I SAW SMELLY POVERTY ON THE CHURCH
CHURCH MEMBERS DID CONTRIBUTIONS TO BUY BICYCLE FOR PASTOR AND STILL PUT CONDITIONS ON IT
I SAW 200 OR 500 SEATER CAPACITY CHURCHES BEING BUILT FOR 20 YEARS
A NOTORIOUS WITCH BROUGHT FOR DELIVERANCE STARTED VOMITING WHEN I CASTED OUT THE FOUL SPIRIT: I COMMANDED; LICK IT NOW!
MY DOMINION MENTALITY OVER ALL devils CAME IN 1979 THROUGH THE TESTIMONY OF SMITH WIGGLESWORTH
THE TESTIMONIES OF GOD’S PROSPEROUS HAND UPON THE COPELANDS DROVE ME TO THE REALM OF FINANCIAL FORTUNE WE ARE LIVING IN TODAY
THOSE WHO DESPISE TESTIMONIES LIVE UNDER TRIALS
WHEN WE BELIEVE THE TESTIMONIES OF THE LORD WE HAVE COMMITTED HIM TO REPLICATE SAME IN OUR LIVES
TESTIMONIES ARE POWERFUL; THEY EMPOWER US TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE WITH EASE
– Bishop David Oyedepo on COME MEET WITH JESUS; THE GREAT PHYSICIAN AND HIS GREAT PRESCRIPTIONS 5 at LFC Canaanland Midweek Communion Service 16th August, 2023 Part C
Most testimonies in the body of Christ come through the healing testimonies of others. Most healings in the Kingdom come through the healing testimonies of others. Somebody got there, he got it; I’m going there, I must get it and then you get it too. Somebody heard it from you, he also got it. You know why? Testimonies are prophetic in nature to whosoever receives and believes it.
Revelation 19:10. God is saying, I have this for you also if you believe. You see what I have done? So I am saying to you I have this order of testimony for you also if you care to believe.
So they are prophetic and they will deliver in the life of anyone who cares to believe them. My dominion mentality over all devils came through the testimony of Smith Wigglesworth – 1979. I saw how he snubbed the devil in that book. My eyes opened and truly, we have been raised up together with him, made to sit together with him in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, far above.
Ephesians 1:21. I was looking for every devil to demonstrate it. I believed it hook, line and sinker. Also Smith Wigglesworth heard a noise in his sitting room, took his lantern (there were no power in those days) to go and check what’s going on and he saw a creature with a horn – one horn on the head and sat on his rocking chair and was rocking. He hissed and said, “I didn’t even know it is you the devil” and he went back to bed and he woke up the following morning. My spirit man just caught fire from Ephesians 2:6 and Ephesians 1:20-21. My far above mentality over all devils came alive.
You have heard me share that testimony many times, so I was in that place for a meeting and after I made altar calls I wasn’t satisfied so I said, how many of you are witches here? Stand up! A whole lot stood up. You know, light will expose darkness anywhere. I said, “sit down, understand what I am saying. I am not saying that somebody is accusing you if being a witch.
That you know that you are a practicing witch, stand up!” The number stood up again; I rejoiced! I called one of them, come on here. “What do you do with the devil? What’s your activity, what department are you?” She said, “any time we want to suck blood we get on the highway and we cause any vehicle coming to somersault; we suck the blood of the victims.” I said what about when people like us are coming? 1979.
So you don’t need old age to get it. Light is light whether it is a small boy that carries it or a big boy. She said when we sense a higher power on the way we clear off the highway. You think devils don’t have sense?
Why don’t mad people stay on the road when a car is coming? They have sense, they know danger. I rejoiced; my spirit man said, “yes, it’s proved already.”
From that time you say you’re a witch, you’re like an ant. It doesn’t do me anything – like a lizard. Can a lizard be chasing you from your house? No, if you wait for me I will trample you under foot.
One notorious witch was arrested one time and I said, “you foul spirit come out!” He started vomiting and I said, “lick it now!” What nonsense, where do you think you are? Now from the testimony of one, I secured my dominion over all devils anywhere anytime.
We got to one nation like that, one notorious witch was there before us and she was a celebrated witch, they sacrifice human beings to her, most authorities across Africa were subscribing to her demonic activities.
We came into town, walked into that hotel, had no idea she was there, she packed out unceremoniously out of that nation – not out of the hotel. Light came, darkness will be competing? Where? They welcomed her with pomps and pageantry, drums and all that. She disappeared unceremoniously – national newspaper carried it. Bishop came, witch disappeared.
I never got that on my own, I understood it through his testimony and I received and believed it. Those who despise testimonies live under trials – you better wake up! It’s not luck, it’s light.
I read the biography of John Wesley – the unusual divine strength at work in him – 1982. I saw him riding on horseback for miles in winter. “Jesus, I need this kind of strength.” So I know where I am coming from Sir.
. I craved for it, I knew I got it. I’m amazed at the strength in my life. The power of testimonies. Isaiah 8:20. It takes testimonies to shatter darkness among others. Revelation will; testimonies will also do the same.
When we believe the testimonies of the Lord we have committed him to replicate same in our lives. Acts 10:34; Luke 1:45. That’s how testimonies stir the faith of others to receive their miracles. When you start reading negative, ungodly meaning to testimonies, you never have them.
Only those that celebrate testimonies attract them. What you don’t embrace you dispel – it goes farther away from you. Matthew 9:20-22, Matthew 14:34-36. One testimony impacting on several others. That’s how testimonies stir the faith of others to receive their miracles. You find them say, Glory be to God. That means they acknowledge God is the one that did it, in case you are interested you can also line up and collect your own. No private testimonies in the Kingdom.
Testimonies are faith boosters by which we overcome the challenges of life. 1 Samuel 17:34-37. Testimonies of the past in your life are weapons of war to overcome the next battles that will come your way.
So write up your testimonies, you find me talking about testimonies over and over again, they are the happenings of the hand of God in my life – I am not ashamed of them. Psalm 119:46; Revelation 12:11. So we overcome the battles of life by testimonies whether in your life or in the life of others which are pointers to your own heritage in Christ. The testimonies of God’s prosperous hand upon the Copelands drove me to study their materials. It’s the same God.
I saw smelly poverty on the Church – growing up. I saw Churches being built for 20 years. 500 seat capacity Church or 200. 20 years they are still building. 10 blocks today, then next 3 months another 10 blocks. The bricklayer will say, when you get to 200 let me know.
Contribute and contribute… There were no car parks in Churches because who will park cars? They bought bicycle for the pastor through heavy contributions and they put conditions on him. You mustn’t ride this bicycle to anywhere you like. Now that was the Church we met.
So “as poor as Church rat” fits the Church very well.
The Church is a bunch of never do well people. People that are going to Church are ashamed to say they are going to Church. I now saw this Covenant working heavily in a man’s life – I must find out. His testimonies drove me to the realm of financial fortune we are living in today.
Testimonies are powerful; they empower us to overcome the challenges of life with ease by not reading negative meaning to them but believing that the God who did it for them will do it for you too. It goes for everything about our lives.
Examples here include: we saw how Elisha brought the Shunammite’s son back to life following the footsteps of Elijah. 2 Kings 4:32-36; 1 Kings 17:19-23.
We saw how Peter brought Dorcas back to life by engaging the Jesus’ approach. He put them all out as Jesus would do and got the same result. Sir, you can hardly minister to the dead to come back to life without being in the private.
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