FIRST BIBLE LESSON: 1st
CORINTHIANS 15:49
"And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also
bear the image of the heavenly."
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: LUKE 5:38
"But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are
preserved."
GOLDEN TEXT: JAMES 3:17
"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then
peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and
good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."
INTRODUCTORY SONGS:
1. Be pure as I am pure for unrighteousness can never dwell with
me.
2. Be born again, the trumpet is sounding, be born again.
3. My child if your heart should love me, I shall dwell in your
heart.
4. Who is the one knocking at the door of my heart? It is I, thy
Most High God.
THERE IS NO RIGHTEOUS BEING ON EARTH:
Beloved, the wordings of the songs you have just read, form the
theme of our lesson today.
The fact, you do not have money, food, spouse or any other
material thing does not mean, you should debar the Holy Spirit
from indwelling you. Your old life of swindling, fornication,
falsehood, pomposity, among others should cease henceforth. Make
way for the Holy Spirit, to come into you, and dwell therein. You
should know, righteousness has nothing to do with evil.
Therefore, you should do away with all evil tendencies in you, so
the Holy Spirit may have a befitting place in you to live.
One of my sons, Pastor Offu had said, the world is founded on
falsehood, craftiness, hatred and all forms of abominations, and
as such it cannot stand firm. Governments, churches, schools and
even homes are founded on evil. All the inhabitants of the world,
both black and white, have not pleased God. This explains the
reason why, Our Lord Jesus Christ said: "EVERY PLANT WHICH
MY HEAVENLY FATHER HATH NOT PLANTED, SHALL BE ROOTED UP."
(Matthew 15:13).
Of a truth, the world is founded on all forms of evil. There are
very many dishonest people in the world. So many people are
ill-treated, disappointed and victimized by the evil ones. A
woman, for instance, cannot have anything free from a man; if a
woman refuses the man's advances, then she cannot succeed in
whatever she wanted from him. Female students are victimized by
the greedy lecturers; whereas the ones, who yield to their
advances, pass with flying colors. Even in other establishments,
(government or private), fornication and adultery are the orders
of the day; and those who refuse these atrocious acts, are
victimized. Women are not left out in this game. They treat men
as badly as the men treat the women.
Apart from this, money is regarded as the key to every success.
If you have no money, then you will miss very many chances of
succeeding in life. If you miss your way and ask, either a little
boy or girl for the right way, he or she will first ask for
money, before directing you to the right route. Companies collect
bribes before helping anybody. In fact, bribery and corruption
have become part and parcel of the world system. In offices,
every staff member must be bribed before anything is done for a
person. There is no job opportunity offered free. Every bit of
thing, which is done in the world, has money as its priority.
Now, another indirect way in which people use in getting money
from people is, when you ask somebody to accompany you to
somewhere, he will tell you, he has a business to attend to the
next day, and that the business can fetch him 10000 naira. Now
this person indirectly wants you to give him 10000 naira. And if
you desperately need his company, you will give him the money.
Have you seen how trickish people could be?
The whole world is filled with falsehood. All the houses you see,
and the flashy cars around, were all bought with falsehood and
corruption. There is no truth in the world, and if you are
truthful, you will die of hunger.
If you humble yourself, people will trample upon you, and go on
their way unperturbed. If you are merciful, people will take away
all your property, and leave you desolate. There is no mercy in
the world. Even in your house, if you speak the truth to your
wife, she will take it as a lie; and when you tell her lies, she
will believe you. If you deceive your husband, he will believe
you; but if you tell him the truth, he will disbelieve you. A
married woman has up to ten boyfriends. A man will tell you, he
is married to only one wife, but he has chains of concubines.
Then the wife will operate on one part of the town, while the
husband operates on the other part. This is the sordid situation
in the world today. If this happens among couples, what would you
think can happen to the spinsters and bachelors? Young girls own
series of houses and cars among other material things, as a
result of harlotry; and the boys either swindle, dupe, steal or
even rob with arms, in order to satisfy the girls. Therefore,
when one tells you, he or she is rich, if you care to find out
the sources of this wealth, you will be dumbfounded.
There is no truth in the whole wide world. That is why, Christ
said, all the things, which were not planted by the Father, shall
be uprooted. (Matthew 15:13). Our Lord Jesus Christ knew the
things not planted by His Father, and He would have mentioned
them; but He did not want to do so, because it was not yet time
for Him to reveal them. If one speaks or practises the truth, he
will be killed. If you are found helping somebody, you will be
regarded as a deranged fellow. If you begin to greet the little
ones, people will complain, and regard you as a foolish person.
