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 CONTENTS
Dedication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Preamble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v i i

CHAPTER 1

Holy Spirit Personified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

CHAPTER 2

Launching Deeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7

CHAPTER 3

Taking Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3

CHAPTER 4

The Holy Spirit’s Dwelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 3

CHAPTER 5

Adam’s Suit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 1

CHAPTER 6

Relationships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 7

CHAPTER 7

Fulfilling The Promises Of God.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 1

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CHAPTER 8

Man’s Will Versus God’s Will. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 5

CHAPTER 9

Hosting The Holy Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 3

CHAPTER 10

Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 9

CHAPTER 11

The Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 7

CHAPTER 12

Sainthood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 5

Epilogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 7

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 In the beginning – Sounds familiar?
It is only the Spirit of God who was there then that can
tell us what happened.
Is it not true that everything has a beginning?
We humans also had a beginning and based on the
Holy Spirit, it was a pretty one – an awesome start.
You see, the Holy Spirit had been here long before we were.
He knows what happened and that is why I believe He
kept on showing up to help man.
The Bible teaches that He showed up as the hand of
God, as the Spirit of God, as a dove to Noah, was in the
fiery furnace with the three Hebrew boys and again,
showed up as a dove to Jesus Christ our savior. He
manifested to different individuals differently based on
the assignments that they were meant to accomplish.
He showed up to show forth, to lead to the right path,
to enable, to sustain and support the believer. May the
Lord do the same to us all. May He send us the Holy
Spirit right away.

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 The Message Of The Cross

DEDICATION:

To all publishers of the Word of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ and to those who are lovers of
His full saving gospel.

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PREAMBLE

The story of the 77 Days of Glory, a daily televised

move of God reaching over a hundred million people
every day [at the time of this writing] started a very
long time ago. Looking back at that time, none of
us could have ever thought we would come this far.

Towards the end of 2008, our ministry came under

the worst attack that we have ever experienced.
It was a media avalanche in which our name
was dragged through the mud. We just woke up
one morning to the most damning headlines as
allegations of sodomy were thrown against a pastor
of one of our fellowship churches. Of course the
first action for a Christian under such attack is to
pray, so we immediately called for a prayer meeting
for all Miracle Centre churches’ pastors.

In that meeting, I got a word from the Lord which

I told the men and women of God present in our
Miracle Centre Cathedral lounge. “You think the
road is bumpy? It is about to get bumpier.”

At that time, I had no idea what I was talking about, but

I knew it was a warning for us to pray as never before.
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What started as a prayer meeting one afternoon,
later grew into an all-day prayer meeting which
went on from 9:00am until 8:00pm daily. Men of
God took leave from their churches all across the
country, came and participated in the call to fast
and pray. Before we knew it, we had fasted forty
days straight and yet still continued.

The attack on the other pastor seemed to calm

down, but then as sure as the word had come to
me, the road got bumpier. A few weeks later while
we continued with our prayer and fasting, I was
summoned by the police to respond to a statement
that a young man who I had never met in my life had
made, accusing me of similar crimes of sodomy. Of
course, this story was a very juicy one for the media
and national and international tabloids.

I have always followed the Apostle Paul’s counsel

to “live a quiet life and mind your own business”
[1 Thessalonians 4:11] and up until that time, I had
tried my best to stay out of the public eye except for
the sake of the gospel.

Well, all of that was now out of the window as I was

served numerous police summons and dragged
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to and out of court. Of course, when you are the
person of interest in an ongoing investigation, your
travelling privileges are relinquished, so it was bye-
bye to any international preaching engagements.
I now laugh when I think about those as well. We
all know how bad news travels faster than a wild
fire, so maybe there were actually no international
preaching engagements to go to anymore. Many of
the places I had been invited to years in advance
now closed their doors because of what they had
read and heard about me in the news, and who
would blame them anyway?

I do not even want to get into the kind of toll that

this whole blend of things put on my family. My
wife Jessica was ridiculed everywhere she went.
People would sneer at her, well within earshot. In
spite of all that we faced she stood firm and stuck
by my side. I thank God for Jessica. We recently
celebrated our silver jubilee and I am eternally
grateful for the pillar of strength that she has been
in my life, especially during such trying times. My
childen were becoming teenagers at the time and
so you can only imagine what they went through at
school, from both their teachers and their peers.
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All I can say is that it was BAD! Very, very BAD!
However, I knew even in all that, God was still GOOD.

It was during such a time in which it was impossible

to hold your head up, that the Holy Spirit laid it
upon our hearts to once again reach the nation of
Uganda with 25 gospel crusades. God has a strange
sense of humor, really. If you asked me, the timing
could not have been any worse. We were already
being milked as a family by the legal proceedings. At
the same time, the ministry also had to get involved
in gospel crusades which were estimated at 100
million shillings [approximately USD 43,500 at the
prevailing exchange rate of the time] per crusade!
How was anyone going to be able to pull this off?

Today, I can stand to testify that you never lose

by obeying God. In such difficulty, we obeyed the
call and went to Gulu with a crusade in Kaunda
grounds. I could not believe what we experienced.
The hunger in the people was so great, the miracles
were so profound, and the crowd at that meeting
broke all previous records of attendance, both
political and religious.

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Mind you, the Pope had been to that same place and
so many other public speakers had held different
rallies there, but none of those meetings were to the
magnitude that we saw.

We got so fired up with the crusades that there was

no way we were going to be distracted with any of
the negativity going on around us. It was during the
crusades that the Holy Spirit reminded me of the
portion in scripture where Jesus taught and said,
“If your neighbor compels you to walk with him one
mile, you should walk with Him two,” [Matthew
5:41]. I knew exactly what God was saying to us as a
ministry. So I immediately made the announcement
that what had been 25 crusades were now 50, hence
the 50 crusades.

CRUSADE NUMBER 49

In response to the instruction from God, we had the

opportunity to traverse the entire country with the
life changing and soul saving message of our Lord
Jesus Christ.

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We had the privilege of seeing miracles, signs and
wonders as the blind saw, the lame walked, the
dumb spoke, sanity was restored to the insane
and the dying were reinstated back to life. We
structured the entire campaign in such a way that
we could minister to pastors and church leaders
in the Believers’ Fire Conference, to students and
pupils in Super Saturday, where we also held a
feeding program for children, to the corporate and
political leaders on Sunday morning during the
Prayer Breakfast, and then to the masses during
the daily crusade meetings.

As we went ahead with the mission at hand to do the

crusades, the Lord provided for us stage and public-
address equipment worth millions of dollars, trucks to
transport the equipment, technical teams and a fully-
fledged state of the art TV station [Channel 44 - The
Best Name in Television]. We saw God fight our battles
and we were acquitted of all charges that had been laid
against us. The conspiracy to defame us was uncovered
and the perpetrators exposed to great detail. We were
all shocked to find that the conspiracy went all the way
up into the highest offices of the land, but inspite of all
that, God fought for us and we overcame.
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2 Corinthians 2:14 [KJV]
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth
us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the
savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
It is only by God that we were able to come out on
top after all that was thrown at us.

The years ran quickly by as we travelled from one

crusade to another and before we knew it, we had
finished crusade number 48. As anyone else would
assume, you would want to finish such an assignment
with a bang. You would want to do the last couple of
crusades in the biggest towns in the country so that
the culmination of the crusades is big and memorable,
you know, grand! Well, as mentioned earlier, God
has got some sense of humor. For crusade number
49, He sent us to Kyankwanzi. You hear what that
sounds like? It sounds like a far away place, right?

Well, it is as far as it sounds. Kyankwanzi is a remote

district in the midwestern part of Uganda with a
population density of about seventy - five people per
square kilometer. In layman’s terms, Kyankwanzi
has very few people.

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experienced was the attendance of the crusade.
Thousands of people came from only God knows
where, and every single day, the crusade grounds
were packed with people. This in itself was a miracle
because we could count the number of homes and
people we saw along the road as we drove past to
the crusade grounds. The people of Kyankwanzi are
mostly pastoralists. This meant that the large spaces

realistic to expect more cattle than people at the

crusade. However God was with us. The people came
and heard the gospel and received their miracles.

that the Lord spoke to me to get the Miracle Centre

Cathedral congregation ready for 77 Days of Glory
[77 DOGs]. I immediately altered my program for
the Sunday Prayer Breakfast with the corporate and
political leaders and drove back to Kampala [about
200 kilometers] to deliver the word that God had given
me for the Miracle Centre Cathedral congregation.
We then drove back to Kyankwanzi immediately after
for the last day of the crusade that evening. The Word
had gone forth, “77 Days of Glory.”
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Isn’t it amazing that the greatest move of God that
has been experienced in recent times was birthed
in a place such as Kyankwanzi - a place that seems
remote and distant?

Our obedience to that simple instruction is what

exploded into the things that we see today; the
millions of lives that are being touched daily,
the hundreds of thousands of souls that have
come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ
and the thousands upon thousands that have
received miracles of healing and deliverance
from different bondages.

On the 18 th of September 2016, a few seemingly

small ripples in the water grew into a full blown
tornado. This sucked all of us in and by the time
we came to realise, we were being carried by the
wind of the Holy Ghost for weeks, then months
and now, years. How honored we are for the
eye of the storm to be right here at the Miracle
Centre Cathedral! The Holy Spirit could have
gone anywhere, but He chose us as a ministry, as
a nation and as a people to be His hosts in this
move of revival. What a privilege!
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 CHAPTER ONE

HOLY SPIRIT PERSONIFIED

INTRODUCING THE HOLY SPIRIT

John 4:24 [NKJV]

God is Spirit, and those who worship Him

must worship in spirit and truth.”

G od is a Spirit. In order to prepare and implement

His creation plan, the Holy Spirit had to get involved
to give shape to the ideas that the heavenly Father
had in mind.

The Holy Spirit is the One that facilitates all

communication with God. The relationship between
the heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ is
augmented by the Holy Spirit. Even the relationship
between man and God is maintained by the Holy Spirit.

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Man, as a co-creator with God brings into being
tangible things on this earth through the power of
the Holy Spirit. Man is only able to hear from and
commune with God when he worships Him in
spirit and in truth [John 4:24] and he can only get
to that level of worship by being holy as God is holy
[Leviticus 11:45].

TESTIMONY MUKIIBI SAIDI:

Mukiibi Saidi was an infamous wizard from

Busabala. One day while he smoked his pipe [one
of the African ways of practicing wizardry], he
switched on his TV and as he flipped through the
channels, He landed on Channel 44 TV which
was showing the 77 Days of Glory live broadcast.

He was so fascinated by what he saw that he kept

on watching and followed the broadcast for a
week. At the end of that week, he decided to come
to the Miracle Centre Cathedral to experience the
revival live and was touched and totally delivered
from wizardry that day.

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He later brought all the witchcraft items that
he had been using at his shrine so that we could
burn and destroy them like we had for hundreds
before him.

Today, Saidi is happily serving the Lord. He took

that step, surrendered to Jesus and can now be
like the scripture says, “…holy as God is holy.”

Another profound testimony is the one of Abdul

Karim Fadhur aka Musujja gwa balokole. He
was like Saul of the New Testament. He took a
lead role in opposing Christianity in the Eastern
Ugandan district of Iganga. He spent most of his
time studying and debating to prove the Bible
false. Instead, in the Bible, he found the truth
about the life changing power of Jesus Christ. He
turned his back on his former religion and made
a public stand for Jesus and is now serving Him.
Today, Abdul-Karim is a preacher of the gospel of
our Lord, Jesus Christ.

There is one God with three distinct but

interdependent offices – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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Saidi’s story, just like the creation story in Genesis
exemplifies the value addition role of the Holy Spirit
when the earth was dark, without form and void.

Genesis 1:1-3 [KJV]

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In the beginning God created the heaven
and the earth. 2 And the earth was without
form, and void; and darkness was upon the
face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said,
Let there be light: and there was light.

The Holy Spirit is an aid who makes sense of

everything that seems invisible, impossible,
incomprehensible, unexplainable and unattainable.
Throughout the Bible, the Holy Spirit has been
known by a series of names that describe Him.

Some of the names that the Holy Spirit is known by

include the following:

1. The hand of God

2. Spirit of God

3. Helper
4. Comforter
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 5. Counsellor

6. Advocate

7. Intercessor

John 16:7 [AMPC]

However, I am telling you nothing but

the truth when I say it is profitable [good,
expedient, advantageous] for you that I
go away. Because if I do not go away, the
Comforter [Counselor, Helper, Advocate,
Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby] will
not come to you [into close fellowship
with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him
to you [to be in close fellowship with you].

The Holy Spirit has noble attributes [fruit] and

these include love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness and temperance
[Galatians 5:22-23]. In short, one who desires the
company of the Holy Spirit should never entertain
an ounce of self-centeredness in them.

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 The Holy Spirit is an aid who makes sense of
everything that seems invisible, impossible,
incomprehensible, unexplainable and unattainable.

The Holy Spirit creates a soft landing in order for

things to take shape. With Him, there is no missing
God or His blessings.

It was the Holy Spirit who enabled the predestined

plan of God [of the seed of the woman crushing
the devil’s head] to come to pass when He enabled
Mary to conceive the promised Child, Jesus.

Genesis 3:15 [KJV]

And I will put enmity between thee and

the woman, and between thy seed and
her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and
thou shalt bruise his heel.

The angel might have come with glad tidings to

Mary but nothing could happen until the Holy
Spirit showed up.
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 Luke 1:34-35 [KJV]
34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How
shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35
And the angel answered and said unto
her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that holy
thing which shall be born of thee shall be
called the Son of God.

Luke 3:22 [KJV]

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily
shape like a dove upon him, and a voice
came from heaven, which said, Thou art
my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

This implies that the Holy Spirit is the oil each one
of us needs to effect or implement a given task.
When there is a vacuum created by the absence
of the Holy Spirit, destinies are stalled, stunted or
even aborted.

The Holy Spirit is always sufficient to meet all the

needs of humanity. However, we need to invite Him
regularly into our lives for a fresh infilling.
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Just like a vehicle needs refueling, so do men
need a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit every day
of their lives.
Ephesians 5:18 [AMPC]

And do not get drunk with wine, for that

is debauchery; but ever be filled and
stimulated with the [Holy] Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is the Father’s gift to mankind.

Acts 2:37-38 [NKJV]

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Now when they heard this, they
were cut to the heart, and said to Peter
and the rest of the apostles, “Men and
brethren, what shall we do?” 38 Then
Peter said to them, “Repent, and let
every one of you be baptized in the
name of Jesus Christ for the remission
of sins; and you shall receive the gift of
the Holy Spirit.

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 The Holy Spirit is the oil each one of us needs to
effect or implement a given task. When there is a
vacuum created by the absence of the Holy Spirit,
destinies are stalled, stunted or even aborted.

We are children of our Father in heaven and co-creators

with Him and since He is a Spirit, we too are spirit
beings having been created in His image and likeness.
Genesis 1:26-27 [NKJV]
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Then God said, “Let Us make man in
Our image, according to Our likeness; let
them have dominion over the fish of the
sea, over the birds of the air, and over the
cattle, over all the earth and over every
creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
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So God created man in His own image;
in the image of God He created him; male
and female He created them.

Therefore, when our work here on earth is done, we

will have to surrender our spirit over to Him who is
the custodian thereof.
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Our body only takes an appealing shape when the
spirit is in it. Once the spirit leaves, the shell dies
and decays.
Job 32:8 [NKJV]

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath

of the Almighty gives him understanding.

Countless testimonies during the 77 D.O.Gs revival

have revealed that when we thirst and hunger for
the Holy Spirit, He answers our call and exceeds
our expectation. He is all man needs.

The need might be that of a spouse, property, justice,

healing, promotion and a holistic life in Christ; He
is well able to supply them all.

Our body only takes an appealing

shape when the spirit is in it. Once the
spirit leaves, the shell dies and decays.

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 Philippians 4:19 [NKJV]

And my God shall supply all your need

according to His riches in glory by
Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:20-21 [NKJV]

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Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly
abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us,
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to Him be glory in the church by Christ
Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
Amen.

The Holy Spirit also makes intercession on our behalf.

Romans 8:26-27 [NKJV]

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Likewise the Spirit also helps in our
weaknesses. For we do not know what we
should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit
Himself makes intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered. 27
Now He who searches the hearts knows
what the mind of the Spirit is, because
He makes intercession for the saints
according to the will of God.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

1. Every material thing we see has its roots

in the Spirit. Creation was not possible
without His contribution. The Trinity was
all involved in the creation story.

Genesis 1:1-3 [NKJV]

1
In the beginning God created the heavens
and the earth. 2 The earth was without
form, and void; and darkness was on the
face of the deep. And the Spirit of God
was hovering over the face of the waters. 3
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and
there was light.

Genesis 1:26 [NKJV]

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our

image, according to Our likeness; let
them have dominion over the fish of the
sea, over the birds of the air, and over the
cattle, over all the earth and over every
creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

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Hebrews 11:3 [KJV]

Through faith we understand that the

worlds were framed by the word of God,
so that things which are seen were not
made of things which do appear.

2. The Holy Spirit is the compass to all the

blessings that have been laid up for God’s
people [John 16:13-16].

3. He is the representative of the Godhead in

this dispensation of grace. He is the conduit
of all that God has for frail humanity in
this day and age [John 16:7-12].

4. He is the engine and oil for the birth

and posterity of all divine calls.
[1 Corinthians 12:4-7]

Every material thing we see

has its roots in the Spirit.

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The Holy Spirit is able to turn the least experienced
into experts because He is a Teacher of all truth.

TESTIMONY: VENNA MBABAZI

Venna Mbabazi did not receive much of an education

growing up.

She got married at a young age and together

with her husband later on had eleven children.
Unfortunately, in 1996, she lost her husband to
HIV/AIDS and he left her infected.

Without an employable level of education, she was

left to fend for herself and her eleven children,
which she knew was going to take nothing short
of a miracle. With her back against the wall,
facing difficult health and financial situations, she
decided to give her life to Christ the following year.

Since then, she has walked with the Lord and as

a result, she received her miracle healing from
HIV with many test results to show that she is
now HIV negative. God also provided for her and
she managed to support her family and provide

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her kids with a good education. In 2007, the Holy
Spirit led her to start a ministry and today, Pastor
Venna is the Senior Pastor of Revival Large Miracle
Centre, Ggaba.

Only the Holy Spirit can teach those who have

lagged behind, causing them to excel just like or
more than those who had gone ahead of them.

John 14:26 [NKJV]

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom

the Father will send in My name, He will
teach you all things, and bring to your
remembrance all things that I said to you.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of life. When He enters

a person the life of God comes into that person.

Romans 8:2 [NKJV]

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ

Jesus has made me free from the law of
sin and death.

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 Romans 8:11 [NKJV]

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus

from the dead dwells in you, He who
raised Christ from the dead will also give
life to your mortal bodies through His
Spirit who dwells in you.

The Holy Spirit was the catalyst of the creation of

the earth and mankind.

The birth and ministry of Jesus, His crucifixion,

death, burial and resurrection, the works of the
apostles and church growth were all orchestrated
by Him.

The Holy Spirit is able to turn the

least experienced people into experts
because He is a teacher in all truth.

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 BENEFITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. The Holy Spirit is a teacher: He teaches us
all things [1 John 2:27, John 14:26].

2. The Holy Spirit helps us in our weaknesses

and makes intercession on our behalf
[Romans 8:26-27].

3. The Holy Spirit is a [loving and passionate]

partner, like a wife is to her husband
[John14:6, John 16:13-16].

HOW WE APPROACH THE HOLY SPIRIT

How are we supposed to approach the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is a person and He needs to be treated

with courtesy.

Do we greet and love on Him like we do any special

person in our lives? When was the last time you
woke up and said “Good morning, Holy Spirit” or
bid Him goodnight before diving into bed?

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The first thing you have to learn to do is how to greet
and recognize His presence in the same manner we
recognize those of honor around us. Without saying
hello to Him, your tomorrow in His presence is in
jeopardy. We must learn how to say hello to the
Holy Spirit in all our situations and dealings. We
must learn how to recognize Him.

Learning to greet the Holy Spirit helps you to

become intimate with Him, which comes in
handy when you are in trouble and in your day-
to-day affairs.

The first thing you have to learn to do is how to

greet and recognize His presence in the same
manner we recognize those of honor around us.

Having learned to commune with Him, it will be

easier for you to discern His voice and guidance
in all affairs of life as opposed to one who has not
developed that level of intimacy with Him.

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 Isaiah 30:21 [KJV]

And thine ears shall hear a word behind

thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it,
when ye turn to the right hand, and when
ye turn to the left.

We should recognize that the Holy Spirit is alive,

He is a person and that He has emotions. The
Holy Spirit may burn like fire but He is not fire.
He may cool down like ice but He is not ice, and
although He can be smooth like oil, He is not
oil. These are just some of the ways in which He
manifests Himself.

The Holy Spirit may burn like fire but He is not fire.
He may cool down like ice but He is not ice, and
although He can be smooth like oil, He is not oil.

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 Acts 2:2-3 [NKJV]
2
And suddenly there came a sound from
heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and
it filled the whole house where they were
sitting. Then there appeared to them
3

divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat

upon each of them.

The Holy Spirit loves to be listened to and those who

do so receive His guidance every time and avoid
making strategic mistakes that could prove costly.

The Apostle Paul depended on the guidance of the

Holy Spirit throughout his ministry and especially
regarding his missionary journeys.

Because of his deep and intimate relationship with

the Holy Spirit, he constantly received guidance on
which places to go to for ministry and where not to
go. This saved him a lot of trouble and time wasting.
Acts 16:6-10 [NKJV]
6
Now when they had gone through Phrygia
and the region of Galatia, they were
forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach

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 the word in Asia. 7 After they had come
to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia,
but the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So
passing by Mysia, they came down to
Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in
the night. A man of Macedonia stood and
pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to
Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after
he had seen the vision, immediately we
sought to go to Macedonia, concluding
that the Lord had called us to preach the
gospel to them.

We see Paul again depending on the Holy Spirit

when he warned the Captain of a ship he was on as
a prisoner on his way to Rome.

Paul warned them not to take the journey from not

to depart from Crete at the time they did because he
perceived that they would encounter danger. They
did not listen to him and they all nearly perished at
sea, if it had not been for the presence of Paul on
the ship and the angel who was sent to assure Paul
that all their lives would be spared, even though
they would lose everything else.

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Acts 27:9-11 [KJV]
9
Now when much time was spent,
and when sailing was now dangerous,
because the fast was now already past,
Paul admonished them, 10 And said unto
them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage
will be with hurt and much damage, not
only of the lading and ship, but also of
our lives. 11 Nevertheless the centurion
believed the master and the owner of the
ship, more than those things which were
spoken by Paul.

Acts 27:20-25 [KJV]

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And when neither sun nor stars in many
days appeared, and no small tempest lay
on us, all hope that we should be saved
was then taken away. 21 But after long
abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst
of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have
hearkened unto me, and not have loosed
from Crete, and to have gained this harm
and loss.

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And now I exhort you to be of good
cheer: for there shall be no loss of any
man’s life among you, but of the ship. 23
For there stood by me this night the angel
of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
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Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be
brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath
given thee all them that sail with thee. 25
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I
believe God, that it shall be even as it was
told me.

When you greet the Holy Spirit, expect Him to respond

just the same as when you talk to Him. When you ask
help of Him, He is expecting your appreciation.

When He exceeds your expectations, He expects

your applause. So learn how and when to say hello
and to show gratitude for His goodness to you.

Those who develop a habit of pleasing the Holy Spirit

have found themselves soaring higher. Scripture
teaches us that unless two agree, they cannot work
or move together.

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 Amos 3:3 [KJV]

Can two walk together, except they be

agreed?

Agreeing with the Holy Spirit is mandatory if we

are to be successful in that which God has called us
to do.

When the angel came to the shepherds after Jesus

was born, he greeted them. Some of us have grown
up in societies where we were never taught to greet.
So even when we come to church, we find it difficult
to greet the Holy Spirit who is invisible, yet He is
the Boss of the Church.

Communing with the Holy Spirit is not a one-off

experience. It is a humble routine practice. Hello is
an icebreaker.

You cannot say hello to the Holy Spirit and He stays

silent. He will respond to you since He talks back to
those who talk to Him. He inspired men to write 66
books of the Bible.

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 Acts 4:13 [KJV]

Now when they saw the boldness of

Peter and John, and perceived that they
were unlearned and ignorant men, they
marvelled; and they took knowledge of
them, that they had been with Jesus.

Those who develop a habit of pleasing the Holy

Spirit have found themselves soaring higher.

The Holy Spirit is more than what we think He is.

I may have said HELLO, a five-letter word, but the
Holy Spirit will give me 66 books in response.

Hello to the Holy Spirit is a divine conversation

that will release divine anointing, divine power and
God’s voice that will help you tap into everything
pertaining to life and godliness.

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 2 Peter 1:3 [KJV]

According as his divine power hath given

unto us all things that pertain unto life and
godliness, through the knowledge of him
that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Communing with the Holy Spirit is not a one-

off experience. It is a humble routine practice.

After saying hello, the next thing I have to do is

listen. I must be listening because scripture says;

John 10:27 [NKJV]

My sheep hear My voice, and I know

them, and they follow Me.

Acquaint yourself therefore with the Holy Spirit

and you will see His goodness come to you.

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 Saying Hello to the Holy Spirit is a divine
conversation that will release divine anointing,
divine power and God’s voice that will help you tap
into everything pertaining to life and godliness.

Job 22:21 [KJV]

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at

peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

LOCATING THE HOLY SPIRIT

How and where do we locate the Holy Spirit?

A whole manual [Bible] was prepared for us for

this purpose.

All that is required of us is to daily read and be

doers of His written Word, constantly asking Him
for wisdom through which revelation comes.

In short, the best way to locate the Holy Spirit is in

reading God’s word and in prayer.

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 James 1:22 [KJV]

But be ye doers of the word, and not

hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Luke 11:13 [KJV]

If ye then, being evil, know how to give

good gifts unto your children: how much
more shall your heavenly Father give
the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

HOW DO WE DIFFERENTIATE THE HOLY

SPIRIT FROM EVIL SPIRITS?

We are able to do this by looking at His nature

[fruit] because Jesus said a tree is known by its fruit
[Matthew 12:33]. His nature is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control [Galatians 5:22-23].

He ministers to and empowers mankind, unlike evil

spirits that bind, oppress, depress, frustrate, steal,
kill and destroy.

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 The best way to locate the Holy Spirit
is in reading God’s word and in prayer.

John 10:10 [NKJV]

The thief does not come except to steal,

and to kill, and to destroy. I have come
that they may have life, and that they may
have it more abundantly.

He is defined by His name just like you and

I are identified by a name. He has a first and
second name; Holy and Spirit, and because He
is a Holy Spirit, He begins in holiness. The only
way one can tell the difference between evil
manipulative controlling spirits and the Holy
Spirit, is by seeking out the element ‘Holy.’
Everything He does is holy and you too should
be holy.

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 1 Peter 1:15-16 [NKJV]
15
but as He who called you is holy, you
also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because
it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”

The Holy Spirit manifests to mankind in different

forms. These are some of the forms in which He has
appeared to people;

• A mighty rushing wind [Acts 2:2]

• A still small voice [1 Kings 19:12]

• A dove [Luke 3:22]

• Cloven tongues of fire [Acts 2:3]

The Holy Spirit does not like certain things. So if

we are going to have a rich and fruitful relationship
with Him, we must beware of the following things;

1. Ignoring Him

Proverbs 1:24-33 [KJV]

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Because I have called, and ye refused;
I have stretched out my hand, and no
man regarded; 25 But ye have set at

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nought all my counsel, and would none
of my reproof: 26 I also will laugh at your
calamity; I will mock when your fear
cometh; 27 When your fear cometh as
desolation, and your destruction cometh
as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish
cometh upon you. 28 Then shall they call
upon me, but I will not answer; they shall
seek me early, but they shall not find
me: 29 For that they hated knowledge, and
did not choose the fear of the Lord: 30
They would none of my counsel: they
despised all my reproof. 31 Therefore shall
they eat of the fruit of their own way, and
be filled with their own devices. 32 For
the turning away of the simple shall slay
them, and the prosperity of fools shall
destroy them. 33 But whoso hearkeneth
unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be
quiet from fear of evil.

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2. Strife

James 3:13-16 [KJV]

13
Who is a wise man and endued with
knowledge among you? let him shew
out of a good conversation his works
with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye
have bitter envying and strife in your
hearts, glory not, and lie not against the
truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from
above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16
For where envying and strife is,
there is confusion and every evil work.

