How not to backslide: 🔸 Opening text: Genesis chapter 3 🔅 Ungodly exposure. (Genesis 3:22) There is a type of company we should not keep. What did God mean when he named the tree; the knowledge of good or evil? (Deuteronomy 1:39) The devil has done evil and God witnessed it. God does not want his children to experience it. Even though we are a people of prayer, there are somethings we are better off not knowing or experiencing. 🔅 The devils strategy is to make us feel a life of boundary is a ...
Mar 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 20
There are two miraculous encounters we should expect in every meeting: 🔹 El Eoi meaning God sees us. In every meeting, we should expect it to be so perfectly tailored by kairos that it feels like it was designed just for you. There is a deeper direction and a greater dimension. 🔹 There is Peniel - I have seen God face to face. When God sees you, your situation changes and When you see God, you change. In the book of Isiah 53:12 (Jesus surrendered himself to die) The question now is why? What i...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 19
The Joy of the Lord. He emphasized the importance of protecting our joy, and while we may face situations that trigger anger or sadness beyond our control, we can always control our response. People may hurt us, but we must take ownership of our reactions and safeguard our joy. (Nehemiah 6:3) 6 Things to Know About Biblical Joy; 📌 Joy is a possession. It is an asset that must be protected. No matter the situation, your response should reflect joy. (John 16:22) 📌 Joy is faith in the providence ...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 9Ep. 18
Three things to draw from Genesis about marriage: 1. To have a happy home, you must be ready to die to self. A good home must be borne out of a dead man. Genesis 2:21. You cannot truly love another selflessly and rightly according to God's standards until you die to self. You must practice forgiveness and forgive even those who do not deserve forgiveness. Ephesians 4:32. You must learn to lose a battle to win a war: pick your battles. It is part of oneness that you let go of your privileges. 2. ...
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 15
PHILOPHOBIA - the fear of falling in love. This is the fear of vulnerability or emotional dependence. It makes you want to avoid relationships or end relationships abruptly due to fear that things are beginning to get deep. Key points to note: 📍 Foreknowledge is not the same as predestination. The fact that God knows that something will happen doesn't mean that he has destined for it to happen. 📍 God is sovereign and has also given man free will. Both can coexist. This sovereign God respects t...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 9Ep. 14
FAQs About Biblical Marriages Teacher: Apostle Emmanuel Iren 📌 Does God choose spouses for people? 🔸As a person, you are to ensure that the fundamental principles that a marriage should be hinged on are still present. For instance, the other person should choose you, and be attracted to you. It takes more than a divine choice for a marriage to work. 📌 When you get a divine leading that seems to contradict moral order, it’s normal to ask “How shall these things be?” 🔸 That’s the difference be...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 9Ep. 16
Storm Proof Pst Laju began by teaching that in marriage, storms, and trials will come and that is why it is important to prepare ahead of time. She noted that our preparation must come from a place of victory and not fear. She emphasized the importance of choosing right because as much as marriage is meant for us, we must also be Kingdom-minded in our choosing ( Malachi 2 vs 13-15). 📝 7 ways to stormproof your marriage: 📍Foundation: Our mindset about marriage must be based on the word of God r...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 9Ep. 17
Samson: Strong People Poor Decisions. There are life skills that are required to succeed in all aspects of life. Skills like marketing, finance, communication, emotional intelligence, and self-control. 📌 Emphasizing self-control, he mentioned that one of the ways to avoid sexual immorality is to marry. (1 Cor 7:2-5) 📌 The devil always finds a way to make you step out of the protection that God has placed over you. (Num 31:16) Things to learn from the Samson story 📍Genius is context-specific: ...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 9Ep. 13
Marriage is a Business Decision. Choosing a life partner based solely on physical appearance or optics is a serious mistake. Here are key takeaways from the sermon: 📍 Marriage impacts your health, career, and overall well-being. 📍 50% of women experience a financial decline after divorce, proving that marriage is indeed a business decision. 📍 Adopt the business term KYC (Know Your Customer) when choosing a partner — Know Your Partner (KYP). 📍 Marriage itself isn’t bad; it becomes what the pe...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 12
Love Filter: How to Choose a Spouse. 🔥 Marriage isn’t just built on emotions; it requires wisdom, clarity, and God’s guidance. 📌 Pastor Laju highlighted 12 common mistakes people make when choosing a spouse: * Assuming they don’t have a choice: If you’re unaware of your options, you’ll likely make the wrong decision. * Becoming obsessed with the chase: The thrill of pursuit should never replace discernment (Eccl 2:10). * Not embracing singleness: Marriage requires two whole individuals. Knowin...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 10
Marriage Is A Business Decision Apostle Emmanuel Iren Luke 14:28-30 Love is not blind. Do not be ignorant, you must do your research. Love is intentional. Don’t make the mistake of marrying someone you do not know. Marriage can impact the greatest misery or Happiness. The person you marry will affect you: 1. Finances 2. Health 3. Mental wellbeing 4. It can damage your public reputation forever 5. It may determine how long you live When choosing who to marry, consider security. There is nothing a...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 9Ep. 11
Preserving The Culture Of Charismatic Gifts Apostle Emmanuel Iren Psalm 131:1-3 There is a protocol for the supernatural. The assembly of the brethren remains God’s idea. There is a positive provocation in the right direction. How To Preserve Charismatic Gifts: 1. Get your environment right. Fellowship with the right people. When you gather with the saints, there would be a flow of grace. 1 Samuel 10:11 It is God’s design for us to dwell together in unity and belong to a local assembly. There ar...
