Seek the greatest gift in life
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, September 30th, 2020, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK For anyone who believes that the Bible is the true word of God, there could be no argument that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is God’s will for every believer. One of the biggest reasons why the body of Christ hasn’t made the greatest impact on our generation today is because of our failure to operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Without a doubt, Jesus and the first apostles used the gifts of the Spirit along with their message, confirming that God was truly the one speaking through them. There are many gifts of the Holy Spirit that come with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Scripturally, however, speaking in tongues is the initial gift to manifest. The purpose of this message is not only to establish the validity of speaking in tongues, but from scripture, some of the little-known benefits that accompany this gift is shared. Seek God’s gifts with all your heart. God remains the greatest giver of every good and perfect gift throughout all eternity. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (James 1:17). God’s ultimate and most precious gift to every one of us is His only begotten son – Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Jesus came to give us the gift of everlasting life. Jesus remains the greatest gift, from whom everyone can receive eternal life. This scripture shows us who God is and how deeply He loves us. Jesus is truly the Son of God and God the Son, who chose to die for the sin of the world as the Son of Man – so that whosoever believes on Him would not perish but have everlasting life. Praise His holy name. Make up your mind to receive the greatest gift, the Lord and saviour Jesus Christ today, if you have not already done so. And if you have received Christ, you must seek spiritual gifts. Most people don’t know what they have in the spirit and so they go through life anyhow, they embrace lack and inadequacy and they wouldn’t even try to get out of their situation, or circumstance. Take God at His word. The Bible says we must desire spiritual gifts. We need spiritual gifts to be able to live successful Christian lives. “Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.”(1 Cor. 14:1–5) The baptism of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit will revolutionize your life as a Christian. How will you deal with things without the power of the Holy Spirit? I ask you this question. You need His power to flow through you, and that will really be happening in your life if you have spiritual gifts. Some people confuse the gift of tongues and basically disagree. They say that you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit at salvation and that’s all there is. God’s word is the touchstone of truth, it cannot be broken. There are many today who twist Scriptures to agree with their own unsound and weak thinking. “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”(1 Cor. 2:14) By and large, people don’t believe in the gift of speaking in tongues and any of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They try to say that they have passed away and those gifts don’t operate today. But that’s not true. That’s not what the Bible teaches. The Bible teaches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a separate experience, and all the gifts in the Bible are still operating today. God’s Word cannot be set aside when it conflicts with people’s unsound thinking, and I pray that God will give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him and the spiritual gifts He gives to mankind. Praise be to His Holy name. Speaking in tongues is one of the first things that happen when people receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. I can give you many examples in the Bible, but I will urge you to go and study them on your own. There are many instances in the book of Acts where people who received the baptism of the Holy Spirit spoke in tongues (e.g., Acts 2, Acts 8, Acts 10, Acts 11, & Acts 19). As believers and ministers of God, we have every right to declare the truth and proclaim that spiritual gifts are still available today as they were in Biblical times. When you look at the instances in the Bible, it’s amazing to me that people today fight against this gift of speaking in tongues because the people who wrote the Bible spoke in tongues. It was prophesied that it will happen and yet there is a resistance against speaking in tongues. Majority of today’s unbelievers and even some believers in the church are offended when Christians say they have spiritual gifts and can operate in them. Speaking in tongues is an immediate manifestation that happens when a person receives that baptism of
The great exchange
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, August 19th, 2020, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK What you believe is very powerful. If you change what you believe, you change your life. It’s important tolearn the truth about how God really sees you and why it’s vital you believe right about Jesus, and what He has accomplished for you. You will break free from destructive habits and overcome every challenge in life as you simply hear and believe the powerful truths shared about your righteous standing in Christ.The finished work of Jesus on the cross didn’t just secure you a place in heaven, it also delivered you from darkness to light and qualified you to enjoy God’s goodness. You see, an understanding of Jesus’ finished work makes all the difference in knowing God’s heart for you in any matter. The cross has made all the difference to why you don’t have to walk around sin conscious or be