3.Unholy living

Psalms 66:18 [KJV]

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord

will not hear me:

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4. Being unrepentant

Romans 2:4-5 [NKJV]

4
Or do you despise the riches of His
goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering,
not knowing that the goodness of God leads
you to repentance? 5 But in accordance
with your hardness and your impenitent
heart you are treasuring up for yourself
wrath in the day of wrath and revelation
of the righteous judgment of God,

5.Unforgiveness

Mark 11:25-26 [NKJV]

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“And whenever you stand praying, if
you have anything against anyone, forgive
him, that your Father in heaven may also
forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if you
do not forgive, neither will your Father in
heaven forgive your trespasses.”

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6. Irreverence

1 Samuel 2:27-30 [NKJV]

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Then a man of God came to Eli and said
to him, “Thus says the Lord: Did I not
clearly reveal Myself to the house of your
father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s
house? 28 Did I not choose him out of all
the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer
upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear
an ephod before Me? And did I not give to
the house of your father all the offerings of
the children of Israel made by fire? 29 Why
do you kick at My sacrifice and My offering
which I have commanded in My dwelling
place, and honor your sons more than Me,
to make yourselves fat with the best of all the
offerings of Israel My people?’ 30 Therefore
the Lord God of Israel says: I said indeed
that your house and the house of your father
would walk before Me forever.’ But now
the Lord says: Far be it from Me; for those
who honor Me I will honor, and those who
despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.

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7. Disobedience

1 Samuel 15:22-23 [KJV]

22
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great
delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as
in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to
obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken
than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as
the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness
is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou
hast rejected the word of the Lord, he
hath also rejected thee from being king.

THINGS THE HOLY SPIRIT LOVES

1. The Holy Spirit loves being listened to.

Proverbs 4:20-22 [NKJV]

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My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not
let them depart from your eyes; Keep
them in the midst of your heart; 22 For
they are life to those who find them, And
health to all their flesh.

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Proverbs 1:20-23 [NKJV]
20
Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises
her voice in the open squares. 21 She
cries out in the chief concourses, At the
openings of the gates in the city She speaks
her words: 22 “How long, you simple ones,
will you love simplicity? For scorners
delight in their scorning, And fools hate
knowledge. 23 Turn at my rebuke; Surely I
will pour out my spirit on you; I will make
my words known to you.

Proverbs 9:1-6 [NKJV]

1
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn
out her seven pillars; 2 She has slaughtered
her meat, She has mixed her wine, She has
also furnished her table. 3 She has sent out
her maidens, She cries out from the highest
places of the city, 4 “Whoever is simple, let
him turn in here!” As for him who lacks
understanding, she says to him, 5 “Come,
eat of my bread And drink of the wine I
have mixed. 6 Forsake foolishness and
live, And go in the way of understanding.
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2. He longs to be needed and His counsel sought.

Proverbs 1:23 [NKJV]

Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out

my spirit on you; I will make my words
known to you.

Proverbs 8:14-17 [NKJV]

14
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I
am understanding, I have strength. 15 By me
kings reign, And rulers decree justice. 16 By
me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of
the earth. 17 I love those who love me, And
those who seek me diligently will find me.

3. He rejoices when we commit to totally depend

on Him.

Matthew 19:27-29 [NKJV]

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Then Peter answered and said to Him,
“See, we have left all and followed You.
Therefore what shall we have?” 28 So
Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to
you, that in the regeneration, when the
Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory,
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 you who have followed Me will also sit
on twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.29 And everyone who
has left houses or brothers or sisters or
father or mother or wife or children or
lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a
hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

4. He expects to be acknowledged.

1 Corinthians 15:10 [NKJV]

But by the grace of God I am what I am,

and His grace toward me was not in vain;
but I labored more abundantly than they
all, yet not I, but the grace of God which
was with me.

5. He desires that our relationship with Him

goes from glory to glory.

2 Corinthians 3:18 [NKJV]

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as

in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being
transformed into the same image from glory
to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

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6. He loves bearing gifts and fruit.

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 [KJV]

4
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the
same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of
administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And
there are diversities of operations, but it
is the same God which worketh all in all.

Galatians 5:22-23 [KJV]

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.

7. He loves to inspire.

Job 32:8 [KJV]

But there is a spirit in man: and the

inspiration of the Almighty giveth them
understanding.

We must learn to introduce the Holy Spirit in our

engagements and life affairs. Our conversations
should be full of the Holy Spirit.

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Complete surrender to Him in all areas of our lives is
the key to greater levels of anointing and fulfillment
of destinies.

He is cosmopolitan and understands all the earth’s

languages and loves the company of those who are
in constant communion with Him [James 4:8].

The Holy Spirit is the best memory booster there

is. He quickened the minds of the disciples of our
Lord Jesus Christ, enabling them to remember
and document the events and works of His earthly
ministry accurately, so that future generations
could be able to receive the gospel and be saved.

John 14:26 [NKJV]

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom

the Father will send in My name, He will
teach you all things, and bring to your
remembrance all things that I said to you.

When He shows up, everything is clear. There is

illumination.

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 THE NATURE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

1. The Holy Spirit sends no advance foot soldiers

or protocol personnel ahead of Him. When He
shows up, He expects maximum cooperation
if He is going to work with anyone. He is the
Spirit of God.

2. He is all-knowing [omniscient] and cannot

be time-tabled.

3. He is by definition the Comforter and

Advocate. [John 16:7]

4. He is gentle and will not persist after the

adamant kind but simply take leave.

5. He is the Spirit of truth and is systematic

in His ways.

WHEN THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL -

FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY

The Holy Spirit brought everything into existence.

He literally breathed life into them.

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In the days of old, the Holy Spirit used Aaron’s
rod, Noah’s Ark, Moses’ hands and staff, David’s
sling and stones, Jesus’ disciples, and so on. In our
day during the 77 D.O.Gs, He decided to use the
airwaves [Channel 44 TV and our online platforms].

The Holy Spirit sends no advance foot soldiers

or protocol personnel ahead of Him. He expects
maximum cooperation if He is going to work
with anyone.The best way to locate the Holy
Spirit is in reading God’s word and in prayer.

In 2009 Pastor Benny Hinn prophesied that Channel

44 TV would be like “a Trinity Broadcasting Network
[TBN] of Africa.” He said this in the presence of
current TBN president-Matt and his wife Laurie
Crouch while we were having a dinner in honor
of his visit. Little did he know that at that very
moment, engineers from Italy were installing our
TV equipment in the Channel 44 studios.

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As we speak today, Channel 44 TV is potentially
reaching over one hundred million people everyday
and the gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ is being
preached into homes all across the globe.

THE GLORY OF GOD

In order to become an instrument of God’s glory,

you do not need to be of a certain class or possess
particular education credentials. You simply have
to yield and be available to the Holy Spirit.

In John 17, Jesus prayed that the Father glorify

the Son and that the Son may glorify the Father.
He said this prayer well knowing that the glory
contains everything we will ever need on this earth.
The supply of our need is in the glory.

In order to become an instrument of God’s

glory, you do not need to be of a certain class
or possess particular education credentials.
You simply have to yield and be available to
the Holy Spirit.The best way to locate the Holy
Spirit is in reading God’s word and in prayer.

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 Philippians 4:19 [NIV]

And my God will meet all your needs

according to the riches of his glory in
Christ Jesus.

The blessing of God that reveals His glory takes

several faces; in health, wealth, miracles, prosperity,
wisdom, long life, favour and earthly possessions.

Examples of the revealed glory during Christ’s time

are recorded in scripture like the wedding of Cana,
the multiplication of bread and fish, to mention but
a few.

This shows us that exercised faith is the platform

that prompts God to act.

It is imperative that we make the Holy Spirit a very

dear friend at all times and not just when we are
troubled on every side.

From what we have discovered, the Holy Spirit is

not fire, but He burns like fire. He is not water, yet
He is the living water. He is not wind, though He
moved like a mighty rushing wind. He is not just
power; He is the source of it.

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Who is the Holy Spirit? He is a Person - the third
Person of the Trinity. There is God, the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit – the Holy Trinity, three
Persons, one God.

As a Person, the Holy Spirit has a personality. He

is sensitive. He can be impressed or offended. The
Holy Spirit is the representation of God’s life and
character, for John 4 tells us a very strong truth
about God - the fact that God is a Spirit.

John 4:24 [KJV]

God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him

must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

It is the Holy Spirit who carries our worship - our

most powerful expression towards our God to Him.

Without the Holy Spirit, our worship is just another

weak ritual or meaningless tradition. The Holy
Spirit turns true worshippers into the strongest
people on the planet, no matter how feeble they may
be in their own ability. The Holy Spirit empowers.
Regardless of your weaknesses and inadequacies
the Holy Spirit desires to use you.

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He says …My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
strength is made perfect in weakness… [2 Corinthians
12:9] Be filled with the Holy Spirit every day. He
makes all the difference.

Our ministry has experienced the difference the

Holy Spirit brings during the 77 D.O.Gs, in which
we have seen that He is the greatest advertising
and marketing strategist. When we were starting
out in September 2016, we did not run a single
advert for the 77 D.O.Gs meetings. Inspite of this
though, we saw the church overflow every service,
yet before that, we had been spending exorbitantly
in advertising for our different meetings, events
and conferences.

If you are looking for an advertising company for

your event, the Holy Spirit is the best promoter.

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 CHAPTER TWO

LAUNCHING DEEPER
Proverbs 22:6 [NKJV]

Train up a child in the way he should go, And

when he is old he will not depart from it.

P
“ astor, thank you for teaching and introducing
the Holy Spirit to me.”

These were the words of Peace Ntege, a nine-year-old

girl shocked all of us one evening when she came to
the testimony line, thanking God for being introduced
to the Holy Spirit. Her family was on the verge of a
bad break up because of trouble between her dad and
mom – things that a nine-year-old would not have
been able to understand. However, after Peace was
filled with the Holy Spirit here in the 77DOGs revival,
she called for a family meeting in which she counseled
her parents to the point of reconciliation.

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A marriage is strong today because of a nine-year-
old girl who was filled with the Holy Spirit.

This goes to show that it is never too early to expose

your children to the Holy Spirit. It is for your own
good that you do because as a parent, you can only
try. So many have wondered where they went wrong
with some of their children. They did what they
knew was right, but the child just turned out wrong.
I believe it is time to raise our children by the Holy
Spirit. It does not relieve you of your responsibilities
as a parent, but introducing the Holy Spirit to your
children at an early age, will definitely make your
parenting job a lot easier.

The Bible is full of examples of children who did

things that were way beyond their years because
of the power of the Holy Spirit working with
them. From Mary, Jesus, John, Samuel, David,
Daniel, Jeremiah and the three Hebrew boys, we
see children who achieved great things for God and
their nations by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Jesus said,

“Let the little children come to me… for the Kingdom

of God is for such as these.” [Matthew 19:14]

INTIMACY WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

God is a speaking God. The book of Job tells us

that God speaks all the time but man does not
pay attention.

Job 33:14 [KJV]

For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet

man perceiveth it not.

It is upon man to hear God when He speaks. He

speaks through His word, and when we hear Him,
we are confident that we will make right decisions.

Hearing God is not an art or skill you develop. It is

not something that you train yourself into. Hearing
God requires fellowship. There are no “five easy
steps to hearing the voice of God.”

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When Jesus was here, He said, “My sheep know
my voice.” Hearing and discerning the voice of the
Holy Spirit comes with spending time with Him.

There are a few examples in the Bible of people

who were minding their own business and all of a
sudden, they heard from God.

People like Abraham, Jacob and a few others seemed

to stumble upon God, but for the rest, there was a
desire for fellowship. God desires to spend time with
us, but if we want to continually hear His voice, we
must desire to spend time with Him as well.

Hearing God is not an art or skill you develop. It is

not something that you train yourself into. Hearing
God requires fellowship. There are no “five easy steps
to hear the voice of God.”The best way to locate the
Holy Spirit is in reading God’s word and in prayer.

Every believer MUST desire to hear the voice of God.

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It is His voice that gives us the ability to stand in
faith for the impossible. Abraham believed without
wavering because He was sure that he had heard
the voice of God. All the men and women in history
who have been able to do great things for God have
done so because they heard His voice. By this they
knew that there was more power in their corner
than in the opposition’s.

You must keep yourself in a position where you

hear God. Prepare yourself in case any situations
or attacks ever emerge because once you are under
attack, you only hear the bullets fired at you and
the bombs you launch towards your enemy. It is the
Word you receive before or in the midst the attack
that will give you the strength to fight on through.
Without hearing from God, it is easy to be carried
away by the storms that may arise on your journey.
We MUST cultivate that intimacy with the Holy
Spirit. When in tune with the Holy Spirit, you are
able to recognize your abilities to fight and your
enemies’ inadequacy to defeat you.

Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would not just speak of
Himself but would take of what is Jesus’ and give to us.

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He also said that He does not do anything except
what He sees the Father do. This means that when
we receive from the Holy Spirit, we are receiving
directly from the Father.

Therefore fellowship with the Holy Spirit is

fellowship with the Godhead – the Trinity.

John 5:19 [KJV]

Then answered Jesus and said unto them,

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can
do nothing of himself, but what he seeth
the Father do: for what things soever he
doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

John 16:13-14 [KJV]

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Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth,
is come, he will guide you into all truth:
for he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he
speak: and he will shew you things to come.
14
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive
of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

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Depth of intimacy with the Holy Spirit gives us access
to great privileges. These privileges are testimony of
the victory that Jesus won on our behalf.

Without hearing from God, it is easy to be carried

away by the storms that may arise on your journey.

THE HOLY SPIRIT AND MONEY

All over the world, we have known how much

finances take center-stage in man’s affairs.
Like scripture says, money answers all things
[Ecclesiastes 10:19]. Means of trade have always
directed the affairs of man, however, there are
times when money fails.

Genesis 47:15 [KJV]

And when money failed in the land of

Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the
Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said,
Give us bread: for why should we die in
thy presence? for the money faileth.
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In such times, one can only depend on the help of
the voice of the Holy Spirit.

When Jacob’s family and the entire world faced

near extinction in Canaan, guess upon whom the
responsibility to save the world rested - Joseph, the
Prime Minister of the Egypt.

An honorable and God-fearing man, he heard from

God and was able to save the world from a terrible
seven-year famine.

Depth of intimacy with the Holy

Spirit exposes us to great privileges.

Genesis 41:25-41 [NKJV]

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Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The
dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has
shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: 26
The seven good cows are seven years, and
the seven good heads are seven years; the
dreams are one.
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And the seven thin and ugly cows which
came up after them are seven years, and
the seven empty heads blighted by the
east wind are seven years of famine.28
This is the thing which I have spoken to
Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what
He is about to do. 29 Indeed seven years of
great plenty will come throughout all the
land of Egypt; 30 but after them seven years
of famine will arise, and all the plenty
will be forgotten in the land of Egypt;
and the famine will deplete the land.
31
So the plenty will not be known in the
land because of the famine following, for
it will be very severe. 32 And the dream was
repeated to Pharaoh twice because the
thing is established by God, and God will
shortly bring it to pass. 33 “Now therefore,
let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise
man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint
officers over the land, to collect one-fifth
of the produce of the land of Egypt in
the seven plentiful years. 35 And let them
gather all the food of those good years that
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are coming, and store up grain under the
authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep
food in the cities. 36 Then that food shall be
as a reserve for the land for the seven years
of famine which shall be in the land of
Egypt, that the land may not perish during
the famine.” 37 So the advice was good in
the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all
his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said to his
servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a
man in whom is the Spirit of God?” 39 Then
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God
has shown you all this, there is no one as
discerning and wise as you. 40 You shall be
over my house, and all my people shall
be ruled according to your word; only in
regard to the throne will I be greater than
you.” 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See,
I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

Genesis 41:57 [NIV]

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And all the world came to Egypt to buy
grain from Joseph, because the famine
was severe everywhere.

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In another instance, the sons of the prophets
during Elisha’s time were facing a situation of
dire financial embarrassment.

They went to fell trees with a borrowed axe-head

because they were so poor that they all could not
afford one of their own.

There are times when money fails.

As one of them swung at the tree trunk, the axe-head

flew off, fell and sunk into a nearby river. The young
man who had been using it cried out so bitterly, for
the axe head had been borrowed.

2 Kings 6:1-5 [KJV]

1
And the sons of the prophets said unto
Elisha, Behold now, the place where we
dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2 Let
us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and
take thence every man a beam, and let
us make us a place there, where we may
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 dwell. And he answered, Go ye. 3 And one
said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with
thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4
So he went with them. And when they
came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5
But as one was felling a beam, the axe
head fell into the water: and he cried, and
said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

It is one of the most devastating things for one to

have a fully healthy body yet be crippled financially.

The enemy had plagued the people of God with

such abject poverty that time and again, scripture
records prophets’ families on the verge of being
sold off into slavery.

2 Kings 4:1 [NKJV]

A certain woman of the wives of the sons

of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying,
“Your servant my husband is dead, and
you know that your servant feared the
Lord. And the creditor is coming to take
my two sons to be his slaves.”

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However, we see in such scenarios that the solution
to such financial embarrassment was always locked
up in a man who was filled with the Holy Spirit.

2 Kings 4:2-7 [NKJV]

2
So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do
for you? Tell me, what do you have in the
house?” And she said, “Your maidservant
has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”
3
Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from
everywhere, from all your neighbors—
empty vessels; do not gather just a few.
4
And when you have come in, you shall
shut the door behind you and your sons;
then pour it into all those vessels, and set
aside the full ones.” 5 So she went from
him and shut the door behind her and
her sons, who brought the vessels to her;
and she poured it out. 6 Now it came
to pass, when the vessels were full, that
she said to her son, “Bring me another
vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not
another vessel.” So the oil ceased.

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Then she came and told the man of
God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and
pay your debt; and you and your sons
live on the rest.”

Within the first few weeks of the 77 D.O.Gs, the

Holy Spirit dealt with this issue of finances. We saw
hundreds testify of financial miracles and divine
debt cancellation all by the power of the Holy Spirit.

TESTIMONY

I remember the testimony of a team from the Uganda

Electoral Commission who came to testify of a financial
miracle that had happened to them as a team. For over
ten years, they had worked but without a pay raise.

One of them mobilized the team in the first phase

of the 77 D.O.Gs revival and they came because
they were tired of that financial quagmire. They
were moved by the Holy Spirit to sow a financial
seed believing that God would work a miracle for
each one of them. Six months later, the salaries
of the entire team were multiplied three times in
addition to other allowances and benefits.
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Over the years, I have learned that God is interested
in our financial prosperity but He rarely deals
with the issue of finances without challenging the
people involved to give. When the Lord asks you
to give what you have, He is not trying to take
something from you, but rather to get something
to you. The Lord takes pleasure in the prosperity
of His servants and wants you to prosper and be
healthy even as your soul prospers [3 John 1:2].

The greatest wealth keys are with the Holy Spirit. The
quickest way to have your finances taken to another
level is by paying attention, listening to and following
the voice of the Holy Spirit. He understands money
matters more than anyone else does.

ThewaythattheLordbreaksfinancialembarrassment
off our lives is by giving us direction in our finances,
but we must be able to hear His voice.

God rarely deals with the issue of finances without

challenging the people involved to give.

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BREAK FREE FROM THE SPIRIT OF RELIGION

You can never operate in the power of God and

religion at the same time.

You will either sink into religion or it will spit you

out. This is because most of the time, the spirit of
religion is contrary to the Spirit of God. Religion
seems to merge the sin and the sinner, yet the Lord
came to separate the sinner from their sin, deal with
the sin and save the sinner. God wants to do away with
your sin, but He does not want to do away with you.

For over the one and a half years that we have been
in revival here at the Miracle Centre Cathedral,
we have seen hundreds upon hundreds delivered
from the bondage of religion. We have also seen
clergymen that have been persecuted and some even
excommunicated from their religious organisation
because they began to expose their congregations to
the Holy Spirit.

Wherever we have gone to preach the gospel, our

message has been very simple; believe on the Lord
Jesus and be saved.

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We never attack any particular religion and I am
personally opposed to the notion of preaching against
people’s religions. However, there is a religious spirit
that keeps people bound. That spirit, I attack every
single day because it poses as an original yet it is a
counterfeit. It pretends to deal with people’s issues yet
it only gives a temporary high and keeps them bound
to it like a drug.

Religion gives the people who are held by it a false feel-

good factor, having a form of godliness but denying
the power thereof [2 Timothy 3:5]. It comes to take the
place of the Holy Spirit who is supposed to help us in
our dealings with the Father through Jesus.

When the Lord asks you to give what you

have, He is not trying to take something
from you, but to get something to you.

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Our relationship with God no longer needs to be
at the mercy of any other earthly man or woman
as a mediator. The death of Jesus on the cross
gave us access by the Holy Spirit. This is why the
tearing of the veil in the temple at Jesus’ death
was very symbolic.

Ephesians 2:18 [KJV]

For through him we both have access by

one Spirit unto the Father.

The greatest wealth keys are with the Holy Spirit.

WITCHCRAFT

Witchcraft is the sister of the spirit of religion. It is

an enemy of progress, development, life, the gospel
and of our Lord Jesus Christ. It keeps so many
bound in some of the grossest practices one can
imagine, divides families, destroys homes and pulls
down entire nations.

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One of the most heart breaking stories we have heard
during the revival is that of Sofia. From an early age,
she was sexually abused by her father. By the time
she came to the revival, she was only 18 years old
but she had a child and a second pregnancy, both
her father’s. As disgusting as this may be, it does n0t
come as much of a surprise because Sofia’s father is
a practicing witch-doctor. He slept with his daughter
for ritual purposes as she was ‘chosen by the gods’ to
serve that role in his shrine.

She was so tired of the shame and pain that she

had endured all those years, that she decided to
come and give her life to Christ during the revival.
Sofia was immediately taken up by the Girl Power
ministries - an interdenominational women’s
organization led by pastor Jessica Kayanja which
has done a tremendous job in rehabilitating her
and many others that were in similar situations.
This story is only one of so many that we have
heard, of lives that have had to endure the worst
because of the bondage of witchcraft.

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1 Kings 16:30-31 [NKJV]
30
Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in
the sight of the Lord, more than all who
were before him. 31 And it came to pass,
as though it had been a trivial thing for
him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the
son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel
the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the
Sidonians; and he went and served Baal
and worshiped him.

1 Kings 21:25 [NKJV]

But there was no one like Ahab who sold

himself to do wickedness in the sight of
the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred
him up.

1 Kings 18:4 [NKJV]

For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the

prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had
taken one hundred prophets and hidden
them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them
with bread and water.

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 2 Kings 9:22 [NKJV]

Now it happened, when Joram saw Jehu,

that he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” So he
answered, “What peace, as long as the
harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her
witchcraft are so many?”

Revelation 2:20 [NKJV]

Nevertheless I have a few things against

you, because you allow that woman
Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess,
to teach and seduce My servants to
commit sexual immorality and eat things
sacrificed to idols.

The quickest way to have your finances taken

to another level is by paying attention, listening
to and following the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Just like religion, witchcraft poses as a means

through which man can please his Maker.
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By the Holy Spirit though, we learn that without
faith [in Jesus,] it is impossible to please God.

Hebrews 11:6 [NKJV]

But without faith it is impossible to please

Him, for he who comes to God must believe
that He is, and that He is a rewarder of
those who diligently seek Him.

The entrance of the Holy Spirit announces the

destruction of the spirit of witchcraft and we
have seen this evidenced in the 77DOGs as well.
Truckloads of witchcraft items have been burned
and destroyed, and people have been delivered
from such bondage to the freedom that comes with
surrender to the Lord, Jesus Christ.

We see in the Acts of the Apostles that when men

who were filled with the Holy Spirit went to a place,
the reigning spirit of witchcraft in that area was
destroyed and the inhabitants of those places were
freed by the truth of Jesus.

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 God wants to do away with your sin, but
He does not want to do away with you.

Acts 8: 9-13 [KJV]

9
But there was a certain man, called
Simon, which beforetime in the same city
used sorcery, and bewitched the people of
Samaria, giving out that himself was some
great one: 10 To whom they all gave heed,
from the least to the greatest, saying, This
man is the great power of God. 11 And to him
they had regard, because that of long time
he had bewitched them with sorceries. 12
But when they believed Philip preaching
the things concerning the kingdom of
God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they
were baptized, both men and women.
13
Then Simon himself believed also: and
when he was baptized, he continued
with Philip, and wondered, beholding the
miracles and signs which were done.
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The main function of the Holy Spirit is to bear the
testimony of Jesus – the Spirit of prophecy.

Revelation 19:10 [NKJV]

And I fell at his feet to worship him. But

he said to me, “See that you do not do
that! I am your fellow servant, and of your
brethren who have the testimony of Jesus.
Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus
is the spirit of prophecy.”

When Jesus told His disciples to wait in Jerusalem

until they were endued with power from on high,
He did not tell them what to do while waiting. It
was the Holy Spirit who led them to pray while
they waited because He loves the atmosphere of
prayer. When the day of Pentecost came, they were
all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in
other tongues as He gave them utterance and that
is when they became Jesus’ witness.

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 Acts 1:8 [KJV]

But ye shall receive power, after that the

Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall
be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 2:1-4 [NKJV]

1
When the Day of Pentecost had fully come,
they were all with one accord in one place.
2
And suddenly there came a sound from
heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and
it filled the whole house where they were
sitting. 3Then there appeared to them divided
tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each
of them. 4 And they were all filled with the
Holy Spirit and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

It was only after they received the Holy Ghost that

they could bear the testimony of Jesus. When Simon
Peter rose to speak on the day of Pentecost, he did
not talk about the plans and visions of the Church
or their new ministry. He talked about Jesus.

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The responsibility of the Church today is to bear
this testimony of Jesus.

Throughout the ages, God has used people of all

calibre to stand as His witnesses. He uses everyone
who is available and yielded to the Holy Spirit
regardless of class, race or ethnicity. Yield and avail
yourself to the Holy Spirit. That is all He asks of us.

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 CHAPTER THREE

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
I remember during the Believers’ Fire Conference
in the Entebbe crusade [one of the fifty crusades
that the Lord had led us to do], a pastor asked me a
question that went something like, “Pastor Robert,
what is the price you paid in order to be able to do
the things that you do, that I too may pay it?” The
answer to this question is very simple. The price
which was paid is such an expensive one that you
could never afford it. No other person can pay the
price that was paid for me to be used of God the
way that I have been honored to serve for now over
37 years. That price is the blood of Jesus Christ. No
other individual could ever pay the price for the
lame to walk or the blind to see. No one else could
ever pay the price for millions to get saved and
for lives to be transformed in the 77DOGs revival
services that we have witnessed.
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However, there is such a thing as taking
responsibility and determining that you will stand
in the gap for your family, your nation and your
generation. The Holy Spirit wants to flow through
us daily but He will use available vessels that take
the responsibility upon themselves for their lives,
and on behalf of their world in which they live.
There is no one called by God in the entire Bible
who did not take up responsibility.

Taking responsibility requires that one rises to the

occasion, sometimes when it is least convenient. It
takes boldness to hover over those things that you
otherwise would be timid about. Boldness is a key in
life. Whether in business or in ministry, at a certain
point, you are going to need to rise to the occasion
in the midst of unfavorable circumstances. That
will have to take boldness. Boldness is the portion
of the children of God, for “…the righteous are bold
as a lion.” [Proverbs 28:1]

Our boldness does not come from our own abilities

due to inadequacies of human nature, but it comes
from the Holy Spirit for it is He who makes up for
our inadequacies.

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All through history, we see God use people who were
insufficient in themselves. God loves to use such
people because then, everybody knows that it could
not have been them but He that is at work in them.

2 Corinthians 3:5-6 [NKJV]

5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to
think of anything as being from ourselves,
but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who
also made us sufficient as ministers of
the new covenant, not of the letter but
of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the
Spirit gives life.

Moses was a prime example of a person who God

used inspite of his blatant imperfections and
insufficiencies.

Exodus 4:10-12 [KJV]

10
And Moses said unto the Lord, O
my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken
unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech,
and of a slow tongue. 11 And the Lord said
unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth?
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 or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or
the seeing, or the blind? have not I the
Lord? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be
with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou
shalt say.

God did not call Moses because of his perfections.

He used him inspite of his speech impediment. I for
one was a very bad stutterer. When I was growing
up, so many kids made fun of me and even when I
thought up a come-back, it would take me a long
time to fire back because of the stutter. As a result,
I was very quiet and kept to myself most of the time.
When Jesus visited and called me at the age of 17,
the first miracle He did for me was giving me the
ability to speak well.

Today, I could be the most talkative Ugandan in the

land. Every single day, I am speaking or preaching
somewhere, and ever since the 77DOGs started, I
have stood and spoken for up to eleven hours each
day. The Holy Spirit expresses Himself through
those that could not express themselves well on
their own. He uses those who are least qualified for
His own glory.