But the question is, why was Christ crucified? He healed the
sick, made the blind to see, and the lame to walk, free of
charge. He was accused of healing on the Sabbath day; they then
decided to crucify Him, because they said, he brought confusion
amongst them. If you are a village head, you have to be a
murderer, a thief, a swindler, fornicator, etc., else you can
never be allowed to exist as a village head. You have to give
account of the people you have killed, and how much you can
steal, before you are allowed to rule.
You are witnesses to the fact, most people boast of the number of
people they murdered. They claim to be omnipresent, and if
anybody should provoke them, they can show him, they are this and
that. With this empty boast, people will hold them in high
esteem. If you come across people, who are said to be strong,
know such people indulge in all forms of atrocities. If you
should refuse taking alcoholic drinks, people will regard you as
a woman, in fact, weaker than a woman. If you drink and enjoy
yourself, you will be regarded as a gentleman. If you do not
believe in fornication, women will sarcastically call you eunuch,
and both men and women would never take you for anything. Can you
argue? If you give out anything freely, you will be regarded as a
foolish person.
So, beloved, do not be deceived. WHEN YOU GET TO A PLACE, WHERE
LAWYERS AND DOCTORS PARK THEIR CARS, AND DISPLAY THEIR WEALTH, DO
NOT BE DAZZLED; BECAUSE THEY ARE FOUNDED ON FALSEHOOD AND DECEIT;
NO TRUTH IS FOUND IN THEM. When you come across anything people
praise so much, and they put their money and wealth into it, know
it is all deceit. That is why, Christ said: "I am come in my
Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in
his own name, him ye will receive." (JOHN 5:43).
There is one Brother, (a newly baptized member), who testified,
if it were in his former church, the information officer, brother
Eyo, would never be seen or talked to, without money being given
to him. This is quite true and this is what is going on all over
the world. If you do not tell lies, pay money at the gate, or
'love' a person, he can never open the gate for you.
Children indulge in so much necromancing more than their parents.
The university students initiate into different secret societies.
The lawyers and doctors have assorted protective charms.
In the entire world, nobody wants God, for people are after
suppressing others; they have nothing to do with God. Nations
fight against others, for the purpose of testing their weapons
and capabilities. But God does not advise any nation to fight
against another nation. The inter-tribal wars are as a result of
one tribe trying to know, "who is whom," thereby
killing thousands of people for nothing's sake. They set aside a
period of time to see who can win the fight. They have no regards
for human life. Right from the time of Adam till date, this is
exactly what is going on.
THE ARMAGEDDON WAR:
The first lesson has rightly stated, as we have borne the image
of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
(1st Corinthians 15:49). Now the image of the heavenly has
arrived, every foolish act should stop forthwith. This is the
reason why, the Armageddon war will be waged. Most people believe
in voodoo so much, if they want to build a house, they must apply
it. If they start any business, they use voodoo means. Other
things like wrestling, trading, hunting, farming, etc. have their
foundations rooted in voodoo. Now they have reached their wits
end. I EARLIER TOLD YOU, THE SPIRIT NOW ON EARTH, HAS NEVER
VISITED us. HE HAS ARRIVED IN A BIG WAY.
If you visit certain communities, you will be advised not to go
out at night, because of the masquerade that operates at night;
and when you want to know, exactly what they are doing, you will
see, it is nothing but their foolish 'game;' and if you should go
out, your head would be chopped off. 'Obon' and 'Ekpe' societies
believe in killing people. They do these things without recourse
to God. When you are told, a village is about to celebrate any
festival know, they are about to practise their evil deeds. And
if they should hear, Our Lord Jesus Christ is coming, they will
shout, they do not want any Jesus in their midst, for they are
the real Jesus. Can you see the foolishness of the world?
Now recall the story of David. Saul requested for three hundred
human heads, because David sought his daughter's hand in
marriage. To David, that was nothing. He went and killed three
hundred people, and gave the heads to Saul. Most people have no
regards for human life; therefore, murder to them is nothing.
People regard stealing, killing, and necromancing as their
priority.
The cocaine they sniff is for them to be high, so they may be
able to carry out their evil deeds, but I want you to realize,
that is the mark of the earthly man. RIGHT NOW, IF THE PEOPLE OF
THE WORLD REFUSE TO REPENT OF THEIR EVIL DEEDS, THEY ALL WILL SEE
WHAT SHALL BEFALL THEM.
