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 # **WORLD IGBO PRAYER SUMMIT (WIPS) — Ọ BỤ ỌRỤ KWESỊRỊ KA ANYỊ WEE BILIE!** # # **MMALITE****Ndị nke m, ụmụnne m, ụmụ I...
10/08/2026

# **WORLD IGBO PRAYER SUMMIT (WIPS) — Ọ BỤ ỌRỤ KWESỊRỊ KA ANYỊ WEE BILIE!**

# # **MMALITE**

**Ndị nke m, ụmụnne m, ụmụ Igbo!**

Enwere **mkpu** na-ada n’ala anyị taa!

Ọ bụrụ na ntị ime mmụọ gị meghere, ị ga-anụ ya.
Ọ bụrụ na anya ime mmụọ gị meghere, ị ga-ahụ ya.
Ọ bụrụ na obi gị ka na-akpachara anya maka ọdịnihu ndị anyị, **ị gaghị anọ jụụ!**

**Mgbidi adaala!**

Mgbidi nke ịdị n’otu adaala.
Mgbidi nke ezi omume adaala.
Mgbidi nke ịhụnanya n’etiti ụmụnne adaala.
Mgbidi nke ọganihu adaala.
Mgbidi nke ikike na ịdị ukwuu anyị adaala.
Mgbidi nke ọdịnihu ụmụ anyị nọ n’ihe egwu.

Ma taa, **Chineke na-achọ Nehemaya!**

Chineke na-achọ nwoke ga-enwe ibu n’obi.
Chineke na-achọ nwanyị ga-enwe ibu n’obi.
Chineke na-achọ ndị ga-asị:

> **“Ọ bụrụ na mgbidi adaala, anyị ga-ebili wuo ya ọzọ!”**

# # # **NKE A BỤ MMỤỌ NEHEMAYA!**

Nehemaya nọ n’obí eze. Ọ bụghị onye nọ n’ọnọdụ nhụjuanya. Ọ na-eri nri eze, ọ na-aṅụ ihe ọṅụṅụ eze, ọ nọ n’ebe nchekwa.

Ma mgbe ọ nụrụ na Jerusalem, obodo ndị nna nna ya, adaala, **obi ya dara!**

Ọ jụrụ:

**“Gịnị mere obodo ahụ ji dị otu a?”**

Ọ nụrụ na mgbidi Jerusalem adala, ọnụ ụzọ ya ọkụ, ndị ya nọkwa n’ihere.

Akwụkwọ Nsọ kwuru na Nehemaya nọdụ ala, kwaa ákwá, buru ọnụ, kpee ekpere n’ihu Chineke.

Nke a bụ ihe dị egwu:

**Ọ bụghị mgbidi ya ka dara, ma ọ metụtara ya!**

Ọ bụghị ụlọ ya ka ọkụ, ma ọ metụtara ya!

Ọ bụghị naanị ezinụlọ ya ka nọ n’ihe mgbu, ma ọ metụtara ya!

# # # **NKE A BỤ MMỤỌ NDỊ IGBO!**

Onye Igbo kwesịrị inwe obi na-ekwu:

**“Ihe na-eme n’ala nna m metụtara m!”**

Mgbe onye Igbo nọ na Aba na-ebe akwa, ọ metụtara onye Igbo nọ na Lagos.

Mgbe onye Igbo nọ na Rivers nọ n’ihe mgbu, ọ metụtara onye Igbo nọ na Enugu.

Mgbe onye Igbo nọ na London na Houston na Guangzhou na-ahụ mkpa ala nna ya, obi ya kwesịrị ịsị:

**“Ala m bụ ala m. Ndị m bụ ndị m. Ihe na-emetụta ha na-emetụta m!”**

Nke a bụ ihe anyị na-akpọ:

# **MMỤỌ NEHEMAYA!**

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# **WIPS: Ọ BỤ OGE ANYỊ GA-EBILI!**

Ndị nke m, WIPS ekwesịghị ịbụ naanị mmemme anyị ga-abịa, kpee ekpere, too Chineke, laghachi n’ụlọ.

**Mba!**

WIPS kwesịrị ịbụ **mkpọtụ nke mmụọ**!

Ọ kwesịrị ịbụ oge ụmụ Igbo ga-ekwu:

**“Anyị ga-alaghachi n’ebe Chineke nọ!”**

**“Anyị ga-alaghachi n’ịdị n’otu!”**

**“Anyị ga-alaghachi n’ịhụnanya!”**

**“Anyị ga-alaghachi n’ezi omume!”**

**“Anyị ga-alaghachi n’ibu ọrụ maka ala nna anyị!”**

N’ihi na mgbe Nehemaya nụrụ maka nsogbu Jerusalem, ọ bụghị naanị ịkwa ákwá ka o mere.

**Ọ biliri!**

Ọ gara!