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1 Corinthians 1:26-29 [NKJV]
26
For you see your calling, brethren, that
not many wise according to the flesh,
not many mighty, not many noble, are
called.27 But God has chosen the foolish
things of the world to put to shame the
wise, and God has chosen the weak
things of the world to put to shame the
things which are mighty; 28 and the base
things of the world and the things which
are despised God has chosen, and the
things which are not, to bring to nothing
the things that are, 29 that no flesh should
glory in His presence.

Romans 12:3 [KJV]

For I say, through the grace given unto

me, to every man that is among you,
not to think of himself more highly than
he ought to think; but to think soberly,
according as God hath dealt to every man
the measure of faith.

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The scripture tells us that God gives to everyone the
measure of faith, but then it also says that He gives
the Spirit without measure [John 3:34].

This means that where we come short in faith -

where our faith fails us, we can always rely on the
limitless resources made available to us by the Holy
Spirit. Being continually filled with the Holy Spirit
and allowing Him to take center-stage in our lives
and in all that we do will give us more mileage and
help us cover so much more ground than our faith
could ever accomplish on its own.

The Holy Spirit understands relationships

more than anyone else on the earth.

This is a call to pastors, church leaders and all

ministers never to close a service without giving
the people an opportunity to be filled with the
Holy Spirit. He will make all the difference in the
ministry. Your congregation will be lighter in your
hands when they are filled with the Holy Spirit.
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Ignoring the Holy Spirit is what has caused the loss
of the Church’s significance through the ages.

Without the Holy Spirit, Jesus would have been

a mere Nazarene. Without the Holy Spirit, Mary
would not have been able to conceive or bring forth.

The church draws its very purpose and existence

from the Person of the Holy Spirit and our victory
is all locked up in Him.

2 Corinthians 2:14 [KJV]

Now thanks be unto God, which always

causeth us to triumph in Christ, and
maketh manifest the savour of his
knowledge by us in every place.

Triumph does not happen in silence. The Lord does

not want the world to hear whispers about your
victories. He wants the world to hear it heralded from
the mountain tops, over the hills and everywhere.

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 THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

1. He is the breath of God. Without Him,

whatever we do has no life in it.

2. He has character.

3. He only communicates the will of God. He

is only here to fulfill heaven’s agenda.

4. He does not like to be ignored.

5. He loves praise, worship, the Word of

God, prayer, fellowship, walking in love
and faith.

6. He must be invited and given permission

if He is to get involved in any situation.

7. He is gentle.

8. He is the Spirit of truth, so He is attracted

to truth and hates lies.

9. He does not know how to disappoint.

The Holy Spirit has a personality which is seen in

the following aspects:

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1. Communication:

The Holy Spirit speaks.

1 Timothy 4:1 [NKJV]

Now the Spirit expressly says that in
latter times some will depart from the
faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits
and doctrines of demons,

Acts 8:29 [NKJV]

Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near
and overtake this chariot.”

2. Worship:

The Holy Spirit ‘feeds’ on worship and praise.

John 4:24 [NKJV]

God is Spirit, and those who worship Him

must worship in spirit and truth.”

3. Action:

The Holy Spirit loves action.

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 Mark 16:20 [KJV]
And they went forth, and preached
every where, the Lord working with
them, and confirming the word with
signs following. Amen.

4. Faith:

The Holy Spirit only works where there is faith.

John 11:40 [KJV]

Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto
thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou
shouldest see the glory of God?

Hebrews 11:6 [KJV]

But without faith it is impossible
to please him: for he that cometh
to God must believe that he is, and
that he is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek him.

5. Prayer:

The Holy Spirit loves prayer, especially praying in

the Spirit.

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 Ephesians 6:18 [NKJV]
praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, being watchful
to this end with all perseverance and
supplication for all the saints—

6. Intimacy:

The Holy Spirit wants to be involved in your life.

Acts 16:6-10 [NKJV]

6
Now when they had gone through Phrygia
and the region of Galatia, they were
forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach
the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to
Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but
the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing
by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And
a vision appeared to Paul in the night.
A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded
with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia
and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the
vision, immediately we sought to go to
Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had
called us to preach the gospel to them.

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7. Abundance:

The Holy Spirit hates lack.

When He saw that the earth was without form

and void, He decided to hover over it and have
it filled.

Genesis 1:1-3 [NKJV]

1
In the beginning God created the heavens
and the earth. 2 The earth was without
form, and void; and darkness was on the
face of the deep. And the Spirit of God
was hovering over the face of the waters.
3
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and
there was light.

Philippians 4:19 [NKJV]

And my God shall supply all your need
according to His riches in glory by
Christ Jesus.

The Holy Spirit loves action.

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 THE CUSTODIAN OF POWER

The Holy Spirit is the custodian of the power of God.

This power is amazing. It can bless an individual
profoundly if handled right, yet whereas on the
other hand it can lead to death and destruction
if mishandled. Uzzah mishandled this power
and got himself killed, while on the other hand
Obed-edom the Gittite handled it right and it
blessed him tremendously throughout the ninety-
day period, in which the Ark of the Covenant was
in his house [2 Samuel 6:6-7,11].

The Holy Spirit ‘feeds’ on worship and praise.

The power of the Holy Spirit is not meant to be

contained but to be used for producing proof that
there is a living God at work on the earth today.

This power healed Mercy Mbabazi, a young girl who

had been crippled and could not walk.
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The same power stirred up boldness and wisdom in
Peace Ntege, the little nine-year-old girl and she was
able to reconcile her family that was on the verge of
breaking up.

In Joel 2:28, the Bible promised the outpouring of

the Holy Spirit in the last days.

The Holy Spirit only works where there is faith.

Joel 2:28 [NKJV]

“And it shall come to pass afterward That

I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams, Your
young men shall see visions.

When the Holy Spirit comes, He strengthens the

weak, trains the untrained and gives them the
ability to withstand any fiery furnace.

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The power of God can transform people, armies,
churches, businesses, and international corporations.

The things that we desire to attain in life can only be

attained by the power of the Holy Spirit. This power
is not only relevant in spiritual things but is also for
the mastery of organization in every area of one’s life.

The Holy Spirit is the custodian of the power of God.

He is the power, authority and genius behind every

major invention that has transformed society.

James 1:17 [NKJV]

Every good gift and every perfect gift is

from above, and comes down from the
Father of lights, with whom there is no
variation or shadow of turning.

When you tap into the power of the Holy Spirit, you
become a supplier of resources and society will rely
on you for its very survival.

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The power of the Holy Spirit produces a kind of
people who can work day and night to produce
results. These are Christians who are not Sunday
only people, but who have the stamina to enjoy the
presence of God day and night and are not limited
by times or seasons.

His power releases wisdom, ability and the tools

that people can use at any time for the work of God.

The Lord Jesus did not leave the apostles with any
money when He ascended into heaven. However,
when the Holy Spirit filled them on the day of
Pentecost, money and property became a non-
issue going forward because it was available in
abundance, all by the power of the Holy Spirit.

It can bless an individual profoundly if handled

right, yet right on the other hand it can lead
to death and destruction if mishandled.

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 Acts 4:32-37 [NKJV]
32
Now the multitude of those who believed
were of one heart and one soul; neither
did anyone say that any of the things he
possessed was his own, but they had
all things in common. 33 And with great
power the apostles gave witness to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great
grace was upon them all. 34 Nor was there
anyone among them who lacked; for all
who were possessors of lands or houses
sold them, and brought the proceeds of
the things that were sold, 35 and laid them
at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed
to each as anyone had need. 36 And
Joses, who was also named Barnabas by
the apostles [which is translated Son of
Encouragement], a Levite of the country of
Cyprus, 37 having land, sold it, and brought
the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

The power of the Holy Spirit not only prepares us

for spiritual warfare but it also fights backwardness,
poverty and all that demeans humanity.

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The Holy Spirit is needed to create wealth, so wealth
creation is by the Holy Spirit, and so is wealthy living.

Isaiah 48:17 [NKJV]

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The

Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your
God, Who teaches you to profit, Who
leads you by the way you should go.

Isaiah 45:1-3 [KJV]

1
Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to
Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden,
to subdue nations before him; and I will
loose the loins of kings, to open before
him the two leaved gates; and the gates
shall not be shut; 2 I will go before thee,
and make the crooked places straight: I
will break in pieces the gates of brass, and
cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3 And I will
give thee the treasures of darkness, and
hidden riches of secret places, that thou
mayest know that I, the Lord, which call
thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

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 Deuteronomy 8:18 [NKJV]

“And you shall remember the Lord your

God, for it is He who gives you power
to get wealth, that He may establish
His covenant which He swore to your
fathers, as it is this day.”

PARTNERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit has partners whom He works with

to accomplish His work on earth. A partner is a
helper. When Jesus went to the Father and sent us
the promise of the Holy Spirit, He was sending us a
partner [helper].

When you tap into the power of the Holy

Spirit, you become a supplier of resources and
society will rely on you for its very survival.

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 John 14:15-17 [NKJV]
15
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.
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And I will pray the Father, and He will
give you another Helper, that He may
abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of
truth, whom the world cannot receive,
because it neither sees Him nor knows
Him; but you know Him, for He dwells
with you and will be in you.

Romans 8:26-27 [NKJV]

26
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our
weaknesses. For we do not know what
we should pray for as we ought, but the
Spirit Himself makes intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27
Now He who searches the hearts knows
what the mind of the Spirit is, because
He makes intercession for the saints
according to the will of God.

Partners are needed because of the greatness of the

mission at hand. They are needed both in times of
weakness and strength.

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Real partners are there with you when you are
catching nothing at night, when you mend your
nets in the morning and when you get the big catch.

Partners catch more fish.

The Holy Spirit is not the kind of partner who we

are here to help, but One who is here to help us.

He needs vessels that are ready to host Him so that

through them, He can touch the world. The kind of
partners the Holy Spirit needs are those who desire to
see more of the glory of God; who seek His presence
and who are attentive to hear the voice of God in
order to allow Him to produce results in them.

TESTIMONY: PR. ROBERT NABULERE

Pr. Robert Nabulere, my spiritual son and Senior

Pastor of Miracle Centre, Kawempe is one of our
most committed partners to date.

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During the 77 D.O.Gs revival, he came and took
a few copies of earlier versions of the Holy Spirit
book to his home town in Palissa. When the clan
elders saw how people were being delivered as was
depicted in those publications, they realized their
need to be delivered as well.

All the clan elders of the Bakalijooko and Abakituti

from Nangayiza village, Kibuku district agreed to
bring the items of witchcraft and idol worship, which
they had held dear since the sixties, to be burnt. The
clan elders stood on the platform and publicly took
a stand for Jesus, denouncing witchcraft, polygamy
and alcoholism. Currently, there is a great revival
back in that village and so many people have given
their lives to Christ.

Pr. Robert could not have done all this on his own.
He stood and partnered with the Holy Spirit and He
in turn, moved in the lives of people that he could
not have been able to, with exponential results.

As a partner, you have a contribution to make as

does your partner.

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 Partners are needed because of the greatness
of the mission at hand. They are needed
both in times of weakness and strength.

The most important thing for a partner is for them

to discern their role in the partnership. When you
decide to partner with the Holy Spirit, you must
make sure you understand your role and fulfill it.
The Holy Spirit is not here to compete with us. As a
matter of fact, He is not even trying to take over the
pastoring of the church, but He wants to be involved
in every detail of its day-to-day affairs. He wants to
be in the driver’s seat.

He does not just want five minutes at the end of the

service or two hours a week on a Sunday. He is not
interested in portions.

As we partner with the Holy Spirit, our role is simply

to pay the cost. Jesus paid the price for what we are
trying to achieve, but there is a cost to pay.

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It has been said countless times, “The gospel is free,
but its propagation is very expensive.” Somebody
paid the cost for the Bible that somebody else
receives for free. When you see a powerful evangelist
on TV, somebody is paying the cost for them to be
there. Jesus paid the price, but we foot the cost as
His partners.

Real partners are there with you when you are

catching nothing at night, when you mend your
nets in the morning and when you get the big catch.

Understanding your role as a partner will determine

how far you will go in your partnership with the
Holy Spirit. Partners must be loyal to the one who
called them into the partnership.

The call to be a partner of the Holy Spirit starts

with hearing His voice. If we refuse to partner with
Him in fulfilling the mandate of preaching the
gospel of Jesus to the world, He is willing to use
donkeys, stones or anything else for His purpose
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to be fulfilled. Unfortunately, we will be missing
out on the tremendous blessings that come with
partnering with Him.

The most important thing for a partner is for

them to discern their role in the partnership.

As a partner to the Holy Spirit, you cannot allow

yourself to lose reverence for the Master. You must
know your place when dealing with Him, and it
should be that of honor and respect.

Ephesians 4:30 [KJV]

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby

ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

It takes revelation for one to understand

partnership. You can never see the Holy Spirit
in full manifestation until you see His partners
in action.

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The moment His partners rise up and take their
place in fulfilling the Great Commission, He anoints
them more because He knows the job is impossible
for them without His anointing.

Acts 1:8 [KJV]

But ye shall receive power, after that the

Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall
be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth.

When you decide to partner with the

Holy Spirit, you must make sure you
understand your role and fulfill it.

WHY PARTNER?

The scripture says we prophesy in part

[1 Corinthians 13:9] and the first letters you get
from the word partner are P-A-R-T, meaning that
when dealing with earthly partnerships, we must
understand that our partners are not 100%.
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You only have in your partner a part of what you
need, and you too have only a part of what they need.

For example in a marital setting, you should not

load your spouse with all the house chores and
leave them to look after the children all alone.

They should not be the only one working to maintain

and manage the family. It cannot work that way
because your spouse only comes to contribute a part.
The maid cannot do the work of managing the home
because the position of manager in the home belongs
to the partner. If you let the nanny, au-pair or house-
help manage the home, disaster is bound to happen.

The Holy Spirit is not here to compete with us.

Partners are also called witnesses [Acts 1:8]. A

true witness shatters and destroys a mountain of
false evidence.

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A true witness is an asset to the Kingdom of God. We
have seen ministries like Billy Graham’s stand without
physical miracles or signs, yet he drew millions to the
Lord by his witness.

TESTIMONY: DON VINCENT BWANA

Witnessing is very simple, but we cannot witness unless

we have had an experience and are talking about what
we know. A young man from Ndejje University, Don
Vincent Bwana, was running for the guild presidency
of his university. He came to church and prayed and
after the university elections, he returned glorifying
God for the victory he had won.

Being a witness is simply about stating what you

know. If like Don Vincent, you know that your
election to the student council [or whichever miracle
you received] was by the Holy Spirit, then you should
stand tall and declare it.

I call upon everybody to be a true witness of our Lord

Jesus Christ because that is the work of the Holy Spirit
in us.

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People do not give up on others, they simply give up on
partnerships and a broken partnership then causes a
broken relationship. In a partnership, you are bound
by covenant, contract or oath to make sure that you
all achieve a certain goal together.

Partners catch more fish. We partner to catch

something bigger. Partners create, care and catch.

The Holy Spirit wants to be in the driver’s seat.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT’S DWELLING

T he Holy Spirit is everywhere, but He makes

His presence manifest most in the following places:

1. The place of prayer.

2. The place where people are.

3. The place of praise.

4. The place where His Word is preached.

Whether He is recognized or not, the Holy Spirit

will always make Himself available in these places.
How He is received and recognized determines how
He manifests in a place.

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1. The place of prayer

Matthew 21:13 [NKJV]

And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My

house shall be called a house of prayer,’
but you have made it a den of thieves.”

The place of prayer is the place where the Holy

Spirit is most likely going to give direction and
instruction on exactly what your next step should
be, where you should go and what you are to do. It
is what David called “the secret place of the Most
High” in Psalm 91:1. In it, there is an assurance of
protection, instruction and guidance.

The place of prayer is a place of communion

between you and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit
loves it - the one place you are sure to meet Him.
If you need to talk to the Holy Spirit, then you
need to get a place of prayer.

Though the Holy Spirit is everywhere,

for you to access His presence quick,
you must learn to praise Him.

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2. The place of praise

The place of praise and worship is the resting place

of the Holy Spirit. There is tremendous power in
praise because the Holy Spirit loves praise.

Psalms 22:3 [KJV]

But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest

the praises of Israel.

The tribe of Judah was significant for praise

and that is the reason why in most battles,
it was always Judah who went first. Judah
means praise.

Judges 20:18 [KJV]

And the children of Israel arose, and went

up to the house of God, and asked counsel
of God, and said, Which of us shall go up
first to the battle against the children of
Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall
go up first.

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21
And when he had consulted with the
people, he appointed singers unto the
Lord, and that should praise the beauty
of holiness, as they went out before
the army, and to say, Praise the Lord;
for his mercy endureth for ever. 22 And
when they began to sing and to praise,
the Lord set ambushments against the
children of Ammon, Moab, and mount
Seir, which were come against Judah;
and they were smitten.

Though the Holy Spirit is everywhere, for you

to access His presence quickly, you must learn
to praise Him. The walls of Jericho came down
because of shouts of praise.

Psalms 100:4-5 [KJV]

4
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise: be thankful
unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the
Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and
his truth endureth to all generations.

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Psalms 119:164 [KJV]

Seven times a day do I praise thee because

of thy righteous judgments.

Psalms 145:1-2 [KJV]

1
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and
I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2
Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise
thy name for ever and ever.

Psalms 34:1 [KJV]

I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise

shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalms 112:1-3 [KJV]

1
Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man
that feareth the Lord, that delighteth
greatly in his commandments. 2 His seed
shall be mighty upon earth: the generation
of the upright shall be blessed. 3 Wealth
and riches shall be in his house: and his
righteousness endureth for ever.

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5
Let the people praise thee, O God; let
all the people praise thee. 6 Then shall
the earth yield her increase; and God,
even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God
shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth
shall fear him.

Psalms 150 [KJV]

1
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his
sanctuary: praise him in the firmament
of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty
acts: praise him according to his excellent
greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of
the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery
and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel
and dance: praise him with stringed
instruments and organs. 5 Praise him upon
the loud cymbals: praise him upon the
high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing
that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye
the Lord.

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3. The Place Of The Word

Psalms 119:130 [KJV]

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it

giveth understanding unto the simple.

The Holy Spirit loves the atmosphere of the Word

of God. All Scripture is given by His inspiration
and holy men were moved by Him to prophesy
the most sure Word of prophecy – the Word of
God. The Spirit and the Word are one. So, you
must prioritize the Word of God if you want the
Holy Spirit to manifest His presence in your life.

The Holy Spirit loves the

atmosphere of the Word of God.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 [KJV]

16
All scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness:
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That the man of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

2 Peter 1:19-21 [KJV]

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We have also a more sure word of
prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye
take heed, as unto a light that shineth in
a dark place, until the day dawn, and the
day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing
this first, that no prophecy of the scripture
is of any private interpretation. 21 For the
prophecy came not in old time by the will
of man: but holy men of God spake as
they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

1 John 5:7 [KJV]

For there are three that bear record in

heaven, the Father, the Word, and the
Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

The Bible tells us to renew our minds with the Word

of God constantly so as to be transformed.

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And be not conformed to this world: but

be ye transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

4.The place where people are

God loves people. Jesus came to seek and save

people and He sent the Holy Spirit to help people.
The Great Commission is all about preaching the
gospel to every creature [Mark 16:15] and making
disciples of all nations [Matthew 28:18].

If we want to see the Holy Spirit in action, we must

engage ourselves in reaching people.

John 3:16 [KJV]

For God so loved the world, that he gave

his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.

Luke 19:10 [KJV]

For the Son of man is come to seek and to

save that which was lost.
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 LANGUAGE – THE SECRET TO GATHERING
RESOURCES

The Holy Spirit has a language. In the beginning,

all of mankind spoke one language.

It was only at the Tower of Babel that the Lord

came down and confused the languages of man.
The result of this language barrier was that men
scattered all over the world.

The languages of men scatter people while

the language of the Holy Spirit gathers them.

Genesis 11:1-9 [KJV]

1
And the whole earth was of one language,
and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as
they journeyed from the east, that they found
a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt
there. 3 And they said one to another, Go to,
let us make brick, and burn them throughly.
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And they had brick for stone, and slime had
they for morter. 4 And they said, Go to, let us
build us a city and a tower, whose top may
reach unto heaven; and let us make us a
name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the
face of the whole earth. 5 And the Lord came
down to see the city and the tower, which
the children of men builded. 6 And the Lord
said, Behold, the people is one, and they
have all one language; and this they begin
to do: and now nothing will be restrained
from them, which they have imagined
to do. 7 Go to, let us go down, and there
confound their language, that they may not
understand one another’s speech. 8 So the
Lord scattered them abroad from thence
upon the face of all the earth: and they
left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the
name of it called Babel; because the Lord
did there confound the language of all the
earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter
them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

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In Acts 2 however, the Holy Spirit filled the 120
disciples that had gathered in the upper room, and
they spoke in tongues as He gave them utterance.
Pilgrims who had come in from all over the face of
the earth began to hear them speak great mysteries
and magnify God in their own languages and this
caused them to gather.

There is no school for the language of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:5-11 [KJV]

5
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem
Jews, devout men, out of every nation
under heaven. 6 Now when this was
noised abroad, the multitude came
together, and were confounded, because
that every man heard them speak in his
own language.

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 7
And they were all amazed and marvelled,
saying one to another, Behold, are not all
these which speak Galilaeans? 8 And how
hear we every man in our own tongue,
wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and
Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers
in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and
Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and
in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and
strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
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Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them
speak in our tongues the wonderful
works of God.

The languages of men scatter people while the

language of the Holy Spirit gathers them. There is
no school for the language of the Holy Spirit. It is
only after He fills you that you will be able to speak
it effectively.

The language of the Holy Spirit is the secret to

gathering resources, finances, people and anything
else you may be in need of.

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Ever since we fully surrendered the Miracle Centre
Cathedral to the Holy Spirit, welcomed Him and
started paying attention to Him, we have seen
thousands of people gather every single night for the
77 DAYS OF GLORY revival.

When we speak the language of the Holy Spirit,

we begin to see tremendous results. His language
comprises of love, faith, destiny and testimony.

1. Love

The language of God is the language of love, for God

is love [1 John 4:16]. This is why one of the first things
the Holy Spirit does when He comes into someone’s
life is to shed God’s love abroad in their heart.

As a result, we who are filled with the Holy Spirit

are filled with love and speak His language.

The Word of God is the only sure

ground on which your faith must stand..

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 Romans 5:5 [KJV]

And hope maketh not ashamed;

because the love of God is shed abroad
in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which
is given unto us.

2. Testimony

The Holy Spirit’s language is full of the testimony of

Jesus. If we want to commune with the Holy Spirit,
we should bear, hear and speak the testimony of
Jesus, which is the spirit of prophecy.

Revelation 19:10 [KJV]

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he

said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy
fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have
the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

3. Faith

Hebrews 11:1 [KJV]

Now faith is the substance of things hoped

for, the evidence of things not seen.

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Without faith, it is impossible to please God
[Hebrews 11:6]. When God speaks, He speaks faith.
His Word is full of faith.

Romans 10:17 [KJV]

So then faith cometh by hearing, and

hearing by the word of God.

You cannot have fruitful communication with God

without faith. Your words should be seasoned with
faith which comes from the Word of God.

The Word of God is the only sure ground on which

your faith must stand. Without it, all you are left
with is speculation and presumption.

When you speak in faith, your words carry the

power that causes things to materialize.

Mark 11:22-24 [KJV]

22
And Jesus answering saith unto
them, Have faith in God. 23 For verily
I say unto you, That whosoever shall
say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea;
and shall not doubt in his heart, but
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he saith shall come to pass; he shall
have whatsoever he saith.
24
Therefore I say unto you, What things
soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that
ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

STRANGE LANGUAGES.

Every language has a home territory. That territory is

where you are freest to express yourself in that language.

When Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and

the other Hebrew boys were taken into captivity
in Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar made sure that they
learned the speech and language of the Chaldeans
[Daniel 1:1-8]. However, whatever languages
they learned, they never substituted them for the
language of the Holy Ghost, which is the language
of love, faith, testimony, prayer, fasting, seeking
God and the fear of God.

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 Living with the Holy Spirit requires repentance.

We should never let the other languages that we

speak [be they of money, relationships, business or
our professions] water down or make us ignore the
language of the Holy Spirit.

Psalms 114:1-4 [KJV]

1
When Israel went out of Egypt, the
house of Jacob from a people of strange
language; 2 Judah was his sanctuary, and
Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw it,
and fled: Jordan was driven back. 4 The
mountains skipped like rams, and the
little hills like lambs.

BRINGING THE PRESENCE OF GOD HOME

The Holy Spirit is the source of the new life that

we live in Christ Jesus. We cannot ignore Him and
expect to live an abundant and victorious life.

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 TESTIMONY: MUHWEZI BRIAN

Muhwezi Brian had left church for a life of drugs and

alcohol. He wound up struggling so much, had no place to
stay and coming by daily sustenance [food and water] was
a problem. He would spend his nights in bars and local
movie shelters drunk, high or both. When he returned,
repented and recommitted his life to Jesus, things
changed immediately. He got a place to stay, joined the
Miracle Bible College and began to serve in the church.

Today, Brian is a preacher of the gospel. His life

is evidence of the profound truth that without the
Holy Spirit in our lives, the sense of purpose would
quickly evaporate.

He is the Spirit of life.

Romans 8:2 [KJV]

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath

made me free from the law of sin and death.

2 Corinthians 3:6 [NKJV]

who also made us sufficient as ministers of the
new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

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Living with the Holy Spirit requires repentance.
Repentance is the feeling or expression of sincere
regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin.

It requires a softness of heart, humility and

the desire for transformation. Without it, it is
impossible for the Holy Spirit to live with us. We
must allow Him to soften our hearts towards Him
and we must repent of our sin.

We cannot have a permanently abiding presence of

the Holy Spirit before our sin is done away with.

When the Holy Spirit comes to us, He does not come

alone. He comes with Jesus and the heavenly Father.

BENEFITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

1. Living with the Holy Spirit is what I

call living on the edge, knowing that at
any time, anything can happen. It is to
your advantage because when you live
with Him, you will not lack anything
[Acts 4:33-37].

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 2. Living with Him brings peace, happiness and
joy; it is Heaven on earth [Romans 14:17].

3. There will be no barrenness or miscarriages

when you live with the Holy Spirit. That is
what happened to Obed-Edom when the
Ark of the Lord went into his house. He
became the richest man in Israel in just 90
days [2 Samuel 6:10-12].

4. Years become days in terms of achievement

and progress when you begin to live with
the Holy Spirit. He solves problems that
would have taken years, in just a nick of
time [2 Kings 7:1-20].

5. Living with the Holy Spirit is eating what

God eats, wearing what He wears and
speaking His Word [Revelation 3:20].

6. Living with the Holy Spirit is the way to

go, the way to pray and the way to confess.
It should be your desire that He comes to
stay in your home.

We all want to have an abiding presence of the

Holy Spirit in our affairs, I presume.
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The reality is that this is not always the case
because the Holy Spirit is very sensitive. He
is not comfortable in every environment. He
is very selective when it comes to where he
resides. Therefore, if we want to live with His
abiding presence, we have to create the kind of
atmosphere He is comfortable with. Below are
some of the things to look out for if we are to have
His abiding presence with us;

1. Honor

We must honor and recognize the presence of the

Holy Spirit in our midst [James 4:8a]. We must
learn to greet and address Him. We must be ready
to listen to and obey His instructions.

In honoring the Holy Spirit, we must honor the word

of God because it is what the Holy Spirit speaks. In
fact, He cannot come into a place unless the word
of God is present.

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 Isaiah 30:20-21 [KJV]
20
And though the Lord give you the bread
of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet
shall not thy teachers be removed into a
corner any more, but thine eyes shall see
thy teachers: 21 And thine ears shall hear a
word behind thee, saying, This is the way,
walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right
hand, and when ye turn to the left.

2. Humility and boldness

God gives grace to the humble but He resists the

proud. Moses was the most powerful man on earth
of his time, and yet he was the meekest. On the
contrary, pride turned the archangel Lucifer into
the Devil! Humility attracts the abiding presence of
the Holy Spirit, but pride repulses Him.

Jesus humbled Himself to the point of dying on the

cross. As a result, God exalted Him above everything
and gave Him a name above every name in heaven,
on earth and under the earth. God hates pride.

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 James 4:6-7 [KJV]
6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore
he saith, God resisteth the proud, but
giveth grace unto the humble. 7 Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you.

