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THE WORD OF GOD DELIVERED BY
THE SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD,
LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBU
Brotherhood of the Cross and Star
FfI-IE PRIMARY
COMMANDMENT
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JOHN 1:17
"For the law was given by Moses but
grace and truth come by Jesus Christ. "
SECOND BIBLE LESSON:
MATTHEW 22:37
IfJesus said unto him, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heaft,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind. "
GOLDEN TEXT: MATTHEW 5:8
If Blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God. "
TOTAL SURRENDERING
Beloved, from now until eternity, we
will not talk about any other person but Our
Lord Jesus Christ. This is so because He alone
loves God and in Him lies the hope for the
world's salvation. He is the only one who has
taught us the truth, and our lives depend on
Him. The first lesson reads that the law was
given by Moses, but grace and truth came from
Jesus Christ. The problem of the entire world
stems from the fact that you do not hear the
word of God, and you neither accept it nor
practice it. If the people of the world had loved
God with all their hearts and minds, and above
all, believed, and had seen Him as the only hope
for man's salvation, we would not have
lamented, experienced lack, or .had: any problem
at all. If we had sanctified our heart, refrained
from sins and practiced His divine teachings we
would abide in peace.
A lot of people may not have realized
that the attendant reward derivable from
practicing the word of God is far more valuable
than one person owning the whole world. After
ali, His word is more than the whole world. You
have been enjoined thus: "This is my
commandment, that ye love one another as I
have loved you. " (John 15:12). Brotherhood of
the Cross and Star is actually the real kingdom
of God you have been hearing about. We shall
continue to preach love to you at all times.
When you have this love richly endowed in you
then you would not commit sin, and you would
be perfect and pure as He is. And above all, you
would be saved. If you listen to, assimilate,
accept and put to practice all that you have been
taught about the kingdom of God, r am
convinced that the world will be problem free.
And in addition, peace will return to the world.
It is through a perfect heart that you can practice
righteousness. Mercy comes from the mind,
patience, love, humility, benevolence, honesty,
obedience and all virtues are the function of the
mind. Even truth is a fruit of the heart. And so,
if one's state of mind is negative, nothing good
can ever come from such a man. This accounts
for why Our Lord Jesus Christ said to the
Pharisees: "Ye generation of vipers, how can ye,
being evil, speak good things for out of the
fullness of the heart, the mouth speaketh ...
(Matthew 12:34). A good man out of the good
treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things
and an evil man out of evil treasure bringeth
forth evil things." (Matthew 12:34-35), And so
you would realize that loving God with all our
hearts, minds and lives is nothing to toy around
with if we must be joint heirs in the kingdom of
God.
If we are rich in righteousness we would
behold God in our lives and we would not have
time to commit all sorts of sinful acts. Ipso
facto, we would spend all our times and lives in
doing the work of God. For Christ said: "He
that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my word,
hath one that judgeth him: The word that I have
spoken, the same shall judge him in the last
day." ( John 12:48).
Let us abide in the love of God. And if
we allow this love to dwell in us it will be our
amour. In so doing we would not commit sin. I
am revealing to you in clear terms that the
problem of the whole world emanates from
the fact that, the world has rejected the one
that has come to lead mankind (among other
creation of GQd) to the perfect knowledge of
truth. Wife, children, husband, money, houses,
cars, jewels, position, academic qualification,
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clothing etc. as you often say are not the
problems of the world. The problems of the
world are traceable to the fact that you have
bluntly refused to heed God's instructions.
He has hrought grace, salvation, life,
health, mercy, truth, love, goodness and all
virtues of God to mankind. But unfortunately,
we do not want these things, instead we relish in
wallowing in vices all life long. A local adage
has it that the first person who goes to the
stream at dawn fetches the cleanest water. Our
Lord Jesus Christ is God. He knows God and
loves Him, hence, He advises us to love God
with all our hearts, minds and souls. And right
now, as many as those who practice these words
are saved. It was for this reason that Our Lord
Jesus Christ said: "I am the vine, ye are the
branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without
me ye can do nothing." (John 15:5).
If indeed we reject His teaching, where
do we go from here? First look at what is
happening in the world today. What do you
think is the cause? Recall that Our Lord Jesus
Christ asked His disciples, why they called Him
Lord when they did not keep His words. Let us
start now to practice His words, bearing in mind
that, if we reject Him we have rejected our
lives. Do not be boastful of anything either in
the west, east, and north or south, rather rejoice
that you have practiced His word. Life cannot be
gotten from the north, south, east or west. In
God do we have life and without Him we are
perished. Our Lord Jesus Christ brings grace,
mercy, truth etc. to us. AU the earthly things
cannot save you. The only short cut to your
salvation is to accept Him, practice His word,
which is love, and teach others so to do. Do not
preoccupy your mind with any frivolous thing
other than to practice the word of God. You
have to love Him with all your mind, heart, life
and indeed souL
For bringing grace and truth to us, we
have to appreciate His love for mankind by
giving Him our selfless service. How can you do
this? There is no way you can go about loving
God with all your heart, mind and soul unless
your heart is pure. Good enough the bible
discloses to us that: "Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see God." (Matthew 5: 8).
People die because they lack this true
perception. After all, no one who hasseen God,
ever dies. He can never die. God brought you
into this kingdom, but the fact is that you still
wallow in sins and you do not practice His
word, and that is why you cannot see Him.
Except you love God with all your mind, heart,
soul and indeed all your life, you cannot have
life. You have no share in the Kingdom of God.
After all, what does it cost you to love God
selflessly? You only stand to be rewarded
bountifully and in addition, all your problems
will cease. All you will see is God and His
blessings will be showered on you. And you will
not hear nor take advice from anybody apart
from Him. This is so because, you have seen
Him face to face. And you will have peace, life,
love and all good things in abundance. If you are
rich in love, you would only think and practice
love and nothing more. One is enslaved to what
one loves best. If you love God alone, you
would not have anything to do with sins. We
would take Him as everything to us. He is grace
and truth. Anyone who loves God with all his
heart, mind and soul has no problem
whatsoever. Such a person too does not bother
about how, where and when to see God for he
has God lavishly in him. Such a person does not
lack anything because He is the embodiment of
all needs. Read our first lesson.
FIRST BIBLE LESSON: JOHN 1:17
"For the law was given by Moses but
grace and truth come by Jesus Christ. "
THE AGE OF GRACE
Beloved, do you not sce the fact that our
Lord Jesus Christ brought for us love, life,
power, truth among other virtues? This is so
because Moses had condemned the world, but
Christ came and salvaged mankind by sacrificing
His dear life. Was it not for this reason that
Peter asked Christ the number of times, that he
could be offended and still forgive the person?
In his answer, Christ told him that, "Until
seventy times seven." (Matt 18: 21 - 22).
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Since Our Lord Jesus Christ condemned
both the counting of sins on people and hatred
but advised people to embrace the love of God,
it means He was one with God.(John 8:4-11 /
Beb 10:16-18). It was because of this that He
conquered every adversity with ease. You may
have heard that right from the inception of the
world, only Our Lord Jesus Christ has seen
God. He is the only one who has remained in
God's bosom and also revealed God to mankind.
The story that Moses,(Gaiatians 3:19)
Abraham, Jacob and the rest of such prophets
saw God is a fallacious statement. This is
because such a story has no element of truth.
But it is true that Christ saw God because, He
loved God with all His mind, heart and soul.
