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HO EVERY ONE THAT THIRSTETH COME YE TO THE WATERS (ISAIAH 55:1)The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not,neither come hither to draw." (John Chapter 4:10 -15). What is that

fountain of water? It is the WORD OF GOD.1


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THE WORD CENTERCOPYRIGHT 2010 BY THE WORD CENTERP.O.BOX 44044

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WEBSITE: www.wordcenter.org

EMAIL: wordcenter44@gmail .comPRESENTS:DIVINE SOLUTIONS TO ANGER(ANGER, FORGIVENESS AND THE CHILDREN

OF GOD)AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENTS

BIBLE CLASS LESSONS AND EVERLASTING

GOSPELS

BY:

LEADER OLUMBA OLUMBA OBUTHE SUPERNATURAL TEACHER, AND

SOLE SPIRITUAL HEAD OF THE UNIVERSEBROTHERHOOD OF THE CROSS AND STAR


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BIBLE WITNESS

JAMES 1:19W h e re fo re , m y b e lo ve d b re th re n ,

l e t e ve ry m a n b e sw i f t to h e a r ,s l o w to sp e a k , s l o w to w ra th

BECAUSE CHRIST SAID, WHEN HE IS COME, EVEN THE SPIRIT OFTRUTH, HE SHALL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH AND SHALL REMIND

YOU ALL WHAT I HAVE TAUGHT YOU. ALL THESE WORDS ISSUEFROM THE MOUTH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. THIS INJUNCTION

IS MEANT FOR YOU AND THE ENTIRE WORLD. IT IS ALSO MEANTFOR THE CHURCHES AND MANKIND. WE ARE TAUGHT HOW WE CANCO-EXIST IN PEACE AND HARMONY. PUT IT TO TEST. IF YOU DIDNOT PRACTICE THIS INJUNCTION STRIVE NOW TO PRACTICE IT. *IF YOU SEARCH THE RECORDS AT GOSPEL CENTER VIVIDLY YOUWILL DISCOVER THAT I HAVE DELIVERED THIS GOSPEL BETWEEN1983 AND 1984 AND I GAVE AN INSTRUCTION THAT IT SHOULD BE

PUBLISHED AND CIRCULATED TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD SOTHAT PEOPLE COULD PUT IT INTO FERVENT PRACTISE. I had also

ordered a circular to be sent in that regard to all the inhabitants ofthe world to go and settle their differences and make peace with

their enemies

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HIGHLIGHTS

Everyday you continued to recite that 'poem' and the 'verse'"...easily given to anger." You find that your twenty or fortyyears here count for nothing. I HAVE COME WITH ANANTIDOTE TO THAT PROBLEM. When you are angry andyou speak to somebody who perhaps does not hear you, andjust for that you become so much more angry.*THE DIVINE SOLUTION TO ANGER:A.NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS FEIGNIGNORANCE: Right from today what you have heard is thesolution to your problems: EVEN THOUGH SOMEBODYSTANDS BEFORE AND THREATENS TO KILL YOU, OR CURSESAND ABUSES YOU, OR CALLS YOU A THIEF, YOU HAVE TOLISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT DEAF. BESWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK, AND SLOWTO WRATH.IF YOU ENDURE IT AND LEAVETHE PERSON, YOU MAY NOT REACH A FARDISTANCE WHEN THE WHOLE THING WILLEND.

B. Why does the second lesson say:"Wherefore, mybeloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,slow to speak, slow to wrath?" THAT IS THEPANACEA. HE HAS STARTED TO BLESS US. WHENEVER YOUARE ANGRY THE WORDS THAT PROCEED OUT OF YOUR


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MOUTH ARE EVIL, AND YOU WILL LOSE YOUR SENSES; ANDWHATEVER YOU SAY AT SUCH A TIME WILL MAKE NO SENSEAND IS USELESS. THAT IS HOW TO AVOID CONDEMNATION,YOU SHOULD BE SWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TOSPEAK, AND SLOW TO WRATH, AND WITHIN TWOMINUTES SUCH A THING WILL PASS AWAY AND YOU WILLHAVE A PEACE OF MIND. IT IS SUCH A GOOD AND ENJOYABLETHING TO DO.C.TREAT ALL CURSES AND ABUSES WITHLEVITY: YOU WILL SEE WHAT WILL COME TO PASS IF FROMTODAY YOU ARE SLOW TO WRATH. BY PUTTING UPSUCH FACETIOUSNESS YOUR OPPONENT WILL BESURPRISED AND WILL SURRENDER WITHCONTEMPLATIONS ON WHAT SHOULD BE THE CAUSEOF YOUR SILENCE. BY THAT HE WILL START DOINGTHAT WHICH IS GOOD, CONFESS HIS SINS TO YOU,AND WHATEVER PROBLEM HE DID CAUSE WILL DIEFOREVER. THAT IS WHY THE SCRIPTURE SAYS:"WHEN YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY GIVE HIM FOODAND WHEN HE IS THIRSTY GIVE HIM DRINK; AND BYSO DOING YOU HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON HIS HEAD."YOU KNOW WHAT COALS OF FIRE ARE. AND WHENHEAPED ON SOMEBODYS HEAD YOU ARE AWARE OFWHAT IT COULD BECOME. IF YOU COOK AND

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DISPLAY DISHES HERE YOU MAY NOT KNOW HOWDELICIOUS THEY ARE.

THAT IS WHY IT IS SAID THAT "THE TASTE OF THEPUDDING IS IN THE EATING." IF YOU GO AND PUTINTO PRACTICE ALL WHAT I AM TELLING YOU,GREAT TESTIMONIES WILL ABOUND FOR YOU.1.WHEN MENTION IS MADE OF SATAN EVERYWHERE, THATIS NONE OTHER THING THAN ANGER. THAT WHICH SPOILSTHE WORLD IS ANGER. THE WOE THAT BETIDES MANKINDTODAY IS ANGER. AT ANYTIME OUR LORD JESUS CHRISTGIVES YOU THE DISADVANTAGES OF SOMETHING HE WILLNEVER FAIL TO GIVE YOU THE ANTIDOTE SO AS TOOVERCOME ALL EVIL AND BECOME SAVED. You have heard what our first lesson says that: "Whosoeveris angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of

the judgement." There is nobody in this world who believesthat if somebody says woe unto you and your mother, that

such a man has put himself under the judgment of theSanhedrin.2. WHOEVER IS NOT ANGRY HAS CHRIST:

BRETHREN, LET US FOLLOW AFTER OUR LORD JESUSCHRIST BECAUSE HE IS THE ONLY CUSTODIAN OF LIFE, THE

ONE WHO KNOWS THE WAY AND THE ONLY PATH WHICHLEADS TO SALVATION. THE WORLD HAS NO SOLUTION TO

THIS SINGULAR PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE FILLED WITHANGER. THAT IS THE MAIN ARTICLE OF TRADE I HAVE

BROUGHT TO YOU.3.IF YOU SEARCH THE RECORDS AT GOSPEL CENTER

VIVIDLY YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT I HAVE DELIVEREDTHIS GOSPEL BETWEEN 1983 AND 1984 AND I GAVE AN

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CIRCULATED TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD SO THATPEOPLE COULD PUT IT INTO FERVENT PRACTISE. I had

also ordered a circular to be sent in that regard to all theinhabitants of the world to go and settle their differences

and make peace with their enemies.4. BRETHREN, DO NOT ALLOW ANY PERSON TO LEAD YOU

ASTRAY. AS SOON AS YOU REJECT CHRIST AND HISTEACHINGS, REALIZE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY FORYOU TO GO, AND BY SO DOING YOU ARE COVERED WITHDARKNESS. THE REASON WHY THINGS HAVE TAKEN THESHAPE THEY ARE NOW WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD ISBECAUSE THEY HAVE REJECTED CHRIST AND HISTEACHINGS. THIS THING IS NOT DERIVABLE FROMEDUCATIONAL WISDOM, OR ONES INTELLECT: OR IS ITCONSIDERED IN TERMS OF LENGTH OR BREATH; BEAUTY ORHANDSOMENESS OR WEALTH. IT IS THE WISDOM OF GOD.THIS THING IS FULFILLED ACCORDING TO THE WORDS OF THEPROPHECY. I T H A S B E E N P R E D E S T I N E D A L R E A D YT H A T C H R I S T I S T H E O N L Y L E A D E R . IT ISHIMSELF ALONE WHO CAN LEAD US TO THEACCURATE WISDOM OF THE TRUTH. NEITHER MANNOR ANGEL THAT CAN LEAD HUMANITY. FROM ADAMTILL ETERNITY IT IS CHRIST HIMSELF ALONE WHOKNOWS THE WAY, WHO LEADS AND HE IS THESAVIOR; HE IS THE PROTECTOR AND THE TEACHER.APART FROM HIM THERE IS NO OTHER PERSON.IT IS JUST LIKE SOMEBODY WOULD SAY THE CHAIRMANOF AN OCCASION OR THE PRESIDENT OF A CLUB; IF YOUWANT TO KNOW THE CHAIRMAN OR PRESIDENT OF ALL

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ARE ANGRY IF YOU PLANT ANY CROP IT WILL NOT HAVEGOOD YIELDS; IF YOU WISH YOU MAY EXPERIMENT THIS ANDIF CARE IS NOT TAKEN THAT CROP MAY NOT GERMINATE ATALL BUT WHERE IT DOES, IT WILL NOT BRING FORTH GOOD

YIELDS.5. ORIGIN OF ANGER: TRACEABLE TO OUR FIRSTBROTHERS

What cause Cain to kill his brother (Abel)? Is it not anger?God accepted Abels sacrifice and not his (Cains), andbecause of that Cain got infuriated. Abels wife was morebeautiful than his wife that was also the reason he killed hisbrother. If you are not angry can you commit sin?6. "Father, forgive them for they know not what theydo." Because of this statement, you are all forgivenbecause you were ignorant of what you said and did.I have long forgiven every person; I give my warmembrace to every person at all times, because youhave not committed any sin .


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TITLE:ANGER, FORGIVENESS AND THE CHILDREN OFGOD

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ANGERFIRST LESSON: ST MATTHEW 5:22Bu t I sa y u n to yo u , t h a t wh o so e ve r i s a n g ry w i th h i s b ro th e rwi th o u t a c a u se sh a l l b e i n d a n g e r o f t h e j u d g e m e n t ; a n dwh o so e ve r s h a l l sa y to h i s b ro th e r , Ra c a sh a l l b e i n d a n g e r o fth e c o u n c i l :b u t wh o so e ve r sh a l l sa y , t h o u f o o l , sh a l l b e i n d a n g e r o fhe l l f i re .

