Celebration Church Int'l

There is a concept of supernatural leadership, and it is contagious. Even if it is God's plan, it takes sensitivity to follow it.

We can be precise in supernatural leadership. We can get guidance from the world, but we can't get precise leadership from it. In a season of prayer, we can get precision. Acts 13:1.

The leading of God is time-specific and if we don't respond to it, it will take mercy to make it happen...

God wants us to abound not just in knowledge, but in utterance also. Tongues is a gift from God.

When we pray in tongues, we confirm the testimony of Christ. Tongues is a spiritual gift that proves that Christ is glorified; no other gift points to this. If God has made this gift available, then we must use it.

In the things of the spirit, there is no discrimination. The gift of tongues is for everyone. Not speaking in tongues is a departure from God's plan...

As believers, we need to understand that the anointing upon our lives has the ability to cause a socio-cultural change in our world. We see examples all through scriptures: Daniel, Joseph, Abraham, to mention a few.

One of the most prolific things about the believer's identity is that wherever he finds himself, he always thrives...

Apart from salvation being by grace alone, in Christ alone, through faith alone as seen in the scriptures alone, and for the glory of God alone, another thing Martin Luther emphasized was the priesthood for believers. Man no longer needs an intermediary between him and God.

We are now priests, 1 Peter 2:9. Priesthood means we have the responsibility to show God to our world. This is our greatest privilege. This is what it means to be IMAGO DEI...

God wants to raise us as a lineage of prototype believers, an example to other believers and one important way this will happen is for us to take our gatherings seriously. Hebrews 10:24-25.
This is how we get better, by provoking one another unto love and good works. We shouldn't just be devoted and consecrated for ourselves, but as an example for others.

Hebrews 10:25. Those who forsake the gathering of believers are doing the wrong thing...

From the events that surrounded the birth of Jesus, it is glaring that there's something spectacular about him. And at a time like this, we really must investigate what that special thing about Jesus is.

Phil 2:5-8
When we say, Down to earth, we mean 2 things;

1. The incarnation
2. The humility of the incarnation.

What is special about Jesus?

Isa 9:6
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The purpose of worship is not about who you are but who He is.

As a believer, your default disposition should always be thanksgiving because your God is always good.

Wondering why you should be thankful and worship, here are three reasons why:

1. You must worship Him because He is God (Matthew 2).
You have to be intentional about your worship, acknowledging God's role in creation; He made you.

2. God is good (Psalm 34:8)...

THE GLORY OF GOD IN MAN
God created man in his image so that man can reflect/represent him on earth, and be an envoy of his glory.

Just like Jesus, we have the ministry of reconciliation, this is the purpose of our lives. In Christ is the provision of reconciliation, in us is the announcement. Jesus did it, we must tell it...

It is NOT difficult to be used by God, it all depends on your level of spiritual maturity.

We are the same in salvation but not in consecration/maturity. Maturity matters a lot in the realm of the spirit, it determines the weight of the assignments God will entrust you with. Matt 8:9, 1Jhn, 1 Cor 13:15, Matt 6:33

The greatest asset you can have is the presence of God, which becomes more of a reality when you have become spiritually mature...