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Say HiSermon PodcastWednesday MidWeek ServiceBible Study Topic: FACING AND OVERCOMING ADVERSITY AND TRIALSAnchor Scripture: Matthew 14: 22-32

Say HiIt is not your location or circumstances around you that determines your sense of peace, security and fulfillment in life but your personal knowledge and relationship with God. As long as your focus is on Jesus, His majesty and His love for you, and as long as you can trust Him absolutely with your life and future, what is happening in or around you does not really matter. Once you can view your situation from God's perspective, your heart will definitely be saturated with His peace like a river and the consciousness of His presence will produce in you the inner strength to stand strong in every situation and courage to press on in life.

Say HiWednesday Mid-Week ServiceBible Study Topic: Experiencing The Glory Of GodAnchor Scripture: Exodus 33: 1- 23Preacher: Rev Olufemi Babalola

Say HiYour willingness to follow Jesus and do the will of God demands for a radical change and complete departure from your past. Until you have been completely weaned from your Old Self with all its practices you cannot enter into the fullness of life and receive your inheritance in Christ Jesus. Partial obedience or selective obedience is no obedience at all. John Sammis, the Hymn Writer says:But we never can prove the delights of his loveUntil all on the altar we lay;For the favor He shows, and the joy He bestows,Are for them who will trust and obey.Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,Or we will walk by His side in the way;What He says we will do, where He sends we will go,Never fear, only trust and obey.Until you have done exactly what He tells you, exactly the way He commanded you to do it, you cannot see the wonders of His Word.

Say HiIt is a fashionable thing to be a Christian today. Several people profess to be Christ followers and every street in our major towns and cities are saturated with Churches of different types and sizes. Yet, new forms of evil and sins abound everywhere. What account for this contradiction is the lifestyle of many who only claim to be Christians but are very much unlike Christ. They appear saintly on Sundays but week days they manifest their true inward being full of corruption, greed and all forms of uncleaness. The obvious incongruity is due to lack of biblical understanding of what it means to be a Christian. The true and authentic Christians are those who have crucified their Old Self with Jesus and have become new creation. Though, they still live in the world but they are dead to the flesh and its passions, dead to sin and its consequences, dead to the world and its attractions and dead to death itself. Life for them now is only an opportunity for Christ who lives in them to manifest Himself in them

Say HiBible Study Topic: Pastoral careAnchor Scripture: 1 Timothy 3: 1- 7

Say HiWednesday Bible StudyTopic: The Incorruptible CrownAnchor Scripture: 1Corinthinas 9: 24-27For more podcasts/sermons, please visit podcast.ikoyibaptistchurch.org

Say HiSERVANTS OF GODWe are confronted daily with the realities of our commitment to Kingdom matters. As we look closely at the demand that heavily falls on us, we are constantly reminded that we are Servants of God, and as Servants of God certain spiritual expectations are required of us. God is always looking for men He can call servants – Men of God who understands the place of the God of men. Men that are called out of the gathering of men in order to equip them for the Salvation of men. Can God count on you?

Say HiUNDERSTAND YOUR CALLINGYour calling as Christ's follower supersede your vocation. All Christians, regardless of our chosen careers have been called from the rest of the world to serve as Priests unto our God. This special service comes with the rare privilege of direct access to God's most holy presence. Therefore, wherever God places you by virtue of your vocation, field of study, job or any office you occupy per time, you are there to represent God to the people and intercede before God on their behalf. Beware of self-centered preoccupations of life. Serve according to your calling and impact eternity.

