What about the Rapture? When will it happen?

The rapture is the gathering up of God's people when He returns to get those who love Him and take them to be with Him in Heaven. There are many different ideas regarding the Rapture and when it will happen. Many people teach that it will happen before the final seven years begins. Some teach that it will happen before the Great Tribulation, somewhere in the middle of the final seven years. A few teach that the rapture will take place at the end of the tribulation when Jesus Christ returns at the battle of Armageddon.

Let’s take a look at the scriptures.

Understanding the Chastening of God

Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. 

—Hebrews 12:11 NKJV

God's Love: Unconditional!

But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us. 
—Romans 5:8

STINKING ALTARS

The fathers of faith, as known by their attitude and exemplary lives ,never practiced Christianity as seen now,they prayed and their voices were recognized in heaven ,sin was a taboo in their operations ! Did they slaughter themselves like the prophets of Baal praying before answers came ? They used money in their day-day activities because they also patronized market women for their consumables and non -consumables as well .........but we had no report of compromise , women were saved in their custodies moving from villages to villages for evangelism without harassment or intimidation from the shepherd , we never heard how in their own family called'' church '' , that someone used eight cars while other were struggling to pay for a room apartment ,church members were not cajoled or lured to bring money if they want multiple increase within stipulated time!

THE CHURCH DOCTORS ARE ILL - A CALL TO REPENTANCE

I am praying to God that i don't want to be a sign post to heaven , because , the bible says ''let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall (1 cor10: 12) i don't want to say don't do this and practise something else, i want to see the Lord when the end comes , i don't want to sing, dance, pray, tithing, and wont be able to see His face, after all i have read about the city of heaven.

Let us repent and move closer to God .
The characteristics of darkness are the common trade mark of many so -called Christians of nowadays , yet we are celebrating , integrity is is a scare commodity ,we blame Government ? we sometimes fail to manage an account successfully in a house of God without discord , who do you trust ? heaven is no more in their hearts..............Christian by name, paganism in attitude , 

Excerpts from Sunday evening closing service

-   II Samuel 14:8, Daniel 6:16, Job 1:8.

-          -   Then the king said to the woman, I will give orders concerning thee.

-          -   As you depart this mount, God says he will give orders concerning thee.

-          -   When God gives an order concerning anything, all creation hears and acts accordingly.

-          -    As God gives charge over you, all the mountains will depart.

-          -   Though you may be in the lions den, God will give the lions orders concerning you.

Sunday Morning Divine Worship in Pictures

Apostle(Dr) I.N.George (Deputy Field Superintendent

JESUS THE ROCK OF SALVATION - Welcome Message (Thursday Evening)

MESSAGE BY PASTOR E.E. MOSES

TOPIC: JESUS THE ROCK OF SALVATION

TEXT: ISAIAH 26:4,EXODUS 10:13,16

            Trust ye in the lord for ever,for he is the lord,JEHOVAH  is the everlasting strength.

            He bringth down them that dwell on high,the lofty seat he maketh low.

                    Glory be to God.

Whether you say Jesus or Jehovah,Jehovah is the rock of salvation unto whosoever believeth in him.

Some may wish to ask,what is this rock?

Those who have traveled to Oron ,if the cloud is clear,would visibly see the Cameroon Mountain.

Some have learned and know it to be Kilimanjaro mountain.

There is another mountain known as mount everest.Even those who have traveled to Abuja

can see the Suleja mountain imposing.I'm talking about a rocky mountain not the one that is used

to crack palm kernel,I'm talking about the one that once seen,it is feared.

What are the elements in this rock that makes it the rock of salvation? 

On the zenith of this mountain,there is fire,and this fire signifies the Holy spirit.In such mountain

in its volcanic nature,not even the birds nor witches nor whatever can settle or mo

Excerpts From Day 2 (Friday Morning) Convention Service

-When a man is not born again,he lives a life according to the spirit that works in him
-Jesus is the redemption sent to man
-Only the redeemed are those that have the seal of son-ship
-The unfortunate scenario in todays world is that those that Christ came to save have rejected him Gal 4:6
-As many that received him,he gave them power to become sons and daughters of God....john 1:12

Pastor E.E Moses opens 10th Major convention

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Major Convention - Day 1 in pictures

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FOUR TOWNS MAJOR CONVENTION IS HERE AGAIN - DON'T MISS OUT

 The annual major convention of The Apostolic Church four towns major center is here again,the epic gathering of God's children which is slated to hold  from thursday 16th of october  till sunday 19th of october 2014

What are your expectations for the glorious gathering....?

