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I will build my church – Part 2

By Pastor Lazarus Muoka
28 May 2017   |   4:12 am
There are so many other people who could not find their feet, they could not breakthrough on their own effort, no matter how much they tried, or struggled. Their breakthrough came as soon as they allowed the Lord to build them.

Lazarus Muoka

Text: Matthew 16:18 “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Ephesians 5:26-27 “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”

There are so many other people who could not find their feet, they could not breakthrough on their own effort, no matter how much they tried, or struggled. Their breakthrough came as soon as they allowed the Lord to build them. Today, the Lord is telling you to follow me and I will make you fishers of men. I will make you that which I want you to be.

Revelation 4:11 “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

I want you to understand my brother and sisters that all of us were created by God and for His own purpose and pleasure. He is the one that is building us and working out whatsoever He wants us to be, and our duty is to follow today and do what He wants us to be.

Many preachers are thinking they are building the church of God, the body of Christ, and in the process they isolate the Master builder. I want to let you know that, if you are a preacher, and a child of God and you are building a church without Christ, the builder, you are making a lot of mistakes, no matter the cost of that building, that is outside His will, it will never pass the test of time. He is the Master builder and you must never isolate Him.

Hebrew 3:4 “For every house is built by some man; but he that built all things is God.”

God is the one that builds all things, including the church. I want you to understand that you are among the church the Lord is building, and there is nothing that will stop Him from finishing His work in your life today. The devil cannot stop Him, man cannot, kingdoms cannot stop Him from finishing His work today, because He is the All powerful, the Almighty. He has all the resources to make you what He wants you to be. Therefore, the gates of hell, the persecutors, enemies of righteousness, the demons can never stop Him because unto Him every knee shall bow.

Philippians 2:13 “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

From the above chapter/verse, it is God that is working through us, working through you to perfect and qualify you for His purpose. It is not any man, but God. Therefore, as His servants, appointed to do His work, we must build by His grace and not by our power.

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me. Yes, as believers, we can do all things; we can preach the gospel, win souls, create wealth and rule the world. Yes we can.

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