Say HiWednesday Mid-Week ServiceBible Study Topic: IDOLATRYAnchor Scripture: Exodus 20: 1-12, Corinthians 10: 1-12,14

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Say HiMid-Week ServiceTopic: AtonementAnchor Scripture: Leviticus 16:1-22

Say HiWHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR?The pursuit of wisdom, knowledge, success, accomplishments, wealth and every other plan apart from God is futile quest and adventure that leads to meaningless existence. Every other person or thing except the living God is as uncertain and unreliable as the shadow or spider’s web. Leaning on them only leads to shame, humiliations, frustrations, disappointments and defeat in life.The greatest goal to pursue in life is to know Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour, and the greatest achievement in life is to do the will of God. Knowing Jesus intimately and experiencing Him personally is a treasure that is far greater than any human achievement and it is the key to happiness, fulfilment and lasting peace both in the present life and the one to come. Therefore, seek to live each day for the purposes and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ while you are still alive in the present world.

Say HiSermon PodcastTopic: End Time Lessons From The Ten VirginsAnchor Scripture: Matthew 25: 1- 13

Say HiGOD IS IN CONTROLI have a plaque in my office that reads thus – “God is in control.” Some of us have better wall decorations that read better than what I have to reassure us that God is with us; therefore, we should not be afraid. Yet we fear. I want to encourage you to take the bull by the horn and never allow fear to rob you of your joy and great achievements for this year and beyond. Let me start by saying that most of what you fear or worry about is unnecessary. Most of us worry unnecessarily about too many things. Some of us ever search for what to worry about. The trouble is that much of what we worry about is baseless and simply not there. A scientific statistic was published about worry and the finding will make one wonder how we let the devil in to torment us. It is said that 40% of all things we worry about never come to pass. 30% of all our worries involve past decisions that cannot be changed. We worry about how we just prayed publicly whether we did well or not; how we answered question du

Say HiSermon PodcastTopic: Being FruitfulAnchor Scripture: John 15: 1-17, Matthew 7: 15-20

Say Hi1.Stay away from Anger, it hurts only You.2.If you are right, then there is no need to get angry.3.If you are wrong, then you don’t have any right to get angry.4.Patience with family is LOVE.5.Patience with others is RESPECT.6.Patience with self is CONFIDENCE.7.Patience with GOD is FAITH.8.Never think hard about the Past, it brings Tears.9.Don’t think more about the Future, it brings Fear.10.Live this Moment with a Smile, it brings cheer.11.Every test in our life makes us bitter or better.12.Every problem comes to Make us or Break us.13.The choice is ours whether we become victims or victors.

Say HiWednesday Mid-Week ServiceTopic: The Power of The CROSSAnchor Scripture: 1 Cor 1: 17-24

Say HiBE PROFITABLEDo you know that today, Sunday July 2, 2017 is exactly the beginning of the 2nd half of the year 2017? What can you pinpoint as your achievements from January till now? Can you call it time of usefulness and fulfillment or you just merely existed marking the time? Perhaps you achieved a lot personally for yourself but the question is what did you achieve for the Lord?I got this tip and I felt encouraged by it as to how to avoid distractions that will not make you hit your goals in 2017.1)Stop spending time with people who do not add value to your life. Same can be said for attending meetings that add no value to your life.2)Stop making excuses for not wanting to press on in tackling what you think is impossible.3)Try to write down your goals for each day and evaluate yourself after the day is over.4)Spend less time on social media when you should be getting work done.5)Believe that God is taking you somewhere. When the thought of “I CAN’T” comes in, say “I can do all things through Christ J

Say HiGod is altogether righteous and will not condone unrighteousness from any of His creations. God, therefore, hates anything that is described as despicable or abominable. Through the Bible, we see that God hates idolatry, sexual Immorality, injustice, hypocrisy, deceit, pride and evil thoughts (Proverbs 6:16-19). In general, God hates wicked people. Psalm 11:5 is very blunt about God’s hatred for wicked people. “The Lord tests the righteous, but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.” He hates wicked people from the depth of His being. Proverbs 15 is a good passage to read to learn more about God’s hatred for the wicked.God hates the wicked because their act of wickedness is a rebellion against Him. Hatred towards other human beings by any man is hatred towards God (Matt. 25:31ff). The golden rule says “Do unto others what you will like them do unto you” (Luke 6:31). God is the defender of the powerless. God will not overlook the atrocity anyone may do against His elect- the church. As