SEEING WHAT WAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE

The morning service started very early, as usual, and the congregation was addressed by Wise Man Christopher on the theme, “Follow Instruction in Righteousness”.

In his elaborations, he maintained that Jesus is the Word by whom God speaks to us, which is why He remains the pillar of our faith and substance of our spiritual commitment. He said it is not enough to confess Christianity but to live it as expected of true Christians and that we have to run the race well, in Christ.
The wise man preached that Christianity is two sided – theory and practical. The knowledge of Christianity is not sufficient for man, but the practicing of what is known to be correct. In his opinion, when we abide by the Word and take Jesus Christ as our role model, we will be content, self-sufficient and satisfied. Our great belief in the Word will make us obtain the same results as the early disciples (Mark 9:23).

He said if we believe in Christ, we should have confidence in his ability to heal, “If you believe Jesus is the Saviour, you must have confidence in His ability to save”, he added.
In the word, the Wise man added, man must never doubt God’s ability to heal and save; there should not be room for doubt because we have a perfect evidence for faith. He maintained that light, blessing and good health can be obtained by man through absolute belief in the Word; we should know Christ and obey His instructions as clearly spelt out in the Word. This is because, “God has a role to play and man has his own role to play”.

He said God’s Word is a seed of divine life; Jesus is the Living Word and the Bread of Life. He added that “God’s Word will change you if you take it to heart”, and “A believing soul takes everything God says in truth and faith and puts the best construction on it”. He completed his sermon by 8:25am.

REV. (BARRISTER) ONWELU AND WIFE SHOWN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
     Prophet T.B Joshua appeared on the pulpit and the first comment he made centered on the woman (Mrs. Patricia Onwelu) who had in the previous week, complained on the occupational status of her husband. She had received a prophecy from T.B. Joshua that her husband was doing the work of God.
The woman had wanted the Prophet to intervene and make God’s opinion known to them whether the husband should continue the work of God or remain a practicing lawyer.

The couple came to the church, and the wife narrated the story in full, and that the husband (Rev. Chidi Onwelu) did not know whether to practice law or be a pastor, because the little money he was making as a lawyer was what he used to build a ‘prayer mountain’ where nobody went for prayers.

She narrated the dream he had, which had made him distance himself from her; and in the dream, it was made clear to the husband that “he was a disgrace”, though he often saw her as an impediment to his spiritual fulfillment.

The husband narrated his own story. He is from a family of lawyers and though a good reader, he had read books, some of which contradicted each other. He was forced to set ablaze one of such books and in the night of that day, he found himself in detention in his dream. Though he was to be assisted by someone who reminded him he should not be detained, he still found himself behind bars.

Prophet T.B Joshua listened patiently to the narrations, and he pledged to see the couple and tell them what God’s opinion was, on the issue.

MISS CHARITY OMERUAH AND MOTHER: DELIVERED FROM EVIL SPIRITS
Equally, the lady who in the previous week, was arrested by the Holy Spirit when she tried to seduce the prophet through an evil spirit and manipulation, appeared in the church with her mother. Miss Charity Omeruah narrated her story to the congregation, the evil powers she possessed which had made her destroy at least three spiritual ministries and ministers through lust and sexual temptations, while Prophet T.B Joshua was to be the fourth person! She said she had been sent from the demonic kingdom with a mission to kill Wise man Daniel and Prophet T.B Joshua as part of her plans, and that she had powers in her hand, private part and head which could be dispensed at will.

According to her, her eyes were used to confuse people and forcefully seduce them, the hands were poisonous, and her nakedness was often attractive. She had tried to bring darkness in the church by stopping electricity, which was not achieved. Darkness could have made it easier to pounce on Prophet T.B Joshua, tear off her dress, and force members of the congregation to sleep. She failed because Prophet T.B Joshua is a true man of God.
She complained that the Prophet of God stood against their interest in the world of darkness; he was a stumbling block to their full manifestation. She had gone out of the church in anger and returned in fury, and that when she tried to sit down, she was given the anointing sticker which she had collected angrily. But it was too hot to be handled. She had kept it in her hand bag but it was too hot to be put down; she felt fire all over her body, and started shouting.
Eventually set free from the demon which had tormented her, she had narrated that she was possessed by this evil spirit from childhood. The sticker drove away the snake living inside her.  She confessed that her mother, who used to be a powerful member of the demonic kingdom, was equally delivered at The SCOAN.
The video showing the mother, Mrs. Omeruah, when she was delivered, was also shown to the congregation. She had challenged Wise man Daniel in the video, calling herself the Queen of all Queens who could not be easily conquered, and who had destroyed people. She was eventually delivered.