Church does not mean the house of God. It is a body. The drunks
have their own church; the thieves have theirs, their president
and members. The fornicators also have their own church. Right
now you are complaining, you do not like what the armed-robbers
are doing, but little do you realize, your husband is an
armed-robber. Are you aware of that?
All the so-called important men are those who commit all forms of
atrocities. What was the cause of John's death? King Herod
married his brother's wife, but John the Baptist told Herod, it
was not right for him to do that, and Herod became annoyed with
John. Since Herod did not want to be accused of killing a
prophet, Herod rather imprisoned John. The day Herod celebrated
his birthday, the daughter of the woman Herod married danced so
dexterously, Herod asked the daughter to request for whatever she
wanted. Instead of the daughter to request, she would love to be
a queen, she ran to her mother and asked her, what she should
request from the king. Since her mother was not happy with John,
the mother advised the daughter to request for John's head.
And you may ask, what was in John's head? This shows you the
extent to which man could be wicked. The daughter ran to Herod
and told him, she wanted John's head, and Herod was sad about
that, because he had promised to give her whatever she requested.
So Herod ordered two men to go to the prison yard, and bring
John's head on a platter of silver. As it was in those days, so
it is today. Whenever you tell people the truth, they will deal
with you ruthlessly. BUT NOW THE TRUTH HAS ARRIVED IN A BIG WAY.
ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT ACCEPT THIS TRUTH, WILL BE SEVERELY DEALT
WITH.
Nothing takes anyone unaware in this kingdom. It is a laid down
fact, a time shall come, when righteousness shall abound. It was
revealed to Nebuchadnezzar, kingdoms shall rise and fall, and
that a kingdom shall come which shall dominate the other
kingdoms, and the kingdom shall endure forever. (Daniel 2:44).
When you say, man pass man, position pass power, I laugh at you.
Why should you make such a statement? The right thing should be,
"POWER PASS POSITION." What do people use in taking
your property forcefully? Is it not power? What aided the whites
in collecting our land and other things? Was it not power? What
do the Moslems use in causing all these troubles in the world? Is
it not power? Anybody who is more powerful than you, is stronger
than you, he can even swallow you up. THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS
NOTHING ELSE, BUT POWER. You could fall off from the alter and
people can laugh at you, calling you a little rat. That is
exactly what is going on in the world. This explains the reason
why, Jesus the Christ spoke through Paul, "The kingdom of
God is not in words, but in power." (1st Corinthians 4:20).
GOD IS POWER:
GOD IS POWER. He rules with power. Nebuchadnezzar became a beast
for seven years. Pharaoh and his armies perished in the Red Sea.
Herod was killed by just an angel. These show, GOD IS POWER. HE
RULES WITH POWER, ELSE HE WOULD NOT RULE. RIGHT NOW HE HAS COME
WITH POWER, LOVE, PATIENCE, WISDOM, MERCY AND ALL THE VIRTUES ONE
COULD THINK OF. The people call him derogatory names, and the
world has reached its wits end. The Jehovah Witnesses earlier
prophesied about the Armageddon war. THE WAR IS NOW ON!
If you do not call yourself to order, you will be dealt with. As
you had borne the image of the earthly, so must you bear the
image of the heavenly. You have to practise love, peace, mercy,
humility, temperance, etc. these are what will rule now. HIS
REIGN SHALL HAVE NO END.
THE GOD WHO CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH, HAS COME TO REIGN
FOREVER.
There was a house built in Orlu, for forty-two years now, without
being occupied by anybody, and whoever attempted to occupy the
house died off. No church or any other establishment was able to
operate in the house, but today Brotherhood members have
succeeded in occupying the building, and people are shocked to
their bones to see, Brotherhood members using the abandoned
house. DO YOU THINK BROTHERHOOD IS A PLAYGROUND? HAVE YOU EVER
SEEN SOMEBODY SPEAK SO AUTHORITATIVELY? (Matthew 7:28-29). Native
doctors surrender to this God. I want you to know; this is as a
result of what was prophesied of Him. Anybody who tries to rebuke
a sinner openly is often treated unruly. It is God alone who can
do that successfully. You should know, whatever happens comes at
the fullness of time. Read the first lesson again.
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: 1st CORINTHIANS 15:49
"And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also
bear the image of the heavenly."
THE NEW WORLD ORDER:
Beloved, the above text is self explanatory. The spirit that came
from Adam was earthly, but it later became the quickening spirit,
which was heavenly. (1st Corinthians 15:45). Because man
possesses the earthly spirit, he continues doing what is bad. He
continues doing what is forbidden. (1st Corinthians 15:45-49). In
fact, nothing good has ever been found in man. CHRIST THE
QUICKENING SPIRIT HAS ARRIVED TO CHANGE THINGS, TO THEIR NORMAL
STATE. HE IS THE ONE EXISTING NOW, AND HE IS THE ALL IN ALL.
