Let Us Pray Fellowship

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT21* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.  After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.  So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have been seeing how we can seek God and find Him and to me it has been interesting how God has been leading us and so i return all the glory to Him both now and forever. Somebody help by saying "thank you Jesus". Today i want us to conclude on how to seek so as to find him. In all that we have said the key word there is diligence. If we must find God we...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT20* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.  After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.  So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. It beats my imagination that the Lord has been pleased to continue to inspire me to this point. Do you remember that i thought i was done over two weeks ago before the Lord inspired me to continue? Am short of words and so all i have to say at this point is thank you Lord and for you for whom the Lord has been inspiring me thus far I say congratulations and more of G...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT19* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have been looking at the ways to seek God and find Him. David told us that he did and succeeded without telling us how but Jeremiah told us that it is by seeking Him with all our hearts. Seeking the Lord with all our hearts entails seeking Him earnestly, putting every necessary zeal to achieve what we are out for; importunately; eagerly; with real desire and with ...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT18* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We are saying that if Jeremiah talked about seeking the Lord with all your heart and that made him to find the Lord and king David though did not tell how he sought the Lord but he told us that the Lord heard him and not just heard him but also delivered him from all his terrors which means that if we do the same thing, i mean seeking the Lord as supposed that he wil...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT17* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. Yesterday we consulted king David and bro Jeremiah and they told us about how they sought the Lord and he answered them. This is born out of our desire to see why the urgent need of Paul and Barnabas in Macedonia. From the prophecy of Jeremiah the Lord gave us a format. "Seek me with all your heart". You will agree with me that this kind of seeking is not t...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT16* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have been looking at the reasons why the Macedonian church was preferred to be attended to first by Paul and Barnabas and by the grace of his we have been able to establish quite a number of them and today we will continue with the reasons as the Holy Spirit continues to inspire us. To God alone be all the glory. Today we consulted king David to give us his own ki...

*LET US PRAY* *(PRAYER FOR THE WEEK)*. *DIVINE PROTECTION*. *He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler*. *Ps 91:4*. I pray for you and with you that in this new week and beyond that the God of all grace will be your shield, he will so protect you that the enemies of your faith and life will never have access to you and all that belongs to you. Whatever evil that may exit and looking for a place of manifestation I pray on this day that it you not find in you or in any member of your family any means of expressing itself or birthing in the name of Jesus. Henceforth may divine protection be your lot, may you not lack it anytime any day and may it be evident that God is the one protecting you. Henceforth any power or kingdom that want to dare you will know that shame of defeat, the fire of God will answer them, the wrath of God will be kindled against them and their kingdom and they will perpetually perish in...

*LET US PRAY* *MONTH OF FREEDOM* *If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land*. *2Chro 7:14*. As I continue to thank God for you and with you for making it to the month of October I pray for you too that this month shall be a month of total freedom to you and your household in the name of Jesus. As we humble ourselves today and seek the face of God for ourselves and our nation we pray that God will hear us, answer all our secret prayers grant all our good heart desire, heal our foundations and establish us where grace and mercy will always speak for us in Jesus name Amen. We pray that from today's independent day celebration that Nigeria will be great again and that a new Nigeria where peace, harmony, prosperity, justice and rule of law shall reign shall be birthed today in the name of Jesus. We pray God to heal our land and ca...

