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2012-02-13T19:21:00.001-08:00

Epistle : January 2012

2012-01-11T16:50:00.000-08:00

Glory greetings in the name of Jesus Christ.Welcome aboard flight Waves of Glory 2012. This year shall answer to its name in its fullness in the life of every Winner in Jesus name.

It is disturbing to note that many innocent destinies have been held bound for years by the wickedness of the wicked – (Ps. 7: 9, Lk 13:13-16)Jesus in the parable of the tares and the wheat in response to the question “Master, didst thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares? He said, “An enemy hath done this”.

But the enemy succeeded to sow tares ‘while men slept’ – Matt 13:24-28.It is therefore high time we awoke from our sleep and stop the enemy from having his way any further.- Eph. 5:14.This is a spiritual wakeup call to every winner. Nothing must stop our access to the Waves of Glory ordained by God for everyone of us this year.

From the episode of Lk. 4:17-18 Jesus demarcated between the former and the latter rain. Remember, he was reading from Is. 61:1-2 and when he got to a point, that is, “To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD…”, he closed the book. I believe that was indicating the closure of a chapter while the next statement was the opening a new chapter – “…..and the day of vengeance of our God”This was a clear dividing line between the former and the latter rain. We can therefore conclude that the latter rain began with the day of vengeance.

But why one may ask? The answer is provided from the verses that followed in the same chapter of scripture. That is;“…..to comfort all that mourn; ……. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.” Is 61:2-4Above scriptures further establishes the role of vengeance in accessing our glorious destiny in Christ.

Remember the Bible says “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil” – Ecc 8:11 .

However, the vengeance of the Lord is provoked largely by prayer. Jesus in his teaching on prayer illustrated the importance of vengeance -prayer. “And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily – Luk 18:7-8 We also saw how the Psalmist cried unto God for vengeance:“O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?.” – Ps 94:1-4It is also written;“Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.” - Is 49:24-26 Surely, God will avenge His own elect speedily as we stand strong on the altar of prayers coupled with fasting invoking His vengeance of the Lord.

We are in the latter days and under the latter rain and God has ordained an end to every issue of shame and reproach in our lives as He has vowed. ‘and my people shall never be ashamed” – Joel 2: 21-27.

Therefore, the prophetic focus for the month of January 2012 is I WILL AVENGE MY ELECT SPEEDILY – Lk 18:1-8 Recommended books of the month authored by Dr David O. Oyedepo include:

Winning Prayer Overcoming the Forces of Wickedness Satan Get Lost Born To Win Winning Invisible Battles

Remain ever blessed!
Bishop David O. Oyedepo

Shiloh 2011 – Huge Success

2011-12-16T14:34:00.000-08:00

At Shiloh 2011, God has proved himself to be a God of greater Glory.
There was huge harvest of testimonies, miracles and lots of greater moves of God. We also had a great harvest of souls more than ever in history.

Pastor E.A. Adeboye was also a tool of God’s blessing to the great event.

The event saw to the live streaming of multiple international locations connecting to and fro canaanland and there was a total hit of 123,997 within just few days on the website as people from almost everywhere on earth were connected to watch the service online.

This is all God’s doing and we return ALL GLORY back to GOD for his move

Waves of Glory 2012

2011-12-16T14:31:00.000-08:00

God has sent His word for 2012 so that every winners family can align to His move for 2012.

At the anointing service of Shiloh 2011, the word of God came forth launching the year as Waves of Glory 2012.

Everyone should prepare themselves as we move into the Mighty Waves of God for the glorious year 2012

Let Thanksgiving Be Your Lifestyle

2011-11-22T15:54:00.000-08:00

Psalm 34:1, “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth." Everything in life requires time. You need time to murmur and complain, but when you decide to use all your time to bless the Lord, you would have no time left for murmuring and complaining.

Time is innocent, time is harmless, it is what we do with time that defines the outcome. The Psalmist said, "I will bless the Lord at all times." All, excluding none. Blessing the Lord at all times is the key to continuous blessings because when you keep blessing Him, He also will keep blessing you.

"And His praise shall continually be in my mouth." This is the Old Testament version of 1 Thessalonians 5:18 which says, "In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." So, every circumstance should meet you in thanksgiving and leaves you in thanksgiving. There is no time to murmur.

Again, Ephesians 5:20 says, "Giving thanks unto God always." Thanksgiving is not just what you do, it is the life you live; you live out your thanks to God. If you stop at voicing out your thanks to God, it is incomplete because your voice is only a part of you. Genuine thanksgiving must involve your entire being and your whole life ? your utterances, thoughts, attitude, actions, everything!

Thanksgiving is an attitude that must be cultivated and expressed habitually. It is not what you do when things are working, it is a state you assume, come sun, come rain. Thanksgiving should not be conditional or occasional, it should be constant and perpetual. You know why you must be a habitual thanks giver? There are certain things God wants to do in your life but satan will keep looking for ways to push you to complain and murmur so that you can miss them.

"I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord?" (Psalm 34:2). Those who thank God are invariably making their boast in God. When you thank God, you are simply telling Him, "I know this situation before me is a cheap possibility with you."

At the tomb of Lazarus Jesus said, "Father, thank you because you hear me always." In other words, "I know you will do it." And God did it. When you offer thanks, you are making your boast in the Lord and as you boast in the Lord, He begins to boost your destiny. It is my prayer that thanksgiving would become your lifestyle.

Meditate On These: - 1 Thess. 5:18, Hebrews 10:38

Intercessory guidelines towards Shiloh 2011

2011-11-01T15:30:00.000-07:00

Every move of God will always require spiritual preparation in prayers among others. Nothing moves in the world of the spirit without people engaging relevant spiritual forces among which is strong prayer and intercession.

As our custom is, another Shiloh is around the corner and every winner is expected to be part of preparing the way of the Lord, both for the commission and for themselves.

This is the 13th Shiloh in the series of Shiloh. We look forward to a wave of supernatural manifestation in signs and wonders and diverse miracles the kind we have never seen before.

Remember, the husband man that laboureth shall be the first partaker of the fruit. (2 Tim 2:6)

The more fervent we are in prayers, the greater the portion of individuals will be at Shiloh 2011.

In all labour, the Bible says there is profit. (Prov 14:23)

SECTION I: THANKSGIVING (Past Shiloh)

1.Father, we thank you for the success we witnessed at all the past Shiloh, especially Shiloh 2010, there was no hiccups of any kind.(Eccle.3:11)

2.Thank you for your unusual presence at each event since inception.(Exo 33:14)

3.For the anointing for unlimited breakthroughs lavishly released on the commission and all participants at Shiloh 2010 we say thank you.(Joel 2:23-24)

4.Lord we say thank you for the diverse and unprecedented enlargement the commission and members have been experiencing since Shiloh 2010. (Isaiah 54:2-3)

5.Father thank you for making Shiloh 2010 a mountain of revelation, impartation and deliverances for all. (Psalm 105:19-22)

6.Lord we thank you for opening the eyes of many to see visions at Shiloh 2010, thereby accessing their glorious destiny. (Habakkuk 2:1-2)

7.Thank you Father for causing Shiloh 2010 answer practically and convincingly to its name.(Gen.2:19)

8.Thank you none of the word of your servant fell to the ground, you confirmed all. (Isaiah 44:26)

SECTION IV: THE EVENT

36.Lord, let Shiloh 2011, “Waves of Glory” answer to its name in the life of every participant (Gen. 2:19)

37.Father by this Shiloh let everyone in our camp be a beneficiary of the divine treasures these Waves of Glory will bring along with it. (Deut.33:19)

38.Lord we decree that this wave of Glory will wash away permanently whatever does not represent this commission in the lives of all attendee.(Isa.1:25)

39.Father as you launch this commission into a greater realm of Glory by Shiloh 2011, let it be practically evident in all facets of the commission.( Hab.1:5)

40.Father let the waves of Glory that will be unleashed at Shiloh 2011 bring the way of every winner all their desires and much more. (Pro.11:23)

41.Father, let the wind of your Holy Spirit, gather the multitude for this year’s Shiloh both at Canaanland and in all the viewing centres (Num11:31)

42.We decree that all aspect of preparation towards this Shiloh will be hitch-free and perfected in the Holy Ghost. – (Ps. 138:8)

43.Lord, by your blood execute judgment against all satanic plans to disrupt Shiloh 2011 from fulfilling its divine agenda of bringing all to their realm of glory. (Ex 12:12).

44.Father, we ask for divine wisdom upon all members of the Shiloh Committee for effective planning that culminate in orderly and smooth operations (Prov. 24:3-4).

45.We call for the gathering of multitudes to be our experience at Shiloh both at Canaan Land and in all viewing centers (Ezek 36:37).

46.We decree peace and tranquility in Nigeria before, during and after this year’s Shiloh event (Job 34:29)

47.We pray that this year’s Shiloh shall be a mountain of transfiguration and transformation for every participant (2Cor 3:18).

48.We arrest every hindering forces and satanic obstructions that may hinder a free-flow of traffic all through Shiloh 2011.(Mk 11:23)

49.Lord, let this Shiloh bring about the deliverance of every Winner worldwide from the plagues of stagnation, misfortune and every forms of ups and downs in life (Ezra 5:1-2)

50.We decree an end to all forms of frustrations in business, career, finances and all areas of life at Shiloh 2011 (Matt 11:28).

51.Lord, through this event, raise men and women that will change the story of the world (Obad. 21)

52.We pray that in this year’s Shiloh, there shall be creative miracles via the power of the Word (Luke. 5:17).

53.In this year’s Shiloh, We decree that no contrary situation shall escape the judgment of God in Jesus name (2Cor 10:3-5).

54.Oh Lord, let this Shiloh 2011 witness unprecedented harvest of souls both at Canaanland and in all the Satellite viewing centres (Acts 2:41)

55.We decree fair weather during the entire period of Shiloh 2011, here in Canaanland. (Isa. 45:1)

56.Lord specially anoint all the Shiloh choir ministrations and all other special ministrations at Shiloh for supernatural impact in the lives of people (2Chr 5:13-14)

57.Let this Shiloh be a mountain of voices that will shepherd the saints to supernatural heights in life. (2 Peter 1:18)

58.Grant unusual access to depths in the word for every minister at Shiloh, cause them to operate as flames of fire (Ps 45:3-5)

59.Lord let all ministration result in the release of the saints into a higher walk with you.

60.Let your word have a free course through the mouth of all the ministers at Shiloh (2Thess 3:1)

61.Let your glory come down in all the praise and worship sessions (Ps 22:3)

62.We decree a safe and refreshing trip for every participant that will be travelling to Shiloh 2011. We forbid any lose or mishap.(Psalm91:1-3,11)

63.Lord as your people travel to Canaanland we declare safety in the air, land and sea.

64.Lord for all international participants; grant them favor for visa acquirement, there shall be no delays or hiccups.

65. Lord we decree peace internationally; we forbid political, racial or religious unrest before, during and after Shiloh 2011.

66.Lord we decree the supernatural establishment of every soul saved at Shiloh 2011, none of them shall go back.

SECTION V – THE EVENT (Satellite Viewing Center)

67.Lord soak all the viewing center with your manifest presence as a result cause peace and serenity the Canaanland dimension the evident at all such centers.

68.We decree a flowing in of the multitudes into all the viewing and give them a life time touch.

69.Lord as you draw the multitude to the viewing centers, bring all the unsaved to salvation by the power of the Holy Ghost.

