ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We thank the Father for the

fulfillment of the prophecy of Our Lord
Jesus Christ that a Comforter will come
HUMILITY who will teach us all things, and bring to our
remembrance, whatsoever things He has
taught us. (John 14:26)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEGEMENT.....................................1
TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................2
STATEMENTS BY O. O. OBU...........................3
BIBLE WITNESSES.........................................6
THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMILITY......................7
GREATEST LESSON IN HUMILITY..................22
HUMILITY: KEY TO SALVATION...................37
A LADDER TO EXALTATION.........................54
A LESSON FROM THE OWL
AND THE FOWL...........................................61
BEFORE HONOUR IS HUMILITY.....................69
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STATEMENTS BY LEADER
OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
ANYONE WHO HUMBLES HIMSELF IS
GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. OUR
LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE GREATEST IN
HEAVEN. BUT WHILE HE WAS HERE ON EARTH
PHYSICALLY, HE HUMBLED HIMSELF, AND AT
ALL TIMES MOVED WITH THE POOR AND
LOWLY-PLACED PEOPLE. THAT IS WHY THE
TEACHINGS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND
HIS HUMILITY ARE PREACHED THROUGHOUT
THE WHOLE WORLD DAILY SO THAT
EVERYBODY WILL EMULATE HIS GOOD
EXAMPLE OF HUMILITY.
IF YOU WANT TO BE GREAT YOU MUST
BE A SERVANT. THE GREATEST AMONG YOU
MUST BE THE SERVANT. THIS IS THE ONLY
PATH OF SALVATION. THIS IS THE ONLY
SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD.
THOSE WHO PRACTICE THIS GOSPEL WILL NOT
HAVE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD. YOU
MUST HAVE FAITH IN GOD. YOU MUST RECEIVE
THE TEACHINGS OF GOD AND YOU MUST
PRACTICE THE TEACHINGS OF GOD. WHEN YOU
DO THIS YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN
LIFE.
THE GREATEST AMONG YOU MUST BE
THE SERVANT. HE MUST SERVE OTHERS. YOU
HAVE TO THINK OF THE WELFARE OF OTHERS.
YOU HAVE TO SERVE OTHERS. DO NOT this is why He says, that except we become like a
STRUGGLE FOR MONEY, DO NOT STRUGGLE small child, we cannot enter into the kingdom of
FOR POSITION AND POWER. DO NOT SIT DOWN God.
LIKE A KING AND GIVE DIRECTIVES TO OTHERS
TO DO SOMETHING. PROVIDE SERVICE TO The central problem of the entire world is that,
OTHERS. BY SO DOING YOU WILL PROVIDE THE once God has elevated somebody, no other person
LEADERSHIP BY YOUR GOOD EXAMPLE. should be allowed to pass along the street. If your
pomposity is based on the fact that you are wealthy or
When those whom you are leading observe that that you own a costly car, or that you are a white man,
the greatest among them is the servant, and is serving you should know that TO HUMBLE ONESELF TO
rather than waiting for others to serve him, then all of THE GROUND IS TO LIFT ONESELF UP.
them will stand up and provide services to one another.
It is the will of God to use base things to select things
that are despised, to magnify his glory. Remember that
if you hold yourself in a very high esteem, God cannot
select you to fulfill His will. He says I am a jealous God.
He will exalt you, and thereafter will bring you down so
another person from a lowly position will replace you.
The reason is to ensure that you are not unnecessarily
proud. It is the height of foolishness for any person to
say he is indispensable. As a point of information, God
had already executed His plan and accomplished His
will. He has already selected the instruments of His rule
and kept them in order. His will is to use the base things
of this world to put to nought the things which are
mighty. If we were to regard ourselves as fools, by now
God would have used us effectively; for it is His will to
use foolishness to nullify wisdom. But when one begins
to show one's pomposity and arrogance, professing that
one is wise, that one is powerful, or that one is
indispensable, then God will use a very lowly placed
person to bring one to nought. You should continue to
humble yourself even when God raises you up, for

