Christianity Is A Relationship

The SCOAN Saturday and Sunday services attested to the power of the living and resurrected Christ at work in the life of Prophet TB Joshua and the five wise men as person after person were set free from their past and released into their divine destinies.

Later, Prophet TB Joshua spoke specifically on Sunday on the subject: Christianity is a relationship, part of which he had introduced on Saturday. Using Matthew 22:1-4 and 37-8; John 21:15 and 1 Corinthians 12:7-8 as proof texts, he said Christianity is not a religion but a relationship and that Jesus Christ came to restore the relationship and fellowship between God and man. He said relationship exists where there is love. Nothing will keep us on course like a deep love for God. Nothing will carry us through hard times like a sincere devotion to Christ. When there is no money in the pocket, it is the love for Christ that will keep us on course. He said ministry does not begin with a relationship with people. It begins with a relationship with God and that relationship overflows to people. And when you have a relationship with people, you need to know where that relationship flows from because relationships begin with God and then to people.

The prophet added that the main thing about Christianity is not the work we do but the relationship we maintain and the atmosphere produced by that relationship. He said supernatural gifts given to a minister are different from man’s natural talents, abilities and education. He said the principal challenge we face in the church today is that people use their natural gifts for God’s Work and that has reduced God’s Kingdom to human knowledge. Moreover, he continued that Jesus never asked Peter if he was a gifted speaker, a talented leader, or whether he had seminary training or Bible knowledge. According to the prophet, those things are important but they are not the issue. The issue is quite simple: The basic qualification for a lasting ministry is found in Jesus’ question, “Do you love Me?” In other words, do you have a relationship with Me?

Aside the significant sermon are works of prophecy, charity and moving testimonies by worshippers at the church from the world over among which were the following:

HENRY CHUKWU ONYEAMA – EXPERIENCED VISA BREAKTHROUGH THROUGH ANOINTING WATER

The Enugu state born Nigerian businessman had experienced poverty, dejection and stagnation in his life for years. He even sold some of his personal belongings such as cars, television and even the mattress he slept on, just to recover from the stroke of economic uncertainty. But he soon laid hands on the Anointing Water as an avid viewer of Emmanuel TV with which he prayed and ministered and after six days, was invited into a business which instantly fetched him one million naira in profits. Stung by the quest to further his education, he had applied for admission in Ukraine but at the Nigerian Embassy, he was denied a visa.

He also attempted to go to South Africa to accomplish his dream but this hit the rock. He then wrote to ask for an invitation by a business concern in South Korea, ministering the Anointing Water on his documents.

After four days, contrary to the normal practice, he had gone for an interview at the Korean Embassy and was successful.

 

With his visa at the ready, he hopes to leave Nigeria for Korea in a few days. He advised that in every situation, people should look up to God and that the Anointing Water should be seen and appreciated as a special gift from God for this generation of believers.

FELICIA NGWUTA – DELIVERED FROM EVIL FORCES THROUGH ANOINTING WATER

Mrs Ngwuta told the congregation in church how God dealt with evil forces plaguing her peace in her own home. She said she used to experience visits of snakes in her dreams. Her well kept money in her wardrobe was always getting lost and there was a time she was even shot an in the dream. She was so tormented and has to visit The SCOAN, during which she ministered on herself and the entire house.

She was surprised to later discover a dead snake in her wardrobe even when there was no outlet through which it could have come in.

Displaying the photograph of the decayed snake, which did not smell inside her wardrobe, she said since then, her money has stopped getting lost and she has not experienced any bad dreams. Cheerfully, she implored people to go to God to solve the riddles of their lives because solutions lie only with Him.

 

HEALED OF STROKE THROUGH THE ANOINTING WATER

This oil businessman had experienced a devastating stroke but was triumphantly restored to health through the Anointing Water. When under the affliction, he had journeyed to The SCOAN from the Republic of Benin on 4^th October, 2012. His vessel was expected to go for inspection but his health mattered more to him. He had visited different hospitals that had rejected him as he could neither stand nor talk. The stroke had affected him physically to the degree that part of his mouth was bent owing to the affected muscles on his face and mentally, when his wife and family visited him, he did not recognize their presence for four days. His wife prayed for him using the Anointing Water and in the name of the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua, and he recovered the use of his hands; his bent mouth was restored and he could speak once again. The doctors later confirmed him medically fit, for which he showed his medical report as evidence. An astonishing revelation came when, during his testimony, he admitted he knew he was lucky to survive as his elder sister who similarly suffered a stroke attack three months after his, had died. Finally, he concluded with the word of advice that the Anointing Water had become his spiritual battleaxe and weapon of war. Full of joy, his wife testified that the Anointing Water shows that God is ultimate in power and that people should trust in God and run to Him, when faced by challenges beyond their control.

ANTHONY AGUNU – SAVED FROM A GRUESOME ROAD ACCIDENT THROUGH ANOINTING WATER

Mr Agunu based in the Republic of South Africa, decided to visit his home in Nigeria in December of 2012 but not without first visiting The SCOAN on 27^th December where he was privileged to receive the Anointing Water .

On the 31^st of December, he travelled to his home State of Delta but forgot to pray and minister the Anointing Water before embarking on the journey. During his trip, another car moving out of control at high speeds smashed into his own vehicle.

As they were shouting Jesus, they discovered that though the car was badly damaged beyond repair, neither Mr Agunu nor any of his passengers were injured. As he showed the picture of the crash scene, he thanked God and encouraged others not to toy with the idea of embracing and using the Anointing Water.

 

 

MRS LUCKY EDWARD – DELIVERED FROM 32 YEARS OF SMOKING AND DRINKING THROUGH ANOINTING WATER

She said that she had smoked for some 32 years, 23 of which had actually driven her to smoke marijuana to stem the emotional pain she encountered in her marital home. The problem had started at the age of 17 when her schoolmates told her that in order to be cool she had to smoke and drink alcohol.

She explained that the friends were the most popular in her school and she desired to be seen like them, therefore she engaged in their addictive behaviours. Initially, she coughed and spluttered on the cigarette smoke but was told it was normal and as she took more, she would enjoy it the more. The addiction formed and she got to the level of being able to consume four packs of cigarettes every day. After marrying her husband and upon falling pregnant, her mind began to change and she wanted to drop the foul habit but found to her dismay that she was unable to.

Then she began to move from churches to prayer houses to get delivered from the chain but without success until she was introduced to Emmanuel TV where she became convinced that the power of God in the Anointing Water was real.

 

On getting her own bottle of Anointing Water and ministering it to herself, she went to sleep. It was a week later that she realized that for the past week, she had not even the urge to smoke a cigarette or take a single drink since ministering the Anointing Water. Today, she is full of gratitude to God for her deliverance and advises that people should go to real men of God to solve their problems.

MR GODFREY – SAVED FROM A TRAILER CRASH THROUGH THE ANOINTING WATER

In 2012, Mr Godfrey had visited the church and received two Anointing Stickers both of which he placed on his truck as a professional transporter. On one such long haul journey, Mr Godfrey saw in the distance that a tanker had had an accident blocking the adjacent lane for oncoming traffic.

 

His own lane however, being unobstructed thought little of it and continued to accelerate. Suddenly, with horrific speed, a large speeding lorry crossed into Mr Godfrey’s lane while trying to pass round the obstacle and collided with Mr Godfrey’s truck slamming the two vehicles into the already crashed tanker with such horrible force that the drivers section or head of the oncoming lorry was thrown into the air and across the street.

 

The conductor died on impact and the lorry driver was in a critical condition, but at the moment of impact, the Anointing Sticker Mr Godfrey kept on the shelf of his truck floated down to land over his chest and both he and his co-pilot came out of the valley of the shadow of death without a scratch. Without words to express his appreciation to the God of TB Joshua, he advised all that if God was with you, no weapon fashioned against you would prosper and that God’s protection was the only protection.

MR AND MRS AMADIKE – HOTEL RESCUED FROM ATTACKERS THROUGH EMMANUEL TV

The middle aged couple run a popular hotel as a business outfit and in each of its guestrooms is installed the Emmanuel TV cable to allow all the visitors to view the wonders of God as they enjoyed their stay with them. In the dead of night, strange noises were heard throughout the hotel as unknown gunmen raided the hotel, breaking down doors in search of the proprietor, Mr and Mrs Amadike, to demand their money or their lives. The couple locked themselves inside their room and prayed with Prophet TB Joshua watching Emmanuel TV as the rampage continued. When the invaders could not find the couple, in the course of their fury, they broke one of the window panes of Mr Amadike’s car parked in the hotel forecourt. Instantly, the car alarm went off and confusion descended upon the raiders like a heavy blanket thinking security guards were upon them, they took to their heels only to be caught by patrolling policemen who took them into custody and seized their ammunition. The couple advised that Emmanuel TV was no ordinary station and people that stick to it as their channel of choice would surely reap the reward.