The instruction that we all should love God
with all our heart, mind and soul is from
God. Therefore, it is imperative that we practice
same, should we desire to be blessed. You are
asked to practice this and see if it would not
work. Do you not know that, it was as a result
of Christ's interest and love for the Father that,
He always called on Him? Also remember that
when Philip asked Him to show them the Father,
He said (as quoted); "Jesus saith unto him, Have
I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou
not known me, Philip? They 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 nQt of myself: but
the Father that dweUeth in me, he doeth the
works" (John 14: 9 - 10).
It does not cost us anything to love God
with all our heart,soul and mind. Our Lord Jesus
Christ knew the essence of loving God
wholehearted ly, hence, He strongly enjoined us
to practice same. In fact, it was as a result of
Christ's total love for God that He did not
encounter any problem. He does not only live
forever, but also successfully hands over all that
the Father had given to Him to us. But it is
really pathetic that we have left such goodness
and gone to embrace evil. The parable illustrated
by Christ in Matthew 7:6 is solely about us.
This is because we have rejected His teachings,
which would have solved our problems, to
embrace wrong ideas, and values and the
rejection of the teachings of Christ constitutes
our problems. This is a demonstration of the fact
that the pearl has been thrown before the swine.
You have been sending diverse requests to God
but how many of you have loved Him
wholeheartedly? God is not in money, house,
cars etc., rather He is in your heart. And you
would be made whole if you should love Him
wholeheartedly.
Have you not heard what Christ said to
Philip? He said, "Believe me that I am in the
Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me
for the very works' sake." (John 14: 11) Once
you accept God wholeheartedly and believe in
Him, He will dwell in you and you would feel
His existence in you. You would also have His
bountiful joy. Having been told of the
importance of loving God wholeheartedly, it is
imperative that you turn a new leaf and
imbibe the culture of love. You should from
this moment start to cultivate the love of God
in you. It is mandatory for all to love God
wholeheartedly, for by so doing, nothing
would hurt us. When the Pharisees demanded
of Christ to show them how the kingdom of God
is, He replied them thus: "Neither shall they say,
Lo here! Or 10 therel for, behold, the kingdom
of God is within you." (Luke 17: 21). Most of
you request God to bless you with money to
enable you serve Him diligently. You want to
get money to help you buy motorcars and build
houses for Him. But this is just the secondary
aspect of it all; but the primary aspect, which
you ought to do, is to love Him (God) with all
your heart, mind and soul. God needs nothing
apart from a holy and spotless heart. If you
have such purity of heart, for sure, you will
see Him. One of our spiritual choruses says,
"If your heart is pure, I willlttake it my
abode. II Therefore, if your heart is pure,
certainly, He will come in and live in you. It is
only there and then that you will be able to see
Him instead of ghost, witches, juju, mermaid
etc. In fact, should God dwell in you, you would
be completely free from trouble. So, there is the
urgent need to have a pure heart that is fit for
God to live. The Bible has it that: "Unto the
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pure all things are pure: but unto them that are
defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure: but even
their mind and conscience is defiled." (Titus 1:
15). You all have been commissioned to go into
the world and teach this particular injunction to
the people of the World. And if you and the
people of the world practice this injunction, the
joy of God would be yours. The injunction does
not come from anyone here on earth or beneath
the earth. It is from the Almighty Father. It is
only when we practice these teachings, that we
will know the source of the teachings. This
gospel constitutes the key to knowing God and
being with Him. Therefore, stop seeking for
God in different parts of the world, instead,
stay put where you are and love Him
wholeheartedly and be pure, for you will see
Him at will. By so doing, you are saved. Read
our second lesson again.
SECOND BIBLE LESSON:
MATTIffiW 22:37
"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind. "
THE FIRST INJUNCTION:
Having read the above exeerpt, what
has Jesus Christ enjoined you to do? Has He
not enjoined you to love the Lord your
God with all your heart, soul and mind?
This is what you have to infonn
everybody about. Hardly would you see
anybody asking about what God expects
of him and what Christ enjoins all to
practice. You would hold yourself
responsible and your blood would be on
you, should you fail to practice this
injunction. The injunction given in this
sermon by Christ constitutes the first and
foremost commandment. It is the
injunction that constitutes our joy, truth
and love. Should we practice this gospel,
we would see the reward instantly. Whoever
fails to see such reward should know that,
he has not practieed this injunction. Should
anyone fail to behold God, it means then he
has not loved Him with ::>.11 his heart, soul
and mind.
LOVING GOD WITH ALL YOUR
I-IEART:
If peace eludes you it means you do
not love Him with all your heart, mind and
soul. If you find yourself in an adverse
situation then know that you do not love
Him with all your heart, mind and souL
When Christ told His disciples that He was
going to Bethany, they asked why He should
go back to where they sought to stone Him,
so He answered them and said: Are there
not twelve hours in the day? If any man
walketh by day he stumbleth not, because he
seeth the light of this world." (John 11: 9).
If you should love God with all your
heart, mind and soul, you would never
encounter any kind of problem. You would
never see, nor come across any thing evil.
All you will see will be the Father and you
would only talk about the Father at all
times. Christ was always calling on the
Father, referring to Him at all times. You
can neither see the Father nor talk about
Him for now because you do not love Him
with all your mind heart and soul. Can you
now see the reason why when Christ
attended the feast with His parents at
Jerusalem and after the feast, the parents did
not see Him for two days, when the parents
came back and saw Him, He asked them,
what was their business with Him? He
further asked them whether He should not
abide in His Father's House? If you love
God with all your heart, mind and soul, you
would never encounter any problem, nor see
anything evil. It is only the Father that
would completely occupy your thought.
With this type of love you will never be
annoyed. It is only the Father who wills
everything in your life. This is the reason
why Christ warned: "Love not the world,
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neither the things that are in the world if any
man love the world the love of the Father is
not in him." (John 2: 15).
The main theme of this sermon and
others to come shall be centered on how to
love your God with all your heart, mind and
sou!. It was because of the lack of this love
that Christ reminded the people thus:
(Matthew 15:8) "These people draweth nigh
unto me with their mouths, and honoreth me
with their lips; but their heart is far from
me." Search yourselves because, most of
you only profess to love God with your lips
but your hearts are far from Him. Since He
does not wish that we should perish, this is
the reason why He has seen it necessary to
del iver this message to us so that we would
go back to that first love, I feel that God
loves us so much that He would not want us
to perish. This is the reason why He has
given us this gospel at this eleventh hour so
that we would not forget these facts. It is
written: "Nevertheless I have somewhat
against thee, because thou has left thy first
love. Remember therefore from whence thou
art fallen and repent and do the first works
or else I will come unto thee quickly , and
will remove thy candlestick out of his place
except thou repent." (Revelation 2:4-5).
Today has really proved the fact that
God's love for us is so great and so
unfathomable. It is said that though you
bestow all your wealth to feed the poor and
give yoUr body to be burned, if you fail to
love your God with all your heart, mind and
soul, it avails you nothing.(l Cor 13:3).
Whether you have money or not, you are
beautiful or not, educated or not, these
things are not important. All God needs
from you is to love Him with all your heart,
mind and soul and you will behold Him. He
will dwell in you and take control of your
life. You will not even need food, money or
any carnal thing apart from the Father.
Remember that Moses had said that when
the time comes, God shall raise a Prophet
amongst you, whom you all should listen to.
And that whoever shall not listen to His
voice shal [ be cut off from the face of the
earth.(Acts 3:22-23). If somebody should
ask you the reason why we are faced with
problems, the simple answer is that we have
refused to listen to the voice of God.
