Tuesday, 15 March 2022

DISCIPLESHIP SERIES 1: THE DISCIPLE

We will start part 1 of this series by opening our Bibles to Matthew 4

Matthew 4 opens with Jesus being led into the wilderness for 40days and 40 nights, after which he was tempted. He came out of the wilderness to find that John had been imprisoned. Note that John was the one preaching that men repent before he was arrested.

In those days, John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Matthew 3:1‭-‬2 NKJV

Like a town crier, he went about telling this to men.

I noticed something for the first time when the Spirit was teaching this. After Jesus came out of the wilderness and got this bad news. What did he do?

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17 NKJV

The first time Jesus opened His mouth to preach and to say "Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand" was when John's voice was silenced in prison. And He didn't stop here

And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:18‭-‬19 NKJV

FOLLOW ME

Why the call to follow?

Bisola: To build their capacity for a bigger commission

Sumi: I think he asked them to follow because he wanted to show them the way to salvation which was himself.

Samson: Jesus was a fisher of men. For Simon and co to also become fishers of men, they had to follow Jesus, to "learn the ropes"

Bukola: So they can learn and continue the spread of the gospel after He's gone.

Bisi Kalejaiye: To be like him and to follow in his footsteps after he leaves.

Basically, John started the work, then John was arrested. Jesus came out of the wilderness to learn of John's arrest and immediately knew that John's work had to continue

In fact, his leading to the wilderness was majorly because John's part of the work was about to end and His, properly begin.

So He started and as He went, He called men. He called men to join Him

To learn from Him

To watch Him and become like Him

Then they will in turn fish men

Men who will also continue in this template.

For at no point until His return should the work John began stop.

Jesus did not call to Himself believers. Jesus did not call to Himself Christians. Jesus called to Himself Disciples!

The terms Christlike and believers are embedded inside of the call to follow.

For the one who follows must first believe the one He follows. And as he follows (is discipled), he begins to appear like this Jesus he follows. He becomes Christ-like (Christian)

So when we say we are Christians, what it should really mean is that we are disciples of Jesus.

No one can become Christ-like except they have first been disciples. The word disciple simply means Learner.

A learner or pupil who has accepted Christ not just as Saviour but also as Lord.

A student who accepts Christ's teachings and lifestyle.

Whoever is a disciple learns with the purpose to Obey

To act out that which they've been shown and taught

The life of a believer is that of discipleship and it is a whole lot of discipline and commitment. You can't cherry-pick.

All of these things seem like really hard work. Actually, they are ๐Ÿ˜

So does it mean Jesus has called us to hardship? As I thought on this, I was drawn to when we shared from the Sermon on the Mount.

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matthew 5:3-12

This sermon came before Jesus taught about being the salt/light of the earth in Matthew 5, from verse 13. “Blessed  are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 NKJV

Blessed are the poor. Happy are the poor

Which poor person is happy in their poverty? ๐ŸŒš

But there is a context

The poor in spirit

The one who sees himself as inadequate. Completely dependent people

Blessed is the man who is completely dependent on the spirit for such receive the kingdom of God. The one who is a disciple must be completely dependent on the spirit. And while this looks like work (like I said, discipleship is work and commitment), it is a blessing.

The commitments we make on this path of becoming Jesus is a blessing for us. It is added as happiness to us, not burdens.

Never burdens!

We must note these qualities expected of us individually.

We cannot say we are disciples and we do not depend on the Spirit for everything! Even the things we know/have.

To become a disciple is to be a lifelong learner and partaker of the life of Jesus.

We share in His joy

And Happily (I was going to type sadly before o ๐Ÿ˜‚ but it is happily), we share in His suffering.

So I have questions for us ๐Ÿ˜

1. What Qualifies one as a disciple?

Ayodele: Constant learning and followership of the master. Total dependence on the Master...

Bisola: Your total belief in the one who has reached out to you

Samson: Being teachable. Humility. Willing to pay the cost

Sumi: One is qualified as a disciple by deciding to completely submit his or herself to the ways of the Lord

2. How can one become a disciple?

Bisola: One who is ready to have a servant attitude and obey instructions given 

Sumi: Obedience, discipline and consistency

Samson: Look up to the Master and do everything he says you should do

3. Should people be allowed to disciple themselves?

Bisola: Disclipes follow!!! You can't be the passenger and the driver at a time. So no, no one can disciple themselves.

Ayodele: No, discipleship requires guidance

Samson: Nope

“It is the same for each of you. You must leave everything you have to follow me. If not, you cannot be my follower. Luke 14:33 ERV

Every time I think of this particular scripture and the way it began, I want to laugh and cry at the same time.

It almost feels like an attack sometimes.

Many people were traveling with Jesus. He said to them, “If you come to me but will not leave your family, you cannot be my follower. You must love me more than your father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters—even more than your own life! Luke 14:25‭-‬26 ERV

See them..They were travelling with Jesus o but yet Jesus said they weren't following.

And this is it with so many believers, we are travelling with Jesus o but not following Him anywhere

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:26 NKJV

The man who follows Jesus cannot tight anything to their chest 

Nothing is important 

Nothing!

And this begets the question: Are you really following? Are you a disciple of Jesus?

DISCIPLESHIP SERIES: INTRODUCTION

Discipleship.

This is a very interesting topic as it is a mandate for the church in this season. Actively or passively, people are being discipled in various areas of life.




Tinubu has disciples. Even Guru Maraji has disciples

Church pastors have disciples.

If this is something everyone is doing, what is it to us as believers? Is it God's will?

Is it something we should be doing?

As we begin this series, let's note that it will be a very interactive one.

I will start by asking us: What does discipleship mean to you?

Louisa: It’s the process of becoming like Jesus

Debola: Discipleship to me is followership, following in the ways and steps of someone

Bukola: Discipleship to me is the process of submitting oneself to be led and taught in a particular manner or with set principles in order to replicate someone.

While the term discipleship is not expressly used in the Bible, we see the use of "Disciple" - a noun used for a person who is a learner, follower or student. In fact, this is the word Jesus used to describe His followers.

Discipleship is an invitation to a process of submission to be led and taught in a particular manner with set principles. Why?