MR AND MRS ROMANUS UDEAKU – DELIVERED FROM BARRENNESS THROUGH PROPHECY

A couple came to testify of the irresistible power of prophecy, telling the worldwide audience that Prophet TB Joshua had prophesied to Mrs Udeaku that her underwear had once gone missing and since that time, she had suffered irregular menstruation which was the cause of the couples 16 years of infertility.

The couple had gotten to the point of desperation that they were considering adopting a child but two weeks after confirming the prophecy of the man of God to be true, Mrs Udeaku conceived and has since delivered a beautiful girl named Precious.

 

Mr Romanus Udeaku said that at the age of 53 this was his first child even though it was not his first marriage and he had faced the same problem in his first step in life. With the soft smile of glorious vindication on their faces, the couple simply said if you want God to do the same for you, just believe Him through ordinary circumstances. He is not a man that disappoints.

 

TWO ZAMBIAN PILGRIMS REWARDED FOR THEIR FAITH

Another chapter of testimony closed in the annals of history as two pilgrims who braved the danger of travelling by road to The SCOAN in Nigeria from Zambia in Southern Africa, a journey taking them 44 days to complete, stood before the congregation with the happy faces and hearts of those whom the Lord has located in His mercy and favour. The men recounted their experience of the bitter trials they faced on the way to the church prompted by their financial hardship which had cast doubtful shadows over the furtherance of their education with all their efforts hitting nothing but the rocks of frustration. Spurred on by their keen interest for the works of charity performed on Emmanuel TV, the friends stirred with radical faith, departed on their mission passing through seven countries including CAR, Tanzania, Kenya, Mali, South Sudan and Nigeria. In a nutshell, the hazards of their journey had taken their toll surviving on bread and water where it was available, encountering hostile natives, rough border checkpoints, wild animal attacks and insensitive bystanders but through they were silent in their trouble, they did not silence their faith and hope and by God’s grace, they made it to The SCOAN. Prophet TB Joshua remarked concerning the determined duo that he was touched by their faith and on behalf of the ministry and Emmanuel TV Partners gave them each 2000 USD; flight tickets back to Zambia and his promise to support their educational pursuits. The men who made a journey of 44 days would return home in just one spoke to youth all over the world that once they had made a heart decision, they should be determined concerning their future and the sky would be their limits.

MR ALEX ALABA AND HIS SIX CHILDREN

Mr Alex and his children were given the sum of half a million naira to support their upkeep and education as they went back to continue their lives in the peace and comfort of reconciliation in Christ Jesus. The man of God declared that each of the children would be awarded scholarships and were to decide if they would move to live with their father or stay with the family who had raised them thus far.

However, the former Pastor Alaba was advised to return to his career of driving and remove the title Pastor from his name for the time being unless God Almighty spoke again on the contrary.

 

Personally thanking each of the guardians of Mr Alaba’s children, Prophet TB Joshua said he would see each of them in his office to discuss the future and give a special blessing for their love, care and understanding shown in this unusual situation.

 

An extraordinary end to an extraordinary situation, God Almighty has once again proved that nothing is impossible to those who believe and sending the families on their way the man of God gave each person three bags of rice.

THE OBASI FAMILY DELIVERANCE AND RESTORATION

Mrs Shelly Obasi and her family, who had been delivered from the destructive use of demonic entities which had given them evil power to seduce, destroy and steal from those who had not learnt to walk in the Spirit in Christ Jesus.

The mother and daughter, Princess who had both manifested during previous services at The SCOAN and were delivered from the hands of the devil testified of how the peace of God had enveloped their hearts and now their desire was to return to South Africa, the children to continue in their education, and their mother, Shelly, to return to her business, grateful for the freedom they had received in the name of Jesus Christ. After providing flight tickets for the family of five, the man of God TB Joshua also gave the family N600,000 to launch them into their new lives. The tearful, quivering voice of Princess Obasi thanked the man of God and Emmanuel TV Partners on behalf of the family.

MRS LENA OFOSU – AN UNNERVING ACCOUNT OF THE REALITY BEING A WIFE TO A MARINE SPIRIT

Mrs Lena Ofosu, stood before the congregation while a cassette was played documenting how the Emmanuel TV Team accompanied her on her return to her shrine in Ghana where she had practiced as a wife to a spiritual husband, spiritualist and queen mother in the marine kingdom. Now, delivered from the spiritual husband that had plagued her life since birth, Mrs Ofosu exposed the kingdom of the devil and the many ritual practices she had been involved in since the age of 14.

She described and demonstrated the way she was taught to serve her spiritual husband and recounted the disturbing visits and their destructive effects on her life and marriages causing death, poverty, failure and immorality. Then, Lena Ofosu went on to divulge the secrets of the spiritualists and their demonic influence on society, her having been released from their dark tentacles.

The Goliath in her life had truly been defeated and disgraced by the light of Jesus Christ and she told the congregation not to doubt what they saw in The SCOAN because it was real; she was a real agent of darkness and had done so much damage. Therefore, others should learn now to maintain a strong relationship with God and never let Him go.

INDONESIA AND CURRENT PROPHESIES

The man of God, Prophet TB Joshua then reminded the worldwide congregation of some of his recent prophecies, some of which had recently come to pass including the horrendous flooding in Indonesia and the reiteration of some of his prophesied made on New Year’s Day and a few new prophecies to the nations of France, Germany, Nigeria and the United States of America, further details of which would soon show on Emmanuel TV as the events came closer.

The man of God reminded all and sundry that prophecy was to expose the intrigues, plan and strategy of the devil and stop them by coming together to pray. Clearly, the response of a humble believing soul is to take the Word from the mouth of the Lord and commit it to God in prayer for His favour and mercy. He, who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

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BELIEVING IS POSSESSING

The service started with the prayer line, where visitors to The SCOAN from all over the world were prayed for by the Wise Men. Instant healing and deliverance were followed by instant testimonies, to the glory of God.

T.B. Joshua gave an encouraging message, titled, “Believing Is Possessing”. He used Mark 16:17-18 and 1 John 5:1-4, 13-14 as proof-texts for the message. He spoke on the importance of believing, saying, “Believing is possessing. When you believe God’s Word, you possess the thing that His Word has guaranteed.” He stated that when you believe His Word, you will pray and know that it is His will, adding that when we pray according to His will, we are assured that He heard and that is as good as an answer. He emphasised on the importance of the Word, noting that when your heart is rooted and grounded in the Word, what God says is final with you.

He spoke on the various challenges people were facing, saying, that they should leave it for God and not worry, adding that God does not need your meditation over your situation to handle it. “Your word then in Jesus’ name makes things come into being. I mean, come to pass. So, leave it for God, if you believe. It is no longer your burden as long as you do not repudiate it by a wrong confession.”

GODDESS FROM THE BLACK SEA DELIVERED & HER FAMILY RECONCILED

A video was played, when Wise Man John Chi was praying for people at the prayer line in the name of Jesus Christ. Happiness Iwolomen, the sister of Pauline Iwolomen who was delivered a few weeks earlier at The SCOAN, a young woman manifested after the prayer of the wise man and the evil spirit within her started to speak out saying that it was a snake. The spirit of snake within her confessed that it had caused her setback in all areas of her life, hatred from many people and no marriage or good relationship.

Happiness was invited forward to share her experiences and her testimony after deliverance. In her statement she had received a commission to destroy men by seducing them. In her dreams, she saw herself as a goddess from the black sea. The spirit had made her to live a bad life and become a prostitute. It was through prostitution that she was able to pay her school and university fees. She said that the spirit of snake within her had given her the strength to sleep with sometimes up to 10 men in a day and that the men thought they were sleeping with a woman, but in actual fact, it was a snake. She said that after she slept with a man, he would either become impotent, have low sperm count or his business would miserably collapse. She said the spirit had given her power in her eyes to seduce any man she looked at to follow her and lust after her. All her life, she had been looking for love and acceptance that she had lacked in her home which was ridden by evil attacks, her mother and father constantly fighting. She lacked the parental care which was so much needed. She felt bad about her behaviour and lifestyle after she had come to understand herself following the deliverance. She vowed to dedicate her life to Christ Jesus and to henceforth live entirely for Him.

