NEW YEAR MESSAGE FOR THE YEAR 2018 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL OVERSEER OF THE GOSPEL FAITH MISSION INTERNATIONAL (GOFAMINT) INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, KM 40, LAGOS/IBADAN EXPRESSWAY, ASEESE. 1 Page ANNOUNCING OUR NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, ANCHOR AND FAITH DECLARATION OF THE NEW YEAR. I. OUR ANTICIPATION: Brethren, Acts 2:41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. Acts 4:44 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. Acts 2:47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. Fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord, we bless the name of the Lord Jesus Christ who has called us out of the darkness into his marvelous light and for the great price he paid on the cross to redeem us. He has called us not to live for ourselves but for him and to shine forth as light in a world of darkness. According to the Scripture passages: The people were praising God. Having favor with all the people. The Lord added to them daily. The Lord added multitudes to the church. Over the years, our numerical growth as a church has not been encouraging, neither is it acceptable to God. It is the desire of God that we should grow; he desires that all should come into his saving knowledge. Stagnation is not an option and therefore must never be tolerated. Firstly, growth must be a daily experience, they grew daily. It is often said that whatever does not grow, dies. We must therefore employ a radical approach to evangelism this year. Evangelism must be our priority; our programs must have evangelism in focus. We must bring in the lost. Your parents, friends, colleagues and neighbors must become saved; this is the time to bring them to Jesus. Secondly, we must engage in personal evangelism, every true member and minister of this church must endeavor to win at least a soul this year. Obedience is the mark of a true disciple, regardless of your title or position; we expect that at the end of the year you must have won someone to Jesus and the membership of GOFAMINT. Our efforts must bring in multitudes, as there are a lot of souls which are perishing., Thirdly, we must move from one level of growth to another. Arrival mentality is the forerunner of complacency. There is the level of addition; there is also the level of increased addition and multiplication. Acts 5:14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, This year we will grow numerically, physically, spiritually, economically, financially and so on:
2 Page As we celebrate this with a thankful heart and a joyful spirit, let us also remind ourselves that each year brings us closer to the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord s return will be sudden and full of surprises; therefore we must not only be ready but also be prepared, live a holy life, so that we will not be left behind when he comes. The harvest is truly ripe but the laborers are few. Are you a laborer for the Lord or just a spectator? Embrace the challenge of evangelism today and reach out to perishing souls. 2. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: (a) Operation Identification (OPID): This is a program that every saved, converted, spirit-filled sympathetic child of God should key into. The Lord Jesus after being filled with the Holy Spirit and power went to Nazareth and declared His mission to them (see Luke 4:16-30), even though they did not accept Him, yet He preached the gospel to them. With this action, He laid a good example for us to follow. If there is no gospel church in your hometown, you need to ensure that you do your best to reach them with the gospel which is the power of God to salvation for those who believe (Rom 1:14-17). Every true believer is called to evangelize. We are to go and preach the gospel. You don t need to wait until you have a title before you can do win souls. If you are saved you are saved to preach the gospel, you are already an evangelist, our teams of evangelists are also on hand, who will support you by going to your hometown, all you need do is to sponsor it by getting a land or a place of worship there. May God bless you as you do this in Jesus name. I will also like to appreciate those who have been sponsoring this program over the years; the Lord will sponsor your own programs, in ministry, business and plans. He will also grant the good desires of your heart in Jesus name. I encourage you not to relent in your efforts of support to this program, continue to pray and give. You will not lack any good thing in Jesus name. Amen. (b) VISION AND MISSIONS TO THE NATIONS: And the gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come (Matt. 24:14 NLT). Apparently, those words were spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ, and cannot change. When He was on earth, He and His disciples were busy preaching the gospel of the kingdom (see Matt 4:23-25). When He left for heaven to return at the appointed time, He commissioned His disciples (and by extension all Christians around the world) to go and preach the gospel to all nations (Matt 28:18-20). We should be ready to be among the goers, the groaners and givers; we cannot afford to be neutral as far as this mission is concerned. This is the only business of the church, commanded by our Lord Jesus Christ, and we shall be blessed spiritually, physically, materially and financially in Jesus name. We are in the New Era of No More Lack in GOFAMINT. Say Halleluiah and Amen to this. The God of All blessings will bless us more and more as we involve in this global mission in Jesus name. Let me thank and appreciate those of us who have been sponsoring this program with their money and encourage them not to stop doing it. You will reap the reward in due time. It appears that the number of the sponsors of this program is low. Let us all join hands and efforts together to make it work.