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 BIBLE WITNESSES
FIRST BIBLE WITNESS
But he that is greatest among you shall be your
servant. (Matthew 23:11)
SECOND BIBLE WITNESS
Humble yourselves therefore under the might
hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
casting all your cares upon him; for he careth for
you. (1 Peter 5:6-7)
THIRD BIBLE WITNESS
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and he shall lift you up. (James 4:10)
FOURTH BIBLE WITNESS
Even as the son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.(Matthew 20:28)
FIFTH BIBLE WITNESS
Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth
on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and
greater works than these shall he do; because I go
unto my Father.(John 14:12)
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THE PRINCIPLES OF
HUMILITY
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 11:11
"Verily I say unto you, Among them that are
born of women there hath not risen a greater than John
the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the
kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 20:24-25
"And when the ten heard it, they were moved
with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus
called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the
princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them,
and they that are great exercise authority over them."
GOLDEN TEXT: LUKE 9:47-48
"And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their
heart, took a child, and set him by him, and said unto
them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name
receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth
him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the
same shall be great."
ONLY THE HUMBLE ARE FOR THE KINGDOM:
Brethren, there are two things creating problems
in the world. Both of them are addressed by Christ in the
text above. They are disobedience and over-ambition.
When the mother of James and John, the two sons of
Zebede requested that Christ should accept to have both
of them sit, one on His right hand and the other on the
left hand, when Christ should come into His glory, Christ
inquired to know whether they could receive His type of
Baptism and drink of the cup. She said yes. Christ told
them that it is true they could do those things, but to sit
on His left and right hands respectively, such was not
within His authority, but those who were to stay there
were predestined by His Father. When Peter and Andrew
who were first called by Christ, heard the request made
by the woman, they were troubled in their mind. This is
the cause of confusion in the entire world. Do you see
how Christ treated the issue? Did He ask them why they
should think of sitting on His left and right hand? He
simply called His disciples and addressed them as
contained in the Golden Text.
Beloved, you have to understand the issue at
stake. Our Lord Jesus Christ had the power to query
certain behaviors and actions of His disciples, and yet,
He did not. He never showed any expression of anger. He
was not exasperated. Rather, He told them that the
princes of this world have dominion and authority over
their subjects but that it should not be so among them. In
another case the disciples wanted to know who should be
greatest among them, He did not answer them, instead He
brought a little child before them and said that anyone
who would rejoice with the little child was rejoicing in
Him and that the greatest among them is the one who
would humble himself as a little child. That was how
Christ was resolving complicated issues.
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Our Lord Jesus Christ is an embodiment of peace
and yet no one has preached Christ to the world. People
rather go about preaching confusion. You are expected
to preach humility, meekness, peaceful nature, love,
holy life, and also put these teaching into practice.
These virtues constitute CHRISTIANITY. The apostle
Paul said that Christ did not commission him to go and
baptize people, but to preach the gospel. Thus, he did
refuse to use his own knowledge and ideas lest the Cross
of Christ be made of none effect. He revealed that if He
did not preach what Christ did, then his love, truth,
mercy, patience, humility, temperance and all that Christ
did would turn out to be a sheer waste of time. That was
why Paul had to preach the gospel without rest. This too
is incumbent on every person to do the same. Preach
about all the virtues and lifestyle of Christ. If you do this
and demonstrate same, there will be no more problems in
the world.
REVEALING GOD:
The phrase, "THE WORD OF GOD" means
mercy, meekness, temperance, love, patience,
longsuffering, endurance. You must cultivate these
virtues. You are still in the "CROSS" stage because you
have not learnt how to overcome problems. If you were
to emulate the life style of Christ and preach same to the
world, you would have advanced spiritually and there
would have been no more problems in the world.
SHOWING GOD TO THE WORLD MEANS
PRACTICING THE TEACHINGS OF OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST AND TEACHING PEOPLE THE
SAME TEACHINGS. THIS IS THE TRUTH AND
THE GREATEST THING IN THIS KINGDOM OF
GOD.
The First Bible Lesson states that of all the men
born of women, none has risen above John the Baptist
but the one who is greater than John the Baptist is HE
WHO IS HUMBLE; HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY IN
DEFENSE OF HIMSELF AT ANY POINT IN TIME.
HE IS THE ONE WHO IS NOT EXASPERATED IN
ANY SITUATION. And have you been able to find this
type of person in the entire world today? If you have
identified one, have you emulated him? HAVE YOU
ALSO GONE TO SPREAD THE GLAD TIDING TO
THE ENTIRE WORLD? No one hears his voice in the
streets, but does it mean He has not been calumniated
against or abused and accused falsely? His voice is not
heard because of His humility. What you have to take to
the entire world is the practical demonstration of the
humility of Christ. You have to show practical
demonstration of Christ's qualities of meekness, His love,
mercy, kindness, patience, temperance, righteousness.
THIS IS WHAT IS MEANT BY THE WORD OF
GOD.
THE REASON WE EXTOL THE NAME OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS BECAUSE HE IS
THE ONLY RIGHTEOUS ONE. AND THIS IS
WHAT YOU HAVE TO EMULATE AND TEACH
OTHERS. Abraham had faith in God, so also did
Melchisedec, Isaac, Jacob and all the Patriarchs of old
but Our Lord Jesus Christ is the only one whose
lifestyle is commended. He is therefore the greatest in
heaven and on earth. This is why you are expected to
follow after His foot prints. Once you see anyone
behaving like Christ, go and tell the rest.
The world has spread all sorts of rumors
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concerning the Holy Father. He is called Beelzebub,
vampire, mermaid, apparition, and all evil names, but
you have witnessed the contrary. If you had gone out to
preach about the love which is here in abundance, and if
you have practiced what you preach, do you think there
would have been any problems with you and also in the
entire world? Your main duty in this kingdom is to
experience this truth, practice the truth and take the truth
to those who are not here. You have heard what is said
about Christ and you have read same from the scripture,
but now you have come to see the practical application of
these virtues. Here is a situation where you were told that
when the Holy Spirit would come, He will teach you all
things and lead you to the accurate knowledge of the
truth. Now He is here doing all these things. You witness
these things everyday, yet you still engage in
unwholesome acts. But once you practice what you
witness here, if you tell it to another person, he will not
have any doubt because he has equally become an eye
witness. If you do this then the whole world would have
been converted to Christ a long time ago.
WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES THE
BLIND TO SEE, THE LAME TO WALK, THE
DEAF TO HEAR, OR WHAT DO YOU THINK
WILL MAKE AN INFIDEL BELIEVE THAT GOD
EXISTS? ALL THESE THINGS ARE MADE
POSSIBLE BY THE PRACTICAL
DEMONSTRATION OF GOD'S TEACHINGS.
You have failed in your calling because you have
refused to hear what you are told to hear and you have
failed to testify about what you have witnessed. If you
have performed your duties accordingly, the glory of
God would have been revealed unto the entire world.
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 THE ONE IN YOUR MIDST IS GOD AS
WELL AS THE HOLY SPIRIT WHOM OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST DID PROMISE US WOULD COME
AND LEAD MAN TO THE ACCURATE
KNOWLEDGE OF TRUTH. You have some one who
has never been angry with anybody. He never quarrels,
fights with anyone or frowns his face. He neither ignores
anyone, nor ever commits any sin. These are the
behaviors you are supposed to emulate and then go and
broadcast to others. It is then that the glory of God will
be revealed in earnest. If you go to do anything contrary
to what I am telling you, then you are a rebel.
THE GREATEST BEING:
THE GREATEST PERSON IN THIS
KINGDOM IS THE ONE WHO HUMBLES
HIMSELF. That is why Christ testified eloquently that
among all those who are born of women, none has risen
above John, yet the least in the kingdom is greater than
John. You have raised the dead, made the blind to see,
the lame to walk but these do not make you great. THE
GREATEST PERSON IN THE KINGDOM IS THE
ONE WHO DOES NOT COUNT SINS ON OTHERS,
WHO DOES NOT CONTEST ANYTHING, IS NOT
OFFENDED AT ANY POINT IN TIME, DOES NOT
BOAST. HE IS ALWAYS AT THE SERVICE OF
OTHERS. HE IS PATIENT AND HE ENDURES
EVERY SITUATION HE COMES ACROSS. HE IS
MEEK AND LOWLY IN HEART, HE IS
TRUTHFUL AND HE IS LOVING. SUCH A
PERSON IS THE GREATEST, AND HE IS GOD
HIMSELF.
This is why you are told that to enter this
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kingdom, you must allow the will of God to prevail in
your life always.
Do not seek to introduce yourself to as
somebody worthy of recognition. You must never
argue the word of God with anybody, and do not seek
for recognition. If you go to somebody's house to look
for him, and you are told he is not there, even if you
see him in the house, do not ask questions. Rather, go
on your way. Such is the life pattern of God.
ALWAYS BE A SILENT GUEST IN THE MIDST
OF PEOPLE, FOR SUCH IS THE QUALITY OF
THE TRUE CHILDREN OF GOD.
During the early years of Christ, He went to visit
His friends but when the mother of those friends saw
Him, she said that the friends had gone out. When Christ
inquired to know who were inside the room, she said they
were piglets. Christ retorted that it should be according to
her statement and He left. When He was gone, she went
and opened the door to the room the children were hiding
in, and behold, the children had turned into piglets. So
she ran after Christ and confessed that His friends were at
home in the room and it was not piglets as she had earlier
said. Christ said,"Let it be as you have said." The piglets
instantly became children. That is the lifestyle of God.
He is not given to contesting anything with any person.
GREATNESS DOES NOT LIE IN
EXACTING THINGS FROM OTHERS BY FORCE
OR BY MAKING NOISE. SUCH ARE NOT THE
WAYS OF GOD. WHY IS IT THAT THE FATHER
IS HERE IN THE WORLD AND THE WORLD
DOES NOT KNOW HIM? IS IT NOT BECAUSE OF
HIS SILENCE? HAS THE FATHER EVER
CLAIMED TO BE THE ONE PERFORMING
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THESE FEATS IN BROTHERHOOD OF THE
CROSS AND STAR? WHAT ABOUT OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST, DID HE ARROGATE ANYTHING
TO HIMSELF?
Right now after three days of death, He is with
you and yet He does not make you understand this. He is
doing his work accurately, but none can ever identify
Him apart from the Father and whoever the Father may
wish to reveal Him to.
GOD'S MODUS OPERANDI:
Recall when Our Lord Jesus Christ asked His
disciples who the people said He was, and they told Him
their opinion. He then asked them what their opinion
was, and Peter replied that He was Christ, the Son of the
living God. Christ said to Peter, "Peter, son of Jona, flesh
and blood has not revealed this thing to you, but my
Father who is in Heaven."(Matthew 16:17) That is to say
He was appointed instantly as the head. He never
introduced Himself as anything to anyone. He does not
converse with anyone because He knows that is THE
WORD IS GOD, and He does not joke with the word.
This is what is used in identifying the children of God.
As for the noisy ones, they have nothing in common with
God, for they are of the devil.
Christ declared that He could not do anything on
His own but what He hears, same He declares to the
people because He sought not for His will but that of the
one who sent Him. This was because He knew that the
word is God. He does not speak any how and once He
makes any pronouncement, it becomes fulfilled. Our
Lord Jesus Christ gave every glory to the Father. He is
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always in spirit. Once you do anything and you express
doubt as to whether you will be rewarded, you have
failed completely, and even if you stay here to abuse
God, He hears yet He utters no word. On the other hand,
give Him all the praises you can give, He will not answer
you. That is why you are confused about what you are
doing.
You always wonder if what you are doing is
pleasing unto God or not. You wonder whether God is
seeing or hearing you. Till eternity you cannot know
whom God loves or hates. GOD OPERATES AS A
SILENT GUEST. Whatever your thought is or whatever
speech you make, He is not concerned or perturbed. He
will not answer you. If you ask whether He does not
approve it, He will equally not answer you. Whatever
action you take does not bother Him. That is the modus
operandi of God. But remember that God is always with
you. He does His work and planning by Himself. He
never relates His information to anybody, and no one has
a say concerning the operational pattern of God.
When the people took a woman who had
allegedly committed adultery, before Christ and told Him
how Moses commanded that anyone who committed
adultery should be stoned to death, they demanded for
His verdict on the issue. He asked anyone from among
the group, who had not committed any sin to cast the first
stone at the woman. With that, the people left one after
the other, in total shame. Turning towards the woman, He
asked, "Where are thine accusers?" She replied that they
were all gone. And He told her that since they did not
condemn her, neither did He condemn her. He only bid
her go and sin no more.(John 8:2-11)
In another instance, the people questioned Christ
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whether it was wrong to pay tribute to Caesar. In view of
this question, Christ demanded for a coin which was
handed over to Him. He asked whose image was on the
coin and they replied that it was Caesar's image. He
therefore told them to give to Caesar what belonged to
Caesar and to God what belonged to God.(Matt 22:17-
21)
It is stated that we do err in all things but if any
man does not err in tongue, such a person is perfect
(James 3:2). Who in the whole world has not offended in
words? THE ONLY PERFECT PERSON IS OUR
LORD JESUS CHRIST. All others are given to ill
utterances which are carnal and have no association with
God. Read the first lesson again.
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 11:11
"Verily I say unto you, Among them that are
born of women there hath not risen a greater than John
the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the
kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
A PLACE FOR THE HUMBLE:
Beloved, ANYONE WHO HUMBLES
HIMSELF IS GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM OF
GOD. If you brag about your wealth and position to
others, of a truth, you have no share in the kingdom
because you are a flippant child. When you are told of
some other person's wealth and in the process, you start
enumerating your achievements, you have missed your
wealth.
Anyone who knows God, does not do things for
people to see. If he intends to build a house, he will give
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the money in secret to the people to go and do it. There is
no point letting others know about your achievements,
for this egoistic behavior can rob you of the kingdom.
The secret of this kingdom is to allow others to praise
you, without you showing off. Whatever thing you do,
allow others to give the testimony. Any time you testify
about yourself, you have failed completely and you are a
very low person in this kingdom.
James 3:2 States: "For in many things we offend
all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect
man, and able also to bridle the whole body."
In the whole world is there any person who has
not offended in words? The word is God and God alone
is the one to make any statements. This is because any
word you utter will come to pass. For instance you could
tell someone not to do a particular thing and as a result of
his abstaining from doing it, he perishes. In that case, his
blood will be upon you. ALLOW GOD TO UTTER
THE WORD; FOR GOD ALONE IS THE ONE TO
DO EVERY THING.
IF YOU DESIRE TO HAVE A KEY
POSITION IN THIS KINGDOM, THEN YOU MUST
CONTROL YOUR TONGUE. If you are hungry do
not beg for food. If you are sick, do not report to any
person. Simply commit everything to the Father because
everything is under His control. Whether you are poor or
sick, the Father knows; and anyone who demonstrates
these characteristics of humility, is the greatest in the
kingdom of God.
Anyone who has faith in God knows that God is
the truth and that He alone does everything and no one
has a hand in the way things are done in the kingdom.
YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY CONTRIBUTION TO
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MAKE AS FAR AS THE SCHEME OF THINGS
ARE CONCERNED IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
YOU MAY HAVE BEEN THINKING THAT GOING
ON MINISTRY WORK MAKES YOU NUMBER
ONE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD, OR BEING
CHARITABLE TO PEOPLE IS THE THING. YOU
ALSO THINK THAT FASTING MAKES YOU
GREAT IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD. WITH SUCH
THOUGHT YOU HAVE FAILED. THE GREATEST
PERSON IN THE KINGDOM IS THE ONE WHO
HUMBLES HIMSELF AS A LITTLE CHILD. YOU
ARE TOLD THAT BY YOUR WORDS YOU ARE
JUSTIFIED OR CONDEMNED, BUT IF YOU DO
NOT MAKE ANY SPEECH, YOU ARE THE
PERFECT MASTER.
Read the Second Lesson again.
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 20:24-25
"And when the ten heard it, they were moved
with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus
called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the
princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them,
and they that are great exercise authority over them."
DIVINE APPROACH TO SOLVING COMPLICATED
ISSUES:
Note the reply given by Christ in the above
portion? He knows that the ten were aggrieved, and if He
were to make a speech, something would have happened.
He would have been found wanting in the sight of the
Father. Therefore, if He had made any statement, He
would have made Himself a judge and no more a savior.
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Thus He would have failed in essence. All the words you
utter will stand against you on judgement day, and you
will be asked who authorized you to make such
statements. Sometimes the statements you make affect
you now and in the future. When such events come to
pass, you forget that you made such statements some
time in the past. BECAUSE OF YOUR UNGUARDED
UTTERANCES, YOU ARE FOUND
RETROGRESSING INSTEAD OF ACQUIRING
THE PORTION YOU ARE SEEKING FOR IN THE
KINGDOM OF GOD.
IT IS SAID THE GREATEST IN THE
KINGDOM IS THE ONE WHO HUMBLES
HIMSELF; AND ONCE YOU MAKE ANY
STATEMENT YOU HAVE EXALTED YOURSELF.
The reason why a humble person is compared to a little
child is because the child cannot speak. A child does not