Her mother, Vero, also spoke. She had equally received her deliverance at The SCOAN. She said she had a strong occultic background and had a covenant with the idols in her village which would demand for human sacrifices. As a result of this, some of her children had already died. She was made chief priestess of a shrine in the market place at the age of 7 years. The community would come to her to appeal to the gods of their behalf. She said the reason why she married her husband was because she would be able to dominate him and the demon told her that she would overrule anything he did or wanted. Sure enough, after getting married, it was clear for all to see who was in charge. She said the evil spirit within her had caused her to possess the spirit of a man and to behave like a man, having no affection at all for her husband and children. That affection was instead replaced by a lethal spirit of anger and rage, which had caused her to lash out both verbally and physically numerous times at her family. She confessed that, once, the spirit had pushed her to pour kerosene all over Pauline, set to burn her alive. Her first son had died, aged 27 and she was incredibly grateful to God for her liberation, as she was afraid that the demon might have killed her daughters too, soon as they were approaching the same age. The spirit within her had destroyed her husband’s life and caused them so much suffering. He had become totally useless and a shadow of his former self.

After her deliverance, Vero, confessed to being a changed person. The anger had gone, the control spirit had gone and she had realized her mistakes of the past and was thanking Jesus for giving her another chance and a new lease for life.

Dennis Iwolomen, her husband also spoke. His case was pitiful as he narrated his painful experiences and encounters over the years. Initially, before getting married, things were going well with him, but after marriage, he had developed glaucoma, lost his job and found himself totally under the check and control of his domineering wife. He said that there were times his wife had locked the doors of the house to prevent him from going out and that the situation had caused him to consider suicide as a way out. He said he was always crying in despair as a result of this tormented life he had to endure for so many years. He appealed for deliverance and freedom.

The whole family thanked Jesus Christ again for delivering them one by one for His glory.

POSSESSED PASTOR SET FREE FOREVER

Another video was played showing Wise Man Racine praying for people.  An evil spirit in a young man spoke that it was the oracle in the man’s village and that it entered him in order to destroy him. It called itself “Amadioha”, and had destroyed the man’s ministry and sent him women to dispossess him of God-given powers. Though the pastor had spent 21 days fasting and praying, he would fall into lust because he was weak, the spirit had said.

Pastor Christopher Ikeije of the Power of End Time Message Ministry, Abia State, narrated his story and testimony. At age 5 or 6 years, he had experienced strange things; he saw demons and a strange man following him, always. When he was 10 years old, upon realizing that his entire family was gripped by poverty and affliction, he decided to leave the village and fend for himself. When probing his father as to the cause of the family’s limitations, he was told of a deity which had been brought to the village by some people, but which was demanding blood.

Christopher eventually travelled out of Nigeria, where things were still rough with him. He was arrested overseas and returned to Nigeria. Upon his return, he visited a church and explained to the pastor about the strange spiritual attacks he was facing. The pastor explained that this was a sign of God’s calling in his life and advised him to start ministry work. He soon joined the ministry and trained as a pastor, conducting deliverance and ministering to people.

However, as he strove to advance in his anointing, the strange force that had plagued him from childhood suddenly revealed itself. In a dream, he saw himself in a large shrine at his village. A voice harshly spoke from a large tree planted there, warning Pastor Christopher that they were angry at his refusal to serve them. Suddenly, a black and red cloth flew from the tree and entered inside his body. Startled, Pastor Christopher woke up, realising he was up against demonic forces of darkness.

Immediately following this spiritual encounter, his life steadily spiraled downwards. His zeal to read the Bible and pray became almost non-existent. He was afflicted with a spirit of lust that overpowered him to the point of sleeping with any woman he prayed for. He recalled a particular encounter when, after he slept with one of such women, she told him that his anointing had disappeared. Knowing that he needed deliverance, Pastor Christopher began seeking the face of God for direction of where to go to. He entered a 21 day fast, determined that if he didn’t receive an answer from God in that timeframe, he would return fully to the world. During his fast, Prophet TB Joshua appeared in his dreams four times. In his last encounter with Prophet T.B. Joshua in the dream, he saw him confronting a large demonic force dressed in the same black and red material that had entered him earlier. After those satanic forces were subdued by the superior power of God, Prophet T.B. Joshua then instructed him to come for deliverance. The following week he came to The SCOAN and was miraculously delivered by Wise Man Racine.

Pastor Christopher said that since his deliverance, he said he had started to live a full and free life in Christ. His zeal to pray and read his Bible had returned in full force and the lust for women had gone. To God be the glory!

 

NIGERIAN PRISONERS RETURN FROM PRISON IN LIBYA

One event which was very inspiring during the service was the appearance of a number of Nigerian illegal immigrants from Libya. These Nigerians who were imprisoned in Libya had called The SCOAN seeking for prayers from the man of God, Prophet TB Joshua for God to intervene in their desperate situation. They said that many of them were arrested for one reason or another when the war broke out in Libya and that the conditions in the prison there were deplorable. They had cried out for help because in the aftermath of the war, they had  been in prison for up to 7 months without anyone coming to their aid.

On receiving the message, TB Joshua had assured them of his prayers and had even made a public appeal for them on Emmanuel TV during the live Sunday Service on May 6^th, 2012.

While narrating their tale, they stated that a few weeks after the call for prayer and appeal, the ambassador of the Nigerian Embassy in Libya had come to their aid and they had been released and flown safely back to their country.

Upon arrival, their first port of call was The SCOAN, seeking for an opportunity to show their sincere appreciation for what God had done in their lives. Little did they imagine or expect though that they would receive so much more than that.

Prophet TB Joshua and the Emmanuel TV partners proceeded to present each individual with N100,000 and 3 bags of rice for their upkeep and feeding. “This is on behalf of Libya, Nigeria and Africa” TB Joshua said, adding that this was an opportunity for them to start their lives again on a fresh foot. He encouraged them to return to their families and be honest about what had happened, stating that, “Everything big starts little”.

Three of their spokespersons (Ugbebor Wisdom, Kelly Ahmed and Ikechukwu) spoke of their experiences when war started in Libya – the deaths and imprisonments, hunger and starvation. The response from the ministry clearly overwhelmed them. After the service, each recipient gladly thanked God and TB Joshua for all the support, many of them candidly stating that if it had not been for the intervention of the church, their situation may have led them to further crime and a life on the streets, noting that they had returned from Libya completely empty handed.

The second service was administered by the wise men, as thousands came to receive a touch and many were delivered from their bondages. The service closed in a powerful time of mass prayer and they all left, knowing in their hearts that their case was settled and declaring that the way out for them had come!

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THE WORD IS BASELESS UNTIL WE ACT ON IT

 

This Sunday’s service started quite differently from what used to prevail: instead of a sermon by the Wise Men, the programme of the day was kicked off with the prayer line, in which the power in the name and anointing of Jesus Christ brought healing, deliverance and breakthrough to a significant number of people. Prophet T.B. Joshua then spoke on the title, “WE ARE CONVERTED BY THE WORD”. He said that conversion can come from no other source than the Word for the Word takes the place of the unseen Christ. Meditation in the Word is a visit with Him. He said that it is the Word that taught us the value of the name, Jesus, the authority of the name, Jesus and our legal right of the use of the name, Jesus. The prophet said that the mind is renewed by studying the Word and by acting upon it.  To be the doer of the Word, the Word must grow in your mind to get into your blood, to gain supremacy over you.

 

MARITAL RECONCILIATION AFTER DELIVERANCE FROM A SPIRITUAL HUSBAND,
MR AND MRS OKACHIE

Prophet T.B. Joshua then asked for a replay of the deliverance of a woman with two kids from the previous week. Mrs Comfort Okachie had received deliverance from a spiritual husband through prayer from Wise Man Christopher. The spiritual husband had tormented her marriage and wanted to frustrate her desire to serve God. In a freak accident, fire from the generator at her home severely burnt her husband and he was rushed to a hospital.  Mrs Comfort never visited him even once. To make matters worse, her husband also had a dream in which he saw strange men sleeping with his wife and saw her drinking beer. A pastor then revealed to him that his wife had gone to the village secretly to sleep with her old boyfriend. The two had remained apart until that very morning in The SCOAN. As Prophet T.B. Joshua spoke with the couple, he reminded them that the problem in the home had been caused by the spiritual husband which had been cast out of the woman. He then reconciled the couple in Christ Jesus, stating that the marriage was from God. Joy filled the faces of the family as they embraced themselves for the first time in a very long time.

 

PASTOR AND MRS AZEEZ DANLADI

Pastor Azeez Danladi and his wife, Magdalene, came to The SCOAN from Ghana. Mrs Magdalene, a police woman, had come previously and was delivered through prayer from the wise men. Pastor Azeez was invited personally by Prophet Joshua. In the replay of the deliverance video, the spiritual husband in Mrs Magdalene revealed what had transpired between the couple in Ghana. It confessed that the wife had been dedicated to them since childhood, that she was a python and had tormented and destroyed the pastor’s ministry. Before service every Sunday, she would fight with her husband and provoke disunity among the members. After accusing her pastor husband of adultery, he had run away to Accra.
As Pastor Azeez spoke, he revealed that he had been unhappy in the marriage from the beginning. Two of their four children died mysteriously. His wife had once physically tried to kill a member of the church. People hated him and he faced financial difficulties. During the course of his separation with his wife, he said that he had seen Prophet T.B. Joshua in his dreams, reconciling him with his wife. When he received the call from The SCOAN inviting him to come, he immediately went out to buy new marriage rings, believing that the deliverance had truly come.
Prophet Joshua blessed the renewed relationship as he prayed for the new couple, holding their wedding rings. He then advised the congregation of the importance of receiving deliverance before entering relationships.