Proverbs 6:16-19 [NKJV]

16
These six things the Lord hates, Yes,
seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A
proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that
shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that
devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift
in running to evil, 19 A false witness who
speaks lies, And one who sows discord
among brethren.

Living with the Holy Spirit can be compared to

the president of a country deciding to stay at
your home.

There are a lot of dynamics involved in hosting such

a dignitary in your home. First of all, you have to
embrace His coming. You should be excited about
his decision to come and live with you. You simply
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cannot go on with your life as usual. His security
detail will invade your privacy. You have to testify
of His presence in your home. Testimony is very
important in the mouth of those who live with the
Holy Spirit.

When the Holy Spirit comes in, you should be

ready to have Him reorganize your entire setting.
Whether it is your church services, work or life, the
moment He comes in, He wants to take over every
single detail of your life. Allow the Holy Spirit to
invade your privacy.

Once the Holy Spirit decides to come to your home

[life], you must be available to receive Him. Avail
your company to the Holy Spirit. Make room for
the Holy Ghost in your life. Make Him priority.

TESTIMONY: AMUNSIIMIRE MERCY

Amunsiimire Mercy sold alcohol for a living and that

was her only source of income. However, business
was not progressing. Tired and in need of change in
her life, Mercy brought her last crate of beer to the
revival meeting and surrendered it to the Lord.
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She was at the end of her rope and she knew, just
like the widow of Zarephath, that her survival lay
not in the little she had left but in the abundance
available in God. God answered her and turned her
life around. Today, Mercy owns a grocery shop and
is no longer in the alcohol business.

You cannot live with the Holy Spirit, yet at the same
time be preoccupied with everything else apart
from Him. You should pay attention to Him and
make Him feel right at home.

What to expect when the Holy Spirit decides to

come into your home:

1. He will take over your security:

His Divine protection is guaranteed.

Psalm 91:1-7 [KJV]

1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the
most High shall abide under the shadow of
the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my
refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I
trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the
snare of the fowler, and from the noisome

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 pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his
feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for
the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor
for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten
thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not
come nigh thee.

2.You have to clean-house.

We cannot have a life with the Holy Spirit without

repentance. We have to clean the house and
endeavor to keep it clean if we want Him stay.

Job 22:23 [KJV]

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt

be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity
far from thy tabernacles.

3. Access to your house will be limited.

As you continue to deal with God, He begins to cut

some people out of your life.
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Do not hold onto those whom God wants you to let
go of. Trust that the Lord knows what He is doing
and desires the best for you even in pruning them
off. Learn to let go, sometimes for their destiny, but
most of the time, for your own.

4. Your house becomes a command and control center.

The Holy Spirit will turn your life into a station from
which He governs. He turns you into a pipeline
through which He releases funding and a station
from which He can coordinate multiple operations
for the protection and stability of the world.

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 CHAPTER FIVE

ADAM’S SUIT

W hen God created Adam in His own image

and breathed into Him the breath of life, He
gave him invisible divine clothes that were capable
of protecting him from the heat and cold without
the need to change. Adam did not need winter nor
summer clothes. One piece of clothing was enough
to cover him through every season of the year.

It was after Adam and Eve fell that it dawned on

them that they were naked. The sin of disobedience
caused them to be naked.

Genesis 3:7 [KJV]

And the eyes of them both were opened,

and they knew that they were naked; and
they sewed fig leaves together, and made
themselves aprons.

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There was a divine garment that Adam and Eve
used to wear, and that was the Holy Spirit. Once
they disobeyed God, the Holy Spirit withdrew and
Adam realized that he was naked even though there
were no physical clothes on the ground to show.
The Holy Spirit is so powerful in our lives that He
will cover everything we do.

Aaron wore this same Holy Spirit garment. It

protected him from sickness and death. As soon as
he took it off he dropped dead!

Numbers 20:25-28 [KJV]

25
Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring
them up unto mount Hor: 26 And strip Aaron
of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar
his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto
his people, and shall die there. 27 And Moses
did as the Lord commanded: and they went
up into mount Hor in the sight of all the
congregation. 28 And Moses stripped Aaron
of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar
his son; and Aaron died there in the top of
the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came
down from the mount.
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The thread of every fabric of our covering under
the anointing of the Holy Spirit is designed by Him.
The garment that God wants to clothe us with is so
powerful and protective that as long as we have it
on, we cannot contract disease even though we walk
through disease-infested areas. That is the kind of
garment that Jesus Christ wore and in order for
scripture to be fulfilled, He had to first put it off so
that they could be able to kill Him.

The most perfect covering we could ever

have is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus would touch lepers but could not be infected

with the leprosy because of this garment that He
wore. I have seen that same garment cover me in
crusades where I have touched the leprous who had
dripping sores, with scaled skin, whose fingers and
toes had been eaten up by leprosy, but I was never
infected. I have held people with lice and the lice
have been seen walking all over my clothes, but by

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on me.

I have also seen this protective cover apply to a certain

pair of shoes which I have worn for over 25 years
almost every week, yet after all that while, the shoes are
still in perfect condition. The presence of God can rub
onto you and the things you use and this was what the
children of Israel witnessed in the 40 years they spent
in the wilderness. Their garments never wore out nor
did their shoes tear.

Deuteronomy 29:5 [KJV]

And I have led you forty years in the

wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old
upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old
upon thy foot.

Clothes are very significant and this explains why

the anointing can be transported by them and taken
to those who need it.

Acts 19:11-12 [KJV]

11
And God wrought special miracles
by the hands of Paul: 12 So that from

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handkerchiefs or aprons, and the
diseases departed from them, and the evil
spirits went out of them.

This is the kind of garment that we need in this

day and age where pestilences like Ebola and
Hepatitis-B are on rampage. We need the protection
- the divine suit which can only be given by the Holy
Spirit. [Psalm 91:1-3]

People must understand that God has this suit which

He has designed for us as His children to keep our
mortal bodies intact. That is the insurance policy that
God has ordained for His people in order for them to
live longer and not suffer infections caused by viruses,
bacteria or fungi.

Exodus 15:26 [NKJV]

“… If you diligently heed the voice of the

Lord your God and do what is right in His
sight, give ear to His commandments and
keep all His statutes, I will put none of the
diseases on you which I have brought on the
Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”

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 Exodus 23:25 [NKJV]

So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He

will bless your bread and your water. And I
will take sickness away from the midst of you.

The most perfect covering we could ever have is the

outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

THE HOLY SPIRIT USES THE ORDINARY

Reformers are just ordinary people who step up

to cause change in the status quo. The Holy Spirit
always touches ordinary people and turns them into
servants of God, preaching the message of salvation.

The Holy Spirit fell on Abraham, on Moses, on

Joshua, on Mary the mother of Jesus and on Simon
Peter - ordinary people who received revelations and
ran with them. He may not fall on the exceptional
people at the top, but whosoever He comes upon,
He will cause to become exceptional. Nicodemus, a
ruler of the Jews for example, was lower in rank than
Annas and Caiaphas who were high priests, but the
Son of God revealed Himself to him and not to them.

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 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 [NKJV]
26
For you see your calling, brethren, that
not many wise according to the flesh, not
many mighty, not many noble, are called.
27
But God has chosen the foolish things of
the world to put to shame the wise, and
God has chosen the weak things of the
world to put to shame the things which
are mighty; 28 and the base things of the
world and the things which are despised
God has chosen, and the things which
are not, to bring to nothing the things
that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in
His presence.

A case in point is the East African Revival; not

many men of the collar participated in it apart from
Bishop Festo Kivengere who was an evangelical
Reverend along with a few others.

The Archbishop and other high-ranking church

officials did not really get involved in the revival. The
people who propagated the revival were ordinary men.

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Had Bishop Kivengere been the Archbishop of the
Church of Uganda during that revival, the Anglican
Church in Uganda would have been set on fire for God.

However, reformation alone is not enough. A

reformed person must go on to be transformed by
the renewal of their mind.

Romans 12:2 [KJV]

And be not conformed to this world: but

be ye transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Transformation is for the individual’s mind because

we must work towards having the mind of Christ
[1 Corinthians 2:16].

One of the prerequisites for transformation is

repentance and surrender to the Holy Spirit. It is
after these that God then supernaturally transforms
an individual into a new creature. Transformation
requires a partnership between God and man. Both
have a part to play.

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God anoints people, and they have to work,
to handle tasks and complete assignements. For
example, He enables you to write, study, research
and communicate.

He would have come out and personally written

the things in the Bible like He did the Ten
Commandments, but He chose to inspire men to
write them.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 [NKJV]

16
All Scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness, 17 that the man of God
may be complete, thoroughly equipped
for every good work.

TRANSFIGURATION BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

Matthew 17:1-8 [NKJV]

1
Now after six days Jesus took Peter,
James, and John his brother, led them
up on a high mountain by themselves;2

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 and He was transfigured before them.
His face shone like the sun, and His
clothes became as white as the light. 3
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared
to them, talking with Him. 4 Then Peter
answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is
good for us to be here; if You wish, let
us make here three tabernacles: one for
You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5
While he was still speaking, behold, a
bright cloud overshadowed them; and
suddenly a voice came out of the cloud,
saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased. Hear Him!” 6 And
when the disciples heard it, they fell on
their faces and were greatly afraid. 7 But
Jesus came and touched them and said,
“Arise, and do not be afraid.” 8 When they
had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one
but Jesus only.

Transfiguration comes as a result of separation and

pursuing God consistently. In Exodus 34:28-35,
Moses fasted for 40 days and nights and sought to
see God’s glory.
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He had such a hunger yet the closest he got to see
was the back of God.

Exodus 33:20-23 [NKJV]

20
But He said, “You cannot see My face;
for no man shall see Me, and live.” 21 And
the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and
you shall stand on the rock. 22 So it shall be,
while My glory passes by, that I will put you
in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you
with My hand while I pass by. 23 Then I will
take away My hand, and you shall see My
back; but My face shall not be seen.”

By the time he came down from the mountain, no

one could look directly at his face because of the
glory that radiated from it.

Exodus 34:29-30 [NKJV]

29
Now it was so, when Moses came down from
Mount Sinai [and the two tablets of the Testimony
were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the
mountain], that Moses did not know that the skin of
his face shone while he talked with Him.

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30

Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they

were afraid to come near him.

When one is transfigured, God’s glory simply takes

over their life. It does not matter how bad the life they
had lived was, when the power of transfiguration
kicks in, the difference between the old and new
self is obvious.

TESTIMONY: BOSCO LUVUUMA

Luvuuma Bosco was a university student who had

lived a reckless life due to peer pressure. He ended up
joining an occult group which promised him the large
life that most young people look forward to. One of the
things he had to do was engage in loose sexual activity
with multiple partners, but every girl he would sleep
with would die within just thirteen days.

When he noticed this trend, he was scared for his

life and of the group that he had joined. Tired and
frustrated, Bosco ran to Christ for refuge seeing
that he was responsible for the death of so many
innocent girls.
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The Holy Spirit embraced him and gave him a new
life. He now lives a more holy and transfigured life.

Another example is the testimony of Andrew

Muwonge who was crippled for eight years.

He just woke up to go to work one morning but found

that he couldn’t walk at all. He tried to get medical
attention in an effort to get better but with no remedy
until he heard about the 77 D.O.Gs. When he came
to the revival service, Jesus healed and made him
whole. A few months later, he was able to sanctify
his marriage in the 77 D.O.Gs Mass Wedding. This
attests to the power of transfiguration, so that a life
which was one way is now totally changed for the
glory of God.

Jesus Christ never came to work with religion. As

a matter of fact, He never joined the Pharisees, the
Sadducees or any religious establishment of the day.

He actually warned His disciples to “...take heed

and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of
the Sadducees. - Matthew 16:6 [KJV]

Jesus wants His Church to take up its position in Him.

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He wants us to rise to the place where the glory of the
Lord does everything for and in us and all we have to
do is rest in Him. The entire body and mind are subject
to the will of God in transfiguration and this is what the
Master wants for His Church. [Luke 9:29-36].

At the Mountain of Transfiguration, the glory was

so intense that the disciples’ physical bodies could
not take it. When the anointing of the Holy Ghost
- the Glory of God descends heavily, the physical
body cannot withstand it and that is why people fall
under the power. Peter, James and John literally
fell under the power, but since the experience had
yet been unheard of, they thought they were asleep.
When they awoke, they saw Elijah and Moses right
there talking to Jesus with His body transfigured
before them. There was not much distance between
the one being transfigured and the ones watching.

Transfiguration causes the figure and the looks to

change. When I look at the miracles we experience
during our crusades, I see bodies completely
transfigured. Those who come blind leave with
perfect eyesight and those who come crippled go
back able to leap, run and walk.

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 TESTIMONY: TURYAKIRA FRED

I remember Turyakira Fred, a UPDF army officer,

whose leg had been eaten up by a cancer. According
to his story, it started as witchcraft, the result of
which was that his leg swelled and hurt so badly
that he could no longer walk.

One evening, he came to the 77 D.O.Gs revival

and the Holy Spirit touched and healed him. His
leg returned to proper size, the pain disappeared
and he could walk with ease. There is no more
cancer, no more witchcraft and no more pain.
That is one of so many stories of physical
transfiguration that has happened right before
our eyes to the glory of God.

By transfiguration, the physical body is transported

into another realm where it is no longer limited
by the laws of nature that would normally govern
the body. It begins to respond to higher laws that
defy normal science, and cause the regeneration of
dead cells or the instant reversal of cancer as was in
Fred’s case.

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When Jesus came to the earth, He was a hundred
percent man and a hundred percent God, but on
the day of transfiguration however, Jesus’ body
took on the form and glory that Adam’s body had
had before the fall.

What is left now is for us to be transfigured; God

has to remove from us the old figure of religion
and reshape us after the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus was transfigured, His clothes became

dazzling white. We too have to get to that extent of
transfiguration where what is within us permeates
externally, that the glory of the Lord inside of us
may be visible even on the very clothes we wear.

We need to go beyond the transformation of our

minds; beyond just living and thinking positive,
following the ten-steps-to-this or the nine-steps-
to that. We need to encounter such a physical
manifestation that even the people around us
become witnesses of the power of God.

The Church today needs transfiguration. Our figure

must change. Our appearance before the world
must change.

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Once the Holy Spirit comes, there must be a
difference in every single aspect of our lives.

In the Old Testament, there were prophets you

would not mess around with such as Moses,
Elijah and Elisha because they had experienced
transfiguration. Moses subdued the most powerful
nation on the earth of the time – Egypt, and delivered
two million people out of bondage. Elijah called fire
from heaven, turned an entire backslidden nation to
God and destroyed the prophets of Baal in one day [1
Kings 18:20-40]. Elisha raised the dead, multiplied
oil, caused a sunken axe-head to float, blinded an
entire army, kept on revealing the secret plans of
enemy forces and cursed children who had mocked
him and two bears killed 42 of them in a day!

When a transfigured person arrives, they carry with

them enough glory that it would seem as though
they were Jesus Himself.

Transfiguration affects the mind - how you process,

believe and do things. It affects the physical - what
people see. It even affects the clothes you wear and
your character.

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Transfiguration is what the Church of Jesus Christ
needs and it is only He that can bring us to a
transfigured state.

The best that man has done so far is to come to

the level of transformation. If we want to have a
transfiguration, it is important that we seek God in
truth and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

On the mountain of transfiguration, Jesus did

something that we must take note of if we are going
to experience transfiguration in our lives. He prayed.

While He prayed, the fashion of His countenance

was altered and His clothes became white and
were glistering. Prayer is power. There is nothing
that you can get from God without prayer.

Prayer is the foundation for anything that God

will do in a person’s life. People talk prayer,
promise prayer and plan prayer, but they just
never pray. The Holy Spirit does not go to a
place without prayer.

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 Jeremiah 33:3 [NKJV]

Call to Me, and I will answer you, and

show you great and mighty things, which
you do not know.

Jeremiah 29:12-13 [NKJV]

12
Then you will call upon Me and go and
pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And
you will seek Me and find Me, when you
search for Me with all your heart.

A transfigured life convicts and inspires all it comes in

contact with. The Father’s intention is to transfigure us
and cause multitudes to be drawn to Him through us.

THE WORD OF GOD

1 Peter 1:23-25 [KJV]

23
Being born again, not of corruptible seed,
but of incorruptible, by the word of God,
which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all
flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man
as the flower of grass. The grass withereth,

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25
But the word of the Lord endureth for
ever. And this is the word which by the
gospel is preached unto you.

Whether spoken or written, the Word of God still

carries the breath of God with it and when you
activate the written word in the Bible by your
faith, you get the same results as the prophets and
disciples who wrote the books in it did.

The same Word of God that was applicable for

Abraham, David, Peter, and T.L Osborn while they
were here is applicable to you as well, moreover
with the same power available. The word of God is
alive where there is faith.

The only way we benefit from the power of life in

the Word is by getting closer to the word of God.
Therefore, READ YOUR BIBLE, meditate on the
word of God day and night and let it be a guiding
lamp to your everyday life.

Proverbs 4:20-22 [KJV]

20
My son, attend to my words; incline
thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not
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 depart from thine eyes; keep them in the
midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life
unto those that find them, and health to
all their flesh.

Joshua 1:8 [KJV]

This book of the law shall not depart out

of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate
therein day and night, that thou mayest
observe to do according to all that is
written therein: for then thou shalt make
thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt
have good success.

The only way we benefit from the power of

life in the Word is by getting closer to the
Word of God. Therefore, READ YOUR BIBLE

The reason as to why we are not experiencing the

extraordinary miracles we are supposed to be seeing
today is because we only stop at hearing the Word
of God, yet we are supposed to feel His breath as
well. That is how faith is really generated.
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People of faith believe in the Holy Ghost as opposed
to the religious.

Great teachers of the Word are always talking

about the Holy Spirit and honoring Him because as
the breath of God, He gives more discernment and
understanding. It is the Holy Spirit who made us
[Job 33:4].

When we decide to live without the Holy Spirit, we

have chosen a life of rebellion.

TESTIMONY: CHALLENE ARINAITWE

I remember Challene’s testimony because she was

such a young girl to have the kind of story that she
did. Challene ran away from home and started
drinking, partying and abusing drugs. She began
spending her evenings in bars and going off with
whichever man would pick her up, not because
she was interested in him but because she would
use the opportunity to get a bed in which to spend
that night.

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She became a stripper in different clubs around
Kampala but life simply kept going from bad to worse.
One day, she visited a friend and at her place, she
watched on Channel 44, the 77 D.O.Gs broadcast. That
happened to be the day when members of the kifeesi
gang came to surrender their lives to Christ. She was so
broken by their testimonies that she decided to come
to the Miracle Centre Cathedral and give her life to
Christ as well. Girl Power took her up and has helped
to rehabilitate her. Today she is strong in Christ and is
a minister in the Miracle Centre Cathedral.

We see from Challene’s story that rebellion will get

your life in a downward spiral.

Rebellion is not necessarily lifting up your fist in the

face of God; it is simply ignoring the Holy Spirit.
Ignoring the Holy Spirit will lead to rebellion even
against your own will and desire. We should never
harden our hearts towards the Holy Spirit because
hardened hearts cannot pump blood.

Most of the challenges faced by man can be dealt

with if we begin to be more attentive and not ignore
the Holy Spirit because it is He who takes us from
glory to glory.
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 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 [KJV]
17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where
the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18
But we all, with open face beholding as in
a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed
into the same image from glory to glory,
even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

In order to operate with the breath of God, we must

pay attention to and hear Him.

We need to be extra sensitive to the things of the

Spirit, because He controls everything; preaching,
giving, education and so much more.

In not paying attention to the Holy Spirit, I am

disrespecting Him.

We must esteem the presence of the Holy Spirit in

our lives because He is here to stay. We should give
Him our mind, body and soul - our all. The Holy
Spirit was given to us as a Partner and Helper. If He
is not invited, He will not come to play the part we
need Him to play in our lives.

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 We need to be extra sensitive to the things of
the Spirit, because He controls everything

The door that enters into the chamber of the Holy

Spirit is obedience. It is one of the gates to the
heavenly realm. There are several gates on the city
of heaven but one of the main ones is obedience.

Isaiah 1:19 [KJV]

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat

the good of the land:

Everything that God makes by His Spirit is in

contention with the flesh and the flesh is contrary
to the Spirit [Galatians 5:17]. The flesh refuses to
obey the Spirit and that is why we must bring the
flesh in subjection to the things of the Spirit.

When the Holy Spirit leads, you begin to see definite

tangible results just like we see when He filled the
disciples in the upper room [Acts 2:1-4].

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The word of God is alive [Hebrews 4:12]. The
challenge that we are presented with is in how to
make the Bible pages come to life. Diligent study
of the word of God and prayer in the Spirit will
cause the words on the Bible pages to come alive.
However, when you read the Bible without being
filled with the Holy Spirit, it makes you susceptible
to religious tendencies that can prove dangerous.

I know the Word of God is alive because I have

stood, used it and witnessed its results. It is the
breath of God that reveals the life embedded in the
word of God.

In not paying attention to the Holy

Spirit, I am disrespecting Him.

If we are to solve the world’s problems, whether

political or religious, we must return to God’s
ways of doing things, which is the way of the
Holy Spirit.

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 BEARING FRUIT

Before you see a fruit, there are roots, a stem, branches

and leaves. A tree comes from the root and a good tree
must have a good root before it can bear good fruit.
Whatever is in the branch is because of what is in the
root. If the roots are bitter, the fruit will come out bitter.

The fruit is the work of the Holy Spirit and to bear

it, you must be rooted in God.

Mathew 12:33 [KJV]

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good;

or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit
corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

Romans 11:16 [KJV]

For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is

also holy: and if the root be holy, so are
the branches.

When our fruit is tasted, it is supposed to be obvious

that our roots are in the living God. When people
taste our fruit and find that it is good, they praise
our Father. Needless to say, the reverse is also true.

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If they taste our fruit and it is not good, they will
shun our God.

The door that enters into the chamber

of the Holy Spirit is obedience.

We need to be mindful of what is on the inside of

our hearts.

Most people present a wonderful outward

appearance but inwardly, they are totally rotten.
The Bible tells us to guard our hearts because out
of them flow waters of life.

Proverbs 4:23 [ESV]

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for

from it flow the springs of life.

If we intend to bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit, we

must be ready for Him to take some things out of
our lives. We should surrender to Him fully and
trust that whatever He does with us is all intended
to help us bear more excellent fruit.
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 TESTIMONY: SHARON

For over seven years, Sharon was involved in

prostitution in China. While there, she unexpectedly
conceived but successfully had five abortions.
However, when she tried to abort the sixth
pregnancy, the procedure wasn’t successful which
made her unfit to continue with her trade, so she
had to return home to Uganda.

When she returned home, Sharon gave her life to

Christ during the 77 D.O.Gs Revival. She enrolled
in the Miracle Bible College discipleship class.
Accoring to Sharon’s personal plan, the pregnancy
she got was an interruption, but we can see that
by it, she came to the knowledge of Jesus. All she
needed to do was surrender to what the Lord was
doing in her life and today, she is bearing good fruit
as a witness for Christ

In light of bearing fruit, the Lord will prune some

of the branches from your life. Trust Him. He will
pluck out the pride and arrogance, the anger and
bitterness and all the things that hinder you from
bearing His fruit. Trust God because you know He
does all that to get you to bear more excellent fruit.
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1
“I am the true vine, and My Father is
the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that
does not bear fruit He takes away; and
every branch that bears fruit He prunes,
that it may bear more fruit.

Pay attention to the Holy Spirit. Hold on to what

He tells you to hold on to and let go of what He tells
you to let go of.

You will not be like Cain, holding on to bitterness

and such, that will instead contaminate the springs
of living water in your heart. Listen to the Holy
Spirit. Most of the time, emphasis is put on the fruit
of the Spirit than on the root, but we should never
forget that our root is God.

If we intend to bear the fruit of the

Holy Spirit, we must be ready for Him
to take some things out of our lives.

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Transfiguration is like being grafted into a tree for
the purpose of producing better fruit. We will not
remain at transformation. We must be transfigured
to the point that even our leaves change.

Every fruit has its own seed within it and the seed is
for the multiplication of the fruit.

Genesis 1:11 [NKJV]

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth

grass, the herb that yields seed, and the
fruit tree that yields fruit according to its
kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”;
and it was so.

For this reason, we ought to be certain that we bear the

fruit of the Spirit because the fruit we bear has in it seed
that can be planted to produce another tree.

If the fruit is not good, how can we expect good seed

from it? And if the seed is not good, how then can we
expect to grow from it a good tree? We need to bear the
fruit of the Spirit.

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Galatians 5:22-23 [NKJV]
22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control.
Against such there is no law.

AARON’S ROD BUDS

Numbers 17:1-11 [NKJV]

1
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2
“Speak to the children of Israel, and
get from them a rod from each father’s
house, all their leaders according to their
fathers’ houses—twelve rods. Write each
man’s name on his rod. 3 And you shall
write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For
there shall be one rod for the head of each
father’s house. 4 Then you shall place them
in the tabernacle of meeting before the
Testimony, where I meet with you. 5 And
it shall be that the rod of the man whom
I choose will blossom; thus I will rid
Myself of the complaints of the children
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6
So Moses spoke to the children of Israel,
and each of their leaders gave him a rod
apiece, for each leader according to
their fathers’ houses, twelve rods; and
the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
7
And Moses placed the rods before the
Lord in the tabernacle of witness. 8 Now it
came to pass on the next day that Moses
went into the tabernacle of witness, and
behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of
Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds,
had produced blossoms and yielded ripe
almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out all
the rods from before the Lord to all the
children of Israel; and they looked, and
each man took his rod.10 And the Lord
said to Moses, “Bring Aaron’s rod back
before the Testimony, to be kept as a
sign against the rebels, that you may put
their complaints away from Me, lest they
die.” 11 Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had
commanded him, so he did.

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Jesus wants us to bear fruit that will remain just
like Aaron’s rod did. For as long as Aaron held his
staff, it was dead, but the moment he put it in the
presence of God, it became alive and bore fruit
within a mere twelve hours.

The best way to preach to rebellious people is by living

a life that bears good tangible fruit.

They must desire our lifestyle. We must dominate

and be in leadership. We have to be ablaze for
Jesus. We must come to that level. In His presence,
we have assurance of perpetual favor. If we learn to
humbly lay bare before Him withholding nothing,
then we shall become everything we ever dreamed
of and even more.

We shall begin to realize the role of the Holy Spirit

in everything we do and discover that He knows
us best.

As the Holy Spirit continues to reveal

Jesus to us, we must beware of familiarity.

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The Holy Spirit’s work is to prove that Jesus Christ
[the Word of God] is true. He takes everything from
Jesus and gives it to us. Even the things we did not
know about Jesus, we now know by the Holy Spirit.

However, as the Holy Spirit continues to reveal

Jesus to us, we must beware of familiarity. In
order to be transfigured, we must choose to be led
by Jesus Christ. We should never lead ourselves. I
believe that the disciples knew where the Mountain
of Transfiguration was, but they never got familiar
with Jesus. They let Jesus lead them there. He led
them in the direction of transfiguration because He
is the Way.

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RELATIONSHIPS

R elationship is the reason why God created

heaven and earth. God inspired man to write
the Bible so He could maintain a relationship
between man and Himself. Relationship was His
purpose in bringing His own Son to die on the cross,
and in sending the Holy Spirit. Relationship is the
reason for building a new heaven and a new earth.
God is so much into relationships that they are the
reason for everything He does. He desires that we
have a good relationship with Him.

There is no better relationship

expert than the Holy Spirit.

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God is love and yet He is a Spirit. Therefore
love is a spirit. If we relate with people from the
spiritual standpoint, we will no longer have the
nerve-wrecking relationships we usually suffer.

Like a ship sailing through waves, sharks, icebergs

and so much more on the ocean, all relationships
go through different situations. We must remember
that relationships are either destroyed or nurtured
by the situations they go through. A strong
relationship with God may not stop the enemy from
trying to destroy us, but it gives us an assurance of
victory in the end.

The Holy Spirit understands relationships more

than anyone else on the earth. He appreciates and
admires relationships and most of all, wants to relate
with us.

He goes where He is invited but will depart from

wherever He is not appreciated.

The Holy Spirit is the Master of relationships. Once

He gets into a relationship with a person, He will
never run away from it. He will be there convicting,
persuading and leading us to the hands of God.

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A relationship does not work as a one-off – thus the
reason for the prefix, ‘re.’ You have to keep going at
it again and again.

A strong relationship with God may not stop

the enemy from trying to destroy us, but it
gives us an assurance of victory in the end.

Unity is very key in cementing relationships and

there cannot be unity without the Spirit of God.

