Hebrew 1:9: Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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The men and women under whom I learned the fundamental principles of the faith in the 80s weren't super-gifted, but they loved righteousness and hated iniquity. That was the most valuable asset they passed on to the next generation.
What kind of Christian experience will we pass on to the next generation? Will we pass on a weak and compromised Christian experience that has lost its distinction from the world?
Are we going to pass on a religion of wickedness in which moral values no longer matter but charisma? Where is our love for righteousness and hatred for iniquity, the most distinctive characteristics that separate God's crowd from the other crowd? What is the value of our mass crusades, miracles, signs, and wonders if our local churches have become brothels?
Who are we fooling if we claim to preach to save the world from the same things we are captives of? Where and when did we lose our souls to vain glory? Ichabod is written over some of our most revered shrines since we have turned from the worship of God to men. Like King Saul, we are protecting our King Agags' and accursed things in the pretext of sacrificing them to God.
Paul, the Apostle of Christ, said in 2 Thess 3:6, Withdraw yourself from every brother that walks disorderly not after the teachings of the word. Sadly, we are rather ordaining them and cheering for them. The last time I checked, the saints were to Judge the world, but sadly, the world is Judging us.
We have lost our moral compass to lead people from darkness to light. Like Samson, we still going through the motions even though His essence longed left us. We must repent first if we want the world to repent.
It isn't time to brag about physical achievements in our state of spiritual and moral bankruptcy. It is time to humble ourselves and seek God until He rains righteousness on us.
Dr. Benard Etta
Visionary
A man was successfully born but blind. "Born Blind." I know some of you get it, but some don't. What makes the difference? In the kingdom, God has to take you through a process to give you SIGHT. The devil is afraid of people with eyes that see. You walk into a place where people jump and shout that God is moving. Suddenly, the actor in the drama sees you and stops and quickly prays the closing prayer because they know someone who sees is present. That's why a "blind preacher" may enjoy more acceptance in many quarters than those with eyes. Why? Such can't stir hell's wrath. Most people love their demons and chains. If a man with Sight walks into a place, his message won't miss the target and will cause holy trouble.
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The chaos in Christendom today is largely a result of ignorance of the Biblical-approved pattern for ministry. Anyone who can say something and it happens thinks they are Prophets. Anyone who prays for someone and they have a testimony that to them is a qualification for ministry. Christ sent the disciples in twos; they healed the sick and cast out demons, but Christ didn't release them to start anything. Paul met with Christ on his way to Damascus but didn't start Damascus Int'l Church. Why? They needed to be schooled by Christ to be ready for ministry. Church folks are easily deceived today because they join the church through unschooled tutors who created their own patterns of ministry, leaving those under them with no substance of the knowledge of God and how the church was designed to function.
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Christ wasn't stupid to have walked with his disciples for at least three years as the mobile Word of God before he breathed on them to receive the Holy Spirit. Do you know why? Anyone without the knowledge of the word can easily mistake a familiar spirit for the Spirit of God. The scripture says, Try all spirits, 1 Jh 4:1, how? Miracles and charity aren't the criteria. It takes years of walking with the Lord in the light of His word to have the quality of discernment to unmask Satan when he appears as an Angel of light and his ministers as ministers of righteousness. 2 Cor 11:14.
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One's quality of life and impact can't be fully measured when one is alive. That's why a Testament is only valid after the Testator dies. Whatever we read in the Bible today was not written when the events occurred but years after. If you think you can do anyhow, then die to rid yourself of the consequences, you know too little. A man has been tried while dead, and the sentence passed and a chain placed around his grave. There is no peace to the wicked, alive or dead! Get wisdom, and live right!
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It isn't as if God has not been speaking to his Church about today's events. He has been speaking and speaking, but since those He has been speaking through don't fit our mold, we chose not to listen. God wouldn't have needed Balaam's Donkey to speak to him if he listened to God's voice. God called Nebuchadnezzar his servant in Jeremiah 25:9 and used him to judge Israel. When the Church doesn't listen, God can use anything or anyone to rain down his judgment.
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Denial of a disease one is sick of is not a cure. You may cover up cancer for some time, but at a point, it will surface for all to see. We know that occultism is practiced within the church world, but due to our obsession for power and need-orientated gospel, we seem not to bother about the standing of those we call our leaders. We must look inward, accept reality, and repent.
