FESTIVAL OF LIFE 2024 || DAY 1 || 11TH JUNE 2024

What did I do?

What did I do to sit at your right hand? You have done me well! Open it quick— you have done me well! Open this way up here— open it good— oh baby girl, yes he does what's best for us all day long... Oh my goodness gracious God! Yes He Does! Thank you Jesus Christ of Nazareth!

Hallelujah!

Praise be unto Him forevermore!

Glory Be To His Name Forever More! Amen! Stand one line, stand one line. Are you ready? I will sing it one more time, one more time. Great Almighty God, he may give me joy to give you praise. Let's go, let's go! You are not doing it. Can we lift up our hands unto Jesus tonight? Oh glorious God, we praise your name. We lay our cross and worship. Oh, glorious God, we praise your name. We lay our crown, every worship. Oh, glorious God, we praise To your name, we— when I think about the things that you've done, our imagination has turned to reality. Oh Oh my God, you do this one. Oh, you do this one. When I think about the love that you showed me, my imagination has turned to reality. Oh my God.

Let's go ahead and give the Lord praise. Let's magnify.

Let's give him praise.

Thank you. Thank him from the depth of your heart. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. For he is good and his mercy endures forever. Can you go ahead in one more minute? Go ahead and give him praise. Worship him. Magnify him. He is good. Good, and he's been good to us as a house. We say thank you, we say thank you, we say thank you, we say thank you, we say thank you, we say thank you. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah! In Jesus' mighty name, we have given thanks. Let's say that amen again. In Jesus' mighty name, we have given thanks.

Thanks.

Hallelujah! Please, let's have our seats at this moment. I consider this a very wonderful privilege to do this, and I want to sincerely and specially celebrate my spiritual parent in person of our Captain, our Apostle, our Father, and our Spiritual Mother. Thank you so much, Papa and Mama, for this privilege. Thank you. Hallelujah! Who is ready for what the Lord is going to do in this conference? Oh, you don't seem excited. Are you ready? All right, I want us to do something very quick. Can we echo the theme of the conference one more time? And now you are going to say it with power, and this time around you are going to say it with much more power. Now I want us to personalize it. Can you say it again? Say it again. Can we say it one more time with power? So the moment the theme of the conference is 'As Far As Your Eyes Can See,' it means whatever makes you small after this conference is your fault. Because it is to the degree that you see that you'll be able to do the exploit. And now this morning— this evening rather— I want us to read from the book of Genesis chapter 13. Genesis chapter 13 and verse 14. We're reading from verse 14 down to 18. All right, I read from my hand. And the Lord said unto Abraham, after that the Lord was separated from him. Lift up now thine eyes and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward. Verse 15: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Verse 17: Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I will give it unto thee. And verse 18: And Abraham removed the tent and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord. First is that when the Lord was going to expose Abraham to which he was going to do. There is something in scripture here. It is— it was that Lot was separated from him. And I want to believe that first lots are separating from you from this conference. Can you say it again? Lots will separate from you from this conference. And as your lot will separate from you, you will see bigger pictures. Say that amen loud and clear. You see, we are in the realm where even when Lord separates from you, God will need another one to join you. So when the one that cannot allow you see clearly is separated from you, then the Lord brings you to the man or to a place where you can now see. And I believe that the Lord has brought us to this conference, especially to a man who is seeing, so that we also can see. And I believe that what the Lord is doing here in this conference. It is to the end that even as he is seen, he is drawing us into that which he's seen, so that we all can take the flight together. Hallelujah! And the second thing here is that when Abraham saw all that the Lord was going to do, he saw it first because God decided to bring a picture of what he will achieve in the spirit by showing him first a typology in the physical. So when God is going to do something great as far as our eyes can see, it brings us to the place where the man we've seen has the results. And when we see that result also, we also can now crave for what we have in the spiritual. That's the second thing. However, every man that will see must be assisted by the Because if you see in the physical, you will choose Sodom and Gomorrah, which is about to be destroyed. But if you see in the spirit, you will choose that path where the Lord has portioned for you. So this day, I want us to charge ourselves to say, Lord, in this conference, I won't see in the flesh, but rather I will see in the spirit. You see, we attend many conferences. You hear many things, and when we attend conferences, you— we have heard this again. Oh, I have heard it again. It is one thing to hear, it is another thing to see that which is being said. Like Habakkuk chapter 2 and verse 1, that we will stand upon our watch in this conference to see that which the Lord will be saying to us through all the servants that he has apportioned for us. I want to show us a scripture. Revelation chapter 1, verse 1: The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him to show unto his servant things which must shortly come to pass. And he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John. Verse 2 says, who bear record of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ and of all things that he saw. He was assisted by the Spirit and he could see. And finally, Revelation 4:1. After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard was as it were a trumpet talking with me, which said, come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the Spirit, and I Behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat upon the throne. When the Lord calls for a conference like this, it is an opportunity to come up either so that we can see the things that the Lord has apportioned for us. Can we rise to our feet? I want us to pray that, Lord, I am going to see in this conference. I am going to see. Remember I said any man that is ever going to see must be assisted by the Spirit, must be assisted by the Spirit. Your prayer is, Lord, I am going to see clearly in this conference, in this conference, in this conference. Was it not because the eye of Eli began to wax dim that he could no longer see? God decided to raise another Samuel. When every Eli can no longer see clearly, there will be need for Samuel to arise, because the progressive move of God can never be given to a man who is short-sighted. There is little to what God can do to a man who is not seeing. And now we are here because God has said this is an avenue to come up. Either can you lift up your voice and say, Father, in this conference, I see, I see, I see, I see that which you are doing. I see that which you have apportioned for me.

That I hear the sound to come up here, that I will see the things that must shortly come to pass. Mangroves. I see, I see, I come up here and I see, I see, I see. My eyes of understanding is enlightened. The Lord has brought you to the place of our father and many ministers of God who are going to help us come up here so we can see, so we can see. Lupeti Gesaata Veni Keti Gasala Lehi Gobaya Raste Mena Hates.

In Jesus' mighty name we have prayed. And Lord, we ask that even under this conference, we all will see that which you have apportioned for us. In the name of Jesus, can we give the Lord a big hand of praise? And let's have our seats.

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Can you see?

Sometimes there's nothing physical as evidence. But there's strong perception. As a man who has been going through the wilderness, I am closer to water. Then at the strike of light, I suddenly regained my sight. Adonai began to speak of how he is strength to the weak. He said, welcome to a new climb.

You have been headed here a long time. Look beyond these mountains of pain. See how I have made you rain. You have seen a great light, a sphere of light, constantly E rotating and beaming transformation.

I have said before that I will give you a city in every city.

Now get set.

I am now I am giving you a nation in every nation. Wherever the sole of your feet shall step will be yours. As far as your eyes can see shall be yours. Welcome to a new season. Welcome to Festival of Life 2024. As far as your eyes can see.

Accorde à Dieu, oh, tout caca, oh, tout caca.

Amazing!

Please put your hands together for Crystal Sammy. A round of applause for Crystal Sammy. You should be clapping. That was amazing, wasn't it? I can't hear that clap. Wasn't it amazing? Wonderful. As far as your eyes can see. Somebody say, as far as your eyes can see. And do like this, do like this. Clean your face. That ice, if you are not doing it, you don't want that ice to see. Mr. Nakale, they have to clean. They have to tell them to do like this. If you're not doing it, put a round of applause for yourselves. Wonderful. Thank you for joining us, uh, this beautiful evening. Wow, we are here. Somebody say we are here. Except you're not here, so you might not answer.

Are you here?

Festival of Life.

2024!

I expected some excitement in the room.

Marvelous!

All right, I'm sure you're probably wondering why these two amazing looking people— I mean, come on, look at his tees now. Come on, somebody celebrate his tees. Come on, celebrate Jesus one more time. I'm sure you're wondering why these two amazingly dressed people standing before you here to do— um, we are here to do to do something exceptionally wonderful, and I want you to be expectant for what you're set to do. So ladies and gentlemen, this session is called the FOL Awards 2024. Somebody jam your hands together for Jesus! This is the Festival of Life Awards. Every year, as a people, we are— of course, if you know Spirit of Light Church, you know we are people of honor, where people that believe in No, we understand that ultimately God is the rewarder, but we also understand that while it's on earth, we can do a little appreciation. So what we are here to do on behalf of the church is to celebrate exceptional and, you know, exceptional stewards, exceptional individuals across board that have shown exemplary leadership, exemplary stewardship, exemplary lifestyle, behavior, character, dedication. Come on! And I want you to, as we call them forth. Now, one of the character of every steward in SLC is commitment. Yeah, you know, it's in part of our core values, faithfulness and all of that. But you see, there are people that stand out, and it's just a way of us telling them, well done, keep doing it. And as Apostle will always say, the reward for work done is what? It's more work. Come on, say that again.

It's what? It's more work.

So as we'll be calling for these categories, I want you to, with Jesus' joy, celebrate them, encourage them.

I think we should even tell them the category stories that are available. So you want to understand what it means.

Oh yes.

So today, yes, I'm very happy. If my name were to be inside, I would have been happy, but I will get there. Somebody pray for me. Say, Miriam, you will get here. Streams of Life, I love you.

Now the good thing is that my name is there. Somebody celebrate me.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Amen. All right, man of the year.

Amen.

Come on.

Okay, so today going to be witnessing the Steward of the Year.

Who's excited?

Okay, okay, hold on.

I think, I think I understand what it is. I think I understand what it is. You, you just, you know you're not the one.

That's why you're doing like this.

If you know you're the one, you celebrate better. If you know you are the Steward of the Year in your branch, celebrate. And on that note, can I see the branches represented here? So I'm going to be calling the branches. I want to just see your excitement. I believe I know the branch that will shout the most because— but let's, let's start. So I'll be starting from our host, SLC Badon.

Give the Lord a shout!

You're trying, you're trying, you're trying.

A host?

I expected a little bit more. Let's try, like, SLC Lekki, give Jesus a shout! Wow, God is with you.

The Lord is with you.

Let's go to Ikeja. Okay, SLC Ikeja, come on! You know when Apostle starts PPC in the morning and he tells people rejoice, these are them. Amen. All right, SLC Morrow. I like that. Come on, they are just— they are not so much, but look at how they are screaming. You are— you are— uh, all right, SLC Port Harcourt.

Come on, are you shocked?

I'm a little shocked, but you know, Port Harcourt, they have—

yes, you people have something in your body, so it's okay.

Okay, let's go to this place. I want to believe that these guys will shout. SLC Ife, come on!

I want heavy!

I'm trying to bring out another version of me to increase the—

I want heavy!

All right, SLC Abielkuta! Very prophetic people. They are prophetic people. They don't shout.

Ah, are we going to call this one?

Let's go there.

Let's call them.

Okay, it will not fall ahead. Okay, are you ready?

Are you ready?

Okay, someone will say it's Pasha because, yeah, but yeah, I'm the one holding the mic.

SLC Abuja! That's right! Come on, hallelujah! Thank you, thank you.