 
MINISTER OF GOD DELIVERED FROM AN EVIL SPIRIT, REV. MATTHEW NWALIE
Another video was played, revealing Rev. Matthew Nwalie receiving deliverance through prayer from Wise Man John Chi. The evil spirit had spoken through him, saying it was a strong man in the body and that the reverend had been using prayers to disturb his kingdom. It said the pastor was capable of havoc because he was too strong but “I have seized your power”. It also stated that it had entered him while he was conducting deliverance.
After his deliverance, the reverend told the congregation that he headed the Glorious Blood of Christ Ministry as a deliverance minister. The beginning of his trouble came when he delivered a pregnant woman. As she later gave birth naturally, something entered him and his prayer life changed. Prophet T.B. Joshua advised viewers to exercise caution, stating that people now see prayer as a hobby, business and operation but “if we cannot bring Jesus on the scene, we are in trouble”.
Rev. Nwalie then prayed for Prophet Joshua, saying, “May Jesus bless the mother who gave birth to you” adding that he would follow the prophet’s instruction in righteousness to forgive those who stood up against him during the course of his trial recognising that we need to forgive because we also need to be forgiven.
Truly, conversion can come from no other source than the Word of God for God is in His Word. The first service closed in an atmosphere of praise and thanksgiving to God and hearts were prepared and open to His Word, His faith and His Spirit. As the Wise Men took the stage in the second service, Jesus was on the scene and multitudes received their deliverance and freedom – the kind of freedom that nothing and nothing could destroy!

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HISTORIES REWRITTEN IN JESUS’ NAME

HISTORIES REWRITTEN IN JESUS’ NAME

 

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
Wise Man Harry gave a challenging message, titled, The Company You Keep. He started off by talking about the situation in the world today. He said, “When you look around the world today,   no one wants to be a failure in life; everyone wants to succeed. Yet, many find themselves in the realm of failure. When we talk of success, we need to understand that success is a collection of relationships. No one can go it all alone. We need good people, informed people and inspired people to make it in our respective callings.” He then reminded us that there are four classes of people in our lives today. Those who: add, multiply, subtract and divide. Quoting Proverbs 13:20, “He who walks with the wise grows wise but a companion of fools suffers harm” he stated that we are what we are by virtue of the company we keep. He warned that we should be careful in our relationships and not too quick to trust others just because they look and sound good on the outside. Many people want to be your friend only when it is convenient for them. Others will sit at your table as long as things are going well but would not stand by you when your situation takes a turn for the worse. Therefore, when you make friends, don’t be too quick to trust them until they have proved themselves.

The wise man led the congregation in a prayer, saying, “Lord Jesus, guide me and grant me wisdom to know who I should turn to as a partner/ friend/ companion. Lord Jesus, I know I cannot do it without others. I cannot do it alone. I need good, inspired, informed people. Thank you for answering my prayer, in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

He concluded his message by stating that Jesus is the most reliable companion. “Are you still looking for a companion? If you need a companion, Jesus Christ is the most reliable One. Whom can we trust? Trust in yourself, you are doomed to disappointment. Trust in your friends, they will die and leave you. Trust in Jesus Christ and you will never be confounded in time or eternity.”

 

T.B. Joshua came out to speak to the congregation and the viewers worldwide. “This is a prophetic word for you. I have been able to overcome my past by focusing on my gift and its possibilities. You have created me for a purpose; Help me, Lord to find those who need me the most, in Jesus Christ’s name. You are saved to save others, healed to heal others; you are blessed to bless others.”

He then introduced the time for testimonies, saying, “There’s no way that we can begin to ask God for bread without thanking God for the bread He has given us yesterday”.

DELIVERED FROM DRUG ADDICTION

Victoria Alexander Zandy from Kaduna testified to her deliverance from a drug addiction for 18 long, horrible years. She said that from the age of 16, she had been taking drugs – cocaine, heroin, marijuana – and that this had enslaved her. She described the drugs as her boyfriend, husband, job and life. She said that anytime she received any money at all, the first thing she would do is get more substances to satisfy her craving. This addiction to drugs had made her lean, sick and unable to function as any normal person would. She had found herself in an endless cycle of life that appeared to have no end. She was on a downhill slope and was gaining speed on her downward journey before miraculously Jesus Christ rescued her and gave her a firm place to stand through the medium of the Anointing Water. She described how she had come to her last bus stop and came to The SCOAN in a desperate last attempt for deliverance before ending her life. When she had come to The SCOAN, TB Joshua had given her the Anointing Water. Her sister ministered the Anointing Water on her and thereafter, she knew she was a completely different person. The urge to take drugs was no longer there. She was able to reason well and she saw herself clearly for the first time in many years. Unable to contain her joy, she rushed back to The SCOAN to testify to God’s mercy, goodness and grace in her life. She concluded by thanking God for giving her another chance in life. She advised all those listening to be careful of drugs as they are a trap of satan.

 

QUEEN OF ALL QUEENS CONQUERED

Rita Ignatius, resident in Gabon testified of the mighty deliverance she had received through the prayer of Wise Man Daniel in Jesus’ name.  She explained that she had been possessed with an evil spirit known as ‘queen of all queens’ for many years. This spirit had afflicted her life with a severe spirit of anger which made life very difficult for her and her husband. Each time he wanted to go to church, the evil spirit in her would manifest and she would try and prevent him from going. They went to many places in search of deliverance even where even in one church, the evil spirit in her manifested so violently that she started to beat the pastor. Testifying, Mrs Rita Ignatius explained that that morning, she had come to The SCOAN Church Service just to worship but little did she know what would happen when Wise Man Daniel prayed for her. At just one touch from the wise man, the darkness in her was exposed and a mighty deliverance took place. Thanking God for her freedom, she said that she was now calm and at peace.

 

CEASED MENSTRUATION RETURNS IMMEDIATELY AFTER DELIVERANCE

Mujidat Bankole, a Nigerian living in Paris, France testified to her deliverance after prayer from Wise Man John Chi during the service the week before. The spiritual husband that had entered her life since she was young had tormented her life and also caused her menstruation to cease. At just one touch from Wise Man John Chi, the evil spirit was exposed and manifested violently. After her deliverance, not only was she delivered from the spiritual husband but the following day, her menstruation miraculously reappeared!

NO MORE NIGHTMARES

Mrs Chigoozirim Offorkee from Anamabra, Nigeria told how she was delivered from a marine spirit that had possessed her since birth. Showing the occultic marks that had been placed on her palms, she explained that a spiritualist had instructed her to carry out sacrifices in the River Niger each year. The demonic bond was so strong over her life that if ever she failed to do the sacrifice, she would encounter terrible problems and opposition. She came to The SCOAN and Wise Man Harry prayed for her in Jesus’ name. The evil spirit in her started to manifest and was cast out in the power of the Holy Spirit. A week after her deliverance, Mrs Chigoozirim Offorkee, now full of joy, told how she no longer experienced nightmares or evil attacks.

STRANGE ADDICTIONS BROKEN THROUGH POWER OF GOD IN ANOINTING WATER

What followed was the deliverance of five women who had travelled from their respective countries, all eager to break the hold that strange addictions had over them.

First to speak was Miss Barulaganye Ditsele, a mining accounts clerk from Botswana who had been addicted to eating ant hill soil for 11 years. The addiction had now spread to her three sisters and dominated her life. When she woke up in the morning, the first things she craved was the ant hill soil which she would eat more than normal food. Unable to go anywhere without the soil, she took it out of her bag and began to eat it, exclaiming that it tasted like chocolate!  

Next to speak was Mrs Emely Mpofu from Zimbabwe who suffered from a similar addiction to eating anthill soil, this time for 17 years. Her sister also had this addiction and when she died, Emely started eating double the amount of the anthill soil. Explaining that she would eat the soil after each meal, Mrs Emely took the soil and began to eat it in the presence of the congregation of The SCOAN.

The following to address her issue was Miss Consolata Thomas, a teacher from Tanzania who told of her 14 year addiction to eating uncooked rice. This habit had started in boarding school when she used to take the uncooked rice from the store to the kitchen. As a hungry little girl, she explained how she had heard a voice telling her to eat the uncooked rice. The moment she did, she became hooked and it became a part of her life. To have the uncooked rice with her was so essential that even if she ran out of it at school, she would give the students an assignment and quickly get some more to eat.