Right now, you have to do away with all forms of evil; else, you
shall be destroyed. This is not that old world, and everything
must be new. So as you have borne the image of the earthly, you
should also try to bear the image of the heavenly.
LOVE HAS ARRIVED. NO MORE DISCRIMINATION OR SEGREGATION BUT JOY
PREVAILS.
He has conquered death and Hades. But for Him, no one would live.
He has conquered heaven and earth. He said: "In my Father's
house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told
you. I go to prepare a place for you." (John 14:2). He has
come to take us unto Himself, and so nothing can raise its ugly
head against His children.
Your problem is, you come to Brotherhood with your old ways of
life, and it is most unfortunate. We do not require fornication,
swindling, robbery, or quarreling here. We do not require
necromancing here. Do away with the old behavior, because new
wine must be put into new wineskin. Some claim, they are members
of secret societies; and I bet them, if they come here with their
false power, they will meet with greater power, and they will
reach their wits end. Those who know the power in Brotherhood do
not come here to pose any problem. They know, the fold does not
require any form of unrighteousness. If you are sure you want to
be a member of this kingdom, you have to do away with all forms
of unrighteousness.
There is a Christ Servant by name Mfon, who preached at her
station, there is no witchcraft, juju, and mermaid. And a pastor
in the Apostolic church also preached on this topic, but
unfortunately for him, the members of these cults attacked him in
the night, and on the following morning, he found himself lying
outside, naked. Afraid of the situation, the pastor got up, and
packed out of that community. This is a proof, Christ has taken
dominion over everything. He has come down to dwell with man.
Therefore, before you succeed in having any relationship with
Him, you have to refrain from all forms of unrighteousness, so He
may indwell you fully.
I had told you, this work is not done by money, man, or any of
you, but it is done by Jehovah God and His Christ. You are
witnesses to the fact, after every Pentecostal period, some
people used to complain about one form of sickness or the other,
and others died. And now you can see, before any Pentecostal
period commences, three days dry fasting must be observed. This
fasting is for the body to be serviced and prepared for the Holy
Spirit. Today, people do not encounter any problems again in
Brotherhood. You are on the solid rock.
Anybody, who continues to consult oracles, kill, fight, quarrel,
fornicate, tell lies, etc., does not love his life. Brethren, the
key to this kingdom is, for you to refrain from all manners of
evil. This is the reason why Christ said, except a man be born
again, he shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. That is
also the reason why, the book "First Step to God" is
given to anybody, who intends to be a member this kingdom; so, if
the person had borne any malice, had been stealing, fighting,
quarreling, causing confusion here and there, he would stop
forthwith, before he is baptized into the new kingdom of God.
AND WHEN YOU FORSAKE ALL SINS, CHRIST WILL COME IN AND DWELL
FULLY IN YOU.
When Peter preached to the people, they were greatly moved, and
when they asked what they should do, PETER TOLD THEM TO REPENT
AND CONFESS THEIR SINS, THEN THEIR SINS SHALL BE FORGIVEN THEM,
AND THAT THEY SHALL RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A GIFT, FOR THIS
PROMISE IS FOR THEM, THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEIR CHILDREN'S
CHILDREN. (Acts 2:38-39). CHRIST CAN NEVER DWELL IN AN UNTIDY
HOUSE. HE CANNOT GO TO A THIEF, A SWINDLER, A FORNICATOR, OR AN
ADULTEROUS PERSON. AND IF CHRIST IS NOT IN YOU, IT MEANS YOU ARE
EMPTY. That is why, when people say, a Brotherhood member was
stoned to death or that this or that happened to a Brotherhood
member, I want you to know, that person is not a real Brotherhood
member. ANY BROTHERHOOD MEMBER, WHO SURRENDERS HIMSELF FULLY TO
CHRIST, CAN NEVER BE CHALLENGED BY ANYBODY.
When people claim there is something in Brotherhood; it is true,
because Jehovah God and His Christ are here. Have you ever been
to a place where people do not burn incense, light candles, or
draw circles, but operate with mere words? FIRE CAN NEVER BURN
YOU, NO GUN CAN SHOOT YOU, AND NOTHING WHATSOEVER CAN RAISE ITS
UGLY HEAD AGAINST YOU, IF YOU SURRENDER YOURSELF TO GOD. IT IS
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO IS OPERATING, NOTHING ELSE.
