and assistant and that's why we're inviting you join us at any of our experience centers around the country and around the world any watch party come in person come uh uh join us virtually uh and make sure you come with a big appetite to receive from God it's time to S on IG wi welcome to accelerate 2024 [Music] you're welcome oh thank you so we we're about to shoot the guys are still setting up I think this will be a good time for us to run through the script again that's that's you the entire shoot is about accelerate conference I think this would be a good time to run through the beats that talks about what accelerate conference is okay uh so okay let me try the accelerate conference is about spiritual preparation for the second half of the year you know the score at half time is usually not the true score oh yes and as we approach the halftime of the Year people need to know that God wants to prepare them uh you know to step into the second half with a bang with the help of God with the glory of God with the favor of God and with momentum uh that's what pushes us into New Horizons New Opportunities and all that that's what the AFF conference is all about so what is the theme for this year I think we should elaborate on that okay P for this year it's sore on OS wings so uh you imagine the eego going to Greater Heights Heights that uh limit limits cannot reach you know the normal limits that everybody struggle with when you go to a greater height you know that you escape those limitations you escape barriers and then you're not really using your power or your energy but you're using the power of God because that's what it means to Soul because you're just there hanging in there and God carries you so it's like God putting his super on your natural or his favor on your labor and then when that happens it looks like you're a superstar but no it's just the enjoying that's what conference this all yeah that's fantastic and also I can see that we have a huge you know powerful lineup of speakers here I think should talk about that as well okay yeah so I'm going to talk about that you know really emphasizing uh the need for people to know that the the speakers this year have been carefully chosen Dr men Al all the way from Ghana great man Pastor M and then we we have the Apostle Joshua Selman all the way fromon abja then you know my good friendsi from GL Impact Church Pastor B you know from a International Christian Center we've been friends for many years decades fantastic guys who carry Grace here that is an amazing lineup you know we're not going to forget Pastor Nat b you know is is a man uh with death in the spirit this year is going to be of the hook I can't wait myself any final words for you know people who are looking forward to the conference what should they expect you know for the conference this year okay um I know you have some things written here but I I'm just going to take it in my own words okay you know as we really should but I believe that God wants to prepare the heart of of people expectation is a mother of Miracles uh people need to join us for the 72 hours of prayer which is going to be online and U it's going to be powerful people can join from anywhere in the world uh we also have uh the expectation cards that are now available on our website to be downloaded you put in your your prayer request there for the second half of the year and we've seen God do Mighty things you know through those expectation C people also should come with a heart that is open to seeds and be a blessing uh to Kingdom advancement through the accelerate seed and we we know that God's going to open the heavens over everyone that is coming so come expectant come empty so that God can fill you up and send you to Greater Heights in Destiny I think that would be my final word uh you know to everyone coming this year that is fantastic I think we've gone through the entire thing so I I think we're ready to shoot now okay so let's let's let's go let's go ahead well I think I've said all that I wanted to say and uh this is my big invite to you to be a part of accelerate 2024 uh this is time to SW on igles wings come with friends come with family come with a big expectation big appetite for the supernatural big appetite for divine intervention God is about to set us up to SW on eagles's wings please don't forget the score at half time is never the correct score God is about to turn things around change uh uh you know the story of your life bring you to a new beginning in the second half of the year with his Divine help with his Divine assistant and that's why we're inviting you join us at any of our experience centers around the country and around the world any watch party come in person come uh uh join us virtually uh and make sure you come with a big appetite to receive from God it's time to S on a win welcome to accelerate [Music] 2024 step into a realm where speed means survival and precision defies Victory where navigating the future is not just a necessity but a mission seasoned officers stand ready prepared to take off the new heights in the second half of the Year navigating the future with vision and faith in God overcoming fears and doubts protected in purpose we saw higher taking new territories with Divine Vision we Define limits reaching on paralleled Heights we experience Speed without exhaustion join us at accelerate conference 2024 from Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th of June theme soar on Eagles Wings taking charge as we take flight are pastors godman and Dr menil pastoru apost Joshua Salman Pastor Yi Davids Pastor bolo Pastor Nathaniel Bassie prepare to SAR on Eagle wings at accelerate conference 2024 visit elevation n.org accelerate for more details the accelerate conference is brought to you by the Elevation Church step into a realm where speed means survival and precision defies Victory where navigating the future is not just a necessity but a mission seasoned officers stand ready prepared to take off to new heights in the second half of the Year navigating the future with vision and faith in God overcoming fears and doubts protected in purpose we saw higher taking new territories with Divine Vision we Define limits reaching on paralleled Heights we experience Speed without exhaustion join us at accelerate conference 2024 from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 of June theme soar On Eagle's Wings taking charge as we take flight are pastors godman and Dr menil Pastor apost Joshua Salman Pastor yyi Davids Pastor bolo Pastor Nathaniel Bassie prepare to S on eagles wings at accelerate conference 2024 visit elevation n.org accelerate for more details the accelerate conference is brought to you by the Elevation Church step into a realm where speed means survival and precision defines Victory where navigating the future is not just a necessity but a mission seasoned officers stand ready prepared to take off to new heights in the second half of the Year navigating the future with vision and faith and God overcoming fears and doubts protected and purpose we saw High taking new territories with Divine Vision we defining limits reaching on paralleled Heights we experience Speed without exhaustion join us at accelerate conference 2024 from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30th of June theme soar on eagles's wings taking charge as we take flight R pastor godman and Dr menil Pastor apost Joshua Pastor Yi Davids Pastor bolo Pastor Nathaniel Bassie prepare to soar on Eagle wings at accelerate conference 2024 visit elevation n.org accelerate for more details the acceler conference is brought to you by the Elevation Church welcome to this Soul lifting broadcast which has been put together for your spiritual growth and to make greatness common Right Where You Are are be sure to make the best of this moment as God takes the lead in all that concerns you well hello and welcome to our broadcast this beautiful beautiful evening thank you for joining us from whatever part of the world you might be joining us from ladies and gentlemen it promises to be an incredible session indeed my name is Presley I'm reaching you live from the pisce conference center here in leaky Lagos Nigeria welcome to accelerate conference 2024 it's been an incredible time counting down to this particular conference and the fact that you're here to join us as we begin proper means that you are also set to have an incredible time as far as Destiny history is concerned I welcome you once again as usual we would like to know what part of the world you are joining us from today so please go into the chat box and of course share that with us our theme this year for the accelerate conference is sore on Eagle's Wings and of course that will be your testimony by the time the conference is done I do hope that you're expectant we have prayed fasted and of course done all that we can to invite you to be a part of this very very auspicious and defining moment in Destiny in the events that you do not have your expectations yet what you want to do is ensure that you take a second to indeed lean on the Holy Spirit to put all of these things down because by God's very special Grace by the time we're done you twoo would know that we've had an incredible time and of course everything that you've written down e e e e e e e relate um accelerate with is a shift all right in the spirit you can just sense that something is moving yes and that was what I thought happened last year I think it's going to be at a greater Dimension even this year right right I couldn't agree more and you know speaking to even just what to expect and even the people that God has sent to us um in this season I you know some people would say things like you know maybe you've heard one person say speak one time before but to have every single one of them in the same place so met exactly Reverend you know Bill y Davis Apostle Joshua Selman is just really really incredible Pastor Mercy to somebody watching this how would you advise that they posture to receive the best of God in the season of accelerate conference okay because for me this year's accelerate conference is I see it's more like it's going to be more prophetic yes you understand and when we talk about prophecy for every prophecy there is a time for prophecy when it comes forth a time it comes forth so if your prophecy comes now and you are not there to receive it there's a man of God I listen to say might come in the next two years so I just want to encourage us to position ourselves to to get that word from God it's very important so as much as possible let's take away distraction let our Focus be on God to be sincere because as we have mentioned we have um Great Men of God that have been lined up and I know that our father is going to use them in this season to reach out to everyone of us so it's for us to prepare our hearts receive the word that God is going to give us in this season and as Pastor godman said on Sunday for every word we receive we say what yes yes yes qu you you there's there's an analogy that we use to describe the accelerate conference every year and I think that every single year is more symbolic and perfect you know how at the end at the end of the first half of every match you know the score line doesn't necessarily suggest that that's exactly what it's going to be by the end of the match so this is just like an encouragement to somebody watching like Pastor mercy and Pastor Bo have said it doesn't matter what season of your life you're currently in if you stay plugged in you know to the accelerate conference 2024 God is definitely definitely eager to share something with you that would change the course of your life for the rest of your life um indeed just as final words right before we go in um to the conference and engage proper Pastor bo something you want to share that's you know really on your heart I think it's it's going to be a defining moment all right for you and so I want to encourage you you've got to you know invite your family and friends you've got to tell people something great is about to happen that you know this is going it's not just going to be another conference it's going to be the the conference you reference years down the line that that was the turning point that was when I knew there was a shift in my life yes and so please you know don't absorb it and soak it and enjoy it just by yourself please reach out and make sure you're inviting people social media friends family we want we want you know all of your your family and friends to gather with us at definitely invite your family invite your friends acain your entire circle every single person should be a part of the accelerate conference I'll take a second to speak about our um um experience centers in a second but Pastor Mercy how about you what are your thoughts okay so I want to read from 2 Corinthians 3:18 that says are we all with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord so I just want to encourage us it says with is with unveiled face that we behold the glory of the Lord so what this means is that let's open our mind to what God has prepared for us in this season and what will come for us is that it says we are transformed into the same image so it is what we behold in the word of God in this season that we are transformed to so I just want to encourage us as a word Goes Forth this season please let's lay hold of it because it's this word that will transform us into that image and what is that image that image is what is from glory to glory so I believe God that in this season Our Testimony is going to be what from glory glory to glory and to that we definitely say very very big yes yes yes 100% I remember this um scripture we prayed with on Sunday Psalms 114 God is near this was on Sunday but as far as is concerned we can rewrite Psalms 114 and say God is here God is here God is here right please sound the alarm to every single person in your circle God is here it's the accelerate conference 2024 once again we reach you live from TC Studios PST Conference Center Ley Lagos Nigeria it doesn't matter what part of the world you are watching this broadcast no one thing for sure God is set to meet you more than halfway like we've discussed God has sent his Apostles his vessels to indeed bless you and I in this season Reverend men y David um B Apostle Joshua Selman Pastor Nathaniel B and of course our host Pastor not forgetting pastor day of course it's a rich rich