DOES YOUR TONGUE NEED HEALING?

BISHOP FRANK OGAGBA
PRESIDING BISHOP OF EVER-INCREASING FAITH CHURCHES
P. O. BOX 3910, MMABATHO 3910 NORTH WEST PROVINCE SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27 18 384 5705; FAX: +27 86 689 9567; CELL: +27 83 480 7992
E-MAIL: bishopfrank@everincreasingfaithchurch.org
WEBSITE: www.everincreasingfaithchurch.org


INTRODUCTION: LEADERS MUST NEVER FORGET THE POWER OF THEIR WORDS.

1. GOD SHAPED THE UNIVERSE WITH HIS WORDS (GENESIS 1 & 2)

2. HE SUSTAINS HIS CREATION WITH HIS WORDS (HEB 1:3)

3. HE EVEN PERFORMS MIRACLES THROUGH THE USE OF WORDS (ROM 4:17)

4. GOD DESIGNED US AS SPEAKING SPIRITS, TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS BY THE WISE USE OF OUR WORDS FRAMING OUR WORLD AND DESTINY

DEATH AND LIFE IN THE POWER OF THE MOUTH
PSALMS 34:11-13
PROVERBS 13:3
PROVERBS 21:23
PROVERBS 15:4
PROVERBS 18:20-21

THE HEART OVERFLOWS THROUGH THE MOUTH
MATTHEW 12:33-37
MATTHEW 7:17-18
PSALMS 45:1-2
JOHN 7:45-46
SONGS OF SOLOMON 4:11

BIBLICAL PICTURE OF MOUTH
MATTHEW 12:34
JAMES 1:26-27
JAMES 3:2-12


YOUR WORDS DETERMINE YOUR DESTINY

1. WORDS TRANSMIT POWER (MATT 12:33-37)

2. WORDS REVEAL OUR CHARACTER (MATT 12:33-35)

3. WORDS DETERMINE OUR REWARDS AND JUDGEMENT (MATT 12:36-37)

4. WORDS PRODUCE FRUIT (MATT 12:33, 35, 36)

5. WORDS SHAPE OUR DESTINY (MATT 37)
NUMBERS 13 AND 14 (TRY TO READ ALL FOR CLARITY)
NUMBERS 13:26-31
NUMBERS 14:20-24, 26-32, 36-38
HEBREWS 4:1-2


DISEASES OF THE TONGUE

1. EXCESSIVE TALKING – ECCLESIASTES 5:1-3; PROVERBS 10:19

2. IDLE OR CARELESS WORDS – MATTHEWS 12:36; MATTHEWS 5:37

3. GOSSIP – LEVITICUS 19:16; PROVERBS 18:8; PROVERBS 20:19; PSALMS 15:1-3

4. LYING – PROVERBS 6:16-19; PROVERBS 12:22; JOHN 8:44; REVELATION 21:8; REVELATION 22:15

5. FLATTERY – PSALMS 12:1-4; PROVERBS 26:28

6. HASTINESS OF SPEECH – PROVERBS 29:20; NUMBERS 20:7-12; PSALMS 106:32-33

CHARACTER OF A TRUE WORSHIPER

REV DR PHILOMENA OGAGBA
EVER-INCREASING FAITH SUPERKIDS SCHOOLS
38 HONEY STREET, BEREA 2198 JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27 11 643 6643 FAX: +27 86 689 9567 CELL: +27 82 687 0994
E-MAIL: eifsuperkids@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: www.everincreasingfaithchurch.org




TEXT:(JOHN 4:23-24)


1. Must be born-again. (John 3:3, John 4:14 & 2 Corinthians 5:17).
If you are not born of the spirit of God, you can’t worship God.

2. A life of dedication and consecration. God gave you gift to serve Him not for yourself or to gain popularity. Psalm 119:11, Proverbs 22:29, Daniel 1:8 (your profiting lies in your dedication).

3. Must be passion driven. (What you love doing is worth doing well) John 4:34 (You can forget your food because you are doing what you love doing).

4. Prayer is the backbone of a worshiper. Some people have been whipped again and again with the same thing because they lack true prayer life or watching. Psalm 55:17 and Luke 18:1-3.

5. Humility sustains your anointing to worship. Isaiah 14: 12 -14 and James 4: 6 – 7.

6. Worshiper has life style of given glory to God in his worship because you do not use yourself but the anointing. John 15: 8 and Matthews 5:16.

7. He is accountable and responsible. 2 Samuel 12: 14 -16, Romans 14:12 and Hebrews 13:17.

8. Praises are always in his mouth. Psalm 34: 2

THINGS YOU NEED IN GROWING UP SPIRITUALLY

BY CHIKA MITCHELLE OGAGBA @ http://www.everincreasingfaithchurch.org


1. Firstly, you must accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour forever and be born again for real, this is not church going stuff, or my father is a pastor, or I was baptised and comfirmed story, this receiving newlife, new creation - John 1:12-13; 3:1-18; 2 Cor 5:17

2. Must be addicted to the word of God - John 15:7, Joshua 1:8, Ps 1:1-3

3. Pray every day - Eph 6:18, 1 Thess 5:17

4. Attending a Spirit filled faith bible based church - Heb 10:25, Ps 133:1-3

5. Renew your mind with the word - read Phil 4:8, Rom 12:2, Prov 23:7

6. Walk with the right people not negative people - read 1 Cor 15:33

7. Create the right environment to nurture your potential - read Gen 12:1-3, 13:2, 6-17.

8. Do something about your situation now by taking positive steps to end a bad past and people. Read - 2 Cor 6:14-18

9. Keep improving yourself spiritually - read Prov 4:18, 2 Cor 3:17-18

10. Keep praying in tongues at all times - 1 Cor 14:2, 4, 14, 18, Jude 20

11. Let go of your past for future is greater - read Isa 43:18-19, Job 8:7

12. Expect or look forward to the new things God is doing - Heb 12:2, Ps 121:1-8

13. Dream and dream again - Prov 29:18

14. Believe that with God ALL things are possible - Mark 9:23

15. Share the gospel with others at all times – Mark 16:15-20, Matt 28:18-20

16. Be generous in giving – Luke 6:38