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HO EVERY ONE THAT THIRSTETH COME YE TO THE WATERS

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PRESENTS: MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD:

GO TO THE REST OF AFRICA, TO AMERICA AND TO ALL PARTS

OF THE WORLD WITH THIS GOOD NEWS, INFORMING THEM THAT THE

HOLY SPIRIT HAS ARRIVED, AND THAT THE WHOLE WORLD SHOULD

WORSHIP GOD IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.

BIBLE CLASS LESSONS

BY:

LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU

THE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER, AND

SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSE

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR

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BIBLE WITNESS

JOHN 18:33-38

33: Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus,

and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

34: Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others

tell it thee of me?

35: Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests

have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

36: Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my

kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight,

that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my

kingdom not from hence.

37: Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus

answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born,

and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear

witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth

my voice.

38: Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he

went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault

at all.

HIGHLIGHTS

*) I AM NOT TELLING YOU THAT YOU SHOULD COME AND STAY HERE

IN THIS HALL TO WORSHIP GOD. NO! THE GOSPEL WE PREACH HERE,

ALL THE PAMPHLETS WE PUBLISH, IF YOU READ THEM, AND YOU

PRACTICE ALL THE INJUNCTIONS WRITTEN THEREIN, YOU WILL BE

WORSHIPING GOD IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH. THAT IS WHY IT IS VERY

NECESSARY FOR THESE GOSPELS TO BE WRITTEN DOWN,

TRANSLATED IN ALL LANGUAGES, AND PUBLISHED. NO DATES

SHOULD BE PUT ON THEM FOR THESE GOSPELS WILL LAST TILL

ETERNITY. READ AND PRACTICE THE GOSPELS, AND YOU WILL BE

WORSHIPING GOD IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.

* This very gospel should be translated into all languages, printed, and

distributed to all the churches and religions all over the world so that

they may know the reward for wickedness, and the fulfillment of the

words of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Do not say within your heart that you

have got love. How can you get love when you do not have the Holy

Spirit?

* A very great percentage of the world is in darkness, because they

have not heard this gospel; and it is your duty to take it to them, so that

they may see the light. Tell the people of the world to love one another,

and to forsake the spirit of apartheid since there is no division in Christ.

*LOCATION OF CHRIST

I have told you time without number that I do not bring any new

doctrine into the world, but I come to remind you of all the doctrines of

Our Lord Jesus Christ. HE HAD NEVER SAID THAT IN HIS SECOND

ADVENT HE WOULD BE IN THE AMERICAS, ASIA, JERUSALEM, INDIA,

OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. Before He departed He warned

that if somebody should tell you that Our Lord Jesus Christ was in the

desert, you should not go because He would not exist there; and that as

the lightning flashes from one end of the sky to the other, so shall the

coming of the Son of man be. Then they asked Him when that would be.

And He told them that where the carcasses were there would the

vultures be. (Matthew 24:23-28).

*This is not a time that you can deceive anyone by saying that you can

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go to Biakpan to worship God. HE CAN ONLY BE SEEN IN YOUR

CHARACTER. GOD IS NOT IN CALABAR, BIAKPAN, NIGERIA, OR IN

AFRICA. HE DWELLS WITHIN YOU, AND IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY

TO PRACTICE THE WORD OF GOD, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE GOD

WITHIN YOU. Do not allow people to deceive you that God is in any

town of the universe because you are the house and place of God. The

scriptures tell us that the dwelling place of God is with men. (Revelation

21:3). God will be our Father and we are His children.

* GO AND BEAR THE TESTIMONY THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WHOM THE LORD

JESUS CHRIST PROMISED HAS COME AND SO THEY JUST HAVE TO REFRAIN

FROM THEIR OLD WAYS OF LIFE, AND FOLLOW GOD. Your going to Mecca is

not for you to go and learn or worship God but to go and announce this

message. You are to go around the whole world, and announce this news, and

not to stay in a particular place, since God has no headquarters. DO NOT SAY

THAT GOD'S HEADQUARTERS IS AT CALABAR OR LAGOS OR ANYWHERE,

BECAUSE HIS HEADQUARTERS IS LOVE, PEACE, MEEKNESS, HOLINESS,

GENTLENESS, TEMPERANCE, LONG SUFFERING; AND EACH AND

EVERYONE OF YOU WHO RECEIVES THE WORD OF GOD CONSTITUTES

THE HEADQUARTERS OF GOD. Therefore, it is a mistake to say you are

going to Calabar or Biakpan or anywhere else to see God. This is because

wherever you go you will see thieves, fornicators, juju-men, drunkards, and all

types of evil men, and you cannot be convinced that there is God there.

* THE HEADQUARTERS of this new kingdom is not in Biakpan, nor is it

in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, or Africa, or even in the Western

or Eastern Worlds. The headquarters is in you, IT IS LOVE; and we all

are in that LOVE.

*Remember the gospel which says, "We are waiting for a new heaven

and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."(2 Peter 3:13) Now it

is righteousness that rules the entire creation of God. Whatever rank

you hold here or in any other denomination, (whether you are an elder, a

Pastor, Bishop, or an Apostle), remember that it is only the Holy Spirit

and righteousness that take dominion over all the creations of God.

CHRIST WILL NOT COME AGAIN FROM JERUSALEM

First Bible Lesson: Matthew 23:37-39

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are

sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen

gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is le ft unto

you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is

He that cometh in the name of the Lord."

Second Bible Lesson: John 4: 21-23

"Jesus said unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this

mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know

what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the

true worshiper shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to

worship him."

Golden Text: Matthew 21:40-41

“When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will He do unto those

husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let

out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.”

Brethren, listen to this gospel, as it is a revelation to the entire

world. This message belongs to all the creations of God, both animate

and inanimate objects. Therefore you should not allow anybody to make

you go astray from the path of righteousness; for heaven and earth shall

pass away but not an iota of the word of God. I have told you time

without number that I do not bring any new doctrine into the world, but I

come to remind you of all the doctrines of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

He had never said that in His Second Advent He would be in the

Americas, Asia, Jerusalem, India, or anywhere else in the world. Before

He departed He warned that if somebody should tell you that Our Lord

Jesus Christ was in the desert, you should not go because He would not

exist there; and that as the lightning flashes from one end of the sky to

the other, so shall the coming of the Son of man be. Then they asked

Him when that would be. And He told them that where the carcasses

were there would the vultures be. (Matthew 24:23-28).

The Pharisees likewise asked Him when He would return. He

said the kingdom of God did not come by observation, so that people

would say, "Lo here, lo there." He added that the Kingdom of God was

within man. The word of Our Lord Jesus Christ is true since He is the

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truth. Behold what Our Lord Jesus Christ said about Jerusalem and all

its inhabitants. This is to reveal to you openly that mankind does not

believe in God: “Behold your house is left onto you desolate.” "O

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them

which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children

together even as a hen gathereth her children under her wings, and ye

would not! For I say unto you ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall

say, "Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord." It is not in

the mountain or in Jerusalem or in the forest or in the deepest sea or in

any other special place in the universe that you will have to sit down

and worship God. You should worship God within you, since God is a

Spirit, and dwells within you. This is the time for the entire world to

practice the doctrine of Our Lord Jesus Christ.(1 Cor 3:11-17/John 14:6).

What is the point in building a house which you call a church, yet

you are still fornicating or you are still deep in vices? What is the need

of building all these temples when you are still in sin? What is the point

of going about preaching that God says you should forsake all sins,

when you are in sin? What is the point in parading the streets with the

Bible, admonishing others against committing fornication, adultery and

the rest of the vices yet, you take active part in all of these vices? Any

preacher who is still in sin does not know what He is doing.

The mission of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the world was to stop people

from worshiping in temples since God is a Spirit, and they that worship

him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth. It is now entirely useless for

Christians to travel all the way from Nigeria to worship God, even to

Jerusalem, just because Christ was born in Jerusalem. In times past

the worshipers used to migrate to or assemble in Jerusalem, because

they claimed it was only in Jerusalem that people worshiped God. In

those days, if one did not go to Jerusalem, one was not accepted as a

true worshiper of God.

It is quite clear that the people going on pilgrimage to Jerusalem

were not pleasing God at all. It was indeed worshiping God in the flesh.

Solomon built a house for God, yet he did not believe in God. Since he

did not believe in God, his empire declined and fell.

This is no more time for people to fool you, asking you to follow them to

Jerusalem to worship God. It is the time for you to practice the gospel

within you. God is not as foolish as we are. People have the foolish

notion that in those days of old, prophets were hated, persecuted and

killed; hence they too begin to hate and persecute the prophets of

today. Had such people heard what God said about the people of

Jerusalem who persecuted the prophets, they would have pitied

themselves.

If your forefathers worshiped God in Jerusalem, yet they

persecuted and killed the prophets of old, can you not learn a lesson

from there? If Solomon built a mighty temple for God and yet he did not

practice the word of God, and in the long run, he perished, is this not a

lesson to you?

Brethren, it is not the cathedral or church that is important, but the

practicing of all the injunctions of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now you are

free to worship God anywhere you are on the surface of the globe. This

is the time for Practical Christianity. All the inhabitants of the world

must practice the Word of God.

Even for you to go on pilgrimage to Mecca, what are you

going to do there? God is not in Mecca, nor is He in America. You say,

right, let us go to Africa to worship God. God is not here in Africa. GOD

IS WITHIN YOU. That means do not commit fornication, adultery; do not

steal, do not take vengeance against your enemy. Do not commit all the

evils enumerated in the Bible. If you love one another as Christ has

instructed, it means you have worshiped God.

You can build a mighty cathedral, and stay in there to cause

confusion. By so doing you do not worship God. And this is what the

people of old did. This is why Christ said they worshiped what they did

not know.

You see God within you by your movement and your utterances

and your relationship towards your enemy. This is why Our Lord Jesus

Christ says if somebody tells you God is in the mountain do not go

because you see God through people's actions. Our Lord Jesus Christ

revealed Himself to the world by His movements, His utterance, and His

relationship with other people. This is the way He presented godly

work.

The church denominations profess to be worshiping God yet

their behavior and actions deny God. Can you say that God is in

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Jerusalem and yet they killed all the prophets of God, from Abel to

Christ? (Luke 11:46-52/Rev.13:8). Can you say that God is in India yet

when you go there you see people fighting, quarreling, and killing? Or do

you want to tell me that you see God by living an abominable life? Who

were the people who killed Zacharias? Were they not the same people?

In this present generation, who are the people who persecute the

children of God? Are they not the same people? These are the same

people who hate being told the truth about God. They parade the streets

with long garments pretending to be followers of Christ, while inwardly

they are ravenous wolves.