SECOND LESSON: JAMES 1:19W h e re f o re , m y b e lo ve d b re th re n , l e t e ve ry m a n b e swi f t t oh e a r , s l o w to sp e a k , s lo w to w ra th .

GOLDEN TEXT: ST. MATTHEW 18:21-22Th e n c a m e Pe te r to h im , a n d sa id , L o rd , h o w o f t sh a l l m yb ro th e r s in a g a in s t m e , a n d I f o rg ive h im ? t i l l se ve n t im e s?J e su s sa i th u n to h im , I sa y n o t u n to th e e , u n t i l se ve n t im e s ;b u t u n t i l se ve n ty t im e s se ve n .

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INTRODUCTORY SONG

Jesus the way, the truth and the life, whosoever believes inhim shall never die.

BRETHREN, DO NOT ALLOW ANY PERSON TO LEAD YOUASTRAY. AS SOON AS YOU REJECT CHRIST AND HISTEACHINGS, REALIZE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY FORYOU TO GO, AND BY SO DOING YOU ARE COVERED WITHDARKNESS. THE REASON WHY THINGS HAVE TAKEN THESHAPE THEY ARE NOW WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD ISBECAUSE THEY HAVE REJECTED CHRIST AND HISTEACHINGS. THIS THING IS NOT DERIVABLE FROMEDUCATIONAL WISDOM, OR ONES INTELLECT: NOR IS ITCONSIDERED IN TERMS OF LENGTH OR BREATH; BEAUTY ORHANDSOMENESS OR WEALTH. IT IS THE WISDOM OF GOD.THIS THING IS FULFILLED ACCORDING TO THE WORDS OF THEPROPHECY. I T H A S B E E N P R E D E S T I N E D A L R E A D YT H A T C H R I S T I S T H E O N L Y L E A D E R . IT ISHIMSELF ALONE WHO CAN LEAD US TO THEACCURATE WISDOM OF THE TRUTH. NEITHER MANNOR ANGEL THAT CAN LEAD HUMANITY. FROM ADAMTILL ETERNITY IT IS CHRIST HIMSELF ALONE WHOKNOWS THE WAY, WHO LEADS AND HE IS THESAVIOR; HE IS THE PROTECTOR AND THE TEACHER.APART FROM HIM THERE IS NO OTHER PERSON.THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OTHER CREATIONS AND MAN ANDCHRIST:

This explains why it is said that God created man in hisown image and after his likeness. What does his


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own image in that statement stand for? That refers to thereasoning faculty given to mankind. The fishes, animals andother creations have instinct but they do not have thereasoning faculty. The explanation is that if per chance youfind a fish in our midst, intuitively it will know that humanbeings are in this house. The same thing is applicable to ananimal. If an animal gets into a place where people gather itwill instinctively know that human beings are there.

The only thing left is that it will not know what to do andsave itself. The fish or animal is aware that it is going to becaught but how to escape the ordeal, it will not know norwhat to do and save itself. The fish or animal is aware that itis going to be caught but how to escape will be the problem.Fishes and animals do not have this thinking faculty and theyare not given by God. It is a pity that it has to be like that. Ofall creations of God including human beings the only personwho has this wisdom is our Lord Jesus Christ.

Right now all of us are aware of the fact that anger is notgood. But the problem is how and what can you do to stopgetting annoyed. Nobody seems to know how to go about itnow. Moses himself got angry, the rest of the patriarchs gotangry and so on and so forth until this day. We all are awarethat anger is not good and that our present predicament iscaused by anger. Then what will man do to free himself fromthis helpless situation? No man knows and there is no angelwho knows how to get about it. What has brought problemsinto the world? Is it not anger? THE UNTOLD HARDSHIPYOU FIND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD IS TRACEABLE TOANGER. ALL WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD THAT PEOPLE AREQUARRELING, FIGHTING AND KILLING THEMSELVES; THESETHINGS ARE CAUSED BY ANGER. THERE IS NO OTHER THINGTHAT CAUSES THESE PROBLEMS EXCEPT ANGER. WHEN YOU

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ARE ANGRY YOU DO ALL KINDS OF SHADY AND ABOMINABLETHINGS. IT IS ANGER WHICH IS SATAN. THE QUESTION NOWIS: WHAT IS MANKIND TO DO IN ORDER TO REMOVE HIMSELFFROM THAT STATE OF ANGER?ANGER GIVES BIRTH TO PREDICAMENTS

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST HAS PUT ACROSS HIS QUESTIONSBEFORE US AND HAS PROVIDED ANSWERS TO HISQUESTIONS. HE DOES NOT FAIL TO TELL YOU ADVANTAGESAND DISADVANTAGES OF ANYTHING. IF YOU LIKE IT ISFINALLY LEFT FOR YOU TO EITHER TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.THERE IS NOBODY WHO KNOWS THAT HIS MAIN PROBLEMAND THAT WHICH TROUBLES HIM IS ANGER. DEATH, LACK,SICKNESS, PROBLEM, DIFFICULTY, HATRED AND OTHERTHINGS EMANATE FROM ANGER AND ANGER IS THE KEYWHICH UNLOCKS THE WAY FOR THESE CALAMITIES TOBEFALL YOU.

IT IS JUST LIKE SOMEBODY WOULD SAY THECHAIRMAN OF AN OCCASION OR THE PRESIDENT OF ACLUB; IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE CHAIRMAN ORPRESIDENT OF ALL EVIL THINGS IT IS NONE OTHERTHAN ANGER. ONCE YOU ARE ANGRY IF YOU PLANT ANYCROP IT WILL NOT HAVE GOOD YIELDS; IF YOU WISH YOUMAY EXPERIMENT THIS AND IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN THATCROP MAY NOT GERMINATE AT ALL BUT WHERE IT DOES, ITWILL NOT BRING FORTH GOOD YIELDS. IF YOU GO TO THEMARKET WITH YOUR ARTICLES WHILE YOU ARE ANGRYNOBODY WILL COME AROUND TO ASK WHAT THEY COST, NOTEVEN A FLY WILL SETTLE ON IT. WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY,SOMEBODY CAN STAND BY YOU TALKING BUT YOU WILL NOTHEAR AND AT SUCH A POINT YOU CANNOT EVEN SEE WELL.IF SOMEBODY GREETS YOU, YOU WILL NOT HEAR; AND


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BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HEAR YOU WILL THINK THE PERSON ISCURSING YOU AND YOU WILL GET ANGRY INSTANTLY,ASKING WHETHER HE IS CURSING YOU; WHEREAS THEPERSON HAS GREETED YOU.

WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY YOU ARE USELESSWHEN YOU ARE ANGRY IF YOU GIVE SOMEBODY ADVICE

AND IF HE ABIDES BY YOUR ADVICE HE WILL PERISH. TOSTART WITH, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ANYBODY TO ADHERETO YOUR ADVICE. And once you are angry you becomea dead person, anything you touch becomes dead; infact you become totally paralyzed. It is for thatreason the whites say: "Anger is a short madness."There is nothing to compare to any angry man. A madman is better than an angry man. A DRUNKARD FORTHAT MATTER IS BETTER THAN AN ANGRY MAN. THAT ISWHAT HAS KEPT THE WORLD IN THE STATE IT IS IN TODAY.

It is pathetic therefore, to find that people in this fold stillshamelessly stand out to confess their sins thus: "I am easilygiven to anger." Everyday you continued to recite that 'poem'and the 'verse' "...easily given to anger." You find that yourtwenty or forty years here count for nothing. I HAVE COMEWITH AN ANTIDOTE TO THAT PROBLEM. When you are angryand you speak to somebody who perhaps does not hear you,and just for that you become so much more angry. Ifsomebody greets you, you will think he is wishing you ill-luck.At that juncture you do not see well again, you experiencepains all over your body; you become troubled andimpoverished. AS SOON AS YOU ARE ANGRY, YOU MAYDISTRIBUTE YOUR PROPERTIES TO PEOPLE. It may not endthere. You can go ahead and declare publicly who you are,

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and what goes on in your family, saying everything anddisgracing yourself before people. While you are angry peoplemay go into your house and plunder all your goods. Andanytime you are angry you are useless. We are seeking for long life, peace, money and all goodthings, but what is the solution to getting those things. Whatcauses such a problem of lack is anger. AS LONG AS YOU DONOT REFRAIN FROM ANGER THINGS MAY NOT BE WELL WITHYOU. YOU HAVE HEARD THE PANACEA WHICH I HAVE GIVENTO YOU TODAY. When anger will start its work on you, it is atthat time you will say it is a ghost, or suspect somebody andthreaten killing him with a gun, out of that same anger. Youcan even try your hands on concoction and diabology. THEREIS NOTHING EVIL WHICH ANGER CANNOT DO.

If somebody tells you that anger can bring anything good toany man tell that person that he is a deceiver. Anger cannotdo anything good to anybody. All that anger does is to spoilall that had been made good already.