and Incredibly anointed lineup you do not want to miss the gems and the word that they will be sharing with you by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit big shout out to our experience centers Nationwide thank you for doing the Lord's work God bless you if you are at any of our experience centers also know that we're praying for you and of course we're joining you to experience the conference 100% remember to take pictures post on social media tag us at the elevation NG use the hash so that way we find you and of course repost once again because we cannot stress it enough ensure that you are plugged in put all distractions away and ensure that you stay locked to accelerate conference 2024 so on Eagles Wings is our theme this year and that is exactly going to be your own testimony once again to everything we say what yes welcome officially to accelerate conference 2024 [Music] My Worship [Applause] [Music] your him praise him praise him praise him praise him praise the say Praise Him Praise Him pra him praise Hima him PR [Music] him say hallelujah hallelujah [Music] hallelujah one more time praise him him praise praise him him [Applause] praise say hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah [Music] glor let everything that has breath the Lord praise the Lord if you know that you are still living if you know that you are still breathing come on somebody jum on your feet and give the Lord some praise in here hallelujah talk to your neighbor and say 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generation to generation you do not change that is why you are known as I am that I am that is why we say you are who you are you do not fail you do not change oh yes Lord we give you all the praise I don't know what you are grateful for tonight I don't know what you are grateful for this evening I don't know what you are grateful for this morning wherever you are joining us from remember celebrate conference 2023 remember the the word that you receive from the Lord yes remember remember last year was that skyb Bor and most of us we can testify that the Lord has Lift us from the mar gay he has set our feet upon the rock yes let's look back the year 2023 how the Lord B us on his eagles wings and now we are here appreciate the father his great name we have come to praise today in this conference you have come to praise His name oh this is not a time to be silent this is not a time to be quiet can you appreciate God for all that he has done yes Lord we are [Music] grateful father we are grateful Your Great Name we have come to Praise Your Great Name Lord we've come to exalt see what you've done for us see how you've changed our lives see how you have beautified us see how you have crowned us with glory and With Honor we are here to say Lord thank you because we know you are set to do Great and Mighty things in our lives be thou exalted in Jesus name we have worshiped amen amen so please if you have a testimony don't hold it back there's a minister behind we want to hear what the Lord Has Done praise the Lord so we are still praying we are praying from John 11:40 we know this story Lazarus died 4 days in the grave and Mary and Mata went to meet Jesus and said Master if you have been here he wouldn't have died but Jesus said to them and Jesus said to her did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God since Sunday God has been telling us the importance of saying what yes and in this conference we have come to say what yes so I want us to lift up our voice and say father I choose to believe you in this conference as the word will be going forth can you lift up your voice and ask God give me the grace and the capacity to believe you ah some of the world are going to come H some are going to come strong some are going to be Specific Instructions some are going to be direct Direction so I'm going to be answerers to prayers but can you pray tonight and say father I have come I want to see your glory and we can testify since the 72 hours since of waters we have seen the glory of God and I know the glory of God is greater than what we have seen on Sunday on the 72 hours I want you to lift up your voice and say Lord I believe Lord I believe I will see your glory M I will see your glory Lord we will see your glory we have gathered before your throne and whoever call on your name can never go back the same oh yes Lord we will't behold Your Glory it doesn't matter what is dead Lazarus has been dead for four good days but they believed and he came forth he came forth I don't know what he said but I want you to know they are coming forth I don't know the level of Glory that you are I want you to understand that the Lord is taking you to a higher level of glory Lord we believe to every world that you will speak we say yes to it we say yes to it we say yes to it Blessed Be Your Holy Name father for in Jesus name we pray amen I want you to turn to the bless sitting next to you prophesy and say arise Shine for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you welcome to our celerate conference [Music] 2024 Hallelujah for everyone joining us online we want to say thank you very much for being a part of the Glorious thing that God is doing in the season so let's have our seat and be expected God Is With Us Praise the Lord [Applause] Hallelujah 20 M south of Areno airport [Music] Northbound for one request tomor to get out of the cloud [Music] de set maintain [Music] [Music] [Music] w welcome aboard ladies and gentlemen fasten your seat bels and prepare to take off and saw at supersonic speed breaking barriers and reaching New Heights with precision and Agility we will navigate through challenges and accelerate towards success here Excellence knows go bounds picture yourself soaring through vast opportunities breaking through once in surmountable barriers with determination we transform challenges into Catalyst for growth and Innovation together fued by Collective resolve we Ascend to new heights in this realm of boundless potential every moment is an opportunity to push limits and embrace the thrill of the unknown let God amplify your aspirations efforts and impact we have a powerful lineup of captains that are well equipped by the Holy Spirit to take us to Greater Heights get ready to be impacted by pastors God men andola kabi Dr menail Pastor podu oade apost Joshua Salman Pastor Yi Davids Pastor bolaji Doo Pastor Nathaniel bassi and other outstanding speakers it's time to saw On Eagle's Wings welcome to accelerate conference 2024 Accel 2024 are you ready give God lord a big shout if you know you're swearing on Eagle wings you can be swearing and still be SE sting down give the Lord a big shout of Praise hallelujah hallelujah okay so we're kicking off by just thanking God for the things that he has done before and what does that mean we are taking testimonies we're thanking God for the things that he has done because we know as we thank him for the things that he has done is going to do much more than we can think or emerine if indeed you know you are saring can you jab your hands and give God some praise again hallelujah hallelujah so I'm going to welcome two people upstage and while they're coming I'm going to read a testimony I'm going to welcome sister Gladis and BR jener upstage please welcome them welcome them sister Gladis BR jener please come up please come up please come up let them few welcome welcome them welcome them welcome them Hallelujah please come so I'll take the life one first and then I'll read one okay praise the Lord hallelujah uh my testimony is uh a testimony tgiving to tell God thank you for taking me to another level of Glory okay um Church always uh will teach us to follow our passion I play in the oil and gas space uh but last year uh the EO expression they were having their couples's dinner so one uh sister sh she insisted that she wanted me to Anchor the event I told her I've not done Church anchoring before she said she knows I can do it I said okay so I did what I did for just pleasure that day God has turned it to another level you know between that time last year and and now have been flown all expensive PID trips to the us back to back just to play with this thing I never thought I could do praise the Lord celebrate Jesus if your next level is coming hallelujah sister Glades please [Applause] come praise God uh I'm yet to just thank God for his mercies over my life two years ago accelerate 2022 after the pre accelerate celebration on Monday after gym I had a health care which the doctor says the word highrisk hypertension and it came you know unexpected I was in the hospital while accelerate was going on and I remember plugging into the accelerate session all through and during the Thursday session uh Pastor YY David I prayed for people had health issues they come forward and all that I believed God and I wanted to thank God that I am here standing no stroke because this hand was almost you know my health is perfect thank God for everything I'm really grateful and um that same year God restored me maritally I got married to to my husband I have a son my son is 16 and he's here I got married to the same person and we are here today I'm just grateful because He restored me completely if your story is the next story of restoration give God the praise give God the praise Hallelujah so I'm going to read sister Elizabeth's testimony and then I'll bring Pastor de up stage sister eleth says I am Elizabeth and I'm bosting with gratitude for the incredible wonders mercies and speech that God has granted me last year during accelerate conference I came with three outelt prayers I hope you have your heartfelt prayers already written down yeah so because sister Elizabeth came with hers and she has a testimony now so the three outf prayers were marital settlement a new job and allround favor for my family says I took time off work to attend every session fully committed and strategically positioning myself for for breakthrough I have faced numerous setback just when I was on the verge of success I have been engaged before but the relationship fell apart right as we began wedding plans leaving me heartbroken and hesitant and hesitant to move on during the conference I was in another relationship but wasn't very invested in it until Pastor YY David spoke about the need to let go of baggages who can remember that yeah to achieve speed pgs teach on Vision also resonated deeply with me and I reflected on the five questions he posted professionally I was doing well but with Rising inflation I sought a better opportunity however I was unsure of how to achieve this when Apostle Joshua Joshua Selman shared the keys to speed and spoke about restoration I was determined to receive blessings after this service after the service I sat in my seats I sat sat on the seat he had used and prayed fervently for the same Grace in my life God came through in a big way one I got married in February this year two I landed an incredible job in Canada that I never imagined possible three I have experienced unimaginable favor and increase four my brother received a full spt scholarship for a second master's degree in Spain five my mom got promoted at her workplace God has been so good he came speedily for me and my family and I am overflowing with gratitude he made us dance like David and I'm very thankful if your dance is the next if you're going to come back with your own testimony if your prayer points are becoming testimonies I want you to rise and give God a shout of Praise hallelujah hallelujah who is excited to be part of accelerate conference 2024 that shout is not good enough that shout is not good enough let's make it louder let's make it louder let's make it louder let's make it louder all right please you may have your seat everyone you may have your your seat I want to say big big welcome to everyone joining us from all of our experience centers we have people at various experience centers who are engaging us this afternoon please help me appreciate everyone from Maryland um everyone fromi everyone joining us from greater Ley iy come on let's appreciate God and welcome all of the elevation church members who are connected to this experience we also have watch parties going on from different locations from all over the world please help me give a God bless you and a big big big welcome to all the watch parties happening London Halifax Toronto Manchester leads Dallas Houston Brussels Canada help me help me just welcome everyone everyone everyone Hallelujah you know while we were uh having our 72 hours of prayers um God's word came to us from Psalm 145 5: 6 the message translation if you recall if you can have that on the screen very briefly Psalm 145 verse6 says your the message translation it says your marvelous doing a headline news Hallelujah the things that God is going to do in your life from this conference will be headline news in the name of Jesus Hallelujah it says I could write a book full of the detail details of your greatness I believe that coming out of this conference books will not contain the manifestations of the goodness of God that will be evident in your life in Jesus mighty name Hallelujah uh now there's something that we love you to do um we want to be able to experience this conference through your eyes so um we want you to be able to capture your moments and tag us on all of our social media handles at elevation NG at accelerate NG as God begins to speak to you as you begin to you know have those caros moments um we want to be able to experience what you are experiencing so remember if you can put that up on the screen for me please um tag us at elevation NG and at acceleration NG the hashtags are acceler 2024 and saw on Eagle wings how many people are ready to saw all right now so I'm going to ask you to do something very very quickly you know we're just taking off so take yourself with the person sitting next to you you know as we are about to take off you know as we are taxing you know and just say something just say something what what what can you see you know what what can you see what do you anticipate and tag us at accelerate 2024 or at s on Eagle wings praise the Lord all right are you doing that some people are still looking at me this is that moment come on come on come on don't miss this moment come on don't miss this moment don't miss this moment do a quick quick quick selfie a quick selfie a quick selfie if you the expression at the experience