What made God to leave Adam and Eve was sin. And what has made
Him to come back is, because God has said, except a spotless
blood is shed, man shall not be reconciled to God. (Hebrews
9:22). So because of that spotless blood of Christ, man has now
been reunited with God. After reuniting man with God, He has come
back to dwell with man, forever. He has come to take His glory,
which existed even before the foundations of the world were laid.
(John 17:5). Since He has come to stay, all sinful acts must be
eradicated. All sinners will be dealt with accordingly. Unless
you decide to forsake fornication, idolatry, and do everything
ACCORDING TO HIS OWN DIRECTIVES, YOU WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH
HIM. IF YOU CONTINUE TO SIN, YOU ARE FIGHTING AGAINST HIM AND THE
CONSEQUENCE IS GREAT, FOR IT IS SAID, "ALL THOSE WHO DO NOT
WANT HIM TO RULE OVER THEM, SHOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE HIM TO BE
KILLED." (Luke 19:27).
There is a song, which is usually sang in this fold, which
states, "WHO IS HE THAT IS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR OF MY HEART,
IT IS Me, JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, open it and let me come
in." The wording of this song confirms the scripture at
Revelation 3:20:
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my
voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me."
The owner of the house is now back. Open the door for Him. Drive
away the spirit of fornication and theft etc., so He may enter
and sit on the throne of His glory. Read the Second Lesson again.
SECOND BIBLE LESSON: LUKE 5:38
"But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are
preserved."
THE DEMOLITION OF THE UNGODLY ONES:
Take the example of senior Sister Mong. She has stayed in this
fold for a long time now, and right from the first day she was
converted, she refrained from all forms of unrighteousness; a
thing which many members regard as a useless venture. IF YOU WANT
TO BE A REAL MEMBER OF BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR, REFRAIN
FROM ALL FORMS OF SINFULNESS, AND SURRENDER YOURSELF WHOLLY TO
CHRIST. IF YOU WERE A MEMBER OF ANY SECRET SOCIETY, WITHDRAW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP, AND FROM THE MOMENT CHRIST INDWELLS YOU, YOU WILL
HAVE NO PROBLEMS OF ANY SORT. HE WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU.
STOP SEARCHING FOR MONEY. DESIST FROM LOOKING INTO THE SKY,
EXPECTING CHRIST TO DESCEND INTO THE WORLD, FOR HE IS ALREADY
HERE ON EARTH. HE IS THE HOLY SPIRIT. HE DOES NOT LIVE IN ANY
OTHER PLACE, BUT IN A RIGHTEOUS HOUSE, (MAN). THE HOUSE, WHICH HE
CLEANSED WITH HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD, IS HIS DWELLING PLACE. IT IS
SAID, A NEW WINE MUST BE PUT IN A NEW WINE SKIN. IF YOU REFRAIN
FROM ALL FORMS OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, HE WILL COME IN AND START A
NEW LIFE.
It is said, upon all the things created by God, man is the most
trickish. Sometime ago a man, from Esene in Akwa Ibom State of
Nigeria, came visiting the Father. And as usual, the Father gave
him a handshake. When he got home, he confessed, he almost
collapsed on the spot, after the Father's handshake. Then his
co-members blamed him, for visiting the Father with his juju
charms. They told him, he should not have brought them to
Calabar, for they usually keep theirs away, and even undergo
fasting, before visiting the Father. And added, later they
usually return to their charms. Such is man's level of
understanding. Very many people do not know, whoever comes here
with evil intentions usually returns empty, because once I give
them a handshake, all evil forces are automatically discharged,
and all the charms they had at home become useless, and CHRIST
will then take over His "house." No matter what you do
from that time, it will have no more effect.
Most members of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star were not
prepared to become members of the fold. They came as spies, but
on reaching here, the Father got hold of them, overcame them and
gave them salvation. He brought to us mercy, he came to wash and
sanctify us, to change us, to make everything to become new, and
to salvage us from the bondage of the world, and make us remain
with Him forever.
The Holy Spirit can never make you get sick. He can never kill
you, He can never make you to become a poor or a greedy person.
Rather, He came to sanctify you, make you rich, make you become
loving, merciful and give you eternal life. When once you are
sanctified, the Holy Spirit will indwell you, and when He
indwells you, you do not have to sin again; else, you will put
yourself in a more serious or worse condition. When you see
people falling sick know, they have done something contrary to
the enhancement of the glory of God; hence, the Holy Spirit
departs from them, because new wine must be put into new
wineskin. The Holy Spirit does not require any evil thing. Once
you commit fornication, He leaves you and abandons the 'house,'
and it will collapse. He does not get annoyed with anybody. He
dwells in a clean place. He says: " Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." (Matthew
5:48).