So we can become like Jesus....so we can replicate Jesus

Not duplicate, replicate! In fact, this is what the great commission is.

It doesn't stop at preaching to men. Go into the world and make disciples of all nations 

We move into replicating Jesus on Earth. This is the great commission.

Our assignment: Creating mini Jesus'

How? Through discipleship

In our world today, we see a lot of pastors actually disciple people but instead of raising men as replicas of Jesus, some have been raising men to look like them. They've been raising men to act, talk and behave like them

Peter had disciples. Paul had men actively following him. But you see, these men spelled out who exactly was being followed: "Follow me as I follow Jesus"

We will be unpacking so much in the next couple of weeks

Who the early followers were as disciples.

What it means for us in such a time as this.

Is it the work of the spirit alone to disciple us? 

How to be a disciple.

How to disciple others.

At what point can we even say we "are Jesus enough" to disciple others 

Discipleship and mentoring, what is the difference

We will be answering a lot of questions on this.

Friday, 4 March 2022

Yร‚SHAB

One thing the Lord has kept highlighting to me since last year is how our prayers have turned to intimacy.




Not like it is bad to ask our father for things o but our prayers moved beyond this completely last year

And this is collective, as a family

Don't know if we noticed. We moved from focusing on our individual needs to wanting to just spend time with the Father. 

Towards the end of January, the Lord gave us a theme for our 2022 nightly prayers ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ

Let's open our bibles to Psalm 27:4

The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. Psalms 27:4 NLT

I ask only one thing from the Lord. This is what I want most: Let me live in the Lord’s house all my life, enjoying the Lord’s beauty and spending time in his palace. Psalms 27:4 ERV

I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life long. I’ll contemplate his beauty; I’ll study at his feet. Psalm 27:4 MSG

If you read from the beginning, the chapter opens with songs of celebration from David but everything changed in verse 4

I'm not sure what his Eureka moment was. I also know that David did not decide to seek God because he needed to conquer nations or win a battle.

One thing I crave the most

The only thing I want

The one thing I seek above every other

The one thing I really desire

Amplified says The one thing I ask, and I do not just stop at asking, I will proceed to seek..Omo

This was David with not just a desire but a will to make sure that desire comes to pass. David would do anything to actually dwell in the house of God

Anything!

I remember the first time this scripture hit me, I wrote my own version out and will just say it every day in prayer :

I long to be in the secret place, you and I alone. Have the privilege of living with you DAILY and communing EVERY moment. I want to find the sweet loveliness of your face, touch the fine lines on it, gaze upon your beauty, stay in awe of how wonderful you are. Delight in your glory, think of your greatness and just revel in it. I want to just ponder on your Grace and burst into tears at how amazing you are. I want to live so close to you that we both find pleasure in this friendship

Prayer is warfare, true. But you see, Prayer is way more than warfare. It is intimacy, dwelling!

I will come back to verse 4

That’s the only quiet, secure place in a noisy world, The perfect getaway, far from the buzz of traffic. Psalms 27:5 MSG

Did David live in Lagos? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

I don't know how I found that verse in MSG but i did and it just gave a new meaning

Felt like I had a shared struggle with David. This is what prayers have been to me really

Away from the noise and all the troubles of the day

You know, sometimes when we give testimonies, we are testifying of what God has done o, but it comes to me sometimes as if we are gisting God about our day. The way we detail and express

I pick really little things, so I noticed.

You know when you've gone out since morning and you are coming to just tell your lover everything ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Or just snuggle up close. This is how prayer has felt

Our prayer theme is a reality we are already inside. One that David understood and lived too

“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.” Psalms 27:4 (KJV)

"That I may Dwell"

Our prayer theme for the year is Yรขshab

๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ

It is pronounced yaw-shab

It means to dwell

To remain

To settle

To ease self  (verse 5 makes sense from this angle)

To tarry

Inhabit

Marry

Remain

To seat

To sit still!

Why did David want to stay here?

To behold the beauty of the Lord ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

We will find God beautiful. Kai!

As we gather and continue alone also, we will find God's richness

Ah! We will know His laughter, his chuckle and we will love the sound of it

We will remember it while we work


To enquire in His temple

First to just take in His beauty

Do His eyes twitch when He smiles? 

Are there lines on His face? 

Does the richness in the sound of His laughter give me a tingling?

No one dwells and not fall in love ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Nobody

Take in all of Him


And then ask Him about Himself because the more we know Him, the more we know us. Our lives are hidden in Him

The things we don't understand, we enquire. We do not bother about them, we just ask Him

We take His thoughts. We take His opinions


I am excited about this word (theme). I am excited because it is a love journey. Yes!

It is prayers but this is a journey of love I see before us. And I am so delighted that we will be doing this together

Knowing God this intimately together

I want this to guide us every time we come to pray

On some days prayer becomes an obligation. On days when you feel prayers have not been answered. On days where you really can't see the use of prayers

Please find this message and go back to your habitat. Let it guide you back here in love


And when we gather?

Please behold His beauty. Don't ever forget to take it all in. Allow yourself to be lost in the sweetness of His fragrance

Sniff Him. Take it all in

Take Him in!

So much that even when you are not here, His fragrance is on your body

You know when you cuddle someone so much and they leave their fragrance on your body

I am looking forward to experiencing all of God alongside you. I cannot wait for the seeds borne of love

Make it a date

Mark it out on your calendar.

Invite people

You know when you are blushing at work and they think it is (wo)man but they don't it is God ๐Ÿ˜‚. Invite them to enjoy this too

So yes...

Our Prayer theme for the year is yรขshab.

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Thursday, 27 January 2022

2022: AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

Surely the Lord God does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.

Amos 3:7 NKJV

God does nothing EXCEPT He reveals these things first to His servants.

This scripture has been an anchor for us since we started operating in the prophetic as a family (2019)

As we share these words of prophecy, I want us to know these are the things God is about to do.

Because He does nothing without first revealing, He has revealed to us.

These words are not prayer points, even though we will watch over them in prayer, they contain the things God is about to do.

Do not let them out of your sight this year.

