07/03/2026
Day 2; Friday
Special Holy Ghost Service 2026
Minister: Pastor E. A. Adeboye
Topic: Excellence
Text: 1 John 3:1-3
When you're comparing 3 things, you say:
Good, better, best
Great, greater, greatest
E.g. Abraham was great (Genesis 24:34-35), Isaac was very great (Genesis 26:12-16), and Jacob was exceedingly great (Genesis 30:40-43).
There is always something better than the best - excellent.
Daniel was the most excellent of all; he had an excellent spirit.
Daniel 6:1-3
▪︎ Physical excellence;
It is good to be healed. Acts 3:1-8, Mark 5:25-34
It is better to be healthy, not knowing illness. Exodus 15:26, Deuteronomy 34:7
There is something better than being healthy - you become a carrier of the healing virtue. Mark 16:15-17
There is something even better than carrying the healing virtue; pieces of clothing that touch your body can heal others.
Acts 19:11-12
▪︎ Material excellence;
It's a good thing to be debt-free. 2 Kings 4:1-7
Even better is to be rich. 2 Kings 4:8-17
It is even better to be wealthy. Genesis 26:8-16
There is something better than being wealthy - being prosperous. 2 Chronicles 1:6-15, 1 Kings 19:2
There is something better than being prosperous - flourishing.
Psalm 92: 12-13
▪︎ Spiritual excellence;
It is good to be delivered. Mark 5:2-20
But there's always the problem of the stigma of the past. It is better to have never had that problem. Luke 8:1-3
It is better to be untouchable. Job 1:8-10, Zechariah 2:5
It is even better to be a demon destroyer. Mark 16:17
▪︎ Excellence in terms of victory;
It is a very good thing for Jesus to be with you, because if He is with you, you will win any battle. 1 Samuel 17:34-51
There is something better than God with you - God for you. Romans 8: 31&37
It is even better for God to back you up. Genesis 17:1. When God backs you up, there is no possibility of you ever failing.
Even better is when God surrounds you.
When God surrounds you, anyone who tries to touch you will touch fire because God is the consuming Fire.
Hebrews 12:29, Judges 15:14-15
There is something better than God surrounding you - God within you.
If God is within you, your future is guaranteed.
Colossians 1:27, 1 John 4:4
Link between excellence (theme for the 40th anniversary) and a new beginning (theme for the year):
40 is the number of wisdom.
Wisdom is to teach you certain things:
▪︎ Our God is an excellent God. Psalm 8:1
▪︎ He does things excellently. Genesis 1:31
If you hand over your situation to God, you'll get excellent results.
Ecclesiastes 3:14
You can not improve on the work of God.
God's work is so perfect that David said he was fearfully and wonderfully made.
You're unique and there's no one like you.
▪︎ God pursues excellence. Genesis 1:31
Even though His creation of man was good, He decided that it wasn't good enough that man should be alone. Genesis 2:18
No matter how good you are now, it is time for a new beginning.
Better your best. Matthew 5:48
Don't settle. You have not yet arrived.
▪︎ God wants us to remember that when Jesus returns, He is coming for an excellent church. Ephesians 5:27
As you're thanking God for what He has done in the past, ask Him for more.
Keep moving towards excellence.
▪︎ Jesus is coming to take us to an excellent place. A place where there is no night. Revelation 22:5
You can not stop the pursuit of excellence until you finish the race. 1 John 3:2
Our God is excellent.
He does excellent things.
He demands excellence.
He will take you to an excellent place if you continue to pursue excellence.
Excellence is a journey.
Salvation Call
If you haven't given your life to Jesus, hurry to the Lord now. Let tonight mark a new beginning.
Ask the Lord to have mercy on you, forgive your sins, wash you clean with His blood, come into your life, and save your soul.