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One of the ways the devil gets many unsuspecting believers and emerging leaders is by lying to them that Everybody Is Doing It as the reason why they, too, should also do it. In pidgin, Na Who Well? Don't be fooled; there are still some Josephs whom Potiphar's wife can't manipulate. There are still some Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego whom the king's meat can't buy over, and there are always 7000 individuals or more whose knees haven't bowed to Baal or kissed him.
Dr. Benard Etta
Visionary
December 30th, 2023.
👇 2 Samuel 11:1
And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
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When Kings Go To War, David Sent Others But Stayed In His Headquarters 👉Jerrusalem. The Lord said the Scandals we are dealing with in the body of Christ today are largely a result of a failure of His Davids to think, live, and act based on what the times demand.
We wouldn't have ever read of David committing Adultery with Beersheba if he joined his troops in the field of Battle. 2 Samuel 11: 2-5. Can I preach?
After the years expired means, there was a shift in time that initiated a paradigm shift in the dynamics of kingly leadership, but David maintained the status quo. Yes, he was anointed, but not current.
How many of us today are still playing David's card? Jerusalem Syndrome is our present-day Headquarters mentality👈
We enjoy headquarters more than we are interested in the Lord's Battle. David was anointed to lead Israel to defeat the enemies of the Lord against Israel, not to indulge in comfort in Jerusalem.
When he stayed back in Jerusalem, while walking on the upper balcony of his palace he saw what he wouldn't have seen if he was fully engaged in the Lord's battle.
The Lord is calling on his Davids to leave their comfortable Headquarters to go to battle. If you need more insight, get in touch.
DrBenard Etta
Visionary
LET'S GO TO Nairobi, Kenya!
Join the flight ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ to the GFC 2023 World Congress-Nairobi Kenya.
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Theme: Repositioning the 21st Century Church.
Date: August 22nd, Arrival.
August 23rd To 26th
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The 21st-Century Church desperately needs a Repositioning, without which this generation will perish right before our eyes as if the Church never existed. A sick church can't be a solution to a sick world.
That's the mission bringing together Gospel Ministers, Kingdom Businesspeople, Emerging Leaders, and Christian professionals from 30-plus nations to Nairobi, Kenya, August 22nd-26th for the GFC 2023 World Congress.
The Congress is a lifetime opportunity to travel, meet new people, unlearn, relearn, and discover unique opportunities and possibilities. Above all, Get Repositioned mentally, spiritually, Physically, Socially, and Economically for the kingdom engagements of these unprecedented times.
Participating Nations include.
1) The United States
2) Belgium
3) Netherlands
4) Australia
5) India
7) Qatar
9) Ghana
10) Nigeria
11) Cameroon
12) Togo
13) Benin
14) Liberia
15) Ivory Coast
16) Ethiopia
17) Congo Brazzaville
18) DRC Congo
19) Central Africa
20) Uganda
22) Malawi
23) Rwanda
24) Burundi
25) South Sudan
26) Gambia
27) Zambia 🇿🇲
28) Sierra Leone
29) South Africa
30) Zimbabwe
31) Mozambique
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Workshop Topics Include.
1) Contending for the faith.
2) The centrality and headship of Christ.
3) Repositioning the fivefold ministry and the ministry of the saints in the marketplace.
4) The purpose-driven Church.
5) Repositioning the Church post the covid pandemic and lessons from the pandemic for any future pandemic.
6) The challenge of World Missions.
7) Smart Churches
7) Ministry partnership and Networking
8) Understanding the last days' deception
9) The Spiritual Warfare strategies for conquering Cities and nations for Christ.
10) Kingdom Economics
11) Forging a Global Coalition for the last days' engagements.
The Congress will be held at the ultra-modern auditorium of The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. (Pictures attached)
Accommodation, Transportation, Breakfast, Lunch, and Supper are included in the registration package.
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Three months ago, one of the mighty men of the word, whom the Lord used in the late 80s to Mid-90s to impact my life, was informed about our relocating to Nairobi, Kenya. Repositioning😂
A day before our departure, he wanted to send some money to contribute to our trip, but I told him not to bother even though we needed money. I thanked him from the bottom of my heart and pleaded with him not to send me money.
Why?
Listen, there are things not written in the Bible word verbatim, but as you walk with the Lord, one of the marks of spiritual and mental growth is knowing how the kingdom of God functions.
That is what Christ meant when He said in Matthew 6:33 that we should seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness first.
Seeking first the kingdom is not about being so preoccupied with church activities but seeking the understanding of the operative dynamics of the kingdom.
Get this👇👇
In the kingdom, money is less valuable than heavenly blessings of any sort, while in the world's system, money is the god.
It is possible to be a believer for years while still operating with the world's Mentality.