ELIJAH ACTED BADLY BECAUSE OF ANGER:What caused Elijah to pray and cause the rain to cease forthree years and six months? It was anger that did that. Duringthat time there was not even a drop of rain and people diedand the survivors suffered untold hardship. Why did Elijahpray and call on God to send down fire to consume theIsraelites? It was because his place of worship had beentampered with, and out of that anger he acted the way he did.Why did he pray that fire should consume all those whoworshiped the god of Baal? That was also caused by anger.WHEN MENTION IS MADE OF SATAN EVERYWHERE, THAT ISNONE OTHER THING THAN ANGER. THAT WHICH SPOILSTHE WORLD IS ANGER. THE WOE THAT BETIDES MANKIND


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TODAY IS ANGER. AT ANYTIME OUR LORD JESUS CHRISTGIVES YOU THE DISADVANTAGES OF SOMETHING HE WILLNEVER FAIL TO GIVE YOU THE ANTIDOTE SO AS TOOVERCOME ALL EVIL AND BECOME SAVED. You have heard what our first lesson says that: "Whosoeveris angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger ofthe judgement." There is nobody in this world who believesthat if somebody says woe unto you and your mother, thatsuch a man has put himself under the judgement of theSanhedrin. Nobody also knows that by saying to somebodythou fool, that he has put himself under the punishment of hellfire. Do you know this? Like you will find some people do,somebody will keep a chair this way and sit down, and his orher opponent will do likewise; both of them go on abusing andcursing themselves. Dont you know that you are dead andthere is no life in you? At times you find somebody hale andhearty but he is told that he is anaemic. WHAT ISRESPONSIBLE FOR THAT EXCEPT ANGER? WHOEVER IS GIVENTO ANGER IS OVERWORKING HIS MIND AND INCREASING HISBLOOD PRESSURE. IF YOU ACT IN THIS MANNER IT MEANSYOU ARE DEAD, BECAUSE YOU WILL SUDDENLY RUN SHORTOF BLOOD.ANGER IS SATAN

BRETHREN, IT IS BECAUSE I AM SYMPATHETIC WITH YOUAND THE WHOLE WORLD, THAT IS WHY I PREACHCEASELESSLY TO YOU EVERYDAY. I MADE A STATEMENTSINCE 14TH FEBRUARY 1942 THAT IF THERE IS ANYBODYWHO WILL BE ABLE TO ANNOY ME I WILL GIVE HIM APRECIOUS GIFT. THAT STATEMENT HAD BEEN MADE LONGAGO. BUT WHY IS IT THAT NOBODY IS ABLE TO MAKE MEANGRY. IT IS BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT ANGER CAN DO; THEREIS NO OTHER SATAN THAT EXISTS APART FROM ANGER. IT IS

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NOT MAN, SNAKE OR STONE WHICH IS SATAN. IT IS ANGERWHICH CONSTITUTES SATAN. THERE IS NEITHER CHARM,JUJU, DIABOLOGY, GHOST NOR MERMAID. IT IS ANGERWHICH BRINGS ABOUT ALL OTHER EVIL THINGS. THAT ISWHY WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS TO ELIMINATE YOU HE WILLFIRST OF ALL CAUSE YOU TO BECOME ANGRY SO THAT HECAN GET YOU; AND ONCE YOU ARE ANGRY IT MEANS YOUARE FINISHED. IF SOMEBODY INTENDS TO COMMIT YOU INTODOING EVIL, THE FIRST THING HE HAS TO DO IS TO GET YOUANNOYED. The moment he sees you, he will bark out: "Getout, you rogue!" Immediately he says that, you becomeexasperated. If you have a matchet with you, you will cut offhis head. At times when somebody dies people will accuseyou of being the killer. At such a point you become greatlyangry. That is how the problems start. By so doing it meansyou are dead. That is the only way things happen in the world.You are called a robber, witch and evil doer, let that personkill you if he is able. HE MAY CALL YOU ABOMINABLE NAMES,AND YOU ARE DOING YOUR BUSINESS WITHOUT SAYING AWORD. WHATEVER HE SAYS IS NOT INSCRIBED ON YOURBODY. EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE CALLED A LIAR, IF YOU AREHAPPY AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, YOU WILL NOT EVENHEAR WHAT THE PERSON SAYS.

ANGER IGNITES CHARACTER ASSASSINATIONWhy is it that if man or woman live in one house as husband

and wife, if per chance they are no longer together one willpublicly speak against the other. What has caused that? Is itnot anger? You are unhappy because that man has driven youout of the house. The person will curse and abuse you in themanner you least expected. She will call you thief, apparition,and will tell people that you threatened to kill her with your


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witchery powers and that is why she had to take her exit tosave her life. Whatever she says is not true. She is angry thatis why she says all sorts of nonsense. After all, did such twopeople not stay for twenty years before the divorce? That iswhy when somebody comes here to say what he does notknow I will tell him to calm down.

Like that reverend father who came the other day andtalked on similar issues and along the line he wanted to talkabout other subjects. I asked him whether he had forgottenthe fact that he went to school and was educated in RomanCatholics schools and after that enrolled as a reverend fatherin the Roman Catholic church. Why is it that this time you didnot see such things. Why do you say such things because youreyes have suddenly been opened. We do not engage in thatkind of campaign. The government calls it provocation. Theydesign it and give provision for self-defence in their law book.

ANGER MAY PUSH YOU INTO KILLINGThe law provides that if somebody threatens to kill you in

your house, if you are able to shoot him to death, it is selfdefense; and it also says that if you catch somebody insideyour apartment making love with your wife, that you can killhim. If you kill him will you be saved? You are told that ifsomebody does anything to you, that you should pay him backimmediately. What they did to you would be termedprovocation. The only thing you know is to resist youroffenders and retaliate accordingly. By so doing, Satan hasovercome you. That is the only diabology which you know. Thequestion now is, if somebody offends you and you punish theperson or get him killed, are you saved by so doing? It meansthe world does not have the panacea for this problem. That iswhat you are taught in the world. You are taught that if

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somebody offends you, you can arrange for him to be punishedor killed somewhere out of the sight of people. And I ask, areyou saved for doing such a thing? Even now, while you may begoing along the street somebody may saunter from nowhereand start beating you up. At that point, it may be that yourrelation, or cousin comes out to rescue you by beating theperson concerned thoroughly. May be he has beaten andwounded the culprit. At that point the police will be invitedinto the matter and it becomes a police case this time aroundand your relation who tried to rescue you will be in for it. Whydid he do that?

WHOEVER IS NOT ANGRY HAS CHRIST:BRETHREN, LET US FOLLOW AFTER OUR LORD JESUS

CHRIST BECAUSE HE IS THE ONLY CUSTODIAN OF LIFE, THEONE WHO KNOWS THE WAY AND THE ONLY PATH WHICHLEADS TO SALVATION. THE WORLD HAS NO SOLUTION TOTHIS SINGULAR PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE FILLED WITHANGER. THAT IS THE MAIN ARTICLE OF TRADE I HAVEBROUGHT TO YOU. IT IS VERY ENJOYABLE. IF YOU DO NOTGET ANGRY ANY LONGER YOU WILL BE TAKEN AWAY; YOUWILL NOT SEE EVIL, HEAR EVIL OR DO EVIL AND WHATEVERIS TERMED EVIL WILL NOT REACH WHERE YOU ARE. YOU DONOT EVEN KNOW WHAT EVIL IS IF YOU REFRAIN FROMANGER. AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE JOYFUL AND ANYTHINGRELATED TO YOU WILL COME WITH ALL EASE. EVERYTHINGWILL COME TO YOU FROM ALL ANGELS ABUNDANTLY. ANDYOUR PATH BECOMES FLOURISHED WITH ALL GOOD THINGS.WHEN YOU MOVE AND THOSE IN THE WORLD, UPON SEEINGYOU LAY CLAIMS THAT YOU ARE WITCH, WIZARD, GHOST ANDMERMAID. It is they who are wizards and witches not you. Donot mind them. THE REASON WHY I GIVE YOU THIS GOSPEL


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TODAY IS THAT ONCE YOU KNOW THE LOOPHOLES THROUGHWHICH PROBLEMS COME, YOU WILL CAUSE THEM TO STOP.

AT ANY POINT IN TIME YOU CEASE TO BE ANGRY IT MEANSYOU DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM AGAIN, YOU DO NOT SEEANY EVIL NOR LISTEN TO EVIL COMMUNICATIONS; YOU WILLNOT COMMIT ANY EVIL NOR KNOW WHAT IS EVIL. IF YOUATTAIN THIS HEIGHT YOUR JOY WILL BE FULL AND YOURWAYS WILL BE OPENED. THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE YOU WILLLIVE AMIDST ABUNDANCE OF ALL GOOD THINGS OF LIFE;THOSE WHO LIVE AROUND YOU WILL START TO ABUSE ANDACCUSE YOU: THAT YOU ARE WITCH OR WIZARD, MERMAIDAND APPARITION, ETC. THEY WILL NOT REALIZE THAT THEYARE ALL THESE THINGS. I HAVE BROUGHT THESE TEACHINGS UNTO YOUSO THAT YOU COULD CORRECT YOUR ILLS AND BEFREE FROM PROBLEMS. THE FACT IS THAT ONCEYOU KNOW THE CAUSE OF ANY PROBLEM YOU WILLBE ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM EASILY. THEPROBLEMS AND DIFFICULTIES AND ALL CALAMITIESAFFLICTING MAN IS CAUSED BY ANGER. ONCE YOUBECOME ANGRY IT MEANS YOU ARE DEAD ANDFOOLISH.SECOND LESSON: JAMES 1:19

W h e re f o re , m y b e lo ve d b re th re n , l e t e ve ry m a n b e swi f t t oh e a r , s l o w to sp e a k , s lo w to w ra th .

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NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS FEIGNIGNORANCE: Right from today what you have heard is thesolution to your problems: EVEN THOUGH SOMEBODYSTANDS BEFORE AND THREATENS TO KILL YOU, OR CURSESAND ABUSES YOU, OR CALLS YOU A THIEF, YOU HAVE TOLISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT DEAF. BESWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK, AND SLOWTO WRATH.IF YOU ENDURE IT AND LEAVETHE PERSON, YOU MAY NOT REACH A FARDISTANCE WHEN THE WHOLE THING WILLEND.

WHENEVER ANYBODY DOES ANYTHING ANDIF PEOPLE MENTION IT, YOU HAVE TO PLEADWITH THEM NOT TO ALLOW THE PERSONINVOLVE TO HEAR SO THAT HE MAY NOTBECOME OFFENDED. YOU HAVE TO FEIGNIGNORANCE OF THE WHOLE AFFAIR. ANDONCE YOU REACH HIS HOUSE YOU GREET ANDEMBRACE HIM AND ASK FOR WHAT KIND OFFOOD IS AVAILABLE AND THAT WHICH THEYKEPT FOR YOU, BE VERY SOCIABLE ANDUNCONCERNED WITH WHATEVER HE DOES. IFYOU PUT UP SUCH ACT AND COUNTENANCE,


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AS SOON AS SOON AS YOU DEPART HE WILLTHANK GOD IMMENSELY BECAUSE YOU HAVENOT MENTIONED WHAT HE DID TO YOU. HETHOUGHT YOU DID NOT HEAR. AND THROUGHTHAT WAY YOU DO NOT GET INTO TROUBLEWITH HIM. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE PEACE,JOY, AND HIS GUILTY CONSCIENCE WILL BEWORRYING HIM. HOW MANY TIMES DO YOUTHINK SOMEBODY HAS TO DIE?