afraid of God’s judgement as a believer. This message unfolds gems of truths about your right standing in Christ today.The Christian life isn’t a changed life, but an exchanged life. People may say what does that mean? Change can mean exchange, but exchange doesn’t necessarily mean change. So, change has a much wider usage, while exchange means one set thing. When you change your clothes or change, you take some, or all of your clothes off and put-on different ones. For example, exchange is to give something to someone and receive something from that person: I might offer them my old car in part exchange for a new one. Or for example, the process of changing one currency for another: An occasion when you give or return something to someone, and they give you something else. God is asking every Christian to let Him live through us.The Christian life is not a changed life but an exchanged life. This can only be accomplished when the Holy Spirit is leading and empowering us.We no longer live for ourselves. The Bible says in 2 Cor. 5:15 that: “and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again”. The apostle Paul said, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Gal. 2:20). Jesus came into this world in His physical body exactly as we did. He had to grow and learn. He became just like us so that we could become just like Him. So, the Bible says in 2 Cor. 5:21 that, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” This is the great exchange I want to talk to you about. He became like us so that He could bear all our iniquities and become a mercy high priest for us.Our sin debt has been paid. Not only that, but we have become the righteousness of God in Christ. This is the great exchange. He not only took away our sin but gave us His righteousness. We are now as clean and holy in our spirits as Jesus is. The Bible says in 1 John 4:17 that, “as He is, so are we in this world”. God put His judgment for sin on Christ at the cross so you wouldn’t have to bear it. When you believe and receive the Lord, He places Jesus’ righteousness upon you. This is the Great Exchange I’m conveying to you. “ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich” (2 Cor. 8:9).He exchanged our position of alienation to a state of forgiveness and right relationship with God. Jesus was willing to switch places with us. He actually switched places with us, even though the trade was in no way beneficial to Him. Even though He possessed all the riches of heaven, Jesus chose to renounce His position of glory and became a man in order that we might enjoy a relationship with the father. Jesus gave up everything He possessed in order to provide us with everything we were lacking. What a great exchange we have in Christ.Our relationship with God is based on an incredible exchange. Jesus took our sin and died on the cross and rose again for our justification. After His resurrection, He poured on us spiritual riches instead of the eternal destitution that we deserved. This indescribable exchange means that we can stand perfect and whole before God once we accept Jesus’ gift of life. When we believe in Jesus Christ, He freely offers us what we could never have hoped to earn in any way.Friend, it’s very important to know who you are in Christ. Like Jesus, grow in your wisdom andunderstanding of who you now are in Christ. How do you see yourself? Let’s look back at 2 Cor. 5:21, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”You see, not you making yourself righteous. He made us righteous, not us making ourselves righteous. Ifyou have received Christ as your personal saviour, then you have been made righteous. But do you believe and accept what you have been made? You can only believe by renewing your mind.Why do people live in sin?One of the reason why people live in sin even after they received Christ is because they still see themselves as sinners. They aren’t seeing themselves as righteous. They could break free if they ever understood that through Jesus, they have been forgiven of all their sins. They easily give in to sin because
Staying on fire for God
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, May 20th, 2020, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK The Bible is very clear about having an active pursuit of Jesus in keeping His fire burning inside of you. So many who start out on fire for God do not remain in the same fervency that they once had. You see, being on fire for God doesn’t come automatically. You have to intentionally work at it. Staying on fire for God and understanding the things of God are so important in the times we are living in. Peoples eternal destiny depends on God and us and how on fire for Jesus we are. We have one life, and we don’t have the luxury of wasting it. God has not called us to a trivial life. He has called us to a life of divine purpose and destiny.In this message: “Staying on fire for God,” I encourage you to fan into flame the fire of God in your lifeand be constantly zealous for the things of God.If you have to describe your life today, how would you describe it? Is your life a wonderful, excitingjourney? Is it a continuous challenge? Or one not knowing what to accomplish? Is your life a painfuldisappointment?Well, you can describe your life in many different ways, but Jesus came to give us life and give us moreabundantly. Abundant life is a life which is fulfilling, a life of contentment. Not a life without heartacheand sorrows and troubles. But then, a life which even in the midst of troubles and difficulties, you can step ahead and beyond all that. A life that can surpass all of that. Halleluiah! And that’s the life that Jesus came to give to us. But sometimes we find ourselves dry and hollow and with lack of zeal for the things of God.Maybe you are stuck