CLFC's main word of worship was given by powerful man of God Apostle Alphonse Okossi. The title of Apostle Okossi's sermon was "HEARING THE WORD OF GOD". The Apostle referenced the Biblical theme: "I Am The Good Shepherd. I know my sheep. And my sheep know my name" to put his sermon in context. "God wants us to hear and know his voice," Apostle Okossi stressed at the beginning of his sermon. The Apostle emphasized to the congregation that we are to listen to the Voice of God with "no distractions." He stated that God has a plan for each of us. "But we must hear His voice ONLY because there are many other voices, " Apostle Okossi explained. The Apostle then revealed that the Enemy tries to use the same voice as God. He emphasized that we have to listen to the true voice of God and tune out the distractions. "It's like a radio when you turn it on you can hear a lot of voices. And like God, we have to turn to the right channel to listen to. Apostle Okossi stated that it is crucial to be able to hear the voice of God. Having said that, Apostle Okossi described how we can hear the voice of God: "God is here. God communicates with us through the Bible." Apostle Okossi reminded the church that the Bible is part of God's voice and we have to constantly meditate on his word without any distractions. Apostle Okossi said the current month of December 2018 is crucial that we hear the voice of God. "The enemy tries to distract and put a spirit of depression in us to carry it over into the New Year," Apostle Okossi warned the church. The Apostle also emphasized that it is very important for parents to pray that their children will also hear the word of God, and to learn how to hear from God. Apostle Okossi stated that this is very important given the powerful distractions the Enemy uses against children through television and the Internet. Apostle Okossi referenced the Scripture 1: CORINTHIANS 14: 10: "There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification." The Apostle explained that these voices want to distract you from the Voice you are supposed to hear: GOD's VOICE. Apostle explained there are many voices including: 1) The Voice Of Man. 2) The Voice Of Satan . 3) The Voice Of Self. 4) The Voice Of The Lord, consisting of the voice of the Father, the voice of the Son, the voice of the Holy Spirit. Apostle Okossi stated that it is crucial to know the character of each Voice speaking to you. He continued to describe what the Voice of Jesus is, and what Jesus is saying. Apostle listed the 7 Voices Of Jesus: 1) I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE; 2) I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD ; 3) I AM THE DOOR" ; 4) I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD ; 5) I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE ; 6) I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIGHT ; 7) I AM THE VINE. In closing, Apostle Okossi warned the congregation to be especially vigilant this last month of 2018 DECEMBER. "The last month of the year is when distractions really increase. Don't be distracted by darkness around you, or by mistakes of the past year."
Amen in Jesus Mighty Name.
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