Ọ haziri!

Ọ kpaliri ndị mmadụ!

Ọ wuru!

Nke ahụ bụ ihe Chineke chọrọ ka anyị mee taa.

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# **AJỤJỤ M NA-AJỤ GỊ TAA**

**Ọnọdụ ala Igbo ọ na-agbawa gị obi?**

Mgbe ị hụrụ ihe na-eme n’etiti ndị anyị, ị na-echegbu onwe gị?

Mgbe ị hụrụ na ịdị n’otu anyị na-adalata, obi gị ọ na-ewute gị?

Mgbe ị hụrụ na ụfọdụ n’ime ụmụ anyị anaghịzi ama uru nke ịhụ nwanne ha n’anya, ị na-enwe ibu n’obi?

Mgbe ị na-eche maka ọdịnihu ụmụ anyị, ị na-ajụ onwe gị:

**“Gịnị ka m ga-eme?”**

Ọ bụrụ na azịza gị bụ **EE**, mgbe ahụ, **WIPS bụ nke gị!**

N’ihi na onye nwere ibu n’obi anaghị abụ onye nkiri.

**Onye nwere ibu n’obi na-ebili!**

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# **Ọ BỤRỤ NA ANYỊ GA-WUO, ANYỊ GA-EJI GỊ WUO!**

Nehemaya gwara eze:

> **“Ziga m Juda, n’obodo ebe ili ndị nna nna m dị.”**

*Neh 2:5.*

Lee obi nwoke a!

Ọ dị njikere ịhapụ ntụsara ahụ ya gaa ebe mgbidi dara.

Taa, Chineke na-ajụkwa anyị:

**“Ònye ka M ga-eziga?”**

Ònye ga-aga maka ndị ya?

Ònye ga-eguzo n’oghere?

Ònye ga-ekpe ekpere?

Ònye ga-akwado ọrụ Chineke?

Ònye ga-eji ihe o nwere nyere aka?

Ònye ga-asị:

# # # **“Nna, lee m! Ziga m!”**

Ka m bụrụ onye ga-ebido.

Ka m bụrụ onye ga-akwado.

Ka m bụrụ onye ga-ekpe ekpere.

Ka m bụrụ onye ga-ewu.

**Nna, jiri m!**

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# **WIPS KWESỊRỊ KA ANYỊ KWADO YA N’IHỤ NA:**

# # # **1. Ọ BỤ EBE CHINEKE GA-EWETA ỌGWỤỌ NA ỌGWỤỌ N’ALA ANYỊ**

Akwụkwọ Nsọ kwuru:

> **“Ọ bụrụ na ndị M, ndị a kpọrọ aha M, eweda onwe ha ala, kpee ekpere, chọọ ihu M, hapụ ụzọ ọjọọ ha, mgbe ahụ ka M ga-anụ n’eluigwe, gbaghara mmehie ha, gwọọkwa ala ha.”**

*2 Ihe E Mere 7:14.*

Ndị nke m, **ala chọrọ ọgwụgwọ!**

Ọ bụghị naanị ọgwụgwọ akụ na ụba.

Ọ bụghị naanị ọgwụgwọ ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị.

**Ọ bụ ọgwụgwọ nke mmụọ!**

Ọ bụ ya mere anyị ji akpọ oku ka anyị zukọta n’ihu Chineke.

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# # # **2. WIPS BỤ MKPI NKE ỊDỊ N’OTU NDỊ IGBO**

**Igwebuike!**

Nke a abụghị naanị okwu e ji achọ mma.

**Igwebuike bụ ike!**

Otu mkpịsị aka nwere ike ịgbaji.

Ma mgbe mkpịsị aka niile jikọtara ọnụ, **ha na-eme aka!**

Otu onye nwere ike ịrụ ntakịrị.

Ma mgbe anyị niile jikọtara ọnụ, **anyị nwere ike iwulite mgbidi!**

Ya mere, ka anyị kwụsị ịjụ:

**“Gịnị ka onye ọzọ ga-eme?”**

Ka anyị malite ịjụ:

# # # **“GỊNỊ KA M GA-EME?”**

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# **Ọ BỤRỤ NA Ọ BỤ ỌRỤ ANYỊ, ANYỊ NIILENA GA-ESONYERE!**

Nehemaya isi nke atọ bụ ihe pụrụ iche.

Akwụkwọ Nsọ na-egosi na ezinụlọ dị iche iche wuru akụkụ dị iche iche nke mgbidi.

**Onye ọ bụla nwere akụkụ ya.**

Ọ dịghị onye kwuru:

**“Ka Nehemaya rụọ ya.”**

Ọ dịghị onye kwuru:

**“Ka ndị ọzọ rụọ ya.”**

Onye ọbụla kwuru n’omume ya:

# # # **“AKỤKỌ M DỊ EBE A!”**

Nke ahụ ka m chọrọ ka anyị nwee taa.

