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Late Reverend Dr Olusola Oni Israel was called into the ministry by God and he obeyed as he launched the first outreach of this ministry in his private practice at Network Hospitals where he ministered to Patients in the word of God, songs and prayers.
Testimonies,miracles,blessings,signs and wonders backed the ministry and Peoples lives were positively impacted and transformed .This good news began to spread and attracted lots of people from the community and there was a need to expand outreaches.Since then Elshaddai Bible Study and prayer ministries has reached and touched lives of people in many parts of the world.We give God Almighty the praise and glory.
So far,so Great. Lives have been transformed by the love of God and the power in the name of Jesus
Christ has brought healing, restoration and God’s revival to hearts through this ministry. People experience God’s love and presence duing our ‘Come Pray With Me’ outreaches at shopping malls and are amazed at going home with a free Bible and a Bible study guide.
Good feedbacks about a friendly atmosphere where they can share their thoughts and questions about the Bible. Training on the go for Bible Teachers and Prayer Leaders. Our sermon notes are reaching homes who have never had a Bible Study guide and the Treasures in 3 chapters section will be fun for those who will participate in unlocking the treasures in 3 chapters of the Bible as we begin from Genesis to Revelation to share our thoughts with the world. You are appreciated,loved,honoured and doing a great Job.
Miracles and Testimonies continue to give God praise of his ever faithful love for us in the ministry.Lets serve God together.You can’t afford to miss the joy.
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Explore the depths of the holy scriptures with Elshaddai Bible Study and Prayer Ministries. We provide a variety of Bible study resources, to help you grow in your faith. Check out our Answered Bible Questions for quick answers.
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Weekly Prayer Points
SEE PRAY SECTION FOR WEEKLY PRAYER POINTS
*Check out these Bible Commentaries to aid your Bible Study . A Bible Commentary is an excellent research tool for your Bible Study. It gives comments on the context of the Bible text . Using Bible commentaries helps to avoid the errors that comes with interpreting a Bible text out of its context or giving a Bible verse a wrong interpretation. Click to access
25+ Bible Commentaries to Study God's Word Online
*You can read the Bible in your own native language or other languages . Click on this resource to find out
*The Bible Course from Bible Society,
The Bible Project and BibleStudyTools .com are good Bible Study resources.
*See a write up under the Answered Bible Questions of our website on ‘ HOW DO WE PRAY’.
PRAY
You can click on this link for your free prayer podcast with Rachel Wojo.
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BIBLE STUDIES AND PRAYER PODCASTS ON LifeAudio.com
For countries of the world, click on this link under the PRAY section of the website ( no 5) for a list of the countries of the world in alphabetical order.
The Reedemed Christian Church of God Special Holy Ghost Services is aired Live on YouTube every first Friday of every month from 19hrs GMT prompt. We experience powerful praise and worship sessions, sermons, Bible Study, prayer sessions and an atmosphere of miracles and testimonies. This event will be aired live on YouTube. It is an event you cannot afford to miss.
Watch this space for the Theme for APRIL Holy Ghost Service and prayer points.
Theme for March Holy Ghost Service is JOY UNSPEAKABLE. See prayer points from March Holy Ghost Service.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Thank God for the opportunity to hear from him tonight.
2. Father, whatever I have to pass through just be by my side.
3. Father, Please don't let me loose your love, so that i can remain more than a conqueror in the battles of life
4. Father, don't let me be my own enemy.
5. Let my surrender to you be complete tonight, so that I can resist the devil and he will flee from me.
6. Father, Let your glory in my life dazzle my enemies.
7. Father, Please answer my neighbours too.
8. Your own personal prayer request.
(By Pastor ENOCH ADEJARE ADEBOYE)
*You can click a Bible Verse in our RESOURCE SECTION to access your scripture reading from Bible Study Tools.
A Happy Easter to you as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus sacrificed his life for us by dying on the cross and through his suffering sacrifice we have a new and victorious life over death, sin and his consequences.
Jesus made seven statements on the cross before his death .Reading and reflecting on these seven statements is a way to meditate on whole event. May the Joy of this Easter season be yours. Amen.