Feb 01, 2025•44 min•Season 9Ep. 9
Preserving The Culture Of Sanctification 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Deuteronomy 1:39 Genesis 3:1 God’s view remains Ultimate. We have to be careful of voices that try to change our opinion of what the truth of God’s word clearly says. Guard your heart against contrary voices. Angels are imagers of God in the spirit realm, Men are imagers of God in the natural realm. Psalm 8:5 Job 38:7 Psalm 82:7 The temptation of Adam and Eve by the serpent was an invitation to an ungodly and almost irrecoverable expos...
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 9Ep. 8
reserving the Culture of Prayer Apostle Emmanuel Iren If you truly know that there is a devil who hates you, it will change your demeanor. If you don’t pray, the devil will get away with a lot in your life. I Peter 5:8-9 We must preserve the culture of prayer. If it is nonexistent, it must be because a generation or two let it wither away. Allow the Word of God superimpose on culture, not the other way around. Do prayer the Bible way. If you don’t pray, you will faint and not have the capacity t...
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 9Ep. 7
Signs that you do not understand salvation as much as you think you do. 1. You assess your standing before God based on how good you have been before you pray. Galatians 3:1-3 2. You think that there are people God loves more than he loves you. Matthew 7:11 3. You think that only the obviously morally deficient people need salvation. In salvation, we see the utter helplessness of man and the sovereign intervention of God. Ephesians 2:1-4
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 9Ep. 6
INFLUENCE IN A FOREIGN LAND Matthew 4:19 Psalm 82:1 I kings 22:20 As believers, It is our divine assignment to influence our environment with the ideologies of the kingdom. It is our duty to reflect God. Through us, the kingdoms of the world must become the kingdom of our God and His Christ. God wants us to come of age and be a part of what He is doing. Children are the responsibility of the kingdom but Sons are responsible for the kingdom. God has called us to be co-laborers with Him and not sp...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 9Ep. 5
The Honour Culture When you come to a deeper understanding and revelation of who God is, it commands more honour from you because there is glory due to His name. Psalm 29:2 📌 The revelation of God’s glory should drive us to cultivate a stronger honour culture. Honour the Lord as though He is physically present because He truly is. To give God the glory due to Him, you must: 📍 Assume He is always present and sees all things—because He does. Psalm 139:9 📍 Obey His commands. Worship is incomplet...
Jan 19, 2025•53 min•Season 9Ep. 4
The Culture of Worship” Here are some things to note: ✍🏽Worship is not music. It can be expressed through music, but that's not all that it is. Worship is also not a moment. ✍🏽Worship is aligning yourself to the will of God. The first time Worship was used in the Bible was in Abraham's story- to mean sacrifice. ✍🏽Real Worship is a posture of consecration. Your public devotion can be a waste of time when your life is not aligned. Jeremiah 10:23 ✍🏽Man's destiny is to be the image of God. The w...
Jan 15, 2025•49 min•Season 9Ep. 4
As Christians, we should understand that Culture is not a norm, it is a design. What you see people accept as general or popular is a product of someone’s mind and design. However, it’s important to step back and be introspective. Test all things - I Thessalonians 5:21. A FEW THINGS TO NOTE: 📍 Culture is formed when a group follows an influential person or influential people. Subconsciously, people are telling you how to think, act, and behave. 📍 It’s true that in a multitude of counsel, there...
Jan 12, 2025•51 min•Season 9Ep. 3
📍 God is looking for believers who truly walk the talk. It’s not enough to claim Christianity; God desires transformation—a life that aligns with His Word in action and truth. 📍 As believers, we have a shared culture. When God saved us, He called us out of the world and into a new life of purpose. Our shared values stem from this radical transformation and we are now LIGHT in a dark world. 📍 As such, we cannot afford to conform or blend in with the ways of the world. 📍 The enemy’s trick is s...