Onye ọ bụla nwee òkè.

Ezinụlọ ọ bụla nwee òkè.

Ụka ọ bụla nwee òkè.

Ngalaba ọ bụla nwee òkè.

Ndị nọ n’ala ọzọ nwee òkè.

Ndị nọ n’ụlọ nwee òkè.

Onye nwere ego, **ka ego ya kwuo okwu.**

Onye nwere oge, **ka oge ya kwuo okwu.**

Onye nwere ike ikpe ekpere, **ka ikpere ya kwuo okwu.**

Onye nwere ihe ọmụma, **ka amamihe ya kwuo okwu.**

Onye nwere njikọ, **ka njikọ ya kwuo okwu.**

# # # **KA ONYE Ọ BỤLA WUO AKỤKỤ YA!**

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# **WIPS ABỤGHỊ ỌRỤ OTU NWOKE!**

Ndị nke m, gee ntị nke ọma:

**Ọ bụghị gọọmentị ga-ewu ya naanị.**

**Ọ bụghị otu onye ga-akwụ ụgwọ ya naanị.**

**Ọ bụghị otu ụka ga-eburu ya naanị.**

**Ọ bụghị otu onye ndu ga-ebu ya naanị.**

# # # **ANYỊ NIILENA GA-WUO!**

Anyị ga-eji ego wuo.

Anyị ga-eji oge wuo.

Anyị ga-eji ekpere wuo.

Anyị ga-eji ịhụnanya wuo.

Anyị ga-eji ịdị n’otu wuo.

Anyị ga-eji okwukwe wuo.

**Anyị ga-eji ihe Chineke tinyere n’aka anyị wuo!**

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# **KA NWA IGBO NỌ NA DIASPORA KWADO YA!**

Ka nwa Igbo nọ na London sị:

**“Ala nna m bụ nke m; m ga-enye aka.”**

Ka nwa Igbo nọ na Houston sị:

**“Ndị m bụ ndị m; m ga-enye aka.”**

Ka nwa Igbo nọ na Guangzhou sị:

**“Ọdịnihu ụmụ anyị metụtara m; m ga-enye aka.”**

Ka onye na-ere ahịa n’ahịa sị:

**“Ọ bụ naanị ntakịrị ka m nwere, ma m ga-enye ya n’obi m niile.”**

Ka onye ọrụ sị:

**“Ọ bụ naanị obere ka m nwere, ma m ga-akụ mkpụrụ.”**

N’ihi na Chineke anaghị ele naanị **ịdị ukwuu nke ihe ị nyere.**

**Ọ na-ele obi nke onye nyere ya.**

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# **KA ỤKA WERE NKE YA!**

Ka ụka ọ bụla kwuo:

**“Anyị nwere ngalaba anyị ga-akwado.”**

Ka ndị ozi Chineke kwuo:

**“Anyị ga-eburu ya n’ekpere.”**

Ka ndị isi kwuo:

**“Anyị ga-eduzi ya n’ezi ụzọ.”**

Ka ndị ntorobịa kwuo:

**“Anyị bụ ndị echi; anyị ga-ebili taa!”**

Ka ụmụ nwanyị kwuo:

**“Anyị agaghị anọ n’azụ; anyị ga-ewu!”**

Ka ụmụ nwoke kwuo:

**“Anyị ga-ebili n’ọrụ anyị!”**

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# **Ndị IGBO, BỤRỤ NEHEMAYA!**

Nehemaya enweghị ike ịrụ mgbidi niile naanị ya.

Ma o nwere ike **ịmalite!**

Nke ahụ bụ ihe Chineke chọrọ n’aka gị.

**Malite!**

Malite n’ekpere.

Malite n’ịhụnanya.

Malite n’ịkwado.

Malite n’ịkpọ onye ọzọ.

Malite n’ịkekọrịta ibu.

Malite n’ịsị:

# # # **“IHE A BỤ NKE ANYỊ!”**

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# **KA ANYỊ BILIE WUO!**

Ndị nke m, oge eruola.

Oge eruola ka anyị kwụsị ịbụ ndị na-ekiri.

Oge eruola ka anyị kwụsị ịkatọ naanị.

Oge eruola ka anyị kwụsị ịjụ onye ga-eme.