7 STATEMENTS OF JESUS ON THE CROSS
1. My God, my God ,why have you forsaken me? (Mathew 27:46)
Do you feel forsaken right now . Remember Jesus has walked in those shoes and Jesus has said that he will never leave you nor forsake you . Situations may fail you but as you put your hopes in Jesus love for you through the costly sacrifice he made on the cross, you are secure in God's eternal love for you .
2. Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34)
Jesus forgave those who nailed his hands and feet to the cross. He forgave the inexcusable. Ask God to help you forgive anyone you need to forgive.
3. I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:43)
One of the two criminals nailed also on the cross adjacent to Jesus, who humbly came to Jesus in repentance was promised eternal life . Come to Jesus today and he will receive you . John 6:37
4. Dear Woman, here is your son! and Here is your mother! (John 19:26-27)
Jesus made provisions for his mother while leaving the earth . He entrusted his mother’s well being to his beloved disciple, John. Jesus is the great provider, don't be afraid but be rest assured that he will provide everything you need when you need it .
5. I am thirsty. (John 19:28)
Jesus was thirsty out of exhaustion and physical pain from his chastisement and bruising on the cross. Has life challenges left you thirsty ? Only Jesus can quench your thirsty longings of peace ,comfort and joy . Jesus says in John 4:14 “but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
6. It is finished. (John 19:30)
Jesus completed the assignment God gave him to do . He finished it . The price for the sin of mankind on the account of Adam's sin was paid in full through the blood of Jesus shed on the cross by his death , It is finished . No more shame and condemnation as we believe in Jesus restorative work of the cross.
7. Father into your hands I commit my spirit. (Luke 23:46)
Despite Jesus being in very nature, God . Jesus humbled himself by becoming obedient to death and God exalted him to highest place and gave he the name that is above all names that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow ...... As you humble your heart today and surrender to Jesus as your Lord saviour . May your life be renewed. Every shame, pain, sickness will bow before the name of Jesus in your life today. Amen .
A word of encouragement is God’s message of hope and strength for you as you go through your day. As you begin your week’s journey, equip yourself with the truth of the Scripture. A new word for a new week will help guide you in the right direction—both for the day and for your life. Remember, the Word of God is the ultimate authority in our lives. ( Please see our Weekly Words of Encouragement on the website tab).
You can memorise scriptures with the verses or pray with them , you can also share the scriptures with loved ones, friends and your community.
Tips for memorising the scriptures:
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Take time to understand the meaning of the scripture so that you get it right as you memorise .
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Don’t be too hard on yourself and don’t take in more than you can handle. You can start out with shorter verses, then move on to longer ones.
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Meditate on the words of the scriptures and allow God to speak to you through the verse and see how you can apply it to your life.
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Try to memorise the verse reference but focus more on the words of scripture and understanding it. Memorising a scripture and its bible reference is worthwhile .
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Put the scripture where you can see it regularly. It will stick with you more easily if you see it often.
Deuteronomy 11:18-21 says ‘’Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, like the days of the heavens above the earth.”Deuteronomy 11:18-21
*You can use an organised Bible reading plan. Please see link below:
NEW YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
A PRAYER RESOURCE
The Prayer Bible
The Prayer Bible guides you in praying the Word of God, offering prayer prompts for each of the Bible’s chapters.
There is a prayer prompt for each of the Bible’s 1,189 chapters so that you can pray the scriptures. It features:
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A write up on how to use The Prayer Bible.
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Introductions on the Books of the Bible to give an overview of each books of the Bible.
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1,200 prayer prompts, at least one for each chapter of the Bible .
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Words of Christ in red.
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Prayers of the Bible to include who prayed them, and what they prayed about.
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A Bible reading plan to guide you in reading the Bible in a year.
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A few insightful Bible study Articles .
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Satin ribbon marker so that you can keep track of where you were reading.
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8.5-point NKJV Comfort Print.
