Speaker 1: God is good and all the time.
Speaker 1: Please turn to your neighbor, give them a high five, tell them it's good to be in the house of the Lord.
Speaker 1: Turn to your other neighbor, give them a high five, tell them the presence of the Lord is here, amen.
Speaker 1: I want to take this opportunity to first of all thank the leadership of this church, senior Pastor, reverend Ambrose Nyangau, associate Pastor, reverend Simon Mwangi, and the head of the Magnification Department, pastor Riga Nakaliche, for giving me the opportunity and entrusting me with this opportunity to stand before you today and share the word of God.
Speaker 1: Come on, let's celebrate the leadership of this church.
Speaker 1: My name is Frederick Petru and I serve in the magnification department.
Speaker 1: I want to read from the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 14 and verse 9.
Speaker 1: The Bible says it is with you.
Speaker 1: Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying?
Speaker 1: You will just be speaking into the air.
Speaker 1: Come on, let's read that scripture again together.
Speaker 1: It is with you.
Speaker 1: Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying?
Speaker 1: You will just be speaking into the air.
Speaker 1: What is the theme for this month?
Speaker 1: We are in the month of open door language.
Speaker 1: Uplifted kingdom intercession.
Speaker 1: I speak Luya because I've grown up speaking Luya.
Speaker 1: It's a language I've learned since I was a child and I can fluently communicate.
Speaker 1: I can understand and give feedback in that language.
Speaker 1: We are all communicating in English because it is a language we have learned.
Speaker 1: There's a time we used to have a Chinese program where we were being taught to speak Chinese so that we can be effective in ministering to the Chinese community.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 1: And so for us to communicate effectively, we must understand the language.
Speaker 1: Praise God.
Speaker 1: Remember God created us in his own image.
Speaker 1: In the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 26, god said let us create man in our own image.
Speaker 1: And then it says in his image, he created both men and women.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 1: There is a language that God speaks and that language is understood by God.
Speaker 1: The Father, god, the Son, god, the Holy Spirit and, beyond that, also angels understand that language.
Speaker 1: Praise God.
Speaker 1: And since we have been created in God's image, it is important for us to learn that language so that we can effectively communicate with our God.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in the book of Hosea, chapter 4, verse 6, hosea, chapter 4, verse 6.
Speaker 1: My people perish for lack of knowledge.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 1: I would say it this way, there is a language barrier because we lack kingdom language.
Speaker 1: We have not really learned the kingdom language very well.
Speaker 1: For us to effectively communicate and minister in the kingdom, amen.
Speaker 1: And so today I want to bring to us four things for us to effectively communicate with God in prayer, the Bible says in Matthew ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened for you.
Speaker 1: But then the Bible also says because you did not ask.
Speaker 1: Then it also says you did not receive because you asked amiss, amen.
Speaker 1: You did not ask according to the word of, you did not ask according to the word of God, you did not ask according to the will of God.
Speaker 1: And so for us to be effective in our intercession, in our prayer life, we must learn this language.
Speaker 1: And so four items I bring to our attention.
Speaker 1: One we must study the word of God.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbors study the word of God.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor study the word of God.
Speaker 1: Number two we must meditate on the word of God.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor meditate on the word of God.
Speaker 1: Number three tell your neighbor we must speak the word of God.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor speak the word of God, tell your neighbor, speak the word of God.
Speaker 1: And, lastly, we must believe the word of God.
Speaker 1: How many items?
Speaker 1: The first one, the second one, the third one, the fourth one?
Speaker 1: In the book of 2 Timothy, chapter 2, verse 15.
Speaker 1: Media, if you could share with us 2 Timothy 2, verse 15.
Speaker 1: The Bible says do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker, who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
Speaker 1: New King James Version says Study to show thyself approved, a workman that needs not to be ashamed but rightly handling the word of truth.
Speaker 1: It is important to study the word of God because in 2 Timothy 3, verse 16 and 17,.
Speaker 1: 2 Timothy 3, verse 16 and 17,.
Speaker 1: The Bible says All scripture is God-breathed and it is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
Speaker 1: Praise God.
Speaker 1: In 2 Corinthians, chapter 5, verse 17, the Bible says whoever is in Christ, he is a new creation.
