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WHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR?The pursuit of wisdom, knowledge, success, accomplishments, wealth and every other plan apart from God is futile quest and adventure that leads to meaningless existence. Every other person or thing except the living God is as uncertain and unreliable as the shadow or spider’s web. Leaning on them only leads to shame, humiliations, frustrations, disappointments and defeat in life.The greatest goal to pursue in life is to know Jesus as your Lord and personal Saviour, and the greatest achievement in life is to do the will of God. Knowing Jesus intimately and experiencing Him personally is a treasure that is far greater than any human achievement and it is the key to happiness, fulfilment and lasting peace both in the present life and the one to come. Therefore, seek to live each day for the purposes and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ while you are still alive in the present world.

GOD IS IN CONTROLI have a plaque in my office that reads thus – “God is in control.” Some of us have better wall decorations that read better than what I have to reassure us that God is with us; therefore, we should not be afraid. Yet we fear. I want to encourage you to take the bull by the horn and never allow fear to rob you of your joy and great achievements for this year and beyond. Let me start by saying that most of what you fear or worry about is unnecessary. Most of us worry unnecessarily about too many things. Some of us ever search for what to worry about. The trouble is that much of what we worry about is baseless and simply not there. A scientific statistic was published about worry and the finding will make one wonder how we let the devil in to torment us. It is said that 40% of all things we worry about never come to pass. 30% of all our worries involve past decisions that cannot be changed. We worry about how we just prayed publicly whether we did well or not; how we answered question during our Sunday Bible Study; how the sermon we preached was perceived by the congregation etc. 12% of our worries focus on criticism from others who spoke about us (because they felt inferior). 10% are related to our health which gets worse when we worry. Only 8% of our worries could be described as “legitimate” causes for concern. In other words, fewer that one problem in every ten that we worry about is a real concern. All the others are things that we can learn to see differently or eliminate.As Christians, to worry even on one problem out of ten is considered too many. We have Jesus who is the answer to all our problems. Remember the song “What a friend we have in Jesus.” All the stanzas are deep with messages but see the third stanza that says:Are we weak and heavy laden,Cumbered with a load of care?Precious Saviour, still our refugeTake it to the Lord in PrayerDo your friends despise, forsake thee?Take it to the Lord in prayer In His arms He‘ll take and shield theeThou wilt find a solace there.

Topic: SOARING LIKE EAGLES FOR GREAT EXPLOITSAnchor Scripture: Isaiah 40:28-31Preacher: Rev. Dr. Ademola Ishola

Topic: Principles of AdvancementAnchor Scripture: Matthew 11:16; 11:12Preacher: Rev Olusegun Omotosho

PROGRAM FOCUS: • To articulate the Role of the Church in Remaking A Great Nation • To sensitize the Church on Nation Building Requirement as a Tool for Evangelism

PROGRAM FOCUS:• To articulate the Role of the Church in Remaking A Great Nation• To sensitize the Church on Nation Building Requirement as a Tool for Evangelism

PROGRAM FOCUS: • To articulate the Role of the Church in Remaking A Great Nation • To sensitize the Church on Nation Building Requirement as a Tool for Evangelism

PROGRAM FOCUS:• To articulate the Role of the Church in Remaking A Great Nation• To sensitize the Church on Nation Building Requirement as a Tool for Evangelism

JUBILEE PRAYER POINTS:1.Pray that God will free you of all encumbrances so that you will participate fully in the jubilee celebration.2.Pray for safe trips for all our invited guests and ourselves to each program.3.Pray for a meaningful, soul-enriching activity every day.4.Pray that we will not experience any tragedy among our membership.5.Pray for a fair weather throughout the week of celebration.6.Thank God for His provision for our Jubilee Celebration.7.Pray that God will be honored throughout the activities of the week.8.Pray that God will give us His vision for the next fifty years to come.9.Pray that the power of darkness will not penetrate IBC at any moment.10.Pray for God’s love to cover us and for love to be the binding force as we unite to do God’s work.

Wednesday Mid-Week ServiceBible Studdy Topic: LOYALTYAnchor Scripture: Genesis 22: 1 - 14

Ikoyi Baptist Church Tehila Night 2017At the centre of Jubilee is deliberate Praise, Thanksgiving and Celebration... Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. (Psalm 67: 3)

Ikoyi Baptist Church Tehila Night 2017At the centre of Jubilee is deliberate Praise, Thanksgiving and Celebration... Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. (Psalm 67: 3)

BIBLICAL EVIDENCE OF GOD’S FAVOUR1.Joseph- God’s favour brought him supernatural protection and promotion2.The Hebrew Children- God gave them REST- “The Restoration of Everything Satan Took as they left Egypt for the Promised Land.3.David, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego: i) God honoured them in the meals of their adversariesii) God caused rules and regulations, laws and policies to be changed to their advantage even in foreign land.4.Esther: God gave her power for prominence and preferential treatment before a foreign king to save His people.5.Hezekiah and Jehoshaphat: God won battles for them without their lifting a finger in war against mighty opponents.6.David- God gave him recognition though he was the least among his brethren to become king.7.Paul- God called him, who was “the chief of sinners” to suffer for His cause among the Jews and Gentiles.Who can be favored? Read Psalm 5:12, Psalm 37:23-26; 2Cor. 5:21-22.