OOO

THE WORD CENTER

GOD BEGETS HIS CHILDREN THROUGH THE GOSPEL

BIBLE CLASS LESSONS ANDEVERLASTING GOSPELS

BYLEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBUTHE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER

AND THE SOLE SPIRITUALHEAD OF THE UNIVERSE.

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSSAND STAR

COMPILED FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF CHRISTMAS PENTECOSTAL DECEMBER 2010

PRODUCED BY Copyright © 2010 by THE WORD CENTER

P.O. BOX 44044Washington, D.C.20026-4044

WEBSITE: www.wordcenter.orgEMAIL:wordcenter44@gmail.com

GOD BEGET HIS CHILDREN THROUGH THE

GOSPEL

1st Lesson: Matthew 12:28

"But if I cast out devils by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you."

2nd Lesson: I Corinthians 4:15

"For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; For in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel."

Golden Text: I John 5:18

"We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one touched him not."

Brethren the above bible texts mark the commencement of this Pentecostal Assembly. You are aware that the children must first be fed before the servants. And it is always the tradition that the fellowship of the sons of the soil opens the Pentecostal. You know of a surety that some flies go to see the wound; others go to suck the wound. Our Lord Jesus Christ said not all those who call me Lord, Lord will enter into the Kingdom of My Father but those who do the will of my Father will enter into the Kingdom of God. For they are not all Israelites who are true children of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, children of the promise are counted for the seed.

God Begets Us with His Words

It is so with the Gospel you are going to receive this night. When you hear of the term father it does not refer to your carnal father. It is the Father who is greater than all fathers. And that is why Our Lord Jesus Christ said except ye be born again you cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. Except a man be

born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. If you do not listen to the Gospel of God what will then qualify you as the child of God? Even if you are conceived by the virgin Mary that does not make you a child of God. It is only the Word of God that will make you a child of God and it is the Word of God that I use in begetting you.

Suppress Evil Spirits with the Holy Spirit

It is impossible that you can use an evil spirit to drive away evil spirit from somebody. You cannot use an evil thing to extract evil from somebody. It is the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that can be used in casting out evil spirit from your body and the Holy Spirit takes dominion over you. And that is why Our Lord Jesus Christ has said: you are cleaned through the words that I have spoken unto you. You have not been called to come and eat bread or to drink or to dance but you are called to come and receive the Words of God. The dry-fasting we undertook was to prepare us for the Word of God which would be preached unto us during this Assembly.

Put New Wine In New Bottle

Because you cannot put new wine in an old bottle otherwise the bottle will break and the wine will spill off. If you have completely filled a bottle with water, it will be impossible for you to add any more quantity of water inside it because the bottle is already filled. And that is why each time we come in here, we must actually empty the old wine and allow the bottle to remain empty. This work is the revival of the Spirit. You are regenerated and recreated. All the evil spirits which did not allow you to operate all these years will be driven away that you may receive the words of God and live by them.

God Sympathizes with the Blacks

You can see how merciful God is with the Black man. And you see how God is merciful to the poor. He is so compassionate with the orphans, the blind and the lame. See how God is sympathetic with the afflicted, with those in tribulation and all those who suffer. A spiritual chorus says the afflicted should weep no more because the Savior is not on the way; He is already here with us. God knows that if He had started His operation in the white man's country then the black man would have perished. If this work were to start with the whites how many of you here would be there? Not very long from now you will see the whites flying in airplanes and landing here. And the cost means nothing

to them. That is why God has chosen to begin this work with the poor blacks.

Those who were not His People are now His Beloved

Notice that some of you have been here for the past twenty years but your twenty years are of no effect to you. If a white man comes in here for one day, he will assimilate and begin to practice all that He has learnt. But your twenty years have not done any good thing to you. One thing is sure; God has never forgotten His promise. As it was written in Hosea "those who were not my people shall be called my people and she that was not loved shall be called my beloved." The white man has no regard for the black man. The other colored people have no regard for the black man. Not to talk about Africa, not to talk about Nigeria. You would not even mention the Cross River State but today God has looked kindly on you and he has salvaged you from your ruin into His great glory.

We are all begotten of God by His Words:

How many people now realize that they are the children of God? Up till today you are still claiming that you are human. Have you heard what the first lesson has told you? He says I use the Holy Spirit to drive away the evil spirit from you and then you become the children of God. I have used the Word of God to beget all of you sitting down here as the real children of God. There is no other thing which can be used in begetting you apart from the Word of God. What qualifies you as a son is the Word of God which dwells richly in you. What makes Him the Father is that He uses the Word to beget you. It is a thing of great joy for all the inhabitants of the world to come to the realization that we are all the children of God. We are not adopted children but the true sons of God. There is no other medium through which a man can be begotten with the image and likeness of God except that God has to beget such a person.

The New Covenant:

And that is why it should be very expedient for all the children of God to come in here to accept Him. It is a great fortune for all of you here, not to you alone but to the entire mankind. Because He has said this is the New Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord. "I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in

their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." Are these Words not made manifest within you today?

All of you sitting down here and all the inhabitants of the world, I use the Word of God to beget you. As you enslaved yourself to sin from now on you must enslave yourself to the Holy Spirit. Realize that these Words have been fulfilled in you: the Kingdom of this world have become the Kingdom of Jehovah God and His Christ. It is not such a thing that you should begin to ask if you are the child of God. You are the child of God because God dwells in you. It does not serve any useful purpose to gaze at the sky and say until Jesus Christ come again. He says I use the Holy Spirit of God to beget you and you become the children of God.

Without the Holy Spirit what is capable of driving out lying, greed, death, sickness and every haphazard spirit from your body? The first lesson will now be read.

1st Lesson: Matthew 12:28

"But if I cast out devils by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you."

Brethren, can you observe the hidden things of this Kingdom of God? It is no other thing which is used in begetting you apart from the Word of God. It is not because of works, it is not that you are worthy or that you are righteous but it is because you are begotten as a child of God. When people argue that there is something underneath Brotherhood, you begin to argue that there is nothing. I want to confirm the fact that there is something underneath.

Reveal the Glory of God:

When they ask you why do you call upon the Father; why should you not call upon the Father? Right now you know the Father because it is the Father who begets you. It is because of the Spirit with which you are endowed that you become the real children of God. And that is why this Fellowship is referred to as the fellowship of the children of God. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Chairman of the Fellowship. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the

Chairman because He is the first born. No matter how numerous you may be, He is the person through whom you are begotten. And so we all are the children of the same Father. We should therefore reveal His own glory throughout the four corners of the world.

It does not matter whether you are born in Egypt or Israel or in Africa. Because there is no other element with which you are begotten apart from the Word of God. Can you see the wisdom which eluded Nicodemus, when Our Lord Jesus Christ told him except you be born again you cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. The statement so outwitted him that he started asking Our Lord Jesus Christ how can a man as old as himself re-enter into the womb of his mother and be born again. And Our Lord Jesus Christ told him verily, verily, I say unto you except a man be born of the water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God."

Love The Word of God

If you have not received the Holy Spirit and if you do not listen to the Gospel of God what makes you a child of God? Can you not realize that the most significant thing is for all of us to come in here and listen to the Word and assimilate and practice this Word because you are begotten through this Word. Prayer alone cannot take you into the Kingdom of God. Songs alone cannot take you into the Kingdom of God. Visions alone cannot take you into the Kingdom. Extracting of charms cannot take you into this Kingdom. Preparing feast and serving to all the people sitting down here alone cannot take you into the Kingdom of God. You do not realize that it is the Word of God that you despise that can take you into the Kingdom of God. It does not cost you a kobo and it is not because of your righteousness or educational attainment, or wealth or beauty but it is the Word of God alone that is used in begetting you into the family of God. We should, therefore, give due respect to the Word of God. We should reverence the Word of God. We should be obedient unto the Word of God. We should rejoice at the Word of God. We should love the Word of God more than anything else. We should completely subjugate ourselves to the Word of God because without the Word of God, we would not be cleansed and we would not have been anything before God.You Will Have Life If The Word Dwells In You

When people are preaching the Word of God to you, you say take it away; I do not want to listen to it. If you do not want to listen to the Word of God what makes you a child of God? Song is an old thing. Dances are old. Visions and extracting of charms and all other things are old but the Word of God is always new. There is nothing that can take you into this Kingdom except the Word of God. He says take everything that I have but give me the Word of God. When the Word of God dwells in my heart I will have life. Let the Words of God dwell in you richly.

Man's Constituency Is The Word

Do you realize that it is these Gospels that I use in begetting you? No person can boast of doing one thing or the other before he entered into the Kingdom of God. It is this Word that I use in begetting you. Now you are no more a citizen of Nigeria or of Africa; you are no more a human being. All of you are the children of God. Your problem is that you continue to confess that you are a man, you are from Nigeria you are an Ibo or an African, this is not true. And that is why Our Lord Jesus Christ has said "Man know thyself and thou shalt know everything." Have the people of the world not claimed that they know Our Lord Jesus Christ - that the mother is Mary and the Father is Joseph? And Our Lord Jesus Christ exclaimed, look at a wonderful thing! He that is sent by God: do you say you know him?

