WHAT IS THIS? WHAT KIND OF MEN ARE THESE? MIGHT IS NOT POWER !

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I had to write this. I had to say something about this. I am pleading that God will speak to someone’s heart. I hope God will encourage A MAN who will choose to do the right thing. The burden I intend to express here was based on three different events recently that made me to ask the question, “WHAT KIND OF MAN AM I?” I will only relate one of the events here.

My phone beeped. It was during my end of year retreat. I was rounding up the last lap of a prayer session and came to the phone. I picked up the phone and I read the text message that came in. It read, ”IF I DIE NOW, I THINK ITS BETTER THAN TO BECOME A MAD PERSON” Who chooses death on new year’s eve?

WHAT IS THIS? WHAT I LEARNT IN 2010! (TEXT AND PICTURES)

2010 - THE  YEAR OF UNCOMMON JOY AND REJOICING

Every year teaches different things. Every  year has its own peculiarity. I had been thinking of what I will share to wrap an awesome year like 2010. This morning, I woke up quite early even though I slept very late. I woke up with a bang - sharp and refreshed. In 2010, I found hope again. I found direction. I found inspiration. I saw and I walked in the path of wisdom. I met some and left some. I fell and I rose. Indeed, life is full of seasons. It is written

“Ecc 3:1  To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

The currency we all have is time. It is the currency of the poor. It is the currency of the rich. Apart from life itself, I feel it’s the only thing that all are given equally and you can’t buy more or less of it. You cannot bribe or “settle” to get more of it.  It cannot be reduced or increased but it can be traded for shame or honor. It can be used well or abused. Time can be raped until it’s irrecoverably devalued.

2010-  THE YEAR OF THE YOUTHS!!!!

PRAYER POINTS FOR DECEMBER 2010 (COLLATED WEEKLY PRAYER POINTS)

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END OF YEAR BULLETS - PRAYER POINTS

Posted on 31ST December,2010 (Fresh Prayer Points to be posted on the 7TH January, 2010)



I WILL NOT ENTER 2011 HOPELESS!



Note – A bullet has been defined as a shot or projectile released to destroy or remove a target. The Bible says :

Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

2Co 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

I have been shooting some bullets for the past 2 days and I believe you should be a part of it.

Get on your knees or/and on your feet and shoot these bullets that I have posted below as you round up 2010 and enter the new year. My Father will grant you rest. Heaven will make a way for you in Jesus Name! The Heavens are opened and I am waiting for your testimonies.

HIS KINGDOM WILL NEVER END OUTREACH - EXCERPTS AND PICTURES

CHRISTMAS GO- A- FISHING OUTREACH

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Our God reigns and His kingdom is Everlasting.

Dan 4:3  How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

A kingdom is a territory, a domain, a city, a realm controlled  by a king or a ruler. Our Kingdom is ruled  by the Lord Jesus.

When talking about His kingdom never ending, we are saying that his Kingship does not expire. He is not a military leader – no coup can remove him. He was not installed by democracy, the senate cannot remove him  by two thirds vote. He is not a traditional king who will die as He lives forever and ever and ever! However, His kingdom and the effects of His kingdom can be weakened if  his subjects and wards do not do what they should do or if they do not even understand the dynamics of the kingdom.

 
PRINCIPLES OF THIS KINGDOM

1.    RULES AND PROTOCOL

This kingdom is governed by order. We have a constitution. It is the word of God. No new revelation supersedes the constitution of our kingdom. The extent to which anyone will go or enjoy the kingdom is a function of the word you have uploaded in you. You cannot thrive in this kingdom without His word.

Our GENERATION is finding it more and more difficult to understand the faith of our fathers. The truth is no longer been preached. The truth been preached is watered down.We are focusing on the minor and not the major.There is order and there is a protocol in this kingdom.

Righteousness comes before breakthrough! 

Mat 6:33  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

WHAT IS THIS? WHY PEOPLE FALL INTO ERROR? WHY DO PEOPLE PRACTICE ERROR? (“IS THIS CHRISTIANITY? PART 3)

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In the first part of these series we asked the basic question of whether some of what people do and call Christianity is correct. In the second part we discussed the red flags that can alert us to check whether we are about to become a victim of a strange and concocted version of Christianity.

In this last part of the series, we will look at why people start or perpetrate things that are not scriptural in the name of Christianity. Why are we vulnerable? What can we do to discourage this trend by looking at the root causes? My desire is that we will read with an open heart that the Holy Spirit can work on.

Rev 2:29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.


1.        PAIN AND NEED

In the scripture, we saw that a lot of people came to know the Lord because they were in need and they wanted the needs met. There is a measure of desperation in human nature and psyche when they need something – immediately and most times urgently. Blind Bartimeaus cried with all his might because he realized that his chance of getting his sight was sliding away as Jesus was almost getting out of reach. There was a strong sense of urgency about the need for change in his lot and destiny.