THE GRACE OF GOD
If the people of the world should
seek for the solution to all the problems
plaguing them, you should advise them to
start to love God with all their heart,
mind and soul. This is therefore, the
grace and the truth. The reason why you
keep talking about man, juju, ghost,
mermaid, witch and apparition is because
you do not love God with all your heart,
mind and soul. Whoever loves God talks
only about God, and sees God at all times.
Such a person can never indulge in
sinfulness because his testimonies are always
centered on God. If somebody should come
and invite you to Jerusalem or to the desert
to see God, do not go for God can never be
found in those places. He dwells in you. If
you love God with all your mind, heart
and soul, you will see Him. Also worldly
things will never torment you. You would
never experience famine or darkness in your
life. Christ had said that, blessed is he
whose heart is pure for he shall see God
(Matthew 5:8). Little did we know that the
statement consists of salvation and grace of
God. It is also the life and glory of God.
The statement is nothing but the truth and is
trust worthy. The moment you love your
God with all you, heart, mind and soul,
you have been completely separated from
the world. You would have nothing to do
with any other thing apart from the
Father. You would always testify of the
Father alone. I thank the Father so much,
because he does not wish that the world
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should perish. For this reason, He has given
this package and has reminded us of the
things we had forgotten about.
The Father in His infinite mercy shall
continue to remind you of this from time to
time, to love your God with all your heart,
mind and soul. Put your trust in Him. You
should practice this love, and devote your
entire heart to loving your God at all times.
You should accept Him fully. Let the golden
text be read.
GOLDEN TEXT: MATTHEW 5:8
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God. "
SURRENDER YOUR HEART
Do not ask questions, argue or doubt
Him. Put these words into practice and you
will surely see a change in your life. You
would no longer talk about any other
worldly things, for you would talk about the
Father alone. It is said that he who is
heavenly speaks of the heavenly things only.
When you get to that state it means you are
in heaven. It is said that we err in
everything but whosoever bridles his tongue
is perfect.(James 1:26) Who is that person
who does not err with what he speaks? It is
he who loves God with all his mind, heart
and soul. If you love God with your mind,
heart and soul, you would never quarrel,
fight or see evil. You would neither see the
day nor night; you would only see the
Father in all things and the only one doing
all things. All the money in this world
would be nothing before you. You would
never see any woman, man, dresses and
other worldly thing. All that you would see
would be the Father. This is also the reason
why it is said: "Beloved, now are we the
sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that when he shall
appear, we shall be like him; for we shall
see him as he is." (1 John 3: 2). If you want
to know more, then start practicing this
gospel and tf'ach others in the world to
practice same. By so doing, you would
discover that the kingdom of God is here
with you. Since it is not too late to mend
your ways, you should start to love your
God with all your heart, mind and soul. The
moment you practice these words you are
free.
AN ILLUSTRATION:
Suppose a large house is built to
house a group of women, and it is fenced
around to prevent the women from being
corrupt. And suppose also that another
building is set up in say, a distance of 300
miles away, for men, also with a fence,
would that prevent the women from moving
to and from where the men are confined?
Have you not gone into the ocean to search
for fish, no matter the depth of the sea?
It is said that where your treasure is
there also is your heart. When you say that
money, women and other material things are
the cause of all the problems in the world, I
refuse to accept it. The cause of all the
problems in the world is that, man does not
love God with all his heart, mind and soul;
and there is no love of God in your heart.
Whoever loves God with all his heart, mind
and soul can never be burnt by fire. He can
never see death or apparition. He would
never see anything evil no matter where he
finds himself. And to such a person, money
would be nothing, but he would only see
God and the things of God. You are all
aware of the fact that I have no regards for
the world. I do not even see anything else
apart from the Father.
Now you are happy, and this happiness
has been extended to the whole world. Right
from now, I want you to put these words
into practice. May the Father bless His
Holy Words. Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER
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JHESECONDARY

fJRST BII!lEj",ESSON;
_MATTHEW 22: 38 - 39
"This is the first and great
commandment. And the second is like unto
it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. "
SECONQJ3IBLE LESSON:
JOlIN 13:34 - 35
"A new commandment I give unto
you, That ye love one another; as I have
loved you, that ye also love one .another. By
this shall all men know that ye are my
disciples, if ye have love one to another. "
.GOLDEN TEXT: JOHN 15: 9 - 10
"As the Father hath loved me, so
have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If
ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide
in my love: even as I have kept my Father's
commandments, and abide in his love. "
THE SOURCE OF SALVATION:
Beloved, the above texts speak for
themselves and my duty is to deliver the gospel
to you as read. This gospel and the previous one
entitled, "THE PRIMARY COMMANDMENT"
have the same theme and are reLated. This
publication shouLd be made available to all
persons, groups and organizations in all parts of
the world. If it were God's intention that we
should perish, He would not have published this
gospeL The sister gospel to this, "The Primary
Commandment of Christianity, It is the
foremost advice, as stated in the first lesson
above. Next to this is the commandment of "love
one another." No man in the world has ever
had such wisdom. This gospel couLd be likened
to a student who learns counting from one.
Except such a person begins from Zero to count,
he will get stuck soon after counting the digit
nine. But if you begin from zero to count, after
the digit '9', it would be easier to repeat the
numerals combining one with zero to get ten,
one with one to get eleven (11), two with zero to
get twenty (20) and so on. Therefore, counting
begins with the digit zero to nine (0 9); after
which, all the numbers merely repeat
themselves.
The above illustration indicates how
great God's love to man is. THE PRIMARY
COMMANDMENT is to love the Lord your
God with all your heart, mind and soul, and
the SECONDARY COMMANDMENT is to
love your neighbor as yourself. It is the
foundation stone upon which this kingdom is
founded.
It is often said that even if someone sells
all he has and distributes them to the poor, and
goes ahead to offer himself to be burnt, without
charity, such a person stands to profit nothing.
(1 Cor 13:3) Many people wonder why all their
efforts in giving alms and being benevolent yield
them no fruits at all. The reason is simple; and
that is, such people begin counting from one,
skipping zero. There is no way a man can love
his neighbor without first of all loving his
God. Love therefore, begins with loving God
first before extending the same to your fellow
man. That is the formula which everyone has to
follow. Once you miss the formula, your answer
is bound to be wrong. Our Lord Jesus Christ did
say: "Let not your heart ever be troubled: Ye
believe In God, believe also in me. "(John 14:1)
The above statement of Christ
indicates adherence to the above formula of
recognizing God first in everything. The
lessons derivable from this gospel are many.
The foremost of them all is to give G()d His
rightful position of first place, and then our
Lord Jesus Christ, in the second position. The
doctrine of loving your neighbor as yourself is
therefore belated. Nobody will be able to love
his neighbor, without first of all loving God and
then by way of transfer, he would extend the
same love to his fellow man. Until doom's day,
a man who does not love God first with all his
heart, mind and soul cannot love his fellow man.