“And a certain woman who had an issue of blood twelve years and have endured much at the hands of many physicians and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse.

After hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind him and touched his cloak.

For she said if I may touched “if I just touch his garments, I will get well” immediately the flow of her blood was drained up and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said who touched my garments.
And his disciples said to him, “you see the crowd pressing in on you and you say , who touched me? And he looked around to see the woman who had done this thing.

But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.

And he said to her, “daughter your faith has made you well, go in peace and be healed of your affliction”.
- See more at: http://www.mutiuokediran.com/blog/?p=4421#sthash.sBazDCbj.dpuf

 Proverbs 23:18 - Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Psalms 62:5 - My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
There is nothing wrong in expecting great things from God. The bible says the silver and gold belongs to God and a cattle upon a thousand hills (Psalm 50:10). The bible says God shall supply ALL our needs according to his riches in glory through Christ Jesus. As a Christian, you are a descendant of Abraham and God told Abraham that all his seed will be blessed. Brethren, wait upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is your rock and salvation; he is your defence; Do not be greatly moved (Psalm 62:1).

“And a certain woman who had an issue of blood twelve years and have endured much at the hands of many physicians and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse.

After hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind him and touched his cloak.

For she said if I may touched “if I just touch his garments, I will get well” immediately the flow of her blood was drained up and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said who touched my garments.
And his disciples said to him, “you see the crowd pressing in on you and you say , who touched me? And he looked around to see the woman who had done this thing.

But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.

And he said to her, “daughter your faith has made you well, go in peace and be healed of your affliction”.
- See more at: http://www.mutiuokediran.com/blog/?p=4421#sthash.sBazDCbj.dpuf

“And a certain woman who had an issue of blood twelve years and have endured much at the hands of many physicians and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse.

After hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind him and touched his cloak.

For she said if I may touched “if I just touch his garments, I will get well” immediately the flow of her blood was drained up and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said who touched my garments.
And his disciples said to him, “you see the crowd pressing in on you and you say , who touched me? And he looked around to see the woman who had done this thing.

But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.

And he said to her, “daughter your faith has made you well, go in peace and be healed of your affliction”.
- See more at: http://www.mutiuokediran.com/blog/?p=4421#sthash.sBazDCbj.dpuf

A Lesson from the Geese

Pastor Joshua Aregbesola

 (TAC-USA)

* As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71% to the flying range than if each bird flew alone.

Lesson : People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier when they are traveling on the thrust of one another.

Annual Motto since 1940

Year     Motto
1940     For our God is consuming fire . Hebrew 12: 29
1941     The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer. II Samuel 22:2
1942     The Lord is alive- Jehoval Shammah. Ezekiah. 48:35
1943     "VICTORY" I Cor 15:57
1944     "EMMANUEL"Mathew1:23
1945     "JEHOVAL RAPHA" 15:26
1946     "EL-SHADAI" Genesis 17:1
1947     "JEHOVA NISSI" Exodus 17:15
1948     The Lord is my portion. Lamentation 3:24
1949     The Lord is my righteousness. Jeremiah 23 :6
1950     God is our refuge. Psalm 46:1
1951     "Jehoval Rapha" I am the Lord that healeth thee. Exodus 15:26
1952     The Lord is our judge. Isaiah 33:22

"What does the Bible say about commitment?"

There are numerous references in the Bible addressing the Christian’s commitment in various aspects of life: to our families, neighbors, employers, the church, our health, and in all things we do and say (Ephesians 6:5; Hebrews 10:25; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 31). But the Bible also teaches that the chief commitment of our lives is to God Himself. Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment” (Matthew 22:37-38).

Principles of Great Faith

By Dr. Dale A. Robbins
 
Matthew 8:5 “Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 8:6 saying, Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.
8:7 And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him.
8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.
8:9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
8:10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!”

