Celebration Church International

Soli Deo Gloria - PH Day 2 - Evening - Walking In The Glory Of God By Pst. Emmanuel Iren

Glorifying God in your body What is Koinonia? The Greek word translated Koinonia as Communication which means Fellowship. Koinonia is fellowshipping together in the things of God because we have the same spirit. Koinonia demands that we hold each other accountable to the standard that Christ has set for us as Christians because our confession of faith places a demand on us (Philemon 1-6,16-17) We can fellowship in the things of God because we have the same spirit and by the fellowship, it’s easy for others to acknowledge that we’re from God. If you have Koinonia you'll love, you'll forgive, you'll put aside the sins of the flesh. Salvation creates in us a lifestyle that is consistent with the fruits of the spirit. The first teaching of overcoming temptation was done by God himself (Genesis 4:7-10, 3:15) The first sign of temptation is from your thoughts. Actions are the irresistible products of your thoughts. (James 1:14, 2Timothy 2:20)

A crucial aspect of prayer is humility. Pride cannot coincide with a prayer life.2 Chron 7:14

Glory can be used for men and God but the difference is that God's glory is the excellence of Glory which means there is none like him.

There is an urgency to demonstrate power in our day. Examples of people that demonstrated power are; Moses Jeremiah… We should know that it doesn’t matter your past or many excuses, God can still use you. Keep at the power of God. The Bible describes the word of God as an open face. Like we see God make greatness out of ordinary people. He wants to mentor you! We also see that in the time of creation, God was bringing beauty and order into chaos. He also began to name things. All the things you saw God do He gave man dominion and He honors the dominion. There’s something called; Mentorship in the divine. Don’t just say it, but prophesy as the word of God says. You can give directions to the spirit of God God is always trying to get us to do what he does. Having the God type of faith is doing what God does. One of the biggest gifts God can give you is a training in the supernatural. You can have what you say when you have that power. We came to see what God can do but he is ready to see what we can do with the power he has given us. Faith changes your perspective and launches you into a new normal. When God is mentoring in a spirit realm we have to have an orientation of what the normal is. I’m the spirit realm everything is worked on by speech. Faith downplays the possibilities of a natural realm. I’m the realm of spirit you must align yourself to talk. Our talk is not informative but creative. There is a creative power when I speak. Mark 11:23 Diadrino (Greek word doubt ). In the faith realm, you don’t examine different options s you embrace one. How to build your faith: 1. Eradicate every contrary voice. 2. Faith involves consistency and tenacity.

Every believer is capable of performing signs and miracles. We cannot afford to be unaware or ignorant about it. (1 Cor 12:1 )Operating in the spirit is compulsory not just for you but for the sake of the people around you.

God is more than willing to heal the sick. It is not His will for anyone to be sick and neither is it His way of teaching us a lesson.

GO! Jesus was a carpenter, yet He was doing "fishing consultancy" for people who were professional fishermen. When they caught so much fish that their fishing net tore. It is expected that they go to the market to sell all the fish. However, there was something much more than that. Jesus wanted to make them FISHERS OF MEN. Matthew 28:18-19 1. This is a call to maturity.Jesus is saying unto you, "Come up hither". 2. You can and should get better at spiritual things. In Christianity, there is nothing like a "better yesterday". *Spiritual maturity and growth is not for some set of people. It is for EVERY single Christian. 2 Corinthians 3:6. *Are you scared of teaching and preaching? You can LEARN. You can get better at spiritual things. 3. Whatever you are good at bears witness to the fact that you can also be good at evangelism. The early apostles did not just wake up and start doing miracles, they were under training and did "internships" when Jesus was alive. Luke 10:1 CONVERSATION STARTERS WHEN YOU WANT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. A. Indirect Approach-John 4:3 Go to people and make friends with them. Lay hands on the sick. Have conversations with strangers and start dispensing the gifts of the spirit. B. Direct Strategy There are people you meet and you immediately tell them about Christ. This is because you might never see them again and this might be their last opportunity to hear the gospel. 1. Who do you believe is the greatest person in history? 2. Have you lost anyone close to you? Where do think dead people go? 3. Do you know any good church around? 4. What do you think when people talk about Jesus? 5. I am praying for people today, what do you want me to tell God about you? Two things to note as you GO! 1. Get Godfidence. Stand firm, be unshakable and unmovable. Matthew 9:5 2. You are not as shy as you think. Rehearse how to evangelize. Sin makes people VICTIMS. The solution and way out is JESUS. By preaching the Gospel, we are giving them the antidote.

