Here are a few of the points Hagin made in The
Midas Touch:
1. Financial prosperity is not a sign of God’s
blessing. Hagin wrote: “If wealth alone were a sign
of spirituality, then drug traffickers and crime
bosses would be spiritual giants. Material wealth
can be connected to the blessings of God or it can
be totally disconnected from the blessings of God.”
2. People should never give in order to get. Hagin
was critical of those who “try to make the offering
plate some kind of heavenly vending machine.” He
denounced those who link giving to getting,
especially those who give cars to get new cars or
who give suits to get new suits. He wrote: “There is
no spiritual formula to sow a Ford and reap a
Mercedes.”
3. It is not biblical to “name your seed” in an
offering. Hagin was horrified by this practice, which
was popularized in faith conferences during the
1980s. Faith preachers sometimes tell donors that
when they give in an offering they should claim a
specific benefit to get a blessing in return. Hagin
rejected this idea and said that focusing on what
you are going to receive “corrupts the very attitude
of our giving nature.”
4. The “hundredfold return” is not a biblical concept.
Hagin did the math and figured out that if this
bizarre notion were true, “we would have Christians
walking around with not billions or trillions of dollars,
but quadrillions of dollars!” He rejected the popular
teaching that a believer should claim a specific
monetary payback rate.
5. Preachers who claim to have a “debt-breaking”
anointing should not be trusted. Hagin was
perplexed by ministers who promise “supernatural
debt cancellation” to those who give in certain
offerings. He wrote in The Midas Touch: “There is
not one bit of Scripture I know about that validates
such a practice. I’m afraid it is simply a scheme to
raise money for the preacher, and ultimately it can
turn out to be dangerous and destructive for all
involved.”
(Many evangelists who appear on Christian
television today use this bogus claim. Usually they
insist that the miraculous debt cancellation will
occur only if a person “gives right now,” as if the
anointing for this miracle suddenly evaporates after
the prime time viewing hour. This manipulative
claim is more akin to witchcraft than Christian
belief.)
Hagin condemned other hairbrained gimmicks
designed to trick audiences into emptying their
wallets. He was especially incensed when a
preacher told his radio listeners that he would take
their prayer requests to Jesus’ empty tomb in
Jerusalem and pray over them there—if donors
included a special love gift. “What that radio
preacher really wanted was more people to send in
offerings,” Hagin wrote.
Thanks to the recent resurgence in bizarre donation
schemes promoted by American charismatics, the
prosperity gospel is back under the nation’s
microscope. It’s time to revisit Hagin’s concerns
and find a biblical balance.
Hagin told his followers: “Overemphasizing or
adding to what the Bible actually teaches invariably
does more harm than good.” If the man who
pioneered the modern concept of biblical prosperity
blew the whistle on his own movement, wouldn’t it
make sense for us to listen to his admonition?
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
20 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT DAVID AND FAITH OYEDEPO.
(A WOMAN THAT FEARETH THE LORD, SHE SHALL BE PRAISED!)
1. She met him at a Motor Park
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2. She was a university student-GREAT IFE while he was only a Polytechnic student in Kwarapoly (Remember the discrimination)-she could have Snubbed him-but she
responded..
3. His friends complained that he was carrying christianity too zealously as if he was the only christian-she became zealous.
4. He took her to church in 1976 and made her sign an
agreement (SAILING UNDER SEALED ORDERS) to marry and follow him whether he becomes blind, lame or handicapped...she signed.
5. Just before he married her, he told her God had sent him to LIBERATE THE WORLD (while he was still hopping between jobs) and went on to resign his job; his elder brother lambasted him, she stuck to him.
6. He told her God had shown him the key to prosperity-she believed.
7. He told her they would build a 50,000 capacity tent and preach the gospel from private jets-she believed her dreamer lover.
8. He was too 'buoyant' to afford a hotel room on his wedding eve, he slept in his rickety volkswagen beetle-she married him.
9. During a moment of insane faith, he ordered a mad man to be put in his car alone with her while she was pregnant; she remained.
10. She saw she was dripping blood while pregnant and
explained to him that she had a miscarriage, he shouted "It
CANNOT Happen, Can I have my food please"-she served him food.
11. She just had their first baby and there was no food or money at home. he refused to borrow or ask or take church money and they were drinking/eating "CERELAC Baby food' for 3 days-she ate with him.
12. She came to church one day and saw him so excited with few members while waiting for service to start; he explained to her that service was actually over-she laughed.
13. People kept praying for her and her husband as they seemed to be crazy and needed deliverance-she kept faith.
14. He announced a new Bible school and she knew there was no facility; she asked him and he replied "Is it your school"? She kept quiet.
IT DOESN'T END THERE!
15. She didn't know they were going to be flying in customized jets round the world.
16. She didn't know he will pastor and she, co-pastor the largest church auditorium in the world.
17. She didn't know he will be a father to millions all over the world.
18. She didn't know he will be hosted by Presidents and Heads of States of nations.
19. She didn't know he will be a Chancellor and Pioneer of one of the best Private-owned Universities in the world.....and six others.