Standing by the side of her daughter, Mrs. Omeruah, narrated her story to the congregation, saying she was staying in Gabon, and was amazed by what she saw of her daughter on Emmanuel TV, which reminded her of her own personal experience on February 12th, 2012 when she was delivered. She regretted that her other children also belonged to the demonic kingdom. Prophet T.B Joshua had given her N20,000 when she was first delivered, to travel back home. It was while she saw her daughter manifesting that she decided to return from Gabon to come again to The SCOAN to testify.

Her story made Prophet T.B Joshua to make some spiritually–charged comments. For instance, “If you are here to see what you have seen before, you are here to waste your time. You should see what you have never seen before”. While in The SCOAN, new experiences make people wonder. In Africa, the Prophet said, “Once you cannot do something you believe others cannot do it”, yet people are expected to always seek the face of God. He said, “Things can happen; let us be open for knowledge”, and that they should be good listeners. He added, “If you want a breakthrough when it comes to things of God, you can never see it because everyone lies to his neighbour. The only way to move forward is to go to God. The problem with us is, if I cannot do it, no one else can do it”. He said people have the mentality to accuse others of using the power of Satan, if they cannot perform certain miracles themselves.

He maintained that God has used “Just a paper” (Anointing Sticker) to bring deliverance to people and that God can indeed use any medium to do his work. He also said that we don’t fight flesh and blood but spirit beings.
He also spoke on the fact that God’s power works through His Word by His Spirit, but the Word should become an integral part of your being, that the process of salvation can only be fully attained when the word is an integral part of the self. Preaching or sermonizing, according to him, should be brief, pointed and relevant and not the act of showing off. Between ten and twenty minutes should be sufficient for a serious sermon he said, and that prayer and Bible reading go together.

HON. KOMBOWEL FRIDAY; PROPHECY ON A CROWN TO BE WORN
Hon. Kombowel Friday is the present Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assembly.
A past video was shown showing him being prayed for and prophesied to by Prophet T.B Joshua. That was in November 2011. The Prophet had told him that he had seen him escape gunshots and was crowned, while he should assist the family of his mother.

In his testimony, he had told the congregation that he had originally come to The SCOAN over consistent night attacks, and limitations. He said he was able to have a child after twelve years of marriage, and had wanted to be relieved of the troubles he was facing.

He later became Chief whip of the Assembly (Bayelsa House of Assembly), and when the former governor of the state wanted him to be part of his Kitchen Cabinet, he was nearly attacked by some people (though he escaped being hurt), which confirmed what Prophet T.B Joshua had earlier prophesied. He wondered what would also make him wear a crown being not of a royal home. But within a short time, he was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly (he brought his photographs to the Church, wearing the regalia of office, showing the political crown). He was decorated on 20th February, 2012.

The Prophet appreciated the Speaker’s acknowledgement of God, and reminded the congregation what the President of Ghana, Prof. Atta Mills, did immediately he became president – he had come to thank God at The SCOAN.

MR. ANTHONY OSHOGWE: DELIVERED FROM PILE AND HEARING DIFFICULTY THROUGH ANOINTING WATER.
Mr. Anthony Oshogwe came to the church with his wife to thank God for his deliverance from the plagues of acute pile and hearing problem through the anointing water. He said in 1988, 1992 and 2003, he underwent operations for his pile, and had the fourth in 2009. His first deliverance came through Emmanuel T.V when he placed his hands on the screen, as Prophet T.B Joshua was praying for the viewers. Like a man who experienced electric shock, he was surprised that his pile disappeared forever.

As for his hearing problem, he had come to the church on December 4th, 2011. He is also blessed to have a wife, Felicia, who is a prayer warrior. When the Anointing Water was given to him at the church, he prayed with his family, and administered it, and slept like a child. The hearing pains also disappeared. Any other pain that had come his way, he ministered the Anointing Water and it disappeared. His wife also confirmed this, and that they had married for 29 years. She had introduced him to Emmanuel TV in Akure (Ondo state), and the ear problem disappeared.