know anything, nor does he claim anything. The child is
God in disguise. THEREFORE IF YOU DESIRE TO
BE GREAT IN THE KINGDOM, STOP MAKING
UNGUARDED STATEMENTS. DO NOT TALK
ABOUT YOURSELF OR ANOTHER PERSON, DO
NOT TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO
OR WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE.
Now when you go out and you start saying,
"Olumba has caused the rain not to fall, He has made
people to die or He has made us to be here." How then
can God who has really done these things be praised?
The moment you rob God of His glory, it means you are
not worthy of this kingdom. THE GREATEST
PERSON IN THIS KINGDOM IS THE ONE WHO
DOES NOT TALK CARELESSLY AT ANY POINT
IN TIME. HE IS HUMBLE AS A CHILD. HE IS
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NOT GIVEN TO ANGER, HE DOES NOT MAKE
SUGGESTIONS, HE DOES NOT BEGRUDGE
PEOPLE, HE DOES NOT COMPLAIN TO
PEOPLE, AND HE DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ANY
VAIN TALK.
BRIDLE YOUR TONGUE:
You intend to give out something to some other
person yet you go out and announce this in the public
place. Before you even do it, people have already heard
about it and eventually, if you fail, people have heard,
and they will know about your failure. This makes you
fall short in the sight of God because you are a flippant
child. This is why you are told that anyone who
professes to be a man of God but does not tame his
tongue, his religion is in vain (James 1:26). When you
talk at random, condemning people here and there, what
type of person do you think you are? A local adage says
that the monkey's voice kills it. The antelope says it is not
the person who shoots at him that he is angry with but
rather, he is angry with the one who engineered the
hunter to shoot at him.
You say someone is evil and if he is eventually
condemned you will be responsible for his death. On the
other hand, if you tell someone that God has blessed him,
and that he will receive something from God and that this
fails to materialize, he will look for you because you
have deceived him and he will be disappointed in you.
THEREFORE IT IS SAFE TO BE QUIET AND
CONTROL YOUR TONGUE. ALLOW GOD TO
SPEAK THE WORD BECAUSE THE WORD IS
HIS. IT IS HIS SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE
STATEMENTS. GOD KNOWS WHAT TO DO AT
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ANY GIVEN POINT IN TIME. THEREFORE DO
NOT BE INQUISITIVE, SEEKING TO KNOW
WHAT GOD WILL DO TO YOU WHEN YOU DO A
PARTICULAR THING. Do not tell people God has
exalted them or they have been promoted and so on
because such statements are vain. They only end up
making the people glorify you instead of God, and this in
turn will place you in a sad state in this kingdom.
If you want to be a real child of God, do not be
angry with anybody, no matter what; and do not neglect
your services to God or to your fellow man. Read the
Golden Text again.
GOLDEN TEXT: LUKE 9:47-48
"And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their
heart, took a child, and set him by him, and said unto
them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name
receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth
him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the
same shall be great."
THE CHILD - A SYMBOL OF HUMILITY:
As you were called in here, God never told you
He would send you to heaven or hell, and when someone
comes making such statements that you are a real child of
God and so on, do not believe him. Such statements are
blasphemous. They make one become insignificant in the
kingdom of God. THE GREATEST IN THIS
KINGDOM DOES NOT LACK ANYTHING, HE IS
NOT GIVEN TO ANGER, AND HE DOES NOT
MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND PLANS. HE ALLOWS
GOD TO DO HIS WILL. Read Matthew 6:4-6
Anybody who wants to do anything for God and
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makes proclamation concerning such things has already
got his reward, and God has nothing to do with him
because he is seeking his personal glory. But if you want
to do anything for the poor, do not allow your left hand to
know what your right hand is doing. Anything you have
to do, do it in secret and God will reward you openly.
Such covert action depicts humility. Anything you allow
people to hear of ahead of time amounts to self exaltation
and you do not receive any reward from God. In a
nutshell, the greatest person in this kingdom of God is the
one who operates in secret. Whatsoever he does, he does
not allow anybody to know.
It is said that a stroke of the cane is sufficient to
the wise. He who has ears to hear let him hear what the
Holy Spirit has imparted to the world.
May God bless His Holy Words. Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER.
GREATEST LESSON ON
HUMILITY
First Bible Lesson: Matthew 1:24-25
"Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the
angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him
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his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth
her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS."
Second Bible Lesson: Luke 2:7
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a
manger; because there was no room for them in the
inn."
Golden Text: Matthew 2:10-11
"When they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the
house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother,
and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had
opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts;
gold, and frankincense, and myrrh."
Brethren, the above texts are usually chosen year
in and year out by the Holy Father to mark the occasion
of the birth of Christ. This year's anniversary
commemorates the two thousand and twenty-fourth
(2,024). The purpose of this anniversary is to remind the
entire world of His teaching that, all should live as the
children of God and worship Him. What was done to
the Israelites shall also be done to the Gentiles in this
generation. (Rom 9:24-26).
We need not be reminded from time to time how
God should be worshipped because events have proved
to us that God is not an abstract phenomenon but a
human being. God exists in human form, the Son of God
exists in human form, and the Son of man also exists in
human form. Whether or not He was born of a woman is
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unnecessary and uncalled for. What is important is how
to worship God. It is quite unnecessary for anyone to
make unnecessary requests while praying to God. The
three wise men who visited the Lord did not request
anything from Him; rather they went to Him with
precious gifts. During His ministerial works, on the other
side of the River, when the people found Him, calling
Him Rabbi, they asked Him when He arrived at the place.
In His response, He told them: Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but
because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. (John
6:26) He therefore advised them: "Labor not for the
meat which perisheth, but for that meat which
endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man
shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father
sealed." (John 6:27)
The three chosen texts in this sermon depict the
truth in the revelation about Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Joseph himself would not have escaped the punishment
associated with disbelief if he had failed to believe in the
message delivered by the angel. Many of you today, even
in this kingdom, hardly believe visions or dreams. You
are proud of your positions as elders, prophets, pastors or
bishops, and because of that you refuse to obey God's
voice that comes to you through vision or dream.
Joseph was just newly married and had not yet
slept with his wife when he noticed that she was already
pregnant. As a human being, Joseph got offended and
secretly planned to divorce Mary for adultery. But an
angel of God appeared to him and warned him to desist
from the act, that Mary was conceived through the power
of the Holy Spirit. Joseph instantly obeyed that voice and
did not ask anybody for further advice. That is a great
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lesson for all of us. The action of Joseph to adhere to
the instruction of the angel is an example of
worshipping God in spirit and in truth. If all of us
should learn from Joseph, we would be free from
problems.
Isaiah the prophet said: "Therefore the Lord
himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall
conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name
Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14). He had that revelation in a
vision. A lot of you do not believe in visions and dreams,
yet these are divine mediums through which God
communicates with man. This explains why it is said
that, the true worshippers worship God in spirit and in
truth. This is because God reveals Himself to you,
teaches you, and generally relates to you in spirit.
These things called vision, dream and prophecy are
nothing other than the Spirit of God. Therefore, it is
erroneous for anyone to associate dream or vision with
mermaid, ghost or the works of his enemy. If Joseph had
disbelieved visions and dreams, he and indeed the whole
world would have lost because Christ would have been
prematurely killed by the enemies.
The entire world is beset with problems because
human beings are unbelievers, Thomases. You cannot
see God with your naked eyes because you are carnal
and unclean. It is recorded in the scripture that: "Where
there is no vision, the people perish; but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he." (Proverbs 29:18)
If Joseph himself was not a prophet, he would
have disobeyed the Holy Spirit and divorced his wife.
Mary, on her part, would have been killed for the offense
of adultery. Later on, when Herod realized that he had
been tricked by the three wise men, he launched a
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desperate attack on the infants. If Joseph did not also
adhere to the spiritual instruction to escape with the
infant Jesus to Egypt, (Matt 2:13-14) then Jesus would
not have survived the massacre of the innocent children
and the entire world would have perished.
Given the same opportunity, many of you today
would not have believed it. Incidentally, the glorious
ministry of Our Lord Jesus Christ would not have
manifested. Even Mary herself initially doubted the
possibility of giving birth to a child when the angel of
God told her that she would conceive and bring forth a
male child who would be named Jesus. (Luke 1:28-31).
This is because she was a virgin. Nevertheless, she
believed and continued her services in the temple
awaiting the fulfillment of the prophecy.
Man today had derailed from the path of
salvation, and lost contact with his Creator because he
solely believes in man-made communication system like
the radio, newspapers, TV, etc. These sources of
communication are carnal and destructive. Do not joke
with any revelation from God; no matter the form it
comes to you. You should try as much as possible to
believe and pray unceasingly for God to always reveal
Himself to you. Even the four wise-men that came from
the four corners of the world (North, South, East and
West), if they did not believe in prophecy, how would
they have met together or searched for the newborn king?
The birth of the child was revealed to them differently
and they immediately set off in obedience to locate and
worship Him. Their mission was not to locate him in
order to request for any mundane thing but to
worship Him as a newborn king. But in your own case,
do you go to God to worship Him? You rather go to Him
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with diverse problems for Him to solve. On their return,
the angel of God appeared to them and directed them to
take a different route home so that Herod would not force
them to disclose to him the location of the infant king.
They obeyed him and spared the life of the infant Jesus.
The problems of the world start in the spiritual
realm before manifesting in the physical world. Before
somebody is physically sick or dead, he first of all
experienced it in the spiritual world. In the same vein,
you can only defeat your enemies in the spirit before you
overcome them physically. You are healed of your
infirmities in spirit before such healing would
manifest physically. This you can do, if only you are
unceasing in prayer and believe in God's revelations.
You have to listen to whatever God says. The words of
men are empty and lead to destruction.
The flesh has nothing to offer in this kingdom.
Flesh and blood cannot see this kingdom nor abide in it.
It is only through the spirit that you can behold this
kingdom and enter into it. Your problem is that you are
still carnally minded.
There were four wise men and not three. The
fourth wise man met a certain man that was
incapacitated, and decided to stop and render some
service to him as was directed by the Spirit. He had
thought of abandoning the man so as to meet his
colleagues who had gone ahead of him but for the sake of
humanitarian deed, he decided to save the life of the
battered man. That was how the fourth wise man lost the
company of the other three.
Except you find solutions to your physical
problems spiritually you cannot solve them. Once, there
lived a certain man who was very sick and finally died.
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Relations of the deceased person sought to know the
cause of his death. They met a certain magician who
promised to trace the cause of his death. In order to
enable him carry out a thorough spiritual investigation of
the cause of any event, what the magician did was to give
another person around, something in the form of
anesthesia. Once this person took it he would be
unconscious of the physical world for two hours. In the
subconscious state, the person would investigate the
source of whatever problem that was to be investigated,
and soon report back to the magician. It happened that on
this particular occasion, the man overstayed in the land of
the spirits beyond the specific period of normal
investigation. Unfortunately for the messenger, over
there he found himself arrested by the law-enforcement
officers who asked him to explain his role in an incident
of a free-for-all fight in which he took part while in the
world. In that incident a person was killed during the
fracas. There were other people who identified him as
one of the persons who participated in the fracas.
However, the case was determined in his favor. He was
acquitted on the grounds that it was a free-for-all fight.
When he finally regained his consciousness, he narrated
his ordeal to the magician and others present.
Whatever situation you find yourself is only an
extension or a manifestation of a spiritual course. You
should also know that the body itself is an empty vessel
which cannot achieve anything on its own without the
spirit that occupies it. Once the spirit deserts a man, the
body is useless. The relationship between man and
God is purely on spiritual basis. That is why the
moment you hand over your problems to Him, He
solves them for you without your notice or personal
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effort. Therefore, it is needless for you to seek for any
person to pray for you or even solve your problem.
The true children of God behave like the four wise men,
they do not go to God with requests but with gifts, such is
the work of faith. Read the first lesson once again.
First Bible Lesson: Matthew 1:24-25
"Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the
angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him
his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth
her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS."
All the sins that you commit in the dark are open
before God. Whatever you do whether in the dark or in
the most hidden place is open before God. The teachings
that are imparted to you here in Brotherhood of the Cross
and Star are meant to deliver you from bondage. All the
sins you commit, the type of food you eat, and the
clothing you put on affect your spirit.
Whatever you do has either positive or negative
effect on your spiritual being, depending on whether such
an act is disapproved by the Holy Spirit. This explains
why I keep on warning you to refrain from sin, and to
love one another. If you practice the gospel your spirit
cannot be seen as evil. This is why members of
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star are above the world.
The only set of people who are completely free
are those who worship God in spirit and in truth. Any
member of Brotherhood who falls sick, dies or is
afflicted in any way should blame himself. God is not
like man who is limited in wisdom, power, influence and
everything you can think of.
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God is a spirit and He is lavishly available for all to nought? Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and
reach. Wherever you may stay to practice the gospel about his house, and about all that he hath on every side?
of love one another, He will be there to listen to you thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his
and solve your problems. His angels are always readily substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine
available in spirit to minister to you. Physically, God has hand now and touch all that he hath, and he will curse
kept His prophet to serve you. God abhors any form of thee to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold,
vice. He does not admit noise, idolatry, fornication, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not
deceit, stealing or any other sin. You do not need to ask forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence
God for anything. He is the Omniscient, Omnipotent, of the Lord." (Job 1:6-12)
Omnipresent God. He knows all your problems and That is a clear indication of the fact that
hearts' desires. The blessing of God gets to you first in nothing would take place without God's permission.
spirit before manifesting in the physical world. Your But what you should know is that God does not
protection, prosperity and elevation are granted to you
first in spirit. Therefore, it is an act of foolishness to
leave His children comfortless.
In Brotherhood many have tried to persuade me
refuse to listen to the Spirit. Always do whatever He tells
to excommunicate some members. That I cannot do.
you to do. Whatever He advises you not to do, obey; and
They report to me how bad and disobedient you are, and
whatever you are instructed to do, do not resist it. Your
would want you punished. At the same time, they would
trouble and confusion are caused by Satan who does not
turn round to accuse you openly of worshipping man.
want you to know God, and to worship Him in spirit and
They do this with the sole aim of luring you out of the
truth.
fold of Brotherhood in order to get the opportunity of
Brethren, I want to reveal to you the source of
destroying you. This is the work of the evil one. But
Job's fate to confirm that both blessings and problems
because God loves us so dearly He does not impute sins
have spiritual origin. The scriptural excerpt hereunder
upon His children. You should, therefore, hold fast and
proves our case: "Now there was a day when the sons of
have faith in God because He can never forsake you.
God came to present themselves before the Lord, and
Read the second lesson once more.
Satan came also among them. And the Lord said unto
Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the
Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and
Second Bible Lesson: Luke 2:7
from walking up and down in it. And the Lord said unto
"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and
Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a
none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man,
manger; because there was no room for them in the
one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan
inn."
answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for