Love The Brotherhood

And He says if I claim that I do not know the one who sent me there is no truth in me. Eventhough every person said he was the son of Joseph, he emphatically claimed that he came from God and that He is the Son of God. And that is why he said whoever is ashamed of me on earth, I also will be ashamed of him in heaven before my Father and before the Holy Angels. All of you sitting down here are not prophets, you are not apostles, you are not pastors, you are not elders, you are the Christs. The reason is that the Word of God is used in begetting you. Therefore, you have all the rights as the sons of the soil. You are now with the Father; the Father lives in you and you live in the Father.God is Our Father

The Father has specifically used this Gospel in opening this Pentecostal Assembly so that most of you who claim you come from Nigeria, or from Oron or you are an Ibo or a Yoruba or to be an Englishman; you should realize

that you are not what you claim to be but you are the child of God. You have erred to refer to any person as your Father. Or to say that somebody has begotten you. May God forgive you. God is your Father. You are no more of this world. The word of God is used in begetting you and you therefore become the children of God forever and ever. Right now you are all spiritually minded and you are all serving God. And all that belongs to the Father belongs to you and what you have, belongs to the Father.

Man Know YourselfYou have no share in things worldly but you have share in things heavenly. Your problem is that you do not know that you have been adopted from the family of man into the family of God. But as it is now you are like eagles, the prince of all the birds but you stoop down to peak seeds with ordinary fowls. Right now no sin has dominion over you. Falsehood has no place in you; theft or any other sins have no place in your body. Preparations of concoctions, all forms of diabology, death and hades have no more dominion over you. Because I use the Holy Spirit to beget you and you then become the Holy Spirit. I do not use trees, or rocks or any other thing to beget you but I use the Word of God, word of the Holy Spirit to beget you and you become the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit Which Olumba Puts In Us Teaches Us to do What Is GoodAnd that is why we have a spiritual chorus which says the spirit which Olumba infuses in us teaches us to do that which is good in the Sight of God. Right now you are sitting, you have no thought of yourself. You are always thinking about how you will serve God properly. All of you sitting down here, you are no more sitting on earth but in heaven. All of you sitting down here, you are no more human beings but you are Holy Spirits. And that is why people argue that there is something in your body and you begin to argue that there is nothing. And I want to ask you if the Holy Spirit does not dwell in you?

Are the languages you speak those of human beings? What you are seeing now, can any other person see? What you are doing now is any other person capable of doing it? What you are hearing can any other person hear? Is this not enough indication that you are no more on earth. Our Lord Jesus Christ said "I go to prepare a place for you. After Preparing, I will come

again and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." Do you think He went to bring an aeroplane? Or do you think that He went to bring a ladder that you can climb up with Him. I employ the Word of God to elevate you.You have heard another spiritual song which says my children come and rejoice with me. It is the Word of God that I use in begetting you. You are more fortunate than any other generations.

2nd Lesson: I Corinthians 4:15

"For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; For in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel."

Can you realize the recondite wisdom of God found in what is read to you? But how many of you are aware of this wisdom? You are carrying the carcass of an elephant on your head but you are fiddling with your legs in search of snails. You claim that you are going to visit your father. What is the name of that your father? You contend that you are paying a visit to your homeland. What is the name of your homeland? Does it follow that till today you are ignorant that you are in heaven, and that you are in the Kingdom of God? It is said, "For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel." No matter how many persons you refer to as your father, your grandfather; your uncle; there is only one Father. You have only one father.

Right from that day you accepted me, peace has been restored unto you. Now, you always refer to the word 'Father' because I use the Holy Spirit to send off the evil spirits in you. Subsequently, you have changed into a child of the Father.

Only The Holy Spirit Can Reveal The Father and the Son

Unless the Holy Spirit begets you, no person will know what is called the Father or the Son. Go and tell somebody that the Father has sent you to him, he will ask whether your father knows him and what is his name. But go to somebody who has been begotten by the Spirit of God. Immediately you mention that the father sent you to him, he will fall on his face because he knows the father and the father knows him also. From that day he received the Holy

Spirit, he knows that there is but one father and we are all brethren.Children of God Separated from the World

No person amongst us lives unto himself. The Holy Spirit has assumed dominion over all of us. As you are sitting there, you are empty. It is only the Holy Spirit that is reigning supreme. You have no iota of association with the things of this world because you are no longer of the world but in heaven. Heaven is the Spirit. And this spirit is neither a tree nor fish nor animal but it refers to you sitting down there. Thus, it is incumbent on you to lend ears to him. That Scriptural passage is made manifest on you, which says, "And as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly." That is why; wherever you go to, the moment you declare that you are a Brotherhood the people there will be amazed. You will become a wonderful being before them. You are very precious. You provide to them something very spectacular because no person knows where you come from.

Our Kingdom Is Not Of this World

A person who is born of the spirit does not know where he comes from and where he is heading to. That is why Our Lord Jesus Christ told Pilate "My Kingdom is not of this world; if my Kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my Kingdom not from hence." You must know that your own kingdom is not of this world. Remember the parable of Our Lord Jesus Christ saying, "A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shewed his Lord these things. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, that none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper."

Those Who Will Not Come Into Brotherhood

Who are those mentioned here who will not taste of the supper? They are the rulers of this world, the millionaires, those who are wealthy, those who indulge in diabology and who are rich in the things of this world. Do not doubt when a governor argues that he cannot come into Brotherhood. Of a truth he cannot come because he is not one of us. When you come by any millionaire who argues that he cannot come to Brotherhood because he will not be able to remove his shoes, have patience with him because he is not one of us. When God will call him, he will surely come. The worldly person looks at man on his facial appearance but God looks at a man’s heart. The Kingdom is not meant for thieves and robbers, fornicators, dupers, necromancers and persons who engage in the preparation of concoction. Rather, it is reserved for those people who surrender themselves unto God.

The King Is For The Poor

It is against this base that Our Lord Jesus Christ said, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God." Now if you go to somebody’s house to preach the good tidings of this Kingdom to him, he will tell you to leave his house. He will argue that he has been baptized and that he is a communicant and that he has no need for the Word of God. Tell me what will take him into the Kingdom of God. That was why Our Lord Jesus Christ said, "Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? And then he will spoil his house." Who is the person who enjoys good health who will want to lend ears to the Word of God? Or who is the rich person who will listen to the Word of God? Who is so elevated in position like a governor or a president and he will love to listen to the Word of God? You will then realize that this Kingdom belongs to the poor.

What Is The Wilderness?

Right now if you visit the hospitals where the governors presidents, men of high stations in life are receiving treatment. They will readily listen to any Word of God preached to them. Hitherto, these persons would never give ear to the Word of God. But with their sick position, they are bound to accept the word of God. Go to the Kiri-kiri Maximum Security Prison and other prisons where the ex-governors as well as other big men of the society are serving jail terms, you will see how they readily accept the word of God preached to them. If you tell them to forsake sin, they are quite ready to do so, the

word of God will then be used to beget them. You will remember that spiritual song which says, "I go forward and see Olumba," did not come from here but the prison custody. Other songs are surfacing from other custodies. All such detainees are in the ‘wilderness.’ When you hear that Our Lord Jesus Christ was led into the wilderness, this is that wilderness I have repeatedly said that they are not in detention. You are a lucky generation because you have gone into the wilderness and the word of God has been used to beget you. Now you are real children of God.

Only The Children of God Can do What Is Good

When you are filled with food, you cannot listen to the word of God. When the preaching is going on, you are fast asleep. There is no other thing that qualifies you as a child of God than the word of God. There is nothing that can protect you except the word of God. And there is nothing which can do that which is good in the sight of God except the word of God. If you are not a child of God, it will be impossible for you to do any good thing. As the children of God, it will not be possible for you to do that which is evil. Whoever professes that God begets him but he is neck-deep in telling lies, such a person is deceitful to himself because God Himself does not tell lies. The Holy Spirit is love, truth, mercy, patience, peace, meekness, joy and all the virtues of God. These are the virtues used to beget you and this is the image of God dwelling in you. That is why it is said that "whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not." It is against this background that I tell you that you are the children of the Living God.

Let our golden text be read.

Golden Text: I John 5:18

"We know that whosoever is born of God seeketh not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one touched him not."

Whoever Commits Sins Is Not A Child Of God

Let nobody deceive you because any person who commits sins is not a child of God. Those who are swimming in the murky waters of sinfulness neither know God nor see Him. What makes us known as the children of God is that God has begotten us and

"whosoever is born of God sinneth not, but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not."When you meet somebody complaining that he is being bewitched, leave him alone because he is not a child of God. When a person argues that he has so many temptations in his life path and that you should pray for him, get such a person off your way because he is a child of Satan. When you find a woman who confesses that it is because of her husband’s failure to cater for her that forces her to prostitute about, depart from her, for she is the daughter of Satan. When you come by a man who confesses that it is due to the bad behavioral pattern of his wife that causes him to fall in love with another woman, leave him alone because he is the son of Satan.