These are Quotes:
"The great gift of Easter is hope.” By Basil C. Hume
"Our old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.” – By Watchman Nee
"The resurrection is the keystone of the arch of Christianity.” By Gordon B. Hinckley
"Easter is the day when the stone of sorrow rolls away to reveal the joyous dawn of redemption.” By Adam Marshall Dobrin
"The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances are.” By Robert Flatt
"In our prayers, we talk to God, in our Bible study, God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking." By D.L Moody
"Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” By Corrie ten Boom
“If you are too busy to pray, you are busier than God wants you to be.” By Wanda E. Brunstetter
"Easter is the promise that God will outlast whatever heavy crosses we bear in this life.” – By Paul David Trip
"Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God." - By R.A Torrey
HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS
These are highlights about the book of LEVITICUS. Leviticus is the manual for holiness in the Bible. God’s people were instructed on how to live holy for the Lord in this book. Leviticus tells how the Lord continued to give laws and instructions to Moses. The book is named after the tribe of levities to which all the priests in Israel belong . The book of Leviticus deals with the responsibilities of the priests and other Levites, what happens when priests and the people obey or disobey the Lord’s instruction. It contains instructions on sacrifices, gifts to the Lord, and laws about religious festivals, how to care for the poor and other laws. Moses is the author of Leviticus . It is one of the five books written by Moses.
Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, the priests , the levities featured in the book of Leviticus.
(JOIN OUR TREASURES IN 3 CHAPTERS FOR BIBLE STUDY ON LEVITICUS)
The word, Bible, comes from the Greek, ta biblia, which means "the books.
The Bible is best selling book and most widely read book in the world. Our world has greatly been influenced by the Bible to includeLiterature,Art,history,law ,architecture ,politics and the like . It a collection of books written through God’s inspiration by over 40 writers over a period of at least 1500 years . God used several human authors to accomplish his will in writing the Scriptures through the influence of the Holy Spirit upon the Scripture writers which rendered their writings an accurate record of what is The Word of God.” (2Peter 1:20-21) . The entire message of the Bible is the witness of Jesus Christ as our saviour ,salvation, restorer and redeemer .
The Bible is like a library with two sections.The Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament has 27 books and the New Testament has 39 books. The first and last book of the old testament is Genesis and Malachi respectively . The first and last book of the New Testament is Mathew and Revelation respectively.
A Bible has around 800000 words in English depending on the translation, around 31,000 verses and around 1200 chapters.Reading, studying, meditating on the scriptures and practicing what the scriptures says has positively influenced and transformed the lives of many . Let’s be determined to read it as a priority and apply it to our lives. The Bible speaks to us as it is one of the ways we hear from God. All efforts in reading, meditating , researching the scriptures is not worth it if it does change us conforming us to the image of Jesus Christ and so our goal as we study the Bible should be to know Jesus and become like him in our thoughts, words and actions.
These are a few Bible study methods you can use to study your Bible. You can use any or a combination to study your Bible.
1.Devotional Method: select a bible passage , read it , meditate on it and write down how you can apply it to your life.
2.Scripture Verse Mapping Method:Select a verse in the Bible. Look at different Bible translations of the same verse. Make sure you look at the context of the verse. You can also look at other verses that relate to that verse.
Ponder on everything you have found out and learnt.Apply the truths of your findings to your life.
3.Chapter Summary Method : Read a chapter of a Bible book through several times and note the summary of the central thought in the passage. Ask yourself what can I learn about God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit in this chapter and what have I learnt so I can apply it to myself and share with others.
4.The Topical Method : Find all verses about a topic you are interested in the Bible. You can look at topics such as Holiness, Love , Money etc and find all the verses that mentions them or explains them in scripture. You can also use different Bible translations to get a broader meaning of the topic under study. Organise all your findings, learn from them and share them with others.
5.The Biographical method: Select a Bible character and find all the Bible verses that relate to that character while studying the characters strengths and weaknesses and applying what you have learnt to your life .
6.Word Study Methods: Study the important words of the Bible. Find out how many times a word occurs in scripture and how it was used. Find out the original meaning of the word.In a word study, it is important that you trace one word throughout the entire Bible. You can either focus on the Old Testament and then the New Testament or just one or the other. You can look up the word in the original Hebrew or Greek to help you. Ask yourself how the understanding of this word can help you in your walk with God.
7.The Book Background Method: Study the background of a Book in the Bible and making notes of it after reading through the Book several times.You need to research into the historical,geographical,cultural,political events at the time the passage was written. You cannot interpret the Bible fully and correctly if you do not put into consideration the influence of the time it was written so that we can understand how to apply it to us today.
