THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB

 

Memory Verse
" ... Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God." Revelation 19:9b
BIBLE PASSAGE: Revelation 19:1-14
INTRODUCTION
Marriage, in this context, symbolises the union between Christ and the Church - Ephesians 5:22-32. It is, however, important to note that the second coming of Christ is the next event after the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. May the Holy Spirit teach us and bless us richly as we look at this topic in details- DanieI7:13; 1 Timothy 6:14; Acts 1:10-11.
OUTLINES
1. WHAT WHEN AND WHERE IS THE MARRIAGE?
2. ITS IMPORTANCE
3. WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE MARRIAGE?

WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE IS THE MARRIAGE?
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb is the consummation of the union between Christ, the Bridegroom, and the Church (without spot or wrinkles) - Eph.5:27; Rev.19:1-14; Matt.22:1-14; Matt.25:1-13. It is one of the greatest biblical prophesies. The marriage will take place before the second coming of Christ to the earth. Christ is the Bridegroom. The wife is the redeemed or saints of all ages who will have part in the first resurrection and who will live in the New Jerusalem forever Rev.2:9-10; Rev.21:2.

IT’S IMPORTANCE

1. To assemble the saints for the last supper with Christ.
2. To present the just of all ages to God the Father and fulfil their main eternal purpose.
3. To wipe away tears from the faces of the saints.
4. To take away the saints from the earth before the activities of the anti-Christ.
5. To take away the saints before the tribulation.

WHO QUALIFIES FORTHE MARRIAGE?
Those who will qualify for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb must be those who belong to Christ - 2 Cor.5:17, earnestly desiring His second coming and watching - Matt.25:1-13. "Included are those whose patience and visions are not darkened. Also, those who do not get distracted and lose focus completely before the Bridegroom comes, those whose holiness is not polluted and their garment not stained and those whose garment is righteousness and always right on time Matthew 21 :10-14; Rev.21 :8-27; Hebrews 12:14. Also included are those that obey His commandments and whose citizenship is in Heaven Revelations 22:14-15; Eph.2:16; Matthew7:21-23.
CONCLUSION
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb, like all biblical prophecies, will be fulfilled. Our Lord Jesus Christ will have His last supper with the Church without spots or wrinkles. Are you a member of His kingdom? Do you earnestly desire it? You cannot afford to miss it. Pray to God to keep you standing in Him and count you worthy of this great and unique event.

IN HIS PRESENCE

Memory Verse
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:" Matthew 7:7
BIBLE PASSAGE: Matthew 6:5-15
INTRODUCTION
It is a common practice to lock up valuables in special rooms and with special keys. Where to keep these valuables whether in the outer rooms or in the inner strong rooms, depends on how valuable they are to you. Though there are different keys to these rooms, there is a 'master key, however, that is available to the master of the house to unlock at will any of the doors to these rooms. Today, we will begin to examine the spiritual master key of the house to unlock doors to answers to petitions of God's children, that is, prayer.
OUTLINES
1. WHAT IS PRAYER?
2. WHY SHOULD WE PRAY?
3. WHERE AND WHEN CAN ONE PRAY?
WHAT IS PRAYER?
Prayer, simply put, is the soul of man talking to God. It is worship addressed to God the Father, in the name of God the Son and through the power of the Holy Spirit Acts 12:5; John14:13; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 8:26-27. Prayer should consist of the following:
(a) Adoration i.e. praises and worship of God for what God is e.g. God is good, merciful, kind, powerful, faithful, just etc. When you praise God for what He is rather than what He has done for you, it is true worship - Ps. 95:6. (b) Confession and repentance from every known sin - Ps. 32:5. Washing in the blood of Christ will follow. If you are already sanctified and you have no sin to confess, wash in the blood all the same. You can never be too clean.
(c) Thanksgiving. Be thankful for anything and everything that God has done - Phil. 4:6.
(d) Supplication Le. Intercession, requests, petitions and desires can now be addressed to God, in the name of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit – ITim. 2:1.
WHY SHOULD WE PRAY?
God commands us to pray - Luke 18:1; 1 Thess.5:17; 1 Chron.16:11; James 5:13; Psalm 50:15. Jesus prayed and Christian followers of Jesus are expected to pray - Mark 1:35; Luke 6:12; Luke 3:21. The early Church prayed, so, churches too should pray - Acts 4:23-31; Acts 12:5-6; Eph. 1:15-20; CoI.4:12. The believers of old prayed too e.g. Moses in Exodus 15:23-25; Jesus, Matthew 26:39-42, David in Psalm 51:1-2 and Elijah too­1 Kgs.18:37-39; James 5:17-18.