This spiritual unity is applicable especially in

marriage. A good marriage cannot be just the
physical union between a man and woman; the
union must have its roots in the Spirit of God in
order for the people involved to have a strong
marriage. Man responds best when the Holy Spirit
is involved and we need to learn from the Holy
Spirit how to handle relationships.

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Everybody who has encountered and been used
of God has at a certain point been required
to put in some work into improving their
relationship with God and with those around
them. Relationships that have been taken for
granted have not ended well.

On the other hand, those who developed their

relationships and took them to another level always
finished strong.

Our relationship with God is much more important

than our relationships with people. Whereas God
is innately looking out for our best interests,
most human relationships are motivated by
self-interest. The Spirit of God will enhance our
relationships with fellow men, with resources
and with this planet earth, and will enable us to
experience heaven on earth.

Just like we come to church to fellowship, go to

stadiums to watch sports or go to the hospital for
medical treatment and to the bank because we need
money, we come to the Holy Spirit to have fruitful
relationships. The place of the Holy Spirit is a place
of relationship.
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 Unity is very key in cementing relationships and
there cannot be unity without the Spirit of God.

The statement, “I will never leave thee nor forsake

thee” [Hebrews 13:5] is a relationship statement.

You cannot say that to someone you are not in

relationship with. Strong relationships are the
reason why God intends to restore the hearts of
fathers to sons and sons to fathers [Malachi 4:6].

When you do not have the Holy Spirit in a

relationship, you only talk about ordinary carnal
things. Since that relationship is not firm in the
spirit, those carnal things can shake it and even
cause it to collapse.

There is no better relationship expert than the Holy

Spirit. If we understand the relationship God wants
to have with us and how much we need Him, we
will work on our relationship with Him.

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Some of the oils that lubricate the ‘machine’ called
relationship are repentance, humility and
encouragement. These are key to overcoming
every challenge a relationship may face.

It is very important that we understand the power

of relationship in the eyes of the Holy Spirit.
Relationships require agreement in order to be
sustained as prophet Amos reveals.

Amos 3:3 [KJV]

Can two walk together, except they be

agreed?

The keyword in this verse is “agree”. When there

is agreement, people can walk together. Agreement
requires negotiation and the Holy Spirit is the
Master negotiator. We should pursue the Holy
Spirit and invite Him into our relationships. We
should hand the key of our relationships over to
Him and seek to please Him.

That is how our relationships will begin to head in

the right direction.

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 Our relationship with God is much more
important than our relationships with people.

RELATIONSHIP BENEFITS

1. They create relatives.

2. They create adversaries and where

adversaries are, loyalty is discovered.

3. You are never alone with relationships.

You do not rejoice, live or die alone.

4. Relationships defend, protect and expose.

5. You learn new ways to deal with situations

because of the people you relate with.

A DIFFERENT KINGDOM

In God’s government, there is no prime minister,

no minister of finance or any such position.

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We are all worshippers and the Holy Spirit is the
overall in charge. He runs the government of God.
Ignoring the Holy Spirit is the reason why we
have been struggling in life, trying everything with
nothing working. It is absurd that most people do
not know how the government of God works.

The Holy Spirit runs the government of God and

if He does not anoint an individual, then it is a
waste of time going to them to receive anything
from God. That individual will not solve your
problem. The government of God and all its power
is delegated to the Holy Spirit; His presence can
solve all of your problems.

No wonder Satan’s greatest enemy is the Holy Spirit

and Holy Spirit people. Satan mainly focuses his
attacks where the breath of God, the Holy Spirit is.
Where the breath of God is, that is where His temple,
His people, His Church that has been given power
not just to fend off hell but to prevail against it are
found. It is easy to know the difference between the
government of God [which is run by the Holy Spirit]
and that of the devil. The following are some of the
ways you can differentiate the two.

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1. The Holy Spirit gives life while the devil kills.

2. The Holy Spirit resurrects while the devil

destroys.

3. The Holy Spirit reforms, while Satan stagnates.

4. The Holy Spirit transforms, renews and

makes the old new. On the contrary, Satan
uses tradition and old ways to keep man
bound in them.

5. The Holy Spirit through grace sets a higher

standard of righteousness whenever the
devil attacks like a flood [Isaiah 59:19].

6. The Holy Spirit counteracts the three stages

of satanic attacks which are to steal, kill and
destroy, with reformation, transformation
and transfiguration.

7. The Holy Spirit transfigures man by turning

him into another man.

8. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth [John

14:16-17] while the devil is the father of
lies and was a lair from the very beginning
[John 8:44].
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 9. The Spirit of Truth reveals the lies of the
devil and exposes iniquity.

The Holy Spirit runs the government of God. It is

the government’s responsibility to protect its people,
provide for them opportunities and keep them and
their properties safe. However, the government of God
which is the Holy Spirit, does that and so much more.

The Holy Spirit is also the Spirit of prayer, and

true prayer is by the Holy Spirit without whom we
cannot pray effectively.

The Holy Spirit is the one who helps us pray

according to the will of God.

Romans 8:26-27 [NKJV]

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Likewise the Spirit also helps in our
weaknesses. For we do not know what
we should pray for as we ought, but the
Spirit Himself makes intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27
Now He who searches the hearts knows
what the mind of the Spirit is, because
He makes intercession for the saints
according to the will of God.
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Without the Holy Spirit’s help, we are bound to
pray amiss. It is not we who cry out, but the Holy
Spirit in us who cries out in prayer. Until He prays
in you, you do not have prayer but a ritual. The
disciples had been in the Upper Room for days but
it was only when the Holy Spirit took over that they
had an Upper Room Experience that changed their
lives and the whole world. Let the Holy Spirit take
over your life.

When something that is supposed to take one

month takes 20 years to be accomplished, the
enemy rejoices over our failure. That only happens
because we have ignored the most important Person
- the Holy Spirit. Lack is the result of ignoring the
government of God - the Holy Spirit.

EXPRESSIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

2 Corinthians 3:18 [KJV]

But we all, with open face beholding as in

a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed
into the same image from glory to glory,
even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
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God expresses Himself as the Father, the Son and
the Holy Spirit. He is light. His actions showcase
different expressions of the Godhead from which
His names are derived.

God is alive. He has breath but we cannot see His

breath. We only see His expressions.

Theexpression[breath]ofGodgivesusunderstanding.
Every action of God has a manifestation of His
expression. Expressions originate from impressions.
For example, when an artist is impressed with
something, he will most likely express it by drawing
or painting it with his hand.

The reason man was created different from all

the other creatures was to worship God so that
He would reap dividends from His investment.

The Hand of God does the same thing to His people.

He expresses His impressions through His miraculous
and mighty touch.

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Our lives must become transparent enough for the
light of God to go through. Every Christian through
whom God lives must be able to bring forth the
beauty of Holiness just like the colors of the rainbow.

TESTIMONY: TEOPISTA NAKAYIZA

We got a powerful testimony from one of the mamas

who have been touched here in the 77 D.O.Gs,
Teopista Nakayiza. She has been born again for a
very long time, however, due to high blood pressure,
she got a stroke and had to be hospitalized for a
while. Even after she was discharged, she still had
to wear a corset because she could not stand or sit
without external support.

She had to wear the corset for over ten years until
she came for the 77 D.O.Gs revival meeting. The
Holy Spirit touched her, took all the pain away and
totally delivered her from that bondage.

Today, mama Teopista no longer needs to wear a corset

for support. She can move, drive and do everything she
needs to with ease. The fact that this lady is free from
the hold of pain and its limitations is beautiful.

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The fact that she was miraculously healed by God is
a beautiful expression of His power, His greatness
and His holiness. We must allow God’s beauty to
radiate through our lives every single day.

God is Holy, Righteous, a Judge and a consuming

fire. When He goes through us who have been
redeemed as light goes through a prism, the world
should see His radiant beauty through us. God’s
actions, work and the ability of His hand are what
He uses to shine the light through us.

Man was created as spirit, soul and body, but when

we become born again, our body is turned into a
sanctuary. We cease being just a mere body and
are made a purified entity - a sanctuary.

When the light of God permeates through us, then

the world begins to see something beautiful. Every
situation changes immediately because of our new
appearance. In this day and age, we need to get
back to the simplicity of becoming spirit, soul and
sanctuary, so that the light of God can go through
us and create something beautiful for the world to
see. God requires us to be holy and righteous like
Him, so that His light may shine through us.
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We were taught that we are the light of the world,
but the truth is that we do not produce any light on
our own. We simply allow His light to go through
us. In the end, the world thinks we are the producers
of something beautiful but we actually are not.

1 John 1:5 [KJV]

This then is the message which we have

heard of him, and declare unto you, that
God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Some of us will allow only one or two aspects of

God’s glory to radiate through us, whereas He
desires that we bring out the whole package of His
expressions. The way that we have been shaped by
grace and mercy, being pruned by the Holy Spirit,
will determine what will come out of us.

MAN’S TRUE NATURE

God calls us to Himself because He wants the

nations to know how beautiful He is. However, for
this to be so, we need to go beyond Calvary – our
salvation experience.

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 The spirit of man originated from God and can
only be revived, moved, or encouraged by Him.

It is possible for people to look through you and see

that you are serious about the things of God, yet
still have no shape to reflect His glory. God wants
to express Himself through us.

Matthew 5:14-16 [KJV]

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Ye are the light of the world. A city that
is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither
do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth
light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let
your light so shine before men, that they
may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven.

The Church lets God down whenever it fails to

provide solutions when different crises hit the
world. This is because it is not shaped into that
which fully and beautifully shines forth God’s glory.
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God invested His Son when He needed restoration
of His relationship with man. Even in the creation
of man, He invested Himself in us. He breathed
into man at creation and man became a living soul,
a functioning and a profit-making person who is
spirit, soul and sanctuary. God’s intention for this
living spirit with a soul and body was for him to
turn out as spirit, soul and sanctuary.

The reason man was created different from all the

other creatures was to worship God so that He
would reap dividends from His investment. God
is seeking for those who worship Him in truth and
in spirit.

John 4:23-24 [KJV]

23
But the hour cometh, and now is, when
the true worshippers shall worship the
Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father
seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a
Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.

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 THE HUMAN SPIRIT

The spirit of man originated from God and

can only be revived, moved, or encouraged by
Him. The spirit of man feeds on spiritual things
whether good or bad but cannot be fed by the flesh
[1 Corinthians 2:11-13].

Jesus’ death gave us access to the Holy Spirit. The

Bible says that there is a spirit in every man and the
breath of God gives him understanding.

Job 32:8 [NKJV]

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath

of the Almighty gives him understanding.

This means that the life in every man came from the
Holy Spirit [the breath of God]. This life resides in the
spirit of man. The soul of man merely enjoys this life
whereas the sanctuary keeps or contains it. The fact
that God’s breath gives understanding is evidenced
when we see advancements in technology, going as
far as space exploration. The Holy Spirit gives this
kind of insight and understanding to everyone that
sets their heart to get it.

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 Those who allow the Holy Spirit to work in
their lives, having their spirits quickened [made
alive] by Him will excel at whatever they do.

Proverbs 4:7 [NKJV]

Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore

get wisdom. And in all your getting, get
understanding.

Isaiah 11:2 [NKJV]

The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The

Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit
of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge
and of the fear of the Lord.

The life of the spirit is expressed through the

sanctuary [Genesis 2:7]. Man became a living soul
when he received the Spirit of God. Therefore, the
Spirit of God is the giver of life.

The spirit of man longs for the supernatural. That

is why when people are not hearing the good news
of salvation and the love of God, they tend to yield
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to witchcraft or create something that they hope
will satisfy their spirit. Some people are willing to
travel long distances in quest for the supernatural,
yet most of the time, the places they go to have no
solution. In their quest for the supernatural, some
people pursue prophets to speak into their lives or
to get guidance, and many of them have fallen prey
to deceivers and manipulators.

For this reason, the Church of Jesus Christ needs to go

deeper into the spirit realm in order to be able to satisfy
this longing.

We should always keep in mind

that God is the Source of wisdom.

Psalms 42:7 [KJV]

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy

waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows
are gone over me.

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We should fully avail ourselves to the Holy Spirit
because He is the One who quickens our spirits and
causes the deposits in us to flourish.

If we do not yield to Him, we will not be able to fully

tap into the deposits in us.

Those who allow the Holy Spirit to work in their

lives, having their spirits quickened [made alive] by
Him will excel at whatever they do. People making
wonderful discoveries do not surprise God. On the
contrary, He wonders why it took them so long.

If those who are born-again do not yield to the Holy

Spirit, then we will end up having to pay dearly to use
the knowledge that God has given to other people, yet
it was first made available to His children. We should
always keep in mind that God is the Source of wisdom.

Proverbs 8:14 [NKJV]

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am

understanding, I have strength.

Proverbs 2:6 [NKJV]

For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth

come knowledge and understanding;
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The sanctuary [house of God] should never be
turned into a market place. Jesus said it should
remain a house of prayer. Whenever it is not used
as a house of prayer it will turn into a den of thieves.

Matthew 21:13 [NKJV]

And He said to them, “It is written, My

house shall be called a house of prayer,’
but you have made it a den of thieves.’ ”

The sanctuary [Church] built by the Lord defeats

hell [Matthew 16:18]. The sanctuary should be
characterized by the love of God and the desire to
seek Him. That is when the Hand of God manifests.

THE HOLY SPIRIT AT WORK

When man is reconciled to God, his footsteps will

be retraced back to Him and the whole earth will
be filled with God’s glory. We can only see and
experience the hand of God [His physical reality]
through Jesus.

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 The hand of God mentioned in the Bible refers to
the Person of Jesus. He is the hand of God at work
by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 10:38 [NKJV]

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth

with the Holy Spirit and with power, who
went about doing good and healing all
who were oppressed by the devil, for God
was with Him.

Those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of
God [Romans 8:14]. It is spirits [holy or otherwise]
that transport people.

There is such a powerful relationship between

Jesus and the Holy Spirit. They work hand in hand
to fulfill the will of God for mankind. For Jesus to
be born onto the earth, He needed the Holy Spirit.
The angel Gabriel told Mary that she was going to
conceive the Son of God by the Holy Spirit [Luke
1:34-35]. Even when Jesus was still a child, the
Spirit of God was at work in Him, developing His
spiritual strength, wisdom, grace and favor with
God and man.

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Luke 2:52 [NKJV]

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in

favor with God and men.

The Holy Spirit gets His directions straight from

the Lord Jesus Christ. He does nothing except that
which He receives from Him. He says nothing of
His own, but as He hears, He speaks. Everything He
does, He gets directly from Jesus [John 16:13-15].

The Father promised to pour out His Spirit upon all

flesh in the last days. Where the Spirit of the Lord
is, there is liberty.

Joel 2:28 [NKJV]

And it shall come to pass afterward That I

will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams, Your
young men shall see visions.

2 Corinthians 3:17 [NKJV]

Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the

Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

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 CHAPTER SEVEN

FULFILLING THE PROMISES

OF GOD
THE HAND OF GOD

T he hand of God can be easily defined as the

doing abilities of God. Many times, people fear
to fall in the hands of God and yes, it is a fearful
thing to fall in the hands of God, but you are better
off falling in His hands than in man’s.

The beauty with falling in God’s hands is that while

you risk death, you are assured of resurrection.
God’s desire is to transform and revive you.

Everything that the hand of God will do comes

out of what His mouth has already spoken.

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All the help you ever needed is in the hand of God.
His hand feeds billions all over the earth including the
birds of the air, the animals in the wild and clothes
the lilies of the field.

Psalms 104:21-30 [NKJV]

21
The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their food from God. 22 When
the sun rises, they gather together And lie
down in their dens. 23 Man goes out to his
work And to his labor until the evening. 24
O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In
wisdom You have made them all. The earth
is full of Your possessions— 25 This great
and wide sea, In which are innumerable
teeming things, Living things both small
and great. 26 There the ships sail about;
There is that Leviathan Which You have
made to play there. 27 These all wait for
You, That You may give them their food
in due season. 28 What You give them they
gather in; You open Your hand, they are
filled with good. 29 You hide Your face, they
are troubled; You take away their breath,

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send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the earth.

The hand of God can deal with all the difficult

situations in your life. It can even make your
enemies your footstool. Wherever the Trinity is, the
hand of God will be.

We need the hand of God over our lives, our families,

our churches, our ministries and our nations. There
needs to be a visibly authentic manifestation of the
hand of God to combat all the false teaching going
on in the world today.

The hand of God is the storage of God’s ability. He

formed us by His hand and we can only be sustained
by it. His hand delivers, restores and heals.

It was the hand of God that touched and healed

Kevin Wilson from blindness after he flew in to
attend the revival service all the way from Boston,
MA, USA.

It was God’s hand that healed Bamutake Kakiri

Daphrose who had suffered from a prolapsed disc
for ten years.
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She had not been able to move without help because
of the pain in her spine. Therefore, she had had to
be supported by a corset. Today, she is free because
of the healing ability of God’s hand.

MOVING THE MASTER’S HAND

Many Christians worldwide wonder what moves the

hand of God - what gets Him to act. Prayer, fasting,
true repentance, thanksgiving and true worship are
some of the things that move the hand of God.

God delivered the children of Israel after four

hundred and thirty years from Egypt by His
mighty hand.

He wrote the Ten Commandments with just one

finger of His hand. The hand of God worked
through Moses and when he lifted his hands,
battles were won.

The hand of God also elevates. It elevated David

from the status of a lowly shepherd boy to becoming
Israel’s greatest king in the Old Testament. It
caused David to prevail over Goliath, the Philistine
giant who mocked the armies of Israel.
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By this, David wrought a great victory for the children
of Israel and became the most desirable young man
in the land.

HOW DO WE ACTIVATE THE HAND OF GOD?

The following should be considered if one is to

activate the hand of God;

1. Repent and believe the gospel of our Lord Jesus

Christ [Mark 1:14-15].

2. Embrace the message of the Kingdom of God

3. Worship God [John 4:23-24]

4. Give [Luke 6:38]

5. Receive the Holy Spirit and allow Him to be your

daily guide [Ephesian 5:18]

When the hand of God is present, it eliminates fear

and uncertainty.

It deals with all doubt, negativity and

discouragement among people. For the past 37
years in over 80 nations, I have witnessed what the
hand of God is able to do.
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Incurable diseases are healed and other notable
miracles happen which result into the size of the
meetings growing exponentially in just a few days.
This same hand of God caters for all the needs of
the meeting.

The Hand of God shall address whatever has been

difficult in your life. When you recognize it, it will
usher you into His presence where there is the
fullness of joy and pleasures evermore [Psalm 16:11].

THE HAND OF GOD AT WORK

The hand of God works divinely, however, God

also works through man. Infact, the hand of God
sometimes looks just like the hand of man.

When Joshua encountered the captain of the host of

heaven, he too looked like a man [Joshua 5:13-14].
God works so much through man, but it is upon us
to discern His hand.

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 Everything that the hand of God will do comes
out of what His mouth has already spoken.

If what you want is physical and here on earth, you

can be sure that the hand of man will be involved
in its delivery to you. God will use man to favor and
bless you.

Luke 6:38 [KJV]

Give, and it shall be given unto you;

good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over, shall men
give into your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again.

I have seen the hand of God work through people

so many times as a blessing to our ministry. We
have been blessed with powerful and valuable
equipment, expansion of church property, vehicles
and so much more because God touched people to
carry these blessings to us.
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However, we need to be careful to keep our eyes on
God and not on man.

Everything that the hand of God will do comes out

of what His mouth has already spoken. The mighty
hand of God fulfills prophecy. God is in the business
of using man for His glory. Man must avail himself
to be used of God to be a blessing.

God’s original idea was for man to be a part of His

bigger plan and that is why He made man in His
image. He wanted man to contribute to whatever
He did. We see this in the fact that after He created
everything, He let Adam name it all.

Genesis 2:19 [KJV]

And out of the ground the Lord God

formed every beast of the field, and every
fowl of the air; and brought them unto
Adam to see what he would call them:
and whatsoever Adam called every living
creature, that was the name thereof.

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 HIS PROMISES, MY INHERITANCE

Jesus is the fulfillment of the promises of the Father.

The Old Testament was full of promises that had
never been fulfilled. Jesus had to come and be the
fulfillment of those promises.

Matthew 5:17-18 [KJV]

17
Think not that I am come to destroy
the law, or the prophets: I am not come
to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say
unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from
the law, till all be fulfilled.

In Genesis 3:15, God had promised that the seed

of the woman would bruise the serpent’s [devil’s]
head. Jesus was the only one who could fulfill this
promise because He alone had the qualifications to
do so.

It was after Jesus’ coming, death on the cross and

declaration “It is finished,” that the promise of the
Father came to pass. Jesus was determined to see
to it that every promise of the Father is fulfilled and
that is why He pleased God.
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The real secret to success in our walk with God
is in seeing to it that God’s promises come to
fruition. We must have a breed of people who are
determined and will do everything in their ability
to ensure that the word of God comes to pass.
God is pleased with such people. I believe that
our purpose on earth is to make sure that those
promises are fulfilled.

Jesus promised the world the gospel. If we are for

Him and are in the fellowship of His suffering, we
cannot let that promise go to waste. The world
awaits the manifestation of the sons of God who
will carry out the promise of the Messiah.

It is the Holy Spirit who causes every promise of

the Father to come to pass.

Mark 16:15 [KJV]

And he said unto them, Go ye into all

the world, and preach the gospel to
every creature.

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 STATE OF THE SANCTUARY

In many cases, the sanctuary [the body of Christ] today

has fallen far short of God’s purpose for it. The things
we do to ourselves are hurting the cause of Christ.

In many ways, we are like the traders in the temple

whose tables Jesus overturned. Instead of telling
people to fast, pray and wait upon the Lord and the
Holy Spirit for answers, we tell them that the only
way to solve their problems is to sow this or the other
kind of seed which might not necessarily be true. As
a result many people have been frustrated.

God’s passion is to find someone who can

cause His promises to come to pass so that
the world may know that God is not a liar.

There is a tendency for people to worship the items

through which the Holy Spirit has manifested such
as oil, water, pieces of cloth and the messengers
[preachers] instead of the Holy Spirit Himself.
There cannot be any room for confusion.

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The Holy Spirit should not be replaced with any
items or articles. He should remain in His place.

The sanctuary as it is today still needs the Holy Spirit

to come in and drive out the things that are not of
Him, overturn tables and leave only one table; the
one at which Jesus and the apostles reclined to share
the last supper. God’s passion is to find someone
who can cause His promises to come to pass so that
the world may know that God is not a liar.

God is determined to put on that person who

decides to make sure His promises come to pass.

There is a shift in paradigms. In the Old Testament,

people used to wear God and go out in His name.
Today, He wants to come and wear us and go out.
with us. That is why the Bible calls us the temple
of God, meaning we carry Him wherever He wants
to go.

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We need to allow Him to work on us because when
He is done with us, we will be brand new.

Ministries that are committed to

doing what the heavenly Father told
them to do rarely struggle financially.

God is determined to put on that person who

decides to make sure His promises come to pass.
The promise of the Father is the Holy Spirit.

As people begin to see what God is doing, they are

willing to come and be a part of it. Ministries that are
committed to doing what the heavenly Father tells
them to do rarely struggle financially. The blessing
and grace they operate under is immeasurable.

Many of those who struggle in life do so because

they have not come to the realization that they are
here to fulfill the promises of the Father. There will
be joy for everyone when we determine to see that
the word of God is fulfilled.

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We should determine in our prayers, our giving,
our decisions and our actions to see to it that God’s
promises are fulfilled.

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 CHAPTER EIGHT

MAN’S WILL VERSUS GOD’S WILL

T here is nothing as powerful as the will. From

scripture we learn that the will of man is only
bent by the spirit to which he submits. This means
that the spirit realm has control over a man’s will
and therefore, if we yield to the Holy Spirit, our will
shall be in tune to His. However, if we do not, we
run the risk of being driven by contrary spirits that
simply feed off the works of the flesh.

Galatians 5:17 [NIV]

For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit,

and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are
in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do
whatever you want.

It is only after the Spirit subdues the flesh that He

can lead man.

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God, in order to get the rib from which He would form
Eve for Adam, had to first subdue his flesh, putting
Adam to sleep. After God subdues man’s flesh, then
man’s will must connect with the Father’s.

In order for us to understand the will of God

for our lives, first, we need to know His Word.

In order for us to understand the will of God for our

lives, first, we need to know His Word. Man must
get himself into the word of God. In John 1, we
see that the beginning of God’s relationship with
the world was through His word. Therefore, our
relationship with God must as well begin with and
be sustained by the word of God.

John 1:1 [NKJV]

In the beginning was the Word, and the

Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
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 Genesis 1:1-3 [NKJV]
1
In the beginning God created the
heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was
without form, and void; and darkness was
on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of
God was hovering over the face of the
waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be
light”; and there was light.

The word is not effective unless it is anointed by the

Holy Spirit, and the Spirit cannot move unless the
Word has come. If we are ignorant of God’s will,
we shall end up rescheduling our victories and the
happiness that comes with them to a later date, yet
God wants us to have and enjoy them NOW.

If the children of Israel had known that the land

had been promised to them by covenant to their
forefathers, they would not have been scared of the
giants occupying their land. They would have had
the same attitude that Caleb, the spy had.

Genesis 13:15 [AMP]

For all the land which you see I will give

to you and to your descendants forever.
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 Numbers 13:27-30 [NKJV]
27
Then they told him, and said: “We went
to the land where you sent us. It truly
flows with milk and honey, and this is
its fruit. 28 Nevertheless the people who
dwell in the land are strong; the cities
are fortified and very large; moreover
we saw the descendants of Anak there. 29
The Amalekites dwell in the land of the
South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the
Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the
Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the
banks of the Jordan.” 30 Then Caleb quieted
the people before Moses, and said, “Let us
go up at once and take possession, for we
are well able to overcome it.”

God promised them land that flowed with milk and

honey. It did not belong to the giants, the Canaanites
or the Jebusites – those were simply squatters.
It was upon the children of Israel to know God’s
will, believe it, walk in and take what was theirs.

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 The word is not effective unless it is
anointed by the Holy Spirit, and the Spirit
cannot move unless the Word has come.

Exodus 3:6-8 [KJV]

6
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy
father, the God of Abraham, the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses
hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon
God. 7 And the Lord said, I have surely seen
the affliction of my people which are in
Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of
their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
8
And I am come down to deliver them out
of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring
them up out of that land unto a good land
and a large, unto a land flowing with milk
and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites,
and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the
Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

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 THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

Going with the band wagon can take you away from
the place that God wills for you. It is possible to
miss God because of the company one keeps. After
man ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden,
he unleashed upon himself the consequences of
separation from God. However, we can clearly note
that the problem started when Adam and Eve paid
heed to words from a crafty serpent, words contrary
to the word God had given them.

Genesis 3:2-5 [NKJV]

2
And the woman said to the serpent,
“We may eat the fruit of the trees of the
garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which
is in the midst of the garden, God has said,
‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch
it, lest you die.’” 4 Then the serpent said
to the woman, “You will not surely die.
5
For God knows that in the day you eat of
it your eyes will be opened, and you will
be like God, knowing good and evil.”

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In that story, we can see that every individual who
was at fault blamed the company they kept for their
wrong decisions. The man blamed the woman, the
woman blamed the serpent and if the serpent had
been given the chance, it too would have blamed
someone. From this we learn that the people
we associate with contribute a great deal to the
decisions we make. However, regardless of how
much influence our company has over us, in the
end, we are held accountable for our own decisions.
Therefore, if our company will influence us into
the wrong decisions, it is better that we change the
company we keep. As the saying goes, it is better to
be alone than with bad company.

TESTIMONY: DJ KUSH and NICKDEE

One evening during the 77 D.O.Gs revival, a young

man came to testify. He had been a night club DJ
living in the world but had decided to give his life
to Jesus because of the many lives he had seen turn
around on the 77 D.O.Gs revival broadcast.

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Immediately, I made an altar call for people who
wanted to give their lives to Christ and among them,
this young man recognised a friend of his, a DJ as
well and he called him to the front.

Interestingly, about a week back, for some reason,

someone had donated a state-of-the-art DJ console.
It was the latest on the market and these young men
had heard of it and watched its reviews but they had
never seen or used it, yet they played in top night
clubs in town. One would wonder why God would
give a church DJ equipment but this story shows
how much God is interested in the details of our
lives. He supplied DJ equipment just days before
two DJs gave their lives to Christ.

God wants us to change our company from the

negative who keep us held back in our old habits
and lifestyles, to the new whom He has brought
our way to take our lives to the next level in Him.
DJ Kush and DJ NickDee now use their skills to
serve the Lord in our youth services. They are totally
committed to Jesus Christ and now use their gift
not just to cause people to party and make a mess
of their lives, but to praise God and glorify Him for
the work He does in their lives.
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 1 Corinthians 15:33 [ESV]

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins

good morals.”

