26/05/2025
TAC AKANI ESUK DISTRICT 5 - DAYS REVIVAL
WITH A CENTRAL THEME : Ask, seek and Knock (Matt.7:7)
DAY 1
SERMON SESSION✅
Speaker: Elder C. I. Ngwu
Interpreter : Bro. Dennis Ekpenyong
Notes:✅
They are three key words in the theme:
- Ask :*
is a verb,an action word in a form of a question in order to get a reply.
- Seek:
is a verb,past tense being sought; being to look for or to find
- Knock:
is a verb, to hit inorder to attract attention.
- These key words are divine-conditional requests because one needs to fulfill a certain requirements to access them; it is not an open cheque.
CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING THE ASK, SEEK AND KNOCK PRINCIPLE
- One must established a relationship with God living by the principal of faith, obedience and continuous payment of tithe and offerings ( Jn 14:13-14, 1st Jn 3:24)
- Seeking first the kingdom of God (matt 6:23, Luke 12:31, )
Case study- King Solomon ( 2nd Chron. 1:7-12 )
- Seeking God with all your heart and your soul (Deut 4:29)
- Opening your heart to receive Jesus - (Rev. 3:20).
✅REASONS WHY ONE ASK,SEEK AND KNOCK WITHOUT GETTING A REPLY
- Gossiping
- Criticism
- Faction in the church
- Thoughts full of iniquity (Psalms 66:18-20)
- Hatred
- Love of money
- Discouraging one another
- Judging one another ( Matt.7:1)
- Inability to forgive one another
- Self righteousness
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When one forsakes the above mentioned ill attitudes and put the conditions to receiving a reply from God into action, His life will take new route and will spring forth fruits and evidences that will lead others to Christ.
PRAYER SESSION
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- O God, help me to overpower what has been a barrier to me from receiving response to my prayers for years.
- O Lord, take away poverty and hardship from my life
- O lord, I shall not plant and have another man reap from my labour.