sentence make sure you you are catching a selfie with someone right away um do that do that with a big smile on your face and just write something that captures your mood that captures your expectation for this conference Hallelujah um I'm sure there a lot of people here who are engaging us for the first time whe they online in the room um going to recognize your presence at some point in the course of uh the proceedings um just for your benefit our convenience is right at the back of this Auditorium and so should you need to use the convenience just walk out of any of the doors go right to the back and you will locate the conveniences it's that okay our officials are wearing tags if you need any assistance or support they will be happy to engage with you who's ready to take off are you ready all right for a very special music presentation I want you to put your hands together and appreciate as you receive the elevation priest of Praise hallelujah [Music] hallelujah if you're ready to SW I want you to shout to Jesus woo so this evening we're going to do our theme song together yeah I know you know it yeah so we're going to do our theme song together and he's already on all social media platforms on all streaming platforms so after this service you can go and listen Hallelujah woo [Music] Hallelujah you're sing on Eagles way oh [Music] [Music] sing we're going to do the song together high above all limitations above the systems of this world seated in Heavenly [Music] places nothing can step me [Music] now high above all limitation above the systems of this [Music] world we're seated in Heavenly places nothing can stop me now You Raise Me Up I Glide on the go way yeah above my enemies for you're the lifter of my head you rais me up you rais me up I light on me I can hear you sing already let's go above my enemy for you're the lifter of my hand you raiseed me [Music] up we're going to stand and do the song together you can't sit down and fly on Eagles ring it's not possible rest soring on EO Wings hey Let's Go sing high above high above all above the systems of this world this world oh we are seated in Heavenly Place nothing can stop us now this our confession oh I above above above liation above the systems above all the powers of this world yes we are seated seated in Heavenly place oh nothing can't stop you now stop me You Raise Me Up me up and I I on all the you are the lifter of my hand of my head You Raise Me Up me up You Raise Me Up On You are the Li my hand you are still us Raise Me Up Oh begin to speaking just proclaim the word over your life today you th in an's Wings you fly Nothing Stops you nothing holds you down we taking it up we're going higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher going higher of every obstacle in our way of every limitation in our path we are going higher we stronger yes we stronger strong we strong in the battle strong yes we stronger we got to beer we got to beer we got to beig let's sing together You Raise Me [Music] Up I GL on way above my eney yes Lord you are the LI of my head you rais me do it again you me up I got don't need goh Wings my head me you are the LIF of my head you raise one more time we'll do it again You Raise Me [Music] Up You're soing Higher and Higher and Higher and Higher you are the you lift my head You Raise Me Up You Raise Me Up we glide on the Go Wings you're coming closer to you Jesus above our [Music] enemies you are the [Music] you lift my hand You raise me come on if you know you are sorry let me hear you shout to Jesus Hallelujah [Music] [Music] make welcome our host Pastor godman akabi Hallelujah come on somebody if you're clapping do it very well for Jesus come on come on you can do it a little better a little better hallelujah look at your neighbor for me and tell your neighbor you are lifted lifted look at somebody else say like you mean it say you are lifted above limitations above Li above obstacles obstacles tell somebody say you are seeing better you are seeing better you are seeing further you are seeing further you are seeing f master master come on somebody put those hands together celebrate Jesus [Applause] Hallelujah before you take your seat and for everyone joining us online I want to welcome you to accelerate 2024 glory to God from all of our experience centers around the city and outside of Lagos and all the work parties around the world I want you to uh just be expected all right just be expectant just tell your neighbor just be expectant be just watch out out say something is about to happen to you have an encounter with the word of God that will bring a shift into your life bring shift into your life if you believe that one more time put those hands together celebrate Jesus Hallelujah give your neighbor a high five and please take your seat what a joy and what a privilege to be a part of accelerate 2024 we are excited about the things that God has started to do and the things that God uh will do in your life and in my life we are fully persuaded that God has a plan God has proposed something very specially for each and every one of us uh the you finishing the first half of this year will not be the same you finishing the second half of this year only a few people believe that I said you looking at me now finishing the first half of this year will not be the same you finishing the second half of this year something remarkable something you know as stand is package for you in the second half of the year and this second half will be your best half you know we say that the score at half time is not usually the reflection of what is going on and you know you may end the first half feeling like Oh I'm a bit fatigued or or some of the things I'm expecting or maybe it's goess draw or maybe you just one or two goes down you may be one or two goals up but maybe the game is supposed to end at 5-0 so if you scored two goals already uh don't relent that's what I'm saying and if you one or two goes down so I want to understand this is packet for you to level up and overtake that's the whole idea is for you to be able to level up and then overtake tell your neighbor say it's time to level up it's time to level up and you will overtake and you will over praise God hallelujah I said praise the Lord hallelujah so for everyone joining us again from I mean all of our platforms online and all of our experience centers I want you to take distractions away from you get ready to engage the word of God and get ready to be blessed uh we're transmitting live from our broadcast Center here at pces Conference Center in Lagos Nigeria uh it's a beautiful day in Lagos today uh yeah it's a beautiful day in Lagos today uh yesterday was um a lot of rain but today uh God God gave us a break all right and we believe that we're going to enjoy Clement weather you know even all through this season in Jesus precious name amen all right I I just want to bring you a short word of exaltation as we start to steer The Waters at accelerate 2024 to tonight like we have earlier announced we're going to be enjoying special Ministries special ministries of um my good friend and brother who was such a blessing to us at the cent of water PR accelerate worship as Pastor naani Basi Pastor natis in the house can you please celebrate [Applause] him and also uh um was so blessed and privileged to have uh one of Africa's choices son erudite scholar man of deep Revelation and deep thought uh spiritual but yet very intellectual and when he speaks you're provoked to think and rethink your life yeah so you can gain perspective for your destiny uh so father in the faith all the way from Acra Ghana we have Dr men Al come on come on come [Applause] on praise God please you may have your seat thank you very much sir for taking our time to be with us at accelerate 2024 we're grateful uh for your love and your support for our ministry over the years uh Dr OT is here with Pastor har Pastor Harry is a pastor in the ministry and also a son-in-law to Dr please make welcome Pastor [Applause] Harry all right I had this you know just this knowing in my heart while praying and just trusting God to understand what to respect at accelerate 2024 uh one of the things that God put in my heart for instance is that uh is is going to bring some people into a new season all right only a few people believe that obviously I hear things like like rain and I'm not talking about physical rain I'm talking about what signals New Seasons rain signals a new season and it changes everything for somebody here uh some new signals are going to come into your [Music] life I hear things like positioning yeah positioning Ecclesiastes 9 and verse 11 you know how that passage of the scripture H the race is not to the batt is not to the strong you know men of knowledge will not always win you know and stuff like that and it ended by saying and time and chance happen to them all New Living Translation says uh and being at the right place at the right time and that talks about Divine positioning you know all these things about if you had come earlier this opportunity would have SE be here or things like oh and we just funded another company uh this fund you're looking for if you had you know things that look like I mean it can even be so funny that you for for the younger folks here you met somebody and the moment you met the person you felt like this is the ideal guy or the ideal babe and just 5 minutes Direction the person was talking about the spouse or the boyfriend and you're like where have I been yeah because if only I've been here earlier maybe this could have been my opportunity that's what the Bible is talking about here how time and chance happen and how being at the right place at the right time there's someone in charge of time and chance and he your father and I said that one more time I said there's some body that's in charge of time and chance that's God and it's your father so my father cannot be in charge of times and time and chance and I'll will be missing time and chance for somebody other influence of my voice as you listen at accelerate 2024 as God recalibrates your mind your soul uh something is going to start to happen you will no longer Miss time and chance you will start to be on time you will start to be at the right place at the right time somebody say better amen am I want to speak to what I've titled don't pack up spread out don't pack up spread out when I take you know an inspiration I'll take an inspiration from Joshua 14 when you read from verse 99 in the new King James Version tap your for me say don't pack up don't up spread out spread out Joshua 14 verse 9 says so Moses saw on that day saying surely the land where your food as string shall be your inheritance and your children forever because you have only followed the Lord my God vers 10 and now behold the Lord has kept me alive as he said these 45 years ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness now here am I this day 85 years old as yet I am as strong this day as on the day that the Lord sent me just as my strength was then so is my strength for war both for going out and for coming in verse 12 now therefore give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day for you heard in that day how the anakim were there that the cities were great and fortified it may be that the Lord will be with me and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said and Joshua blessed him that's KB and gave Ebron to Caleb the son of jeona as an inheritance now just as a matter of context Caleb here after 45 years years he was referring to what happened he had benefit of History 45 years ago when he was 40 it was one and in numbers 14 and verse 24 numbers 14 and 24 Moses after you know kind of eulogizing and Caleb because they had a different Spirit they came with a better report they spied the land and they said we we are not grasshoppers we are well able to take the land then the Bible says but my servant kill it because he has a different spirit in him and has followed me fully I will bring into the land where he went and his descendant shall inherit it now 45 years later Caleb was quoting from here in Joshua 14 and then confronting Joshua the new leader and saying the land that Moses promised me I want it now I know everybody may think that maybe it's a wrong time or maybe I'm disadvantaged now because I'm now 85 I was promised at 40 but I want you to know that time has done me well if I I put it that way in our local Palance here time has been good to me that what CB was saying May time be good to you I said May time be good to you Caleb said what was supposed to be my disadvantage which is that I'm too old to be conquering new land it's now my advantage I'm Wiser yet I'm as strong as I was 40 years ago I had I have gained wisdom knowledge and understanding I can handle the anarchs perhaps he said God will be with me and you know that God is with you so you are not even second guessing so Caleb said I have not lost strength yet I have gained wisdom I have gained knowledge I'm a better person today than I was 45 years ago in in fact I'm more qualified today to take over what God promised me 40 years ago uh you know what's happening around us today today we live in a world that is extremely volatile and uncertain one which you know uh uh we're exposed to vulnerabilities all kinds of things uh the systems have become vulnerable the processes have become vulnerable government vulnerable the society you know is spinning in the wrong direction and all that the global landscape is changing rapidly and is unprecedented and when this is happening people start to lose sight of the things that we have been positioned for the things that we have been promised the things that God has positioned us for we start to see many things happening as things that should be a disadvantage to us and not an advantage to us I don't know if you're getting what I'm saying today uh based on available statistics one out of every four adults is suffering from all kinds of emotional issues or mental illness if you can put it that way way from sadness to confusion to depression to loneliness my source is NHS website it's true in England and it's true in America and it's probably true in Lagos and Acra I don't know if you understand what I'm saying I mean I'm just extrapolating but that is at least where they have the right data that is that that is what is happening so people are becoming overwhelmed vulnerabilities in families business political