# # # **KA ANYỊ BILIE!**

Ọ bụrụ na mgbidi dara, **ka anyị wuo!**

Ọ bụrụ na ịdị n’otu dara, **ka anyị jikọta ọnụ!**

Ọ bụrụ na ịhụnanya ajụ oyi, **ka anyị kpọlite ya ọzọ!**

Ọ bụrụ na olileanya adaala, **ka anyị kpọlite olileanya!**

Ọ bụrụ na ala anyị chọrọ ekpere, **ka anyị gbue ikpere!**

Ọ bụrụ na Chineke akpọ anyị ka anyị wuo, **ka anyị were ihe dị n’aka anyị wuo!**

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# **NKE A BỤ OGE NEHEMAYA ANYỊ!**

Ya mere, **Ndị Igbo**, ana m akpọ unu:

# # # **KWADO WIPS!**

# # # **BỊA WIPS!**

# # # **KPEE EKPERE NA WIPS!**

# # # **KỌRỌ IBU WIPS!**

# # # **KWADO ỌRỤ A!**

# # # **BILIE WUO!**

N’ihi na Akwụkwọ Nsọ kwuru:

> **“Chineke nke eluigwe ga-emere anyị ihe ịga nke ọma; ya mere anyị bụ ndị ohu Ya ga-ebili wuo.”**

*Neh 2:20.*

Ya mere taa, anyị anaghị ekwu naanị:

**“Chineke nyere anyị aka.”**

Anyị na-asị:

# # # **“CHINEKE, JIRI ANYỊ WUO!”**

Anyị anaghị asị naanị:

**“Onye ọzọ ga-eme ya.”**

Anyị na-asị:

# # # **“AKỤKỤ M DỊ EBE A!”**

Anyị anaghị eche ka mmadụ malite.

# # # **ANYỊ GA-AMALITE!**

N’ihi na—

# **AKỤRỤO ỤLỌ!**

# **KA ANYỊ BILIE WUO!**

# **IGWEBUIKE!**

# **WIPS GA-EME IHE!**

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# **EKPERE**

**Nna anyị nke eluigwe,**

Tinye n’obi anyị **ibu Nehemaya.**

Mee ka ihe na-emetụta ndị anyị metụtakwa anyị.

Wepụ n’ime anyị mmụọ nke enweghị mmasị, mmụọ nke ikiri ihe anya, na mmụọ nke ịsị na ọ bụ ọrụ onye ọzọ.

Nye anyị obi nke ga-asị:

# # # **“Nna, lee m! Ziga m!”**

Nye anyị ike nke ndị Igbo nwere.

Nye anyị ntachi obi.

Nye anyị amamihe.

Nye anyị ịhụnanya.

Nye anyị ịdị n’otu.

Mee ka anyị site na WIPS bilie, kpee ekpere, wuo ma guzobe ihe ga-adị ndụ ruo n’ọgbọ ndị na-abịa.

Ka WIPS ghara ịbụ naanị nzukọ.

**Mee ka ọ bụrụ ebe ịchụàjà!**

Ka ọ bụrụ ebe ọgwụgwọ!

Ka ọ bụrụ ebe njikọ!

Ka ọ bụrụ ebe mgbanwe!

Ka ọ bụrụ ebe ụmụ Igbo ga-esi nweta ọhụụ ọhụrụ maka ọdịnihu ha!

**Nna, anyị bụ ndị ohu Gị.**

# # # **ANYỊ GA-EBILI!**

# # # **ANYỊ GA-WUO!**

# # # **ANYỊ GA-EKPE EKPERE!**

# # # **ANYỊ GA-ADỊ N’OTU!**

Ka ebube niile bụrụ nke Gị.

N’aha dị ike nke **Jisọs Kraịst, Onye-nzọpụta anyị,** ka anyị kpeere.

# # # **AMEN! AMEN!! AMEN!!!**

**Chaplain Nwachukwu Simon**
**CAIM Chaplain General**

 # TAKING THE PAIN # # # *“There are some dimensions of destiny you cannot enter without enduring some pain.”* # # # Mai...
10/08/2026

# TAKING THE PAIN

# # # *“There are some dimensions of destiny you cannot enter without enduring some pain.”*

# # # Main Text: Hebrews 12:1–3

**Hebrews 12:1–3 (KJV)**

> “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
> Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
> For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.”

# # INTRODUCTION

There is a kind of pain that does not come because you are doing something wrong.

There is a pain that comes because **you are becoming something you have never been before.**

We live in a generation that wants the crown without the cross, the testimony without the trial, the harvest without the planting, the promotion without preparation, and the glory without the process.

But life does not work that way.

**Some things God wants to put in your hands must first be formed in your heart.**

And sometimes, the process of formation is painful.

The question is not always, *“How can I escape this pain?”*

Sometimes the question is:

**“Lord, what are You producing in me through this pain?”**

There are pains you must pray away.

But there are also pains you must **walk through.**

There are battles God will deliver you from.

But there are processes God will give you grace to endure.

Because if God removes every difficult thing from your life, He may also remove the very process that is preparing you for your destiny.

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# 1. PAIN DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN GOD HAS ABANDONED YOU

One of the greatest mistakes believers make is assuming:

**“If God is with me, everything should be easy.”**

No!

