Pastor Biodun Lawal - They Limited the Holy Spirit

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Limiting God by causing pain or trouble impacts a believer's life and hinders God's work, emphasizing the importance of faith and belief in God's power. The text urges individuals to align prayers with God's will, speak positively, and avoid limiting blessings through words to walk in victory and abundance in life.

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Limiting God through disbelief and selfish prayers can hinder growth, progress, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit in a Christian's life, emphasizing the importance of faith and aligning prayers with God's will.
Speaking positively, aligning with God's promises, and avoiding negative confessions are crucial to avoid limiting God's blessings and work in one's life, highlighting the power of words and the need to prioritize faith and belief in achieving the impossible.

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Recent questions

How can limiting God affect one's life?
Limiting God can hinder growth, progress, and results in a Christian's life, frustrating God's purposes and ministry of the Holy Spirit.
What are the consequences of disbelief in God's work?
Disbelief can limit God's work in one's life, leading to a lack of faith, hindering understanding of God's ways and His ability to perform miracles.
Why is faith important in achieving the impossible?
Faith is crucial in achieving the impossible, as demonstrated by Jesus, emphasizing the power of thoughts, beliefs, and trust in God's ability.
How can prayers align with God's will to avoid limitations?
Aligning prayers with God's will, focusing on His plan for nations and leaders before personal needs, can prevent limitations and ensure blessings.
What role do words and confession play in prayer?
Words and confession shape one's future, either limiting or enhancing God's grace and favor, emphasizing the importance of speaking positively and aligning with God's promises.

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Limiting God: Causing Pain, Hindering Growth

The King James Bible mentions the limiting of God, specifically in the context of causing pain or trouble.
The Hebrew word for "limited" implies causing pain or trouble, akin to injuring or wounding God.
The children of Israel's history in Psalm 78 exemplifies how they caused trouble for God by limiting Him.
Limiting God as a child of God is akin to causing Him pain, wounding Him, or causing trouble.
God's purposes in a child of God's life can be frustrated by the individual's actions, limiting the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
Limiting God results in limiting oneself, hindering consistent growth, progress, and results in a Christian's life.
God's signs and wonders for the children of Israel, like the Passover, parting the Red Sea, and providing manna, should eliminate doubt.
Jesus rebuked His disciples for their unbelief even after witnessing miracles, emphasizing the importance of belief.
Jesus highlighted the importance of believing all that the prophets spoke, rebuking those slow to believe.
The Holy Spirit's role in leading and guiding the children of Israel is emphasized, with instructions to obey and not provoke Him.

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"Removing Limits: Faith in God's Power"

The importance of not limiting God in one's heart is emphasized, starting with Psalm 78.
Limiting God begins with one's thoughts and beliefs, as Solomon highlighted the significance of the heart in determining one's life.
The people in Psalm 78 limited God by questioning His ability to provide for them in the wilderness, showcasing the impact of their thoughts on their faith.
Hebrews chapter 3 delves into the consequences of limiting God in one's heart, leading to a lack of faith and understanding of God's ways.
The text emphasizes the need to remove limitations and impossibilities from one's heart to live a victorious life as intended by God.
Jesus' teachings in Luke 5 highlight the importance of faith and belief in achieving the impossible, showcasing the power of one's thoughts and beliefs.
The disciples' inability to cast out a demon in Matthew 17 is attributed to their lack of faith, emphasizing the necessity of demonstrating faith in God's power.
Psalm 78 underscores the impact of disbelief on limiting God's work in one's life, urging believers to trust in God's salvation and wondrous works.
Daily exposure to God's word is presented as a remedy for unbelief, with Pastor Chris' teachings highlighted as a source of faith-building messages.
James 4 warns against empty prayers that seek selfish desires, emphasizing the importance of aligning one's prayers with God's will to avoid limiting His blessings.

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Effective Tongues: Enhancing Prayer and Blessings

Empty prayers are ineffective if not used with the right tools or truths of prayer, such as praying in tongues to communicate with God and receive His guidance and blessings.
Regularly speaking in tongues is essential to avoid limiting God's work in one's life and to allow Him to fulfill His plans and desires for individuals.
Praying always with prayers and supplications in the spirit, not just once a week, is emphasized to maintain a strong connection with God and receive His blessings.
Selfish prayers focused solely on personal desires rather than aligning with God's will can hinder progress and limit the effectiveness of prayers.
Prioritizing prayers for nations and leaders before personal needs is crucial to align with God's plan and receive His blessings for a peaceful and prosperous life.
Understanding the importance of words and confession in prayer is highlighted, as words have the power to shape one's future and either limit or enhance God's grace and favor.
Confessing in agreement with God's promises and speaking positively about oneself and situations is emphasized to avoid hindering God's work and blessings in one's life.
Speaking contrary to God's word or complaining about giving can hinder blessings and prosperity, as words have the power to either destroy or enhance one's seeds and harvest.
Encouragement is given to think and speak big, aligning with God's promises of victory and abundance, to avoid limiting God's work and blessings in one's life.
The importance of speaking positively, aligning with God's promises, and avoiding limiting God's work through words is reiterated to walk in victory and abundance in life.

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"Speak blessings, confess positively, reign in Christ"

A priest is invoking blessings, urging individuals to speak and lift their hands to Jesus Christ.
The priest emphasizes the importance of speaking words that glorify Jesus and confessing positively.
Participants are encouraged to declare that they reign and flourish in life through Jesus Christ.
The priest emphasizes the power of the word of God in one's spirit, soul, and body.
Individuals are urged to prophesy and speak ahead of time, claiming ownership of blessings and prosperity.
The priest highlights the effectiveness of using the word of God against Satan and for healing.
Participants are instructed to refrain from speaking evil and to prophesy positive outcomes into their lives.
The priest emphasizes the importance of confession and speaking God's word to prevent negative influences.
The priest prays for healing, blessing, and the manifestation of God's grace in the lives of the participants.
The priest concludes by inviting individuals to accept Jesus Christ and experience the blessings and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

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"Blessed Offerings Multiply Grace, Global Expansion Events"

Every seed and offering given is blessed and sanctified, with the power of the Holy Ghost multiplying them, granting more grace to do more in the name of Jesus Christ.
The power of God is invoked upon all givings, promising a thousandfold return, supporting the expansion of the Gospel globally, especially through Pastor Chris.
Tomorrow, the IPPC city event begins at 6 PM, with senior pastors and CEC members sharing, followed by an annual award ceremony recognizing top partners over three days.
Sunday features a combined service at 8 AM, with a Thanksgiving service for all churches, pastors, and PCS groups, thanking God for the Zone, region, and Pastor Chris.
Various upcoming events include the Global Faith Miracle seminar, children's Christmas party, Christmas carol service, and a Cairo service on the 21st, along with a prison Outreach campaign for Christmas donations.

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