Jan 05, 2025•58 min•Season 9Ep. 2
We learnt that God achieves in our life what He wants to by His word, and it goes beyond being ecstatic. 📌 Two times in the Bible we were told to learn from animals because what God is trying to teach us is basic; 1. Proverbs 6:6-8 - By the observation of our lives, there should be a structure. 2. Matthew 6:26 - A teaching on handling anxiety. And here lies the balance. By the providence of God, good things would still come our way even if we work. 📌 Here are more key points from this sermon;...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 9Ep. 1
And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”” Matthew 20:27-28 NKJV 2025 is a year where we set and show a legacy of love for God and His people, a year where we imbibe the humility of Christ and understand that greatness in the Kingdom lies in service. Make these declarations as we prepare for 2025 - our year of LEGACY! #Legacy #LovingGod #LovingPeople #CCIGl...
Jan 01, 2025•5 min
Listen to the timeless sermon that kicked off the Reboot Camp 2024, tagged "METAMORPHOSIS" Discover how salvation isn’t earned through works but given freely through the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Reflect on the story of Abraham and Isaac, a powerful foreshadowing of God's love and provision through Christ. This episode unpacks key lessons: the necessity of a sacrifice, the futility of relying on good works, and the gift of salvation through faith alone. Tune in and embrace the timeless...
Dec 24, 2024•45 min
In this session, Apostle Emmanuel Iren shares key steps to experience spiritual metamorphosis: Be Courageous – Courage is essential for a life of prayer to manifest its power. Learn to overcome fear and develop boldness (Deuteronomy 20:1). Hard Work – Stand out by committing to diligence and excellence in all you do. Sacrifice – True spiritual growth requires sacrifice. Faith isn’t by works, but it’s never without action. Be a blessing to others as God blesses you. This session equips you to ali...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 11 min
In this session, Apostle Emmanuel Iren shares four powerful ways to activate your prophetic imagination: With the Word – Meditate on God’s Word by imagining it, allowing Him to expand your opportunities. By Prophecy (Prophetic Transportation) – Experience the promises of God as He sends you to glimpse your "promised land." Prophetic Examples – Learn from others’ stories as God uses them to awaken your prophetic potential. Prayer – Open your spirit to God’s work, gain clarity, and receive prophet...
Dec 23, 2024•44 min
Podcast Description: In this session, Apostle Emmanuel Iren delves into the power of imagination and how aligning your thoughts with God’s Word can transform your life. Discover two key indicators of God’s presence: the joy that fills your heart and an awareness of your need for His grace. Learn the importance of mortifying the flesh daily, reckoning yourself dead to sin, and building a consistent habit of righteousness. With insights from Colossians 3:1-3, Romans 6, and Ephesians 2, this sessio...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Podcast Description: In this session, Apostle Emmanuel Iren unpacks the transformative power of prayer in "Metamorphosis of God in Prayer." Learn why faith is essential for change, how the Gospel's impact defines true ministry success, and what it means to be an envoy of Christ. Explore the divine process of prayer—not just for requests but as an incubation for spiritual transformation. Discover how God uses prayer to elevate and mirror His plans for your life, with insights from Hebrews 11:6, 2...
Dec 23, 2024•46 min
📌Here are some key points to note from this sermon; - There is constant spiritual warfare, and we must remain alert to the schemes of the devil. - While the devil is defeated, he continually seeks vulnerabilities. - As believers, we must remain conscious of God’s covering and use the divine advantage we have in Christ. - Endurance is essential in spiritual growth. If we cannot love or believe when it’s difficult, we haven’t fully developed endurance. - Every spiritual discipline will be tes...
Nov 27, 2024•40 min
As Believers, we must ensure that the Kingdom is our most important priority. Whatever you are seeking—whether it’s a job, business growth, or marriage—the principle remains: Seek first the Kingdom of God. Matthew 6:33 Prayer is a test of priority: Every prayer time reveals where your heart truly lies. God is impressed when your priorities align with His purposes. The ultimate goal of prayer should always be to the glory of God, not our personal gratification.
Nov 17, 2024•58 min•Season 8Ep. 66
In this Special Anniversary Service, our Apostle, delivered a powerful message centered on the importance of valuing spiritual things, particularly the worth of a soul.❤️🔥❤️🔥 He began by emphasizing the power of hindsight, noting that God, the author of the Bible, is both the beginning and the end. 📌 Here are some notable points to take from this sermon; - God places extraordinary value on even a single soul being saved. Luke 15:7 - In our modern view of prosperity, we focus on the wrong t...
Nov 10, 2024•40 min•Season 8Ep. 65
