You Are Favoured - Pastor Ekpenyong

2 Corinthians 8:9AMP

“For you are becoming progressively acquainted with and recognizing more strongly and clearly the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (His kindness, His gracious generosity, His undeserved favor and spiritual blessing), [in] that though He was [so very] rich, yet for your sakes He became [so very] poor, in order that by His poverty you might become enriched (abundantly supplied).”

Christianity is simply taking your place in Christ as He has taken yours. That's the height of favour.

It is your choice to take His place, as this is what the Father has made us and made available for us in Christ. Refuse to believe any gospel that tells you otherwise.

It is quite easy to be deceived into thinking that you have to work hard to earn whatever you desire of God, however, that is what it is – deception.

You take your place in Christ by believing, accepting and taking possession of all that’s available for you.

Just as our Lord became poor in one stroke, it’s in the same vein that we became rich. Halleluyah!

Literally thinking about this, is to see how our Father has favoured us.

The more you allow this truth to be at home with you, the better for you. You have been removed from the rat race and a life fraught with uncertainty and brought into the kingdom of His dear son whom He loves.

You may have started out in life with deprivation and scarceness, however, the day you came into Christ is the day you were transported into this life of abundance and provision; a realm of partaking of our inheritance with the saints in light.

Let this life that you now live in Christ be your contemplation and experience. As you conduct your affairs, let this realization be the foundation upon which you build and so you can deal wisely.

Glory!

Check:

Colossians 1:12-13

1Corinthians 3:21-23

Acts 20:20-32

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Reverse Every Defeat Tendencies - Pastor Ekpenyong

Galatians 3:13MSG

"Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating, cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself. Do you remember the Scripture that says, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"? That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to the Cross: He became a curse, and at the same time dissolved the curse."

Most people don’t realize their beliefs determine the rest of their life. Therefore, it is important to intentionally determine what you believe.

Sadly, many Christians never let the Bible get in the way of what they believe. Most people depend upon their logic, tradition or experience to formulate beliefs. Few actually take the word of God as the basis of their beliefs.

While there are plenty of man-made traditions that are harmful, there are also God-made traditions that can make His word of no effect.

I’m sure you are shocked that I said “God-made traditions,” you see the Old Testament way of relating to God is not the same as the New Testament way of relating with Him.

The Old Testament was legalistic, performance-based while the New Testament is based on what Jesus did; therefore, it has everything to do with you accepting and receiving what He has done on your behalf.

What we believe is aa a result of our thinking. If we think wrong, we will believe wrong. If our believing is wrong, our confession will be wrong.

However, the Word of God has been given to us to straighten out our thinking!

As you train your mind to believe, defeat tendencies are reversed; everything tends to move out of the arena of the impossible into that of the possible.

Your believing makes you a partaker of the blessing; you say what you believe and you believe what you say. 

Glory!

Check: 

Galatians 3:10-15

Romans 10:8-10

Mark 9:23

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Constantly At Peace - Pastor Ekpenyong

Isa 26:3AMP

“You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You..”

Your mind gets renewed daily as you meditate and do the word. You come to the point where your mind cannot be changed about Father God’s nature and character.

Trust is built on the verity of a person’s nature and character and this is what you can hang on in the day of adversity because you may be so overwhelmed that you don’t even remember the promises.

However, when your focus is on God and His character, the greatness of His love will swallow up the challenge before you.

You have gained the true standpoint when your mind cannot be changed about Father God’s love.

His peace keeps you in the continuous state of never being disturbed in the face of challenging and contrary situations.

With perfect peace, you are protected and rightly positioned to face any situation with assurance and victory.

Glory!

Check: 

Psalm 27:1-3

Isaiah 54:10

John 14:27amp

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Our Common Heritage - Pastor Ekpenyong

2 Corinthians 4:13 tpt We have the same Spirit of faith that is described in the Scriptures when it says, First I believed, then I spoke in faith. So we also first believe then speak in faith”

Our common heritage in Christ is one of the greatest thrills we find in God’s word.