70.Lord we ask for a perfect and favorable weather at all the viewing centers although the event.

71.Lord we declare that all the viewing centers will become a place of deliverance, miracle and divine visitation with attendant instant testimonies.

72.Lord, let the Holy Ghost Fire burn mightily at all our viewing center, consuming every force of evil and the installations of the evil set against all these centers.

73.Father, let the same auction on ground in Canaanland answer practically at all our viewing centers.

74.Lord stretch forth your mighty hand of protection over all the Shiloh 2011 viewing center, there shall be no evil, destruction or any assault on lives and property.

SECTION III – THE COMMISSION

29.We pray that this commission will begin to experience greater waves of glory from this moment forward through this forth coming Shiloh (2Cor 3:18).

30.Let every barrier along the path to glory and beauty of this ministry be completely uprooted and destroyed during this Shiloh (Is 45:1-3).

31.We pray that the unction for unlimited breakthrough rest upon this commission afresh (Zech 4:1-6).

32.From Shiloh 2011, let this Commission be launched into higher realms of unusual grace for a global impact. (Ps: 30:7)

33.We declare seasons of unstoppable progress, advancement and lifting for this ministry Worldwide (Is 2:1-3)

34.We pray that by your great acts in our midst, there shall be a supernatural attraction of men and women into the kingdom (Zech 8:20-22).

35.We pray that Great Reformers and World Changers will emerge from this commission through diverse encounters with God’s word at Shiloh 2011 (Joel 3:9-10).

SECTION II – THE LEADERSHIP

20.Father, we pray for the release of ‘right words’ through the mouth of your servant that will impart the people with grace for unlimited breakthroughs in life (Job 6:25)

21.Let every word coming forth in this Shiloh be like fire that will consume every stubble in the lives of all the participants(Jer. 23:29)

22.We ask for fresh anointing upon your servant that will destroy every yoke of sickness, disease and all oppressions of the devil at this event (Ps 89:20, 24)

23. Uphold your servant in readiness for Shiloh 2011 for maximum delivery of all that pertains to unstoppable breakthroughs in life (Is 45:1-3)

24.We come against everything that can be a concern or a distraction to God’s servant as he prepares for Shiloh 2011 (Job 34:29).

25. We pray for the release of divine wisdom for your servant to match the demand of this year’s Shiloh (Deut 34:9)

26.Lord, baptize your servant with wisdom for mighty works in this year’s Shiloh (Matt 13:54).

27.Lord, empower the word through your servant to impart the Spirit of Faith upon all participant that will provoke a change of level for everyone (2Kg 2:15).

28.Father, by your Spirit, move upon your servant to command the giants in each Winner to rise and birth unbeatable army of saints that will take their world by storm (Is 61:1-5)

SECTION IV – PERSONAL SUPPLICATIONS

75.Lord give me an experience of a life time at Shiloh 2011. (I Sam. – 10:9)

76.Father I forbid any distraction before and throughout the period entire Shiloh

77.Lord, let my heritage of unlimited breakthrough be realized at this Shiloh. – (Pr.4: 18)

78.Father, destroy all barriers remaining on my way to unlimited breakthroughs – Zech. 4:7

79Let Shiloh 2011 mark the beginning of my going forward in all areas of my life. – (Isa. 43:19)

80.Let the oil of unlimited breakthrough come afresh on me, my family, career, business etc. – (Ps.92: 10)

81.Lord, give me an encounter with the prophetic word that will turn my destiny loose. – (Ezra 4:5)

82.Let all challenges of sickness, disease, afflictions and enchantment in and around my life be finally turned into testimonies at this Shiloh. –

83.Lord at Shiloh 2011 cause my ears to hear a word behind me saying; “this is the way, walk ye in it. – (Is. 30:30)

84.Lord, let this event impart a new order of grace in my life for a higher walk with you, which will culminate in my change of story. –(Roms. 8:6)

85.Lord, release a fresh grace on my life that will empower me to walk in obedience of faith to all instructions coming across to me through the revelations of your word at Shiloh 2011. – (Job 3:11)

Jesus is Lord!

The Fundamental Pillar for Prosperity

2011-10-16T12:03:00.000-07:00

Many have always thought that prosperity begins with giving because the Bible says, ‘Give and it shall be given unto you.’ Giving is good but it is not the beginning of prosperity.

It goes beyond that, The journey to prosperity begins with consecration, giving is at the peak of the ladder. If you want to see prosperity, you must seek God first, consecrate yourself, walk uprightly, after that, you can now sow your seed.

Just as farming begins with the clearing and cultivating of the ground before planting your seed, prosperity begins with consecration. Giving without consecration makes you a loser. If you check the story of Abraham in the Bible, you will discover that it was not at the beginning of his walk with God that he was asked sacrifice Isaac.

The first thing God demanded of Abraham was perfection. ‘And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly’ (Genesis 17:1-2). So, multiplication answers to perfection.

2 Timothy 2:19 says, ‘Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure’ And, Let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity’ The foundation for every blessing of God is consecration, you must first depart from iniquity. Only those who become iniquity-free become abundance-full.

Only clean hands become prosperous hands. People who go for prosperity by crooked means don’t know how much they are cutting short their abundance. Our covenant fathers were blessed because they walked uprightly. When Jacob’s children brought back the money that he gave them to go and buy grain from Egypt, he didn’t hold it, he sent it back. Infact he gave his children double money to go back to Egypt and buy more grain (Gen. 42:35, 43:11-13).

That is upright walk! Let your hands be clean! Whatever is not yours don’t touch! In Genesis chapter 14 when Abraham returned from a battle, the king of Sodom told him to take whatever he desired from the loot of war. It looked like a wonderful offer but Abraham said, ‘I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD’ that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich’ (Gen 14:22-23).

That is to say, ‘I have made a vow that I will not touch what is not mine.’ And because Abraham refused the counterfeit, God gave him the original. God appeared to Him and said, “Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward’ (Genesis 15:1).

Those who seek to go on the fast lane will end up on the far lane. Going on a very fast lane does not cut the journey short, it only lengthens the journey. The faster you think you are, the farther the journey becomes for you. In the covenant, you don’t go on a fast lane, you rather go at the speed of God. When you refuse to go at God’s pace, you loose God’s peace. It is gong at God’s pace that guarantees His peace.

Meditate on these: Psalm 5:12, Psalm 84:11

Launching PROJECT 1516

2011-10-08T15:54:00.000-07:00

From September 2011 to November 2011

The caption “PROJECT 1516” is taken from the gospel according to St. John, Fifteen chapter and verse sixteen.

“You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, THAT YE SHOULD GO AND BRING FORTH FRUIT , AND THAT YOUR FRUIT SHOULD REMAIN: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you”

The massive influx of souls since the year began has been most humbling. We have never seen it in this version since the inception of this commission.

Here at Faith Tabernacle we have opened about 7000 Home cells this year alone.

Our mission has planted over 2000 new churches in Nigeria alone and over a hundred in foreign nations; this is part of the astronomical growth recorded in a large number of our churches around the world. This is the doing of the Lord and it is marvelous in our eyes. To God be all the Glory!

But I heard the Holy Ghost saying to me, ‘JUST ONE MORE SOUL – JUST ONE MORE …..’

This is the basis for launching Project 1516 – What a blessing particularly as it relates to this season of answered prayers that we are in.

But this time, its not just winning souls to Christ but working on such souls until they are properly established in Christ and in the House of the God.

Therefore, this project is all about :

Just One More Soul

TO WIN
he that wins souls is wise – Prov 11:30, Jhn 15:16
TO NURTURE
…feed my lamb…feed my sheep – Jhn 21:15-17, Act 20:32
TO ESTABLISH
Labouring in prayers, to see that soul stand perfect and complete in the will of God – Col 4:12, Gal 4:19

But what is the value of one soul?

It is worth much more than all the wealth of the world put together (Matt 16:26)

Just one soul saved commands a celebration in heaven (Lk 15:7)
What must I do to win and secure a soul for the Kingdom

Have a target(s) – Lk 14:17-21
Be determined to Harvest your target – 2 Chro 2:1, 3:1, 7:11, 8:16
Pray the Holy Ghost to convict your harvest – Jn 16:9-11 , Act 2:37
Pray the Holy Ghost drive him/her into the house of God – Mrk 1:12
Pray that the eyes of understanding of your target be opened – Eph 1:17-19
Pray that your target be made perfect and complete in all the will of God – Col 4:12
Pray that Christ be formed in your target – Gal 4:19

We expect that within the next 10 week, all of our congregation would have at least doubled in attendance through the implementation of this project. No Winner must be left out.

Receive grace to deliver your portion in Jesus name.

Remember that this project has its return clearly defined

“… that whatsoever you shall ask the father in my name, He may give it to you” – Jn 15:16

Therefore, expect unusual manifestation of grace and glory as you engage fully in the Kingdom advancement project.

Remain ever blessed!

Bishop David O. Oyedepo

Faith Tabernacle,
Canaanland, Ota

I will not let you go until you Bless Me

2011-09-25T19:52:00.000-07:00

Breakthrough greetings in Jesus precious name.

I believe everyone of us have experienced tangible encounters with the Word of God all through the great month of August and may the testimonies of such encounters keep speaking in our lives forever.

We server a prayer answering God
Ps 65:2 ; 1John 5:14 ; 1Kings 18:24
God said “I am the Lord , I Changeth not” – Mal 3:6
Why then must we pray without season
Lk 18:1-8 ; 1 Thes 5:17
Importunity in prayer centers mainly around empowerment
Lk 11;1-22 ; 9:28-43
Jesus had no material needs but why was He always praying? Empowerment
Lk 3:21-22 ; 4:1-14 ; 9:28-43 ; 11: 1-4
Therefore, prayer is not just about getting things from God, but getting empowered by God
Mat 17:26 ; 21:1-3
We can therefore say that prayer and fasting constitute a spiritual platform for empowerment which enhances our level of authority
Lk 4:32-36 ; Matt 17:20-21

The question is, why do we need empowerment ?

To overcome the enemy
Lk 10:19 ; Ps 66:3
To fulfill our mission on earth
Lk 24 : 49 ; Act 1:5-8
To rule in the midst of our enemies
Ps 110:1-3
To take full delivery of our inheritance
Lk 11:5-13, 20-22

However apart from empowerment which is a core object in prayers, a number of other blessings encountered in prayer include the following:

Supernatural Harvest of Souls
Ps 2:8, Ezk 36:37
Divine Intervention
1 Kng 17:17-22 ; 2Kng 18: 21-39
Fulfillment of prophecy
1 Tim 1:18 ; 1Kng 18: 21-39
Release of Revelation
Eph 1:17-18 ; Ps 119: 18
Angelic Intervention
Matt 26;53 ; Heb :14
Healing of Nations
2Chr 7:14 ; 1Tim 2:1-4
Welfare of Brethren
Jam 5:16 ; Eph 6:18
Impactful ministry for minister
2Thes 3:1 ; 1Thes 5:25
Release of blessings
1 Chron 4: 9-10, Gen 32: 24-28

In this great month of September, we shall be exploring the treasures in prayers thereby taking full delivery of our breakthrough package.
A woman testified just last Sunday : the families has been believing God for the fruit of the womb for some years and we declared our harvest season last year, the family decided not to ask God for miracle children anymore but start asking God for souls but God gave them miracle baby boy.
Surely, we are in our season of divine opportunities.