There is a confidence you must have in God who has called you to reach the world for Him. You need it to influence a world like ours that Christ already warned must hate us (John 15:16-18) We cannot afford to be silent. Influence belongs to the BOLD. 📌 It does not always belong to the one who is right. In building Godfidence to preach the gospel : -Fear Not Beyond being a positive mindset there is a reason why (2 King 6:15-19) We have more with us than what people can see. We have eternity on our side. -Stay with the message. Don’t change the message to suit the people. -Cure yourself of the desire to be liked. You are already accepted in the beloved. -Prepare Know the Gospel well enough to preach it -Be led by the spirit. -Pray often in the spirit. Remember, you are the gift of God to the world and your confidence is in God. We always win 🔥🔥🔥

When you envision the body of Christ, you must envision a church without walls: boundless and limitless.

To be viral means to be popular and to spread quickly. We must go for all spheres of influence. God is positioning us and we have to be ready.

Joy is proof of our understanding of the gospel. Joy in impossible times is proof of the workings of the Holy Ghost in us.

God is highly glorified when we are most satisfied in Him and that makes the joy we have on our inside Endless.

When your desires are assessed, let nothing stand beside Christ in the hierarchy. Christ doesn’t want just duty. He wants delight.

Unholy comparison will make you miss out on all that God is doing in your life because you are fixed on what is happening in the lives of others.

Jireh simply means God will provide, but it actually means God is providential. He knows all the needs we will have, and He has catered for them.

The Real intent of prayer is not what it does for you but what it does in you. As there is a lot to learn about prayer, there is also a lot to unlearn. Do not pray like the hypocrites who pray to be seen. God who sees in secret rewards openly. Understand that even conversations that happen in a secret place have an open reward. Do not use vain repetitions (Matt 6:7-8 ) Jesus emphasized importunity in prayer. However, the difference with vain repetition is in the motive Not all repetition is vain Eg Worship (Rev 4:8 ) and Prayers of Consecration. Things you contend for in warfare follow naturally a man of intimacy. Have the right focus in prayer.

It’s a pattern even in the Bible that when people pray together something happens! We should recognize that we have a part to play.

One thing that is important to note about prayer is the fact that prayer can be taught and improved upon. It doesn't matter where you are in your prayer life, you can do better.

The teachings on prayer by Jesus would make more sense when we understand who Jesus is. Moses, Elijah had divine encounters but Jesus was and is divine. There is a way to pray, which is why John and the other disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. All our differences about the different ways to pray would be eradicated if we study the way Jesus prayed. It's important that we understand that as Important as perseverance in prayer is, the purpose is more important. Just like there are rules on a race track, there are rules in the spirit. Luke 11:2 One thing that made the disciples seek to learn to pray from Jesus was the fact that his prayers have an intimate perspective. He prayed to God like a Father which they hadn't seen before. Things to know about prayer. • Prayer is about consecration and relationship. Prayer is not about you most times. To be a person of prayer, you should be a person consecrated to his plans and will. Prayer warfare isn't about telling God about your problems. It's about telling your problems about God. God should be your focus. Jesus should be your priority in prayer. With the miraculous, we can wipe away the tears from some eyes but God's kingdom which we pray for is his plan for all to be saved. The kingdom is the finality of God's plan for your life. Luke 11:2. The entire Lord's prayer emphasizes this in the whole prayer point. God is God-centered. He loves you but would have his will done. Re-align your perspectives.

