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called my people and she that was not loved shall be called
my beloved." The white man has no regard for the black man. The other
colored people have no regard for the black man. Not to talk about
Africa, not to talk about Nigeria. You would not even mention the Cross
River State but today God has looked kindly on you and he has salvaged
you from your ruin into His great glory.
We are all begotten of God by His Words:
How many people now realize that they are the children of God? Up till
today you are still claiming that you are human. Have you heard what
the first lesson has told you? He says I use the Holy Spirit to drive
away the evil spirit from you and then you become the children of God.
I have used the Word of God to beget all of you sitting down here as
the real children of God. There is no other thing which can be used
in begetting you apart from the Word of God. What qualifies you
any useful purpose to gaze at the sky and say until Jesus
Christ come again. He says I use the Holy Spirit of God to beget
you and you become the children of God.
Without the Holy Spirit what is capable of driving out lying, greed,
death, sickness and every haphazard spirit from your body? The first
lesson will now be read.
1st Lesson: Matthew 12:28
"But if I cast out devils by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of
God is come unto you."
Brethren, can you observe the hidden things of this Kingdom of God?
It is no other thing which is used in begetting you apart from the
Word of God. It is not because of works, it is not that you are worthy
or that you are righteous but it is because you are begotten as a child
of God. When people argue that there is something underneath
Brotherhood, you begin to argue that there is nothing. I want to
confirm the fact that there is something underneath.
Reveal the Glory of God:
When they ask you why do you call upon the Father; why should
you not call upon the Father? Right now you know the Father
because it is the Father who begets you. It is because of the
Spirit with which you are endowed that you become the real children
of God. And that is why this Fellowship is referred to as
If you have not received the Holy Spirit and if you do not
listen to the Gospel of God what makes you a child of God?
Can you not realize that the most significant thing is for
all of us to come in here and listen to the Word and
assimilate and practice this Word because you are begotten
through this Word. Prayer alone cannot take you into the Kingdom
of God. Songs alone cannot take you into the Kingdom of God. Visions
alone cannot take you into the Kingdom. Extracting of charms cannot
take you into this Kingdom. Preparing feast and serving to all the
people sitting down here alone cannot take you into the Kingdom of
God. You do not realize that it is the Word of God that you
despise that can take you into the Kingdom of God. It does
not cost you a kobo and it is not because of your righteousness or
educational attainment, or wealth or beauty but it is the Word of God
alone that is used in begetting you into the family of God. We
shalt know everything." Have the people of the world not claimed that
they know Our Lord Jesus Christ - that the mother is Mary and the Father
is Joseph? And Our Lord Jesus Christ exclaimed, look at a wonderful
thing! He that is sent by God: do you say you know him?
Love The Brotherhood
And He says if I claim that I do not know the one who sent me there
is no truth in me. Eventhough every person said he was the son of
Joseph, he emphatically claimed that he came from God and that He is
the Son of God. And that is why he said whoever is ashamed of me on
earth, I also will be ashamed of him in heaven before my Father and
before the Holy Angels. All of you sitting down here are not prophets,
you are not apostles, you are not pastors, you are not elders, you
are the Christs. The reason is that the Word of God is used
I do not use trees, or rocks or any other thing to beget you but I
use the Word of God, word of the Holy Spirit to beget you
and you become the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit Which Olumba Puts In Us Teaches Us to do What
Is Good
And that is why we have a spiritual chorus which says the spirit which
Olumba infuses in us teaches us to do that which is good in the Sight
of God. Right now you are sitting, you have no thought of yourself.
You are always thinking about how you will serve God properly. All
of you sitting down here, you are no more sitting on earth but in
heaven. All of you sitting down here, you are no more human beings
but you are Holy Spirits. And that is why people argue that there is
something in your body and you begin to argue that there is nothing.
And I want to ask you if the Holy Spirit does not dwell in you?
Are the languages you speak those of human beings? What you are seeing
now, can any other person see? What you are doing now is any other
person capable of doing it? What you are hearing can any other person
hear? Is this not enough indication that you are no more on earth.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said "I go to prepare a place for you.
to elevate you.
You have heard another spiritual song which says my children come and
rejoice with me. It is the Word of God that I use in begetting
you. You are more fortunate than any other generations.
2nd Lesson: I Corinthians 4:15
"For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye
not many fathers; For in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the
Gospel."
Can you realize the recondite wisdom of God found in what is read to
you? But how many of you are aware of this wisdom? You are carrying
the carcass of an elephant on your head but you are fiddling with your
legs in search of snails. You claim that you are going to visit your
father. What is the name of that your father? You contend that you
are paying a visit to your homeland. What is the name of your homeland?
Does it follow that till today you are ignorant that you are in heaven,
and that you are in the Kingdom of God? It is said, "For though ye
Right from that day you accepted me, peace has been restored
unto you. Now, you always refer to the word 'Father' because I use
the Holy Spirit to send off the evil spirits in you. Subsequently,
you have changed into a child of the Father.
Only The Holy Spirit Can Reveal The Father and the Son
Unless the Holy Spirit begets you, no person will know what is called
the Father or the Son. Go and tell somebody that the Father has sent
you to him, he will ask whether your father knows him and what is his
name. But go to somebody who has been begotten by the Spirit
made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper
time to say to them that were bidden, come; for all things are now
ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first
said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go
and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought
five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
So that servant came, and shewed his Lord these things. Then the master
of the house became angry and said to his servant, Go out quickly into
the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and
the maimed, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as
thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the Lord said unto
the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to
come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, that none
of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper."
Those Who Will Not Come Into Brotherhood
Who are those mentioned here who will not taste of the supper? They
are the rulers of this world, the millionaires, those who are wealthy,
those who indulge in diabology and who are rich in the things of this
world. Do not doubt when a governor argues that he cannot come into
Brotherhood. Of a truth he cannot come because he is not one of us.