Jacob stood strong in prayers, he had power with God and with Man; he prevailed. A fugitive became a prince. He secured a change of name.
Everyone must end up with a change of name this month – Gen 32:24-28
Therefore, the prophetic focus for the month of September 2011 is

I WILL NOT LET YOU GO UNTIL YOU BLESS ME
Gen 32:24-28

Recommended books of the month authored by Dr David Oyedepo include:

Winning Prayers
Born to Win
Release of Power
Blood Triumph
Put your angels to work

Remain ever blessed
Jesus is Lord
Bishop David Oyedepo
Faith Tabernacle,
Canaanland,
Ota

Youth Alive 2011, a major success

2011-08-18T11:18:00.000-07:00

This year’s Youth Alive Convention tagged “Sure Foundation” was a major success.

The word of God via the speakers created an atmosphere of testimonies and all the ministrations really proved the presence of God in the event.

The event’s harvest has been significant in the history of the ministry as the Multiplication Agenda was reflected also in the event.

TO GOD BE ALL GLORY

Miracle Marriage Forum CDs

2011-07-06T08:40:00.000-07:00

All 2011 marriage expectant brethren whether present or not at the 30th of May Miracle Marriage forum are admonished to get these CDs and sensitively run through them, they are highly prophetic packages that have continued to spring forth testimonies up till nowe all around the world.

Everyone’s marital breakthrough is guaranteed this year as the Lord liveth

WOFBI July Edition

2011-07-06T08:38:00.000-07:00

Those who are not able to enrol for this month’s training session should endeavour to plan towards the July edition which comes up between 11th -29th July 2011.

It is a three weeks intensive course course. Forms for the July training session is already available at the various Dominion bookstore around the Faith Tabernacle.

Also be reminded that the church offers scholarship that covers for tuition for all new converts from January till date.

Wisdom From Above Makes High Flyers

2011-05-31T12:01:00.001-07:00

Breakthrough greetings in Jesus name.

Congratulations on the diverse visitations during the just concluded 30th anniversary celebration, may the name of the Lord continue to be glorified in our midst.

Remember, we are still on board ‘Flight Breakthrough Unlimited’ and I believe we shall be scaling higher altitudes from henceforth according to various prophetic declarations during the celebration.
However, this month we shall be engaging the force of divine wisdom in our quest to gaining higher altitudes.
We understand the bible recognizes four kinds of wisdom as stated in James 3: 15 -
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.”
Three of these kinds of wisdom are enumerated in this verse:

Earthly: This is what we call common sense. That is, wisdom that is common to all living.
Sensual: This implies intellectual wisdom, which one contacts through intellectual engagement such as schooling, reading, research etc.
Devilish: Connotes diabolical and manipulative wisdom

Verse 17 talks about the wisdom from above
Wisdom from above which connotes the wisdom of God made available to man.
What is unique about the wisdom from above?
The bible declares that:
“He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all”. Jn 3:31

The wisdom from above is above all as exemplified in:

Joseph – Gen 38: 41-44
Solomon – 1Kg 4:29-32
Daniel – Dan 5:11-12 and many others

From all the above it is clear that nothing flies like wisdom from above.
Therefore, the Prophetic focus for the month of May 2011 is:

WISDOM FROM ABOVE MAKES HIGH FLYERS – Gen 41:38-44

I believe there shall be a fresh baptism of the Spirit of wisdom upon the Winners’ family worldwide thereby provoking supernatural breakthroughs in our various endeavours.
Remember, God has vowed that this year a little one among us shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation (Is 60:22)

Therefore, it is our turn to scale higher altitude on the wings of Divine Wisdom this month.

Recommended books of the month authored by Dr David O. Oyedepo include:

Winning Wisdom
Towards Mental Exploit
Walking in Wisdom
Excellency of Wisdom
Creating A New Beginning by Bishop David Abioye

Jesus is Lord!
Bishop David O. Oyedepo

Prophetic Focus for May, 2011 - Financial Fortune is my Heritage

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Breakthrough greetings in Jesus name.
It is evident that we are in our Holy Ghost year with the massive conversion of souls in our various church services and diverse signs and wonders as reflected in testimonies everywhere.
And as we are all aware, every genuine outpouring of the Spirit is always accompanied with the outpouring of blessings.

“…I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring” (Isa 44:3)

Again it is written; “… and he will cause to come down for you the rain (the Holy Ghost), the former rain, and the latter rain…And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, …….And ye shall eat in PLENTY, and be satisfied,……and my people shall never be ashamed. (Joel 2:23-26)

Every genuine move of the Spirit all through history has always been accompanied with outpouring of blessings.
Therefore, the prophetic focus for the month of April 2011 is:

FINANCIAL FORTUNE IS MY HERITAGE – Deut 8:18

This month of April shall be a month of supernatural turn around for all Winners worldwide.
God will be turning our financial struggles to financial miracles and our financial trials to financial testimonies.
And in accordance to one of the prophetic verdicts for the year;

“A little one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time” – (Ish. 60:22)

This shall be the testimony of every Winner this month and so shall it be in Jesus name.
Recommended books of the month authored by Dr David O. Oyedepo include:

Understanding Financial Prosperity
Winning the War against Poverty
Breaking Financial Hardship
Covenant Wealth

Jesus is Lord!
Bishop David O. Oyedepo

WOFBI May edition postponed

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Word of Faith Bible Institute (WOFBI) May 2011 training session has been postponed to 6th – 24th June, 2011.

Informations related to the institute will be passed as they come up

Signs and Wonders Today- Healed of 27 years of High Blood pressure

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I had been suffering from high blood pressure since 1967. 8 years ago, I encountered divine healing.

The Bishop told me to knee down, all he did was to place his hand on me and he said, ‘high blood pressure you cannot escape today’. Immediately I knew I have been healed.

I am now 70 years old, am still enjoying my healing from high blood pressure.- Elder Biodun Odeseye

Prophetic Focus for April, 2011 - Financial Fortune is my Heritage

2011-04-07T10:58:00.000-07:00

“…I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring” (Isa 44:3)

Every genuine move of the Spirit all through history has always been accompanied with outpouring of blessings.
Therefore, the prophetic focus for the month of April 2011 is:

FINANCIAL FORTUNE IS MY HERITAGE – Deut 8:18

“A little one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time” – (Ish. 60:22)

This shall be the testimony of every Winner this month and so shall it be in Jesus name.
Recommended books of the month authored by Dr David O. Oyedepo include:

Understanding Financial Prosperity
Winning the War against Poverty
Breaking Financial Hardship
Covenant Wealth

Jesus is Lord!
Bishop David O. Oyedepo

Special 30th Anniversary Announcement

2011-04-07T10:55:00.000-07:00

The 30th Anniversary of the ministry comes up between Monday 2nd to Sunday 8th May 2011.

For the purpose of full participation of church members, the daily session will hold as follows:

1. 8:00am – 12:00pm – Teachings, Praise, Testimonies, variates etc
2. 12:30pm – 4:00pm – Business Exhibition
3. 6:00pm – 9:00 – Celebration Night (Live transmission from Faith Tabernacle)

* Liberation Night will hold on Friday 6th May
o Service starts at 11:00pm
* Anniversary Feast will hold on Saturday
o For maximum 3 hours in designated centres. Brethren are encouraged to bring along foods and drinks.
o Time is 4:00 to 7:00pm

Contending for the faith that works 2

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Signs and Wonders Today

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God is still working wonders through the ministry of His prophet, read how below

I got married in September 2004 and got pregnant immediately. Later, I lost the baby. After two months, got pregnant again in April 2005. I went to the clinic and registered for antenatal.

They examined me and told me that my Expected Day of Delivery (EDD) had passed. I was subsequently admitted.

A nurse told me it was likely I would have surgical operation to deliver the baby, but that I should be confident that there was no problem. I prayed to God for favour and when a pastor from Winners’ Chapel came and anointed me, I felt a release in me immediately. To the glory of God, I gave birth 25 minutes to the deadline given to me before I would have had the surgical operation. I give God all the glory..Joyce, E.

Contending for the faith that works 1

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Bishop David Oyedepo- The triumph of Faith 5

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Worlds Largest Church Building : The Journey of God through Bishop David Oyedepo, his wife & the Church so far at Nigeria.

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50,000-seat capacity auditorium with 50,000 members plus, the 'Faith Tabernacle', which is reputed to be the largest Church auditorium in the world. This was featured or also recorded by the Guinness Book of Records.Inside Sitting Capacity 50,000 Outside Overflow Capacity 250,000 plus.

7 weeks of the In- Gathering

2011-02-14T14:14:00.000-08:00

Declaring a 7 week Prophetic Week of the in-gathering

Back in 1979, I had an open vision where I saw huge heaps of harvest of grains like sand dunes. I saw the birds of the air having a free day devouring this harvest. In the vision I saw an elderly woman trying to chase away the birds but as she went in one direction, the birds went the other. I saw this woman remove her head gear (gele) and tied her wrapper up her bras using her head tie to chase the birds but all to no avail.

This woman was labouring to preserve this harvest and sweating from the crown of her head to the sole of her feet, I started crying and sobbing profusely and uncontrollably, saying, but who will help this woman. I was openly, physically weeping and sobbing in that prayer meeting – people around me must be wondering what had gone wrong. In a moment in the same open vision, I saw a line up of activities: I saw some people putting the grains into bags, I saw others sewing the mouth of the bags and I saw others carrying the bags on their backs in to the barn (store). Then I breathed a sigh of relief.

I saw spread across the huge harvest a dirty and rumpled cloth banner on which was inscribed:”AFRICA”, then I asked but who is the woman and the spirit of God said:” this is Jerusalem, the mother of you all.

This was one of the most awesome visionary encounters of my life.

This vision paints a most graphic picture of what this feast of ingathering is all about. It is not just about gathering people to accept Christ, but much more about securing their souls by bringing them into the store house – the Church.

It is clear from this vision that the harvest is not secure in the field – until it is brought to the store house.

The church is the spiritual store house (mal 3:10), where the souls of men are preserved (Ps84:9).

You will recall that on May 4, 1994, I had another divine encounter which culminated in the mission to Africa. The Spirit of God said to me loud and clear: “the harvest of Africa is now overripe, rush in and preserve it from decadence”. Ingathering is the only way to preserve this overripe harvest.

Jesus also speaking on this note said “…..the field is white with harvest; he that reapeth recieveth wages and gathereth fruits unto eternal life…..”(Jn4:35-36).

Jesus is committed to the ingathering of the harvest for that is the only way to preserve the harvest.

Again Jesus said: “….I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should abide…” (Jn15:16)

Bearing fruits is therefore not enough; we are responsible for ensuring that the fruits are preserved.

Therefore the blessing of soul winning is in the ingathering. Your wages are not paid on the souls won, but on the souls that abide. (Jn4:35-36, 15:16)

You cannot be paid for the fish you catch and drop back in to the sea, until the fish gets to the market; you are not qualified to be paid.

Every winner must be ingathering conscious all through these 7 weeks.

Leading men to Christ is not enough; we must ensure the harvest ends up in the spiritual store house – the church.

It is our prophetic season of ingathering of souls – the souls are waiting all around us.

Jesus said all we need to do is to lift up our eyes and look in the field for they are white unto harvest (Jn4:35)

Twelve souls in 7 weeks cannot be a problem with all the human contact we make per week.