in life, you feel like a prisoner, and you are not getting anywhere. You don’t knowwhat’s happening to your life, but you want to get back to where you used to be. You want to be on fire for God again.How do you keep the fire of the Holy spirit burning? How do you keep what God has done in your lifefresh? If you have not trusted Christ as your saviour, you can receive Him and be on fire for Him. It’s really up to you. It’s not God who determines whether you continue or not. People talk about; have you got hungry? Have you lost your first love? Have you got dry? Sometimes people lose their desire to go on and as a result they become dry and empty. But then, the Bible says that there is a race of life for everybody.God has set a course or path for all of us and we are to run and win.How do we become dry and stay off track?There are many reasons for that. Usually because we are distracted by something,Sometimes it’s someone or some influence of other people who are actually distracting us. That’s why the Bible says that blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the pathof sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in Hislaw, he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, that bringsforth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. (Ps 1:1-3)So be careful who you associate yourself with. We are to associate with the God kind. God wants us toassociate ourselves with Him and with His people. So how do you become dry and lose your zeal for thethings of God? Maybe it’s because the person gets busy in their business. The busier they become the less time they have for spiritual things. They find themselves in other interest in life.Sometimes it’s a particular pleasure that has attracted them. For example, Sport or some hobby or whatever it might be. But you see, it’s a drift in process, it doesn’t happen at once. A person doesn’t just decide I will stop praying, stop reading the Bible, stop giving, stop going to church, stop serving and do my own things.It’s a gradual process. Before you know, you become empty and I pray that, that will not happen to you. Their eyes begin to move in other directions. And they have many reasons to justify themselves. I loveGod and He loves me. They can even say, ‘you don’t have to go to church every Sunday’. What they don’tknow is that they have been tricked by the devil. Little by little, Satan causes them to drift. And if somebody doesn’t get their attention, before long, they have become so dry and have lost their zeal for the things of God.So, another question is how do you stay on fire for God? How do you get back on the route to fulfil God’spurposes for your life? The first thing you’ve got to do is to acknowledge that you have become dry andlosing or have lost the fire. The Bible is not as important as it used to be to you. You are not excited aboutGod’s word. You are not excited about Godly music. You find yourself more excited by things that are notrelated to the spiritual. Then you know that obviously things are not happening the way they should be and that something has got to be done.And when that happens, people will say; have you lost your first love? They keep talking about all these.They want a new outpouring and a fresh touch. They even say; oh God come and revive us. There are partial truths in all that, but one thing which is wrong in all this is that, when most people get dry or hungry, when they realise that they no longer have the same zeal that they used to
ONLY CHRIST HAS THE ANSWER
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, June 3rd, 2020, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK What The greatest gift one can receive is the finest gift of Jesus. whose name means salvation. Do you need a saviour today? We all need an all-powerful, infinitely strong yet deeply caring and loving helper and we have him in Christ Jesus. You see, Christ was born to die in our place in His shed blood has made once for all atonement for our sins. This has paved the way for us to enjoy the complete forgiveness of our sins and have an everlasting life. Life is full of decisions but there is one decision that’s more important than all the others. Whether you choose to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord or not, it’s the choice that everything else in your life depends on. If you have never accepted the love and forgiveness that Jesus Christ has to offer, there is no better time than now.All Have Sinned, What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.As it is written:“There is none righteous, no, not one;11 There is none who understands;There is none who seeks after God.12 They have all turned aside;They have together become unprofitable;There is none who does good, no, not one“Rom 3: 9-12Then verse 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (Rom 3: 23). From what I have read, everyone should be convinced that we need God to do for us, what we cannot do for ourselves. We need someone to rescue us from our sins because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. All are under the guilt of sin. As humans, we just don’t like to admit that there is something wrong deep within our souls. A great majority of people who don’t know Christ are not convinced that they are lost, or they are sinners. But until we acknowledge our need for salvation, we won’t look for the true saviour of this world. Our only hope is Jesus Christ who came to die in our place to declare us not guilty. No one could boast of not being under the guilt of sin until that person receives Christ.In the eyes of God, every one of us needs the grace of God to be saved, to be forgiven, to be guilt free and to have the right standing with God.If you haven’t trusted Jesus as your Lord and personal saviour, you are just as helpless to save yourself and to forgive yourself. The only way that your sins can be forgiven is to come to the cross where Jesus Christ died for your sins. The forgiveness of our sins is the grace of God. It’s the forgiveness of God that comes through sacrifice. God has provided a way for us to be saved from the guilt of sin. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)Friend, life is never complete without Christ. The Bible says those without Christ are unprofitable.They have all turned aside;They have together become unprofitable;There is none who does good, no, not one (Rom 3:12) You must be free of the guilt of sin if you are going to be free to become the person God wants you to be.Let me give you a simple word equation for this.A person + God = A whole personA person minus God can never be whole.That’s why people in the world are empty, not happy, there is something missing in their lives, there’s nopeace, there’s no joy in their heart because a person without Christ can never be a total complete person.That’s what the Bible is saying in Romans chapter 3:12.A sense of worth comes when I know that I belong to God, because Jesus died for me and lives in me, Ihave to be worth something in His eyes. Because the Holy Spirit lives in me, energising me to do His work. There’s a sense of confidence. The Bible says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil 4:13). Again, the Bible says without Christ there is none who does good. See Rom 3:12.There is none who does good, no, not one (Rom 3:12).The point is that, apart from Christ, there is not a single person who has ever lived a righteous life whichis the only standard acceptable to God. But the good news is that God has provided a way for all of us tobecome righteous. But that righteousness comes entirely by God’s grace in response to faith in His onlybegotten son, Jesus Christ. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. (2 Cor 5:21). You may have not trusted Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour and you may be saying: what’sGod saying to me? Here’s what God is saying, there’s only one way to be forgiven of your sin. There’s only one way to overcome sin in your life, and that’s by receiving the Lord Jesus as your personal saviour.Receiving Him as your saviour means that, you accept His death at the cross as payment for sin. Then byfaith you follow Him, that means you abide by His word. The Holy Spirit comes to live inside of you andgives you direction and guidance for your life. As we listen to Him and obey Him, we are blessed. Whenwe fail to listen and disobey, we suffer the consequences If you want to avoid the consequences for disobedience, then my friend, receive Jesus as your saviour. Get into the word of God, get into a church that teaches the word of God, listen to God every day, understand the principles of scripture and God will build a
What Is Life Really About?
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, February 9th, 2022, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK Life is not an accident. There is a purpose and meaning to every life. The meaning of life, according to the Christian faith, is ultimately found in Jesus Christ. In Him, the questions about identity, origin, meaning, purpose, and destiny are answered with profound hope. We are the beloved children of God, created by our heavenly Father to reflect His glory, walk in His love, and do His will in our lives. You see, the key to the Christian life is living out of your born-again spirit instead of your flesh. God has already prepared the good works He has for us, and He did it with the purpose that we walk in them. This message expounds on the true meaning to a fulfilled life by following the examples of believers given in the Bible. The Christian life is like an Athletic program. After salvation, God sets us on a race of life. So, when wewere saved, He said, “this is the direction I want you to live your life”. “For we are His workmanship,created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them”(Eph. 2:10). This is your goal, “walk in the good works that I set for you” and “be in the race set for you”.“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb. 12:1-2). In this race of life, we have encouragers. Being in the race set for us is fulfilling the purpose for which God created us. The Bible is saying, in this race there are encouragers, some pioneers have come, with their good works following them. There is a purpose for which God created every one of us and until a person accomplishes that or is in the process of doing so, he or she will never be living an abundant life. He or she will never be living a life worth living or living a fulfilled life. You may have all the money you want, or all the relationships you want, but you wouldn’t be living the purposeful life that God gave you as a believer if you are not in the race of life set before you. That is, if you are not living in the will of God or seeking to obey Him, you will never find fulfilment. If you don’t walk in the good works that God prepared before the foundation of this earth, you will never be satisfied in life. You will never be able to fill that void with anything in life than walking in the will of God. We need to walk in the good works that God prepared for us and not to walk away from them. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Eph. 2:10). Now the race of life becomes more personal when we read Hebrews 12:2.