When you come by any millionaire who argues that he cannot come to
Brotherhood because he will not be able to remove his shoes, have
patience with him because he is not one of us. When God will call him,
he will surely come. The worldly person looks at man on his facial
appearance but God looks at a mans heart. The Kingdom is not meant
for thieves and robbers, fornicators, dupers, necromancers and
persons who engage in the preparation of concoction. Rather, it is
reserved for those people who surrender themselves unto God.
The King Is For The Poor
It is against this base that Our Lord Jesus Christ said, "Verily,
how can one enter into a strong mans house, and spoil his
goods, except he first bind the strong man? And then he will
spoil his house." Who is the person who enjoys good health who will
want to lend ears to the Word of God? Or who is the rich person who
will listen to the Word of God? Who is so elevated in position like
word of God to beget you. Thus, you are the children of God.
All of you have accepted that you are Christs. The poser
then is, Has Christ ever committed any act of sin? The stone
is relatively cheap to purchase but what about the consideration of
carrying it home. Can you realize where I have taken you to with this
gospel? You have now reached your wits end. You cannot retrace your
steps under the foliage of being a human being because all of you have
accepted that you are the Christs of God. The truth remains
then that Christ does not commit sin. It is said that all
those begotten of God do not sin. Why then do you claim to be
a child of God but you are still given to telling lies? Why do you
accept to be a child of God but you are still stealing? Why do you
commit fornication? Does it follow then that Our Lord Jesus Christ
is a fornicator? Why do you complain of facing great tribulations?
Is a man of God beset with afflictions?
Do Not Impute Sin Upon Any Person
It is said, "We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not, but
he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one touched
him not." You can walk on the top of water, inside fire or into any
place without any harm. You always sit down here to report yourselves
as children of Satan. You contend that the other person did one thing
or the other against you, that he bewitched you in the night that he
hates you. How did you determine these? You argue that a certain person
was an evil doer. How did you come to know his evil ways? You complain
that somebody has no love. How do you know that the person has no love?
That is the work of Satan. The children of God do not allow evil
communications to proceed out of their mouth. They neither see any
evil thing nor hear evil utterances.
The Children Of God Are Protected By The Son Of God
They do only that which is good and the evil one does not see them.
They have no common lines with evil things. They are the children of
the Kingdom of God. Keep your eyes open to observe this truth. A great
many people bear witnesses that the children of God do not commit sin,
"but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one
touched him not." That is the reason I tell somebody that there is
a person in this world who does not take tablets, injections and yet
he is bubbling with life, there is bound to be heated disagreements
over it. They will argue that it is not true.
What Is In Brotherhood?
Besides, for somebody to attest that there is something in Brotherhood
but you argue that there is nothing in it, can you not realize that
he that is begotten of God keepeth himself? Have you not realized that
mighty protection of God over you? When you are going about sorrowing
and lamenting in the world, how did you find yourself? Today, you are
enjoying the happiness and joy of God. But when a person tells you
that there is something in Brotherhood, you argue that there is
nothing.
The Supreme Power
If it is true that there is nothing underlying Brotherhood, why do
you move about boldly? This stand by you is what scares people from
coming into Brotherhood. For they conclude that you are not men of
truth. Hitherto, you went with him to consult necromancers. But
suddenly, mere saying let all sicknesses were gone. When that person
contends that there is something underlying Brotherhood, yet you
throw his contention to the dogs. What accounts then for the new found
power in you?
You who never had mercy on people, you now show mercy unto all persons.
You were always given to telling lies but now you stand only for that
which is the truth. With this turn of events, when you are asked to
mention the secret in Brotherhood, you maintain that such a thing is
a mirage. If your stand holds water, why do you now tell the truth?
Why do you show the expression of mercy?
You are a pregnant woman and when you are asked who
impregnated you, you contend that nobody has done so. Does
it then follow that you had the pregnancy from the air? Can
you deceive people in that manner?
If it is not man who impregnated you, then it is the Holy Spirit. Tell
the truth of how you got the pregnancy. For you to contend that you
are ignorant of how the pregnancy came to you is baseless. Hitherto,
you could not preach the word of God, you could not offer prayers,
you could not sing, you were always shy, you were leading an
irresponsible way of life. But today, you are well-founded in those
lines. But when you are to explain the intricacies here you argue that
you are unaware of such realities at the moment. Do you want us to
be damned in doubt? Since God created man, the work done by the Holy
Spirit today has never been known because Our Lord Jesus Christ has
said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a corn of wheat
herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and were choked
in the sea.
Glorify God In Your Testimonies
When the owners of the city came, they began to pray him to depart
out of their coasts. And when he was come into the ship he that had
been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, "Go home to thy
friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done
for thee, and hath compassion on thee." And he departed, and
began to publish in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for
him: and all men did marvel. And when Jesus had passed over again by
ship unto the other side, many people gathered unto him.
That is why Paul said that whether the brethren wanted him to give
them another letter. Though they were his witnesses there is no need
to seek for recommendations to go out and do anything. Rather, you
are to go everywhere testifying about the glory of this kingdom, of
what God has done for you from day to day. You are to intimate people
about this truth, Preaching the Bible is secondary because you cannot
preach.
Practice Is Better Than Precept
Theoretically, if you carry the Bible that you are going to preach
to people, somebody will bring his heap of certificates and will
demand for your own. He does this notwithstanding that he is stealing,
fornicating and committing other acts of sin. But you have a
prayers to take away your hardship. Every day, you complain of the
travails you are facing in Brotherhood, that since you came into
Brotherhood all your money is gone, that your brothers and sisters
have deserted you. Is that all that you can say? Have you testified
about the great things God has performed in your life? Have
you testified about the many things you see here which are
not read in any book? Our Lord Jesus Christ had said that
the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, is His witness. In the same
vein, you are my witnesses because you have been with me
from the foundations of the world. You have heard and read about
the miracles performed by Our Lord Jesus Christ, how He made the dead
to rise but none of you in this generation witnessed them. There is
no person today who saw such miracles being performed. His witnesses
are not living today.