THE WORD IS LIKE A CHAIN: ONCE YOU FINISH ONESTATEMENT ANOTHER WILL SURFACE; AND IF YOU CONTINUELIKE THAT YOU WILL MISS A LOT OF THINGS ALONG THELINE AND WILL EQUALLY FORGET A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.IF YOU SPEAK FURTHER IT MAY REACH A STAGE WHEREBYYOU ARE CALLED UPON TO DEFEND WHAT YOU SAID AND YOUDENY HAVING SAID SUCH A THING. SUCH IS LIKELY TOHAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY. YOUR HEART IS LIKE THESOIL AND ANGER IS LIKE A SEED. IF YOU PLANT ANY CROPOR A GRAIN OF MAIZE, WHATEVER HAPPENS IT MUSTGERMINATE. SO IT IS WITH YOUR HEART. BUT WHERE YOU DONOT PLANT ANY CROP OR SEED NOTHING WILL GERMINATE.AND IN THE SAME TOKEN IF YOU ARE NOT ANGRY THERE ISNOTHING THAT WILL CAUSE EVIL WORDS TO PROCEED OUTOF YOUR MOUTH. That is why whenever you see or hear anyword and treat it with levity such a thing will die a naturaldeath and that spot will remain its grave. Right from todayand indeed in this year (1991) it is declared unto the wholeworld, Be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

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TREAT ALL CURSES AND ABUSES WITHLEVITY: YOU WILL SEE WHAT WILL COME TO PASS IF FROMTODAY YOU ARE SLOW TO WRATH. BY PUTTING UPSUCH FACETIOUSNESS YOUR OPPONENT WILL BESURPRISED AND WILL SURRENDER WITHCONTEMPLATIONS ON WHAT SHOULD BE THE CAUSEOF YOUR SILENCE. BY THAT HE WILL START DOINGTHAT WHICH IS GOOD, CONFESS HIS SINS TO YOU,AND WHATEVER PROBLEM HE DID CAUSE WILL DIEFOREVER. THAT IS WHY THE SCRIPTURE SAYS:"WHEN YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY GIVE HIM FOODAND WHEN HE IS THIRSTY GIVE HIM DRINK; AND BYSO DOING YOU HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON HIS HEAD."YOU KNOW WHAT COALS OF FIRE ARE. AND WHENHEAPED ON SOMEBODYS HEAD YOU ARE AWARE OFWHAT IT COULD BECOME. IF YOU COOK ANDDISPLAY DISHES HERE YOU MAY NOT KNOW HOWDELICIOUS THEY ARE.

THAT IS WHY IT IS SAID THAT "THE TASTE OF THEPUDDING IS IN THE EATING." IF YOU GO AND PUTINTO PRACTICE ALL WHAT I AM TELLING YOU,GREAT TESTIMONIES WILL ABOUND FOR YOU. Youhave heard and seen what the inhabitants of theworld have done. At times some people do questionrhetorically: Does that man hear all theseblasphemies made against him? Do I have to hear all


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those things? I do not hear such things. If I may ask,of all the accusations and blasphemies leveledagainst Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, have theyever been said against any other person in thisworld? Should somebody try such a thing with thesecular people they would have quenched such aperson. All of you gathered here, there is none of youwhen you did not come in here, who had a goodthought right from the scratch that what goes onhere is purely Gods affair. Has an angry man any lifein him? Does he see? Does he hear? What do youthink a dead person knows? Whoever is angry is inthe grave.WHOEVER PICKS UP THE SWORD AGAINST ANOTHERIS DEAD Moses said whoever kills should be killed. Onceyou are angry it means you have killed. And thatmeans you are finished. Our Lord Jesus Christ cameand said that it was not until you kill, but thatwhoever is angry with his brother puts himself underjudgement. Therefore, it is not fair for you to beangry at all. If you are angry the Holy Spirit runsaway from you and He will never come to his house(your heart) again. And from the moment you areangry that house has collapsed. The worst crime thatyou can commit is to be angry.

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you. That is why when you are angry you cannot speak goodwords nor see your way clearly: you cannot do anything atsuch a level because the owner of the house has gone out andyou stand to be judged.Those you find committing nefarious acts are devoid of theHoly Spirit. Some are mad, others are filed with anger and byso doing they kill the spirit in them. Why is it that whenpeople shout: Thief, thief! all those around will pick upmachetes and clubs and chase the said robber? Does it meanthat, that thief is carrying a matchet? It is anger that hascaused all the people to pick up machetes against that thiefand will shout: "kill him! kill him!" They are motivated byanger to do these things.BUT I TELL YOU THAT ONCE YOU PICK UP A MATCHETAGAINST ANYBODY YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD. IF YOUDISCOVER THE PRESENCE OF A THIEF IN YOUR HOUSE ASKHIM. "BROTHER, WHAT WILL YOU EAT?" YOU HAVE TO ASKHIM WHAT HE WILL EAT. AND QUICKLY PREPARE HIM FOODTO EAT. ASK HIM HIS PROBLEM; AFTER HE HAS TOLD YOUHIS PROBLEM YOU HAVE TO FIND HIM SOME MONEY. HE WILLRECEIVE THE MONEY WITH THANKS AND WILL BE SURPRISEDWHY YOU SHOULD BE SO INNOCUOUS TO HIM.

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE EVEN WHEN YOU ARERIGHT:

IF YOU FIND SOMEBODY WITH YOUR WIFE DO NOT BOTHERTO BE VIOLENT NOR CAUSE TROUBLE WITH SUCH A MAN. THEONLY SOLUTION IS, ASK HIM WHAT HE WILL LIKE TO EAT ORDRINK THEN SUPPLY HIS NEEDS AND DO NOT BE ANGRYWITH YOUR WIFE EITHER. RATHER ASK HER WHAT SHE SHALLEAT OR DRINK AND SUPPLY HER NEEDS ACCORDINGLY. IFPOSSIBLE WASH HER CLOTHES AND TAKE GOOD CARE OFHER. WHEN SHE WOULD TRY TO APOLOGIZE JUST TELL HERTO FORGET ABOUT SUCH A THING FOR THERE IS NO


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PROBLEM ABOUT HER PRESENCE IN YOUR HOME. AND SUCHA WOMAN WILL, OUT OF SHAME AND SURPRISE LOOK DOWNON HERSELF. YOUR HUSBAND WILL REMAIN SHY ANDSPEECHLESS. AND PEACE SHALL REMAIN IN THAT HOUSE;YOUR HUSBAND WILL THEREAFTER EXTOL YOU TO BE A VERYGOOD WIFE. THE TEACHING I IMPART TO YOU IS SUPERB ANDWONDERFUL. THE SOLUTIONS I HAVE GIVEN TO YOU AREWHAT I HAD TRIED MYSELF AND THEY WORKED LIKE MAGIC.

I am going to tell you this story which I have been tellingyou, in regard to the Students Quarters. I did tell yousometime that somebody came and struggled to obtain thatpiece of land. Many people here in this fold are aware of thatfact that even the path that was here was created by thatman. I was not worried. The Holy mother was not worried. Butmany members here were worried. He made some temporaryfence with sticks but members here went and uprooted thosesticks. He claimed ownership of that land but I told them thatnobody should get worried because there is a provision forthat by law. I sent the manager to him to tell him to make anestimate of what he had spent on that land and I was ready topay him double. And when the man got to him he said hewould not do anything until he has written to his brother atKaduna. But before now he had started building on the land,and the building had gone far, three months have passed, henever wrote to anybody at Kaduna. And when I found out thathe was playing on our intelligence, I asked that he be allowedto continue with his job. I told him: "I have dashed you theland, the piece of land I have is sufficient unto me."

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and pursue that case in the law court. But one of our brotherstold them that Brotherhood does not sue people to court. Thelawyer told them that if Brotherhood does not sue that man,the people of Efut should sue Brotherhood and claim the land.On hearing that I started dancing and expressing my joybecause I was ready for such things. I do tell you that I use alife tortoise to consult my oracle. The things I teach you arewhat I have practiced already. But to you it is difficult. I amnot telling you that this thing was done by Okon, or the otherone was done by Jesus or Mary but they are done by thisOlumba standing before you.

The man continued until the building reached a stagewhere it was only doors and windows that were left to befixed. Many people who were here at that time saw thathouse. Another thing that was left to be done was flooring.One find day I sent for the man. When he came I blessed himand gave him feast to eat. I asked him that if he had no moneyto complete the building, he should let me know because Iwas prepared to help him financially to complete the buildingand if it means getting money from a member of Brotherhoodfor him I will not fail to do that. I further asked him aboutwhat he does for a living whether he was finding things easyand if not so he should let me know. I told him that I havedashed him that piece of land which belongs to Brotherhoodthat we were satisfied with what we had.

When the man got home he sent somebody to go and tellone sister called Eka Nne Ubo that whether he was going tobe killed he would not want that land again. The man said, asthe sister mentioned above later narrated: that he thought theHoly Father was seeking audience with him via his call so asto discuss how the issue of the land would be resolved, butonly to be told by the Father to take the land gratis. He said


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that he does not want to get involved in the land issue norwould he want the land again. He said that the Father shouldtake the land and offer whatever he was going to offer. Thatwas the end of the matter. I regard you to be big fools, madmen and dead people. When I see you get annoyed I alwayslaugh at you because I realize that you are dead already. Doyou know that by being angry that you are dead? You all aredead because you are angry. Let our first lesson be read. I donot say that whosoever is angry shall die but is dead already.

JOY BRINGS GOODNESS - ANGER ATTRACTSMISFORTUNE:Before that time I was told I will not be able to acquire anyland at Ikeja (Lagos State) unless I go there by myself andmake concrete negotiations but I said firmly that I would stayhere and get a land at Ikeja. Immediately that man finishedhis own another brother sprang up and dashed out a piece ofland. That was why I said since I have a mighty plot at Ikejathat this other man should take his share. I gave thanks tothe Father and did not bother. I did that wholeheartedlybecause I knew what it meant, I know the meaning and theattendant reward which comes to whoever does not get angry.That is what people refer to as "Obus mysterious witcherypower." Do you now know what is involved? I am not alwaysbothered because I know what the outcome of such eventswill be and what will happen to you. I have no problem. Thatis why since 14th February 1942 I made that declarationnobody has challenged it. How could I become angry when Iknow the attendant ills of anger. God forbids such a thing tooccur to me. Once you are angry you are finished. Read thefirst lesson. This year I have to expatiate this gospel muchmore than I have been doing in the past years, because the

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gospels are in stages.