SIMON AND FAMILY – DELIVERED FROM POVERTY AND FAMILY CURSE
Mr. Simon came with his sister to thank God in the church for relieving them of the pains of poverty and helplessness caused by a family curse.
According to him, he had come to the church on August 25th, 2011 and had the grace to receive the Anointing water. The family is made up of eleven members and they all shared one room until the father died. That was in Bonny, Rivers State.
With the water, they all prayed and anointed themselves. They asked God to raise men of substance from within the family. Today, at least three of them have good buildings and with thriving business.
The sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Good luck, also came to the church attested to the claims of the brother. According to her, the family had been condemned by the dilapidated house they lived in. The coming of her brother to The SCOAN saved the family, as the members did not experience the benefits of good education and jobs. Today business is thriving well for the members.
Prophet T.B Joshua used this evidence again to inform the congregation that there were hundreds of people with concrete claims as to what the anointing water did for them.

MISS SELINA DAUSI: DELIVERED FROM 30 YEARS OF ICE CUBES CONSUMPTION

 

The second service started with the deliverance program at the emergency section (prayer line) in which many national and international visitors were attended to by the wise men. People were delivered from the

 

 

 

 

stronghold of evil forces. One of these was Miss Selina Dausi, a South African, who was delivered from 30 years of ice cube consumption. Others were delivered from the spirits of anger, poverty, disease, childlessness, spiritual marriages and joblessness. Many also received their healings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEGUN ONABANJO: DELIVERED FROM SPIRIT OF ANGER.
The session in the church started with the confessions of Mr. Segun Onabanjo who was delivered from the spirit of anger, lasting 20 years. Onabanjo’s anger was uncontrollable; he always wanted to see blood when angry, and often out of control. His mother had moved out of Nigeria because of this, especially when he broke the collar bone of his sister. He had wanted to run away when he confronted Wise Man Harry – The fire was too much for him. He received his deliverance.

 

 

 

 

 

GIFT CHIBO – DELIVERED FROM SPIRIT OF ANGER
Gift Chibo, an anger–propelled, Abuja – based Nigerian young lady was also delivered through Wise Man Harry. She had purposely come to The SCOAN to get deliverance because her spirit of anger had made her turn candles upside – down and burn things, also cursing people and invoking demons to attack such persons.

She had experienced a lot of disappointments in marriage plans and working places and even after her deliverance, she had wanted evidence to proof that she had manifested the evil spirit before. She glorified God for delivering her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NKECHI TOBY: DELIVERED FROM SPIRITUAL HUSBAND
Mrs. Nkechi Toby, from Delta State received her deliverance through Wise Man Harry from a spiritual husband.
The spiritual husband had threatened to eliminate her if she came to The SCOAN, yet she had come for deliverance.  She was happy to be delivered through the fire of the Holy Spirit. She had felt light now, unlike before, when she felt heavy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After songs were rendered, Prophet T.B Joshua came out and ministered words of prophecy to many present while the wise men led the congregation in a powerful time of prayer.
A young man was delivered from the spirit of stealing. He had stolen someN300,000 from another state and rushed to Lagos to invest some in business. He was delivered. He had told his story of failures in life, especially inability to attend school. He was to do some business after which he would use the proceeds to further his education.

There were other prophecies made by the man of God and the Wise men. Prayers were centered on spirits trying to stop the destiny of people from being achieved. The Anointing stickers were distributed to people and everyone left for home, content and confessing that the way out for them had come!

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LOVE YOUR ENEMY

 

ENCOURAGING WORDS

T.B. JOSHUA

Referring to many portions of the Bible and particularly to Job 29:24, Prophet T.B. Joshua dwelt on the theme of love and encouragement. Using Job 29:24 as a case for consideration, he remarked that Job means that a look of approval at those in trouble or need gives them hope and assurance. Identifying with those in need as a Christian is precious to them. On the other hand, says Job, looking at the other side when your neighbour is in trouble is ungodly. Loving your enemy is always unreasonable unless you realise that you were an enemy of God until He forgave you. It is also His will that you remember that you have sinned and been forgiven, for it is that remembrance that creates a forgiving heart towards your neighbours. To love an enemy is to see him as Christ does. The issue is not resolved until forgiveness is voiced and received from the heart. Do not allow confrontation to tear you down or pull you apart. Rather, see confrontation as a means of coming closer together, going together and being prepared together for an ever greater relationship. Do not reject anyone on account of weakness because the future is a mystery. You cannot say what will happen tomorrow; someone you reject today may be your strength or helper tomorrow. A person who is a thorn in your flesh today may be your helper tomorrow. If I reject you on account of your weakness, I also reject your strength. If a person is weak in one area, he may be strong in another area, the prophet concluded.

