Godman Akinlabi

Feb 1, 2018 • 41 min

Jan 29, 2018 • 52 min

Jan 25, 2018 • 1h 4m

Jan 18, 2018 • 42 min

Jan 15, 2018 • 46 min

Jan 11, 2018 • 44 min

Dec 25, 2017 • 52 min

Dec 21, 2017 • 44 min

Certain seasons have come to an end in our lives. When you are facing a new season, you need to be sensitive to what is ahead of you. The admonition is that you get set to take new territories. Message Our anchor scripture all through October 2017 was taken from Genesis 12:1-3 (NKJV); Abraham departed to take new territories as God had spoken to him. God’s desire for us is new territories, new things. Fulfilment of destiny is not localized. This is not about changing locations. It is easy to get used to certain things you have been used to. Revelations is about what God is saying, as captured in Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) where He says, I know the thoughts... which means ‘I am always thinking about you.’ God is not just thinking as in currently planning, but He has already made every necessary plans for us to take over new territories. The NLT version refers to ‘thoughts’ as ‘plans’. Newness can assault your mind. I remember the first time I visited Canada in 2005 and was taken to downtown Toronto at midnight to see its beauty, I remember standing on a street then and felt like a grasshopper. My question was, ‘Did this just appear or was it built?’ ‘Can someone be relevant in this place?’ I was so intimidated. However, in the month of September this year, I visited the same place and it looked so normal because that experience was no longer new to me. What are you seeing (Genesis 13:14-15)? What you are seeing is very important to the fulfilment of your destiny. When we are talking about new territories, you need to be able to sit down and dimension. There is nothing stopping Nigerians from owning real estate in China. If you are tired of Nigeria, go to New York. That’s what the covenant is all about, it is about infiltration. Taking new territories will require seeing and stretching. As humans, we are creatures of habit. When it comes to seeing new things, don’t be a creature of habit; don’t sink into complacency. Never get overwhelmed by where you have been, just focus on what is ahead. There are giants in every promise land but you can conquer them. Refrain from following the path of least resistance

Dec 18, 2017 • 48 min

Dec 14, 2017 • 44 min

In Genesis 12:1-3, we see the word ‘great’ recurring twice in verse 2. Making Abraham’s name great speaks of God capacitating Abraham. When you talk about the name of a person, it is the essence and brand of the person. God is saying that your brand is not going to be weak but strong. By implication, if you lay your hand on something that people know you for, it is not going to be ordinary. In addition, God is putting grace on you to enjoy divine establishment, so that you will exercise dominion and take over. That was what God was telling Abraham. You see the word ‘great’ and ‘bless’ several times. God wrapped up that conversation by telling him (Abraham) that in his (Abraham’s) greatness, he shall not be moved. That is, Abraham will be given supernatural immunity and insurance. From Isaiah 51:1-3, God is reminding you not to forget where you came from. See yourself as a part of the source (covenant). One translation says ‘I called him while he was nothing’. God was reminding us of where we came from – from nothing! In verse 3, God was talking about comforting Zion. God will comfort our waste places in Jesus name. One of the ways to activate greatness is to choose to rejoice always. According to Galatians 3:14 (NKJV), we are Gentiles in Christ and have been grafted in as descendants of Abraham.

Dec 11, 2017 • 36 min

Greatness is in everyone! In Genesis 12:1-3, God promised to bless Abraham and give him a great name which has the capacity to bless and be a blessing to countless others. When your name is known, people know you and what you stand for. According to Galatians 3:13, although not direct (biological) descendants of Abraham, we are spiritual ones through Christ Jesus. Greatness is part of Abraham and anyone joined to or associated with him should experience greatness. Jacob and Israel were Abraham's descendants and their greatness was evident. In Isaiah 51:1-2, Isaiah encouraged us to look at Abraham, our model for greatness. We need to think about ourselves and what we are evolving into. God wants us to picture ourselves in the light of Abraham and how he took him on the greatness journey. The following are some big questions to ask oneself: What does it mean to be great? What is your definition of greatness? Do you want to be great? God called us and the call of God on our lives is greatness. Greatness is coded into our DNA already; we just need to cooperate with God for it to manifest.

