The Ark of His Presence Preached by Bishop David Abioye on the 1st of May, 1998 Bishop David O. Abioye is a Pastor of long standing experience under the ministry of his life-time mentor, Bishop David Oyedepo who is the President of the Living Faith Church, worldwide (aka Winners Family), and also Pastor Faith Tabernacle – the 2 nd largest purpose-built church auditorium in the world. Bishop David Abioye is presently the Senior Pastor of Living Faith Church, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory - Nigeria, West Africa. Apart from focusing on the core messages of the church, which include Faith, Prosperity and Signs and Wonders, he is also gifted in motivating the saints of God towards spiritual stewardship, victorious Christian living and developing an intimate relationship with God. All of these, you will find in the simple, practical and life applicable teachings presented on this website http://www.davidabioye.org/ ,which will undoubtedly produce notable proofs in your life. He is joyfully married to Mary A. Abioye, who is also an ordained minister of the gospel. They are blessed with three children; David Jnr., Ruth and Daniel.
Intro Hello... welcome. This for you... is the hour of dominion... a time... of positive decision from bad to the best... please expect the best only, because God says in Genesis chapter 1 verse 28, that you should have dominion... and it is for this selfsame godly purpose, that you are provided with this heaven sent opportunity, a time... of refreshing as you receive the life-transforming, destiny moulding, light imparting message from the Lord’s son, and a good servant of God... Bishop David O. Abioye of the Living Faith World Outreach Centre, Garden of Faith Kaduna (This is the original church in Kaduna he received stewardship over when the Bishop David Oyedepo was sent to Lagos)... don’t forget... knowledge is power... and this power is the Kingdom of God... get wisdom... get understanding... as you pay rapt attention... in Jesus mighty Name... amen... Start We look up to heaven... for that is where our help comes from... our eyes... are on You O Lord... I thank You tonight... because there is help for Your people... I see every broken-hearted... healed... and delivered... I see the oppressed let go... I see... the hungry fed... I see all... satisfied with the goodness of Your House... Your Presence... is getting the job done tonight... let Your Name alone be glorified... by Your Authority! ...I stand here this night... declaring to this precious assembly... a release... of signs and wonders... let! ...the rain! ...even the promised rain... fall... right now!! ...let every wilderness... be turned... into a garden... let every desert be turned into standing waters! ...let every soul be satisfied... let every need be met O God... we see You honoured tonight... in every part of this auditorium tonight... including the healing
room... out there, where people are standing... I see Your Power and Your Glory revealed... I see every one soul touched tonight... all to the glory and praise of Your Name... we worship You dear Lord... in Jesus Great Name... amen... praise God... will you put your hands together for the Lord, as you remain standing... halleluyah... clap some more for the Lord with great joy everybody... let’s praise Him, let’s praise Him, let’s praise Him... let’s praise Him, let’s praise Him, let’s praise Him, let’s praise Him, let’s praise! ...Him, let’s praise! ...Him... whoo!! Praise!! Him... halleluyah... glory to God!! He is worthy... amen... halleluyah... God... is going to do something very unique... in your life... during this great seminar (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) I heard the Lord say to me this evening... He said, I am bringing to My people a life-long experience of My Presence... a life... long... experience... something that will live with you forever... receive it!! In the Name of Jesus! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...May the liberating force of God... come... and work! ...on your behalf right now! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...in the Name! ...of Jesus! ...whatever blessing this ministry has encountered... receive your portion right now (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...lift up your hands as you receive yours... it’s in the atmosphere... lift up your hands as you receive yours... receive yours... receive yours... receive yours... receive yours... receive yours!
...receive yours!!
...glory to God forever more... in Jesus precious Name... amen... praise God... please put your hands together for the Lord as you take your seat... shout halleluyah... somebody who loves the Lord, lift up your hands and shout halleluyah... if you are sure you truly love Him, shout it louder, halleluyah... if you are expecting an encounter of... miracles, signs and wonders, give a loud halleluyah... if you are set to receive your portion of the mighty outpouring of the revival rain, shout the loudest halleluyah! ...praise God forever more... it’s happening already... We have come... into the May edition... of signs and wonders seminar... in which we have our theme... as... the... revival rain... and I see the rain... falling upon you (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...in... a way that is beyond your imagination... I see the rain coming on you... beyond your imagination... in Jesus precious Name... praise God... to commence... this seminar... I want to be bringing to you... a first teaching tonight... on what I title... The Ark of His Presence... The Ark... of His... Presence...
the central
theme... of every revival... is God’s... Presence... there is nothing called revival... outside... of God’s Presence... the central theme... of revival... is God’s Presence! ...God’s Presence... Oh! ...if we get Him... we will get things... if we get Him... we will get things... until you get God... you cannot see good... we have wasted prayer several times... that we needed not to... because! ...of His absence... God!! ...cannot be present... and our prayers... be unanswered... God! ...cannot be present... and our prayer... be unanswered... the reason for unanswered prayers... is God’s absence... His absence... when God!! ...is present... blessings abound... tonight... I want to... stir up your holy mind... towards... a stronger... desire... for God’s Presence in your life... around your life... God! Cannot be present in your business, and it will not move forward... God!! ...cannot be present in a church... and healings... will not take place... hear me! ...it is not prayer... that heals the sick... it is God’s Presence... that gets the job done... a man can pray... and pray more than prayer mantis... if God... is not there... he will need to be fed... with food... for empty stomach... hear me again! ...God!! cannot be present in your business, and it will not move forward... you have learnt so much about business management... but you
have learnt nothing about God’s Presence... God cannot be present in your home! ...and yet you have turmoil in it... the central theme... of... any revival... is God’s Presence... God’s Presence... when He comes... rain follows... so... the essence of the revival rain... or the live-wire of the revival rain is God’s Presence... the live-wire... of the revival rain... is... God’s Presence... Let all the pastors here tonight hear me... God!! Cannot be present in your church, and it refuses to grow... the largest church... in the world today... is in South Korea... pastored by... David Yonggi Cho... a prominent man of God went there... and when he returned... this was his comment, he said “...365 days of the year, there is revival... in that church”...that is to say! ...God’s!! Presence is there! ...365 days of the year...do you know... that in many churches... God... is only there once in a year... when they organise... a special meeting they call revival... I used to grow up in one of such churches, when they have revival once in a year... that is the only time when God moves... when everybody will clap and sing... and then... the invited guest will come and stir up the place, preach a message, and stir up everybody... and when he is gone... the revival dies... but we can come to a point in our life! ...when we have daily!! Revival!! In us... that is when... we are living!! ...under the showers of the rain... spiritual rain... is not limited to occasions... spiritual rain... must be a daily... occurrence! ...among God’s people... and upon God’s people... it’s my prayer! ...that at the close of this seminar... the revival rain... will become... a permanent companion of your life!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...oh I think... this is the reason why the Lord has asked me to tell you... that He is bringing to you... a life-long experience... I think I am beginning to get the understanding... of what He said now... a life-long experience! ...you are not just going to feel His Presence during this seminar... what will happen to you! ...will last you far!! ...beyond this seminar time because God! ...is bringing such a rain... over your life... that if you choose... to stay under it, you will never... recover from it... I say... you will never... recover from it... I say... you will never... recover from it... I say... you will never! ...recover from it... the central theme... of revival... is God’s Presence... You know why... God... is Life... and when He enters into a place... Life... enters into it... revival... could be simply defined as... restoration of Life... Life... that was... going out before, suddenly restored back... do you know?! ...that... except for God’s mercy, the church of Jesus was becoming... a dead centre... where people come and feel nothing... where a drunkard (Nigerian term for alcoholic) comes and he goes back to drink! ...Oh! ...I’ve seen... some congregation many years back... where... people who are under the influence of tobacco... will leave church service, and go... under a tree in the church premises to smoke... and then return back to the church... because... Life... is not there! ...but something is happening! ...oh I mentioned to you... diverse testimonies we’ve had... a lady said... I was a chronic smoker, and alcoholic... chronic... a lady! ...young lady... she said but when I stepped into this premises, I lost taste... for cigarettes, and for drinking... you know what got it done... God’s Presence... you can’t come close to Him, and still have a taste... for bad habits... I don’t know her till now... the closest I know about her is her hand-writing... and the name she put there... but God’s!! Presence... that is so heavy!! ...within!! ...the premises!! ...went into a spiritual surgery... and touched the inside of her... to remove from her the taste... for tobacco... a young man was here... he said... he was 34 yrs old when he was sharing his testimony... for 17yrs he’s been a smoker... 17yrs... he’s been a smoker... but according to him... when he stepped in here... we were worshipping the Lord and praying!