THIS EXPLAINS THE REASON WHY, YOU ARE TOLD NOT TO EAT MEAT, FISH,
ETC., YOU SHOULD NOT FORNICATE, TELL LIES, BEGRUDGE, HATE OR
COMMIT ANY OTHER SIN. YOU ARE TOLD TO LIVE PEACEABLY WITH ALL. A
NEW WINE MUST BE PUT INTO NEW WINESKIN: A NEW SPIRIT MUST DWELL,
IN A NEW FLESH.
THIS TEACHING IS A NEW WINE, THEREFORE, YOU MUST ABIDE BY IT, AND
LIVE ACCORDING TO IT. NEVER EVER SAY, "YOU DO Me, I DO
YOU," (AVOID RETALIATION). VISIT THE JUJU PRIEST NO MORE,
POUR NO MORE LIBATIONS, LAMENT AND WEEP NO MORE, FOR ALL THESE
CONSTITUTE THE OLD WINE. IF YOU DO THESE THINGS, THE HOLY SPIRIT
WILL DEPART FROM YOU. SINCE YOU HAVE DECIDED TO FLEE FROM THE
THINGS OF THE WORLD, YOU MUST NOW LIVE ACCORDING TO THE
INJUNCTIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
YOU MUST POSSESS LOVE, HUMILITY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, AND
ALL THE VIRTUES; AND AS YOU DO THIS, YOU WILL HAVE NO MORE
PROBLEMS.
YOU MUST PUT NEW WINE INTO NEW WINESKIN, FOR IT TO BE PRESERVED.
BUT IF NEW WINE IS PUT INTO OLD WINESKIN, IT WILL BURST AND THE
WINE WILL SPILL ON THE FLOOR.
You are told not to kill, steal, fornicate, hate, or commit any
other sin; yet, you still commit these sins. Who is to be blamed?
Have you seen why many of you have problems, and why you cannot
enjoy this kingdom? Right from today, the entire world, even
babies have the chance to come and save their lives. This great
"Fellowship" is for everybody. Tell your brothers and
sisters, members of all churches to come, and hear this gospel
and be saved. YOU CAN NEVER SEE GOD ELSEWHERE. HIS DWELLING PLACE
IS YOUR BODY, AND WHOSOEVER REFRAINS FROM ALL FORMS OF SIN;
SURELY, DWELLS IN HIM. NO MATTER WHERE YOU MAY BE, HE IS THERE
WITH YOU AND MAKES GOOD USE OF YOU. REMEMBER THE STATEMENT WHICH
CHRIST MADE:
"But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath
never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation."
(Mark 3:29).
THIS IS THE ERA OF THE HOLY SPIRIT:
One of our spiritual choruses goes thus, "Spirit of God,
come and lead us aright, for it was written, you will lead
us."
Immediately this song is rendered, the spirit comes in
majestically to lead. He rules and controls everything in the
world now, but the world knows this not. This is the reason, all
countries of the world seem to be with problems. They have
rejected the Holy Spirit and His injunctions. They have refused
to hand over every affair into His care. THE ENTIRE WORLD IS
FILLED WITH THE OLD WINE, THEY STUDY SCIENCE AND MEDICINE etc,
AND THEY REJECT THE WORD OF GOD. This is the reason why, the
Americans do not know what is going on. The entire world does not
know GOD, BUT THE CHILDREN OF GOD KNOW HIM, AND THEY OBEY HIS
INJUNCTIONS, BECAUSE A NEW WINE IS PUT IN A NEW WINESKIN.
You all have cause to rejoice, because the Holy Spirit is
dwelling with you, and you should go into the world, and spread
this good news, because nothing on earth can tamper with you. For
it is written in 1st Corinthians 3:6-17: "Know ye not that
ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in
you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy;
for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
Whoever defiles the temple of God, will be destroyed, because our
body is the temple of God. You are not to drink wine or take
drugs, you are not to eat fish or meat, or tell lies; you are not
to begrudge, for all these cause problems for you. You are not to
continue in the same way of life which you lived in the time
past, when you were not yet a believer. WHEN OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST SAID, WE SHOULD BE BORN ANEW, HE MEANT, WE SHOULD PRACTISE
THE WORDS OF GOD. IT IS THESE WORDS THAT REMOULD us, AND SANCTIFY
us, WHEREBY WE BECOME NEW CREATURES. IF YOU HARKEN TO THE WORDS
OF GOD, AND PRACTISE THEM ACCORDINGLY, YOU WILL LIVE A PROBLEM
FREE LIFE, AND THE GLORY OF GOD WILL MANIFEST IN YOU.