Seek First The Holy Spirit
But you are crown witnesses of the mighty works performed here today.
You have seen how the dead are made to rise, the lame to walk, the
blind to see. Therefore, you are crown witnesses. As Our Lord Jesus
had said that one greater than the queen of Sheba is in their midst,
can you not realize that somebody greater than the entire
world is now on earth? Brethren, as children of God, your
duty is to go forth and proclaim the glory of God. It is not
for you to sit back to weep; lament seeing how somebody is indulging
in witchery; see ghosts, or see how a person is wallowing in abject
poverty, or to go about cap in hand. You must go out and preach about
the glory of God to the entire world. The Scripture says, "But seek
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, 'ye shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free.'(John 8:32). When the Centurion told our Lord
Jesus Christ about his servant's illness, Christ told him, "I will
come and heal him." The Centurion answered saying, "Lord, I am not
worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only,
and my servant shall be healed."
How did the Centurion come to this understanding? The second lesson
says; "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing:
the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
Food does not give you good health, clothing profit you nothing; money
or house or man does not give you anything. It is the word of God that
bestows all things unto you.
If you had really looked for this true wisdom, brethren, you would
not have allowed one minute or one day to elude you because these words
I speak to you are spirits, and they are the life eternal you are
looking for.
All dreams and visions are good as well as faith, but the greatest
of them all is for you to come here and listen to gospels from the
horses's mouth unadulterated.
Do not joke with the word of God. Let your motive in Brotherhood be
to assimilate and practise the word of God. The Word of the Father
has all achieving powers. Merely listening to the words can solve your
numerous problems.
I sympathize with those members who do not understand the operative
strategies in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. They can be likened
to the hunter who carries the carcass of an elephant on his head, but
with his feet, fiddles for snails. What can the word of God not do
unto you? If you quit Brotherhood, where else will you go to? When
you stay put, what is your mission if you fail to receive the words
of God?
Brethren, let us learn a lesson from the Centurion. He showed
tremendous faith in God. There is nothing the word of God cannot bestow
unto you. If you lack life, good health, clothing, food and shelter,
the word of God is capable of endowing you with all of them and more.
If we were to know the efficacy of the word, this hall would have been
filled to capacity.
Many people are saying that the Father can no longer be visited for
prayers and blessings. I ask you, what is this word? The golden text
says that "the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...." Do you
not know that the word is the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit? The
word also is love, prosperity and all the good things. If you say that
one can no longer see the Father, what about the words you hear? It
means therefore that you are a Philip who requested that Our Lord Jesus
Christ should show them the Father so that they would be satisfied.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said unto him, "Have I been so long time with
you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen Me hath
seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, show us the Father?
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The
words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that
dwelleth in Me, He doeth the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father,
and the Father in Me: Or else believe me for the very works' sake."
(John 14:8-11).
It is not an easy thing to know God. The Centurion knew the efficacy
of God's word. He knew that the word can make the blind see, the lame
to walk, the deaf to hear. He understood that the word is omnipotent,
omnipresent and omniscient. But in your own case, you worship the holy
oil; you want the Holy Father to pray for you, and touch you and you
want to converse with Him. If all of us were to have this faith, we
would have no problems. If you were to believe that it is the word
that heals, and does other things, you would not lament and would not
get tired of listening to it.
Why does the Father emphasize the Gospel of Love? Also, in
Brotherhood, there are no ceremonies, no incantations, invocations
or sinister practices. Only the word of God is preached. This is so
because the word is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The word
is love, truth and God who dwells in our midst. The word is the savior
on earth, the light, and the one who has come to change us and cast
away all of our problems. Therefore, we should have the same faith,
and believe that the word has become flesh and dwells with men. If
you believe in the word, all your afflictions are over.
You will have no need for the holy oil, vision, prayer; and you will
cease to lament. What can holy oil or water, or man or science do for
you? It is the word of God that you should cling to. If somebody is
residing in America, India or Germany, it is possible to send words
to revoke all unpleasant eventualities. This word is God.
Consequently, it is an act of foolishness to question the possibility
of seeing somebody who stations in Calabar, in America and other parts
of the world. The Centurion believed in the efficacy of the word and
that was why he told Jesus Christ that He was not worthy to have Him
go under his roof, but that the Lord should speak the word and his
servant will be healed. No matter what you do unto the Lord, except
you believe in Him you cannot see the promised Kingdom. The word is
Christ, Spirit and God. If, therefore you believe in the word, you
shall have salvation. If you do not believe in Him whatever your number
of years here, you stand to profit nothing. Read the first lesson.
First Bible Lesson: Matthew 8:8
"The Centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou
shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant
shall be healed."
Brethren, can you now realize what is the truth? Whosoever believes
in the word of God, believes in God. Draw a lesson always from the
Centurion. He had faith. Faith is being sure of what we hope for and
certain of what we do not see. (Heb. 11:1). It is like the word of
God. If you believe in the man you see, then you have no faith. If
you believe in water, or holy oil, or tree that you see, you have no
faith.
Let the words of God be the primary thing that attracts you into
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star so that you will benefit more. No
matter the weight of your burden of sins, the word of God can relieve
you. Your sickness and trouble vanishes away, once you listen to these
words and practice same. Do not seek after the laying of hands on your
head or holy bath or money or holy oil. Sincerely, practice the word
of God. When you listen to the word, believe in it and put it into
practice.
