OPEN HEAVEN 3 AUGUST 2024 MEMORISE: Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Hebrews 12:11

OPEN HEAVEN 3 AUGUST 2024 READ: Genesis 25:29-34

29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

OPEN HEAVEN 3 AUGUST 2024 MESSAGE

While I was in secondary school, my teacher told us that every human being came into the world with a pillow of suffering which they must use before they leave the earth.

You can choose to use your pillow of suffering when you are young so that you can enjoy your life when you are old, or you can keep it intact and enjoy yourself when you are young.

However, you must understand that you will surely use the pillow when you are old.

If you decide to use your pillow of suffering when you are young, you will put yourself through strict discipline.

You will study while others are playing, attend vigils while others are partying, build a good character while others are engaging in vices, and save while others spend all their income.

The memory verse for today says that periods of discipline may not seem pleasant, but they bring peace of mind in the future.

Those who do not put themselves through discipline early in their lives will surely have their pillows of suffering waiting for them in the future. The choice is yours, go through the suffering of discipline now, or face the consequences of indiscipline later.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Your end is more important than your beginning. It doesn’t matter if you are from a poor background; what matters is that you don’t die poor. It doesn’t matter if you were heading to hell; what matters is that you end up in heaven. Don’t trade your tomorrow for the short-term pleasures of today.

Esau was hungry, and he traded his right as the firstborn for a plate of porridge; he traded generational blessings for a single plate of porridge!

Today, we would have been talking about the God of Abraham, Isaac and Esau, but Esau gave his position to Jacob because he wanted to eat porridge. You might say that Esau was foolish, but many people are doing the same thing today.

There are people who were destined to be great prophets but never fulfilled their destiny because of five minutes of sexual immorality.

Some potential owners of multinational businesses trade working on their business ideas for a little more sleep every night.

Beloved, the cost of discipline today is nothing compared to its gains in the future.

OPEN HEAVEN 3 AUGUST REFLECTION

Am I going through the discipline that is necessary for a better future now?

 

OPEN HEAVEN 3 AUGUST 2024 HYMN 1

ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME

OPEN HEAVEN 3 AUGUST 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 4-5

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 31 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: John 10:27

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 31 JULY 2024 READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-10

9. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 31 JULY 2024 MESSAGE:

The children of God are called the sons of God, irrespective of their gender. A true son recognizes the voice of his father and imitates him.

True sons are heirs of their father, and as such, they care about their father’s business.

A responsible biological son of a businessman would not watch his father’s business crumble.

Unfortunately, a lot of sons in the kingdom stand by and watch souls perish. Jesus said in John 9:4, “I must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day.”

He also said that his meat is to do the will of His father – to win souls (John 4:34). How many souls have you won for God?

Some sons of God go to their places of worship and complain about everything.

They refuse to join the workforce; rather, they prefer to watch others serve their Father.

No true son would do this. It is time to prove that you are a true son of your Father.

Serve Him while you still can, and watch Him pamper you like a proud Father.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 31 JULY 2024 REFLECTION:

Are you a true son of God?

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 31 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 CHRONICLES 29:1-36 ROMANS 14:1-23

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 31 JULY 2024 HYMN 7: I AM THINE O LORD.

1.I am Thine, O Lord
I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Chorus:
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessd Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3. Oh the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!

4. There are depths of love
that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy
that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 31 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 CHRONICLES 29:1-36 ROMANS 14:1-23

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 30 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 30 JULY 2024 READ: Genesis 32:24-28

24. ¶. And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
28. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

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OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 30 JULY 2024 MESSAGE:

Your name is a maker, it reflects your talent or your identity, that is, who you are and where you belong.

Your name is significant, and you will carry it with you throughout your lifetime. Do you know that the name you were given by your parents or the one you have taken on yourself is capable of shaping your destiny? I have discovered that some names can limit those that bear them.

For example, in the Bible, Jacob means ‘supplanter’ – a person who cheats, and this played out in his life. Likewise, Jabez means sorrow, and until he cried to God, his life was sorrowful.

Your name is very important. This is the reason you should ask for the meaning of your name, so that if the meaning is not good, you can, with the permission of your parents, choose a new one that will align you with a glorious destiny.