2022; AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

November 18, 2021

I was praying in my room and around 2pm, I heard it clearly: As it is in Heaven

Kept trying to make sense of it as I paced the house in prayer

Then God told me, that's the word for Word Alive for 2022.

The first thing that came to my head was: "2022, A year of As it is in Heaven" ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

This doesn't sound sweet dear Holy Spirit. Doesn't look like a nice catchphrase. Then I heard it again

After which I began to see the things that will occur this year.

And then, I understood clearly

The Spirit

The (beginning of the) New

And now, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

I replicate Heaven here on earth

I am replicating the heaven agenda here on earth, in, through, and for you.

I am not holding back

I replicate me

You enter into the fullness of my will for your lives.

You become

You be.


Welcome to the Fourth!

I have waited for this

I have waited for this

I have waited for this

My purpose for bringing you all together is seen in the 4th.

You understand why it had to be here

THE 4TH

There is an enclosing in gold in the 4th cos this is heaven's mandate

There is a gold furnishing

Holiness.

It flows! 

It becomes the order!

There is an awareness of times and season

A sharp awareness

You know it first.

This is my promise to you

You know it first

Everything I want to do on earth, I will tell you.


Just as the fourth lot came out to Issachar for his children,

In this 4th, Issachar's lot is Word Alive's lot

Men know you for this.

They will meet you for their share of this lot

You will give it around the nations of the earth


I saw a land of beryl, diamonds and jasper. It filled everywhere. In its middle, I saw an olive tree and oil dripped from it

God's cloud of Glory us now set PERMANENTLY upon you.

You go all places with it

You are my kingdom come on earth

You go in my might

You go in my strength

You go in my power

You go bearing my name and I will always show up

I have made this covenant with you, Olรบrรจmรญ

And now, I replicate it with these ones I have given to you

You have become for me and to the world, signs and wonders

Healing and prophetic gifts abound here

I have given it to you lavishly ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ


I say men seek Issachar's lot from you

Olรบrรจmรญ, I have started something big with you

You will train these ones vigorously and they will work with you to train others.

When men find Issachar's lot, I tell you they will knock here


Take the lot, for ALL and be ready

The New has begun

Heaven is here

Heaven is here

And now, through you, men join heaven's mandate

But first, you live heaven's mandate

Pay attention to dates and times

Be sensitive in the spirit


I am set to display my glory

I saw men in their thousands, each with a staff of authority in their hands, dripping in white and gold attire. The gold wasn't material like. It looked more like real gold. All of these men were kneeling/bowing in a really large field


Influence! Influence!

I am giving influence

I open doors

Men come, they come in their numbers

And it is I they will see when they come

I shield you from hurt this year


Sepsis is healed

An infection is cleared off

Mass healing of PCOS

Ulcer is healed

A hole in the heart is gone

That hatred eating you up is out

I am opening wombs

I am giving brand new wombs

I will heal someone of a tumor

I will heal someone of a growth in the chest

I will heal a mad man

Mark my words

Write them down

Never forget

Evangelise

Tell men about me


I will perform my miracles every time you go out

Have you not seen?

Power bounces on those who go

Ask Olรบrรจmรญ

Ask her

I told her and I did it

Go

Go, in me name

Match your life with my words

Be punctual

Be attentive

Be sensitive

Be swift

No more wasting time before you move on one instruction

BE MY DISCIPLES

This year, you are discipled

It will start from here


Olรบrรจmรญ, you will model men after me

And they will do the same


These nations I give to you will bring to me even more nations

Follow me clearly

Tell them to not lose sight of me

Be my disciple

Replicate Me

Until men will see and know that you have been with me

They will know that I have come in you


Olรบrรจmรญ,

Mi o gbagba adehun

( I do not forget my covenant)


Like Elijah

Like Elisha

Like Peter

Like Paul

Like John

As Jesus


Men will see this in you

I will walk in this manner with you

And in the ones I give to you

Use the angels on your watch

Send them

Send them


So fun awon Omo mi ko ma foya ( tell my children not to be afraid)

It may look like the words I told them are not coming to pass but tell my children to hold unto me

Tell them I am drawing them into deeper intimacy


As it is in Heaven

The lies of the devil must not be allowed

Intimacy

Holiness

Fixed gaze on the Father

Wholeness

Light

Joyfulness

Glory! Glory! Glory!


Mo ti gbe ogo mi yo!

(I have brought my glory to light?)


This year,

Get ready to give more

I am also ready to give you more

Expansion happens

And from a place of rest

There is a great increase

Beyond your capacity

It happens in all areas

Make room

And don't be okay

Don't stay put


See promotions flying in the air

Promotions

Promotions

Upliftment

You achieve so much more


When you think your barn is full, don't shut it just yet

The minute it enters overflowing

Your barn's size is increased

Capacity to take more

I am compressing time and giving you blessings that will take you decades to attain

I am establishing and bringing you into wealth

I teach you how to keep wealth


There is a promotion in the spirit.

A swift one

Looks like moving from zero to a hundred

And it happens so quickly

It will just happen and you will know that it is me


I see a lot of people at a convoking ceremony, throwing up graduation caps

(don't know if this is spiritual graduation or physical)


Don't strive to have anything this year

I deliver all to you

See the oil of ease flowing

I watch over my word and bring to pass


( Prophecy given by God through members and Admin)

For Word Alive

A growth of 100% before the end of the year comes for Word Alive

2 outreaches this year, 1 of them will be outside Nigeria

My children become more alert to the things of the spirit

They align with the vision of word alive

More jobs

Weddings

I said I have given abundance and ease

It is for everyone in this family and everyone affiliated

You've enter your financial year, gifting and activations

There is plenty, abundance and surplus

Healing Overflows

Healing gifts

Diverse testimonies

Testimonies of the miraculous

The dead come back to life

Deep and intense healing

Healings in the mind and mental faculty


Peace even in the midst of the storm

Stay in fellowship with me


I will walk with you all the way this year

Tell my people to stay in my presence

Be aggressive with worship

I give peace

This is the year of abundance


Do not be scared to leave old jobs and familiar territories. For God himself will lead you


New job

New opportunities 

People find their bearings the year 

Many will be led to leave old jobs, familiar territories, they should not be scared when it happens, because God will lead them into the new place he’s taking them.