Now why would they call you the goat? All right, and also we have our LA church represented. Come on, give Jesus a shout! UI, OA, U, and OU, we love you and we celebrate you. We forgot one, SLC Kano. There's still one, there's still one.

SLC UK!

No, this one's The two, she don't shout. Your voice. SLC UK, that's right, that's right, that's right, that's right. SLC Ghana, Ghana. SLC Ghana, come on, celebrate yourself, people of God. All right, so without any further ado, I also believe that the media are ready for me because I've been on your neck since. Media, help me now.

I think you're taking a cue from Apostle. Yes, yes, we know how it works in Abuja. I love media people.

A round of applause for the media, please.

They work so hard. God bless you, media too.

So straight ahead to the steward of the air. And you know, to, to present these awards, we have the singular honor to invite upstage the ravishingly beautiful and the only, the delectably delightful, amazingly awesome Pastor Miracle Femi Lazarus, as she comes forward, just check this tease, check this tease, check this tease.

Oh my God, let me help you back.

Oh my God, oh God, my father get high, my father get high, my father.

Someone celebrate Jesus! Amen!

All right, so I will not keep Mama standing for too long. Pastor Femi Lazarus will be standing for long, so we'll just go straight to the award. Thank you guys, you guys are amazing. All right, the first award— please, you may be seated. God bless you.

Thank you.

The first award we'll be presenting today is for the Steward of the Year, SLC Abuja. And the winner is— drum rolls—

are you ready?

Are you ready? Go! Afurobi Heaven's Ordinaka!

Somebody celebrate from SLC Abuja!

Let us hear Abuja! Let's celebrate him as he comes to receive his award.

Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate!

Amazing!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Amen!

And the next award will be presented to Word of the Year, Sphere of Light Church, Ibadan. Let me have it, let me—

All right! Spirit of Light Church, Ibadan. Uh, that's where the next winner comes from, and it's none other than Elugoke Kiton.

Femi, come on, are you excited?

As we receive Elugoke, please, wherever— I know he's probably busy somewhere, probably busy doing something outside. Um, can we have someone receive it on his behalf?

That is why he got two awards.

Celebrate him, celebrate him! He came from the generator.

This man generates power.

We celebrate you, sir.

Congratulations, Steward of the Year, Ibadon.

Congratulations.

We celebrate you. And celebrate you, the Steward of the Year, SLC, Iketcha. Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome Deborah Omotola.

Deborah Omotola, let's celebrate as she comes forward. Where are you? Where is she?

Where is she?

Where is she?

I know it's the shock.

They're probably not here.

It is this kind of service that make them the steward of the year.

So can we have someone come for, um, receive you on a beer? Maybe the assistant pastor, please. You can, if you don't mind, please, I beg your pardon, just receive on her behalf and then present to her. You're welcome, sir. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Thank you so much. It's representing snapping.

All right, all right, amen.

Moving forward.

All right, to Steward of the Year, SLC Lekki.

Oluwasegun Samson. Okay, okay, so please pardon me.

Oluwasegun Samson, can we celebrate him?

Where are you?

Where is he? Where is he? So for the brevity of time, in case they are not on ground, let's just have someone from the branch. Yes, let's celebrate him as he comes, but on the picture we'll write Disclaimer: this is not the person, he's not the person, he's standing in for him.

I'm not the one, I'm the acceptor of the award.

Oh my God. All right, SLC Abiakuta, yes, no other person but Ojo Aderonke Janet. Come on, celebrate her as she comes forward. Janet, where are you? Are you somewhere in the auditorium?

Are you somewhere close?

I see her running. Is that her?

Is she the one running? Dusty, careful if you're on heels, I beg.

Oh my, all right, can someone please quickly come forward?

Someone is actually coming.

I think that's her.

Janet, is that you?

Janet, is that you? Come on, celebrate Janet! We celebrate you, the steward of the SLC Lekki. Thank you for your exceptional service in the house.

I think that's Abel Kuta. No, no, no, yes, right?

I beg your pardon.

We are forgiving. We get it.

Yeah, we must forgive the uncle.

You are forgiving.

You don't have a choice. So we go to Lekki now. Okay, I like Lekki church a lot.

I think we did Lekki already, so I think we're going to Kano.

Yep, psych in Kano. Somebody you don't know, I'm from the north. Somebody. All right, the Steward of the Year SLC Kano, no other person but Dada Deborah. Adura Femi! Celebrate her as she comes forward. She has shown exemplary leadership, service, stewardship in the house of God in SLC Kano, and we just want to celebrate you for that.

I feel that her voice was the loudest when you said—

Come on, celebrate her! Celebrate her!

Welcome! Congratulations!

Thank you.

Okay, um, right now we're just going to go to Port Harcourt. The people that have something in their pocket. All right, so let's quickly go to Port Harcourt for the Sphere of Light, um, award for the Steward of the Year from Port Harcourt. It's none other than Isaac Agbo!

Is he here? Come on, celebrate him!

Nobody will take your place.

Nobody will take your place. Congratulations! Thank you for exceptional service. Thank you for exceptional dedication to the house of the Lord, and we celebrate you. God bless you. All right, moving on. SLC Ife, can I hear my Ife people in the house?

Okay, okay, now for the winner. The winner is Abayomi Emmanuel Molaayo.

Come on, where is he? Can we celebrate him?

Emmanuel, are you here?

The man with the steez.

You are here. Congratulations.

We celebrate you, sir. Thank you for your dedication and commitment went to God's house.

All right, let's move on to the Sphere of Light Church.

I like them few, but if they— if they start for you like this, one more time, make some noise! All right, the Steward of the Year, SLC Morrow, let us welcome— can we celebrate her? She comes forward. We said she's in shock. Oh, you are sure? Don't be shocked, we celebrate.

You deserve it.

It shows that your service does not go unnoticed. We celebrate. Please celebrate as she comes forward.

Congratulations!

If you clap, next year maybe it might be you, but it still doesn't mean that you— because it might be you next year, you'll be—

no, if you know, you will know.

Am I shouting? No shout.

All right, all right, I think we're gonna whisper this one because that's what we did when we introduced them. So right now we're going to introduce the Spirit of Light Church UK winner.

UK.

And it's none other than— the name itself, the name itself is too—

let me pronounce it, pronounce it please. Pamela Adaeze Eze. Can we celebrate Pamela Adaeze Eze? I believe she's not here, but yeah, thank you. A representative who comes to receive on our behalf. We celebrate you. I know you're watching live. We love you. Thank you for your dedication to God's work in SLC UK. And now, for those of you who want We have what we call the LA Church. LA Church is Light Army Church, is a campus expression of Sphere of Light Church. And we have amazing people. We have the branches for now, as just for now, in UI, that is United University of Ibadan.

Oh, join.

We have in OAU, Obafemi Awolowo University, and we have in OOU.

OOU. OOU.

They are here. They are here. They are here. All right, so for the Steward of the Year, Light Army Church UI, let's receive Ayomik Posse Badmos. Come on, celebrate her as she comes forward.

Ayomik Posse Badmos, are you here?

Can someone come on her behalf?

Representative?

Oh, she's here! Come on, celebrate her! Nobody will take your place.

No one shall take thy place.

Come on, celebrate!

Please celebrate her till she comes up here. Thank you very much.

Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much, LA Church OAU. You know, I like OAU.

Why?

They can brag. They believe they are the best institution.

They trust themselves so much.

There are so many universities, Ife and the rest. Let's just— let's—

the fight is not for today.

Yes, let me go to Abuja, would drag them. We're in their land. Let's not overdo before. All right, LA Church OAU, let us receive Harris Rita. Come on, is she around? Can we celebrate her?

Are you here? Is that you coming here? Somebody's coming. My eyes, I can't see someone.

All right, celebrate her. Pastor comes forward to receive the award on her behalf. Yeah, I think she— yeah, it was said she'll be absent.

She'll be absent today. Okay, so, um, then we have Light Army.

Oh, oh, you, oh, oh, you, you're not screaming. Oh, oh, you, come on! Give us some feels. All right, for the winner, the steward of the year, Light Army OOU, can we receive Similoluwa Popoola?

I hope I pronounced it correctly. She's here. Yes, bright orange yellow dress.

I have a question. Why are you not clapping? You dey vex.

We know why.

Jesus— God told Abel, he said, if you are done well, If you don't do well, she will for no good. It doesn't mean you're not doing well. Come on, celebrate yourself so you can amplify it. And then next day I'll be back with another tease to call your name. Hallelujah! Celebrate now. Amen and amen. Can we celebrate Mama the Beautiful? Pastor Mimi, thank you. She said we should take a picture.

This picture is going to be on the top of my shelf.

I want it, you know. You know, you know, make it very big. Mama, thank you so very much. Pastor, maybe can we celebrate her as she takes her seat in God's presence?

Wonderful.

Now, ayala ko barate. Somebody say barate. I heard that one.

Amen.

This next category of our words that we'll be calling will be receiving the Ambience, will be receiving the Reverend, will be receiving The prestige will be receiving— oh my God, I like, I like their words, I like adjectives to qualify this person. He's going to call me after I say what, but I'll do it. I'm holding the mic, I'm holding the mic.

Later I will face the camera.

Ladies and gentlemen, join me as we receive Apostle Femi Lazarus. He'll be presenting this set of this next category of awards to the awardees. Can you celebrate him as he comes forward? We love you, sir, and there is nothing you can do about it. Okay, now this set of awards are— they are very strategic. Please, you may be seated. They are very strategic because, um, this has to do with, you know, the global family now. And then it is very, very— it's, it's an attempt that for us to tell you that we see what you're doing. Don't give up, and the reward for work done well is more work. So without any further ado, we're presenting the award for the most creative branch. Drum rolls! This is the time I want drum rolls because this is Battle of Branches. If you believe it's your branch, say yeah yeah! The winner, most creative branch, FOL Awards 2024 is Shall we do it?

SLC Port Harcourt, come on, celebrate them!

I would like to request that the pastor comes forward and receive the award on behalf of the church. The Most Creative Church FOL Awards 2024 award goes to SLC Port Harcourt. We celebrate We hate you and we love you. There is nothing you can do about it. Come on, please. Yes, but that's great.

You see what I was saying?

Create a scream, something that has not been invented. Create a creative scream. Oh my God. All right, so moving on. The tension is rising.

It is, it's building up. What's that thing you said we should say the other time?

You said no, it came by the spirit. Okay, somebody say la barate. The next category of award is the Soul Winner of the Year.

You're the person that wins souls.

This one does not just have award here, he has already— are you ready? The winner is—

the winner is Minister Nakali.

You will not believe What does that mean? Nice one, nice one. Okay, and the winner is Pastor Abraham Okojie.

So I could hear Abraham.

Let's celebrate Pastor Abraham as he comes forward. We celebrate you, sir, the sole winner of the Year Festival of Life 2024. Come on, celebrate him, celebrate him. We love you. Thank you for winning souls to the kingdom of God. And adding to the furtherance of the gospel. We celebrate you. All right, all right.