You remember when that young lawyer approached Our Lord

Jesus Christ and asked Him, "What do you do to gain eternal life?" Our

Lord told him, "You know all the laws, honor thy mother and father, do

not fornicate, do not kill, do not hate anybody, but love your neighbor as

yourself." At this point, the lawyer tried to show the Lord that he had

intelligence, and so went on to ask Our Lord, whom Our Lord referred to

as his neighbor. Our Lord went on to tell the young lawyer the story of

the Good Samaritan and at the end of the story, the Lord asked him who

among these three men he would say was the victim’s neighbor. The

young man replied saying that the third traveler who took the victim to

the hospital was the victim's real neighbor. Our Lord Jesus Christ then

told him to go and do likewise. (Luke 10:30-37).

So Brethren, this is exactly what you are asked to do,

otherwise you are not a Christian. This was the reason behind the

instruction which our Lord gave to His disciples, saying, “Help the

needy, help the sick, clothe the naked and pray for the distressed, and

as a law, always render good services to others.”

Our Lord came not to be served, but to serve the world. The

work of God is to render good services to humanity. And anyone who

professes to do the work of God, but is devoid of these injunctions to

mankind, is not a Christian. Therefore, Brethren, no matter what you

profess to do, the sinner must receive punishment for his wrongdoing.

(Prov. 11:21). You have heard of Jerusalem, and you have read where

Our Lord said, "I am going to Jerusalem;” and behold it was in that same

Jerusalem that He was killed. All the apostles were killed in that same

place, Jerusalem. For those of you who want to go to Jerusalem, do you

want to go and see the graves or the bones of those apostles who were

murdered by the Jews?

Note that anytime you go to Jerusalem you are only going

there to suffer. Therefore Brethren, we all have to listen to the

directives of the Holy Spirit. Since this is the period of His reign, we

have to endeavor to do only those things which are pleasing to God.

In these last days, we have to worship God wherever we are since He

dwells in us. We must neither think that it is only in Jerusalem that one

has to worship God, nor should we think that you can only be saved

when you become a member of Brotherhood, Catholic, or Apostolic

churches. If that is so, is God Catholic or Apostolic? It is said, “Not all

Israelites are the true sons of Israel, and not all the heirs of Abraham

are the true sons of Abraham, but the children of promise are the real

children of God.” In like manner, not all the members of Brotherhood

that are true Brotherhood. The Bible clearly states that you should have

nothing to do with any person who calls himself a brother but indulges

in fornication, adultery, theft, hatred, and all manners of vices. If you go

to any place and you find people who profess to be Brotherhood, but

indulge in vices, keep yourself away from them (1 Cor 5:11). Do not be

deceived that you are saved the moment you shout on Jesus, or

Jehovah; for salvation is granted only to those who practice the laws of

God. Therefore if there is anybody who tells you to come to his church

or house to see God, he is a deceiver, because if he abides in the word

of God, then you could see God transparently in him.

God is not a stone, a tree, water, a mountain nor a building

BUT GOOD VIRTUES. This is why the Bible condemns anyone who sees

his brother in problems and instead of helping, he offers him God's

blessings. HOW CAN A MAN WHO PURCHASES AND STORES AMMUNITION

FOR HIMSELF AND ALWAYS PREPARES TO FIGHT, OR THE MAN WHO IS

ALWAYS READY TO SUE OTHERS TO COURT CALL HIMSELF A CHRISTIAN?

CHRIST TEACHES LOVE AND FORBIDS US FROM FIGHTING WITH THE EVIL

DOER. HE TEACHES US TO LOVE OUR ENEMIES AND TO PRAY FOR THOSE

WHO WISH US EVIL. (Matthew 5:44).

Therefore, the true worshipers of God are those who put

into practice the instructions of God. If we do not abide by the

teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ, then we do not worship God. If God

were not pleased with people, who even though they built houses for

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Him, they continued in their evil deeds, what do you think of yourself

who, after Christ has shed His precious blood to cleanse you, and has

advised you against evil, yet you continue in sin? I am only reminding

you of the words of our Lord Jesus Christ which He spoke two thousand

years ago.

Here was a man whom the Jews had rejected, and Jerusalem

has also rejected. How would He go back to them again? If you were

God, would you go back to a people who killed and rejected all your

messengers and even your son? I would like you to visit the Jews to

prove to yourself that they do not love God. You may go to the western

world, and see the huge cathedrals which were built only in the name of

God, now they have all been converted to disco halls, and places of

worshiping idols.

Then there is this racial segregation. You have been so eaten

up by this apartheid policy. The whites do not even love their fellow

whites let alone people of other races. There is even no compromise

among the churches; and for the churches, truth is non-existent. And

yet you spend your money and time to travel abroad in the name of

going to worship God. Now I ask you, do those people you go to have

God or know God?

Come back here in Africa, people bluntly refuse to worship

God, rather they go about making charms and injurious concoctions.

God does not need anything from us. He does not need our houses or

our wealth. All He requires from us is to do His will and possess love,

meekness, gentleness, temperance, abstention from fornication,

drinking, idolatry, and all other vices. Then I ask, what kind of pastor, or

apostle, are you?

Now you tell people that in Brotherhood there are no thieves

and no fornicators, but a brother or a sister loses his or her handbag at

the end of service. How do you convince the fellow that there is God

here? This is why it is said that unless your righteousness exceeds that

of the Scribes and Pharisees you cannot enter the kingdom of

God.(Matthew 5:20). No matter your position, status, or nationality

when you come in here, if you are not born anew, you cannot inherit this

kingdom.

The instruction that Christ received from His Father was that

whosoever loved God must also love His brother. Whosoever did not

love the human being he sees with his naked eyes, can he say he loves

God?(1 John 4:20).

This is not a time that you can deceive anyone by saying that you can

go to Biakpan to worship God. HE CAN ONLY BE SEEN IN YOUR

CHARACTER. GOD IS NOT IN CALABAR, BIAKPAN, NIGERIA, OR IN

AFRICA. HE DWELLS WITHIN YOU, AND IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY

TO PRACTICE THE WORD OF GOD, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE GOD

WITHIN YOU. Do not allow people to deceive you that God is in any

town of the universe because you are the house and place of God. The

scriptures tell us that the dwelling place of God is with men. (Revelation

21:3). God will be our Father and we are His children.

The Bible says we should not love in words but in deeds, i.e.

actions. Jesus says it is not those who call him Lord, Lord, that will

enter the kingdom of God, but those who do His will. (Matthew 7:21).

First Bible Lesson: Matthew 23:37-39

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest

them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy

children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her

wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say,

Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord."

Brethren, have you heard the word of God? "You shall not

see me henceforth till you shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the

name of the Lord." You see what deceived the people of old ? Since the

scriptures had said that when the son God will come nobody will know

His father and mother, so when Our Lord came they refused to accept

Him because they knew His parents.(Matt 13:55/John 7:27). John

came and was killed. Jesus came and was killed. Jeremiah and all the

prophets of old were killed by these same Jews. So Brethren take this

text and sleep over it; and you will see its implications.

What do you gain from persecuting the children of God? When

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Pilate asked whom he should release, whether Jesus or Barabbas, the

Jews exclaimed, "Give us Barabbas and crucify Jesus." They even went

to the extent of saying let His blood be on us, on our children, and on to

our grandchildren.(Matt 27:21-25) Now, is that wish of theirs not

manifesting on them?

You will now see that about seventy years after the ascension of

our Lord Jesus Christ, Israel wanted independence, but the Roman

rulers refused to grant them independence; and since they insisted, the

Jews were wiped out by the Romans, leaving only ninety thousand; and

this number was scattered to other parts of the world so that these

Jews would not regroup to plan a counter-offensive. Now with this, tell

me when God will go back to live in Jerusalem? Do you realize that up

till now Israel is still at war with the Arabs? This is why it is said, even if

the two palms are clasped together, the evil doer will never go

unpunished. (Prov. 11:21).

WHATEVER YOU DO OUT OF YOUR OWN VOLITION, WHEN NOT

DIRECTED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, GOD LEAVES YOU TO YOURSELF. BUT

HE WILL FIRMLY STAND BY YOU IF HE CALLS YOU TO DO THAT THING.

IS IT NOT SURPRISING THAT ALTHOUGH JESUS CAME FROM

JERUSALEM, THE JEWS DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU TELL THEM

ABOUT CHRISTIANITY?

Surprisingly the Holy Spirit has revealed to the advanced nations that

God is here in Africa, yet you here still waste your time and money to go

to Jerusalem and Mecca in the name of going to see God. What do you

think you will find there when the Holy Spirit is here in Africa? Your

major duty now is to spread this good news to all the Western and

advanced countries; and if they accept this good news, they will see

peace, because up till date, they have not accepted that Christ has

come to the world. The laws and prophets had said that Elijah would

precede the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ. They still have not

believed Elijah has come, so how will they believe that Jesus Christ has

come? Since the Jews knew Elijah and his portrait, they were sure of

themselves that the day he would come, they would see him since he

will be the true resemblance of the portrait they had kept. With this

foolish idea, they refused to believe that Christ had come, since the

Elijah they knew had not come. But Elijah had reincarnated in John the

Baptist (Matthew 11:14), whom they killed. And so when Jesus came

they killed Him, saying that He was not the expected Messiah.

THEREFORE, BRETHREN, TO THINK THAT JESUS CHRIST CAN BE BORN AGAIN IN

JERUSALEM IS A BIG FALLACY. This is why the scriptures say that they will

not see God again until they proclaim, "Blessed is he that cometh in the

name of Lord." You should not resist weeping if you visit Jerusalem

now, because of the sorrowful situation the Jews have put themselves

in. And I tell you that the mere sight of their present position will

convince you to worship God if you had not decided to do so.

Do you not realize that this gospel of the kingdom should have

come from them? But today is the result not to the contrary? So

Brethren, I am telling you that God is everywhere; but He reveals

Himself only to those who abide by His teachings. God is a respecter of

no person. (Acts 10:34).

If you had the intention of going to Jerusalem to see God,

then you will go in darkness, and only go there to crucify Our Lord Jesus

Christ a second time. Whoever does not abide by the precepts of our

Lord Jesus, fights against Him. THEREFORE, YOU HAVE TO CARRY

THIS GOSPEL TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND TO JERUSALEM

ALSO. TELL THEM THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME; AND IF THEY

ACCEPT, THE PEACE OF GOD WILL COME ONTO THEM.

It is wise that you go there but let your mission be to show them

the truth about the kingdom, and not with the aim of worshiping God

there. This is because the truth is not found there. There is only one

thing you can learn from them, and that is that you should not commit

any act of sinfulness so that you do not fall victim to the kind of fate

they have found themselves victims of.

The Spirit has a reason for arranging your pilgrimage to

Jerusalem: it is neither to enable you see Jesus, Joseph, Abraham but

to enable you to learn a lesson when you see the position God has

placed those who first refused to accept Him.

