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The Xt's Students 11th Anniversary Week "In this Kingdom, nobody is

the number.of structurescan pu t up; nobody is known bynown by taking drugs; even if you

the altar'or vestry, yOU wint be known; being fastidious orthings done bysmall children and all thesealready exist in the world.

never been in exisare love and holiness. Andyou practise holiness, you willt be knwn in this kingdom.'The above was enunciated by theFather Leader O. () Olll! duringdivine gospel to declare open thein Calabar recently.In Ihe gospel whose texts werePeter 1:14-15;

and 2 Timothyemphasised that

nor handsomeness is neededthis kingdom but holiness.. 'He cannot use you in His servicey,.)u arc not pious. If you want toto the fu1lest,

1101 indulge yourself in th e commitof sinfulness" the Fapleaded, adding that nobodytl) come to Brotherhood to

andothersbeen built.He said that all children of Godhe Hply. in thoughts.and in our daily communica

others and "anything apartthe above requirements,

are operating in th e flesh whichll bring problems to you."-The Leader intimated .that, "youn never see Him with a snuff box,

or lying," for, committingthese sins separate one from God'spurpose.He saM that immediately JesusseperatM and sanctifiedthat God might use Him,(Jesus Christ) was seen at various

at the "ame time.The Leader assured that anybodyas a vehicleservice, can he seen in variousthatthe 144,000 who are supposed

The week f e a t u . r ~ d speeches, singing, dancing, recitations, testimonies,. visions and visit to the Gardenof Eden. A memorial event was therelease of latest melodious renditionsby the Christs' Students' NaturalChoir. A prominent feature during the week-long activities were s p t : e ~ h e s made to thank the Holy Spirit tormaking the institution of the ChristStUdents a reality.

Christ S t ~ d e n t Emilia AsuquoEfiong in her comments, thanked theHoly Father for fulfilling His divinepromises to them, thus removing the.uncertaintry of what will be their fatefrom their mind,She said that they have beentaunfed with provocative innuendos by people who used to ask themwhen the indefinite studies shallend for them to graduate, pointingout that .. the Holy Father affirmedour faith by assuring us that thosewho serve Him deli gently to the en dshall have glory, riches and eternallife." _r,Elder 'Edward Ette, a senior reporter for Herald Press Ltd. whoparticipated fu1ly in the week-longactivities in his testimony during thecelebration, thanked the Holy Father for giving the Christ Studentsthe ability to bear the uneasy burdenof carrying their cross for the past19 y,-,ars.He said that the Students bearwith fortitude the burden because ofthe divine manifestation in fulfilmentuf G"d's words: 'All that the Fathergive-th me shall come to me, andhim that cometh to me, I will in nowise cast out." the Elder added.The Holv Father in His closingadvice. d e ~ r e e d that as from nextyear, 1988: the Christ's StudentsWeek should be celebrated under theauspices of the Spiritual Councilof Churches throughout the entireBr

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OrdaIned Sisters Fellowship Meeting with FaAdvising those present after

Father who drew His text fromPeter 3:12, . c a u t i o n ~ d evil doersof themselves and their

because the eyes of the Lorde always on the righteous o n ~ s ears are wwltys open toprayers. .The Father told those present thatr Lord Jesus Christ was chosen

because Heto His Father.

He said that it is self-afflicting foranger, theft

because they do~ a r r : t tha.n. good to our body.e mamtatned xf we turn away from

of sinfulness .after receiving thatGospel, then God win listenl lS.Quoting from Isaiah 1:10-20, the

that it was clearlythat if Sodom and Gomorra

their sacrifices, he (Thp.turn His eyes away

them, adding that since Godthat of the living He has

to d() wi!h sinners, necrojuju-men, id())-worshippersdrunkards. Father went on,saying that tliey love lhcrh()od, but as far as they are Brotherhood would be hing. However. since it is built rightcl)Usness. there should be fcars because upon all the evil and its leadership, it is still like a wild fire.

Father said is becauseHis Christ have

are always listening tosome rural comsee huts beingBroth,erhood bethels, but ithuts, that man's inexpli. problems are solved withers only; the Father said,

that while medical and jujubecause

to only the prayers ot the

righteuus ones."Th,)se who are not of thiskingdom only come here when theyhave pnlblcms to be baptised andhan' their fheir problems solved, butthere is Ol1e thing which is unique inBI'"ti1l'rho()c1. And it is the factthut if (me is not called by the Fatherhe cannot come here on his own because God Vindicates only those thathe has called "The Fat her intimates.In conclusion, the Father enjoinedall to differentiate between thegroup that are still doubting thepower in Brotherhood and thegroup that believes in Brotherhoodas the Kingdom of God on earth andnote that just as the Father was withour Ldtd Jesus Christ when He(Jesus) was nailed to the Cross anddid not fail Him, so (God) willhe be with all those who will be un-shakable in their belief and alsoendure patiently to the end.More than one thousand Nairawas realised that day and a lovefeast was served to all present todivinely bring the days meeting toan end.