Send your financial support to: ACCOUNT NAME: GOSPEL FAITH MISSION GLOBAL OUTREACH ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0550027071000057806282 BANK: SUNTRUST BANK COUNTRY: U.S.A Minister: Notice: Please make sure you dictate the account numbers to members of the congregation and ensure they write it down immediately. Be faithful enough to do this. You will not regret you did. The Lord will open the heavens of blessings for you in Jesus mighty name Remain blessed. Minister: You or any other minister may pray over the first and second programs before you go to the ANCHOR and FAITH DECLARATION. You may have an interlude of Choir song ministration or any congregational song, to move to the next items 3 and 4. 1. ANCHOR FOR THE YEAR 2018 We bless the name of the Lord for His love and mercy, which has made us cross over from the year 2017 and now brought us to a brand new year. God will make this New Year far better for everyone than the last year in Jesus name. Isaiah 60:2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. Regardless, of the chaotic situation of the world, your situation is different because we have an unchanging God, whose word is his bond. Whatever he promises, he does and never fails. This is the anchor that keeps us going and stabilizes us regardless of whatever goes on in the world. The ANCHOR for the just concluded year came from the book of Isaiah 50:7 For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed. This will always be at work for us throughout the rest of our individual life in Jesus mighty name. Say: The Anchor for this New Year is a great promise that applies to every situation. The psalmist says Psalms 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. It is a joyful thing to be in a state, where nothing is lacking or missing. The Psalmist recognizes that this is made possible because The Lord is his Shepherd. A life that is free of lack and want, this will be your portion this year in Jesus name. The Anchor for this New Year reads thus: AND MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEED ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS. PHILIPPIANS 4:19 (NKJV). Let us personalize it: AND MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL MY NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS. You may sing: Sing: A great provider (4ce) He will surely provide for me, A great provider. Say: Let me throw some light on the passage of the ANCHOR: 3 Page
God knows what you need, Matthew 6:32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. His supplies exceed your needs. Ephesians 3:20-21 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. God will hearken to you and intervene in your situation. Isaiah 41:17-20 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. God cannot fail nor falter. This is because of the following: God cannot lie. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? What must you do to activate and appropriate these promise so that it becomes your reality all through this year and beyond? 1. Obey. The promises of God are for the radical obedient. Obedience is the master key that unlocks God s blessings. Psalm 84:11 says "No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly" It does not matter how many times you parrot the anchor or faith declaration, if you are disobedient you cannot appropriate the promises of God nor seen his manifestation in your life. Make up your mind to be obedient to God this year. 2. Have faith in God.2 Chronicles 20:20 Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 3. Trust him. Hebrews 10:23 (NKJV) Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 4. Be prayerful. Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God 5. Be a giver. Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. I prophesy to your life that: I declare to every home where lack is experienced that the drought is over. The power of God moves you from the state of not enough to more than enough. All your needs are met in Jesus name. You are no longer a borrower but a lender. All through this year, God will send you helpers. Favor will locate you. You will not lack, you will always have more than enough. This is your year of promotion, receive it in Jesus name. If you are barren, all your barrenness is gone with the past year, you are now a fruitful vine. Receive fruitfulness; you shall no longer be barren of any good thing. 4 Page