Sometimes God is with you **in the fire**, not merely outside the fire.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were not delivered from entering the furnace.

They entered it.

But when the king looked into the fire, he saw **four men walking in the flames.**

God did not prevent the fire from existing.

**He entered the fire with them.**

Daniel was thrown into the lions' den.

Joseph was sold into slavery.

David was hunted by Saul.

Jesus went to Calvary.

So don't interpret every painful season as divine rejection.

**Sometimes pain is evidence that God is processing you for something greater.**

The seed experiences pressure when it breaks through the ground.

The butterfly experiences struggle when leaving the cocoon.

The gold experiences fire before its impurities are removed.

And sometimes, **you are not dying—you are being refined.**

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# 2. THERE IS PAIN IN GROWTH

Growth is beautiful, but growth is not always comfortable.

A child cannot become an adult without leaving certain childish things behind.

The Apostle Paul said in:

**1 Corinthians 13:11 (KJV)**

> “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”

There are things you must put away if you are going forward.

There are relationships you may have to outgrow.

There are habits you must crucify.

There are attitudes you must surrender.

There are places you may no longer be able to remain.

There are conversations you can no longer participate in.

There are pleasures you must deny yourself.

And yes, **it may hurt.**

But not everything that hurts you is hurting you.

Some things hurt because they are separating you from the person you used to be.

**The pain of discipline is better than the pain of regret.**

The pain of saying "no" today may save you from the pain of destruction tomorrow.

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# 3. JESUS SHOWED US HOW TO TAKE THE PAIN

Hebrews says:

**Hebrews 12:2 (KJV)**

> “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame…”

Notice those words:

**“For the joy that was set before him…”**

Jesus could endure the cross because He could see beyond the cross.

He saw resurrection.

He saw redemption.

He saw transformed lives.

He saw humanity reconciled to God.

He saw the joy beyond the pain.

And that is how you survive painful seasons:

**You must learn to see beyond what you are presently experiencing.**

If all you see is the pain, you will give up.

But when you see the purpose behind the pain, you can endure.

Joseph could have said:

*"My brothers betrayed me. My destiny is finished."*

But God was saying:

*"This pit is not your destination. I am taking you somewhere."*

The prison was painful.

But the palace was waiting.

The betrayal was painful.

But the assignment was waiting.

The delay was painful.

But the purpose was waiting.

**Never allow a painful chapter to convince you that God has cancelled the entire book.**

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# 4. SOMETIMES YOU MUST TAKE THE PAIN OF OBEDIENCE

Obedience is not always convenient.

Sometimes obeying God will cost you something.

Noah had to build an ark when there was no rain.

Abraham had to leave his country.

Joseph had to maintain purity when temptation was available.

Peter had to leave his nets.

Jesus had to surrender His will in Gethsemane.

**Luke 22:42 (KJV)**

> “Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”

That is one of the deepest prayers in Scripture:

**“Nevertheless.”**

Lord, I don't like it—

**nevertheless.**

Lord, it is painful—

**nevertheless.**

Lord, I don't understand it—

**nevertheless.**

Lord, I would rather have another way—

**nevertheless.**

**“Not my will, but thine, be done.”**

That is maturity.

Immaturity says:

*"God, bless my will."*

Maturity says:

**"God, align my will with Yours."**

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# 5. DON'T WASTE YOUR PAIN

If you have gone through pain, don't let it be wasted.

Learn from it.

Grow through it.

Pray through it.

Build through it.

Let the pain produce something in you.

**Romans 5:3–5 (KJV)**

> “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
> And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
> And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”

Look at the progression:

**Tribulation produces patience.**

Patience produces experience.

Experience produces hope.

Hope produces confidence.

So the pain was not empty.

**Something was being produced.**

The season that almost broke you may become the season that builds your testimony.

The tears you cried in secret may become the compassion with which you will strengthen somebody else.

The rejection that wounded you may teach you never to reject others.

The betrayal may teach you discernment.

The waiting may teach you patience.

The struggle may teach you dependence upon God.

**Don't just ask God to bring you out. Ask Him to show you what He wants you to learn while you are in it.**

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# 6. TAKE THE PAIN, BUT DON'T LOSE YOUR FAITH

Taking the pain does not mean pretending everything is fine.

Jesus wept.

David cried.

Jeremiah lamented.

Job questioned.

Pain is real.

But pain must never become greater than your faith in God.

You can cry and still believe.

You can be tired and still believe.

You can be disappointed and still believe.

You can say, *“Lord, I don't understand,”* and still say, **“I trust You.”**

Faith does not mean you don't feel the pain.

**Faith means the pain does not have the final word.**

Your tears are not the end.

Your disappointment is not the end.

Your delay is not the end.

Your rejection is not the end.

Your present circumstance is not the final chapter.

There is still a God who specializes in turning situations around.

