Apostle Joel Obuobisa

Rev 13:1-2, 11-12 talks about a vision of a beast and another beast of the same kind (allos). A beast represents a problem.Like the in Revelation 13 beasts caused problems for the people on earth. Like the beasts, all problems that are have been to others and can be solved the same way others did in the past. 1 Cor10:13 - God provides a way of escape from every temptation. Rather than be frazzled and worn out by your problem, focus on finding the solution that God has provided. Find those who have handled the problem successfully.

To be anointed means to have the Spirit God's resting upon you. - Anointing breaks heavy yokes and releives heavy burdens. Zech 4:6. We usually apply more power, might skills, etc when we encounter some problems that don't want to go away as we had expected. Anointing is for breaking of yokes and removal of burdens Isa 10:27 - Anointing brings change into our lives. 1Sam 10:6 - John 14:16-17 Jesus promised another Helper (allos Helper) to help the believers in the same things that He had been helping them with. That is the Spirit that was on Him and to make believers Christlike.

Today being 'Fathers' Day' we reflect on God, who is not only our creator, but Father to all that are born of His Spirit. Fathering is not about biology. Its is about discipline and direction. Fathering is an attribute of God that we get to share in. Eph 6:2-3 Honoring Fathers opens and renews the flow and supply of God for long life and it being well with us. 10. Understanding Allos helps you when you encounter difficulties. Doctors are calm in the emergencies because they have seen many other situations of a similar kind. 11. Allos creates an army of multiplied force -   ecc 4:9-12 That is why the devil fights churches when they start. 12. Allos is the natural way to increase. The natural way that all of creation multiplies

When you learn to be humble, you look weak. But there is found the greatest strength. 1. Humility is the acceptance of our place as dependent on God. John 5:19, John 8:28, John 15:5 The importance of coming to a place where you recognize your dependence on God. 2.Humility is the highest lesson every believer has to learn Matt 11:29-30 Rest for your soul lies in humility. Deliverance from agitation. 3. Humility is to feel blessed while you have nothing 4. Humility is being obedient knowing nothing about anything except what God says. Phil 2:8 5.Humility is the distinguishing feature of ChristMat11:29 6.Humility is the highest virtue that aman can attain Phil 2:5 7.Humility is hte highest grace attainable and willdetermine the highest walk and position in heaven Mt 18:1-4, Mk 10:40-45 8. Humility is personified in Christ taking upon Himself the form of a  servant Phil 2:5-8 9. Humility is Christ emptying Himself and becoming a man Phil 2:5-8 10 Humility is eternal love clothing itself in meekness and gentleness to win to save and to serve us. Phil 2:5-8 11.Humility is the rescue from the dual offer of Satan to be like God and to know good and evil and not need God. The edenic offer. 12. Humility is salvation. To be  redeemed from pride and a terrible nature that destroys everything. To reintroduce the chief grace we lost in the fall. 13. Humility is to  be like Christ. It is Christ-likeness.

God made everything to reproduce after their kind, and He said this pattern was good. He already blessed this process. This is how we too are to prosper. Key Scriptures: Gen 1:11-12, 21, 25,26-28 and Eccl 1:8-10 5. Allos makes you dependent and sheep like. Ps 23:1-6 applies to those humbling themselves and accepting to be as sheep. 6. Gives access to strategies and formulae that have worked for your kind. 7. Becoming an allos makes you a member of a particular group. 8. Becomin give you an easy road to ministry 9. Moves you surge ahead in ministry faster 10. Understanding alloshelps you when you encounter difficulties. If you appreaciate the fact that nothing is new, then you can be humble to find the solution amongst those who have seen them before.

1. Having the wrong mind, by: -You must not have a mentality of high mindedness - like be able to eat, sleep, flow with things of low estate. - a mind that you are being cheated. - do not have a mind that you have been forgotten and must be remembered 2. Holding on to your good repuation Phil 2:5 3. Not accepting to be a servant Phil 2: Christ took upon Him the form of a servant. (because He was not). The purpose of a servant is to serve others 4. When you are not conscious of your humanity: You do not accept that you are a mere human being with limitations, you don't know evereything, you can't do some things.

It is easy to be busy thinking we are serving the LORD and pleasing Him, not knowing that we are far from it.  Humility is one of those things that when we lack, we fail to please God no matter what other efforts we are making. Humility is precious to God.  Jesus said in Matt 18:2-3 And He called a child Himself and set him before them and said, 'Truly I say unto you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven.' Phil 2:5-11 - Teaches to have an attitude of humility - like Jesus. Humility is a Key Because: Humility opens the door to: - salvation - healing - the power of the Holy Spirit - speaking in tongues - the anointing of God. amongst other conditions like servanthood,  receiving a father, learning from another person, listening to a man - full time ministry - ability to raise funds for the work of God. - visitation to all kinds of places - - prayer. One of the greatest demonstrations of humility b'cos you are openly saying you need help - ability to interact with souls - counseling. to say the same thing over and over to people who may not listen or obey - ability to plant churches - ability to witness on the street - ability to share dreams - being led by the spirit - singing in public - worship as you should, cry out, kneel, lie prostrate - evangelism - missoinary work: to go to a place to become a missionary where you do know anything 1 pet 3:1-4 Humility precious to God

allos is a greek word that means: allos - another of the same kind heteros is greek word opposite of allos that another  of a different kind In life we are  often deluded that we will be new and original like there has never been before. We may waste a precious part of life trying to make the illusion work. In Eccl 1:8-9, we read that 'That which has been is that which shall be. There is nothing new under the sun.' In Genesis when describing how God created the various animal kinds, we often encounter the phrase that they brought forth after their kind. And also God saw that the idea of bringing forth after the same kind was a good thing. This is the patter of progress that He established. Allos is good because: - it brings humility - no one can boast but in the LORD who created all things. - it makes it possible to have many more gifts than just the one you were given naturally - passes gifs to another generation

God does not want us to backslide! Matt 10:22 - ...but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved. 1. Shallowness Luke 8:13 Those with no firm root believe for a while and fall away in temptation time. Mat7:24-27 both the wise who keep the LORD's commands face similar challenging circumstances, but the ones not rooted firmly are destroyed. 2. Emptiness 1 Cor 13:1-3 emptiness, having nothing, devoid of the love of God. Luk6:45- The unguarded moments betray things in our hearts, our value systems. Through unguarded words we can see if we are empty. Assess yourself - do scriptures come in when you are chatting with friends. 3. Lust - strong desire.  2 Tim 4:10 - Demas forsook Paul for having loved the world so much. A love of other things that can remove us from the love of the God 4. Bitterness: it cuts you off from people

God wants us to follow Him as we would in a convoy, relying on constant following of the leader and not GPS and maps. We must follow God and not a formula. Man became a living being by the breath of God. So he was not to be without God who is the source of that life. But this is what the enemy managed to sell to him. And when he bought that he surely died not having the following of God that is required to keep him close to God. God must breathe on anything we are doing to serve Him for it to have the life that blesses anyone that we are trying to minister to.