If You Profess To Be Christs You Should Not Sin

You have heard the golden text read to you that we are the children of God and whosoever is born of God does not commit sin. I use the word of God to beget you. Thus, you are the children of God. All of you have accepted that you are Christs. The poser then is, Has Christ ever committed any act of sin? The stone is relatively cheap to purchase but what about the consideration of carrying it home. Can you realize where I have taken you to with this gospel? You have now reached your wit’s end. You cannot retrace your steps under the foliage of being a human being because all of you have accepted that you are the Christs of God. The truth remains then that Christ does not commit sin. It is said that all those begotten of God do not sin. Why then do you claim to be a child of God but you are still given to telling lies? Why do you accept to be a child of God but you are still stealing? Why do you commit fornication? Does it follow then that Our Lord Jesus Christ is a fornicator? Why do you complain of facing great tribulations? Is a man of God beset with afflictions?

Do Not Impute Sin Upon Any Person

It is said, "We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not, but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one touched him not." You can walk on the top of water, inside fire or into any place without any harm. You always sit down here to report yourselves as children of Satan. You contend that the other person did one thing or the other against you, that he bewitched you in the night that he hates you. How did you determine these? You argue that a certain person was an evil

doer. How did you come to know his evil ways? You complain that somebody has no love. How do you know that the person has no love? That is the work of Satan. The children of God do not allow evil communications to proceed out of their mouth. They neither see any evil thing nor hear evil utterances.

The Children Of God Are Protected By The Son Of God

They do only that which is good and the evil one does not see them. They have no common lines with evil things. They are the children of the Kingdom of God. Keep your eyes open to observe this truth. A great many people bear witnesses that the children of God do not commit sin, "but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one touched him not." That is the reason I tell somebody that there is a person in this world who does not take tablets, injections and yet he is bubbling with life, there is bound to be heated disagreements over it. They will argue that it is not true.

What Is In Brotherhood?

Besides, for somebody to attest that there is something in Brotherhood but you argue that there is nothing in it, can you not realize that he that is begotten of God keepeth himself? Have you not realized that mighty protection of God over you? When you are going about sorrowing and lamenting in the world, how did you find yourself? Today, you are enjoying the happiness and joy of God. But when a person tells you that there is something in Brotherhood, you argue that there is nothing.

The Supreme Power

If it is true that there is nothing underlying Brotherhood, why do you move about boldly? This stand by you is what scares people from coming into Brotherhood. For they conclude that you are not men of truth. Hitherto, you went with him to consult necromancers. But suddenly, mere saying ‘let’ all sicknesses were gone. When that person contends that there is something underlying Brotherhood, yet you throw his contention to the dogs. What accounts then for the new found power in you?

You who never had mercy on people, you now show mercy unto all persons. You were always given to telling lies but now you stand only for that which is the truth. With this turn of events, when you are asked to mention the secret in Brotherhood, you maintain that such a thing is a mirage. If your stand holds water, why do you now tell the truth? Why do you show the expression of mercy?

Reveal Your Sonship Of God To The World

Can you realize your indebtedness to the inhabitants of the world? You have killed an elephant but the issue of bringing the carcass to the road is your problem now. The word of God is

used to beget you. You are the children of God. But the problem facing you today is how to unfold this truth to reveal the sonship of God to the world. You will be asked why you go bare foot. But you will not be opportuned to put the truth about it to that person. That is the reason Brotherhood has advanced in the whiteman's land than here. But there, you do not answer questions put to you. You come here with your mats to sleep.

You do not even read the Brotherhood publications. You will come here to sleep and partake in the love feast. There after you go home without lending ears to what is preached to you. You fail to read the numerous publications here. This place is called Christ Universal Spiritual School of Practical Christianity. It is open to all the people of the world to receive the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ. For if you fail to receive such teachings, you will not have knowledge of the truth.The Son of Man Protects Us

When you are asked why you do not drink any longer, your answer should be that you are a child of God. For the children of God do not drink. Another will ask why you do not visit hospital any longer, you should answer him that you are a child of God, that Christ is the one protecting you. And therefore you have no problem. Why do you not revenge when a person wrongs you? Tell the person that you are a child of God and that you have no dealings with anything evil. Quote this passage of the Holy Bible to that person. Somebody plans to harm you but meets with utter failure. And you are asked what happened, tell that person that Christ protects you because you are a child of God. Now if somebody demands that you say what is the bedrock of the secret in Brotherhood, you will swear to an oath that there is nothing inside it. If there is nothing in Brotherhood, why are you going about freely. You are a pregnant woman and when you are asked who impregnated you, you contend that nobody has done so. Does it then follow that you had the pregnancy from the air? Can you deceive people in that manner?If it is not man who impregnated you, then it is the Holy Spirit. Tell the truth of how you got the pregnancy. For you to contend that you are ignorant of how the pregnancy came to you is baseless. Hitherto, you could not preach the word of God, you could not offer prayers, you could not sing, you were always shy, you were leading an irresponsible way of life. But today, you are well-founded in those lines. But when you are to explain

the intricacies here you argue that you are unaware of such realities at the moment. Do you want us to be damned in doubt? Since God created man, the work done by the Holy Spirit today has never been known because Our Lord Jesus Christ has said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone, but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit." Can you not realize the multiplicity of Christ throughout the world today?

The Christ Is Already Here, Gaze Not In The SkyOne of our brothers here has said that if the people of the world were to realize the glory inherent in this kingdom, they would not have waited for the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ. What is He coming to do? Now the dead is made to rise, the lame walk, the blind see, the deaf hear, and other marvelous miracles. For what would the world wait for if they had realized this truth?

He is here and is doing His work. If a person is sick here, you tell him to fall on his face, confess his sins and you offer prayers over him and he is well. What is the need for him to look for a medical doctor? For He is the one doing this healing. If a medical doctor is preparing his theatre ready for a surgical operation on a patient but before the patient moves into the theatre, you have already said ‘let’ and he fully recovers from his sickness, what is the need for the preparation to operate on him? If a patient is taken to a doctor who prescribes certain drugs to be bought, mentions the fee to be paid, but you say ‘let’ and that patient recovers, what is the need for all those conditions?

Testify About The Greatness Of God

Brethren, you have failed to go out and testify of the great works done by God here. This is what has eluded a great many of you in this kingdom. Many of you who have testified in the Herald of the New Kingdom, for instance, do so after much persuasion on my part. There is one person who had an accident here. When he came the first day, he promised to give the full testimony. But, until today, he is yet to do so. I am still waiting for it.

Remember that man who dwelt among the tombs. Our Lord Jesus Christ asked him, "What is thy name?" And he answered, saying, My name is Legion, for we are many. He said to Our Lord Jesus Christ, "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not." He continued, "Send us to the swine, that we may enter into them. And, forth-with, Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean

spirits went out, and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and were choked in the sea.

Glorify God In Your Testimonies

When the owners of the city came, they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. And when he was come into the ship he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, "Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath compassion on thee." And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. And when Jesus had passed over again by ship unto the other side, many people gathered unto him.

That is why Paul said that whether the brethren wanted him to give them another letter. Though they were his witnesses there is no need to seek for recommendations to go out and do anything. Rather, you are to go everywhere testifying about the glory of this kingdom, of what God has done for you from day to day. You are to intimate people about this truth, Preaching the Bible is secondary because you cannot preach.

Practice Is Better Than Precept

Theoretically, if you carry the Bible that you are going to preach to people, somebody will bring his heap of certificates and will demand for your own. He does this notwithstanding that he is stealing, fornicating and committing other acts of sin. But you have a certificate that is not written on paper. You will show yourself to them that you were hitherto blind but today you can see. What other statement will that person have? You show another person who was lame but whom Our Lord Jesus Christ made to walk. What will the governor, the president argue about?You continue to testify of a person who dies for three days but Our Lord Jesus Christ made him rise. Only prayers were offered and he rose from the death. What will the government or any person argue about? What will the necromancer contend about in this matter?

The Holy Spirit Witnessed For The Christ

As children of God, that is the assignment you have to accomplish. You are to testify about the glory of the kingdom of God. Each and everyone of you must do so.

But you have refused to deliver the goods. Rather, you continue to maintain sealed lips over giving testimonies. You dissipate your energy in requesting for prayers to take away your hardship. Every day, you complain of the travails you are facing in Brotherhood, that since you came into Brotherhood all your money is gone, that your brothers and sisters have deserted you. Is that all that you can say? Have you testified about the great things God has performed in your life? Have you testified about the many things you see here which are not read in any book? Our Lord Jesus Christ had said that the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, is His witness. In the same vein, you are my witnesses because you have been with me from the foundations of the world. You have heard and read about the miracles performed by Our Lord Jesus Christ, how He made the dead to rise but none of you in this generation witnessed them. There is no person today who saw such miracles being performed. His witnesses are not living today.