Proverbs 13:20 [KJV]

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise:

but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

MAKING OUR CALLING SURE

When Peter, the fisherman from Galilee realized

the will of God for his life to become a fisher of men,
three thousand men came to the saving knowledge
of Jesus Christ on the day of Pentecost and another
five thousand only a few days later at the temple.

Acts 2:41 [KJV]

Then they that gladly received his word

were baptized: and the same day there
were added unto them about three
thousand souls.

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 Acts 4:4 [NKJV]

However, many of those who heard the

word believed; and the number of the
men came to be about five thousand.

The Holy Spirit who filled him turned him into the
fisher of men that he was supposed to be, revealing
the will of God for his life as Jesus had promised a
few years earlier.

Matthew 4:19 [NKJV]

Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I

will make you fishers of men.”

There was an obvious call of God upon Peter’s

life, but that call could not emerge until the Holy
Spirit came upon him. He had attempted to walk
in what he knew to be the truth - fighting for Jesus,
speaking out the revelation he received from the
Father about Jesus being the Christ and showing
great leadership potential. After all this, however,
he still denied Christ due to the simple fact that he
had not yet received the Holy Spirit.

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Upon receiving the Holy Spirit, Peter rose up to
speak of the same Jesus he had denied only a few
days before and did so with such eloquence that
those who heard him marveled.

He did not rise to speak out of guilt for denying

the Master when He was about to be crucified; he
rose to speak because the Holy Spirit had perfected
that which Jesus had started in his life at the Sea of
Galilee when He met him three years earlier.

It is the Holy Spirit who makes the call of God upon

our lives both sure and effective.

Obed-Edom was a man from Gath in the land of Philistia.

By divine providence, the Ark of the Covenant, the
carrier of the manifest presence of God, ended up in his
house and within just three months, he was probably the
most blessed man in the whole of Israel.

2 Samuel 6:11 [NKJV]

The ark of the Lord remained in the house

of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months.
And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all
his household.

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Although the Ark might have appeared like a mere
box, it was what had helped the Israelites to defeat
their enemies in battle, because it represented the
presence of God.

It is only the presence of God that can help us

win every battle so that we can triumph over
our enemies.

Being devoid of His presence creates a clear conduit

through which Satan can easily access our lives with
devastating consequences.

This is exactly what happened in the Garden

of Eden. As soon as Adam and Eve ate of the
forbidden fruit, they discerned that something
had lifted from them. Immediately, they became
aware of the fact that they were naked and quickly
ran to make coverings for themselves of fig leaves.
It is worthwhile noting that man had been naked
all the while, but he was not ashamed of it. Why?
I believe it is because he was covered by the glory
of God.

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 Genesis 3:6-7 [KJV]
6
And when the woman saw that the tree
was good for food, and that it was pleasant
to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to
make one wise, she took of the fruit
thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto
her husband with her; and he did eat. 7
And the eyes of them both were opened,
and they knew that they were naked; and
they sewed fig leaves together, and made
themselves aprons.

You can see that as soon as the devil got access to

mankind, causing him to sin against God, mankind
was impoverished to the level of nakedness.
Nakedness is one of the signs of abject poverty.

Not only did the devil bring nakedness to Adam and

Eve, he also brought, toil, sweat and the curse, all of
which were non-existent before the devil came onto
the scene. We must prioritize the presence of God
because everything we need is in there.

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 THE MIND

The mind is very important and we need to take

caution what we feed it on. The way we think
determines how we relate with others, how we carry
ourselves at the various stages of our growth and
how we come out on the other side, so to speak. We
must renew our minds with the word of God so that
our thoughts are in tune with what God says of us.

We must renew our minds with the

word of God so that our thoughts are
in tune with what God says of us.

Romans 12:2 [KJV]

And be not conformed to this world:

but be ye transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that ye may prove what is
that good, and acceptable, and perfect,
will of God.

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As a child of God, the kind of life that you live should
reflect that of Christ Jesus in you. Your lifestyle should
be exemplary because it speaks louder than the
words you say. The kind of life that we live is directly
connected to the kind of mindset we have. The book
of Proverbs is full of life nuggets for our prosperity
with some of the most prominent ones being;

Proverbs 10:22 [KJV]

The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich,

and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 9:10 [NKJV]

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of

wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy
One is understanding.

THE FEAR OF THE LORD

God wants us to always listen to His voice inspite of the

trials we may be going through. When Abraham was
asked for his son as an offering to God, he must have
struggled for some time before he obeyed because Isaac
was his son of promise and old age [Genesis 22:1-2].
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One may dedicate a child to God’s service [like
Hannah did Samuel] but to be willing to offer them
as a burnt sacrifice as God had instructed Abraham
is a whole different ball game.

It takes a different level of reverence to obey God

when no one is watching, but that is the true test of
obedience, loyalty and service.

Abraham believed God, but in addition to that, it

is evident that one of his greatest secrets is that he
feared God.

Genesis 22:9-12 [NKJV]

9
Then they came to the place of which
God had told him. And Abraham built
an altar there and placed the wood in
order; and he bound Isaac his son and
laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched out his hand
and took the knife to slay his son.11 But
the Angel of the Lord called to him from
heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”

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And He said, “Do not lay your hand
on the lad, or do anything to him; for
now I know that you fear God, since you
have not withheld your son, your only
son, from Me.”

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HOSTING THE HOLY SPIRIT

T he host of any event ought to be more enthusiastic

than their guests. The bearer of the good news
needs to be convincingly excited about the news
they bear. Similarly, if you have heard from God,
that word that you have heard is supposed to stir
something in your spirit. Like it was with Mary and
her cousin, Elizabeth, the baby within is supposed
to leap at the sound of the word that God speaks
into your life.

Luke 1:39-44 [KJV]

39
And Mary arose in those days, and went
into the hill country with haste, into a city
of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of
Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it
came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard
the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in
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 her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with
the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with
a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou
among women, and blessed is the fruit of
thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come
to me? 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy
salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe
leaped in my womb for joy.

TESTIMONY: HM ALBERT RUTAHABA

We were surprised one day during the revival services

when we were joined by His Majesty the King of Mitego,
King Albert Rutahaba from the Democratic Republic
of Congo [DRC]. All the way from his kingdom, he had
heard from his son news of the so many miracles that
God was doing in the revival services we were holding
at the Miracle Centre Cathedral. When he heard of the
miracles and testimonies, he brought his family to the
Miracle Centre so that they too could experience the
glory of God.

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One of his sons, Prince Ogen was suffering from
meningitis which affected his kidneys. They had tried
so many different alternatives in an effort to combat it,
but they were all to no avail.

Ogen’s sister, Princess Paris also needed a miracle

because she was blind in her right eye.

When they came to the revival service, the Holy Spirit

touched and healed them both. Paris’ eyesight was
restored and Ogen was healed from the meningitis.
These miracles happened in the family because when
the king heard about what God was doing, he didn’t
just sit back and relax. He didn’t continue about his
duties as usual. When King Albert heard about what
the Lord was doing, he jumped in and became a part of
it. He responded.

Your response to the word that you hear is the only

way the world will see that you heard from God. You
cannot hear from God and just go about your day like it
is business as usual. Like it was for Jeremiah, the Word
should be like fire in our bones, something that we
cannot conceal within but that we allow to erupt so that
the world around us is affected by the word within us.

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 Jeremiah 20:9 [KJV]

Then I said, I will not make mention of

him, nor speak any more in his name. But
his word was in mine heart as a burning
fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary
with forbearing, and I could not stay.

In the 77 Days Of Glory, we are not simply holding

ordinary services, but are participating in a move of
God. God visited us to revive His body, the Church,
but even more importantly, to touch the world.

During the crusades we held across the country,

God gave us experiences which showed us that
He was with us. In whichever town we went, from
Gulu to Buikwe, we saw indisputable proof of His
presence with us. As such, we had boldness in our
ministry that resulted from this awareness.

The convincing element that God was with us was

that in the midst of ridicule, challenges, shame and
abuse, we could still rise to take His gospel across
the country in the 49 crusades. If you will host the
Holy Spirit, there must be moments where God
will challenge all the pistons on the inside of you;

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when all the pistons inside of you will be fired up
by an instruction that He gives. You must be fully
convinced that the journey is worth taking. Many
people with whom God begins end up giving up
because they do not see the results they anticipated
as quickly as they wished, or they just cannot seem
to get out of a position which seems contrary to what
God is telling them. An example of this scenario is
the father of faith himself, Abraham.

If it were not for the famine, I do not think Abraham

would have gone down to Egypt.

Genesis 12:10 [NKJV]

Now there was a famine in the land, and

Abram went down to Egypt to dwell there,
for the famine was severe in the land.

He had probably heard of the Egyptians’ reputation

and feared that they would attempt to take Sarah
from him and have him killed. He even prepared
her ahead of time for any eventuality.

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 Genesis 12:11-15 [NKJV]
11
And it came to pass, when he was close
to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his
wife, “Indeed I know that you are a woman
of beautiful countenance. 12 Therefore it
will happen, when the Egyptians see you,
that they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and
they will kill me, but they will let you live.
13
Please say you are my sister, that it may
be well with me for your sake, and that
I may live because of you.” 14 So it was,
when Abram came into Egypt, that the
Egyptians saw the woman, that she was
very beautiful. 15 The princes of Pharaoh
also saw her and commended her to
Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to
Pharaoh’s house.

However, Abraham still took the risk and went

down to Egypt.

He decided that it was better to face Pharaoh with

all the risks involved in that move, than to stay in
the land that was ravaged with famine where the
risk of starving to death was much greater.
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When they got to Egypt, Pharaoh took Abraham’s
wife as had been feared. It did not matter how
prepared Abraham was for the unfolding of things,
it did not save him from the embarrassment of
watching another man walk off with his wife, but
yet he knew there was nothing he could do about it.

This was the sacrifice he had to make for the survival

of his family.

The shame he felt must have been unbearable. And

then there’s all the people he was with - people
who couldn’t understand why he did not put up
a fight or why Pharaoh did not have Abraham
killed. They must have thought he came to some
sort of understanding with Pharaoh in which he
sold his wife for cheap food. Abraham was literally
between a rock and a hard place. This feels like the
worst place to be, but in fact, it could be the best
of places.

At the exact moment when you have no idea where

to turn, that is the best time in which to see the
glory of God.

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Moses was a man greatly used of God to deliver the
children of Israel, the promised seed of Abraham,
from the bondage that they were under in Egypt,
hundreds of years after the time of Abraham. He was
a man who had such close fellowship with God that
God confessed to speaking to him face to face.

Numbers 12:5-8 [KJV]

5
And the Lord came down in the
pillar of the cloud, and stood in the
door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron
and Miriam: and they both came forth.
6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there
be a prophet among you, I the Lord will
make myself known unto him in a vision,
and will speak unto him in a dream. 7 My
servant Moses is not so, who is faithful
in all mine house. 8 With him will I speak
mouth to mouth, even apparently, and
not in dark speeches; and the similitude
of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore
then were ye not afraid to speak against
my servant Moses?

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In the latter years of Moses’ life, he made a prayer
asking God to show him His glory.

Exodus 33:17-18 [KJV]

17
And the Lord said unto Moses, I will
do this thing also that thou hast spoken:
for thou hast found grace in my sight, and
I know thee by name. 18 And he said, I
beseech thee, shew me thy glory.

Moses had seen the hand of God, he had heard His

voice and had walked in the very presence of God.

God had shown him things in heaven so that he

could replicate them on the earth.

He had showed him things that were types and

shadows of the very redemption of mankind.

Exodus 25:40 [KJV]

And look that thou make them after

their pattern, which was shewed thee in
the mount.

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Hebrews 9:1-12 [NKJV]
1
Then indeed, even the first covenant
had ordinances of divine service and the
earthly sanctuary. 2 For a tabernacle was
prepared: the first part, in which was the
lampstand, the table, and the showbread,
which is called the sanctuary; 3 and
behind the second veil, the part of the
tabernacle which is called the Holiest of
All, 4 which had the golden censer and
the ark of the covenant overlaid on all
sides with gold, in which were the golden
pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that
budded, and the tablets of the covenant;
5
and above it were the cherubim of glory
overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these
things we cannot now speak in detail. 6
Now when these things had been thus
prepared, the priests always went into the
first part of the tabernacle, performing
the services. 7 But into the second part
the high priest went alone once a year,
not without blood, which he offered for
himself and for the people’s sins committed
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 in ignorance; 8 the Holy Spirit indicating
this, that the way into the Holiest of All
was not yet made manifest while the first
tabernacle was still standing. ….. 11 But
Christ came as High Priest of the good
things to come, with the greater and
more perfect tabernacle not made with
hands, that is, not of this creation. 12 Not
with the blood of goats and calves, but
with His own blood He entered the Most
Holy Place once for all, having obtained
eternal redemption.

Moses had pretty much “seen it all,” but he still

asked God to show him His glory. In response, God
told him something interesting.

Exodus 33:20-23 [NKJV]

20
But He said, “You cannot see My face;
for no man shall see Me, and live.” 21 And
the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and
you shall stand on the rock. 22 So it shall
be, while My glory passes by, that I will
put you in the cleft of the rock, and will
cover you with My hand while I pass by.
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Then I will take away My hand, and you
shall see My back; but My face shall not
be seen.”

That place in which you feel helplessly stuck is the

perfect place in which to see the glory of God. It is
in such moments of difficulty that your confidence
in God’s promises is tested.

As one to whom God spoke, you have to be more

convinced of His promises than those to whom you
are relaying the information.

Paul said,

Romans 8:38-39 [KJV]

38
“For I am persuaded, that neither death,
nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor
powers, nor things present, nor things to
come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able to separate
us from the love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord. “

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You have to be convinced about what God said
beyond external circumstances. The promises you
receive from the Father must go beyond words you
hear and become a personal encounter. You must
be certain that you heard from God.

THE POWER OF THE ALTAR

Considering the story we have already examined

about our father, Abraham, I do not think He
consulted God before going down to Egypt. External
factors caused him to make a move that was not
really necessary.

I believe Abraham had enough seed in the ground to

sustain him in whichever land he was, in whichever
season it was. In fact, I believe it was those seeds that
spoke for him when Pharaoh tried to take his wife
from him, so much so that God warned Pharaoh to
return the man’s wife. He had built so many altars
by the time he went to Egypt that God wouldn’t let
such evil befall him.

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Genesis 12:7-8 [KJV]
7
And the Lord appeared unto Abram,
and said, Unto thy seed will I give this
land: and there builded he an altar
unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
8
And he removed from thence unto a
mountain on the east of Bethel, and
pitched his tent, having Bethel on the
west, and Hai on the east: and there he
builded an altar unto the Lord, and called
upon the name of the Lord.

Genesis 12:17-19 [KJV]

17
And the Lord plagued Pharaoh
and his house with great plagues
because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
18
And Pharaoh calledAbram, and said,What
is this that thou hast done unto me? why
didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
19
Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I
might have taken her to me to wife: now
therefore behold thy wife, take her, and
go thy way.

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There is preservation in the seed. The seeds we sow
in times of uncertainty, the altars we build in times
of migration [from one level of life to another] will
determine the strength of the voice of God on our
behalf in the future because whatever awaits us
ahead is too great for us to handle on our own.

The Pharaoh that awaited Abraham in Egypt

could have been more ruthless than the famine
he was running from in Canaan. Abraham walked
head-on into danger; into the territory of a man
who did not regard age when it came to sex [Sarah
was nearly in her 70s but he wanted to sleep with
her anyway].

Abraham was in a lions’ den, so to speak, and if you

are bitten by a lion in its den, you do not complain
about it biting your leg; you thank God that it did
not tear off your head.

It is the reason why in times of peace, we sow the

seeds that will carry us through times of trouble.

Abraham’s covenant provided the protection and

favor he so badly needed while he was in Egypt.

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The seeds he had sown; the prayers he had made,
the altars he had built and the time he had walked in
faith and obedience to God were his only protection
from the ferocious Pharaoh.

Abraham left Egypt a rich man, walking in the

promise that God gave him. He had more property
and more people in his care. Abraham was blessed
in a land of potential destruction because He had
seed in the ground. He had altars that were a
continual reminder of God’s covenant to him.

Genesis 12:15-16 [KJV]

15
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and
commended her before Pharaoh: and the
woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
16
And he entreated Abram well for her
sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he
asses, and menservants, and maidservants,
and she asses, and camels.

There have been so many times when the people of God

have been preserved through impossible situations.
For example, Vivianne Olweny was involved in a
terrible motor accident that almost took her life.

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The car in which she was over turned several times
and when witnesses saw how bad it looked, they
suspected she was dead.

Amazingly though, she was alive. None of her bones

were broken and doctors said that her recovery
from the injuries she got was much faster than
usual. Vivianne is one of the young people who
have fellowshipped with us for a long time, serving
in our youth ministry and other departments and
we thank God for preserving her life.

For children of God, there is so much power resident

in the seed and in the altar of prayer. You should never
forsake these principles and they will never forsake you.

For children of God, there is so much power

resident in the seed and in the altar of prayer.

Jesus had a friend in Bethany whom He loved

dearly. While Jesus was away in another town, this
friend, Lazarus, took ill and before long, died.
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John 11:1-15 [KJV]
1
Now a certain man was sick, named
Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary
and her sister Martha. 2 [ It was that Mary
which anointed the Lord with ointment,
and wiped his feet with her hair, whose
brother Lazarus was sick.]3 Therefore
his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord,
behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
4
When Jesus heard that, he said, This
sickness is not unto death, but for the
glory of God, that the Son of God might
be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved
Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
6
When he had heard therefore that he
was sick, he abode two days still in the
same place where he was. 7 Then after
that saith he to his disciples, Let us go
into Judaea again. 8 His disciples say unto
him, Master, the Jews of late sought to
stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
9
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve
hours in the day? If any man walk in the
day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth
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 the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk
in the night, he stumbleth, because there
is no light in him. 11 These things said he:
and after that he saith unto them, Our
friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I
may awake him out of sleep. 12 Then said
his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do
well. 13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death:
but they thought that he had spoken of
taking of rest in sleep. 14 Then said Jesus
unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15
And I am glad for your sakes that I was
not there, to the intent ye may believe;
nevertheless let us go unto him.

After Lazarus died, Jesus went to Bethany and

Martha, Lazarus’ sister met Him weeping mostly
because He had come ‘late.’ She told Him that had
He been around, Lazarus, her brother, would not
have died. But now, He was a few days too late and
there was nothing much that could be done. As a
matter of fact, when Jesus was just about to raise
her brother from the dead, when He asked that the
stone covering his grave be rolled away, Martha
advised Him not to, again, because it was too late
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and he was probably beginning to decompose and
he definitely stank. Jesus answered her with a very
powerful statement that unlocks an even more
powerful secret about the glory of God.

John 11:40 [NKJV]

Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you

that if you would believe you would see
the glory of God?”

The element of faith is a major ingredient if we desire

to experience the glory of God. It was necessary
that Abraham believe God. It was necessary that all
people who saw God’s glory through history believe
God. It was necessary that Mary and Martha believe
God and it is just as important that those of us who
are hungry for the glory of God believe Him today.

TESTIMONY: MIRIAM and JOSIAH BATTE

I was so challenged by the testimony of Miriam

Batte’s faith. Miriam’s son, Josiah was born with
twisted legs and doctors said that he would not be
able to walk well.

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One evening while she watched the revival meeting,
faith was built in her and she picked Josiah up and
placed his legs on her TV screen while we prayed
for the sick. The power of God flowed through that
TV screen and the boy’s legs straightened out there
and then. Miraim came with joy testifying of the
healing power of God. Those who believe God access
the privileges that God prepared for them because
without faith, it is impossible to please God.

God speaks to us first before we see the glory because

faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word
of God [Romans 10:17]. Faith is a prerequisite
for the glory of God and the word of God is a
prerequisite for faith. Therefore, in order to see or
operate in the glory of God, one must hear from God.

The element of faith is a major ingredient

if we desire to experience the glory of God.

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God’s word is sure. It is proven. It is tested. When
you hear from God, that word that He has spoken
will bring about a testing, not to prove the word,
but to strengthen its hearer and bearer.

Psalms 12:6 [KJV]

The words of the Lord are pure words: as

silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified
seven times.

Psalms 105:17-19 [KJV]

17
He sent a man before them, even
Joseph, who was sold for a servant: 18
Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was
laid in iron: 19 Until the time that his word
came: the word of the Lord tried him.

In the parable of the sower as Jesus was talking

about the seeds that fell on stony ground, He said
that persecution arose because of the word…

Matthew 13:20-21 [KJV]

20
But he that received the seed into stony
places, the same is he that heareth the
word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
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Yet hath he not root in himself, but
dureth for a while: for when tribulation or
persecution ariseth because of the word, by
and by he is offended.

Faith is a prerequisite for the glory of God

and the word of God is a prerequisite for faith.

Every word that God has ever spoken must be tested

so that the bearer knows of a certainty that it is sure
ground to stand on.

In the Genesis creation account, darkness covered

the face of the deep and God said, “Let there be
light.” A question rises right there: To whom was
God speaking? There must have been an entity to
which God was speaking.

John tells us that in the beginning was the word

and the word was with God.

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 John 1:1 [NKJV]

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word

was with God, and the Word was God.

That word later on put on flesh and came to us as

the Lord, Jesus Christ.

John 1:14 [NKJV]

And the Word became flesh and dwelt

among us, and we beheld His glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full of grace and truth.

The Holy Spirit had already been mentioned in

Genesis; He was hovering over the surface of the
deep. So the question still stands; to whom was God
speaking when He said, “Let there be light?”

God was speaking to an entity that was hindering

the light. Under the auspices of the Holy Spirit
who was hovering over the waters, God said,
“Let there be light.”

The Bible says that He called light out of the

darkness and that He separated the light from
the darkness by the Holy Spirit.
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 Genesis 1:4 [NKJV]

And God saw the light, that it was good;

and God divided the light from the
darkness.

2 Corinthians 4:6 [NKJV]

For it is the God who commanded light

to shine out of darkness, who has shone
in our hearts to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in the face
of Jesus Christ.

God’s word is sure. It is proven. It is tested

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 CHAPTER TEN

SEPARATION

I have noticed over time that before a great move

of God with powerful miracles, He usually comes
in and sets people apart. Separation is one of God’s
greatest wonders. In order for Eve to be formed,
there had to be a separation between Adam and his
rib. In the creation account, God had to separate
the light from the darkness, the water from the
dry land and day from night. The children of Israel
were able to go through the Red Sea because God
separated its waters. When Jesus called Lazarus
forth from death, He caused a separation between
Lazarus and the spirit of death. When you think
about it, a miracle of healing is nothing more than
God causing a separation between an individual
and the sickness.

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The Bible says that we have been set apart from
the world; it is the call of every child of God to be
set apart from the world, from religion and from
everything that is contrary to Him. This is why
Jesus said that while we may be in the world, we
are not of the world. We are set apart – separated.

Separation is one of God’s greatest wonders.

1 Peter 2:9 [NKJV]

But you are a chosen generation, a royal

priesthood, a holy nation, His own special
people, that you may proclaim the praises
of Him who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light;

John 17:14 [NKJV]

I have given them Your word; and the world

has hated them because they are not of the
world, just as I am not of the world.

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Spiritual forces operate on the earth by the power
of separation. Take the age-old example of sin. All
it did was cause a separation between man and God
and that caused it to dominate the whole world.

If a couple that has been married for 38 years all

over sudden decides to separate, that separation
could result in a terrible divorce if there is no
intervention. Separation creates a gap that could
mean the end of everything that had been built over
the 38 or more years.

There needs to be in the life of a believer the

ability to separate themselves from their present
circumstances. What you are going through right
now is not the summation of your life. This truth
must be so deeply engrained in your being that
physical circumstances do not in any way affect
you. This is why Paul could say, “I have learned in
whichever state I am to be content.”

Philippians 4:11-13 [KJV]

11
Not that I speak in respect of want: for
I have learned, in whatsoever state I am,
therewith to be content.

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I know both how to be abased, and I
know how to abound: every where and in
all things I am instructed both to be full
and to be hungry, both to abound and to
suffer need. 13 I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me.

There needs to be in the life of a believer

the ability to separate themselves
from their present circumstances.

Paul’s contentment did not result from his

surrounding but from a deep knowledge of the
promises of God in his life. He was detached from his
circumstances and attached to the promises of God.

During the particularly trying time for us and our

ministry that we mentioned earlier, we had to apply
this truth to our daily walk. We would watch the
news and see our name being dragged through the
mud in tabloids.

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It was not easy, but it was in the midst of all
that that the Holy Spirit inspired us to reach out
to the nation with the gospel of Jesus through
50 crusades. In order to obey, we had to learn
to separate ourselves from everything that was
being said about us in the news. In between court
hearings and police summons, we were touching
the nation with the love of Jesus. The whole mess
was all about us, but it seemed as if we were not
even in it. People kept coming to church, people
kept giving for the crusades and so much more.

The reason why we can see the beauty of creation

today is simply because God separated us from our
circumstances. God’s power is shown in separation.
His power separates us from the kingdom of darkness.

In the story of Abraham and Lot, a time came when

there needed to be a separation between them.

Genesis 13:7-11 [NKJV]

7
And there was strife between the
herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and
the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The
Canaanites and the Perizzites then dwelt

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 in the land. 8 So Abram said to Lot, “Please
let there be no strife between you and
me, and between my herdsmen and your
herdsmen; for we are brethren.9 Is not the
whole land before you? Please separate
from me. If you take the left, then I will
go to the right; or, if you go to the right,
then I will go to the left.” 10 And Lot lifted
his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan,
that it was well watered everywhere
[before the Lord destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah] like the garden of the Lord, like
the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar.
11
Then Lot chose for himself all the plain
of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And
they separated from each other.

Even when God was delivering Lot from the

destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, He separated
him from the city [Genesis 19:1-26]. Couldn’t He
have destroyed the city and left Lot’s house intact
the way He did Rahab’s? He could have, but there
needed to be a separation.

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When Jacob was dealing with his treacherous uncle,
Laban, the secret of his success had to be in his
ability to separate the animals - those which were
streaked and speckled from those which were plain
[Genesis 30].

Jesus said that He would separate the goats from

the sheep [Matthew 25:31-32]. The Bible is full
of examples of separation by the Holy Spirit for
a specific assignment. In the Book of Acts, we
read about the separation of Saul and Barnabas
to the work for which God had called them.

Acts 13:1-3 [NKJV]

1
Now in the church that was at Antioch
there were certain prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger,
Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been
brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and
Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord
and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now
separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the
work to which I have called them.” 3 Then,
having fasted and prayed, and laid hands
on them, they sent them away.
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Separation is so important that it is the first thing
that happens to any baby when it is born - separation
from the mother by cutting the umbilical cord.
Failure to do so can result in the loss of the baby. If
the cord is not cut to sever the attachment between
mother and child, we can never see the glory of
what that child could grow up to be.

We need to know how to be separated for the things

of God. Jesus even said that He had come to separate
between mother and daughter, son and father.

Matthew 10:34-36 [NKJV]

“Do not think that I came to bring peace

34

on earth. I did not come to bring peace

but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a
man against his father, a daughter against
her mother, and a daughter-in-law against
her mother-in-law’; 36 and a man’s enemies
will be those of his own household.’

The Kingdom of God is here to separate, and when

we understand the power in this, we will use it to the
advantage of people and change their lives forever.
Everything you see in life is about separation.

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After birth, a child will be taken to a home to be
raised there by its family. However, a few years
down the road, the parents will voluntarily separate
themselves from their child for about eight hours
a day so that the child can attain an education. A
couple of years down the road, the child graduates
from the university in a certain discipline, simply
because the parents were willing to separate
themselves from their child.

That kind of separation is done by and for love.

Having loved their child, the parents encouraged
the separation so that the child could have a
better future.

Separation may manifest in the physical,

but it always starts in the spirit.

We must see the power of separation at work in the

church today. Separation is for maturity.

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If a baby is two years old, it is wrong to separate
them from their parents. However, later on in life,
that individual must grow and go on to start their
own life and family elsewhere.

Soon after God had created the woman, He ordained

that “for this reason, a man shall leave [separate
from] his father and mother and shall be joined and
cleave to his wife.” [Genesis 2:24]

Separation may manifest in the physical, but it

always starts in the spirit. Many of the powerful
miracles in Jesus’ ministry were done after moments
of separation.

Separation is for maturity.

Mark 1:35 [NKJV]

Now in the morning, having risen a long while

before daylight, He went out and departed to
a solitary place; and there He prayed.
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 Luke 5:16 [NKJV]

So He Himself often withdrew into the

wilderness and prayed.