Likewise, the nicknames or pet names you answer to matter a lot. Don’t allow your friends to call you bad names like killer, scorpion, bad guy, et cetera.

After I gave my life to Christ and got baptised by immersion, I became particular about the names people call me. My friends used to call me ‘Adesco’. However, I insisted on being called ‘Enoch’ after my conversion.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 30 JULY 2024 KEY POINT:

The name you are called and what you answer to can influence your destiny.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 30 JULY 2024 HYMN 7:

I AM THINE O LORD.

1.I am Thine, O Lord
I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Chorus:
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessd Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the power of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3. Oh the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!

4. There are depths of love
that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy
that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 30 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR::  2 Chronicles 26:1-28:27 Romans 13:1-14

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 29 JULY 2024 MEMORISE:Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them. Romans12:6

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 29 JULY 2024 READ: 1 Timothy 5:17-18

6. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7. Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8. Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 29 JULY 2024 MESSAGE:

At birth, everyone has some potentials that have been put inside them by God. It is our duty, however, to discover and express them appropriately.

In my youth, I discovered that I had the capacity to do different things, such as sports, farming, teaching, songwriting, playing the piano, and writing.

I focused on my potentials one after the other, and I began to see others unfold. The truth is, when you discover one thing about yourself, you open the door to many more discoveries.

The first thing to do on this journey of self-discovery is to think critically about your strengths.

Many young people avoid productive thinking and meditation and would rather ask others for ideas on what they can do. My dear child, please learn to sit quietly, think, and then seek opportunities to express your potentials through volunteering.

This will help you to know which potentials to focus on as you grow older. As you move on in life, you can earn and make a living from some of the potential that you focus on and develop.

Therefore, engage in activities that will benefit you in future.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 26 JULY 2024 ACTION POINT

You have untapped potentials in you; discover them.

OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS 29 JULY 2024 HYMN 55:

BY PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE & PASTOR (MRS) FOLU ADEBOYE

MEMORISE:
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. Proverbs 12:24

READ: Proverbs 22:29
29. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

MESSAGE:
It is the order of nature that as a teenager, your parents are responsible for your well-being and upkeep. However, you must reciprocate their care by having a good sense of responsibility. You should help them with house chores, cooking, running errands, et cetera.
One thing my mother didn’t allow me to indulge myself in was laziness. Despite being her last child, she ensured that I was involved in every activity at home. Although she allowed me to play football with my friends and attend village events, I always had a lot to do at home. She was keen on me becoming great, especially because I was her only male child. Every time I ran an errand for her, she would say, “Adejare, thank you. When you call one person, 200 will answer you.” Today, my mum’s prayers have become a reality to the glory of God.
Do you want to be blessed? If yes, then laziness should be eradicated from your dictionary forever. Let your parents feel your impact whenever you are at home.

KEY POINT:
If you want to be great, serve your parents.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 Chronicles 21:1-23:21 Romans 11:13-36

HYMN 44: DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS.
1. Deeper, Deeper In The Love Of Jesus
Daily Let Me Go;
Higher, Higher In The School Of Wisdom,
More Of Grace To Know.

Refrain:
Oh, Deeper Yet, I Pray,
And Higher Ev’ry Day,
And Wiser, Blessed, Lord,
In Thy Precious, Holy WorD.

2. Deeper, Deeper! Blessed Holy Spirit,
Take Me Deeper Still,
Till My Life Is Wholly Lost In Jesus,
And His Perfect Will. [Refrain]

3. Deeper, Deeper! Tho’ It Cost Hard Trials,
Deeper Let Me Go!
Rooted In The Holy Love Of Jesus,
Let Me Fruitful Grow. [Refrain]

4. Deeper, Higher, Ev’ry Day In Jesus,
Till All Conflict Past,
Finds Me Conqu’ror, And In His Own Image
Perfected At Last. [Refrain]

LESSON FOURTY EIGHT (48)
TOPIC: PERSISTENT PRAYERS

HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM
1. I love this family of God,
So closely knitted into one,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family

2. I bless this family of God,
So greatly prospered by the Lord,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family

3. I know this family of God,
So deeply rooted in the word,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family

4. I see this family of God,
So highly lifted above all,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family

5. Come, join this family of God,
So highly favoured by the Lord,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family.