...suddenly something entered into him, and from that moment, he lost his desire! ...for smoking... because... of God’s Presence... Hear me!! ...until we are fully soaked with His Presence, shame!! ...and reproach!! Cannot be far away from us... His Presence... it is... that drives our enemies backwards... and establishes us in His Blessing... the core! ...of revival... is God’s Presence... God’s... Presence... God’s Presence... God’s! Presence... oh tonight... I want something! To stir up on your insides... to desire Him... more than you desire anything else... many! Are looking for God’s Presents... in the place of God’s Presence... Presents... P... R... E... S... E... N... T... S... that is what they are looking for... instead of looking for His Presence... many!! Are looking for His healing... instead of looking for His Spirit... you cannot carry the Spirit of God inside you, and sickness will still be competing with your body! ...you may have! ...His presents... and not have His Presence... you may have His healing... and not have His Spirit... Oh! ...my eyes... God opened to something amazing yesterday... you may even have His Anointing... and not have His Presence... find out from Samson... I hope all preachers here are hearing me tonight... some!! Preachers!! Are crazy, looking for the Anointing... Samson... got the Anointing, but he didn’t have God’s Presence... he had the residue of the Anointing with him... it was that Anointing that made him to shake the gate, and uproot it, and carry it unto the top of the mountains... yet... the Presence of the Lord... had left him... but you know what... you cannot have God’s Presence, and not have His Anointing... you cannot have God’s Spirit... and not have his healing... you cannot have God’s Presence... and not obtain His Presents... in His Presence... there is fullness... of joy... and at His right Hand... there are pleasures... forevermore... let!! Your soul... begin... to desire... more!! Than ever!! Before... Lord!!! I want Your Presence in my life... let all!! Pastors... all!! Preachers... desire... God’s Presence in their churches... in their meetings... more than they desire anything else... I see a time come... when we... may not need to lay hands on the sick again... by virtue of the Presence of God... that is around... everyone who steps in... to the tabernacle... steps in into miracles... and healings... and diverse wonders and signs (Claim this for your church in the Name of Jesus!) ...we’ve had a taste... of it... we are smelling... it... somehow, around us... but we are going to be getting into the fullness of it... when in worship... and praise... when as we adore!! ...Him in His Presence... something begins to happen to individuals that no one else... the neighbour may not know about... other than for to share the testimonies... When God’s Presence is mighty... struggles... with satan... ceases... oh... God’s Presence was so strong on Jesus... the demons will see Him from afar off screaming... do you know what? ...if God’s Presence is with you... no witch... will be able to molest you in the night... they will not even be able to come close to your wall!! ...how much room we have for God... will determine how much room... is left for satan... does somebody hear me at all? ...how much room... we give to God... will determine how much room... is left for satan... so if satan has any room at all... it’s because we have not given it all to God... how much room we give to God... will determine how much room is left for satan... so if satan has more room... it is because we have not given much to God... let!! His Presence... overshadow your life... let!!! His Glory!! ...rest!! ...upon your entire being... then satan will never!! ...have! ...a place... around your life... let your home... be so filled... with God’s Presence... then satan will not have room to manifest... let the church of Jesus... be so filled... with the... aroma... of His Presence... then sickness will not have it’s place
among His people... I see us... entering... into the fullness... of that encounter with God (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)... somebody who believes it, lift up your hands and shout a big amen... the revival! ...of His Presence... is the most... prominent... and fundamental... revival... the revival! ...of His Presence... until we succeed... in bringing Him back... we cannot bring blessings... until we bring Him in... blessings... cannot enter! ...let’s bring God in! ...then blessings! ...His joy! ...His pleasures! ...will follow after Him... to enter!! ...into our various abodes... I tell you people of God... in the past several weeks, my strongest desire ever... is just His Presence... His Presence... His Presence... Lord, give me! ...Your Presence... Lord, clothe me! ...with Your Presence... Lord, envelope me!! ...with Your Presence! ...Ohh! The Presence of God was so strong on Jesus... the people who came to arrest Him in the garden of Gethsemane... He asked them, who are you looking for, and they said it is Jesus... then suddenly He answered them... here am I... and as He answered them, the Bible said, they fell backwards... look... I am looking forward... to such a Presence of God upon God’s people, that when armed robbers [which was a major problem in Nigeria at a point in time, but not as bad now] see you they will begin to fret, and shake, and fidget, and not be able to touch you! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) [I have several personal testimonies of this to include related incidents, but I will share three with you that immediately come to mind where exactly what the Bishop said happened, and I didn’t realise how much danger I had been in till they were all over and I was well away... in fact, in one case the guy sitting in my car beside me was visibly trembling in white sheet fear, when he was supposed to be commandeering my car for his cronies who were tailing me on a motorbike... he eventually begged for me to drop him off by the side of the road, and I sped off... in a second incident, my friends and I took a Taxi from the mainland in Lagos where I lived going home from church, and the Taxi had a flat tyre in the middle of what Lagosians would know as Lagos Island... one of the roughest areas... where criminals have been known to kill victims for the smallest of change... most people would just drive on... on their rims even, till they reached a point where they would consider as safe, but for some reason the Taxi driver had to stop... a rough-looking criminal... whom Nigerians would know by the term “area boy” came to us... was looking at us... then demanded money roughly while looking around... the Taxi driver was very visibly trembling at this point... without a trace of fear in our hearts, certainly not in mine... we began praying in tongues and saying the Name of Jesus... and without another word... he just walked away... tyre changed and going on our way... this muslim man... with his prayer beads hanging from his rear view mirror, acknowledged that it was the protection of our Lord Jesus Christ that kept us from being attacked, and not his allah... we led him to the Lord, and he reduced our fare when he dropped us off... In the third incident, I was driving from one end of town home, when I was really pressed for a piss (I beg your pardon ...), and stopped by the roadside in an area called Surulere, a little distance from Orile... and I noticed a guy coming up to me slowly, and he leaped at me suddenly, but jumped back in a shriek of fright, and moved away quickly... I guess the Lord wanted to preserve his life, and just showed him my angel by way of gentle warning ...] ...do you know! ...it’s a demon... that enters an armed robber... to carry gun to shoot... now think about this... do you know!! ...that the Presence of God in you!! ...can be so real!! ...to put under arrest that demon in an armed robber... that’s it... let’s go for it... we are going to so humiliate satan... we are going to so humble our world... we are going to put so many questions on their minds concerning us... they will wonder... what