Think of how many people call you on the phone that need Jesus. Think of how many come to you for help in one area or another. They are simply asking you show us your helper; take us to your healer; show us your deliverer; and take us to your provider!

You are the spiritual life line the multitudes are looking up to in your neighborhood, your shop, your business centre etc.

It is therefore important to see beyond the sufferings of the people around you and see their need for the savior.

The opportunities are unlimited; it is our spiritual sensitivity that needs to be boosted!

It’s high time we begin to lift up our eyes and see the endless opportunities to bring men to church all around us!

Among the wages of this feast of ingathering is an open-cheque prayer access.

“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” (Jn 15:16.)

What an open-cheque this is – covering everything and anything that life may ever demand:

Your deliverance, your miracle jobs, your miracle marriages, children, just name it.

May these 7 weeks of ingathering become a memorable season in your life with undeniable testimonies of supernatural breakthroughs.

Once again, welcome to your season of breakthrough unlimited as declared by the spirit of the lord.

Jesus is lord.

Bishop David O. Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo- The triumph of Faith 4

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Bishop David Oyedepo- The triumph of Faith 3

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My God works Wonders (Exodus 15:11)

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Greetings in Jesus name.

We have sown precious spiritual seeds all through the past three weeks in prayer and fasting and it is now time to begin to reap out supernatural harvest – (Galatians 6:8)

We saw from the scriptures how Daniel engaged on a 3-week fast, just like we have done, and an Angel of the Lord came down and said to Daniel :

“… Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand and to fast (chasten thyself) before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words,. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days” (Daniel 10:12-13)

The bible says : “…let God arise and let his enemies be scattered” (Psalm 68:1-35)

But nothing provokes divine intervention like PRAISE, for instance, it is written:

“And when the began to sing and to praise, the Lord arose (set ambushments)…”

and all the their enemies were smitten and not one of them escaped. (2Ch. 20:22-24)

Therefore whatever might be a barrier to taking delivery of your full breakthrough package as you have desired it must be brought down this month. Your miracle must answer; your desire must be delivered.

Furthermore, spiritually, prayer and fasting has proved to be a breeding ground for the supernatural. We have prayed, we have fasted, it is not our turn to flow in the supernatural.

No satanic stronghold has the power to resist the authority of the combined forces of Faith, Prayer and Fasting. (Matt 17:18-21)

However, we understand from the scriptures that signs are provoked through the word while the delivery are accelerated by praise (Ex 4:17, Act 16:25-30)

That is why the month of February shall be a two-edged month for us in the Winners family as we focus on the teachings of the Supernatural and Praise which accelerates the release of the supernatural.

I can see that God is really in a hurry to confirm the word of supernatural breakthroughs in our lives this year. This I believe is the confirmation of the word:

“A little shall be come a thousand, and the small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time” – (Is. 60:22)

We shall be taking the accelerated delivery of our miracles by engaging both the ”high praises of God in our mouth and a two-edged sword (the Word) in our hands” (Ps 149:6)

I believe God is set to do what we have never seen Him do in our midst till this year.

Recommended books of the Month

* Release of the Supernatural
* Commanding the Supernatural
* Walking in the Miraculous
* Operating in the Supernatural
* Understanding the Power of Praise

Jesus is Lord

Bishop David O. Oyedepo

Faith Tabernacle,
Canaanland, Ota,
Nigeria

Bishop David Oyedepo Quote

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There is no mountain anywhere everyman ignorance is his own mountain- Bishop David Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo- The triumph of Faith 2

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Bishop David Oyedepo- The triumph of Faith 1

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Prophetic Focus for January 2011

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Prophetic Focus for January 2011

Once again I welcome every member of the Winners family worldwide into 2011 our year of Breakthrough Unlimited. And may this be the testimony of everyone of us this year in Jesus’ name. Amem and Amen
According to scriptures, every child of God is:

* Born into a world of no-limit
Jhn. 14:12, 1 Jhn. 4:17, Mrk. 9:23, Mrk. 10:27, Deut. 28:1-13, Matt. 5:17
* Born for topmost top
Rev. 22:16 (Jn 17:18), Dan. 12:3 (Matt. 11:19, 1Cor. 2:16), 1Kng. 4: 29-34(Matt. 12:42, Jhn. 17:18)
* Has an heritage of unending progress in life
Prov. 4:18 (1 Cor. 5:21), 2 Cor. 3:18 (2 Cor. 5:21)
* His breakthrough as a seed of Abraham is as far as his eyes can see
Gen. 13:14-15, Ish. 51:1-3, Ps. 199:18, Rev. 3:17-18 ( Eph. 1:17-18, Eph. 3: 8-11 )

From all the above, every child of God is ordained to live in a world of no-limit.

But as it was with Christ, even though He was conscious with His mission from the age of twelve, yet He could not deliver His mandate until He was empowered by the Spirit. (Lk. 4:14-27, 37).

Therefore, our Golden Destiny in this Golden Age of the Church cannot be fully realized without the empowerment of the Spirit.

The Disciples were also under the teaching and mentorship of Christ for three and halve years, yet Jesus commanded them not to embark on their mission until they are endued with power from on high (Lk. 24:49, Acts. 1:8 ). And after the empowerment of the Holy Ghost, they began to command unstoppable breakthrough ( Act. 2:1-41, 42-47, Act. 4:4, Act. 5:14, Act. 6:7 )

From all the above, it is evident supernatural breakthrough is impossible for any believer without the ministry of the Holy Ghost at work.

But Why ?, You may ask. This is because all the forces of Supernatural Breakthrough are embedded in the Holy Ghost. (1Cor. 16:9, Lk. 10:19, Ps. 89:20-24, Ps. 105:13-15, Ezk. 37:1-14, Num. 11:31-33)

Therefore, the Prophetic Focus for January 2011 is:

Not By Power nor by Might – Zech. 4:1-6

Everyone is hereby admonished to get set for a definite encounter with the power of God this month.

God will be launching His people into higher realms of the Spirit. Everyone will be scaling new height in the Holy Ghost – Ezek. 47:-10

Recommended books authored by David O. Oyedepo

* Anointing for Breakthrough
* Understanding the Anointing
* Anointing for Exploits
* Release of Power

See you at the topmost top in this awesome year of UNLIMITED BREAKTHROUGH

Congratulations ! Congratulation !! Congratulations !!!

David O. Oyedepo
Faith Tabernacle,
Canaanland, Ota

Prophetic Focus for June 2010

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Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

I believe we have all stepped into the realms of Abrahamic blessings by reason of the light that God has brought our way all through the month of May.

It is my prayer that the grace for sustainable covenant practice be the portion of every one of us, Amen and Amen.

However, we have discovered that it takes divine wisdom to access divine blessings (Pr. 8:18), but it also takes power to preserve the blessings!

Why one may ask? The bible says,

"the wicked shall see it (that is, the blessings of God on the lives of the covenant practitioners) and gnash their teeth (that is, be angry and be mad at us but) the desire of the wicked shall perish (by the power of God at work in our lives)." Ps. 112:8 see also Ps. 92:10-15

May the anointing that empowers us to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the powers of the enemy that nothing shall by any means hurt us be our portion this month. Amen (Lk. 10:19)

We all know that the only language the devil understand is the language of power. As it is written ,

"Thou through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee". (Ps. 66:3)

This is why we shall be taking an adventure into the realms of power this month.

We also understand from the scriptures that power is in degrees and anointing is in levels. (Ezek. 47:1-10, Ps. 45:6-8). I believe we shall all be changing levels in the school of power for the following reasons among others:

To fulfil our mission on earth (Lk. 4:14-18, Acts 1:8)

For protection (Ps. 105: 13-15, 1Pet. 1:5)

For victory over the battles of life (Lk. 10:19, Ps. 66:3)

To command dominion (Ps. 100:1-3, Is. 45:1-3)

To preserve the blessings of God on our lives (Ps. 112:1-9; 92:10-15)

But power is always released at a cost. However, it does not cost money, but nit cost something much more demanding.

"And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because that hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money " (Act 8: 18-20)

Again in the parable of the ten virgins, when the five foolish virgins asked if they could be spared some oil,

"But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves" (Matt. 25:9)

Do you want to see more of God's power in your life? Do you want to grow in power? Then it will cost you the following:

More consecration - (Ps. 45:6-8, Lk. 5:37-38, Pr. 1:23)

A genuine thirst - (Ps. 63:1-3, Is. 44:3-4, John 7:37-38)

More of fasting and prayer - (Lk. 4:1-14; 9:28-43, Matt. 17:20-21)

More attention to the word - (Lev. 6:9-13, Acts 6:1-2) etc

Therefore, the prophetic focus for the month of June 2010 is:

"I HAVE POWER WITH GOD" . (Gen 32:24-28)

Recommended books of the month authored by me include:

Anointing for Breakthrough

Understanding the Anointing

Anointing for Exploits

Release of Power

Welcome to a season of supernatural empowerment in Jesus name.

Remain Blessed!

-David Oyedepo

I AM A CHILD OF DESTINY (MARCH 2010)

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Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Without any doubt we have experienced the eruption of signs and wonders all through the month of February, but the good news is that this is only the beginning.

For instance in the month of February we saw the largest church planting endeavour in the history of this ministry till date with over 400 churches planted across the length and breadth of Nigeria in one month! To our God alone be all the glory.

But where is the Spirit of the Lord taking us to this month? We know that we serve a God of pre-ordination; a God of predestination, who always knows the end from the beginning. (Is. 46:9-10). We also understand from scriptures that everyone that is born again is in God's pre-ordination for salvation.

As it is written "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified." -Rms. 8:29-30.

This is what qualifies every child of God to be called a child of destiny. In addition every child of God has a glorious destiny in Christ. (See also II Pet. 1:3). The question then is; why is not every believer living a glorious life?

As I have said over and again, every provision of scriptures has conditions to be met before they can be accessed! As free as salvation is, we must repent before we can be saved. (Acts 2:37-38) We also know that until faith is in place healing is not in view. (Matt. 9:27-29). So also a glorious destiny carries a cost for delivery. Just like that man asked Jesus? What shall I do to inherit eternal life? (Mk. 10:17).

There is what to do to inherit any of God's plan and purpose for one's life. Jesus gave him the answer and went further to show him the one barrier between him and his inheritance. He said "one thing thou lackest.........." (Mk 10:21). I pray that we shall all see whatever things may be standing between us and our glorious destiny this month in Jesus name.

As I have said earlier, salvation is a proof that you are a child of destiny. (Eph. 1:5, 11-12). But from the teaching of Jesus on the vine and the branches as recorded in John 15:1-16, we discover that the security of the destiny of any branch is in abiding in the vine.

However, consecration is a requirement for anyone to abide in God's presence. (Ps. 15:1-5, 24:3-4). Jesus was abiding in the love of the father because he did those things that pleased God always. (John 8:29).We must be committed to living a consecrated life if we must abide in the vine. (John 15:3)

Secondly, we must be fruit bearing, that is committed to winning the lost or we stand the risk of being cut off. (John 15:2). We are chosen to go forth and bring fruits and that our fruits should abide. (John 15:16).

Thirdly, to fulfill our glorious destiny we must be planted in the house of God under our own God-ordained shepherds. "Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God". -Ps. 92:13.

It is also written "And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land..."-Jer. 3:15-16. (See also Is. 30:20-21).

