Obedience for Supernatural Breakthrough Part 2
Word delivered by Bishop David Oyedepo at the Fountain of Life Church, Lagos, Nigeria
Continuation from part 1... We have a hymn... one of those numbers... it’s so sweet... to trust in Jesus... trust... and obey... for there is no other way... to be happy in Jesus...but to trust and obey... An understanding of His instructions... will terminate every form of frustration in your life... just to understand... what?! ...must! ...I! ...do! ...years ago... I heard from God... what it takes... to have heaven on earth in a family... it came to me in a wonderful flash... while reflecting on what is Your purpose for establishing marriage... and the Holy Ghost came in... and opened it seal after seal... and I laid hold on what I call the seven concepts of marriage... immediately I laid hold on it... I knew... I was heading for a hitch-free marriage... we have been married now for a few years... we’ve not had the first argument in that family... I am always eager to return home from wherever I have found myself in the world... it’s been home sweet home... all the way... no crying... no shouting... no noise... why? ...I didn’t only understand the provisions... I embraced the conditions... I heard Him say to me... two are better than one... for they have a good reward... for their labour... so whatever it was before... marriage will make me better... not worse! ...one shall chase a thousand... two shall put ten thousand to flight! ...hehn... so, I understand... that I am set for greater victory... do you understand what I am saying? ...and I heard, if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything! ...that they shall ask... the greatest
form of agreement, is in marriage... it’s body, soul... and spirit... greatest form is marriage... so... it is a great spiritual plus... in our race...He said, it shall be done for them of My Father which is in heaven... whatever you bind! ...on earth... shall be bound in heaven... that’s why the enemy goes about... breaking families... because he knows when they are one... they become impossible to beat... he knows that when they are one... they become what? ...impossible... to beat... but every game of the enemy in your family... is ending here tonight (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)
...just! ...a threefold instruction... therefore shall a man leave his father and mother... and that’s a major problem in Africa... you will leave your father... and your mother... amen... and join yourself to your wife... and they twain shall become... one flesh... that is anti-Nigerian context... but that is God’s Word... that your family will no longer be determining... and deciding... what happens in your family... that now... it’s a new... micro family... that has it’s roots... in the old one... but it’s not ruled! ...by the old one... hello... and He said, husbands... love your wife as Christ loves the Church... so don’t keep a diary of your wife’s offences... that date 1981, you did this... 84’ you did this... 85’ you did this... 87’ you did ten of them... and right now, this is number 1010... when Jesus forgives... He forgets... He leaves your sin and my sins in the sea of His
as Christ! ...loves... the Church... Peter said, you are mad! ...and pretended as if He didn’t hear... he said, you are beside!! ...yourself... he
forgetfulness...
Jesus was playing the husband... the husband takes everything the wife says... for an opinion... to which she has a right! ...Thomas said, I will never believe! ...except I see Him... He said, ok I am coming to show Myself to you... what will I do now? ...Philip said, stop! ...show us the Father!! ...He said, ha... have I been with you this long and you don’t know the Father... he said, show us the Father! ...and He still showed them... Peter denied Him three times, and He still said, but you are Peter... but you are what? ...but you are Peter... it is impossible to love your wife as Christ loves the Church... and the devil still breaks that home... it’s impossible... and may I say this to every man and every husband here... every vehicle that... get’s involved in an accident... has the driver... to be queried... amen... they say, but what was the driver doing?! ...as the head of that family... you are the driver of that family vehicle... whatever happens to the vehicle in the journey... you are the one to be questioned...
...and God said... to the woman... submit yourself to your own husband...
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understand what I am talking about... you don’t know... the potential of your husband to love... until... you demonstrate... true submission... true... submission... will virtually enslave your husband... to what... your fulfilment demands... true! ...submission! ...true!! ...submission!! ...Paul said, I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ!! ...it is the power of God... unto salvation... to everyone!! ...that believes... instructions... these instructions, I have transmitted by the help of the Holy
Spirit... but when you grasp them... you embrace them... and operate in them... it opens you to a new world... God... has not changed... He will show you... Himself... in a new dimension this year (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...He will show you... Himself... in a new dimension... this year! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)
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will show you... Himself... in a new dimension... this year!! (Claim
He will show you... Himself... in a new dimension... this year!!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) this in the Name of Jesus!)