Since it was said that when the Lord comes, no one will know His

parents, (John 7:27), it is now your duty to go and tell the people that

the Holy Spirit has come, and that all must learn to love and refrain from

all evil, and follow righteousness. Go and bear the testimony that the

Holy Spirit whom the Lord Jesus Christ promised has come and so they

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just have to refrain from their old ways of life, and follow God. Your

going to Mecca is not for you to go and learn or worship God but to go

and announce this message. You are to go around the whole world, and

announce this news, and not to stay in a particular place, since God has

no headquarters. Do not say that God's headquarters is at Calabar or

Lagos or anywhere, because His headquarters is love, peace,

meekness, holiness, gentleness, temperance, long suffering; AND EACH

AND EVERYONE OF YOU WHO RECEIVES THE WORD OF GOD

CONSTITUTES THE HEADQUARTERS OF GOD. Therefore, it is a

mistake to say you are going to Calabar or Biakpan or anywhere else to

see God. This is because wherever you go you will see thieves,

fornicators, juju-men, drunkards, and all types of evil men, and you

cannot be convinced that there is God there.

If you go to Jerusalem, Mecca, Britain, or America, you will find

these same kinds of people; and so if God should have any headquarters

it should be devoid of evil. But here we are. This is why the Bible says

not all who call me Lord, Lord, shall enter the Kingdom of God, but those

who do the will of God. (Matthew 7:21).

The Holy Spirit has come to lead you into the knowledge of

truth, and this knowledge of truth is to refrain from fornication, drinking,

juju-making, falsehood, envy, and all manners of evil. Tell them about

the presence of the Holy Spirit on earth and warn them to refrain from

worshiping idols and from vices.

The only problem facing you in the execution of this assignment is

that you, also, have not refrained from evil; and this truth is not seen in

you. And if this truth is not seen in you, how can the people you are

going to preach to believe what you are going to tell them?

Let this gospel dwell in you so that as you take this gospel to them they

will see the Holy Spirit in you, and believe your words. I have told you

that this gospel must be preached throughout the universe before the

end comes. So you are debtors to Jerusalem, Mecca, and all the world

because you have not taken this gospel to them.

A very great percentage of the world is in darkness, because they

have not heard this gospel; and it is your duty to take it to them, so that

they may see the light. Tell the people of the world to love one another,

and to forsake the spirit of apartheid since there is no division in Christ.

Extend this news to the Arabs, the Russians, the Jews and to the

whole world. Tell the Russians and the Americans that they must stop

the production of atomic bombs since God does not want these things.

Tell them to stop producing and taking drugs, tell them to forsake

fornication, drinking, quarreling, fighting, and all vices. Rather they

should seek the Holy Spirit, and in worshiping Him, they should worship

Him in spirit and in truth. This spirit is truth, love, meekness, patience,

long-suffering, peace, gentleness, and all good qualities.

That was why the Samaritan woman told our Lord that when the

Messiah would come, He would teach them all things. But Jesus

replied:"I standing here am He." This proves that the world does not

know the correct way of worshiping the Lord.

In the years gone by, people used to offer sacrifices in the bush,

thinking that they were worshiping God. But this was a mistake.

Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son to God; but I tell you that did

not constitute the worship of God. In order to correct these

misconceptions, Christ came; and from then, anyone who indulged in

these acts has become covered in darkness. Thus Jesus said: "Believe

me, a time shall come when neither here nor in Jerusalem shall men

worship God."

Christ came with the accurate knowledge of truth to teach the

world. You cannot say you have the Spirit when you tell visions of

prophesy. Worshiping God in spirit and in truth means carrying out every

bit of the instructions of God; and anyone who defaults in any of these

instructions is the least in the kingdom of God. But whoever does and

teaches others to keep these laws, shall be regarded as the greatest in

the Kingdom of God. Do not bother yourselves about how to get to

Lagos or Mecca or Jerusalem to do the work of God, but bother yourself

about how to practice the laws which will lead you to the kingdom of

God. If anyone compels you to follow him to anywhere to worship God ,

do not go; for God is not found there; and if he says there is power here

or there, do not believe either. Here in Brotherhood, you do not need to

go to any special place to get the Holy Spirit. This is because the Holy

Spirit exists everywhere, and all you need to do is to abide by the

instructions of God, and the power comes automatically.

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Second Bible Lesson: John 4: 21-23

"Jesus said unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye

shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation

is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true

worshiper shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father

seeketh such to worship him."

Brethren have you heard that? This is where Christ said

that God is a Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship Him in

spirit and in truth. Those in any synagogue have to travel from place to

place to propound the ideology of the kingdom to everyone. God is the

Word, the Word is God, and the only way you can worship God in spirit

and in truth is to have this Word in you, and to teach others to do the

same. Whoever does not preach the word of God, does not practice the

word, and does not worship God. We are the custodians of the key, and

so, we must be examples of truth.

The children of this kingdom are those who go out and preach the

gospel and show people the truth of this kingdom. Preach, forbidding

people from drinking, smoking, fornicating, hatred, quarreling, taking

people to court, and all other vices. Outside this, there is no kingdom.

You call yourself a pastor, or a child of God, but you keep offering drinks

to people, what type of a pastor are you? The real children of God

neither drink nor offer drinks to others.

Indeed, the greatest of all duties on earth is to practice the Word of

God and possess Love. If you read the Old Testament from Genesis to

Malachi, you will see that it consists of the work of the prophets, and

the people who study these books do not do the works of God.

But when Christ came, He accomplished the works of the Old

Testament. That is why the work of God has been revealed to the world.

But for our Lord Jesus Christ, no one would have believed in the

teachings of the Old Testament.

Remember that before the New Testament came into

being, there were other books by the prophets; and that is why they are

referred to as the Old Testament. Therefore, from Genesis to Malachi is

referred to as Old Testament, while Matthew to Revelation is the New

Covenant, and is referred to as the gospel. And so do not waste time to

read the Old Testament unless you have not been circumcised. It is

now your duty to practice every bit of the gospel; for this is the only way

to worship God in spirit and in truth. They forget that as soon as they

based their learning on the books from Genesis to Malachi, they are

completely covered in darkness. They have forgotten that the time of

that old covenant is passed. We are now completely in the new

covenant.

God is a Spirit and where the spirit of God is there is deliverance.

(2 Cor 3:17). What you see here is the glory of the kingdom of God. All of

us here are one. Here we have no woman, no man, no slave, no citizen,

no rich, no poor. Everybody is equal and linked with this spirit of love.

This kingdom of God does not belong to the blacks alone, neither does it

belong to the whites alone. It is not for Africa alone, neither is it for

Europe alone. It belongs to the entire creation of God: the fishes in the

waters, the birds of the air, the animals in the bush, human beings,

trees, and what have you.

The headquarters of this new kingdom is not in Biakpan, nor is it

in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, or Africa, or even in the Western

or Eastern Worlds. The headquarters is in you, IT IS LOVE; and we all

are in that LOVE.

Remember the gospel which says, "We are waiting for a new

heaven and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness."(2 Peter 3:13)

Now it is righteousness that rules the entire creation of God. Whatever

rank you hold here or in any other denomination, (whether you are an

elder, a Pastor, Bishop, or an Apostle), remember that it is only the Holy

Spirit and righteousness that take dominion over all the creations of

God. Do not belabor yourself on how you will open a Bethel for God, or

how you will be able to build a healing home for God. What should

preoccupy your mind is how you could perform acts of righteousness.

That is all.

If God wants to build a bethel or a healing home for Himself, He

will do so. You will remember that Solomon built a “house for God," but

what does the gospel say? It says Jehovah God does not dwell in the

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house built by man. The heaven is His throne and the earth is His

footstool. What type of house can you build for God? Is it not my hands

that created all things? (Acts 7:47-50).

If God wanted a house, would he call you to come and build it

for Him? I am his own house, all of us here and everywhere are His own

house which He built for His residence. Why do you want to return to

Egypt to go and revive all those outmoded ways of worship which God

has decreed should never be practiced? Moses and all the people of

old went into bondage, and practiced all those profane methods of

worship. Why do you want to go back and follow them and do what they

did and provoke God to anger?

People go to Mecca because they do not know what they go

to worship there. Our Lord Jesus Christ had said that a time will come

when people will not go to the mountain or Jerusalem to worship God.

(John 4:21). I am not telling you that you should come and stay here in

this hall to worship God. No! THE GOSPEL WE PREACH HERE, ALL THE

PAMPHLETS WE PUBLISH, IF YOU READ THEM, AND YOU PRACTICE

ALL THE INJUNCTIONS WRITTEN THEREIN, YOU WILL BE WORSHIPING

GOD IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH. THAT IS WHY IT IS VERY NECESSARY

FOR THESE GOSPELS TO BE WRITTEN DOWN, TRANSLATED IN ALL

LANGUAGES, AND PUBLISHED. NO DATES SHOULD BE PUT ON

THEM FOR THESE GOSPELS WILL LAST TILL ETERNITY. READ

AND PRACTICE THE GOSPELS, AND YOU WILL BE WORSHIPING GOD IN

SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.

You are not to bow down to any idol or fetish object, you are

not to perform sacrifices, you are not to go round perpetuating lies and

falsehood. You are to practice every bit of the word of God. It is only by

so doing that you can worship God in spirit and in truth.

Remember that young lawyer who went to Our Lord Jesus Christ and

asked Him, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life? What did Christ

tell the lawyer? He told him, " Love the Lord thy God with all thine heart,

with all thine power and with all thy soul." That was the first

commandment. The second was, "Love thy neighbor as thyself." All the

laws of the prophets hang on these two laws. (Matthew 22:37-40). Some

people say God has ten laws. That is not true.

God does not have ten laws. Is God ten? Definitely He is not.

Some other people say that the laws of God are so many that you

cannot count them. This is not true. The laws of God are not so many.

There are only two laws as I have told you. It is not until you go among

thieves, dance, and sing with them that you worship God in spirit and in

truth.

Staying in the church like this is not worshiping God either.

The children of God are those who practice the injunctions of God. All

those who abide by the instructions of God cannot commit sin.

Therefore, the word of God protects them and no evil can come near

them. Do not allow anything at this end of time to cause you to deviate

from the path of rectitude.

All those who do not want to follow this instruction, and do

not want to keep the laws and commandments of God, but rather glory

in tormenting the children of God, this is the time for their suffering.

This is the time that the sheep are going to be separated from the

goats.

So, we have to hear the word of God, speak the word of God, and

practice the word of God. The word of God says, “Today if you hear his

voice, do not harden your heart.” (Hebrews 4:7). So all the gospels

which you are given here, day in and day out, put every bit into practice.