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# CONCLUSION: TAKE THE PAIN FOR THE SAKE OF THE PURPOSE

Beloved, there are moments when you must stop asking:

**“Why is this happening to me?”**

And begin asking:

**“What is God producing in me?”**

Because there is something on the other side of your endurance.

There is a stronger version of you waiting on the other side of this season.

There is wisdom coming out of this experience.

There is maturity coming out of this struggle.

There is a testimony coming out of these tears.

There is an assignment coming out of this preparation.

**Take the pain.**

Take the pain of discipline.

Take the pain of obedience.

Take the pain of waiting.

Take the pain of sacrifice.

Take the pain of becoming.

Take the pain of saying no when your flesh says yes.

Take the pain of standing alone when everybody else is compromising.

Take the pain of following Christ when it costs you something.

Because **temporary pain is cheaper than permanent regret.**

The cross was painful—

but resurrection followed.

The grave was dark—

but Sunday came.

Joseph's pit was painful—

but the palace came.

David's wilderness was lonely—

but the throne came.

So don't quit in the painful chapter.

**Keep walking.**

Keep believing.

Keep praying.

Keep obeying.

Keep trusting.

Because the pain you are experiencing today may be the womb carrying the testimony you will celebrate tomorrow.

And hear this prophetic word:

**You will not die in the process.**

**You will not collapse in the wilderness.**

**You will not abandon your assignment.**

**You will not lose your faith.**

**You will come out stronger.**

**You will come out wiser.**

**You will come out better.**

And when your testimony finally comes, you will look back and say:

> **“It was painful, but God was faithful.”**

# # # PRAYER

**Father, give me grace to endure every process You have ordained for my life. When the journey becomes painful, strengthen my heart. When I don't understand what You are doing, help me to trust Your wisdom. Give me grace to obey You even when obedience is costly. Don't allow my pain to destroy my faith; let my pain produce patience, character, wisdom and hope. And when this season is over, let my life become a testimony that will give You glory. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen.**

 # AUGUST SUNDAY SCHOOL MANUAL # # **ROOTED, FRUITFUL AND UNMOVABLE** # WEEK TWO: **FRUITFUL IN CHRIST** # # # Theme Scr...
09/08/2026

# AUGUST SUNDAY SCHOOL MANUAL

# # **ROOTED, FRUITFUL AND UNMOVABLE**

# WEEK TWO: **FRUITFUL IN CHRIST**

# # # Theme Scripture for the Month

**Colossians 2:6–7 (KJV)**

> “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”

# # # Lesson Topic

# **FRUITFUL IN CHRIST**

# # # Main Text

**John 15:1–8 (KJV)**

> “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
>
> Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
>
> Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
>
> Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
>
> I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: **for without me ye can do nothing.**
>
> If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
>
> If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
>
> Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.”

---

# MEMORY VERSE

**John 15:5 (KJV)**

> “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: **for without me ye can do nothing.**”

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# INTRODUCTION

Last week, we learned that a believer must be **rooted in Christ**. This week, we move from the hidden place of roots to the visible evidence of a healthy spiritual life: **fruitfulness**.

A tree is not planted merely to occupy space. It is planted to produce fruit.

In the same way, God did not save us merely so that we could carry the name "Christian," attend church services, sing worship songs, occupy ministry positions, or identify ourselves as believers.

**God saved us so that our lives would produce something that glorifies Him.**

Jesus did not say, "By this is my Father glorified, that ye attend church."

He said:

> **"Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit."**

Fruitfulness is therefore not optional for a serious believer. It is evidence that the life of Christ is operating within us.

There are Christians who have been in church for many years but have remained spiritually immature. They have heard many sermons but have produced little fruit. They know church language but have not developed Christlike character.

God is calling us beyond religious activity into **spiritual productivity**.

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# LESSON OBJECTIVES

At the end of this lesson, we should be able to:

1. Explain what spiritual fruitfulness means.
2. Identify the different kinds of fruit God expects from believers.
3. Understand the connection between abiding in Christ and fruitfulness.
4. Identify things that hinder spiritual fruitfulness.
5. Discover practical ways to become more fruitful.

---

# 1. WHAT IS SPIRITUAL FRUIT?

Fruit is the visible evidence of what is happening inside a tree.

You don't need to cut down a mango tree to know whether it is healthy. When the season comes, the fruit announces the condition of the tree.

Likewise, **your character, conduct, words, decisions and influence reveal the condition of your spiritual life.**

Jesus said:

**Matthew 7:16–18 (KJV)**

> “Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
>
> Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
>
> A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”

Your fruit speaks about your roots.

If Christ is truly dwelling deeply within you, something about your life should begin to look like Christ.

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# 2. THE FIRST FRUIT: CHRISTLIKE CHARACTER

One of the greatest fruits God desires is not money, popularity or position.

It is **character**.