Next was the case of Mrs Tebogo Motlamme from Botswana who had come to The SCOAN for deliverance from a 23 year addiction to eating anthill soil. This addiction which had affected her blood pressure and menstrual cycle dominated her life as she enjoyed the soil more than ordinary food and could not go anywhere without it.

Finally, Miss Bonsu Charlotte Serwaa from Ghana explained how she had been addicted to eating ice cubes for 11 years. Eating them in the presence of the man of God and the congregation, she asserted that they didn’t taste cold but rather very satisfying.

 

After listening to those with strange eating addictions, the man of God promptly asked someone with the Anointing Water to come forward. He then instructed the man that came forward to minister the Anointing Water to them all in Jesus’ name, saying that, “Something is there – a force; God is behind that force for its accomplishment.”

At just one spray of the Anointing Water in Jesus’ name, the demonic influence in these ladies’ lives was broken and they were set free. After their deliverance, the prophet said, “Let us see whether the old man is gone. If the old man is gone, that thing they were eating, they will no longer eat it.”

Sure enough, when offered the anthill soil, uncooked rice and ice cubes, one by one, they spat it out saying that they no longer enjoyed it and did not regard it as food anymore. 

With histories rewritten and cycles of limitation broken, the congregation left the auditorium and viewers turned off their televisions after another spectacular service day at The SCOAN.

Thank You, Jesus Christ!

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SEE BEYOND YOUR SITUATION

In a few remarks of advice before opening the topic of his message, Wise Man Racine reminded the congregation of the protection the righteous man enjoys in the hand of God. In his words, the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord. He advised them to be happy whereas there is nothing to be happy about on the outside. Some people, he went on, complain, lament and murmur in spite of being Christians. The cause, according to him, is that they are centred on what they are doing.  Taking a cue from this, the wise man entitled his sermon, ‘See Beyond Your Situation’ and opened to Psalm 91:14 as his proof text. The Lord, he said, has given assurance to all believers of His protection. Troubles, he continued, do not require any invitation before they come. However, when they come, we should be determined because we are not alone. The devil uses our situation to tempt us. Temptations to sin are the most grievous because they are messengers of satan.  You should not listen to them because you are not alone. Situations make people act out of character. How do you handle temptations?  God, according to him, uses foolish things to prepare us for new things in life. He first humbles those he intends to honour so that they will not be conceited. He cited Daniel in the lion’s den, Joseph and his travails and Anna’s barrenness for years as Biblical cases to buttress his point.  He assured his listeners that their problems were meant to prepare them for the blessings of God. He also echoed Prophet T.B. Joshua’s advice to listeners to be careful when entering temptations allowed by God so as not to think it strange and doubt their Guard. When temptations come, there is a purpose. They are meant to draw you closer to God.  As a man of faith, victory is yours. A man of faith is led by an indwelling Spirit of grace that is greater than him. He does everything out of a heart of peace, not for sheer popularity. He believes that when he is weak, he is strong. Any confidence that is based on the outside cannot stand the test of time. Jesus is my Healer whether he heals me or not. This is confidence based on faith. With the Word of God in our heart, our confidence is settled and nothing can change us. The heart must be grounded and rooted in the Word of God. If you must speak, you must think first and in accordance with the Word of God. The words we speak create the curses or blessings that come our way. Your words dominate your life because they express your thoughts which are the seeds of your life. You cannot be above your words. A poor man acting poor and enjoying the company of poor people will remain poor. My words need cleansing because my heart needs cleansing.  Our heart is cleansed by focusing on the Word of God. Faith focuses on God, not on the situation. Your faith is your personal situation focused on God and His sufficiency. When difficult times come your way, examine all things in the light of God’s Word and listen to the testimonies of your conscience. God’s Word points you to life though your situation may point you to death. The answer to your situation is the Word of God. The Word of God is sure, eternal and cannot fail. You should see beyond your situation where there is God’s purpose for your life. Your situation is meant to draw you closer to God. Once you believe the Word of God, success is yours, the wise man concluded.

OVERCOME YOUR DOUBT

After commending the message given by Wise Man Racine, Prophet T.B. Joshua turned to the viewers under the influence of the telecast and assured them that once they listened; their prayers would answer, adding that distance was no barrier. The prophet gave a sermon, which he entitled, ‘Overcome Your Doubt’ and told his listeners that the best saints have need for the help that can make their faith stronger. He drew his listener’s attention to some Biblical characters to make his point.  According to him, Abraham in Genesis 15:6, Gideon in Judges 6:36-37 and John the Baptist in Matthew 11, needed signs to make their faith stronger. Though he believed, John the Baptist wanted concrete signs to make his faith set that Jesus was the expected Messiah. Many people in the Bible who we consider pillars of faith had moments of doubt. This however, does not mean that they had less faith but that their faith was challenged in a new way. Moments of doubt arise when unusual things come one’s way. If you are genuinely seeking salvation from God in the midst of doubt, He will not mind because at the end, your doubt will move you closer to God. When situations in life challenge your faith, they should move you closer to God, not farther away from Him. In situations of poverty, sickness and the like, one seems to be tempted to doubt His ability or desire to help. When one’s faith is challenged in a new way, what one has not experienced before in one’s life cropping up will generate panic, anxiety, worry and doubt in one’s faith.  John the Baptist, Peter and many Biblical heroes struggled with many doubts. However, doubt can become a sin if it leads you away from God to scepticism, cynicism and then to hard-heartedness. As you move closer to God, you will find the strength to trust God. One of satan’s strategies or tactics is to get you to doubt God’s goodness. One should be patient because God’s time is the best. Satan tries to make you forget all that God has given you and focus on what you do not have. If you spend your time thinking about what you do not have, you may be slipping into unhealthy doubt. Today, we only acknowledge the immediate goodness of God when we receive and thereafter, we never mention that miracle or blessing. The sickness you had in the past, others had it and died while many others are still on the sickbed. You may think it was an ordinary sickness but people die of the sickness every day. Do not doubt God’s desire or ability to help you. When David, a rustic boy (1 Samuel 17:37) was brought to the king to defend his cause, he simply testified to how God delivered, saved and rescued him from the mouth of lion and bear at his tender age. Today, people will mention only the immediate ones and forget those at their tender age. God gives everyone plenty of evidence to believe in Him. Doubt comes when we fail to stop long enough to observe all the evidence. Once in a while, we should create time to reflect over God’s track record in our lives. Many who are from poverty-stricken and sickness–ridden families are able to live above all that today. We are like a man who prayed that he had no shoes and when God gave him money, he went to the market and met another man who had no legs. You should review God’s track record in your life and you will realise that many of you have come from nowhere to somebody. When you take time to review God’s track record, it would grow confidence that He would work in your present situation. Your situation is not like others’ but for the glory of God. You will grow confident that a solution is forthcoming and that God will never fail or abandon you because He never did so in the past.  Be patient and let God answer your questions on His own schedule, not on yours. God’s time is the best. At His time, it is all good.

WOMAN DELIVERED FROM INSATIABLE SEXUAL URGE

At the instance of the prophet, some of the striking incidents and prophecies of the previous Sunday service were visited on video.  In course of the mass prayer, the prophet issued a message that there was a woman in the congregation whose sexual urge remained unsatisfied after she had a love encounter with a dog in her dream and he asked the woman in question to come out for deliverance. The woman having been delivered the previous Sunday, re-emerged accompanied by her husband as directed for a testimony. In her testimony, the woman who went by the name Tina Ekezie, narrated her encounter with a dog in her dream after which her marriage was destroyed. She had prayed and fasted but all to no avail.  Her marriage after that lacked love for her husband and witnessed much quarrel and hatred. She however, added that after the deliverance her admiration for her husband fully surfaced again. In his testimony, the husband, Eugene Ekezie told the congregation that the radiance displayed by his wife was the function of his money when he was doing well as a kerosene dealer. Since his downfall however, his wife’s attitude and affection for him had become zero, causing a cat and dog relationship between them. Mrs Tina Ekezie knelt before her husband in apology for her past misbehaviour and promised a positive change. The man of God however promised to counsel them on their economic downturn, which seemed to have partially dissipated Tina’s affection.

ABANDONMENT LED WOMAN TO PROSTITUTION

Another clip revealed the prophet issuing a prophecy to a Kenyan lady as he laid hands on the congregation. In the prophecy, he saw the woman living where men were coming to her for sex. She was living as a harlot. The prophecy also added that her father abandoned her as a child and that frustration had led her to that style of life. It concluded that her father owed her an apology for all that. The lady who bore Nelly Wangari as her name confirmed the entire prophecy as true and she was delivered. She retold the prophecy and recounted all the hardship and name calling she went through because of her father’s behaviour. The man of God consoled her, told her that all was past, that God was her Father and that she would soon know why God allowed that suffering in her life.

