Deliverance From The Bondage of Corruption

Title: Deliverance From The Bondage of Corruption

Preacher: Dr. 'Tunde Bakare

Main Texts: Romans 8:18-22

"...The creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God..." (V21).

If there are no accurate apostolic definitions in our era, we are one generation away from paganism. The next generation would not even know what Joshua and the fathers believed. God reveals appropriate revelations to appropriate generations. It is unfortunate that the Church has been wrongly taught for decades. Hence, people believe wrongly, act wrongly, and the bondage seems perpetual. Nonetheless, in spite of the blunders of the past, God is raising a prophetic generation that shall root out every tree that God has not planted by the prophetic axe of His word. Although, corruption was brought into the world by a specific group of people called the sons of God, it will take other sons of God—the true sons of God—to nullify what some sons of God initiated (Genesis 6:1-3; 4:25, 26). The purpose of the earnest expectation of the creation is not just for the manifestation of the sons of God, but for the true sons of God with power and grace to bring deliverance to the creation in every facet of human endeavour. Only true witnesses can deliver souls – Proverbs 14:25. God would never reject those who know Him and serve Him with all of their hearts. And those who don’t know Him but seek Him with all their hearts will never be forsaken also—He will never bypass those who are crying unto Him for deliverance (Isaiah 61:1-7).

Therefore, this message is anchored on three critical words: bondage, deliverance, and corruption.

Bondage: The word bondage means slavery or involuntary servitude. It also means captivity, imprisonment, or the restraint of a person’s liberty by compulsion. In scriptural context, bondage signifies spiritual subjection to sin and corrupt passions.

Deliverance: It means release from captivity, slavery, oppression, or any restraint. It also means rescue from danger or evil (Genesis 45:7; Isaiah 61:1-7).

There is only one location in the entire universe that deliverance can be located or received: Zion, the Church. It is only in the presence of God that one can receive the power and grace to live above the bondage of corruption (Obadiah 1:17). It takes only the true sons of God who carry Jesus’ anointing and message with energizing power of the Holy Spirit to cause the people to arise and yearn for true freedom. The Spirit in the word of God and the power of His word is capable of delivering you from whatever captivity or bondage you might be experiencing (Romans 11:26, 27).

Corruption: It means decay or depravity. It also means to change from good to bad. It means to waste, spoil, or consume. To corrupt means to defile and pollute. Moreover, it also means to entice from good and allure to evil (Genesis 6:11, 12; Psalms 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Matthew 6:19; Exodus 32: 7; 2 Corinthians 11:1- 3.).

Epitome of Corruption: The giants that were born to men in Genesis when the sons of God intermingled with the daughters of men were mighty men of renowned (Genesis 6:4; 10:8-10). It was the commingling of the holy seed and unholy seed that produced the corruption in the world. They were mighty in activities that were fuelled by hell and the end-product was nothing but destruction and utter woe. These giants are the multinational corporations of our days—the harbinger of corruption in the land and city. For this reason, the true sons of God must rise so that every harbinger of these mighty and renowned evil men will be out-rightly uprooted forever. Deliverance from corruption can only come from Zion. It is the true sons of God that would bring about the kingdom of God to every aspect of human endeavour.

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Do we really need to die to go to heaven?

 Do we really need to die to go to heaven?

“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there”.

A man posted or shared the above words on facebook and it’s really got my attention so I made a comment and I felt like sharing my comments with all my beloved people. Here is my comment:

A man does not need to die to go or get to heaven. Enoch walked with God and he was no more for God took him (Genesis. 5:24). Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven (2Kings 2:11-12). They did not die. These people received the foretaste. This is what the gospel is all about because death has been abolished.

However, Jesus died to go to Hell not to heaven in order for Him to destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage (Hebrews 2:14-15). He rose on the third day according to the scriptures and He is at the right hand of God right now in heaven making supplication for you and me. He woke up with the natural body laid in the Tomb and was with us for forty days before He went up to HEAVEN with this glorious body(1Corinthians 15:3-4, Luke 24:51).