You are sure to fulfill destiny as you abide in your God appointed place of worship and under your God ordained pastor. (II Sam 7:10). This is why every truly abiding winner is a winning winner!!!.

With the application of these three factors here listed, everyone can fulfill his destiny in a grand style.

All these are non-negotiable factors in our quest to fulfill a glorious destiny. No one in the Winners family shall return without at least one soul brought into the kingdom this month. Some of us shall have a whole family follow us to know Jesus. It is indeed our harvest time in the Winners' family this month.

I believe that the Glory of God on our lives shall attract multitudes to Jesus. (Zech. 8:20-23). Therefore, the prophetic theme for the month of March 2010 is;

I am a child of destiny. (Rms. 8:29-30).

Recommended books for the month include:

Walking in the newness of life

Maximised destiny

Possessing your possession

All you need to have all your needs met

There shall be supernatural recovery and restoration of destinies this month in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen and amen.

Jesus is Lord!

David O Oyedepo

"I am set to see greater things this month"

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Greetings in the name of our Lord; Jesus Christ and congratulations for a most refreshing, an impactful and just concluded 21-day prayer and fasting of the Church. I believe we are all experiencing the wonders of answered prayer already - But it is just the beginning, greater days lie ahead of every one this year.

We belong to the ever advancing Church of Christ.
"I will build my church (it shall ever be on the move and) the gate shall not prevail against it (that is, it shall not be able to withstand, resist or stop its advancement)" (Math. 16:18)

We are on board the Church of the Just one
"The path of the just (that is, shall be like a shining light) that shines more and more to the perfect day)" (Pro.4:18)

We belong to the end time Church family
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all Nations shall flow unto it."(Isaiah 2:3)

The glory of God in the Church shall begin to command the attention of the Nations of the World.

We belong to the Church of exceeding glory.
"The glory of this latter house shall be greater than that of the former, saith the Lord Host: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of Hosts." (Haggai 2:9)

(Other references: Haggai 2:3-4; II Cor. 3:18)

Therefore, the Church has not seen anything yet.
Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; in those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, l saying , We will go with you : for we have heard that God I with you" (Zech 8:23)

(Other References: Zeph. 3:16-20; Zech 2:1-5, 10-11; Zech. 8:11-23)

I therefore welcome you to your season of higher dimensions of glory. I welcome you to your month of greater signs and wonders. I welcome the Winners Family to a month of supernatural Church growth.

With greater glory, we shall see supernatural growth;

With grater manifestation, we shall see great multiplications!

With greater testimonies, we shall see great influx of souls to the Church. Praise God, the days of greater glory are here with us.

But how do we experience greater manifestation of the supernatural?

Value the ones you have seen already. (Zech 4:10) Those who despise ‘small' miracles never see great ones. (Job 8:7)
Share the testimonies of the Lord in your life with others, so that others can be drawn to Christ and be established in the faith and by so doing , you are entitled to greater testimonies (John 4:28-30,39)
Pray for more manifestations of Signs and Wonders (Acts 4:29-33; Acts5:11-16)
Study the testimonies of others to understand the steps others have taken so as to provoke the release of your own (Psalm 119:144; 19:7)
Use your present testimonies to take delivery of the new ones you desire. (I Sam. 17:34-37;43-58)
This shall be your most extra ordinary month in the faith till date. Every prison gate shall be shattered, every closed door shall be opened, every trial shall be turned to testimonies, and every obstacle to miracles

Your testimony is enough ‘a gospel' for your unsaved neighbours, friends and relations to open the door of their heart to Christ.

Therefore the Prophetic Focus for the Month of February 2010 is:

I AM SET TO SEE GREATER THINGS THIS MONTH- John 1:50..David O Oyedepo

January 2010

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January , 2010 :
"I must put up a fight of Faith to see prophecies fulfilled"

Leadership Empowerment Night

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All WSF Ministers, assistant ministers, secretaries and pastors and all those who filled the WSF ministerial enlistment forms are expected to be at the Leadership Empowerment Night for special impartation encounter as God's servant unfolds the 2010 mandate for multiplication.
Date: 29th JANUARY 2010
Time: 11:00 pm

Hurray, 3 Services starts at Faith Tabernacle

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Hurray, from January 17th, 2010, 3 Services starts at Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland.

First Service : 6:30 am - 8:30 am
Second Service : 8:45 am - 10:45 am
Third Service : 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
It shall be a refreshing time in Gods presence !!!

Seasons Greetings

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Seasons Greetings from David Oyedepo Ministries Worldwide.

Shiloh 2009- A Total Success

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Shiloh 2009 was a success in all and we thank God because he has been faithful through it all.
We experienced God's Restoration Power in all Dimension and the God of Shiloh came down in a way we've never seen or known before.

To God be all the GLORY

Good News : God has added unto the Oyedepo and the Winners family

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God has done His marvellous and mighty work again, in the family of the Oyedepos.

He blessed Pst. & Mrs. David Oyedepo Jnr. with a bouncing baby girl on October 4, 2009 in London.

The baby's naming ceremony was held on October 11, 2009 and her names are Mary, Blessing, Rebecca, Atinuke. Her birth is indeed a blessing from God. For those who are believing God for the fruit of the womb, your miracle is on the way. Have faith in God!

Blessing Oyedepo is the first grandchild of Bishop & Pst. (Mrs.) Faith Oyedepo, of the Living Faith Church Worldwide.

It will be recalled that Pst. David Jnr's wedding took place on July 26, 2008. To God be the glory

The Epistle for November

2009-11-04T18:44:00.000-08:00

November 2009-Come And See My Zeal For The Lord. 2nd Kings 10:16

I believe God with every Winner that all the blessings contacted in the month of October shall remain an ever continuing experience in every one’s life. Amen
The month of November is here and God has something special in stock for every one of us. Remember the bible says, the steadfast love of the lord never cease; His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. (Lam 3:21-22)
May heavens agenda for this month of November add greater value to every one of us.
In this new month, we shall be focusing on the subject of consecration.

What is consecration?

• Consecration is essentially about being separated unto God (Joshua 24:15)
• It is the pursuit of the heart of God. (Psalm 63:8)
• It is letting God occupy the centre of one’s heart.(Proverbs 23:26)
• It is given God the first place in one’s life. (Mathew 6:33)
• It is the inner reverence and adoration for God. (Isa.29:13)
• It is the heart-borne desire to always please God above all else. (Ph.1:21, Rms. 8:35-38)
• It is the hot love of God in the inner man. (Rev.3:16)
No wonder the bible asserts; love is the fulfilling of the law, (Romans 13:10).
The love of God in a man’s heart is therefore the platform for true consecration.
‘It is not just saying I love you Lord’ or singing the love of God, it is living it out. (1 John 3:17, 18).

The love of God without proofs is fake (I John 4:20, 21).
Here are some of the biblical proofs of the love of God.
If you love God:

• You will love His word, (I Samuel 13:14,Ps. 119:97-100)
• You will love His house – Fellowship, (Psalm 122, Psalm 84 and Psalm 132)
• You will obey Him, (John 14:21)
• You will love to give, (1 John 3:18, 1 Ch 29:3-6)
• You will love your neighbor, (I John 4:20-2)
• You will believe Him on all issues, (I Cor. 13:7)
• You will praise Him at all times (Psalm 34:1,Ps 119)

You cannot love God and not be zealous for Him. Love can be defined as the emotional display of pleasure in or toward another .The emotional aspect of love is what we call zeal .The zeal of God cannot consume a man without tangible proofs to show. (John 2:13-19).

Further more we know from scriptures that every thing works by faith (Mark 9:23). But faith it self works by love. (Gal 5:6). It follows therefore that everything works by love. (Mathew 22:36-40, 1 Cor. 13:1-8)
Why is it a most powerful and awesome force?
• It makes you unbeatable (I John 4:16)
• It makes you untouchable (James 2:23, Gen. 14:17)
• It makes you unstoppable (Ps. 24:7-10, Ps. 114:1-9)
• It makes you unmolestable (Eph. 2:19)
• It makes you indestructible (Dan.3:21-28)

What then is the love of God?
• It saying an eternal no to Satan and eternal yes to God. (Daniel 3:1-28, Dan 6:1-23).
• It is saying an eternal no to self and eternal yes to God. (Roman 8:35-38 Phil.1:21)
• It is Saying Eternal No to The World and eternal Yes to God. (I John 2:15-17)
Therefore what God does or does not do should not be what makes Him your God. God must remain your God what He does or does not do notwithstanding. This is the kind of love that moves God to do exceedingly and abundantly above what you ask or think. (Eph.3:20, I Cor. 2:9)

As the year begins to wind up God is asking us in the Winners’ family to proof the sincerity of our love for Him. Therefore the prophetic theme of the month is
“Come and see my zeal for the lord.” 2king 10: 16.
Recommend books of the month authored by me include:
1. All you need to have all your need met
2. Walking in the Newness of Life
3. Understanding the Power of Praise
4. Walking in he Miraculous

Brethren, the month of November is a month to watch; Gods manifestation agenda for your life must have full expression this time. And Jesus said … He that loves me will be loved of my father and I will love him and will manifest myself to him. (John 14:21)

I see your light breaking forth as the morning.
Again the theme of the month is “come and see my zeal for the Lord”. (2 Kings 10:16)
Remain ever blessed!

David O.Oyedepo

Calling all the sons of the Prophet

2009-11-03T18:44:00.000-08:00

This is to announce that the 2009 home coming SONS OF THE PROPHET conference comes up Tuesday November 3, 2009 at 9:00am.
Venue is the Youth Chapel, Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria.

The SONS OF THE PROPHET conference is a prophetic home coming meeting where Bishop David Oyedepo ministers to his spiritual sons and daughters in the ministry.

It is a platform for the release of spiritual DNA and impartation of grace for exploits in life and ministry.
Please complete the participation form so that adequate arrangements can be made for you.

It shall be a great time of impartation and interaction in the presence of the Lord.

See you there!

Pastor Abraham Olufemi Ojeme

CLICK HERE TO FILL THE REGISTRATION FORM

The Power of Covenant Blessings!

2009-10-06T17:09:00.000-07:00

This generation has lost a sense of value for blessings. So, we have gone the other way trusting in our strength, skill and energy. That's why many are frustrated.

Esau wept because his generation had an unusual value for blessings. He wept sore saying, "My father, my father, don't you have just one blessing for me?" (Genesis 27:38). Destiny is the function of blessings imparted.

There are too many blessing-dry lives that are struggling with strength and skill that they are constantly trapped. Blessing is, therefore, the greatest asset of destiny. Wherever you find greatness in the kingdom, at the root of it is imparted blessing.

Knowledge may empower you; it is blessing that will position you. Your repositioning is a function of blessings. Jacob said, "I won't let you go until you bless me." The angel answered and said, "What is thy name?" He said, "Jacob." The angel said, "Now there is a change of position. Your name shall no longer be Jacob but Israel" (Genesis 32:26). Blessing was responsible for the re-positioning of Jacob into Israel.

Matthew 5:14 says, "Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid." Also, Proverbs 11:11 says, "By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted..." So, what builds a city into the ‘topmost' top is the blessing. The blessing of the upright means the blessing of the ones appointed or anointed to bless. I'll like you to know that prophets carry a covenant mandate of blessings. Prophets are God's instruments for blessing His people.

Prophets are mother eagles; it is by them that the eaglets become eagles. You will never become an eagle by yourself; you can only be an eaglet by new birth. So, you are built by blessings! Look at Abraham the great, the symbol of supernatural blessings. He is the heaven's symbol of blessings.