ANOINTING WATER DELIVERS COUPLE FROM DRUNKENNESS

Mr and Mrs Shindume of Namibia were among those who shared their testimony. According to Mr Julius Shindume, he had been a drunkard for 24 years. In fact his wife, Vineyard was also a drunkard. The couple had gone to many places in an effort to stop the ugly habit without success. Luckily for them, their neighbour, a nurse who was a member of the Emmanuel TV team to Haiti, received some Anointing Water from Prophet T.B. Joshua when she visited The SCOAN. At home in Namibia, she invited the couple, prayed with the Anointing Water and ministered it to them. From the moment that the Anointing Water was ministered, the ugly habit stopped.

Testifying to the goodness of God

Mr Shindume reported that he had lost his job and was rejected by his family for his drinking habit. Holding his wife to himself in tears, he recollected how she had prayed fervently for him to deliver him from the shame. In her testimony, the wife confirmed that a week after praying with the nurse, they attended a burial ceremony of her husband’s sister but surprisingly, the husband never drank alcohol there, in spite of its ready availability there.

In his advice to his listeners, Julius asked them not to lose hope but to have faith in God who has answer to all problems.

 

ANOINTING WATER ENDS STAPHYLOCOCCUS

Testifying to the glory of God.

 

Mr Jonathan Awewor of Delta but resident in Rivers, Nigeria narrated how he saw himself passing out blood for urine sometime in 1999. When he met his doctor, he was said to be suffering from staphylococcus. It also affected his sperm.  In reaction, a friend brought the Anointing Water to him for ministration. When he had prayed and ministered the Anointing Water, he dreamt that night that he saw a worm coming out of his finger.  After the dream, he went for a second test where he was told to be staphylococcus free. He advised all his listeners to get the Emmanuel TV cable and apply the Anointing Water in faith and the rest would be testimony.

 

 

ANOINTING WATER ENDS YEARS OF SETBACKS

 

No more setbacks

Mrs Ebere Uzonma, a media practitioner from Ebonyi, Nigeria took turns to tell the congregation about the goodness of the Anointing Water upon her life. In her words, her life before then was characterized by challenges, setbacks and disappointments.In fact, behind her media glamour was real hunger, she added. She received the Anointing Water last year and met the man of God who told her, ‘Go, your problems are over’. Thereafter, she had been praying daily with the Anointing Water and ministering it on herself in faith and today there is much difference in her life.  About 11 pm one day, she received a call which had since then changed her life. That singular call had brought many jobs to her as a media practitioner. She had left her government job and established her own magazine, The Kings. She was able to renovate her house which got burnt and also bought a new car. Her mission to The SCOAN was to thank God for the breakthrough received through the Anointing Water. Advising her listeners to believe in God, she added that they should take a step forward to the Source of power and blessing.

 

ANOINTING WATER VOIDS OPERATION

God can use any medium to express Himself

 

 

Mr and Mrs Chukwuka of Adamawa, Nigeria told the congregation that they had come to The SCOAN with the difficulty of delivery because the baby inside her womb was overweight, weighing 3.8 kilos. The doctor then prescribed an operation for her. She added that she lost her first baby for the same reason. In The SCOAN, they received the Anointing Water which they prayed with and applied. Moments after, labour started and by evening the same day, she had delivered her baby. She never even got to the hospital before her overweight baby came out safely! The couple thanked God for His mercy upon their lives.

 

 

 

PRAYER POSITIONS BABY FOR DELIVERY

The power of prayer

A video clip introduced the case of Mrs Nnena Ezema, a Nigerian in Cotonu, whose pregnancy could not be delivered because of wrong positioning as diagnosed by her doctor. She however, shunned the operation suggested by the doctor because she had done one before. She then came to The SCOAN, where Wise Man Racine prayed for her. At the time of prayer, the baby was already weak and no more kicking.  However, the grace of the Lord was present and soon after the prayer, she delivered safely. She advised the congregation to have faith in God with whom all things are possible.

 

 

PASTOR DELIVERED FROM THE RAVAGES OF IDOLS

Pastor Nneka Ekeleka from an idol worshipping community in Imo, Nigeria came to thank God for her deliverance. In her words, her father had been the custodian of the community idols in addition to his personal one. The birth of a new baby was usually an occasion for dancing and offering animals to the gods from which both adults and children in the family fed. Her father at her marriage gave part of the oracle to the father of her first husband. The two children she had in that marriage died.  Her second marriage broke down the same day. In her third marriage, they, realising the evil the oracle had caused in their family, persuaded their father to do away with it. That very night a demon attacked her in a dream and her father died. After the death of her father, her brother organised a crusade in which many oracles were burnt but they could not locate their father’s oracle. In an effort to get rid of her spiritual problems she underwent deliverances in many churches. During this time she attended a Bible School and at the end of her the course was made a pastor. Her final deliverance in The SCOAN in the hands of the Wise Men warded the demon from her life. In his reaction, her husband who watched her at home on Emmanuel TV during the deliverance, thanked God for his wife’s freedom from the bondage of the devil.  Prophet T.B. Joshua praised her for her efforts, adding that if not for her efforts to be delivered, she would have been dead or seriously sick in a wheel chair. He promised a meeting with her where he would tell her the area of her calling.