                                                                  
WHERE AND WHEN CAN ONE PRAY?
We can pray everywhere - I Timothy 2:8, in the closet - Matthew 6:6, or in the church, - Luke 18:10. Private prayer may be made in the secret place. Family prayer will involve a large group and may be made in the sitting room while public prayer may be made before the congregation.
We can pray in the morning - Psalm 5:3, at noon and in the evening ­Psalm 55: 17, day and night - Psalm 88: 1, daily - Psalm 86:3, and always ­Luke 18:1-. It is not only when you are on your knees with your eyes closed that you can pray. You can pray as you drive to work, while at work or while resting. Singing praises to God is also a form of prayer. Pray without ceasing 1 Thess. 5:17.
CONCLUSION
We have just discovered some fundamental truths about the master key, especially the aspects of when and where to apply it. Let us, therefore, act now and present all our petitions to God in the name of Jesus Christ. It is certain that He will answer accordingly to His perfect will for us.

BE YE HOLY (Part One)

Memory Verse
"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;” 1 Peter 1:15
BIBLE PASSAGE; Psalm 15:1-5
INTRODUCTION
It is the counsel of God for every believer to prosper and to be free from sickness - 3 John 2. God's storehouse is full of blessings prepared for His children because His thoughts towards us are good and not evil. However, to partake and take abundant benefit of these blessings, He demands that we be holy like Him - Psalm 84:11.
OUTLINES
1. WHY BELIEVERS MUST BE HOLY
2. BENEFITS OF HOLINESS
WHY BELIEVERS MUST BE HOLY
Our God is a holy God and He commands every believer to be perfect in His sight. God desires to use believers as His chosen vessels to reach out to the numerous sinners out there hence, believers must be holy. Holiness is necessary for a believer to do exploits and do even greater works than Jesus did. Sinners cannot fellowship with a holy God. The believer must be holy in order to be able to see God on the last day· Ephesians 1:4; Genesis 17:1; 1 John 1:3-7; John 14:12; 1 Corinthians 6:13.
BENEFITS OF HOLINESS
A holy believer receives classified information from God. God builds a wall of protection around such a believer. The believer will also have peace with his enemies. He 'will receive divine provision and long life. Living holy enables every believer to enjoy God's presence and living ever with God in eternal life -Amos 3:7; Genesis 18:12-21; Proverbs 18:10; Proverbs 16:17; Job 11:10; 1 Kings 5:1-4; Proverbs 3:1-2; Proverbs 4:10; Proverbs 9:11.

                                                                  
CONCLUSION
The benefits of holiness are inexhaustible since God cannot be separated from His holiness. Living holy must be the yawning of the heart of a true believer, day by day. Do not strive to be holy?

15 Things God Won't Ask Read this and then reflect on it. It's not the material things that matter..God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation. God won't ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won't ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy. God won't ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed. God won't ask how many material possessions you had, butwill ask if they dictated your life. God won't ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary. God won't ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones. God won't ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others. God won't ask what your job title was, but will ask if you reformed your job to the best of your ability. God won't ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others. God won't ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend. God won't ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others. God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbours. God won't ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character. God won't ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn't.

15 Things God Won't Ask Read this and then reflect on it. It's not the material things that matter..God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation. God won't ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won't ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy. God won't ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed. God won't ask how many material possessions you had, butwill ask if they dictated your life. God won't ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary. God won't ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones. God won't ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others. God won't ask what your job title was, but will ask if you reformed your job to the best of your ability. God won't ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others. God won't ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend. God won't ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others. God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbours. God won't ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character. God won't ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn't.

15 Things God Won't Ask Read this and then reflect on it. It's not the material things that matter..God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation. God won't ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won't ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy. God won't ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed. God won't ask how many material possessions you had, butwill ask if they dictated your life. God won't ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary. God won't ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones. God won't ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others. God won't ask what your job title was, but will ask if you reformed your job to the best of your ability. God won't ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others. God won't ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend. God won't ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others. God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbours. God won't ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character. God won't ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn't.

15 Things God Won't Ask Read this and then reflect on it. It's not the material things that matter..God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation. God won't ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won't ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy. God won't ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed. God won't ask how many material possessions you had, butwill ask if they dictated your life. God won't ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary. God won't ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones. God won't ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others. God won't ask what your job title was, but will ask if you reformed your job to the best of your ability. God won't ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others. God won't ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend. God won't ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others. God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbours. God won't ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character. God won't ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn't.

15 Things God Won't Ask Read this and then reflect on it. It's not the material things that matter..God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation. God won't ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won't ask about the fancy clothes you had in your closet, but will ask how many of those clothes helped the needy. God won't ask about your social status, but will ask what kind of class you displayed. God won't ask how many material possessions you had, butwill ask if they dictated your life. God won't ask what your highest salary was, but will ask if you compromised your character to obtain that salary. God won't ask how much overtime you worked, but will ask if you worked overtime for your family and loved ones. God won't ask how many promotions you received, but will ask how you promoted others. God won't ask what your job title was, but will ask if you reformed your job to the best of your ability. God won't ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others. God won't ask how many friends you had, but will ask how many people to whom you were a true friend. God won't ask what you did to protect your rights, but will ask what you did to protect the rights of others. God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbours. God won't ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character. God won't ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn't.