Now, what do you think about this? This is— this—

this one is heavy. This one, I'm sweating. See, I'm sweating, my brothers, my sisters.

My God, makeup off, wash finish.

Ah, under this one, this award is for the Branch of the Year. The Branch of the Year. If you believe your branch is the Branch of the Year, say, I am the Branch of the Year. Amen. All right, we know now.

We shall know.

We shall know. And the award goes to Spell of Light Church. Drum rolls. Okay, okay, let's go, let's go. 1, 2, go!

Spell of Light Church! Come on, celebrate them!

The Branch of the Year, Sphere of Light Church, Abia. And this is awarded to the branch that has shown remarkable, extraordinary dedication, passion, and commitment to the vision of the house, setting a shining example for others to follow. Can we celebrate them? The Branch of the Year, we celebrate you, SLC Abuja. Come on, church, can we rise for them and celebrate them? I think they deserve it, they deserve it. They deserve it! The Branch of Eden— amen and amen!

Mr. Nakali?

Yes?

How we going to do this last one?

God will help us though. This category is called the Resident Pastor of the Year. Let me see you rep your SDA pastor. Let me see you rap here.

Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey! Rep rep rep rep rep! All right!

Are you ready? Let's put them out of their misery—

Hey hey oh ho hoo eyy...

All right hold on no no no no no And the award goes to no other but Pastor Pasto This person is a pastor.

He's a pastor in this church.

He was ordained a pastor in this church. He's a— he or she— I like this one because they don't know. He or she is the pastor. And the winner is Pastor Heritage Sami Lazarus. Come on, let's celebrate that from SLC UK. Come on, we celebrate you, Pastor. We celebrate and acknowledge you for leadership, compassion, and guidance, and you have profoundly impacted your people and embodied the true essence of stewardship. Can we celebrate this Resident Pastor of the Year FOL Awards 2024, Pastor Heritay Somilawal? We celebrate you. God bless you. And ladies and gentlemen, still on your feet, can we celebrate Apostle as he takes his seat? Thank you, sir. We didn't snap This one is Bishop.

So when I'm 70, best anniversary gift. I know, I go to my grave.

Thank you so much. Can we celebrate Apostle as he takes his seat? Thank you so much, sir. And ladies and gentlemen, this is us telling you we'll be back next year.

Yes.

But the question is, will you be on the list? Tell your neighbor, will you be on the list?

Would you be on the list?

Talk to another neighbor. Would you be on the list? From myself, Nakali Esuku, Nakali, and the amazing Mariam Aphrodite, we'd like to say thank you for having us as your anchor for the FOL Awards 2024. Thank you so much. You can have your seat. And let's welcome students. Okay, okay, before you come up, Apostle is coming up, so let's celebrate Apostle as he comes forward. Celebrate Apostle! Hallelujah!

All right, please everyone, God bless you. You may please be seated. Um, tomorrow we still have other award categories that will be coming up, and that is actually going to be going with some cash prize, and it's running into millions of naira.

Yeah.

Yes.

So, but tonight we have special awards. Um, I don't know how we're going to do this. Are you ready? Are you sure?

Okay.

Um, okay, um, let my wife Pastor Mimi join me here. It's quite heavy.

It's quite heavy.

Um, Pastor Spizeptic this away. It's quite special, all right? Special award. Yes, please, Pastor Mimi. Very heavy. All right, so we want to award, um, some very special— um, we all are special, but this is quite a special one. Okay, are you ready for this? It's quite heavy. It's quite heavy. Pray for me. Pray for us. Pray for us. Okay, so, um, now we have— what is special about this award is that we did not know who to give what, actually. So we wrote the awards in papers. What they pick is what is theirs. So when they come forward, they will tell us on the mic what they have picked, and they will bring out the award from the table. Are you ready for that? We've never had this kind of award before. So quick, we want to celebrate and award the first set of resident pastors we have in Sphere of Light Church. I will call their names in no particular order: Pastor Joseph, Pastor Tumise, Pastor Abraham, Pastor Lekan Popola, and Pastor Jacob. Now I know you are men of the spirit. Pastor Femi, shovel this award, shovel it. Um, what you pick, you can go with a biro. Yes, and you can— um, those who are married amongst them, can we have their wives come stand beside them at this point? Let's keep giving them big, big, big hands. No, you can. Okay, all right, fantastic. So you pick. Maybe you want your wife to pick for you, whichever one. And if you go with a pen, um, God strengthens you. All right, over to you now, Pastor Femi Lazarus. Can we have a mic so they can tell us what they have picked? Okay, somebody's wife has picked for the person. My chest, help me, Lord. All right, have you picked?

There are—

what is— what did you pick? No, use the mic. Number 4. And you?

Hey. Number 1. Number 2.

Number 2. All right, so they will display the award on the screen. Media, are you ready? All right, number 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. We don't know what the awards are. This is number 1. This is number 2. Number 3.

Number 4.

Number 5.

All right, we, we want to God bless you guys.

God bless you.

I mean, okay, okay, this is, this is quite a very emotional moment for us. We, we, we cannot thank you enough.

Pastors.

Um, for they are not the only resident pastors we have. Um, let's leave what we are doing for now. But they, they started serving at the point that nothing looked like it. Well, we don't want to get into stories, but God is the reward of men. This is a token from us as a church saying we thank you. We thank you. We are grateful for the gift of you, for all your labors and all the things you have done. God bless you. Where are their keys? Okay, okay, I'm sure they, they've just been driving the cars into the church. All right, so pop some drinks. God bless you. Over to you, Streams of Life. God bless you.

Congratulations! Hallelujah!

Please, you be seated in God's presence. I'm not here to present any awards anymore. We're here to bless the name of the Lord. And the reason why I'm doing this is because the song we are doing— and we are doing it on the first day of FOL 2024— is a song that was received by Apostle Femi Lazarus. It was, was given to him one of those days in prayer. I believe we'll share more details when he comes up. And you know, we were able to work on it and put up a beautiful piece of music together. And for us, it captures what God is doing with SLC in this season and beyond. And that is why we are doing it on the first day as a prophetic shofar into what God is doing in Festival of Life. So don't just listen, participate! Come on, talk to your neighbor, say participate! Amen! Come on, just lift up those hands where you're sitting. The Lord spoke to Apostle and told him, he said, I will make you a city in every city. And he has given us nations, tongues, tribes, and cultures. Come on, if you believe that that's your reality, I want you to jump those hands together for Jesus and give him a shout! Nations, tribes, and tongues in the name of Jesus.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

In the name of the Lord, by his spirit, not by power, not by might.

Come on.

By my God, I run through.

By God, I leap over a wall.

We come Come in the name of the Lord. There's a mighty army right before them. It's like the Garden of Eden, and behind them is a desolate wilderness.

Are you ready? So we declare, let the veil, let the veil cover nations, and the seals be open. We declare Let be open, we have come in the name of Jesus. We have come to possess. Be open, we sing, be open. We have come by the Spirit. Times and cultures, be open, we sing, be open. We have come in the name of Jesus. We have come to possess. Hey, come on, SLC Worldwide! I'd like you to pray in the spirit this evening because the Lord has spoken to us that it is nations, tongues, and tribes, and we are to go to the ends of the earth. That is our lot.

One more time.

By my God, come on. I run through a troop. By God, we come in the name of the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord, the Lord. We sing by his spirit. Hey, one more time. By my God, by my God, I run through a troop. We sing by God. We come, we come in the name of the Lord. We've come in the name of Jesus. We sing by his spirit. We sing, so let the veil and the seals be opened. We sing, be open. We have come in the name of Jesus. We speak to Russia.

Asia, America, Antarctica, the ends of the earth.

We sing, be open, we come by the Spirit, we have come by the Spirit. Tongues and cultures, be open, we sing, be open, we have come in the name of Jesus.

And right about now, we are about to possess our possessions. I'd like you to rise upon your feet this hour. We are about to receive what belongs to us. What the Lord has said to us is our portion.

Can you rise up and begin to contend for what God said is yours? Are you ready? Hey, by God we run, we live We go to the nations. Come on, declare it! SLC Global, we sing, we say, by God we run, we live, we go to the nations, to the nations. Ejejejejejejeje. By God we run, we live, We go to the nation, to the nation. Hey, by God we run, we believe, we go to the nation. Two more times, two more times. Hey, can I hear the church? We say, by God we run, we believe, we We go to the nation. Can I hear the church sing it? Nation. SLC Global, let's declare. Say, by God we run, we leap louder. We go to the nation.

Come on, to the nations of the earth.

Hey, one more time. We say, we sing, sing. By God we run like men of war. We leap We go to the nation. All over this building, lift it up as an anthem. One more time, we say, by God we run, we live, we go to the nation. To the nation. Now I want you to declare, to open up. By God we run, we live, we Open up every veil over nations. Let it open up. Open up. Hey. Every veil over nations.

Open up.

As far as your eyes can see, as far as your eyes can see. By God, we run, we leap, we go to the nations, to the nations. By God, we run, we leap, we go. To the nations, to the nations, lift it up, my God. We run, we leap, we go. To the nations, my God, we run, we leap, we go.

We bless your holy name. We bless your holy name. Lift your hands where you stand. You are the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord who is mighty in battle, the only one who is worthy to be praised. We bless you, Lord. When you say a thing, it comes to pass. The earth is full of your glory. The one who sits in the heavens and makes the earth his footstool— who can be compared to you? Who can stand beside you in your class? You are God all by yourself. There's none like you. We give you praise and we thank you. We thank you from the depth of our heart. As a church, we say thank you.

There's none like you, Lord, and none is to be compared to you.

We ascribe all glory, we ascribe all honor for all that you are doing in 12 Light Church. No one can take the glory but you. No one can take the honor but you. In the next 2-3 minutes, I want us as a people— are we grateful for what the Lord has done? Come on, in the next 2-3 minutes, lift your voice where you are. Come on, on behalf of Sphere of Light Church, say thank you.

Don't do it quietly. No, don't say it quietly. On behalf of this family, give the Lord praise and thank him.

Oh, bless his holy name.

Come on, bless him. You can dance, you can jump, you can sit, you can lay before his throne, because only him is worthy of our praise. He deserves all the honor.

He deserves all the praise. Bless him, bless him. You have 2 more minutes.

Sing a new song, dance a new dance. Raise the sound, raise the sound, raise the sound. Come on, bless the name of the Lord. Oh, bless his holy name.

We bless you, Lord.

Hey, there's none like you, Lord.

We bless you, Lord. We thank you. We return our praise to you. You are God all by yourself.