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The significance of the circumstances
surrounding the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, is
humility. Any member of Brotherhood of the Cross and
Star who receives this gospel and practices it will not
trouble himself about any mundane thing. It is said that
whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. (Matt 23:12).
If God Himself can so humble Himself, how much more
you, an ordinary man?
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is here on
earth but is so quiet. It is only man who makes empty
noises and brags. The saviour of mankind was born in a
manger without any complaint. Did that stop Him from
being the Lord? His humility is further demonstrated in
His divine teaching. He advised you that if you are
invited to a feast, do not choose to seat on an exalted
seat. You should instead go to a very low seat at one
corner of the venue. This is to avoid embarrassment for if
those who are higher than you in status arrive, you would
be asked to vacate the place to a lower seat. (Luke
14:8-11). You should therefore, make humility your
watchword. You should be simple in your mode of
dressing, the food you eat and in everything. Any person
who does not maintain a low profile and live a humble
life is of the devil. God is humble and simple, He is
noiseless and does not boast. Past kings in biblical
records like Caiaphas, Herod, Caesar, Pilate and the rest
of them decorated their palaces when it was rumoured
that the Lord would be born. During the period of His
ministerial work, Our Lord Jesus Christ enjoyed the
company of the destitute, the sick, the lame and the
afflicted. In this generation, He teaches us love, mercy,
kindness, hard work, sincerity and all the virtues. But
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who has practiced these virtues among you? You cannot
do the work of peace, love, mercy, humility and
righteousness except you possess these very virtues.
Before His birth, the people were well-informed of His
coming. They knew quite well that a Saviour would be
born to man but the very family was not known. When
He did finally come, He fell short of their expectation.
They had expected the birth of a warrior who would
come to liberate them from their Roman overlords. It is
because of the high esteem in which humility is held
before God, that prompted Christ to say: "Verily, I say
unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever shall, therefore, humble himself as this little
child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."
(Matt 18:3-4).
To be born in a manger is a clear
demonstration of humility. The most outstanding
topic taught by the Holy Father here in this kingdom
is humility. The level of humility demonstrated by the
Father in practical terms is unique. But on your own part
as a member of Brotherhood, instead of emulating the
divine example of the Father, you occupy yourself in
noise making, shouting on the name of the Father as if
He is your peer.
There is nothing in the world worthy for the
children of God to worry about. Whatever it is, position,
money, children, cars, houses, just name them; they are
nothing, and cannot profit you anything. The birth of
Christ is the source of salvation to mankind and it was
through His birth that God was also revealed to man. It is
because of His sterling humility and love for mankind
that He said: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;
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for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest
unto your soul. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light." (Matt 11:29-30). There is nothing man can do
to God at all because God is self-sufficient. Everything
including life and death are under His control. It is said,
humility goes before glory. (Prov 15:33).Man does not
have the love of God in his heart. This explains why
Christ said: "I am come in my Father's name, and ye
receive me not; if another shall come in his own name,
him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive
honor one of another, and seek not the honor that
cometh from God only?" (John 5:43-44) If you seek to
be glorified and honored by your fellow man, how will it
be possible for you to glorify and love God? It would be
highly impossible.Be refreshed with the golden text now
Golden Text: Matthew 2:10-11
"When they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the
house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother,
and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had
opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts;
gold, and frankincense, and myrrh."
The above passage explains how to worship God
in spirit and in truth. But most of you want to sit down
with Him physically and discuss your material problems.
Many persons who have got the needed spiritual
awareness (self-consciousness) know and worship
Him accordingly. Many others do not come here (34
Ambo Street, Calabar) for the sake of the gospel but to
see the Father and lay their problems before Him. Did
Abraham seek to see the Father? The true children of
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God do not bother to see Him physically but only to obey
His divine instruction.
There is no record in the entire Scriptures
that Christ physically sat down with the Father to
discuss His problems, but He was always calling on His
Father, and worshipping Him in spirit and in truth. The
rate of His calling on the Father was so much that Philip
one day asked Him to show them the Father too. Philip
did not know that he had to worship God in spirit and
in truth. That even though He was not with the Father
physically, He was always with Him at all times
spiritually (John 14:8-11).
If you humble yourself like a little child, then
the Father will speak to you directly. In a certain
family, the husband is a baptized member of Brotherhood
of the Cross and Star but the wife is not. The wife was all
the time seeing the Father and discussing with Him. The
husband could not believe it. To prove her wrong or
right, he asked her to request the Father to give him a car.
When the Father re-appeared before the woman, she
placed the request of her husband before the Father. So
she was directed to inform her husband to go to a certain
firm dealing on cars and get a brand new one. To his
greatest surprise, when the man went to the shop and said
that he was sent by the Father to get a car, without
hesitation they handed over the key and directed him to
one of the cars parked. Up till now, the woman herself is
not yet baptized. If you were to know that the Father
works in spirit, you would not fall into temptation. It is
therefore, out of your selfish interest that you plant
yourself in the church claiming to worship God.
Emulate the three wise men who went to the
Lord with gifts. Go to God with gifts. But if you have
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nothing to offer, let your heart be clean so that He can
come in and dwell. If the wise men did not present the
Lord with the gifts of frankincense, myrrh and gold the
parents of Christ would have had problems financially.
The gold was used for their transport to Egypt; the
frankincense was used as gasoline, and myrrh equally
useful in the well-being of the family. God expects you
to express a thankful heart at all times. Hannah was
barren but when she became blessed with a child called
Samuel, she dedicated him to God. For that gesture alone
God gave her five more children. Have you shown a
thankful heart to God? The Scriptures gave the following
admonition: "I have shewed you all things, how that so
laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to
remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said,
It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts
20:35).
HUMILITY:
You are always asking from God but offering THE KEY TO SALVATION
nothing to Him. Conclusively, it is necessary to note that:
"...the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but
righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 18:4
(Romans 14:17). "Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as a
May God bless His Holy Words. Amen! little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of
THANK YOU FATHER. heaven."

SECOND BIBLE LESSON: LUKE 14:33

"So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple."