OPENING PRAYER: Father, hear my cries and give me the grace to be persistent in prayers in Jesus name.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Leader should remind members that there is a path to living a victorious life as youth but there are pitfalls, so be watchful.

MEMORY VERSE: “Confess your faults one another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”-James 5:16

BIBLE TEXT: Daniel 10:11-15
[11]And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
[12]Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
[13]But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
[14]Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
[15]And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

LESSON INTRODUCTION: In Luke 18:1, the Bible says that men ought to pray and not to faint. We will be discussing persistence in prayers and how it yields to testimonies to confirm the statement of Jesus in Luke 18:1.

LESSON AIM: To ensure believers have the mind of persistence in prayers.

TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, members should be able to:
* pray without ceasing.
* know the benefits of persistent prayers.

TEXT REVIEW: Daniel 10:11-15
a. God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we can ask or think.
b. When we are persistent in our asking, God will respond to our requests favourably.
c. Daniel persisted in prayers for twenty one days until he got response from heaven.
d. There will always be victory at last in the place of prayers – Daniel 10:15.

LESSON OUTLINE ONE
PRAY WITHOUT CEASING
1 Thessalonians admonished believers to pray without season. This means to be in constant fellowship with God in the place of prayer which is made possible when our hearts and minds are always focused on the things of God.
Praying without ceasing is a lifestyle of worship, praise and thanksgiving that comes from an understanding of who God is, what God has done, what God is doing and what He is capable of doing in the future on earth and in the lives of men.
When you pray and are able to do the following, they will help to raise the urge to always pray in you:
I. Gratitude-Psalms 110:4.
II. Singing-James 5:13.
III. Bible Study – II Timothy 2:15.
IV. Fellowship-Hebrews 10:25.
V. Make God your friend – James 2:23; John 15:15.

LESSON OUTLINE TWO
BENEFITS OF PERSISTENT PRAYERS
1. It helps to develop a relationship with God – Romans 8:15.
2. It helps to understand God’s love – Psalm 103:13; I John 4:8.
3. It also results in testimonies – I Kings 18:41-46.
4. It gives you strength to avoid temptation -Matt. 26:41; 1 Cor. 10:31.
5. It keeps you holy – Psalm 24:3-4.
6. It invites the Holy Spirit into your life
7. It makes you a carrier of God’s power and presence-Psalms 16: 11

ACTIVITY: Share testimonies of answers to your previous experience on issues that required your persistence in prayers

SUMMARY: Pray without ceasing rather than complaining and murmuring

CONCLUSION: As children of God, we have assurance that our Lord We must therefore be persistent and ask Jesus will answer our prayers. God for grace to live in obedience to His word.

PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, we thank You for answers to all our previous prayers.
2. Father, thank You for the privilege to have You as our God.
3. Lord, help us by Your Spirit to dwell and fellowship with You daily.
4. Father, give us the grace to be persistent in prayers in Jesus name.
5. Oh Lord, answer all secret prayers by fire in Jesus name.

ASSIGNMENT: Name some factors that made Elijah fulfilled in persistent prayers during the death of the son of the Shunammite woman.

GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY:Do not let the fire on your prayer altar burn out.
TUESDAY: Do not be weary in soul-winning, preach to someone today.
WEDNESDAY: Pray that new converts will become grounded in the Lord.
THURSDAY: Endeavour to disciple at least someone through help of God.
FRIDAY: Fervently pray for your House Fellowship Centre as Holy Spirit leads.
SATURDAY: Your centre should plan for neighbourhood evangelism.
SUNDAY :Your centre should plan for visitation as follow up.

OPEN HEAVEN 1 AUGUST 2024 THURSDAY: HUMILITY, PRIDE, AND MIRACLES

OPEN HEAVEN 1 AUGUST 2024 MEMORISE: And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? How much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 2 Kings 5:13

OPEN HEAVEN 1 AUGUST 2024 READ: Matthew 15:22-28

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

OPEN HEAVEN 1 AUGUST 2024 MESSAGE

God does not give miracles to proud people. I have noticed that everyone who got a miracle from Jesus approached Him in humility.