It is the word of God that changes you, gives you life, and does
everything for you. Always listen to the word of God, whether over
the radio or on television, and if you believe, all your problems are
solved. If you read the pamphlets that are published here in
Brotherhood, your afflictions will be over.
A local adage says that , "at the direction a weeping child points,
if the father is not there, the mother will be there." Why I preach
without ceasing is because, I have realized this act as the only source
of salvation. The word is the Holy Spirit that has come to save the
world from iniquities. I know that you are heavy laden. I know that
you desire salvation and that you desire to follow God. That is why
I continue to feed you with the words of God. You are called in by
the word and it is the word that changes you and gives you life, peace
and prosperity.
Other than the word of God, nothing can save man from damnation. Apart
from the word of God, no other things can give life, Holy Spirit and
power. That is why I do not relent in feeding you with the words of
God in the morning, afternoon and night. It is said; "except the tree
falls, the axe will never rest". If you use an axe to hew down a tree
but cannot cut it, is it the hatchet that will cut it? If you cannot
fall a tree with an axe is it when you fold your arms and look at the
tree that it will fall?
The peace that you are looking for, the mercy that you lack, the joy
you seek after, the good health that you long to have, it is the word
that can afford you all these things. Your childlessness, poverty and
all your heart's desires can only be fulfilled by the word of God.
We should the more practice the word of God throughout our life time.
Let us believe and have hope in the word of God. Let us put the word
into practice, and we shall be saved. What man cannot do, the word
of God is capable of doing it. What money cannot do the word of God
can do. Therefore, we should not toy with the word of God and do not
relent in reading the Bible. There is nothing left or right that is
capable of saving man other than the word of God.
Despite the fact that you lust after money, enjoyment, house, car and
other material things, you do not even believe, that these things can
be achieved by believing in the word. The word is food, water, cloth,
shelter, life, good health, peace and all things. The word of God
conquers all things. If you were to believe in the word, you would
not come here every day. The Centurion said to Christ, just speak the
word, and my servant will be healed. He did not request Christ to pray
or do any other thing but to speak the word.
You come here every day because you are full of complaints of lack
of money, food, shelter, good health, peace and so on. These
complaints are borne out of your disbelief. That woman told our Lord
Jesus Christ "Blessed is the womb that bare thee and the paps which
thou hast sucked". What did our Lord Jesus Christ answer her? He said,
"Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."
(Luke 11:27-28).
It is now evident that we have no other friend or father or mother
than the word of God. Seek for the word of God at all times. The Bible
says, "As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul
after thee oh! Lord." (Ps 42:1).
Our Lord Jesus Christ compared the efficacy of word to the mustard
seed. The mustard seed is about the tiniest of all seeds but when it
grows, it becomes so large and shelters the birds, and animals.
(Matthew 13:32). When the word is preached, it does not appear to be
significant, but in the end, it becomes the living water and shelter
unto mankind.
If you go to somebody's house and he does not offer you the word of
God, leave such a house. If you enter into a church and find them
drumming and clapping and they offer you something to drink without
the word of God, leave such a church. God is not in such a place. If
you meet somebody on the road and he offers you money or any gift other
than the word of God, do not regard the gesture as worth anything.
The word of God is life, truth and the only way. That is why I will
not relent in preaching the word of God to you. A local adage has it
that 'six days belong to the thief, but the seventh day belongs to
the owner of the property'. Each person has his own day, you shall
hearken to the voice and be saved. Those who are meant to receive this
gospel have received it and are saved. Those who are meant to have
salvation tomorrow or next, shall hear the gospel of that day, repent
and be saved.
Second Bible Lesson: John 6:63
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
words that I speak unto you; they are spirit, and they are life."
Can you now realize the appropriateness of the words spoken by the
Centurion when he said, "I am not worthy to have thee come under my
roof; but speak the word and my servant will be healed."
When Christ asked His disciples who people said He was, they told Him,
"Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others,
Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say
ye that I am"? And Simon Peter answered and said, 'Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the Living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not
revealed it unto thee but My Father which is in heaven," (Matthew
16:14-17).
The same thing applied to the Centurion; it was not flesh and blood
that revealed that power unto him, it was the Father who is in heaven
that dwelt in Him. That is why Christ said, if the Father does not
reveal the Son unto you, you cannot know Him. "No one knoweth the Son,
but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and
he to whomsoever the Son will reveal to him." (Matthew 11:27).
The Father is doing His work every day, yet the world continues to
doubt Him. The Word also is working wonders daily, but the world
continues to doubt the Word. The Holy Spirit is working every day,
but the world doubts Him. It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh
profits nothing. The words that I speak to you, they are life and
spirit. You desire for spirit and life, and these are the things I
have brought to you in the world. Whosoever had no life, no spirit,
no good health and no relations to turn to has them now.
Therefore Brethren, from this moment, all our hope, belief, faith and
love should center on the Word. When Christ revealed Himself to the
eleven disciples, Thomas was not there. But when He came back and the
disciples told Him they had seen the Lord, he disputed and believed
them not; arguing that he would only believe after putting his finger
through the nail prints.
After eight days, when they were gathered, Christ called Thomas to
draw closer and thrust his fingers as desired. And Thomas answered
and said unto Him, "My Lord and My God". Jesus saith unto him, "Thomas,
because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that
have not seen, and yet have believed." (John 20:28-29).
Who is the one who does not see but believes? He is the person who
holds unto the word of God. How do you acquire faith? You acquire faith
by listening to the word of God and practicing it. Also, you acquire
love when you comply with the word of God. You have the Holy Spirit
by believing in the word of God. You have power by believing in the
word of God. Faith is derivable from hearing the word of God and
putting it into practice. It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh
profiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit,
and they are life. The word is truth, wisdom, power, gives you peace,
children, money, blood and strengthen your bones and muscles.