GOLDEN TEXT: LUKE 9: 48

"And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive
this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall
receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least

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among you all, the same shall be great."
HUMILITY MAKES FOR SALVATION:
Beloved brethren, our texts for today's gospel
remind us of all that is required of us in this kingdom of
God. The first lesson says, anyone who is not humble like
a little child has no place in the kingdom of God. So
whether you are wealthy or not, has nothing to do with
this kingdom. In like manner, your academic attainment
or status in life cannot afford you anything if you are not
humble. The only thing required of us in this kingdom is
humility and peace. This is why the second lesson makes
it clear that anyone who does not denounce or forsake all
the material things of world, cannot be a disciple of Our
Lord Jesus Christ, and he cannot inherit the kingdom of
God.
When you are told to forsake the things of the
world, it has so many implications. It does not mean
forsaking material wealth only. The things you have to
forsake include impatience, greed, arrogance, pomposity,
hatred. And when you have forsaken all your deceitful
ways, and you humble yourself, you will be worthy of
entry into the kingdom of God.
There is an adage that a wise man sees danger
afar off and he takes precaution, but a foolish man waits
until he is overtaken by events. This is what is happening
to man in this age. People have just refused to learn from
the experiences of their forebears. This is why there are
problems in the world. We should however be grateful to
the Father for revealing these words of wisdom to us for
this particular gospel will serve as a source of salvation
to all those who would listen to it and abide by it.
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Do not boast of wealth, power, knowledge,
neither should you brag that the Father loves you more
than all others, or in any other thing whatever; for such
does not bring salvation. It rather hinders one's spiritual
progress and chances of being a disciple of Our Lord
Jesus Christ. I have always been telling you to learn from
the example of Lucifer. Lucifer was the head of all the
angels. And he in turn had Our Lord Jesus Christ as his
master. Apart from Christ, Lucifer was next to God in
terms of power, and divine manipulations. But what
brought about his downfall? It was because Lucifer did
not humble himself. He was arrogant, and because of his
arrogance, he flouted God's instructions that all the
angels should bow and worship Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lucifer then had erroneously thought that he was
the one to be revered, and so he mocked the other angels
who obeyed this instruction. Today, we give Lucifer all
sorts of names, ranging from thief, robber, murderer, liar,
one who deceives, and he who destroys the world. All
these names arise because he was intransigent to the
instructions of God. He proved stubborn only because he
under-rated Our Lord Jesus Christ. He felt Christ was too
small to be worshipped. He regarded Christ as one who
knows nothing, and he felt it will be a kind of insult for
him (Lucifer), with all his divine manipulations, to bow
down and worship Christ. Lucifer from all his
considerations felt he should be exempted from these
instructions because, in his reasoning, Christ was too
young for such glory and honor. THIS IS WHY
LUCIFER CAN NEVER BE FORGIVEN EVEN IF
EVERY OTHER PERSON IS FORGIVEN. And so it
is his recalcitrant nature that has reduced him to the
position he finds himself in today.
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 What informed Lucifer's disobedience was the
post he occupied as head of all angels and because of
this, he was very pompous. This pomposity never
allowed him to realize that he could not have been
deprived of anything if he had obeyed that instruction.
But because he refused to worship Our Lord Jesus Christ,
he was immediately debased.
Disobedience also caused the downfall of the
king of Egypt at the time of Moses. When God instructed
Moses to go and inform Pharaoh to free the Israelites
from Egyptian bondage, so they could worship Him,
Pharaoh was recalcitrant. Hence, upon all the signs and
wonders wrought by Moses and Aaron, to prove the
authenticity of the message, Pharaoh still hardened his
heart.
If Pharaoh had allowed the children of Israel to
go, the calamities that befell him would have been
averted.
King Nebuchadnezzar also comes to focus. He
thought he possessed all the powers on earth during his
time, and as such, he never regarded the injunctions of
God as anything. We all know how he ended. He paid
dearly for his disobedience. The case of Pilate at the trial
of Our Lord Jesus Christ is also worthy of note. When
Christ was taken before Pilate, his wife sent a message to
him that he, Pilate, should not have a hand in the
crucifixion of Christ, the righteous man, for her soul
suffered many things in the previous night in a dream
because of Him. Pilate thought that was just a bidding of
woman which should not be adhered to. And because he
wanted to please the Jews, he approved the crucifixion of
Christ and he later perished.
Nobody in this world is insignificant, so you
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have no right to treat anybody with disdain. Even if your
child should give you an advice or a suggestion, consider
it critically to know whether you should discard it or not.
What leads people astray in the world today is
pomposity. People are claiming to be of great importance
and they impose their influence on other people. But I am
telling you that anybody who persists in the this habit of
imposing his influence on others, will not enter the
kingdom of God.
Everything created by God represents God.
Animals in the bush, birds of the air, fishes in the water,
etc. all represent God and they have their various
assignments. So, if you say that they are insignificant,
you are only underrating them.
This is yet another example: There was a certain
captain of a ship. He did not have confidence in his
subordinates. It happened that his chief engineer likes
drinking, and the captain was not comfortable with his
habit of drinking. On a certain day while the engineer
was drinking, the captain interrupted and even seized the
drinks from him. As result of this, the engineer removed
a nut from the engine of the ship.
Consequently, when the captain tried to start the
ship, it could not start. He therefore went for a team of
engineers to check what had happened, but the fault
could not be detected. He invited another team, and yet
nothing happened. He finally went to his chief engineer
and pleaded with him to check what was wrong with the
ship. The engineer then told the Captain to return the
wine that he had seized. He obliged and the chief
engineer went to the ship's engine, manipulated some
things, returned the knot and immediately the fault was
rectified. Have you now seen that both the Captain and
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the chief engineer are important as far as the ship is
concerned?
The scripture has made it clear that there is no
other way we can save our souls other than humbling
ourselves even like little children. But unfortunately, in
the world today, everybody wants to be noticed and this
they do at the expense of other people's comfort. Even in
the government circles, nobody wants to be a servant.
Every person wants to be the master. People want to be
named Mr. President, and on doing this they do not know
they have derailed from the divine injunctions of God,
the Father.
POMPOSITY DESTROYS:
Beloved, I have no intention of prolonging this
sermon, but let it be known that everybody is important.
Even in your homes you do not have to underrate your
wife only because she is a woman. You do not have to
count out your children in your day to day plans, just
because you feel they have no part to play. Each and
every member of your family has his or her own
contributions to make in whatever decision that is to be
taken.
Now, I want to tell you a story of an event that
happened at Eniong, here in Cross River State. There was
a certain rich man at Eniong, and here in Calabar there
was yet another rich merchant. This Calabar merchant
decided to deal with the man from Eniong simply
because the Eniong man was too pompous and arrogant.
To implement his plan, he poisoned a particular tin of oil
and paid somebody to take this oil to none other person
than the rich merchant at Eniong.
When the paid agent got to Eniong with this tin
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of oil, the wife of the rich merchant advised her husband
not to buy this tin of oil. She explained to her husband
that he should question why somebody had to travel all
the way from Calabar to Eniong with only one tin of oil
to sell to him. She further said that the oil had bad odor.
But the adamant husband rejected all the objections
raised by his wife. The Eniong merchant told his wife
that as a prominent and wealthy man, he had the right to
use his money as he pleased and so he ended up asserting
his will and power by paying for the oil. He further went
ahead to mix the single tin of oil with the stock he
already had. When he took the oil to the market, he
discovered that the entire stock had turned into a runny
substance like ordinary water. With this turn of events,
his customers rejected the oil and the man suffered a
serious loss which eventually led to his downfall. This
happened simply because the man was pompous and he
could not listen to his wife.
The above story reveals that it is not God who
underrates or scoffs at people's advice. I am imparting
this divine message to you so that you will know what
this particular act has caused the world.
The whites do not have any regard for the blacks.
They call them "black monkeys" and the blacks in turn,
are claiming to be superior. If this should continue, I am
afraid, you might not enter into the kingdom of God.
THE ONLY DIRECT WAY TO ENTER INTO THE
KINGDOM OF GOD IS FOR ONE TO HUMBLE
ONESELF AT ALL TIMES, AND GIVE OTHER
PEOPLE THEIR DUE RESPECT. FORGET ABOUT
YOUR PRIDE. NOTE THAT BEFORE GOD, ALL
MEN ARE EQUAL, AND THAT IN GOD'S
SCHEME OF THINGS, NOBODY IS
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INSIGNIFICANT. IF GOD IN HIS LOVE AND
MERCY FOR MANKIND HAS MADE
EVERYBODY HIS LOVED ONES, WHY THEN DO
YOU REGARD YOURSELF AS BEING
IMPORTANT? IF YOU SHOULD FOR ANY
REASON DISGRACE A LITTLE CHILD, YOU ARE
DISGRACING GOD. IF BY VIRTUE OF YOUR
POSITION IN LIFE, YOU DISREGARD A POOR
MAN, YOU ARE IN EFFECT DISREGARDING
GOD. THIS IS BECAUSE YOU ARE TOLD THAT
GOD IS ALL THINGS. HE IS IN THE LITTLE
CHILD AS WELL AS IN THE ADULT. GOD IS
THE POOR PERSON AS WELL AS THE
WEALTHY MAN.
Let our first lesson now be read.
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 18:4
"Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as a
little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of
heaven."
HOW CHRIST CONQUERED TEMPTATION:
It might not have been possible for Christ to
conquer, if He did not humble himself as stated in the
First Bible Lesson. He humbled himself to the point that
he washed the feet of His disciples. Our Lord Jesus
Christ placed Himself in the position of the sick people,
the destitute, the blind, and even little children. He mixed
with people of all classes, as an example of what God
expects from us.
You could recall when little children were taken
to Our Lord Jesus Christ for blessing, and His disciples
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tried to stop them and how the Lord reacted. He being
merciful, asked His disciples not to drive the little
children away, but they should allow the little children to
come unto Him for such is the kingdom of heaven. This
has reference in Matthew 19:13-14.
Again, when Our Lord Jesus Christ was going
out of Jericho with His disciples, a certain blind man,
Bartimaeus, the son of Timeous, sat by the wayside,
begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth
who was passing, he began to cry out saying, "Jesus, thou
son of David, have mercy on me."And Jesus stood still
and commanded him to be called. And when he was
called, he rose and ran to Christ. Our Lord Jesus asked
him, What wilt thou that I do onto you? The blind man
answered and said, Lord, that I might receive my sight.”
And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way, thy faith hath
made thee whole. And immediately he received his
sight.” Read Mark 10:46-52 for details. Now you can
realize how humble Our Lord Jesus Christ was, as He did
associate with the afflicted.
Once again, when Christ was in Bethany, in the
house of Simon, the leper, Mary Magdalene went there
with a box of precious ointment and stood at the feet of
Jesus, weeping, and washing His feet with her tears and
she also used her hair to wipe His feet, kissed His feet
and anointed them with the ointment. Simon, the
Pharisee, got annoyed and thought within himself that if
Christ were a Prophet, he would have known who and
what manner of woman Mary Magdalene was; for
according to him, she was a sinner. Our Lord Jesus
Christ, since He is God, knew what was in Simon's mind,
and so called him and told him a story about a certain
creditor who had two debtors. One owed him five
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hundred pence, and the other fifty pence. He told Simon
that when the two debtors could not pay their debts, the
man frankly forgave them both. Christ then requested
Simon to tell Him which of the them would love the
creator most. Simon answered and said that it is the one
who owed the greatest amount. Our Lord Jesus Christ
agreed with him. He then told Simon that ever since He
went to him, Simon could not give Him anything, but
that Mary Magdalene had done the greatest thing which
could be recorded for her for eternity. With this, Christ
blessed Mary and forgave her sins. Read Luke 7:37-48,
for all the details. All these were done by Our Lord Jesus
Christ to show that there is no other way into the
kingdom of God except through humility. So if you do
not practice this gospel, you will not in any way see the
kingdom of heaven.
Forget about your status in the society or even in
the Church. If you do not heed the injunctions and
practice this injunction with all sincerity, you are
doomed. And it should be known to you that vain glories
and pride are not considered as criterion for one to attain
the kingdom of God. All that is expected of you is total
humility.
At times people do arrogate God's glory to
themselves when the deaf, lame, dumb and blind are
made whole by God through them as tools in God's
hands. BE INFORMED THAT GOD HAS NOT
GIVEN YOU THE AUTHORITY TO ARROGATE
ANY GLORY TO YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU
CANNOT ON YOUR OWN DO ANYTHING IF THE
POWER IS NOT GIVEN TO YOU BY GOD. OUR
LORD JESUS CHRIST WAS NOT LIFTED
HIGHER BECAUSE OF HIS PREACHING OR
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HEALING, BUT HE WAS LIFTED HIGHER
BECAUSE OF HIS HUMILITY. HE WAS HUMBLE
EVEN TO THE CROSS, NOT MINDING WHAT
THE PEOPLE DID TO HIM. HE HOWEVER
PRAYED THE FATHER TO FORGIVE HIS
ADVERSARIES. AND BECAUSE OF THE
HUMILITY IN HIM, GOD EXALTED HIM AND
RAISED HIS NAME WAY ABOVE ALL OTHER
NAMES. Read Philippians 2:6-10.
When Our Lord Jesus Christ was apprehended,
He did not, because of His position as the Son of God,
struggle to save Himself. He was confident that it is the
will of the Father that must prevail. Even when Peter
severed the ear of the high priest's servant, Christ warned
Peter to put his sword back into its sheath for all those
who live by the sword shall perish by the sword. Christ
then picked up the severed ear and fixed it back in its
place. He continued to ask Peter if He, Christ, could not
pray the Father to send Him twelve legions of angels to
fight on His behalf if He wanted to fight. Christ
concluded by saying that He could not do these things
else the scriptures could not be fulfilled. Refer to
Matthew 26:51-54, for the full details. There is no other
person who would have done what Our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ did. This explains why His honor and glory
know no bound in the world today.
Let the second lesson be read.
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: LUKE 14:33
"So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple."
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HUMBLE YOURSELF:
If you want to be my disciple, you have to
forsake all that you have. This is the standing order
given by Our Lord Jesus Christ, and it holds sway till
today. Anybody who cannot abide by the above
injunction, is not qualified to be His disciple, and if you
are not a disciple of Christ you cannot see the kingdom of
God. SO NO MATTER YOUR POSITION OR
CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE CHURCH, THE KEY
TO YOUR SALVATION IS TO HUMBLE
YOURSELF EVEN AS A LITTLE CHILD, AND
FORSAKE ALL THE MATERIAL THINGS OF
THIS WORLD.
WHENEVER YOU ARE PROUD YOU WILL
BE DEBASED BY GOD, BUT IF YOU HUMBLE
YOURSELF, YOU WILL BE ELEVATED BY GOD.
Even the scripture states that: "Verily, I say unto you,
among them that are born of women, there hath not risen
a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is
least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than
he."(Matthew 11:11).
THE ONLY THING YOU ARE EXPECTED
TO DO IS TO EXHIBIT HUMILITY, NOT YOUR
RICHES, ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT OR THE
CHILDREN THAT YOU HAVE. Once you decide to
mix up with the little children, the down-trodden, the
"not well to do" members of society, and the afflicted,
you will be able to break through the tumult of life. Let
me give you another story. There was a certain man who
was very wealthy. At a point he started building a house.
But along the line, he was offended by his wife and so he
told her to bring her people for the settlement of the
misunderstanding between them. Then the woman
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summoned her relations who assembled at the couple's
house. The man then went into his room and brought out
a mighty pot filled with money and gave it to his in-laws
to count. These people counted this money for a whole
day, but they could not finish counting. They eventually
became angry and they asked the rich man why he had to
bring this punishment upon them as he summoned them
to his house. The man told them that he wanted his wife
who was their daughter to know that he is above her and
she is not supposed to insult him. He then went on and
narrated the cause of the misunderstanding with her to his
in laws, and they left his house.
Do not forget that this man had started building a
house before the problem between him and his wife
erupted. Incidentally he had three pots filled with money.
It was one of these three pots that he gave to his wife's
parents to count. After the problem between him and his
wife had ended, he started ordering for the building
materials for the completion of the house that he had
started building. All the building materials were ordered
from overseas. One day he went into his room to take out
money from one of the pots, he discovered that the pots
were empty, but he did not know why the pots were
empty and nobody in the house could tell him anything.
That was how the man eventually became poor.
If I continue to enumerate these real life
situations that are in support of this gospel, you will be
amazed, and these are the very intriguing attributes
exhibited by the inhabitants of this world.
In the world today, one who is said to be a child
of God has no association with those that, he feels, are
not children of God. A rich man would always underrate
the little children. A pastor in the Church does not
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interact with an ordinary member. Are these what you are
taught by God? This gospel is the end to all gospels and
it centers on HUMILITY. IF YOU DO NOT HUMBLE
YOURSELF, YOU WILL NOT BE SAVED
BECAUSE THERE IS NO PRETENSE BEFORE
GOD. AFTER ALL, GOD SEARCHES OUR
HEARTS AND MINDS, OUR PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE NOTWITHSTANDING. HUMILITY
SHOULD BE EXPLICITLY PRACTICED BY ALL,
IN ALL THAT WE DO IN OUR DAY TO DAY
LIFE; AND UNLESS THIS IS DONE, THERE WILL
ALWAYS BE PROBLEMS.
GOLDEN TEXT: LUKE 9:48
"And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive
this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall
receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least
among you all, the same shall be great."
PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL:
Let me tell you this story to prove to you that
pride goes before a fall. Once there lived a certain man
who bought a slave who was very hard-working; and so
the slave became very prosperous. In turn, the slave
bought many other slaves and he became richer that his
master. As a result the slave became arrogant. After
making so much noise about all his acquired wealth
which was over and above anything his master owned,
the slave became very arrogant. After he has done a lot of
boasting, it came to pass that his master declared a day of
stock-taking. So, everybody in the community assembled
and demanded to know exactly who was richer, the slave
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or the master?
When the people assembled together, the slave
was first given the opportunity to give account of what he
owned. As he did this the people marvelled and they
clapped with jubilation, in anticipation of the slave's
complete victory over his master. After he had finished,
his master stood up and gave his own account. He
enumerated the few things he had and then he added the
slave himself, in addition to all his property. Dead silence
fell upon the whole atmosphere. Everybody became quiet
and they nodded in agreement. Everybody was stunned.
The above situation is applicable to mankind.
Empty did man come into this world and empty too shall
he depart this world. Everything you may have acquired
in this world will be left behind to the original owner,
GOD. If this slave was not arrogant, proud and pompous,
he would not have failed. But in spite of these examples
and experiences, people are still adamant about what is
happening on earth today.
I am primarily teaching you about humility in
this kingdom. As I teach, I also set a pace for you to
follow. When the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo came
here, he was amazed by the type of humility exhibited by
the Father, and he said so. So many others have been
coming here to see the Father; and when they go, they
usually tell people that the humility found in the Leader
of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, is beyond
description. Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself taught and
practiced humility. That was why when His disciples
asked Him who was the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven, He called a child and told them that unless they
changed and became like little children, they would never
enter the kingdom of heaven. Again in the scripture, He
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made it known to His disciples that the least among them
is the greatest and that anyone who does not humble
himself like a little child will not enter the kingdom of
heaven. But people appear not to be interested in the
kingdom of God, rather, they go about bragging about
their privileged positions in the society. In government
circles, the presidents, the various heads of states, the
kings and emperors of this world are so much after their
royal seats that they forget everything about God. But
when they have problems they expect God to help them.
This should prove to you that in spite of their privileged
position, they have no control over their lives.
All the illustrations and short stories that I am
giving you serve as a warning that arrogance is not the
best, if you really want to be a member of God's
kingdom. We have been found to be wanting in a lot of
ways, because of being recalcitrant, arrogant, proud,
pompous, etc. We do not give God his glory. At times we
even forget that there is A SUPREME BEING
CALLED GOD. We fail to see the need for humility.
No one has emulated Our Lord Jesus Christ who
was always glorifying the Father at all times and in
everything He did. From the days of old, pomposity has
been the order of the day. This is why the Egyptians felt
they should be honored by all nations because Egypt was
the first place to own a university. Till date, the
Egyptians regard other Universities elsewhere as of a
lower standard.
The Greeks and the Italians and even their
predecessors, the Romans, share in this belief. Even here
in Cross River State, if the indigenes go to places like
Akwa Ibom State, people in Uyo metropolitan area term
them as not being important people. The fact that they are
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not from the same country is why they are not even taken
into consideration. Similarly, when the people of Uyo
come to Calabar, the Calabar people see nothing good in
them. Everyone is always claiming his state to be the
best. This is the case in all the countries in the world.
In the scripture it is written that: "Howbeit, when
the spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth,
for he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall
hear that shall he speak: and he will show you things to
come."(John 16:13).
THE HOLY SPIRIT PERSONIFIED IN OUR
MIDST TODAY HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT
WITHOUT HUMILITY, THERE IS NOT
SALVATION. SO ALL OUR ARROGANCE, PRIDE
AND POMPOSITY ARE NOT NEEDED IN THIS
KINGDOM.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHOM WE
ARE FOLLOWING, SET SOME CLEAR
EXAMPLES ON HOW TO BE HUMBLE. This is why
He compared the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed.
He said that it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it
grows up, it is the biggest of all plants. Refer to Matthew
13:31-32. THIS SHOWS THAT IF YOU HUMBLE
YOURSELF, NO MATTER YOUR POSITION, YOU
WILL BE ELEVATED BEYOND EXPECTATION
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU WILL ENTER
INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
Beloved it is said that a stroke of the cane is
enough for the wise. Let those who have ears hear what
the Holy Spirit has imparted to the entire world. May
God bless His Holy Words. Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER.
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A LADDER TO EXALTATION
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JAMES 4: 5-6
"Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain,
The Spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he
giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth
the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JAMES 3:14-16
"But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your
hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This
wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly,
sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there
is confusion and every evil work."
GOLDEN TEXT: 2 TIMOTHY 2:24-25
"And the servant of the Lord must not strive;
but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In
meekness, instructing those that oppose themselves; if
God peradventure will give them repentance to the
acknowledging of the truth."
GOD.
Beloved Brethren, the three main texts and the
chorus summarize the theme of this gospel. If you could
practice the teachings I impart to you daily, you would be
more useful and effective than a hundred millionaires
gathered together. Do not say that you are not given
money or any other mundane things, for the instructions
issued to you daily is more than the whole world. From
what is written in the first lesson, you would realize that
God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Resistance is the lot of the proud. Wherever pride exists,
whether in the office, in the family, or community,
nothing good can be found there. Wherever there is
fighting, quarrelling or any form of mischief, there is
nothing good in such a place. But wherever peace and
humility prevail, there the Holy Spirit abides.
The people of the world are busy complaining of
the existence of apparition, mermaid, witches and other
illusory things as the cause of their problems. This is not
true. For instance, if you get up in the morning, maybe
with the intention of fetching water in the public tap, you
would find out that the whole place is crowded. In an
attempt to get water, the people resort to struggling,
fighting in order to board buses. In such a situation, the
Spirit of God can never be found there because He has
nothing to do with noisy environments. Re-examine the
first lesson