After that you shall be the true worshiper of God, and those who

worship God in spirit and in truth.

Golden Text: Matthew 21:40-41

“When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will He

do unto those husbandmen? They say unto him, He will miserably

destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other

husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.”

Brethren, are those words not fulfilled today? The gospel says

when the owner of the vineyard will come, what will he do to those

wicked husbandmen who had killed all the prophets, stoned many more

to death, and even killed His only begotten son? They replied and said

unto Him that he will kill all the wicked husbandmen, dispossess them

of the vineyard, and give it to another nation which will yield good fruits

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unto Him.

Have you not seen today that God has dispossessed them

of His vineyard, and has handed it over to another nation which bears

good fruits to God? Do you not see that He has taken the kingdom from

Jerusalem, this very Jerusalem that had destroyed all the prophets,

right from the time of Abel to Zacharias, and even killed Our Lord Jesus

Christ?

Jerusalem did all those murderous acts, and God has taken

the kingdom from them, and has handed it over to another race that will

bear Him good fruits. God is not interested in the color of a man's skin

or his language. He is only interested in those who obey His

commandments. This message comes from the high heavens. It is the

message from the Most High God to Jerusalem and its surroundings.

This message should be printed and immediately sent to them,

informing them of the gospel that proves God's consistency. Because

they had killed the prophets sent to save them, and even killed the only

begotten Son of God, God will take the kingdom away from them, and

give it to any nation that will bear good fruits. This gospel reveals that

this has been fulfilled today. An adage says, no matter how tightly the

two hands are clasped together, a sinner will never escape punishment.

(Prov. 11:21).

You see, this Jerusalem which had killed the prophets from Abel

to Zacharias, and even killed Our Lord Christ Jerusalem. This same

Jerusalem was cursed by Our Lord Jesus Christ saying, "Behold, your

house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me

henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of

the Lord." Do you not see what is happening now?

The war that has been raging between the Arabs and the

Israelis, do you not know that it is the work of God? The only option

open to the children of God here is to go to Jerusalem, not to go and

visit and admire its historical monuments, graves, and cathedrals, but

to go and impart to them this good news, peradventure they would say,

"Blessed is He who cometh in the name of the Lord," and be saved.

Let the Jews not take pride in their historical past, their

Cathedral built by Solomon, the graves of David, Abraham, Jacob or

Isaac. They should not claim to be owners of the kingdom by virtue of

being the sons of Abraham, Isaac or Jacob. No! Rather they should

repent and proclaim, "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the

Lord," in order to receive the last condition for forgiveness from God; for

the kingdom they have long been boasting about that they have, had

long been taken away from them. (Matthew3:7-9).

Brethren, do you see that God is no respecter of persons? (Acts 10:34).

Therefore, the moment He calls you, do not harden your heart and

consequently perish as the people of old did and perished. The gospel

says, "Did the Israelites stumble in order to fall? The scripture also

says, " No! it was because of their sins, salvation came to the

Gentiles."

Some people used to say, "God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of

Jacob." This is quite inapplicable today. He is today a universal God,

and no more a God of the Israelites alone. God is now your own God, my

own God, and God of everybody. (Matthew3:7-9/Galatians 3:13-29). So

use this chance to practice the Word of God so that you might be saved.

Many people do not even know the cause of tribulations,

troubles and wars in that part of the world. The Israelites and the Arabs

have engaged themselves in a long drawn out war for years now. This is

the result of what they did. This is to prove to you that the owner of the

vineyard has come by Himself, and this is the reward He has come to

give them. The gospel says that Jehovah God knows how to come to the

rescue of those who accept Him and also knows how to keep those who

disobey Him in perpetual punishment.

This very gospel should be translated into all languages,

printed, and distributed to all the churches and religions all over the

world so that they may know the reward for wickedness, and the

fulfillment of the words of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Do not say within

your heart that you have got love. How can you get love when you do

not have the Holy Spirit? It was written that the Holy Spirit will lead.

What is leading us now is the Holy Spirit. The gospel says an axe has

been laid at the foot of the tree and the tree that does not bear good

fruits shall be hewn down. All the troubles and persecutions going on

now, everywhere, in the world, are a result of God's judgment on the

whole world. Our main duty now is to pray fervently to God to forgive

the sins that the Arabs, the Israelis, the entire Jerusalem and its

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environs, and the entire world for what they did. The scripture says that

what was done to the Israelites will be done to the Gentiles. You should

learn your own lesson from this event, and know that God is no

respecter of persons. If the Gentiles on the other hand do not learn their

lesson, and thus go against the instructions of God, God will not mind

taking away the kingdom from them and giving it back to the original

owners, the Israelites, or any other nation that will bear Him good fruits.

Because the scripture says, from the time of John, the kingdom of God

is obtained by violence (Matthew 11:12); and it is only the strong willed

who inherits it.

Today, have you seen the difference between what happened in Israel

and what is happening in this part of the world? Today, are people not

colluding among themselves and trying to fight against the Holy Spirit?

Is the whole world not contemplating, and saying among themselves

that Jesus will fall from the sky like a bird? Do you know that your trip

to Jerusalem will mean going to redeem them? Because as soon as you

go and tell them and they proclaim saying, "Blessed is He that cometh

in the name of the Lord," they will immediately receive their forgiveness

and salvation. God has given you a very long gap for you to repent and

receive the word of God, but have you? Have you not realized the work

of the Holy Spirit?

Your visit to Jerusalem is primarily, for you to go, and if in

doing so, they proclaim saying, “Blessed is He that cometh in the

name of the Lord," they will immediately receive remission of their sins,

and would be readmitted into the kingdom of God. In doing this you

should also be very careful, so that you yourself may not fall short of the

glory of God and perish, because God is like a prostitute and does not

waste time going to anyone who wants Him. Remember what Our Lord

Jesus Christ said to Chorazin and Bethsaida. He said if the type of work

that I do in you had been done in Sodom and Gomorrah, those two cities

would not have perished. Remember Our Lord Jesus Christ did mighty

works in Chorazin and Bethsaida, but when He came back to those

cities, He realized that not one person repented. (Matt 11:21-24).

Now, look at this part of the world. Look at the mighty work God is doing

in this city in the Cross River State, in Nigeria, and in the entire world. If

this type of work was done in Jerusalem do you not think they would

have repented?

Now is the time for you to go to Mecca, Russia, India, and

many other places, because you have the children of God existing

everywhere. If you go to any place and they do not accept you flee from

there and go to another place. If Mecca does not accept you, go to a

place in Africa. If Africa does not accept you, go to the Western world.

This kingdom will be taken away from anybody or nation, and given to

any nation that will be prepared to bear Him good fruits.

Do not rejoice in your hearts saying, this kingdom is in

Calabar, Cross River State, or that it comes out of my family, because

so did the Israelites say; but did not believe in the kingdom they

proclaimed; and so the kingdom was taken away from them.

You who continue to persecute the children of God, you who continue to

have a stone heart, you who continue to be wicked, you who continue to

kill the prophets of God, take ample lesson from this very example of

Jerusalem. The Israelites openly declared saying, "Let the Blood of

Christ be upon us, upon our children and our children's children and all

the future generations." What has happened today? That blood is

exactly on their heads.

If this present generation has any wisdom and takes a cue

from what happened to the people of old, they should humble

themselves and obey the injunctions of God.

The gospel says, just as from one man sin came into the world, it is also

from one man, Our Lord Jesus Christ, salvation came to the whole

world. (Romans 5:19). So as you go there, it will be you who will liberate

the whole place. It is therefore our supreme task to go to the Western

world with this good message, this good news of glad tidings.

Go to the rest of Africa, to America and to all parts of the world

with this good news, informing them that the Holy Spirit has arrived,

and that the whole world should worship God in Spirit and in truth.

This is no more time for wickedness; it is not the time for

fornicating and committing adultery; it is not time for drinking and

getting drunk; it is not the time for all sorts of outrageous acts. This is

the time for practical Christianity. It is the time to liberate the whole

world and remove them from acts of sin and unrighteousness.

The gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ says, "How many

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people will have a hundred sheep but one is lost and he will not leave

the ninety-nine others and go in search of the one sheep which got lost?

When he finds that lost sheep, he would be so happy that he would

celebrate the lost and found sheep with a big feast and invite all his

friends to partake of this feast.” (Matthew 18:12-13). The position is the

same today.(Hebrews 13:8/2nd Corinthians 5:18)

It is now our duty to go to the lost sheep everywhere in the

world. We are to go and liberate them, and by so doing there will be a

great joy in this kingdom for every service of redemption extended to

the lost children of God.

Let all those who have ears to hear, hear the Word of God. May God

bless His Holy Words. Amen!

THANK YOU HOLY FATHER.

THE PERFECT NATURE OF GOD

FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 26:51-52

"And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his

hand and drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and

smote off his ear.

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all

they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."

SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JOHN 13:4-7

"He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel,

and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began

to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with a towel wherewith he

was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him,

Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but

thou shalt know hereafter."

GOLDEN TEXT: LUKE 23:34

"Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."

CHRIST EXISTED BEFORE THE WORLD WAS:

Brethren, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is demonstrating the

practical religion as was initiated by Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Accordingly, you are commissioned to go and tell the world about Our

Lord Jesus Christ, His teachings and virtues. Preach and sing about

what you have seen and heard. In your preaching, try very hard to

de-emphasize church denominations and individuals, but preach about

Christ, the Holy Spirit and His works. Present Christ in His true

perspective in the world. Let them see Him as the Savior, the

Comforter, the Counselor, truth, love, mercy, etc. and emulate same.

Our Lord Jesus Christ is the beginning and the end. He existed even

before the foundation of the world was laid. This is why he had the

boldness to say that He existed before Abraham was. See the Bible

Text below: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am."

(John 8:58).

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In John 17:5 He also resounded His earlier existence as He said:

"And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thy own self with the glory

which I had with thee before the world was." (John 17:5).

This is food for thought for the inhabitants of the world. Ponder over this

excerpt. To whom do you think such magnifying glory (that which was

kept from the beginning of the world) would be given? Note that this is

not the era when God should be revealed to another by his neighbor or

brother. (Hebrews 8:11).

We have been referring to God as God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and

other patriarchs, yet this same personality has authoritatively declared

that he existed even before Abraham. Who then is this personality? HE

IS THE WORD OF GOD. HE IS THE POWER OF GOD. HE IS THE TRUTH.

HE IS THE HOLY SPIRIT AND ETERNAL LIFE. He received the greatest

tribulation and suffering. He suffered a series of humiliations and

deprivations. But today, He is the one to be glorified, above every other

person in the world.

Of all the people that have ever existed, Our Lord Jesus Christ is the

only one who exemplified humility in its true form. He subjected Himself

to crucifixion- the most disgraceful of all deaths. Consider a situation

where Peter, one of His disciples wanted to defend Him with a sword,

and He scolded Him as recorded in Matthew 26:52-54

"Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword

shall perish with the sword.

Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He shall give me

more than twelve legions of angels?

But how then can the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?"

In fact His goodness is without comparison. In leadership, patience,

longsuffering, among other virtues, there is none to compete with Him.

His recondite wisdom confounds the whole world. If your preaching

centers on Moses, Abraham, and other patriarchs, know that you are

preaching about human beings. It is said that whatever has a beginning

must surely have an end. Accordingly, your preaching will come to an

end. However if you preach about Our Lord Jesus Christ you are

invariably preaching about the Holy Spirit and your preaching will

endure forever.

PREACH THAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF MAN, THE

SON OF GOD, AND GOD HIMSELF. HE IS THE PROPHET, THE HIGH

PRIEST, THE LORD AND KING WHO LIVES FOREVER. HIS KINGDOM

HAS NEITHER A BEGINNING NOR AN END. THIS IS THE FULL WITNESS

ABOUT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. However, from Adam, nobody knew

or recognized Him as Christ, only the Almighty God who formed the

heaven and the earth and the fullness thereof. If you preach about

Christ, you are invariably preaching about God and His whole creation.

Those who claim that Christ was the son of Joseph and Mary are

advised to consider the Biblical excerpt below:

"And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thy ownself with the glory

which I had with thee before the world was."(John 17:5)

The question now is, did Joseph and Mary exist before the foundation of

the world was laid? Another school of thought refers to Christ as the

son of David. This class should be directed to this authority:

"He saith unto them, How then doth David in Spirit call Him Lord,

saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make

thine enemies thy footstool?

If David then calls Him Lord, how is he his son?" (Matt 22:43-45).

Another group of people call him Jesus of Nazareth. This group has also

erred because Nazareth of yesterday did not exist before the foundation

of the world was laid. Those who refer to Him as an Israelite are also

mistaken. WHEN THE WORLD WAS WITHOUT FORM AND VOID, WAS

THERE ANY COUNTRY OR NATION LIKE ISRAEL? All these are men's

folly.*** HENCEFORTH LET IT BE KNOWN THAT CHRIST IS THE

FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

Your ignorance about the deity of Christ constitutes the problem of the

entire world. This is so because, if you do not know a person, you are

bound to give a false witness or report about such a person. In

Brotherhood of the Cross and Star from January first to December thirty

first of every year, we preach and bear witness about Our Lord Jesus

Christ. Our songs and testimonies are also about Him and His glory. IT

IS ERRONEOUS TO REFER TO HIM AS JESUS; LIKE HE IS JUST

ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. THE TRUTH IS THAT HE IS GOD, THE

CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. HE IS THE I AM THAT I AM, THE

EVER-EXISTING GOD. MANY PEOPLE ARGUE THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT

CANNOT MANIFEST AS MAN AND THAT THE SPIRIT IS NOT HUMAN.

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THIS IS A TERRIBLE MISCONCEPTION. WHAT ABOUT OUR LORD JESUS

CHRIST? DID HE NOT MANIFEST IN THE FORM OF A HUMAN BEING?

THOSE WHO ARGUE THAT GOD CANNOT BE SEEN BY MORTAL EYES

ARE ALSO MISTAKEN. WAS JESUS THE CHRIST NOT GOD; AND WAS HE

NOT SEEN? ANOTHER CLASS OF PEOPLE CLAIM THAT GOD IS

SUSPENDED UP THERE IN HEAVEN, ABOVE THE SKY. WHAT ABOUT

JESUS WHO MANIFESTED AMONG MEN AND WAS SEEN BY ALL AND

SUNDRY? IF YOU ARE NOW CONVINCED THAT JESUS CHRIST CAME AS

GOD IN HUMAN FORM, YOU MUST TELL OTHERS THAT GOD HIMSELF

IS NOW ON EARTH.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCRIPTURES HE WAS TO BE CALLED

EMMANUEL, I.E. GOD WITH US. HOWEVER, AT HIS BIRTH, THE ANGEL

CHANGED HIS NAME TO JESUS.

THE TRIUNE GOD HAS RE-EMERGED:

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST CONSTITUTES THE TRINITY

GODHEAD. WHY IS HE CALLED THE TRINITY? IT IS BECAUSE HE

HAD EXISTED EVEN WHEN THERE WAS NO WORLD. HE

MANIFESTED AS THE FATHER IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO FORM

THE WORLD AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF. THIS WAS HIS FIRST

ADVENT. WHEN HE CAME BACK TO RECONCILE MAN BACK TO

THE FATHER, HE ASSUMED ANOTHER TITLE, THE SON OF GOD,

TO ENABLE HIM EXECUTE THAT SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. THIS

WAS HIS SECOND ADVENT. IN THIS THIRD AND FINAL ADVENT,

SINCE HE HAS ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY RECONCILED MAN

WITH THE FATHER, HE HAS COME BACK AS THE HOLY SPIRIT. IN

THESE THREE ADVENTS OF THE TRINITY'S MANIFESTATION, *** LET

IT BE KNOWN THAT IT IS JUST ONE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN

COMING WITH DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THESE SPECIAL

ASSIGNMENTS.

Why does the whole world lack this wisdom? OF COURSE, IT IS GOD

WHO DEPRIVES US OF THE ABILITY TO COMPREHEND THAT HE ALONE

EXISTS. As a matter of fact it is erroneous to believe in the existence of

ghost, mermaid, incubus, juju or any diabolical substance. He alone

exists, and nothing else is in existence beside Him. It is however

pathetic that the entire people of world the world, being in darkness are

ignorant of this fact. Our Lord Jesus Christ had been on full ministration

on earth for thirty-three years, yet nobody knew Him. And up till then,

the so-called churches were completely ignorant of this Being. Even

Peter, His disciple, did not really know Him. For instance, when He

predicted His arrest, torture and crucifixion by the elders and chief

priest in Jerusalem, Peter retorted that such a thing could not befall the

Christ. (Matt 16:22) This was because Peter was only aware of the

scripture which has it that the Christ or the Messiah would not die.

Therefore if Christ's predictions were to come true, it means the

crushing and ending of Peter's hope and ambition of following a Messiah

who was to die for the salvation of the world.

THE BEING CALLED SATAN OR DEVIL DOES NOT EXIST AT ALL. The

scripture for instance has it that when Christ was eating the last supper

with the disciples, Satan, (the evil thought) entered into Judas Iscariot.

The questions now are, where was Satan, and who gave the devil that

entrance? The fact is that He, Christ, infused that thought into Judas

Iscariot and motivated him to do what he did. That was why when He,

Christ, predicted that one of the disciples would betray Him. They

individually asked, “Is it I, Lord?" And He answered: "He it is, to whom I

shall give a sop, when I have dipped it." And when he had dipped the

sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop

Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do

quickly." (John 13:26-27)

Without receiving the "sop," Judas would not have played the role of a

betrayer. Accordingly, it was Christ (God) who had given the betrayer

that spirit of betrayal. Therefore, your activities are motivated and

monitored by God Himself.

EXCEPT GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO SOMEONE, THE ONE

CANNOT KNOW HIM, NO MATTER HOW LONG THE PERSON STAYS

WITH HIM. Recall that during the last supper, Christ told His disciples

that all of them would desert Him to fulfill the scripture that: "All ye

shall be offended because of me this night; for it is written, I shall smite

the shepherd and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. (Matt

26:31).

With this, Peter vowed that he would never desert the Lord, even if all

other disciples would do so. Other disciples echoed the same pledge;

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but it happened as the Lord predicted. Our Lord Jesus Christ predicted

again that Peter would deny Him three times before the cock crow.

Accordingly, this prediction also manifested.

"So then it is not of him who willeth nor of him that runneth, but of God

that showeth mercy." (Romans 9:16).

Therefore your arrogance and pride cannot influence God's will at all.

Those who are to serve God are enjoined to be humble. ONE IS NOT

ADMITTED INTO THE KINGDOM AS A RESULT OF ONE'S

RIGHTEOUSNESS OR GOOD WORKS BUT BY THE SHEER GRACE AND

MERCY OF GOD. IF ONE'S ADMISSION INTO THE KINGDOM WERE TO BE

BY MERIT, THEN GRACE WOULD CEASE TO ABOUND. Read the first

lesson again.

FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 26:51-52

"And behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand

and drew his sword and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote

off his ear.

Then said Jesus unto him, put up again thy sword into his place for all

they that take the sword shall perish by the sword."

ALLOW THE WILL OF GOD TO PREVAIL:

What lesson do you derive from the above text? The above text reveals

Jesus Christ in His true perspective. He is a model worthy of emulation.

If he prayed the angels to descend to scatter His assailants, He would

not have been the Messiah. He would have resisted the will of God. The

lesson here is that we should surrender ourselves to the will of God and

we should not try to defend or save ourselves. If it had been you would

you not have prayed to God to send down legions of angels to defend

you? This is how human beings make silly requests to God. By these

vain requests, one cannot glorify God. It is high time man rearranged his

thinking. The text of our Lord Jesus Christ is recorded in John 8:32:

"AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU

FREE."

This is the veritable truth. The only way for you to be free is for you to

acknowledge the truth, AND ONE CAN ONLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE

TRUTH BY ACCEPTING CHRIST AS THE LORD AND KING. ONE HAS TO

REVERENCE AND FEAR HIM AND ONE HAS TO SURRENDER ONESELF

COMPLETELY TO HIM.

It should be known that God can manifest in different forms to perform

His will. He can come as fire or rain. He can manifest as trouble,

sickness, good health, lack or prosperity. Besides Him, nothing else can

exist. God can come like a woman, a man or in the form of other forms

of creation of God. Therefore the only way for you to be totally free is to

know the truth that God is everything. Surrender yourself to Him, and

show Him reverence. The Father knows that the entire inhabitants of

the world are too far from Him. Hitherto, after the creation, people had

no knowledge and consciousness of God at all. Even Noah tried in his

little way to introduce God to the people of his generation. BUT NOW

THE FATHER HAS INCREASED THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE PEOPLE

ABOUT GOD. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE CALLED HERE FOR.

YOU WERE NOT CALLED INTO THIS KINGDOM TO ACQUIRE ANY

MUNDANE THINGS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF CALLING YOU INTO THIS

KINGDOM IS FOR YOU TO KNOW GOD AND REVERENCE GOD.

God is the cause and effect of everything. This is the reason Our Lord

Jesus Christ said in John 6:44 that:"No man can come to me, except the

Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last

day."