GIRL DELIVERED FROM EATING CEMENT

With God all things are possible

An 18 – year old girl, Portia accompanied by her mother, stunned the congregation with her odd habit of eating cement  and charcoal as revealed by her mother. She cultivated this habit five years before and grew with it till her mother brought her to The SCOAN. Portia revealed that she found all of these items sweet to eat. The habit, she said, developed five years earlier at a construction site where cement was being used.  She inhaled the scent of an opened bag of cement at the site and was attracted to it. Thereafter, she put the cement powder into her mouth and found it enjoyable.  Later, charcoal came in to diversify her menu.  In a string of surprises, Prophet T.B. Joshua, rather than proceeding to deliver her after she had confirmed the habit by eating these items in everybody’s presence, decided to use the medium of one of The SCOAN prayer lines.  In a phone conversation between her and the prayer warrior,

Deliverance in the power of the Holy Ghost!

Portia described her odd habit to the prayer warrior who, in turn proceeded to pray for her. At the mention of the name Jesus, Portia fell in deliverance and was declared free from her demonic addiction to eating cement and charcoal. On getting up after the deliverance, she said she had a sensation within her during the deliverance and that she became lighter than before.

To God be the glory!

Given those items which had been the mainstay of her diet, she withdrew at the sight of cement and charcoal, saying that as well as being bitter, they had lost their appeal to her as food.  She advised the young ones not to eat anything that is not food but make God’s Word the standard for their lives.

MASS PRAYER TO IDENTIFY GOD’S VOICE

Taking the lead in a spirited mass prayer, Prophet T.B. Joshua asked the congregation to pray to God to grant them the grace to be sensitive to His voice when He calls so that they would not be deceived by the devil. “Help me to be sensitive to Your voice. When it comes, let me know that it is Your voice.” The mass prayer session, which witnessed wild display among many who were demon-possessed, ushered the congregation and Emmanuel TV viewers alike into a spiritual level where the devil can no more exploit their ignorance to deceive them. The service closed on a note of excitement as many left delighted about the new spiritual realm.

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The Wonderful Word And Work Of God!

Sunday 25th July 2010 remains imprinted in the hearts of the thousands of worshippers at The Synagogue, Church of All Nations as a date forever to be remembered as a turning point in their lives. Once again, God proved Himself as the God of redemption, restoration and reconciliation as countless needs were met, problems were solved, homes were reunited and hopes were returned. Such can only be described as the work of God, and unto Him be all the glory, honour and adoration. God has no hands but our hands to do His work – what a priceless privilege to act on His behalf!

T.B. Joshua Preaching: 'Christ and the Word are one'

First was a short but stirring message by Prophet T.B. Joshua, simply titled: ‘Christ And The Word Are One’, in which he emphasised the importance of God’s Word in our daily lives. “One thing we must know – you cannot build up one spiritually on philosophy, on theory or on the history of the Word. We are made spiritual only when we live in the Word and the Word lives in us,” he told the rapt audience. He further spoke on the effect God’s Word will have in your life once you truly receive it in your heart and live by its sacred principles. “If the Word of God is dominating your mouth, it will dominate your mind,” he exhorted. “If the Word of God is dominating your mind, it will influence your conduct and behaviours. So we must embrace the wonderful Word of God as the most effective instrument for change.”

God has written us into an unprecedented and revolutionary story of reconciliation in which hostilities are destroyed

After the sermon had prepared the hearts of the people, it was time for the reconciliation of various families who had come to The SCOAN in disarray and dispute with accusations of wizardry and devilry. First was the Febugha family, which literally besieged the church with almost 30 members of their extended family, all because of varying allegations and counter-confessions of witchcraft that had left the family in troubled tatters and terrible stigma. Mr Peter Febugha spoke first, telling the congregation how he had confessed to being a wizard and killing his father over 17 years ago when he was still a teenager, following a revelation in a church that he played a part in his father’s death. The confession had brought disunity and disrepute to the family, and Peter had lived in the shame and controversy ever since.