What does it mean to operate with the world's mindset?
It is simply by changing the order to 👉 looking at money as a greater value than a divine blessing—the Esua mindset.
Those with the above mindset don't think of anything greater than money. Money is the measurement of value to them.😭😭😭
They are prepared to forfeit an opportunity for divine blessing rather than lose money. When money leaves their hands, not for something that can bring more money, it is to them like losing blood. 😄
Let's get back to the focus.
Why didn't I happily reach out to receive money from the said man of God?
Get this right; I'm not saying it is wrong for a man of God to bless those they have impacted with money. However, when you understand kingdom value, the last thing you would desire to receive from a man endowed by God is money. 🤔🤔One with an un-renewed mind can not comprehend this because, in the world, money is the god.
That is why when Abraham met Melchizedekdek, he did not look into his purse 👛 to see what money he could receive. I can tell you by the understanding of the divine that if Melchizedek gave Abraham money, he would have rejected it.
Why?
When you understand kingdom values, you can't meet a Melchizedek and be thinking about receiving money from him. Money can get finished, but a divine endowment can impact one's time and beyond.
Some men and women who were once rich are currently poor. Money does not last forever, but a heavenly endowment can have a generational impact on one's life and beyond. So, instead of Abraham settling for something physical from Melchizedek, he went for his blessing.
That separates the kingdom's giants from those who end up as midgets. Hear me and hear me well! If you don't grasp this, you can't go far.
What is your value system? Is it borrowed from the world?
Instead of taking money from Melchizedek, Abraham gave him a tenth of everything he had.
Why?
The answer is in Hebrew 7:7. "And without all contradiction, the less is blessed of, the better." In Kingdom-Dynamics, a person that blesses is greater than he that receives a blessing. It isn't the other way around.
Get this in your subconscious mind.
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When you think men and women God has endowed to be gateways via which heavenly blessings are released to a generation would worship you because of a few $$$$ you have in your bank account, you are ignorant. Without the above understanding, someone can dry their stomach for a 28-40 days fast and still not experience a breakthrough.
Do you know what is killing this generation?
It is spiritual ignorance, not Satan. God brings people our way whose impact can leave us with generational blessings, but because of our flawed value system, we treat them like trash because of the little money we have in our bank accounts. The result is God leaves us with money as our only achievement, and when we leave the earth, we go with our memory; and are bankrupt for eternity.
I want to ask us, what if all Abraham ever had was money? 👉 His memory would have perished like some rich men in his days whom no one remembers today. Abraham lived over 4000 years ago but is more famous today than most legends. What could be responsible for that? 👉The right Perspective. Proper value system. Kingdom mindset.
You can know people whose legacy will outlive them and those who would only acquire the material things of this life, and when they exit, a few years in the future, even their great, great, grandchildren will be borderless about their memory.
Today, a young man starts doing well in business; he becomes more important than God. You can't tell him anything. You can't tell him to stand, and he stands. 😄
A young pastor gathers 100 People and gets a few $$$ he starts seeing himself as Alpha, and men/women they should still humbly learn from become their colleagues.
Tomorrow is Sunday, and those with money will go to church when they want and close themselves at their chosen time. After all, they have money.😭😭
When God opens your eyes, there are things when you see; you will weep. Those with such a mindset don't know what is designed for their peace. Remember, Christ wept for Jerusalem because they didn't know the time of their visitation. The one the Prophets of old foretold was in their midst, but they could not perceive.
Why?
They expected a messiah who could fulfil their political, social, and economic aspirations. What they set as their parameters made them miss one of the glorious times their forefathers desired to see.
What is greater in your eyes; the blessing or money?
To Elisha, it was a blessing, but to Gehazi, it was money.
Elisha went home with a double portion of anointing, but Gehazi went with Leprosy.
Two people, same opportunity but different destinies. What made the difference?
👉 Mentality. Value system, Perspective.
I declined the offer of the said man of God because I wanted what was beyond money.
As the Lord helps me, I look forward to blessing his ministry with whatever the Lord provides as long as he is alive, but I will not take a dime from him.
I still have much to share on this!
Ponder!
Dr Etta
Visionary
Enjoy👇👇💯% Hot!
You can't change from an attitude you justify, and what you accept will live with you for the rest of your life.
Dear kingdom Ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, A Happy New Month to you from the GFC Visionary, Dr Benard Etta and his lovely wife, Luminary Helen Etta and to all of us at the Global Faith Coalition communication department!