Seek First The Holy Spirit

But you are crown witnesses of the mighty works performed here today. You have seen how the dead are made to rise, the lame to walk, the blind to see. Therefore, you are crown witnesses. As Our Lord Jesus had said that one greater than the queen of Sheba is in their midst, can you not realize that somebody greater than the entire world is now on earth? Brethren, as children of God, your duty is to go forth and proclaim the glory of God. It is not for you to sit back to weep; lament seeing how somebody is indulging in witchery; see ghosts, or see how a person is wallowing in abject poverty, or to go about cap in hand. You must go out and preach about the glory of God to the entire world. The Scripture says, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." If you go out to testify about the good works done by God in this kingdom, He will add everything unto you.Brethren, as the children of God, you should not be given to weeping, lamentation, hatred, nor should you be committing any act of sin because "he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one touched him not." We are not the ones keeping ourselves. We do not drink, take injections, seek protection in any form of diabology, drink concoction prepared from the bark of trees. This is so because the son of

God keepeth watch over us wherever we go to and the wicked one cannot touch us. He is the one Who dwells in us. And the one who abides in us has taught us the knowledge of all things.

Brethren, it is said one stroke of the cane is sufficient unto the wise. I will not be tedious unto you. Those who have ears let them hear. May God bless His Holy Words. Amen.

THE KEY OF LIFE

First Bible Lesson: Matthew 8:8

"The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."

Second Bible Lesson: John 6:63

"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."

Golden Text: John 1:14

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth."

Brethren, it is very pathetic that the inhabitants of the world do not understand the importance of the Word of God. The Centurion mentioned in the above Bible portion was a soldier. As was common with his associates, he was regarded as ignorant about God. More so, he was not one of the disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. He had faith in God.

It is an indication that the Father can pass through a tree, a stone, an animal, an insane person or a native doctor to reveal Himself. The songs that are rendered and the prayers that are offered are all the words of God. The word of God is all-achieving.

It takes away your problems, heals your sickness, discharges you from prison; gives you food, children, husband and wife. It also makes the blind to see, the lame to walk, the deaf to hear and the dead to resurrect. The word of God has the power to solve all your infirmities.

The inhabitants of the world should be grateful to God for the emergence of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. In Brotherhood, the word has been made flesh and it dwells amongst us. This word is money, food, clothing, life and power.

Our Lord Jesus Christ said, 'ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.'(John 8:32). When the Centurion told our Lord Jesus Christ about his servant's illness, Christ told him, "I will come and heal him." The Centurion answered saying, "Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."

How did the Centurion come to this understanding? The second lesson says; "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." Food does not give you good health, clothing profit you nothing; money or house or man does not give you anything. It is the word of God that bestows all things unto you.

If you had really looked for this true wisdom, brethren, you would not have allowed one minute or one day to elude you because these words I speak to you are spirits, and they are the life eternal you are looking for.

All dreams and visions are good as well as faith, but the greatest of them all is for you to come here and listen to gospels from the horses's mouth unadulterated.

Do not joke with the word of God. Let your motive in Brotherhood be to assimilate and practise the word of God. The Word of the Father has all achieving powers. Merely listening to the words can solve your numerous problems.

I sympathize with those members who do not understand the operative strategies in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. They can be likened to the hunter who carries the carcass of an elephant on his head, but with his feet, fiddles for snails. What can the word of God not do unto you? If you quit Brotherhood, where else will you go to? When you stay put, what is your mission if you fail to receive the words of God?

Brethren, let us learn a lesson from the Centurion. He showed tremendous faith in God. There is nothing the word of God cannot bestow unto you. If you lack life, good health, clothing, food and shelter, the word of God is capable of endowing you with all of them and more. If we were to know the efficacy of the word, this hall would have been filled to capacity.

Many people are saying that the Father can no longer be visited for prayers and blessings. I ask you, what is this word? The golden text says that "the word was made flesh, and dwelt among

us...." Do you not know that the word is the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit? The word also is love, prosperity and all the good things. If you say that one can no longer see the Father, what about the words you hear? It means therefore that you are a Philip who requested that Our Lord Jesus Christ should show them the Father so that they would be satisfied. Our Lord Jesus Christ said unto him, "Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in Me, He doeth the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me: Or else believe me for the very works' sake." (John 14:8-11).

It is not an easy thing to know God. The Centurion knew the efficacy of God's word. He knew that the word can make the blind see, the lame to walk, the deaf to hear. He understood that the word is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient. But in your own case, you worship the holy oil; you want the Holy Father to pray for you, and touch you and you want to converse with Him. If all of us were to have this faith, we would have no problems. If you were to believe that it is the word that heals, and does other things, you would not lament and would not get tired of listening to it.

Why does the Father emphasize the Gospel of Love? Also, in Brotherhood, there are no ceremonies, no incantations, invocations or sinister practices. Only the word of God is preached. This is so because the word is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The word is love, truth and God who dwells in our midst. The word is the savior on earth, the light, and the one who has come to change us and cast away all of our problems. Therefore, we should have the same faith, and believe that the word has become flesh and dwells with men. If you believe in the word, all your afflictions are over.

You will have no need for the holy oil, vision, prayer; and you will cease to lament. What can holy oil or water, or man or science do for you? It is the word of God that you should cling to. If somebody is residing in America, India or Germany, it is possible to send words to revoke all unpleasant eventualities. This word is God. Consequently, it is an act of foolishness to question the possibility of seeing somebody who stations in Calabar, in America and other parts of the world. The Centurion believed in the efficacy of the word and that was why he told Jesus Christ that He was not worthy to have Him go under his roof, but that the Lord should speak the word and his servant will be healed. No matter what you do unto the Lord, except you

believe in Him you cannot see the promised Kingdom. The word is Christ, Spirit and God. If, therefore you believe in the word, you shall have salvation. If you do not believe in Him whatever your number of years here, you stand to profit nothing. Read the first lesson.

First Bible Lesson: Matthew 8:8

"The Centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."

Brethren, can you now realize what is the truth? Whosoever believes in the word of God, believes in God. Draw a lesson always from the Centurion. He had faith. Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Heb. 11:1). It is like the word of God. If you believe in the man you see, then you have no faith. If you believe in water, or holy oil, or tree that you see, you have no faith.

Let the words of God be the primary thing that attracts you into Brotherhood of the Cross and Star so that you will benefit more. No matter the weight of your burden of sins, the word of God can relieve you. Your sickness and trouble vanishes away, once you listen to these words and practice same. Do not seek after the laying of hands on your head or holy bath or money or holy oil. Sincerely, practice the word of God. When you listen to the word, believe in it and put it into practice.

It is the word of God that changes you, gives you life, and does everything for you. Always listen to the word of God, whether over the radio or on television, and if you believe, all your problems are solved. If you read the pamphlets that are published here in Brotherhood, your afflictions will be over.

A local adage says that , "at the direction a weeping child points, if the father is not there, the mother will be there." Why I preach without ceasing is because, I have realized this act as the only source of salvation. The word is the Holy Spirit that has come to save the world from iniquities. I know that you are heavy laden. I know that you desire salvation and that you desire to follow God. That is why I continue to feed you with the words of God. You are called in by the word and it is the word that changes you and gives you life, peace and prosperity.

Other than the word of God, nothing can save man from damnation. Apart from the word of God, no other things can give life, Holy Spirit and power. That is why I do not relent in feeding you with the words of God in the morning, afternoon and night. It is said; "except the tree falls, the axe will never rest". If you use an axe to hew down a tree but cannot cut it, is it the hatchet that will cut it? If you cannot fall a tree with an axe

is it when you fold your arms and look at the tree that it will fall?

The peace that you are looking for, the mercy that you lack, the joy you seek after, the good health that you long to have, it is the word that can afford you all these things. Your childlessness, poverty and all your heart's desires can only be fulfilled by the word of God. We should the more practice the word of God throughout our life time.

Let us believe and have hope in the word of God. Let us put the word into practice, and we shall be saved. What man cannot do, the word of God is capable of doing it. What money cannot do the word of God can do. Therefore, we should not toy with the word of God and do not relent in reading the Bible. There is nothing left or right that is capable of saving man other than the word of God.

Despite the fact that you lust after money, enjoyment, house, car and other material things, you do not even believe, that these things can be achieved by believing in the word. The word is food, water, cloth, shelter, life, good health, peace and all things. The word of God conquers all things. If you were to believe in the word, you would not come here every day. The Centurion said to Christ, just speak the word, and my servant will be healed. He did not request Christ to pray or do any other thing but to speak the word.

You come here every day because you are full of complaints of lack of money, food, shelter, good health, peace and so on. These complaints are borne out of your disbelief. That woman told our Lord Jesus Christ "Blessed is the womb that bare thee and the paps which thou hast sucked". What did our Lord Jesus Christ answer her? He said, "Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it." (Luke 11:27-28).

It is now evident that we have no other friend or father or mother than the word of God. Seek for the word of God at all times. The Bible says, "As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee oh! Lord." (Ps 42:1).

Our Lord Jesus Christ compared the efficacy of word to the mustard seed. The mustard seed is about the tiniest of all seeds but when it grows, it becomes so large and shelters the birds, and animals. (Matthew 13:32). When the word is preached, it does not appear to be significant, but in the end, it becomes the living water and shelter unto mankind.