The day Jesus walked on water, He had sent His

disciples ahead of Him and He went up alone
[separated Himself] into the mountain to pray
[Matthew 14:22-32].

When He was going to raise Jairus’ daughter,

He commanded that everyone else go out of the
room [separation] [Matthew 9:23-25]. When He
rose Lazarus from the dead, He had been out of
town, having separated Himself from the Jews,
but when He returned, it was with great power
[John 10:40]. When He took Peter, James and John
to the Mountain of Transfiguration, He returned
to find a demon possessed boy whom His disciples
had failed to deliver and He delivered him from
that oppression [Luke9:28-42].

It is clear therefore, that after moments of separation

in Jesus’ ministry, great miracles happened. The
key is in understanding how to separate yourself.
What do you do in times of separation?

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I think when the Spirit of the Lord told the disciples
in the book of Acts to separate unto Him Saul and
Barnabas, He had wanted to use them, but they had
not separated themselves yet. God desires to use
so many of us, but the challenge is in the fact that
He can’t seem to get our attention. God speaks to
us through other people only because He does not
have our attention.

He is not interested in a third-party relationship

with you; He wants to interact with you directly.
We need to always be available to Him.

God speaks to us through other people only

because He does not have our attention. He is
not interested in a third-party relationship with
you; He wants to interact with you directly.

Separation unto God is so important that even in

marriage, the Bible teaches that the only time that
a husband and wife may refrain from their conjugal
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rights is during agreed times of separation to
seek God. That time must be there for us to avail
ourselves to God in order to hear Him.

1 Corinthians 7:3-5 [NKJV]

3
Let the husband render to his wife the
affection due her, and likewise also the
wife to her husband. 4 The wife does
not have authority over her own body,
but the husband does. And likewise the
husband does not have authority over
his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not
deprive one another except with consent
for a time, that you may give yourselves
to fasting and prayer; and come together
again so that Satan does not tempt you
because of your lack of self-control.

Separation is brought about by spiritual forces. The

flesh may demand it, but the spirit causes it. Joseph
wanted to separate from Mary when he found out
that she was pregnant but the Spirit would not let
Him. We see from here that Joseph was yielded
to the Holy Spirit, for even the Bible says that He
was a righteous man.
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It was this yieldedness that caused him not to err
greatly in trying to maintain his righteousness.

Matthew 1:18-25 [NKJV]

18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as
follows: After His mother Mary was
betrothed to Joseph, before they came
together, she was found with child of the
Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband,
being a just man, and not wanting to
make her a public example, was minded
to put her away secretly. 20 But while he
thought about these things, behold, an
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do
not be afraid to take to you Mary your
wife, for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will bring
forth a Son, and you shall call His name
Jesus, for He will save His people from
their sins.” 22 So all this was done that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,

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 and bear a Son, and they shall call His
name Immanuel,” which is translated,
“God with us.” 24 Then Joseph, being
aroused from sleep, did as the angel of
the Lord commanded him and took to
him his wife, 25 and did not know her till
she had brought forth her firstborn Son.
And he called His name Jesus.

When we separate ourselves unto God,

we cannot let anything come and blind us
from the initial purpose of our separation.

When God called for the separation of Barnabas

and Paul to their apostolic ministry in Acts 13, He
did not mention John Mark. The separation of Paul
and Barnabas unto God was supposed to remain,
regardless of any challenges that could arise.
Unfortunately, this was not the case with these two
great apostles of the Lord.
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They, who were meant to minister together ended up
being separated badly because of their disagreement
regarding John Mark.

Acts 15:36-40 [NKJV]

36
Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas,
“Let us now go back and visit our brethren
in every city where we have preached the
word of the Lord, and see how they are
doing.” 37 Now Barnabas was determined
to take with them John called Mark. 38 But
Paul insisted that they should not take with
them the one who had departed from them
in Pamphylia, and had not gone with them
to the work. 39 Then the contention became
so sharp that they parted from one another.
And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to
Cyprus; 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed,
being commended by the brethren to the
grace of God.

For them to allow a third party to influence their

partnership in any way was acting in the flesh.
Now, John Mark was Barnabas’ relative and God
believes in family, but for Barnabas to let his
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physical relationship interfere with what God was
doing in his and Paul’s ministry was fleshly. The
same thing goes for Paul. He should not have let
John Mark who wasn’t a factor in their calling now
become a hindrance to their partnership in the
gospel with Barnabas.

When we separate ourselves unto God, we cannot

let anything come and blind us from the initial
purpose of our separation. We must let all separation
be initiated and carried on by the Holy Spirit. We
must be cautious so that our flesh does not come
into play to trip us along the way. Our separation
must be the right kind of separation.

INDICATORS OF WRONG SEPARATION

If a separation is born of the flesh or is an

orchestration of the devil. There are a few tell-tale
signs to look out for in order to identify the wrong
kind of separation. Usually in the wrong kind of
separation, the one opting for the separation uses
proxies. They will never come out directly and say,
“Hey, this can’t work.”

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saying…” or “Someone told me…” and things like
that. Wrong separation is stained with that lack of
clarity.

In the example of Lot, he used herdsmen to cut his

ties with his uncle, Abraham. Judas used “the poor”
when he complained about why the woman had
‘wasted’ such costly perfume on Jesus.

John 12:1-8 [NKJV]

1
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus
came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who
had been dead, whom He had raised from
the dead. 2 There they made Him a supper;
and Martha served, but Lazarus was one
of those who sat at the table with Him. 3
Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil
of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus,
and wiped His feet with her hair. And the
house was filled with the fragrance of the
oil. 4 But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot,
Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, 5
“Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three
hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
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This he said, not that he cared for the
poor, but because he was a thief, and had
the money box; and he used to take what
was put in it. 7 But Jesus said, “Let her
alone; she has kept this for the day of My
burial. 8 For the poor you have with you
always, but Me you do not have always.”

Judas already despised Jesus and thought that He

was not worthy of the oil, but to cover that up, he
hid behind some seemingly noble suggestion to sell
and give it to the poor.

In a wrong separation, people use proxies and third

parties. They take advantage of a particular situation
to push their personal agenda - some even going
as far as manipulating the law. Knowing that their
arguments do not hold water, they resort to excuses
such as people, circumstances and situations.

THE RIGHT KIND OF SEPARATION

On the other hand, good separation is direct. God

said, “Separate unto me Barnabas and Saul…” He
did not beat about the bush; He was direct.
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Joseph had decided to privately separate from Mary.

It was his decision and he was ready to stand by

it. He did not give excuses such as, “My family is
saying…” or “I heard that…” No! He owned his
decision because he was an upright man. You see
the right and wrong separations from the above.

GOING THE EXTRA MILE

I was invited to a meeting with the then newly

installed President of the Republic of Zimbabwe,
His Excellency Emmerson Mnangagwa. On our
way there, we saw clearly written in the sky by a
formation of clouds, the figure 77. I have heard
so many prophecies and words of encouragement
about the 77DOGs revival, but nothing this clear; so
clear, it was literally written in the sky.

So now I ask, what if we had not continued with the

assignment that God gave us? Would we see today
the things that we are seeing? By the power of the
Holy Spirit, God can supernaturally carry you to your
destiny, but then, he also wants you to be willing to
take the journey with Him all the way.
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When God said, “Let there be light,” whom was He
speaking to?

The fact that the Holy Spirit was hovering over the
surface of the deep, yet darkness still covered the face
of the earth, baffles my mind. It goes to show that
you can have the presence of the Holy Spirit but still
without results. God can be with you yet be so limited
by you that He does nothing. All three members of
the Trinity have to work together with you in order to
bring to pass the plan of God in your life.

That is why the scripture says that there are three

which bear witness in heaven and these three are
one; the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit.

1 John 5:7 [NKJV]

For there are three that bear witness in

heaven: the Father, the Word, and the
Holy Spirit; and these three are one.

This means that inspite of the fact that they all

are individual entities; they must work together
for results. If we have the Holy Spirit without
the Word, we will end up as a Pentecostal church
without miracles.
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It is an incomplete picture just like it was when
John the Baptist with all his anointing ended up in
prison until he was beheaded, and yet Jesus said he
was the greatest of all that were born of a woman. It
simply does not add up!

There are a number of parallels to note between

John the Baptist and Jesus. For instance, both
had disciples, both had powerful predetermined
ministries and both died young. However, you
can note significant differences between Jesus’
disciples and those of John because Jesus’ disciples
were introduced to and filled with the Holy Spirit
while John, who was filled with the Holy Spirit in his
mother’s womb, did not introduce his disciples to the
Holy Spirit.

As a matter of fact, Paul met some of John’s disciples

in the book of Acts and they had “not so much as heard
whether there be any Holy Ghost.”

Acts 19:1-3 [NKJV]

1
And it happened, while Apollos was at
Corinth, that Paul, having passed through
the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And

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“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when
you believed?” So they said to him, “We
have not so much as heard whether there
is a Holy Spirit.” 3 And he said to them,
“Into what then were you baptized?” So
they said, “Into John’s baptism.”

Not only are you, as a host of the move of God,

supposed to be fired up on all pistons, it is also your
responsibility to transfer the same fire to those
around you. You must show forth the glory of the
power at work in you.

This has been the mistake of the church for centuries;

the pastor eats, sleeps and drives better, yet his
fellow ministers and parishioners are struggling
in life for basic necessities. If as a pastor, you fail
to transfer the principles that have blessed you to
the people under your care and pastorship, you will
find your message irrelevant to the people in the
long run. It may be authentic, but as long as it does
not work for them, people will not listen to you no
matter how much you tell them.

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 If as a pastor, you fail to transfer the principles
that have blessed you to the people under
your care and pastorship, you will find your
message irrelevant to the people in the long run.

God is no respecter of persons. As you were filled

with the Holy Spirit, so must your people be.

Acts 10:34-35 [KJV]

34
Then Peter opened his mouth, and
said, Of a truth I perceive that God is
no respecter of persons: 35 But in every
nation he that feareth him, and worketh
righteousness, is accepted with him.

As a host, you cannot simply play the part. You

have to be involved in ushering people into the
presence of God. When hosting the Holy Spirit, we
need to be patient and give Him time to do His will.

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 When hosting the Holy Spirit, we need to
be patient and give Him time to do His will.

The Holy Spirit does not import the items or tools He

intends to use for His glory. He uses the ordinary things
around and available. After the great flood in the days
of Noah, he sent out a dove to check if there was any
land that had resurfaced from beneath the waters.

When the dove found no landing place, it returned

to the ark. When He sent it again after seven days, it
returned with an olive branch in its beak.

Genesis 8:8-12 [NKJV]

8
He also sent out from himself a dove,
to see if the waters had receded from the
face of the ground. 9 But the dove found
no resting place for the sole of her foot,
and she returned into the ark to him, for
the waters were on the face of the whole
earth. So he put out his hand and took

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10
And he waited yet another seven days,
and again he sent the dove out from the ark.
11
Then the dove came to him in the evening,
and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf
was in her mouth; and Noah knew that
the waters had receded from the earth.
12
So he waited yet another seven days and
sent out the dove, which did not return
again to him anymore.

This is very similar to how the Holy Spirit works.

He is always looking for a conducive place to land.

In order to be the ones who host the Holy Spirit,
ours should be the best place for Him to land.

There is a good place for Him to dwell, but then if

He finds a better place, He will opt for the better. No
one has a monopoly on the Holy Spirit. You cannot
think that you worshipped Him so deep yesterday
that He can’t move to the neighbors’ place today. If
your neighbors are hungrier and more broken than
you are today, He will respond to their hunger. It
is scary to think about, but you should know that
whenever you are visited by a great move of the
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Holy Spirit, you have become His launch pad to
the next great move because like Jesus said, He is
always moving.

As a host to the Holy Spirit, you are used and greatly

empowered to advertise and stir up hunger for Him
in everyone who sees you, so that they too can be
touched and the cycle continues. In Joel 2:28, God
said, “I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh…” He
said in the same chapter that He would restore the
years that the cankerworm, the palmerworm and
the locust ate.

Joel 2:25 [KJV]

And I will restore to you the years that the locust

hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller,
and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent
among you.

The ministry of restoration does not come any other

way but by the Holy Spirit.

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THE WORKSHOP

W hen the Holy Spirit comes to you, He builds

a workshop in you. One of rooms in the Holy
Spirit’s workshop is the room of restoration. This
is where most people who have participated in
hosting the Holy Spirit miss it. They become jealous,
envious and insecure, not knowing that they have
been transformed into the Holy Spirit’s workshop.
Through the workshop, He restores all people; the
young, the old, the rich, the poor, the small and the
great to the Father.

As the Holy Spirit moves, crowds begin to gather

in great numbers. Your work as a host is to help
repair them, restore them and send them back to
do His work.

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11
And He Himself gave some to be apostles,
some prophets, some evangelists, and some
pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping
of the saints for the work of ministry, for
the edifying of the body of Christ,

When people come and stay with you for five,

six or maybe seven months, when they leave, as
a host you may begin to feel jittery, afraid and
scared of the fact they are leaving. You begin
to wonder why they are leaving, forgetting that
when the Holy Spirit came upon you, He turned
you into an instrument of restoration. This is
what happened to Jesus at baptism. He became
an instrument of restoration.

For a while, there was a little competition between

the disciples of John and Jesus’ ministry. The
calling upon John’s life was to restore Israel to
God. He preached the message of the kingdom and
baptized them, preparing the way for the coming of
the Lord.

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3
The voice of him that crieth in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make straight in the desert a highway for
our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted,
and every mountain and hill shall be
made low: and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough places plain: 5 And
the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together: for the
mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

That is the simple message of restoration; repentance

and returning to God.

When Jesus came, He exceeded what John the

Baptist did because He understood the principle of
“the works that I do shall ye do also, and even greater
works…” Therefore, it is by the same principle that
He expects His Church to do greater works as long
as we have the Holy Spirit. It is for this reason that
there was no competition among the apostles in the
New Testament.

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Peter did not try to compete with Paul inspite of
Paul’s rapid growth in the ministry because he knew
that the ministry of the Holy Spirit should increase
from glory to glory.

He understood that every man is given a specific

measure of grace, faith and assignment.

Romans 12:3 [NKJV]

For I say, through the grace given to me, to

everyone who is among you, not to think
of himself more highly than he ought to
think, but to think soberly, as God has
dealt to each one a measure of faith.

Ephesians 4:7 [NKJV]

But to each one of us grace was given

according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

1 Corinthians 3:6-8 [NKJV]

6
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave
the increase. 7 So then neither he who
plants is anything, nor he who waters,
but God who gives the increase.8 Now he
who plants and he who waters are one,
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according to his own labor.

1 Corinthians 3:10 [NKJV]

According to the grace of God which was

given to me, as a wise master builder I have
laid the foundation, and another builds
on it. But let each one take heed how he
builds on it.

2 Peter 3:14-16 [NKJV]

14
Therefore, beloved, looking forward to
these things, be diligent to be found by
Him in peace, without spot and blameless;
15
and consider that the longsuffering of
our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved
brother Paul, according to the wisdom
given to him, has written to you, 16 as also
in all his epistles, speaking in them of these
things, in which are some things hard to
understand, which untaught and unstable
people twist to their own destruction, as
they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

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We are not all called to do the same thing, but we
are all called to fulfill the great commission [Mark
16:15-18 & Matthew 28:18-20].

So when Paul went to the apostles at Jerusalem and

shared with them the gospel that he preached among
the Gentiles, they received him gladly and gave him
the right hand of fellowship. They understood that
the same Holy Spirit at work in them was at work
in him as well.

1 Corinthians 12:4-7 [KJV]

4
Now there are diversities of gifts, but
the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences
of administrations, but the same Lord. 6
And there are diversities of operations, but
it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given
to every man to profit withal.

Galatians 2:7-9 [NKJV]

7
But on the contrary, when they saw that
the gospel for the uncircumcised had
been committed to me, as the gospel
for the circumcised was to Peter 8 [for
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 He who worked effectively in Peter for
the apostleship to the circumcised also
worked effectively in me toward the
Gentiles], 9 and when James, Cephas, and
John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived
the grace that had been given to me, they
gave me and Barnabas the right hand
of fellowship, that we should go to the
Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

John’s disciples did not understand this and that is

why they nearly took offence when they saw Jesus’
ministry outgrow their rabbi’s.

As long as you understand the above-mentioned

principle, then the Holy Spirit, like Noah’s dove,
will always return to your boat. Remember, the
Holy Spirit comes with fire as He did in the upper
room. When Noah’s dove returned, it did with life
and refreshment to the Ark. When the Holy Spirit
leaves, things begin to develop a stench, but when
He returns, things are refreshed.

In relation to us today, when the Holy Spirit returns

to a ministry, He wants to do so with life and fresh
fire to launch that ministry into higher dimensions.
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It is the reason why you find great ministries, the
likes of Morris Cerullo’s, Billy Graham’s and so
many others have had longevity in their operations.

They have simply understood the Spirit of

restoration and have participated in restoring God’s
people back to Him.

When the Holy Spirit leaves, things begin to develop

a stench, but when He returns, things are refreshed.

One of Jesus’ disciples asked, “Is this the time that

you will restore the kingdom of God?” Restoration
has to happen in a move of God. If you are to host
the Holy Spirit, you must be willing to become His
workshop to restore mankind. The Church today
must understand that the reason why we are anointed
and empowered by the Holy Spirit is to restore God’s
people and preserve them from destruction.

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The world is safe with you as a child of God. It may
not be so sure about its future, but with you as a
child of God here, there is hope. The whole world
is safe with you as a host of the Holy Spirit. It is
because of you that the “Ark” will stay afloat despite
all the trouble in the world.

With every visitation, the Holy Spirit brings fresh

life and fire. But we see from Noah’s story that when
He [the dove] returned the last time, before they
knew it was time to get out of the Ark, He returned
with an olive branch. With that olive branch, He was
declaring that the trouble had ceased and land had
re-appeared. It is from this that the “Olive branch”
expression which signifies reconciliation, was born.

It was a beautiful expression when the dove

[representing the Holy Spirit] extended an
olive branch to the only humans left on the face
of the earth.

Take note that for as long as they had lived in the

ark, they had not done any plumbing to discard the
waste of animals, birds or humans on board. That
Ark was a cesspool.

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the Ark into his house after the flood. I mean, the
thing was three stories, it had already been built
and it was set on a mountain top, with an amazing
view, I suppose. Well, when the Holy Spirit showed
me this, I understood why. It was uninhabitable
- because of the filth. As soon as they walked out,
maggots filled it because of the stench.

The only thing that could have preserved them in

there – that was a source of life and preservation -
was the presence of the Holy Spirit.

The glory of the latter house should be greater

than the former. Like Noah, we have got to let
go of yesterday’s victories and anticipate today’s
miracles. We cannot “camp in the Ark.”

When the Holy Spirit leaves, things begin to develop

a stench, but when He returns, things are refreshed.

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13
Brethren, I do not count myself to
have apprehended; but one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind
and reaching forward to those things
which are ahead, 14 I press toward the
goal for the prize of the upward call of
God in Christ Jesus.

God has a rainbow and vineyards out there waiting

for us. If we stay in the Ark, it is all we will ever see.

If we step out, we will see all the more that God has
for us.

As hosts, we need to appreciate what the Holy Spirit

is using us to do to help the next generation. We
should never be jealous of or in competition with
anybody. As a host, you are a workshop. Others
are made through you. When you see someone else
doing exactly what you are doing, do not be offended
thinking they are copying you. You are simply a
workshop through whom the Holy Spirit is working
to produce more and more vessels that He can use.
The Holy Spirit will bring more people to you.

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Morris Cerullo might not need to start a church
in Kampala, but when He shows up, people show
up. People want to be associated with what they
are already familiar with and have high regard for
longevity.

We should never be jealous of or in competition

with anybody. As a host, you are a workshop.

READY VESSELS

The Holy Spirit uses what He finds available to

Him. Be it Moses’ rod or the first fish which Peter
caught to retrieve money and pay tax for Jesus
and himself, the Holy Spirit uses what is available.
Availability is key.

We need to avail ourselves to God in prayer, fasting,

giving, consecration and in every other way that we
know how to.

The scripture says that where the Spirit of the Lord

is, there is liberty [2 Corinthians 3:17].
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The word liberty stems from the word liberal, which
implies generosity and abundance. This means that
joy, happiness, abundance and goodwill toward
others is proof of the presence of the Holy Spirit.

From the word liberty, we also get the word liberation.

Liberation is costly and involves a lot of sacrifice.

The Holy Spirit uses what He finds available to Him.

You cannot be a liberator unless you are willing

to give up even yourself for the sake of another. It
is quite frankly about giving. When we admonish
people to be liberal, we do not imply it in terms
of morals but rather, in terms of substance. God’s
liberality doesn’t make Him lenient towards a
lifestyle of sin, but it makes Him extravagantly give
us all things to enjoy. The enemy wants to keep us
distracted by majoring on the minors and minoring
on the majors.

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At the wedding of Cana, they had run out of wine
and Jesus gave them a few instructions which they
followed and lo, they miraculously had wine at the
wedding. Jesus used this miracle to show forth
His glory. He could have used it to show forth His
power, fame or might. Why did He show off the
glory? He did so because it is His glory that moves
toward us whenever the enemy seems to stand
greater and darker.

NOAH

Genesis 6:8 [KJV]

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the

Lord.

God gave Noah an assignment and that assignment

prolonged his life because he found grace. Grace is
simple yet at the same time, very profound.

Finding it is finding a new assignment, life

preservation and family blessings.

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 FAMILY

God’s original plan was to build a family. He fondly

called Jesus His Son on several occasions.

Matthew 3:17 [NKJV]

And suddenly a voice came from heaven,

saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased.”

Matthew 17:5 [NKJV]

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright

cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a
voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is
My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Hear Him!”

God emphasized family in His dealings with Jesus.

He called Jesus Son and Jesus called Him Father.
They did not address each other in their formal
“God offices” but in their family relationships –
Father and Son. Jesus never equated Himself with
God although it was well within His right to.

He humbled Himself and took the position of a son

before a father.
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5
Let this mind be in you which was also
in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form
of God, did not consider it robbery to
be equal with God, 7 but made Himself
of no reputation, taking the form of a
bondservant, and coming in the likeness of
men. 8 And being found in appearance as
a man, He humbled Himself and became
obedient to the point of death, even the
death of the cross.

Family was God’s original plan when He created

mankind. He wanted to be our Father and we, His
children. That’s why to as many as believed on
Him, He gave the power to become the sons of God
[John 1:12].

Pay attention to the Holy Spirit.

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When you find grace like Noah did, it will give
you a new assignment in which your family will
participate. Your entire family will be saved
because of your assignment. Noah’s family was
saved because of the grace he found. Grace saves
lives. You cannot talk about grace without talking
about salvation or salvation without talking about
grace. Our salvation comes by the grace of our
Lord, Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 2:8-9 [NKJV]

8
For by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the
gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone
should boast.

Noah is symbolic of the Church of Jesus Christ today

and among the birds that he took into the ark was the
dove, a type of the Holy Spirit. [Genesis 8:6-12]

There is impending danger and those who don’t

believe in Jesus have already signed their own
warrants of destruction. However, to those of us
that believe in Him, He has already given the power
to become sons of God.

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 John 1:12 [KJV]

But as many as received him, to them gave

he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name:

After you are saved, you need to start talking to

the Holy Spirit about everything like Noah talked
to the dove. We need to trust His report because
if we don’t, we will abandon ship in the middle of
the ocean to our own peril, thinking we are on land.
Pay attention to the Holy Spirit.

TRIBUTE TO DR. GRAHAM

Billy Graham died and the whole world celebrated

his departure and the life that He lived. Right now,
the big question in the body of Christ is, “Who is next
- Who can step up to fill those shoes?” It is amazing
that a preacher could be honoured for his preaching
the way that Billy Graham was at his departure.

He was not celebrated for his humanitarian efforts

or diplomacy. He was celebrated for the gospel.

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Many people have done humanitarian work - fed
the hungry, helped orphans and so much more, and
they have been honoured for it, but Dr. Graham was
honoured because of His stand for Jesus Christ. It
is amazingly refreshing.

We should learn to offer to God our very best

We need to start communicating with the Holy

Spirit at a deeper and greater level. We need to
allow His guidance on where to go and what to do.
We must let Him be in charge.

Romans 8:14 [KJV]

For as many as are led by the Spirit of

God, they are the sons of God.

When Noah came out of the ark, he gave a sacrifice

of his very best to God on the altar. We too should
learn to offer to God our very best. What is the best
gift to give to God? You may ask.
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It is easy to know what the best is. If you are having
a hard time letting go of something, most of the
time, that is your best. One’s pocket change may be
another’s fortune so it is not really about how much
was given but how much it was worth to the giver.
For most people, the best you can give to God is
money. For others, it is time because you are too
busy and your time is precious to you. You find it
easy to write the church a cheque but very difficult
to stay through the service because you are a very
busy person. For others, it could be acts of service.
God is not after these things that we count precious
in our lives; He is after our hearts. For where a
person’s treasure is [the precious things], that is
where their heart is also.

Matthew 6:20-21 [KJV]

20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not
break through nor steal: 21 For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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The Bible tells us to honor God with our substance
and that is what giving our best is all about. It is
therefore very important for us to hear the Holy
Spirit and be keen to do whatever He tells us to.
That’s where our safety and strength lie.

As Noah was saved by paying attention to the dove, the

Church of Jesus Christ will be preserved by listening
to the Holy Spirit. Noah heard God before he entered
the ark and he did not leave until he heard from God.
Noah waited on God from the beginning to the end.
Nothing mattered to him more than the word of God.
He was only interested in God’s opinion.

You are having a hard time letting go of

something, most of the time, that is your best.

When he came out of the ark, inspite of the

frustration he must have felt, he planted a vineyard
from which we get grapes for wine. Wine is symbolic
of the blood of Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

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19
Jesus took some bread in his hands and
gave thanks for it. He broke the bread and
handed it to his apostles. Then he said,
“This is my body, which is given for you.
Eat this as a way of remembering me!”
20
After the meal he took another cup of
wine in his hands. Then he said, “This is
my blood. It is poured out for you, and
with it God makes his new agreement.
21
The one who will betray me is here at
the table with me!

From the vineyard he planted, Noah made wine

which he drunk to a stupor. He got so drunk of it
that he took off his clothes, exposing himself.

Salvation which comes by the blood of Jesus exposes

us to the cross and all of its benefits. We become
bare and dry showing that we are nothing in our
own selves. That is when He comes in and fills us.
We must return to the place where it all began and
that place is in the blood of Jesus. Noah exposed
himself and his son saw his nakedness and made
fun of him before his brothers.
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Genesis 9:20-23 [NKJV]

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And Noah began to be a farmer, and
he planted a vineyard. 21 Then he drank
of the wine and was drunk, and became
uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the
father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his
father, and told his two brothers outside.
23
But Shem and Japheth took a garment,
laid it on both their shoulders, and went
backward and covered the nakedness
of their father. Their faces were turned
away, and they did not see their father’s
nakedness.

God had used Noah mightily but he remained

humble. You curse yourself when you ridicule a
person like that who pursues righteousness and
holiness under the blood of Jesus.

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No matter how funny they may seem, you do
yourself a disservice when you make fun of them.

Psalms 105:14-15 [KJV]

14
He suffered no man to do them
wrong: yea, he reproved kings for
their sakes; 15 Saying, Touch not mine
anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

Romans 14:4 [KJV]

4
Who art thou that judgest another man’s
servant? to his own master he standeth
or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for
God is able to make him stand.

SEASONS

Genesis 8:20-22 [NKJV]

20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and
took of every clean animal and of every
clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on
the altar.

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And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma.
Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will
never again curse the ground for man’s
sake, although the imagination of man’s
heart is evil from his youth; nor will
I again destroy every living thing as I
have done. 22 “While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat,
Winter and summer, And day and night
Shall not cease.”

When Noah made an offering to God of his best, God

gave him new seasons. Seasons in life are different.
Some can last two years and others two days. There
is no definite time frame for the seasons of life. For
Job it was nine months of despair which seemed
like an eternity while for Jacob, it was twenty years
of servitude but they seemed like only a few days.

The things that we have overcome in the different

seasons of our lives are what God uses to defeat
our enemies. We overcome by our testimony
[Revelation 12:11]. His word says that there is a
season for everything.

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 Ecclesiastes 3:1 [NKJV]

To everything there is a season, A time for

every purpose under heaven:

God has given us the power to create our own

seasons of happiness and prosperity by the Holy
Spirit. If you do not listen to the Holy Spirit, you
will perish.

You need His guidance so that you can land safely

at your desired destination.