Speaker 1: Behold, the old is gone and the new has come.
Speaker 1: If you read further to verse 21, the Bible says we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, and for us to be effectively trained in righteousness we must study the word, because it is effective for teaching, correcting, rebuking and training in righteousness.
Speaker 1: Tell your neighbor, study the word of God.
Speaker 1: The Bible says the word of God is the light unto our path and the lamp unto our feet.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: And so we have to develop a habit of studying the word of God.
Speaker 1: The Bible says the word of God is near us.
Speaker 1: Today we have the word of God in our tablets, in our phones.
Speaker 1: You don't have to carry a big Bible like this.
Speaker 1: You have it in your phone.
Speaker 1: So we have no excuse but to study the word of God, because in doing so we get to know who our God is, we get to understand who we are and we get to know how the kingdom of God operates and our communication with our Father is effective.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: The second item is meditate on the word of God.
Speaker 1: Joshua, chapter 1, verse 8.
Speaker 1: The Bible says keep this book of the law always on your lips, meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.
Speaker 1: Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: Our minds are very important to us.
Speaker 1: The Bible says as a man thinketh, so is he.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: So it is important for us to sieve and pick the things that we are supposed to think about, and the Bible guides us very well in the book of Philippians, chapter 4, verse 8.
Speaker 1: It tells us of the things that we are supposed to think about, things that we should occupy our minds, things that we should spend time pondering on.
Speaker 1: It says finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is true and the word of God 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 such things.
Speaker 1: Praise God.
Speaker 1: We are in a season where we face so many challenges, economical challenges.
Speaker 1: You wake up tomorrow you hear there is this virus that is within the country and you wonder.
Speaker 1: All this negativity, all these issues preoccupy our minds.
Speaker 1: But what is the truth?
Speaker 1: When they say there is this virus?
Speaker 1: The truth is by his stripes, we were healed.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus when this disease wants to hold you captive on that sick bed.
Speaker 1: The Bible says wherever the sun sets free is free indeed.
Speaker 1: So think of that which is true, praise God that which is right, that which is noble, that which is true.
Speaker 1: Praise God, that which is right, that which is noble, that which is praiseworthy.
Speaker 1: Let such occupy our minds.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in Psalms, chapter 1, verse 2.
Speaker 1: Psalms, chapter 1, verse 2.
Speaker 1: Take me back to verse 1, please.
Speaker 1: It says of sinners, or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord and who meditates on his law day and night, praise God.
Speaker 1: How many are making it a choice today that they will be meditating on the word of God day and night, that our minds will be preoccupied by the word of God?
Speaker 1: We will not just study the word of God and gain knowledge, but we shall go beyond and meditate on the word of God.
Speaker 1: What was the third thing?
Speaker 1: Speak the word of God.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in Proverbs 18, verse 21, that life and death are in the power of the tongue.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus, what we say is very important because it shall come back to us.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus, what we say is very important Because it shall come back to us.
Speaker 1: We are a product of what we spoke many years ago.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: In Proverbs, chapter 6, verse 2,.
Speaker 1: The Bible says we are snared by our own words.
Speaker 1: Yani, we are trapped by our own words.
Speaker 1: We are trapped by our own words.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: So it is important for us To speak boldly the word Of God, praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: The Bible says the word of God Will not return to him, void In Isaiah 55.
Speaker 1: The Bible says God watches over his word To perform it, amen.
Speaker 1: So you better speak the word of God, praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: I want to read a few scriptures Just to Enlighten us On the things that we should be saying.
Speaker 1: Colossians, chapter 3, verse 8.
Speaker 1: Colossians 3, verse 8.
Speaker 1: The Bible says but now you must also read yourself of all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander and filthy language from your lips.
Speaker 1: How many things Take us back?
Speaker 1: Please Read yourself off Anger, rage, malice, slander and filthy language from your lips.
Speaker 1: Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 4.
Speaker 1: Ephesians5, verse 4.
Speaker 1: The Bible says nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving, praise God.
Speaker 1: Ephesians 4, verse 29.
Speaker 1: The Bible says Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: So what we say is very important.
Speaker 1: What we speak is very important because it comes back to us.
Speaker 1: Remember life and death are in the power of the tongue.
