DAY 12: WEDNESDAY 13TH JANUARY 2021
FOCUS: ABUNDANCE GRACE TO UPHOLD THE FAITH OF OUR
FATHERS IN A CHANGING WORLD
TEXTS: I COR 3:5 – 14; II TIM. 3:14 – 17
INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYER
The faith of our fathers is the faith in the totality of the teachings
of the Bible, the word of God. The central theme of the Bible is
Jesus Christ and His finished work on Calvary. (Luke 24:26 – 27).
True Christian faith must have its foundation from these
credible Bible sources. Christ is the solid rock upon which the
church is built. Biblical pattern is the right blue-print of a genuine
church. Hence, we say in GOFAMINT that we are the church with
the word for the world.
We preach the word, teach the word and live the word. We
have twenty-four points of our fundamental beliefs from the Bible.
Our five membership covenants and our five chore values all
derived from the Bible. All our teachings in the Sunday School (for
young and old) and Bible lectures are all Bible based.
READ:
These are the secrets of the success of GOFAMINT which
distinguishes her from other churches, and make her members
outstanding Christians.
Few of our achievements
(i) In time past, owners of companies used to request for GOFAMINT
members to fill vacant places in their offices. This is an attestation
to GOFAMINT members’ integrity.
(ii) GOFAMINT some years past, in Nigeria and Benin Republic was in
the forefront in the field of evangelism which culminated in the
springing up of many branches of the church in the two countries.
Other churches were trailing behind us.
(iii) GOFAMINT is recognized and acknowledged as an authority in the
word of God. There are members of other churches who attend our
Sunday school classes regularly on Sundays before going to their
own church for worship. So many non-GOFAMINT churches and
members have adopted GOFAMINT Sunday school book for their
Sunday school lessons on continual basis.
(iv) Many pastors now located in different churches and countries of
the world with outstanding ministries were products of
GOFAMINT’S Bible Teaching Ministry.
Reflecting on the above stated legacies and others not
mentioned here, we should be proud to be members of this church,
GOFAMINT: It is not enough to go back to our good past, it is more
importantly to leverage on the future hope of the Mission.
We live in a changing world, but we stand on the unchanging
word. There are some of our practices that are not necessarily from
the word. These are our traditions which we introduced to help us
to regulate our lives to live the word. Some of these regulations
may change. On essential matters of our faith, we need rigidity, on
non-essentials, we need flexibility, on all things, we need charity.
Let us accept and love our brethren in the PPS Assemblies.
For instance, there was a time drumming was not an added
value to our church services. That was meant for that time. A time
when that regulation or tradition was no more relevant, we
changed. We are better for it. There are some other lay-down rules
of our church that may require a change. We should not equate
those practices with the direct command of the word or thinking
that such changes amount to comprise of our faith, no. Like the
children of Issachar, we should know what time was saying all the
the time and what is relevant to every season.
We are praying today to regain our lost grounds and from there,
go to the next level. "The glory of the latter house shall be greater
than the former, saith the Lord of hosts..." (Hag. 2:9).
Let us Pray:
1. The word of God as contained in the Bible is our chore values in
GOFAMINT. Help us all, young and old, male and female to give
the best attention to your word.
2. Matt 4:4, Help us Lord as GOFAMINT members to cherish your
word more than our natural food in Jesus name.
3. II Cor 4:2, we pray for those handling your word with deceit and
levity, give them change of heart in Jesus name oh Lord.
4. Strengthen and empower us to take back our right position on the
field of evangelism in Jesus name. Send us the fire again.
5. Acts 17:10 – 11, Grant us in GOFAMINT the type of Bereanic church
heart, to be searching your word daily with a deep reflection as
noble Christians.
6. Dear Lord, grant us the grace, passion, anointing and love for
your word like our late General Overseer, Pastor R.A. George and
our present General Overseer, Pastor E. O. Abina.
7. I Chron. 12:32, Dear Father, grant us like the men of Issachar
vision, knowing what the time is saying and what we as a church
ought to do to advance your kingdom.
8. Jer. 23:28. Grant us the grace in GOFAMINT to discern between
the wheat (the word) which God always confirms with miracles and
the chaff (our traditions) which God has no obligation to confirm.
9. Redirect the hearts of our youths to your word and release your
power upon them for the end-time world revolution, revival and
transformation in Jesus name.
10. Reveal and renew the vision you gave to our fathers to our
youths of today; in a new way that they may take over the gospel
mantle and move the church to the next level.
11. Let the revolution of Youth churches and services break out
all over GOFAMINT in Jedus name
12. Echo the voice that raise the dead and let your people hear
dear Lord.
13. Let there be a new move of the spirit, all over GOFAMINT
assemblies and in all nations of the world in Jesus name.
14. “The wind bloweth where it listeth…” Let there be the blowing
of the wind” of the Holy Spirit in all our assemblies, dear Lord.
15. Make the live of every GOFAMINT member a selling point for
the gospel, Oh Lord.
16. Help every member to subscribe to the tenets of faith of our
fathers without reservation in Jesus name.
17. Give our leaders and membership the courage to change all
changeables in our church practices to become more relevant and
progressive in Jesus name.
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