There is no disappointment or ill-luck in what I am telling you,only if you will shun anger. If you are not angry you will meetwith success everyday of your life. If you continue to be angryyou shall meet with failures throughout your life. This gospelfurther confirms that spiritual chorus you use to sing therethus: Olumba is a winner man... Satan is a loser-man." Letthe first lesson be read so that you may know your stand, andthat which kills you though you say it is witches, wizards,fetishes and juju which cause your afflictions. Are your eyesnot opened by now?

FIRST LESSON: ST MATTHEW 5:22Bu t I sa y u n to yo u , t h a t wh o so e ve r i s a n g ry w i th h i s b ro th e rwi th o u t a c a u se sh a l l b e i n d a n g e r o f t h e j u d g e m e n t ; a n dwh o so e ve r s h a l l sa y to h i s b ro th e r , Ra c a sh a l l b e i n d a n g e r o fth e c o u n c i l : b u t wh o so e ve r sh a l l sa y , t h o u f o o l , sh a l l b e i ndange r o f he l l f ire .

ANGER KILLS THE SPIRIT OF MANOf all the points indicated in that passage which one does

not connect with you, is there anybody in this hall who is nota party to either of these three points? You curse peopleindiscriminately. You say woe unto somebody, call othersfools and charge them to get away from you; meanwhile youare doing these things with anger. If you are angry it meansyou are a wanted person. Whosoever is angry is dead. I do notsay he shall die because he is dead already. If you say tosomebody thou fool, it means you have put yourself under thejudgment of the Sanhedrin; if you say to somebody woe untoyou, it means fire will consume you. As soon as you commit


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these sins there is no room for forgiveness and you do notneed to beg for pardon. Even then, you will claim thatsomebody has done one thing or the other to you. Nobody hasdone anything to you. It is locally said that: "It is the mouthof the monkey that kills the monkey." The Holy Spirit hascome to dwell with man, but each time he finds out that youare angry he will go away from you for good. The only thingwhich kills the spirit is anger. Anger impoverishes you, makesyou ugly, takes away your fortunes, and all good things thatwould come your way are shattered and cast away: and Godwill desert you completely. At such a level you do not haveany good thing in this life and the life to come becausealready you are dead.

ORIGIN OF ANGER: TRACEABLE TO OUR FIRSTBROTHERS

What cause Cain to kill his brother (Abel)? Is it not anger?God accepted Abels sacrifice and not his (Cains), andbecause of that Cain got infuriated. Abels wife was morebeautiful than his wife that was also the reason he killed hisbrother. If you are not angry can you commit sin? If you arenot angry you cannot tell lies, hate people, steal, fornicate,curse and abuse, nor speak ill against people; at such astatus you will succeed in all what you do. If you adviseanybody on what he should do the person will be saved. Thisis because God is at work. Peace and good things will abound;growth, prosperity and wealth will be yours because theFather is in you and you are in Him. Because of that no evilwill get nearer to you and you will have nothing to do withsin. When you knock your forehead on the ground for God, youreceive grace; and when you kneel you receive peace.

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If you have been trying your hands on a certain woman andshe would not have your hand in love, do not worry yourself.Any day you have the information that she is at loggerheadswith her husband, immediately submit your application to herand at that point in time, it will stand approved because atthat time she is being threatened, you appear as anotherlover. Immediately, she will be inclined towards acceptingyou.

OUT OF ANGER MOSES BROKE THE TABLET OF TENCOMMANDMENTS

Recall when Moses went to the top of the mountain toreceive the tablet containing the Ten Commandments from theangel, and it took him forty days and forty nights toaccomplish that task. But on returning he found that theIsraelites had made unto themselves and worship anothergod. What did he do? He forgot completely the rigors hepassed through to get the tablet but out of anger he broke itinto pieces. He was doing himself more harm than good.Olumba is not like that. I am not so impatient. I have notcome to do such a thing. I am cool-headed in whatever I do.When you get back home, may be you have your own Bibleseparate from ours (according to you), read what Christ hastold you. You will find that the Lord Jesus Christ has told youthat whosoever is angry with his brethren is under judgment.Moses said whosoever kills is under judgment; but Christ saidwhosoever is angry with his brethren is a murderer.

Why does the second lesson say:"Wherefore, mybeloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,slow to speak, slow to wrath."THAT IS THEPANACEA. HE HAS STARTED TO BLESS US. WHENEVER YOU


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ARE ANGRY THE WORDS THAT PROCEED OUT OF YOURMOUTH ARE EVIL, AND YOU WILL LOSE YOUR SENSES; ANDWHATEVER YOU SAY AT SUCH A TIME WILL MAKE NO SENSEAND IS USELESS. THAT IS HOW TO AVOID CONDEMNATION,YOU SHOULD BE SWIFT TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK, AND SLOWTO WRATH, AND WITHIN TWO MINUTES SUCH A THING WILLPASS AWAY AND YOU WILL HAVE A PEACE OF MIND. IT ISSUCH A GOOD AND ENJOYABLE THING TO DO.

AN ANGRY FELLOW IS LIKE ALOADED GUN:

An angry man is likened unto a loaded and corked gun heldby somebody behind you, it can explode any time. To such aperson I cannot eat your food, nor sleep inside the same roomwith you, because you are a decomposed dead body. MY LIFEHINGES ON THIS ONE THING. THERE IS NOTHING SOMEBODYCAN DO TO GET ME MOVED TO THE EXTENT OF BECOMINGANGRY BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THE ATTENDANTS ILLS OFANGER. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I AM AWARE THATANGER IS SATAN, BUT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW YOURSELVESTHAT IS WHY YOU ARE ANGRY AT ALL TIMES. As soon as yourthing is better than that of a few other people they willdeclare that you have concoction, juju or diabology. They willsay all sort of things against you, so as to detract and causeyou not to do good. This is only bitter jealousy by members ofthe public. All what they are out for is to spoil that good thingof yours. You do not have to mind such detractors.Watch carefully, if a woman marries a husband only to bedivorced when she least expected nor was ready to quit. Sucha husband will get it hot from the woman. She will go roundtelling people "0! I have left that reprobate, adulterer,

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fornicator, he intended using me for rituals, he is a miser, Iam really saved now." She goes out to many places preachingthe same gospel. And I ask. Why did you stay in that house forso long as twenty years and even when you discovered howbad that man was?You are only forced to say such fallacies because of angerand such are vain babblings. Do not listen to such statement.THAT IS WHY I HAVE NO REGARDS FOR ANY PERSONWHO IS ANGRY. WHOEVER IS ANGRY I WILL PUT HIMINTO FERVENT PRAYERS FOR GOD TO RE-INJECTLIFE INTO HIM AGAIN BECAUSE HE IS DEADALREADY.ANY TIME SUCH A PERSON WILL BEPEACEFUL, CALM, QUIET, GENEROUS AND STAYWITHOUT ANGER THINGS WILL CHANGE GRADUALLYAND FINALLY TAKE GOOD FOOTINGS.IF MAN SHALLBE FORGIVEN AND GIVEN SALVATION FORCOMMITTING ANY OTHER TYPE OF SIN, WHOEVER ISANGRY SHALL HARDLY BE SAVED. ANGER IS THEFLAG-BEARER OF ALL OTHER EVILS. ANGER IS THEPRECURSOR OF OTHERS VICES. AND AS SOON ASYOU ARE ANGRY WHATEVER YOU DO WILL NOTBRING YOU ANY GOOD.

WHOEVER IS ANGRY IS SICK, BLINDED ANDWEAK

It is anger that pushes somebody into drinking. Thescripture says that wine should be given to the poor so thatthey may drink and forget their woes. But those who takedrink believe that by so doing anger will be quelled. That isnot true. If you find somebody frolicking around, realize that itis anger that causes him to do that; may be his wife is notgood to him and because of that he goes out to look for


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another woman who may give him peace. In spite of all whathe does he has no peace of mind. If you have a good wife thenyou will not look for another woman, neither will you admireany other woman. It will be a matter of each person going hisor her way and doing whatever they feel is good.

But lastly they will attribute the cause to witch, wizard,ghost or fetish. None of those things is the cause. That is whythis gospel is given to you today. Do not doubt nor arguebecause it is true and faithful. If you become angry and causepeople or say woe unto somebody all what you say willboomerang. You are true witnesses to the fact that there isno other person in this world who can deliver this type ofteaching to you. The whites do not know. This explains why Irefute the saying that the whites are civilized. If they were tobe civilized would they be angry? Would they produce andpick up ammunition against others? The blacks as well havenot knowledge. If you reject the words imparted unto youtoday realize that your twenty years in Brotherhood has nomeaning.

If you are angry realize that you are in danger, you canneither receive any good from the hands of God nor enter intothis kingdom. Your dreams will be nightmarish; you wouldalways see evil and speak evil if you are angry and whetherthe whole of this house, the world and the fullness thereof isbestowed to you, you will shun everything. Your heart, eyes,ears and other members of your body cannot instigate anytrouble on their own. The problem is caused by anger. Onceanger gets into your mind, other members of your body will beshattered. Once you are angry even for one second, realizethat the charcoal is whiter and cleaner than your heart bothspiritually and physically. A great many people are not usedto anger; this explains why if they are infuriated they will

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become completely emaciated, sick blind and weak. BrethrenI do not intend to take you far even though we are moving abit further. The solution has come now.

BE CAUTIOUS OF WHAT YOU SAYRight from this hour, whether it is your wife or husband

who speaks or does anything; whether the church or anyperson does anything; be swift to hear, slow to speak andslow to wrath. If somebody does anything and you hear itswiftly, feign ignorance and do not vex. Such attitude workslike magic and that matter will die a natural death. At such apoint you triumph and become exalted.

And so brethren, 1991 brings about prosperity, love,upliftment, changes, glories and wealth unto the inhabitantsof the world. I tell you vehemently that from this year you willpractice the word or God. You will only be swift to hear, andslow to wrath. When somebody does something, instead of youto overlook what he does, you publicly tell him: "Look at whatyou have done, wait and see what will happen." May be aftersaying that, the following day that person dies. What will beyour fate. All the people who heard you say such a thing willconfirm that you are the cause of that persons demise. Itbecomes absolutely difficult to save yourself from this type ofproblem. Moreover, when something happens in yourcompound, may be your house was burglarized; the police willask to know whom you have suspected, if there wassomebody who had vowed to deal with you, you will point athim as somebody suspected to have burglarized your house.And the police will arrest him. But if you do not bandy wordswith anybody, if you do not get offended nor quarrel with anyperson, who will suspect you in such a circumstance? Whereyou are not found wanting in making careless speeches and


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pick up quarrels then nobody will have cause to suspect you.It is anger and the words we speak that keep us where we

are. Whether you are angry or not, do you know what you say?Your mouth is not locked; that is why you say whatever youlike. Because you do not mind what speech you make beforepeople, your foe will use your words and set trap for you.