*LET US PRAY* *CONGRATULATIONS DEAR AND THANK GOD.* *I will freely sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good. For He has delivered me out of all trouble; And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies*.  *Ps 54:6-7*. I join you and your family to thank God for the blessings of September and for making it through the month of September. I thank God for you even as i congratulate you. We thank God for delivering us from all the troubles of September and pray that we shall not see them or such in our lives again in the name of Jesus. As we are about to cross to the month of October, we cross in good health and may the Angels of the Lord lead us into the new month for signs, wonders and miracles. The ninth month is the month of delivery and so i pray for you that this month will not end until all your blessings has been delivered to you in the name of Jesus. Whatever ugly situations that you passed through in this September or that have been part of your life. As th...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT15* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have been seeing the reason/reasons why God had to mandate Paul and Barnabas to attend to the Macedonian church first and today we will continue to look at more. Apart from their humility and faith in God something must have prompted them to seek God with such seriousness and i believe that it is the state in which they found themselves. I mean the situation of th...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT14* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have said that one of the reasons that could have made God to be specially interested in Macedonia was their humility as a humble heart always attract the attention of God. Today we will be looking at their faith in God which they expressed in the place of prayer and probably fasting which made God to personally choose Paul and Barnabas for them by making them to ...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT14* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have said that one of the reasons that could have made God to be specially interested in Macedonia was their humility as a humble heart always attract the attention of God. Today we will be looking at their faith in God which they expressed in the place of prayer and probably fasting which made God to personally choose Paul and Barnabas for them by making them to ...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT13* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.  After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.  So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. Having seen why Paul and Barnabas were restrained from entering Asia and seeing a vision to come over to Macedonia to help them today we want to look at the reason for the urgent call to come over to Macedonia to help them and why the Holy Spirit regarded it as a matter of emergency. The bible told us that he saw a man of Macedonia who stood and pleaded with him, say...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT12* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have been able by the grace of God to establish the fact that it was not out of wickedness or favouritsm that made the Holy Spirit to retrain Paul and Barnabas from entering Asia but necessity, urgency in other places and many more and today we wish to take a look at more of the reasons. Another thing that we must not fail to mention is the fact that your will can...

*PRAYER FOR THE WEEK*. *CELEBRATION TIME*. *After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem*. .  *Jn 5:1*. I pray for you and with you that from today by the power that raised Jesus from the dead that we stop every power that has been stopping celebrations in your life and family in Jesus name. By the authority in the name of Jesus we decree and declare that any power that says no to your celebration be cut off from the land of the living in the name of Jesus. Any power that is angry that you are celebrating or that you are about to celebrate and want to do anything contrary to your celebration will never live to see that come to pass in the name of Jesus. Any power or powers that wants to turn your celebrations to sorrow will never succeed, may the God of heaven clothe them with shame and disappointments and may all their plan work against them in the name of Jesus. May the elements of creation that sponsors and produce celebrations work for you and may everyt...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT11* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have been looking at why the apostles Paul and Barnabas were stopped from entering Asia by the Holy Spirit to preach there. Apart from the ones that we have seen the Holy Spirit is still helping us to see more. The bible made us to understand that they were asked to go to mecedonia by the Holy Spirit which implies that the mecedonians had urgent need of the gospel...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT10* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. yesterday we took a ride on why the apostles Paul and Barnabas was restrained from entering certain place as they journey with message of the gospel and we said that one of them could be a test of their obedience to the God of the work so that they don't work for God without God as many are doing these days. Another thing that we want to look at today is the moti...

FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT9* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*.  *Acts 16:6-10*. We have been seeing how St Paul had been going about checking on people that he had contact with by the reason of the gospel of Christ which is our hope of glory. We saw how they were restrained from entering Asia and we said that today that we are going to be take a look at it. The bible said that it was the Holy Spirit that restrained them. The question now is why? D...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT8* *Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them*. *Acts 16:6-10*. Isn't it interesting that Paul a workaholics had to travel up and down to do good? He and Silas his colleague went throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, where, it should seem, the gospel was already planted, but whether by Paul's hand or no is not mentioned but what was worthy of mention was that he went about checking up on them. Although he preached ...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT7* *And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily*.  *Acts 16:4-5*. Yesterday i thought that we have concluded the topic "spiritual check up" due to the fact that in our reflections on spiritual check up we treated so many reasons why we need to make spiritual check up and why we need spiritual check up. Today St Luke himself is giving us the reasons why St Paul and St Barnabas made that trip. 1. Is to deliver the decrees that they need to keep. What is a decree. A decree is a predetermined purpose of God. And he added that this decrees were from men not God. Which means that there are people bestowed with the responsibility of telling the mind of God. This is the reason why we are denominating ourselves after God has nominated us to be members of his(one) own fami...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT6* *Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing*." .  *Acts 15:36*. We have been looking at why Paul and Barnabas had to return to Antioch to check up on the brethren there and by the help of God we have been able to see quite a few and today we are concluding on that before moving forward. To God alone be all the glory. Although there were many others also there, labouring at the same time like Judas and Silas. The multitude of workmen in Christ's vineyard does not give us a writ of ease or make us relax in relation to seeing to it that what is worth doing is worth doing well. Even where there are many others labouring in the word and doctrine a routine check can afford us the opportunity of recruiting more hand to the work of ministry. I believe that it was this check up that afforded Paul the opportunity t...

