and preserving it....against the odds. (comment....some have already given up on their God-given vision and allowing it to fall by ..................................
2. Success does not come easily. It involves battling through prayer.(when you honour prayer prayer honours you too). 'Caleb said i am just as vigorous to go to battle now ).
3. Requires a wholehearted pursuit of God.
4. Serve God according to Conviction. That is faith! To build up your conviction .
5. Readiness for battle. You've got to fight. In order to effectively do this you need to conduct your life in full awareness of the enemy.
Here is a story of one pastor's experience with church planting: .......A pastor started his church close to a Nursing Home for the Elderly...........during the service the old people fell asleep. Perhaps they were dreamt in fulfillment of Old Testament scripture:This wa
Another story was about University Christian fellowship: the e
Closing Affirmation: This is my year of making it happen.
Prayer: Give God the glory for his word. Thank you Lord for your word.
What then
Next sunday i will be teaching on 'How to handle storms'. This message will give some insights on how to 'fly through storms' . At the sight of a storm so many people give up their vision, saying that 'it is too difficult', 'it is impossible'


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