Speaker 1: There's an interesting scripture I want to read in Psalms, chapter 103, verse 20.
Speaker 1: This is the language that God understands.
Speaker 1: Jesus understands, the Holy Spirit understands and angels understand.
Speaker 1: And God will never do anything that he has not said that he will do in his word, but he will always do everything that he has said he will do in his word.
Speaker 1: But he will always do everything that he has said he will do In his word.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: The Bible says Praise the Lord, you, his angels, you mighty ones who do his biddings, who obey what, who obey what?
Speaker 1: Now let me ask us If I put this Bible on my ears like this, can I hear anything?
Speaker 1: Do you have your Bibles with you?
Speaker 1: That phone has a Bible.
Speaker 1: Please take it out and put it in your ears.
Speaker 1: Can you hear anything?
Speaker 1: Now?
Speaker 1: Who is to give voice to the word of God?
Speaker 1: It is me and you to give voice to the word of God, because if you do not speak the word of God, the enemy is speaking his own things.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: So it is for me and you to give voice to the word of God.
Speaker 1: And what happens?
Speaker 1: Angels obey the word of God.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: The Bible says the angel of the Lord encamps around those who love him.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: In the story of Jacob, he saw angels ascending and descending.
Speaker 1: When they are ascending, they should go up with the word that you have spoken For them to come back with an answer.
Speaker 1: But if you speak a language that is not the word of God, even angels do not understand.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus, praise God under stand.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus, praise God.
Speaker 1: So as they ascend and descend, as they are busy ministering, we should be busy speaking the word of God.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: And let me assure us the word of God will never return to us void, because God watches over his word to perform it.
Speaker 1: And, lastly, believe the word of God.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: You can study the word of God, you can meditate on the word of God, you can speak the word of God, but go beyond that and believe that word of God that you have studied, meditated on and spoken.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: If you remember the story of Abraham and his age, when the Lord spoke to him, he told him you're going to have a son.
Speaker 1: His circumstances were not allowing that.
Speaker 1: Looking at his age, he was old.
Speaker 1: His wife Sarah was old.
Speaker 1: There was no possibility for them to have a child.
Speaker 1: But because God spoke, the Bible says Abraham against hope, believed in hope.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: Abraham against hope, believed in hope, amen.
Speaker 1: Abraham against hope, believed in hope Amen.
Speaker 1: Remember the story of Mary when she was visited by the angel and she was told that you're going to be the mother of Jesus Christ and she asked how possible is it when I am still a virgin?
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: But then, an interesting thing she said let it be unto me according to your word.
Speaker 1: She believed the word Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: You can pray, you can study the word, you can meditate on the word of God, but if you do not believe, will it happen?
Speaker 1: The Bible says in Matthew, chapter 21, verse 22.
Speaker 1: If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, praise God.
Speaker 1: The Bible says without faith, in Mark 11, 24, it is impossible to please God.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: So it is important for us to believe the word of God.
Speaker 1: Amen, and it shall be unto us.
Speaker 1: According to the word of God.
Speaker 1: When we pray, we should pray the word of God, amen.
Speaker 1: But it starts with studying the word, having this word in your heart.
Speaker 1: David said the word have I hidden in my heart that I may not sin against you.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus, study the word of God, amen.
Speaker 1: Two, meditate on the word of God, let the word of God saturate your mind.
Speaker 1: Praise Jesus.
Speaker 1: And thirdly, speak the word of God.
Speaker 1: The Bible says out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Speaker 1: So you better speak the word of God, because that is the language that he understands.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 1: For you to pray effectively, for you not to pray amiss, you must pray in line with the word of God.
Speaker 1: And fourthly, believing the word of God.
Speaker 1: I believe all of us have been served with the elements.
Speaker 1: If not, let me ask the ushers to attend to us.
Speaker 1: As the ushers attend to us, let me invite the worship team to give us a song, even as we are served.
Speaker 2: Okay, thank you.
Speaker 2: Oh the blood of Jesus, oh the blood of Jesus, oh the blood of Jesus.
Speaker 2: It washes white as snow Sing.
Speaker 2: Oh the blood, oh the blood of Jesus, oh the blood of Jesus.
