DREAMS FULFILMENT

Your tomorrow will look like today, unless you enlarge the capacity of your imagination to see what God sees concerning you. You must understand that an error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. What you think is a mistake or failure is just an error that is waiting for your correction. You can still fulfill that dream in you, believe in yourself and have faith in God… it is possible in Jesus Name! Jeremiah 1:11-13

LESSON FOR SUCCESS

Perhaps, as a child, you were told the story of the turtle and the rabbit race, but if not, here’s the story below:  

“Once upon a time a Turtle and a Rabbit had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race, agreed on a route and started off the race. The rabbit shot ahead and ran briskly for sometime. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the turtle, he thought he'd sit under a tree for sometime and relax before continuing the race. He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The turtle plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ. The rabbit woke up and realized that he'd lost the race.”

The moral of the story? - Slow and steady wins the race.

That may be the version of the story that we all grew up with but it isn’t the end of the story:

The Turtle and the Rabbit Part II:

The rabbit was disappointed at losing the race and he did some soul-searching. He realized that he'd lost the race only because he had been

overconfident, careless and lax. If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the turtle could have beaten him. So he challenged the turtle to another race. The turtle agreed to a second race, and this time, the rabbit went all out and ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.

The moral of the story? Fast and consistent will always beat the slow and steady. It's good to be slow and steady; but it's better to be fast

and reliable. But the story doesn't end here.

The Turtle and the Rabbit Part III:

The turtle did some thinking this time, and realized that there was no way he could beat the rabbit in a race as long as the race carried on in the way it was formatted. He thought for a while, and then challenged the rabbit to another race, but on a slightly different route.

The rabbit agreed. They started off. In keeping with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the rabbit took off and ran at top speed until he came to a broad river. The finishing line was a couple of kilometres on the other side of the river. The rabbit sat there

wondering what to do. In the meantime the turtle trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.

The moral of the story? First identify your core competency and then change the playing field to suit your core competency.

But the story still doesn’t end here.

The Turtle and the Rabbit Part IV:

The rabbit and the turtle, by this time, had become pretty good friends and, after some brainstorming, they both realized that the last race could have been run much better. So they decided to re-run the last race, but to run as a team this time. They started off, this time with the turtle riding on the rabbit’s back until they arrived at the riverbank. There, the turtle took over and swam across to the opposite bank with the rabbit on his back, at which point, the rabbit once again took over and carried the turtle on his back. This time, they reached

the finish line together, feeling a greater sense of satisfaction than they had felt in their earlier races.

The moral of the story? It is good to be individually brilliant and to have strong core competencies; but unless you are able to work

in a team and harness each other's core competencies, you will always perform below par because there will always be situations

outside of your key competencies where you might do poorly and someone else excel.

Teamwork is mainly about situational leadership, letting the person with the relevant core competency for a situation take leadership.

To sum up, the story of the rabbit and turtle teaches us many things.

(1) Fast and consistent will always beat slow and steady;

(2) Identify your uniqueness, work to your competencies but be willing to accept challenges

(3) Pooling resources and working as a team will always beat individual performers;

(4) Do not be over-confident and never give up when faced with failure

(5) Compete against the situation - not against a rival.

(6) Celebrate the team's success

HYMN: MY HOPE IS BUILT ON NOTHING LESS

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

When darkness seems to hide his face,
I rest on his unchanging grace;
In ev’ry high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

His oath, his covenant, his blood
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

When he shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in him be found;
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

TIME TO RETURN

"Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations'. Joel 2:1-2

"Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?" Joel 2:12-17

The prophet sounds a trumpet calling all the people from infants to honeymooners to a solemn constructive assembly. It is time to return to God with all one's heart. Fasting, weeping and mourning are appropriate as we consider how we have strayed from God. As if to challenge our use of ashes, the prophet calls worshipers to rend the heart, not their clothing. The point is that outward rituals and actions can camouflage and hide unrepentant and deceitful hearts. Don't fool others or yourself. The prophet proclaims that such a turning around is not giving something up for Lent but discovering anew the source of life in the gracious, merciful, slow to anger, steadfast love of a blessing God

Peace be unto you

PARTNERSHIP: BUILDING OUR SANCTUARY OF WORSHIP

The Glorious Family-The English Chapel of Cherubim & Seraphim Movement, Emmanuel District is over 15 years old! All thanks and glory be to the Almighty God. In those years, we have grown steadily in number and in spirit. Our congregation has grown from 20 to 150 and our services and programs have expanded from Sunday worship, Bible study(Sunday School) & prayer meeting to include a monthly night vigil every second Friday of the month. In those years, we have seen each of our members develop in their knowledge of the Word of God and in making a living faith in Christ, a way of life.


Now we are making a request to you to please make a generous donation to our church building fund. We have a goal of N6,000,000 for buying a piece of land and thereafter building our sanctuary of worship. We believe the Holy Spirit will encourage you to consider giving us a handsome donation! We also believe that God will reward you abundantly for it.