If you go to somebody's house and he does not offer you the word of God, leave such a house. If you enter into a church and find them drumming and clapping and they offer you something to drink without the word of God, leave such a church. God is not in such

a place. If you meet somebody on the road and he offers you money or any gift other than the word of God, do not regard the gesture as worth anything.

The word of God is life, truth and the only way. That is why I will not relent in preaching the word of God to you. A local adage has it that 'six days belong to the thief, but the seventh day belongs to the owner of the property'. Each person has his own day, you shall hearken to the voice and be saved. Those who are meant to receive this gospel have received it and are saved. Those who are meant to have salvation tomorrow or next, shall hear the gospel of that day, repent and be saved.

Second Bible Lesson: John 6:63

"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you; they are spirit, and they are life."

Can you now realize the appropriateness of the words spoken by the Centurion when he said, "I am not worthy to have thee come under my roof; but speak the word and my servant will be healed."

When Christ asked His disciples who people said He was, they told Him, "Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am"? And Simon Peter answered and said, 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee but My Father which is in heaven," (Matthew 16:14-17).

The same thing applied to the Centurion; it was not flesh and blood that revealed that power unto him, it was the Father who is in heaven that dwelt in Him. That is why Christ said, if the Father does not reveal the Son unto you, you cannot know Him. "No one knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal to him." (Matthew 11:27).

The Father is doing His work every day, yet the world continues to doubt Him. The Word also is working wonders daily, but the world continues to doubt the Word. The Holy Spirit is working every day, but the world doubts Him. It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you, they are life and spirit. You desire for spirit and life, and these are the things I have brought to you in the world. Whosoever had no life, no spirit, no good health and no relations to turn to has them now.

Therefore Brethren, from this moment, all our hope, belief, faith and love should center on the Word. When Christ revealed

Himself to the eleven disciples, Thomas was not there. But when He came back and the disciples told Him they had seen the Lord, he disputed and believed them not; arguing that he would only believe after putting his finger through the nail prints.

After eight days, when they were gathered, Christ called Thomas to draw closer and thrust his fingers as desired. And Thomas answered and said unto Him, "My Lord and My God". Jesus saith unto him, "Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed." (John 20:28-29).

Who is the one who does not see but believes? He is the person who holds unto the word of God. How do you acquire faith? You acquire faith by listening to the word of God and practicing it. Also, you acquire love when you comply with the word of God. You have the Holy Spirit by believing in the word of God. You have power by believing in the word of God. Faith is derivable from hearing the word of God and putting it into practice. It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. The word is truth, wisdom, power, gives you peace, children, money, blood and strengthen your bones and muscles.

It is the word that heals and changes you. The word makes the poor to be rich and fulfills your heart desires; both physically and spiritually. That is why our Lord Jesus Christ said; "I am the way, the truth and the life." (John 14:6). If you continue to gaze at the sky expecting any other savior to descend from there, you are merely wasting your time and energy. The only savior is the word of God, which is God, Christ and the Holy Spirit. This is the only source of salvation.

The source of your problems is in belief. You do not believe in the word of God, and as such, do not believe in God. Those who listen to the word of God and believe, have faith and salvation. Even non-members have imbibed the Father's teaching and have been transformed. They listen to the Father's teachings at different places and have their problems solved. You claim to be members of Brotherhood for donkey years, yet your problems cannot be solved. Our Lord Jesus Christ spoke to the Samaritan woman, when He requested for some water. The woman answered Him saying; "How is it that thou, being a Jew, asketh drink of me who am a woman of Samaria? For the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. "Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knowest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee Living Water. The woman said unto Him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? Art thou greater than our Father

Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? Jesus answered and said unto her, whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The women said unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw." (John 4:10-15). What is that fountain of water? It is the word of God.

Meanwhile, when the disciples of our Lord Jesus demanded him to eat with them, He answered and said: "I have meat to eat that ye know not of... ...my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work." (John 4:34). The word of God is food, clothing, shelter and everything. If you have the word of God, you stand to conquer the world.

Our Lord Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples saying; "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and, Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." (Matthew 28:19-20). He is the one who sends you on an errand and also accompanies you to accomplish it. Therefore, He is the word. His words are your salvation. They are everything unto every man. It is the word of God that guides you. It is the word that stays in front of and behind you. Most people blaspheme against Brotherhood because they do not understand it. However, they believe that Brotherhood can help people solve their problems. What is it that solves people's problems in Brotherhood? It is the word of God.

A blind man cannot lead another blind man. If you were to know what Brotherhood is, you would be able to explain it to the outsiders. Did you know that the word is God? The word that you hear becomes flesh and dwells with you, and dines with you.

When you tell people that there is nothing in Brotherhood, it means that you do not know Brotherhood. You came into Brotherhood with diverse problems and had them all solved by mere saying "let"! If, therefore, you say that there is nothing in Brotherhood how do these things happen? When you come in here with a worldly person and try to show him the Father, he will look around everywhere and tell you he has not seen the Father. He will ask you why he cannot see the Father. Every person wants to know what is here in Brotherhood. Unfortunately, you do not know what is in Brotherhood; and so cannot explain anything about Brotherhood to any person.

In Brotherhood, it is the word that becomes flesh and abides with man. The word does all things and in Christ, God, angel, life, good health and everything. Any time you listen to the word of God, believe fervently that there is the voice of God. Spread this good news to the world that God is dwelling with man. When you are on ministry work, do not ask for holy oil or vision or special prayer, but listen to the word because it is sufficient unto every one. Whosoever you come in contact with, do not discuss any other things with him or her except the words of God. Enlighten the world that the word has become flesh and dwells with man. It is the word alone that is capable of bringing things into existence and vice versa.

Golden Text: John 1:14

"And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth."

Brethren, you are witnesses to the fact that when I say to somebody: "go your problems are solved, your sickness is gone, your infirmity is healed, you are blessed with a husband or wife, children, money and so on"; these spoken words readily come to fulfillment. It is the word that does the work here. When you are told to kneel down that the Father has come; if you kneel down, you will see the Father. When it is pronounced; "go, your court case is ruled in your favor, you have been discharged and acquitted." These words will readily manifest. Why then do you toy with the word of God?

Why is it that the word is in your midst, but you fail to recognize it? Why do you seek the living amongst the dead? Why seek ye the truth where there is none? The word becomes flesh and abides with man and we behold his glory. Therefore, the words that I speak unto you become man. They heal, raise the dead, give us peace and joy. They are food, clothing, shelter and anything you can think of. Whatever is your affliction and lack, the word of God is sufficient unto you. No matter how heavily laden, how sad, how sinful and ignorant, the word of God is capable of rectifying the situation. That is why, when you pray, you have all the words you speak fulfilled. The words you sing in a song also come to pass. That is why, when any person who is afflicted comes to you for prayers, whatever you mention in your prayers or songs will not fail to manifest.

On this note therefore, you are commanded not to allow evil communication to proceed out of your mouth. The scripture says: "That every idle word that man shall speak; they shall give

account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shall be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." (Matthew 12:36-37). The moment you start to plot, think or speak evil, you are covered with darkness. When you speak the word of God, you will not fail to see the children of God. All good things and God will appear before you.

Therefore, the light that we have today is derived from the word. The spirit we have today, is given to us by the word. The life that we live is given to us by the word. The God that is present in our midst is the Word. The joy and truth that manifest in our midst is the word.

Therefore, we should believe in the word, have faith in Him, love Him and surrender ourselves completely unto Him.

All the time and wherever we may be, we should not relent in listening to the word of God. What the word of God cannot do, no other person can do. There is nothing the Word cannot do, provided you believe in the Word.

May God bless His Holy Word. Amen.

REFERENCE:-Divine Sermon Delivered By The Sole Spiritual Head Of The Universe, Leader Olumba Olumba Obu on: "THE KEY OF LIFE" From:- HERALD OF THE NEW KINGDOM, December 1989. Pages: 5-7.

THE WORD OF GOD GIVES SALVATION TO ALL HEARERS

First Bible Lesson: Luke 4:18

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised."

Second Bible Lesson:

1 Corinthians 1:17

"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not with wisdom of words lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect."

Golden Text: Romans 1:16

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also the Greek."

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised."

Second Bible Lesson:

1 Corinthians 1:17

"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not with wisdom of words lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect."

Golden Text: Romans 1:16

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also the Greek."

Brethren hear the word of God. Many people do not have regard for the words of God. And about ninety percent of the entire people of the world have no regard for the word of God. This is what has brought suffering to the world today. It is pathetic to note that the blacks, the whites and the entire humanity, their eyes are not yet open for them to see and comprehend the importance of the words of God. Money does not save any person, food is valueless. The house you live in, the shoes you put on, the motor car you drive and many other things you use in life do not avail you anything good. It is only the Gospel which is the power of God, and which does good for every person.

The word of God is the stone which the builders rejected and has become the head of the corner, (Psalm 118:22/ Mark 12:10). Therefore, it is wonderful. Even though it is not meant for every person to hear the word of God and put same into practice, but you must have heard the wordings of the prayer offered by my daughter Deaconess Itam which indeed conforms with the gospel of today. It seemed she had known the facts about the gospel which is to be delivered. It is through the word of God that even those who have fallen short of God's glory, when they hear God's words, they receive Salvation. It is through the word of God that thieves, armed-robbers, murderers and the rest of them repent of their crimes.