HE WHO TALKS MUCH TELLS A LOT OF LIESSometimes you go to somebodys house and say: "One day I

will set this house ablaze." But miraculously one day thathouse is set on fire. Who do you think will be suspected? Allthe people who heard when you made that statement willstand as witnesses. May be you made such statement out ofanger but it came to pass; what would you say in defense ofyourself? And truly speaking you are the cause of that fireoutbreak because by saying that you will set the house onfire, that word has manifested. This explains why you cannotescape the aftermath. Whoever is given to speaking restlesslyis meant to tell a lot of lies. The fact is that by the time hefinishes talking he has forgotten a lot of what he saidinitially. Hence he tells lies. But if you do not speak at lengthyou will not tell many lies. By talking too much you sell outyourself through the words of your mouth, because you willtell everybody our secrets and reveal it unto friends, andbefore you know it, you have disgraced yourself.

Brethren, all injunctions given by God lead to life eternal.That is why you are charged from today that you should beswift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath. At timessomebody may open up talks with you. Maybe he wants tobetray you, and will say a lot of things before you. But thelittle response you give by saying a few things, you findyourself where you did not expect. Sometimes it may end you

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in jail. A great many people have fallen prey to those type ofpeople.

ESCHEW FLIPPANCYTake this kingdom into consideration, somebody has been

indebted to you, and has been deceiving you. Maybe you havea friend in this kingdom too. You complain to him thus: "look,that your brother has so deceived me, he owes me somemoney and does not want to defray his debt." The person youcomplain to will ask for his name and when mentioned, he willsay: "Leave such a person, he is nobody in BCS, even theFather does not want to see him." And the man will retortthus: "No wonder he has behaved that way with me." Off hegoes, And before you know he will start at the door postcalling the name of the person, Ikwo! have you heard whatOkon has said about you; that the Father does not want you atall; that you have been excommunicated from Brotherhood. Atthat moment you will see that the fire has been ignited andfight will ensue.

You cannot deny that you did not say it. After all you didsay it. That same person will tease both of you: "O! so you donot have love in your fold for one another? Why should thatman behave that way, why should he report you to me." Atsuch a point will the man he met first not becomeexasperated? In the end there will be a fight. That is why theBible tells you to be swift to hear but slow to speak. Rightfrom today whether you like it or not your mouth and hearthas been put under lock and key and are properly controlled.You will not be flippant nor be angry any longer. You areGods children, that is why you should leave everything untothe Father. These two phenomena have caused a lot ofproblems in the world. I do not intend to take you long let our


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golden text be read. THIS IS WHY I TELL YOU THATOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY WAY;AND YOU HAVE THE WAY HE GIVES THE FINALSOLUTION WHICH TAKES AWAY THEPROBLEMS CAUSED BY ANGER TO MANKIND.THIS IS THE FINAL PANACEA TO ALL YOUPROBLEMS.GOLDEN TEXT: ST. MATTHEW 18:21-22"Th e n c a m e Pe te r to h im , a n d sa id , L o rd , h o w o f t sh a l l m yb ro th e r s in a g a in s t m e , a n d I f o rg ive h im ? t i l l se ve n t im e s?J e su s sa i th u n to h im , I sa y n o t u n to th e e , u n t i l se ve n t im e s ;b u t u n t i l se ve n ty t im e s se ve n . "

DO NOT IMPUTE SINS TO PEOPLE:Have you heard that? That is the only remedy which

brings to us salvation. But when you are offended by anyperson, do not impute sins to him, do not be angry, this iswhat Christ teaches you. This explains why he said: "It isfinished." From the time our Lord Jesus Christ crucified theflesh and its lusts on the cross, it is not wise that anybodyshould be angry any longer. If you do not look unto anythingas evil and sinful then you are free. If you are free whenwould you have time to be exasperated, talk at random, jeerat somebody, lend ears to evil talks nor hear such obscenestatement at all.

What caused anger? It is when you begin to find faults inpeople, when you impute sins to people and disagree with

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what somebody does, then you will be troubled at heart. But ifyou do not find faults in peoples life, will you have cause tobe angry? The Creator is here. He has created his things andhas kept them where they belong. The Son is here. He has hisown angels. What business do you have with Gods scheme ofthings. Whatever somebody does must you not intrude. You donot have to be angry with anybody because all the things youfind in the world are good. Do you know that to impute sins toanybody that you have committed the sin worthy of death?and your sins are greater than that of that man? Christ said toPeter: "I say not unto thee until seven times, but seventytimes seven." Who is he that can offend a fellow man for somany times in one day? Christ has not told you to be angrywhen somebody offends you. Even though you can endure untilthe time specified realize that the extent of your forgivenessis inexhaustible.

Christ said though the mouth of Apostle Paul: "I do notknow what justifies me, nor do I know what condemns me butdoes not justify me; but do not prejudge till the Lord comes,who will reveal what was hidden to all." Do not find faults inpeople; do not impute sins to others; and once you imputesins to people your heart will be troubled, and that is whatbrings about anger.YOUR ANGER DEPICTS A SECOND CRUCIFIXION OFCHRIST:

Did he not say on that eventful day on the cross of Calvary:"Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." As Godhad forgiven us, we have to forgive one another as well. Godhas forgiven all our shortcomings; we have to forgive oneanother. Do not impute sins to people. Whatever somebodydoes to you, do not look at it as sinful and then will you bevictorious. What offence has the other person committed that


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you have not committed more? All of us are boasters, angrypeople, liars, trickers, haters, juju doctor, necromancers, andwe do all sorts of things and see ourselves better than others.We claim that when we do any good to anybody we are paidback with the wrong coin. All of us anchor our complaints onthis same thing, and thereafter declare that nobody loves us.If we impute sins to one another it means we do not believe inGod. And because we do not practice the word of God weincur the wrath of God on ourselves. As you see me here, Ihave never known what is called evil or sins; I do not see itnor do it, and I do not impute sins to anybody. If I were toimpute sins to you, will there be anybody left here?

90If you are angry it means you have crucified our LordJesus Christ a second time, hence you do not believe that hedied for the remission of our sins. He propitiated on behalf ofall sinners so that sins could not be imputed to any person.You claim to be Christians, yet you are imputing sins tosomebody and gossiping about him; what sort of Christian doyou think you are? From today if you forgive one another asthe Lord forgives you, anger, problem and other predicamentswill desert you and peace shall remain with you as it remainswith me.It is said that one stroke of the cane is sufficient to the wise.I do not intend to take you any further. He that has ears lethim hear. May God bless His Holy Words. AMEN!

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EXCERPT ON FORGIVENESS:If I may ask, have you completely forgiven those who

have offended you? This is the laid down principle in thekingdom of God. This is why Our Lord Jesus Christtaught us to pray thus.."...forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those whotrespass against us." Are you sure you have forgiventhose who have trespassed against you? Forgiveness is acondition for salvation.

We are advised to do to others what we desire themto do to us. A lot of people want to be forgiven of theirsins, but have they forgiven those who sinned againstthem? Have they reconciled with their adversaries? Iwant answers to these questions because there is nosalvation without forgiveness. The statement, "Godhelps those who help themselves" is a popular sayingamongst you. The statement is applicable to thissituation. You must first save yourself if you want Godto save you. All the inhabitants of the world are enjoinedto adhere to this admonition so that they may be forgivenby God. It is imperative that you forgive your offendersno matter the gravity of offense committed against you.

When rendering prayers for your forgiveness, youshould also ask for forgiveness for your adversaries.Anybody who has not forgiven his offenders but p leadsfor forgiveness from God invariably wants his sinsmultiplied by God. On the other hand, you are sure ofsalvation when you plead with God to forgive you afteryou have forgiven your adversaries, in the name of OurLord Jesus Christ.


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From this gospel, have you seen the display of God'sinfinite love for His creation by revealing these profoundmysteries to all and sundry? As a reciprocation of thisdivine love for man, you are enjoined to adhere to theFather's teachings. Your refusal to practice the gospelof forgiveness had before now been the source of yournumerous problems, and you will continue to be plaguedwith problems if you do not heed this divine admonition.

The law of forgiveness is irrevocable. Whoever doesnot forgive his brother cannot be forgiven because themeasure you give is exactly the measure you willreceive. Brethren, you will be forgiven if you heed thesewords of advice by forgiving anyone who has wrongedyou. Sin is not counted against those who forgive theirfellow men.

THE ONLY GATEWAY TO SALVATION ISFORGIVENESS. NO AMOUNT OF PRAYER AND FASTINGWOULD REDEEM YOU FROM PREDICAMENTS, IF YOU DONOT FORGIVE YOUR OFFENDERS.The soul of those who shall perish and those whohave already perished are answerable to their damnationbecause they were unable to practice the gospel offorgiveness. It is a natural law that your sins aremultiplied anytime you count the sins of others who havecommitted sins against you.

This gospel of forgiveness was first practiced by OurLord Jesus Christ. The fact that he was the first personto practice it, confirms His prayer to the Father while hewas on the cross.He prayed thus:"Father, forgive them for they know not

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what they are doing." Stephen also said a similarprayer when he was stoned to death. See Acts 7:59-60.

These examples are meant to be emulated by thechildren of God. You should not expect apologies fromyour offender, rather forgive them wholeheartedly andalso beg God to forgive them. You should not count sinsagainst any person because by not counting sins againstthem, you will be saved. It is true that there is norepentance in the grave, and so if you continue insinfulness, you will surely perish. Therefore this sermonon forgiveness is what every chi ld of God is expected toput into practice. You are informed that by yourutterances, you would be judged. Any sin that youcommit against any person is exactly what willcommitted against you.

On the one hand any moment you forgive anotherman his transgression, you will equally be forgiven ofyour sin. On the other hand if you allow any grudge toremain in your mind by merely pretending to handeverything over to God you will perish at last.