These words come directly from God. These
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are not the words of angels or men. Our Lord
Jesus Christ once asked the people why they
should call Him Lord, Lord but fail to do what
He said: "And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and
do not the things which ( say?" (Luke 6:46)
He went further to say that not all those
who call Him Lord, Lord shall inherit the
Kingdom of God, but those who do the will of
His Father who is in heaven. He said again that
he who rejects Him and His words will not be
judged by Him but the word that He preaches
will judge him on the last day. If you do not
love God with all your heart, mind and soul,
how will you love your neighbor? And if you
fail to love your neighbor, what then is the
purpose for which we gather here in this
kingdom? Man is unable to love his neighbor
because he does not love his God. This gospel is
delivered for your own good: to bring you an
awareness of God's expectation of you. A man
is never static in life. It is either he progresses
or retrogresses. For not loving God, we are
equally unable to love our fellow man. The
question now is, what has man gained from his
disobedience? Your salvation and that of the
whole world is centered on this gospel. Whoever
loves God with the whole of his heart, mind and
soul will never lament, cry or be distressed. It
will be very simple for any person who loves
God to love his neighbor. If Adam and Eve had
loved God first with all their heart, mind and
soul, they would not have been enticed to eat of
the forbidden fruit. This means that whoever
fails to love God is bound to fall. This expla'ins
why Christ said, "As the Father loves me so also
have I loved you. n He loves you, and as such,
you should continue in His love.
All the material things such as money,
houses, cars, wives, husbands, and children that
we struggle for are transitory. The most
important of all the commandments in the Bible
is what you have been told here. Whoever fails
to love man has no life. We should therefore
discard the advice of man, and practice God's
injunctions. What you are reading here does not
come from Leader Olumba Olumba Obu or an
angel but from God.
THE MYSTERY OF NATURE:
Man ard God are one. Therefore, if we
love God with all our heart, mind, and soul, we
will love our neighhors as ourselves. The most
precious and greatest of all beings are Our
Lord Jesus Christ and the Almighty God. Our
life here on earth and anywhere else is
dependent upon the love of God. It is said that,
tongues, knowledge, prophecy and all the
mundane things shall pass away but love shall
endure forever. It behooves us that we should
love one another; for God is love. God Himself
loves us. His Son, who is the Son of God loves
us. We should, therefore, continue in the same
love. The problems that plague mankind are
traceable to his disobedience. Human beings
steal, fornicate, commit adultery, kill and
generally live abominable lives because they do
not love God. Read the first lesson again.
FIRST BIBLE LESSON:
MATTHEW 22: 38 - 39
ttThis is the first altd great
commandment. And the second is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. II
HIS DIVINE INJUNCTION
It is the creator of heaven and earth who
has enjoined us all to love the Lord, our God
with all our heart, mind and soul so that we will
be able to love our neighbors like ourselves. The
question is, has man ever blamed himself for the
sins he commits? Whatever you wish men to do
for you, you have to do same to your fellow
man. As you love yourself, by taking good care
of yourself, you should do same to your fellow
man. Money, house, food and the rest of the
material things are man-made. God wants from
us what He has given to us which is the love of
one to another. If we had loved God with aU our
heart, mind and soul, we would not quarrel,
fight, steal, hate our fellow men and we will not
cause division. At the time when Adam and Eve
complied with the commandment of God, there
was no problem or evil at all. It was from the
moment they deviated from God's love that they
disobeyed Him and were consequently visited
with vicissitudes of life. The solution to all your
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problems is provided in this gospel. In times
past, the gospel of repentance had been preached
and will continue to be preached. The question
now is, what is repentance all about? It is loving
the Lord, your God with all your heart, mind
and soul. Man has no other responsibility apart
from loving God first, and then his neighbor.
God is the creator and owner of everything. He
is life, peace, prosperity, truth and all the
virtues. Heaven and earth are made of love, and
love is the kingdom of God.
THE ONLY COMMANDMENT
People erroneously believe and preach that
God gave Ten Commandment';. Is it true that
God's commandments are ten? God has only
one commandment, which is love. That is why
He enjoins us to love God with, all our heart,
mind and soul and also love your neighbor. If
one gives you a vision or advises you to donate
money to God or sweep the church, tell such a
person to get behind you. The only vision or
advice is to love God with all your heart,
mind and soul, which is the first
commandment. The second is that you should
love your neighbor as yourself. The reason
why I do not relent in preaching this gospel of
love to you is because it is the key to
salvation. If we love God, we would be
spotless, and the whole world would be in
peace.
I want you to live by this wisdom. If God
commands you to count one, two, you have to
repeat exactly what He tells you to do, not
adding or subtracting anything there. If you
count one, two, three when He said you should
count one and two, then you have failed. On the
other hand, if you count one only when He
instructed you to count one and two, it means
you have also failed. If God reveals Himself to
you in Spirit and thereafter He warns you not to
disclose His identity to any person, you have to
do just that, even at the point of death. If He
reveals five things to you and instructs you to
disclose only three, you have to do just that. If
you do more or less than He has instructed you,
it means you are inviting trouble upon yourself.
If God gives you twenty things to give out to
people, do not attempt to keep one or even half
for yourself. If you reserve any quantity for
jourself, you arc reserving problems to yourself.
Do you not know that wherever there is
smoke, there is fire? If you fail to love God,
how then would you love man? Whoever loves
his neighbor had loved God first. You do not
need to ask a person who loves God his name,
where he comes from, or his qualifications. The
name, qualification and nationality of such a
person are found in love. Read the second
lesson.
SECOND BIBLE LESSON:
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IIA new commandment I give unto you,
That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another. By this shall all
men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have
love one to another. II
LOVE IS THE IDENTITY OF THE GODLY
With what was Christ identified as a
child of God? It was with love. That is why it
was written about Him that: "A bruised reed
shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not
quench... " (Matthew 12: 20). It was also
written that He shall not resist an evildoer, He
shall not fight and shall not cause any division.
If you intend to inherit the Kingdom of God,
you have to apply the first formula, of loving
God with all your heart, mind and soul, and
the second, that of loYing your neighbor. If
you desire to answer the name, "a child of
God, It you have to love your neighbor as
yourself. Even if God gives you power to heal
the sick and to do many other wonderful works,
it does not profit you anything, unless you love
your God with all your heart, mind and soul.
Even if God should give you money, food and
every other material thing, without the love of
God in you, it does not profit you anything.
Whether your name is Christ, Jesus, God or
Almighty; all these names cannot avail you
anything except you love God. Even if you build
a mighty cathedral, and you furnished the
interior with expensive furniture, and go ahead
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to feed the congregation of the church daily, all
avail you nothing if you do not love God with
all your heart, mind and soul. What particular
quality of garment would you put on to show
that you are a child of God? What nature of food
or dwelling place can grant you the necessary
qualification into the kingdom of God? There is
no other type of teaching or behavior that will
identify you as a child of God other than
loving the Lord your God with all your heart,
mind and soul. You are privileged to hear from
the horse's mouth; as such, you have no excuse
whatsoever to give. The only way you could be
identified as a child of God is to love your
neighbor as yourself.
THE ONLY EXISTING INSTITUTION
No Church, or prayer house, or
institution of learning exists other than the man
who loves his neighbor as himself. The time you
would have wasted in stealing, fighting,
quarrelling, killing and living abominably should
be used to love God with all your heart, mind
and soul, and in addition, extend such love to
your neighbor just as you love yourself. Many
claim to have seen God face to face, good
enough. The question is, if you have seen God
face to face, what will that avail you if you are
devoid of love? If you profess to have dined
with God and have drank with the same cup as
He did, what form of salvation will that afford
you if you do not love your God with all your
heart, body and soul? A person who has no
physical contact with God equally stands to gain
nothing except he loves God. Learn from the
case of Judas Iscariot. He was a relation of
Christ, and came from the same tribe of
Judah. He dined with Christ, slept with Him
and was also appointed the treasurer. Despite
all these privileges, did Judas Iscariot obtain
salvation? He was also an Apostle. That is the
same error many of you make in this
kingdom. You boast of being an Apostle,
Pastor, Visioner, Elder among other positions.