We bless you, Lord. We bless you, Lord. There's none like you, Lord. We give you all thanks. We give you all the glory. We give you all the honor. We give you all the adoration. Thank you, Lord. Lift your hands where you stand and say amazing things to him. You see, he's not begging for it. He deserves it. He deserves it. Say amazing things to him. We bless you, Lord. We bless you, Lord. We bless you, Lord. We bless you, Lord. We bless you, Lord. We thank you for 12 Light Church. We are grateful. In Jesus' mighty name we are praying. Now How many of you are grateful for the number of souls we can't count that has been touched by this house? Sometimes I meet people and they break down in tears. It is God's mercy we have received. We are not sufficient of our own selves. Can we say thank you? You have the next 1, 2 minutes. To say thank you. Thank you one more time. We are grateful. We are grateful as a house. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. I expect us to do it better. Oh, thank you. We bless you, Lord. We give you all the praise. We honor you. Thank you. There's none like you, Lord. None at all can be compared to you. In Jesus' mighty name we're praying. All right, don't, don't get tired. Is that okay? Um, where's Debbie Great? There's this song, um, where those that used to hit our mouth when they are singing, all the glory something, Jesus is the Lord, all the glory and the earth will sing. You know the song? You know the song? Come on, you will know it though. You must find it. All right, that song. Who knows the song? Ah, you know what I'm—

ah.

Yes, yes, all the nations, all the nations of the earth will see.

You know the song?

Jesus. I'm off key. Okay, come and help. Join. Yeah, let's, let's lift your hands as we raise that sound to the Lord. I want us to be deep, deep in worship tonight. Is that okay?

Now don't wait for the sound, don't wait for the ambience. Come on. He deserves all the praise we give to him. You don't have to wait for anything. Yes.

All the nations of the world will see Jesus is the Lord. All the nations of the world will see. Hallelujah!

Oh, oh, oh!

Come on, lift your hands and bless him. We bless you, Lord.

Thank you, Lord.

Thank you, Lord. You reign supreme. You are alone in your class. We thank you. We thank you. Blessed be your holy name. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. In Jesus' mighty name we are praying. Let that amen roar like thunder.

Amen.

Thank you, Jesus. Let's give Jesus a big, big— is that the biggest you can give?

Hey, thank you, Lord.

Please sit down like kings and queens in God's presence. What a night already. Praise God. Let me ask again, has God been good to us? Is that the way you answer? Has God been good to us? Again, let's give him a big hand. Thank you, Lord.

All right.

All right, what I'm going to be doing tonight is to introduce Festival of Life 2024 to you. Are you ready for that? Are you sure? All right, just before I go on, we have in our midst tonight Pastor Shegun and Pastor Joy Oderemi. Give them a big shew of light welcome. They have always stood by us and always with us. We honor you, sir. Amen. And I think ISM students will be able to relate more this year. We have Pastor Bode Thomas also in our midst tonight. We honor you, sir. We honor you, sir. And to all the heads of ministries, God bless you. Let's give them a big hand. God bless you. Please be seated. Genesis chapter number 13. Genesis chapter number 13. If you are there, say amen. Now let's start the reading from verse, verse 5. Genesis 13 from verse 5. 5. And Lot also went with Abraham— I'm sorry, which went with Abraham, had flocks and herds and tents. And the land was not able to bear them that they might dwell together, for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. Verse 7: And there was strife between the headmen of Abraham's cattle and the headmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled then in the land. And Abraham said to Lot, let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my headmen and thy headmen. Femi Lazarus, for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. If thou thoughtest to take the left hand, then I will go to the right. And if thou depart to the right, then I will go to the left. And Lot lifted up his eyes and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lord choose him all the plain of Jordan, and Lord journeyed east, and they separated—

sorry—

themselves the one from the other. And Abraham dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent towards Sodom. But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly. And the Lord said unto Abraham, after that Lot was separated from him, lift up now thine eyes and look from the place where thou northward, southward, and eastward, and westward. For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed after thee forever. Verse 16: And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, so then shall thy seed be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I will give it thee. Powerful. It's one of the— should I call it amazing— texts. 2 people saw. All right, so when we say as far as your eyes can see, the most disadvantaged way to see is to see with the physical eyes. Are you with me? That's the most what? Disadvantaged way. The Bible said Lot, he looked at the plains of Sodom close to Jordan. It was a well-watered land, all right? And he said, I like this one, it is well watered, it's fantastic place. Location in destiny is not a strategy, it is an instruction. Now you must know that in destiny, location is not a what? Strategy. It is what? An instruction. He said, I like the well-watered land.

I like—

and you know what Lot forgot? Lot forgot that he became great by association. His greatness was not a product of his competence. You see, look up. Tonight I've come to talk to you, and let me give you a warning. You must be able to answer the question why. You must know why God is doing what he's doing in your life. You must. You see, failure to answer that question will make you overrate yourself. You must be able to know what have you done right, where did you enter, what did you start doing differently that brought the hand of God. You know, sometimes the challenge is that Lot can be wealthier than Abraham, but it doesn't change the fact that Abraham is the one carrying the blessing. If you look at the both of them on the surface, you think Abraham is a great man, Lot is also a great man. And God never, all right, gave that instruction until Lot separated himself. You see, there are people who have gone ahead of you who have seen well-watered place, and that's why you don't compare yourself with people in destiny. The Lord asked me to speak specifically to this— the spirit of comparison. All right, I know people that we started together, look at what they are doing now. I know what my age mates are doing, my colleagues, look at where they are. Sometimes you might be envying Sodom that is about to be destroyed. What the devil wants to do is to reduce you to a point where all your judgmental process is by sight. Each time you do that, you will miss God. Every time you judge by sight, you will miss God. You will miss his plan for you. As a matter of fact, each time you leave a place, greatness will come there. Because a man's greatest frustration is when the hand of God is about to establish him. All right, let me tell you, let me tell you this: you can never walk by sight and fulfill destiny. You can't, you can't. All right, the urge— you see, someone who has been walking by sight and making decisions, smart move, smart move, smart move— the urge to be smart will always come the strongest when the devil sees that your visitation is close. Are you following what I'm saying here? The urge to make a smart move It's time for the veil covering your eyes to be removed. Those veils catch fire tonight. They are saying ibano kind of amen. Those veils catch fire tonight. Everything that has reduced you to a man of sight, they give way tonight. Somebody seated here will begin to see what God is doing.

You will see beyond your sight. You will see beyond the physical. You will see into the spirit.

You see, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so is his ways higher than our ways. You, you can't follow God with your senses. You can't. All right, it doesn't matter what aspect of decision. Each time you make decision by calculation, it's It's good to have sense. Are you following what I'm saying? It's good to have sense, but you can't make destiny decision with sense. I will stand upon my watch, all right, so I can what? See what I will say. See, speed, oh, is not for those who are ahead, it's for those that the hand of God is upon their lives. The moment that hand comes— are you following what I'm saying here? One simple way to be established in life is to hear God. Let this 2024 be the end of human effort. Let this year be the end of being— trying to be strategic See, there's no strategy that is greater than following God's voice for your life. See, let's be smart here. Let's, let's calculate ourselves. I want to show you a couple of things. Are you with me? Are you sure? Now pay attention to the instruction that God gave Abraham. Do you know what I notice in that scripture? God waited for Lot to leave, then spoke to his own. So it means that there is a way you will live your life that it will take your absence in a place for breakthrough to come, because you have sown so much seeds of disconnect with destiny. And I'm telling you, God wants to deliver people tonight. Are you feeling what I'm saying here? That you have, you have, you, you have, you have lived calculation. Go and check, mark what I'm telling you. Once you choose that pattern of life, it will take the moment that you are out of the way for big breakthrough to come. Then God spoke to Abraham. He said, look from where you are, not look at where you are.

From where you are.

Many of you look at where you are. I'm in Abeokuta, I'm in Muro, I'm in Ife. Listen to what I'm saying. If you look at where you are, you become smaller. When you look from where you are, you will see what God is saying. When you look at where you are, you'll be discouraged. You, you'll be swallowed with the spirit of competition.

Look from where you are.

When it comes to destiny, location has no advantage or disadvantage. If it is an instruction, what is growing in America will grow in Moro. And I, I mean, I so love the mentality of Abraham. Abraham didn't say, uh, you know, I brought you here, so let me pick 'From here, so let me pick first.' No, no, no. The blessing is not in a place, it's on a man. You must understand that too. The blessing is not in a place, it's on a— now say it again. 'I am blessed.' You are not saying it well enough.

Say it again. 'I am blessed.

I know who I am.' Now say this: 'I know what I am.' So what that means is. It doesn't matter how dry a place is, the consciousness of the blessing tells you it will grow. We are not like Lot trying to be smart, trying to scavenge. What's raining now?

Where are people going to now? No, by instruction. The life you see that God advances is a life of commitment.

Absolute commitment to God's instruction, commitment to what he's saying, that it may not make sense. If it is God, I can stake my life on it. Are you with me? I can. I remember when we started, by August 24th, as a ministry, we're going to be 10 years now. I, I remember— where's Pastor Julius? When we started said, I used to— now this is the first president of this ministry. He pastored all of them. He did. He passed all of them. And, um, he pastors his own ministry now. But when this ministry started, I used to sleep where? On campus.

On my bunk.

His bunk. That's where I used to go and sleep. So I will leave Moro and enter campus on Sunday evening, after service for our Sunday evening meeting. Sometimes Friday we'll go back again. So I will sleep his bunk, all right? He will go and sleep somewhere else, maybe another bunk. I remember somebody called them to a meeting and said, is this the man all of you want to follow?

Follow.

He said this ministry that you think you're hanging around is going to end in less than 6 months. Say it's not going anywhere to happen. In fact, a pastor called him and said you are following a man who doesn't have future. You see, who is he that says a thing when God has not spoken? See, when we— when you see us honor these men and we are committed All right, you must understand that they saw what many would not have seen. I'm telling you now, serve light church might begin to start making sense now. I remember somebody walk into the ministry. I mean, he's my good boy now, but then he was just young. He said he called— was he recalled? It was the pastor, he called him. He said, let me advise you, this church can never grow. He said, this church can never grow. You can't get anywhere like this. See, you are here around campus environment, you don't have drums, you don't have keyboard. We're using a bar that has a fish pond inside. Um, Nigel White, inside service, they start making shawarma. But can you be in the midst of those things and still see from where you are? Now there is nothing we are seeing now that we never spoke about.

Nothing.

We were praying, God told us, he said by this time next year when we are having Festival of Life Conference, we are going to be chartering planes. Now you see, we have said this and it will always look— Sir Olayi Church, next year I'll be here to remind you, all right? I'll be here to remind you. But once God has said it, I believe it. Can you see the future in the midst of chaos? Can you stand from where you are? Can— are you with me now? Please be seated and see what God is doing, that even when it doesn't make human sense, I can stake my life here. If God is here, I'm here. Tell your neighbor, see from where you are. I say it again loud and clear, see from where you are. You know, there is a way that seems right to man, but the Bible says the end of it is death. You see, you, you must pray. There are things God wants to do in this season. Are you with me? There are things God wants to— what wants to do for the church. I can tell you on all authority, there is a climate open over the Nigerian church. I don't care what your account balance is saying, for abundance. And let me tell you why. The church is currently going through a lot of persecution, hatred, and anger from people. Pastors are being trolled. That's where we grow best. History has shown us that ease has never favored the move of God. It is in the midst of that hostility, in the midst— are you following what I'm saying here? In the midst of that persecution. I told someone, say, Apostle, they drag you on Sabbath. I said, they dragged Philip on the floor tied to a horse, you drag me on Twitter. I've not done up to that. They tied this one, dragged them practically till they died, but yet in the midst of it I see the hand of God. I'm telling you, there's a mighty shift on the Nigerian church. All right, are you following what I'm saying here? You must pay attention to it. If there's someone here with a call upon your life, and you are looking at the things happening in ministry and say, let me, let me first excuse myself, you may never come back. You see, the reason why you must see is because what you are seeing will not hang around forever. Hey, it won't. I know God is calling me, but let me, let me just excuse myself and, and make some money. I have found out that those who say, 'If I die, I die,' don't end up dying. Those who say, 'Ah, let me save my life,' they are the ones who get into trouble. You see, make a new commitment to be dedicated absolutely to God's cause for your life.