We Praise the Almighty God for bringing us to March, the third month of the year of our Lord 2023, a month to march forward in our preparedness for the forthcoming GFC 2023 World Congress-Nairobi Kenya, scheduled for August 22nd to 26th on the theme, the Repositioning of the 21st-century Church.
The Church is in dire need of Repositioning. The Repositioning Mandate is critical to the final move of God on earth before the return of the Lord. Christ is not coming "for the Church we see" but for a glorious church, properly repositioned, fulfilling Christ's dream of a church against which the gates of hell can't prevail.
A church that can subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, and turn the hearts of the men and women of this age back to God! The time for "that Church" to emerge on the earth is now.
That's the mission bringing together Gospel Ministers, Kingdom Businesspeople, Christian professionals, Luminaries, kingdom technocrats, Strategists, Visionaries, Missionaries, Intercessors, and emerging leaders of all walks of life and Christian denominations from 30-plus nations to the Catholic University of East Africa Nairobi Kenya, August 22nd to the 26th for the GFC 2023 World Congress.
Workshop Topics Include:
1) Contending for the faith.
2) The centrality and headship of Christ.
3) Repositioning the fivefold ministry and the ministry of the saints in the marketplace.
4) The purpose-driven church.
5) Repositioning the Church post the covid pandemic and lessons from the pandemic for any future pandemic.
6) The challenge of World Missions.
7) Smart Churches.
8) Ministry partnership and Networking.
9) Understanding the last days' deception.
10) The Spiritual Warfare strategies for conquering Cities and nations for Christ.
11) Kingdom Economics.
12) Forging a Global Coalition for the last days' engagements.
The congress will be held at the ultra-modern auditorium of the Catholic University of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
God is building a people of Power and wisdom who will walk through the Land by his Spirit to bring glory to his precious name.
If your heart is panting after this Next and Last Kingdom revolution before Christ returns, register and be a part of the next big thing in God's mind—the Repositioning of the 21st-century Church.
Let's Go To Nairobi, Kenya, To receive the Repositioning Mandate and take it to our nations. Get Ready! Get Ready! Spread the word! Register this month! You Don't want to miss it!
The GFC Visionary Dr Benard Etta, his lovely wife, Luminary Helen Etta, and all of us at the Global Faith Coalition communication department wish you all God's continuous blessings this new month. As the Lord lives, you will surely make it to Nairobi, Kenya.
Download your New Month Dedication Audio https://global-faith-coalition-online-radio.website-radio.com/podcasts/a-new-month-dedication-welcome-to-march-189
Within our churches, Satan seems to be the real enemy of the kingdom, and we spend so much time fighting him. However, when you get into the field, you’ll discover that it isn't Satan but our disorder, egotism, greed and self-seeking ministry mindset.
Satan seems to have stopped fighting us in several quarters but merely watching us destroy ourselves. For instance, when you arrive in most places today with a vision and burden for a strategic kingdom engagement, the first question you will be asked by those you thought would make themselves available is 👉How much money have you brought?👈
The question about money isn't because of the need for adequate finance to realise the vision but what individuals could line their pockets with. So, once a big event is in view, people start salivating for money. 😭😭😭 If you aren't sharing money like Reinhard Bonnke of blessed memory for mobilisation, then be ready to work out your life to get the job done with few volunteers.
Brethren, Satan isn't our problem but our greed, egotism and self-seeking ministry mindset. Some years back, people were more excited about being a part of what God was doing, not necessarily what they could take for themselves. If you find such people, thank God for them because they are rare.
The American dollar has made it hard to get things done in most places. They will tell you how much they got from a recent program organised by an American preacher, and if you can't meet up, they will promise to show up and dash your hope when you need them most. 😭😭😭
Despite these challenges, the kingdom of God will continue to thrive, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against the true remnant church of Jesus Christ.
The voice of God is still sounding. 👇👇 "Whom should I send as a messenger to these people? Who will go for us?" I said, "Here I am. Send me."
Isaiah 6:8 (NLT)
Genesis 26:18, KJV: And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
(Is It 31st-Night Crossover Or "Overcross?"
1 Corinthians 9:16
"For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!"
Preaching the Gospel to them (Gospel Giants) was not something to attract attention, likeability, or become wealthy and famous but of necessity. They stayed faithful to their calling and counted it worthy to bear the reproach of Christ. They were in the world but not of the world. They lived for higher goals. Heavenly kingdom goals. Human accolades were not their pursuits but the crown of" Well done my good and faithful servant" from the master, Christ Jesus, who is the Gospel personified.