But For The Word Of God, The World Would Be No More

It is through the word of God that a bad government is changed for the better. The world was created by the word of God. (Genesis 1:1/John 1:1) Therefore, in the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word made everything. It is the word of God that sustains the world until today. But for the word of God the world would have perished.

It is the word of God that will be used to destroy the world.

It is through the word of God that the world is reconstructed. This explains why our Lord Jesus Christ said, " You have been made holy through the words I have spoken to you." There is an injunction in the word.

You have heard the second lesson, that Christ has sent me out not to baptize but to preach the word of God; more importantly not with the wisdom of word, lest the Cross of Christ becomes of none effect.

It is because of what people are doing that the word of God does not seem to have impact on the world. That is why all the buildings you find in the name of orthodox churches are empty. Those who go in there continue speaking vain words which do not give glory to God. Because of turning away from the path of God to their carnal ways, the word of God seems to have no impact in the world. Why should there be sin in the world today? Why should there be fornication? Why should people go to consult oracles and juju priest, and mermaid doctors and herbalist? Why should any person derail from the right path into committing atrocious acts? All the mishaps come unto the world because the people are preaching and practicing falsehood. Even though they put up hassocks and other paraphernalia, they preach not the doctrines of God. The word is power. The word can change any person and bring him to the path of righteousness. I am pleased that you all love the word of God.

Why Some Refuse The Word Of God

What obtains in the world today is not the word of God. It is only vain words that are prevalent in the world today. The word of God takes away death. It takes away sickness. It takes away hardships and miseries in life. The word of God changes every person. It is the word of God that opens the eyes of any person to behold the glory and mercy of God. When you come by any person who tells you to go away with your word of God, realize that such a person is sick mentally. That is the first point. The second point is that he has not been elected for the word of God. And the third point is that the time is not yet ripe. Fourthly, maybe you did not present the word of God to him well,and for that reason the person drives you away.

Paul And King Agrippa

There is no person who will listen to the word of God, and will not be changed. You can recall the encounter with king Agrippa when Paul was presenting his statement of defense. The king listened to the word of God with rapt attention. And because of that, the king, called on Paul and told him inside the court: It was only little that remained he would have been fully converted. (Acts 26:28) And Paul said it is not little that remained, taking away his imprisonment, he was avid that the king would turn a Christian. If you knew the intricacies of the word of God, you should realize that the word of God is a two-edged sword. Therefore, there is nothing that the word of God cannot do. The word of God triumphs over death. It triumphs over sickness and overcomes all things.

The Word Of God Captivates

There was a time Paul was delivering the word of God, and a damsel was passing at a distance and overheard Paul preaching that those who will be counted worthy to inherit this kingdom neither marry nor are given in marriage. (Luke 20:35) The damsel who was preparing for her wedding, on hearing this gospel by Paul was captivated and she stopped further actions which would have led to her being married. Consequently, the young woman was tortured, threatened and imprisoned in attempt to force her into marriage. She had disabused her mind completely on anything about marriage and resolved to work for God so that she could be counted worthy of God's kingdom. Realize now how powerful the word of God is and how it could also lure a person into salvation. Unless you listen to the word of God you cannot be easily converted. Even if you are in Hades, the word of God will find you out.

God's Word Is Capable Of Eradicating All Problems In The World.

You have heard our Golden text: I am not ashamed to preach the word of God because it is the salvation to every person who receives it. Be you a king, or a slave, or bond, or whatever status you may be. The word of God can rectify everything in the whole world. If the entire inhabitants of the world will listen to the word of God, all ills and mishaps will be eradicated. And whether they like it or not, they must practice the word of God. By sending His words into your body, He has permeated your minds, organs and systems. And therefore, no matter how vicious you have been, the word of God will change you and redirect your steps to the path of goodness. What did Paul say? He said, "I have through the word of God begotten all of you." This is why I call you the children of God. And so God has begotten you with His word of God. (Acts 13:33) This explains why I call you my children. If somebody gives you a million naira(N1m), you can thank him just to show appreciation . But don't forget that the

money is nothing to you. But the word of God is the most precious thing. The word of God is salvation, it is life to as many as the Father has given them ability to practice.

Preach The Gospel Of Redemption To All

It is against this background that it is said that the spirit of the Lord is upon me, upon you, that I should preach the Salvation to those who are oppressed and redemption to those who have missed their own way. (Luke 4:18). The word of God therefore, is the only way out of all difficulties. The most important work in this kingdom is to preach the word of God. Those called into this kingdom -the young ones, the aged, the sisters, and the brothers- have to preach the word of God. The spirit of God is imparted into every person here to go out and preach for the Salvation and for the redemption of mankind. We should go out and preach so hard that a thief will withdraw from stealing, a fornicator will refrain from fornicating, a murderer will stop committing murder and so on.

You are not commissioned to go and preach that Leader Olumba Olumba Obu is Spirit, or Jesus the Christ, or Father, or this or that. But you are empowered to go out and preach to all the people, so that sinners should repent of their sins. Preach that all the fornicators should refrain from fornicating, the thieves from stealing, the murderers from killing. That is your assignment. You have to let people know that there is nothing like juju, charms, diabology, apparitions, mermaid, witch and wizard. It is only the word of God that exists in the world.

You have seen how the men are oppressing women. You have seen how the old are oppressing the young. You have seen how the rich are victimizing the poor. You have seen how the powers and principalities have oppressed other people in the world. Why do you not go out and preach this gospel of liberation to them asking them to stop oppressing one another because there is only one God and one Spirit? And people should practice" live and let live" policy so that there might be peace in the world.

Wives Should Submit To Their Husbands And Husbands

Should Love Their Wives:

God said that a woman should submit to her husband and the husband should love his wife? (Colossians 3:18-19/ Ephesians 5:22-25) What is the difference in this case? It is one and the same thing. It could be looked at as "love" and "charity". Somebody who is just a beginner in English language might think that there is some difference between the word "love" and "charity". But in the real sense of it, the two words mean one and the same thing. The fact remains that they are synonyms. This explains why, when the white men are holding their

meetings, all discussions and deliberations are done in the French language, and the proceedings at the meeting will be documented in French too. This is because the English language is complicated and full of ambiguities such that one word could possibly mean many things. It is said that wives should submit to their husbands. And this means that wives should love their husbands. Before you could submit to any person it means you love that person. And therefore submitting to someone means loving him. And on the other hand the husbands have been told to love their wives. And what does loving the wives mean? If you love any person it means you will submit to him. If you love your wives it means you will submit to them as well. The two situations mean one and the same thing. And in the other way round, it means that wives should love their husbands, and husbands should submit to their wives. Have you not heard what Christ said? That any person who loves me will keep my commandment and my Father will love him; and we should come and dwell with him. (John 14:23)

To Love And To Obey Is One And The Same Thing

If you love any person you will listen to whatsoever he says. You will obey him. If you love any person you will comply with whatever he tells you to do. If you are told to crawl on the floor you will obey; if He tells you go there you will go because you love Him and that is why you submit to Him. It is said children obey your father and your mother, and you parents must love your children. (Eph 6:1) To obey your father and your mother means you should love them. If you comply, it means that the person you obey is the person you love. And invariably, to love your children means to obey your children, because when you love any person it stands to reason that you have surrendered yourself completely to such a person, and do all his bidding. Not that it does not mean that you should go and oppress your children, or kill them. The Father or the Holy Spirit has come in force to liberate the oppressed.

Do Away With Criticisms Because We Are Of One Father:

Our duty is to spread the words of God. This great commission is limitless. There is no black or white or colored man. There is no great or small man, there is no free or bond, we are all one. One man for one job. There is nobody who is greater than any other person in this kingdom. It is not wise for you to criticize somebody because God has created him to be short, and the other person is a dwarf; or that the other person is so thin or tall. This is erroneous. All of you are the same before the sight of God. Because heaven and earth and the fullness thereof belongs to God. All the human beings are owned by God. We have only one Father. He is the Father of all the males, females, and

the Father of all the trees, He is Father of all the animals and indeed the Father of all creations. Let our first lesson be read. Listen attentively so that when you are preaching the word of God you will not say what you do not know.

First Bible Lesson: Luke 4:18.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised."

Preach that the Oppressed Should Be Set At Liberty:

Brethren, have you heard that? If the word of God which prevails now had been hitherto, then all the hazards of life, -division, killing, fighting, corruption, malice and all other sins would not have been in existence. Look at the state of the military (soldiers) and how wars are being fought. But God has directed that we should not kill. But you find that there are killings all over the world. Why? It is said that nobody should be oppressed. But you will realize the oppression and its degree in the world today. If you don't have a godfather or any person to fight on your behalf you will be seriously oppressed and victimized in the society; and possibly you may even be driven out of your community. Now is the fullness of time that all those oppressing others should stop forthwith and grant liberty to the oppressed. If you ask the poor, or the down trodden, they have been made to believe that there is something like witch or wizard or mermaid, or juju, or charms used in oppressing others. And you will find many people going naked due to certain concoctions which were injected into them; and they believe that these things do exist. You all should go and preach the words of God to the people that they might release all those they have oppressed. You have been commissioned to go with authority and preach to the people telling them that there is nothing like mermaid, or juju, or charms, or apparition.