and economic systems are constantly being tested exposed and exploited if anybody's joining us from Kenya right now from Nairobi Kenya uh now they're experiencing ANS all over again and it was terrible yesterday yesterday is comparable to their own October 20 2020 young people killed uh named all kinds of things happening and you know they started out last year also with the new president and we thought or this earlier this year so or was it last year yeah with the new president and we thought that uh they better than us because the young people here wanted to see something we couldn't see it but their own young people were able to see stuff I'm just using that as an example for you to understand if you have been watching the news that the volatility the the you know that is going on in the world is becoming extreme now the big question is this how did Caleb live 45 years and seemingly it looked like he did not lose focus of what must be a part of his Destiny not withstanding what could have happened through the 45 years how can someone be consistently constant on God's promises on the vision of God for your life on that which God said your hand must touch before you leave this planet how can you fulfill the fullness of your potentials and deploy your capabilities despite and in spite the volatility the uncertainty and whatever you want to call it in the vocal world that we live in today uh uh and it looks like it's easier for us to setep Destiny and pivotal Arrangement that heaven has made because things are changing and you you continue to say let's move on you know it would have been easier for Caleb to say Moses promise but we can move on 45 years later sir 45 years let's just move on time has gone and I'm even older now and that's why I'm telling somebody here as you sit tight or to the next few days as you listen please understand that God is speaking to you and his instruction to you is don't parle spread out Caleb said you know at 85 I could have chosen to pack up but I want to spread out give me this in new land I want to spread out it's already CED into my destiny yeah it's it's part of what God has a mark for me where can you be that you have not been what can you have that you yet to have who can you be that you are yet to become that's what we're speaking to this season when we talk about soaring on eagles's wing it to take you to a level that you haven't been before yeah there are lands yet to be conquered but yet credited into your heavenly account and I don't know what excuse you are giving at this time I'm saying that somebody who had all the excuse refused to give any excuse vital questions vital questions that that somebody should be thinking about right now if you want to take a picture of it you can take it save it ask yourself again and again uh uh you can tweet it you can you can post it whatever you want to do with it what volatility am I currently facing what is challenging my faith and testing my resolve in God these are vital questions that I want you to keep at the back of your mind because as we continue the next few days uh these qu answers will come to you for the ones you are struggling with yeah some of the questions the holy spirit will help you to reframe them how do I keep God's promises alive in the midst of changing seasons somebody listen to me right now maybe you just suffered a divorce or something a brought you into a dangerous Wilderness experience and you feel like what God promised you will not come to pass again maybe you are bered recently and you you're thinking because of this bement or this business failure what God promised you will no longer come to pass or who you should be you may never be I just want to encourage you as you Journey with us the next few days as we are steered up to SW on eagles wings please understand that God is not done with you yet don't forget we're taking our inspiration from Joshua 14 Caleb said I'm now 85 45 years later can you sit on God's promises without losing steam without losing your sense of vision and courage that's what we're talking about it depends on where you're seeing from it depends on where you're seeing from so put those questions back there how do I maintain a sense of vision in the face of pressure and life's adversities how do I maintain a sense of vision tap your neighbor for me tell your neighbor say don't lose your sense of vision ofion don't lose your sense of direction s of dire say God is able to do God to do exceedingly exceeding abundantly abundantly far and above far and above all that you can ask think or imagine and you need to position so what is overwhelming me now that I must overcome see that last question is very very critical to our gathering the next few days see in my own life I have realized that what stops Covenant people the most is an over whelming feeling that you cannot shake off and that is the business of the holy spirit in life of a Believer said to appoint to them that morning Zion to give them Beauty for Ashes the oil of joy for morning and the Garment of Praise for the spirit of heav that's the anointing on Christ cuz that's a Messianic prophecy about Christ that same anointing is available today and is still shifts overwhelming feelings feelings of limit in numbers 13 and 14 the children of Israel the leaders of the tribes were sent to spy out the promised land the people who said we will not be able to take over the promised land were overwhelmed by what they saw and that was what brought them to that point where though God was with them though God sent them out of Egypt though God positioned a leader and the prophet them Moses though all the the structures and the systems to engage the supernatural was available they were still overwhelmed to the point where they could not enter you will enter I say you will enter tell your neighbor don't pack up don't P up spread out spread out or say it again to somebody say don't pack up don't P up spread out spread out so like I said in Joshua 14 CB seemed to had an age problem he was 85 and ordinar he should feel vulnerable naturally feel exposed and should have made you know made it impossible for God to use him made it impossible for himself to take charge of what he was supposed to take charge of what are the things that make you feel that you shouldn't push ahead what are those things that make you feel that the best of God is already in your past what are those things that make you feel that your better days are gone what are those things that make you feel like there's no reason to hope for a better future what are the things stealing your sense of aspiration those are the things we are going to the root of those things as we go on in the next few days now and I also want to ask the question how far are you willing to go with God and His word in the second half of 2024 how far are you willing to go with God how far half far how far God spoke to my heart in a way that I cannot doubt that he wants to touch certain issues during this conference stagnation confusion a sense of rejection anyone who has suffered a major failure that should make you feel like you shouldn't you shouldn't try again or you shouldn't progress or you shouldn't yeah I want to get ready rather than push pushing yourself into a corner and feeling lonely and feeling at tried no just like Caleb God wants you to push God wants you to push God wants you not to disqualify yourself glory be to Jesus as I start to wrap up you know in John chapter 5 I was sharing from that in second service on Sunday uh and that was what brought me into the prophetic word of yes yes yes at cent of water in John chapter 5 another man was there he was B say he had been importent for 38 years and was beside a pool and then Jesus showed up and the story the context of the pool like we have always said was an angel will come and steer the water and whoever got in first will receive their healing and and the man said I couldn't move I have nobody to put me in the water when it is teered up and Jesus asked him do you want to be made well and instead of him to just say yes all he was saying is I have no man yeah and you know we're still in this season of yes yes is a forever Arrangement anybody that can say yes to God is able to press to the next level you know like I like we said on Sunday God does not need your explanation he needs your cooperation the man was giving God explanation this these are my limitations this is this and Jesus just said my friend car your bed arise carry your bed and go Heaven is not interested in your explanation what heaven is interested in is your agreement your cooperation your yes just like Caleb Caleb came and just challenge the status score and challenge um Joshua and Joshua the only respon Joshua had was a yes take ion it's been given to you somebody taking delivery of your Ion in the precious name of Jesus Oh somebody say better amen amen now finally tonight it's important that you and I understand according to the scriptures I want to read one scripture as I start to WRA this of Matthew chapter 6 verse 22 and 23 the Bible says the lamp of the body is the ey if Therefore your eye is good your whole body will be full of of light but if your eye is bad your whole body will be full of Darkness if therefore the light that is in you is Darkness how great is your darkness when Caleb showed up in Joshua 14 one thing that you and I cannot second guess is that his eyes internal eyes were still functional he could see the things that God has prepared for him 45 years notwithstanding is still Visionary is still under is still understanding the fact that it could take over a new land knowing what to do to drive whoever is there out because the land has been promised to him what is happening today is that as things shift as things you know become more volatile many many people's Vision the visions that God has given us is becoming blurry it's like you you you you can't see father again and for somebody here in the name that is above every name the name of Jesus the light that is in you will not be turned to Darkness in the name of the Lord Jesus I said the light that is in you will not be turned to Darkness in the name of the Lord Jesus am you know 2 Corinthians 418 it says why would be I mean it says 2 Corinthians 4 and8 uh uh was talking about uh put it on for me said we do not look at the things which are seen but the things which are not seen there a difference between fact and Truth uh the truth is constant the facts always change it may be like this today it may not be like that tomorrow so we don't focus on what we are seeing what is seeing is subject to change it is temporal it means subject to change and a lot of the time when we get used to what is seen we get fixated on it and the robs us it turns the light that we have in us to Darkness may your light not be turned to Darkness may your vision become sharper and brighter I said may your vision become sharper and brighter in the name of the Lord Jesus so keep your vision alive because a change of season is upon us change of season is upon us elevation family and everyone the body of Christ joining us at Accel 2024 I want you to understand that a new season is upon you yeah when a new season uh when when the season Changes Everything Changes that's what Happ everything starts to change when season changes everything starts to change everything everything we are in a new season can I get a better amen today what do you do in this new season anticipate and prepare anticipation and preparation are crucial for maximizing the fullness of God's promise and provision per season very crucial for maximizing what God as in mind pers can you hear me ask your neighbor what are you anticipating and what are you preparing foring say it again say what are you anticipating what are you anticipating what are you preparing for what are you preparing let me tell you what I'm anticipating very quickly and then we're going to pray and uh uh we're going to enjoy the ministry of Pastor naani B what am I anticipating personally you know I told you that one of the words I'm hearing is rain and it does not mean just physical rain but there a a a a typology a description in the scriptures in in Jo chapter 2 and in the day that this scripture was written the people that were present when Jo was prophesying they understood it perfectly more than those of us that are here today in Jo 223 it says be glad then ye children of Zion and rejoice in the Lord your God for he has given you the former rain faithfully and he will cause the rain to come down for you the former Reign and the latter rain in the first month so when you hear something like this it's supposed to create an anticipation which will lead to a preparation and let me explain the former reign in the days where this was written and to the people that was written which was more agrarian is the former rain signals a season of planting the latter rain should signal Harvest and when the Bible says the prophet was saying anticipate something new the Lord has given you the former rain moderately for you to se your seed but now he's going to give you the former and the latter rain in the same month what was he saying there that God is able to shorten certain things and said one of such is that it can Mar certain Seasons where Harvest is not so far from seed season are you still with me today that you can swow and God in his benevolence can shut him I mean I'm just telling you about what I'm anticipating and I just want you to know what I'm asking the question what are you anticipating something is changing around us but I'm anticipating that some things will happen quicker than I expected that God will have to do a quick work in my life and cut it short in righteousness somebody say better amen am so when you are in this anticipatory mode you must watch what you are saying so I I just leave you with this speak Glory sing Glory shout Glory even if you're going to cry cry [Music] Glory talk Glory sing [Music] Glory are you still with me today and I'm not just talking about uh you know glory is used there in a sense I'm saying speak what you expecting speak something that is more glorious than where you are sing it cry it you know in P 37 when you from verse one they were in in Babylon in captivity and they were asking a funny question how shall we sing the Lord they said our caps ask us to sing the song of Zion said how can we sing the Lord song In a Strange Land is it not when you sing the Lord