Absolutely.

I won't wait for things to start making sense before I start speaking like this.

I choose to see.

Are you with me now?

I see what God is doing.

I see what is making out in this season. You see, we must call for the things that be not as though they are.

Don't wait for things to show up and say, hey, hey, it happened. Speak now in the midst of chaos. You call it forth.

I can see what God is doing.

You see, sometimes we are holding service, mic, everything is bad.

I rebuked them on Sunday. But in the early days, mic, mic— if I tell you here who bought the first mic, you'll be shocked. Most of my videos that were going viral were recorded with phone, and I will stand in the midst of that situation when choir administration would take away all your anointing. Apologies, but if you were in my shoes, before you come out, you will struggle to remember the title of your message. You are seated there and the only thing you are saying is, God, deliver me from this. And yet in the midst of it, I see nations. I see nations. One of the things God has given to Sphere of Light Church is the lot to pastor nations. It's not going to be Nigerians in diaspora alone. It's going to be natives— Russians, Ukrainians, South Africans, Kenyans. I, I see nations. I see pastors being trained from across the world. I see us having different cultures being displayed. I see it happening. It doesn't matter what my today is saying. This is what I see. I see from where I am, and I see. Is there anyone who is seeing something today? Can I give you a minute?

You see, Festival of Life for us is never business as usual. This is where things are cooked. I want to give you a minute. Mention what you see. You are a pastor in this place, speak it out loud. Don't give the devil a space to discourage you. I see revival everywhere. I see nations gathering, praising the name of the Lord in different tongues, tribes, and cultures.

I see I see it, I see it, I see it, I see it, I see it, I see nations. I see what the Lord is doing in this season. I see, I see my eyes of understanding. Standing.

They're enlightened to see. As a church, we see, we see, we see it.

You have 30 more seconds. Pray, pray, pray. I see it, I see it, I see it. In Jesus' mighty name we are praying. Let that amen roar like thunder. Sit down for a moment. Do you see what the Lord is doing in this season? Ah, do you see it? Do you see what the Lord is doing in this season? Let me show you a scripture. Jeremiah chapter number 1. Jeremiah chapter number 1. You see, while I was praying, God spoke to me. He said, Festival of Life is the gathering of the sons of Jacob. Are you there? The guardian of who?

Sons of Jacob.

Jeremiah chapter number 1, verse 11. The word of the Lord came to me saying, Femi Lazarus. What seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. All right, if you give that in Amplified, it's going to give you something clearer. I see the rod of an almond tree. Give it in Amplified. All right, look at it. I see a branch or a shoot of an almond tree, the emblem of alertness and activity blossoming. And pay attention, God honors faith. Listen to what I'm saying. If you are not living a life of faith that sees orderliness in the midst of chaos, you will not break into your season. Let me say it again. Oh, don't know, I know what I'm telling you. If not, your testimonies will be full of repentance because you will discover that you never saw it.

That is—

are you following what I'm saying there? If you don't know how to operate this formula, you will have breakthroughs that will not repeat itself. In this kingdom, it is seen. Are you following what I'm saying? What we see in the spirit that produce the result. When he said, this is what God said, you have what?

You have seen well.

There are people who are not seeing well. See, listen, you think that it is pity that compels results. Lie, lie. It is faith. I remember I was in a season, we're going to have something to do years back on campus. I was not going to be able to graduate without paying this money. Leading the campus fellowship, I step on the altar to preach. God said 'Announce to the members that all the bills that they have been praying for you about, that is paid.' Ah, if there's going to be any seed— do you know what seed is? All right, you know. If there's going to be any seed, this is the people God will use. You are telling me to tell the same people that the money is paid?

He said yes.

Let me tell you something. Sometimes the route you think the blessing will come from embarrass the nature of God. It is an embarrassment to his sovereignty.

He looks at you, looks—

you know, you cannot expect beyond what you can predict. When they met the man at the Beautiful Gate, the Bible said he was looking at them, open to receive alms from their hands. But what was coming that day was not from their hand but from his head. He said, look on us, silver and gold we don't have, but there is something I have. You will never have to beg again in the name of Jesus. Get up and walk. Are you following what I'm saying here?

So people wait and just say it is, it is, it is faith in the midst of chaos. Rent is an issue, don't pretend like it is not. While you are in that place that they have given you a quit notice, we are about to expel you out of our house, house. Don't bother paying again.

Get out of this house.

Can you stand in the midst of that mess and nonsense?

You have become a reproach in the midst of your brethren.

And yet from where you are, see. From where you are, see.

And when you see, you are not seen to be excited. You are seen to now call what you see. Because it doesn't stop with sight.

The moment you see it, Are you following what I'm saying here? You must— how do you pastor a church?

This is what you do. You are in the face now, nothing is working, this, this, everything. The Bible said write the vision, make it plain upon the tables that he may run that reads it. Do you know what that means? That's not vision statement, that is you telling the men, you are writing upon the tables of their hearts, this is where we are now. But this is where we are going. This is exactly the way the next 3 years will look like.

When you begin to call, if it is not specific, you are a liar.

Because one of the proof that you have seen is that it is not in shadows.

You call forth the things that be not in specific. He didn't say, I see a tree, I don't know. He said, I see the shoot of an almond tree. I see Specifically, 2 years' time, this is where we are. 3 years' time, this is where we are. 4 years' time, this— and you begin to call it forth. The moment you refuse to see, the devil will show you where you are.

Do you know where you are? You are in Ibadan. Nothing works here. Do you know where you are? You are even behind. Nobody knows.

I will not see where I am. I see from where I am.

Give the Lord a big shout. Sit down for a moment. See, let me tell you something. When it comes to this sight, this sight, that is seeing with the eyes of your spirit, it is a warfare because there are many things staring at you trying to impose on your mind.

I know what needs are.

I know the smell of lack. I know the scent of hunger. Not the hunger that just casual, you have food, some have food but cannot eat. Not that kind of hunger. This is the— this kind of hunger, some can eat but have no food. The hunger that you finish fasting and it's another fasting. But yet in the midst of it, let me tell you something. Please don't pick what is ready. Pick what God is giving you.

I, I see—

I am begging you in the name of Jesus, don't pick what is ready. Ah, this is looking like—

this is—

no, no, no, no, no. See what the Lord is giving to you in this season.

I see I see it from where I am. I told you, the most disadvantaged part of your sight is your physical eyes. It is limiting. It is mostly been hijacked by the devil. See, sometimes there are people who have no physical eyes, but they can see more than those who have physical eyes. There was a man in the Bible who was born blind. One time, saw Jesus was walking in the market, was working in the midst of crowd. Look at the number of He couldn't see with his eyes. He said, who is that? Who is that? Said, Jesus. Which of him? Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Ah, he had seen something before that day, so he called what he saw Jesus. Thou Son of David. Those who have two eyes have not linked him to David. A blind man saw. Thou Son of David. If it is David, then there's mercy there. Have mercy on me, Jesus. Are you following what I'm saying here? Thou son of David. When Jesus had the connection between David himself and mercy, he said, no, what I have with David is not just mercy, it is sure mercy. That is, my name cannot be called in that aspect and mercy will not speak.

I may be tired now, but for the covenant I have with David, call him for me. While things are bad, things are whatever they are, make sure you are seeing beyond where you are. Big pictures, big pictures. Look at it, stare at it. They may laugh. Dress like it, speak like it, keep calling it. You wake up every morning and say, this is who I am. From what I'm seeing, you even say, hey, you are deceiving yourself. For how many years did Abraham call Sarah, Sarah? And they will say, look at your friend. But pictures were being created. We don't wait, we create. We don't wait. Now it is, it is a serious matter. We don't wait, we create. As we are speaking, you see, there is a realm in talking.

That you are forecasting. There's another realm where you are partnering with God in creating. This is us right now. We have come in the midst of the situation. Sometimes the worst news has come. They say, no, no, I know my Redeemer lives. I know, I know. In the midst of this chaos, yeah, this is what I'm seeing. Can I give you a minute? I don't know what your eyes is seeing in this season.

If it is still seeing your pocket whatever. But can you raise the shout? I see, I see, I see!

You have a minute.

You have a minute. You have a minute. Pray.

Pray.

You have 30 more seconds. Confess it. I see.

Mm, pray, pray.

I see. I see. In Jesus' mighty name we're praying. Sit down for a minute. You see, let me tell you a few things. One of the plans we have for 2024 5 is that we, we are not doing external meetings. I am going to be sitting on you, huh? And we're going to have our conclave because there are things that God is doing in this season that the devil wants to abort. I said a few things privately during the meeting in the Femi Lazarus, that why of all things that could be fought in the body of Christ, why is the devil fighting the finance of the church? And while Christians are rising between two opinions and riding through the division in our midst, the anger, the pain, the bitterness while the devil is taking advantage. Let me tell you this: fear not. Forget about that. There is nothing happening now that has not happened before. Fear not. And yet, in the midst of those things, there will be a divide. There will be those who will be confused and lose their place in destiny, but there will be those who set their face like a flint. I know what God has told me. There are people that winds of doctrine will carry away because they have itching ears. In another 2, 3 years, they are the loudest, but no ministry history again. But yet in the midst of it, there are people who will sit down.

There is no better time now in the body of Christ to sit down and be taught. Yes, sir. Almost everyone have confusion against what this one is saying. You follow the media, you are grounded. You sit down and be taught.

You can sit down now and say maybe God doesn't even want us to prosper as Christians. You see, it's just about making If it was about that, you die the day you give your life to Christ. When we call Otakor, we should buy casket so that as they come to Christ, they also die. But no, the mandate is clear: occupy till I come. What you occupy is based on what you see. I refuse to be satisfied with small things.

Nah, nah, the mandate is too clear.

Let me show you a scripture. Isaiah chapter number 60. Are you ready to pray tonight? Are you sure you're ready to pray? Are you sure you're ready to pray? Let me show you a scripture. Isaiah 60, start the reading from verse 1 quickly. Isaiah 60 from verse 1. Some of you, your experience is becoming bad. Because your doctrine has been affected. You had certain things that killed certain light and certain revelations in your heart. Right now you are seated here, you don't even know what to believe. Get a pastor, sit down and be taught. Line upon lines, precept upon precept. Can you project the scripture quickly? Look at it. Now give— okay, let me read Amplified. Arise from depression and what, prostration, which circumstances has kept you.