It is the word that heals and changes you. The word makes the poor
to be rich and fulfills your heart desires; both physically and
spiritually. That is why our Lord Jesus Christ said; "I am the way,
the truth and the life." (John 14:6). If you continue to gaze at the
sky expecting any other savior to descend from there, you are merely
wasting your time and energy. The only savior is the word of God, which
is God, Christ and the Holy Spirit. This is the only source of
salvation.
The source of your problems is in belief. You do not believe in the
word of God, and as such, do not believe in God. Those who listen to
the word of God and believe, have faith and salvation. Even
non-members have imbibed the Father's teaching and have been
transformed. They listen to the Father's teachings at different
places and have their problems solved. You claim to be members of
Brotherhood for donkey years, yet your problems cannot be solved. Our
Lord Jesus Christ spoke to the Samaritan woman, when He requested for
some water. The woman answered Him saying; "How is it that thou, being
a Jew, asketh drink of me who am a woman of Samaria? For the Jews have
no dealings with the Samaritans. "Jesus answered and said to her, If
thou knowest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, give
me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given
thee Living Water. The woman said unto Him, Sir, thou hast nothing
to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that
living water? Art thou greater than our Father Jacob, which gave us
the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Jesus answered and said unto her, whosoever drinketh of this water
shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall
give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall
be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The women
said unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither
come hither to draw." (John 4:10-15). What is that fountain of water?
It is the word of God.
Meanwhile, when the disciples of our Lord Jesus demanded him to eat
with them, He answered and said: "I have meat to eat that ye know not
of... ...my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish
his work." (John 4:34). The word of God is food, clothing, shelter
and everything. If you have the word of God, you stand to conquer the
world.
Our Lord Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples saying; "Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and, Lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." (Matthew 28:19-20).
He is the one who sends you on an errand and also accompanies you to
accomplish it. Therefore, He is the word. His words are your
salvation. They are everything unto every man. It is the word of God
that guides you. It is the word that stays in front of and behind you.
Most people blaspheme against Brotherhood because they do not
understand it. However, they believe that Brotherhood can help people
solve their problems. What is it that solves people's problems in
Brotherhood? It is the word of God.
A blind man cannot lead another blind man. If you were to know what
Brotherhood is, you would be able to explain it to the outsiders. Did
you know that the word is God? The word that you hear becomes flesh
and dwells with you, and dines with you.
When you tell people that there is nothing in Brotherhood, it means
that you do not know Brotherhood. You came into Brotherhood with
diverse problems and had them all solved by mere saying "let"! If,
therefore, you say that there is nothing in Brotherhood how do these
things happen? When you come in here with a worldly person and try
to show him the Father, he will look around everywhere and tell you
he has not seen the Father. He will ask you why he cannot see the
Father. Every person wants to know what is here in Brotherhood.
Unfortunately, you do not know what is in Brotherhood; and so cannot
explain anything about Brotherhood to any person.
In Brotherhood, it is the word that becomes flesh and abides with man.
The word does all things and in Christ, God, angel, life, good health
and everything. Any time you listen to the word of God, believe
fervently that there is the voice of God. Spread this good news to
the world that God is dwelling with man. When you are on ministry work,
do not ask for holy oil or vision or special prayer, but listen to
the word because it is sufficient unto every one. Whosoever you come
in contact with, do not discuss any other things with him or her except
the words of God. Enlighten the world that the word has become flesh
and dwells with man. It is the word alone that is capable of bringing
things into existence and vice versa.
All the time and wherever we may be, we should not relent in listening
to the word of God. What the word of God cannot do, no other person
can do. There is nothing the Word cannot do, provided you believe in
the Word.
May God bless His Holy Word. Amen.
REFERENCE:-Divine Sermon Delivered By The Sole Spiritual Head Of The
Universe, Leader Olumba Olumba Obu on: "THE KEY OF LIFE" From:- HERALD
OF THE NEW KINGDOM, December 1989. Pages: 5-7.
The word of God triumphs over death. It triumphs over sickness and
overcomes all things.
The Word Of God Captivates
There was a time Paul was delivering the word of God, and a damsel
was passing at a distance and overheard Paul preaching that those who
will be counted worthy to inherit this kingdom neither marry nor are
given in marriage. (Luke 20:35) The damsel who was preparing for her
wedding, on hearing this gospel by Paul was captivated and she stopped
further actions which would have led to her being married.
Consequently, the young woman was tortured, threatened and imprisoned
in attempt to force her into marriage. She had disabused her mind
completely on anything about marriage and resolved to work for God
so that she could be counted worthy of God's kingdom. Realize now how
powerful the word of God is and how it could also lure a person into
salvation. Unless you listen to the word of God you cannot be easily
converted. Even if you are in Hades, the word of God will find you
out.
God's Word Is Capable Of Eradicating All Problems In The World.
You have heard our Golden text: I am not ashamed to preach the word
of God because it is the salvation to every person who receives it.
Be you a king, or a slave, or bond, or whatever status you may be.
The word of God can rectify everything in the whole world. If the
entire inhabitants of the world will listen to the word of God, all
ills and mishaps will be eradicated. And whether they like it or
not,they must practice the word of God. By sending His words into your
body, He has permeated your minds, organs and systems. And therefore,
no matter how vicious you have been, the word of God will change you
and redirect your steps to the path of goodness. What did Paul say?
He said, "I have through the word of God begotten all of you." This
is why I call you the children of God. And so God has begotten you
with His word of God. (Acts 13:33) This explains why I call you my
children. If somebody gives you a million naira(N1m), you can thank
him just to show appreciation . But don't forget that the money is
nothing to you. But the word of God is the most precious thing. The
word of God is salvation, it is life to as many as the Father has given
them ability to practice.