All these positions and names do not avail you
anything except you practice His
commandments. If a person should be invited to
stay with the Father in the vestry, such a person
will not fail to go about boasting of his closeness
with the Father, even at the point of working
with the Father in the vestry. Others would even
begin to be jealous erroneously, believing that
the Father discriminates. Such persons would not
sit back to reason that such privileges do not
avail a man anything good. This explains why
He said that He is the way, life and truth; that
no man can come to the Father except by Him.
Therefore, no person can inherit the kingdom of
God, or even be called a child of God, except he
loves God. Do not allow any privilege you enjoy
from God to get into your head. He is a
sufficient and gracious God who allows His sun
to shine on both the just and evil and His rain to
fall on the roofs of all. Therefore, whatever you
may enjoy from God, you are expected to love
Him and your neighbor. In essence, all the
things He gives to you do not avail you
anything.
It is not true that God loves you more than
anybody else. Whoever says that God abides
with him alone is a liar. Even if people hail you
as Jesus Christ, Spirit or Jehovah, do not rejoice
over such claim if you do not love God and your
neighbor. This gospel should be made available
to Presidents of all nations, all heads of
churches, all the creation of God including the
angels. Read the golden text.
(':.OLDEN TEXT: JOHN 15: 9 - 10
liAs the Father Itatlt loved me, so have I
loved you: continue ye in my love. Ifye keep
my cOlllmalldments, ye sltall abide my love:
even as I have kept my Father's
comllUlltdments, and abide in Itis love. It
LOVE: THE APEX OF CHRISTIANITY
This gospel is so brief and clear for all to
understand. Whatever names you may call
yourself as true descendant of God, members of
the New Jerusalem, among other names, none of
these names will avail you any good except, you
love God and your neighbor. I have been telling
you that the Spirit that is here has never
existed anywhere else. Christ said that as the
Father loved Him, He continues in that love. He
also said in the scripture that if you keep His
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commandment, you would abide in His love as
He has kept His Father's commandment and
abided in His love, It means, therefc,ze that if we
love every person, we have kept His
commandment. [n other words, if you love
every person, you will not be angry, you will
not steal, you will not cause division, you will
not commit adultery, you will not be selfish or
live an unwholesome life. Do not associate
money, or any mundane thing with God. The
only thing that interests God is the virtue of
love.
Whoever loves God and abides in God,
God also abides in him. God abides in no other
place than in love. Where love abides, there also
is peace, mercy, humility, and God. Ever since
the world was created, love has not been born
on earth except now. The Holy Spirit has come
with love, truth, mercy, meekness, humility and
the rest of the virtues. Even if somebody should
descend from the sky and call himself any name,
do not mind him except he is with the virtue of
love. If somebody should emerge from the sea
to say that he is the Almighty, do not listen to
him except you find in him the virtue of love. If
somebody emerges from the bush or wind,
armed to the teeth with weapons, and calls
himself the Almighty, do not give him your ears
for God does not behave that way. The only
quality you should look for in a person is
love. And so, wherever you see love, there God
abides. The Father is love, the Son is love and
the Holy Spirit is also love. The three in one
entity has established a kingdom of love on earth
that has come to stay. He has come with all the
virtues and all the good things. It is not a
matter of composing and singing songs, or of
dancing, or of giving visions. All these things
are transitory. Love lives forever. If love
should consist in singing and dancing, what
would be the fate of those who cannot sing
and dance? Many people claim to be members
of Brotherhood, and do not care to love their
neighbor. Membership of Brotherhood entitles
no one any access into the Kingdom of God.
Even if you call yourself a child of God, that
name alone will not offer you salvation except
you love one another. It is said that it is the new
heaven and the new earth wherein dwells
righteousness. Does this kingdom constitute of
dancing singing and feasting? AU these things
are mere physical exercises.
It is said that the Israelites failed to enter
into the Promised Land because of their
disobedience. But after the era of David, God
fixed another day for them. If Joshua had
appointed to them any day, God would not have
given to them another day. Whoever is given a
day of rest, should remember it means the one
had worked hard enough and deserves some rest.
The same is the person who has love. Any
person who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the
Scripture, and qualifies for rest. This explains
why whoever is afflicted, and wants peace comes
to the Father. All those who rush to 34, Ambo
Street, Calabar to see the Father, and also those
who engage in long prayers, are devoid of love
and are also without God. People who lack the
virtue of love are the ones who complain and
continue to lament. In order to escape the wrath
of God, it is basic that you love one another.
God has never called a person when the person
is in a perfect stage or has the virtue of love.
God calls you to Himself at the time you are
worthless so, that you will avail yourself of the
opportunity He has given you to mortify the
flesh and discard all the evil in you. Many
people enjoy a peaceful life in this kingdom
because they have forsaken every evil and have
embraced love. Whoever continues to abide in
the love of Christ, which is the extension of
the love of His Father, is free of every problem.
The only commandment God has is love.
Many people question why a man of God
should prosper, and well, I also ask, "If a man
of God should not enjoy prosperity, and all the
good things on earth, the question is, who then
should enjoy them? Is God not the owner of all
these things?" In fact, the proper question should
be, why should a man of Satan enjoy all the
good things of life and also prosper? Such
persons are those who pass through the window
into the room. That is why they lose all these
things before long. It is written in Psalm 24:1
5 that everything on earth belongs to God. This
confirms the statements at Psalm 15.
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There is hell and heaven here on earth. The
children of God and those of the evil one are
also here. AI1 those who have no love are
children of perdition. All those who fail to love
God with all their hearts, body and soul, and do
not love their neighbors as themselves are bound
to perish. What is happening here now is not
surprising and should not surprise anybody. It is
the manifestation of the dream, which
Nebuchadnezzar had, and was given accurate
interpretation by Daniel. It was explained to him
that a kingdom shall arise and will encompass
every other kingdom. All we have to do is to
obey Him, abide in His love so that peace may
abound.
Love does not cause division, fight, steal,
or do any evil. The money and other material
things people steal here, how do they enjoy such
things? Must we continue to indulge in such
unprofitable life?
The prodigal son realized his mistakes in
time and returned to his father where he enjoyed
peace, love and prosperity once again.
Many people who knew about this
kingdom and were waiting for it were not
opportune to behold it. But the arrival of this
kingdom has brought about peace and sanity to
the children of God. Go out and preach the word
of God freely without any obstruction.
May God bless His holy words. Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER.
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TEXT: ~ O M A N S 12:20
"Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed
him; if he thirst, give him drink: for ill so
doing thou shalt heap coals offire Oil his
head. II
All the evil things you do, stealing, killing,
committing fornication, and thoroughly
educating yourself from primary school,
secondary school through the university, fall
outside the perfect will of God. For the scripture
states that, "The heavens are thine, the earth also
is thine: as for the world and the fullness
thereof, thou hast founded them." (Psalm
89:11). His will for us is to dwell in
righteousness from our childhood by having love
and other virtues of God.
As I have already told you that I have no
other weapon to use in defending myself apart
from Love. When you come with craftiness, I
will overcome you with love. When you come
with deceitful tendencies, I overcome you with
love. Any act of evil you come with, with my
weapon of war which is Love, I will overcome
it. If you claim to have deceived the Father or
you have done anything of which the Father is
not aware, you are deceiving yourself because I
have turned away my eyes from such things. It
is only love that I recognize, and with love, I
have been able to overcome the world. Have you
been able to see this weapon?
OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD:
The world has no regard for anyone who
possesses love, but recognizes the evildoers
because people are stilI living by the Torah. That
is why Our Lord Jesus Christ condemned such
laws and promulgated another one, THAT YOU
SHOULD LOVE YOUR NEIGIIDORS AS
YOU LOVE YOURSELF, AND EVEN YOUR
ENEMIES TOO. Whosoever possesses love has
overcome the entire world. That is why we are
advised that we should not be overcome by evil,
but we should overcome evil with good. IF
SOMEBODY HATES YOU DO NOT HATE
HIM IN TURN, RATHER LOVE HIM. IF
YOUR ENEMY IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM
WATER TO DRINK. THAT WAY YOU
HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON HIS HEAD.
LOVE OVERCOMES THE WORLD:
Love is the only weapon that is greater than
all other weapons. With love you overcome the
entire world. But up till now none has realized
this truth. The children of God however realize
this truth because God is dwelling in them and
they are the only people who have been able to
practice the injunctions of the Holy Spirit.
Now one of the Children of God promised
to donate a lantern to a bethel at Obutong Abasi
Ike because there is no lantern there. Is he a
civil servant or has he any source of livelihood?
Where has he got the money to donate the
lantern? It is the work of love. IF YOU LOVE
YOUR ENEMY YOU HAVE HEAPED
COALS OF FIRE ON HIS HEAD, AND THE
COALS OF FIRE WILL BURN ALL THE
EVIL IN HIM AND DRIVE A WAY THE
DEMON IN HIM, AND BY SO DOING HE
WILL BECOME A MAN OF GOD.
You cannot overcome your enemy with a
matchet or cutlass, neither can you do so with
your physical power. None of these things can
be used to overcome your enemy. That is the
reason I continue to preach Love to you from
January to December. So even if a thief gets into
your house, and you catch him, do not harm
him. Just give him something to eat and clothe
him. AND THAT IS THE ONLY
EXAMINATION THAT IS SET FOR THE
ENTIRE WORLD. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
PASS IT, YOU HAVE OVERCOME THE
WORLD. That is why Our Lord Jesus Christ
asked His disciples whether He did not elect
twelve but one among them was a demon. That
demon was their examination. By the
examination God wants to observe whether you
will be able to abide by His injunctions.
LOVE IS MY WEAPON:
A certain blind woman went, out of joy,
to welcome the new born child, the Holy Father,
when he was only four days old. During the
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celebration of the feast, she received her sight
and at that time I was not even able to see nor
talk. What can a child of only four days do? He
could not do anything. That alone is the
remarkable indication of the work of God. As I
have told you that since February 1942, I have
no idea of mine. Neither do I have a house, a
car, nor anything. The only food I have is Love,
the car I have is Love, my house is Love, and
everything of mine is Love. Therefore,
whosoever has love has everything. Whosoever
has love can overcome the entire world, and
in addition he has everlasting liFe.
lt is said in our familiar spiritual chorus that
the truth remains stationary and accomplishes a
lot of work. Have you not heard of the
wonderful works in the distant and near
countries, in the water, and everywhere and
from there the world receives salvation. A lot of
people are in the habit of using destructive
weapons. The same did the disciples of Our
Lord Jesus Christ do. Thus He told the people
that He did not come to destroy any person but
to give life to all those who believe in Him and
accept Him. So this is not the time for you to
quarrel or commit any vices at all but it is the
time of Love. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS AS
YOU LOVE YOURSELF AND ALSO LOVE
YOUR ENEMIES AS YOU WVE
YOURSELF. BY SO DOING YOU WILL
NOT CONFRONT ANY PROBLEMS
ANYMORE.
That is the reason why it is stated in
Psalm 127: "EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE
HOUSE, THEY LABOR IN VAIN TI:IAT
BUILD IT: EXCEPT THE LORD KEEP
THE CITY, THE W A TCIlMAN W A TCHETH
BUT IN VAIN. H
LOVE PROTECTS:
You are not aware that God does
everything, that is the reason why you purchase
a gun, matchet, machine gun and a lot of various
weapons to keep watch over your house. But if
you have love, you have every other thing you
lacked because it is only love that protects you.
LOVE IS EVERLASTING LIFE, IT IS
POWER, IT IS EVERYTHING AND IT IS
ALSO GOD.
The Father has called a lot of children of
God into this Kingdom. Have you not seen a lot
of changes since they came in? They do not use
matchets, gun or any weapon apart from love to
accomplish various works. They constitute the
New Kingdom of God where righteousness
dwells. But in your own case, if anyone offends
you, you seek to revenge because you do not
have love and you do those things so that you
frighten people. But all those things are
abominations in the sight of God. So whosoever
has love, one mind, mercy and humbles himself
as a small child, shall definitely inherit the
Kingdom of God which was hidden from you
when you were in the world. This kingdom is
the mustard seed.
A stroke of the cane is enough for the
wise. Let he who has ears, hear what the Holy
Spirit has imparted to the entire world. May God
bless His Holy Words. AMEN.
THANK YOU FATHER.
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LOVE IS THE IDENTITY
CARP OF THIS KINGDOM
(THE CHANGEOVER GOSPEL)
First Bible Lesson: John 13:35
"By this shall all men know that ye
are my disciples, if ye have love one to
another. II
Second Bible Lesson: Revelation 2:4-5
liNeverth eless I have somewhat
against thee, because thou hast left thy first
love. Remember therefore from whence thou
art fallen , and repent, and do the first works;
01: else I will come unto thee quickly, and
wlll remove thy candlestick out of his place,
except thou repent. "
Golden Text: Revelation 3:21
liTo him that overcometh will I grant
to sit with me in my throne, even as I also
overcame, and am set down with my Father
in his throne. II
Brethren, that is the theme of our
revelation this night. If we have love, we shall
with our Lord Jesus Christ in the
Kingdom of God. If we have love the whole world
will know that we are the diSCiples of Christ.
Founding a church does not cause any person to
be known as the disciple of Christ. To build a
school and be highly educated cannot make you a
disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ either. To go to
church and be appointed to a high position in the
church cannot make you a disciple of our Lord
Jesus Christ. The only passport and credential and
qualification required is "Love." As one of your
spiritual choruses asks, "Whether you have an
identity card?" The identity card of this Kingdom
is love. Whosoever has no Jove, has not got an
identity card; and not enter.
The Principle of The Kingdom is Love
If you fail to enter this kingdom of God,
it implies that you have departed from the first
had. And so Brethren, the guiding
prmclplc IS that we all must have love. See that
none of you is exasperated, or quarrel, or fight,
or begrudge any person, or take court actions
against anyone. But seek after love, which is
the only injunction from heaven. All those who
tell lies, have no love. All those who hate their
brethren have no love. All those who begrudge
others have no love. All those who quarrel, have
no love. All those who fornicate have no love. All
those who are not merciful unto others, have no
love. And here we are reminded that if we have
love for one another, then will people know we
are the disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We Have Passed From Death Into Life
People are very fond of shouting upon the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ. No matter how
loud your shouts are, if you have no love, your
shouts mean nothing. Some claim to know Our
Lord Jesus Christ. Why is it that they have no
love? Whosoever loves his brethren, has love. If
you have love you will sit on the right hand of
God in his throne, even as the Son of God is
sitting. Wherever you find yourself if you have
love, you are admitted into the throne of God.
We have been taken out from the old world, that
world of suffering, and woe, and sorrow into the
new kingdom of God. We have been taken out of
the world of sin into the world of righteousness.