I saw a pot with stuff cooking in it and a steam/aroma going out of it

Mo se yin jina

I heard "brick walls". And suddenly, I saw people being fitted with wings to fly above and over walls.

I said there is expansion and increase

Word Alive is my home, tell those that want to cause chaos and confusion to leave, tell them to be careful, the Lord warns them.

Abundance of children in Word Alive

Abundance of my children in Word Alive

I tear down the veil, I tear down strongholds, I establish myself as God in their lives. 

Season of abundance.


Babies babies

Cries of babies

Men catching in the air

Babies


I am the God that says it will happen and it will happen

I do everything in my own timing and my timing is perfect

Just ask

Place your request and I answer


I said there is ease, plenty, surplus and abundance

You will worry for nothing cos you will be focused on me


I, THE LORD, ABOUND TO YOU!

WORD ALIVE HAS EXPANDED

I WATCH OVER MY WORD

I BRING THEM TO PASS

THERE IS MORE


These words are true

You find them so

You judge me faithful!























Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Get Away With Me: The Rising of an Army

August 2021….




I can’t remember exactly what I was doing but I knew it was daytime and towards the end of the month. I heard it clearly: “Get Away With Me: The Rising Of An Army”. I quickly shared with Word Alive’s Admin and that was how I started praying daily towards the Retreat.

So sometime last year, we had gone on a Retreat at Ikoyi Mountain (Osun state) as Instructed by God. 

You can find the full report of the 2020 retreat here

As I started praying about this year’s retreat, I wasn’t sure what to expect or how to even pray. There was a lot running through my mind.

“Where will the retreat hold?

Will the move of the spirit be as mighty as last year’s retreat?

How will God do it?

What if people come with expectations based on what happened last year and nothing that spectacular really happens?”

It was a lot on my overthinking mind but as I started praying these questions began to drop, the worries got sifted completely.

After praying alone for some time, the admin joined in daily prayers and then the retreat team. At the wee hours of the morning, we will wake up and pray towards the retreat even as we wait for instructions. And oh! They came. God revealed all He was set to do to us 

Here are the words we got concerning the retreat. As you read, please pay attention cos you will be seeing manifestations of these words in our experience at the retreat and even in your own life.

All God Said To Us Concerning The Retreat


PLANNING THE RETREAT

Every planning starts with prayer so this is exactly how we started. Then we started collating instructions as we got them. 

In September, a couple of us on the planning team visited Osun and Ibadan to scout for a venue for the retreat. I wasn’t sure if we were going to use Ikoyi again. Everywhere we got to, we kept hearing a huge NO from God. In fact, we got to a particular mountain and heard that false altars had been set up there. We had to go back to Ikoyi where we met Baba Orioke Ikoyi (Prophet Odewole)

We discussed with him about our coming and he immediately welcomed us as he did before. He also gave confirmation to some words we had gotten before then. 

When Baba asked about the total number, I mentioned to him we’d be around 30 to 40. He said immediately that we will be more than that, almost double the number. And he kept repeating the words he gave last year:

“You don’t know what God is doing through you. You are taking it small. It is bigger than all of you. God is really with you. Nations will come.”

He prayed for us and we left.

God later confirmed to us we will be using Ori Oke Ikoyi, Osun State and gave us a date also (Oct 15 to Oct 18, 2021)

We went back home and continued planning and praying towards the retreat.

Provision

We put up a link for people to register to attend so we can plan appropriately.

God had told us not to place financial mandates on those attending the retreat, just as He instructed last year. So we included in the notice that the retreat was free for all (accommodation, transportation and feeding) but anyone who was led to sponsor should reach out.

Our initial budget was for 40 to 50 people and totaled #800,000

A week to the retreat, we had gotten just #59,000 out of the #800,000 budget ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

I was worried and kept asking God how far. That night I was praying for a sick person and I just heard the voice of the spirit say: “You believe I will heal this one why then can your faith not trust me for something as little as money. If your faith can raise the dead, why can it not believe me for provision”. 

I broke down in tears and left everything to God.

By Monday 11th of October, we had around 55 people registered for the retreat yet no money.

Wednesday, 13th of October (2 days before the retreat) we had raised #259,000 in donations and had over 60 people registered to attend the retreat. This meant we had to increase our budget.

At our planning meeting, the team kept saying we close the form for the retreat but my spirit didn’t agree with that. Even though we didn’t have money to cater for those already confirmed, we agreed to leave the form open for even more attendees to fill. 

Between Thursday morning and the retreat day, we don’t know how God did it but we got a total of #1,007,500 ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ƒ. Money came from the most unlikely sources and we didn’t even have to beg them to send.

One word we held on to is that “When God directs, He provides” and we sure saw the provision of Abba.


Still on Planning

While preparing for the retreat, we got a word to get Anointing oil and a handkerchief then give it to attendees. Everyone is to sew a seed to get this and those who didn’t have would pick for free also.

I’ve never done this kind of thing before and I know how the issue of money is with the church. I really didn’t want to be in the middle of this. Shared with the team and they had one or 2 issues with it also. We kept going back and forth. 

Very early on Friday morning while I was praying and preparing to move, God asked while we were adamant on not obeying. I immediately explained everything to the Holy Spirit and asked that God should provide the money for the oil. Everyone will take the oil and handkerchief for free. We will take the seeds as instructed but not for the oil.

We got to the market and got the price for the oil. While there, I got a donation of exactly the oil amount on my phone. 

As you read on, you will later get to see why God asked us to get the oil.


The night before

We had made provisions for buses to pick the attendees up and even agreed on payment, time and meetup location.

Around 10pm, I called the driver so I could make a deposit and he said he was going to send it right away. 

A few minutes later, a lady called me claiming to be from the bus company. According to her, her boss sent her to tell me the bus fare had changed. We will be paying around 50k extra. I was mad at that point and shut her.

“Who is your boss? Why is he sending you to call me? You are an unknown person calling me at this time of the night. Tell your boss to call me himself”

I didn’t call the driver back 

And I knew if we agreed to that 50k extra, the guy could ask us to pay another money in the morning or even disappear completely ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚.