Rise to a new life, shine, be radiant with the glory of the Lord, for your light is what? Come.

You know, I told you, you know, of this arise and shine, for your light is come. It is the tale of a man whose light came but he's still sleeping because he thinks he's in darkness. So arise and shine, for your light is come, means be awakened. What you are waiting for is here.

You are the one to rise into it. It does—

hold on— it doesn't come as material things first.

It comes as spiritual perception.

Are you following what I'm saying? You are in the midst, maybe debt, everything is dry, there's indebtedness everywhere, it's dry, but you can't touch it. Have you had a dream where you saw somebody give you money? You woke up almost all day, but you didn't— you say, ah, check your account balance, it's jam score.

But you must have a eye that can see that in the— you must know when your light comes. The reason why you must know is so that your posture can change.

The posture you take in the limelight is not the same one you take in obscurity. The wisdom of the days of obscurity can be the foolishness of the days of light.

You will rise to responsibility.

There are people here God is committing everything in your hands for the body of Christ, every duty, and the devil is fighting you in the area of your grace. Maybe Kingdom financiers are here who now EFCC is after you and say we will, we will get our money back. You turn indebtedness, but you are rising tonight.

Ah, maybe they are not—

I say you are rising tonight.

I say again, you are rising tonight. Raising tonight.

Do you know what the issue is? The issue is many, because they look at where they are, do not believe what God is planning to do with them. They look at their life and say, me? Come on, are you saying God will do this with me? Do you know where I'm coming from? Who cares about the background? When God says it, it is established. I see God making giants. I see God making giants.

Strange men, strange graces. The Bible says that the appearance is like the appearance of horses, like horsemen, so they shall run. We're in the days of horse riders, horsemen. Don't rejoice yet about what you are.

It's a tip of an iceberg. God is just getting started. Are you following what I'm saying here?

It is just what? Getting started.

Maybe you came here about to shut down a vision. It will produce. Your frustration comes at the point you are closest to your breakthrough.

Don't stop it.

It will produce. Can I give you a minute again?

In this season, I see what you have for me.

I see it.

I see it, I see it, I see what you have for me. I see it. In Jesus' mighty name we're praying.

All right, sit down. This is the point where I stop telling you to rise up and pray, where you will now pick it and pray yourself. Let me tell you something, all right? Go to King James, but give us verse 2 of that scripture. Say, arise, shine, for your light is come, the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. All right, he said, for behold, what? The darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people. Do you know what the devil has always used to limit the church. It is the attempt to fix God into a, into a box. We have battled with this for over 50 years in the move of God in Nigeria. We come back to the same point again in a tush way or in a local way, that what God just want the church to do is about the gospel. Yes, it is, but there are mountains to be taken. While we are just getting strong on microphone, darkness is pumping people in a place where they can make one policy, one policy, and all of us will drop our mic. I make bold to tell you, not everybody here will hold the mic. Some of you will be Esther in the palace. Because of you will survive, because God will strategically place you somewhere. Are you following what I'm saying here?

He will, he will place you there as his own strategy.

We're going to have soldiers who are not wearing uniform as undercovers in music, in art and culture, in sport and entertainment. I was invited to minister to an association of footballers, international team. Um, who are Christians. They call them Ballers in God. And I looked at them, young men, good-looking, radiant, yet they have decided to separate themselves. Once they observe that somebody is joining a team, they evangelize to the person and tell the person about Jesus. If we go by this mic alone, not everybody will come to the light. But there are many of you that God will strategically place in nations. Sometimes the nations you are going to help, they are still denying you visa. Now don't be discouraged, you are still their helper. Are you following what I'm saying now?

The nation you are going to help, that because of you, judgment on them will be reversed.

Past.

They look at their salvation and say, no, no visa for you. What do you mean? It does not appear what we shall become. Their eyes may not see well, but you hold the profession of your faith. Darkness will cover the earth and gross darkness the people. You see, one of the things you are going to learn in this conference is that the strategy of God has changed. You see, we must be spiritually sensitive to know that the goal is the same, but the method has changed. I don't have time, but if you, if you get my book, The Move of God, you'll get a few explanations. The end-time church— while we bless God for the massive edifice that has been built across the body of Christ If you study church history, you will discover that the nations where some of the biggest cathedrals were are now Muslim nations. We must understand that in these days and time, we have built auditorium. It's time for us to now build the men. The men.

The men.

You will be among those men. Let me tell you this, let me tell you this. Some of you are coming from very rough background, but what God is doing in your life, you will be very heavy. See, see, let me— do you know what it means to be heavy?

Are you—

you know when a man is heavy, loaded? You don't look like it yet, but that light is breaking forth. So we're in the season. Darkness is covering the earth, the darkness, and serious level of darkness.

The people covering everywhere in the midst of— we don't sit down and complain. Look at what is happening social media, look at what— look at the kind of movies they are showing their naked body. That's not our complaint. We solve it.

Yes, sir.

This is not the time to think about movies and think about let's just do something we, we, we, we play in church. To the ends of the earth. You start receiving cross-cultural insights. Cross-cultural insight that breaks the boundary of nations. See beyond Nigeria. See beyond Ibadan. See beyond Abuja. See beyond Lagos. See beyond Port Harcourt. You must see nations. Capture them in your creativity. Don't look down yourself. They need you.

Nations of the earth, sit down for a moment. I was just just staying with, um, one of the pastors that said one of the ways to get me not to respond to mails is to tell me my name is Susan, so I'm reaching out to you from the United States of America or Canada, I'm not going to respond. There's a psychological filter that looks like once Nigerian pastors here, ah, think about dollars. Stop the nonsense. Stop the nonsense. Prosperity is not about the economy of the nation. It's about the blessing on a man. Stop the nonsense. You can be here and be envied by nations. It's, it's okay. God permit people to try. We have our delegates from the United Kingdom. Next year we're going to have from more than 70 more countries. But listen to what I'm saying here. While it is fantastic, I mean, beautiful places to see, but it is beyond that. Are there people who are still sleeping under the bridge in America? Yes, if the blessing is not on you, when you jabba, you may not struggle at Nigerian level, you struggle at their own level. And if the blessing is on you, even when you jabba, it will be clear that the hand of God is there. It is about the hand. Joseph was in prison, but yet he was in prosperous man. It's the hand. You see, the mistake people make is that when they are going through wilderness, because they don't see— they are not seeing— they make wrong negotiations. I'm not going to go too deep into that. They are not aware that God is about to break through for me, for you. And I'm not saying be proud, but there are sometimes you have made your mentee a mentor because he broke through first. You see, there are humility that is not actually humility, it is blindness. This fellow is not humble, he just can't see. He's not humble, he's a slave to result. Can you be patient in the midst of what is tight and yet recognize who you are? Are you following what I'm saying here? Place your hands on your head. I receive wisdom and clarity of sight. I receive wisdom, clarity of sight, the spirit of creativity.

I see. Pray it for a moment.

Aisi.

I see, I see, I see, I see. In Jesus' mighty name we're praying. Say that amen with power. Say that amen again with power. Say it again with power. Sit down like kings that you are. You see, do you know why people make wrong decisions? It's fear. Fear of being left behind. Fear of being used and dumped. Fear of not catching up with your age mates. Fear of not catching up with your colleagues, and we ask ourselves the question, will I ever catch up? What's going to be my own lot? What's going to be my end? You see, you cannot make decisions based on those fears and come out, because eventually God is going to lead you in the direction of what you fear. If the fear of being left behind is what you have, it will lead you through a path where initially it will be said that you have been left behind. If fear of failure is what you have, your journey is going to carry testimonies of real failure, but yet it is still a process, not the conclusion. Whatever it is you fear, you will learn to survive it. I know what I'm saying like I know my name. You can hear Job say, what I feared greatly has now come. Never you think God is going to pamper you and say, because you are afraid of this, you know, don't—

no, no, no, no, no.

Your fears is not going to blackmail him to give you another route. Ah, no. Sometimes you look at your life and you're in the midst of a situation, say, this is what I've always been afraid of. Look at all my friends, this, this, this now.

And once you get there, the devil can perfectly speak and show you pictures.

Now that your friends have gone ahead, make this emergency decision now.

And he's telling you, do you know another door may not open in 10 years? Who is he that says it when God is not the one speaking? You must know when it is the devil, and you must know when it is God. The devil can come even after your fasting and prayer and speak to your fears. And try to sway you with your fears and try to get you out of the race with your fears. You might finish fasting. And that's why you must master the culture of waiting upon the Lord. It is they that wait upon the Lord that shall renew their strength. We lock the door, shut the doors.

You see, whenever I notice that I'm in a season that I already have an opinion and an agitation, I will never pick my next move from basic prayers the least 7 days. See, you pray till the noise in your soul dies. See, what I'm telling you, if you have not learned it, go and learn it. If not, your life will be a testimony of your small-mindedness. You just see, and it will not amount to— you will separate yourself. Are you following what I'm saying here? Till the noise in your soul dies. Once it gets to that point that you have come to the end of your rope, with less of you, there's more of him. That's when he shows up and say, I'm the Lord God.

Look at it.

Genesis chapter number 19. Genesis 19. Let's look at the scripture. Somebody will hear God in this conference. They are not here. Somebody will hear God in this conference. Genesis 17:1.

Quickly.

Genesis 17:1.

Pray in the Holy Ghost, everyone. Let the noise in my soul die. Let the noise in my soul die. Let the noise in my soul die. Let the noise die. Peace be still. Peace be still. Peace be still. Peace be still. Silence, all you noise. The Lord is in his temple. Let the earth be quiet before him. The Lord is in his house. Let the land be silent before him. Peace Be still. Peace be still. Peace be still. Let the noise in my soul be silenced. Let the noise in my soul be silenced. Peace, peace, peace, peace be still. Peace be still. Peace be still. You are in the valley of decisions. Peace be still. I hear God. I hear him as against my emotions, as against my desires. I hear his voice. Lekopa ye, say it anymore. Say it anymore.

Peace.

Peace. Peace, peace, peace, peace, peace. In Jesus' mighty name we are praying. Sit down for a moment. There's something called the spirit of lying vanity. When this spirit latches on a man, he will be making decisions that are evidently contrary to God's plan. He will be so sure, and every time he will miss it, and he will hear.

It's called the spirit of lying, vanity.

That is, the devil has seen a loophole through which he can speak. There are people who are making decisions from what they heard, truly.

But you know what I've learned? The spirit of lying, vanity doesn't survive praying for long.

Any voice— hear what I'm saying— any voice, any confusion, any lie, the moment you tie it from the water at your ankle, overflowing you, they die. When we turn into that place of silence, only his voice can be heard. We shut down media so you can hear him. You shut down devices till you get to the point where every other voice dies.

