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Satan
defeated yet Again
S
atan received yet another humiliating blow when he
tried to hinder the crusade from taking place at the Maun stadium. This time,
he caused the council officials who schedule events for the recreational centre
to double book the venue which the servant of God Prophet T.P Elias was to
stage the crusade.
As the Gates of Heaven Network (GOHN) event
organizers went back to the officials to confirm that they were still to use
the stadium as booked before, they were told that there was a double booking.
The officials advised them to reschedule the event to pave way for the other
booking. When the message reached the Prophet he said that there was no way
that the event was going to be cancelled as long as God commanded it to be.
In his address to the hundreds that converged for
the crusade at the stadium Friday night he said, “When we heard that the event
had been cancelled we said the devil is a liar. Instead of squabbling for the
arena that we booked for we humbled ourselves and convinced the officials to
allow us to use this parking space”. He apologized for the inconvenience
caused. Praises went high at the parking
lot causing the glory of the Lord to descend and Satan to tuck his tail in
between his legs and leave in shame
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| Papa T.P |
That night the servant of God Prophet T.P Elias
delivered this message under the sub-headline ‘A Cry for Unity’. He introduced the sermon
by telling the gathered masses that the reason why he preaches the gospel is to
be part of those that will
restore unity in the body of Christ (churches). The text reading for the day
was extracted from 1 John 7-8, which reads as follows, "Beloved
let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of
God. He
who does not love does not know God, for God is love".
Papa T.P Elias said that those that love exude love
unconditionally regardless of what people have done to them. What the offended
should hate is the wrong perpetrated against them not the wrongdoer. Love, he
said, should be practiced to all whether we like them or not.
“One day I gave an example in church. I said if in
these days of passion killings your child is having an affair with a boyfriend;
and the boyfriend happens to kill her, would you love the man after the
incident?”
Papa said the way to go was to forgive and love the
offender. He said that those who continue to love under such circumstances have
God in them; for God is love. According to him, those who know God extend a
helping hand to their enemies when they find them in need. They persist in love
despite being persecuted or harmed. However for many, narrow has been the path
to life because they retaliate to their enemies with anger and revulsion.
The prophet went on to say that love is the only
thing that truly defines who God is. He said God can never be defined through
ones regular church attendances, the type of church attended or the man of God
followed. Love can only be defined by the love in ones heart.
“When you go around talking about others and saying
all the evil about them, truly you do not know God. If we love God we should
love our neighbours as we love ourselves. And then we will put our focus on
loving God with all our hearts, with our minds and all our strength. Love is
the only thing that can heal us from all our infirmities and all our
oppressions from the Devil”.
The prophet further said that if one carries love
in his heart there is no reason for him to be sick. Only one touch of love is
enough to change such a person’s life because one touch of love is one touch of
God. He said those that are touched by God need no prayer or fasting in order
for them to receive healing. When touched by God they get healed on the spot
because his touch is a touch of love.
According to Papa, when people are engaging in sins
God gives them a look of love and continues to love them yet hates their sinful
ways. Had it not been like that Apostle Paul who was formerly a murderer
wouldn’t have been turned into a man of God. Even those who were once
drunkards, prostitutes, thieves and partakers of all sort of sins wouldnt be converted
to him. He said now that such former sinners he redeemed with love, the only
thing that he wants from them is to love others as he loves them. Love is the
only thing that can restore peace and unity within individuals, the body of
Christ and the world at large.
“The reason why we fight one another as 'pastors',
christians is that one does not love; and the one who initiates the fight does
not know God. That is the simple truth. Love is the only thing that can restore
you”, he said
Love in Marriages
Preaching about love within the marital
institution, the Holy servant of God said that many have forgotten the vows
that they made before judicial officers, their pastors, parents and God. He
said that when wedded they swore to stick to their spouses through thick and
thin but now some have turned against their words. He said today many marriages
are torn apart by amongst other things, sickness and poverty.
“When sickness appears the one party disappears
from the marriage. Likewise when poverty appears the other one disappears. If
that happens it is evident that there has never been love in the first place”
he said.
The Prophet said true love sticks to its vows no
matter what the surrounding circumstances dictates. He said even though the
love nest be a place of pain, humiliation and tears the spouse who is being
hurt should express love at all times. It is the love expressed in humility
each day that will change the other and bring back peace and unity within such
a home. Quarreling and fights were no solution.
Love at the Workplace
Papa further said that it was a common phenomenon
that many bosses were tormenting their subordinates within work institutes. He
said if that happens it is no time for those tormented to gossip about the issue but a moment to humble
oneself and love the boss. Only love will change the boss from the devil that
he/she is and turn him into a son of God. Love, the prophet said, changes all
things and bears all things. He sealed the sermon with a text reading from
2Chronicles 7:14 in which he emphasized on people to humble themselves before
God in order for them and their land to be healed.
