Appreciate and Celebrate the Goodness and Success of Others

Alpha Man, EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima.
Monday afternoon of August 24, 2020.
Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.

Almighty God will bless those who appreciate and celebrate the goodness and success of their fellow humans without acrimony; without envy; without jealousy; without caprice; without prejudice; without hatred; without bitterness; without greediness and without wickedness.

The Wheat and the Tares in the Church

THE WHEAT AND TARES IN THE CHURCH

Matthew 13:24-30

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

Speaking in Tongues of the Holy Spirit and the False Tongues of Demons

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https://www.slideserve.com/eliot/speaking-in.

Do not be deceived by fake pastors and false prophets and spiritualists.
Anyone who speaks without the unction of the Holy Spirit is speaking lies.
Because anyone cannot speak in tongues, except the Holy Spirit has given the person utterance.

GOD IS NOT FICTION

GOD IS NOT FICTION

Have you ever been lifted up in glory in praise and worship of Almighty God that you don't wish to come back down to the world?
If Almighty God says you should come home now, will you be excited to do so?
Do you know that if He should ask me right now, I will do so?

What Is The Church?

What Is The Church? 

The church is the Holy Spirit in the body of JESUS CHRIST, because the church cannot exist without the Holy Spirit.
The first church was started by the Holy Spirit on the day of the Pentecost.
Apostle Peter and the others were gathered together in one accord praying, praising and worshipping Almighty God. But they did not become a church until the Holy Spirit descended on them from heaven.
Act 2:
1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

The Proof of Psalm 103 Shows in My Life

THE PROOF OF PSALM 103 Shows in My Life

Psalm 103:1-5
King James Version

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

CHRISTIAN MOVIE OF THE MONTH: 90 Minutes in Heaven on nvivoTV

Coming Soon to nvivoTV
Here is an astonishing testimony of the truth about Heaven.
90 Minutes in Heaven is based on a true story.

Don Piper meets with a car accident and is pronounced dead. But 90 minutes later, he is brought to the emergency room and is revived to life.

See more on nvivoTV.

HALLELUJAH! The Rhema Blog is 15 Years!

HALLELUJAH!
#2020 marks the 15th Year Anniversary of The Rhema Blog I started in July 2005.
We cannot stop our thanksgivings to our Almighty Father God JEHOVAH for He alone Who has been faithful and merciful to us thus far surely will see us through successfully, triumphantly and victoriously as we continue faithfully in obedience to the command of our Lord, Redeemer,Saviour and MESSIAH JESUS Christ to preach and publish the Good News of the Kingdom of God to every creature and make disciples of all nations on earth in accordance with the Great Commission written in Matthew 28:16 –20.

Oh, Lord God Almighty JEHOVAH! Have Mercy On Us!

Oh, Lord God Almighty JEHOVAH
All I am asking for in the mighty name of JESUS Christ are to make all those who call upon you HAPPY; make us HEALTHY; keep us SAFE and help us to SUCCEED in our good occupations and professions for your glory, because it is written you said in Jeremiah 29:11:" For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope."
AMEN!
Thank you for your faithfulness never fails:
Your goodness and mercy endure forever and your loving kindness is Yes and AMEN.
HALLELUJAH!

Daily Covenant Prayer For Protection And Victory

HALLELUJAH!

I thank you our Almighty Father God JEHOVAH
For protecting and saving us from the nightmares and evil devices of bad dreams, bad thoughts and bad wishes either by us or by anyone else.

Thank you for protecting and saving us from evil dreams, evil thoughts and evil wishes either by us or by anyone else.

Thank you for protecting and saving us from negative dreams, negative thoughts and negative wishes either by us or by anyone else.

Thank you for protecting and saving us from every lie of the devil, every blasphemy and blasphemous thoughts of the enemy, Satan.
It will never come to pass in our lives, because in the mighty name of our Lord JESUS Christ, we have cancelled and we have rejected every bad dream, every bad thought and every bad wish; we have cancelled and we have rejected every evil dream, evil thought and evil wish;
We have cancelled and we have rejected every negative dream, negative thought and negative wish;
We have cancelled and we have rejected every lie of the devil, every blasphemy and blasphemous thought of the enemy, Satan.
It will never come to pass in our lives, because it is not our portion, because our portion is with you and only you alone, our one and only Almighty Father God JEHOVAH, forever and ever. AMEN. Because, you said as it is written in Psalm 91: 14 - 16:
"Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation."
AMEN. And you said as it is written in Jeremiah 29:11:
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
AMEN!
So shall it be fulfilled and come pass in our lives in the mighty name of our Lord and Saviour JESUS Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever. AMEN! HALLELUJAH!