*LET US PRAY*. *CELEBRATION TIME*. *After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. . Jn 5:1*. I pray with you and for you even as I prophecy into your life that no matter what you are going through right now that after this thing that you are going through that you must celebrate. OhYou didn't hear me I call forth your celebrations now by the power in the name of Jesus. I don't care to know their names or nature or their source all that I know is the biggest God that can do it and so I prophecy as I have been commanded that you must celebrate in the name of Jesus. I decree and end to whatever you are passing through right now and i call forth the angels of change to change your story for good in the name of Jesus. That sickness is going now, that yoke of marital delay is broken, that setback is over, that injury is healed now and whatever that has not been working in your life have received strength to start working now in the name of Jesus. Whatever,...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT5* *Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing*." .  *Acts 15:36*. Having seen the subject matter from the point of medical profession on the need for a check up and having seen that it is a norm to always do check up let us now try to see it from the point of another profession this time not from the medical profession but in academics though it is not called check up but revision. No matter how good a student is he or she must go through revision. The reason for the revision is to see how you have mastered what you have been thought so Paul and Barnabas going back was to see how far they have mastered what they were thought. The major reason for the revision is to prepare one for any kind of  test(temptations) and Examination.(tougher test) Examination is a test to show a person's progress in knowledge, or...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT4* *Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing*." .  *Acts 15:36*. Having seen the subject matter from the point of medical profession on the need for a check up and having seen that it is a norm to always do check up let us now try to see it from the point of another profession this time not from the medical profession but in academics though it is not called check up but revision. No matter how good a student is he or she must go through revision. The reason for the revision is to see how you have mastered what you have been thought so Paul and Barnabas going back was to see how far they have mastered what they were thought. The major reason for the revision is to prepare one for any kind of test(temptations) and Examination.(tougher test) Examination is a test to show a person's progress in knowledge, or...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT4* *Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing*." .  *Acts 15:36*. It is said that prevention is better than cure as such you see the medical professionals advising their clients to always come for medical check ups at intervals to see to it that any life threatening disease will be dealt with before it deals with the patients. In spiritual matters too it is necessary that a routine check up is done to avoid the story that may not be suitable to the ear hence you see many write ups here and there trying to keep believers in check with this faith nugget in the list of them. Although believers don't read them due to our dying reading culture, too long mentality, lack of time, lack of interest, holier than thou mentality, nothing new to hear mentality, procrastination, laziness and in some cases having many of ...

*FAITH NUGGET* *SPIRITUAL CHECK UP PT3* *Then after some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing*." .  *Acts 15:36*. Yesterday we we saw the various amongst many others ways by which believers can become sinners, remember that we said that sinners are the ones in the church why those outside the church are called pagans. We also saw how whenever we become sinner, grow in it and become comfortable in it until we cease to be a christian and then begin to mock other Christians and begin to tell them about when and how we use to be a christian. Bro James was telling us yesterday that whenever we bring a sinner back from his/her sinfulness that multitude of his/her sins will be forgiven and i believe that ours too we be forgiven too in order words bro James is saying that God only hates the sin and mot the sinner. Christianity is a journey of rising and falling into...