Today, the term gospel giant has been mistaken for individuals who travel from nation to nation, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars as they go, aimed at sponsoring their propaganda, egoistic projects, vanity fares, fantasies, and payoff their numerous sex partners and bloggers to cover their tracts.
When real gospel giants stormed cities and nations, hardened criminals known by all, prostitutes, gamblers and others etc., bowed at the feet of the cross seeking salvation. Backslidden ministers and churches got revived, and a feeling of God's visitation was in the city's atmosphere as people celebrated their freedom from sin and other bondages, etc.
Today, gospel campaigns have become podiums for hypnotism, manipulation and self-branding. 😭😭😭 Heaven is in shock as the pioneers of faith gaze with utmost bewilderment at what we have turned the Gospel into today.
The Gospel of the kingdom can accomplish in a day what political leaders, educators, and philanthropic organisations can't do in years. History bears record of the impact of the Gospel via the ministries of gospel giants like Charles Finney, D L Moody, Savanirola, The Jeffrey brothers, Reinhard Bonnke, Arch-Bishop Benson Idahosa, John Wesley, Lester Sumrall, T L Osbon, Osward J Smith, etc., etc.
Has the Gospel lost Its Power?
No, the Gospel is still the power of God for salvation. The problem is with today's vessels. We have turned the Gospel into Big Business, showmanship, and a way of gaining fame and other trivialities. Churches are everywhere, but the darkness seems to get darker. We preached for many reasons other than the sole aim of the Gospel, which is to align fallen humanity with God in relational order.
Is there hope?
A Big, Yes! That's the reason for the GFC 2023 World Congress, scheduled for the 16th-19th of August in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme. The Repositioning of the church. We hope to reclaim the Gospel and inspire a new generation of Apostle Pauls to preach it because" necessity is laid on them" to preach and faithfully teach the Gospel of the kingdom."
Woe is me if I preach not the Gospel." Paul
So, help us, God!
Dr Benard Etta, GFC Visionary
My dear emerging Gospel ministers, please listen. Putting on Clerical titles, apparel, or Bishopric attires does not indicate ministry Grace, spiritual status, ministry requirement, etc.
I know I just smashed the” brazen serpent.” I'm not talking to elderly kingdom statesmen and women but to the emerging generation of ministers.
One of the indicators that a once-upon-a-time revival movement is in decline is when the craving for recognition, attention, position and self-seeking becomes paramount. Sadly, that's how things have degenerated today, especially within the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.
Ephesians 4:13
Till we all come in the Unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
There is what the Bible calls the Unity of the faith that connects past, present, and future generations of saints. It embodies the understanding of the fundamentals of the kingdom of God, God's ways and the operation of his kingdom. His will on earth as it is in heaven and much more enshrined in the Holy scripture. The saints throughout history have forged a common bond along these lines.
Psalms 16:6
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
If we believe in one God and one mediator between God and men (1 Tm 2.5), one divine plan of salvation (Eph 1.3–14), one Church, and one apostolic authority (Mt 16.13–19; 18.18; 28.19–20), the absolute authority of the written word on all matters of the faith, we'll lay the foundation of the Unity of the faith in our walk with God.
Sadly, we are seeing a generation of believers and gospel ministers today who aren't aware of the Unity of the faith, while some are outrightly nonchalant. That is why their opinions to them are revelations, even when they are not aligned with the scriptures. They have unconsciously bought the lie of the liberal world that everyone has their truth. "My truth may not be your truth." That implies no absolute truth exists that sets the standard for right and wrong, and everyone must decide what truth is and isn't. So, when you try to correct their teachings on the authority of God's word, they will tell you it is their truth.
Remember, God's word is the absolute authority on matters of faith (2 Peter 1:19); if a person claims to be a believer or gospel minister and doesn't accept the absolute authority of the word, they are already in error. And the error will only multiply as they try to make their opinions the truth.
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
You are on your own when your life and ministry go contrary to the line, path, and bond of faith that unites the saints throughout history. Some people may not be forthright in telling you this, but by God's grace, I'm telling you now. You may think it is your revelation or whatever you call it; listen, you are on your own.
Proverbs 22:28
Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
The kingdom of God is not the democratic party of America that keeps shifting its boundaries to accommodate every liberal ideology out there and its sympathisers.
The written word of God is the constitution of the kingdom of God on earth, and its authority is absolute because the authority of its author is absolute. If your teachings do not align with it, you are preaching another gospel!
Galatians 1: 6-9
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
May the Lord grant us understanding.
DrBenard Etta,
GFC Visionary