kind of amazing people are these! ...they will be so tired of the miracles they will be seeing... and... because of their tiredness... rapture will take place... we will be caught up... and when we are caught up... they wll be saying... Ohhhh... we thank God... these... strange people have left... are you hearing what I am talking about? ...that’s what God! ...is waiting for... until that happens... rapture... will not take place because God will not take us away silently... He will take us out in the open for all to see... when they are fully amazed!! ...and confused! ...about the acts of God around our lives... God’s Presence can be so thick in your life... that no demon... can wait on the road to cause accident for you... oh... let’s get His Presence... stronger... in our lives... then satan will become weaker... before us... hear me... the strength of satan... is the absence... of God... the strength... of satan... is the absence... of God... God’s Presence was so heavy upon Jesus... the demons would scream... have you come to destroy us before our time? ...I see God! ...raising... more demon destroyers... how much of His Presence you carry... will qualify you for that... assignment... for that duty... for that position... It’s not like now... when people sit down with devils... and they tell him come out, he say, I won’t come out... you say what’s your name, then he begins to tell you all manner of lies... and then that becomes your next message! ...that do you know I have discovered a new name for satan... he told you a lie! ...deceiving you, until he chases you out of the world... most people who settle down talking about devils end up crazy... some of them die strange deaths... under strange afflictions... but those who talk about God... are renewed... on a daily basis... I don’t have any story to tell about satan... I tell about what my God can do... He is The Almighty... He is the Great God... The El-Shaddai is His Name... Jehovah Rapha is who they call Him... the Great I am that I am... The Lord that supplies all of my needs according to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus... The Deliverer of Israel... The Covering over our head, my Strong Tower in the times of trouble, my Defender from every... trouble... my Shield and my Fortress is His Name... that’s the Man you carry on your inside... strengthen... His Presence... with you... strengthen... His Presence... with you... ohh! ...the church of Jesus... must desire God’s Presence more than ever before... the strength of satan... is God’s absence... when God appears... satan disappears... when God enters... satan goes out... with God’s entry... there is satan’s exit... when God stretches His Hand... satan withdraws his hand... so... if satan’s hand is on us... it’s because God’s Hand is un-stretched... let’s seek... His Presence... more! ...than... any! ...other thing... let’s have a strong... desire... for Him... oh... Moses... a great prophet of God protested one day... he said Lord, if Your Presence will not go with me, don’t take me from here... I think we have to get to that point of protesting before the Lord... in our prayer! ...in our desire! ...if Your Presence will not go with me... forget it... I won’t move... an inch... many are going about affairs of life without God’s Presence, that’s why it is failing... many homes lack God... that’s why there is failure... many businesses have God absent... that’s why it is on the ground... many pastors are preaching... having no results... because God’s Presence is not there... many go into ministry... God is not there, so they end up frustrated... every frustration of life... ends... when God appears... I see God’s Presence... manifesting in your life (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...Exodus chapter 33... do you know... the reason you are blessed is not because I preached... no!! no!! ...I am too small as it where! ...to get you blessed, if God... is not present... my preaching! ....is not what is doing the job! ...it is God’s Presence... that is getting the job done... it is not my prayer that heals the sick... it is His Presence... that
makes them whole... somebody said, oh the Bishop... he prayed! Heavy! ...heavy!! ...heavy prayer!! Come on!! ...bull-dozer prayer!! ...no... you can scream till tomorrow... and shout... until your coat [Nigerian term for suit] is torn... if His Presence is not there... you amount to nothing... it’s like the sound... of a cymbal... Exodus chapter 33... oh... Moses had met with God before... you remember all of that story... from chapter 3... chapter 4... he met with God at the mountain of God mount Horeb... where he had an encounter... with the rod of God in his hand... he had even led Israel... out of the land of Egypt... but hear what he is saying... after all those experiences... he had brought water for them out of the rock... he had delivered them from the hands of the enemies... but hear what he said! ...may I say... that God’s Presence... is not supposed to be... a one-year affair... it is a life-long! ...experience... in chapter 33... if you would permit me, let me read verse 15... then we will read verse 14... and he, that is Moses, said unto Him, that is God! ...if Your Presence! ...go... not with me! ...then... carry us not up hence... oh I like that protest... don’t take me to anywhere!! ...don’t send me... to any place!! ...don’t ask me to pray... for the sick, if Your Presence... will not go with me... I think we need to come to that point... if your Presence... go not with me! ...don’t ever ask me to leave here! ...oh! God! I have come for this seminar! ...don’t let me leave this hall! ...don’t let me pass through that door tonight! ...without! ...Your Presence enveloping my life!! ...don’t!! O God! ...don’t!!! O God!! ...don’t!!! O God!! ...don’t let me leave this place tonight... without... encountering your Presence with me... I am not here for fun... I am not here to see people... I am here... to have a touch of Your Presence... I told God... don’t let me preach... any day... without Your Presence... I don’t want to be a sounding cymbal... I don’t want my energy wasted... I want to see results... don’t let me ever stand... to proclaim a word! ...outside of Your Presence... it is the Presence of God... that makes the words of my mouth... have effect over your life... I cannot... compromise anything! ...for it... I cannot! ...substitute... anything!! ...for it... I choose to be poor, and have His Presence with me... if... that is what it takes... there are many with money... but without God... you need to know... what they suffer... the agonies... in the night... the heart... pains... and diseases... the hypertension... and high blood pressure... but you cannot have His Presence... and not have money... because... any place... He goes to... He goes with everything that He has... verse 14... and He, that is God said... My Presence... shall... go... with thee! ...My Presence... shall... go!! ...with thee... say with me Lord, I believe... Your Presence... shall go with me... say it again, Lord I believe! ...Your Presence! ...shall!! ...go! ...with me!! ...and as a result... I will give thee... rest... hey... may we say therefore... the reason for unrest around us... is God’s absence... the reason... for unrest... around us... is God’s absence... God’s absence... God’s absence... is what causes unrest around us... when God is present... rest comes... you cannot have God’s Presence... and not have rest... I like that... you cannot... have... God’s! ...Presence... and not have... rest... My Presence... shall... go... with you! ...My Presence... shall... go... with you! ...by the time you are leaving this place tonight... His Presence... shall... go... with you! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...His Presence!! ...shall!! ...go!! ...with you!!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...His Presence!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)
...shall!! ...go!! ...with you!!!