Take the case of Saul, who became Paul, into consideration. What

would have induced Paul to follow God? Was it not God who blinded him

and later healed him of the blindness? Finally, Paul became a disciple of

Christ. (Acts 9:15). Every event in the life and death of Christ was

caused and effected by Him. He knew what would happen to Him. He

made sure that the will of God in respect to His suffering and death is

fulfilled. That was why He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane

saying:"O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me:

nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt."(Matt 26:39).

Christ knew how bitter the cup was, yet He submitted to the will of God

and drank it. There are three important things that happened on that

Wednesday night in the garden of Gethsemane, which were directed

towards the fulfillment of God's will. When the people came to arrest

Christ, He did not resist. He even cautioned Peter who tried to defend

Him with a sword to desist from the use of the sword. This was to

demonstrate His teaching: RESIST NOT AN EVIL DOER. The evil doer

should not be resisted. DUE TO CHRIST'S EXCEPTIONAL BEHAVIOR,

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GOD GREATLY EXALTED HIM AND GAVE HIM A NAME ABOVE EVERY

OTHER NAME.

WE ARE GOD'S ABODE, GOD'S HOUSE, HIS HUSBANDRY AND HIS SHOP.

AND IT IS OFTEN OUT OF IGNORANCE THAT WE OFTEN GO ASTRAY.

WE REFUSE TO REALIZE THAT GOD IS THE ARCHITECT OF

EVERYTHING. IRRESPECTIVE OF ANY CONDITION OR CIRCUMSTANCE

YOU FIND YOURSELF IN, BE IT FALSE ACCUSATION, LACK OF FOOD

AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES, DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS AND

PRIVILEGES, HUMILIATION, OR SCANDAL, ACCEPT THAT HE IS THE

ONE CAUSING AND EFFECTING THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. Man's

ignorance of God causes a series of problems for the entire world. Out

of ignorance we refuse to acknowledge that God is the source of all

things. If we were to believe in Him, we would not have doubted Him.

We would have recognized him as: THE ALL IN ALL, THE CAUSE AND

EFFECT OR EVERYTHING VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE AND WE WILL

ALWAYS SUBMIT TO HIS WILL.

If you believe in God you will never go begging for one thing or the other.

You will not involve yourself in stealing, prostitution and other vices, in

order to help yourself. You would neither blame anybody for any mishap,

nor hold others responsible for your misfortunes. This is the problem of

the entire world. When Abraham was informed that his cousin Lot had

been taken as a prisoner of war by the assailing troops, He assembled

nearly four hundred infantry men, marched into that city and

vanquished those kings, and then rescued Lot. Why did Abraham

behave that way? It is a proof of the fact that he did not know God, let

alone believe in him.

Why did Elijah pray to God to send down fire to consume all the

Israelites as a punitive measure for their idolatry and wickedness to

God's prophets. That depicts Elijah's ignorance of God and His will.

Again, what prompted Elijah to offer an efficacious prayer such that it

ceases to rain for a period of three years and six months? (1 Kings

17-18)

That also was a punitive measure to suppress and induce the people to

worship God, according to Elijah. Did this punitive measure portray

Elijah as one who believes in God? That is another proof that Elijah was

completely ignorant of God, His ways and His will. WHAT ABOUT OUR

LORD JESUS CHRIST?

How did Our Lord Jesus Christ react to those false accusations,

blasphemies, campaign of calumnies, scandals and persecutions which

the people maliciously meted out to Him?

Read Matthew 26: 56 below:

"But all these were done that the scripture might be fulfilled. And then

all His disciples forsook him and fled."

THE ABOVE EXTRACT REVEALS THE PERFECTION OF GOD. GOD IS

PERFECT AND HE HAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH ANY EVIL. Thus anyone

who takes the sword will surely perish by the sword. Whatever arm or

implement that you use in self-defense, will surely lead to your death.

Read the second lesson again.

SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JOHN 13:4-7

"He riseth from supper and laid aside his garment and took a towel and

girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin and began to

wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he

was girded.

Then cometh he to Simon Peter, and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost

thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou

knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter."

THE IN DEPTH LOVE OF CHRIST HIGHLIGHTED:

There are many things to learn from the above text, but I will highlight

just a few of them. The first lesson here is the washing of the disciples'

feet. The feet you know is the most dirty part of the human body. It is

very easy for one to hold your hand, touch your head, the back, or any

other part of the body. However the feet which you use to trample upon

all types of filth and dirt are considered the most dirty and therefore the

act washing the feet of one, by another, is of great significance.

The importance or significance of this lesson is that when all hopes are

gone, the redeemer appears. For instance, when you are in trouble,

people would run away from you. Not even your carnal mother would

stand by you. All your friends, no matter how dear and intimate they

were, would all desert you. Therefore, whenever you find somebody

who is deserted by all and sundry because of one mishap or the other,

do not join others in running away from him. Rather assist such a person

and solve his problems.

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Christ taught us to love one another. This injunction of love is to be

practiced at all times and in all circumstances. We should maintain this

love at the time of difficulties and problems. Whether in the times of

hardship, sickness or death, even at the time of false accusation,

persecution, tribulation and deprivation in any aspect of life, we must

not fail to love one another.

He also taught us to do good and not to be weary in well doing

(Gal 6:9). Whether the people despise us with their position or use their

wealth to scandalize and imprison us, we should always love them at

every given opportunity. Whatever is the attitude of other people

towards us, we should always be good towards them. Whether such a

person has gone around to blackmail us or to disgrace us or falsely

accuse us, we should consider this immaterial. At the slightest

opportunity, if such a person is involved in any problem, and especially

when the person is deserted by all others go and administer to him until

he gets over his problems.

We are enjoined to stand by whoever is in difficulties. We should not run

away from people who are in trouble or are facing problems. When

somebody is held at the neck by any difficult situations, you have to

approach him and accept his own problems as yours. In this way you

would alleviate his problems. It is true that when things are good with

people they will despise you. The same people you help would hardly

answer your greetings, let alone come close to you. Do not mind this

utter rejection. But as a child of God, you must not by pass or desert any

person in difficulty. If God should condescend so low as to wash the

disciples feet, then you should by every standard emulate Him.

"But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever will be great among

you, let him be your minister and whosoever will be chief among you let

him be your servant." (Matthew 20:26-27).

* Accordingly if you find yourself in any position of governing or aspiring

to lead, you have to administer to all and sundry. You have to provide

your subjects with all the basic amenities of life. It is not a matter of

you sitting down at one point and giving orders and counter-orders for

one thing or the other to be brought to you.

* The second point is embedded in the significance of washing the feet

is as follows. It is not the mere washing of the feet that matters, but

Christ wanted to demonstrate that leadership is by example. Therefore,

let us begin to help others irrespective of our status and standing and

grade. No matter your age or sex, you are duty bound to administer to

others. Even as Christ Himself stooped down to wash the disciples feet,

so also should you humble yourself to serve others.

In this kingdom, there is no "big man" here. What we have here is the

one who is always ready at the services of others. Such a person is

always ready to help all persons at all point in time, without any

condition or excuse. A real child of God does not need to interrogate

people before helping them. Therefore you have to resemble your

heavenly Father who is ever ready to help you at all times.

* The third point is the water which he used in washing the feet of the

disciples. The significance of water here cannot be overemphasized.

Water is used to wash every dirty thing. Indeed WATER SHOULD BE

REGARDED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore no matter how offending

someone may be, you have to use this water-RIGHTEOUSNESS, to

accommodate, tolerate, endure and over look his short comings. IT IS

NOT ADVISABLE TO EITHER SUSPEND OR EXCOMMUNICATE

OFFENDERS. THEREFORE NO PUNITIVE MEASURES SUCH AS

DISGRACE, BEATING, HUMILIATION OR SCANDAL IS RECOMMENDED

FOR OFFENDERS. RATHER ACCOMMODATE OR OVERLOOK THE

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE AND SHORTCOMINGS.

If somebody cannot kneel, do not coerce him to do so, allow him to sit

or to lie down. If somebody is not able to comprehend or assimilate the

word of God, do not criticize, condemn or reject or treat him unseemly.

Whenever somebody falls short of your expectation, rather use the love

of God to bring him back to the path of rectitude.

Learn a lesson from the cow. After delivery, the cow uses her tongue to

lick all the dirt from the calf. If the cow, an animal with no reasoning

faculty could do this, how much more a human being. Therefore when

somebody falls short of your expectation, do not blackmail or condemn

him. Rather use love to polish him gradually out of his shortcoming.

Even if somebody slaps you, do not suspect any ulterior motive, rather

turn and pull him to yourself, assuming that he does not know what he

is doing. And your good attribute will soon change Him for the better.

You have witnessed this exemplary behavior in me, the Supernatural

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Teacher.

AS YOUR LEADER I CONTAIN ALL YOUR RECALCITRANCE WITHOUT

SUSPENDING OR EXCOMMUNICATING ANY OF YOU. I ALSO

SUPPLICATE, INTERCEDE, SOLICIT AND ADVOCATE FOR YOU. THE

EXEMPLARY LIFESTYLES OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THAT OF

THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD, LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU, ARE

ENOUGH FOR YOU TO IMBIBE AND EXHIBIT.

Let me re-echo the injunction of God as recorded in Galatians 6:1

"Brethren, if any man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual,

restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest

thou also be tempted."

Accordingly, as children of the spirit, we are enjoined to use meekness

to restore our erring brethren back to the path of rectitude, else we also

derail. The fact that we neither acknowledge nor believe in God informs

why we arrest, beat, chain, maim, sue, prosecute and execute the

armed robbers and other offenders in the society. We subject the

offenders to these agonizing aspects of life because we do not believe

in God. But let it be known that any person who punishes an offender

will have his punishment greater than that which he meted out the

offender.

To sue and prosecute offenders are not the work of God. If you beat,

suspend, or relieve an offending person of his duty, you have erred

greatly. You are not authorized to do so. Rather act like Our Lord Jesus

Christ. Be patient with such an offender and use meekness, love, and

other virtues to restore him to the expected state of righteousness. If

you apply any other approach apart from this injunction, then you do not

believe in God.

Read the Golden Text below.

GOLDEN TEXT: LUKE 23:34

"Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."

FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER:

The statement in the Golden Text is very important. It is another lesson

on forgiveness. Imagine someone who came to the world innocently,

resuscitated the dead, healed the lame, restored sight to the blind,

preached the good news of the kingdom and fed thousands. He never

imputed sins on anyone and He committed no sin at all; yet people rose

against Him and arrested and crucified Him. Christ subjected Himself to

be treated like an evil doer. Who on earth could do that? Who can offer

such prayers as recorded in the Golden Text? That is indeed an

exemplary life for every child of God to emulate.

Our work is to forgive our brethren and cope with their weaknesses. No

attitude of our brethren, no matter how provocative, should offend us.

