17/05/2026
📕 MESSAGE TITLE :PUT AWAY YOUR IDOLS AND FOREIGN gods AND HAVE AN ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS CHRIST.
Genesis 35:1-5
AND GOD said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. And make there an altar to God Who appeared to you [in a distinct manifestation] when you fled from the presence of Esau your brother.
[2]Then Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, Put away the [images of] strange gods that are among you, and purify yourselves and change [into fresh] garments;
[3]Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, and I will make there an altar to God Who answered me in the day of my distress and was with me wherever I went.
[4]So they [both young men and women] gave to Jacob all the strange gods they had and their earrings which were [worn as charms against evil] in their ears; and Jacob buried and hid them under the oak near Shechem.
[5]And they journeyed and a terror from God fell on the towns round about them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
1️⃣ When God is interested in you He will meet you at the place of encounter.
2️⃣ Before an encounter happens God will first give you a signal and a message of Preparation
3️⃣ There is always a stage of preparation before encounter, this is to do away with everything that may hinder your relationship with God
4️⃣ God Almighty wants you all and complete to Himself, you can't have an encounter with Jesus Christ while you still have relationship with idols and other gods.
5️⃣ Don't deceive yourself, you cannot serve your village idols and gods and water their alters and at thesame time serve Jesus Christ. NOT SO
6️⃣ WHEN GOD wants to meet you at the place of fellowship, HE will inform you but can't force you. So when the word of God comes to you it is your choice to accept or reject, but you will note that every decision you make has a consequence attached to it.
7️⃣ God wants you to do away with evil altars and make yourself an altar for the LORD so that you can carry God everywhere you go.
8️⃣ JACOB heard the Voice of the LORD and He followed the instructions, this is OBEDIENCE, many of us have heard the voice of God but refused to follow because of what others will say about us, because of what religion will say, because we think that God also accepts our village idols and gods. GOD hates Idol worshipping.
9️⃣ Do not deceive yourself, encounters are generated from the place of complete surrender to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the hunger for the truth.
🔟 IF YOU cannot deny yourself and your family, you will not be able to give your 100% to God. What is not done well is not done at all. STOP SERVING GOD PARTIALLY
GOD does not want partnership with other gods, He wants to be the sole Proprietor of your life.
🆘 Shalom