My Declaration: Nothing Exists Apart From The Word of God

I stand here in the highest heaven to declare that there is no ghost, or mermaid, or juju, or charms, or diabology. Satan or man do not exist. It is only the word of God that is in existence. It is Jehovah God and his Christ that do exist.

The book of Exodus chapter twenty (Exodus 20) has stipulated that thou shall have no other gods before me. However, many people have graven images that they worship as God. Conclusively, there is nothing like juju, or charm, or diabology and so on, and from now henceforth, I do not want to hear such foolish statement made by any one of you. If somebody tells you

that you are worried by witches or wizards all in the name of giving you visions, hold him tight, do not listen to him, but give him severe beatings. If somebody comes up and disguises himself before you, as a ghost or mermaid, you have to be his marksman. Get into his house and pack out all the paraphernalia and materials and destroy all of them. When you finish, go your own way, for nothing will happen to you. What they do is an organized deceit. Some will put up something on their faces, and come out to recite certain incantations and will tell you that an apparition is speaking. All these are elementary tricks. There is absolutely nothing that exists apart from the word of God. It is a mere deceit for any person to tell you that apparitions are in existence.

Society Men Seek Refuge in Brotherhood

Now you are witnesses to the fact that many people who have initiated into over thirty of the so-called secret societies, find themselves coming into Brotherhood to seek salvation. Why do they come in here when they had claimed to belong to sources of great powers in the world? They come in here seeking for prayers and holy oil. This is the time that all the oppressed will be liberated from the enslaving bondage of Satan.

Give to Every Person His Right

You have equal right in this kingdom. We have equal right in this kingdom because the God who owns the kingdom is my God, and your God. This same God belongs to every person or nation. We all have equal rights, and same should be given to every person. Your wife, children, brother and relations should be given equal right. Give to people whatever is their right, and let every person be at liberty. Somebody may come and tell you this or that is the best church, but I want you to note that there is no such church declared as the best. The only church that was founded by our Lord Jesus the Christ is The Word of God. This is the only thing our Lord Jesus the Christ founded and established. Even the Roman Catholic faith came into existence two hundred (200) years after the death of Christ; and Boniface was the founder.

Christ Preached and Practiced Oneness

What did they find after our Lord Jesus must have established the word of God? All along the line, Roman Catholic faith was married with the secret societies like Rosicrucian (AMORC) and the rest of them. You should now realize that even the churches have nothing to write home about the word of God. The churches are empty. They only exist as mere commercial ventures. Our Lord Jesus the Christ taught and demonstrated oneness to his own disciples by having one table and sharing love feast. They ate

in common, and drank from one cup. But what obtains in the churches nowadays is having separate tables for different people. Who has taught them all these doctrines? The only authentic doctrine that we know is the one taught by our Lord Jesus Christ, that every person is one. (John 17:21). And to this end everything is shared in common.

God Owns All Of Us

After His resurrection He told those who saw Him to go and inform the brethren that He (Jesus the Christ) has not yet ascended to His Father, His God and their God. (Matthew 28:11) You can see that He declared that God was His God and their God. He is not the God of Jesus Christ alone. He is not the Father of Jesus Christ alone. And Christ had confirmed: My Father, your Father, my God, your God. His own God and your own God. He is my own Father and your own Father too. But somebody will refute: You have no God . If I have no God what then do I have? If somebody confronts you that he can speak and fire will fall like rain and consume you, or that he can cause you to die within seconds, tell him to cause fire to come down and consume you or let him kill you if he can. I want you to realize that nobody has power to speak and command fire to consume another person, and in the same token nobody has authority to kill his fellow man.

Diabology is of None Effect

All of you who acquire for yourselves juju, or charms, or amulets, or diabology or anything whatsoever in the name of concoction, should get them burnt now. The old and new ones, and the ones you are proposing to acquire for yourselves, as soon as you get home today, all should be burnt to ashes because there is nothing in them. All those things are mere organized deceit. There is no power in those things. Many of you have been wooed and deceived. There is no power in those things. You are told by unscrupulous elements that your Leader has initiated into so many secret societies. He knows Himself and has everything for His own protection. Come and acquire this or that as means of protection for yourself. "If it is said, God helps those who help themselves." The person may tell you that you have to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. Who is Caesar? He was a king in those days. (Matthew 22:21/Mark 12:17/Luke 20:25) This explains why when you are called into this kingdom, and I have to expose to you all that is here, I take you around the vestry and all nooks and corners of this place for you to be fully convinced that there is nothing like protective charms or diabology here.

Brotherhood Is Tagged As Demonic

And truly speaking there is nothing like diabology here. Even the Holy oil which is here, I hardly use it. The Holy Oil is the blood that came out of the side of our Lord Jesus the Christ. Right now all those who listen to this gospel, assimilate it and believe that there is nothing like ghost, mermaid, juju, witch, wizard, and that even man does not exist except God that exists, the same are fully liberated.

You should notice that deceitful persons have gone into the world and have given people wrong information about Brotherhood. Some say Brotherhood is Beelzebub, juju, apparition, vampire, witchcraft and many other demonic names. The people of the world with their frail nature are made to believe all these allegations levelled against Brotherhood. Even members of Brotherhood are called by these names - Beelzebub. It is on this note that you are commissioned to go and tell them this good news; for when these words get into them, they may receive Salvation.

This Is The Time To Snob The Secular Media

The Armageddon war is the word of God and its impact in the world. The people of the world thought that Brotherhood through the television screen every Sunday was gaining grounds more and more. And because of such development the Father stopped the television issue. And now Brotherhood is spreading more rapidly like wild fire. The word of God is going into all the nooks and corners of the world. The word of God has gone into the waters, and is breaking mighty stones.

Fortunately or unfortunately for the people of the world; some people were always moved by the truth in the Father's gospels when the "Brotherhood pulpit" (television program) was on. And some people with polluted minds on seeing these things, were annoyed. They conspired with others that they should not allow Brotherhood pulpit to continue on television because inhabitants of the world will be wholly converted to Brotherhood. And as if that was not enough, they also conspired to stop Brotherhood members from going on processional (Outing) on the streets. They did all these in a bid to mar progress of Brotherhood.

Before they started conspiring to stop Brotherhood from preaching I had already finished my program. This explains why many people, including the media-men, have been pestering us to get our records and what goes on here. But this is our time to bluff them. Having preached on the television in 1984,'85 and '86 the whole world was captured. The nooks and corners of the world would have been covered, and therefore there was nothing to preach about any longer. Now the "Herald of the New Kingdom," the official organ of this kingdom, and other publications of

this new kingdom are enough to disseminate the gospel of this kingdom to all inhabitants of the world. Desist from going to prayer houses, service centers, clinics, hospitals, juju doctors etc. That is why you are asked to come right in here, and as soon as you behold the Holy Spirit and the Red Garment, whatsoever must have been your problems will be solved.

The Holy Oil Is For Sanctification

Baptism, and election as prophets are only a means to an end. Right from the day you were baptized, you have been sanctified. Therefore, it is of no use bothering yourself to get bathed in Biakpan water, or shuttling between Biakpan and Calabar. Forget about all that; just come in here and receive the gospel, and if you practice it, all your problems will be over. Don't put your faith in the Holy oil. Don't think of drinking some, or bathing with it. The holy oil has completed its work. Right from the day you were called into this kingdom, you were anointed with the holy oil. And by that anointment, your sins were forgiven. Therefore come in here and receive the word of God which gives you life. The holy oil is meant for unbelievers, or those who are not yet baptized into this fold. And the Holy oil should be used on non-baptized Brotherhood until it will please the Father to call them into this Kingdom. But, for you who have baptized into this kingdom, there is no need for you to use the holy oil again on yourself. But when you receive the words of God, that is life unto you, and the words take away your inexplicable problems. The Baptism which we receive here and the anointment after the baptism conforms with the set down scriptural norms. As it is said: anoint them with oil and realize that all that you see in Brotherhood, the Baptism, and anointment, all conform with what is in the Holy Bible.

Cause No Division But Preach The Gospel

With the coming of the Holy Spirit, everything is perfect and no other thing exists. Nothing flaps its wings nor rears its ugly head any longer. He has taken over the mantle of rulership as monotheistic God, He alone rules. Therefore believe that The Word of God is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It is Salvation, life, and protection for every man. Do not condemn, or judge, or criticize when you are preaching. Do not tell somebody to withdraw his membership from the Roman Catholic saying that Roman Catholic is not good, and that Brotherhood is good. You are enjoined to put sentiments aside and preach the word of God. You should tell a thief to refrain from stealing. You should preach to all manners of persons to refrain from their evil ways of life. Do not condemn, or cause heresy, division, or trouble, because that is not what you are taught. Let our second lesson be read.