song that maybe God will even show up for you so that your captivity will be turned around somebody listen to me today in the name that above every name the name of Jesus I pray over you that your past failure will no longer hold you down whatever has failed in your hand before now will no longer be able to disturb your future you are stepping from failure into unusual progress nothing will stop you from singing Glory nothing will stop you from shouting Glory nothing will stop you from talking Glory your caps will no longer be able to mock you you will be bold enough to sing the Lord song In a Strange Land in the name of the Lord Jesus Jesus whatever you have gone through will no longer shut your mouth in the name of the Lord Jesus your voice will no longer go [Music] deep somebody under influence of my voice whether you in this room or you online at any other Center I needed to understand something [Music] it's time to rescue your voice from the things that wants to steal your voice lift your two hands to Jesus somebody I want you to just pray one or two minutes say Lord restore my voice restore my vision restore my voice restore my vision at accelerate 2024 Lord restore my voice I want to talk Glory I want to sing Glory I want to shout Glory restore my voice restore my sense of vision like Caleb I receive Grace to possess whatever has been promised me whatever has been CED into my destiny I don't care how long it has taken delay is not denial 45 years not withstanding Caleb said I I'm as strong as I was 45 years ago I'm not going to I'm not going to let down I'm not going to let go IAM belongs to me as he was promised to me by Moses I'm going to take charge of it I'm going to lay hold on it in 45 years will not embarrass Caleb will not overwhelm Caleb you you have just waited for 5 years don't be overwhelmed don't be embarrassed press in as you press I see the Lord giving you both the latter rain and the former rain in the same mon my God will collapse seasons for you but he needs you to press he needs you to position it needs you to anticipate it needs you to prepare [Music] thank you Jesus thank you Jesus lift your two hands to Jesus all over this place father we bless your name father we honor you Lord we honor [Music] you we bless your name we bless your name and we thank you for that which you are said to do Lord as the waters will be steered give somebody a push this season into our next level let nothing hold anyone back amen Lord we declare that our hearts are open our minds are open we're anticipating a move of your spirit in our lives give everyone an encounter in your word let something done on somebody here let Vision be restored let courage be restored let our voices be restored we will sing the song of we will sing glory in the name of Jesus we will talk Glory we will shout Glory our answer will be [Applause] yes in the name of the Lord Jesus somebody put your hands together celebrate Jesus Hallelujah glory to God glory to God give somebody a high F say welcome to to accelerate 2024 glory to God please you may have your seat have your seat have your seat all right we're moving very fast and uh I want to quickly at all of our centers and everyone joining us online today I want to quickly welcome anyone who's having a first encounter with the Elevation Church you a guest in this service a guest at any of our centers uh can you can you just wave your hand I'm I'm a guest I want to just welcome you very specially praise God if you don't mind can you please stand right in the room at other centers can you please stand if you're a guest can you please stand we want to just welcome you very 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and right from this broadcast Center uh I want to encourage you right now it's time to give to God the first uh uh offering at accelerate 2024 uh there are different ways we give and it's it's going to be displayed on the screen I want to package your offerings if you want to use your card I mean your card to give we have P exteral at the back of the auditorium at whatever Center you are if you want to give check or cash please make sure you use an envelope we have envelope in the pocket of a seat in front of you or behind you uh and you can also ask our aers for envelope they will put one in your hand if you're watching online from all around the world there are different ways you can join us to give uh from PayPal to zel to interact of depending on the part of the world you're joining us from please engage appropriately and God uh who is causing us to accelerate this season he will visit you and cause his favor to rest upon the work of your hand like never before in the precious name of Jesus somebody say better amen amen all right there are different ways to give digitally and that's been displayed on the screen uh if you want to give uh locally digitally you can use uh the the main screen behind me uh the details are there and other details are being displayed on uh the screens or the streaming platforms praise God can we just pray over our seed our heavenly father we thank you for every Giver Lord this our seed time we ask that your blessing rest upon us and rest upon the work of our hand honor our seed as our worship to you and let them bring forth uh according to their Tye in things that money can buy and things that money cannot buy in peace in joy in Divine protection in Grace unusual thank you because every benefit of redemption will start to show in our lives in the name of Jesus accept our worship we bless you father in Jesus precious name uh somebody say better amen amen all right as the users proceed to take the offerings from those of us who are giving cash or check if you're writing a check please make sure you write it to the Elevation Church I will also at this time uh we will be receiving uh a special uh Ministry ation in music uh from none other but a man that we' come to love respect and appreciate here at the Elevation Church it's not a singer it's a minister it's a pastor it's a psalmist it's a prophet praise God is with a warm Applause and a standing ovation please receive with me Pastor Nathaniel [Applause] B Hallelujah to S on Eagle wings is to S on the wings of Grace amen lift your hands and thank him thank him being the first day is good to enter with Thanksgiving we enter with Thanksgiving my victory is in your [Music] blood my confidence is in your name one more time my victory my victory is in your [Music] blood my confidence is in your name you took the shame you took the shame so I can shine so much you did so much you did without one more time you took the shame so I can rise you took the shame so I can rise so much you did so much you did without a and that's why we sing it means thank [Music] you grateful people in the house tonight sing and sh [Music] [Music] this is not just a lovely song this is the story of my days is that your [Music] story I a product of your grace oh and I would be here without your love and that's why I sing and thank you for your good thank you thank you thank you Lord [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh my [Music] [Applause] [Music] after all is said and done am who I am because of you what can I give for all this love oh what can I say but give you thanks and from the depth of my heart I [Music] say for the price you PID we saw because he died we rise because he went down [Music] [Applause] [Music] so grateful more time it raise it raise [Music] [Music] [Applause] I and you are worthy of it [Music] all you are worthy of it all oh for from you are all and you are you deserve the GL can you sing it like someone who is about to S who's about to run you deserve it you are worthy and you deserve it you worthy of it all for from you are all things for from you are are and to you are all [Music] you can we remind ourselves of the Yes again when you hear the sound of that horn You Will Blast a yes before a plane takes off it begins to taxi he begins to prepare before a plane ascends it begins to T it begins some prep are you ready to th God is drawn up with a shout the Lord with a sound of the trumpet we are sent with a shout you are sent with the sound of a trumpet when you hear the trumpet you holl a yes [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] by [Applause] [Music] I'm going to share a song with you it says by the spirit we saw an evil Wing your hands like [Music] this this simple song Say by the spirit we overcome by the spirit we run and never fail by the spirit we touch the heavens we touch the heavens by the Spirit by the spirit we lighting up the dark we liting up one more time by the spirit say by the spirit we overcome 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and you lord your outstretch has giving us Victory miracles signs and wonders come from you oh testimon just like that what's not enough to tell all you done turning [Music] around turning things around for my say for my good for my good who would have thought Lord never imagine that you will move this way God you who SP none can trace oh you are me my we are your way you have done more and I want to I want there is nothing more to say absolutely [Music] nothing confererence you are prophesying for my [Applause] good say for my good for my [Applause] [Music] good we will shout say we will shout hallelujah we will shout praise the lord we will dance in the spirit and rejoice in your name from Sun rise the sun shout praise the Lord at the sound the trumpet let your praise feel this place say the mighty head of God the outch of God the finger of the Lord [Music] oh [Music] [Music] we will shout we will shout hallelujah we will sh praise the lord we will dance in the spirit and rejoice in your to sh praise the Lord I the blast of the trumpet let the shout of the king feel this place [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] la lift your hands to him his glor here his glory his glory is here we will never be the same again we will see the hand of Jesus walking greater my the Miracles in the midst of this be people this week we will never be the same again for Jesus is here reach out to him his power is here and all things are new can I sing over you you will never be the same you will see the mighty hand of Jesus doing greater might and miracles in the mid of his people there's no way that you will ever be the same again the word of God is here hey reach out to him his presence is here all things are he has caused us to ride upon the high places of the earth to eat up the increase of the field to suck honey out of the Rock and oil from The flinty Rock can you lift your voice and pray in the spirit loud pray in the spirit for the next one minute as the word of God comes he will set you on a new plane [Music] [Music] upon my life is turning things around in my life Grace is upon me the beauty of the Lord God is upon me somebody lift your voice De thank you thank you thank you thank you we thank you our father and we honor your presence we h your presence in this place in the precious name of Jesus we have worshiped oh somebody shout a better amen will you celebrate the grace of God and Pastor nataniel B Glory G come on let's do it let's do it very well let's do it very well all the glory to God we celebrate the gift of God to our generation and we pray that the oil of God over your head will not run dry in the name of Jesus from inspiration to inspiration from Revelation to Revelation Grace upon Grace blessings upon blessings in the name of Jesus one more time put your hands together celebrate the grace of [Music] God please you may be seated everywhere at every experience Center at every every uh uh watch party everywhere everyone joining online fasting your seat belt get ready to be blessed get ready to be transformed by the preaching and teaching of God's word today uh uh I I I just want you to know uh that this the rest of this week has a promise of a radical transformation in your life I hope you all know that uh from tomorrow we start to have morning sessions at 9:00 a.m. please do your best to take time off work and show up and show up on time be dutiful yeah about this they that seek me early shall find me I want to go into the second half of 2022 knowing that I have no doubt that I have Divine backing sorry is that 2022 sorry apologies uh what it 2022 that may but let's leave that for another time yeah I'm just wondering how I got there 2024 the second half of 2024 I want to go in knowing that I have Divine backing and that Revelation knowledge has been rekindled on my inside I'm running with a vision and it's very clear and that this is the investment that you need to make and I also want to challenge you at all of our experience centers you know all around the city of Lagos outside of Lagos in Abuja in ion you know everywhere in Manchester in London please invite somebody share the link with them everyone online right now share the link with someone I know there thousands of you online right now share the link with someone and make sure that you get someone in to be a part of this world to be a part of tomorrow morning and subsequent evenings uh I want to specially recognize uh a pry of mine Pastor in this city during the fantastic work uh is this Spring Church uh Pastor blessing Lord please can you make him welcome thank you Pastor blessing for worshiping with us tonight and can you also appreciate all the men of God other men of God that may be in the crowd people that may not be able to see but are here tonight to worship with us and at all of our other Center celebrate every man of God that is present in the service today praise God without further ado you I want to bring up uh our guest speaker for tonight ministering in word like I said is a man that God has used to encourage you know to encourage to support and to speak into our life and speak into our ministry I've had uh several opportunities to sit across the table with him and and you know discuss things that will move my life and this ministry forward on one occasion I flew down to Ghana just to have a couple of hours with him uh just the two of us and I left feeling taller than [Laughter] [Applause] golat uh is a father in the faith uh with uh many proof of apostolic calling showing in his ministry um is respected around the world God has a strong voice from the continent of Africa uh a man uh who debt will call out your debt you know the Bible talks about deep calling to deep so get ready tonight for your debt