OUR MESSAGE FOR TODAY SUNDAY SERVICE ON 7/20/2014 IS: THE LIVING STONE THAT IS BUILT INTO A SPIRITUAL HOUSE:

OUR MESSAGE FOR TODAY SUNDAY SERVICE ON 7/20/2014 IS: SUBJECT: THE ANOINTING POWER FOR GOOD SUCCESS TOPIC: LIVING STONE THAT IS BUILT INTO A SPIRITUAL HOUSE DATE: SUNDAY JULY 20, 2014 READING SCRIPTURES: I PETER 2:1-25 (NIV) THE LIVING STONE THAT IS BUILT INTO A SPIRITUAL HOUSE: 1. To enter into Gods plan for good success, you must get rid of some things in your life that has to do with the world like hypocrisy, envy, pride, malice deceit, and slander of ev4ery kind. You must walk in the spirit and grow up daily spiritually. Your life must prove to everyone around you that God is good. See verses 1-3 2. Your life style must represent the life style of Jesus while on earth, talk like Jesus talk, see like Jesus sees, and think like Jesus thinks. Everyone that comes around you must be infected with the Anointing for good Success because you are a Livingstone and a chosen generation. Remember you will be rejected by the world because you are not of the world, the same they did to Jesus but let it not discourage you, but continue to be a spiritual house for them, a holy priesthood and offer spiritual sacrifices on their behalf to repent and come back to God. See verses 4-8. 3. It is very important for you to know that the Anointing for Good Success does not come from man, because it is pre-destined for those on a mission, and called by God for a special assignment on earth, that is why you are called to be a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people for possessions, to showcase the glory of he that has chosen you to reign, rule, subdue and walk in dominion on this planet earth. You have to praise him that called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Be confident because you are Gods chosen people and his grace and mercy is sufficient for you for your good success at all times. See verse 9-10. 4. My brethren you must comprehend one thing on this earth, that we are living in a sinful world full of pagans and demons in human flesh, who are there to provoke, anger, confuse and indulge in everything to pull the elect down, but you are the only one that can allow them to do so to you, guide and protect your walk with God with every strength in you, backed up with the Holy Spirit that lives inside of you, which is the will power of Man. Let your life shine like light in the mist of the worldly men and women, and let your salt taste amongst the satanic agents, so that it will make them to come back to the mighty God that you worship. See verses 11-16. 5. I want you to know that you are a Livingstone and a chosen people, which means by virtue of your connection with Jesus you cannot die because you have inherited eternal life, but you have to know that every good gift or blessings from God comes with responsibilities. You have to show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the leaders and ministers of the gospel positioned by God in your life, submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh, for it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. See verses 17-20. 6. Finally I want you to know that to walk effectively in the Anointing for good Success, you just have to suffer unjustly sometimes for the things you know nothing about, accused wrongly, punished for an offence you did not commit, marginalised, oppressed, intimidated and tested to prove your love for Christ and God. Remember that Jesus suffered the same for us but he did not give up. So make sure that you do not give up on God in times of trials or challenges of life. I pray that God will watch over you to come out like gold after passing through fire gallantly in Jesus name Amen. See verses 21-25. 7. My prayer for you today is to receive the Anointing power for Good Success, be a Livingstone that is built into a spiritual house to overcome trials when you are tested in Jesus name Amen. Read below: 1 Peter 2:1-25New International Version (NIV) 2 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. The Living Stone and a Chosen People 4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house[a] to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”[b] 7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”[c] 8 and, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.”[d] They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for. 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. 13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor. 18 Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. 19 For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”[e] 23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[f] but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.