Prophets are actually commissioned to bless. You can't stop a blessed destiny from blossoming.

What does it take therefore, to connect with prophetic blessings?

Every blessing is contacted with the heart. God searches the heart to determine what is permitted to arrive in your hand (Jeremiah 17:10). So, you need a re-positioning of your inner man to connect with every covenant blessing,

1. Receive them! Receive the carriers of the blessing you desire. Receive their person ...He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward (Matthew 10:41). Receive them as the instruments through which the blessings can flow to reach you. You remember the Shunammite woman in II Kings 4:8? She received the prophet, and her closed case was re-opened. The prophet you don't receive can never be a channel through which you can be blessed.

2. Believe them! You know faith is also of the heart. It is with the heart that man believes. So, you must believe their ministry. If you see one who speaks and it comes to pass, be afraid. Why? When you mock him, you become a mockery. Believe him!

3. Honour them! Prophets are spiritual fathers both to kings and to peasants. There is no king who despises the word of a prophet and does not pay dearly for it.

A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour (Malachi 1:6). Every father is entitled to the honour of his children. So, when you find your spiritual father, then you owe him honour. May your life be opened-up for the blessings that God has reserved for you here. Honour them!

4. Follow them! Elisha followed Elijah until his desire was delivered to him. I followed the prophet, Kenneth Copeland for 30 years, before I had the first opportunity of sitting together one on one with him. I followed and followed until the mantle visibly and practically dropped on me.

5. Obey them! These things don't flow automatically; they flow by a covenant positioning. Obey them because they are spiritual commanders. Obey them because they bear divine command from heaven. They are principal agents of God's blessings. Jesus Is Lord!

The Epistle For September

2009-09-10T14:08:00.000-07:00

Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

No doubt the month of August 2009 has been an awesome month for all of us in the Winners' family with a new wave of signs and wonders in our midst.

To God be all the glory! Amen and amen.

About 14 years ago, I received the following mandate from the Lord:

"Raise me this people that I have given into your hands.
Put brighter light into them,
Impact greater life into them,
Release them into their destinies,
Provoke their potentials,
Enlarge their capacity for excellence,
Position them effectively in the covenant,
School them into exploits."
This powerful command came from above precisely on the 12th of December 1995.

I strongly believe that just like birds are born to fly; the law of gravity and storms not withstanding and fishes are born to swim; the waves and billows of the sea notwithstanding, in the same way, I believe that believers are born to excel in life the prevailing circumstances notwithstanding.

How? You may ask.

John said "whatsoever is from above is above all" (John 3:31), but we are from above because Jesus said; I am from above, He also said, "as the Father has sent him even so send I you" (John 17:18). Therefore, everyone that is born again is from above and is ordained to be above all.

Jesus while speaking to his disciples said" yea are the light of the world, a city that is set on a hill that cannot be hid" (Matt. 5:14).

The above scripture implies that the disciples are ordained to be pace-setters as the light of the world; - they are destined to be first among equals; that is Path- finders and trail blazers.

It is therefore clear from all the above that the believer belongs to the top by heritage. Success is our birthright in Christ and exploits is our portion in redemption.

This is why; the Prophetic focus for the month of September is "I belong to the top" (Matt. 5:14).

Recommended books for the month authored by me include:

§ Exploring the secrets of success
§ Success strategies
§ Success systems
§ Maximized destiny

Expect a baptism of the Spirit of excellence for exploits this month. Your own manifestation 2009 shall be an all round reality in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Peace be unto you all!

In His service.

David O. Oyedepo

The Epistle

2009-08-03T16:24:00.000-07:00

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Here at the World headquarters and throughout our church network from reports, we saw amazing wonders in the month of July while we run with the theme ‘My God Still answers Prayers', What a Month!.

Testimonies here at the Faith Tabernacle are staggering:

Two ladies, one of them 22years old who were victims of sickle cell anemia, had their genotypes changed from SS to AA with medical results to show.
Another sister with kidney and liver disease went back for her medical test with confirmed perfect kidney and liver.
A woman whose baby died at about 8:27pm but engaged the principles of importunity in prayer, i.e. a No! for an answer, the baby sneezed and jacked back to life at about 2:30am, she gave her testimony with the living baby in her hand.
Most importantly, we also engaged the sickle of prayer for harvest of souls and we recorded the largest number of converts of any month in the history of the church and we believe this month will be much greater. To God be all the glory.

Where then are we heading for in the month of August 2009?

New birth is a birth into the supernatural world. When one is born again he/she is born into a world of sign s and wonders. Every child of God is a miracle in the world and to the world (Zech. 3:8).

It is written " he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved...and these signs shall follow them that believe..." (Mark 16:16-17). It is also written "the wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth, so is everyone that is born of the Spirit" (John 3:8)

When the first century apostles took the stage, the people exclaimed ‘the gods are come down to us in the likeness of men' (Acts 14:11). This is why the Word says prophetically concerning the redeemed ‘Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me, are for signs and for wonders...' (Isaiah 8:18),

Anytime one is challenged and seem to have come to its wits end, people will always assert, ‘it will take a miracle' and this is what this month of August represents for all of us in the Winners' family. What it will take for your trial to be turned into a testimony and your obstacle to a miracle is coming your way this month.

But every miracle is a confirmation of the Word. The Bible says "...the Lord also working with them and confirming the word with signs following" (Mark 16:20). It is also written that, "...God gave testimony unto the Word of His grace and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands" (Acts 14:3).

This is what it will take this month, giving full attention to the revelation of the Word in all the services and also engaging in spirited search in your personal Word studies

Therefore the Prophetic focus for the month of August 2009 is "I AM FOR SIGNS AND FOR WONDERS" Isaiah 8:18

Recommended Books of the month authored by David O. Oyedepo include:

Walking in the Miraculous
Commanding the Supernatural
Signs & Wonders Today
Operating in the Supernatural
Remember, our harvest season as a commission is still on (Harvest of souls) but this shall also be your harvest season for miracles.

Jesus is Lord!

David O. Oyedepo

You Are The Crown of God’s Creation!

2009-07-28T19:11:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

You are blessed in Jesus’ name! Today, I will be showing you the significance of the woman as a crown of creation. Aren’t you glad that you are a woman? The Word of God says: And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man (Genesis 2:21-22).

God’s Word likens the woman to a crown. She is the crown of God’s creation, and the crown of her husband. The Word of God says: A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband (Proverbs 12:4). The woman is the crown of God’s creation because after creating the woman, God ended His work. So, she crowned up the creation process. Let me point out here why the woman is a crown of creation. A Crown is an ornament of beauty, circular, and worn on the heads of royalty. No normal person puts a crown under his feet or wears it on the feet as shoes. No, a crown is meant to be worn on the head.

Just as a crown is not meant for every head but only that of royalty, you can rejoice because you are a royalty. The Word of God says: And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth (Revelation 5:10).

As a woman, it is very important for you to know that you did not make yourself, but God is the one that made you, packaged you and sent you to the world. You are a creature of the most high God. You are not a non-entity. You are not a coincidence. God is your maker and He has a purpose for making you. The Word of God says: Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture (Psalm 100:3).

In case you are facing any challenge as a woman or as a single person, simply turn to your Maker. He that made you has enough to sustain you here. All you need to do is to go back to Him, your Maker.

You are a king meant to reign on the earth. Your tenure begins now, not when you get to heaven. That is why to see yourself as ordinary is unwise. You are not created to be just any other being, you are a king with a kingdom.

If a king wants to put on his crown for instance, he has to be completely dressed. His clothes, his shoes and every other thing is on, the last thing that the king will put on is the crown. As a woman, you are the crown of God’s creation, the beauty of creation. God has created you as His last born, to have the most of enjoyment of this earth. You will not be a misfit to God’s purpose.

If you have this understanding that you are a princess, it will affect the totality of your life in your action, deeds and in your words. You will not use your tongue anyhow; you won’t be a tale bearer. If you see a woman that dresses anyhow and everything she wears is showing her total nakedness, she doesn’t know she is a princess. If she knows, she will take care of her body as the temple of the Living God.

Woman, you are created for honour and dignity, don’t lose your place to the devil. You occupy an enviable position! The devil is envious of your position. Adam was in the Garden of Eden and the devil went to Eve because he wanted to abase the crown of God’s creation.

Although Satan succeeded through his subtlety to uncrown God’s creation, Jesus, the Saviour came through a woman and restored her back as the crown of God’s creation. So, you have been restored back to your rightful place in destiny!

If you are not born again, there is a need for you to do so today in order to enjoy your benefits of creation. When you get born again, God becomes your King and you are a princess because God is the King over all the earth. So, every woman that is born again is a princess. As a princess, she is meant for honour, among other things. From henceforth, you will not miss the honour that is due to you any more in Jesus’ name!

The first step to take is to surrender your life to Jesus Christ. You surrender by confessing your sins and accepting Jesus as your Saviour and Lord. If you are ready to be born again, please say this prayer: Dear Lord, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me my sins. Cleanse me with Your precious Blood. I accept You as my Lord and Savious. Now I know I am born again!

If you prayed this simple prayer, you are now a child of God. He loves you and He will never leave you. Read your Bible daily, obey God's Word and seek Christian fellowship (John 14:21)... Pastor Faith Oyedepo

PROPHETIC FOCUS FOR JULY 2009

2009-07-07T18:06:00.000-07:00

Grace and Peace be unto you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Thank God for the baptism of the spirit of wisdom that came upon all of us afresh in the Winners’ Family in the month of June. We also thank God for the wave of testimonies in our midst, to God be all the glory.

But this month, we shall be exploring the pathway of praying to get results because we serve a prayer answering God – Psalm 65:2.

The Bible says: “And this is the confidence that we have in him that, if we ask any thing according to his will he heareth us” - John 5:14

What then is the Will of God?

Among others, the will of God is to see all men saved.

Jesus said in the gospel of John “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I MUST bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. -John 10:16

It is also written: The Lord said… not willing that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance"- IIPeter 3:9

Our commitment to His will is what triggers His commitment to meeting our needs.

Jesus Said "...seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things (that you need) shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33

We all have equal access to the blessings of God, but we do not all have equal understanding. This is why we all pray, but not all of us receive answers to our prayer. I believe this month, the Holy Spirit shall be taking us through the school of prayer on how to pray to get results.

When Jesus taught His disciples how to pray, he emphasized the truth of kingdom-priority in prayer. "... When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. THY KINGDOM COME. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. -Luke 11:2

Further more the Bible says: "Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession." Psalms 2:8

It is also written, “Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? FOR AS SOON AS ZION TRAVAILED, SHE BROUGHT FORTH HER CHILDREN” (Isaiah 66:7-8).

I believe every Winner shall be bringing forth spiritual children by way of salvation this month.

Every member of the Winners' family is therefore admonished to make a list of those he/she wants to target for salvation this month.

This should include where applicable:

· A member of your nucleus family: spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law etc

· Parents: father, mother or both.

· A member of your extended family: Uncle, Niece, Cousin, Nephew etc.

· A colleague or boss at work

· A business associate or partner

· Landlord, tenant or neighbor etc

We shall be engaging ‘the sickle’ of fervent prayer for the salvation of all our loved ones this month. (Joel 3:13)

We are all therefore expected to bring in the harvest through intensive prayers and reaching out to such individuals with love and wisdom for the salvation of their souls. Everyone must endeavour to have at least ONE SOUL to present to the Lord in this church before the end of this month.