...listen to this testimony... a lady said... she’s been having... night afflictions! ...every night... for a long time... some devils will come to her... have some relationship with her in her sleep... that left her... dejected... under... having problems... all over the places...
every time... but one day she stepped in here according to her... and by the time she got back home... the Presence of the Lord must have been the One that went with her!! ...right!! ...on that day... not one... of such devils... appeared... to her... again... listen to me... I don’t know... the lady... till now, I don’t know her... I just received the testimony... as it is written... I don’t know her... till now... so... don’t say... it is me... who went with her... don’t say... the Bishop went to her house... to anoint her house... no! ...don’t say, I sent somebody... to anoint her house! ...Something!! ...must have gone... with her... the Presence!! ...of!! ...the Lord!! ...if you have a problem... waiting for you in your businesses... as you leave this place tonight!
...the Presence!! ...of
the Lord! ...shall go!! ...with you!!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...you have a problem waiting for you at home there!
...the Presence!! ...of
the Lord! ...shall go!! ...with you!!!
(Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...do you know? ...some people... desire the mantle... more than they desire God’s presence?! ...some people! ...desire... the bottles! (of Anointing Oil) ...more than God’s Presence!! ...it is not the bottle... it is God’s Presence... inside it! ...it is not the cloth... it is God’s Presence... inside! ...it! ...you may carry a dozen bottles all around you... one in your car... one in your bedroom... another one in your sitting room... another one in your kitchen... another one... under your pillow! ...if you don’t carry God’s Presence, you will be frustrated... I carry this consciousness... each time... I anoint myself... I anoint myself... with the oil... almost every day... but each time I do... I am not... a man of religion... I am a man of reality... I anoint myself... with the consciousness... that there is Somebody... inside it... resting... upon my fore-head... A lady said... she’s been having... problems with her husband for years... and... she was like... stinky... to him... and in our... March edition of signs and wonders... the miracle fire night... she collected the mantle, and went back home... and guess what? ...she met her husband... seated... in the sitting room... waiting... for her... to arrive... I have been missing you... I have been missing you... it was... like... am I sure... this is my home... am I sure this is the man I used to know... God’s Presence... left here with her... God’s Presence... left here... with her... God’s Presence... left here... with her... you are leaving this place tonight... with the Presence... of the Most High God!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)
...you!! ...are leaving here tonight!! ...with His
Presence!!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...somebody who believes!! ...shout!! ...a big amen!!! ...Moses!! ...protested... if Your Presence!! ...go!! ...not with me!! ...don’t bother to carry me from here!! ...I don’t want to move... a step... outside of His Presence... no! ...no!! ...no!!! ...God’s Presence cannot be in your car... and you will be crashed in an accident... no!!! ...let’s get back to where we belong to... oh... one day Paul... was on a ship... in acts of the Apostles... and a great turbulence... rose... and he stood up... and advised the Captains what to do... they neglected him, and then he took his rest... he went and relaxed... and after so many days... Paul stood up again... and he told the people... sirs... be of good cheer... for the Lord... the Angel of the Lord Whom I serve... and Whose I am... appeared to me in the night... and He asked me to say to you... be of good cheer... there shall not be any trouble of any kind... hey... he didn’t know anything about sailing... but God’s Presence assured him there won’t be any trouble... he said if you had listened to me... before now... this trouble wouldn’t have happened... however... I am glad to let you know... be of good cheer... there won’t be any trouble... there won’t be any loss of life... God’s Presence makes you have such rest... in the midst of turbulence... it takes God’s Presence to be told that your child
is still in the hospital and you are still relaxed... and tell them no... God... is available... He is taking care... He is in charge... no, He in charge, God is in charge... do you know all of our turbulence... is a result... of God’s absence from us... He said, My Presence... shall go with you... and as a result of it... I will give you... rest... from today, you won’t know unrest again (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...from today! ...you won’t know turmoil again! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...lift up your hand and say with me! ...God’s Presence! ...is going! ...with me!! ...and that!! ...will give me all the rest I need!! ...I see you have it right now! ...I see you have it right now!
...I see you have it right now!! ...I see you have
...I see you have it right now!!! ...I loose!! ...upon you!! ...the Presence of the Lord now!!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...receive it!! ...in the Name!!! ...of it right now!! ...I see you have it right now!!