Prepare an altar for your offerings so that God will

give you new seasons of life like He did Noah. That
is how God will move us from one level to another.

The things that we have overcome in

the different seasons of our lives are
what God uses to defeat our enemies.

When Noah came out of the ark, God made with

him a similar covenant as He had made with Adam.

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 Genesis 9:1-4 [KJV]
1
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and
said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and
the dread of you shall be upon every beast
of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air,
upon all that moveth upon the earth, and
upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand
are they delivered. 3 Every moving thing that
liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green
herb have I given you all things.

When you work with the Holy Spirit, He brings to

you all the promises that those who went ahead of
you failed to walk in during their time. He gives you
everything that was never occupied or used.

If you do not listen to the Holy Spirit, you will perish.

Those who have come before you have probably used

only 25 percent of their blessings. God releases the
remaining 75 percent of their blessings and 100%
of your own where He sees faith and obedience.
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SAINTHOOD

T he Bible says that we are the righteousness of

God in Christ Jesus [2 Corinthians 5:21]. Paul
wrote in his epistles ‘to the saints in Christ Jesus.’
While religion attributes sainthood to the dead, the
Holy Spirit accredits it to the living. One does not
need to be dead to be a saint and a saint does not
only become one after they are dead. The apostles’
epistles were not written to the dead but to the
living. Sainthood has something to do with lifestyle
and you can only have a lifestyle while you are alive.

Sainthood is not for status, it is for ministry.

Ministry is service. It is an assignment.

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If we only become perfected in death; if we have
to die first in order to become saints, then Jesus
Christ died in vain. It would mean that the prayers
of the living which are said for the dead can change
their destiny.

That is not the case according to the gospel of our

Lord Jesus Christ.

One has to believe with their heart and confess with

their mouth in order to be saved. As many as believed
on Jesus Christ, He gave the power to become the sons
of God.

Romans 10:10 [KJV]

For with the heart man believeth unto

righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.

John 1:12 [KJV]

But as many as received him, to them gave

he power to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name:

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 One does not need to be dead to be a saint and a
saint does not only become one after they are dead.

The message of the good news of Jesus Christ

is destroyed when we think or teach that people
become saints after they are dead. The reason why
Jesus gave us the five-fold ministry was for the
perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry.

He knows we are not perfect, therefore, He gave

the five-fold ministry gifts for our perfection. This
shows that we were made saints even before we
were perfected.

Ephesians 4:11-13 [KJV]

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And he gave some, apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,
pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting
of the saints, for the work of the ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13
Till we all come in the unity of the faith,
and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man, unto the measure of
the stature of the fulness of Christ:

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Sainthood is not for status, it is for ministry. Ministry
is service. It is an assignment. When assignment is
given, life is prolonged.

When we fell because of sin, God said that man

would live up to one hundred and twenty years
[Genesis 6:3]. Then in Psalms, He said by David
that man’s lifespan would be seventy or eighty
years [Psalm 90:10]. Some people think this is a
contradiction but it is not. It is God simply making
the point that as long as man continues in sin, he
will reduce his own lifespan. What was about 930
years for Adam came down to seventy or eighty
years. In other words man’s lifepan was basically
reduced to about 8.6%.

When assignment is given, life is prolonged.

The day Adam sinned, he should have died. However

the reason why he could live up to 900 plus years
is because he was covered by God. When he sinned,
he tried to make coverings for his nakedness but
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Adam was covered and this covering protected him
from the immediate effect of his sin which was death.

Genesis 3:21 [NIV]

The LORD God made garments of skin

for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

This also happened to Aaron. He too was covered.

He had a priestly garment and because of it, he lived
many years after he caused Israel to greatly sin, yet the
people he caused to sin died immediately. However,
the moment that the priestly covering was taken away,
Aaron dropped dead. He had been preserved that long
because of his ministry.

Numbers 20:28 [KJV]

Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and

put them on Eleazar his son; and Aaron
died there on the top of the mountain.
Then Moses and Eleazar came down from
the mountain.

We are preserved by the ministry that God has

entrusted us with. That is what covers us.

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Our lives would have been a lot shorter if it were not
for ministry – for the assignments that God gives us.
Ministry prolongs life.

When God gave Moses an assignment, he lived

longer than all his contemporaries.

Same thing for Noah, Abraham and Jacob. What

kept them alive were the assignments that God had
given them.

Psalm 16:11 [KJV]

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in

thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right
hand there are pleasures for evermore.

REAL PRAYER

Satan has penetrated the church with false teaching

on prayer. Prayer is not man-made or earthly. It is
divine. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how
to pray [Luke 11:1]. They were Jews. For sure, they
must have known how to talk to God as Jews. The
truth of the matter is that they had never known
real prayer before they saw Jesus pray.
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When they saw Him pray, they realized that they
knew nothing about prayer and that is why they
asked Him to teach them to pray.

Matthew 17:21 [NKJV]

However, this kind does not go out except

by prayer and fasting.

Jesus married fasting with prayer when He said,

“This kind cannot go but by prayer and fasting.”
When you live by these two principles, prayer and
fasting, you are ready for powerful ministry.

The devil attacked the relationship between the

first man, Adam and God in the area of food, at
which he succeeded.

Genesis 3:1-6 [NKJV]

1
Now the serpent was more cunning than
any beast of the field which the Lord God
had made. And he said to the woman, “Has
God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every
tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said
to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the
trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the

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has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you
touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 Then the serpent
said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
5
For God knows that in the day you eat of
it your eyes will be opened, and you will be
like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when
the woman saw that the tree was good for
food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a
tree desirable to make one wise, she took of
its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband
with her, and he ate.

When Jesus came, the devil again brought about

temptations that had to do with food but this time,
he failed. Jesus said that man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceeds from the
mouth of God [Matthew 4:4]. Later on, however,
Jesus would talk about bread to mean His body.

John 6:50-51 [NKJV]

50
This is the bread which comes down
from heaven, that one may eat of it and
not die. 51 I am the living bread which
came down from heaven. If anyone eats
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bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I
shall give for the life of the world.”

In this, Jesus was revealing such a great mystery.

If Jesus’ body is the bread, then in saying that man
would not live by bread alone, He meant that man
should not live by Jesus alone. While it is true that
you must have Jesus, you cannot live by Him alone.
You must have the Holy Spirit too.

If the Church can master food,

it will be victorious all the time.

The devil heard Jesus when He said that man would

not live by bread alone. So he again used bread in
the book of Acts to try to divide the Church with
tribalism, sectarianism and nepotism. In the midst
of a great move of God, the devil brought in the issue
of food. He used food as one of his major weapons
to attack the New Testament Church.

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1
Now in those days, when the number
of the disciples was multiplying, there
arose a complaint against the Hebrews
by the Hellenists, because their widows
were neglected in the daily distribution.
2
Then the twelve summoned the
multitude of the disciples and said, “It
is not desirable that we should leave
the word of God and serve tables.
3
Therefore, brethren, seek out from among
you seven men of good reputation, full of
the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we
may appoint over this business; 4 but we
will give ourselves continually to prayer
and to the ministry of the word.”

In response, the apostles said they could not leave

the ministry of the word and prayer to serve tables.

They asked the people to choose from among

themselves seven men who were filled with the
Holy Spirit to handle that business.

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 Prayer is not only what you say but
who you are and what you do daily.

In the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples,

there is a point about bread – daily bread
[Matthew 6:9-13]. As we have seen, Satan’s strategy
is always to launch an attack on the children of God
in matters concerning bread [food].

After close study, you will find that every sin in the
world is associated with food. Intrigue, jealousy,
envy, malice, murder and strife all hinge on food.

1 Kings 18:19 [NKJV]

Now therefore, send and gather all Israel
to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred
and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four
hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at
Jezebel’s table.”

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 Deuteronomy 8:3 [NKJV]

So He humbled you, allowed you to

hunger, and fed you with manna which
you did not know nor did your fathers
know, that He might make you know
that man shall not live by bread alone;
but man lives by every word that
proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.

If the Church can master food, it will register

victories all the time.

Prayer is contagious and addictive. It is a divine

invasion of the earth. It is who you are, whose
you are and what you become. You must pray in
the spirit [Ephesians 6:18]. You cannot really pray
unless you are filled with the Holy Spirit, for it is
He that cries in us, Abba Father.

Galatians 4:6 [NKJV]

And because you are sons, God has sent

forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts,
crying out, “Abba, Father!”

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 Prayer is personal. It is not done for show
or religious purposes. It is a personal fight.

GETTING BACK TO THE CROSS

There was a time when the devil attacked the

office of the Evangelist. I remember a great
speaker who came to Uganda whose name I shall
withhold. He spoke so eloquently and many were
converted because of his teaching. He was an
excellent speaker.

The problem is that he was leading people to a

certain religious denomination. There was another
priest belonging to one of the major religious
denominations who had airtime on great Christian
television networks. He would preach powerfully
from the Bible about salvation but again the
problem was with the fact that in the end, he drew
people to his religious denomination.

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Such men do well to preach Jesus, but the problem
is that they attach to Him man-made rules and
religious confines which make the power of God of
non-effect.

Mark 7:8, 13 [NKJV]

8
For laying aside the commandment of
God, you hold the tradition of men —the
washing of pitchers and cups, and many
other such things you do.” 13 making the
word of God of no effect through your
tradition which you have handed down.
And many such things you do.”

On the other hand, men like Festo Kivengyere, Billy

Graham, Reinhard Bonnke, T.L. Osborn and others
also had religions to which they subscribed, whether
Baptist, Anglican or whatever. However, these were
successful in ministry simply because they never
led people to themselves or their religions but to
the foot of cross, and that is the difference. It would
be up to the masses to decide on which church they
wanted to attend.

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They did not come bearing the banner of the Baptist,
Anglican, Presbyterian, Catholic, Evangelical or
Pentecostal church; they came bearing the banner
of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus did
not die for any religion. He died for people.

Paul told us to beware of enticing words of human

philosophy and Jesus warned us to beware of the
leaven of religion.

1 Corinthians 2:4 [KJV]

And my speech and my preaching was

not with enticing words of man’s wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power:

Matthew 16:6 [KJV]

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and

beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
of the Sadducees.

Religion has distorted prayer to be words said.

Prayer is not only what you say but who you are
and what you do daily.

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It is a very unique force but the enemy will do
everything to turn it into a tradition, a narration
or a competition. Jesus, on the way to Calvary
asked the women who were crying for Him to cry
for themselves. Crying is a part of prayer and in
Jesus saying that, He made a powerful point and
that is, true prayer is personal. It is not done for
show or religious purposes. It is a personal fight.

Matthew 6:5-6 [KJV]

5
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not
be as the hypocrites are: for they love to
pray standing in the synagogues and in
the corners of the streets, that they may
be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They
have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou
prayest, enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father
which is in secret; and thy Father which
seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

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 THE GREATEST BATTLE

The greatest battle that Jesus had on the earth was

not with the devil or man. The Holy Spirit revealed
to me that the greatest battle that Jesus had was
between Himself and the Father. This battle was so
fierce that it could have split heaven.

Jesus went into the Garden of Gethsemane with His

disciples to pray. However, when they got there, the
disciples fell asleep and therefore, were not able to
record many of the events that happened while the
Master prayed. He just woke them up after different
intervals but their flesh was weak.

Matthew 26:36-46 [NKJV]

36
Then Jesus came with them to a place
called Gethsemane, and said to the
disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray
over there.” 37 And He took with Him
Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and
He began to be sorrowful and deeply
distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My
soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to
death. Stay here and watch with Me.” 39

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He went a little farther and fell on His
face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father,
if it is possible, let this cup pass from
Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You
will.” 40 Then He came to the disciples
and found them sleeping, and said to
Peter, “What! Could you not watch with
Me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, lest you
enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 Again, a
second time, He went away and prayed,
saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot
pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your
will be done.” 43 And He came and found
them asleep again, for their eyes were
heavy. 44 So He left them, went away
again, and prayed the third time, saying
the same words. 45 Then He came to His
disciples and said to them, “Are you still
sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour
is at hand, and the Son of Man is being
betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise,
let us be going. See, My betrayer is
at hand.”

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There is something to note here. Everything of
the flesh that steps into the God’s presence sleeps.
When God came to the Garden of Eden to make a
wife for Adam, Adam slept [Genesis 2:21]. In the
Garden of Gethsemane and on the mountain of
transfiguration, the disciples slept. The flesh cannot
function in the presence of God.

1 Corinthians 1:29 [KJV]

That No Flesh Should Glory In His Presence.

On the Mount of Olives, Jesus almost forfeited the

mission because of what He saw coming. In a heated
battle with the Father, there was such an exchange
of words that the heavens came to a standstill.

It was the great battle of Gethsemane as for the only

time in eternity, Father and Son stood opposed to
each other. The Father had mustered the courage
to give His Son for the salvation of the world, but at
the last possible moment, Jesus began to back out.
This is the conversation I imagine happened.

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“Listen! You are going to die, but I will raise you up.”

‘No! I am not going to die. I have seen how much

they will whip and torture me and I cannot take
that. I am not taking this cup.’

“You are taking it! The whole world is counting on

you to do this. You must!”

‘I am not! I will not!’

Jesus then stepped out of the heated meeting only

to find His disciples sleeping. In anger, He asked,
“…Could you not watch with me one hour?”
[Matthew 26:40] He was involved in the greatest
battle of His life, yet the backup force He brought
was sleeping. “I am about to be taken from you, yet
you are sleeping? Get up!”

He turned from them and went back into His

meeting with the Father.

The Father said, “I am not changing my mind. You

are dying tomorrow. We haven’t done all this in
vain. You cannot back out. Not here, not now.”

Jesus said, ‘I am not dying!’

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“What do you mean you are not dying? We
promised this world salvation. And that can only
come by your blood. You know this.”

The pressure that Jesus was going through was so

much that He sweated blood, a condition clinically
known as hematidrosis. It is caused by acute fear
and extreme stress among other causes.

‘You want my blood? Here it is. If that is all you

need, take it from my brow, but I am not going to
that cross.’

Luke 22:41-44 [NKJV]

41
And He was withdrawn from them about
a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and
prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will,
take this cup away from Me; nevertheless
not My will, but Yours, be done.” 43 Then
an angel appeared to Him from heaven,
strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony,
He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat
became like great drops of blood falling
down to the ground.

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The battle raged on for hours while the fate of
humanity hung in the balance.

Inspite of the fact that Jesus had shed His blood in

the garden, the Father demanded it at the whipping
post, all the way to the cross at Calvary and in heaven.
He knew that it was not the time to quit because if
they had quit then, the devil would have won.

Jesus was troubled with the Father, with His

disciples whom He had found sleeping instead
of watching, and also troubled with Himself. The
argument had transitioned into an uncomfortable
silence which seemed to take forever for the Father
and Son who were used to talking to each other all
the time. The Holy Spirit and the angels all kept
silent, waiting for the final decision that Jesus
would make. He needed to willingly lay down His
life. He could not be forced into it.

John 10:17-18 [KJV]

17
Therefore doth my Father love me,
because I lay down my life, that I might
take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me,
but I lay it down of myself. I have power

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again. This commandment have I received
of my Father.

The Father then calmly asked, “What about my

will? You always said you are here to do my will.
Well, this is my will.” Jesus’ heart melted.

He turned His eyes from the pain to the Father

and He saw all the glory that awaited Him after the
cross. He began to despise all the pain and torture
that had intimidated Him earlier. It became clear
to Him that the Father’s will didn’t only end at
bruising Him, but it extended to giving Him the
name that is above every other name. [Philippians
2:9] That is when Jesus surrendered and said, ‘Not
my will, but yours be done.’ That was real prayer.

Isaiah 53:3-10 [KJV]

3
He is despised and rejected of men; a
man of sorrows, and acquainted with
grief: and we hid as it were our faces
from him; he was despised, and we
esteemed him not.4 Surely he hath borne
our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet

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we did esteem him stricken, smitten of
God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded
for our transgressions, he was bruised
for our iniquities: the chastisement of
our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep
have gone astray; we have turned every
one to his own way; and the Lord hath
laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He
was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he opened not his mouth: he is
brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and
as a sheep before her shearers is dumb,
so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was
taken from prison and from judgment:
and who shall declare his generation?
for he was cut off out of the land of the
living: for the transgression of my people
was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave
with the wicked, and with the rich in his
death; because he had done no violence,
neither was any deceit in his mouth.

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Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him;
he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt
make his soul an offering for sin, he shall
see his seed, he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper
in his hand.

God was so determined to redeem mankind that

He was ready to sacrifice Jesus, but in the garden,
Jesus wasn’t yet ready. That is the point at which
Jesus was rejected. Jesus is love and had never
known rejection. When He battled with the Father,
He was very grieved and that is how the scripture in
Isaiah 53 came to pass.

One hour of prayer can gain you years of victory.

In that garden, Jesus revealed that one hour of

prayer can gain you years of victory.

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That is why He wondered how His disciples could
not pray with Him for just one hour. He knew that
prayer contributes fundamentally to the victory of
the Church.

Prayer sealed that deal. It was prayer that kept heaven

united against the devil. Prayer through the Spirit will
keep the Church united.

Words, sermons and other things are incapable of

doing what prayer does.

Prayer through the Spirit will keep the Church united.

THE CHURCH

Matthew 16:18 [KJV]

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter,

and upon this rock I will build my church; and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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The Church - the ecclesia that Jesus built is meant
to be a weapon against the enemy.

It is supposed to be the last line of defence, such

that if the devil ever managed to overpower all
other spheres [economies, marriage, boundaries
and others], the Church would stand up to him for
the sake of humanity.

The gates of hell shall not prevail against the

Church of Jesus Christ. The devil has worked so
hard to divide the Church into my church, your
church, the Church of England, the American
church and so forth. We, however, are supposed
to stand firm as the Church of Jesus Christ.

Due to such divisions, there are churches today

which barely know anything about the Holy Spirit.
In some, the moment you are caught speaking in
tongues, you are thrown out. Others are so perfect
that they will not tolerate a sermon longer than 15
minutes. They would rather pay attention to other
things on their program than to the word of God
or the Holy Spirit. Others instead of preaching the
word, they simply preach the letter [laws, rules and
regulations] which kills.
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 2 Corinthians 3:6 [NKJV]

who also made us sufficient as ministers of

the new covenant, not of the letter but of the
Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

The devil has worked very hard to divide

the Church into my church, your church, the
Church of England, the American church and
so forth, yet we are supposed to stand firm
and as one as the Church of Jesus Christ.

The preaching of the word of God is power. Power is

not from talking, asking, begging or making noise.
The gospel of Jesus is power [Romans 1:16].

Without being filled with the Holy Spirit, it is

very difficult for anyone to pray, because without
Him we would not even understand what prayer
is. Jesus had a lifestyle of prayer throughout His
earthly ministry.
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Mark 1:35 [NKJV]

Now in the morning, having risen a

long while before daylight, He went
out and departed to a solitary place;
and there He prayed.

Luke 5:16 [NKJV]

So He Himself often withdrew into the

wilderness and prayed.

Mark 14:35 [NKJV]

He went a little farther, and fell on the

ground, and prayed that if it were possible,
the hour might pass from Him.

Luke 3:21 [NKJV]

When all the people were baptized, it came

to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and
while He prayed, the heaven was opened.

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28
Now it came to pass, about eight days
after these sayings, that He took Peter,
John, and James and went up on the
mountain to pray. 29 As He prayed, the
appearance of His face was altered, and
His robe became white and glistening.

Luke 22:31-32 [NKJV]

31
And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon!
Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that
he may sift you as wheat. 32 But I have
prayed for you, that your faith should not
fail; and when you have returned to Me,
strengthen your brethren.”

Prayer is the most effective means of communication

that the Church has. Thank God for radio calls,
phones and the internet, but these means do not
talk to God. If it were so, Google would be the
headquarters of heaven.

In Acts 6:4, Peter and the apostles gave themselves

continually to the ministry of prayer and the word.

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The word ‘continually’ here implies that prayer
and the word are not Sunday-only matters yet you
cannot pray beyond Sunday unless there is a Spirit
in you who cries Abba, Father.

Jesus had a lifestyle of prayer

throughout His earthly ministry.

POVERTY, SATAN’S ATTACK

Satan’s attack on the evangelistic gift could not

stand because evangelism is simply witnessing
for Jesus.

Today, Satan has attacked the perfecting office

of prophets. He knows that it is a crucial office
because in order to be established, you must
believe God, but in order to prosper, you must
believe His prophets [2 Chronicles 20:20]. So he
attacks the office of the prophet using poverty in
order to demoralize man.

Adam lived in the garden of God. His clothing was

the very glory of God.

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However, when he fell into sin, he became so poor
that he had to depend on animals for clothing. A
man who had had gold flowing in a river in his
garden walked away with just animal skin on his
back. It was that bad.

Your willingness to invest in the things

of God is dependent on how much faith
you have in His Son, Jesus Christ.

Our heavenly Father loves us so much that He

was willing to offer His Son, Jesus, as a sacrifice to
redeem mankind.

In Jesus’ death, He made available to those of us

who believe in Him certain privileges. When we live
beneath them, we are in a way refusing to accept
His offer and causing His sacrifice to have been in
vain. Refusing to accept a gift is an insult to the face
of the giver.

The value of an investment is equivalent to the

place in which the investor’s trust lies.

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If your trust is in the bank, then you will have to
wait for the bank loan in order to run your vision.
Jesus knew that what mattered in the Garden of
Gethsemane was His decision at that moment, not
what He would do or go through later.

If someone challenged me about the fact that I

spend too much time in prayer and they in that
time have achieved physical success, bought a car,
built a house and such, I would not be worried. I
know that if Jesus were to return in the next five
minutes, everything else would cease to matter. It
would only be about how much my investment in
the things of God is.

Your willingness to invest in the things of God is

dependent on how much faith you have in His Son,
Jesus Christ.

SALT OF THE EARTH

When God passed by Abraham’s home on His way

to destroy the city of Sodom, Abraham got into a
negotiation with Him for the preservation of the
city because his nephew, Lot, lived there.
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20
And the Lord said, “Because the outcry
against Sodom and Gomorrah is great,
and because their sin is very grave, 21 I will
go down now and see whether they have
done altogether according to the outcry
against it that has come to Me; and if not,
I will know.” 22 Then the men turned away
from there and went toward Sodom, but
Abraham still stood before the Lord. 23 And
Abraham came near and said, “Would
You also destroy the righteous with the
wicked?
24
Suppose there were fifty righteous
within the city; would You also destroy
the place and not spare it for the fifty
righteous that were in it? 25 Far be it from
You to do such a thing as this, to slay the
righteous with the wicked, so that the
righteous should be as the wicked; far be
it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the
earth do right?” 26 So the Lord said, “If I
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sakes.” 27 Then Abraham answered and
said, “Indeed now, I who am but dust and
ashes have taken it upon myself to speak
to the Lord: 28 Suppose there were five
less than the fifty righteous; would You
destroy all of the city for lack of five?” So
He said, “If I find there forty-five, I will
not destroy it.” 29 And he spoke to Him
yet again and said, “Suppose there should
be forty found there?” So He said, “I will
not do it for the sake of forty.” 30 Then he
said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will
speak: Suppose thirty should be found
there?” So He said, “I will not do it if I
find thirty there.” 31 And he said, “Indeed
now, I have taken it upon myself to speak
to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be
found there?” So He said, “I will not
destroy it for the sake of twenty.” 32 Then
he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and
I will speak but once more: Suppose ten
should be found there?” And He said, “I
will not destroy it for the sake of ten.”

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So the Lord went His way as soon as
He had finished speaking with Abraham;
and Abraham returned to his place.

I believe that between Lot and his wife, the wife was
the godlier and more prayerful one. She managed
to raise her daughters as virgins in a city that was
as twisted as Sodom.

That is what Jesus meant when He told us to be the

salt of the earth [Matthew 5:13]. He expects us to
be different from our surroundings. Lot’s wife was
a real pillar of salt in that regard. She did not allow
her surroundings to defile her family. However, she
seemed to have a problem with simple obedience.

Prayer moves you from the ordinary

to the extra-ordinary so that you are
on the same wavelength with God.

In the Church of Jesus Christ, there are those of us

who are walking right with God, that as Lot’s wife
was, are more than just the salt; we are pillars of salt.

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The greatest challenge for such people is obedience
to simple instruction. It is easy to walk upright with
God yet miss Him in the simple things.

Song of Songs 2:15 [NKJV]

Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil

the vines, For our vines have tender grapes.

It becomes a sin when God says you are the head

and not the tail and yet you choose to remain
subscribed to an average lifestyle. When He says,
“Let the poor say I am rich,” and you remain poor,
you are going against God’s will. Prayer is not only
what I say, but who I am. I am a walking prayer –
an answer to prayer.

God said, “Ask and ye shall receive.” What brings

you to that level of confidence so that you can
ask? It is prayer. Prayer moves you from the
ordinary to the extra-ordinary so that you are on
the same wavelength with God. We have seen this.

There must be more to our prayer

lives than what the public sees

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We always pray and prepare before going to a crusade.
By the time we get there and begin asking God to
heal the people, He is ready to respond immediately.

It is not because of the asking there and then that

He responds and heals but rather, because of the
prayer before. The asking part is the ministry part -
the toppings, but prayer is the real cake.

He said you should close the door and pray to God

who sees in secret.

Prayer is preparation for battle. It is the

selection of your weapons long before the battle.

There must be more to our prayer lives than what

the public sees. What the public sees is us asking.
Prayer happens behind the scenes.

Prayer is preparation for battle. It is the selection

of your weapons long before the battle. Asking
happens after you have prayed. Prayer and asking
are different although they may seem similar.
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You ask after you have been filled with the Holy
Ghost while you should pray all the time.

The Jews during the time of Queen Esther were

faced with total annihilation. At such a time, Esther,
a Jew herself, called for a three day fast among all
the Jews of Susa, the capital city.

After the three days of fasting and prayer, Esther

appeared before the king and invited him to a meal
she had prepared for him.

Esther 5:3-8 [NKJV]

3
And the king said to her, “What do
you wish, Queen Esther? What is your
request? It shall be given to you—up to
half the kingdom!” 4 So Esther answered,
“If it pleases the king, let the king and
Haman come today to the banquet that
I have prepared for him.” 5 Then the king
said, “Bring Haman quickly, that he may
do as Esther has said.” So the king and
Haman went to the banquet that Esther
had prepared.

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At the banquet of wine the king said to
Esther, “What is your petition? It shall be
granted you. What is your request, up to
half the kingdom? It shall be done!” 7 Then
Esther answered and said, “My petition
and request is this: 8 If I have found favor
in the sight of the king, and if it pleases
the king to grant my petition and fulfill
my request, then let the king and Haman
come to the banquet which I will prepare
for them, and tomorrow I will do as the
king has said.”

It was when the king came that she asked

for the salvation of her people. She didn’t
pray when she was asking. By the time
she got around to asking, she already had
enough deposited in her prayer bank.
The mistake many make is they do a lot
of asking before praying.

Prayer is our secret weapon.

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Jesus said that “the Father and I shall come and live
with you” before He said ‘you shall ask anything.’

John 14:23 [NLT]

Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what

I say. My Father will love them, and we will
come and make our home with each of them.

John 16:23 [KJV]

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever
ye shall ask the Father in my name, he
will give it you.

Prayer is our secret weapon. It is a direct response

to man’s need.

The five-fold ministry gifts came after the disciples

had been filled with the Holy Spirit. All those gifts
depend on prayer and the in-filling of the Holy
Spirit, without which nothing that was promised
for the New Testament can be fulfilled. Heaven
invades the earth through prayer like it did during
Elijah’s time. The only code heaven responds to is
prayer in Jesus’ name.

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Heaven is action oriented. In heaven, they don’t
talk, they act. You cannot be in God’s presence and
leave the same. When Moses met God, He turned
him into a god before Pharaoh.

Prayer is of the Spirit. If people don’t know what

prayer is, they can’t pray for you.

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 EPILOGUE

PRAYER FOR SALVATION

Dear Jesus
I know I am a sinner. Come into my life and make me a
new creature. I confess and turn from my sin, and I make
You Lord over my life.
From this day forward, I am born again. I am a child of
God. The life of God is expressed through me and I will
live in and by Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.
Amen  
Having been ushered into this profound and
amazing romance with the Holy Spirit, and having
learnt to acknowledge and welcome Him, an
introduction as the one that follows is befitting.
 
Holy sweet Spirit, you are welcome.
I love you, I need you.
Come change my life and take full control.
Make me ever new and use me
as a vessel for the Father’s glory.
This is your house Holy Spirit come and dwell.
Thank you for your role and intervention in my affairs,
Halleluiah. 

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