The month of March is a very special month and the man of God, Pastor Chris, began this unique first Sunday of the month service by reading from 1 Corinthians 11:23 - 29. 23For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 27Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
THE BREAKING OF BREAD
"It’s our Communion Service tonight in which we’d be breaking break, just as the Lord Jesus said for us to do in remembrance of him”, Pastor Chris said to the world-wide congregation and reading further from Acts 2:42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers; the man of God shared that the brethren continued steadfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, frequently, regularly, and walking in the light of the apostles’ teachings – “in breaking of bread and in fellowship”, the Bible says. “What we are doing right now is fellowship because we are doing this regularly and together”, he continued.
“Remember He said, in the 28th verse, let every man examine himself. Why? Verse 27 says: whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. Notice he didn’t say being unworthy, but unworthily, meaning in a manner unworthy of the body of Christ, unworthy of the body of Christ. He’s instructing us to do it reverently.
Because the communion is a demonstration of your faith in the body of Jesus Christ and what he has done for us”, exhorted Pastor Chris.
Expounding more from the Book of Colossians 1:12-13: 12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet (qualified us) to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
“So he’s made us worthy and we should be grateful and thankful. He qualified us by himself. So you don’t need to try to qualify by yourself, and that’s the reason you can take the communion today... If you do something wrong, acknowledge it and then accept God’s forgiveness” Pastor Chris stated as he shed the light of God’s Word into the hearts of the congregation and they listened with rapt attention.
As the teaching continued, the man of God instructed that all in the Congregation take their piece of communion bread and say the following great words of proclamation:
“Father in the name of Jesus I belong to you and I thank you because you have made me worthy. I also thank you for making me a new creation. Lord, I thank you for the blood of your Son Jesus that was shed for me and his body that was broken me. The chastisement for my sins was laid upon him and with his stripes I was healed”.
That’s remarkable!” he exclaimed, and encouraging the Church that as they eat the bread, they are eating health into their body, Pastor Chris enjoined everyone to break and eat the bread.
Choir ministrations begin as the congregation break and eat their bread.
THE CUP
In the same manner, the Bible says, “he also took the cup, when he had supped, saying; this cup is the New Testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me” (2Corinthians 11: 25).
Reading the above scripture, Pastor Chris directed the assembly to take the cup “...and as you proceed, have it in your heart that strength has come into your body today; and also remember our oneness with the Lord Jesus. Because he brought us life which we have received, and now we have it in every fibre of our being. As you drink it, nothing of Satan remains in you. Never accept the accusations of the devil” he posited firmly.
And praying he said “Father we take the cup and drink in remembrance of the blood that was shed, and for the oneness that we share with Christ in the name of Jesus. Amen”.
MARCH: A MONTH OF TESTIMONIES
Unveiling the mind of God for God’s people for the month of March, the man of God declared excitedly “this month of March is a month of testimonies. That’s what this month is, a month of testimonies from beginning to the end and we are already having them. If you have any crisis or you are in any difficult situation, you just start thanking God and say “this is my month of testimonies and I’m coming out of this with testimonies”. You see the end from the beginning irrespective of what it is; you say to yourself “I’m coming with testimonies”!
Affirming strongly, Pastor Chris continued “...so you are coming with testimonies for this is a month of testimonies and that’s what the Spirit of God has said; a harvest of testimonies. Just be thankful to the Lord, this month you are going to be full of thanks. No matter what happens, you are going to say “Lord, wow I thank you because this is happening now in my month of testimonies and it’s going to turn out for my good”. This is prophetic, this is the word of the Spirit to us and it’s coming to you now; it doesn’t matter what the case may be, it’s your month of testimonies. Praise the Lord Jesus!”
What a way to start off a new month! With this revelation, God's people have been heavily stirred in their spirits and they are excited about the avalanche of testimonies they are set to have this month!
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