Jesus!!! ...in the healing room... I loose!! ...the Presence of the Lord now!!! ...upon the gallery up there! ...I loose!!! ...the Presence of God now!! ...all... over this auditorium... the Presence of God is loosed... now!!! ...with that Presence of God... no disease... is permitted to remain in your body... no sickness... is permitted to remain in your body... no affliction of satan!! ...is permitted to hang around your body! ...all the pains in the neck... on the back... on the head... I see them destroyed right now!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...all the internal diseases!! ...in the lungs! ...in the liver! ...in the breast!! ...around your waist!! ...I see them burnt off now!! (Claim this according to your need in the Name of Jesus!) ...and do you know... because of God’s Presence that went with them... the Bible said... none! ...of them was feeble... have you ever seen a man... that used... a pair of shoes... for 2 years continuously... and would not need to... ...tape creased... change of their dress... yet... it was not smelling... for 40 years... in the wilderness! ...and none! ...amongst them was sick... the Bible says, none among them was feeble... feebleness means sickness! ...for forty years... guess what makes it happen?! ...God’s Presence! ...the beasts... of the wilderness... could not come close to them... because God’s Presence... covered them! ...the enemies pressed so hard on them to get them down but God’s Presence was so real! ...His Presence went to war with them... several times... the enemy would come so close to them, and suddenly the Lord would send an earthquake... some other time, He would send the lightning... to chase... the enemies away... when you have His Presence... your security... is sure... Many years back... my wife and myself... were in our home... and then... we were informed... by the neighbours... that some fellows came into our home in the night... with an attempt... to break in... we were sleeping... in our bedroom... far from the gate... and then according... to the story... they stood at the gate... one said, shall we go in... the others said, if we go in... we shall be caught... I mean, I was sleeping... if we go in... we shall be caught... somebody must have told them... you will be caught! ...if you dare it, you are gone! ...that’s God’s Presence... we are going to be so soaked with it... that... if... 1,000 demons are sent from hell to come close to you... they will beg... to die... 2nd death... in hell... than to come to you... oh... I see many of you seated here whose face will be sparkling... with such terrific fire! ...that when failure sees you, it withdraws immediately (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...I see the
pastors here... ministering... under such influence! ...of His Presence... that when you speak... your word is conveyed as law... as authority... wherever you stand to speak... My Presence... shall go... with thee... and I... will give thee... rest... Please take note of what I am saying... if your heart is opened enough... you are not going to step out of this door tonight... without... His Presence... going... with you... I mean... visible Presence of the Lord... that can be told of... by your neighbours! ...by people around you... oh! ...this man... something!! ...is on his fore-head... it shall be said concerning you (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...I said it shall be said concerning you! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)
...It!! ...shall!! ...be
said!!! ...concerning you!!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...somebody who believes!! ...shout it again!! ...amen!! ...yesterday I made a statement... that to me! ...it’s an insult... for a brothel... to be... 100 metres away from a church... it’s an insult... it’s... it’s... a gospel insult... do you mean to tell me God’s Presence... cannot cover 100 metres around your church?! ...in fact... if I am in that situation, I would almost resign... I tell you the truth... ah! ...God’s Presence must be so thick around your life... that... 100 metres away... no beer parlour (Nigerian equivalent to pubs) should be standing... you must send God’s Presence in every form... in such direction... to make them close down... and serve your Living God... God cannot be seated somewhere... and a herbalist (traditional witch-doctors who supposedly use charms and spells to heal or solve problems) be seated close there... this is why I have been telling you... watch it! ...it’s coming to pass... every herbalist in this town... will loose their jobs (Claim this for your city in the Name of Jesus!) ...did somebody hear me at all? ...take note of that! ...every!! herbalist in this Kaduna town... will loose their job... they will... they will! ...they will!! ...I say they will!!! ...if you know any of them, help me tell them... glory to God... do you know that around our church in Lagos... all the Alhajis’ (A title in Islam conferred on someone who has been on a pilgrimage to Mecca amongst other qualifications)... are sneaking into the church... those who can’t sneak in, send their children... that... just go ahead... I am coming... gradually... one of them opened his mouth, and told our presiding Bishop... he said... he wouldn’t mind... if you bring television... to our mosque... when your breakthrough seminar is on... are you hearing what I am saying? ...it’s happening! ...it’s happening! ...I say it’s happening! ...the revival rain will be so much! ...that it will become a great flood! ...and flood out every tree! ...every house around the waters! ...many years back, when there was Ogunpa flood... in Ibadan (A city on the South-West of Nigeria within driving distance of Lagos)... all the houses around the river-side... surrendered... it was not rain... it was not river... it was flood... ...the Bishop mimics rushing waters... no notice! ...the Bishop continues to mimic rushing waters... tables are tumbling... televisions... fridges tumbling... blocks... breaking down... roofs removing... there is going to be such sudden awakening... and move... of the Spirit by virtue of His Presence that we are welcoming... that will compel! ...every! ...opposition to bow! ...to the Gospel of the Kingdom (Claim this for Europe in the Name of Jesus!)... say with me, I believe it... it is coming to pass... I make myself available for it... watch it!! ...there are some of you seated here!! ...that when you enter into your offices! ...the glory of the Lord will be so strong!! ...that all your colleagues will begin to break down in tears! ...for their sins! ...some weeks back... one of our ladies... a student... in the University of Ibadan... bought a tape from our church in Lagos... and went and was playing the tape in the room... and... as the tape... finished rolling... she
felt, oh let me not disturb my room-mate... let me put it off... and as soon as she put it off, all of them were on their knees!! ...all the room-mates were on their knees! ...crying! ...ohh God!! ...have mercy!! ...oh! ...God! ...have!! ...mercy!! ...I am a sinner!! ...help!! ...God’s Presence!! ...entered!! ...that room... such amazing! ...Power!! ...of His Presence! ...it’s coming... upon the church... it’s coming, you must be a part of it! ...you must not be! ...left out! ...it’s coming heavily! ...it’s coming heavily! ...it’s getting reflected! ...in the environment! ...it’s getting reflected! ...in books! ...it’s getting reflected! ...in tapes!! ...some of you will remember the testimony of a young man... who... has some of our tapes in his home... and his friend, an Alhaji... visited with him... and... the Alhaji told him... can I have this your tape, he said no... what is a muslim going to do with my tape... but he insisted he must have it, he told him, I must go... with it... so he left with the tape... and on his journey, he was playing it in his car... and suddenly... he was attacked... 4 robbers took his car... and as they were going on in the car... they were playing the tape... and the Presence... of God... inside... that tape... even though it was an Alhaji holding it... began... to manifest... and the robbers came... under... some heavy conviction... and they did not only abandon the car... they drove it to a police station... and submitted themselves... with the car... when the car was restored back to the Alhaji... he wrote his friend a letter... which he came and read on this altar... he said from today! ...I am a Christian... from today... he said from today I am a Christian, please greet that your Bishop for me... and send more tapes for me... say... like 4 or 5... I will pay you when I come... ...the Bishop chuckles... oh... the Presence... of the Lord... the Presence... of the Lord... the Presence... of the Lord... it makes... every mountain to melt... it makes... every valley... to be filled up... God’s Presence... in your life will fill up your emptiness! ...God’s Presence... in your life will give you rest!! ...God’s Presence in your life, will satisfy your soul!! ...God’s Presence in your life!! ...will secure you!! ...from today... no trouble... intimidates your life (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)... Jesus came... also... and He practically showed to us... that His major secret... was God’s Presence... in John chapter 8 verse 29... hear what He said... he said... My Father! ...is with Me... My Father! ...is with Me... say with me, My Father! ...is with me... oh... I’m not sure I can hear you very well... say it again! ...Who is with you?! ...say it by faith, Who is with you?! ...Jesus... said... My Father... is... with Me! ...He! ...that... has sent Me... has not left Me... alone! ...He has not left Me! ...alone... He has not left Me! ...alone... if God leaves you alone, you will become a toy... when God left Samson... he became... a toy... hey! ...he became a toy... a treasure! ...turned... into a toy... My Father! ...has not left Me... alone... My Father! ...is with Me... He! ...that sent Me... has not left Me... alone... because... I do the things... which are pleasing... to Him... oh... Jesus... protected... heavily... God’s Presence... with Him... look at what Peter said concerning Him, because he... walked with Him... he talked with Him... for three years... he slept with Him perhaps... he was always... out with Him... there was no place Jesus entered to... that Peter did not go with Him... so he... knew what he was talking about... Acts of apostles chapter 10 verse 38, look at that... with me... everybody... Acts of apostle... chapter 10... oh... God’s Presence makes the difference... God’s Presence is touching your body (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)... right now... God’s Presence is touching your children right now (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!)... God’s Presence... is touching your businesses right now (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...God’s Presence is with you where you are seated right now! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...God’s Presence will go home with you tonight!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...God’s Presence will go into your businesses with you!!!
(Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...God’s!! ...Presence! ...will honour you! ...tonight!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...if you believe! ...shout it again! ...amen!! ...verse 38... How God... anointed... Jesus... of Nazareth... with the Holy Ghost... and with Power... Who... went about... doing... good... and healing... all... that were oppressed... of the devil... and somebody said... why? ...did it happen... and then the answer came there... what did he answer there? ...for God... was with Him... for Who was with Him? ...why? ...or what authority... did He have... to do good... to heal them that were oppressed of the devil... God... was... with... Him... God... was... with... Him... the secret... behind the miraculous ministry... of Jesus... was God’s Presence... because... God... was... with... Him... God... was... with... Him... did you... notice! ...that... in the ministry of Jesus... His prayer... was always short... and... oftentimes! ...thanksgiving... Father... I thank You... because You hear Me... always... even when He was to perform... the greatest miracle... of raising the dead... He stood... at the grave of Lazarus... He was too sure... of God’s Presence... they came to inform Him the first day... come on... Lazarus is dead... they are waiting for You... He said, no... I’m not going yet... when He secured God’s Presence the third day, He told His disciples... come on, let’s go... let’s go wake Lazarus up... could a man be sleeping for 3 days and not wake up? ...He said, come... let’s go wake him up... when you have His Presence... you can toy... with problems... you don’t tell... about a man who is dead for 3 days, let’s wake him up... He said, come... let’s go wake him up... and He got there... everybody was wondering, what kind of heavy prayer will He pray... but He stood before the grave... and He said... come on! ...Heavenly Father, I thank You because You hear Me... always... but because of these unbelievers around Me... so that they won’t think I’m a magician... this is why I’m saying this, if not I wouldn’t have even said... anything! ...and He called forth He said, Lazarus... come... forth... and he... that was dead... came... back... out... of the grave... why?! ...God... was... with... Him... God... was... with... Him... Do you know... why... a community... never succeeds in hurting a church... it’s because of God’s... Presence... God’s... Presence... God’s... Presence... God’s... Presence... God’s... Presence... our presiding Bishop (Bishop David Oyedepo) shared a testimony with me... about 2... 3 days ago on telephone... of somebody... who shared a testimony... he was... an armed robber... then he got saved... and he was narrating... his experience... he said... when he came... into the church... he came... with his team... with an intention... to cause some havoc... and perhaps steal and... do all of their evil... he said, but he saw everybody carrying fire on their head... fire! ...on their heads... this is why church community must... heavily! ....desire! ...the Presence of God... this is why... I urge you... look for God... more than you look for me!
...everyone!! ...carried fire! ...on their head! ...fire!! ...on their head... they returned back home... with... fruitlessness... why? ...God’s Presence... God’s... Presence... God’s... Presence... we must make it abide... in us... as human beings... and in the places where we are... our church... our homes... our businesses... must be saturated... with such hail-storm Presence... of God... that when somebody wants to come to dupe you... he looks... into your eyes... and then he breaks down into tears, and begins to confess... you will see that... I say you will see that... you will see that! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...that somebody will stand before
you and bring out knife from his pocket... with shivering... “I am sorry... I have been sent... to come and stab you... but look at, look at... as I came... I... I... I... couldn’t lift my hand...” hey! ...from today... by virtue of God’s Presence around you, you will no longer be hurt (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...everyone! ...who seeks to hurt you will fall down before the power of God (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...like they fell! ...backwards when they saw Jesus... every evil that comes in your direction will fall backward! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...they!! ...will fall!! ...backward!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...in the Name! ...of Jesus!! ...every robber... that attempts to touch your properties... will be shocked by the Power of God (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...everyone that attempts to touch the door of your home to gain entrance... and hurt you... or tamper with your properties... the Presence... of the Lord will fall them down!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...in the Name!! ...of Jesus!! ...everyone!! ...who seeks to hurt your life!! ...shall fall!! ...for your sake!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...by the Presence!! ...of the Lord with you! ...it... shall... be... done!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...come on!! ...shout a bigger!! ...amen!!! ...for... God... was... with... Him... to me! ...that is... ministry... par excellence... oh... if all preachers will know this, they will sweat less... they will... I tell you the truth, they will sweat less... they will certainly... sweat less... do you know... that there are preachers... who pass through places... and nobody knows that he passed... I... I don’t like to be that kind, I told God... may I not pass through a place without leaving a mark behind... I have told God, I begged Him... I begged Him... I don’t want to claim to be in ministry... and pass through a place, and not leave some foot-marks behind... no! ...I would prefer... to resign... and do... some other thing... no! ...there was no place Jesus passed by... without leaving a mark behind... the secret is this... God... was... with... Him... God... was... with... Him... I see the same God... with you (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...I see the same God... with you... I see the same God... with you... I see the same God... with you! ...I see... the same God! ...with you!! ...in the precious... Name of Jesus... look at another man... called David... David the king... we have... his story in the Bible... David... never... was once injured... this is his secret... God’s Presence... God’s... ever... abiding... Presence... Psalm 27... let’s... see his secret... Psalm twenty... seven... is somebody with me tonight? ...are you enjoying God’s Presence? ...are you sure you’re enjoying His Presence? ...halleluyah... the Lord! ...is my light and my salvation... whom shall I fear... that’s David speaking... the Lord... is the strength of my life... he was too sure... of such Presence... of whom shall I be afraid... when the wicked, even my enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh... they stumbled... and... fell... ...the Bishop exclaims... we don’t have a record... that David... was 6 feet... tall... no... now look at what he said... he said, when the wicked, even my enemies and my foes... came upon me to eat... my flesh... what happened to them? ...something... must be responsible... for that... they stumbled... and... fell... though an host should encamp against me... my heart... shall not fear... though... war... should rise against me... in this will I be confident... now somebody said, David... what is... your secret? ...and then in verse 4, he tells it... because one thing... have I desired... of the Lord... that... will I seek after... that I may dwell... in the house of the Lord... all... the days... of my life... to behold... the beauty... of the Lord... and to enquire... in His... temple... men... of His temple... are men... of His Presence... men... of His temple... are men... of His... Presence... those who dwell in His temple... have His security... he... that... dwells... in the secret place of the Most High... shall abide... under the shadow of the Almighty... those who love His temple... those who love His tabernacle... are lovers of His