There might be thunders, there might be wind, storms and sounds of clouds, but yet the Lord is not in the midst of them.

And after all those things come a still small voice.

Father, bring me to the point of stillness.

Hey, Femi Lazarus, don't mind your fine clothes. Pray, bring me to that point where only your voice in the midst of the noise can be heard. Bring me to the point of stillness. Kepokaye paileke elu pahaye saale maata wakwatakaa maige kuleme. Bring me to that point. Kai lekepa lekepone. Bring me to that point of stillness.

Jesus, Jesus. One more minute.

Pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray.

Pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray.

Pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray.

Pray, pray, pray.

Hey, say la kaba. Say le moko. In Jesus' mighty name we are Femi Lazarus. Sit down for a while. Shake up the dust that has gathered on you for so long. Step out of the darkness of shame you have wrapped yourself in. There is hope for a tree that is cut down, because at the scent of water it shall spring back to life again. Igu, you are a soldier in the army of God, and the host await your response to the clarion call. Can you feel the stirring, the stirring in your belly as your father calls out to you now? Can you feel the breaking of the dam as the river from your belly flow? They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They will mount on, spread those wings and fly. Lion roar, eagles fly. It's in me, I was meant to fly. Lion roar. Eagles fly home. Aya! It's in me, I was meant to fly.

Femi Lazarus!

Fly on, grow. Eagles fly, eagles fly. It's in you, it's in you.

You were meant to fly.

Lion roar!

Eagles fly!

Oh, oh, oh!

We are in a Kairos moment. We are in a Kairos moment. We are in a Kairos moment. We are in a kairos moment. No longer by sight. No longer by sight. No longer by sight. We're in kairos. We are in kairos. We are in kairos.

Shake off the dust that has gathered on you for so long. Step out of the darkness of shame you have wrapped yourself in. There is hope for a tree that is cut down, because at the scent of water, it shall spring back to life again. Igu, you are a soldier in the army of God, and the host awaits your response to the clarion call. Can you feel the stirring, the stirring in your belly as your Father calls out to you now? Can you feel the breaking of the dam as the river from your belly flows? They that wait on who look upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They will mount up, spread those wings, and fly.

Pray! Pray!

You are in a Kairos season.

Pray!

You are in Kairos. You are in Kairos. You are in Kairos.

Amen.

Sit down for a moment.

Father, I ask that the anointings that represent the awareness that will open the door of this season, let the rightful owner begin to come under the influence, that you will know by the release of these anointings coming upon your life today, like the sons of Issachar, the knowledge of times and seasons. There is an awareness, there is an awareness, a consciousness coming.

For the Spirit and the Bride says come. There is an awareness for this season.

There is a posture you must take, and there is an anointing that introduced you to it. There is a consciousness coming and saying, you are the one. Sit down for a moment.

Lift your hands where you sit. There is the baptism into this Kairos.

There is— we are in a crucial moment in the move of God. We are in a crucial moment. We've spoken about transition for a long time, but it's taking place on many levels, and the point that we are now is so crucial. Sit down, lift your hands to God where you are seated. The grace, the anointing that signifies your activity in this season. Release it on me. Ask for it.

Ask for it. Ask for it.

Ask for it. Ask for it.

It is my last festival of life as a normal person.

There is a new anointing that will be thrice for this season. Ask for it. Ask for it like the sons of Issachar. I understand times, I understand seasons, I break into my own time. I receive the eyes that sees, the ear that hears, the heart that understands. Ayeleke mone, ayeleke mone, sile mon pai, sile mo. Pa kata ka pata. It is a crucial moment. We are in a strategic point.

And as the river flows, it begins to bring every death into life.

It's a life-giving river. Won't let it flow right here, right now.

That on this mountain, the veil covering nations will be opened. The veil covering nations.

Oh, let it flow. Amen. Amen. Sit down for a moment. Now let me speak to ministers, and I'll speak to the people. One of the things you must get right in this season is to keep prayer going. I know you teach, I know you preach, but you must get prayer right. You must pray, the house must pray, and it must be for a long time. There are things you may not break into in the first 90 days, maybe not in the next second 90 days, but as you continue You see, there's something about atmospheres. When you pray, you don't pray for the records.

Hmm.

You pray till there is a tilt.

We must show that we are waiting indeed.

That is, I won't stop until my joy is full.

I remember we've been praying night, night, night, night in Abuja. Praying night, night. I've been Praying, praying like mad people. One of those nights, we're in the middle of prayer and the Lord opened my eyes and I saw a small creature run out of the house.

And the Lord said, that's the spirit of luck. That's the spirit of luck.

I tell you, from that moment things tilted.

How can that But you know, there's something— there are microbes or bacteria we call thermophilic bacteria. These ones, they like heat. They are not the ones you just sterilize with something small or inoculate and think they're good. No, no, no, they are thermophilic. They love it. There are thermophobic bacteria. But you see, it matters the kind of heat. Yes, I'm telling you, it matters. There are things that are still compatible at a level. You see, hey, Joe, let's go back to the prayer patterns the fathers found. There are things you can't see on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You see them on your knees. Ika baka, Ika baka, Ika baka. Can I give you a minute? The spirit of prayer and supplication.

The spirit of prayer. Help us to pray. Help us to pray. Help us to pray. Tila jo is full. Help us to pray. Help us to pray. Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella! Let it flow, let it flow! Let it flow, join him.

Let it flow, let it flow. Femi Lazarus.

Let it flow, let it flow, oh, let it flow right here, right now.

We back into it. We back, we back, we back, we back into it.

Sit down for a moment. Sit down for a moment. Sit down for a moment. Sit down for a moment. We're in a Kairos season. This time is not going to pass. It will not be missed. It will not be missed.

Nah.

We're in a Kairos moment. Don't mark your register yet, more is coming, more is coming, more is coming. There is something about stillness and clarity. Yes, there are voices that you can't see around them.

They have too many opinions, carnal opinions. They have built sometimes a fortune for themselves in carnality. They judge things by sight. If you hang around, you will be lost.

There are people I can't talk to on phone for a minute. Ah, nah, it's like my soul is dying.

Carnality.

Just get away from the noise. I can't I tell you on all authority, we're in the season that many things will be happening. Mark these words. There is something about this season in the body of Christ, and you must see your own portion.

Hear me, hear me.

There are things you cannot picture with your senses in making decision. You can't. This one, you see, Abraham was going to kill Isaac, and God said, don't lay your hand on that lad. I provide for myself a ram.

It was then he saw the ram caught in the thicket. There are many things tied down. You can't see them until you are shown. You get and say, what's left?

Where—

what do I pick from? And there's a ram in the thicket.

As you pass the test of waiting, it tells you, I have what is reserved for you. God doesn't leave his own to face shame.

Never. It doesn't. You won't face shame. They go from strength to strength.

Every one of them appears in Zion.

We come before him, we don't return back with reproach.

Pay attention, be careful about the decisions you make in this season. Make sure he shows you.

You may cry, you may weep, it may be the most painful thing in your life, but I dare you to obey.

Name, you come back with a testimony. I tell you, you will. Look at Genesis 32. Genesis 32. In Genesis 13, the moment Lot was separated, God said, now open your eyes and see. Listen to what I'm saying. Do you know that part of what Abraham saw was what Lot had seen?

God said eastward, northward, southward, westward, turn everywhere. Was that not part of where Lot saw?

As long as you can see it, I will give you. But they waited for the noise to be gone. Look at Genesis 32. Look at it from verse— let me start reading from verse 24. You know the story. Jacob was preparing to go and meet his brother, a reunion. And in verse 24, they were with him, wives, women, children. And the Bible said, and Joseph was left alone. There is something about being alone with God. He was left where?

Alone.

And there wrestled a man with him until the the breaking of the day. 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. And he said, let me go, for the day breaketh. Is there anyone who is at this point? He said, I will not let you go unless you bless me. Have you gotten to your boiling point? I said, look, look, look, I know the life I've been living, I know the results I've gotten, but on this mountain, on this mountain, I will not let you go unless you what? Come on, continue from there quickly. Look at the question he asked him quickly. Verse 27: And he said unto him, what is your name? You know why he asked this question. The last time Jacob was asked this question was when he stood before Isaac, and Isaac said, what is your name? Say, I'm Esau. Ah, you came for the blessing. That test you failed, then you are back again. The question again is, now that you are at the end of your rope, what is your name? Ah, I'm not Esau.

Jacob, I'm a deceiver, I'm a liar.

You know why they had to pretend and act the drama to take the blessing? Because both Jacob and Rebecca could not picture God intruding that transaction. They could not. Is there a record in the Bible of God interrupting such Yes, Balaam and Balak. He was going to curse them. Each time he opens the mouth, blessings. Could it be that Jacob will open the mouth to speak and God will now say, this have I spoken, I give it to Jacob, and he will not have to go through all those years of pain? Some of you have answered some questions wrongly in time past. Again, the exam is here.

What is your name now? What will you do differently? God is saying you miss certain things. Now I'm presenting repeating the same case in different places. He said, my name is Jacob. Give me that scripture. My name is Jacob.

And he said to him, your name will no longer be called Jacob. Somebody's name is being changed.

Said, thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel.

For as a prince thou hast power with God and with men. Somebody's name is being changed. Maybe the person is not here, but again I prophesy, somebody's name is being changed. What is this thing about being alone with God? For some of you, what you are hearing tonight is a confirmation of the burdens in your heart to separate yourself for a waiting period.

You make too much noise.

Say, separate yourself. Let me type with your hands. Let me speak with your mouth. Let me see through your eyes. Lift your hands. Father, I choose to obey.

Now pray.

Every test I failed in time past, I'm back. I am back in your mercy.

I'm back.

Please pray. Please pray, please pray. You have a moment to pray it. Pray, pray like your life depends on it.

Pray.

Though we are few, we're surrounded by many. Who had walked this river before. This is the song that will be singing forever. Holy the Lord, holy the Lord, afa the O art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Hey, Abba, hear us from heaven, forgive our sins, forgive our sins, we pray. 30 more seconds. In Jesus' mighty name we are praying. Let that amen roar like thunder. Say that amen 3 powerful times. Something is tilting.

In this conference.

It is our last conference at this level, so we must pray. Sit down for a while. Let me share a secret with you. You see, there is something I found consistent in the story of great men. Um, particularly those who are in the kingdom. There is no true greatness if you are not in the kingdom. That despite the testimonies and the stories you hear, you will always trace a season that it looks as though God condemned them to prayer. A season of unusual grace for tarrying. Yes, you have been trying by every effort. But it looks as though this season extra grace was supplied. But do you know what people do with those seasons? Some waste it, and they get to another phase where the result of the prayer is needed. The wisdom that should have been gotten maybe in 5 years of waiting, they don't have it, and they look like a flash in the pan. They fizzle out. I know we're in a world where everything is fast— fast food, fast internet and fast everything, but I dare you to wait. If it is God, he doesn't come at your pace. Ah, no. And I choose you. I, I— have you, have you sat down to recognize that you don't have the wisdom it takes to do your own life? That's the beginning of breakthrough. How do I dare to think think that I have the wisdom to lead Sphere of Light Church. I can't. I don't have it until I wait on him for every decision. Where do we go? What do we do? Some will come with pain, some with tears, some it looks like you are dying, but yet in the midst of it you trust him. Many of you may not understand I was sharing with my friend Pastor Femi Lazarus when we're having the conferences last year. We did many of those meetings. Let me leave the story. After the conference, we finished Ibadan, then we went straight to Kano by faith. After the conference, the Lord then said, because you trust me, because you went despite all the hurdles, this is the last meeting you will do with struggles.