Speaker 2: Jesus, lord of all, lord Jesus, he washes my hands clean.
Speaker 1: Amen.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in the book of 1 Corinthians 11, verse 23.
Speaker 1: 1 Corinthians 11, verse 23.
Speaker 1: For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you.
Speaker 1: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said this is my body, which is for you.
Speaker 1: Do this in remembrance of me.
Speaker 1: Keep going In the same way.
Speaker 1: After supper, he took the cup, saying this cup is the new covenant in my blood.
Speaker 1: Do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.
Speaker 1: Father, in Jesus' name, thank you for your love and for your mercies.
Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, thank you for your love and for your mercies.
Speaker 1: Thank you for giving your only son, jesus Christ, to die for us on the cross.
Speaker 1: His body was broken for us.
Speaker 1: He was pierced, he was mocked, his blood was shed for us, almighty Father, so that, god, we may have life and have it abundantly.
Speaker 1: Almighty Father and you said as many as they received him.
Speaker 1: To them you gave the right to become your children.
Speaker 1: Almighty Father, today we partake of this bread and of the blood.
Speaker 1: Almighty Father, remembering your love, your mercies, your goodness and your faithfulness for us.
Speaker 1: Almighty God, be glorified and be magnified.
Speaker 1: Thank you for reminding us today the importance of studying your Word, because when you study your Word, we gain knowledge, almighty Father.
Speaker 1: Thank you for reminding us, almighty Father, of meditating on your Word day and night, almighty Father, and telling us of the things that should preoccupy our minds, almighty Father, because in doing so, we receive revelation from you, almighty Father.
Speaker 1: Thank you for reminding us, almighty Father, that it is important for us to boldly speak your word in our spheres of influence, almighty Father, because, king of Kings, even the universe was created by your word.
Speaker 1: Almighty Father, you spoke and it became Almighty Father.
Speaker 1: Because, king of Kings, even the universe was created by your word.
Speaker 1: Almighty Father, you spoke and it became almighty Father.
Speaker 1: It was interesting to know, almighty Father, that there was light even before sun was created, Because when darkness had covered the earth, god, you said let there be light.
Speaker 1: And there was light, and the sun was created days after.
Speaker 1: And so, god, thank you for reminding us the power of boldly speaking your word, and we shall not remain silent in our spheres of influence, we shall not be muzzled.
Speaker 1: In the name of Jesus Christ, we shall boldly declare your precepts in our spheres of influence, because you are a faithful God and there is none like your mighty Father.
Speaker 1: Thank you for reminding us the importance of believing your word, almighty Father, because, king of Kings, it is not about the circumstances around us that define us, almighty Father, it is your word and it is your word that we believe.
Speaker 1: Almighty Father, it is the report in your word that we will believe, moving forward, not the doctor's report, not the economical report, almighty Father, not the medical report, almighty Father, because your report is above every other report.
Speaker 1: Your report is truth, is true, and it is in your word, almighty Father.
Speaker 1: And so, god, we believe your word.
Speaker 1: Almighty Father, because your word is effective, sharper than any two edged sword, almighty Father.
Speaker 1: And so, god is effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, almighty Father.
Speaker 1: And so, god, we praise you and we worship you because you're a faithful God and there's none like you.
Speaker 1: And this we pray, and God's people say you may partake of the bread and the blood.
Speaker 1: Thank you, piano plays softly.
Speaker 2: There is power in the blood of Jesus.
Speaker 2: He washes my last name.
Speaker 2: There is power.
Speaker 2: There is power in the blood of Jesus.
Speaker 1: In our sheds of flesh.
Speaker 1: Thank you, god.
Speaker 1: We have fed from your word, almighty Father, and it has found fertile soil in our hearts to grow and bear fruits.
Speaker 1: That last Almighty Father, the Bible says, the word of God grew and multiplied.
Speaker 1: And so we declare as we speak, as we study, as we meditate and as we believe your word, almighty Father, it shall grow and multiply in Jesus' name, because you're a faithful God and there's none like you.
Speaker 1: And as we pray in Jesus' name and God's people say are you glad you came?
Speaker 1: Come on, let's celebrate the King of Kings.
Speaker 1: He's a faithful God.
Speaker 1: There is none like him.