INTRODUCTORY CHORUS:
IF YOU WANT TO WALK WITH ME,
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JAMES 4:5-6
HUMBLE YOURSELF LIKE A LITTLE CHILD.
"Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain,
The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he
HUMILITY IS THE MARK OF THE CHILDREN OF

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giveth more grace. Wherefore, he saith, God resisteth
the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."
THE REAL SOURCE OF YOUR PROBLEMS:
Beloved, it is said, “Humility precedes glory.”
God is all knowing, and for that reason, when you
fornicate, involve in deceit and greed, you begin to
experience problems. On your part, you attribute these
problems to your enemies, witches, mermaid and other
evil forces. This is not true, rather it is your inability to
free yourself completely from sinful acts.
If you avoid evil practices, God's grace shall be
extended to you. When you humble yourself, God is
ready to uplift you and replenish any business you do,
whether it is farming, or trading.
He will make sure you do not experience any
loss. But when you are proud, arrogant, and pompous,
you will return home empty-handed.
God knows all the fornicators in existence. And
He blesses those who are humble. In whatever you do or
wherever you go, if humility is not there, leave such a
place, immediately. I want you to realize that fighting,
quarreling, struggling for position are devilish acts. Such
earthly traits are not from God but from Satan.
THE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE BORN:
I have repeatedly analyzed to you the difference
between the people of the world and the children of God.
God does not want someone who likes creating
confusion; He does not like arrogant and contemptuous
people. As I have already told you, humility should
always come first in whatever you want to do.
Irrespective of whoever you may be, be you a Pope,
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Bishop, President, Governor, Reverend, white or black
man or whatever you may claim to be, you should always
humble yourself. Re-examine the second lesson.
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JAMES 3:14-16
"But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your
hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This
wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly,
sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there
is confusion and every evil work."
DO NOT BE ARROGANT:
Beloved, whenever you exalt yourself, whenever
you are proud, deceptive or cheat, make sure you do not
ascribe it to the Truth who is the Holy Spirit. Such
behavior is not godly and it is not from God. Rather it is
earthly and devilish, hence, nothing good can be derived
from any place that such things are in existence.
You are aware of the fact that even in my
presence, you see people struggling for the microphone
in order to interpret. It is also common to find two people
struggling for one seat. In fact this is not the behavior of
a man of God but the work of the devil. Right here you
find a Pastor struggling with another Deaconess and all
other vices. These unwholesome attitudes are not from
God but from Satan. At all times, you should count
others better and worthier than yourself. In whatever you
want to do, make sure you lie low, for others to trample
over you, and by so doing, God would exalt you.
Avoid any place where there is quarrelling,
fighting, or struggling for one thing or the other because
such vices are not from God. Such are the works of the
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devil; hence nothing good can emerge from such a place.
So Brethren, whenever you find yourself in the
office, market place, at your residence, in your
matrimonial home, or in the midst of people, you must be
very careful because once there is fighting, quarrelling,
struggling, or any sinful act, God immediately leaves
such a place. Whenever God forsakes such a place, it is
automatically taken over by Satan. In the same vein, if
you want to cultivate any piece of land but you start it
with struggling, fighting, and quarrelling which
sometimes lead to settlement in court, you would realize
that at long last your crops will not yield any good fruits.
Similarly, if you are about to start trading, and
you start it with violence, or quarrelling, it would not end
up well. Such a business will eventually collapse because
it is of the devil and only the devil controls such a trade.
The sign of a man of God is recorded in the following
golden text.
GOLDEN TEXT: 2 TIMOTHY 2:24-25
"The servant of the Lord must not strive; but be
gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness
instructing those who oppose themselves; if God
peradventure will give them repentance to the
acknowledging of the truth."
THE QUALITIES OF A MAN OF GOD:
Beloved, when the people of the world come
across somebody who is very quiet and humble, they
term such a person as timid or coward. But this is not true
for the scripture has advised us to be humble, quiet, and
practice all the virtues of God. Even if somebody should
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strike you, or render abuses on you, do not retaliate.
Instead, you should realize that God is the only judge,
and everything should be left to Him.
THE SIGNS OF THE WORLDLY PEOPLE:
The signs of the worldly people are now clear.
They include fighting, quarrelling, pride, strife, envy,
gossip, the spirit of rivalry and all sinful acts. Whereas
the signs that identify the children of God include peace,
gentleness, humility, righteousness, love, patience, and
all the virtues of God. The children of God do not argue,
quarrel, fight; they are not arrogant, they are not easily
provoked, neither do they exalt themselves. They are
pure in heart, and they regard others better and worthier
than themselves. They have realized that God is all in all;
hence they handover vengeance to Him.
Even if somebody should strike you on the
cheek, snatch your bag from you, curse or render abuses
on you, as a child of God do not retaliate but hand over
everything to God for His judgement. So if you are a
child of God or a baptized Brotherhood, these are the
signs expected to be seen in you. You are not expected to
fight, quarrel, struggle, for anything nor take vengeance.
You should avoid arrogance and all other sinful acts
which may tarnish your image. You have to be peaceful,
humble, pure in heart, loving, and patient in every
situation. Now you can clearly differentiate between the
one who is a child of God and the one who is a child of
Satan, based on the clarification and qualities revealed in
this gospel.
A stroke of the cane is enough for the wise. Let
he who has ears hear what the Holy Spirit has imparted to
the world. May God bless His Holy Words. Amen.
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THANK YOU FATHER. AND THE FOWL

FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 5:6

"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled."

SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JAMES 1:20-23

"For the wrath of man worketh not the
righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness
and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with
meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your
souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer
of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man
beholding his natural face in glass."

GOLDEN TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 2:7-8

"But made himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross."

