L-R: General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye; his wife, Pastor Folu; Pastor (Mrs)Faith Oyedepo and Bishop David Oyedepo, President of Living Faith Church Worldwide at the thanksgiving service marking the 30th anniversary Excited by the manifestation of God’s grace on the Living Faith Church worldwide, the men of God discharged a rain of prophetic utterances upon the congregation and gave covenant recipe for climbing to the next level of blessing. Pastor Adeboye, who was smartly dressed in blue French suit, was accompanied to the event by his wife, Pastor (Mrs.) Folu. Giving the sermon at the first segment of service, Adeboye enjoined the congregation never to throw away whatever gave them past victories over difficult situations. “If you were praying fervently, praising and worshiping God vigorously before you became victorious, do not relent; keep on doing so. Keep blessing the Lord; Do not forget any of his benefits and do not throw the Lord away to secure your glorious future,” declared Adeboye in his characteristic manner.
He added: “Be humble, and decide to please him; the same weapon that brought you past victories over situations will bring you to your next level of blessing if you do not stop.” Before he departed to attend another event, Adeboye, whom Oyedepo fondly called “My Daddy in the Lord,” declared that the humbling successes already recorded by the Living Faith Church worldwide is just the beginning. Standing in for Pastor Adeboye at the second service, Oyedepo spoke in the same vein; pointing out that the pursuit of God’s will actually made the humbling successes possible. He noted that only the sustained pursuit of God would take the ministry and believers respectively to the next level. “It is foolishness to be ashamed of what is gainful.”
In his own sermon entitled: ‘Covenant Steps to Your Next Level,’ Oyedepo stated that the believer’s destiny is ordained to be an adventure of unending progress. He explained that every child of God is justified by faith in the liberating blood of Jesus Christ. The church, he further explained, is justified to enjoy unending progress and that a justified Christian could keep on experiencing un-ending progress only if he or she could go from strength to strength, do exploits and access God’s presence with thanksgiving.“Thanksgiving, praise and worship are your covenant steps to the next level any day, anytime and anywhere. No one ever changes level without engaging and boarding the flight of thanksgiving, praise and worship. As we behold him and gain access to his presence, we are changed from glory unto glory from glory. That means that as we engage him with thanksgiving, praise and worship, we are empowered to access the next level,” Oyedepo explained.
He also said that revelation is another covenant nugget that catapults a believer to the next level of blessing. “For the 30 past years no mortal man, including myself, is responsible for all the humbling events of this ministry. God took charge. When light came; nothing flies like revelation.” He said many years ago, “God gave me the light of growing churches... keep sowing the seed when the grasses grow the sheep will come for it. And if you keep the grass green the sheep will lie down there. He said just keep your focus on me not any man and you will never be ashamed.” An overwhelmed Oyedepo began to shower prophetic declaration on the congregation saying: “It is a year ordained for divine speed so everything that is so slow in your life, this prophetic agenda shatters it forever. You are in your year of divine speed; God is hastening everything good concerning you. In this message I will be talking to you on the covenant steps to you next level.”
“We have danced for one week; God will surprise us for the next 30 years. We have danced like glad people; God will make it up for us. Except Jesus returns, everyone that has taken part in this celebration death has given up on you for the next 30 years. With this thanksgiving God will give each of us tearful thanksgiving in Jesus name,” Oyedepo prayed.