Preach The Gospel Of Redemption To All
It is against this background that it is said that the spirit of the
Lord is upon me, upon you, that I should preach the Salvation to those
who are oppressed and redemption to those who have missed their own
way. (Luke 4:18). The word of God therefore, is the only way out of
all difficulties. The most important work in this kingdom is to preach
the word of God. Those called into this kingdom -the young ones, the
aged, the sisters, and the brothers- have to preach the word of God.
The spirit of God is imparted into every person here to go out and
preach for the Salvation and for the redemption of mankind. We should
go out and preach so hard that a thief will withdraw from stealing,
a fornicator will refrain from fornicating, a murderer will stop
committing murder and so on.
You are not commissioned to go and preach that Leader Olumba Olumba
Obu is Spirit, or Jesus the Christ, or Father, or this or that. But
you are empowered to go out and preach to all the people, so that
sinners should repent of their sins. Preach that all the fornicators
should refrain from fornicating, the thieves from stealing, the
murderers from killing. That is your assignment. You have to let
people know that there is nothing like juju, charms, diabology,
apparitions, mermaid, witch and wizard. It is only the word of God
that exists in the world.
You have seen how the men are oppressing women. You have seen how the
old are oppressing the young. You have seen how the rich are
victimizing the poor. You have seen how the powers and principalities
have oppressed other people in the world. Why do you not go out and
preach this gospel of liberation to them asking them to stop
oppressing one another because there is only one God and one Spirit?
And people should practice" live and let live" policy so that there
might be peace in the world.
Wives Should Submit To Their Husbands And Husbands
Should Love Their Wives:
God said that a woman should submit to her husband and the husband
should love his wife? (Colossians 3:18-19/ Ephesians 5:22-25) What
is the difference in this case? It is one and the same thing. It could
be looked at as "love" and "charity". Somebody who is just a beginner
in English language might think that there is some difference between
the word "love" and "charity". But in the real sense of it, the two
words mean one and the same thing. The fact remains that they are
synonyms. This explains why, when the white men are holding their
meetings, all discussions and deliberations are done in the French
language, and the proceedings at the meeting will be documented in
French too. This is because the English language is complicated and
full of ambiguities such that one word could possibly mean many
things. It is said that wives should submit to their husbands. And
this means that wives should love their husbands. Before you could
submit to any person it means you love that person. And therefore
submitting to someone means loving him. And on the other hand the
husbands have been told to love their wives. And what does loving the
wives mean? If you love any person it means you will submit to him.
If you love your wives it means you will submit to them as well. The
two situations mean one and the same thing. And in the other way round,
it means that wives should love their husbands, and husbands should
submit to their wives. Have you not heard what Christ said? That any
person who loves me will keep my commandment and my Father will love
him; and we should come and dwell with him. (John 14:23)
To Love And To Obey Is One And The Same Thing
If you love any person you will listen to whatsoever he says. You will
obey him. If you love any person you will comply with whatever he tells
you to do. If you are told to crawl on the floor you will obey; if
He tells you go there you will go because you love Him and that is
why you submit to Him. It is said children obey your father and your
mother, and you parents must love your children. (Eph 6:1) To obey
your father and your mother means you should love them. If you comply,
it means that the person you obey is the person you love. And
invariably, to love your children means to obey your children, because
when you love any person it stands to reason that you have surrendered
yourself completely to such a person, and do all his bidding. Not that
it does not mean that you should go and oppress your children, or kill
them. The Father or the Holy Spirit has come in force to liberate the
oppressed.
Do Away With Criticisms Because We Are Of One Father:
Our duty is to spread the words of God. This great commission is
limitless. There is no black or white or colored man. There is no great
or small man, there is no free or bond, we are all one. One man for
one job. There is nobody who is greater than any other person in this
kingdom. It is not wise for you to criticize somebody because God has
created him to be short, and the other person is a dwarf; or that the
other person is so thin or tall. This is erroneous. All of you are
the same before the sight of God. Because heaven and earth and the
fullness thereof belongs to God. All the human beings are owned by
God. We have only one Father. He is the Father of all the males,
females, and the Father of all the trees, He is Father of all the
animals and indeed the Father of all creations. Let our first lesson
be read. Listen attentively so that when you are preaching the word
of God you will not say what you do not know.
First Bible Lesson: Luke 4:18.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised."
Preach that the Oppressed Should Be Set At Liberty:
Brethren, have you heard that? If the word of God which prevails now
had been hitherto, then all the hazards of life, -division, killing,
fighting, corruption, malice and all other sins would not have been
in existence. Look at the state of the military (soldiers) and how
wars are being fought. But God has directed that we should not kill.
But you find that there are killings all over the world. Why? It is
said that nobody should be oppressed. But you will realize the
oppression and its degree in the world today. If you don't have a
godfather or any person to fight on your behalf you will be seriously
oppressed and victimized in the society; and possibly you may even
be driven out of your community. Now is the fullness of time that all
those oppressing others should stop forthwith and grant liberty to
the oppressed. If you ask the poor, or the down trodden, they have
been made to believe that there is something like witch or wizard or
mermaid, or juju, or charms used in oppressing others. And you will
find many people going naked due to certain concoctions which were
injected into them; and they believe that these things do exist. You
all should go and preach the words of God to the people that they might
release all those they have oppressed. You have been commissioned to
go with authority and preach to the people telling them that there
is nothing like mermaid, or juju, or charms, or apparition.
My Declaration: Nothing Exists Apart From The Word of God
I stand here
or mermaid,
exist. It is
God and his
The book of Exodus chapter twenty (Exodus 20) has stipulated that thou
shall have no other gods before me. However, many people have graven
images that they worship as God. Conclusively, there is nothing like
juju, or charm, or diabology and so on, and from now henceforth, I
do not want to hear such foolish statement made by any one of you.