Presence... and those... who love His Presence... are secured... from all troubles... secured... from all troubles... David said... This is my secret! ...because... I keep desiring... of the Lord, that I may dwell... in His house... where His Presence is... where His Presence is... where His Presence is! ...David said... in case... you don’t understand verse 1 to verse 3... look at verse 5... for in the time of trouble, He shall hide me... in His pavilion... in the secret... of His tabernacle shall He hide me... He... shall set me... up... upon a rock... and now! ...shall my head be lifted up above my enemies around about me, therefore will I offer... in His tabernacle... sacrifices of joy... I will sing... yea... I will sing praises... unto... the Lord... can you see all of that... May we say... therefore that... God’s Presence... means... human security... God’s Presence means... human... security... if you carry His Presence, you are fully... secured... tell your neighbour, I am fully secured... can your neighbour hear you at all? ...tell somebody else, I am fully secured... ask him or her, what about you? ...the Bishop chuckles... yeah! ...we are secured! ...from today! ...no arrow of the enemy touches you again... do you know... something... that God... will do, in our time... there will be such... revival... of church attendance (This came to pass from the latter part of 1998 in Nigeria, when there was a church on almost every street corner in Lagos... and on Friday evenings, prayer and praise could be heard from every direction coming from prayer, praise and worship all-night vigils being held all over the city)... did somebody hear me? ...there will be such... a stir... of a strong... desire... of... the people of God... for church... that was what happened in Acts of apostles... that made them to be going to church... every... day... every... day... they were there... every... day... and because they were there every day... favor... manifested... blessings... came upon them... none of them... lacked anything... none of them... knew sickness... they were there... every... day... there is going to be such... awakening... most... churches... watch it... in a few years to come, we will be holding daily... services... somebody says... who will go? ...you will be surprised that when you come... you won’t find seat (Every Nigerian would testify that this actually happened Sunday after Sunday in many live churches all around the city of Lagos, and which was replicated all around the country in city after city... churches were deluged with people hungry for God’s help... in fact, in the same year of 1998, Pastor Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God worldwide, fondly called `Daddy GO’, hosted the largest gathering of believers anywhere in the world in all time which made the Guinness book of world records, in their Holy Ghost Festival billed Lekki’ 98, on Lekki beach in Lagos, Nigeria... where 4 million believers lifted up their voices in praises and adoration of our God, and the Word preached was accompanied by manifold signs and wonders in the salvations, healings, and deliverances of multitudes... I mentioned about him in an earlier email where he went to see a church member sick in a hospital in Ireland, and the anointing was so strong that everybody in the whole of that ward got healed... a testimony shared when he came to Scotland for the first time a few months ago in their Festival of Light held at the Scottish Heritage Centre... needless to say, I believe most, if not all of the hospital staff would now be Christians... RCCG recently built the largest purpose built church auditorium in the world on their Redemption Camp property with capacity for 1 million worshippers at the same time... Prior to all this, in Nigeria it had been almost a shame to be a fervent believer associated with the church in any way... and people like this would often be made subject to mockery being called SU [Scripture Union – After one of the largest non-denominational groups that existed prerevival...]) ...he say, let me go and check... whether people will be there... and by the
time you come... you look round... they say... can you try the gallery, if there will be seats there... you get to gallery, everywhere is filled up... and they say, let’s check, if there are seats outside... you get down there... there is no seat... so you have a choice of either standing... or getting angry and going back home... ...the Bishop Chuckles... for your unbelief... who will go?!! ...plenty of people... because there is such outpouring... of eagerness... the Bible says... in the days of His Power... the people... shall... be... willing... you can’t believe it, but all manner of people are in church... I believe tonight... there are individuals who perhaps you never believed could be in church, they are here! ...they are here! ...they are here! ...I know... some of you are already meeting yourselves in some corners... and saying oh... you mean you are here? ...and then he looks also at you and says, you also you mean you are here? ...you think you are the only person who knows how to be blessed... Such awakening! ...such revival! ...such an outpouring of God’s Spirit and Presence... that compels people... to know... the way to His house... so they can enjoy... their security... glory to God... David knew the secret, oh... if you read... through the Psalms, you will love to be in the House of the Lord... David, a king... with all... his wonderful properties... you know... material possessions... he said... Lord... I will not give sleep to my eyes... nor slumber to my eyelids... I will not go to my bed-chamber... until I have found a place for You... he said, David where are you going to, he said, I am going to the House of the Lord... in the time of David the king, he was going to church 10 times in a day... 7 times to praise the Lord... 3 times to pray... they will be in some board meeting... and David will say, excuse me... it’s time... it’s time to be in church... it’s time to be in church, let’s go worship Him... and then they worship Him for... 30 minutes, then return back to work... and then after 1 hour, David said, excuse me... it’s time to go pray again... and yet he was a most prosperous king... a most prosperous king he was... hear me very well... going to church... does not make you poor...going to church... does not reduce... your business output... for except the Lord builds a house, they labour... in vain... that builds... except! ...He keeps watch over the city! ...that your business you are watching over! ...will face... a lot of disappointments... they waketh but in vain! ...except the Lord... keeps watch! ...over... the city!! ...except the Lord! ...keeps watch! ...over the city!! ...it is vain for you to wake up in the morning... and labour all through the day... and stay up late in the night! ...in the name of labouring... for the Lord... giveth His beloved... sleep... someone says, I can’t leave my business... that’s why it’s going down... those who go to serve Him... by the time they return... He has blessed them... beyond... measure... make up your mind... I am going to seek His Presence... more than... ever before... do you know... that if God’s Presence goes with you... once... to a place... it is more than your going there... hundred times... there are individuals here perhaps... there is a job you have been looking for... you have repeated going there... and over... and over again... and over again... this time around... go with God’s Presence... a lady wrote a testimony to me yesterday... she said... she was prayed for... and according to her... the statement made is... go! ...with the Presence of the Lord... and then she got there... according to her... the man... has been such a terrible... and hard man! ...who would have told her... go and come back... go... in fact, he has told her several times, go and come back, go and come back... this time around, when she went... with the Presence of the Lord... the man gave a quick... instant... on the spot answer... because... of the Presence... of the Lord... it’s better for God to go with you once! ...than for you to go alone hundred times... it’s better for God to open your shop with you... once! ...in a week... than for you to open it 6 days of