So now, we had money but no means of transportation.

Early the next morning (I was in Ibadan already with the planning team since Tuesday), we woke up and started looking for contacts for a bus.

God being God, provided 2 buses that morning that agreed to move and we paid even lesser for both of them ๐Ÿ’ƒ.


Friday, Oct 15th 2021


The Retreat Begins

The first batch of attendees arrived at the retreat towards evening alongside those coming from Ogun State. 

I and the team came in from market runs really tired and stinky ๐Ÿ˜ญ 

I kept looking around 

There were a lot of new faces. Most of them weren’t on word alive. We were close to 70 from the list and I just kept wondering how easy It’d be to manage everyone and how God will do His thing.

I retreated to my room to bathe while pondering on these things.

Shortly after I moved to my room, I got word that some campers were insisting to stay with each other even after they had been allocated rooms. They were at that time non Word Alive members so I told them I will attend to it later. 

I got to the room and spoke with them but they refused and insisted on sleeping together. 

The Holy Spirit before then had instructed that people should be split (friends especially)

I begged and begged yet they both refused. I was already feeling bad and thinking to just allow them stay together but I heard the Holy Spirit say No loudly. He told me He was going to use them mightily and none of that will happen if they stay together. 

So I had to play bad cop and insist with hopes that after the retreat they will understand.

By the time everyone got in, it was late night so we moved to the corridor of the hostel to have our opening prayer and Bible study.

We started with worship and as we did, I knew immediately that we were not doing any Bible study. The Holy Spirit took over completely. Everyone was in tears. I saw people freed. I saw the Spirit descend on people. The atmosphere shifted. Oh! God moved ๐Ÿ˜ญ

The atmosphere changed and there was no tension whatsoever.

After the worship, God said to tell them:

“You’ve been wondering what I want to do right? You’ve been asking how it will happen. Here’s a taste of me. This is not even what I am about to do. Just a taste. Prepare your minds towards it and be ready”









SATURDAY OCT 16TH, 2021

We woke up, freshened up and prepared for the mountain.

We got an instruction during planning to read Psalms 24 at the foot of the mountain (3 times), pray with it then process up the mountain right after.

We did this and climbed the mountain.




                              

                             

As we got to the top of the mountain and started worshiping, God took over completely.

Note that we were meant to have an opening speech, teaching, and a few prayers but none of that happened.

As we worshipped, I saw the angels of God deployed, standing beside everyone. 

At some point, I started hearing the angels deployed sing this old Yoruba song: “Alade ogo ma Wole

We joined them to sing non-stop 

As we sang in worship, I looked up and saw God seated upon our worship. He was riding on it like a horse. I first saw the worship rise up like flames and form the shape of a horse then God rode on it.

Remember the ladies I mentioned came together and didn’t want to split cos they had all their items in the same bag?

One of them, Funlola, was standing close to me as we worshipped.

All of a sudden, I saw something hit her

(She was the very first person to be slain in the Spirit ) and she started shouting:

“Tell my daughter. I have seen her suffering

Tell my daughter. Her sufferings her over”

She kept screaming, crying, and giving words in that line. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time cos God does have a sense of humor.

I moved close to her to pray for her because we were on a mountain and I don’t want to imagine what falling off will be like. 

One of our sisters came with her husband who happens to be ordained and in ministry also. I was led that she hold Funlola and pray for her. Immediately, I sensed Funlola was not just getting those words for herself but for Sister Bola also.

It was as if Funlola was inside my mind because the next thing I saw was her holding tightly to Sister Bola’s leg and repeating those words.

I left them and proceeded to give words as led and lay hands on people. The retreat team joined in this.

In my mind, I was so much in awe of God because what is this?

We got to the mountain around 9am. 

According to the rules of the mountain, 11am is for general prayer meeting so if you are on the mountain you have to stop all personal prayers. 11am came and the bell went off

But we had a little issue…..

People were in the spirit and refusing to come back to normal. 

Our initial schedule was to move back to the hostel at 11am then reconvene in the afternoon 

I knew we couldn’t go back to the hostel

God had started something 

Now, back story

God had told me He was going to amaze us at the vigil on Saturday. People will be drunk in the spirit and not get sober 

But it started Saturday morning 

I immediately asked that the people drunk in the Spirit be carried down the mountain (we were on the topmost part of it ๐Ÿ˜ญ) then sent some people to get keys to Baba’s church. If you read the report from last year’s retreat, you will see mention of a church. Baba gave us keys to the church again this year as we arrived.

So I sent a few people to get the keys to the church while the rest of us found our way to the church

I’m going to backtrack a little bit to something that happened early on Saturday before we continue.


Saturday Morning (Before the procession)

I woke up and moved into Ayodele’s car to have my personal time with God because there was a lot of going in and coming out. 

Funlola came to meet me and mentioned she had a dream.

In the dream, we were all praying/having Bible study and then she saw something which she was distracted by for a while. She went back to the place we were having the meeting and we were done. She asked the people remaining for her engagement ring and they told her she/they didn’t have it. 

I immediately knew God was asking her to not be distracted so she doesn’t miss out on what He was about to do. I told her this and mentioned it was also for all of us, as revealed by the spirit.

Went into my room to dress up then Teemah came. She also had a dream. In the dream, she was heavily pregnant and was having birth pangs. Everyone was standing by her side but no one birth her

No one offered to be her midwife so she didn’t put to bed in the dream and she was so scared.

I prayed with her and heard “you will birth. Everyone will birth and you will all serve as midwives to each other”

I’m sharing these because we will come back to them. It’s a buildup towards something bigger ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

Back to Coming down from the mountain

We had to carry a number of people down the mountain and all eyes were on us ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

There was someone in particular, Tiwalola. She had received the gift of the spirit on the mountain as we worshipped and laid hands. Somehow, she couldn’t stop.

The utterance kept coming 

I literally saw fire burning on her inside.

I cannot explain these things

We were able to successfully bring everyone down the mountain and I led a procession to the church from there.