If somebody tells you that you are worried by witches or wizards all
in the name of giving you visions, hold him tight, do not listen to
him, but give him severe beatings. If somebody comes up and disguises
himself before you, as a ghost or mermaid, you have to be his marksman.
Get into his house and pack out all the paraphernalia and materials
and destroy all of them. When you finish, go your own way, for nothing
will happen to you. What they do is an organized deceit. Some will
put up something on their faces, and come out to recite certain
incantations and will tell you that an apparition is speaking. All
these are elementary tricks. There is absolutely nothing that exists
apart from the word of God. It is a mere deceit for any person to tell
you that apparitions are in existence.
Society Men Seek Refuge in Brotherhood
Now you are witnesses to the fact that many people who have initiated
into over thirty of the so-called secret societies, find themselves
coming into Brotherhood to seek salvation. Why do they come in here
when they had claimed to belong to sources of great powers in the
world? They come in here seeking for prayers and holy oil. This is
the time that all the oppressed will be liberated from the enslaving
bondage of Satan.
Give to Every Person His Right
You have equal right in this kingdom. We have equal right in this
kingdom because the God who owns the kingdom is my God, and your God.
This same God belongs to every person or nation. We all have equal
rights, and same should be given to every person. Your wife, children,
brother and relations should be given equal right. Give to people
whatever is their right, and let every person be at liberty. Somebody
may come and tell you this or that is the best church, but I want you
to note that there is no such church declared as the best. The only
church that was founded by our Lord Jesus the Christ is The Word of
God. This is the only thing our Lord Jesus the Christ founded and
established. Even the Roman Catholic faith came into existence two
hundred (200) years after the death of Christ; and Boniface was the
founder.
Christ Preached and Practiced Oneness
What did they find after our Lord Jesus must have established the word
of God? All along the line, Roman Catholic faith was married with the
secret societies like Rosicrucian (AMORC) and the rest of them. You
should now realize that even the churches have nothing to write home
about the word of God. The churches are empty. They only exist as mere
commercial ventures. Our Lord Jesus the Christ taught and
demonstrated oneness to his own disciples by having one table and
sharing love feast. They ate in common, and drank from one cup. But
what obtains in the churches nowadays is having separate tables for
different people. Who has taught them all these doctrines? The only
authentic doctrine that we know is the one taught by our Lord Jesus
Christ, that every person is one. (John 17:21). And to this end
everything is shared in common.
God Owns All Of Us
After His resurrection He told those who saw Him to go and inform the
brethren that He (Jesus the Christ) has not yet ascended to His Father,
His God and their God. (Matthew 28:11) You can see that He declared
that God was His God and their God. He is not the God of Jesus Christ
alone. He is not the Father of Jesus Christ alone. And Christ had
confirmed: My Father, your Father, my God, your God. His own God and
your own God. He is my own Father and your own Father too. But somebody
will refute: You have no God . If I have no God what then do I have?
If somebody confronts you that he can speak and fire will fall like
rain and consume you, or that he can cause you to die within seconds,
tell him to cause fire to come down and consume you or let him kill
you if he can. I want you to realize that nobody has power to speak
and command fire to consume another person, and in the same token
nobody has authority to kill his fellow man.
Diabology is of None Effect
All of you who acquire for yourselves juju, or charms, or amulets,
or diabology or anything whatsoever in the name of concoction, should
get them burnt now. The old and new ones, and the ones you are proposing
to acquire for yourselves, as soon as you get home today, all should
be burnt to ashes because there is nothing in them. All those things
are mere organized deceit. There is no power in those things. Many
of you have been wooed and deceived. There is no power in those things.
You are told by unscrupulous elements that your Leader has initiated
into so many secret societies. He knows Himself and has everything
for His own protection. Come and acquire this or that as means of
protection for yourself. "If it is said, God helps those who help
themselves." The person may tell you that you have to give to Caesar
what belongs to Caesar. Who is Caesar? He was a king in those days.
(Matthew 22:21/Mark 12:17/Luke 20:25) This explains why when you are
called into this kingdom, and I have to expose to you all that is here,
I take you around the vestry and all nooks and corners of this place
for you to be fully convinced that there is nothing like protective
charms or diabology here.
Brotherhood Is Tagged As Demonic
And truly speaking there is nothing like diabology here. Even the Holy
oil which is here, I hardly use it. The Holy Oil is the blood that
came out of the side of our Lord Jesus the Christ. Right now all those
who listen to this gospel, assimilate it and believe that there is
nothing like ghost, mermaid, juju, witch, wizard, and that even man
does not exist except God that exists, the same are fully liberated.
You should notice that deceitful persons have gone into the world and
have given people wrong information about Brotherhood. Some say
Brotherhood is Beelzebub, juju, apparition, vampire, witchcraft and
many other demonic names. The people of the world with their frail
nature are made to believe all these allegations levelled against
Brotherhood. Even members of Brotherhood are called by these names
- Beelzebub. It is on this note that you are commissioned to go and
tell them this good news; for when these words get into them, they
may receive Salvation.
This Is The Time To Snob The Secular Media
The Armageddon war is the word of God and its impact in the world.
The people of the world thought that Brotherhood through the
television screen every Sunday was gaining grounds more and more. And
because of such development the Father stopped the television issue.
And now Brotherhood is spreading more rapidly like wild fire. The word
of God is going into all the nooks and corners of the world. The word
of God has gone into the waters, and is breaking mighty stones.
Fortunately or unfortunately for the people of the world; some people
were always moved by the truth in the Father's gospels when the
"Brotherhood pulpit" (television program) was on. And some people
with polluted minds on seeing these things, were annoyed. They
conspired with others that they should not allow Brotherhood pulpit
to continue on television because inhabitants of the world will be
wholly converted to Brotherhood. And as if that was not enough, they
also conspired to stop Brotherhood members from going on processional
(Outing) on the streets. They did all these in a bid to mar progress
of Brotherhood.