8.Bible Journaling Method
One of the most popular methods for studying the Bible is Bible journaling. This method is simply reading a passage of the Bible and using a notebook to write down your thoughts and how you can apply this to you and don’t forget to share your findings with others witnessing Jesus Christ.
9.Verse by Verse Analysis method : select a passage and examine the verses in detail , paraphrase the verses and use cross references. Study each verse, then the surrounding context, and determine what it is saying. For this method, you will want to try to find a theme, and rewrite what you think the verses are saying. Take note of characters, events, and people. Take note of your personal application for each verse.
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WHO IS WHO
JUDAS ISCARIOT
Jesus answered them, "Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?" Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him. (John 6:70-71).
Judas was one of the twelve disciples of our Lord . He became a follower of Jesus Christ and was with Jesus for three years but he proved to be unfaithful to the Lord’s ministry.Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Mathew 26:15.
Please see scripture - But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages. ” He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.” John 12:4-6
The scripture highlited also points to the fact that Judas was unfaithful to the Lord’s ministry as he stole from the money put away to support the Lord’s ministry.
Judas went to see the leaders of the priests and he asked them, ‘How much money will you give me if I help you to take hold of Jesus?’ The priests gave Judas 30 silver coins. Judas then waited for the right moment to help them to take hold of Jesus.” Matthew 26:14-16
In Mathew 27 ,When Judas saw that Jesus was condemned to death, he was “seized with remorse” Mathew 27:3 and returned the thirty pieces of coins to the chief priests and elders. When they disregarded him, he threw the money into the temple, and went away and hanged himself. What a sad way for Judas to end his own life.
Prophecies from the Bible predicted that Judas will betray Jesus Christ . ( Zechariah 11:12-14, Psalm 41:9 , Matthew 26:24–25, Mark 14:18–21, Luke 22:21–23, and John 13:21–30 ) .Judas acted out in greed and in fulfilment of prophecy.
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Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ.( Mark 3:19)
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He was the treasurer for the disciples . ( John 12:6, John 13:29)
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He used his position as a treasurer who kept the money used to support Jesus ministry for his own personal gain by stealing from the purse.
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He betrayed Jesus Christ for 30 pieces of silver.
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He was with Jesus for the three years of Jesus ministry, heard the teachings and sermons of Jesus , saw the miracles that Jesus did but he never truly gave his heart to Jesus.
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Judas Iscariot exemplified the consequences sinful lusts, disobedience and hardness of the heart, despite his been close to Jesus he never truly gave Jesus his heart and loyalty and at the end he betrayed JESUS for thirty pieces of silver leading to Jesus arrest, crucification and death. Judas also hanged himself when he realised he betrayed Jesus Christ.
Are you willing to give up treasures of eternity for a handful of coins just as Judas betrayed Jesus Christs for 30 pieces of silver.
“The scripture says “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” 1 Timothy 6:10
You may also want to set up a New Bible Study Library. You will need the tools below to get you started
A Study Bible: should have large prints to avoid eye strain. It should also have a good system of cross references. They provide tools for study and insights into specific passages and topics. They have charts, graphs, illustrations, maps, commentaries,profiles, indexes, references, concordance . The tools make them great for personal study, group study, sermon preparation and teaching. A few amongst others are the NKJV study Bibles, KJV study Bibles, Maxwell Leadership Bible and MacArthur Study Bible.
Two different Bible Versions: Different Bible translations contribute to a better understanding the Bible. You can compare different translations during your Bible Study to give you a better understanding. The New Living Translation, The New International Version, The New King James Version, The New American Standard Bible , The Good News Bible , English Standard Version are amongst many others we have today.
Concordance : A concordance lists every index or usage of every word in the Bible and gives references where that word may be found.
A Bible dictionary and or Bible encyclopaedia: explains many of the words , topics ,customs and traditions in the Bible as well as giving historical, geographical, cultural and archeological information. A Bible encyclopaedia is an expanded Bible dictionary with longer articles that deal in greater detail with more subjects.
A Topical Bible : Categorizes the verses of the Bible by topics instead of words and the verses for each topic are written out in full.