As we moved I saw coals of fire. I’m really not sure what they are called. But you know when you are fanning a fire, those red hot fire dots that drop around. Yes, those. I saw them all around the mountain. I told Anu Osifeso who was standing beside me.

As we moved to the church, I was led to hold hands with Teemah and Omotoyosi. I heard ad we prayed: “there is fire on this ground. There is fire on this path. Everyone who walks this path is set on fire. No one misses it”

I could literally feel the surge of the spirit in me as we walked through.

We got to the church and packed all the chairs (because I don’t have money to buy chairs if they get broken as we pray in the Spirit ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ)

I looked around and knew this was a spiritual setup.

I started laughing in my mind.

We came in and we got instructions to shut the door behind us.

Now, this is where the “madness” begins. I call it spiritual madness cos I don’t have words to accurately describe everything that happens from here. In fact, I had to pray to God while writing this that He shows you in pictures everything as they happened.

I will try my best to explain these strange acts of the Lord to you but at this point, I will also need you to pay careful attention to everything that happens from here. I trust Abba to show you know just as they did. 

As we were set to shut the doors, I heard to get the oil we bought so I sent someone.

Immediately they went out, 3 people came to me at 3 different times saying they saw God give me a jar of oil and as I used them on people, the oil turned to fire.

The bags of oil came in and we started praying in the Spirit. 

I saw angels suspended all around the auditorium then I saw someone pour fire, hot fire on everyone in the auditorium.

I don’t know what happened or how it happened but everything just changed and “scattered” before me at that point.

We began praying and laying hands. People began to receive gifts 

At some point, I saw Teemah the lady that had the pregnancy dream. Remember her right?

She was standing beside me pregnant and it was fire i saw inside her stomach. Fire, not a baby. 

I got led to lay hands on her. Immediately, she started screaming 

Then something really dramatic happened

Again, I will need you to pay close attention because these things are strange even to me ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

She screamed and her eyes went up. It shut back and her neck snapped to the side. You know how people die in movies, something like that.

I saw her leave her body and I saw God Himself enter her. Like I saw Him jump in. I saw God jump inside her ๐Ÿ˜ญ

I saw it.

Then she turned her neck back, her eyes opened dramatically then she screamed and started speaking in tongues.

I’ve known Teemah as far back as 2011 while she was still a Muslim. I know what her tongues sound like. Those tongues did not belong to her. She held my hands and I was almost thrown off my feet. I knew God was in our midst already.

Then she started speaking.

More like, God started speaking

I can’t explain what she said but we were able to take recordings of everything she said. Most were in Yoruba but we’ve transcribed to English so everyone can hear.

Listen To Teemah's Prophecies Here

As we were praying for Teemah, I saw Temitope by my side. Then I saw a huge container. You know what a sea container looks like right? I saw it land on his chest and I was so scared for him because it looked so huge and heavy. The minute it landed on him, Temitope fell too and broke into strange tongues. I heard at that point that the container was filled with gifts and Temitope got the gift of interpretation and prophecy. 

I kept looking at the container of gifts on his chest and was tempted to open just to see what’s inside ๐Ÿ˜ญ. I went to him and prayed for him. He was sweating profusely and I knew it was the weight of the container but I didn’t know if he could see it.

We kept laying hands on people and everyone received.

Over 10 people received both tongues and interpretation at the same time that afternoon.

People were slain in the spirit 

God took over 

Demons were cast out 

Oh my God ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Before I end my account of all that happened that afternoon, I want to share someone else’s account. Permit me please ๐Ÿ˜ญ

So while God was speaking through Teemah, He said we should ask for anything. He was going to give all. 

I later heard Precious asked in her mind (she didn’t say anything out o). She asked for Visa for herself and her baby, Jeff. And just as she was praying inside of her, God shouted through Teemah:

“Visa? Kini Visa? Kini Visa ti mi o le se”

Translation: “Visa? What is Visa? What is Visa that I cannot do?”

I broke into tears when I was told.

We finished praying around 3pm and moved back to the hostel.

I was the last to leave the church with a few other people and I heard God say: Tell them I have not done anything. There is more when you come at night. None of you will leave as you came. For the ones that think they have received more than enough, tell them I am just starting. They should expect more.

We went back home, ate, played games, bonded and slept in preparation for the vigil.

I had seen Baba after the afternoon program and he gave us his own personal home generator to power the church for our vigil. 

We left for the vigil at 12 midnight. I stepped into a pothole filled with water around the church and the water felt like fire to my legs 

In my mind, I was waiting and wondering what God wanted to do. He had amazed us so much in the afternoon. We were yet to get over that and He was still offering more.


SATURDAY NIGHT

Sigh…..

Words fail me to be honest 

For someone who loves telling stories and does it so well, words fail me. 

We got into the church on Saturday, formed a circle and began worshiping. In no time, the Holy Spirit got to work. 

Healing began!

A lot of people were healed from long-standing emotional hurt and pain

Some got physical healing right there 

We continued to lay hands on people and they kept receiving. I remember Jumoke. I met Jumoke on Twitter. In fact, she saw my WhatsApp story a day before the retreat and mentioned she wanted to come. She received the gifts of the spirit: Tongues, interpretation and prophecy, all at once. 

“I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh”

I have known this scripture all my life but I saw a manifestation of it I have never seen before. 

Kai ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

God asked me to lay hands on Teemah again

I did and that dramatic movement of her leaving her body and God entering happened again

She began to give words.

After a while God asked that I open my eyes (she said it in Yoruba), He wanted to show me something 

I felt a flash in my eyes in the spirit and when I opened. I saw something like a flow of air/flames/wave (I can’t really place it)

I saw it flowing towards people.

I had my oil with me and was led to anoint people with it.

(At this point, I had left Teemah but I later found she gave this same exact word at the same time I got it ๐Ÿ˜ญ)

The first person I saw was Bukky 

As I saw the mist-like wave move towards her, I approached her and touched her stomach with the oil.

She screamed and dropped to the floor.

Remember the exact process we experienced with Teemah?

Her eyes rolled then her neck switched to the sides.

When she opened her eyes back, I literally saw fire coming from it. It was fiery and scary.

Everyone there saw it too ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Then she started speaking in a way that I didn’t know.