WHAT IS THIS?SPOTTING THE RED FLAG-THE JIM JONES STORY -“IS THIS CHRISTIANITY? "- PART 2

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The Man of Doom - Revd. Jim Jones        

Over 900 people died after being Poisoned

While preparing to write this sequel to the question “ s this Christianity? Is this not foolishness or plain purposelessness?”, I watched  CNN  Soledad O’Brien special feature on Jim Jones and the mass murder he carried out in Jonestown, Guyana. He did it in the name of religion and it increased my sense of urgency. I believe there are red flags that can be spotted to know if one or  a loved one is gradually getting into any strange and concocted version of Christianity. I believe there are symptoms that are indicative of underlying tendencies that we need to be sensitive to.They are sometimes subtle  but  there are clues that are visible and should be respected. If  these red flags  are observed and the hints they proffer are  respected, these strange versions of  Christianity will not be able to thrive! More lives will be saved from the kind of pain the 27 year old I mentioned it the first part of this write up went through. You can get the first part at http://www.evangelistbee.com/2010/11/what-is-this-is-this-christianity-is.html

Will knowing these red flags eliminate the trend completely? No. It will save you at least. You cannot prevent a bird from flying over your head but you can prevent it from building a nest on your head. I will be using recorded facts from the  Jim Jones story  and the young woman's story mentioned in the previous write up once in a while as a reference point to show what these red flags are. 

PRAYER POINTS FOR NOVEMBER 2010 (COLLATED WEEKLY PRAYER POINTS)

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OPEN THE REMEMBRANCE BOOK FOR ME! (PART 3)
Posted on 26th November,2010 (Fresh Prayer Points to be posted on the 3rd December, 2010)



Est 6:8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

Est 6:9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

Est 6:10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.



FATHER IN THE NAME OF JESUS…



“Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear”

WHAT IS THIS? IS THIS CHRISTIANITY? IS THIS NOT FOOLISHNESS OR PLAIN PURPOSELESS?

By Evangelist Bee

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I don’t know where  or how this will end. I am starting anyway. The burden I have has been a product of many things and recent events. I have seen a lot of things been exhibited in the name of faith and Christianity. I have asked. I have checked. Are they true? Are they correct? If not, at what point did these acts become “christianised “? For how long will these last? For how long will they thrive? Why are we victims of these doctrines, revelations, “words”, insights and “direct words” that become entrenched in what we now call Christianity.

Some of these acts are simple yet they  profoundly affect lives. Some of these “theories”are more complex but its equally directing people’s destiny and dominating their tendencies and beliefs. When queried, no one seems to  have an answer why they are doing it? Why are we  so gullible? Why  are  we so naïve? Why do we get trapped until it is too late to correct?  

WHAT IS THIS? PEOPLE YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE – THE LEGACY OF EBUN KOFOWOROLA AKINYEMI

One of the first things I learnt in my walk as a Christian was from Mike Muddork. He said there are two types of people in your life. People who add to you or subtract from you. People who multiply you  or divide you. This sounded like basic elementary arithmetic  but as I began to grow I saw  the depth of this profound truth.  He also emphasized that for you to become what God wants you to be, you need to focus only on and develop the relationships that add and multiply  you and reduce your investment on those who subtract from or divide you.

It was sometimes in the early Nineties, I was a young man who just left College and was trying to figure my path in ministry and service. I started by living with a Senior Uncle (very wonderful and warm man) and his wife (very sacrificial woman) who took us in into an already  full house. I got involved with a revival that God brought into their local church. It was an Anglican church which as at that time had some few pockets of strong resistance to our brand of Pentecostal evangelism. After the crusades and the great renewals of heart that followed, the leadership of the church banished “strangers”  like me who were changing their children from sin to righteousness  in  the church. We prophesied that God will bring a fresh  lease of life into this church as I moved out of the zone to live in another part of town.  It was against this background after about 18 months that this wonderful woman walked into my life! I will never forget the day! How can I? She is Mrs. EBUN KOFOWOROLA AKINYEMI. I will call her EKA (which stands for her initials) from  now.

PRAYER POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2010 (COLLATED WEEKLY PRAYER POINTS)

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PRAYER POINTS –THE PATH OF PROGRESS
Posted on 29th October,2010 (Fresh Prayer Points to be posted on the 5th November, 2010)

Gen 31:1-3 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

Gen 31:17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

Gen 31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Gen 31:29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

IN THE NAME OF JESUS

37. Father I appreciate for your faithfulness in all my years and endeavors.

WHAT IS THIS? THE POWER OF IGNORANCE – THE STORY OF HELEN THE MAID

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Evangelist Bee

I has  spent over  twenty  four hours already  on different airplanes. I had criss-crossed  three different continents. I was travelling on the the lap between Dubai-Frankfurt and I decided to study and thereafter prepare for my subsequent meetings. The Lord began to speak to me not about the power of what we know  but the power of what we don’t know  - ignorance. Ignorance has power. Ignorance  can kill. Ignorance is a vehicle of pain  and sometimes even the perquisite to death if it thrives for too long.