MAN SENT HIS WIFE PACKING BECAUSE OF RUMOUR

The next video clip unfolded the prophet as he issued a prophetic message to a man who sent his wife away on the rumour that she was enjoying an extra-marital relationship. The prophecy ended in two questions. The man was asked whether he was sure he had not sent an innocent woman away and how had his life been since he ejected his wife from the marital home.  A man who called himself Emmanuel and the suspected wife emerged from the congregation to say the prophecy referred to them. In his testimony, the man said that neighbours used to tell him when he came home that his wife had developed the habit of going out often and coming in late and that she might have a lover outside. That was the basis of his action.  The man of God however, told him that the wife was innocent and that the husband was to blame for the challenges that made her go out. In her testimony, Janet, the suspected wife said her husband sent her out because he suspected her with one man. The prophet confirmed her innocence and promised to reconcile them.

MAN RECEIVED ONE MILLION NAIRA FOR HIS BURNT HOUSE

A fairly aged man, Kayode by name, mounted the platform with a photograph of his burnt building and started by apologising to the man of God and the congregation that he had not been paying his tithes. He then added that his house was burnt because of the carelessness of one of his tenants with a generator. The entire roof of the storeyed building was burnt and needed rehabilitation. The man of God blamed him for his failure to contribute to the growth of the church in spite of his wealth. A cash gift of one million naira was given to him to put the building in order.

ANOINTING WATER ENDS TWELVE YEARS OF BARRENNESS

A couple who named themselves as Mr and Mrs Oghobo mounted the stage to say they had been barren for twelve years before they received the Anointing Water. They prayed over the Anointing Water after fasting and met as a couple. That very month, according to the man, the woman missed her period. They had gone to many places and medical doctors in search of a pregnancy but without success. The man of God commended them for fasting before ministering the Anointing Water quite unlike many who would just gulp it as soon as they received it. Thanking God for His mercy on their lives, the couple wished their listeners the same fortune in the hand of the Lord.

MIRACLE BABY CAME AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS OF BARRENNESS

Mrs Linda Chinwe and her miracle baby mounted the podium next for their testimony. According to her, she had been barren for fifteen years. Her sister in-law brought her to The SCOAN to collect the Anointing Water. It was that, according to her, that ended her infertility because as soon as they met as a couple, she became pregnant. At the time of the testimony, her baby was five months old. She thanked God for His mercy and advised her listeners to have faith in God.

ANOINTING WATER ENDS A SEASON OF MISCARRIAGES

Mr and Mrs Ani-Nweke climbed the platform to tell their listeners about their ugly experience with miscarriages. They said they came to The SCOAN to meet the man of God for that very reason and he gave them the Anointing Water.  They met as a couple after ministering the Anointing Water and the wife became pregnant. They thanked God for His mercy in their lives.

WOMAN DELIVERED SAFELY AFTER PROPHECY

The video clip revealed a prophecy given by Wise Man John Chi to a pregnant woman in which he reminded her of her unpleasant experience with her earlier pregnancy and her recent dreams in which she used to eat and see dead people. He told her that a similar misfortune might befall her, if she was not delivered.  After delivering her, the wise man told her to go home and enjoy a safe delivery. At the end of the video clip, Mr and Mrs Chukwuma climbed the platform to say that the clip was about them. Mrs Chukwuma retold the story as already told on the clip and added that it was on the 14^th of August, 2011 that she was in The SCOAN. Her husband added that she delivered her baby safely on the 6^th of September, 2011. Both thanked God for His mercy and advised their listeners to take time to remember the way God had worked in their lives.

ANOINTING WATER CHANGED MANY LIVES IN INDIA

The next clip revealed how the Anointing Water worked wonders in the Church of Signs and Wonders, India where Pastor Narula ministered it. Practically everybody who received a spray of the Anointing Water fell down in deliverance. Many cases of healing and deliverance were recorded there, like in the other places where it had been ministered.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN OF WIDOWS AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED

Widows and their children of school age trooped to the platform to receive cash gifts from the prophet to pay their fees for the term. Their spokespersons praised the man of God for making it possible for them to enjoy formal education without tears despite being orphans and seized the opportunity to appeal to other well-to-do Nigerians to emulate the good gesture of the prophet. Among those who spoke were Ebele, Ossai and Caroline Akinpelumu.  One Alfred R. among them had physically challenged parents. A total sum of 6 million naira was disbursed to them.  As usual, we always have cause to praise the Lord for His marvellous blessings in our lives. May His mighty name be extolled forever!

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GOD’S INTERVENTION IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN

Like all the previous ones, the Message of this Sunday service titled, ‘Stay Current’ delivered by Wise Man Racine, was very enlightening and thought-provoking. The atmosphere of the service was so charged with the presence of the Holy Spirit that events that cannot be easily ignored took place even before the time slotted for testimonies. One of these was the immediate healing of Felix, a university student, who for six years had been in a state of mental disorder. His mother, Maria, a law maker in the Benue State House of Assembly, had taken him to many places for treatment but she never achieved the desired result. She decided to bring Felix to The SCOAN after watching the many miracles in the church relayed on Emmanuel TV. Felix was chained by his mother and brought in because of his violent nature. After the man of God, Prophet T.B. Joshua had prayed for him, he proceeded to unlock the chains. In his newly won freedom, Felix, rather than resorting to vandalism, stretched his hands in acknowledgment of the omnipotence of God and thanked Him for setting him free from the captivity of satan. His mother was no less grateful to God for ending so miraculously the mental disorder of six years. May His name be extolled forever!
Equally enthralling was the arrest of the leader of a gang of armed robbers by the Holy Spirit even before the mass prayer. Dazed in the atmosphere of the Holy Spirit in which he was enmeshed, the leader of the gang willingly took the prophet outside the church to bring in the other members of the gang who were outside. In a moment, three other members of the gang, who were hardly above 21 years in age, accompanied the leader and the prophet into the church. Without any resistance or protest, they knelt down in a corner of the church to later confess their mission. Who can resist the power of God?
One of the many incidents of the previous Sunday service was the vomiting of an egg by one of the congregants moments before the rounding off of the service. The prophet identified him as an armed robber and hired killer. Asked to come forward for a testimony after being hosted by the church for seven days, the young man, who called himself Chidi, confessed that he was 22 and had been involved in robbery for 15 years as he proceeded to narrate his story. He described himself as an international hired assassin and armed robber for which reason he was disowned by his parents. He stated that he had a phone call in another country from his gang members inviting him for an assassination mission in Nigeria. A pastor was to be their victim. As soon as he got the call, he proceeded to prepare himself for the mission by visiting a witch doctor to arm him with the powers of disappearance and invulnerability to gunshots. He also wanted to have the power of foreseeing events well ahead of time. To prepare the charm, he was asked to bring among other items, a virgin and an unborn baby. As he revealed, it was the blood of the unborn baby and some black substances that he swallowed as part of the charm.
Their mission to kill the pastor never succeeded. In fact, he lost all the other members of his gang in the escapade. He suspected The SCOAN as the cause of their woeful failure because they had briefly visited The SCOAN as they went for the mission but found it too hot and uncomfortable for them to while away their leisure, so they left earlier than they had planned. His return to The SCOAN was a revenge mission as he planned to assassinate the founder of the church suspected to be the cause of their failed mission. It was in an effort to actualize his vengeance on the Prophet that the Holy Spirit arrested him and went beyond that to undo all that the witch doctor had planted in him. One of them was commanding the swallowed egg to come out of him.
Among other disclosures by him were that he had killed at least 40 people and had also attempted to use his mother for a money ritual. He never wanted to hear the name, Jesus anywhere he went for operation. He added that his trouble started when he stole a phone in a church, though, before then, he had stolen a laptop somewhere. The prophet planned to invite his parents to the church to witness his acceptance of the Lord and the change in their son.
ANOINTING WATER SAVED A FAMILY IN AN ACCIDENT
Prince Duni Kimde of Lugunda in Adamawa State travelled on the 15th of October from Yola. Before he embarked on the journey, he had prayed with the Anointing Water and sprayed it on himself and his wife. In course of the journey, he thought of buying fuel. Somehow, he was never fully convinced that he should buy in that filling station. As he reluctantly attempted to branch off to buy the fuel, another vehicle smashed his car. The accident caused his car to somersault six times and the car was damaged beyond recognition. There was nothing inside the car that was not affected by the accident. Even the torch that was inside the car was affected. The proof of his miracle was that only himself and his wife that was carrying a four- month pregnancy and the Anointing Water that were not affected in any way by the accident; everything else in the car bore the mark of the accident. Duni and his wife came out without any bruise from the car which was so smashed and mangled that even a fly that was inside it during the accident could hardly be alive after. Truly, it was God at work using the medium of the Anointing Water. Glory be to Jesus!

