Date: 7-04-2024

Sermon by Bishop V. Gamedze

Theme: Overcoming Stagnation and Decreasing in life

We must move forward and higher

Deuteronomy 1:6-8

6. The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mountain.

6. “Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu ukhulume kitsi siseseHorebe, watsi: ‘Senihleti kakhulu kulentsaba.

7. Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh
thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of
the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

7. Tfutsani, nichubekele etintsabeni tema-Amori, nakuto tonkhe leto tive letisedvutane, tase-Arabha,
naletisetintsabeni, naletingaphansi kwetintsaba ngasenshonalanga, naletiseNegevu, lekuyiningizimu
yelive, naletigudla lwandle, eveni lemaKhenani kuya kulaseLebanoni, kufike ngisho nasemfuleni
lomkhulu iYufrathe.

8. Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your
fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

8. Libukeni-ke lonkhe lelo live lenginiphe lona. Ngenani kulo nilidle lelive Simakadze lafunga ngalo kutsi
utalipha bokhokho benu bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe, kanye netitukulwane tabo letiyawuvela
emvakwabo.’ ”

In these verses we see God speaking against stagnation to the Israelites. He encourage them to move
towards their promised land, Canan.

HOW TO GET OUT OF STEGNATION?

1. PRAY HABITUALLY

Daniel 6:10

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being
open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and
gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

Though it was signed, concluded, finalised, ... Daniel praid three times as usual and God changed the
situation.

Psalm 55: 16,17

16. As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

17. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

Kind David also praid habitually in order to overcome stagnation and decreasing.

Luke 21:36

36. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things
that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

2. EAT THE WORD OF GOD DAILY

Ezekiel 3:3

And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee.
Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

Joshua 1:8

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.

When you eat the word you succeed and prosper in life.

Psalm 1:2,3

2. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his
leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

3. GIVE, OFFER, TITHE AND SAW HABITUALLY.

2Corinthians 9:6,8,10

6. But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully.

8. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all
things, may abound to every good work:

10. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your
seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

Live a life of giving.

Help the needy.

Tithe without fail, no matter what.

In whatever you get ask God, "which is bread and which is seed?" So that you may eat what is to be
eaten and saw what is to be sawn.