We Must Secure The Future Of Our Children

We Must Secure The Future Of Our Children

You and I must care, love and treat every child with dignity and ensure that we secure the future of every child as we would care, love and treat our own beloved children.
Because every child is our child in the eyes of Almighty God.

When the Minaret Became Silent

When the Minaret Became Silent

I have not heard the adhan  أَذَان‎ call to prayer by the muezzin from the minaret at the mosque on my street since the #lockdown was declared by the federal government for the control and prevention of further spread of the #Coronavirus in Nigeria. Religious congregations have been banned and all gatherings of people in crowds must not be more than twenty and they must put on facemasks.
How can someone shout "HALLELUJAH" or "Allāhu akbar" when wearing a facemask?
Will Almighty God accept muzzled praises of "HALLELUJAH!", "Al-Ḥamdu lillāh!" or "Allāhu ʾakbar!"?

The voices of the muezzin and I were the first voices neighbours heard at dawn around 5.30am.
The sound of my "HALLELUJAH!" in my bedroom to begin my early morning prayers, praises and worship of our Almighty God JEHOVAH sometimes came first before the sound of the muezzin's Takbir, ʾAllāhu ʾakbar!
Many times, my closest neighbours complained about the loud sound of my baritone voice in praising Almighty God. But I always chose to make a joyful noise unto the Lord, because it a written
command to us to make a joyful noise unto the Lord (Psalm 66:1; 95:1–2; 100:1; 1 Chronicles 15:16) and in Psalm 149:5 -6:
"5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;" There is power in prayer.
Every faithful believer has that power written in Psalm 149:7-9.

HALLELUJAH!

I have always lived with mosques on my street since childhood; from Obalende on the Lagos Island to Shomolu, Mushin, Gbagada, Ikotun Egbe and Jibowu on the Lagos mainland. The voice of the muezzin from the minaret of the mosque in Jibowu was the loudest ever and he often woke up the entire neighbourhood from Lawani Street to Tani Olodo Street leading to the popular Jibowu Bus Stop, the motor park of several transport vehicles for interstate travels.
This is from my notes two weeks ago.

I am now missing the voice of the muezzin since I relocated from Jibowu to a nearby middle class neighbourhood in Yaba, where there is the St. Dominic's Roman Catholic Church and without any mosque nearby.

PS:
If you see this message, I will appreciate your kindness to support The Rhema Blog.
I need the generous support of every believer in the one and only true Almighty God, author and creator of the entire universe and all living and non-living things therein.

GOD HAS NOT FAILED US; WE HAVE FAILED OURSELVES

GOD HAS NOT FAILED US; WE HAVE FAILED OURSELVES

From Genesis to Revelation of the Holy Bible and from researches and studies in history, we can see that the worst problems and tragedies of humans on planet earth have been caused by human errors, failures and disobedience to the commandments of God. 

It is written in Genesis 1:28:

"God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth."

When God Became Thirsty on Earth

When the Living Water of Everlasting Life Asked for Water from the Samaritan Woman.

#GOD, #COVID19, #China and the #Antichrist

#GOD, #COVID19, #China and the #Antichrist

The rest of the world watched when the #antichrist communist government of China was attacking churches and Christians and other believers of Almighty God and seized copies of the Holy Bible and committed blasphemous acts by telling Christians to replace posters of Jesus Christ with portraits of President Xi Jinping. No government or President at the @unitednations spoke about China's violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Charter adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session on 10 December 1948 as Resolution 217 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France.
They all kept mute as the reign of tyranny prevailed in China before the outbreak of the deadly contagious #Coronavirus which China quickly exported to mostly non- communist countries in the world, with America, Italy, France, UK and Germany among the worst hit countries killing over 100, 000 people so far.
The UN should have expelled China since 2018.
Now it is too late to cry!

Pastor Adeboye Reveals The Manifestations of God

The Rhema Blog is an authorised distributor of Stories of Pastor E. A. Adeboye: The Power of Testimony, Large Print
1st Edition:ISBN-13: 978-1544697956, ISBN-10: 1544697953.