ANOINTING WRISTBAND FOILS A ROBBERY ATTEMPT IN SHOWUMI’S COMPOUND
At 1 am on Friday, Mr Ibrahim Showumi heard what sounded like a gunshot in his compound but thought it might be a coconut that fell. This incident repeated itself a third time and he came out to see what the sound was. Unfortunately, there was nothing available to give him a clue about the persistent sound. About 4.50 am, his room door was opened by a person he, at first, erroneously thought was his son. Happy that they had at last had access to the person they wanted, the robbers began to hit him with sticks in addition to stabbing him with a bread knife they took from his kitchen but to God’s glory, none of these could do any harm to him. Realising that he had the Anointing Wristband on him, Ibrahim jumped up and shouted, “Jesus!”Noting that this made the thieves stagger, he mustered more confidence to shout the name the more and brought out the framed photograph of T.B. Joshua to show them. Before he knew it, the thieves were on the retreat and he began to chase them. He tried to fetch his Anointing Water to use as an instrument to arrest them but it never came in handy readily. The thieves ran away leaving their torches, wristwatches and knives. Coming back to check his house, Ibrahim noticed that nobody was injured and his son, who shouted from his room during the operation, hid himself under the bed.
The man of God advised that Ibrahim would have ordered them to surrender their guns and other weapons rather than looking for the Anointing Water and they would have obeyed. We thank the Almighty God for coming to the rescue of his son, Ibrahim in those trying hours and also giving him victory over the robbers using the medium of the Anointing Wristband.

ANOINTING WATER HEALED ANSLEM
Mr Anslem Agbonyeme, a police officer of the rank of superintendent injured his ear as he tried to clean it. By October 2009, it had become so severe that Anslem had dizziness and loss of balance as the after effects. He received treatment, among other places, in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and the USA. After unsuccessful efforts in the USA, he came to LUTH again where they planned to operate on him. Meanwhile, he had received the Anointing Water from The SCOAN and administered it. As a team of ten doctors surrounded him to perform the operation, they noticed that for the first time in 12 years, water was dripping out of the ear – which was the feat they wanted to achieve in the operation. In joy, they told Anslem of the new development and stopped the operation as God Himself using the medium of the Anointing Water did the operation even more safely than any doctor would do.
He was then advised to ask for the refund of his money. We thank God for His many mediums of restoring health to His children.

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GOD’S POWER OF DELIVERANCE

The deliverance of militants from the Niger Delta from all contrary spirits was witnessed on January 16th in the Church service of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations. Three weeks earlier, their Commander, Asoki Jacob had voluntarily surrendered himself for this important deliverance to rescue his being and conscience from being haunted by the spirits of the many people he had assassinated and other atrocities that characterized his life as a militant. Even though he and many of his compatriots had laid down their arms and surrendered to the Federal Government, they were yet to enjoy the ease of conscience as only their physical being was catered for in the accord with the Federal Government. The accord never went deep enough to reach their spiritual being and so, total peace of mind remained perpetually evasive years after the accord. As they put it, they were in constant confrontation, both in the day and in dream, with the spirits of those they had exterminated as the latter were implacable in their quest for vengeance. Consequently, the material comfort and peace of mind which the accord was supposed to bring to them became a mirage. Following the deliverance of Commander Jacob, many of the Ex-militants seeking the same salve, trooped to their Coordinator to present them for deliverance in The SCOAN in order to restore their psyche and sanity skewed by years of hooliganism and gangsterism. It was for this reason that their coordinator brought eight of them for deliverance in the previous Sunday service and a total number of twenty-three in the Church service in focus.

In corroboration of the reminiscences of the militants,

T.B JOSHUA

Prophet T. B Joshua elaborately ex-rayed the mental trauma that had been trailing the militants following the abdication of wilful destruction of lives and property and a genuine wish on their part to embrace a lifestyle of decency and accountability. According to the Prophet, the militants had been tormented both night and day by the spirits of those they had killed and no amount of reconciliation with the Federal Government could assuage these spirits. Only deliverance in the church could restrain those spirits from tormenting them and consequently restore their natural equanimity to them. In confirmation of this, their commander, Asoki Jacob confessed to the congregation that since his deliverance two weeks earlier, he had become a different human being enjoying total peace of mind shielded, as he became, from all spirits on the path of vengeance. On his part , the urge to resort to further criminality had also been nipped in the bud by the deliverance. His request to the man of God to resume formal education at the age of 39 confirms, according to the prophet, a rapprochement with normalcy and decency in lifestyle. Married with children as Ex-Commander Asoki is, he would find part-time programme beneficial, according to the prophet who then acceded to his request for help. The rest of them who were delivered that day were each given a total sum of N200,000.

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The gift as explained by the prophet came from the combined effort of the Federal Government, Christians and people in general. He also hinted that those of them who received deliverance that day had been in the Church for two weeks where they had benefited from counselling and exposure to the Bible adding that the twenty three who reported for deliverance that day would be made to benefit from the same scheme before receiving deliverance.

Coordinator Jerry Ogboibini, a worker in an oil company saddled himself with the responsibility of bringing the Ex-militants for deliverance. On their part, the Ex-militants pleaded with the man of God for deliverance as they all in unanimity testified to the mental torture they were undergoing as an aftermath of their past lives of wanton killing and militancy. In support of their plea for deliverance, the man of God averred that the first place to prosper was in our spiritual life and so there was need for a consultant in that area. He added that 90% of the world had this problem because of the non-availability of consultants, that is, people to tell the opinion of God.

PARTNERS’ MEETING
All Emmanuel TV Partners held a meeting three days earlier in which they examined, among other issues, the topic of spiritual consultancy. The need for each family in the group to have a spiritual consultant to make the opinion of God known to it was tabled at the end of which they were made to benefit from the spiritual advice of the present five wise men. By the arrangement, each of the families is to be connected to a wise man by phone for God’s opinion on critical issues. Appreciating the new arrangement, the prophet lamented the incursion and obliteration by civilization, of the sacred values of old when men interacted with God. Christianity, he maintained, is more than mere teaching and preaching. It has more to do with practicalizing the power of Jesus.

TESTIMONIES ON ANOINTING WATER AND WRISTBAND
Mrs Folanke narrated how the Wristband she collected the previous week saved her daughter from death. According to her, she sent the Wristband to her daughter and advised her to wear it.

MRS FOLAKE AND DAUGHTER

On her part, the daughter, Mrs Bolanle not only accepted the band but used it as enjoined by her mother. After praying with it, Mrs Bolanle wore it and went to bed. The following morning, she went to her shop where unfortunately, she was electrocuted. One of those who came to the scene pulled off the fuse and Mrs Bolanle then fell. Her entire body turned white and her tongue stuck out as she was taken to hospital, dead. Hours later, she started to regain consciousness. Narrating her encounter with death, the woman said she could recollect a force carrying her from the world of the living as she lost consciousness. Thanks to the Holy Spirit in the medium of the Wristband, Mrs Bolanle came to life.

WRISTBAND FLUSHES FALSE PREGNANCY
For over eight years, Mrs Osaro Adasa had been christened Mother of Twins by neighbours who erroneously thought she was pregnant judging by the protrusion of her stomach. That was however not the case. The bloated stomach was simply a developed abnormality which caused her to be jilted by her husband. However, her situation changed on the day she collected and wore the Anointing Wristband.

MRS OSARO ADASA

As soon as she put on the Wristband, she fell and began to writhe in manifestation. In that condition, a voice from within her accused her of attempting to abandon the evil world and joining Jesus Christ. Getting home that evening, she felt her stomach churn and soon after, she began to throw up white and slimy mucous. Like a person suffering from cholera, she also passed out this slimy but (this time) blackish substance through her anus. That same night, she dreamt and saw a baby boy being handed to her by the man of God. As she narrated her testimony, two pictures of her, one snapped before she collected the Wristband and the other after the incident were displayed on the screen to show the disparity in the size of her stomach and the difference was conspicuous and indisputable. Back at home, her neighbours asked her whether she had delivered. In reaction to her testimony, the prophet prophesied that her new husband would come her way very soon. The Anointing Wristband is indeed a medium among many for the manifestation of the powers of God. Glory to Jesus!

ANOINTING WATER BOOSTS FARMING
Madam Martina of Benue State, Nigeria had for nine years been farming in vain as the proceeds from her efforts were not worth the trouble. As a committed farmer, she came to The SCOAN in March 2010 to collect the Anointing Water to redress her situation. This done, she soaked her yam seedlings in water mixed with the Anointing Water before going to sow them. One curious incident was that each time she went to sow, it would be followed by a shower of rain in the period which otherwise was generally dry.