After all, there is nothing the whole world can do to you that would ever

surpass the sufferings of Jesus the Christ. What greater agonizing

situations could you endure like Our Lord Jesus Christ did? Therefore

you have to forgive every person, irrespective of the magnitude of the

offense against you.

Imagine the amount of love, mercy, patience, and other virtues

preached to you daily, yet you still maltreat people, steal, commit

fornication and adultery, backbite and gossip and you indulge in several

other vices. Your misdeeds clearly expose your ignorance of God and

His will. Our Lord Jesus Christ knew our weaknesses and capabilities

and that was why He offered such a sympathetic prayer as recorded in

the Golden Text.

ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HIGH TIME YOU FORGAVE ALL YOUR

OFFENDERS.

If you know that God is omnipresent, that He is everything and He is in

all things, then why are you still in sin? Why do you still hate, maltreat,

deceive, and cheat others? Let it be known that whatever one does to

another, he is invariably doing it to God. Upon all your disobedience and

recalcitrance, you bluntly refuse to kneel down and pray. Be duly

reminded that the wages of sin is death. How do you want to be saved

when you cannot strive, even to save your own self, by obeying the

injunctions of God?

The entire world is full of hatred, deceit, falsehood, evil words,

molestation and all types of sinfulness but no one ever prays for his own

sins. With the prevailing situation of things in the world, whoever knows

himself will never indulge any type of misbehavior. Such a person would

always forgive and pray for forgiveness of others. If you are conscious

of yourself, you will never accuse or blackmail any person. You would

tolerate and accommodate the weaknesses of others.

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Our ignorance and weaknesses are known only to God. Having seen our

ignorance and weaknesses therefore, God gave His own life as a

ransom so that we may be saved. If God were to consider our

sinfulness, none of us would be worthy of Him. But surprisingly He

prayed for our forgiveness. Therefore, if God Himself should offer such a

gracious prayer, then it is an indication that we are saved by grace. It is

enough lesson for us to forgive the offenses of our erring brethren.

A word is enough for the wise. May God bless His Holy words. Amen.

THANK YOU HOLY FATHER

LOVE TRIUMPHS OVER

EVIL:

FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 32:37-38

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,

and with all thy soul and with all thy mind.

This is the first and greatest commandment.

SECOND BIBLE LESSON: 1ST JOHN 4:21

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love

his brother also.

GOLDEN TEXT: JOHN 13:35

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love, one

to another.

LOVE GOD WHOLEHEARTED:

The gist of this sermon is drawn from the three lessons above and

this gist is my divine advice to the world. This is what mankind has

forgotten about. This is an advice, not a vision, prophesy, dream, IT IS

THE WORD OF GOD. This word will be worked out as geometry and

algebra. And it is the first and foremost assignment for humanity: THAT

IS, MANKIND HAS TO LOVE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WITH ALL HIS

HEART, MIND AND SOUL. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN

YOUR LIFE. THE MOMENT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO THIS, THEN YOU

HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THIS (GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA)

PROBLEM.

This is why Our Lord Jesus Christ said through John that you

should neither love the world nor the things in the world. For anyone

who loves the world and the fullness thereof, does not have the love of

God in him. FROM NOW ON USE YOUR MIND, SOUL AND

HEART TO LOVE GOD. THIS IS THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.

If you do not love God wholeheartedly, how can you love your

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brethren? Every person should search himself to see whether he loves

God with all his life, soul, mind and heart. TO LOVE GOD IN THIS

MANNER MEANS THAT YOU SHOULD SURRENDER ALL YOUR LIFE,

WEALTH, AND SELF TO THE SERVICE OF GOD. THEN YOU HAVE TO

LOVE OTHERS AS GOD LOVES YOU.

Many people spend huge sums of money in the name of serving

God, but they would not offer themselves for His services. That is why

they continue to tell lies, fornicate and commit all form of evils. This

explains why they cannot serve God faithfully and honestly. The fact

that these people do not have the love of God informs why they combine

the work of God with the lust of the flesh. In another instance, a person

may surrender himself completely and his wealth to the services of God

but his children or relations who would not follow him, may constitute a

cog in the wheel for him. This simply means that those relatives and

children who scoff at the word of God are not his.

In those days, it was a common practice that before you are

appointed into a position of trust in the church organizations of the

world, your children must be adherents of your faith. And you could not

be made a Bishop if your children are not committed members of your

church.

Today, you see people who claim to be Bishops, Apostles,

Deaconesses, and elders but their children are armed robbers,

murderers, liars, idolaters, adulterers and depraved people. What type

of God are these people serving? What did Joshua say in this type of

situation to the Israelites? He asked them to decide whether to follow

the gods of Egypt or the Almighty God. He informed them that he and his

house would follow the Almighty God, because it was not proper for

them to abandon the God who had saved them from the land of Egypt.

Read the passage below:

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day

whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that

were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in

whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the

Lord.(JOSHUA 24:15)

Some people want to serve God alone without using their wealth

to propagate the service of God. They erroneously believe that God

does not need their money in His service. Instead of using their wealth

to serve God, they even sponge the church or the other members. These

are the people to be identified as those who do not serve God

wholeheartedly. Anyone who loves God wholeheartedly would use

whatsoever he has to serve God.

If you are blessed with money or other material things, you have to

use these gifts to serve God. IF YOU HAVE THAT COMPLETE LOVE FOR

GOD, ALL YOUR THOUGHTS, DESIRES, AND ACTION WOULD BE

CONTROLLED BY THE WORD OF GOD. AND THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL

HEAR ALWAYS. AND IF YOU ARE THIS TYPE YOU WOULD NOT LIKE TO

SERVE MAN BUT ONLY GOD.

Some people vociferate about their great love for God, yet they

hate others, they backbite, gossip and beat up their fellow human

beings. Do you think that such people have the love of God? He who

loves God cannot kill or cheat his neighbor. You should be guided by

this sermon. See the first lesson below.

FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 22:37-38

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy

heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind.

THE MOTHER OF ALL INJUNCTIONS:

The above instruction is the completion of all injunctions. Once

you practice it, you have passed the test and you have conquered the

world. This is what is practiced in the kingdom of God and you behold

this kingdom once you practice it.

Recall the question of Our Lord Jesus Christ to Simon Peter after

their super. He asked Simon Peter:

"...Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than

these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He

saith unto him, FEED MY LAMBS.

He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest

thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.

He saith unto him FEED MY SHEEP.

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou

me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time,

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LOVEST THOU ME? And he said unto him Lord, thou knowest all things,

thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him FEED MY

SHEEP.(JOHN 21 :15-17).

Simon Peter accepted that he loved Christ more than anything

else. At this juncture, Christ asked him to FEED HIS LAMBS. IF YOU

LOVE GOD IT WILL NOT BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO DO HIS WORK. AND

IF YOU LOVE GOD YOU WILL REALLY LOVE EVERYONE, ALL OF GOD'S

CREATION, INCLUDING THE BIRDS, FISHES, ANIMALS AND ALL OTHER

THINGS CREATED BY GOD. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN AVOID

THE PROBLEMS OF THIS LIFE.

Our Lord Jesus Christ loved God with all His mind, life, soul and

heart. This is why Christ had overcome the world. This love does not

connote giving someone money, clothes, houses, or any other form of

material things. Once you love God whole heartedly, His glory will

manifest in you. IF YOU LOVE HIM, YOU SHOULD NOT PAY LIP

SERVICE, SHOW PRACTICALLY THAT YOU LOVE GOD. That is why Our

Lord Jesus Christ re-echoed in the scripture as stated here:

...It is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, but their

heart is far from me. (Mark 7:6).

Wherefore the Lord said, Fore as much as this people draw near

me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed

their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the

precepts of men. (Isaiah 29:13).

You can see that the world is merely calling on Jesus the Christ

with their lips but their hearts are not with him. You are blessed with

much money, but you claim that God does not love money as such you

will only give your heart and not your money. IF YOU REALLY LOVE GOD

WITH ALL YOUR MIND, HEART AND SOUL, YOU WILL NOT LOVE MONEY

MORE THAN ANY THING ELSE. YOU WILL NOT OCCUPY YOUR MIND

WITH EVIL THOUGHTS AND UNWHOLESOME PRACTICES.

You would not have believed or seen anything as Satan, mermaid,

ghost, apparition if you believe in God. THIS IS SO BECAUSE YOU

WOULD ALWAYS SEE AND THINK ABOUT GOD, IF YOU LOVE HIM. If you

claim that God knows your heart, why do you hate other people? God

does not know evil or hatred, He knows love and goodness. If He knows

your heart and mind, you would be loving all people.

THE LOVE OF GOD:

You should know that Heaven and earth, the universe and all

planes of existence with their fullness are owned by God. If you love

God, you would have known that every person is your brother, and you

would love everybody. IF YOU LOVE GOD YOU WILL NOT TAMPER WITH

THE LIVES OF OTHER CREATURES. Why do you claim to love God when

you do not love your biological parents, children, wife or relatives? What

type of love is that? BUT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS THAT WHOEVER

LOVES GOD MUST ALSO LOVE HIS BRETHREN. THIS IS WHAT IS

UPHELD IN THIS KINGDOM.

IT IS TRUE THAT GOD LIBERATED MAN FROM BONDAGE TO LOVE

HIM. PEOPLE REFUSE TO REPENT AND TO LOVE GOD AND HIS

CREATION. WHAT IS GOOD WITH SUCH PEOPLE NOW? Since men have

been ruling this world, politically, what good have men done? What do

you have in the world? All you have are wars, oppression, duping,

colonization, discrimination and generally man's inhumanity towards

man. Is evil not the order of the day?

Formerly, the blacks complained of the white colonial rule over

the blacks. Now that they have got their independence and their

republics, what things are going good with them? Are we not still having

robbers, cheats, murderers and other such evil doers on our streets? In

the same token, today, all women and children are liberated but what

will be the essence of their liberation if they do not possess this total

love of God. For this reason, I want this gospel to get to all people,

black, white, and the coloreds. See the second lesson below.

SECOND BIBLE LESSON: 1ST JOHN 4:21

"And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth

God love his brother also."

ACCEPT GOD WHOLLY:

Have you now known what is meant by loving God? Why do you

hate your neighbors? Why do you not give your entire self and wealth to

His service? Why do you continue to tell lies and discriminate when you

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claim to love God. You can deceive the angels and men that you love

God but you cannot deceive the Most High God.

WHAT PROOF HAVE YOU TO SHOW THAT YOU LOVE GOD? YOU

CANNOT DECEIVE GOD BECAUSE ANYONE WHO TRULY LOVES GOD

MUST LOVE GOD'S ENTIRE CREATION. SUCH A PERSON WILL NOT KILL

EVEN AN ANT, FISH, OR ANY ANIMAL FOR THAT MATTER, LET ALONE

USE THEM AS FOOD.