A man can be here on earth and at the same time in heaven with God while he is still living. Apostle Paul proved this; he was caught up in the third heaven. He was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words… (2Corinthians 12:1-4, Acts 14:19-20). Heaven is not what they made you to believe. Christ said the kingdom of God is within you; this is heaven redefined! Heaven lives in God. This is another topic for another day. Thanks.

The Manifestation of The Sons of God (Part 1)

Title: THE MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD (PART 1)

Preacher: Dr. 'Tunde Bakare

Main Text: Romans 8:18-22

“…Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory He will reveal to us later. For all creation is WAITING EAGERLY for that future day when GOD WILL REVEAL WHO HIS CHILDREN REALLY ARE… (NLV).

“…For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared to THE GLORY which shall be revealed IN us…For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God…” (Romans 8:18, 19 KJV)

The theme of this message is not foreign to the body of Christ across the globe. It is has been emphatically echoed in churches, meetings, and various conferences in believers’ circles across the nations. However, it is astoundingly appalling that in spite of the emphasis that has been rung on this subject from diverse perspectives, coupled with the unprecedented prolific springing up of churches at every nook and cranny of our nation, the bondage of the creation to corruption goes on unabated. Although countless true teachings are constantly shared, significant change does not take place. The truth is once the coming to manifestation of the sons is revealed, something happens to the bondage of corruption to which this earth belongs. Hence, the reason why the true sons must manifest in order to bring an end to corruption is because corruption was brought to the earth through the sons of God. There was no corruption on the earth until Adam rebelled against God and the whole creation consequently rebelled against Adam. Thus, the ability to replenish and subdue the earth was lost in the rebellion. Nonetheless, if you desire to operate in peace, harmony, and have all things respond to you as they should, then this message is a timely message you can’t afford to ignore. The aim of this message is do justice to the truth as far as this subject is concerned.

“Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that THE SONS OF GOD saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose…there were GIANTS on the earth in those days…when THE SONS OF GOD came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were mighty men who were of old, men of renown.” –Genesis 6:1-12.

It is not alien that various schools of thought and renowned theologians teach that the sons of God in Genesis 6:2, 4 are the fallen angels. If that supposed to be true, then it is a violation and an outright distortion of the scriptures on the divine blessing placed upon all creation to replenish and multiply according to its kind at the beginning. That is to say, all creatures were created according to their kinds and empowered to reproduce after their kind (Genesis 1:11, 12, 20-22; Hebrews 1:7). Brethren, the Bible is not capable of any hidden interpretation. Therefore, it’s expedient to dig deep into the scripture to see who these sons of God are.

It is critical for you to take cognizance that the Bible records that God appointed another seed for Eve instead of Abel whom Cain killed. That simply means the latter seed called Seth and Cain were not of the same kind. But when the new seed began to multiply through Seth, men began to call on the name of the Lord for the first time after the fall. Thus, from the seed of Seth named Enosh the sons of God began to manifest. And when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, the sons of God entered into marriage with them and the end products were giants. Bluntly speaking, no matter the science and technology that men may apply, conception cannot take place in bestiality. The mating of a male goat and a female dog cannot produce neither of its kind. In like manner, it is absolutely impossible for conception to place between the daughters of men and angels let alone bringing forth, because angels do not posses the seed of men neither were they created from man’s seed. Thus, it is nothing but absolute fallacy and erroneous to conclude that angels have the capability to produce offspring in the likeness of man. The law of creation says every creature must produce after its kind!

It was the result of corruption that permeated the earth that brought about the giants on earth when the sons of God married the sons of men. The seven mighty nations that were destroyed by God for the sake of Israel were the descendants of these giants (Deuteronomy 7:1-14). However, in the same corrupted and polluted environment, Noah found grace in the sight of God and he was separated from the rest of mankind. The same water that drowned others was what God used to lift him up. Moreover, the beasts and all kinds of wild animals were living violently against themselves and man, but the situation was different in the ark. That simply connotes that it takes just one true son of God to bring sanity and order to a chaotic and corrupted situation or environment. It was through Noah that God reversed the curse that brought rebellion to the earth. It was in his time that God brought the violence of the beasts under control by the authority given to Noah, though he was the foreshadow of the real Man—Jesus Christ. The point here is this: the corruption that was brought to the earth by the sons of God through marriage with the daughters of the corrupted seed, TRUE SONS would have to bring an end to it (Genesis 9:1, 2; Isaiah 11:1-9).