As I was meditating on this, I remember the story of a beautiful girl  that walked into the live of my family some 13 years ago. I still remember it like it

AWESOME STORY - AUTHORED BY KEN GAUB

At the time I was driving on 1-75 near Dayton , Ohio , with my wife and children. We turned off the highway for a rest and refreshment stop. My wife, Barbara, and children went into the restaurant. I suddenly felt the need to stretch my legs, so waved them off ahead saying I’d join them later.

I bought a soft drink, and as I walked toward a Dairy Queen, feelings of self pity enshrouded my mind. I loved the Lord and my ministry, but I felt drained, burdened. My cup was empty.

Suddenly, the impatient ringing of a telephone nearby jarred me out of my doldrums. It was coming from a phone booth at a service station on the corner. Wasn’t anyone going to answer the phone? Noise from the traffic flowing through the busy intersection must have drowned out the sound because the service station attendant continued looking after his customers, oblivious to the incessant ringing.

“Why doesn’t somebody answer that phone?” I muttered. I began reasoning. It may be important. What if it’s an emergency? Curiosity overcame my indifference. I stepped inside the booth and picked up the phone.

WHAT IS THIS? LEARNING FROM DEATH AND ITS POWER!

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EVANGELIST BEE

The casket was being wheeled to the final resting place as I heard the song again in my native tongue –

‘A o pade leti odo, odo didan odo didan na, pelu awon mimo leba odo ...” 

This is a song that is very common in funeral services in my native community. I later got the English version from a covenant friend as " Shall We Gather at the River ". It talks about the hope of meeting at the other side of death. When people sing it, very few eyes remain dry! Sing it in any other context and everyone will become sober instantly. A lot of people  want to go to Heaven but no one wants to die. I attended  the  burial of a friend’s Dad and I learnt some very salient lessons which I would like to share. They nudge me. The exhort me. They encourage me. Burials make you see through yourself. They make you ask questions no one else can ask you and get same answers. The things I was reminded at the burial are stated  below:

1.  PUT THE END IN MIND

I learnt a long time ago from Steven Covey Original classic,“ 7 principles of highly Effective People” that the best way to set your goals is to put your end in mind. What would you want people to say at your funeral. I have taught it in many of my goal setting  classes to singles and adults. If you want to set goals that will drive you  for a long time, go to a funeral service with a  pen and paper and ask – “ if I was the one  in the Casket, who will people say that I am? what will people say that I did? For who will they say I did all I did? “ Whatever answers that comes from the  depth of your heart should form the fundamentals of your aspirations and goals !Understanding the end makes the present worth the  while.

Heb 12:2  Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

MIRACLE BABIES ARE STILL BEEN GIVEN- RARE GIFTS

WHAT IS THIS? MIRACLE BABIES ARE STILL BEEN GIVEN- RARE GIFTS

by Evangelist Bee on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:22pm

I have  a tale of two babies that I carried today to tell. One is a boy and the other is a sweet girl. They have similarities even though of different sexes. Both of them were born in the ancient town of Ibadan in Nigeria. They are both first born. They were both born last week- days apart from one another. The similarities ends there.

They were born to different parents. Even though they are barely a week old, the stories behind their births were different. The boy was born to parents that got married 9 months ago- praise God – no waiting. Even though less dramatic but we thank God for this future superstar.

This pretty girl came after about  7 years of marriage. I could not weep when I saw her. I was filled with Joy that shut away the tears. Some hot scripture flooded my heart.
Psa 30:5  …….Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psa 34:19  The LORD's people may suffer a lot, but he will always bring them safely through.

I remember how God has  been faithful in the past with similar themes. I remember a girl that is 5 year old  now who came  12 years after  a glorious wedding and got a  junior one two years after. Two came in three years  after  12 years wait! Another  case, no less dramatic – triplets  came after 7  years ! I can go on and  on what we have seen in this ministry of what the Father of lights  can do!

THE GOD OF SEASONS AND THE GOD OF TRUE WONDERS

WHAT IS THIS? THE GOD OF SEASONS AND THE GOD OF TRUE WONDERS

by Evangelist Bee on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 1:36pm

I was in church this morning. The hymn taken was the English Version of " Afope F'Olorun, lokan ati lohun wa"(Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices).

I was singing it emotionally in Yoruba ( my native tongue) as it was been sang. You know how I know that song. I knew it in a very  strange way- hunger!

It was the "national anthem" at the naming ceremonies that I went to when I was living with my Grand mother over 35years ago in Ibadan.

I remember it like  yesterday. After 5am morning prayer we head in a "convoy" to the  next child naming venue for the day .As the anthem starts-we will be praying for them to finish on time-so we can have the typical dose of bread + tea + sardine stew (if there is).