Apart from Peter, other members of the family had also confessed to witchcraft or had been accused of similar, including Peter’s younger sister, Suko, his aunt’s sister and a number of young ones. The family’s fear was that it seemed one by one they were being initiated into witchcraft, aside from the fact that Suko had confessed that her kingdom was planning to kill the breadwinner of the family, a Nigerian Senator. After listening to their testimonies and spiritually screening those involved, Prophet T.B. Joshua declared the entire family free from witchcraft, stating that the only one with such a spirit was Suko, who was subsequently delivered. The prophet explained that Peter was young when he made the confession and it was due to his rough and thuggish lifestyle, not truly from his heart. As for the others who confessed, the prophet disclosed that it was due to a psychological problem, explaining how Satan can afflict one to say what they are not, just as he can afflict one with sickness or disappointment. The family were joyously reconciled, Peter Febugha shedding tears of joy after being declared innocent, as 17 years of torment and trouble was swallowed up in the joy of exoneration.

Jesus Christ is the Repairer and Restorer - the Febugha family reunited once again!

Prophet TB Joshua counsels the Okeke family who have come to The SCOAN for reconciliation

Another case was that of the Okeke family which was in a situation that threatened to tear them apart and destroy their marriage. Mr Fidelis Okeke had accused his wife, Mrs Martina Okeke as being an agent of the marine world and the one responsible for the downfall of his once thriving and prosperous transportation business. Mr Okeke explained that various revelations from pastors and prayer partners all pointed to his wife as being a queen in the marine world and being responsible for his plight, reiterated by his own experience in which a company of nearly 150 luxury buses was reduced to just 2. Mr Okeke’s daughters, Ebere and Amara corroborated their father’s assertion, Amara claiming the mother had confessed to being a crocodile, and Ebere stating she attacked her spiritually and was the cause of her marital troubles. She further added that different ministers of God had prophetically revealed her mother as the source of the family’s troubles.

What a God we have to worship; what a Son we have to praise; what a future lies before us!

Throughout the discourse, Martina looked up almost defiantly, not allowing the accusations levelled against her to darken her demeanour. When it was time for her to speak, she denied being possessed by a marine spirit, stating that any admissions she had previously made was born out of annoyance and anger, not reality. To settle the issue, Prophet T.B. Joshua first of all stated that for any minister of God to reveal someone’s problem and not deliver them, such a proclamation does not originate from the throne of God. He prophetically declared Martina innocent of the accusation, saying that satan just wanted to destroy the family because he knew their togetherness would move mountains. Convinced by God’s opinion revealed through the prophet, the family were reunited and husband and wife, who had been living separately for several years due to this, lovingly embraced each other

One of the five wise men prays for the sick and afflicted at The SCOAN prayer line

Then came the time of healing and deliverance at The SCOAN Prayer Line. Literally hundreds who had come from across the country, continent and beyond lined up to receive a touch from God to replace the darkness within them with His gentle and redeeming light. From oozing cancerous wounds, deadly diseases such as HIV/ AIDs and Epilepsy, people confined to wheelchairs and crutches to those with spiritual problems, attacks in the night and people looking for breakthrough – they all came and they all received. Once again, the authenticity of the anointing received by the ‘Five Wise Men’ was revealed as God used them mightily to heal the sick, deliver the oppressed and prophesy to the people.

Twin brothers delivered from the scourge and scorn of bedwetting in Jesus' Name!

Following the prayer line was a time of powerful deliverance and prophetic messages, starting with testimonies from last weeks service. Mr Paul Ujah stood before the congregation to joyously declare that he had been delivered from the scorn of bedwetting following a prophetic message delivered to him last week. Apart from that, he told the congregation how the man of God had asked him of his twin brother upon meeting with him the following Monday, and revealing that he also was suffering from the same shameful malady. Provided with transportation money to bring his brother to the church Paul, standing next to his twin Peter, thanked God for restoring his family and removing their indignity. He explained that the predicament had left both twins unmarried and unable to move freely with people for fear of the disgrace attached. As Paul shared his testimony, Prophet T.B. Joshua declared Peter free from bedwetting also, stating that all he needed was a Word from God to bring the deliverance about.

Mr and Mrs Kolawole - a new relationship established!