The reason for the groaning of the whole creation is for the manifestation of the true sons of God so that they can bring order and godly fear into the chaos, anarchy, crime, violence, and what have you, that filled the earth in consequence of the corruption caused by the sons of God. Therefore, the manifestation of the true sons of God goes beyond Christian conferences and meetings; it is to produce those who will bring order to chaos. Our groaning is not purposeless. The groaning is coming forth because of earnest expectation of the true sons who will bring order into every sector of government in a nation. These true sons will become models in every facet of human experience. These are the people the creation is waiting for. They have an assignment to bring divine order into their environment and their territory of influence. The manifestation of the Spirit and truth will be evident in their lives. Except there is manifestation of the Spirit and truth in you, you are not part of the true sons of God! God has purposed to replant the heavens and relay the foundation of the earth through the word that He has put in the mouths of these true sons. They are made to declare the word of God into every chaotic situation and bring God’s government into it. They are the prophetic voice of God in any given situation. The manifestation of the true sons of God is to undo the corruption initiated by of the sons of God in Genesis 6: 2, 4. These are the true sons. (Isaiah 51:1-3, 12-16).

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THE HERITAGE OF THE WICKED

Title :	THE HERITAGE OF THE WICKED
Preacher :	Dr. 'Tunde Bakare
Main Text: Psalms 73:3-21 “…For I was envious of the boastful, when I see the prosperity of the wicked…when I thought how to understand this, it was too painful for me, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast then down to destruction…” Candidly, as a servant of God and minister of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, it is easy to be disconcerted and disappointingly get upset when God appears to be slow in judgement and prayers seem unanswered in a nation given to lying propaganda like ours. As a mouth piece of God, the inclination to be dispirited and consequently throw in the towel is distinctly bright when you witness the prosperity of the wicked in a nation filled with the crying of blood, not just an ordinary blood of crying but as it is experienced in the political, social, and economic climate of the nation. Frankly, as a prophet or a prophetic people, the propensity or aptness to be downhearted is high when you see the sumptuousness of ambitious men, their dreams, drives and delusions. Moreover, as an ambassador of Christ with a prophetic message in a given district, locality, city, or nation, the tendency to be discombobulate like the likes of Jeremiah, Elihu, David, and Isaiah, by God’s acts and ways in executing His plans and purposes concerning an erring nation is almost inevitable. However, if one understands, just as the understanding eventually dawned on David in the presence of God, that there is a heritage prepared by God for the wicked, every element of frustration, disquieting and the tendency to quit the ministry can be handled with courage, endurance, dogged determination, and perseverance in the midst of crooked and perverse environment – Jeremiah 20:1-10; 9: 1-10; Job 32: 6-22; Psalms 73:3-21. This message is therefore born out of the need to encourage those who stand for God, not be weary in righteousness, and also serve as a timely warning in order not to be victims of divine blows. On the other hand, the message also unveils the package which God kept for the wicked and those who participate in the act. But before we go into the nub of the message, it is important that we identify the biblical responsibilities of prophets and prophetic people within the nations and communities of the earth. EIGHT BASIC BIBLICAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROPHETS AND PROPHETIC PEOPLE: Prophets are called to be the conscience of the nations or the lands of their assignment.                                       – Isaiah 3: 8-11; 12:12-24. They must draw attention to national sins.                                       – Exodus 32:30-35; Deuteronomy 9: 18-20. Prophets give proper warning wherever they realise that the community is under the judgement of God.                                        -  (Jeremiah 16:1-18). They show the way when the nation stands at various cross roads.                                            - (Ezekeil 33:9-13). The prophets have to choose and anoint the leaders of their country.                                              - ( 1 Samuel 16: 1- 3; 1 Kings 19: 15, 16). They encourage the leaders and give them directions.                                             - ( 1 Kings 2:1-4). The prophets have to warn and pronounce judgement over the leaders who break God’s laws.                                             - (Isaiah 10:1-8; Matthew 23: 12-16). The prophets are the bearers of visions of the future of the people, and also saddled with the responsibility to unveil God’s plan for survival in times of trouble.                               - (2 Samuel 17:1-29; Isaiah 1:1-31; Ezekiel 11:24, 25; Acts 9:10-22; 16:9-12). Now no matter how boastful and materially prosperous the wicked may be in a nation, the prophetic word of God is capable of catching up with them and consequently slays them if they refuse to repent. Jehovah God is the governor of all nations. The power to remove kings and the mighty lies before Him, and He gives the kingdom to whosoever He wishes. He alone has the power to crush every mountain and bring to nothing the pride of the wicked and their paraphernalia. According to the scripture, the heritage of the wicked goes thus: “Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth, that THE TRIUMPHING OF THE WICKED IS SHORT, and THE JOY OF THE HYPOCRITE IS BUT FOR A MOMENT? Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds, yet he will perish forever like his own refuse; those who have seen him will say, where is he? He will fly away like a dream, and not be found; yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night. The eye that saw him will see him no more, nor will his place behold him anymore. His children will seek the favour of the poor, and his hand will restore his wealth. His bones are full of his youthful vigor, but it will lie down with him in the dust. Though evil is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue, though he spares it and does not forsake it, but still keeps it in his mouth, yet his food in his stomach turns sour; it becomes cobra venom within him. He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly. He will suck the poison of cobras; the viper’s tongue will slay him. He will not see the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down; from the proceeds of his business he will get no enjoyment. For his has oppressed and forsaken the poor, he has violently seized a house which he did not build. Because he knows no quietness in his heart, he will save anything he desires. Nothing is left for him to eat; therefore HIS WELL-BEING WILL NOT LAST. IN HIS SELF-SUFFICIENCY HE WILL BE IN DISTRESS; EVERY HAND OF MISERY WILL COME AGAINST HIM. WHEN HE IS ABOUT TO FILL HIS STOMACH, GOD WILL CAST ON HIM THE FURY OF HIS WRATH, AND WILL RAIN IT ON HIM WHILE HE IS EATING. He will flee from the iron weapon; a bronze bow will pierce him through. It is drawn, and comes out of the body; yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terror comes upon him; total darkness is reserved for his treasures. As unfanned fire will consume him; it shall go ill with him who is left in his tent. The heavens will reveal his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. The increase of his house will depart, and his goods will flow away in the day of His wrath. THIS IS THE PORTION FROM GOD FOR A WICKED MAN, THE HERITAGE APPOINTED TO HIM BY GOD.”                                                                                                                                                    – Job 20:4-29.
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Your Manifestation Depends on Your Revelation