...God showed me something... and I’m about closing now... I said... Lord, why? ...is this church not growing... when we were first starting out in ministry... there was so much effort... but not much result... to commensurate the effort... and the Lord said to me... using scriptures together... He said, keep sowing the seed... and as the grass grows... the sheep will come for it... and keep the grass green! ...and the sheep will lie down there... for He maketh me to lie down... in green pastures... now... now... very... very... simple... scriptures... that growing... a church... is nothing but growing... a people... growing... a church... is nothing but growing... a people... as simple as that instruction is... it is the secret card... for the work that God has placed into our hands... when it’s time to cook the food... nobody is permitted to interfere with my life... I shut up... I shut down on every other thing... and I begin... putting all the ingredients together... with the help of the Holy Spirit... and the food is well made! ...and I arrive there to deliver... and serve them on the pulpit... and everybody is... they want more... because God! ...told me... your job is... feed! ...My lambs... feed! ...My sheep... make it simple enough... for the lamb to take... make it strong! ...enough... to strengthen... the sheep... hello... and that’s the ministry of the Holy Spirit... He said... I will give them pastors after My own heart... who shall feed them... with wisdom... and knowledge... and it shall come to pass... when ye shall be multiplied... and increased in the land! ...so multiplication is a natural sequence... when there is quality... nutrition... multiplication is... now... you see... very! ...simple ...instructions... you don’t need public relations?! ...to grow a virile... strong! ...and resourceful church! ...but His instruction... Jesus said... Acts chapter 6 verse 7... the apostle was writing... he said, the Word of God increased... and the number... of the disciples... multiplied... greatly!! ...in Jerusalem! ...the Word of God! ...increased! ...every genuine... outburst of revelation... in a pastor’s ministry... will always result... into outstanding multiplication... that’s... also what you are experiencing in this church now... revelation... revelation... revelation... not just excitement.... not just jumping... and shouting... but... feasting... on the wine... from heaven... feasting... on the good Word of the Lord! ...and I believe... that this understanding will help you...
There is no! ...shortcut... obedience... is the life-gate... to your goodly heritage... obedience! ...is the life-gate!! ...to your goodly heritage... obedience!
the life-gate!!! ...to your life!! ...gate!! ...to your goodly ...is
goodly heritage! ...obedience!! ...is the
heritage! ...the lines are fallen to you in pleasant places... surely... you have a goodly heritage... someone asked me a question...
and I want to stop there... he said... what can be called the secret... of the stability... of this ministry... he was referring to our ministry... he’s a pastor friend... and I said, are you sure you want to know? ...he said yes... I said, no one owns it... hello? ...no one... owns it... now... listen to this very carefully... I!! ...will build... My Church!! ...and!! ...the gate of hell!! ...shall not... prevail... against it... don’t contest the ownership of His Church... the gates of hell won’t let you survive it... Jesus said... only... Me... can stand... the gate of hell... If!! ...you let Me own it... in truth... and in deed... leave the gate of hell to Me... If!! ...you let Me build... My Church! ... and you don’t call it... your Church! ...let Me see... the gate of hell... that will stop... My advancement... now listen... He is the Lion... of the tribe... of Judah... now... no matter how much you want to steal... this diary... if... this is a lion... and this diary is here... even if this lion is sleeping... will you come and pick it?
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experienced!! ...Lion... Genesis 49 said, and as an old!! ...Lion... who shall rouse Him! ...and this is a Lion that neither sleeps!! ...congregation shouts nor slumbers.... listen to this... as long!! ...as Jesus!! ...remains the owner!! ...of this church... this great Fountain of Life church... forget about the gate of hell... forget! ...about! ...the gate of hell... forget! ...about! ...the gate of hell ...forget!! ...about! ...the gate of hell!! ...and as The Shepherd... is allowed... to shepherd your life... forget about every satanic harassment... God’s people... I’ve come here tonight to share this thought with you... that... this Book... (The Holy Bible: Genesis to Revelations) is the Creator’s Manual... containing vital instructions... for you to maximise your existence on earth... and that your obedience! ...of faith! ...is the life-gate... to your goodly heritage in Christ... rise to your feet everybody...
Prayer Declarations to be Claimed and Received in the Name of Jesus Come on!! Give Him praise!! ...whooo!! ...hallelujah!! ...come on!! Put your hands together!! ...come one!! Give Him praise!! Give Him praise!! Give Him praise!! ...lift up your two hands wherever you are... I’d like you to receive... now... the special grace... for wilful obedience... special... grace... for wilful obedience... as you sit down in church, and receive the Word... of instructions... and in your home... as you do your studies... and you pick on instructions... hoo... hallelujah... receive that now... receive that... receive that... receive that... special!! ...grace!! ...for wilful obedience! ...wilful!! Obedience!! ...wilful!!! ...obedience! ...come on! ...receive it! ...receive it! ...receive
it! ...receive it! ...special grace for wilful!! ...obedience... ....congregation praying... now receive the new anointing... for supernatural insight... into the instructions of life!! ...as contained!! ...in the Bible!! ...take fast hold... on instruction... let her not depart from thee... for she is thy life... receive!! ...that anointing... for supernatural insight! ...into the principles... and instructions... contained!! ...in the Word of life... ...congregation praying... in Jesus precious Name... please note... that the core ministry of the Holy Spirit... is to open you and I up... into the truth of God’s Word... to convert... the Words of scriptures into pictures... so as to destroy your doubt... and reinforce your confidence... you can’t see it and doubt it... this is a Book... you don’t need any prophet to convince you about this... why? Because you can see it... this is a Book... because you can see it... no matt... he said, we cannot!! ...but speak those things we have heard... and seen... we can’t see it and doubt it... and we can’t believe it... and not become it... we can’t see it and doubt it... and we can’t believe it... and not become it! ...years! Ago... I saw in my Bible... seest thou a man that is diligent in his business... he shall stand before kings... he shall not stand before... mere men... (Proverbs 22:29) I have had... by privilege... “I’m sorry...” from heads of states... “I’m sorry... please... accept my apology...” I’ve had people on the line... and I said who is that? ...they say, it’s the governor of so and so place... but years ago I heard... seest thou a man that is diligent in his business... when I tell you about sleeping one hour... it’s to break my day up... but call me at twelve... I’m on my desk... midnight... I heard that longest time... work... is my hobby... I enjoy it... I said when my body seems not to be working, I work it up... as I work, it comes up... it comes
where! ...you... end! ...tomorrow... is not a product of luck... it’s a function of your commitment today... seest... thou... a man... that is diligent... in his... business... he shall up! ...but I heard that...