20. She woke up one day on her sickbed in the USA and
unexpectedly saw her hubby who had flown in quietly from Nigeria and had refused to wake her up.....he was kneeling on the floor by her legs and crying 'Lord, heal her and prove that you sent me"-She got healed miraculously......TWICE!.
She didn't know ......
# All she saw was a Man with A BIG GOD inside him.
Her name is "FAITH"
~Leke Beckerof
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"To my female friends and all the daughters out there..This is for thee: .He Must Not Have Heaven And Earth Before You Say Yes To Him. When The Focus Is Money, Fame And The Mundane Things Of This World...Enduring Instead Okf Enjoying The Marriage Becomes Inevitable. Together, You Both Can Start A Life. Receive Wisdom! (Amen). ~ Idoko Ojonumi F.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Harvesthouse Abuja
NOTABLE THINGS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS (I)
-Those who value relationship increase in
wealth and worth. The opposite goes for those
who don't value relationships.
-Nothing shifts until people come in
-If you disregard men, you may not enjoy the
benefits of God.
-Somebody is always connected to someone
else's lifting as well as someone's decline
-Life is a series of connections
-You are the way you are (wonderful or
otherwise) because of other people's
contributions
-Those who value others rise fast!
-Aptitude does not guarantee altitude the way
attitude does!
-In the world of relationships, you trade with
attitude; in intellectual world, you trade with
aptitude
-Doors would open for you because you have
great attitude, not necessarily aptitude
-While God can open a door for you, character
can slam it close
-The most gifted can end up not making
progress because of the absence of attitude.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
THE DREAM CENTRE OF THE LIFE OASIS INT'L CHURCH. AKURE
TOPIC : WILL A MAN STRIVE WITH HIS MAKER
TEXT :isaiah 45:9- 10
Rev (mrs) ADENIKE AREOGUN
You are only save within the confine of God.you dont need to wait for unpleasant situation to yield to the way,will&plan of God for you. Gen6 :3
When ever God call you always be ready to say YES LORD THY SON HEARETH THEE (1SAM 3:10,).
MAKE YOURSELF MALLEABLE IN GOD HAND.
Peter is an example of one who strive with the lord Act 10:14
Paul (Saul) surrendered all to God .
DECLARATION :may you not be left alone
Many people choose situation to surrender to God .MAY GOD NOT NEGLECT YOU.
PHILIP agreed to join the enuech to share the word of God.
Time as come for you to rise and say YES TO GOD IN ALL SITUATION AND STOP STRIVING WITH GOD.
REV OLUSOLA AREOGUN
Topic : HEALING
Everybody has today ,yesterday and tomorrow.
FIVE THINGS TO TAKE NOTE OF :
1. TODAY :Dont waste today use it to create s good tomorrow
2. SMALL THINGS :
3. USING OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A GREAT TOMORROW.
4. Another man things: use them well ,Serve well
5. Use preparation to prepare for your future.
PILLARS OF HEALING.
--MUST SETTLE THE ISSUE OF BEING BORN AGAIN
---SURE OF BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
---YIELDING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
--- FASTING REGULARLY TO STAY SHARP IN THE SPIRIT.
Anytime you are struggling spiritually then you are missing it. Anything done without EASE is a DISease.
You need to be ready for God to heal you.
A healing Will be suspended if you don't agree with it.
----YOU MUST KNOW ENOUGH OF GOD IN ORDER TO TAKE A STEP OF FAITH ON WHAT GOD HAS PROVIDED.
Dont copy other people relationship with God.
Your faith cannot be stroner than the word of God you feed on.
FUEL YOUR FAITH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORD OF GOD.
Be conscious of the knowledge God is adding to you ,your Faith must be in good shape to receive from him.
Faith and Gods power do not work on speculation,but on accurate and precise knowledge of God.
Going to the hospital is not a sign that you are faith less.
LEVEL OF FAITH.
1. FAITH FOR SUPERNATURAL LIVING -- By hearing the word of God Rom 10: 17.
2. Faith for divine intervention -- hearing the spoken word of God.
Dont fight alone.
WAY'S IN WHICH THE LORD MEET WITH HIS PEOPLE.
1. Prayer gen 20:17
Level of prayer.
--- personal Prayer
---- proxy prayer ( group )
---- patriarch prayer ( leadership )
2. HEALING AND IMMUNITY EX15:22-23.
----GOD PREVENT SICKNESS.
---- CURE SICKNESS.
----- IMMUNIZE HIS PEOPLE.
3. GOD PROVIDED FOR FIERY SERPENT FOR SALVATION. number 21:4-11
There are two ways of revelation
-for teaching
-for prayer.
4. PASSOVER MEAL 1COR 5:7
There are two things that must not be left out in a believer :
Silver and gold
Divine health
-----you Also can break bread since we are priest unto God.you are a covenant man and we need to take advantage of it.
5. PRIEST MATT8:2 MARK 1:40
Recognise those people in authority.
6. He sent his word to heal them.
Matt 10 jer 5:14.
Every believer is a carrier of the word of God.