The significance of the celebration of the worldfeast and the great call to all preordained children ofGod, is an exhibition of God's love for humanity and Hisforgiveness, redemption and reconciliation of allcreatures to Himself. This unprecedented weeklongWorld Feast Celebration centers around forgiveness.Has it occurred to you in all these ages that youwallowed in sin to express penitence for suchsinfulness? Rather than being remorseful, you havepersisted in imputing sins to your brothers.


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I do not intend to overburden you, but I stronglybelieve that you have assimilated this admonition so thatyou would not say you were not aware of it. Takeparticular note of today in order that you would not shiftthe blame to anybody when the reward for refusing toadhere to this advice is meted out to you.

Beloved, I reiterate these words of advice to you:YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE YOUR BROTHER NO MATTER THENUMBER OF TIME HE OFFENDS YOU AND HE PLEADS FORFORGIVENESS BECAUSE BY OUR UTTERANCES WE AREEITHER CONDEMNED OR JUSTIFIED. THIS GOSPEL IFFROM THE ALMIGHTY GOD AND IT IS THE KEY TO THEKINGDOM. THE VARIOUS HARDSHIPS AND DEATH THATBEFALL PEOPLE ARE THE RESULT OF MAN'S REFUSAL TOFORGIVE OTHERS OF THEIR TRANSGRESSION.CONVERSELY, THE FREEDOM GRANTED MANY COMESFROM THEIR ACCEPTANCE TO FORGIVE THOSE WHOOFFEND THEM. THIS POINT CONFIRMS THE EXTENT OFGOD'S VALUE FOR HIS WORDS.When you throw a stone at somebody and youpretend not to have done so, this is the time forjudgement. You must have heard that God will judge theworld. So whoever forgives his offender is bound to beforgiven and granted salvation. But if you insist onimputing sins on others, you will perish. It is advisablefor you to set a trap for a pig with tuber of wateryamrather than allow it to get into the wateryam barn.Therefore, you should wholehearted forgive youroffenders so that the Father will draw near to you andbring salvation to you.

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Beloved, a stroke of the cane is enough for the wise.Let he who have ears, hear what the Holy Spirit hasimparted to the whole world.May God bless His Holy Word, Amen.

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THE CHILDREN OF GOD AREPEACEMAKERS

FIRST LESSON: ST MATTHEW 5:9"Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be calledthechildren of God."

SECOND LESSON: ST. MATTHEW 18:15-16"Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, goand tell him his fault between thee and him alone? If heshall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if hewill not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more,that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every wordmay be established."GOLDEN TEXT: ST. LUKE 17:3-4"Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother offend againstthee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if hetrespass against thee seven times, in a day, and seventimes in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thoushalt forgive him."

This is a very short anecdote that we are going togive to you. You are true witnesses to the fact that thewords read out to you are the spoken words of Our LordJesus Christ whom you claim to know. These words arenot spoken by man but by Christ and God himself. Allthose who are the children of God are peacemakers. Thechildren of God do not cause trouble; they are not angry;they do not quarrel with anyone and they are very p lain

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and polite. The children of God are not trouble makers;they are not confusionists; they do not backbite; they donot tell lies; they do not steal and whatever situation willgenerate trouble the children of God are unconnectedWith it. How can you be a man of God when you arealready a trouble maker? Why do you call yourself a manof God or a church goer when actually you are still suingpeople to court? How are you a child of God when yourefuse to reproach somebody who offends against you,but goes to plot evil against him? Our Lord Jesus Christhas shown us the shortest cut. Because he was peace-loving, He stayed in peace with us and with peace Hetaught the entire world to be peaceable with al l men. Herules the world with peace. You cannot be a child of Godif you are not a peacemaker. That is why it is said,blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called thechildren of God.WHEN YOU ARE OFFENDED REBUKE, REPROACH ANDFORGIVEAt any point in time you discover that you have offendedsomebody, do not be too shy to approach him. Go to himand confess and beg for forgiveness; tell him you haveoffended him, and that he should forgive you. If you carryout this advice it is more blessed to you and you are achild of God. The children of God do not harbor people intheir minds; they do not begrudge; they do not blasphemeagainst any person; they do not frown; they do notquarrel and they are plain and open-minded. If you offendsomebody you have to go and address him curtly,confessing and begging that he should forgive you. By sodoing you are free. It is made known to us today what thechildren of God means. The children of God are


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peacemakers. You are also told the channel throughwhich you should pass and become a child of God. If yourbrethren offend you, go and meet him alone at hisdomain, point out his fault to him. Do not send wordsthrough people to him; do not curse him; do not make evilplans against him; do not get angry with him; but meethim face to face and sort out things amicably. That iswhat God has charged us to do. Do not pass theinformation to him through somebody, do not inform himof his offence by writing a letter; do not keep mute anddo not harbor the matter in mind. Do not get angry, butgo and meet him alone. Do not go there in company ofany person. Meet him alone and settle your scores. If youare a true child of God that is how you should live.When you are offended do not report your offender to anyperson; do not begrudge him; do not get angry; do notmake any comment at all; do not impute sins on him. Butthe first and foremost thing is for you to go and meet himalone and point out his mistakes to him. As soon as theperson will realizes his offence and repents, you have toforgive him. That is the lifestyle of a man of God. Thisadvice is for you, myself, all the churches, thegovernments and mankind, in order that we may practiceand live in peace with one another.He has not sent this advice to women or men or infantsor adults, Israelites or Greeks, Jews, blacks or whites,etc. alone, but this injunction is meant for all mankindand the angels, so that we may practice and becomeworthy children of God, and live in peace withoutquarrels and in-fighting. We have to live in peace as Hehas kept us. That is His divine instruction. If we do notabide in peace with all men it means we are not thechildren of God.

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THE CHILDREN OF GOD ARE PEACELOVING

If you are living with somebody, may be your wife,and you have offended her. You will find that instead ofher to approach you and tell you what you have done, shewill prefer reporting you to a third party outside thematrimonial home. She may decide to get angry orquarrel with you. In spite of these behaviors, it is thissame woman who will pick up the Holy Bible on Sundayand leave for the church. What sort of church is sheattending?The husband does the same thing. The same thing takes

effect in families, churches, and villages and betweenfriends, etc. If you were to live in peace with peoplewhat would have brought about court action and the ideaof suing people to Court? If this thing does not exist wewould have lived in peace and harmony with one anotherand we will be worthy children of God.

You can attest to the fact that our Lord Jesus Christwas out-spoken generally. At any point anyone wentwrong he would reproach him. He was plain and treatedevery person with justice and fair play. People hated himbecause he pointed out their errors to them. Others lovedhim because he reproached many and sundry, so thatthey may change to God. All those who are the childrenof the world do not like to be reproached whenever theygo wrong. The children of the world do not love peace. I fyou come across anybody who makes peace, realize thathe is a child of God. But the children of the world do notwelcome peace. Brethren we do not intend to take youfar, let our first lesson be read.


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First Lesson: St. Matthew 5:9"Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be calledthechildren of God."ALWAYS REPENT AND BE FORGIVENThis explains why he tells us not to be angry with ourbrethren. Do not say to somebody, woe betide you. Do notsay to any person, thou fool. If you bring your gift beforethe altar and rememberest that you have fought againstyour brother, leave your gift there, go and reconcile withyour brother before you come and offer your gift. Youhave heard that blessed are the peacemakers. Go andmake peace with your enemy while you are on the way.Because you are still on the way now and it is not yetdusk. If you and the entire world should hearken to thisinjunction and go to make peace things would havechanged. Go and confess to those you have offendedknowingly and unknowingly.IF YOU SEARCH THE RECORDS AT GOSPEL CENTERVIVIDLY YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT I HAVE DELIVEREDTHIS GOSPEL BETWEEN 1983 AND 1984 AND I GAVE ANINSTRUCTION THAT IT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED ANDCIRCULATED TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD SO THATPEOPLE COULD PUT IT INTO FERVENT PRACTISE. I hadalso ordered a circular to be sent in that regard to all theinhabitants of the world to go and settle their differencesand make peace with their enemies. Whether somebodyoffended you knowingly or not, whether you offendedsomebody, go and settle such issue amicably with your

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foe and let there be peace. It is blessed unto thepeacemakers. We are children of God and we have tomake peace. There is no time left, for anybody to commitsin any longer. What sort of feud is i t that two of youcannot settle it peaceably between yourselves? Whatsort of offence have you committed that you cannot beforgiven? Do not be ashamed of going to confess beforesomebody you have offended that he should forgive you.At any time you offend against anybody beg to beforgiven. This is because a man of God seeks afterpeace. Always seek after peace for the brethren, thechurches, the villages, the governments, etc. becauseblessed are the peacemakers since they are the childrenof God. A confusionist is not a chi ld of God.CHRIST WAS PEACE LOVING

When our Lord Jesus Christ arrived at a certainplace where his disciples gathered, he asked Peter, whoare those demanded to pay tax by the collectors? Is i tthe strangers or the indigenes? Peter replied that taxwas demanded of the strangers and Christ said to Peter,so that we may not offend them, arise, get the hook andgo to the river, the first fish you will catch open itsmouth and you will find money; bring out the money andpay our tax. This shows how peaceful he was. He did notwant any trouble.