God s supplies exceeds your needs, whatever you need, receive the supply now in Jesus name. Jesus never lacked any good thing while he was on earth, I decree as from today enter into your realm of supernatural supply. RECITATION OF THE ANCHOR IN ENGLISH AND MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL MY NEED ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS PHILIPPIANS 4:19 (NKJV). Minister: Tell a minister to pray over the ANCHOR before you move to the New Year FAITH DECLARATION and close this session. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Minister: Before moving to the last item of our New Year Message. Be patient and listen to this special announcement. Our sixty-second International Anniversary and fifty-third Annual Convention will take place this year God willing on August 6-12, 2018. You can be sure that your situation spiritually, physically, socially, materially and financially will turn around for the better. The Lord will preserve our lives to be witnesses of what the Lord will do and we shall be happy. Make sure you don t miss the occasion. It is going to be greater than before in Jesus name, come and be blessed with new things Halleluiah and Amen. 6. FAITH DECLARATION FOR THE YEAR 2018 Minister: Say: Our FAITH DECLARATION for this New Year is very simple but powerful and joyous. As people of FAITH in our God who is a faithful and caring Father, Job 22:28 says You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you; so light will shine on your ways. Whatever we decree or declare by FAITH will come to pass. Mark 11:23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be removed and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. This is the Lord s promise for us and it cannot fail. Heaven and earth shall pass away but the Lord s spoken and written words will not pass away. Based on this truth, we declare this year as "THE YEAR OF OUR SUPERNATURAL PROVISION Exodus16:13 So it was that quails came up at evening and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp. Say after me: I DO NOT LACK AND I CANNOT LACK BECAUSE GOD SUPPLIES MY NEED. NO MORE LACK IN MY LIFE, I AM IN THE ERA OF SUPERNATURAL PROVISION. God is in the business of supernatural provision. He brought water out of the rock, rained bread from heaven, made a way where there is none and this year we will experience his dimension of supernatural provision. 5 Page
Say: 6 Page Tell your neighbor, neighbor this is the year of my supernatural provision 2ce. Indeed brethren, this is the year of supernatural provision". Whether the enemy likes it or not, we believe it, we claim it and we shall have it, the passage of this Faith Declaration says: Tell your neighbor neighbor all your needs will be supernaturally met. Your emotional needs shall be met. Your physical needs shall be met Your social needs shall be met Your financial needs shall be met. Your spiritual needs shall be met. Victory shall be your portion. No more lack or loss in your life. Say: Supernatural provision releases hidden treasures. Isaiah 45:3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. Your eyes are now opened to locate areas of hidden profitability in Jesus name. Hidden treasures and secret riches are released to you. Creative ideas and innovations that provoke generational wealth receive it now in Jesus name. The works of your hands becomes the benchmark for the industry in Jesus name. Access to disruptive technologies is released to you. New ways to do things is released to you. Supernatural Harvest that terminates all manner of toiling locates you now in Jesus mighty name. Say: Supernatural provision causes one to possess his possessions and recovers whatever is lost. Obadiah 1:17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. God will deliver you from every affliction and oppression in Jesus name. Every embargo on your destiny is broken. In the name of Jesus possess your possessions. By reason of this declaration, recover everything you have lost. Profits that wipe out years of losses, locates you now. Say: God not only supplies but satisfies. This year God will grant your heart desires: Psalms145:16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ: The hand of the Lord will be opened to you. Your desire for a deeper walk with God is granted. Your desire for promotion, security, abundance is granted. Your desire for a house, car, land, of your own or visa is granted. Your desire for academic excellence is granted. Every trouble home receives the peace of God. Stagnation is a thing of the past in your life. You will experience an all-round acceleration Say: God satisfies with good things. Psalms 103:5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. Psalms 34:10 This year the God of heaven will satisfy your life with good things.