Prophetically, I see every one of our local assemblies doubled in membership by the end of this month. At the same time I see God restore double honour in all areas of our lives.

Remember the Bible says “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” John 15:16

Therefore the Prophetic focus for the month of July 2009 is "MY GOD STILL ANSWERS PRAYER" 1John 5:4

The prophesy of Isaiah saying “before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear, shall come to pass in every ones life by the end of this month (Isaiah 65:24).

All hanging answers to your prayer shall be released as you key into this kingdom-first prayer strategy.

Remain blessed all through this second half of the year in Jesus name.

Recommended Books of the month authored by Dr. David O. Oyedepo include:

· Winning Prayer

· All You Need To Have All Your Needs Met

· Born To Win

· You Shall Not Be Barren

· Release of Power

Jesus is Lord!

David O. Oyedepo

The Release of Power

2009-07-02T08:16:00.000-07:00

"Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee."
Psalm 66:3
The end-time Church is a Church of power! It is a ruling and reigning Church.
Friends, you have never seen the kind of power that is about to be displayed in the Church! The enemies of God will be brought under His footstool, and until this is done, Christ will not come.

The Word of God says, "...through the greatness of thy power...", not thy teachings, not thy sermons or religious obligations.

Friends, we might have seen power, but God is now talking about the greatness of His power! Christianity without power is a frustrated religion!

No matter how religious you are, Pharaoh won’t let you go without a demonstration of God’s power. Your grammar, your education or your money makes no difference.

The kingdom of God is not in words, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of POWER!

1Corinthians 2:4

It is impossible to triumph without power! The word triumph here simply means a walkover, where your opponent becomes afraid to even enter the ring with you. You become too much for the enemy.

This takes power!

It is very important to know that the Church that will be raptured will be one that is enthroned in power. Not a theoretical Church, but a dominating one, ruling and reigning in the fullness of the power that has been handed over to it.

Hear what Joel says:
"Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them."

Joel 2:1-3

The world should get ready for a great people, the kind that has not been seen before! A great army, that will spread upon the mountains and take charge!
They will not be aware of what is going on on the earth, rather they shall be gloriously distinguished.

"The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array."

Joel 2:4-5

Friends, every enemy of yours shall suffer devastation before your presence!
"Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks."
Joel 2:6-7

If you are a part of this end-time army, you are reckoned with as a mighty man. It is time to stop thinking low of yourself, you are in the end-time army.
"Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief."

Joel 2:8-9
Your days of being wounded are over! From this hour no more injuries on your life, soul, body or Family; because you are in this end-time army of great power.
"Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things."
Joel 2:21
Friends, we are in for great things!
Let’s come out of religion and step into power and authority!
It’s time to walk into your liberty! It’s time to get into your Canaan! Your land flowing with milk and honey is waiting for you.
Get set for encounters with power! Get set for freedom from every form of captivity, through the instrumentality of power.
When God’s power is in place, you’re in charge. When His power is at work in you, you keep reigning!
You are born of power, you can’t afford to die a weakling!
Your future is not certain without His power.
In this book, you are going to have an unforgettable encounter with power.
You are a creature of power, you have to become conscious of power in your walk with God.
Friends, it’s time to walk in power! We are in the greatest outbreak of power in the body of Christ. Watch out! . Bishop David Oyedepo

Making Global Impact

2009-07-02T08:07:00.000-07:00

The phenomenal growth of the commission, marked by its 25 years anniversary in May 2006, has been in the biblical order of Acts 1:8, "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

Today, the church that formally started with four members in 1983, after a 26 months of spiritual foundation-laying, by members of the Power House and weekly fellowships tagged Faith Liberation Hour, has become an awesome organization with vibrant and viable churches in nearly 300 cities and towns in Nigeria and more than 34 nations of the world.

Also, God has blessed the Commission that it has become a global fulcrum of faith realities and a foundry for producing faith-based proofs.

Over the years, Bishop Oyedepo's practical and biblical teachings, as well as writings, have also become veritable tools for producing proofs and doing exploits in the hands of numerous ministers, evangelists, pastors and other cadres in the communion of Bible-believing organizations - both in Nigeria and the world over.

Now See What The Lord Has Done!

This Church has grown from four standing members in 1983 to a congregation of the multitudes with churches established in 300 cities, towns and villages in Nigeria, about 65 cities and towns spread over 32 nations in Africa, Britain and the US.

The church has gone from a staff force of three to a work force of thousands including, core ministry staff, i.e. the Pastoral, administrative, accounting, technical and IT, an army of teaching and non- teaching staff in our primary, secondary and tertiary school systems and over 2,000 of skilled and unskilled labour in our construction endeavours alone. You can imagine the number of men and women on the payroll of this ministry today!

As of 1984, the ministry had a Volkswagen Beetle car as the only official vehicle of the ministry. But today, at the headquarters Church alone, we run a fleet of over 300 buses as mass transit vehicles for commuting worshippers. This is apart from construction equipments i.e., bulldozers, pay-loaders, excavators, trucks of all sizes (etc), for our numerous construction work. Today all levels of staff also enjoy a special vehicle acquisition package that number in hundreds. This is also apart from an array of departmental service vehicles.

In 1984 also, the highest attendance in our conference was 154. Today, we have counted over 300,000 at our annual convocation, tagged Shiloh.

22 year ago, the total annual income of this ministry was N18,000 only. But today, the story has changed as the annual income 10 years ago cannot cover for the monthly staff overhead alone today.

In 1987, we had a make-shift structure capable of only shading us from the sun, it was built of woven grass, on a two-plot leased landed property, fondly referred to as "The Grass Cathedral." But today, God has put in place to His glory, the world renowned Faith Tabernacle, the 50,000 seat sanctuary, reputed to be the largest church auditorium in the world.

Education:

Today, our contribution to educational development through the building of schools ranges from Nursery/Primary, Secondary to the University level. The ministry runs a network of Kingdom Heritage Nursery/ Primary schools across the nation, and in some nations of Africa.

Faith Academy, a model, full-boarding secondary school, in Ota, has cut a niche for itself through the qualitative results of its products, while, the new, vision-driven Covenant University, Ota, has become a pace-setter in the annals of tertiary institutions in this part of the world.

The above are some of the awesome deeds of the Lord.

My prayer, therefore, is that the Lord will inspire you, as we do, to give glory to His awesome name, a name that is above all names, a God that there is nothing impossible for Him to do. "For with God nothing shall be impossible." (Lk. 1:37).. Bishop David Oyedepo

Word Foundation For Divine Visitation!

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"...God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob" (Gen. 50:24). God's visitation is guaranteed for every believer who has an expectation or hope of a better place than where he or she is presently. No matter the present situation, in your health, finances, career, socially or spiritually, God will surely visit you and take you to
your desired place!

However, God has a pattern of visitation. And it is important for you to know how God visits His people so that you can keep provoking His visitation in your life from time to time. God's visitation is not something you should encounter just once in a life time, it is designed to be a continuous experience.

How does God visit His people? Divine visitation draws on divine promises. God will only visit you on the basis of His promises that you know. Your depth of knowledge of His promises is what determines the level of God's performance towards you. In Genesis 21:1 the Bible says, "And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken." So, the basis for God's visitation is what God has said. If you don't know what He has said, then don't bother expecting His visitation.

The Lord visited Sarah as He had spoken and what was the proof of that visitation? "...Sarah conceived, and
bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him" (Genesis 21:2). Sarah was 90 years old and Abraham, an hundred years old, but God's visitation terminated their age-long problem of bareness and it happened at the set time that God had spoken. Concerning that long standing problem in your family, God will visit and intervene for you, but you must know what He has said. Unless you know what God has said, you will be wasting your energy claiming that you are expecting Him to visit you. Only knowledgeable people will keep enjoying the visitation of God.

The cheapest way for the devil to keep a man in the dark and
rob him of God's visitation is to take away knowledge from him. Ignorance remains the tool of the oppressor. Ignorance! Your oppressor does not need to put chains on your hands and feet, all he has to do is to keep away knowledge from you. As long as you are ignorant, you will remain under his charge. But the day you become knowledgeable, you will become free from his chains.

Every believer who desires to enjoy God's visitation must necessarily be acquainted with His promises. What has the Lord said? If you don't have His promises, you can not experience His visitation because His promises are the reference points for His acts.
They are the anchors for His performance. God will never perform beyond His word.

Mediate on these: Isaiah 43:26, Numbers 23:19... David Abioye

You Shall Not Be Barren

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Between May 1st and 2nd 1981, I had a very remarkable encounter with God in a vision. I saw a parade of suffering masses, agonising for rescue. The sight was so terrible and even more so was the sound of their cries, groanings and wailings, which made me feel their pangs and pains in my being.

I also began to sob and cry. Then the Lord said to me, "But from the beginning it was not so!" God did not create man for suffering and agonies; His product was tampered with and corrupted. What I saw in that vision was not the original creation of God, but the oppression of the devil, which is what we see all over the world today. It manifests in sickness, disease, shame, nakedness, and barrenness. But thank God there is a way out!

The vision ended with God saying these words to me:
"The hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil, through the preaching of the Word of faith, and I am sending you to undertake this task."
The Word of Faith is therefore the guarantee for the liberation of all mankind. Hebrews 1: 3 says:

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

So, your predicament is not above the Word of God, no matter its source.
Barrenness is a spiritual issue which traverses geographical, economical, and social barriers. It defies most scientific approaches. This problem has reduced many civilised men to crawling into huts and hamlets, in search of a solution.
The answer is actually nowhere else but in Jesus. That was why He said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28). Jesus has the answer to the problem of barrenness. Nobody else would have been audacious enough to invite everyone, except the One into whose hands God has committed all judgement (Jn. 5:22).

The invitation is to all who are tired and do not know where else to turn. It is for those who have wept in search of children, but are still hoping for their miracle. If you are in this category, Jesus says to you, "Come and learn of Me." He knows that many people have prayed for you without results. But now He says, "Come and learn", because, "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free" (Jn. 8:32).

In Revelation 3:7, it is written:
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

Jesus is the One that opens and no man shuts; when He shuts, no man opens. He opened the womb of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Hannah, Elizabeth, and many others in contemporary times. So, there is a key in His hand with which He opens closed wombs and when He opens, not even the devil can shut them! Isaiah 43:13 says:
Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

When God is at work, no force can distract or stop Him. He is still at work today, opening up the wombs that the devil has shut. If He did it so cheaply for Rachel, He is still the same God today and will do the same for you!

It does not matter for how long you have searched for a child, or how hopeless the doctor's diagnosis appears. Genesis 18:14 says, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" If your answer is "No", then you are on your way to receiving your miracle! However, in case you are in a situation in which you are not too sure if it is too hard for God or not, He supplies the answer for you in Jeremiah 32:27:

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
So, your case is settled! God who could look at a 100-year-old man and his wife of 90 and ask, "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" is strong enough for you to settle down with. Think about it, the Bible calls Him the Omnipotent God! In His hand is all the powers of heaven and earth. He sits upon the circles of the earth, doing what He pleases.

That same God says that your case is not too hard for Him to handle. So, rejoice! However, He says something very prophetic, "...At the appointed time, I will return unto thee, according to the time of life" (Gen. 18:14). That is to say, "In nine months time, I will visit you."