Hope For The Future

For our citizenship is in heaven; from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
—Philippians 3:20 (NASB)

God Is Love

Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love . . .
—Jeremiah 31:3

Come Close To Jesus

 

The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
—John 6:63

Sunday Morning Message - I am that I am

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Where Is Heaven?

 

I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me.
—Luke 22:29

Many people have asked, “Where is heaven?” We are not told in the Scripture where heaven is. Some students have tried to take some Scriptures and put them together and say that heaven is in the north. They quote Psalm 48:2, “The joy of the whole earth is . . . on the sides of the north . . . ” The magnetic needle points north. Perhaps the Celestial City is in the north. We do not know. But no matter where heaven is, it will be where Christ is.
Many people ask, “Do you believe that heaven is a literal place?” Yes! Jesus said, “I go to prepare a place for you.” The Bible teaches that Enoch and Elijah ascended in a literal body to a literal place that is just as real as Los Angeles, London, or Algiers! The Bible also teaches that heaven will be a place of beauty. It is described in the Bible as “a building of God”-“a city”-“a better country”-“an inheritance”-“a glory.”
The Bible also indicates that heaven will be a place of great understanding and knowledge of things that we never learned down here.

Simplicity Brings Joy

 

 

. . . Truly I say to you, unless you repent (change, turn about) and become like little children [trusting, lowly, loving, forgiving], you can never enter the kingdom of heaven [at all].
—Matthew 18:3

The Nigerian Experience - The story as it has never been told before...

Introduction

The Nigerian experience of 1916 was similar to the United Kingdom situation of the same year. It was an experience of the surge of the Holy Spirit, as recorded by one of the patriarchs of the church, Pastor S. G. Adegboyega. He narrated his experience of the month of March in the year 1916; when he attended revival meeting, conducted at the St. Paul 's Anglican Church, Breadfruit Street , Lagos , under the distinguished chairmanship of late Bishop James Johnson; and a similar one was simultaneously held at Anglican Church Aroloya Street, Lagos in Nigeria conducted by Late Bishop Oluwole. These two revival services had same subject focused on The Baptism of the Holy Spirit for believers and efficacy of Prayer by believers through faith in the name of Jesus Christ. He was privileged to have attended that revival conducted by Bishop Johnson where these subjects were so stressed by him. He continued to lay emphasis on the necessity of receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and subsequently many good things derivable from the Spirit. At the end of the revival meeting many ministers present at the revival service had received the power of the Holy Spirit. These revival services, no doubt made a mark in the life of Pastor Adegboyega. And that rekindled his interest for fellowship with other children of God.

How To Handle Temptation

 . . . who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able . . .
—1 Corinthians 10:13
It is Satan’s purpose to steal the seed of truth from your heart by sending distracting thoughts. It should encourage you to know that the devil considers you a good enough Christian to use as a target.
The difference between a Christian and a non-Christian is: though they both may have good and evil thoughts, Christ gives His followers strength to select the right rather than the wrong. You see a man going to prayer meeting with a Bible under his arm. That man was undoubtedly tempted to stay at home, go bowling, or to some other activity. But, as these diverse thoughts came to his mind, he made the right selection, and headed for the church.
Another man walks through the night to a bar. It no doubt occurred to him that he had best stay home with his family. But he yielded to the negative thought, and gave in to his lower appetites.
It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts.

Enjoy Life as You Grow

You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete maturity of godliness in mind and character, having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect.
—Matthew 5:48

Following Jesus Is Worth Whatever It Takes

 
Human beings put a value on everything. How much we value someone or something affects the decisions we make. If we value a certain piece of meat enough to pay thirteen dollars a pound for it, we buy it. If we value our pet enough to pay a thousand dollars for the surgery she needs, we tell the vet to schedule the surgery. If we value winning a marathon enough, we get up early every morning to train for it. If we value losing weight enough, we avoid certain foods.

Our Area Convention In Pictures!

Overflow

Seven Reasons We Don’t Take Care of Ourselves

Joyce Meyer

I meet a lot of people in the course of my ministry. Sadly, I see too many who are not taking care of themselves. Many of them clearly feel terrible. Anyone can see this in the way they look and the way they carry themselves. You simply cannot look really great if you don’t feel great. How you feel will show up somewhere; in your body language, the dull look in your eyes, or even the color of your skin.