“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him enduredthe cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. It’s not a matter of speed but a matter of being able to last. It’s about being able to run the whole length. In our Christian lives we also have those things that impede and hinder our walk. Anything that hinders our keeping the pace of God is a distraction. It must be laid aside or turned away from. We are to lay aside those things that hinder and distract us in our Christian walk. As we are living in the will of God, anything that hinders or gets our attention and leads us away from the will of God must be dealt with. That can be a habit in our lives. Some sport or even watching TV. Anything which is being over emphasised in our lives must be dealt with. That means, something we give special importance or value to. It may even be doubt or fear, action, attitude, or relationship. Anything that hinders, impede, slows us down or gets us out of the will of God may have to be removed. We have to look in our own lives and say, ‘what is it in my lifestyle that hinders me or keeps me away from focusing on my God given goal, His will or allowing Him to work His way in my life’. We all have to examine ourselves and lay aside the sin that ensnares us. Sometimes it’s not easy to identify them. We may have some habits in our lives that have been there for years. And we may think, that’s justthe way I am, but it may be retarding your spiritual walk. Sometimes it could be just a little doubt thatlingers in our lives. We may think does God even care or have a plan for my life. We sometimes makedecisions and ask God to bless us, but do we ask the mind of God before we make those decisions? So,there are many areas that we can make them hinder our race and walk with the Lord. Firstly, we must examine ourselves to see what’s hindering us. Secondly, we must decide to deal with them and thank the Lord for showing us those hindrances. It may not even be deliberate or a known willful sin, but acknowledge that it’s hindering your walk and therefore, needs to be laid aside. You may be holding on something
Living In Double Portion Blessings
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, February 23rd, 2022, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK As Christians, we can become complacent and satisfied knowing that we’re going to heaven, but God wants us to live an abundant life here and now! When you have God’s double portion blessings, you can expect your life to be fuller, richer, and more satisfying. But are you willing to go after it? If you truly want a double portion from the Lord, then you’ll be willing to put your own plans aside and seek out what Godhas for you. It doesn’t necessarily come easy. It’s not going to come without some dedication and effortfrom your side. But if you are willing, like Elisha was, to chase after a double portion, the opportunity isthere. God has already blessed you. His favour is on you. So, go after Him with all your heart and see what God has got in store for you! The purpose of this message is to show you how to receive a double portion of God’s blessings in your life. Living in double portion blessings means living in God’s greater blessings. This is a higher realm of living.“Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours” (Isa.61:7). This scripture says instead of your former shame, you will have a double portion and instead ofhumiliation, your people will shout for joy over their portion. In their land! I’m glad He didn’t say whenyou go to heaven. I’m sure many of you have a lot of difficult and challenging things in your life. God wants to renew your strength so you can enjoy the peaceful and joyful life He has planned for you. Go for what God has planned for you. You don’t have to settle for less than the many blessings God has for you. Your attitude of settling for less is what is keeping you from receiving the good and perfect things from God.God’s blessings are the blessings that belong to all His children. When you become born again, you arecalled into God’s blessings. In that place of blessings, you are favoured. Every child of God is blessed and you begin to walk in the promises of God. You are supposed to walk in good health, righteousness, and prosperity.You are a blessed person. You may be going through a couple of struggles here and there, and still goingthrough life. And that’s where a lot of Christians are. It’s a good place to be, but there’s another realm ofGod blessings where only a few Christians live, and that’s God’s greater blessings. That’s a double portion blessing. The main reason we aren’t receiving His double portion blessings is because we are willing to settle for less. Very few are committed to receiving what God has for them. We have been influenced more by the world than by God’s Word and are satisfied to accept far less than what God has provided. Christians are to live an extraordinary life God designed for us to enjoy. Living in double portion blessings will not happen automatically. Only few of God’s children live in this realm. This is a place you decide how your life will be. As long as you are not eager to receive God’s double portion blessings, you will remain the same. That is an important truth. You must reach a place in life where you eagerly pursue God’s greater blessings. You must have a holy dissatisfaction with ordinary life before you can experience all that God has for you. It doesn’t happen accidentally or automatically. God wants you to have an abundant life. That includes double portion blessings (see John 10:10). You will not live in God’s double portion because you are a nice person. You will not live in God’s double portion because you are prayerful. You will not live in God’s double portion because you are born again. So many of God’s children live in His blessings, but there are greater blessings, or double portion blessings, and it takes faith to get those blessings. It takes, faith, trust and obedience to get those blessings. It takes more than just praying to receive God’s double portion. We pray but