This edition of The West Africa Faith Believers Conference will be somewhat different. It is the 7th edition and significant changes have been made to increase the direct impact of the Conference upon attendees.
2019 Is Declared Our Year Of A Series Of Victories – Bishop Dag Heward-Mills
The Founding Bishop of The United Denominations Originating From The Lighthouse Group Of Churches, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has declared the year 2019 as A Year of A Series Of Victories.
At the 31st watchnight service at the First Love Centre in Accra, he admonished that the only way to achieve this is to grow in faith which also means to obey God.
“God didn’t call us to be like the world or to admire the world system (finances, debts, power etc), He called us to overcome this world and that will be our portion.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDQo5GjWlDY
“You are going to have a series of victories not because of your money or your strength but by your believes in God, it is that faith that will make you obey God. Faith is obedience and obedience is faith.”
“Faith is shown by acting out your beliefs”
“In 2019 through faith a series of upgrades are going to take place in your life.”
“Your victory in this life is based on your ability to believe in God.” – 1 John 5:4
Billy Graham’s Prayer for a New Year
This prayer from Billy Graham, written for The Saturday Evening Post in 2008, is just as relevant more than a decade later.
Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year we confess our need of Your presence and Your guidance as we face the future.
We each have our hopes and expectations for the year that is ahead of us—but You alone know what it holds for us, and only You can give us the strength and the wisdom we will need to meet its challenges. So help us to humbly put our hands into Your hand, and to trust You and to seek Your will for our lives during this coming year.
In the midst of life’s uncertainties in the days ahead, assure us of the certainty of Your unchanging love.
In the midst of life’s inevitable disappointments and heartaches, help us to turn to You for the stability and comfort we will need.
In the midst of life’s temptations and the pull of our stubborn self-will, help us not to lose our way but to have the courage to do what is right in Your sight, regardless of the cost.
And in the midst of our daily preoccupations and pursuits, open our eyes to the sorrows and injustices of our hurting world, and help us to respond with compassion and sacrifice to those who are friendless and in need. May our constant prayer be that of the ancient Psalmist: “Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end” (Psalm 119:33).
We pray for our nation and its leaders during these difficult times, and for all those who are seeking to bring peace and justice to our dangerous and troubled world. We pray especially for Your protection on all those who serve in our armed forces, and we thank You for their commitment to defend our freedoms, even at the cost of their own lives. Be with their families also, and assure them of Your love and concern for them.
Bring our divided nation together, and give us a greater vision of what You would have us to be. Your Word reminds us that “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12).
As we look back over this past year we thank You for Your goodness to us—far beyond what we have deserved. May we never presume on Your past goodness or forget all Your mercies to us, but may they instead lead us to repentance, and to a new commitment to make You the foundation and center of our lives this year.
And so, our Father, we thank You for the promise and hope of this new year, and we look forward to it with expectancy and faith. This I ask in the name of our Lord and Savior, who by His death and resurrection has given us hope both for this world and the world to come.
Amen.
© 2008 Saturday Evening Post Society
2019 – The Year Of Dominion – Bishop David Oyedepo Declares
Bishop David Oyedepo has declared the year 2019 as The Beginning of Our New Era of Dominion
The year 2019 shall be your year of open rewards!
God who sees your investments in secret will reward you openly!
In the name of Jesus, what hurts others around you will not come near you!
Ps E.A. Adeboye Gives The Anticipated 2019 Prophetic Forecast In “Codes”.
The highly anticipated yearly prophetic declarations from the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A. Adeboye took an unexpected turn to the surprise of many.
Having acknowledged that anything he says will be twisted by politicians especially because Nigeria is in an election year, the preacher decided to give the prophecies in what he called “Codes”.
For the International Scene, he gave Joel 2: 28-32.
For Nigeria, he gave Lamentations 3:22-23. He also added that those praying for God to be merciful over the nation should continue praying as they are on the right track.
For Individuals, he gave Isaiah 3:10 -11.
For the Redeemed Christian Church of God, he gave Psalm 91.
He concluded by saying “So you can’t say ‘Adeboye said’. You can only say ‘It is written’. Glory be to God!”
