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KEEP YOURSELF ON FIRE

PASTOR KILLY

14TH

May 14, 2012

Praise the Lord.

Lets go to the book of Jude

Are you there on Jude 1:3

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful

for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faithwhich was once delivered unto the saints. KJV

Jud 1:3 Dear friends, I've dropped everything to write you about this life of salvation that we

have in common. I have to write insisting--begging!--that you fight with everything you have

in you for this faith entrusted to us as a gift to guard and cherish. MSG

He saying that we should contend, we should fight for the faith.

There is fight; you have to bring all the energy which is in you. Don't allow yourself to give

up. When you are given a responsibly, dont give up thinking you cant manage.

God has called us to the highest calling; the ministry of His word. But it is up to us to make

the decision to what extent should God use us. All this is according to how far you can see.

Let's deliberately put the gospel first, besides us having other businesses. Meaning we

should not have a reason to bring excuses.

We do not give up or give in.

Let's look at2Ti 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the

same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Listen, the things which we have seen pastor Chris or pastor Ose doing; don't start discussing

them; if they are true or not. No, just tell others and do them.

The things that we see our leaders do, let's do also.

What we have received from God is a spiritual impartation. Therefore, that thing you can

give it at will. The bible says the same commit thou to faithful men.

Verse 3 says, Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Meaning that you should expect hardness to come, some forces will try to squeeze you. So

endure like a Good soldier, not just any other soldier, but a good one.


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Verse 4, No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may

please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

we do not get ourselves attached to the things that God disconnected us from. Live above

them. Amen.

Verse 5,And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive

lawfully.

Listen, as a leader, disconnect completely to the systems of this world.

So also look at 2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what

fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with

darkness? KJV

2Co 6:14 Don't become partners with those who reject God. How can you make apartnership out of right and wrong? That's not partnership; that's war. Is light best friends

with dark? MSG

Did you see that?

It says, what agreement does the new creation man have with the worldly man.

We as leaders in the ministry we need to know our business, our business is souls. Then

we ought to give them primary attention.

There are times we have a program, we may pay attention to the program forgetting the

souls. We ought to give them our attention. We also want to know if there is something

wrong happening, for example maybe there is stagnation.

The first approach is self-searching.

You are the variable asset. The message preached in Zimbabwe is preached here; the same

cell manual. So why is not your cell growing. The brethren may fail to grow because the

leader is not growing. So we ought to grow.

Get better in the way you talk.

Find the right kind of words, communicate better. Know how to frame your face to be

welcoming. Even in the way that you look.

Leadership position is not an office, it is a responsibility. When we are preaching, we are

adapting to our father. We don't have a problem with preaching. We should work on our

prayers. Communicate with God.


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Be a prayerful leader.

Learn to pray for others; those who are under you. When you pray for someone, you amy

not be able to give physically, but you have invested a chnage in their lives. You will

strenthen them.

Prayer is so important. Be a prayerful leader not just a preaching one.

Organizing, and planning the work.

Preaching is not the only work we are called to do. We ought to help them live their lives

through the week. We need to be very organized.

In Giving there is Power.

Our gospel of prosperity, should never be mistaken, its not about receiving. It is about

Giving. There are things that giving will do in your life. You are in power as far as the value ofour giving is concerned.

Jesus could have control over fish; tell the fish what to do, because he had given fish to

others.

What you have not given becomes too big for you. If you have never given a million kwacha

before, and you happen to receive it, you will be shaken.

How can a man offer a goat that is worth K4000 to protect the president of a nation? It

shows you not serious. If people want to kill a president of any country, they would spend

hundreds of millions, because they know its worth it.

Remember in the bible king offered his only son who was the heir. That giving had so much

value to the giver. 2Ki 3:27 Then he took his son, his firstborn who would succeed him as

king, and sacrificed him on the city wall. That set off furious anger against Israel. Israel pulled

back and returned home.

How much value do you place on that work that has been given to you. Make sure you plant

a seed for that work you have been given. That seed will liberate you.

The bible says that, the one who is faithful in little is faithful in much. How you use your

money matters a lot; if your heart is toward the ministry, you will give willingly.

The Anointing of Gods spirit.

Without the anointing of the Holy Ghost, the ministry could not have left Lagos. If you start

doing this ministry work physically, you will surely fail.

It is the anointing that makes things to happen here in Christ Embassy. It is through that

anointing that we can plant churches.

The Anointing is the presence of God. Try this, get home and start speaking to the Holy

Ghost, practice it. Be conscious of the anointing.


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That's why the bible saysEph 5:18 Don't drink too much wine. That cheapens your life. Drink

the Spirit of God, huge draughts of him.

The bible says our fellowship is with the father, son and Holy Spirit.

1Jo 1:3 We saw it, we heard it, and now we're telling you so you can experience it along

with us, this experience of communion with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ.Meaning our communication is with the above. Not mere communications.

I read the book by benny hinn; good morning holy spirit. It was the first time in my life that I

learnt that there is someone else in this room, but I can't see him. At that time, the devil tells

you something else. Learn to silence the devil, because he will come and test you.

We just want to see how we can keep ourselves on fire.

Romans 12: 11-12. I will read from the message translation

Rom 12:11 Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the

Master,

Rom 12:12 cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder.

It is telling us the truth, that there are hard times coming, and to continue in prayer.

There some few points I would like to share with you here.

1. a) Be fervent/ be excited.Have the excitement to the calling/ responsibility you have been given. Do everythingyou can, to convince yourself to be excited about the work you have been assigned to

do. Do it with gladness. It requires self-motivation. The bible says, David encouraged

himself in the Lord. Listen; when God chose you, he separated you.

b) Be diligent.

Keep at it, do not quit. Be aware and know that you are not a quitter. Be aware that is it

God who is able. Know that the Spirit of God is in you. Be conscious of it. So don't think

of quitting.

Listen, the condition of your spirit matters a lot. God does not focus on the things you

have done, but on the condition of your spirit. Position yourself rightly to be a minister of

God.

c) Serving the Lord

Give your life into serving God. Let your life be about serving God.

I was at Chikhwawa church yesterday, and I am so inspired. I knew the church when they

were only 5-10 people. Listen, now they are more than 80 people. The leaders are so

encouraged and serious about this Gospel. They have already established one new

church.

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