to be challenged so that you your depth can be deeper I hope you understand what I'm saying uh we're going to take a very short video introduction and afterwards we'll receive the ministry of Dr Mena Al multim media ladies and gentlemen prepare for an extraordinary Ascent as we take on a new altitude and supersonic velocity guiding our trajectory is a captivating orator renowned for his profound wisdom and uplifting discourse get ready to be inspired on this exhilarating flight to Greater Heights he is the founder and general overseer of the international Central Gospel Church icgc a vast network of churches spanning Africa Europe and the United States He also serves as the chancellor of Ghana's leading private university Central University and chairs several boards across various Industries he has spearheaded numerous impactful social initiatives in health care education Sports and Community Development providing essential amenities and scholarships to hundreds of underprivileged children his daily broadcast Living Word reaches audiences across Africa Europe and the Middle East offering inspiration and guidance living in Acra Ghana with his wife Joy is a proud parent and grandparent ladies and Gentlemen please welcome Dr Mena otabo [Applause] Lord hallelujah why don't you lift up your hands to heaven and just ask God to do something new something fresh something remarkable in your life in this season of your life just ask God for something remarkable something new something precious in your life we thank you Lord we thank you for the outpouring of your spirit we thank you for grace that abounds towards us we thank you for your spirit at work in the lives of your people and father we thank you for the prophetic word that has going ahead of this conference that we're soaring higher we're going to higher levels we're breaking sound barriers we're breaking limits we breaking limitations we cross in oceans and father we climb in mountains in the name of Jesus for everybody here let there be the enablement of your spirit that your people will rise up to do the things that you've called them to do in jesus' name amen amen and amen and please be seated in God's presence it's a great honor to be here once again uh Pastor godman thank you so much for the invite uh the last time I was here I was here virtually uh in 2020 covid had hit so I preached uh without setting foot here uh and then uh previously I'd been here twice and and this would be my fourth time ministering here but third time in personing so I don't consider myself a stranger uh to Elevation I am part of the family and and part of what God is doing here and you are doing an awesome work for the glory of God Amen we celebrate the leadership of this house the spirit of excellence and quality Clarity of vision purposefulness uh that emanates out of this house comes from the leadership of this house and you are a church that is well spoken of admired and respected and we thank God for that amen and of course we want to thank God for uh the ministry of Nathaniel Basi that just came to us and um trust in the Lord that uh what we say today will be a blessing to you as Pastor was speaking earlier I just felt as if uh the two of us had been uh discussing our message you know one of those times where you you just praying don't go there don't go there don't go there because he's getting too close for comfort but uh much of what he shared Dov tailes into what I will be sharing uh with you today I have titled my message out of the valley of dry bones out of the valley of dry bones and my message is premised on a scriptural reference in the Book of Ezekiel chapter 37 and verses 1 to3 and that is where uh the message Finds Its root and it says in the hand of the Lord Came Upon me and brought me out in the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the midst of the valley and it was full of Bones then he caused me to pass by them all around and behold there were very many in the open Valley and indeed they were very dry and he said to me son of man can these bones live so I answered oh Lord you know the prophet Ezekiel is a very interesting character in The Bible because Ezekiel is both a priest and a prophet most of the prophets were simply prophets and the priests were all just priests but Ezekiel was both a priest and a prophet his father is a priest and so he combines the office of a priest and a prophet in his ministry and he's also very unique uh in the sense that Ezekiel was a prophet in Exile um most of the prophets of Israel Prophet prophesies from the from the land of Israel uh but Ezekiel prophesied in captivity he and Daniel prophesied in captivity and so the ministry of Ezekiel and Daniel have a lot of commonality they share a lot together and Ezekiel was taken into captivity uh he was taken into bondage when Babylon uh took over uh Judah uh so this is a conquered Prophet a a prophet whose nation has been coner conquered and he himself has been taken captive as a slave into the land of Babylon and when you get into these situations you you would probably feel like my Ministry is over uh the grace of God is over I have lost the battle my King has been conquered my nation has been conquered the temple of Jerusalem has been uh pulled down it seemed like the end of the line for Ezekiel but in captivity that was when his ministry started and he started his prophetic Ministry at the age of 30 and when you look into the Book of Ezekiel you find very unique statements for example the statement thus says the Lord occurs 130 times in the Book of Ezekiel so he was a man who spoke the word of God frequently the phrase that they may know that I am the Lord occurs 60 times in the Book of Ezekiel the phrase and the word of the Lord came to me occurs 50 times in the Book of Ezekiel why is that important because it situates you to see the the the level of spirituality of Ezekiel he's a very very spiritual man and a man whose Ministry is characterized by very demonstrative practices uh he's one of those prophets who doesn't just speak the word but also demonstrates it and so I want to create that context for you to appreciate this Vision that God gives to him in Ezekiel chapter 37 and and God takes him to a valley of dry bones and God asks him a questing is there hope for these bones shall these bones live and he turns back to God and says I have no opinion about that you're the one who can say something about this in other words if you ask me my opinion I don't think this is going to work but since you brought me here I assume you have something you want to say about this so Ezekiel chapter 37 he's in the dry bones in the valley of dry bones but for you to appre apprciate Ezekiel chap 37 you have to go beyond or behind Ezekiel CH 37 to chapter 36 now if you follow the prophecy of Ezekiel it it's not good for most of the time it it's not it's not nice words and then chapter 36 the tone of his prophecy starts to change leading into chapter 37 and so between chapter 36 and chapter 37 it's the it's the demarcation because from 36 and 37 the Prophecies of Ezekiel changes till he gets to the end and he ends with the the the the words the Lord is there so the background of 37 is in 36 so I'll just take you through uh 36 a little bit Ezekiel 36: 9 to 11 this is what God says for indeed I am for you I will turn to you and you shall be tilled and sown and I'll multiply men upon you and all the house of Israel all of it and cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt I will multiply upon you mind and Beast and you shall increase and bear young I'll make you inhabited as in former times to do better for you than at your Beginnings then you shall know that I am the Lord then 24 and 28 for I'll take you from among the Nations gather you out of all n countries bring you into your own land then I'll sprinkle clean water on you and you shall be clean I will cleanse you from all your filthiness from all your Idols I'll give you a new heart I put a new spirit within you I'll take the Heart of Stone out of your flesh give you a heart of Flesh I will put my spirit within you cause you to walk in my ways and you shall keep my Commandments my judgments and then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers and you shall be my people and I'll be your God at this time Israel the upper the Northern Kingdom of Israel has been conquered by Assyria the southern Kingdom has been conquered by Judah Ezekiel himself has been conquered the king of Judah has been conquered the walls of Jerusalem have been torn down the Temple of Jerusalem has been ransacked the holy instruments in the temple have been taken away from the temple and taken to the to the gods of the Babylonians if you would look at Israel at this time you would say they are just done there is no hope they are finished nothing is going to happen God has abandoned them God has left them then in chapter 36 God says to Ezekiel it's going to change there's going to be a turnaround he says you're going to come back to the land you're going to plow the land the land will be fruitful you're going to multiply you're going to be a great number of people and if you had that Prophecy in the midst of the reality of Israel it seemed the most impossible thing for God to say it is like God speaking to Africa the Africa we all love and God saying Africa is going to be the most prosperous continent in the world in the next 20 years or God saying Nigeria would be the model of democracy in the whole [Music] [Applause] world now I know you are saying yeah but part of you is saying my my mouth is saying yeah but my heart my heart is saying I don't know whether this will happen so so this is how it is it's like I you you're walking by the roadside and you see a a mad woman by the roadside and she has a child with her and and God says this is going to be a president of Nigeria so what God is saying to to to Ezekiel about Israel is so diametrically opposed to their reality it's it it's it's so far away from their experience that you wonder can this ever happen happen so in chapter 36 God is saying to Ezekiel things are going to change the nation will come back people will come back to the land the land will be plowed again there will be trees again there will be Farms you will have abundance you'll have a huge population the temple is going to build and I'm going to dwell amongst my people I'll put my spirit upon them they're going to be a brand new nation and and Ezekiel is wondering can these things happen is it possible that the word God spoke to us will ever come to pass is it possible because Israel as a nation has failed God totally now God is saying a new season is coming a new era is coming and what was impossible in pre previous years is going to be possible now now many of us can identify with us with Ezekiel and with Israel because you can look sometimes you can look at your life come to church hear a word and the word is diametrically opposed to your living reality the word says you're going to S Like an Eagle but in reality you are like a chicken down there life is beating you hard life is giving you knockout blows you've received so many knockout blows you went down at the tent count and after 10th count you didn't come up you know there there there are certain uh you know in in a boxing match normally you know you a person is knocked down sometimes you know they count 1 2 3 they get up some people you count up to8 and then they get up some people you count out to 10 they don't get up but eventually they get up but once in a while you get some people that after 10th count they're still down you can count to 100 they're still down I mean they have to go back go home in ambulances in other words they've been knocked out without any Redemption so that is the picture of Israel and I guess that is the picture sometimes of our continent Africa that is the picture of our beloved Nigeria that is the picture of my beloved Ghana sometimes you look at Africa you wonder are we going forward or going backwards would things ever change I mean we have an election we elect somebody he's worse than the previous one then you elect somebody he's worse than the previous one it it's almost like we are competing in retrogression we are competing in who is worse you know so instead of improving and say oh that this new guy came and things improveed this new guy came and we said what mistake did we make then in the midst of that God says it's going to be a new season it's going to be a new day so so then Ezekiel is wondering how can these things be so in chapter 37 which I'm going to focus on God takes Ezekiel in a vision to a valley of dry bones and he's about to show Ezekiel how chapter 37 uh chapter 36 is going to happen he says chapter 36 I said this is going to happen chapter 37 I'm showing you the methodology I'm going to use to bring chapter 36 into reality so the Valley of the dry bones is responding to the prophecy of chapter 36 I hope you get the picture so chapter 36 God says I'm going to do it chapter 37 he says this is how it's going to be done so let's see the prophecy again and the experience of Ezekiel again in chapter 37 so we go back to the first words the hand of the Lord Came Upon me and brought me out in the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the midst of the valley and it was full of Bones then he caused me to pass by them all around and behold they were all very many in the open Valley and indeed they were very dry and he said to me son of man can these bones live and I answered oh Lord God you know there are two instruments that Ezekiel talks about two things happening the first thing that is critical to making 36 happen or the promise happen is something that Ezekiel calls the hand of the Lord everybody say the hand of the Lord the of the Lord the hand of the Lord is an instrument God is going to use to accomplish his purposes for his people the hand of the Lord talks about the power of God at work the power of God moving or the power of God extended towards you so when the Bible talks about the hand of the the Lord it it it's God reaching out to you God extending something to you God's hand moving towards you and we read about the hand of the Lord many times in the Bible then the second thing that Ezekiel talks about is the spirit of the Lord everybody say the spirit of the Lord the spirit of the lord it's amazing that we've been singing a lot today about the spirit of the Lord the spirit of the Lord is