Monday, November 30, 2015

THE FIRST 4 STAGES OF DISLOYALTY

Sunday,November 29th 2015
Sermon by Chief Elder Johnson

1- Having an independent spirit

This is where an individual always does opposite of what he has been ordered to do
2 Samuel 3:20.      2 Samuel 18:14

    Signs To Show One Is Having an Independent Spirit
-The person never leaves the master's side but does opposite of what he has been told to do
-2 Sam 12:28
-The person expects the leader to be part of what he has been asked to do
-The person wants to benefit from what he has been asked to do

2-Spirit of offence

This is where the individual is most often hurt by messages preached in church. Aperson is offensive when he thinks a penalty given out by the leader is too small or too great

3-Passive stage

In this stage the individual tries to exempt himself from any activity that goes on in the church

Signs To Show One Has Become Passive
-When one becomes so quiet in church Deut. 28:48
-When one gets uninvolved in church activities. Jer. 48;10
  'Passive people are mostly unhappy because people they are hating on are always progressing. And forgetting that whatever you don't celebrate,you never attract.

4-Critical stage

The individual at this stage looks and judges people with a critical eye, pointing out only negativities
He sees errors in everything being done. Numbers 12:1
He always finds fault with the leader 2 Sam 15:3

Sunday, November 22, 2015

LOYALTY AND DISLOYALTY

Sunday, 22nd November
Sermon by Chief Elder Johnson

         
Loyalty in simple terms means being faithful to a supreme authority or to oneself.
Paying allegiance to someone higher.
   A lot of people are not ready to obey the keeper of their souls.
                  1 Peter 2 : 25
Trying to prove you know more than your shepherd, forgetting that your shepherd's responsibility is to KEEP YOUR SOUL.

He will fight and do best to keep you alive, even if it will take his own life in the process.
The same applies to your parents who are also your shepherds.

        " In life you will have many fathers, who will teach you a PARTICULAR THING in every stage in every stage of your life."

HOW YOU CAN BE LOYAL TO AUTHORITY  be it your parents, pastor, chief elder or even yourself

•See Him In The Right Way
•Believe In Him. 2nd Chro. 20:20
•Obedience.  Eph 6:1
•Become A Son/Daughter
•Learn To Receive From Him
•Prevent Yourself From Being Familiar

SIGNS THAT SHOWS THAT YOU
ARE FAMILIAR

-Not writing when Man Of God is preaching
-Yawning during service
-Watsapping and receiving calls during service
-Checking your time and murmuring
-Talking and going out during service
-Always sitting at the back during church meetings
-Not attending meetings
-Not buying Pastor's books or listening to his messages
-Criticising the man of God
-Rating Pastor's preaching

           In the name of Jesus we ask for grace to be loyal to ourselves and to authority.
                                         Amen

IS IT POWERFUL ???