Now there is no other law in this Kingdom apart
from love alone. Therefore, in the throne of God
only love prevails.
Love Prevails In The Throne of God
You are aware of the spiritual chorus we
always sing, "The covenant has gone, the covenant
of Moses, love is the new commandment. " Do not
be deceived that you are a chorister, a visioner, a
preacher, one who offers prayers, an elder, and
what have you. If you have no love you are not
allowed to enter. This kingdom is nothing else but
love. What will make the people identify you as
the child of God is this love. It is because of love
that people will hate you. It is only through love
that you have dominion over death, sickness,
poverty and all manners of sin. It is only through
love that you sit in the throne of God and the
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Lamb. The secret in this Kingdom is love. The
foundation stone of this Kingdom is love. The
Christ said, "Not those who call me Lord, Lord
will enter into the Kingdom of heaven but those
who do the will of my Father. (Matt. 7:21) What
is the will of tbe Father? The will of the Father
is to love. The kingdom of God is love, since
Our Lord Jesus Christ is love, it is incumbent
upon all the inhabitants of the world to love one
another. It is love that makes you real
Brotherhood.
You Should All Change Over
All those who have no love are subjects of
sufferings and afflictions. This explains why we
should repent and go back to the first love we had.
Money will not make you sit with our Lord Jesus
Christ in His throne. If you have money, or
children or wealth it means you have not
overcome but if you have love, you have
overcome. This "Changeover" should symbolize
love. All those who quarrel and fight, begrudge
others, think evil, become exasperated, and bear
malice, should change over and wear the armor of
love. It is a period of changing over from hatred,
from maliee, from anger, from fastidiousness,
from falsehood, from theft, from fornication and
from all acts of sin. If you had been imputing sins
on people, change over and begin to lead a
righteous life so that you can sit in the throne of
God. If you had never appreciated what another
person was doing, please change over and
appreciate others. If you are one who always
wants people to serve you, change over and serve
others. If you were proud and arrogant change
over, and be humble. If we profess to be
Brotherhood and in this period of change we do
not love all men, we are deceiving ourselves. All
those who confess they have neither love nor
goodness, should remember the first love and
change over. So brethren whether or not you have
money, have love, because only love can take you
into the kingdom of God. No other thing can enter
therein except love. The new kingdom is love, the
throne of God is also love. I do not want to
overload you. The first lesson will now be read.
First Bible Lesson: John 13:35
"By this shall all men know that ye
are my disciples, if ye have love one to
another. ff
Brethren have you heard that? That is
exactly what Jehovah God and His Christ requires
from us. Whosoever has love is known of God.
Let us have love which emanates from a pure
heart. Whosoever has love will not wait to be
asked to do what is good. If you have love, you
will do what is good always, and you will always
think rightly. You have to live exemplary nfe in
your thoughts, words, deeds, actions and
movements so that you will give glory to the
Almighty God.
Only Love Can Save You
It is not vision or prayer or preaching that
will save you but if you have love for all men then
you stand saved. If you had no love in the past,
from now on, beginning from this changeover,
you must love. If in the past you had been doing
good to somebody but because he offended you,
and you refuse to do good to him, seize this
opportunity and change over and repent and
confess your sins. You have heard that any person
who has love has passed from death unto life, but
those who have no love abide in death. (1 John
3:14) You can observe that from January to
Deeember every year, we preach no other sermon
except love.
Only Love Conquers
Who is the person who conquers? It is the
person who has love. Since God himself abides in
love, the Christ abides in love, the Holy Spirit
abides in love, we all ought to abide in love. Love
is the throne of God and of the Christ and it is the
throne of Brotherhood. It is this opportunity that
the Holy Spirit has seized to chasten us, reprove
us, rebuke us and to change us where we err, so
that we go back to our first love. Now that He has
changed you, do not go back to the world of sin.
He uses love to change us. We should, therefore
have love, lowliness of the heart, meekness and
tolerance, accommodating and enduring what we
see from day to day.
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The Corruptible Puts On Incorruptible
Whoever comes into the Kingdom of God
will realize that it requires no other thing apart
from love. There is no other throne of God a[)art
from love. There is no other glory, a[)art from
love. It means, that whosoever has love, has
overcome tbe world. Any person who has love
overcomes death, sickness, the Hades, tribulations
and wretchedness. Rebuke and reprove all those
who have no love, and teach them to love. From
now on, irrespective of your station and
disposition in life, let no person nurse animosity
against another person. If you begrudge any other,
repent and be saved because the Father has
changed us and has taken away from us the carnal
body of sinfulness, the corruptible body, the body
of fornication, the mortal body, the vile body, and
has changed us into spirit, incorruptible and
immortal. (1 Cor 15:53)
At every moment of our life, in the
morning, in the afternoon, in the evening in the
night, during the day, at dawn and at dusk
have love, show love, demonstrate love, speak
the word of love in your prayers, in your songs,
in your testimony, and in your preaching.
When you submit to love, you will also submit
to God.
The Land Of Righteousness
The promise which He made to us was
that if we have love we shall sit in the throne of
God even as He sits on the throne of the Father.
As He has the right to sit and enjoy every
privilege, you also have the right, and we all have
the right and the privilege. A great many of us,
have eyes but cannot see, this is the throne of God
notwithstanding. In it nO sin can enter. If you were
to know the throne of God, no person would
quarrel or fight, or commit any sin or even
pronounce woe and curses on people. You are not
called to quarrel and fight, to scramble and
begrudge people, to criticize and condemn but you
are called to demonstrate love.
If somebody asks you what Brotherhood
is, tell him that Brotherhood is love. If he further
asks what you learn, tell him you are taught love.
If he asks you further the reason of your faith, tell
him-your faith is in our Lord Jesus Christ. He
says whosoever overcomes will sit with Him in the
Father's throne. (Rev 3:21) Today He had openly
declared to us that if we have no love, we will be
annihilated from the surface of the earth.
A wise man suspects a disaster when it is
yet far away and takes precaution, but a foolish
man stays until it reaches him before he arranges
to take caution. Do not boast because of your
wealth, or because of your beauty or because of
your education or that you are in Brotherhood, but
boast because you have love. If you bear malice
against anyone, if you begrudge any person,
repent. Repent of all your sins, your evil
utterances, your animalistic behavior, your
pugnacious and quarrelsome tendencies, and begin
to demonstrate love.
Whosoever has no love, has no share in
the kingdom of God. Whatever you are, if you do
not demonstrate love, you have no share in the
kingdom of God. Do not be laughed at by a
necromancer on the final day of reckoning because
of lack of love. The scriptures say that whosoever
shall keep the whole law and yet offends in one
point, he is guilty of all. For he that says, Do not
commit adultery also says do not kill, if you do
not commit adultery but you kill, you have
become a transgressor of the law(James 2:10-11).
We are definitely very lucky in this era that things
we have forgotten, what we do not know, what we
have less regard to, the Father reminds us all.
Brotherhood Came From The Throne Of God
Many people believe that when you love,
you are submitting yourself in the service of
people, but they do not know that when you love
you are in the throne of God. Whosoever loves
his fellow human being, sits in the throne of
God. All those who love, dwell in the kingdom
of God. Whenever you see any person who has
love, do not ask him about Jehovah God and
His Christ because He dwells in him, and he in
Him. All those who love came from the throne
of God into this world. Brotherhood came from
that throne. That is why when you are in
Brotherhood if you were to have love you would
not have shown any propensity to fighting and
quarrelling and committing all acts of sins. Why
we deny ourselves of evervthing, why we do not
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fornicate, steal, tell lies is that we may sit on
the throne of God. I do not say such a person
will sit, but whoever has not love cannot sit on the
throne of God, neither can he demonstrate the
attributes of truth, humility, patience, peace, joy
and self control.