THE SPIRIT OF GOD CANNOT BE FOUND ELSEWHERE. CHRIST CANNOT BE
FOUND ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT IN BROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR. All
the church denominations and the so-called born-again
organizations are filled with devilish and elementary spirits.
The spirit of fornication, spirit of stealing, etc, are all found
there. You can bear witness to the fact, those places are not the
dwelling place of God, because the members have all failed to
sanctify their hearts; and God therefore can never dwell in them.
They truly bear the image of the earthly. OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
SAID, HE DID NOT COME FOR THE RIGHTEOUS, BUT TO CALL THE
UNRIGHTEOUS, SO THEY MAY REPENT, AND THE FATHER CONFIRMED HIS
STATEMENT WHEN HE SAID, HE DID NOT SEND CHRIST TO JUDGE THE
WORLD, BUT TO SAVE HER.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said: "For judgment I am come into
this world, that they which see not might see; and that they
which see might be made blind." (John 9:39). For saying
this, the Pharisees asked Him, whether they were also blind, and
He answered them, if they were to be blind, they would have no
problems, but since they claim NOT to be blind, they will perish
with their sins. SIMILAR TO THE PHARISEES, THE CHURCHES CLAIM TO
BE TOO WISE, BUT THEY KEEP BLASPHEMING AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT,
OBLIVIOUS TO THE WARNING AGAINST THIS UNGODLY ACT, AS CONTAINED
IN MARK 3:29: "But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy
Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal
damnation."
Read the Golden Text again.
GOLDEN TEXT: JAMES 3:17
"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then
peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and
good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."
THERE IS NEED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS:
Have you noticed any division in this fold? Here, there is
neither rich nor poor, for we are all the same. The only
necessary thing is for one to sanctify oneself. Flee fornication,
drinks, annoyance, idolatry, telling lies etc. We all must be
filled with the virtues of God. This is the new wine referred to.
Every one has to be merciful to one another, love every creature,
be patient with one another, and live peacefully with everybody.
Do not impute sins on people, and always forgive one another. Do
not be trickish with others. Do not get annoyed with anybody, do
not curse anybody, and do not disgrace anybody. Try at all times
to be filled with love, peace, mercy, and kindness. Do not shun
others. DO NOT SEEK FOR PEOPLE TO WORK FOR YOU, ALWAYS BE READY
TO WORK FOR OTHERS. Surrender your life for the redemption of
others, do everything for others free of charge. Heal, baptize,
pray and preach to people free of charge.
In this kingdom there is no favoritism, no discrimination, no
segregation or preferential treatment. If a governor or a
president for instance wants to worship with the Father, he has
to share the pews with the rest of the members. No special
section would be reserved for him. He would even be made to sit
with the children or women.
This is the kingdom of God where, there is only one flock under
one shepherd. The world hates Brotherhood of the Cross and Star
and its members, and they claim, we are insulting. And the
question is why should we respect sinners? What has light got to
do with darkness? I often say and I am repeating it now, "an
acclaimed sinner in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is the best
man in the world." The Children of God render a song, which
has it, "WHERE EVER THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELLS, THERE DWELLS
LIBERTY." (2nd Corinthians 3:17).
Here there is no cheating, we are all one. Nothing like medical
treatment is here. By mere mentioning of the word LET, all your
problems are over. In this kingdom, there is nothing like hunger,
no loneliness. We are all one. All those who charge for prayers,
preaching or any spiritual work should pray fervently for
themselves. They are in real trouble and can never go Scot-free.
Nothing of this sort is permitted here, and whoever does it must
be punished, for a new wine cannot be preserved in an old
wineskin.
WHOEVER WORKS FOR A FEE IS NOT A GOOD WORKER, BUT AN HEIRLING.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND HIS DISCIPLES WORKED FREELY, AND THEY
RECEIVED THEIR REWARD BOUNTIFULLY. Believe, whoever gives will
surely receive. Members of the Crusaders Fellowship know this
fact. As such they have been donating greatly. The Crusaders do
not charge any money for anything they do for others.