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somebody's house to avoid trouble. In other words, if themoney is not within your reach for the time being youhave to go and plead with the landlord or landlady tobear with you for sometime, pending when you will settlewith him or her. As a man of God, if your tenant owesyou, get close to him and appeal curtly to him to pay theaccumulated rent installments. That is the way a man ofGod should behave. A man of God is not expected in thiscircumstance to sue his tenant to court or report him topeople or send written messages, or send the informationthrough a third party. If you behave this way it means,you have derailed from the way of God and are not achild of God. That is why this unique gospel is sent tothe entire world this morning. It appears that theinhabitants of the world have forgotten the divineinjunctions; that is why you are given this preciouspackage today. BECAUSE CHRIST SAID, WHEN HE ISCOME, EVEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, HE SHALL GUIDEYOU INTO ALL TRUTH AND SHALL REMIND YOU ALLWHAT I HAVE TAUGHT YOU. ALL THESE WORDS ISSUEFROM THE MOUTH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Thisinjunction is meant for you and the entire world. It isalso meant for the churches and mankind. We are taughthow we can co-exist in peace and harmony. Put it to test.If you did not practice this injunction strive now topractice it. I am making this declaration from the highestheaven that you should go to

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your foes and make peace with them because you are achild of God. If any of your brethren offends against you,go to him, point out his mistakes before him. If he shouldrepent, forgive him; by so doing you have saved him.THE CHILDREN OF GOD DO NOT COMMIT SIN

The children of God are peacemakers and they arenot to commit sin. If you commit sin you are no longer achild of God. If you are angry you are not a child of God.If you do not forgive one another you are not a child ofGod. If you bear malice you are not a child of God.Because the children of God are peace-makers, and theylook forward to seeing an atmosphere where peopleabide in peace, love and unceasing tranquility. If wehave not done any other thing, from today, having heardthis gospel you have to strive to practice it. If youhearken to this gospel you shall receive peace and shallbe a child of God. The names of the churches you attenddo not matter, the name you bear, your bodypigmentation, and wherever you are does not matter . Butif you practicalize this gospel it means you are a child ofGod.THE GOVERNMENT ALSO LEARNS TO FORGIVE

Even in the government offices and other seculararrangements, you reserve no right to punish any of yoursubordinate or junior staff when he goes wrong.Whenever somebody offends it is given that you have toserve the person a query pointing out the offence he hascommitted; if he should be sorry for what he has done,you have to forgive him. The operations of thegovernment of the day is expected to go strictly


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according to the promptings of God; the medical doctors,lawyers and other professionals are also expected tofollow suit. If people were to follow these guidelinesthere would have been no problem in the world. That iswhy in the government before anything is done a noticeto that effect is given to you. I f you cannot participate aswas notified, you are queried. When you explain ferventlyto the clarity of the authority concerned you stand free.This explains why there must be a lawyer to defend youwhen you are sued to court. You have the right to argueyour case in the court. If the government should grantsuch right to its citizens to defend themselves, whatwould you a man of God do to any of your brethren whooffends against you? Should you refuse to ta lk to him, orbe angry with him; or should you map out dangerousplans against him? Even with all these acts you claim tobe a child of God. Realize that you are not. Since we callourselves the children of God, let our second lesson beread so that you may realize the duty expected of you,myself and the entire world to carry out.Second Lesson: St. Matthew 18:15-16"Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, goand tell him his fault between thee and him alone? If heshall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if hewill not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more,that in the month of two or three witnesses every wordmay be established."PREACH TO ALL TO ABIDE IN PEACE

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somebody trespasses against you and you tell him hisoffence it means you are a man of God. All the childrenof God behave that way. They do not begrudge; theycannot judge any person and they do not plan evilagainst any person. No matter who trespasses againstyou, whether your father, mother, brother, sister, uncle,auntie, kinsman etc, tell him his error and if he shouldhear, forgive him.This explains why our Lord Jesus Christ said through themouth of our brother Paul, whenever any of the brethrentrespass against thee reproach him before the people sothat others who would have gone into the same path maywithdraw. That is why Christ said, they hated mebecause I rebuked their evil ways of l ife. You are truewitnesses to the fact that what I am telling you now iswhat is going on in the world. You have to go into variouschurch denominations, prayer houses, governmental setups; go to individuals and show to all the people theirmistakes. If they should repent it means they are saved.There is no other court of justice apart from what you arehearing. We are anxiously questing for peace in theworld. The highest court is the presence of God. If yourbrethren trespass against you, do not send a messenger,do not even get angry. Walk gently to where he is andgreet him politely. Put his mistake across to him withouta third party listening to two of you, resolve the peacebetween yourselves. That is the duty of a child of God.Have you seen me having any problem with any person atall? I am outspoken at all times. Whenever you go wrongI will tell you and that is the end of it.

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If you have not practiced any other gospel endeavorto practice this gospel. There is no room for all the tricksand prangs you are trying to play. There is no room forsuch little gossips and anger you are used to. All thefellowships must practice this gospel also. I am makingthis declaration from the highest heaven that you shouldgo and practice this gospel. Forget about bicker ing,frowning, craftiness, bearing of malice, etc. If you dothese vile things you are not a man of God. A man of Goddoes not behave so unseemingly. THE WORK OF GOD ISTHE WORK OF PEACE AND THE CHILDREN OF GOD AREEXPECTED TO ABIDE IN PEACE. BECAUSE OUR LORDJESUS CHRIST WAS PEACE LOVING AND HE TEACHES USPEACE AND HOW TO CO-EXIST PEACEABLY WITH ALLMEN. We must learn from Him how to live in peace andharmony, because no matter what you possess if youhave not peace it means you are not a child of God andyou have nothing in common with him.

Sometimes what you harbor in mind as the bone ofcontention may later be discovered as a less importantissue which has no substance to have provoked youranger. Or it may also be that the other person has notoffended you after all. When somebody offends you takeit kindly. Do not hate him, do not send any letter to him;do not send a messenger. But approach him and speak tohim peacefully and resolve the matter amicably, becauseit is more blessed to the peacemakers for they are thechildren of God.REUNION CAUSED BY PEACE SETTLEMENT

I want to use an earthly situation to illustrate aheavenly situation. There were once two kings. One of

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them was a juju doctor while the other one was a chiefwarrant officer in the court. A certain person went andtold the juju doctor that the chief warrant officer hasalmost concluded arrangements to sue him to court. Thesame person went to the chief warrant officer and hintedthat the juju doctor was seeking ways to kill him.Because they were both ill-informed, both of them (thechief warrant officer and the juju doctor) started fightinga cold war with a bid to harm each other. They hatedeach other to an extent that if one sees the other cominghe will save his life by disappearing into the nearestwood and vice versa, so that one may not harm another.They were plotting against each other ceaselessly. Theywere not church goers. But one fine day, the chiefwarrant officer readdressed himself thus, "Does it meanthat I may stay like this and suddenly that juju doctorkills me for no just cause, what offence have I committedagainst him?" One day he was filled with the spirit. Herose and took a bottle of gin, and called one of hisservants to escort him to somewhere. He left as early as5.00 am and set for the house of the juju doctor. Onreaching there, he tapped carefully at the door. When thejuju doctor heard the knock he responded by asking whohis visitor was. The chief warrant officer mentioned hisname. With great surprise the man inside the houseasked, have you brought policemen to arrest me in myhouse? The chief warrant officer outside retorted, Areyou not seeking ways to kill me? I have come so that youmay kill me at once. He (the chief warrant off icer)continued, my brethren tell me that you want to kill me,what have I done to you? And the juju doctor alarmedfrom within replied, It is that your brother who hintedme that you have almost concluded arrangements to sueme to court. Have you now seen how the door of peace


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was opened for the two kings to reunite? It is one personwho caused that great pandemonium between two ofthem. At the end it became a thing of laughter and joy.They sought to kill each other at first but finally theyresorted to peace making. Going to resolve peace withsomebody is a small matter. It is as simple as ABC tosettle peace with your offender if only you approach theperson directly. Everything is for a trial. If you practicethis gospel it means you have no problem. Right nowwhatever type of offence somebody committed againstyou go and reconcile with him and if he repents, forgivehim.DO NOT BUILD YOUR FACT ON RUMORS

There are certain things people do without beingaware that they have offended you. The moment youapproach somebody peacefully and point out his errorshe will reappraise himself and repent of his mistakes.There are certain things you will remind him of, whichpeople told him you he said, but he wil l deny grosslyhaving made such statements because he did not saythem.

The same thing is applicable in this kingdom. Peopleare blaspheming against Brotherhood. If you should go totell them the truth they will be sorry for themselves andwill beg you to forgive them because they weremisinformed. The evil one today causes all the gossipsand blasphemies prevalent in the world. As people areaccusing Brotherhood as being Beelzebub, apparition,vampire etc, it is the duty of the Bishop, or Pope orReverend or any other person to walk boldly into thisplace and ask, I am told you are worshiping Beelzebub,

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where it he Beelzebub? That is the way a man of Godshould behave. But unfortunately you remain where youare and build your blasphemies on hear says and confirmthem to be true and thereafter you profess that you are aman of God. What manner of man of God are you? Facethe fact squarely. Do not build your declarations onrumors. When Paul heard that Peter was eatingthings sacrificed unto idols and mermaids and because ofthat Barnabas ate with him, Paul went to Peter to findout things for himself. Peter was with our Lord JesusChrist during his eartly ministry, while Paul was not;neither did he know him whether he was a black orwhite. Peter stayed with Christ, ate with him; andmoreover Christ handed the key of the gospel to him; thesame Peter ate of things sacrificed unto idols andmermaid. Paul went from Antioch to Damascus to seePeter and he rebuked and reproached Peter that hetaught people not to eat such things but he wentcontrary to his own teachings. Because of this Peterreaddressed himself. That is the life style of a trueChristian. It does not consist in bickering or gossiping,accusing or blaspheming. You have all seen the life-styleof the Father.

I CONSTANTLY DECRY YOUR EVIL WAYSOF LIFE

I continue to decry your ways of life. Becausesomebody may claim to be a Bishop but he is stilldrinking, fornicating, putting on rings around all hisfingers and engaging in abomination. What I am tellingyou is the truth. John the Baptist told King Herod that itwas wrong for him to marry the wife of his half-brother


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and it was not advisable to do that, and he also told himmost of his deeds, which were not acceptable before thesight of God. That is the duty of a man of God. It is said,whoever knows that which is good and refuses to do, itbecomes evil to him.(James 4:17).As we are here, even though the governmentofficials should come here, whether they be all Nigeriansor other Africans, I have to point out their mistakes forthem to correct themselves. Though I may do that I havenothing against anybody. THE CHURCH IS NOT EXPECTEDTO BE AN ARENA FOR CONFUSION AND TROUBLE, ANDNO MAN OF GOD IS EXPECTED TO HAVE ANY NUT TOCRACK WITH ONE ANOTHER. IT IS MEANT THAT YOUCALL YOUR BROTHER TO YOURSELF AND ADDRESS HIMCOURTEOUSLY, POINTING OUT HIS MISTAKES ANDFINALLY SETTLE THE PEACE. There should be no anger,or gossiping. We have to live peaceably with one another.Heaven and earth and the fullness thereof belong to God.All what is God's is ours, and all of us are brethren.There is no problem. Let our Golden text be read.

GOLDEN TEXT: ST. LUKE 17:3-4"Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother offend

against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.And if he trespass against thee seven times, in a day,and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, Irepent; thou shalt forgive him."

A CHILD OF GOD SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK TOKNOW WHY HE IS OFFENDED

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