Many would recall a supernatural scenario that played out in the church last week where a husband and wife had a remarkable confrontation, in which a king from the sea spoke through the woman to disown her husband. Mr and Mrs Kolawole, who had been battling with a spiritual husband that had made peace, affection and joy elusive in their home, received their deliverance on Sunday 18th July 2010, and the couple returned to give their wonderful testimony. Mrs Kolawole explained that after her deliverance, she had a dream in which the spiritual husband appeared to her and was then killed by a man who told him to leave her alone. Since then, the marriage has started on a new note, with happiness and love restored. Mr Kolawole confirmed that his wife was truly delivered, and praised God for bringing a permanent end to their marital turmoil of nearly 20 years.

With the faith of the congregation lifted, Prophet T.B. Joshua moved on to a time of mass prayer by first of all telling the people to pray for God to sanctify their hearts. The auditorium literally resounded with the fervent prayers of God’s people, before it was time to separate the pretenders from the genuine. As the prophet began to pray for deliverance, people looked in surprise as those beside them who had previously been in earnest prayer began to manifest the evil within them and fall to the ground. Truly, appearance and packaging are deceptive! Hundreds from across the auditorium responded to the powerful command by the man of God, as people possessed with evil spirits or afflicted by them were mightily delivered from the chains that had kept them in bondage. Precise prophecies followed in suit as God, the Revealer of mysteries, unveiled the secrets of men’s hearts and pointed out the root cause of their problems.

Thousands join in a powerful time of mass prayer with Prophet TB Joshua

Mere words are not adequate to describe God’s work at The SCOAN. All those in attendance would agree with the Scriptures in Luke 10:15, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.” Truly, those privileged to witness the work of God week-in week-out through The SCOAN and Emmanuel TV have no excuse to remain the same, for knowing God is not only to see His wonders but to learn His ways. May every Sunday Service at The SCOAN serve as an incentive for you to love God above all, trust Him alone and totally depend upon Him for everything. It is all about Jesus!

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What an awesome service day!

Have you ever, in your capacity as a human being, imagined the possibility of a bird engaging in a tussle with you over food? Well, this was one of the facts revealed through the power of prophecy in the life of Prophet TB Joshua. During the service, the man of God prophesied to a man that sometime ago, while the man was eating, an eagle came and picked his food.
The man in question, Mr. Udensi Isaiah Eke by name, confirmed the prophecy saying that when the eagle picked his meat from the plate, he decided to retrieve it back from it but in the end, the eagle made away with half of the meat while he had the remaining half. Certainly, many would have thought of the man’s action as being ridiculous. Why should he be fighting a bird over a piece of meat? Why couldn’t he just leave the meat for the eagle? These would have been the thought of many. But surprisingly, the man of God asked the congregation to give the man a round of applause for his boldness. Describing the meat the man was eating then as the leg part of a chicken, the man of God further revealed that if the eagle had succeeded in making away with the whole meat, by now the man would have been on a wheelchair as the bird was indeed a wizard. He added that if it was the head part of the meat the bird took away, in reality it means it had taken the man’s head; likewise the heart or any other part of the meat. In further confirmation of this, the man said that after this incident, he suffered arthritis that kept him indoors for three months. Let’s recall the words or prophecy spoken earlier by the man of God in which he revealed that the part of the meat the bird found the man eating and which it took was the leg part of a chicken. Unfortunately for the evil perpetrators, the mission was not fully accomplished as the evil bird only managed to make away with half of the meat. Yet this still had its consequences on the man’s health – the arthritis he suffered for three months. If not for these words of prophecy, what could have exposed the evil behind this whole scenario? As the man made his way to his seat after the prophecy, one could see him heaving a sigh of relief which speaks just one thing – solution at last!

PRAYER LINE:
At the prayer line section of the church, many were arrayed for a divine touch from the Lord – that touch that would bring freedom to the afflicted, oppressed and those in the captivity of satan. As the man of God prayed for the people in the name of Jesus Christ, many fell under the influence of the Holy Spirit as their sicknesses and diseases left them. No doubt, our Lord Jesus Christ is concerned about us and He has many miracles in store for us. We just need to give Him a chance to prove it.
Among the many that received their healing were a woman and a man who were brought to the prayer line section in a vehicle because they could not walk. Mrs. Ozoemena Ononuju could not walk due to osteoarthritis of the lumbosacral segment while Retired Major Oligbi Frederick also could not walk due to fracture and dislocation of the right femur coupled with severe osteoarthritis of the hip.

They both received their healing when the man of God asked that the anointing water be spayed on them. Instantly, they rose to their feet and began to walk. Surely, the evidence of God’s miracle is our rising and walking.