The Holy Spirit produces Christlike character within the believer.

# # # Galatians 5:22–23 (KJV)

> “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
>
> Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”

Notice that Scripture calls it **"the fruit"**, not merely "the gifts."

Gifts can make people notice you.

Character makes people trust you.

A person may preach powerfully and still have a terrible character.

A person may sing beautifully and still be difficult to live with.

A person may operate in spiritual gifts and still struggle with anger, pride, bitterness, dishonesty or unforgiveness.

God is interested in what happens **after the microphone is removed.**

Can you forgive?

Can you control your temper?

Can you speak truth?

Can you remain humble when people praise you?

Can you love people who cannot reward you?

That is fruit.

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# 3. THE FRUIT OF LOVE

The first evidence of Christ in a believer is love.

**John 13:35 (KJV)**

> “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

Christianity without love becomes religious performance.

You cannot claim to be deeply rooted in Christ while deliberately living in hatred, bitterness and unforgiveness.

**1 John 4:20 (KJV)**

> “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”

Love does not mean approving everything people do.

Love means choosing God's character even when people hurt you.

Jesus loved those who rejected Him.

He prayed for those who crucified Him.

That is fruit.

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# 4. THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

God expects our lives to demonstrate righteousness.

**Philippians 1:11 (KJV)**

> “Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.”

Our Christianity must be visible in our business dealings, marriage, workplace, friendships, speech and private life.

If your Christianity only appears inside the church building, something is wrong.

The real test is what happens when nobody is watching.

---

# 5. THE FRUIT OF GOOD WORKS

Believers are expected to become useful instruments in God's hands.

**Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)**

> “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

You were not saved to become a spiritual spectator.

There is something God wants your life to accomplish.

There are people you are supposed to help.

There are souls you are supposed to influence.

There are needs you are supposed to meet.

There are assignments you are supposed to fulfill.

**Fruitfulness means that your existence produces kingdom value.**

---

# 6. THE FRUIT OF SOULS

One of the greatest expressions of fruitfulness is bringing others to Christ.

Paul described those he won to Christ as fruit.

**Romans 1:13 (KJV)**

> “Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.”

A believer should not merely enjoy salvation.

We should become instruments through which others encounter Jesus.

Ask yourself:

**How many people have come closer to Christ because of my life?**

Your workplace should know that a Christian is there.

Your neighborhood should feel the impact of your Christianity.

Your family should experience the character of Christ through you.

---

# 7. FRUITFULNESS REQUIRES ABIDING

Jesus gave us the secret of fruitfulness:

**John 15:4 (KJV)**

> “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; **no more can ye, except ye abide in me.**”

A branch does not struggle to manufacture fruit.

It simply remains connected to the vine.

The life of the vine flows into the branch, and fruit appears naturally.

This is a powerful spiritual principle:

# # # **Fruitfulness is the result of connection.**

You don't become Christlike by merely trying harder.

You become Christlike by remaining connected to Christ.

Prayer keeps you connected.

The Word keeps you connected.

Obedience keeps you connected.

Worship keeps you connected.

Fellowship keeps you connected.

---

# 8. GOD PRUNES FRUITFUL PEOPLE

One of the most powerful statements Jesus made is found in John 15:2:

> **"Every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit."**

Notice something:

**God prunes fruitful branches.**

Sometimes God removes things from our lives not because we are failing but because He wants us to become more fruitful.

Pruning can be painful.

God may remove certain relationships.

He may close certain doors.

He may correct our attitudes.

He may expose weaknesses.

He may take us through seasons of discipline.

He may say "No" when we desperately want "Yes."

But pruning is not destruction.

**Pruning is preparation for greater fruitfulness.**

A farmer does not prune a tree because he hates it.

He prunes it because he sees what the tree can become.

So when God begins dealing with your character, don't run away.

When the Holy Spirit corrects you, don't become offended.

When God exposes something that must change, surrender.

**The hand that prunes you is the hand that wants more fruit from you.**

---

# 9. THINGS THAT HINDER FRUITFULNESS

# # A. Disobedience

You cannot consistently disobey God and expect maximum spiritual fruit.

**John 15:10 (KJV)**

> “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.”

---

# # B. Love of the World

Worldliness competes with spiritual growth.

**1 John 2:15–16 (KJV)**

> “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
>
> For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

---

# # C. Bitterness and Unforgiveness

Bitterness consumes the spiritual energy that should produce fruit.

**Hebrews 12:15 (KJV)**

> “Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled.”

---

# # D. Prayerlessness

A disconnected branch cannot produce fruit.

When prayer disappears, spiritual strength begins to disappear.

---

# # E. Neglect of God's Word

Jesus said:

**John 15:7 (KJV)**

> “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”

The Word must not merely enter your Bible.

It must enter your heart.

---

# 10. FRUITFULNESS HAS SEASONS

Sometimes believers become discouraged because they don't see immediate results.