We thank God for what we have been able to do for Christ with what we have had so far. However, we would surely be able to do far more with more space designed to our need and belonging entirely to us as a congregation.


We have several ways in which you can contribute to our Church Building Fund:  


1.  By DIRECT CREDIT form your bank account to the church building fund account

• Account name:                 THE ENGLISH CHAPEL
• BANK:                                 First Bank of Nigeria Plc
• Account Number:             2024645818
• Sort Code:                          011152303                          

2. Monthly posted cheques of any amounts you plan to contribute. We would receive the cheques and lodge it on your behalf on monthly basis
3. Collect a building project card from the Committee and monitor your remittance on weekly or monthly basis
4. Any other plan that is convenient for your that is not mentioned above


Our plan is to encourage you to make a continuous contribution throughout the year with God 

LIVING OUTSIDE NIGERIA 

Kindly contact us via church email address and we would provide you the account for your Dollar contributions.

Email: englishchapel.csmcottaroad@gmail.com

Most of all, thank you for your generous contributions to our Church Building Fund

Tel: +2348184934032

        +2348023915414

        +2348055406618

        +2348023343365

THE MANUAL OF LIFE

TOPIC: THE MANUAL OF LIFE                                                                           

TEXT: John 1:1-14

Memory Verse: “All things were made by him and without Him nothing was made out of the things were made” John 1:3

INTRODUCTION: Every great product comes with the owner’s manual which explains in details the power, the functionality and maintenance of the product, you must pursue the manual. Man is a product of God (Gen. 1:26-28) and as such he also has a “product manual” (The Bible) which tells in details who he is, where he is coming from, his purpose here on earth and journey after here. To profit in life, is to be conversant with your manual. It tells of your ability, glory, imitation and help in time of needs. Everything you will ever need is contained in it.

OUTLINE

HOW TO RECEIVE THE WORD

• Come as a child (Matt. 11:25); Approach the Bible with a desire to know more of God.
• Believe God’s Word (Luke 1:45); God watches over his word to perform it Jer. 1:12.
• Study God’s Word (II Tim. 2:15); Study is the only remedy for shame.
• Be teachable and humble (Is.28:9; James 1:21).

HOW TO PUT THE WORD TO WORK: One of main channels for putting the word to work is MEDITATION. (Josh.1:8, Ps. 1:1-2): This is from the Hebrew word HAGAH. It means to ponder, assimilate, reflect upon, digest, to walk and talk, visualize and personalize.

Requirement for profitable Meditation (Josh. 1:8)

• Think God’s word (Phil. 4:8)
• Talk God’s word (Eph. 4:29)
• Walk in God’s word (Eph. 4:1)

Foundation for Meditation

• Memorize – Keep it in the heart (Matt. 12:34, Col.3:16), the Hebrew meaning of the word memorize means to keep, so that it can be recollected
• Personalize – Relate the word to word to your personal situation.

CONCLUSION: In Him was light and the light is the life of men. John 1:4-5. The only place where we can find this life is in the Scripture, which is called the SCRIPT OF CREATURES. That’s the only place we can find true purpose of our existence and when purpose becomes defeated, abuse becomes inevitable. Peace!

PRAYER GUIDE FOR 7 DAYS PRAYER AND FASTING

Brethren, please note that what you say about yourself is very important. We encourage you for the next 7 days as we are going to be praying and fasting, wake up each day singing praises to God with your mouth and making real melody in your heart to Jesus Christ. Then pray, prophesy and make confessions like the following;


-I received 2015 with thanksgiving
-2015 is a year of great wonders for me and my family
-I shall be honoured all days in 2015
-Doors of joy are opened to me in 2015
-This year I will not failed, this year I will not falter
-I will get double honours this year
-In 2015, it is one day one testimony in the name of Jesus Christ
-I declare good health unto each day of this year for me and my family
-This is one year that I will not need drug to maintain my health in the name of Jesus Christ
-2015 is accident free for me
-This year I will prosper in all that I do
-In 2015, sin shall not have dominion over me
-I decree good news to everyday of this year for me and those who are related to me
-For us in Glorious Family is a year of tremendous impact
-In 2015 no member of Glorious Family shall lacy anything good
-No good thing will be withheld from us
-All marriage in Glorious Family is secured in 2015
-We confirm the marriage of all eligible bachelors and sphincters this year 2015
-None is barren in Glorious Family in Jesus Name
-All the children in Glorious Family are great children, the power of excellence is upon them, they shall come out of their academic works in 2015 with Distinction
-The Lord shall frustrate all attempts of satan at us this year 2015
-Our relocation is sure in Jesus Name
-Victories, Success and testimonies in Jesus name
Amen


We encourage you to observe the fast and it shall be well with you


Peace be unto you