Brethren, if you want to keep company with

me, you have to humble yourself as a child. At any
given time, place yourself at the level of a fool, then you
will become wise. It is not my intention to belabour you,
as the time is already far spent. So let our First Bible
Lesson be re-examined.
A LESSON FROM THE OWL
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FIRST BIBLE LESSON: MATTHEW 5:6
"Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled."
HUMILITY, THE BASIS FOR ACCURATE WISDOM:
Any person who desires to be imbued with the
wisdom of God or to attain a higher status in his life has
to humble himself or herself completely. The Bible text
here says,"Blessed are those who thirst and hunger after
righteousness for they shall be filled." THIS IMPLIES
THAT SUCH PEOPLE MUST REMAIN
ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO DIVINE
DIRECTIVES, SO THAT IN THE END THEY WILL
ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL. They should not claim
knowledge of anything since true and accurate wisdom
belong to God; and if you are desirous of his wisdom,
you must be completely submissive.
Let it be known to you that it is not proper for
you to cheer and clap your hands when you see the
Father coming to the pulpit. For what purpose or
reason are you clapping your hands? What do you think
will be the benefit of such an act? What really is exciting
when you cannot put the word of God into practice? If
you were to strive for the recondite wisdom of God, you
would bow in humility for God to lead you to the
accurate truth.
ABHOR EVIL COMMUNICATIONS:
Have you ever heard when Our Lord Jesus Christ
engaged in worldly communications with people? Are
you not aware that after his teachings and performing his
miracles of mercy, he usually left the people and went up
to the mount? Do you know the significance of this?
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Most of our problems emanate from our
worldly discussions. We focus our attention on
mundane things instead of surrendering our hearts unto
God and allowing Him to lead us aright. Note that
Except the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain that
build it, and except the Lord watches over the city, the
watchmen do so in vain.(Psalm 127:1). If you have
finally come to this realization that you are lacking in
knowledge, power, and everything, why then do you
resent the idea of surrendering yourself to Him to be led
rightly to the final goal and excellence?
The world is in a very pathetic situation. People
claim to have accumulated knowledge but their actions
prove them otherwise. Take a cue from Our Lord Jesus
Christ when He was arrested and arraigned before the
governor (Pilate). He was accused and buffeted but He
did not answer anything. Others made uncomplimentary
and fictitious statements against Him but he did not react,
to such an extent that Pilate was perplexed and he asked
if Christ did not hear all the allegations against him and if
he had no mouth to say something. When he did not still
respond, Pilate asked Him,"Now that you are keeping
mute with me do you not know that I have power to
crucify you and I have power to discharge you?" It was
at this point that Christ responded, "Pilate, you cannot do
anything to me if God in heaven above did not give you
the power."(John 19:10-11). Our Lord Jesus Christ
realized that he had no knowledge and was therefore in
quest for the knowledge from God. He went about
quietly and nobody heard His voice in the streets. He did
not engage in arguments. He was quiet at all times
because He was waiting for the wisdom of God from
above. Even at His tempting He knew that it was God
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alone who would avenge Him.
ARE YOU JUSTIFIED?
It is pathetic to observe how you behave in the
world. Wherever I am and wherever I am not, you claim
that you came to learn and acquire knowledge. Is that
how any person who needs knowledge should behave?
Does your behaviour justify you as one who is taught at
all. ANY PERSON WHO WANTS TO LEARN
WITHOUT HUMILITY AND A QUIET
DISPOSITION IS SUCH THAT CAN FALL PREY
TO DECEITS AND SWINDLERS. Let our Second
Lesson be read.
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: JAMES 1:20-23
"For the wrath of man worketh not the
righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness
and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with
meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your
souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers
only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer
of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man
beholding his natural face in glass."
REFRAIN FROM ARGUMENTS:
Brethren, if since we started embracing this fold,
we were desirous to acquire THE TRUE WISDOM OF
GOD, BY NOW WE WOULD HAVE REACHED A
GREAT HEIGHT. If by the time you came here you
acknowledged yourself as a simpleton and allowed
yourself to be taught by the Father, by now you would
have gone far. Anger and wrath are not worth the
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righteousness of God. Dispute and arguments and
quarrels and fightings cannot bring the salvation you are
looking for. WE ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO BE
DOERS OF THE WORD AND NOT HEARERS
ONLY, BECAUSE IF WE ARE HEARERS ONLY,
WE WILL BE DECEIVING OURSELVES. If we
only hear the word of God and we do not practise same,
we will be like a person admiring himself in the mirror
but not achieving anything therefrom. Therefore shun
quarrelling, arguments, debates, disputes but receive the
ignited word of God so that you may be led to the
accurate knowledge of the truth.
All the knowledge and wisdom we are looking
for derive from God. IF WE WERE TO COME TO HIM
AS FOOLISH AND UNKNOWLEDGEABLE
PERSONS, SITTING BEFORE HIM IN HUMILITY,
LISTENING TO HIM AND WANTING TO RECEIVE
HIS WORDS IN HUMILITY, BY THIS TIME, HE
WOULD HAVE TAKEN US TO UNIMAGINABLE
HEIGHTS.
CONCENTRATE ON THE WORD OF GOD:
In order that we may be able to practise the word
of God, we should set aside everything that bothers us
and concentrate on the word of God which is capable of
performing any act, teaching us and leading us to the
accurate wisdom we are looking for. Our Lord Jesus
Christ had said "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I
hear I judge: and my judgement is just; because I seek
not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath
sent me."(John 5:30).
When somebody speaks to you, listen to him as a
dumb fellow, listen to him as a simpleton, as somebody
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who knows nothing. If you are quiet while listening to
him you will learn so much from what he says to you.
SILENCE IS REWARDING:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT GOOD YOU CAN
DERIVE FROM KEEPING QUIET? Remember the
story of the hawk and the owl? When the hawk went and
caught the young owl and went back to report to God,
with the intention of eating it as food, it firstly went to
seek God's consent. But God asked if the mother owl
made any statement. The hawk said the mother owl did
not say anything and it could not discern what was in the
mother owl's mind. Then, God said, take the baby owl
back to the mother owl immediately. Go back and find
another bird. It went forward to the world and saw a
native fowl, and so it caught one of its chicks. The
mother flared up and nearly plugged off its eyes. The
hawk ran away and told God,"The mother fowl nearly
killed me, and as I have managed to escape, I will never
go back there." But God said,"That is the food for you."
You should learn from these two instances of the
mother owl and the mother fowl. The owl did not react
when its baby was picked but God ordered the hawk to
quickly return the baby owl back to its mother. But to
the howling fowl, God recommended its chick as food for
the hawk. This lesson tells you the relevance of humility
and submission to God for vengeance or whatever that is
necessary. Brethren let the Golden Text be read.
GOLDEN TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 2:7-8
"But made himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
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likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross."
SHUN PRIDE:
Brethren, have you heard what has been read to
you? Why was Our Lord Jesus Christ elevated above all
men in the world? AS HE WENT ABOUT IN THE
WORLD, HIS VOICE WAS NOT HEARD IN THE
STREETS. HE DID NOT QUARREL, FIGHT, OR
OFFEND ANY PERSON. IT WAS FOR THIS REASON
THAT HE WAS RAISED ABOVE ALL MEN AND HIS
NAME EXALTED ABOVE ANY OTHER NAME IN
THE WORLD. SO SHALL ANY PERSON WHO
SUBMITS HIMSELF ABSOLUTELY BE EXALTED
AT THE END.
Experiment on this, even from this moment.
Emulate that example of humility from Our Lord Jesus
Christ, and your testimony begins immediately.
NO PERSON HAS EVER TURNED TO GOD
AND RETURNED EMPTY-HANDED. IF YOU WILL
ACCEPT TO SHUN PRIDE, POMPOSITY, BE
HUMBLE AND ATTENTIVE TO HIM, AND
RECEIVE THE IGNITED WORD THEN, HE WILL
USE YOU AS A VESSEL OF HIS MISSION.
THE USEFUL ADVICE:
It is surprising to see you record remarkable
attendance here, but do not have a grasp of the gospel
preached to you. What therefore have you benefitted
from coming in here? Our Lord Jesus Christ, though in
the form of God, humbled himself even unto death on
the cross. It was for this reason that he was raised up,
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and his name placed on a very high pedestal.
I do not want to be tedious unto you, but I want
to give this piece of advice to you: FROM NOW ON, NO
MATTER WHAT SOMEBODY DOES TO YOU,
EITHER TO MALIGN YOUR CHARACTER OR
DEPRIVE YOU OF ANYTHING, KEEP QUIET JUST
AS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST DID, LEAVE
EVERYTHING TO GOD AND YOU WILL
OVERCOME.
DO NOT SEEK ADVICE FROM ANY
PERSON IRRESPECTIVE OF HIS STANDING.
SINCE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE WISDOM
OF GOD, STAY QUIETLY AND LISTEN TO HIM,
AND HE WILL LEAD YOU ON, AND ALL YOU
HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR WILL BE GIVEN TO
YOU.
SO BRETHREN, IT IS SAID THAT A STROKE
OF THE CANE IS SUFFICIENT TO THE WISE. HE
WHO HAS EARS, LET HIM HEAR.
MAY GOD BLESS HIS HOLY WORDS. AMEN.
THANK YOU FATHER.
BEFORE HONOUR IS
HUMILITY
First Bible Lesson: James 4:10
"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
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and he shall lift you up."
Second Bible Lesson: Luke 14:10
"But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in
the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh,
he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt
thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at
meat with thee."
Golden Text: Philippians 2:8-9
"And being found in fashion as a man, he
humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him, and given him a name which is above
every name."
Brethren, that is our lesson for tonight. That is
what is mostly lacking amongst you. But the Father
knows the different shortcomings in you; and day after
day, He is removing and demolishing them. If you were
to humble yourself before the Lord, would you have
quarreled before me? Would you have fought before me?
Would you have murmured against any person before
me? Would you have argued before me? All these
unwholesome behaviour reveal you. If you should
commit these offenses before me, what happens behind
me? You struggle to sing songs and to offer prayers
before me. You scramble for positions before me.
Man’s Frailties
The Father has seen your shortcomings, that is
why He has chosen this night to lay bare, these
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shortcomings before you. There is none of you in
Brotherhood who is cool-headed and humble to the other
person. Even if you speak to a very small, brother he will
warn you not to speak to him in that manner. A wife in
the house does not accept to humble herself before the
husband. Similarly, the husband does not submit to the
wife. Even a stranger in the house will claim that the
house belongs to his Father Olumba Olumba Obu, and as
such he will break open your bedroom and search your
boxes and wardrobes to remove whatever he likes. He
will claim it is Obu’s box if you dare ask him.
Humility the Foundation of Greatness
The way and manner you speak one to the other,
leaves much to be desired. It does not seem that you have
received any teachings from God. Wherever you go to,
you want to sit in the forefront. Wherever you find
yourself, you want to be known. Have you heard what the
first lesson says? It says: "Humble yourself in the sight of
the Lord and He will lift you up." One of the most
important virtues in this Kingdom is humility. Because it
is said, "Before honour is humility."(Prov 18:12) If you
were to be humble, you would not struggle for common
bread. If you were to humble yourself, you would not live
a reprobate life.
Any Position a Man occupies calls for Humility
Today, the Father has taught us to be humble
even while walking along the streets, or in our homes, or
at functions and wherever else we may be. In the
matrimonial home, the husband is yours, quite alright,
but do not seize the privilege to do anything you like.
Everybody knows that the man is your carnal father and
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that woman is your carnal mother but do not boast and
exalt yourself because of this. Humble yourself.
Everybody knows that the car you drive is given you by
the Father. Humble yourself to the ground. Whether God
had made you a chief, your position calls for humility. If
God has appointed you a governor, humble yourself to
the point of prostrating. If God has ordained you a pastor,
humble yourself to the ground. If the Father has made
you a Leader’s Representative or at whatever position
you are kept, humble yourself in the sight of God always.
Do not Praise Yourself
If we can humble ourselves and not be puffed-up,
God will lift us up. You know one spiritual chorus we
have which says, if you want to walk with me, humble
yourself as a little child. Whether you are a Choirmaster
or Choirmistress, whatever you are, you have to humble
yourself. Even if you erected the Bethel building, the
money you spent in building, belongs to the Father. The
Bethel is built by the Father, therefore, humble yourself.
Allow others to praise you. Do not praise yourself.
He was Exalted because of Humility
Brethren, the most important thing, in this
Kingdom of God is humility. It is a promise that all those
who will humble themselves, God will exalt. Have you
not heard what happened to Our Lord Jesus Christ? It
was because of humility that God gave Him a name
which is above every name. It was not because of raising
the dead that God lifted His name. It was not because of
preaching the word of God in every city that God lifted
His Name. But it was because He humbled himself and
became obedient unto death, even the death on the cross.
His humility implies that when people slapped Him, He
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did not retaliate. When they made false allegations
against Him, He did not bandy words with them. They
jumped on Him He did not budge; to, the extent that
Pilate slapped at Him, Upon all these allegations He said
nothing to defend Himself. But He kept quiet. Even when
Peter cut off the right ear of the servant of the High
Priest, He rather rebuked Peter, and said: "Put thy sword
into the sheath: for all they that take-up the sword shall
perish by the sword." He picked up the piece of ear and
put it in its place. It was then that He told Peter,
"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and
he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of
angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that
thus it must be?" (Matt 26:52-54) Can you see humility
at work?
Always allow the Will of God to Prevail
He was so humble to the point of prostrating on
the ground to plead to the Father, saying, "Father, if thou
be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my
will, but let thine, be done." (Matt 26:39) Can you
observe humility. He has never resisted the will of God.
But in your own case, you keep certain conditions before
God that if he does not heal you of your infirmities, you
will not take Him for the true God; or that He should not
allow your enemies to laugh at you and ask where is that
your God. Do you not realize that these things amount to
vainglory? You speak unseemingly against God. You
speak forcefully and without the fear of God.
Call upon the Father with Fear and Trembling
Remember how that Pharisee prayed with
arrogance, expressing how he paid tithe of one tenth of
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his earnings, fasted twice a week and not like unto the
evil man, the Publican. Can you see pride and pomposity
in him? But the Publican could not even lift up his eyes
to the sky. He placed his hands on his chest and prayed
God to be merciful to him a sinner.(Luke 18:10-13) Can
you realize absolute humility at work? But in your own
case, you will forcefully shout on Olumba Olumba Obu
to do one thing or the other for you. What does this
show? You cannot shout on your carnal father in that
manner. You can neither shout on your carnal friend nor
brother in that manner. But Olumba Olumba Obu is the
name you shout on at random and even use it as threats to
people along the streets.
What are these things? They signify vainglory
and strife. At certain times you come out here and pray
for one hour. What does it mean? Is it not pomposity?
Brethren, we should strive because the things we have
less regards to, are highly esteemed before God. When
you are beset with a little problem or sickness, you will
seek to apply medication as means of help. Is that
humility? Are you not after self-help ventures? Why do
you not surrender yourself completely and let the
sickness carry out its intention in you. Somebody comes
to abuse and curse you, and you return fire to fire. Have
you humbled yourself? Have you surrendered yourself
unto God. When our Lord Jesus Christ was cursed and
abused, did you hear his voice?
Brethren, let us humble ourselves. You are also
witness to the fact that upon all the allegations and
blackmail, have you heard his statement of defense?
Many of you struggle for the inclusion of Brotherhood's
name in organized functions and ceremonies. Have you
ever heard me ask for such recognition? I do not want it
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in any way. Brethren, I do not intend to take you far this
night. The first lesson will now be read.
First Bible Lesson: James 4:10
"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and he shall lift you up."
Brethren, have you heard what is read unto you?
You who promise not to agree with whatever somebody
says, have you heard what is read unto you? Those of you
who are arrogant, have you heard that? Those of you who
try to help yourselves, have you heard that? Those of you
who are self-conceited, have you heard it?
Let Humility over-ride your other Considerations
It is not he who saves himself that is saved but he
who surrenders his life. If per chance somebody collects
your belongings in an extortionate way, you hand it over
to God. If you are cursed, abused or your character
defamed, if you do not retort, the Father will repay you. I
have taught you that even in your families, you should
not bother anything. Take the least position, as a very
sinful person. Wherever you are invited, take the least
seat. Do not seek for a place on the high table but choose
the lowest.
Brethren, if we practise this Gospel which tells
us, "Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, and He will
lift you up," we will see it work like magic. Put it to test
and you will realize how you will be exalted. The reason
behind buying glamorous dresses, living in imposing
houses and seeking for position is that you may be
recognized. Have you been recognized? All this time you
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have been quarrelling for positions. Do you have these
positions? If you should know that you are ever before
God: in your house and everywhere would you not have
humbled yourself before Him?
Allow the Will of God to Reign Supreme
This promise is an eternal covenant. You have
observed it even here in Brotherhood. Have you ever
heard or witnessed us saying there should be rain or that
there should be no rain? It is an insult. Have you ever
heard us pray that somebody should not be sick or that
God should not allow our enemies to ask where is that
your God? Have you heard us say that a particular thing
should happen and not the other? It amounts to vainglory,
pomposity and arrogance. Have you ever heard us
murmur against God or questioning why He should do
one thing and not the other?
What is required of us by God is absolute
humility. He will not fail to lift you up if, from this night,
you humble yourself and become like a fool, even in your
pattern of life, the way you speak with reverence to God,
and give Him glory. When you are walking, march the
ground as if it belongs to your father, you ought to walk
carefully. Whatever you are engaged in, do not behave as
if there is nobody, because there is somebody. When you
are thinking, do not be so high-minded as if you are the
only cock to crow. Always think little of a thing with the
mind that God is in existence, and give Him glory. When
you are speaking, say nothing unseemly. Speak with
gentleness and lowliness of heart, knowing that God is in
existence. When you exalt yourself, He will debase you.
Only God Lifts You Up
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 There were events in the life of Our Lord Jesus
Christ that would have caused Him to speak and raise His
voice, but can you notice how He behaved? In the midst
of tribulation and death, He left everything with humility
to the Father. Whether you are the first daughter or first
son and the family tends to reject you, do not bother. Do
not look for the position. If your right as the son, or
second son or first daughter, or as a child has been denied
you, do not question. Forget about it, do not seek for
recognition; God will raise you up. If you are not
remembered by man, God will surely remember you. It is
not the person who is something before men but he that is
something before God who is recommended by God. It is
not the person who exalts himself who is lifted by God,
but he is lifted up by God who humbles himself. Even if
you are before a little child and he commands you to
stand still, do that with respect, and God will lift you up.
Even if a brother abuses you and calls you names, and
questions your stand in Brotherhood, say, "Peace" to him,
and go your way quietly, God will lift you up.
Only the Christ has a Name which is above any other
Name
A critical examination of what happened to Our
Lord Jesus Christ on the cross, reveals His humble
nature. They jeered at Him and asked, "If you are the son
of God, come down and save yourself." He said nothing
but kept quiet. I do not think that there is any person in
the world who can argue that what happened to Our Lord
Jesus Christ has ever happened to him. It is because of
His humility, even unto death, that God had highly
exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above
every name.
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People had come and gone, but which of them
has God exalted and given him a name which is above
every name? People preach the word of God, raise the
dead, make the blind to see, the lame to walk and are
generous to people, but God has not given any of them a
name which is above every name. Elijah Himself prayed
to God that there should be no rain; and for three years
and six months there was no rain. Was that not vainglory
or strife? After sometime he prayed that God should open
the sky, and God did, and there was rain. Have you been
told that God gave him a name which is above every
name? Even our father Abraham, when he heard that Lot,
his nephew, and all his household were arrested by the
army, he was not humbled. He rather gathered four
hundred soldiers and marched to that city and liberated
that city. Upon the shouts on our father Abraham, do you
find God giving him a name above every name?
It is on this basis that Our Lord Jesus Christ did
say, "In my Father’s house there are many mansions."
God can give you good health, but does not lift your
name. He can give you children but He will not lift your
name up. God can bestow eternal life on you, but He will
not give you a name above every name. He has
diversities of gifts, but the greatest gift is for Him to lift
your name. To whom does this gift belong? It does not
belong to millionaires. It does not belong to preachers. It
does not belong to healers. It is meant for those who
humble themselves to the point of prostrating. That is
why it is said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is
the kingdom of God."(Matt 5:3) When a person smites
you, buffets you, spits on you, extorts your belonging,
and you neither budge nor retort, you have the qualities
of Our Lord Jesus Christ. You are denied your right, or
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rightful position. Or whatever may be done to you, and
you do not say anything, neither do you bother. These are
they whose name will be lifted by Him. But who amongst
you will afford to sit down in His house and somebody
marches in and holds people captives and beats them up
without his rising up in defense. If you rise up to fight, it
means you have failed colossally.
Patience in Tribulation
I know that many of you are sad about this
Gospel because when you hear people say that
Brotherhood is Beelzebub, witchery, vampire, apparition,
you are infuriated with such a person because you claim
that you are doing the work of God. The moment you do
this, you have failed completely. Do you think that all
these things are not done by the Father? He knows about
them. They are meant to test us. It is said, "Blessed is he
who endures temptation." I personally know that these
are all tests. That is why I am what you find me. Because
from time to time He makes known to us that there is
going to be examination. That being the case, I have no
problems at all. In your own case because you have
neither seen nor known Him, that is why you react
violently to what you hear. You are red when it is said
that Brotherhood is Beelzebub and vampire. You will no
longer go to the person’s house because you will feel he
has offended you. Do you seek after glory? Because it is
said Brotherhood is not one of the Christian Churches,
you rise in anger and in defense. Is that not strife? I am
not interested in whatever you call me. Whether you call
it apparition or anything, I have no business in it.
The Father is a Model of Humility
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It is said when you see the dead man, tears will
begin to roll down your cheeks. Now you have seen the
dead man, where are tears on your cheek? I instruct you
to forsake sin, neither to tell lies, nor to fornicate, but you
still commit sin, and yet I always turn round to beg you
not to be exasperated and not to do those things anymore.
I have the full right to expel you or excommunicate you
without any redress or anything flapping its wings. Are