Members of other churches charge exorbitantly for any work done
for people. If they ask you to pay forty thousand for instance
and you plead with them to reduce the charge, they will openly
tell you, God does not want them to reduce the amount. And I ask:
which God? Is God poor? What does He need money for? Have you
seen man's folly? Let it be known, whatever amount is collected
from you is not for God, but solely for the person who collected
the amount. Everything is done here free. Baptism is free. You
were called free, and had been ordained free. Your sickness is
healed free, food is given freely, even accommodation here is
free, but in the world, there is no free thing. Everything is
done through money. If you do not give bribes, you cannot be
regarded as anything. These are old wines, which are poisonous.
In this kingdom, if you decide to steal, that is your own
problem, because that is an old wine. We have nothing to do with
sins. Our duty and in fact, obligation, is to do that, which is
good to everybody. WE DO NOT NEED ANYBODY'S PRAISES; WE DO NOT
SEEK FOR POSITIONS. Our work is to help others. Give them love,
peace, humility, truth, etc. I do not preach against any church
or persons. All I do is to make known to them, where their errors
lie.
HUMILITY LEADS TO SUCCESS AND GLORY. AND SO THE FIRST THING YOU
MUST POSSESS IS HUMILITY, FOLLOWED BY PATIENCE, KINDNESS, MERCY,
TRUTH AND LOVE. THERE SHOULD BE NO QUARREL, NO ANNOYANCE.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said: "Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast
lots." (Luke 23:34). I TOO, I AM SAYING THE SAME THING.
I CAME TO DELIVER YOU FROM YOUR SINFUL WAYS OF LIFE. HAVE YOU
SEEN THE LONG PATIENCE POSSESSED BY GOD? It is said,
"whoever wants to be the leader should first make himself a
slave." (Mark 9:35). Have you not seen this being practised
here? All hands are on deck towards the development of the
vineyard of God. The lawyers, the royal highnesses and even the
president, must work for the upliftment of the Father's work.
Everybody must go into the vineyard, and work with their
resources. Everybody must listen to and practise the gospel. DO
NOT BE A BURDEN TO ANOTHER PERSON, AND DO NOT ACT AS A STUMBLING
BLOCK TO ANOTHER PERSON. Do the bit you can, and God will bless
you accordingly. GOD IS NEVER STUPID. THE TEACHING SENT TO MAN
FROM ABOVE IS FOR EVERYONE, TO BE HELPFUL TO ONE ANOTHER. DO NOT
DISGRACE GOD OR MAN; LIVE A GOOD LIFE. DO NOT COMMIT FORNICATION,
AND DO NOT INVOLVE YOURSELF IN IDOLATRY. THIS KINGDOM BELIEVES IN
NO OTHER THING BUT LOVE. WHENEVER YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, CALL ON
THE FATHER, AND HE WILL COME TO YOUR RESCUE.
If you visit the hospital or the necromancers, then you have not
surrendered yourself to God. When you cannot exhibit any virtue,
then know, you have failed to practise the Word of God. The Bible
states that: "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13).
And the question is, how will people call on His name, when they
do not have faith in Him, and how shall they have faith in whom,
they have not heard anything of, and how shall they hear about
Him, when there is no preacher; and how shall one go to preach,
unless he is sent? (Romans 10:15). Faith comes through hearing
the words of God, and practising the words of God. (Romans
10:17). IF YOU DECIDE TO FORGET ABOUT YOUR OLD WAYS OF LIFE, AND
HAND OVER YOURSELF WHOLLY TO GOD, THEN YOU WILL STAND ON A SOLID
ROCK. YOU WILL NO MORE ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS. BUT IF YOU FAIL TO
PRACTISE THE WORDS OF GOD, YOU WILL GO AS YOU CAME HERE, EMPTY
HANDED; YOUR NUMBER OF YEARS NOTWITHSTANDING.
An old wine and an old wineskin represent the teachings of the
world, while a new wine and a new wine skin, connotes the
teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ. And no one can compare the
two teachings. It is said, the university of Edinburgh is using
Brotherhood books for studies. And those books are said to be
inadequate for the studies. But the books written from this fold
are more useful than those written in other churches. The
churches teach worldly things, while Brotherhood of the Cross and
Star teaches the heavenly things. This confirms the scriptural
statement, He that is from heaven teaches heavenly things.
IF ONLY THE ENTIRE WORLD WOULD HAVE LOVE AND PEACE, AND SHUN
SEGREGATION AND OTHER SINFUL ACTS, THEN THE WORLD WOULD BE A
BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN. Unfortunately, the world holds on to
these unwholesome acts, at the expense of the words of God. But
there is repercussion.
It is said, a word is enough for the wise. May God bless His Holy
Words. AMEN.
THANK YOU FATHER.
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