I believe that God will keep His appointment with you. He will erase your disappointments of old and turn your captivity through this book. All you have to do, however, is receive the teaching as a babe; because God has chosen to reveal His mysteries to babes, but has hidden them from the wise and prudent. So, open up for an encounter and you will not miss your time of visitation!.. Bishop David O. Oyedepo

PILLARS OF FAITH

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God commissioned me with a Word of Faith ministry to my generation. Remember Paul said, “...if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” (1 Cor 14:8) By the help of the Holy Ghost I have classified the Word of Faith He has committed into my hands into the specific areas of emphasis, in direct response to Isaiah 40:6, “The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry?”

I have named these 12 areas of emphasis as the 12 Pillars of our Commission. We have stood firm upon these twelve stones and they have resulted in breakthroughs – both for the ministry and all that are partakers of the same grace with us. We have crossed Jordan into power, bearing the ark of liberation and have experienced amazing testimonies ever since this commission was handed down in May, 1981.

Here are the 12 stones, after the order of Joshua 4:1-8, 20-24.

FAITH (1 John 5:4; Eph. 6:16)
“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” – 1 John 5:4

THE WORD (John 1:1-12; Heb. 1:3)
“Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.” – Heb. 1:3

THE SUPERNATURAL (Ps. 82:5-7; John 3:8)
“The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” – John 3:8

THE HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 1:1-8; Isaiah 10:27)
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.” – Isaiah 10:27

PROSPERITY (3 John 2; Ps. 35:27; Zech. 1:17)
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” – 3 John 2

PRAYER (1 John 5:14)
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us.” – 1 John 5:14

HEALING (Isaiah 53:3-4; Jer. 8:22; Matt. 8:17)
“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” – Matt. 8:17

WISDOM (Prov. 24:3-4, Isaiah 33:6)
“And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.” – Isaiah 33:6

SUCCESS (Joshua 1:8-10)
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” – Joshua 1: 8

VISION (Prov. 29:18, Jer. 29:11)
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” – Prov. 29:18

CONSECRATION (Hebrews12:14; 2Tim. 2:19)
“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are his. And let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. ” – 2 Tim. 2:19

PRAISE (2 Chro. 20:20-22; Ps. 67:1-7; 149:1-9)
“And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah: and they were smitten.” – 2 Chro. 20:22.. Bishop David Oyedepo

The Word of Faith Bible Institute [WOFBI]

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The Word of Faith Bible Institute [WOFBI] is a Ministry/Leadership Training Centre, which serves as the training arm of the Living Faith Church Worldwide. The Institute runs periodical three weeks specialized courses termed “SPECIAL”.

The courses are designed to motivate participants positively towards distinction both in their secular as well as spiritual engagement.

The Vision of the Institute is in line with the mandate given to Dr. David Oyedepo in May 1983 when the Holy Ghost said to him, “I will through THIS MINISTRY RAISE THE FOUNDATION OF MANY OTHER MINISTRIES”.

For this reason, the Institute’s Curriculum is designed to inculcate covenant excellence in Leadership, Ministry, Social, Economic and other areas of human endeavours.

HISTORICAL LANDMARKS

The Institute took off September 1st 1986 at Kaduna, Nigeria and subsequently established a campus in Lagos in the year 1993. Since then, the Lagos campus alone has graduated over twenty thousand [20,000] students.

Similarly, well over Fifty Thousand [50,000] students have graduated from the numerous campuses all over Nigeria while about Thirty Thousand [30,000] have graduated from different campuses in thirty-five African Nations where WOFBI has established its presence.

COURSES OFFERED

1] Basic Certificate Course [BCC]

This is the Foundation Course for those who have never attended any previous WOFBI program

2] Leadership Certificate Course [LCC]

This is a Leadership Development/Motivational Course, for those who have attended the BCC Specialized program

3] Leadership Diploma Course [LDC]

This is the Advanced Leadership Course, opened to those who have successfully passed through the WOFBI LCC program

IMPACT OF WOFBI

At WOFBI, we do not offer mere secular education; we also provide deep spiritual enlightenment, as well as mental empowerment for exploits. WOFBI is not just a place of learning; it is actually a place of transfigurative encounter.

In the words of Dr. David Oyedepo, “There is no mountain anywhere; every man’s ignorance is his mountain”. It is your light that defines your limit, if you will submit to the forces of enlightenment; you will subdue every mountainous issues of your life.

PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR 2008

S/N
MONTH
COURSE LEVEL
DATE

1
February
BCC,LCC & LDC
11th – 29th

2
May
BCC,LCC & LDC
12th – 30th

3
June
BCC,LCC & LDC
9th – 27th

4
July
BCC,LCC & LDC
7th – 25th

5
August
BCC,LCC & LDC
11th – 29th

6
September
BCC,LCC & LDC
8th – 26th

6
October
BCC,LCC & LDC
6th – 24th

Things To Note

1] The school is non-residential, but accommodation can be arranged for you at affordable prices within Canaanland

2] We do not run correspondent programme

3] The BCC Course is a pre-requisite for one to attend before the LCC and then the LDC

4] Show prove of literacy with ability to communicate in English language

5] Students are not to be less than 18years of age

For More Information

Please contact the WOFBI Office
At the Youth Centre
38 Raji Oba Street, Iyana-Ipaja

For enquiries, call + 234 - 1 – 8179657; + 234 – 1- 7747546 & + 234 – 1 – 7747547 or email us at wofbicanaanland@yahoo.com

Recommended Books for the month of June

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Recommended Books for the month authored by Dr. David O. Oyedepo include:

· The Wisdom that works

· Walking in Wisdom

· Winning Wisdom

· Creating a New Beginning (by Bishop David Abioye)

PROPHETIC FOCUS FOR JUNE 2009

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Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ and may grace and peace continue to abide with you all forever, Amen.

The Month of May has been a most fruitful Month for us in the Winners' family with the tangible outpouring of the Spirit of Faith in our midst. A lot of testimonies have been shared in our various churches and I believe that many more are on the way coming, to God be all the glory.

Remember, this is our year of manifestation and in this month, we shall be pressing into another realm of supernatural manifestation by the operation of the Spirit of Wisdom.

I believe that creation is definitely the mother of all supernatural manifestations. (Gal. 1:1-31).
"And God said, let there be... and God saw everything that God said and behold, it was very good"

But the Bible asserts severally that creation is a product of the wisdom of God:
"The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens" (Proverbs 3:19)

Again, the Word says:

"O Lord, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches" (Psalm 104:24)

We saw how Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, subdued the Nation of Babylon, by the operation of the Spirit of Wisdom. (Daniel 1:17, 3:1-28,6:1-23)
Joseph also ruled Egypt by the manifestation of the Spirit of Wisdom. (Gen. 41:38-44, Ps. 105:17-22)
It is also clear that divine wisdom is a principal requirement for the end time church. Why?

The end time church is a reigning church. (Isaiah 2:1-3, Micah 4:1-2, Zech. 8:20-23, Ps. 110:1-3)
The Bible further asserts that it is by wisdom that kings reign and princes decree justice. (Prov. 8:15)
Therefore, divine wisdom is the only way to reign on the earth and rule in the midst of our enemies. (Luke 21:15, Eph. 3:8-11)

It is therefore obvious that we cannot fulfill the end time prophesy of reigning on the earth and in the midst of our enemies without the baptism of the spirit of wisdom.

The Seven Spirits of God at work in scriptures are essentially the spirit of wisdom and power. (Rev. 3:1, Rev. 5:6, Isaiah 11:1-3)
This is why Christ is said to be the wisdom and the power of God. (1Cor. 1:24)
What then is Wisdom?

Wisdom is knowing the right thing to do and doing it. (Mathew 7:24-28)
Wisdom is knowing the right step to take and taking it. (John 6:6)
Wisdom is knowing the right thing to say and saying it. (Lk. 21:15)
No wonder the Bible says ‘Wisdom is the Principal Thing'. (Prov. 4:7)

Therefore, the prophetic theme for the month of June 2009 is

WHAT WISDOM IS THIS (Mark 6:2)

From the above verse of scripture, divine wisdom is validated by mighty works. This month shall be marking the beginning of an era of mighty works in our families, businesses, career and in the church.

My prayer is that we shall all open up with a genuine thirst and longing of the heart for the outpouring of the Spirit of Wisdom from above this month.

I welcome you all to the beginning of another era of supernatural manifestations by the operation of the Sprit of Wisdom.

Recommended Books for the month authored by Dr. David O. Oyedepo include:

The Wisdom that works
Walking in Wisdom
Winning Wisdom
Creating a New Beginning (by Bishop David Abioye)
Jesus is Lord!

David O. Oyedepo

Note: This epistle is to be read during the Wednesday Service (3rd June) and also in the course of the Alnight service on Friday 5th June, 2009, respectively.

Education Sector

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WMA is making significant contributions to education in Nigeria. It established the Faith Academy in 1999, a model Christian college geared towards raising pupils with a testimony of academic excellence and spiritual prowess. The Academy’s working team is made up of carefully selected, spirit-filled professional men and women of proven integrity and outstanding teaching, administrative and technical capabilities. Their overall objectives are to help each child discover his or her purpose, release their potential, nurture their latent abilities to become not only productive and fulfilled citizens but to be pacesetters in all areas of life.

In addition to the above, the network of nursery and primary schools, called Kingdom Heritage Model Schools were established in 2003 across the cities of Nigeria and some other African nations. The overall objectives are to help each child discover his or her purpose, release his/her potentials, nurture their latent abilities to become not only productive fulfilled citizens, but to be pace-setters in all areas of life.

In 2002, World Mission Agency, in a graphic demonstration of its commitment to the provision of education at all levels, established Covenant University (CU). Of note is the fact that seasoned Christian intellectuals and professors with proven academic excellence and international acclaim make up the faculty of the University. The university was in 2005 adjudged the best private university in Nigeria. In addition to other distinctions and awards on the university, the Chancellor and the Vice Chancellor, the university has been named as NEPAD bioinformatics research centre. In July 2006, Covenant University graduated its pioneer students.

The premises of Covenant University is an array of architectural master pieces consisting of the largest Centre for Learning Resources (university library), college buildings, a 3,000 seat capacity Student Chapel, Professors’ Village, Staff quarters, Students Halls of residences, etc.

The Epistle : PROPHETIC FOCUS FOR JUNE 2009

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About US

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On May 2, 1981, at the end of a visionary encounter that lasted about eighteen hours, I saw a roll of afflicted, battered, beaten, tattered, deformed and all that one could ever imagine, groaning and agonizing, as a result of pains and pangs, crying as it were for rescue. I was so moved with compassion that I began sobbing profusely asking, "Why Lord?" I heard the Lord say to me, "But from the beginning it was not so." I questioned further, "But why Lord?" and then came the mandate,

"The hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith, and I am sending you to undertake this task."

This mandate was further confirmed from the epistle of Paul to the Ephesians where God Said, "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked" (Eph 6:16). This was the genesis of this global ministry today and according to this mandate, the Word of Faith is the key to triumphant living.

Shortly, thereafter, a weekly teaching programme took-off popularly known as the Faith Liberation Hour. Alongside, a caucus was put in place, tagged The Power House which was involved in prayers and fasting among others towards the actualization of this heavenly vision.

Today, testimonies of liberation through our messages, books, tapes, magazines and other periodicals are most humbling. The word of faith is working like fire for the liberation of mankind across the nations.