Bishop Emmanuel Kodwo Orleans-Lindsay

If you Love the Lord you expect His Blessings

In Deuteronomy 30:16 (KJV), the Bible says “16 In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”

 

It is Resurrection Sunday, Reverend Lindsay preaches the message “If you Love the Lord you understand His Blessings”. As Christians we must show the world that we are here to be blessed. We show that by keeping God’s commandments. If you will love the Lord, the blessings will follow. First if you love the Lord you will experience His presence and manifestations. Secondly if you love the Lord all things will work out for your good. If you love the Lord, He will keep His covenants towards you. His promises work for lovers of God! God will be with you in trouble and will defend in crisis if we love Him. 

 

Let us truly love our God and experience all He has for us to the fullest.

If you Love God you will Obey Him

John 14:21 (AMPC),  “The person who has My commands and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I [too] will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him. [I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him.]”

 

In the Hosanna or Palm Sunday Reverend Lindsay preaches the powerful word “ If you Love God you will obey Him”. God tells us how he would like to be loved. Sign that you love God when you follow him and obey him wholeheartedly. This is how to obey God. First you will keep the word of God in your heart. Keep the word meditate on it read, listen to it consistently. The second way is that you will keep God’s commandments. Feed God’s flock, you will be one that invites people to church and shows love of God. When God tells you how to love Him, believe Him and do it! Love is felt!

 

Obedience is your main guarantee of God’s presence, so let us love our God truly by doing what He commands.

If You Love God You will Love the Brethren

In 1 John 4:7 (KJV) the Bible says “ 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”

 

Reverend Lindsay preaches this Sunday a continuation message “If you Love God you will love the brethren”. Love is not defined by what you think but what the person receiving the love thinks. God will make you blessed if you become a true God lover. One of God’s love languages is loving the brethren. What does that mean? First you must love your brother and sister. A sign that you love God is you love others. That you are able to sacrifice for others also shows your love for God. The second sign is that you lay down your life for others. You must also have compassion for the brethren.

 

Let us live out our love for God daily by loving those around us truly.

If you Love the Lord, You are Doing the Most Important Thing

In Matthew 22:37 (KJV) the Bible says “37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”

 

In this message Reverend Lindsay preaches a powerful message “If you Love the Lord, You are Doing the Most Important Thing”. God is the definition of love and we must respond to His great love for us by loving Him. A church must love God and love people. People may not read the scriptures but they can read love. Our motive for all aspects of our life should be loving God. If we love God, He will truly be real to us. Christians are not supposed to live a regular life, we are to live a supernatural life loving God and follow His ways. 

 

Loving God is our most important duty, let us daily be lovers of God with our whole being.

The Importance of Working for God!

2 Corinthians 9:8 (KJV) “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:”

 

In this message Reverend Lindsay preaches “ The Importance of Work”. Why is it important to work? Work is better than rest. It is a blessing to be able to work. There are two types of work, working for God and working for yourself. God created us to work with Him, man was never meant to work for anyone but God. FInd something to do in God's garden. Be mindful and look for opportunities to work for our Lord.

 

Let us join God’s workforce and get the blessing that is beyond working just for ourselves.

How Prayer Makes You Have Greater Works

Isaiah 54: 1(NKJV) ““Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.” 

 

In this message Reverend Lindsay preaches”How Prayer Makes You have Greater Works“ Fruitfulness is a reflection of intimacy with God. Real christians see God in their room. Your maker needs to become your husband. Just like children are made in an intimate private moment, the time with God is you alone spending time. Only then can fruits be borne, through intimacy with our Maker! Let us move christianity from just being in church and take it to your bedroom for a true relationship! Let God be the first person you speak to, the first words you read from His word, let us seek Him first. As Daniel 11:32b (NKJV) says “ but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits”

 

Do you know God, are you intimate with God? Let us all grow in intimacy with our God!

Attempt Great Things For God!

Isaiah 54:1(MSG) “ Sing, barren woman, who has never had a baby. Fill the air with song, you who’ve never experienced childbirth! You’re ending up with far more children than all those childbearing women.” God says so!"

 

Reverend Lindsay preaches the message “Attempt Great Things for God”. What did not work last year, will work this year in Jesus' name. First point we learn from Isaiah 54 is clear lots of ground. Then continue to make room in your tents for what God is going to do! Often what you think about yourself is who you are. Instead of thinking about yourself, start thinking about God. Think big, your God is big! Usually your expectations drive your attempts. So attempt great things and expect great results.

 

Let us attempt great things for God this year and be ready for the overflow because our God is great and mighty!

Sacrifice is the Key to Fruitfulness

John 12:24 (KJV)  “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

 

Reverend Lindsay preaches a message entitled “Sacrifice is the key to Fruitfulness”. What is the process of true fruitfulness? It takes sacrifice going deeper, dying, losing, planting and of going under to bear fruit. Going beyond your desires and doing what God desires. Dying of self and living in Christ. Don’t just eat the fruit of your life but also sow and save a portion of yourself  to go deeper.You will never be able to see what you missed until you go down. How do you go down; by glorifying God. God never intended for us to live as a seed and die as seed, your life is supposed to be like God. Being fruitful and living for God.

 

Let us live the life God intends for us a life of sacrifice and fruitfulness. 

The Greatest Miracle of Thanksgiving

John 6:11 (KJV) “And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.”

 

In this message Reverend Lindsay preaches a powerful  message entitled “The Greatest Miracle of Thanksgiving”. How to be thankful and walk a miraculous life is first to relax and sit down. We should follow the example of Jesus as he fed the five thousand. Tell God what you need and then go ahead and thank Him for what He has already done and what he is to do. You must also appreciate the little things around, they are the source of your miracles.If you appreciate what you have it appreciates.We must not murmur and complain that stops the flow of our blessings, thanksgiving opens that flow up. Verbalize your appreciation is the next key point.

 

Let us follow Jesus' example and live a thankful life!

Losing, Suffering, Sacrificing and Dying: ”Enemies of Sacrifice” (Part 3)

Matthew 16:24 (KJV) “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

 

In this message Reverend Lindsay continues the Losing, Sacrificing, Suffering and Dying message series with a message entitled Enemies of Sacrifice. The enemies of sacrifice include the antichrist, the spirit Judas, and the devil himself. We need to fight the enemies of sacrifice that try to destroy your peace, prosperity, and power in Christ. The spirit of telling you things you do for the Lord are waste is the spirit of Judas. What is the Lord asking you to sacrifice that your logical mind by the satanic spirit is telling you not too? Any gift you give God becomes better.

 

Let us not let the enemies of sacrifice remove power and blessing we have in Christ our Lord.