Ever}ihing Will Pass Away But Love Will
Endure Forever
What we should now concentrate our
attention on is to have love, one to another, not to
be exasperated with anyone, and not to indulge in
any act of sin, in order that we may have good
report. We are told that the commandment of God
is that as the children of God we should have love,
one towards the other. If, therefore, you have no
, love, you are dead. Love had existed before the
foundations ofthe world were laid. The world will
pass away but love will not pass away forever. If
I love you and you reciprocate my love we shall
remain in peace; there will be no quarrelling, no
fighting and no warfare. If you love me and I love
you, the desire to do good will always be kindled
in our hearts and this will remain indelible,
constantly reminding us of what good we should
do. When that is done, death, sickness, poverty,
warfare will be swept away. Any person who is
truthful and humble. sits on the throne of God.
Brethren I do not want to take you any further.
Our second lesson will now be read.
Second Bible Lesson: Revelation 2:4-5
"Nevertheless I have somewhat
against thee, because thou hast left thy first
love. Remember therefore from whence thou
art fallen, and repent, and do the first works;
or else I will come unto thee quickly, and
will remove thy candlestick out of his place,
except thou repent. /I
Brethren can you notice what is called
love. He says I have something against you that
you departed from the first love. If you have been
loving somebody from your infancy and at your
adulthood, misunderstanding sets in, and you sever
your relationship, go back and revive that first
love, install and maintain it.
Return To The First Love
When God sent Jonah to tell the people of
Nineveh to repent, he went and preached to them.
The King fell from his throne and rolled in dust
putting on sackcloth. All the citizens repented and
God saved them. (Jonah 3:6-10) This night that
we are finalizing the period of changeover for this
year, (JULY 7TH-JULY 14TH .. ) every person
should' do what is good in the sight of God
throughout his life on earth, Do not turn back, do
not backslide, do not retrogress to steal and
fornicate, and tell lies, and drink, and snuff, and
give or take bribe, and indulge yourself in the
preparation of concoction. But move forward with
joy to do what is good throughout the days of your
life.
This statement is not made by an angel
but by our Lord Jesus Christ, straight. He said,
"Nevertheless I have somewhat against you
because you have left your first love. Rememher.
therefore, from where you have fallen, and repent
and do the first works or else I will come unto you
quickly and will remove the candlestick out of its
place, except you repent. II You have departed
from the love of God, and you rather love food,
preparations of concoctions, drinking, snuffing,
fornication and other carnal things which lead you
to death, sickness and wretchedness.
Change-Over Means Glorification Of God
A great many people do not know that old
things have passed away that love alone is in
vogue. The celebration we observe in this
'Change Over' week is the glorification of God
and demonstration of love because the Father,
the Son, the Holy Spirit and the children of
God have joined hands together. All those who
fell short of the love of God should now repent
and be penitent; and from now on you should not
allow any person to induce you to quarrel or fight
or commit any act of sin, but always ahide in
love. Wine and the preparations of concoction will
not admit you into this Kingdom, neither will the
worldly knowledge of this Kingdom save you,
except love alone.
Brotherhood has come to save the whole
world from roguery, quarrelling, fighting and
other acts of sin, and from death, sickness,
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poverty, oppression; and to use love to save all.
When you go home read that passage of the Bible
again whether your own version will be different.
Our Great Judge, our Great Leader, our Great
Warrior, our Great Father says He has something
against the inhabitants of the world for loss of the
first love. He warns that we should go back to
pick up from where we had fallen and repent
otherwise we will not be saved because He will
remove the candlestick from its place.
Love Casts Away Fear
If you have bitter envying and strife in
your heans, glory not, and lie not against the
truth. The wisdom descends not from God but is
earthly, sensual and devilish. For where envying
and strife is, there is confusion and every evil
work.(James 3: 13-17). The house we have is love,
the bank we have is love, all we have are based on
love. We should remember the first love and
pursue it. The spirit we have is love. Whatever
love costs us we should endeavor to stand by it.
In righteousness, the Holy Spirit judges
and makes war. B r o t h ~ ~ r h o o d is love, the Holy
Spirit is love, our Lord Jesus Christ is love, and
Jehovah God and His Christ is love. We should
forsake hatred, animosity, malice, and seek after
love; love which is without dissimulation and
flattery and try to eschew craftiness.
Any War Waging Is Warfare Of Love
You continue to drink but you forget that
you were not born with wine. You fornicate and
argue that you cannot do without fornication, you
were not horn with fornication. You who indulge
in the preparations of concoction and charm, you
were not born with these diabolical things.
Abandon all these and follow our Lord Jesus
Christ. We have to love because if we do not love
He will deny us, and He will remove the
candlestick from its place, and we shall fall short
of the glory and salvation of God.
A great many of you have now been
elevated to the first temple. Some to the second
and others are in paradise. You always think that
it is a dream. It is not, but real. There is no other
war apan from the warfare of love. When
somebody offends you, do good to him. Evil
should always run away from you. Do not be
overcome with evil but overcome evil with good.
(Rom 12:21) Anger is in the hean of a foolish
man (Eccles 7:9) but a real child of God who is in
the throne of God cannot be exasperated. Our
golden text will now be read.
Golden Text: Revelation 3:21
"To him that overcometh will I grant
to sit with me in my throne, even as I also
overcame, and am set down with my Father
in his throne. "
This throne is kept for all the children of
God. The throne is not only for our Lord Jesus
Christ or for Peter but for me and for all who seek
after Him.
If you overcome, not through enmity, and
not through vengeance, and not through departure
from the first love, you will sit in the throne of
God. We have the right to thank God for changing
us over, and for making this week a Holy Week.
All those who conquer will sit on the right hand of
God the Father.
The Kingdom Of God Is Within
You.
Do not say in your heart, "Who shall
ascend into heaven to bring down the Christ from
. above or who shall descend into the deep to bring
up the Christ from the dead. "(Rom 10:6-7)
But what has righteousness said? The word
is near vou even in your mouth and in your heart
that is the word of faith which we preach. The
Kingdom of God is nearer to you than the
tongue to the mouth. He is looking for you and
for all creations.
God Chastens A Child He Loves
Whatever you see is the chastening of
God. (Heb 12:6). People in the world depart from
the love of God and rather tend towards love for
money, for knowledge, wealth, wife, husband,
children and all mundane things. That is why God
has chosen to chasten us. There is good and all
other things in this Kingdom, but when once you
have love everything is at your disposal. It does
not cost you anything.
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Any Person Who Has Love Is Known or God
To serve in the Kingdom is to have love.
What we do is (lone by the Father. and we have to
do all the work. If you have love. you are known
of God. But if you do not love, you are not known
of Him.
Brethren, I do not intend to be tedious
unto you.:One stroke of the cane is sufficient for
the wise. Those who have ears I let them hear.
May God bless His Holy Words. Amen.
REFERENCE: Everlasting Sermon Delivered By
The Sole Spiritual Head or The Universe,
Leader Qlurnba Olumba Obu on:
"LOVE IS THE IDENTITY CARD OP THIS KINGDOM"
Prom: KEY TO SPIRITUAL FREEDOM.
Pages: 40-49
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