TESTIMONIES:
Earlier in the service, testimonies of the anointing water were given and one of them was the mighty deliverance that occurred in a family.
According to Mr. Wilson Osoh, for twelve years, he had been battling with his son who had been afflicted with unruly behaviours which caused him to leave his parents’ house. After receiving the anointing water, he called his son that he must come back home and the son did exactly that. When he finally got home, the dad sprayed the anointing water on him and he fell down. Delivered from that spirit that had caused him to indulge in truancy, the son is now back home with his parents. Not only that, Mr. Osoh’s daughter who was possessed of contrary spirit was also sprayed the anointing water and immediately, the evil spirit in her started to manifest itself and wanting to attack the dad, saying to him, ‘Do you know who I am?’ The father declared boldly to her, ‘Do you know Jesus’, and immediately, she fell down. That was how he brought the daughter to the church and the man of God told the father to spray the anointing water again on her and immediately, she started manifesting and the evil spirit in her said, ‘She is my wife; I am married to her; I want to destroy her’.
However, satan is powerless in the face of God’s amour. This was fully demonstrated as she soon fell down and remained calm, like any normal human being. And the man of God declared her free.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ubochi also testified of the Lord’s goodness in their lives. Mr. Ubochi recounted how their dead baby was brought back to life after they administered the anointed water on her. According to him, when his wife was about to deliver their baby, she had a prolonged labour for three days which led to the death of the baby in her womb. She was then operated upon to bring the baby out. When he was called by the medical personnel to come and take the dead baby away, Mr. Ubochi decided instead to spray the anointed water in the baby’s nose and then the mouth and behold, the baby started sneezing and eventually cried. Oh, what a mighty God we serve!

SERMON:
The sermon delivered by the man of God was titled – Don’t be ruled by your situation. The man of God went on to explain that our situation could be poverty, sickness, setback – any foolish thing. He therefore urged the rich not to concentrate on their wealth while the poor should not concentrate on their poverty either. The sick also should not concentrate on their sickness remembering the soothing word of Jesus in John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world”.
One of the points to note in the message and which left many pondering is when he said that one may be poor and yet be a friend of Jesus, a candidate of heaven. The man of God pointed out that many Christians today worry, cry, murmur and complain everyday about their situation because their lives are centered on how they are doing, how they are feeling and how they are being treated. We should, however, remember that is that it is all about Jesus, not all about us.
To buttress his point, he led the people to the Book of 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10, a passage that dwells extensively, as the man of God puts it, on how Apostle Paul gave an account of the method God used to keep him humble. He advised the people that in communicating their experiences, they should always remember to take note of what God has done to keep them humble and also what God has done in favour to them and for their advancement.
Expatiating on the message, the man of God said that when we are afflicted with thorns in our flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. Just like Apostle Paul in that Book of 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10, if an answer is not given to the first prayer or second, we must hold on and hold out till we receive an answer. Finally TB Joshua enjoined all to always remember their dream and goal no matter the situation they may face.
The service also witnessed the demonstration of what we are called to do as Christians – responding to all human needs; this is what love entails.
Among those to whom the hand of love was extended was Patricia Fabian who was delivered on one of the Sunday services of an evil spirit that had tormented her for long. On that day, the man of God prophesied that she was merely being used spiritually to perpetrate evil. Having received her deliverance, she was given the sum of N200,000 and four bags of rice. Rosemary Chukwu, a 26 year old lady whom the man of God gave a prophecy during a Sunday service that she was in the act of prostitution and from which she was then delivered also benefited from this charitable act as she was given the sum of N200,000 and four bags of rice.
A couple of weeks back, Mr. Osita Okechukwu was called out through words of prophecy by the man of God that there was an armed robber who had and evil power to disappear in the face of danger. Having received his deliverance, he was given five bags of rice and also a sum of N300,000 to establish himself financially.
On one of the Sunday services, Christiana Epelle was delivered of contrary spirit. When she was arrested during that Sunday live service, the evil spirit in her spoke of how it killed her husband thus making her a widow. Now delivered, she was given four bags of rice as well as a sum of N300,000 to assist her financially. One thing to note is that all these people were not just presented with monetary gifts and bags of rice, but also went home each with a copy of the Holy Bible to help them develop their spiritual life. As they have all been delivered by God’s Word, they must go and be ruled by God’s Word.
We give glory to God for all He has accomplished in the lives of the people. Truly, if millions of this generation are to believe, they must see proof that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and for ever. Jesus is alive; He never said goodbye. Keep this at the back of your mind as you join us next week through Emmanuel TV for another live service at The SCOAN.

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