Dec 7, 2017 • 44 min

Dec 4, 2017 • 40 min

The world approaches the concept of diversity and views it as a separator – a factor that brings division and often leads to misunderstanding, conflict and avoidable tension. In keeping with Nigeria's Independence Day, bearing in mind her cultural diversity, we will look at how God views diversity and how we as Christians should view and respond to diversity, in our marriages and relationships, within and without. The world's view of diversity tends to create bias in the minds of the interacting parties, many times hindering the flow of conversations and transactions, but with God it is totally different – He blesses and loves diversity. As children of God and citizens of His kingdom, we are part of God's family, a large family rich in diverse language, culture and mannerisms.

Nov 30, 2017 • 45 min

A married couple having crucial conversations for the good of their marriage further preserves it and boosts it chances of success. Having crucial conversations is about clearly communicating with each other – no relationship can survive without communication, as marriage is 85% communication. Bear in mind that the fastest way to flood a house is to simply block the drains which convey water out of the house; that is what lack of communication with your spouse does – it blocks the drain and floods your home with all sorts of debris. The tragic incident in Eden can be likened to a man who lost an excellent job, loaded with juicy official perks. Some men would have traced the beginning of their troubles to the moment Eve walked into their lives, and would have accused her of making them ‘stray’ out of their prosperity. But what happened after God gave Adam and Eve quit notice out of the Garden of Eden? They started life afresh without Adam taking it personal with Eve (Genesis 3:20). Just as pointing fingers will not help, you do not do your relationship any good by keeping quiet about issues.  Any time there is an absence of conversation, conflict becomes inevitable! Keeping quiet, especially for an extended period, can lead to an eruption; such is the material for conflict.

Nov 23, 2017 • 43 min

This series is applicable to both singles and married couples. You are on God’s mind. God is looking out for single parents, widows and widowers as well. For instance, Ruth the Moabite, who later got married to Boaz and got into the lineage of Jesus Christ. God has a plan for divorcees, for instance, the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well. Despite her marital situation, Jesus created time for her and turned her into an Evangelist. Principles do not change. We simply need to align ourselves with them. Wherever you are (martially), God has something for you in this series. A lady who required marital counselling once came to see Pastor Godman. The lady narrated how her husband suddenly disappeared a day before their 10th wedding anniversary. The lady couldn’t even reach her husband to wish him a ‘Happy Anniversary’, as he remained incommunicado. Her husband later returned two days after the anniversary date. After listening to the lady’s ordeal, Pastor Godman (still single then) started having second thoughts about getting married. However, someone’s experience in marriage, should not form the basis of our own expectation. The basis of our expectation should be what God has said concerning marriage. Today’s big question to both singles and married people is: what is God’s standard for marriage?

Nov 20, 2017 • 45 min

Nov 16, 2017 • 51 min

Nov 13, 2017 • 55 min

Nov 9, 2017 • 46 min

The 7 commandments of foolishness teaching series is borne out of a desire to push people more towards wisdom principle, with the thinking that if we are aware and turn our hearts against foolishness, perhaps we can move in the direction of wisdom. This brings us to the question, What does it take to be foolish? Proverbs 9:1-12 emphasizes the importance of wisdom in our daily living, telling us about wisdom’s invitation to everyone to eat of her food, drink of her wine, and receive life in the process. “11 Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. 12 If you will become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer .” Let us look at some perspectives of wisdom, thereafter we will go onto discussing the first commandment of foolishness. Proverbs chapter 4 and verse 7 says that getting wisdom is the most important thing. There is a premium placed on wisdom throughout the bible and its importance in our lives cannot be over-emphasized, considering that there is the foolish and the wise way of doing everything; there is the foolish way of handling a marriage and there is the wise way of handling it; there is the foolish way of working on an official task and there is the wise way; there is the foolish way of approaching your academics and there is the wise way… The list is endless

Oct 30, 2017 • 52 min