Second Bible Lesson: Corinthians 1:17

"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not with wisdom of words lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect."

Love All Creations Of God

Brethren, have you heard that? Now, are you not using the wisdom of the world to preach the gospel of God? Every person is Brotherhood. The fishes in the water, the animals in the bush, the birds of the air and other creations of the God constitute Brotherhood. You should therefore not kill them. You have to love them. There should be no division among you, as every creation of God is part of you. All these things are according to how they are named for us. For instance if you start attending the Roman Catholic Church now and after three weeks you swing to the Presbyterian Church, it may be sometime in future you withdraw from the Presbyterian to "God The Host Church." It therefore means that you are a person who has been to three different Churches at different times. You were a Catholic. You were a Presbyterian and the same time, you have become a member of the "God The Host Mission." Tell me, what is the truth there? You are a rolling stone which gathers no moss.

Preach Nothing Except Our Lord Jesus Christ

Our Lord Jesus the Christ did not send you out to criticize, condemn or judge. It does not mean that since you are no longer a member of a particular church that you should preach against that church, its clergy or the members there. As you have been told to go and preach the word of God, you should preach that those who are stealing should steal no longer. All the fornicators should not commit fornication any more, the murderers should refrain from killing. All should preach this Gospel of Salvation to the entire world. When you preach that there is diabology, it means you have derailed from the word of God. When you preach about money or about a particular person or group of persons, you have derailed from the path of God and rectitude. When you preach about a church you have also gone out of the way. You are enjoined to preach the word of God, and not to preach about witches, or wizards. You have been commissioned to go and preach that those who are oppressed should be liberated that Salvation and freedom await the oppressed. All the sinners should therefore refrain from sins. Preach to every person to worship Jehovah God and His Christ and to refrain from diabolical things. They should be plainly told that juju does not exist at all, and ensure that you never preach about any person. All those who come in here today, and indeed, every person that hears this word today and believes, have been saved.

You are told not to love the world and its affections and lusts, because whosoever loves the world, the love of God is not in him. (1 John 2:15). Do not put your mind in money, houses, children, clothing, riches and other mundane things. Let the word of God preoccupy your mind at all times.

Preach The Word Of God In Season And Out Of Season:(2 Tim 4:2)

Surrender yourself whole-heartedly to the word of God and show your expression of love to it. Think about the word of God, and always have the word of God in your own mind. If you believe in the word of God, and have it in your mind, it will sanctify, free, and save you. Therefore, preach the word of God in the morning, afternoon, evening, in the night and at all times. Let your prayer be the word of God. Let your thoughts be the word. Let your songs, and testimony be the word of God. And always go with the word of God to the market, to your offices, to your schools and everywhere. And wherever you are, preach the word of God because it gives life and Salvation unto mankind. Right from the Book of Genesis to the Revelation of John the Divine, what contains there is the word of God. The contents tell us about the birth of Christ, His works, His rulership, His glory and everything about our Lord Jesus Christ and God Himself. Therefore, if you discuss anything outside what contains in the Book of Genesis to the Book of Revelation, that is entirely your own word and wisdom. If you continue in such vain discussion, then you have made the Cross of Christ to be of none effect to the entire world.

No Man Can Help Himself

Who was the first man? Christ was the first man (Adam). When you are talking about Adam you are invariably talking about Jesus the Christ. As he (Adam) was commissioned to name all creations of God, he was also mandated to take the superintendence over all creations of God such as the fishes in the water, animals in the bush, birds of the air, trees, herbs, water, dry land, the moon, the star, and so on. What we speak should be the word of God. The word of God is preached here at all times and you have to follow suit. Always speak the word of God and not vain words. Sometimes you go to confront another person by telling him: look, your earthly father wants to use you as an offer for his diabology and you have to help yourself; because heaven helps those who help themselves. How can somebody help himself? It is only God who created everything and has all the powers, who can help man. You can come by somebody who has acquired some juju, charms, amulets, talisman, and diabology. Finally he becomes poor because all his money had been sunk into this unrewarding venture. He is now beset with poverty and sickness, if you go to his house to preach the word of God no matter how deeply

involved he had been in diabolical practice, he will throw all the juju, charms, talisman, and all other curious things away. At the end, you will notice that this person who was helpless will be revived. He will have what to eat and will show generosity to others. You will then realize that the word of God is powerful.

The Holy Spirit Has Come

Our Lord Jesus Christ said: It is expedient for me to go away, for if I do not go; He will not come(John 16:7). And when He comes, the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit of truth: He shall lead you to the accurate knowledge of the truth. And we are witnesses to the fact that He has come and has led man to the accurate wisdom of the truth. It is therefore clear that this work is not done by Holy oil, holy water or anything else. The works here are done by the word of God. Wherever the word is employed, it will give life to the dead and hope to the hopeless.

The Word of God Is Everything to Everyman

It is said that in the beginning was the word and the word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1) There was nothing made that was made without the word. It was through the word that everything was made. But today the Holy Spirit has come Himself sending no one. If you believe in Him, He has perfected everything in you. There is nothing left which He has not done. This word is the peace which you are enjoying today. The word is the children, the word is the food, and so on. The word is everything you need in life. And if you get the word, it means you have acquired everything in life. The world knows not the word of God. But here in this Kingdom, the word is the most significant thing. That is why the word of God is given to you here for hours on end. And the more it is given to you, the more you need it. The word of God is life and is salvation. You will recall that many people often wonder how they have been staying here for two, three hours or longer, listening to the word of God. Some would openly express that they would not even stay up to one hour to listen. When these persons would be called by the Father into this kingdom, you will notice that they may stay beyond two hours listening to the words of God. And the more they listen, the more they would be thrilled, and they would wish it should go on and on almost endlessly. The Golden text will now be read. Listen with rapt attention.

Golden Text: Romans 1:16

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also the Greek."

Preach to Every Person:

Right now have you not put to shame the word of God? Who agrees to preach the word of God these days? Besides that if you see a Bishop with his snuff box or bottle of illicit gin, give him the word of God. If you come across a chief judge with rings and protective charms, amulets and talisman on his fingers and at the same time he is drinking illicit gin, you have to give the word of God. This explains why many of them are afraid of coming to see me because whoever comes here must receive the word of God, no matter his position in life, whether she is Queen Elizabeth or any other principality, as soon as they come in here, I have to give them the word of God and finally they will see their nakedness. I am not ashamed to preach the word of God, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. This explains why I am preoccupied in preaching the word of God 365 days in a year, and 24 hours every day. This is true of me because this is the power of God, this is the life and this is the salvation. There is no other salvation apart from the word of God. If you look at the sky until the end of time, you will not see anything coming out of the sky. What you are looking for is the word of God which is life and salvation.

The Word Of God Gives Eternal Life:

Our Lord Jesus the Christ had warned: "Labor not for the meat that will perish but for the meat that will endure eternally which the son of man shall give." (John 6:27) The word of God is the meat that will not perish. Forget about buildings, motor vehicles, money, clothing and so on. All these things are ephemeral or transitory things. It is the word of God that will endure till eternity. If somebody gives you money, he loves you but not much. Somebody who gives you a house for shelter loves you but very little. If somebody sponsors your education in the University, he loves you a little. But any person who gives you the word of God loves you most because he has given you eternal life.

Whoever Gives The Word Of God Has Given You Eternal Life:

This explains why the scripture tells us that whosoever preaches the word of God to you, even though you should give him the whole world you are still indebted to him. He has given you the word of God, for everything in the world is transient. But the word he gives unto you surpasses all things, and by giving you the word of God, he has given you Salvation, Life, and the Spirit. He has given to you God and has caused you to be disentangled from all the evil tendencies of the world.

If somebody gives you money, the money may last for a while and later it will get finished, and you will return to your previous

or worse position. If somebody gives a motor vehicle to you now he is giving you problem because the motor vehicle has its attendant problems. And whosoever gives you any mundane thing has not done the best for you. But whoever gives you the word of God, has given you eternal life. This is what you need for ever. With eternal life there is no hunger for you, you will not be thirsty. You will not be in lack, and there will be no death for you. (Rev 7:16/Rev 21:4)

Every Person is Indebted to The Holy Spirit:

The entire inhabitants of the world put together are greatly indebted to the Holy Spirit. I have banned coup d'etat in the world, and as such there will be no more coups. The women are liberated, and now the women are free to contest elections anywhere in the world. This is the work of the Holy Spirit. The only way of Salvation to the whole human race is The Word of God. The only thing that can solve the problems of mankind is The Word of God. Apart from the word of God there is nothing that will ever solve the problems of humanity.

It is said that a stroke of cane is enough for the wise. I shall not be tedious unto you. He who has ears let him hear. May God bless His Holy Words. Amen.

Thank you Father.

REFERENCE: Everlasting Sermon By The Sole Spiritual Head Of The Universe, Leader Olumba Olumba Obu on: THE WORD OF GOD GIVES SALVATION TO ALL HEARERS" From: MATHEMATICS OF GOOD FRIDAY Pages:20-44