Say: Say: Your health shall be restored. Energy and strength to serve God without falling or faltering is yours. You will fly higher, you will soar higher. Higher above all lack, above all situation and circumstance. Whatever is keeping you from getting to the top in your life, business, career or ministry is now destroyed. Every embargo is broken. The Children of Israel were fed with food which cannot be bought from any store. It is unique, it is uncommon. The psalmist says it is the food of angels. Psalms78:25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full God s mighty hand will accomplish for you what you cannot accomplish. Those good things which were hitherto impossible are now possible for you. You will accomplish with ease. You will produce uncommon results. Your poverty is turned to prosperity. Your not enough is turned to more than enough in Jesus name. In scarcity we shall enjoy abundance. You will not borrow you will lend in Jesus name. How This Faith Declaration May Benefit You The key that unlocks the faith declaration can be found in Matthew 6:33 but seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Don t be lazy, be diligent. Romans 12:11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; Be fervent in the Spirit. Serve God with all you are and all you have. Get rid of all lack mentality and poverty mindset. Get rid of a lack-dominated language; let your words line up with what you believe. Always say, I do not lack and I cannot lack because God supplies my need. The economy of heaven can never be bankrupt. Believe that this year, is your year of supernatural provision. Claim that this is your year of supernatural provision. Believe that your years of lack are over. FAITH CONFESSION OF OUR DECLARATION This is the year GOFAMINT will experience an uncommon dimension of supernatural provision in every area of church life and Growth. This dimension will propel uncommon results and cause allround acceleration in GOFAMINT. We are in the New Era of No More Lack In GOFAMINT. So get ready I shall excel in life, business, studies and ministry. I shall achieve my goal in life and ministry. I shall be on top and not beneath. I am dwelling in abundance. I move from lack to prosperity, I will always be abounding. The God of heaven will prosper us. And we shall be called the generation of the BLESSED. We will possess our possessions. We shall impact this generation to the glory of God. Our today is better than our yesterday, our tomorrow will be better than today. So will this year be better for us than the previous years in Jesus name. We are highly favored in the mighty name of Jesus And all the people say Loud AMEN and HALLELUAH. 7 Page
Closing Prayers 1. Thank God for the Anchor and Faith Declaration. 2. Pray that both the Anchor and Faith Declaration will work in your favor. 3. Pray that you supernatural provision will cause you to be a blessing this year. 4. Pray for world peace and economic turn-around in nations where there is economic recession most especially Nigeria. 5. Pray for your national leaders their salvation and God s wisdom to know how to rule the affairs of their subjects in the fear of God. 6. Protection for all Christian believers all over the world amidst persecution and oppression. 7. Free access for the gospel in all Muslim and Socialist Countries. You may sing: A great provider (4ce) He will surely provide for me, A great provider. Jehovah Jireh, my provider, his grace is sufficient, for me. For me 2ce. Jehovah Jireh, my provider, his grace is sufficient, for me. My God shall supply all my needs, according to his riches in glory, giving his angels charge over me, Jehovah Jireh cares for me, for me, for me. Jehovah Jireh cares for me. You may sing both as time permits. Say to your Congregation: On behalf of myself, the General Overseer and Members of the Executive Council of GOFAMINT, I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year of SUPERNATURAL PROVISION It is well with you in Jesus glorious name. I. Once in three months be sure you repeat this message (it could be more, if you choose to do so). II. Once in the month lead your congregation to rehearse this year s Faith Declaration in unison. III. Tell your congregation that each of them should resolve to make this year better than last year. God will prosper every good thing we lay our hands upon as from this year in Jesus name. Minister: I prophesy to you fresh anointing and supernatural provision on daily basis in this New Year of SUPERNATURAL PROVISION (Psalms 68:19) God will daily load you with benefit I am yours in the Service of Jesus, our GREAT KING God Almighty. Pastor (Dr) E. O. Abina General Overseer (GOFAMINT) HAPPY NEW YEAR and Remain blessed in Jesus name. 8 Page