Description

Pastor E. A. Adeboye, a man revered by millions across the world as a true man of God, is a great believer in the power of testimony. He himself is a living testimony of the power of God. His sermons always contain stories about how people have experienced the power of Our Lord Jesus Christ in their lives. This book is a collection of those testimonies, which reads like his biography right from his birth in Ifewara in strange circumstances to the present moment. The subjects covered include: The RCCG, Testimonies on Faith, Salvation, Miracles, Marriage, Fruit of the womb, Temptation, Unforgiveness, the dark world of Power and Principalities amongst many others. Mixed in with them is the fascinating story of Pastor Adeboye himself and how, having been born again, he rose from debilitating depravation to become the famous and much-loved leader of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, which has massive presence in 196 countries. A must-read account of an amazing man and his lifelong devotion to spreading the Word of God!

"This book of some of the testimonies of one of the greatest servants of God in this generation is worth reading and learning from. I recommend it very highly.”
- Professor Yemi Osinbajo (Pastor Prof.) Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.



You can order directly from Amazon or from The Rhema Blog and we can deliver it to your home or office in Lagos.
N3, 500 a copy with free delivery in Lagos state.

COVID-19 Emergency Appeal For Support

COVID-19 Emergency Appeal For Support

Dear Followers and Visitors,
I hope you and your family are fine.
I pray for everyone as we go through the unforeseen life- threatening circumstances of the coronavirus emergency.

I am presently on medication in self-isolation. But I don't have any COVID-19. What I have now is lack of funds for feeding and rent since I have run out savings and no jobs since the shutdown of businesses and our film industry with cancelled or suspended TV and film productions. I have to continue with my ministry of helps which goes hand in hand with the Great Commission.

I will appreciate your support by contributions of whatever amount of money you can give.

For those outside Nigeria, send your contributions to the following bank account:
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC
Address- 635, Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Beneficiary name- EKENYERENGOZI MICHAEL CHIMA
Bank identifier/SWIFT CODE- GTBINGLA
SORT Code - 058152353
Account number- 0016426307

For those in Nigeria, send to the following:
GTBANK account 0016426297
Name: EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima

I will be grateful.

Faithfully,
Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor,
The Rhema Blog

The Rhema Blog is an authorised distributor of Stories of Pastor E. A. Adeboye: The Power of Testimony, Large Print
1st Edition:ISBN-13: 978-1544697956, ISBN-10: 1544697953.

Description

Pastor E. A. Adeboye, a man revered by millions across the world as a true man of God, is a great believer in the power of testimony. He himself is a living testimony of the power of God. His sermons always contain stories about how people have experienced the power of Our Lord Jesus Christ in their lives. This book is a collection of those testimonies, which reads like his biography right from his birth in Ifewara in strange circumstances to the present moment. The subjects covered include: The RCCG, Testimonies on Faith, Salvation, Miracles, Marriage, Fruit of the womb, Temptation, Unforgiveness, the dark world of Power and Principalities amongst many others. Mixed in with them is the fascinating story of Pastor Adeboye himself and how, having been born again, he rose from debilitating depravation to become the famous and much-loved leader of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, which has massive presence in 196 countries. A must-read account of an amazing man and his lifelong devotion to spreading the Word of God!

"This book of some of the testimonies of one of the greatest servants of God in this generation is worth reading and learning from. I recommend it very highly.”
- Professor Yemi Osinbajo (Pastor Prof.) Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.



You can order directly from Amazon or from The Rhema Blog and we can deliver it to your home or office in Lagos.
N3, 500 a copy with free delivery in Lagos state.

HALLELUJAH! HAPPY EASTER of Victory in Our Messiah JESUS Christ!

#Easter

#StayAtHome

#resurrection

HAPPY CELEBRATION OF THE GLORIOUS AND VICTORIOUS RESURRECTION OF OUR MESSIAH JESUS CHRIST, The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever. HALLELUJAH! AMEN!

John 20:
1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

THE PROPHET LIED: COVID-19, Empty Churches and Mosques

THE PROPHET LIED is one the most recommended books to read now in these interesting times with millions of people overwhelmed by the climate of fear over the global #covid19 pandemic.

CONVID-19 and the Season of Anomie

CONVID-19 and the Season of Anomie

#convid19
#Coronavirus

Before all these panic measures of the Nigerian government for the control and prevention of the CONVID-19 pandemic, I warned that greed and stupidity would not allow some Nigerian idiots to cancel and postpone their public events. But they went on and held their events and exposed hundreds of the invited guests to the contagious coronavirus and now Lagos state is facing the terrifying situation of mass isolation and quarantine for thousands of residents of Africa's largest megacity.
The irony of this predicament is majority of them claim to be "Christians" and regular church goers of the most popular orthodox and Pentecostal churches in Nigeria. But CONVID-19 pandemic is exposing the conceit and deceit of these  fake "Christians". The wolves in sheep clothing.