06/08/2019
FROM THE PULPIT
MINISTERING: BISHOP TAMUNOLA CHAPP-JUMBO
MESSAGE TITLE: GODLY VIRTUE FOR FRUITFULNESS
KEY TEXT : 1Peter 1: 8
2Peter 1: 4-8
Every child of God take note if you must excel, let this abound in you because by redemption you are not ordinary. By redemption you are not a nonentity you are an entity.
NOTE: Don't be a mockery to Christendom as a child of God's kingdom.
NOTE As a child of God what is inside you is greater than what is contending with you. It’s the word of God that make you to be fruitful and abound in Christ.
EIGHT VALUES OF FRUITFULNESS(1) FAITH
Faith is having an unshakable mind in the word of God.
Faith cometh by hearing and hearing the word of God.
You must hunger for the word of God by faith. (1 peter 2:2, job 23:12)
(2) VIRTUE
Virtue is moral character or disposition to excellence. Virtue cannot come by chance, it must be deliberate, purposeful and cultivated.
(3) KNOWLEDGE
There are two types of knowledge
(i)Acquired Knowledge: You get by studies and experience.
(ii)Revelatory Knowledge: This is deeper Knowledge revealed from studies of the word of God.
Revelation Knowledge is what sets a believer apart from the other. It is knowing how the word works. It is understanding by faith that when the bible says “Ye are gods” a believer understands that he is above principalities and powers. This is the level God wants every believer to operate at.
To operate at the revelation knowledge you must have a deeper love for God and His word. As much as Apostle Paul worked with Holy Spirit he still yearned for a greater walk and knowledge of the Holy Spirit; Philippians 3: 10 says;
“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;”
(4) TEMPERANCE: This means self-control and discipline. As a believer you must have personal self-control over things of the flesh and in our lives.
5) PATIENCE: Having a consistency in principles. It is one of the proofs of faith. Hebrews 10:36
“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise”
6) GODLINESS: This is having a deep sense of reference and godly fear towards the things of God and His word.
Your reference shows in the spoken words and your daily living.
7) BROTHERLY KINDNESS: This is showing a sense of value for your brothers and sisters in Christ. It is a sense of care and love towards those of the house hold of faith. Knowing a brother who is in need and being supportive, giving a helping hand to those who are in need in your church.. It is being a blessing to a believer without expecting anything in return.
8) CHARITY: This means love, showing love to anyone is showing love to God. When we show love to people we reference God.