The leper in Matthew 8:2-3 worshipped Him, the centurion in Matthew 8:5-10 didn’t send a messenger but came personally to ask Jesus to heal his servant, and the woman in Matthew 15:22-28 was practically insulted by Jesus when He likened her to a dog, but she took no offence.

On the other hand, everyone that would have gotten a miracle from Jesus but didn’t, exhibited pride in one way or the other, especially the people of His hometown (Matthew 13:54-58). The Bible says that He was only able to do a few miracles there.

Naaman almost died a leper because of pride.

He went to the prophet for healing and was told to go and wash in River Jordan. He got angry and wanted to return to his country to die as a leper because he thought that a man of his calibre should not wash in the Jordan river.

Thank God for his servants who talked sense into his head.

Sometimes, God will give me an instruction that sounds childish during our Holy Ghost Services.

Because I am a child in His hands, I will tell the people what He says, and those who are not too big to obey the childish instruction will come back to testify about how they got their miracle after obeying Him. One time, God told me to call out all those who had back pains and dance around them.

That was a very childish thing to do, but I obeyed, and when I was done, their back pains had disappeared, and they could all bend over to touch their toes conveniently.

If you are too proud to submit to a man of God, you cannot get a miracle through him. If you are too big to carry out an instruction because it seems beneath your social status, you cannot get a miracle.

You must humble yourself before the Most High God if you want to enjoy His miracles. It amazes me that people consult doctors in humility, answering all their questions and surrendering their bodies for examination and treatment, but when they come to God, they act in a proud manner as if they know more than Him.

OPEN HEAVEN 1 AUGUST KEY POINT

If you want a miracle from God, you must put your pride aside and come to Him as a child.

OPEN HEAVEN 1 AUGUST 2024 HYMN 8

I Need Thee Every Hour

OPEN HEAVEN 1 AUGUST 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 64-66

OPEN HEAVEN 30 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20

OPEN HEAVEN 30 JULY 2024 READ: Hebrews 10:24-25

24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

OPEN HEAVEN 30 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

Today, I want you to consider very well the choice of deciding to stay at home and watch services online over attending physically. Today’s Bible text clearly states that you are not to forsake the fellowshipping together of brethren.

Therefore, if you choose to attend a service online when you can very well attend that service physically, you are forsaking the fellowshipping together with brethren for your comfort.

Due to your preference for comfort over fellowship, many things might follow. Some of these may include picking up phone calls or browsing social media while the service is going on.

Also, you might be eating and drinking when you should be concentrating on receiving the bread of life from heaven. In that state, it is easy to welcome distractions from visitors who knock on your door and even things that you suddenly remember that you ought to have done.

These things will take your mind completely off the service and make you miss out on what God is doing at that moment.

On the other hand, if you are present at a service physically, there will be little or no distractions because almost everybody around you will be focused on God.

They will be praying or worshipping God fervently, and the environment around you will be charged; that fire will kindle your own fire too.

This is not the same as watching a service on TV. Tell me, if you put on your TV and a TV station is showing a house that is burning, will you feel the heat in your house?

Except there is absolutely no way to attend a physical service, either due to distance or other challenges, you cannot get the same impact from the service by watching it at home.

God sees your heart; He knows when you are choosing comfort over fellowship with the brethren.

He is the one who said that you should not forsake the fellowshipping together of the brethren, so He will not encourage you to disobey Him.

There is always a difference between someone watching God move and someone being a part of the move of God.

OPEN HEAVEN 30 JULY 2024 KEY POINT

Never choose comfort over fellowshipping physically with other believers.

OPEN HEAVEN 30 JULY 2024 HYMN 15

Pass Me Not O Gentle Saviour

OPEN HEAVEN 30 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 57-59

OPEN HEAVEN 31 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19

OPEN HEAVEN 31 JULY 2024 READ: Ephesians 2:6-7

6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

OPEN HEAVEN 31 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

Hebrews 11:3 says that the world was created by God through His words. God is a Spirit (John 4:24), and everything you see in this world has its root in the spirit realm.