We see how that the heritage is common to us all.

Our text shows us that we all have the same spirit of faith implying that the great exploits we have seen demonstrated both in the scriptures and in contemporary history can be our everyday experience because we all have the same spirit of faith. Halleluyah!

Our Father is the Spirit of faith and is a speaking Spirit. The creation story in Genesis attests to this, we also see how He speaks of the future as with much certainty as though they were past.

For you to maximize the spirit of faith at work in you, you must speak what you believe.

The missing ingredient in the faith walk of quite a number of Christians is the inconsistency of speech.

Commit to speaking what you believe and create the world of your dreams. 

Glory!

Check: 

Romans 4:17

2 Corinthians 4:6 

Psalm 116:10

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Enliven Your Atmosphere - Pastor Ekpenyong

Proverbs 15:15AMP 

“All the days of the desponding and afflicted are made evil [by anxious thoughts and forebodings], but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of circumstances].”

It is awesome to realize that all through the scriptures, we were made victors and not victims in this life.

We are not miserable people feeling sorrowful, frustrated, sad, depressed and disappointed; circumstances don’t dictate our outcome. Halleluyah!

When you take control of your feelings and emotions, you will eventually take control of your circumstances.

Take control of your emotions to your own advantage, which is why we cannot wait until circumstances change before we get enlivened.

Our experiences and future are tied to our joy.
Choose to be joyful for that takes the control of your emotions away from situations and people and puts it within the realm of your control. Halleluyah!

Even though the fig trees have no fruit and no grapes grow on the vines, even though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no grain, even though the sheep all die and the cattle stalls are empty, I will still be joyful and glad, because the Lord God is my Savior.

 
Glory!

CHECK: 
Nehemiah 8:10
Deuteronomy 28:47-48
Habakkuk 3:17-18

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Live True To Your Conviction - Pastor Ekpenyong

Galatians 2:12TPT

“He enjoyed being with the non-Jewish believers who didn’t keep the Jewish customs, eating his meals with them — up until the time the Jewish friends of James arrived from Jerusalem. When he saw them, he withdrew from his non-Jewish friends and separated himself from them, acting like an orthodox Jew — fearing how it would look to them if he ate with the non-Jewish believers.”

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had to go against what you believe and know to be true because of the fear of people’s reactions?

Well that’s what our conversation is about today. Peter found himself in this situation.
Refuse to conform to opinions and expectations of you when they are not consistent with who you are in Christ as a new creation.

Choose to major on what is major for us as new creations in Christ and minimize on what God isn’t maximizing.

When you stand for what you know is the truth, you won’t be standing alone forever because in no distant time people and circumstances will conform to who you are in Christ.

For we can do nothing against the truth neither serve any party nor personal interest but only for the truth which is the gospel.

Therefore, be bold and live true to your convictions. 

Glory!

Check:
Romans 12:2 JBPhilips,
Titus 3:5-9
2 Corinthians 13:8Amp

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Demonstrate Your Confidence - Pastor Ekpenyong

 Hebrews 11:11MSG
By faith, barren Sarah was able to become pregnant, old woman as she was at the time, because she believed the One who made a promise would do what he said.

We only know who we are and why we are because God tells us in His word.

Renewing our minds require us to learn how to let God's words over our lives completely change our old beliefs about who we are—even before we see His word manifesting fully in us. 

This is how we demonstrate confidence in Him.

However, every word is as viable as the confidence reposed on the character of the person who made the promise. 

Our text shows what enabled Mother Sarah’s wonder conception despite her age, which was her consideration and estimation of God who promised as reliable, trustworthy and faithful. Halleluyah!

This estimation of God as the Faithful One who promised is a common denominator in all those who received the promised share.

Your faith should not be on positive or negative circumstances, but on who you know God to be from your history and that of others with Him. 

Glory!

Check: 

Hebrews 10:23

Luke 1:37

Hebrews 6:16-18

 

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