the realm that is Ezekiel is in he says the hand of the Lord took me in the spirit of the Lord so the spirit of the Lord is a realm he's in the hand of the Lord is the power that is working for him so Ezekiel is physically in a place of depression but in that place God cocoons him or envelopes him in a different realm in other words you can be in a place that is bad but God can create a spiritual atmosphere around you that is contradictory to the reality of your physical experience so physically you are depressed but now you are in a different realm one of the reasons why we go to church is to be in a different realm so outside everything is chaotic but inside in the house of the Lord you are in the place of the spirit of God you have a different feel a different atmosphere a different word being spoken and that's why sometimes you come to church you're so full of Faith pumped High then you go home and you're so deflated then you come to church the next week then you get full of Faith again and then you get deflated because the realm in the church is very different from the church the realm outside the church although this church is in Nigeria it is God's house in Nigeria it's God's Kingdom in Nigeria it's God's dwelling place so the moment you enter this place like Ezekiel did although he's in Babylon at one moment he's in a different realm and he calls it the spirit of the Lord so God is going to use the hand of the Lord and he's going to use the spirit of the Lord everybody say the hand of the Lord the hand of the Lord say the spirit of the Lord okay so now let's move on and Ezekiel says that he is transported he is taken to a valley and in the valley he sees a lot of dry bones the three things I'm going to highlight here the first is the Gathering of dry bones the dry bones are gathered in one place they all in one place but they all defeated they represent the bones of people who used to live but have died and it is supposed that these are the bones of people who have died in that earlier war that conquered Israel so this is people who went out to fight and lost the battle people who went out to win and came out losers so they are gathered in the one place normally we say that there is strength in numbers that you know when when when you put people together in large numbers there is strength and and whatever they want to do they will do it and there is a truth in it and there is a falsehood in it as well because I've seen numbers gathered together which are not strong because when Dry Bones gather no matter how much or how many they are the Dr Gathering of dry bones is a reinforcement of defeat it's not a gathering of strength it's a gathering of defeat people who have gathered but all of them are dry bones people who have gathered but all of them have been defeated people who have gathered but all of them are down so he sees this Gathering it's a large number but everybody is dead everything is dead everybody has been defeated everybody has been conquered and no one has a story no one has a testimony no one has anything to share is the Gathering of the defeated and they are in the valley and the phrase the valley represents the Battle Ground in those days battles were not fought on mountaintops battles were fought in valleys so when Nations wanted to to to fight they will go to a valley or a pling ground to fight so the the term Valley that represents that these people are in a valley or in a battlefield and they have been conquered in the battlefield their bones have been scattered all over this is a battle where no one survived everyone died and Ezekiel says that the bones are many and they're dry and they in this Valley and in 11 the Lord spoke to isek and says he and he said to me son of man these bones are the whole house of Israel they indeed say our bones are dry our hope is lost and we ourselves are cut off the whole house of Israel the whole nation so can 36 happened can the nation revive God says well this is what the nation feels like now everybody feels it's a dry land if you look at I mean if numbers really did the trick Nigeria will get it figured out don't you think so because you have numbers you have numbers you are a lot of people it's not so much how many people we have it's not so much the population because if the population is in a valley and it's in a valley of dry bones there may be a lot of them but it's a hopeless Gathering it's a gathering of people going nowhere so that's what Ezekiel Saw so God's speaks to Ezekiel and he says to him speak to the dry bones prophesy to the dry bones so in verse 7 and 8 it says so I prophesied as I was commanded and as I commanded there was a noise and suddenly a rattling and the bones came together bone to bone indeed as I looked the sen of the flesh Came Upon them and and the skin covered them over and there was no bre but there was no breath in them there are two ideas here the command of the Lord and the prophesying of Ezekiel so God spoke and Ezekiel is supposed to repeat what God Said So God says command the dry bones prophesy breath to them Ezekiel prophesied breath to them so there is a voice of God and there is a voice of man the voice of God is a command the voice of the man is a prophecy because God does no prophecy God commands he knows all things but we responding to his word prophesy so what we say as a reflection of God's word is a prophecy a prophecy is every word we speak that is in our life ment with what God has done said so what is God saying to to Ezekiel he says although the situation is very bad you're going to learn to change what you say about the situation you're going to learn to prophesy and he didn't say prophesy to the bones because the bones are dead dead they cannot hear but he said prophesy to the wind and let the wind bring breath to the bones and so he prophesies and things start happening the Bible says there is a rattling and when you check the the Hebrew source of it the the impression you get is God spoke he commanded only Ezekiel had it because if you read the beginning of Ezekiel he was in a place with a lot of people but only he heard it so there is a voice of God is silent then there is the voice of Ezekiel it is heard and the voice of Ezekiel created another sound from among the bones so something Ezekiel says is now being replicated in the bone structure you see when we come to church a church like elevation and you hear Pastor saying the kinds of things he says he's doing what Ezekiel did because in this valley of dry bones called Nigeria God has called many Ezekiel and Sunday after Sunday week days after weekday online and in person they keep prophesying and they keep prophesying and they keep prophesying to the dry bones and guess what is happening the dry bones begin to gather and what happened in ezekiel's time is that the dry bones gathered and the interesting thing about the Gathering of the dry bones is that the bones connected to their proper place of connection in other words God started creating Networks with the bones people who were dispersed quickly found people they could network with bones started coming to Bones hip bones to Joint bone to to thigh bones and all of that and and the whole system was connected and he says surprisingly as he's watching this Vision he saw muscles develop on the bones and then he saw something else he saw flesh upon the bones so this Army that was defeated is now reconstituted but it has no life it's a gathering of lifeless people they are together they are not dry but it's lifeless so God spoke to Ezekiel again again and he says to him you have to take this a little further because Gathering people without life it's like having a form without function it's it's possible to have large Gatherings but they are lifeless because sometimes you wonder whether all the large Gatherings we have in Africa have life one of the challenges of Israel you find in in when when Israel was in captivity in uh in Egypt did you know according to the scriptures the Israelites were more than the Egyptians that's what Exodus says the Egyptians were a minority the Israelites were the majority they were borning children like nobody's business and and and just giving back to Twins and quadruple they were so happy dedicating babies and so the Egyptians said wow these people are more than us they came as strangers they've now become more than us we have to be careful because one day when there is a battle these guys can side with our enemies and and and we are done so let us deal shrewdly with them the question I always ask is Israel had the numbers but they were not there when this decision was taken to destroy them they were not in the right assembly where critical decisions were being made about their future but they had the numbers they had the crowd but the crowd had no clout they had numbers of people but no influence and they stayed there and the Egyptians were less in number started a policy of cutting down their numbers and destroying the male children and dis and confusing them and sowing seeds of Discord among their leadership and all of a sudden a people who came free and prospered in the land of Goan and had a higher population than the rest of the nation have now become slaves their strength is utilized for making brick and mortar for building cities for Egypt the interesting thing is Israel at any point in time could have walked out of Egypt and nobody could have stopped them because they had the numbers they had the strength they had the capacity to do that but they never did it until they were crushed lesson it's not about numbers it's about strategic placement you can have 10 people rule over a thousand people it's not so much about how many people fill our stadiums all of us have meetings where stadiums are filled I have I feel big stadiums but then you ask yourself what kind of bodies are these because the church in Africa has become need-based and has very little strategic intent people come to church because they need a personal breakthrough they want God to give them a husband or a wife they they want God to kill their enemies they want God to to uh whatever again I mean we have the numbers but check the things we pray about very little strategy very little strategy so the numbers are is not converted into power and until the church in Africa moves away from need based Ministry we will Mass up numbers but very small groups of people will control [Music] us is it easy to do it no because the people the people are need based and if they come to you and you don't pray for them about killing their enemy and and and they finding whatever they looking before they go to the next the next person who will do that for them So eventually we are massing up numbers we we pray about mundane issues we pray about silly prayer topics some of them are not even biblical but we spend hours [Music] in big gatherings praying nonsensical [Music] prayers it is said that the church is is in Africa is very prayerful I don't know I don't believe so I don't really think the church in Africa is prayerful the only way you can tell a people are prayerful is when the become intercessors when they are not praying for themselves but praying for other people then you say they are prayerful but people who are always Lord do this for me Lord do this for me Lord do this for me Lord kill my enemy break the break their jaws that's not prayerful that is African witchcraft so in ezekiel's dream the bones come together there's Flesh on them but there's no life because something else has to happen to convert these bones that have come together into a vital living Army and God says to Ezekiel you have to prophesy to the wind that breath would come to these dry bones and he prophesies and this Army gets up and they start marching and God says this is what I'm going to do to make chapter 36 a reality I'm going to convert these bone dry people into an army of God and when they become an army of God then I will fulfill what I prophesied in in chapter 36 then the land will be fruitful there will be trees there will be abundance then they will go to war and win their battles then my spirit will be poured upon them then they will return from all their Nations and build their country I don't know about Nigeria but in my beloved Ghana there are more ghanan trained doctors working in the city of New York than those who are working back home in the country you the you the same no longer no wonder we are cousins your problems are our [Music] problems how can a nation develop with this level of attrition it can't it's like fetching water into a licking basket the brains are being leaked out our children are becoming foreigners our grandchildren are foreigners they're building other people's economies and I know people would say well because our leaders are this and our leaders are that and our leader yeah and and understand all of that I am also an African I live in the mess but I'm an Ezekiel and when you live in the mess you have to catch a vision that God has a plan for the people in this dry Valley that's right and I have a part to play in this vision and my part to play is not about killing the next Nigerian Ian who has survived and stays in the land because he sat on my promotion he must die if God killed all managers who sit on people's promotion who will manage our factories and our companies again if God killed all the bosses you will be the boss and you all sit on somebody's promotion and you need to be killed because when you are at the top you don't promote everybody somebody's promotion will be sat on because he's not good Born Again tongue talking Spirit fill but a lousy [Music] [Applause] worker so if God is going to kill all of these people the few who stayed we are praying for God to kill [Music] them your land Lord who built his house nicely bought cement and blocks built his house rented a place for you he's rejecting you and he wanted God to kill him who's going to build the next house until we stop this [Music] approach and start getting people to focus their prayer Beyond themselves Beyond need so they can rise in the valley of dry bones and begin to March towards the promise of God concerning their land concerning their Nation concerning their people unless we do that we're all in this Valley so God is saying to Ezekiel I promised you and this is how it's going to be done God ask him shall these bones live Ezekiel says you know Lord he says yes I know this is how I do it it's going to start by