A tree’s roots are a primary determinant of its state, so in the same vein, things in the physical realm are determined by the spirit realm. For example, in Exodus 14:16, Moses stretched his rod and parted the Red Sea.

Ordinarily, a sea cannot be parted by stretching a rod; there had to be a spiritual force working on the sea, and that force was what parted it.

Now, when you consider that the fellow stretching the rod was a physical being, then he must have had a connection with the root of all things on the earth to control the sea, and that connection is with God.

Believe me, if you are a true child of God, there is nothing on earth that you cannot control. You have complete authority over everything because Psalms 82:6 says that you are a god.

Many years ago, we were to have Bible Study at a professor’s house at the University of Ibadan, but then it started raining.

We were so many that the sitting room couldn’t contain us, so I used my authority as a child of God to command the rain to stop. The rain stopped, and we had our Bible Study.

Not long after we finished, some other people arrived. They were surprised to see that it wasn’t raining in the professor’s compound because the reason they arrived late was that it was raining everywhere else on the campus.

The moment you become a child of God, you have authority over everything that has its root in the spirit realm and that includes the weather, elements of nature, and even demons.

If you are a part of God’s family, you are a king, and where the word of a king is, there is power (Ecclesiastes 8:4).

You must note, however, that if a fellow is not a true child of God and tries to exercise God’s authority, he or she will be disgraced like the sons of Sceva (Acts 19:13-16).

You must note also that whatever you use your authority to decree must be in line with the word of God.

A house divided against itself cannot stand (Matthew 12:25). If you are really a child of God, you will act in line with the word of your Father.

OPEN HEAVEN 31 JULY 2024 ACTION POINT

If you are a child of God, begin to command what you want in your life and what you don’t want out of your life, in Jesus’ name.

OPEN HEAVEN 31 JULY 2024 HYMN 1

ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME

OPEN HEAVEN 31 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 60-63

OPEN HEAVEN 29 JULY 2024 MEMORISE: Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3

OPEN HEAVEN 29 JULY 2024 READ: Exodus 20:3-6

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

OPEN HEAVEN 29 JULY 2024 MESSAGE

Today’s cell phones are extremely effective; with them, you can communicate with anybody in the world. Despite this being a positive thing, you must be careful not to live under your phone’s influence.

You must not get addicted to your phone or live by it because Jesus said that man is to live by every word that comes out of God’s mouth (Matthew 4:4).

Your Bible is what you must be addicted to and live by, not your phone. If you are not conscious of this, your phone may easily replace the word of God in your life, and this is quite dangerous because the Bible says that our God is a jealous God (Exodus 34:14).

When you wake up in the morning, do you pick up your phone first or your Bible? You may say that you pick up your phone to check the time, but really, do you study the apps on your phone first or the verses in your Bible?

Throughout the day, what do you have more on your mind, what you saw on your phone or what you read in the Bible?

You are to meditate on God’s word day and night, not on social media feeds and reels. When you want to start a conversation with your friend in your DM, what interesting thing do you start with, a funny meme or a Scripture?

Ephesians 5:19 says that we are to speak to each other in psalms and hymns, but many no longer have such conversations; it is all about celebrity gossip and memes.

Can you see that there is a need to repent if your heart has been drawn away from God for so long without you knowing it?

It is time to return to God’s word and become addicted to it again. It is time to begin to study the word first thing in the morning and last thing at night every day.

If your heart has been drawn away from God, to bring your heart back to God’s word, you will have to exercise a lot of self-control. You must take decisive actions and stick with them.

For example, decide to charge your phone far from you and put your Bible beside your pillow at bedtime.

This way, you will read it before you sleep and pick it up when you wake up. You may need to delete some apps that you are addicted to. The time spent on them can be put to better use in prayers and the study of the word of God.

OPEN HEAVEN 29 JULY 2024 KEY POINT

Don’t allow your phone to become the devil’s weapon against your spiritual life.

OPEN HEAVEN 29 JULY 2024 HYMN 23

TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

OPEN HEAVEN 29 JULY 2024 BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Isaiah 53-56