But remember: **fruit takes time.**

A tree doesn't produce fruit the day it is planted.

There is a process.

There is germination.

There is growth.

There is maturity.

Then comes fruit.

**Psalm 1:3 (KJV)**

> “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit **in his season**; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”

Your season may not look like somebody else's season.

Don't compare your spiritual journey with another person's journey.

Keep growing.

Keep praying.

Keep obeying.

Keep serving.

Keep trusting.

**Your fruit will appear in its season.**

---

# 11. GOD EXPECTS MORE FRUIT

God does not want us to remain at the same spiritual level forever.

Jesus spoke of progression:

**John 15:2 (KJV)**

> “...every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth **more fruit.**”

Then:

**John 15:5 (KJV)**

> “...the same bringeth forth **much fruit**...”

Notice the progression:

**Fruit → More Fruit → Much Fruit**

God wants growth.

You should not be the same Christian you were five years ago.

Your prayer life should grow.

Your understanding should grow.

Your love should grow.

Your character should grow.

Your influence should grow.

Your service should grow.

Your faith should grow.

---

# A WORD TO THE CHURCH

There is a difference between **being busy** and **being fruitful**.

You can be involved in many activities and still be spiritually unproductive.

Martha was busy.

Mary was sitting at Jesus' feet.

**Luke 10:41–42 (KJV)**

> “And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
>
> But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

God is not impressed merely because we are busy.

He wants our activities to flow from intimacy with Him.

**Don't become so busy working for Jesus that you stop walking with Jesus.**

The branch must remain connected to the vine.

---

# PRACTICAL STEPS TO BECOME MORE FRUITFUL

# # # 1. Spend time with God daily.

# # # 2. Study and meditate on God's Word.

# # # 3. Obey the instructions of Scripture.

# # # 4. Allow the Holy Spirit to correct your character.

# # # 5. Forgive quickly.

# # # 6. Serve people without looking for applause.

# # # 7. Share the gospel with others.

# # # 8. Surround yourself with spiritually serious people.

# # # 9. Accept God's pruning.

# # # 10. Never stop growing.

---

# CLASS DISCUSSION

# # # Question 1

What are some fruits God expects to see in the life of a Christian?

# # # Question 2

Why is abiding in Christ necessary for fruitfulness?

# # # Question 3

How can a believer know whether he or she is spiritually fruitful?

# # # Question 4

What does divine pruning mean?

# # # Question 5

What areas of your life need pruning so you can become more fruitful?

---

# SPIRITUAL EXERCISE FOR THE WEEK

This week, every student should deliberately choose **one area of character** that needs improvement.

It could be:

* Anger
* Impatience
* Unforgiveness
* Pride
* Gossip
* Fear
* Laziness
* Inconsistency
* Lack of compassion
* Prayerlessness

Spend the week praying specifically about that area and deliberately practicing the opposite Christlike virtue.

For example:

**Anger → Patience**

**Unforgiveness → Forgiveness**

**Pride → Humility**

**Gossip → Edification**

**Impatience → Longsuffering**

At the end of the week, ask yourself:

> **"Is Christ becoming more visible through my life?"**

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# CONCLUSION

A fruitful Christian is not necessarily the loudest Christian.

A fruitful Christian is one whose life produces evidence of Christ.

When you are rooted in Christ, you will begin to bear fruit.

When you bear fruit, God will prune you.

When God prunes you, you will bear more fruit.

And when you remain in Christ, your life will eventually become a tree that feeds generations.

**Your Christianity must produce evidence.**

Let your home feel it.

Let your marriage feel it.

Let your children feel it.

Let your workplace feel it.

Let your community feel it.

Let sinners encounter Christ through you.

Let the broken find compassion through you.

Let the discouraged find hope through you.

Let the hungry find help through you.

Let heaven look at your life and say:

**"This one is bearing fruit."**

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# CLOSING PRAYER

**Father, in the name of Jesus, thank You for saving us and bringing us into Christ. Help us to abide deeply in You. Let our lives produce the fruit that glorifies Your name. Remove everything that is fighting our spiritual growth. Prune us where we need pruning. Correct us where we need correction. Heal every wounded place in our hearts. Destroy every root of bitterness, pride, disobedience and worldliness.

Holy Spirit, produce Your fruit in us. Let love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness and self-control become visible in our lives.

Make us fruitful in our homes, fruitful in ministry, fruitful in our work, fruitful in our relationships and fruitful in Your kingdom.

May nobody encounter us and remain the same. Let our lives carry the fragrance of Jesus Christ.

Father, take away spiritual barrenness. Let every dry place receive Your living water. Let our roots go deeper and our fruits become greater.

From today, we shall not merely occupy space—we shall produce results for Your glory.

In Jesus' mighty name, Amen.**

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