Title :	Your Manifestation Depends on Your Revelation
Preacher :	Dr. 'Tunde Bakare
Main Text: Matthew 16:13-20 “…Jesus…asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for FLESH AND BLOOD HAS NOT REVEALED THIS TO YOU, BUT MY FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN”” – Matthew 16:13-17 There is a revelation of the Spirit; there is a also revelation of the flesh. Just as the Spirit of God reveals knowledge of the plan and purpose of God for His church and entire humanity at large to those who are connected to Him, in like manner, there are revelations that come from flesh and blood. If flesh and blood does not reveal knowledge, Jesus would not have affirmed the source of the revelation of Himself which Peter received from the Father. On the contrary, flesh and blood revelations are cerebral calculation, logic, human permutations, strong analytical and persuasive word that beguiles people to believe lying wonders; flesh and blood revelation is nothing but divination. The Sadducees, Pharisees, and the religious gurus of Jesus' days were had nothing but flesh and blood revelation of who Jesus was. But as for those who would manifest the days of heaven on earth, their manifestation would depend on the true revelation of who Jesus Christ really is. Thus you cannot manifest Jesus except He is revealled in and through you. Although the Scriptures make it plain that flesh and blood cannot inherit thekingdom of God, there is another flesh and blood that is prepared by God for the purpose of expressing His fullness through human vessels. The Word that became flesh is called another flesh (Jesus Christ). – John 1:1, 14. And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man (first Adam) so we will bear the image of the heavenly man (the last Adam—Jesus Christ). –1 Corinthians 15:49, 45. Those that would posses another flesh in order to manifest the image of the heavenly Man are the ones that are not born after the will of flesh and blood, nor of the will of man, but after the will of God. The Son of God, Jesus Christ, went through process so that He could become the Son of Man. In like manner, He would take us through process so that we also can become the true sons of God that would manifest Christ on earth. Although Peter received the true revelation of who Jesus is, he was forbidden from preaching it because he had not gone through the process whereby the word would become flesh in him. In other words, until the word becomes flesh in you, you cannot preach Him effectively. – John 1:12, 13; Romans 8:14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Luke 2:21; Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 3:13-17. The flesh and blood that would inherit the kingdom of God are those that have the life of Christ in them. When Jesus said except we eat His flesh and drink His blood we have no life in us, He simply means only those who feed on His truth and consume His grace, and feed on His life would manifest Him and represent His purpose and interest on planet earth. Thus we eat His flesh and drink His blood. The Bible says the life of an animal is in the blood, therefore only those who feed on His life are the true sons of God that would manifest and represent Him and do His will in all ramifications. Therefore as we feed on His flesh and drink His blood, we possess eternal life. We have another life that nothing in this world can equal. – John 6:50-58; 1 Corinthians 15:50; 10:16, 17; 11:25, 26; John 17:1-3. Note: whatever revelation of God you might have received does not immediately translate into manifestation until it is processed in and through you. Unfortunately, many people want revelation but they are not ready to pay the price that would bring the revelation into manifestation. Going through the process of manifestation is what would hinder many from coming into manifestation. God has to prepare you for what He has prepared for you—He has to make you ready! Because It takes process for revelation to produce manifestation in you. Everyone that would represent God and operate by the standard of heaven in every facet of human endeavour would go through conception and gestation period before manifestation can take place. In other words, the revelation you conceived must go through gestation in you before you can manifest it. The ultimate next level is that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. Next level has nothing to do with temporary or material things; they are things of eternal worth! If all we want to do is to show off that our God is mighty by material things, then, we have short-changed our generation. – Matthew 16:21, 22; 2 Corinthians 4:11. Those that would not see death until they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom are those that would allow God to take them through the process of birthing Christ in their heart, and they would not jump the gun until the Master makes them ready for His use. But it is unfortunate that the Church has limited the manifestation of the kingdom of God to an unprecedented event that would take place in the future. Brethren, it is high time we understood that the manifestation of the kingdom through tested and seasoned vessels is now! Christ is not coming for a weak Church, but rather for a strong and vibrant Church. He must work His works in you before He can do His works through you. – Galatians 1:10- 19; 2:1, 2; Matthew 16:21-28; Luke 9:18-26; Matthew 17:1-13. Furthermore, in the entire Scriptures, the word manifestation occurs only three times—the manifestation of the Spirit—1 Corinthians 12:7; the manifestation of truth—2 Corinthians 4: 2, and the manifestation of the sons of God—Romans 8: 19. In other words, the sons of God cannot come into manifestation except the manifestation of truth and the Spirit merge in them. The word did not become flesh until Mary believed the revelation that was told her before the Holy Spirit came upon her. That is, it is the manifestation of the truth and of the Spirit merging in a child of God which becomes a reality that he has embraced that causes his manifestation. The manifestation of the sons (believers) of God is the manifestation of the Son (Jesus Christ) of God. It is Christ manifesting Himself through the believers. Thus they become godly people. A godly man is not one who goes to Church or Mosque, but one who has opened himself to God so that God can manifest Himself through that individual. —Titus 1:1-3; John 1:1-14; 1Timothy 3:16. No one can preach or represent Christ effectively unless Christ reveals Himself in the life of that individual. In other words, you cannot manifest Christ except the word is manifested in you, through you, and to you. The word of God must become the final authority in your life without any reserve, regard or respect for human opinion and the philosophy of man. The highest manifestation of God is His word. Jesus is the light, life, and love. Therefore, the manifestation of light, life, and love must take their full cause in your life before you can manifest Him. The manifestation of the sons of God is contingent upon whether the Spirit and the truth is manifesting in them and through them. Until His word and light produce light in you, you cannot manifest Him. You cannot manifest God until you become a personification of His word, light, life, and His love. –1 John 1:5; 2:8; 1:1-7; 4:7-21.
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