the week... if God is there... the profit you will make... in one day... other people who stayed there for one month... will never match it... Let’s fight! ...for His Presence! ...satan knows he can only get you when you are outside! ...of His Presence... don’t you see... the strength of any child... is in his father’s house... huh... the strength of every child is in his father’s house... look at children... when a child wants to handle the other (Nigerian term for pick a fight)... he tells him, if they born you well, come out... and the other looks at him, he says, ...the Bishop mimics a child making fun of the other child... stupid... crazy... he can even look for stone, and stone him from his father’s house... and as he stones him, he is looking at the door, to be sure, he is close to the door... if the other boy runs... he just... he goes inside... and says, stupid... crazy... if they born you well come inside here... ...the Bishop Chuckles... oh... our boast is in His Presence... our boast is in what? ...in His Presence... our boast is in His Presence! ...our boast is in His Presence! ...it follows... every time we fall flat... it’s because we went outside of His Presence... you can’t be in His Presence... and the enemy enters... to slay you there... no! no! ...oh some funny things... in child-hood days... in our home... it’s a storey building... I can... I can remember... some funny boys... will even stand... by the veranda (balcony)... and pee... upon somebody... that is passing in front... ...the Bishop Chuckles... because he is in his father’s house, he can mess up anybody around... he say ahh!! Who is that boy! ...the Bishop Chuckles... then he would just, you know... stupid... crazy man... ...the Bishop Chuckles... when you are in your father’s house, you can mess up any satan... this is the amazing blessing you have! ...when you stay! ...in the House of God! ...you can make your boast there... it’s not safe... to go outside of it... stay within... at... any... cost... do you know? ...most warfare that David went for... he sought the Presence of the Lord... David would enquire from the Lord, Lord should I go... and when the Lord says, don’t go... he stays back... it doesn’t matter how much the enemy is present, and when the Lord says go! ...he moves... from today... I see things happening for you (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...I see things happening for you... I see things happening for you... In the Old Testament time, they have what they call... the Ark... the first time it came, they were calling it the Ark of Testimony... then they were calling it the Ark of the covenant... then it became the Ark of His Presence... when... it was Moses time... who first made it... it was Ark of Testimony... they were keeping it, as a Testimony for God’s Presence... then it became... the Ark of the Tabernacle... the Ark of the Sanctuary when they put it in the Holy of holies... then... they were bringing it out... when they are going to war... do you remember... when they were matching around the wall of Jericho, they were carrying the Ark... when they were going to cross Jordan, the priests carried the Ark... it was that Ark that Jordan saw... and fled! ...it was that Ark! ...you know... Jericho... the wall of Jericho saw, and crumbled... what shout can a man shout... to pull down a block... but the wall of Jericho... crumbled... it didn’t... it was not pushed down... the way... the wall was... by Bible history’s description... it’s such that on that wall... some number of horses can be lined up... I think about 6... and then they can run... without crossing each other’s road... so you can imagine a wall perhaps, that is as wide as from that place to that place... from the one end of this altar... to the other end of this altar... it was like that in width... and like that... in height... so even if you make it go this way... it’s like rolling a square... then God said, shout! ...and then they shouted... and then someone say, it was the shout that brought it down, no! ...it was the Ark... of God’s Presence, that brought it down... so, every! ...time they
were going for war... they carried the Ark... that began with Joshua, and went to the time of Samuel... the Ark... the Ark of His Presence... I would like you to read this, when you get back home... in 1st Samuel chapter 5... the philistines... arrested the Ark... they didn’t know of the Man... that was inside it... they thought it was an ordinary box... and do you know what they did? ...they took it to the house of their god, they called dagon... and that was the end of the day for it... ...the Bishop Chuckles... shout halleluyah... that is they (da...) that is gone! (...gon)... and then they... they looked for where to place it, they wanted to humiliate that Ark... and went and placed it, by the side of dagon.... hear me very well... when you carry God’s Presence to place by the side of your problem, it must melt... I say it must melt... so they carried the Ark, and put it by the side of dagon... by the time they woke up in the morning... when they went... to sacrifice to dagon... dagon said... no, I can’t stand this Man... so he went on the ground... with the face on there... huh... in adoration... to the Ark of God... from this moment, all your problems will worship God (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...oh... they thought it was a joke... so those philistines raised up dagon , they say, come on... dagon are you a coward! ...stand up!! ...stand up! ...dagon say, ok that’s alright... that’s alr.... so they helped dagon up... if dagon could have been able to speak, he would have said, these fellows, they want to... they want to... they want to turn me... into trouble... so... dagon stood up again... when they checked the following day... the Ark said... these fellows don’t know... Who is here... they woke up and found... dagon... in spare parts... ....the Bishop Chuckles... the hand... was off... the head... off... the feet... off... so only the stump from here to here... remained... the Ark of God turned it... into spare parts... I see all troubles around you... melted... into pieces (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...do you know what the Bible says? ...for about 7 years... the Ark... was around the land of the philistines... and the Lord afflicted them... the Lord... afflicted them... that is what happens when you carry God’s Presence... the troublers around your soul become... afflicted... we shall torment... our wicked world... with God’s Presence... the herbalist... will be afflicted... the witches... and wizards... will be afflicted... the magicians... will throw away all their instruments!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...do you know? ...if you are passing by a place where a magician is performing... all... his instruments will become dead... do you know what I am talking about? ...they will become completely... dead... if you enter a vehicle with a charm-maker... all the charms will die!! (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ....begin to think of yourself that way... you
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road for you... God’s Presence... turns it... into water... from this moment... you shall not be hurt... any longer (Claim this in the Name of Jesus!) ...take... note of these scriptures... before we rise to pray... in Habakkuk chapter 2 verse 20... Habakkuk chapter 2... verse 20... just write... the Bible says... the Lord... is in His Holy Temple... let all the earth... we silent... before Him... let all... the earth.... be silent... the noisemaking of satan... is... an indication of God’s absence... when... God is present... your enemies become silent... let all the earth... be silent... let all... the earth... be silent... why? ...because the Lord is in His... Holy... Temple... Zephaniah chapter 3... verse 17... the Lord... thy God... in the midst of thee... is... mighty... He will save... He will deliver... He will rejoice over you with joy... He will joy over you with singing... the
Lord... thy God... in the midst... of thee... is... mighty... how do you know of God’s Presence in a place... when you see... mighty acts... mighty acts are the only proof... of God’s Presence... in a place... mighty... acts... the Lord... thy God... in the midst of thee... is... mighty... God! ...in the midst of thee... is mighty... the more of His Presence we secure... the more... mighty... we become... the more... of His Presence we secure... the more... of His might... we possess... God is here tonight... I say God is here tonight... will somebody rise on his feet with me now... as you do, lift up your hand... in holy worship... ...the Bishop singing... He’s here.... oh yes, His Presence is here... oh yes... His Presence is here... oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, His Presence is here... halleluyah... thank You... halleluyah... thank you Lord... in Jesus precious Name...
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“...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