MADAM MARTINA

The two tubers of yam she displayed as she gave her testimony substantiated her story beyond all doubt. Rotund and attractive, the yams, like the rest at home, clearly showed protection against the attack of yam beetles and other pests. While congratulating and rejoicing with her, the prophet mooted the idea of inviting farmers for a meeting as farming is the first and most important occupation which in recent times has been diversified. He also seized the opportunity to advise Emmanuel TV Partners to embrace farming even if as a part-time exercise. When God intervenes in your matter, it doesn’t matter what the hurdles are, for surely you shall have cause to thank Him at the end.

ANOINTING WATER PROSPERS FISHING BUSINESS
Two fishermen from Cameroon, Anthony Amasia and Francis also mounted the podium to testify to the omnipotence of God regarding their fishing business. Disappointed by the paltry returns from their fishing efforts over a long time, they came to The SCOAN for the Anointing Water.

ANTHONY AMASIA AND FRANCIS

As soon as they got home, they administered the Water on their boats and the company premises. Thereafter their fortunes embraced ascendancy and they have been reputed the best fishermen in Cameroon. May His name be glorified for the effectual intervention in the fortunes of these fishermen.

ELDER EMMANUEL SAVED FROM ROBBERS
Elder Emmanuel of Rivers State is a politician. He collected the Anointing Water on the 29th of December 2010 and anointed his family. On January 11th, there was a frightening knock on his door which made them start screaming for help.

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When help was not forthcoming, they remembered Jesus and began to call His name for intervention. In desperation, the man broke the ceiling and went into hiding there so as not to be killed by these robbers. The robbers broke their way into the house and searched everywhere. They were in the house for one hour and twenty minutes searching for what they could make away with. Later, they told themselves that the place was not safe for them and they left. Thanks to God that no member of the family was killed but only some laptops and handsets were removed. But for the Anointing Water who knows what would have been the fate of this family? We thank the Lord for using the medium of the Anointing Water to provide safety to His children.

ALICE MICHAEL’S DAUGHTER SAVED BY THE STICKER

ALICE MICHAEL AND DAUGHTER

Alice Michael is a widow caring for the many children left behind by her late husband. Indeed, the task of caring for the many children alone is not easy for her. She apparently felt relieved when a man met her in the market and promised to offer her something that would make her prosper. However some other people advised her to come to The SCOAN to seek the needed assistance. In The SCOAN she collected the sticker and with it she and her family prayed. Later that night, the man she met in the market called her and she went accompanied by one of her daughters. The man offered her the sum of N3,000 and asked her to wait outside while he went inside with her daughter. She became uncomfortable when she heard her daughter crying inside. Later, the man brought out the daughter complaining that there was something in her that rendered her unsuitable for his purpose. Dropping the child with her mother, he retrieved the money he gave to her and asked her to go with her daughter. Unknown to the mother, The SCOAN sticker was glued to the dress of the baby to save her from the hands of evil ones. We thank the Lord for using the medium of the sticker to save His innocent daughter.

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NOT A DAY TO BE MISSED

It was another glorious service at The Synagogue Church of All Nations on the 27th of June, 2010. No doubt, the events that took place will continue to linger on in the minds of both the participants and millions of viewers all over the world. It was not a day to be missed as many remained glued to their seats and the screens of their TV set as there was so much expectation in the air and no one was ready to receive second-hand information.
Prophet T.B. Joshua commenced the service with a short message in which he asked the question: What do you have? What item do you own? Continuing his message, he said that everything we have is actually only being borrowed from God. Therefore, all we are doing is giving back what we have been given from His generous hands. He then enjoined all and sundry to love their neighbour as themselves even though their neighbour could be their enemy, those who do not share the same faith with them – they are to love them all, as love is the greatest virtue. He further said that we need to forgive because we need to be forgiven. After this faith lifting message, Prophet TB Joshua invited one of the wise men to deliver the day’s sermon.
The sermon titled – Worship God in Spirit and in truth, was delivered by the wise man, Christopher. In his message, he directed all to the Book of John 4:1-end charging all to take note of Vs 19-24. Verse 24 says: “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth”. The wise man stated further that the Holy Spirit is the best influence and Christians are commanded to walk in the spirit. The best antidote against the poison of sin is to walk in the spirit, he added. He went further to say that if we do not worship God, who is a Spirit, in the spirit, we miss the end of worship. Ending his message, the wise man said that every part of our worship must be guided and regulated by the Word of God. We must worship God with fixedness of thought and a flame of affection. We should bring all our affection and desire to the throne of God.

PRAYER LINE:
27th January, 2010 is a day Mrs Bona Helen from Cameroon will live to remember- the day that five years of anguish and sorrow was abruptly brought to an end. As the shouts of ‘I can now walk’ filled the air, one could not but notice the sigh of great relief on the face of Bona’s husband. He could not believe his eyes as a while ago, his wife was seated helplessly in a car because she could not walk due to degeneration of the lumbar spine and had been booked for an operation. She was also suffering from diabetes. This turn of event in Bona’s life took place at the prayer line section of the church. As one of the wise men was praying for the people, Bona’s husband in a loud voice said, ‘Man of God, my wife cannot walk’. As the wise man prayed for Bona, her bones soon received strength and she rose to her feet and began to walk, unaided. What a moment of joy this was for Bona as she walked majestically for the first time in five years amidst the shouts of praise from members of the congregation. This is just one out of many spectacular events that happened during the prayer line session.
As the healing was taking place, words of prophecy were also given to some people to expose the root cause of their problems. There was a case of a couple, Mr & Mrs John Oyadongha from Bayelsa state in Nigeria. They were in the long row of people at the prayer line. Just before the wise man got to them, the wife was seen shaking vigorously and later fell to the ground. The wise man then went on to prophesy to the husband that there was a man that always came to fight him in the dream. He then assured him that once the wife was delivered from the spirit husband, everything will be over. As Mrs Oyadongha underwent deliverance in the power of the Holy Spirit, she kept rolling on the floor and screaming at the top of her voice, as she certainly was not at ease with herself. Then suddenly, she became calm as the evil spirit left her. Standing up from the ground, she went to where her husband was standing and they gave each other a hug as years of torture from the spiritual husband is finally over. They had come with the problem of barrenness, low sperm count and nightmares. The wise man then gave them words of prophecy that they would come back with a testimony of a bouncing baby.
There were other powerful deliverances that took place during the prayer line session. Indeed, there was no hiding place for the forces of darkness as they were all exposed. As a woman was undergoing deliverance, the evil spirit in her kept saying, ‘I will not leave her’. The wise man said she was wedded spiritually. ‘She is my wife, I will not leave her’, cried the evil spirit in her. However, the fact remains that satan is powerless in the face of God’s armour and power. Suddenly, the woman became calm as she was declared free by the wise man.

MASS PRAYER
Prophet TB Joshua rounded off the first service with a mass prayer. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, he commanded all spirits that were not of Jesus out and immediately, they came rolling out. Prophet TB Joshua also gave powerful prophetic messages one of which concerned a family in the church. According to the man of God, satan had disorganised this family, bringing disunity into it. He further said that he could see an object somewhere outside the church premises and it contained 21 needle-like objects around it. In confirmation of the prophecy, a woman came forward, followed by her husband.

The couple, Mr & Mrs Lawson Ayeni, were then instructed by the man of God to go and bring the object. Minutes later, they came in with the object, accompanied by the husband’s mother as well as the wife’s mother. Explaining how they came about the fetish substance, the husband said he found it in the bed drawer but did not know how it got there. The wife on her own part said she found the object earlier in the bedroom, while doing the house cleaning and had intended to enquire from her husband how it came into the house but she forgot until the husband discovered it too. This strange occurrence brought about disunity between the couple, disorganising the whole family. The man of God said the charm was meant to destroy the womb. He however, declared that the fetish substance was neither from the husband nor from the wife. He then assured them that the whole misery would be unravelled. To this effect, Prophet TB Joshua said he would like to meet with the whole family.

SECOND SERVICE
The second service began with the confession of Mr. Steven, a witch doctor from Cameroon who was exposed close to the end of the first service. The man of God said the witch doctor’s wife was at the point of death. In confirmation, the witch doctor said his wife was terribly sick and had severe itching of the body. On his own part, he said his stomach was terribly hot. The man of God however said he would be set free from this problem after which he would go back to his country and bring his wife and children. Not only that, he would also bring along the whole association of witch doctors that he was involved with. Prophet TB Joshua went on to pray for him and immediately, the stomach problem left him.
Words are not enough to describe the miraculous happenings in this service. They were indeed amazing. We look forward to more of such exciting events in the next Sunday service which will be broadcast live from The SCOAN in Lagos, Nigeria.

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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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