speaking and that's word those words must change the atmosphere must change the mindset must change the living reality of the people and that's why we have a conference like this talking about soaring in a nation where everybody is being pulled down we say we can rise we can rise we can do exploits the Breath of God the life of God the energy of God creates a living Army so he says so he said to me prophesy to the breath prophesy son of man and say to the breath thus says the Lord God come from the for wings o breath and breathe on these slain that they may live so I prophesied as he commanded me and breath came into them and they lived and stood upon their feet an exceedingly great Army an exceedingly great Army an exceedingly great Army may the Lord raise in the African church an exceedingly great Army not permanent babies but an exceedingly great Army not people who are so fixed exed about personal need that they never catch a vision of the bigger picture we want an exceedingly great Army do you know that if your nation was doing well a lot of your prayer points will be unnecessary I mean some some will still assist you still worship God and say Lord I worship you you still pray and say Lord draw me close to you you still pray and say Lord open my eyes to see you you'll still pray and say Lord uh you know bless my family and all of that those prayer points will be there but the other ones which are mostly financially induced will all be answered even much of the marriage issues will be solved because you know you go to the a average Community you find the the raw material for marriage exists but the bones are not coming [Music] together I was talking to a group of young people in my church recently I said how many of you are not married they raised up your hand I looked at them men women not mared I said what are you doing said where's the problem marry why are you giving us problem people are coming Pastor I need a husband the husband is [Music] there so I said to the men I said why are you not marrying the the sisters I said pastor it's hard you know things are hard things are hard economy is not good so when God saw a bigger problem marriage becomes easy we have to be careful in Africa that when God prospers our nation our people do not backslide because they have nothing to pray about again nothing to wake up a dawn to pray again nothing to go for Vigil to pray again because the economy is supplying all their need according to its riches if we feed people on that and that's why they travel because things become more important than God's agenda I believe with all my heart that God has an agenda for the African continent and the African peoples that God is visiting our land as the last hope of Christianity on the earth [Music] now but he's not visiting us so that we get husbands and wives so that our rent is paid he's visiting us because he has a kingdom he has an agenda he has the evangelization of the world he has his glory filling the Earth as the waters cover the sea that's his agenda and until we focus on that the valley will still be full of people but they are not an army of God they self-centered Army so I came here to say to you when we talk about soaring high it's not just about your needs it's not just about your personal progress it's not just about you writing Rising high and becoming better but we are talking about a people ezekiel's prophecy was for a people for a nation for a depressed people and I'm praying that you'll catch a vision not only of your life but of your nation and not only of your nation but of your continent and of your people whether they are living here or living outside and you catch a vision and you catch a burden that you will be part of that army of Africans that will rise up and change the world for Jesus Christ and make a difference in our world that we will saw and make a difference in the meantime God will bless you I hear a bigger amen [Music] coming when I was talking about the nation the valley is deep the valley is deep we're deep in the valley we talk about the prosperity of the nation ah amen but when we say God will lift you up amen I pray we will reverse it [Music] am and tonight I want us to pray before I sit down we're going to pray for our continent the continent of Africa we're going to pray for for our nation Nigeria we're going to prophesy to our continent we're going to prophesy for God to touch our continent raise new leaders because the leaders come from the people you know sometimes I hear people complain and say African leaders you know the problem we have his leadership there is no African that was born into a family called leadership ship we are not an aristocracy we are basically an egalitarian society anybody from anywhere Rises to the top everybody who is at the top used to be a citizen and when they were citizen they thought about making a difference and then they got there and messed up so the question is where is the mess the mess is not at the top the mess is in the valley of dry bones so if you take one leader and replace him with another predictably you will get the same results and that's what Ezekiel is called to do to prophesy and change the atmosphere tonight I want you to pray that that God will make you the citizen that Nigeria needs that God will make you the leader that Nigeria needs amen that God will make you the citizen that Africa needs amen that God will make prepare you for that that when this Army stands on its feet it will be a formidable army it is said that in by the year 2050 Africa will host the largest youthful population in the world the numbers are here but what kind of numbers would they be will it be numbers that people would just come and take advantage of and take our kids to Canada and take everybody just drive them all over the world let's rise up lift up your hands to God don't think about yourself it's not about you it's bigger than [Music] you and in your hands is Nigeria as you Lift It Up Lift your nation before God lift your nation before God and begin to pray and intercede for your nation pray for your nation this is a nation deeply divided tribally religiously the bones are dry in a valley numbers are there but it's all dry bones and we want to prophesy over Nigeria and we're going to declare Nigeria shall live Nigeria live Nigeria live Nigeria live we speak life we speak life to this nation we speak life to this continent we speak life to the bones of our continent we speak life to the bones of our nation we Speak Life to the future of our nation in the name of Jesus our continent will break limits our continent will attain New Heights our continent will rise our nation will rise our people will rise it will be well with us the Lord turns our captivity in the name of Jesus Lord raise a new Army of citizens a new Army of citizens a new Army of citizens a new group of people a people whose hearts are tend towards [Music] you we command and prophesy to the dry bones of Africa that says the Lord surely I will cause breath to enter into you and you shall shall live we speak to Africa we speak to Nigeria the Lord will cause breath to enter into you and you shall live the Lord will put senine on you the Lord will put flesh upon you the Lord will cover you with [Music] skin we prophesy to the dry bones of our families of our businesses live live live [Music] live let it happen oh God in Jesus [Music] name in Jesus name in Jesus name Heavenly Father We Stand today as Ezekiel [Music] stood we see what he saw he saw a valley and we see a [Music] valley he he saw dry bones and we see Dry Bones he saw a defeated nation and we see a defeated nation and a defeated people but today Lord we hear a new sound from heaven and we hear the command of the Lord and by the command of the lord we prophesy and we say to our continent live we say to our nation live we say to our Industries live we say to our Farmers live we say to our entrepreneurs live raise up factories raise up plants in our land let there be new life amen as you said to Israel the trees will blood them again let the businesses blow them again let the manufacturing plants blow them again let the industries blow them again let there be native Industries local industries that we will not just be importers of other people's products but consumers of our products and exporters of our products and father we see the dry bones of leadership Nation after Nation election after election and we prophesy the end of that cycle that the cycle of repeated bad leadership ends this is the final season of that father we pray that you breathe new fresh new breath upon the new leadership people who are rise who are lying down unresponsive let them rise people who have said I would never be a politician but they are qualified for the job let them rise people who are sitting somewhere and say I don't want to be part of the mess Let Them rise oh God raise up a new generation out of the will nness out of the dry bones and give us a new sound let a new sound be heard in our nation and our continent and father equip your church and the leaders of your church to turn their attention beyond the needs of their people the felt needs of the people to think about God's agenda am to think about God's strategy amen and in fulfill in your will our needs will be met a we thank you Lord for transformation of our continent of our nation Nigeria of the people of this land and of a new story am in Jesus name am Give the Lord some praise [Music] [Applause] come on put those hands together celebrate and help me appreciate the ministry of Dr alob Bill come on come on let's do it very well let's do it very well Hallelujah ah how many of us are blessed tonight can I say a show of hand you know one thing that I said was that his depth is going to challenge your depth has that happen now while he was ministering the Holy Spirit was reminding me of some things but I want to say them one Abraham happened to be our model of blessing in the Bible the greatest prayer that he prayed was for Sodom and gomorra negoti cretion there was a mention of his personal need when he said what will you give me say that I go childless that's perhaps the only time that you read about Abraham talking to God and the way he even asked he was not like if you don't give me I'm going to leave church and you know even that one that God gave him God still tested him with it to say bring it because it's more about me not so much about I mean it's about the kingdom just like Dr said today but the Abraham that was interceding for Sodom fighting for lot was the Most Blessed figure that we saw in the Bible job prayed for his friends and his captivity was turned around as you are leaving today everyone at every expression and every Center the first truth of acceler 2024 that you have gotten is that God wants to turn you to an intercessor that's the first truth many more will be layered on I just don't want you to miss out on that one that God wants to make you a different kind of prayer Warrior not the prayer Warrior that is worried but the one that is blessed that is peaceful and that is progressing the kingdom of God by not focusing only on himself or herself I hope you're getting something out of this glory be to Jesus Hallelujah I said glory be to Jesus Hallelujah one more time can you help me appreciate the ministry of Dr men Auto Glory Glory Glory um we're closing and I'm going to bring up the elevation PRI of Praise they're going to uh um close it out with the song 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning the morning session of acceler 2024 will start my good friend Pastor YY Davis will be here Dr Al B will be back tomorrow morning tomorrow evening our lead speaker for tomorrow evening will be Pastor so I don't want you to miss out on tomorrow it's going to be backto back blessings the morning and the evening and if you snooze yeah so please take time off work let's be here 9:00 a.m. to about 11:30 a.m. uh promises will be powerful and then we'll be back at 6:00 don't just pick and choose just tell God I want to give you myself I want to be immersed because there are some things you need to hear here again and here again and just dedicate the next 3 Days To continuous hearing going to bring a paradigm shift look at your neighbor for me and tell your neighbor you're an intercessor let the intercessor in you arise say let intercessor in you arise let the prayer warrior in you arise but you will pray for the right things you will seek the kingdom of God SE and every other thing shall be added to you tell your neighbor you will no longer be praying useless prayers PR useless prayers in the name of Jesus Jesus you will pray prayers that touch the heavens pray pray you will pray prayers that touch the heart of God [Applause] in the name of the Lord Jesus tell your neighbor say because of you because of you your family will be turned around family will be turned around your industry will be turned around your indry turned around your profession will be turned around profession will around this nation will be turned around this nation will turned and the story of Africa will change in the precious name of Jesus Amen the accelerat mesh are still available uh the t-shirts and all that uh I don't know if they can put it on the screen all right um and um well I don't know what they're do okay yeah so that's accelate mesh is available nice stuff that you can get you can wear them for morning sessions you can wear them for evening sessions just even wear them to work so that you can use it to invite somebody for one of the sessions all right elevation pre of Praise will sing us out I look forward to see you at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow please let's be orderly uh the rain is coming down right now there was an outpour whil uh especially here in Ley I don't know about other places where people are watching from so please let's be orderly and follow instructions as we go elevation PR of praise God bless you see in the morning time toate [Music] 20 mil south of Areno airport Northbound request [Music] report one to set up H maintain 1,000 [Music] thank you for listening we hope you are truly blessed please feel free to email us at info@ elevation n.org for all inquiries or to share any testimonies you can also follow us on our social media channels @ elevation NG to have access to real time updates on all broadcasts and special programs till we come your way again keep making great that's comeon [Music]