A Bible Handbook: This is a combination of an encyclopaedia and a commentary but instead of being arranged by topics alphabetically, handbooks are designed to follow the order of the books of the Bible. They give commentary and notes to include charts, maps and many other information.
A Bible Commentary: A Bible Commentary is an excellent research tool for your Bible Study. It gives comments on the context of the Bible text . Using Bible commentaries helps to avoid the errors that comes with interpreting a Bible text out of its context or giving a Bible verse a wrong interpretation. It is good practice to do your own personal Bible Study before you refer to the use of a commentary so that you can discover the truths of a Bible insights for yourself and apply it to your life.
You will use these resources over and over again and you will be able to dig into these scriptures and apply it to your life. It is worth the investment.
The phrase ‘ WASH YOUR HANDS OFF A MATTER ‘has a biblical origin.
Wash Your Hands of a Matter
Matthew 27:24
When you wash your hands of a matter, you are saying that you remove yourself from a situation with negative implications or a situation that will get you in trouble .This phrase is based on Pontius Pilate’s literal hand washing before Jesus was sentenced to death by the mob before him. The scripture mentions that Pilate saw no reason for Jesus to be killed but Pilate gave into pressure from the public when the crowds threatened that Jesus Christ should be put to death. Pilate then washed his hands in front of them, proclaiming himself innocent of Jesus’s blood before handing him over to be crucified (Matthew 27:22-26).
Don’t give in to pressure to do wrongly in any situation . In any situation you find yourself let your concern be for Lord’s name . Don’t let your lifestyle drag God’s name in the mud. Have you washed your hands off a matter that will make you sin against your God and against others?
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What passages record the account of the crucifixion, death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ?
(Read Mathew 26 , Mark 16 and Luke 24 )
How many pieces of silver did Judas Iscariot trade the life of Jesus Christ for ? ( Read Mathew 26:14-16)
Can you name the scripture reference- He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” (Please see our Sermon notes on ARISE)
QUIET PLEASE
Quiet time has been known by other names such as morning devotions, personal devotions, morning watch etc .Quiet time is a time we set aside to meet with God daily and have personal fellowship with him through the word of God and prayers.
The purpose of your quiet time is to have fellowship with Jesus so we can be intimate with him. Jesus spent time in fellowship with his Father , how much more should this be important for us . If Jesus is the first in your life you should give him priority. Mathew 6:33
Our Quiet time with the Lord gives us the privilege to get direction from God for our daily living. It is a time to bring our day before the Lord and committing it into his hands and recharging spiritually for the day ahead.
Remember the Bible speaks of our relationship with God as a love relationship. He is the head of the church and we the church are his bride.
Don’t forget to read the love letter God has written to us - Your Bible . As you spend time with Jesus in your Quiet time through sharing your thoughts with him in prayer and reading his love letter, the Bible you become more like Jesus. There is a saying that couples begin to look more alike when they have been married for a long time.Give God the best part of your day.
If you miss your Quiet time, don’t go on a guilt trip either , don’t give up . You can always get back into the schedule as soon as you can .
Bible Verses for Quiet Time :
.Mark 1:35 , Genesis 19:27, Job 1:5, Genesis 28:18-22, Exodus 34:4, 1Samuel 1:19, Psalm 5:3, Psalm 119:147, Pslam 143:8, Isaiah 26:9, Ezekiel 12:8, John 4:23, Phil 3:7-10,2Corinthians 3:18, Habbakuk 2:20, Psalm 89:7, Psalm 139:23-24.
Your Quiet time with the Lord should be different from a time you set aside for your personal thorough Bible Study.
Have you ever thought of your Bible study and prayer time as a date with Jesus?
You can consider having a "Jesus Date Bag" always packed. What do you need in your Jesus Date Bag?
Your Bible, a journal, devotional, highlighters, pens, post-it notes, Bible Study manuals or articles, a Bible Dictionary and or Bible Encyclopedia, a Bible handbook, a Bible commentary, may be scripture cards, a note book or a jotter, a list or hymn book etc .
When your date is finished, repack your date bag and put it back in the same spot every time so it’s ready for tomorrow’s big date with Jesus.
Remember, you must also be ready all the time, for Jesus will come when you least expect it. (Matthew 24:44)
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