you not surprised that when a person steals he will
demand to be taken to the Father, that the Father may
offer him tea? And of a truth, when he is taken to the
Father, the Father will give him tea. The action of the
Father is a mark of humility. Somebody may stand here
and fight and yet you do not find me saying a word. This
shows humility. I have surrendered any action to the
Father. But a foolish person will boast that he stands
before the Father to do whatever he likes, and no person
can do anything to him.
To the World the Leader’s Appearance is Incognito
Our Lord Jesus Christ had said, "I can of mine
own self do nothing; as I hear, I judge and my judgement
is just (John 5:30); for I know that His commandment is
eternal life." All that I do here are commensurate with the
commandments found in this kingdom of God. Have you
ever found a person as great as this and yet He is neither
known in the government nor in the church
denominations nor in various homes. No person
recognizes His existence nor gives any regard to Him. A
state governor will pay a visit to this state and will call at
a necromancer, a mermaid priest and others. Have you
ever heard any person suggesting that a courtesy call
should be paid to the Leader? Who is he? Who knows
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him? Do you see us bother? There is no problem at all.
When there is any occasion that requires the Governor to
attend any church services, he will attend the so-called
established and orthodox churches. But for Brotherhood,
they will say it is no church. Do you see us argue? I am
not interested at all because such things are not
important.
Brotherhood is the City of God
Candidly, throughout the whole world, this is the
only place where God is found, where the word of
God dwells. It is a very significant place and yet the
world acknowledges it not. I am not worried about it.
But in all monetary affairs, donations and contributions,
Brotherhood will be remembered. In any other sphere of
life, it will be argued that Brotherhood is no church, it
may not even be mentioned. Do you notice us argue? If it
were you, you would have argued. It was the instruction I
receive from the hands of the Father. I do not count these
things as of any significance but I am simply using them
as examples unto you. You should also learn of all that
Brotherhood has done because they are the instructions
of the Father. Even the type of work which is done
generally and for the individuals in this kingdom, who
honours and reverences God? Have we ever worried
about this? We have not because these are so meant to
be.
Brotherhood Cannot Be Recognized Carnally
This instruction is for me, it is for you and for the
entire world. A great many people feel that the Leader
neither sees nor hears nor has conscience nor can do
anything whatever. This is erroneous. What happens is
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that we are following the instructions of the Father.
There are certain places where the Father had
been invited to their occasion but the people do not even
take cognizance of the representatives of the Father.
These representatives are not given any attention nor
offered seats. Yet they will be drumming, dancing,
drinking and doing other things. During donations, the
Father will be called. After the presentation of the
donation, they will begin to shiver and ask whether the
representatives will drink or eat. That will mark their
departure. In many other places, when such
representatives attend even in the church denomination of
reverend gentlemen, they will not even take cognizance
of them. But it does not matter. They were only
concerned with what was said, "Give to him that asketh
thee." They give and go their way. The second lesson
will now be read. Listen attentively to what is going to be
read unto you.
Second Bible Lesson: Luke 14:10
"But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in
the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh,
he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt
thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at
meat with thee."
Who is the speaker? God Himself speaks. That is
the pattern which the children of God should lead. A
great many people should be present this night to listen to
this Gospel. When they go outside, they shout on Olumba
Olumba Obu; that Brotherhood is God; that Brotherhood
is above all; or seek for Brotherhood’s share. Such
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persons who go about fomenting trouble should be here
to hear this Gospel. Pastors, Apostles, Evangelists, and
indeed all of you who are pompous and arrogant should
come in here and listen to this Gospel.
Abhor Arrogance
Immediately you are ordained a Prophet, you will
not allow any other person a chance. You will assume
superintendency over everything. The moment you are
ordained a Pastor, you will no longer want to hear what
any other person says. Nobody, in your estimation, is
capable of advising you. You do not reckon on what
others say. You are called a Christ Student without even
knowing the meaning of a Christ Student, but you do not
allow people to pass along the streets. You will claim
superiority over every others. Every person struggles for
everything around, but have you heard what the portion
says?
You have merely been invited here. You do not
know the content of this Kingdom of God. You should sit
on the ground with absolute humility. Even if you are
consecrated an Elder or whatever position is assigned to
you, sit on the ground. When the person who invited you
appears to find you on the ground, he will call you up to a
higher seat.
The Highest Position Is the One Occupied by the
Humblest Person
Do you think that Pastor is the highest position in
this Kingdom? Would you think that Apostle is the
highest in this Kingdom? Would you think that Elder is
the highest in this Kingdom? Or would think that it is the
Christ Student who is the highest? Or do you think that it
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is the virgin who is the highest? Which of these do you
think is the highest position in this kingdom of God? It is
the position of a person who humbles himself to the point
of prostrating on the ground. In whatever position God
has placed you, do not count yourself as anything. You
are made a Leader’s Representative to look over all these
things, do not give yourself authority over anything in
that domain. Wait till the owner comes and He will lift
you up. In anything at all, wherever you wish to go, or
are sent on delegation, take the lowest seat where the
people meet.
Brotherhood Comes to Serve
It is the advice I had given that Brotherhood is
not out to seek for positions either in government circles,
or church denominations, in cities, or from any person for
that matter. Brotherhood has come to serve God. This
instruction is for all the children of God throughout all
the four corners of the world. If you are the daughter, or
first son, or the father, or whatever position you may
occupy, if you take the lowest, seat, counting yourself as
nothing, you will hear people calling on you to get up.
Every person will want to lift you high. Even when
somebody robs you of your right and they struggle over
it. They will start to quarrel amongst themselves and
complain that the owner has not even said a thing about
it; why do they scramble and fight. They will recognize
you as the owner.
Do not Seek Your Own Glory
Brethren do you possess this wisdom? Do not
struggle for anything with any person here on earth. Do
not allow anything to worry you about any carnal thing,
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because it is God who exalts you and God also abases
you.
You are a child of God, that is accepted. God is
your Father, this is also true, but you have to humble
yourself wherever you go to. Do not put up yourself as
the good and beloved child of God. Humble yourself to
the lowest point. Do you remember when Our Lord Jesus
Christ asked Peter, saying, "Of whom do the kings of the
earth take custom or tribute? Of their own children, or of
strangers? Peter saith unto him, "Of strangers. Jesus saith
unto him, ‘Then are the children free notwithstanding,
lest we should offend them." Note the emphasis on "Lest
we should offend them." He further told Peter, "Go thou
to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first
cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth; thou
shalt find a piece of money: That take, and give unto
them for me and thee." (Matt 17:25-27) Do not forget
that He is God, He is the Son of God, He is the Son of
man. But because they did not know Him, even if they
knew Him, observe how humble He was. He neither
encouraged nor fomented any trouble. He did not seek for
His own glory as you are doing. It is said, "He that
speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that
seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no
unrighteousness is in him."(Matt 7:18)
Do you remember what happened when Our
Lord Jesus Christ walked around the sepulcher and met
with the man who used to come out of the sepulcher, who
was possessed by the evil spirit. When he told Our Lord
Jesus Christ, "I know that you are the Son of the Living
God, torment me not for my time is not yet up." So the
devils besought him, saying, "If thou cast us out, suffer
us to go away into the herd of swine." Our Lord Jesus
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Christ obeyed and did likewise. Can you notice humility?
He was not opposed to it, nor did he torment or kill them.
The devils that possessed the man opted to be driven into
the swine. The herd of swine ran violently into the sea,
and perished in the waters. When they that kept the swine
saw these things, they fled into the city and reported
everything. The whole city came out and met Our Lord
Jesus Christ and besought him that he would depart out
of their coasts (Mark 5:2-17). He quietly went His way.
He did not stop for a moment to ask what He did or to
show that he was the Son of God and able to cause fire to
consume them. Gently He left them without making any
statement.
I Am Not the Doer
Can you not recognize the fact that He is the only
truthful Teacher? God has noted all the things He has
done and has found Him worthy to be a Leader. It was
not only on the day He was crucified, but right from the
time He came into the world, His life-pattern had been
the same. Every work done in the world today is done by
Our Lord Jesus Christ, but have you ever found Him
standing up to declare that He is doing the work and that
the work is not done by Leader O. O. Obu but himself.
Right now a great many people are jealous that the glory
which should have been given to the Christ is rather
given to an ordinary human being, and they ask who
Olumba Olumba Obu is. They are very exasperated. The
irony of it all is that the Lord Jesus Christ who is doing
everything does not even worry about it. All the church
denominations congregate and in their prayer report to
the Lord Jesus Christ, that Satan is going to snatch all His
followers, and that He should kill Olumba Olumba Obu.
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But Our Lord Jesus Christ does not say anything. He is
doing His work, orderly. There is nothing the church
denominations have not done to me. You are aware of
what they say whenever they come in here, and they are
neither Jesus nor his brother, nor know where He comes
from. A man who suffers from hernia does not complain
of pains but the neighbour complains of sleeplessness
because of his pain. I have told you that I am not the
person doing the work but when you go out, you tell
people that Olumba Olumba Obu is one thing or the
other, but I continue to tell you that I am not the doer.
You have heard what is read to you that when
you are invited to a dinner, you should sit down in the
lowest room; that when the chief host comes, he will tell
you to go higher, then will you have glory in the presence
of all the guests who sit at meet with you.
Do Not Seek After Man’s Glory
Do you not remember when Our Lord Jesus
Christ made bread for the people and they ate to their
satisfaction. They at once said this is of a truth the
prophet that should rule over them in the world and so
conspired to make him king by force. When Our Lord
Jesus Christ perceived that they would come and take
him by force to make him king, he departed from them
and hid himself.(John 6:15)
Why did he run away? Have you found why He
was delivering his messages in parables? He did not seek
after any glory from man but after the glory of God
because the glories of this world are transitory and
perishable. No man can ever glorify you. I am telling you
this that you may know yourself so that whenever
somebody will come to lift you up and you accept it and
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start to puff up, you have failed.
The Christ Was Very Reserved
Do you remember when Our Lord Jesus Christ
asked his disciples, "Whom say the people that I am?"
They said; "John the Baptist, but some say Elijah, and
others say one of the old prophets." He turned and asked
them but whom do you say that I am. Peter answered and
said Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Then
Our Lord Jesus Christ said: "Blessed are your Simon Bar
Jona for flesh and blood had not revealed it unto you but
my Father who is in heaven. "But at the end He charged
them that they should tell no man that He was Jesus the
Christ until the consummation. Why did he behave that
way? If he had started telling people that he was the
Christ, God would have abased him.
The Christ Was Equal With God
When the people wanted to make him a king, if
he had accepted and allowed himself to be enthroned, I
tell you of a truth, God would have reduced him unto
oblivion. Since he was God, he could not assume such a
position because he knew that such carnal things are
transitory and perishable. He was God. He was the Son
of God and equal with God but did not think it robbery to
be equal with God. But made himself of no reputation
and took upon himself the form of a servant and was
made in the likeness of man. That was why man battered
him on the face and asked who battered him, but he did
not budge at all. Even at your places of work the Head of
Department says you will not be promoted; you should
go to Olumba to give you promotion. If you are a tenant,
the house owner will give you quit notice to pack from
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his house and go to Olumba Olumba Obu to give you a
house because you accept that man is God. What can he
do to me? I know him, He cannot do any harm to me. Go
and tell him to give you a house. And in the midst of his
age grade he will boast that he had disgraced a
Brotherhood man and spoken unseemingly against the
Brotherhood Leader, because he cannot do any harm. All
such things are foolishness and nonsensical.
It is said blessed are you when man shall revile
you and persecutes you and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be
exceedingly glad for great is your reward in
heaven.(Matt 5:11-12) Do not allow anything to induce
you to exalt yourself. Even if you are made the chairman
of the occasion humble yourself, because you are not the
chairman. Even while you are sitting on the ground, the
owner comes to lift you so high, continue to humble
yourself to the point of prostrating. Do not make any
noise.
No Condition Is Permanent
Remember what he said to the Pharaoh. He said
for this reason did I lift you up, in order to show my
power so that my name would be sung throughout the
world. He exalts you high, and He abases you to
oblivion. If man were wise and intelligent whenever he is
lifted up by God or man, he should maintain absolute
humility. This is so because no condition is permanent.
You have seen things for yourselves but you
have no wisdom. But now, I have shown you the truth
which is in this kingdom. Our downfall arises from the
fact that when God lifts you high, you begin to puff up.
But watch, lest happily you fall into temptation. Upon all
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the shouts of Our Lord Jesus Christ, when did He express
such joy through orchestra. He sees all the evils we
commit and all the good things we do. He is the doer of
the work, but have you heard His voice? Some people
argue that the Christ is dead and he makes no statement.
Some maintain that He is in the sky; Others argue that He
no longer exists. Others say He has no power. But have
you heard His voice? Though He has heard all and has
known all, He does not bandy words with any persons.
Argument Against the Deity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
This explains why people do not believe that Our
Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God. They ask why God
so condescends to the extent of entering into the womb of
a woman, and how a woman delivers God. They argue
such cannot be God. So they refuse to believe in the deity
of Our Lord Jesus Christ. They also argue that if He were
God, there was a guesthouse where men of all stations of
life including lawyers, doctors; professors lodged. But He
so condescended Himself to be born in the manger. This
is, as it was, indicative of the absolute humility of Our
Lord Jesus Christ. When it was known at that time that
Our Lord Jesus Christ would be born, Herod, the King
and the princes arranged and prepared their houses
because they thought that the Christ would be born in
their houses. But to their utmost dismay He was born to a
mere carpenter who had nothing to eat, and to Mary a
simple virgin. These are some of the things which make
it conclusive that the ways of God always delude the
wisdom of man. If we accept the advice of this day, and
the way and manner in which it is revealed, indeed, you
will be saved.
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The Christ Did Not Come to Destroy But to Save
When Our Lord Jesus Christ wanted to go to
Jerusalem, He passed through a small Samaritan village.
There, the people did not receive him because his face
was as though he would go to Jerusalem. The disciples
asked him whether he would desire that they command
fire to come down from heaven to consume them even as
Elijah did. But he rebuked them and said you do not
know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of
man did not come to destroy man’s lives but to save and
preserve them.(Luke 9:52-56)
Brethren, Brotherhood has not come to puff up,
or to be arrogant or to blow its trumpet, but to humble
itself to the point of prostrating. And so brethren, I do not
wish to take you further than this, the golden text will
now be read.
Golden Text: Philippians 2:8-9
"And being found in fashion as a man, he
humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him, and given him a name which is above
every name."
Brethren, have you heard that which is read unto
you? It is said before honour is humility. It was not for
any other thing that his name was lifted up but for the
reason of his humility. As Our Lord Jesus Christ comes
in as we are sitting down here, have you seen him? Ab
initio, He has always been working on earth but who has
seen him? Some people build storeys that when He
comes He will live therein. Some others surrender a
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whole bank for Him for the reason of following Him, but
have they seen Him? Yet He is here on earth.
Impersonation of The Christ
There are about three persons in the United
States of America who deceive others into believing that
they are the 'Christ.' The Americans have spent their
money rejoicing, and making other preparations because
they erroneously believe that Christ in his next advert,
would be born in America. In spite of their heavy
investments for this purpose, the people who impersonate
the Christ die as fowls.
Among the Chinese, several persons have
claimed to be the Christ. In other places also others have
staked similar claims. If somebody comes to lay a claim
before you that he is the Christ, he is not, because Our
Lord Jesus Christ can never proclaim that He is the
Christ. That would tantamount to vainglory.
You Are What God Makes You
When you humble yourself to the point of prostrating,
God will lift you high up. God resists the proud but gives
grace to the humble. Have you not realized his grace
through humility? Have you ever found a man whose
name has been lifted above all other names by God?
Never you again seek after glory and honor for yourself.
If somebody asks you, who you are, tell him that you do
not know who you are. Whatever the Father desires that
you should be, that is what you are, but you cannot be
whatever you claim to be. Never you suggest anything to
yourself. Never you claim anything as your own. Allow
God always to fulfill his will on you. Whatever people
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may arrogate to you, have no regard for, because God
knows that it is a test. Whatever the Father wants you to
become, you will see it, you will not decide for yourself,
but the Father will do His will.
Who Are You to Dictate to God?
We should thank God always for the glory He
has revealed in us at this end of time. It is said that he
humbles himself and becomes obedient unto death, even
the death of the Cross. Wherefore God also has highly
exalted him and given him a name which is above every
name. Somebody is indebted to you, and you decide to
teach him a lesson. Somebody curses you and you swear
you will speak to him in the language he understands.
Somebody makes an allegation against you, and you
argue you will show him what you are. Have you heard
what has been read to you? Some people in Brotherhood
arrogate to themselves the power to cause night, and the
ability to fast and a certain incidence occurs. Have you
heard what has been read to you? When you demand that
the Father should speak so that something happens and to
speak again so that nothing happens, have you heard that
it implies vainglory? Allow whatever the Father wills, to
come to manifestation. It is so because He owns us and
wherever He keeps you should be alright with you. If we
want Him to exalt our names then we should humble
ourselves to the point of prostrating.
Only God Does Everything
I sympathize with those who claim that they are
Christ, or God, or Jacob, or prophet, or pastor, I am
nothing at all, I do not even exist Have I ever told you
that I have power or that I can do anything? Even here in
Brotherhood some persons claim they have power, and
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they can heal the sick, and that they can do many other
things. Have you ever seen a man like a doctor, engineer
or professor who does not arrogate certain powers to
himself? In my own case I always tell you that I have no
power. These words are not spoken by me. I do not even
exist, and I want nothing.
It is bamboozling to hear that some people announce that
all sick people should be taken to them for healing,
because there is power in a particular bethel. But I want
to put it before you that I have no power, since I do not
do anything, it is the Father who does everything. From
where does that action, that pattern of life derive? Can
you not realize from where it emanates?
Whoever Shall be Great Must be a Servant
Has the Gospel of today not revealed to you what
each of us should do? And this explains why we should
all come into this kingdom of God. It is said, "If you
want to walk with me you have to humble yourself as a
small child." It is also said, "Whosoever wants to be a
leader should enslave himself to others." Even as the Son
of man did not come to be ministered unto but to minister
and to give His life as ransom for many. He says that
whosoever will be great among you should be your
minister. Which, therefore, do you think is the highest
position in this kingdom? It is said that whosoever wants
to be great he should be a servant, also whosoever is the
greatest must be a servant, that is exactly what you find
in Brotherhood.
If you want to be the greatest and you start to
minister unto others, but when you are appointed to that
position, you start to puff up, you will be down-graded,
and your corpse will not even be seen. This explains why
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some people here, when they are not yet ordained
prophets, they accept all types of jobs menial and
otherwise, but when they are ordained, they will feel so
elated and will return to their houses to rest, and will not
even attend prayers. Such persons do not know
themselves. I cannot explain why spectacular things
happen on Sunday night, and I want this gospel produced
very urgently.
When you are called Obu’s son, you will not
allow people to pass along the street. Most especially if I
invite you, you will become so elated, proud and
pompous, and you will tell people not to come near you
and whether they do not know that you are Obu’s son?
And others will begin to raise their eyebrows and
question why the Leader should give preferential
treatment to you. You will be a subject of jealousy by
others who nurse grievances against you. That is why
none of you here accepts to submit himself to others. If
you want to pass through a certain place and somebody
touches you in an attempt to tell you not to pass, you will
push him back and ask him if he does not know that you
are in the house of your Father. Brethren, such pattern of
life is very pitiful. Even in other church denominations or
bethels in which you are a member, you have to humble
yourself as you are taught. Do not count yourself as
anything throughout your life. Humble yourself to the
point of kowtowing. It is humility which is the most
important virtue in this kingdom. When somebody curses
you, or disgraces you, or spits at you, or you are not
considered when anything is shared or you are not given
a place to sleep or your name is not even mentioned, do
not budge at all. Even if you are called names you have
to endure and tolerate.
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Do Not Seek to Defend
Do not report to any person, or react at all. Do
not take any other action. Do not defend yourself. Do
not be exasperated because the Father knows, and it is
for the reason of this humility that you will be exalted.
Why you are confused, easily irritated, always
exasperated, cannot obey simple orders, and that you
cannot forgive, is that you seek your self-glory. Whoever
seeks the glory of God has no problem at all. Even if you
go to a certain place where people call you thief,
apparition and expel you, do not make a statement of
defense that you are not a thief, but you have to walk
quietly away.
Some people continue to inquire to know what is
in Brotherhood. What is in Brotherhood is humility.
The word is that the Leader is dead, that he is a cannibal,
a murderer, a Dracula. Behold I am standing here. Have I
made any statement of defense? Have I refuted in the
Newspaper or through the Radio or Television or in any
Magazine? If I do that it implies that I have exalted
myself.
So Brethren, I do not wish to be tedious unto
you. One stroke of the cane is sufficient unto the wise.
Those who have ears let them hear.
May God bless His Holy Words. Amen
THANK YOU FATHER.
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