I knew that was God 

While she was still speaking, I saw the mist-like wave move to Temitope. Got to him and laid hands, the same neck switching process happened with him

In fact, I thought Temitope died at some point ๐Ÿ˜ญ

He gave a heavy sigh and didn’t breathe for a while until God started speaking through him.

We recorded all God spoke through Temitope also 

The mist-like wave moved again, so I left some people to keep taking Temitope’s words.

At this point, I needed more help because the first set of people had not stopped speaking and there were people stationed with everyone.

God asked me to call Funlola to join in the work for He had placed fire in her hands. 

The next person I saw it stop on was Toyosi, then Jumoke, then Joy, Mayowa

It kept going round 

Now, I saw some mysteries

Mysteries because I can’t explain them still

I will need you to pause and take this in well

You know I mentioned Teemah and a lot of people leaving their bodies for God to speak right?

It wasn’t that God entered this body, spoke and moved to the next. NO!

God was literally in all of these bodies at the same time 

Teemah’s body was in God’s possession 

He was still inside Teemah when He entered Temitope

He was in them both when He entered Jumoke 

And so on.

He was in all of them at the same time 

When I figured this, I stood and started crying and laughing at the same time 

It felt like I wanted to “run mad”

Run mad because I really did not know how to feel or take it all in.

I told Ebuka who was standing beside me that God is such a show-off

Like He really entered bodies at the same time 

We know He is everywhere, dwelling inside all of us 

But what we saw and experienced? It felt so different 

I didn’t know how to react 

Another mystery

At some point, everyone God took over their body were saying the same thing at the same time. The church was big and they couldn’t hear themselves o. But you go to this person and it is exactly what person B is saying they are saying.

Oh

God really left us in awe

Me especially 

God left me in awe

How can I forget

So while Teemah was giving words from God for me. She mentioned in Yoruba the work ahead and where God was taking me to (ministry). Inside of my mind, I told God I was small. I'm too small for these things He wants to do through me. And I just heard her scream in Yoruba (I’ve translated here):

“Ehn ehn? If they say you are small, tell them to look at how big the person behind you is. You will do the works your elders did not do”

I didn’t speak my thoughts out o

It was inside my thoughts ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

We were in the church till 7:30am on Sunday morning.

Laid hands on everyone

No one left without God’s touch 

Not one single person

I saw things my mouth cannot explain

After praying for everyone, I was led to lay hands on the retreat team. As I prayed for Femi Festus, I literally felt something leave my body. Something heavy. I had to ask him after the meeting what he took from me and he said he asked God for double of the anointing I had.

Some weeks after the retreat, Femi shared a testimony about something he experienced and I realized he had gotten from me an impartation I received from Pastor Jerry Eze earlier this year (May 3rd) by time and chance ๐Ÿ˜ญ

After everyone had received, I drank from the oil myself then I saw myself slain in the middle of everyone. I saw a large drum of oil suspended in the air pouring into my mouth. Then I went into a deep sleep (I think it was short because everybody was waiting in the physical ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚)

Then I saw angels bring food. It was stew, roughly blended, exactly how I like my ata dindin. It had so many things inside, different kinds of animals and it was much. I ate everything and by the time I woke up, I woke up filled and refreshed.

We prayed and went back home to sleep.





                   
                                      

Sunday Afternoon

Sunday afternoon, we had our communion service after which a number of the attendees left for Lagos (because of work). The rest of us stayed till Monday.

So something else happened on Sunday afternoon that I must not forget to share ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Remember we did market runs on Friday. We had prepared a timetable



and had to use milk twice. We bought 12 rolls of milk (10 in a roll), that’s 120 total. I remember clearly because I bought it. In fact, that was all the peak milk the woman had. We wanted more than the 12 rolls.

We had milk the first day (Saturday) and then on Sunday morning also 

Sunday afternoon, I was sitting in my room (the foodstuff was placed in my room ) and I saw a bag filled with milk. I called the people sharing milk and they told me they truly drank milk both that day and the day before.

The milk was much in the bag. Over 60 people used milk each time and the milk was refusing to finish

It was sachet milk, so one to each person. There was no explanation for how 120 milk refused to finish after over 60 people had taken from it twice. And some people even mentioned they took extra to drink garri ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

If you read the words gotten before the retreat, you will remember God saying He is giving an overflow. There will be twelve baskets remaining. Nothing will finish from our supplies ๐Ÿ˜ญ

I didn’t know that word was literal

We gave the milk and milo out to the kids in Ikoyi community and it still remained some ๐Ÿ˜ญ

I have heard stories like this before but seeing it in such a manner?

My God ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ





Monday, Oct 18, 2021

Spiritual Pool

We gathered at the mountain on early Monday morning for the Spiritual Pool. At the spiritual pool, there were no prayers. We went with our pens, jotters just to hear God speak and write. There were testimonies of people who have never heard God speak, hear God. It was a truly miraculous experience. 







Evangelism

The last bus to Lagos came to pickup around 2pm but waited for our evangelism. While trying to fill the bus up, 3 people en route Lagos couldn’t go with that bus (Ebuka, Samson, and Niyi). The plan was for them to use the train back to Lagos that afternoon.

We held the evangelism at Total market, Ikire, Osun state.

So many accepted Christ 

Healing flowed

God spoke 

I remember my team getting to a woman, a pepper seller. I asked her if we could pray with her and she said yes.

As we prayed in Yoruba, from thanksgiving I kept saying “We thank God, the one who is there in the midst of the storm. The one who stops the storm”

These words from an old hymn kept coming back: “Bo ti wu ki iji na le to, idakoro mi koni ye “

We had not even given her a word directly and she started crying, heavily.

She spoke with us and we told her all God asked us to. We were also led to sow a seed in her life.

The other evangelism teams also had amazing testimonies even as they moved to share God’s word. We met another woman who was waiting on God for the fruit of the womb, we prayed with her and God said we’d meet a child with her at next year’s retreat. 






By God’s grace, we will look for her next year. After the evangelism, everyone left with the Lagos bus but the 3 people that stayed behind couldn’t. They had to go pick their bags from Ikoyi 

Though they insisted on going home that day cos one of them had an early morning meeting the next day, the Holy Spirit kept telling me they will sleep in Ibadan with us.