Before they started conspiring to stop Brotherhood from preaching I
had already finished my program. This explains why many people,
including the media-men, have been pestering us to get our records
and what goes on here. But this is our time to bluff them. Having
preached on the television in 1984,'85 and '86 the whole world was
captured. The nooks and corners of the world would have been covered,
and therefore there was nothing to preach about any longer. Now the
"Herald of the New Kingdom," the official organ of this kingdom, and
other publications of this new kingdom are enough to disseminate the
gospel of this kingdom to all inhabitants of the world. Desist from
going to prayer houses, service centers, clinics, hospitals, juju
doctors etc. That is why you are asked to come right in here, and as
soon as you behold the Holy Spirit and the Red Garment, whatsoever
must have been your problems will be solved.
The Holy Oil Is For Sanctification
Baptism, and election as prophets are only a means to an end. Right
from the day you were baptized, you have been sanctified. Therefore,
it is of no use bothering yourself to get bathed in Biakpan water,
or shuttling between Biakpan and Calabar. Forget about all that; just
come in here and receive the gospel, and if you practice it, all your
problems will be over. Don't put your faith in the Holy oil. Don't
think of drinking some, or bathing with it. The holy oil has completed
its work. Right from the day you were called into this kingdom, you
were anointed with the holy oil. And by that anointment, your sins
were forgiven. Therefore come in here and receive the word of God which
gives you life. The holy oil is meant for unbelievers, or those who
are not yet baptized into this fold. And the Holy oil should be used
on non-baptized Brotherhood until it will please the Father to call
them into this Kingdom. But, for you who have baptized into this
kingdom, there is no need for you to use the holy oil again on yourself.
But when you receive the words of God, that is life unto you, and the
words take away your inexplicable problems. The Baptism which we
receive here and the anointment after the baptism conforms with the
set down scriptural norms. As it is said: anoint them with oil and
realize that all that you see in Brotherhood, the Baptism, and
anointment, all conform with what is in the Holy Bible.
Cause No Division But Preach The Gospel
With the coming of the Holy Spirit, everything is perfect and no other
thing exists. Nothing flaps its wings nor rears its ugly head any
longer. He has taken over the mantle of rulership as monotheistic God,
He alone rules. Therefore believe that The Word of God is the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit. It is Salvation, life, and protection
for every man. Do not condemn, or judge, or criticize when you are
preaching. Do not tell somebody to withdraw his membership from the
Roman Catholic saying that Roman Catholic is not good, and that
Brotherhood is good. You are enjoined to put sentiments aside and
preach the word of God. You should tell a thief to refrain from
stealing. You should preach to all manners of persons to refrain from
their evil ways of life. Do not condemn, or cause heresy, division,
or trouble, because that is not what you are taught. Let our second
lesson be read.
Second Bible Lesson: Corinthians 1:17
"For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not with
wisdom of words lest the Cross of Christ should be made of none
effect."
Love All Creations Of God
Brethren, have you heard that? Now, are you not using the wisdom of
the world to preach the gospel of God? Every person is Brotherhood.
The fishes in the water, the animals in the bush, the birds of the
air and other creations of the God constitute Brotherhood. You should
therefore not kill them. You have to love them. There should be no
division among you, as every creation of God is part of you. All these
things are according to how they are named for us. For instance if
you start attending the Roman Catholic Church now and after three
weeks you swing to the Presbyterian Church, it may be sometime in
future you withdraw from the Presbyterian to "God The Host Church."
It therefore means that you are a person who has been to three
different Churches at different times. You were a Catholic. You were
a Presbyterian and the same time, you have become a member of the "God
The Host Mission." Tell me, what is the truth there? You are a rolling
stone which gathers no moss.
most significant thing. That is why the word of God is given to you
here for hours on end. And the more it is given to you, the more you
need it. The word of God is life and is salvation. You will recall
that many people often wonder how they have been staying here for two,
three hours or longer, listening to the word of God. Some would openly
express that they would not even stay up to one hour to listen. When
these persons would be called by the Father into this kingdom, you
will notice that they may stay beyond two hours listening to the words
of God. And the more they listen, the more they would be thrilled,
and they would wish it should go on and on almost endlessly. The Golden
text will now be read. Listen with rapt attention.
Golden Text: Romans 1:16
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power
of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first,
and also the Greek."
Preach to Every Person:
Right now have you not put to shame the word of God? Who agrees to
preach the word of God these days? Besides that if you see a Bishop
with his snuff box or bottle of illicit gin, give him the word of God.
If you come across a chief judge with rings and protective charms,
amulets and talisman on his fingers and at the same time he is drinking
illicit gin, you have to give the word of God. This explains why many
of them are afraid of coming to see me because whoever comes here must
receive the word of God, no matter his position in life, whether she
is Queen Elizabeth or any other principality, as soon as they come
in here, I have to give them the word of God and finally they will
see their nakedness. I am not ashamed to preach the word of God, for
it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to
the Jew first, and also to the Greek. This explains why I am
preoccupied in preaching the word of God 365 days in a year, and 24
hours every day. This is true of me because this is the power of God,
this is the life and this is the salvation. There is no other salvation
apart from the word of God. If you look at the sky until the end of
time, you will not see anything coming out of the sky. What you are
looking for is the word of God which is life and salvation.
The Word Of God Gives Eternal Life:
Our Lord Jesus the Christ had warned: "Labor not for the meat that
will perish but for the meat that will endure eternally which the son
of man shall give." (John 6:27) The word of God is the meat that will
not perish. Forget about buildings, motor vehicles, money, clothing
and so on. All these things are ephemeral or transitory things. It
is the word of God that will endure till eternity. If somebody gives
you money, he loves you but not much. Somebody who gives you a house
for shelter loves you but very little. If somebody sponsors your