Source: Jane Onwubuyah
Prophetic Declarations for 2019 At Shiloh – Bishop David Oyedepo
The year 2019 has come down with a verdict from heaven for you and me by re-enacting the verdict of scriptures. I HAVE #DOMINION
You are anointed to reign on the earth above all issues around your life in the year 2019
The year 2019 shall be a year of humbling testimonies
Gen 1:26, Rev 5:9-10 is established as your seal of Dominion
I see you in the realms of Dominion in 2019
The year 2019 shall be impactful in every area of your life
There shall be raw demonstrations of Dominion in the year 2019
The spirit of dominion rest on you in growing dimensions all the days of your life
Before the end of the first quarter of 2019, all your Shiloh expectations shall be fully settled
Nothing will tamper with the peace of Nigeria in 2019; the story of this country will be changing for the better; Nigeria shall not see any more bloodshed; there shall not be war anymore
The prince of peace will continue to Dominate in Nigeria and Africa, we shall not see set-back anymore
Because of the saints of God in this country, Nigeria shall remain safe
Therefore, receive it in your mind, believe it with your heart, declare it boldly with your mouth.
Accident on the road or air is forbidden around you in 2019
Strategic Ambushment 2019
2019 came early.
Save the date, as this life-transforming event will kick-start your year on a strategic note.
Strategic Ambushment 2019 with Eastwood Anaba comes off from the 1st to the 6th of January, 2019.
Also ministering will be Prophet Agyeman Prempeh.
The venue is Desert Pastures of Fountain Gate Chapel, Bolgatanga.
Where Love For Jesus Will Never Die
Christ’s foes were consumed with jealousy and fear and plotted against Him. They succeeded in His crucifixion.
Treated worse than an animal in a slaughter house, lacerated, beaten out of recognition, in agony beyond human endurance, they lifted Him up on a cross naked to shame Him and for public mockery.
But He had said “If I am lifted up I will draw all men unto me” (John 12:32). Alongside Him another victim of Roman atrocity was hanging on nails like a rag in the wind.
The wretched man, out of his mind with searing pain, began cursing everybody. He jeered at Jesus with the spectators. Jesus uttered a few words now and again. Hours dragged by.
Then something about this crucified Jesus began to draw him. He stared. Jesus was horribly disfigured, but the thief sensed something death could not extinguish. In his dying despair, hope sprang up. “Lord’, he said, “Remember me when you come into your kingdom” (Luke 23:42).
Jesus accepted it and treated it as a serious request and promised the man he would be with Him in paradise. The ‘dying thief’ became perhaps the Bible’s supreme example of the faith that sees the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Jesus, “a Lamb on the throne as it had been slain”, will always bear the wounds ‘received in the house of His friends’ as Zechariah prophesied (13:6).
Earth will be known in eternity as the Christ-visited world and mankind as the race He loved, and where love for Him will never die. Are you being blessed?
Joy To The World…
Jesus came. “Joy to the world, the Lord is come”. Christmas Day.
The date does not matter, or the Gospels would have told us.
The heathen made some days very special for their heroes, festivals and gods. But the coming of Christ has obliterated all such glory and remembrance.
Every day is His. What is the fame of saints, gods, and great men compared to the glory of Christ? His day is acknowledged by nations that know little else about Him.
If any day has been marked for any other, He hallows it, even the most notorious.
The ancient Greeks kept up their wicked and blooded Dionysian traditions – but the name of Jesus has overcome all such calendar pollution.
Receive it and have a wonderful Christmas Season.
God bless you.
REINHARD BONNKE
Scriptural Inspiration Behind The Lyrics Of ‘What A Beautiful Name’
I am an ardent believer in the necessity for the songs we sing in our churches to be firmly founded in the scriptures. I grew up in a Baptist church, went to an Anglican (Church of England) school and now my family and I call Hillsong (a Pentecostal church) home.
I have experienced firsthand how enriching diversity within the Church can be to shaping a thoughtful theology. Though I also believe worship, especially through corporate singing, has great potential to unify the diverse Church around our commonly held beliefs.