It is in our nature to take care of ourselves, so why don’t we? I thought about the ways that this can go wrong, and I came up with these reasons:

1. We don’t know how to take care of our physical bodies. Decades of bad diets, misinformation, and easy access to fast food and prepackaged food have left people amazingly confused about what a wholesome diet is and how they should eat.

Change Ingredients

To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven: . . . a time to break down and a time to build up, . . . a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, . . . a time to get and a time to lose, a time to keep and a time to cast away.
—Ecclesiastes 3:1–6

The Work in Bradford, West Yorkshire

In the year 1916 a small company of people had met in the home of Pastor A. B. Chanter, and while together the Lord revealed to them the vision of the Apostolic Church . At that time the group had been attending a Pentecostal Church for eight years, but their acceptance of Apostles and Prophets meant they had to leave. The title this group gave themselves was "Apostolic Church of God"
In this group there were 12 in all. Many later became involved in the full-time work of the Apostolic Church, e.g. Pastor H. V. chanter A. B. Chanter, H. Cousen, G. Perfect and A. Rhodes, After this small group was formed, they met regularly and the Lord blessed them, adding to their numbers, An overseer was called - A. Rhodes : three elders called - A. W. Rhodes, H. V. Chanter and A. B. Chanter (father of H.V.C.) Mrs. Chanter was called as a deaconess.

The History of The Apostolic Church.

          Origins - The Work in Penygroes
In the years 1904-05 a revival known as "The Welsh Revival" broke out in Wales. An evangelist, Evan Roberts, full of the Holy Ghost, was ministering the word of God with wonderful results. News was spreading like fire telling people about the revival in Loughor, and that it had reached the Amman Valley.

A group of people met one night in Penygroes, a small, quiet village in Carmarthenshire (Dyfed) at the Independent Chapel. They were discussing the news of this revival. After a while the minister, Pastor William Bowen, said they should meet with other churches in the village and hold prayer meetings so that they themselves would be prepared for the revival. In this group was a man named D. P Williams, who suggested inviting Evans Roberts to preach in the village.

After a few times in prayer, things began to happen. The revival began to sweep through Penygroes and many in the Independent Chapel became changed. They received experiences never known in the church before. But there were also those who had the new experience had to leave the Chapel. This is where we leave the Independent Chapel and stay with the new group. This was only a beginning to years of difficult experiences.

Here It Is! September Bulletin!

Here's the back cover of this month's bulletin! Go get yours!
And Don't Forget, We Tell You Sell...

A New Direction

O Lord,You have heard the desire and the longing of the humble and oppressed;You will prepare and strengthen and direct their hearts.
—Psalm 10:17

Sometimes we come to an unhappy place in our lives. If we examine ourselves on those days, we will most likely discover that the things that make us most unhappy are the fruit of the choices that we made earlier.
Today can be a new start. I think God gave us twenty-four-hour days because He knew that was all we could handle. His mercies are new every morning (See Lamentations 3:22–23). You can start over this morning and live today for the Lord. Determine to follow wherever God leads you, and do whatever He tells you to do. You can expect better tomorrows when you live right today.


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The Key To Being Satisfied

Then shall your light break forth like the morning . ..

—Isaiah 58:8
We all probably want more light in our lives. That would mean more clarity, better understanding, and less confusion. The prophet Isaiah declared that if we would divide our bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into our homes, cover the naked and stop hiding ourselves from the needs around us, our light would break forth (see Isa. 58:7–8). He also said our healing and restoration and the power of a new life would spring forth quickly. That sounds good to me, and I am sure it does to you also.

Isaiah also wrote of justice, and he said it would go before us and conduct us to peace and prosperity, and that the glory of the Lord would be our rear guard. If we are actively helping the oppressed, God goes before us and He also has our backs! I like that feeling of safety and certainty.

2014 Four Towns Area Sunday School Rally In Pictures.

The 2014 Four Towns Area Sunday School Rally has come and gone but what we have here are the pictures of the glamorous event!!! Enjoy!!!

We Are Here Now!

Hello, This is to welcome you to our blog.

We at The Apostolic Church, Four Towns Media are trying by all means possible to make sure that we reach you at all times through all media platforms available, so we can share this wonderful message of God to you.This is one of them.