stand before kings... he shall not stand before... mere! ...men... seest thou a man... that is diligent in his business... he shall stand before kings... he shall not stand before... mere men!! ...one!! instruction... just turning my entire life the right way up... I believe it so much!! ...someone asked me, he said how do you get time to read? ...I said, how do you get time to eat? ...what eating is to you, is what reading is to me... writing... is my hobby... recently we piled up my diaries... and they were about 108... diaries... full-scale diaries... from 1990 to date (1999)... so we tried to begin to decode... the thoughts inside it... because writing... is my excitement... I have applied myself! ...to the dignity! ...of labour... friends! ...until you get committed to working, nothing works... all this, I know God will do it, I know God will do it... you are wasting your time... until you do what you must do! ...God will remain in heaven watching you suffering in afflictions... (Jesus is indeed touched by the feelings of your affliction, but this is not what it is going to take to change your situation for the better) you have to wake up!! ...and work... one!! Instruction... is enough... to terminate all your frustrations... maybe... only one key is missing in your life... I see... the anointing of the Holy Spirit in a night vision!! ...deliver that missing key back to your hand (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...now He said, one!! ...thing! ...thou lackest... I don’t know what that situation is ...Lord!! ...unfold to me... the one!! ...more instruction... that I lack... to come out of this challenge... come on pray that prayer now... there is one thing... that I lack... I must come out of this... situation... open me up!! ...to the instruction... that will bail me out of this situation... open me up!! ...pray it from the depth of your heart... open me up!!! ...Jesus... ...congregation praying... open me up!!! ...to the missing key!! ...in this
area of my life... open me up to the missing key!! ...in this area!! ...of my life!! ...hallelujah!! ...congregation praying... in Jesus precious Name... lift up those two hands right now...
Lord, I’ve declared your Word as enabled by Your Spirit... and I spoke... by Your Spirit... to your people... that your decision tonight... is to terminate... every shame... permanently... in every life... Lord... confirm Your Word (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...within the next 7days... bring each one... into definite encounters with divine instructions (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...bring... each one... into definite encounters with divine instructions! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...bring... every one... into definite encounters... with divine instructions! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...bring... every one... into definite encounters with divine... instructions!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...I come against every satanic hold on anyone’s destiny here in the Name of Jesus! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...I decree... the release... of every captive in this service in the Name of Jesus! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...whatever represents a mark of the devil on anyone’s life... I command it to be blotted by the blood of the lamb! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...in the Name!! ...of Jesus! ...in the Name!! ...of Jesus! ...Lord, I stand on this ground again today... to bless this church... it is... Your church... bless... this... church... again! ...it is! ...your church... bless!! ...this church... again!! ...let... every worshipper in this sanctuary... become a beneficiary... of their... goodly heritage!! ...in the Name!! ...of Jesus! ...Lord... I decree... a new fire... a fresh fire... upon your son and his wife... that beginning!! ...from this night... it shall be... a new dawn (Claim this for your pastor and his family in the Name of Jesus!) ...I decree tonight... a fresh baptism... of... the spirit of Wisdom and Knowledge in the revelation of Him (Claim this for your pastor and his family in the Name of Jesus!) ...in the Name!! ...of Jesus! ...whatever it takes to fulfil that divine mandate!! ...I command it to be delivered now in the Name of Jesus! (Claim this for your pastor and his family in the Name of Jesus!) ...receive it! ...in Jesus Name! ...receive it!! ...in the Name of Jesus!! ...so shall it be... come on... lift up your hands and bless His Name... we praise You Jesus... amen... amen... come on wave your hands to Jesus... He is alive forever... praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord...
This church is becoming long overdue in this sanctuary... make more room for Me... is what the Lord is saying... for I am not done with you yet... I am just beginning with you... He said, if you will follow Me... I am leading you to your enlarged place... I will take you there He said, by My Hand... if you will dare to believe Me... I see... a day of enlargement... for this great... mission... a day... of enlargement... for this great mission (Claim this for your pastor, his family and your church in the name of Jesus!) ...Jesus is Lord... ....congregation praising God... Pastor Odukoya takes over...hallelujah... are you happy... just say with me... let it be to me... according to your Word... I am Your handmaiden... or I am Your servant... let it be to me! ...according to Your Word... in Jesus Name... the Bishop says within 7 days... I repeat it... within 7 days in Jesus Name... ...message ends...
“...You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavour? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father...” – Jesus Christ (Matthew 5:13 – 16) New Living Translation