Whoosh!

Nothing beats when he speaks.

Nothing.

The The biggest trophy you should wield is the voice of God. That God spoke to a situation, that he promised— people can promise and fail you, and sometimes they are not intending to fail. A need arose for them and they can't do anything. The things God said 15 years ago, 14 years ago, 13— I go back to my note and find them. He's faithful. And many of you are failing to write now. You are failing to, to document, to stay in the place of prayer. You think when Paul rose and said God didn't call you, this ministry is not— well, you think if I got the ministry instruction by assumption, I will not have quit?

But I can—

how can I pretend not to have heard God?

How have you come to that point where you know like you know your name?

I heard God, I saw it, I know what he's saying. I would prefer to fail in his will than to succeed at something else. I would rather fail in his will. So Bishop Oyedepo, that they told them that God didn't call him to church work, he and his friend, he parked on the road and told his friend to come down. And he said, can I pretend not to have heard God? Let God see to that I succeed in nothing else but for this which he has called me to do.

Wow!

Don't let's throw away the way of prayer. That's where we see. Isaiah chapter number 40. Adoram bani bi ibini shilowao. Adoram bani bi ibini shilowao. Adoram bani bi ibini shilowao. Make it soft. The bush might be burning. Put off your shoes, for the place where thou stands is an holy ground. Don't run from the fire, says the God. Step in the midst of it. It is the voice of destiny calling. You know yourself, I've spoken to you my words, and each time you move close, it is hot, but you must step in to know my counsel, says the Lord. Each time you move close, it becomes scary, but you must march on. Step in the midst of it, enter the chaos, and you'll see my hand as the mighty terrible one, says the Lord. Just help them. I give you praise.

This is holy ground, my friend. This is holy ground.

Hear me now, my friend. Open your eyes, open your ears till you understand that the Lord is here. Open your eyes, open your ears, open your ears. Till you understand that the Lord, that the Lord is all over the world. Your spirit is moving all over the world. As the prophet said, it should be. You are coming into conformity with prophecies. All over the world there's a mighty revelation of the glory of the Lord as the waters. How can you walk when you don't know the way? Ways of the wind. How can you run when you don't know the ways of the Spirit? How can you fly when you don't know the ways? His power at work in you is bringing everything.

Hey, hey!

Swallow your pride tonight. Come to the school of the Spirit. Don't you know in his hands is the key to eternal life? A little here, a little there, until his will is done. Is that that work in you is bringing everything. Sit down, everyone. The glory of the Lord is strong here, and it is so evident. And amongst other things is the new anointing signifying what God is bringing in this season. There are recipients, huh?

There are, there are recipients breaking open upon their lives. Men and women coming into new graces, new actions for the journey ahead. There is a new phase opening and there's an anointing for it. It is happening.

It is, it is, it is, it is. Now sit down for a moment as I wrap up. Isaiah chapter number 40 from verse 28. Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint, and to them that has no might, he increaseth strength. Even the youth shall faint and be weary, and young men shall utterly fall, but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not Somebody is receiving this eagle sight and this eagle strength through waiting. Somebody is receiving this eagle sight and this eagle strength. Again, I say somebody's receiving this eagle sight and this eagle strength through waiting. You will see well. Oh, maybe they are not here.

You will see. You will see.

Now Jude verse 20, as I wrap up. Now your feet, everyone. Jude verse 20, give me an Amplified translation. Jude verse 20. Now look at it.

But you, beloved, build yourselves up, founded on your most holy faith. Make progress, rise like an edifice. Higher and higher.

Praying in the Holy Spirit to see, we pray. That's how we see. There's no advantage to our own physical sight. To see more, we pray more.

To see much more, we pray much more. To see further, we pray further. Say it loud and clear: I will pray. Say it again: I will Place your hands over your eyes, everyone. If there's anyone who has been walking in blindness, anyone whose eyes have been dim or short for a while, you've not been able to hear God or see his move clearly, on this mountain, shout the bells! Covenations be removed. I ask that every veil is removed right now. You will see clearly from this moment.

It will no longer be effort in futility. You will see. You will see. Now listen, everybody. Everyone, this conference is only going to get thicker and thicker. I'm telling you, we're going to pray and break into some strange stuff. Are you with me now? That you will undo, you will unbanu as you go. You unbanu, you know something shifted. Today we are at Hanku level. We journey further again. We journey deeper, deeper and deeper. Lift your hands. Some of you have heard some— you know, one of the powerful things about this atmosphere is that you will see and you will hear. Some of you, there's clarity in several aspects. I want to give you the next 3 minutes to pray in the Holy Ghost like your life depends on it.

Make note, oh, because you are rising like an edifice.

You are rising higher, you are rising higher.

Go ahead and pray, pray, pray.

Pray, pray, pray. The veil will be torn. The veil will be torn. Pray, pray, pray. You have 30 seconds, 30 seconds to do that. Pray, pray, pray, pray, pray. Pray, pray.

In Jesus' mighty name we have prayed. In Jesus' mighty name we have prayed. You are not responding. In Jesus' mighty name we have prayed. Have you been blessed tonight? I said, have you been blessed tonight? If you have been blessed tonight, I want you to shout and rejoice loud anywhere you are. Rejoice!

Scream! Scream!

Shout! Rejoice! Rejoice! Leave your seat! Leave your seat and scream! Leave your seat and scream! Leave your seat and rejoice! Leave your seat and rejoice! If you know something has happened open to your spirit man. Your eyes has opened.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Hey, thank you, Lord!

In Jesus' mighty name, we have rejoiced. Can we celebrate our spiritual parents? Celebrate Apostle and Pastor Miracle. Celebrate them, celebrate them. All right, hallelujah! You can have your seat. For a moment, um, and listen to the following announcement. But before we go into that, um, I want us to package our tithe and let's package our offering also. And tithe, can you rise up on your feet? I want the media to project the account details on the screen. And while the tithe are packaging their tithe, I want us to package our offering. Let's package something honoring to the Lord. Can we do that now? Media, have you projected the account details? Help me, please. I'm waiting, media. Thank you, Lord. All right, package something honoring to the Lord. I believe you're doing that it. Um, if you have it in cash, you can signify by raising up your hand, and the protocol are going to get across to you, and they're going to hand over the offering envelope to you. Please raise up your hand. I'm seeing people raising their hand. Protocols, please let me get to them and give them the offering envelope. And if you are watching us online also, you can do the same thing. I believe the Um, account details is being projected on our screen now on our YouTube page. Um, you can make the transfer also. Um, I believe you are doing that. Let's pray as we package our offering before we give it. Shall we pray together? Father, we thank you once again for the opportunity to give. Accept our thanks in Jesus' name. We decree over this offering that they are blessed. In the mighty name of Jesus. You are blessed with the dew from above, with fatness of the head, and with plenty of corn and wine in the mighty name of Jesus. Everything you lay your hands on prosper in the mighty name of Jesus. As your offering and tithe move the kingdom of God forward, you'll never be stagnated in the mighty name of Jesus. Thank you, Father. In Jesus' mighty name we have prayed. All right, now you can cast your tithe and you can cast your offering. And if you are doing a transfer, you can make the transfer now. And as you do, God bless you in Jesus' name. All right, um, also this is the day 1 of Festival of Life. Celebrate Jesus! We still have day 2, we still have day 3, we still have day 4. So tomorrow 4 PM we start again for day 2, on Wednesday 4 PM, but on Friday we have two sessions, um, 8:00 AM in the morning and then 4:00 PM in the evening. So it's a good time to invite someone. If you feel that there's someone that's supposed to be here, invite them, invite them, invite them. So we continue tomorrow powerfully. I just imagine if day one can be like this, you can imagine what God have in store for us. Are you following what I'm saying? Hallelujah! Can we rise up on our feet. I believe we have casted our offering. If you have not done so, just signify. Okay, some people— can we still wait a little bit? Let's wait for them. Let's sit down back. Um, please, protocol, let me get through to them at the back with the offering basket. But if there's no enough envelope, you can cast it and cast it. All right, what we are doing that I want us to do something before we wrap up on our seat. I want us to pray for Apostle. When God is using someone to open this kind of dimension to the body of Christ, we must pray for the person. Are you following what I'm saying? Can we just pray under our breath? Can we pray in tongues for just 2 seconds and say, Lord, we keep him in the mighty name of Jesus. The Lord will keep him. The wisdom will not run dry. The anointing will not run dry. As you are praying, um, go ahead and cast your offering if you have not done so, but pray from the depth of your heart. This is our captain. This is the person God is using for us in this season, in this time. The wisdom of God upon his life will not run dry, in the mighty name of Jesus. Ranto para kande li ke tembro di liba. The anointing will not run dry. It becomes untouchable for the enemy. In the mighty name, pray, pray, pray. He has watered us, God will water him also. Pray, pray. Rezu parandi lege debarabaste. Oh, thank you, Jesus. In Jesus' mighty name we have prayed. Hallelujah. I believe we have, um, cast our offering now. Now I want us to do something as we ramp up. Can we rise up on our feet? Can we rise up on our feet? I want us to do something. This is the day 1 of Festival of Life, and we're going to be closing by SSC affirmation, Spirit of Life Church affirmation. Are you ready? Are you ready? So I want you to do something now. Bring out your phone. I'm going to be reading it for you. You're going to be saying it after me, but you're going to be recording yourself. Then after the meeting, you tag SSC, tag someone. Are you following what I'm saying? I use it to invite someone to church. Is that okay? All right, let's go ahead now. Um, media, can you project this? All right, let me hold my phone also. Alright, if your camera is blurry, go to someone whose camera is clear. Yeah, yeah, as far as your eyes can see. Don't project your weakness outside. Oh yes, alright, as I read it, you read after me. Are we ready?

We are sphere of light, the atmosphere of God's influence.

We love effortlessly, we sacrifice selflessly, and we pray earnestly. We are a people of great faith, strong vision, and excellent spirit. We are the epicenter of God's presence upon the earth. We have a lifestyle that is consistent with the authority of scriptures. We believe when the Lord said to us that we are a city in every city.

This is the house of pruning, forging.

Make and making of giants. The shout of a king. I said the shout of a king is among us, and we do what?

Go ahead and rejoice! Go ahead and rejoice! Hallelujah!

Praise God! God bless you. See you tomorrow by 4 PM. All right, Steward, um, the package for yesterday is still available. Just wait behind. Um, God bless you. I believe Steward understands.