My prayer is that the use of poetry and song would never obfuscate the immutable truth and power of the bible but only ever help to further our understanding and worship of an indescribable God, and promote unity in the Body of Christ. I am certainly grateful for my pastors who continually challenge us to serve our church and beyond with a new song and to continually push for truth and accuracy in our lyric writing.
So with that said, I wanted to take a moment and share some of the scriptural inspiration behind the song ‘What A Beautiful Name’. Brooke and I are so encouraged by the apparent diversity of churches singing ‘What A Beautiful Name’ and wanted to provide some insight into the revelations that we referenced as we wrote this song.
Verse 1
You Were The Word At The Beginning
One With God The Lord Most High
Your Hidden Glory In Creation
Now Revealed In You Our Christ
Verse 1 begins with Jesus (the Word) at the beginning of all creation (John 1); He was with God and was (and is!) God (John 1:1). The mysteries of our infinitely beautiful and glorious God, once hidden for generations, have now been revealed through Jesus (Col 1:26). When Jesus took on flesh we (humanity) got to see the glory of God (John 1:14); the Name of Jesus reveals the beauty and glory of God.
Verse 2
You Didnt Want Heaven Without Us
So Jesus You Brought Heaven Down
My Sin Was Great
Your Love Was Greater
What Could Separate Us Now
“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.” John 17:24 (NIV)
While God is all-sufficient, all-powerful and all knowing; the God of creation and of eternity; He is also God whose love surpasses all knowledge (Eph 3:19). In verse 2, we wanted to describe the love of God, who, though in need of nothing, so loved the world that He chose to send His one and only Son, so that we may not perish but have eternal life with Him (John 3:16).
In a recent exchange on the first two lines of this verse, my friend Glenn Packiam, who I admire as a great thinker and songwriter suggested this clarification of context: “Heaven– God’s space– and earth– human space– were one. But sin fractured the union of heaven and earth. The beauty of the Gospel is that God’s solution was not to come down from heaven to airlift us out of earth, but rather to bring heaven down to earth in such a way that it would renew everything”. I agree completely.
Through the incarnation and ministry of Jesus, the Kingdom of Heaven has been brought down to earth (Matt 4:17). God is eternal and was fully God before (and after!) creation. His presence is perfect and complete and yet He chose firstly to create humanity, and then like so many times since the fall, to reconcile His people to Himself.
There is nothing in the scriptures to indicate that God has ever been lonely, but the scriptures do demonstrate a loving God who actively desires reconciliation with humanity (John 3:16). It is certainly not that God needed us, but as the lyric hopefully describes, God didn’t want to leave us out of His eternal plan for salvation (John 17:24).
While we were still sinners (our sin was great), God showed us that His love was greater; as Christ died for us (Rom 5:8). Now we can sing that nothing can separate from the love of God (Rom 8:35). When I stop to think of the grace and love of Holy God, I am filled with wonder.
Bridge
Death Could Not Hold You
The Veil Tore Before You
You Silence The Boast Of Sin And Grave
The Heavens Are Roaring
The Praise Of Your Glory
For You Are Raised To Life Again
You Have No Rival
You Have No Equal
Now And Forever God You Reign
Yours Is The Kingdom
Yours Is The Glory
Yours Is The Name Above All Names
The death of Jesus tore the veil of the temple (Matt 27:51) that put simply, separated people from the presence of God. We now have access to God through the death of Jesus. But death could not hold Him, sin and death have ultimately lost any power (e.g. Rom 6:9) for Jesus rose to life again.
The heavens are roaring with the praises of His glory and power (Rev 19:1). Though variations of the phrase ‘Yours is the Kingdom, the power and glory forever’ cannot be found in Jesus’ original prayer in Matthew 6 (The Lord’s Prayer), the words have been used as a corporate conclusion to that prayer for centuries.
We varied that phrase slightly by saving the word power for the final chorus and adding “Yours is the Name above all names” (Phil 2:9) as a fitting summary of the beauty, wonder and power that is in the Name of Jesus.
Our words and songs will never fully describe the glory, beauty, wonder and power of our God; they will only ever be an imperfect attempt at describing a perfect God; though as we worship, we move nearer to the God who has shown time and time again that He desires to be near to us.