many have misconception about prayer. We think when we pray, then God does everything. When we pray, very often God shows us what we need to do. I’m not saying God doesn’t move supernaturally. The things we cannot do, He will do them for us. But if we are going to do nothing and expect God to do everything, then that’s not going to happen.You need to understand the message of faith in order to obtain God’s greater blessings. It’s just sad that so many Christians are even fighting the message of faith. Unless you’re willing to stand and fight the fight of faith, you will be overcome by this world. If you don’t stir yourself up, you will settle to the bottom. The world isn’t going to encourage you toward God’s perfect and good things that He has for you. Most Christians are not going to encourage you toward God’s greater blessings as well. Sadly, religion is one of the strongest weapons Satan is using to discourage people from believing for something more. Many churches believe that God doesn’t perform miracles today, or worse, that God is the one who wills for our lives to be in such a mess to break us. That is not true.This is where you believe ‘by His stripes you were healed.’ So, when sickness come to your body, you sayno way. So many Christians, when sickness come, will say, well -sometimes up, sometimes down. I believe I will be ok, and they go through the sickness or process. Some get healed and some die. It’s still alright, they go to heaven and that’s what so
Get Rid Of Your Disappointments And Regrets
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, March 16th, 2022, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK The past can weigh us down like a load of heavy baggage. We’ve all had negative things happen to us. And it is easy to go through life filled with disappointments and regrets. But you can’t move forward if you’re always looking backwards. As long as you’re living in regret and disappointment, focused on the negative things of the past, it’s going to keep you from the bright future God has in store for you. You see, you can’t do anything about the past, but you can do something about right now. No matter where you are or what challenges you’re facing, you can start living your best life now if you’ll get rid of your disappointments and regrets. Be encouraged by this message to let go of the setbacks and disappointments from the past, rather than wallowing in regret. Get ready for the future by getting over your disappointments, depression, anxiety and regrets. There are a lot of people who don’t even realise that they are dealing with disappointments and regrets. How do wekeep thoughts of our past regrets or sorrows from creeping into our minds? They may creep in quicklybefore we get the chance to rebuke them, and therefore, they may impact us. Maybe you are one of those people that if you reflect on what’s going on in your life, you would realise certain events in your life have certain amount of disappointments and regrets attached to them. Certain events and memories come up and there are regrets attached to them, but if you meditate on the word of God and speak it out, it will displace those feelings. So that now, because of the word and the entrance of the word, coupled with what the word does in your life, whenever those memories come to mind, you can resist them like you will resist sin, sickness and disease, and just like you will resist an intruder in your house. Once that’s gone, you can develop a resistance and you would be able to put walls around and say ‘I’m not going there’. I have been hurt as long as I should be, I have been sad about this as long as I should. I’m going to move on. So, get ready for the future by getting over your disappointments, sadness and regrets.Some people think they have no control over emotional problems. I’m saying it’s a decision. There arescriptures that deal with regret. There are scriptures that deal with Anxiety. There are scriptures that dealwith sorrow. Take those scriptures and pray them. Quote those scriptures and they will displacedisappointments, depression, anxiety, and regret. It doesn’t happen overnight. The decision does, but the process takes a little time but it still worth it. You might as well be doing that rather than worrying about it.6 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:6-7).Let me ask you a question: When the going gets tough, when something is agitating your mind, when you are dealing with anxiety, disappointments, and regrets in your life, do you want peace? Where do you get lasting peace? The greatest peace or true peace is from God. Who else wants the peace of God to guide their hearts and minds today? I know I do. I have never met anybody who didn’t always need peace. We all need peace. Jesus is the prince of peace. He is the one who is our indwelling peace. Yet the concept of peace is so foreign to even some born again Christians. Worry, anxiety and depression have become part of their DNA, but that should not be the case. They don’t understand how people can go through hardships and difficult circumstances and still have peace. It doesn’t make sense to them. But this verse says that “ and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:7). The circumstances that we face sometimes make us think that there’s no way out. God is far beyond ourunderstanding and if we trust in Him, He will guide us. If we put our understanding that is so limited intoHis hands, He will lead us and show us the way. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths” (Prov. 3:5-6). We need to acknowledge God in every situation that we face, interpreting situations through the lens of what God has said in His word against what we experience. That will enable us to experience more peace in our lives. Imagine today that we submitted our thoughts, anxiety, disappointments, and regrets to God. That we gave our hearts to Him. A lot could change in our lives if we allow Him to give us His perspectiveinstead of our own perspective. Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about suchthings.He can calm any storm; He is more powerful than any circumstance in our lives. I pray that His peace willguard your heart and mind today. God’s peace can comfort you in times of grief. God’s peace can give you joy and contentment. He can give you peace that extends beyond your feelings and circumstances. He has given you His word to protect your heart and mind from becoming overwhelmed by what’s happening around you. Because of His word, we can have peace. It’s a process, and it’s like an exercise. If you take the scriptures, and you begin to meditate on them, it doesn’t take all day, you don’t have to quit your
Get Rid Of Your Disappointments And Regrets
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, March 16th, 2022, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK The past can weigh us down like a load of heavy baggage. We’ve all had negative things happen to us. And it is easy to go through life filled with disappointments and regrets. But you can’t move forward if you’re always looking backwards. As long as you’re living in regret and disappointment, focused on the negative things of the past, it’s going to keep you from the bright future God has in store for you. You see, you can’t do anything about the past, but you can do something about right now. No matter where you are or what challenges you’re facing, you can start living your best life now if you’ll get rid of your disappointments and regrets. Be encouraged by this message to let go of the setbacks and disappointments from the past, rather than wallowing in regret. Get ready for the future by getting over your disappointments, depression, anxiety and regrets. There are a lot of people who don’t even realise that they are dealing with disappointments and regrets. How do wekeep thoughts of our past regrets or sorrows from creeping into our minds? They may creep in quicklybefore we get the chance to rebuke them, and therefore, they may impact us. Maybe you are one of those people that if you reflect on what’s going on in your life, you would realise certain events in your life have certain amount of disappointments and regrets attached to them. Certain events and memories come up and there are regrets attached to them, but if you meditate on the word of God and speak it out, it will displace those feelings. So that now, because of the word and the entrance of the word, coupled with what the word does in your life, whenever those memories come to mind, you can resist them like you will resist sin, sickness and disease, and just like you will resist an intruder in your house.Once that’s gone, you can develop a resistance and you would be able to put walls around and say ‘I’m not going there’. I have been hurt as long as I should be, I have been sad about this as long as I should. I’m going to move on. So, get ready for the future by getting over your disappointments, sadness and regrets. Some people think they have no control over emotional problems. I’m saying it’s a decision. There arescriptures that deal with regret. There are scriptures that deal with Anxiety. There are scriptures that dealwith sorrow. Take those scriptures and pray them. Quote those scriptures and they will displacedisappointments, depression, anxiety, and regret. It doesn’t happen overnight. The decision does, but the process takes a little time but it still worth it. You might as well be doing that rather than worrying about it.6 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:6-7).Let me ask you a question: When the going gets tough, when something is agitating your mind, when you are dealing with anxiety, disappointments, and regrets in your life, do you want peace? Where do you get lasting peace? The greatest peace or true peace is from God. Who else wants the peace of God to guide their hearts and minds today? I know I do. I have never met anybody who didn’t always need peace. We all need peace. Jesus is the prince of peace. He is the one who is our indwelling peace. Yet the concept of peace is so foreign to even some born again Christians. Worry, anxiety and depression have become part of their DNA, but that should not be the case. They don’t understand how people can go through hardships and difficult circumstances and still have peace. It doesn’t make sense to them. But this verse says that “ and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:7). The circumstances that we face sometimes make us think that there’s no way out. God is far beyond ourunderstanding and if we trust in Him, He will guide us. If we put our understanding that is so limited intoHis hands, He will lead us and show us the way. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not onyour own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths” (Prov. 3:5-6). We need to acknowledge God in every situation that we face, interpreting situations through the lens of what God has said in His word against what we experience. That will enable us to experience more peace in our lives. Imagine today that we submitted our thoughts, anxiety, disappointments, and regrets to God.That we gave our hearts to Him. A lot could change in our lives if we allow Him to give us His perspectiveinstead of our own perspective. Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about suchthings.He can calm any storm; He is more powerful than any circumstance in our lives. I pray that His peace willguard your heart and mind today. God’s peace can comfort you in times of grief. God’s peace can give you joy and contentment. He can give you peace that extends beyond your feelings and circumstances. He has given you His word to protect your heart and mind from becoming overwhelmed by what’s happening around you. Because of His word, we can have peace. It’s a process, and it’s like an exercise. If you take the scriptures, and you begin to meditate on them, it doesn’t take all day, you don’t have to quit your job to