"If you only pray when you feel like praying, you won't have a prayer life" - Pst. Emmanuel Iren The things of the spirit can be taught because they are systematic. For instance, there is what to do to be saved (John 3:16). The fact that it is spiritual doesn't make it mysterious. Like in every other aspect of Christian devotion, there is a school of Prayer. We can learn to pray. This is a Bible emphasis and not just a denominational emphasis. You can rise in fervor; you can be schooled in the art of prayer. In Luke 11:1, the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. They were fascinated by Jesus' prayer life. You may have heard it said that one learns how to pray by praying. That is a context-specific quote that encourages us to exercise ourselves consistently in prayer in order to build a prayer life. But before you build a prayer life, you must learn to pray. If you only pray when you feel like praying, you won't have a prayer life. Prayer is labor. Many times, you will not feel like it but you must pray notwithstanding. The school of prayer is a systematic curriculum. The concept is not new. John taught his disciples how to pray. You can learn to pray. It doesn't matter where you are in your prayer life. Many of Jesus' disciples were John's disciples and John had taught them to pray. But they saw a difference in how Jesus prayed. It is important to have that disposition of rising and improving in your prayer life. From Luke 11:5, Jesus explained prayer with an example of the friend who had roused his friend to make a request at night. Jesus stated that though his friend may not answer him because of their friendship, he would answer him because of his persistence. It is noteworthy that the first thing Jesus taught about prayer was perseverance. We must learn to persevere. Jesus created imagery of urgency that necessitated a response. Three aspects of Perseverance we must grow in: * TENACITY * VOLUME * CONSISTENCY If you don't pray, you will live a life of contradiction.

The Believer's Money by Pst. Emmanuel Iren

Desire spiritual gifts and never stop! It's also important not to adjust your theology to accommodate your unfavorable experiences.

God rewards integrity. Be the Christian who when others see your life they will glorify God and not blaspheme His name.

Snake & Ladder By Pst. Emmanuel Iren

Excellence is not an option. Eternal excellence is the joy of many generations. Supernatural advantage must show in your life.

If lives depend on it, then show it in your commitment. The world must not produce better results than you!!

If children are taught early enough in love, they will stay there. Your family is your ministry, both for men and women

Bear the burdens of God. Grow up. You are a priest, stop thinking about yourself & what you can gather. The man God reveals & entrusts his plans to is a selfless man.

Our perspective on thankfulness has changed because we know that we have already won! The goal of prayer is not only what it can do for us, but what it can do in us – we are God’s priority. Take out time this week to thank God. Rejoice!!!

The divine presence makes the impossible possible and you carry God on your inside. Have faith!

We are to serve the best interest of our kingdom here on earth. God needs partnership. Jesus cannot both be savior and preacher. God needs us. He is placing a demand on our friendship.

You need to have the consciousness that God lives in you. The things religious men pursue go after men of intimacy.

The power in you, the fire is for the transformation of lives and for drawing people to salvation. It is for purification, sanctification, and consecration of the hearts of men (Matthew 3:11-12).

A mature believer sees the message God is trying to portray with every miracle.

It’s a great anomaly that men do not pray. If you truly gaze on God, out of delight and not duty, you will stay there.

Colours Of Grace - Amazing Grace Finale

Before we knew we needed saving, God provided us a savior, this is the providence of God. Despite our many transgressions, God decided to call us His very own people, drawing us to Him.

The rainbow, a sign of God's mercy and faithfulness to us.

There has to be a standard above us; a standard above our feelings. From a biblical and logical standpoint, this is the proper perspective.

A teaching on handling temptations.

The intelligence of a design is proof of an intelligent creator. The message of Grace doesn't make us careless about how we handle our bodies. It makes us particular about it.

Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: This means God doesn't leave you to yourself. God is not irresponsible, He is a loving father.

No other religion claims the cleansing of personal sin through the sacrifice of its founder, that's the beauty of our faith!

Our past, present, and future mistakes are already paid for and this spurs us on to worship.

The baptism of water was only the picture of salvation. A type and shadow of what we now have by the Spirit!

Paul had to describe what circumcision he was referring to here because circumcision now had a new meaning. Christ is the actual circumcision. The true doctrine of circumcision is that in Christ, we received a new life.

"The Lord's Table" from Vintage Jesus by Pst. Emmanuel Iren. Released: 2021. Track 1. Genre: Religious.

What truly makes for a strong conviction in God is His word and His spirit. This is what will make you stand the test of time.

We are an orthodox church not based on denomination, but based on the fact that we believe, follow, and preach what Jesus and the apostles preached.