The extent of your lack of love for God is clearly demonstrated in

the way you treat your fellow humans. For instance you do not only

refuse to grant your child's request for say, N5.00, but you also beat,

kick, and curse him. The way you maltreat your child, wife, husband,

mother, father, and other relations of yours is not only dangerous but

downright inhuman. This is a clear indication that you do not love God

with all your mind, soul, and heart.

Remember what the bible foretold concerning the present age:

"They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh

that whosoever killeth you will think he doeth God service.

And these things will they do unto you because they have not

known the Father nor me."(JOHN 16:2-3)

THE WORLD TAKES DELIGHT IN HATRED:

Why is it that somebody who claims to love God goes about

victimizing or even killing others? When you scandalize and blackmail

your fellow man, you are an enemy of God. Why should you claim to love

God yet you judge and condemn other people, churches, and

governments. You oppress, cheat and deprive the weak and the

defendless people because of your position in the world. Are you sane

at all?

The Protestant Churches broke away from the Catholic for the

simple reason that God was not worshiped in the right way. The

pertinent question is, do the Protestants even know God? On their part

the Catholic members claim to be the only godly people and that the

Protestants are ungodly. Does it mean that the Protestants are not

God's people? DOES GOD DISCRIMINATE? The Moslems are not left out

in these claims and counter-claims. They profess that the Christians

are not God's people and so they do not know God.

Ask the Moslems whether they truly know God. Villages, towns,

cities, and nations condemn each other. Who makes you a judge over

any village, town, city or nation? Are you sure your town or city is better

than the other before God? Even within this fold of Brotherhood,

brothers and sisters condemn each other. You who condemn another,

are you better? Why not emulate Our Lord Jesus Christ? When God the

Almighty threatened to destroy the earth as result of sins of the world,

Our Lord Jesus Christ interceded. He volunteered to come and shed His

precious

blood for the atonement of the sins of the world.

Who has ever demonstrated such marvelous love? Our Lord Jesus

Christ does not condemn or kill anyone because he loves the Father

with all His heart, with all His soul, and with all His mind. With this

immense love for the His Father, He came and gave His life as a ransom

for the salvation of mankind. And the Father too loves the entire world

with all His heart, with all His soul and with all His mind. This is clearly

shown in the biblical excerpt below:

"For God so loved the world he gave His only begotten Son, that

whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world but, but

that the world through him might be saved."(JOHN 3:16-17). This is a

display of ultimate love.

THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD ARE HYPOCRITES:

I now enjoin you to search through the entire world, if you can

come across an individual who truly loves God with all his heart, soul

and mind. It is very pathetic that the earth cannot produce someone

with this much talked about love. That is the failure of the world. The

love of God has eluded the entire world. YOU WHO GO ABOUT SAYING

YOU HAVE SEEN GOD FACE TO FACE AND HAVE SHAKEN HANDS WITH

HIM, HAVE YOU LOVED HIM WITH ALL YOUR MIND, SOUL AND HEART?

SO THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT IS THAT ANYONE

WHO LOVES GOD MUST ALSO LOVE HIS BRETHREN. ANYONE WHO

LOVES GOD MUST LOVE ALL HUMAN BEINGS AND ALL THINGS

CREATED BY GOD. LOVE IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW.

THEREFORE IF YOU LOVE A HUMAN BEING, IT MEANS YOU HAVE ALSO

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LOVED GOD. IF YOU LOVE GOD YOU HAVE ALSO LOVED MAN. THE TWO

CONCEPTS OF LOVE OF GOD AND LOVE OF YOUR FELLOW MAN GO

HAND IN HAND, AND THE TWO ARE ONE. That is why we are told that

though you may give all that you have and give your flesh as a burnt

offering, if you have no love, it profits you nothing.

If you love God with all your soul, mind, and heart, you would not

claim to be a native of any particular part of the world. You would not

discriminate or oppress others. Now why do you pray that Akwa Ibom

state should defeat Cross River State in a football match or vice versa?

Do both states not belong to the some God? Sometimes you pray that

Nigeria should win over Germany or any other countries engaged in

sporting competitions. Which of them is not of God? Has your prayer any

sign of love and wisdom of God?

THAT IS WHY YOU ARE ADVISED TO LIVE AT PEACE WITH ALL

PEOPLE: You are all one, both the whites and the blacks and the

colored. If you really have the love of God in you, you would not see any

difference between you and the other human beings. Recall when the

disciples told Our Lord Jesus Christ that they met someone who was

not His disciple using His name to do wonders and they prevented him.

What did Our Lord Jesus Christ say in reply?

He told them not to stop him, for anyone who was not against them was

with them. See the Bible Passage below:

"...Master we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he

followeth not us, and we forbid him, because he followeth not us.

But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do

miracle in my name that can speak evil of me. For he that is not against

me is on my part."(Mark 9:38-40).

You have been told that death, life, light, love, lighting, rain, air,

and all things created visible and invisible are Brotherhood. Why then

do you claim to be the only brotherhood in your family or community?

The one who created the false prophets also created the true

prophets and the son of God. Remember that Jesus Christ had said that

all that the Father gives to Him would follow Him and He would in no

wise cast them away. He knew that Judas Iscariot was of the devil and

would betray Him yet He did not send him away. This was to

demonstrate His teaching on love: THAT IS WHAT IS CALLED LOVE. You

claim to be a child of God and a follower of Christ, do you have the

identity card? LOVE IS THE IDENTITY CARD. Where is the practical

demonstration of that love? I AM READY WITH MINE.

You who claim to be Christians, have you got the sign? It is

written about Him that His voice shall not be heard in the streets. This

has been fulfilled before you. Where is your sign? YOU ARE A LIAR IF

YOU CALL YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN YET YOU DO NOT PRACTICE THE

TEACHINGS OF CHRIST ON LOVE. Let this sermon get to both

Christian and Moslem world, as well as to other religions. The

entire people of the world know that to be a child of God one

must be identified with the virtues of God. You are therefore

easily spotted out as a liar when you make false claims. That is why the

entire humanity keep on waiting for the revelation of the children of

God. ANYONE WITH THAT LOVE, WHICH IS THE IDENTITY CARD IS NOT

HIDDEN, BUT SHINES LIKE A STAR.

To raise the dead and heal the sick will not identify you as God's

children. To quote Bible verses from Genesis to Revelation does not

identify you as a true child of God. You may be gifted to tell visions and

prophesy starting from the Pre-Adamic era to date, yet this cannot give

you the identity of a child of God. That is why it is recorded in the

scripture:

"Though I speak with tongues of men and of angels and have not

charity, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophesy and understand all

mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could

remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." (First

Corinthians 13:1-2).

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE LOVE AS YOUR IDENTITY CARD, THEN YOU

ARE WASTING YOUR TIME. You may distribute money to people, yet if

you do not have love it will be of no use to you. Why do you give money

to a particular person but you forget about the others. When you give

money to someone it is not an indication that you love the one. SO LOVE

IS THE ONLY IDENTITY CARD INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND OF

THE CHILDREN OF GOD. When we sing that a mark has been made on

those who have not sinned, what is this mark? IT IS NOTHING BUT

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LOVE. Read the Golden Text again.

GOLDEN TEXT: JOHN 13:35

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love,

one to another.

MAKE LOVE YOUR WATCHWORD:

WHY IS IT THAT THE ENTIRE CHRISTENDOM HATE

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR? TAKE THIS GOSPEL TO

THOSE WHO CLAIM THAT BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR IS

ANTI- CHRIST AND ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR STAND. You Brotherhood

of the Cross and Star member who profess that the other church goers

are not worshiping God, do you take notice of this sermon on love? Have

you endeavored to practice love?

Many of you members of BCS have relations who are not baptized

into brotherhood of the Cross and Star. You decide not have anything to

do with them nor exchange even greetings with them. Are you sure you

truly love God? IT IS SAID THAT YOU SHOULD LOVE YOUR ENEMIES

AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO DESPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PERSECUTE

YOU, SO THAT YOU MAY RESEMBLE YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER, FOR

HE CAUSES THE RAIN TO FALL ON BOTH THE GOOD AND THE EVIL

AND HE MAKES THE SUN TO SHINE ON THE JUST AND UNJUST. THIS

IS THE TENET OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

IF WE SHOULD LOVE EVERYBODY THEN THE PEOPLE OF THE

WORLD WOULD REALLY KNOW THAT WE ARE TRUE CHILDREN OF THE

MOST HIGH GOD. THAT IS THE ONLY IDENTIFICATION MARK YOU

SHOULD HAVE. Our Lord Jesus Christ said he who is not with him is

against and he who does not gather with him scatters abroad. He loves

everybody equally and as such we should love one another. He has no

distinction between the blacks, the whites, and the Indians and other

races. Christ has the same regard for all. Therefore do not judge others:

WHETHER THE PERSON IS BAPTIZED OR NOT WE ARE ONE IN THE

LORD. THE LOVE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS EQUAL TO EVERY SOUL.

We are those led by the Holy Spirit. If the spirit of Christ is in you,

you are equally Christ and his disciple. WHOEVER HATES

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR DOES NOT HATE

BROTHERHOOD PER SE BUT GOD, AND WHOEVER LOVES

BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR IS IN LOVE WITH GOD

BECAUSE BROTHERHOOD SYMBOLIZES GOD HIMSELF.

The reason why the Father has shifted the 1991 Mother's week

Celebration to 34 Ambo Street Calabar is to enable Him to reveal what

was hidden to the entire Brotherhood world.

This sermon does not only belong to the Brotherhood of the Cross

and Star members but to the fishes in the water, the birds, of the air,

animals in the forest, all seen and unseen world. You are charged to

love all members of different church denominations. You should

practice this love at all times and in all places. You should also spread

this gospel of love to all a the nooks and crannies of the earth.

WE ARE ALL ONE, DO NOT DISCRIMINATE, LOVE EVERYBODY AS

CHRIST LOVES YOU. Those regarded as thieves and robbers are not

thieves and robbers, but hungry people. Many people who take to

committing certain crimes are driven into such crimes because of

hunger, starvation, and frustration. Some women take to prostitution

because of hopelessness. Some commit abortions out of frustration. So

it is your duty to help them irrespective of their misdeeds. In doing this

you should know that you are not the very one doing it but God Himself.

The formula could be compared to that of solving a simple

mathematical problem in algebra. IF YOU LOVE GOD YOU WILL LOVE

ONE ANOTHER, AND IF YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER YOU WILL LOVE GOD,

AND YOU WILL ALSO BE A DISCIPLE OF CHRIST. This is exactly what

the Father wants you to stamp in your memory. This is my message to

you: LOVE YE ONE ANOTHER.

May the Father bless His Holy Words. Amen.

THANK YOU FATHER.

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