It’s Time To Move On
A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, March 23rd, 2022, byEvangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK Are you living with regret over the time you’ve wasted, the opportunities you’ve squandered, the sinsyou’ve committed, and the relationships you’ve destroyed? You see, the reason so many of us never getwhere we’re supposed to be in life is because we don’t want to leave where we are. But so often in the plans of God, letting go is the door to your destiny. Holding onto regrets will always hold you back from living the life God wants you to live. When you focus on your past mistakes, it causes you to run from the life God created you to live. It’s a new day with a new opportunity to get your life together and move on togreater things, so don’t waste it looking back in regret! The purpose of this message is to encourage you to break free from regret to avoid missing your destiny by holding on. We all deal with missed opportunities, regrets, sorrows, and disappointments. No one is exempted. Youcan look back and feel sad about what you should have done, shouldn’t have done, would have done,couldn’t do, or didn’t do. But know that God can restore you. God can do more with your future than youcould do if you were to live your past all over again. That’s the kind of God we serve. So, we can be freefrom regrets, disappointments, missed opportunities, past sins, broken relationships and many othersituations that we face in our lives. We all have that. People think regret is a good thing. Of course, youshouldn’t feel good about the bad thing you did. “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading tosalvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death” (2 Cor. 7:10). The worldlysorrow produces death. But with godly sorrow, there’s some regret initially but it doesn’t last forever.Obviously, it’s not going to last forever because God is going to wipe every tear from our eyes when we get to heaven. So, regret is not God’s long term will for you. You can apply the full manifestation of some of the inheritance that God has for us. God wants you to move on with the life He has given you no matter what has happened in the past. Areyou dealing with the loss of loved ones? This is something that there’s no escape from unless you go toheaven first. The longer you live, the more people you are going to know that pass away, and this can come with regret that you didn’t love them or show your love enough. There are all kinds of things that you think you should have done, could have done, would have done, and even just the loss itself. People are defensive, and I’m not here to say that you shouldn’t have a process to go through, but it shouldn’t last forever. Jesus wants us to be happy, Jesus wants us to be filled with joy, that’s why He comforts you when you mourn.He wraps His love around you. He said “blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted” (Mat.5:4). Jesus wants us to move on in life.I heard this testimony about a lady who was happily married and had three children. They were on a family trip and she was driving their minivan, but she fell asleep at the wheel and the van went out of control. It threw out her husband and their middle child, and they died. It was devastating. She nearly lost her mind because of not only the loss but the guilt as well. So, she was dealing with guilt and grief, and it was almost more than she could bear, but she gave herself to the Lord, and she gave herself to the word of God. Most people will think you can’t get over something like that. Maybe you shouldn’t get over something like that.You did something terrible; you will have to bear that scar for the rest of your life. And that’s where people are, and you can’t talk them out of it. That’s their decision. But I don’t believe that long term chronic grieve is God’s will for His people. Jesus wants to set you free. This lady gave herself to the Lord, she prayed, she went to Bible school, she got into the word, and four years after that accident, she got married to a new husband. God set her free. And now her new husband testified that she’s one of the happiest people he has ever met. If this woman could get over that, then you and I can get over ours. That’s what her testimony does. Youmay have lived a mild life compared to her. We all have disappointments and regrets. You may be saying,if you’ve been through what I have been through, then you will understand. But the Bible says there’s notemptation taken you such as it’s common to man. Some people may say, mine is special. I tell you, veryfew people have gone through what this lady had to deal with, but she overcame the situation. Once she shares her testimony, people begin to realise that what happened to her is worse than what is happening to them. And if she’s happy and she got over it and moved on with her life, then we all can get over ours, and move on too. It’s God in us who makes us strong and turn us into overcomers. It’s Him in us who makes us brave and courageous. It’s Him in us who gives us confidence. It’s Him in us who gives us eyes to see a hopeful future. It’s Him in us who allows us to not worry. It’s Him in us who gives us the tools to fight battlesbigger than ourselves. To fight against disappointments and regrets, and to move on in life. It’s Him in uswho helps us to overcome darkness. It’s Him in us