It had gotten late by the time we got home 

The person that had a meeting received a call that the meeting was cancelled, so they all agreed to stay back in Ibadan.

Note that this particular event was a strategic move by God, very intentional. I will get to it soon.

We packed up and headed for Ibadan late at night.

As we packed, we realized we had a leftover of everything bought.

Every single thing, from the rice to the beans, tissue papers. EVERYTHING 

We packed all to Ibadan


12 BASKETS

You know I told you to follow our story carefully.

If you did, you will remember God mentioned we will have twelve baskets left after the retreat.

So we gathered all that was left and God asked us to share amongst everyone that was left in Ibadan the next day. I counted everyone and did the sharing.

We got to Lagos on Tuesday evening.

Bukky called me some days later from the bathroom and her first question was: “Remi how many people did you share the foodstuff for. Can you remember?”

I said Yes. I counted. We were 12

Immediately, we both screamed the 12 baskets together ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

We were meant to be 9 in that house but God made sure Niyi, Ebuka and Samson stayed behind also to make us 12 in fulfillment of His word ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

I am in still in awe.


POST RETREAT

The retreat is over but we can’t get over all what God did.

We didn’t preach the word at any point during the retreat

The only scripture we read was Psalms 24 before we climbed the mountain 

If you know me well, you will know how much I quote scriptures while speaking 

God really had His way

At some point, the people He spoke through were given words He had shared with me for our sermon ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

God literally dropped the sermon in hearts Himself. 

One of the attendees was at my place after the retreat and she kept asking: “Pastor Remi, most of those people are new to the things of the spirit right? Did you speak with them concerning the Holy Spirit before they were filled “

I spoke with no one. What words do I have where the Holy spirit is speaking directly to hearts?

God did the talking Himself

He spoke to our innermost beings

He moved in an unconventional way and I’m grateful that we allowed Him. I didn’t fully understand some things too but I know God’s move when I see it so we let Him. And oh! The testimonies and Joy from the retreat.

None of the people that received the gift of tongues has stopped speaking. In fact, they’ve been praying nonstop. They can hear their spirit man praying too.

What could I have taught them to get here? What?

“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭4:20‬ ‭NIV

More than ever, this Scripture became real.

We saw the manifestation of God’s power like never before. And believe me when I say I am privileged to have seen moves of God before now but this? I have not seen anything close to it. We took cameras to record these things but none of us remembered to at the church. Not when everyone was slain in the spirit ๐Ÿ˜‚.

God so good, we were able to take down voice recordings of the words from God and wrote some down too. They are all attached below.

We know we are unable to share all that happened at the retreat here as words can’t express properly all that we experienced but I am hopeful that even as you read through all we shared, you will experience a revival in your corner/home. You will encounter God. 

The fire of God is breathe upon these words of testimonies and they birth your own encounter.

My heart is full.

On behalf of the planning team and Word Alive’s Admin, I say thank you to everyone.

Thank you for attending the retreat

Thank you for giving towards it

This fire that has begun 

It doesn’t stop 

We continue to fan the flames

You spread it to your immediate sphere of influence and they continue to pass the torch too.

God is raising an army to Himself for such a time as this and you are part of this great army. I look forward to the exploits you do in the name of God. 

If you read this and you are yet to accept Christ, kindly reach out to us on these numbers: 07035953059 or 07031123361.


God bless you.


Love eternally

Your sister, friend and Pastor,

Olรบrรจmรญ Akinfaderin 

Founder | Word Alive Ministries

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HERE ARE THE LINKS TO:

OTHER PROPHECIES (VIDEOS)

MORE PROPHECIES (TEXT)

GENERAL PICTURES/VIDEOS

PERSONAL TESTIMONIES AND EXPERIENCES 


All God Said To Us Concerning The Retreat

I saw a cold fire being lit and a large number of people around a circle and everyone was fanning the fire and it just turned to an explosion, a loud bang

I see a hovering bird 

I see a revival, not in our lives alone but people in the area of the retreat too. They’ll be partakers of that which we have received from God. The focus is not in the things we’re seeing too, it’s for those around us too. 


Ile anu - A Ground of mercy is opened


God will be refocusing hearts to love like he would have us to. 

Healing of hurts


Do not hinder him with your expectations, be expectant o but don’t let that hinder him. Do not confine yourselves to what he has done before, do not confine yourself with a  template. 


The expectations of the righteous shall not be cut short.

God is saying that he is ready for us, He is waiting for us.


Matthew 11:28 “Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest.

I sense an excellent excitement in my spirit concerning the retreat, the Lord, he's set to do what only he can do.


For this retreat, we’re set to meet God anew. We are receiving directions for old instructions, we receive clarification as to old instructions. 

Do not limit your expectations of God. 


I saw a strong tree with very green leaves. God is saying that it signifies fruitfulness and healing.


God says there is birthing. Ideas, assignments, ministries ....there is a birthing. The time for being pregnant is over, the time for delivery has come.


As we prayed, I saw rain and we were all drinking from it

I heard, Come, I await you. He says to come expectant. He's touching lives and there is a renewal.


When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. Psalm 126:1‭-‬2 KJV

I hear With joy, we draw from the well

The Song by Dunsin Oyekan

The King is here, no need to fear

In a moment, all sorrows are gone

The King is here, no need to fret

In a moment, all sicknesses are gone

The Spirit of God says in a moment

In a moment, it will do you like a dream 

I am doing something that the human understanding can not comprehend


Ease. Breakthrough. Signs, Notable signs, and directions.

I see a kindling of the fire for nations. People literally begin to carry and take on the burdens of nations.

I see soldiers with their bags packed about to be deployed. I see torchlight across the globes as they land. Military work style; military execution.

There'd be a swiftness, unlike has been heard in years. 

I hear also to ask for the nations as our inheritance.

I feel we should have a map handy, it'd be useful for target prayers.

I see roaring waters, there's massive flooding about to occur, it's heaven being intentional about earthly manifestation. You know when the floods come a lot of things are washed ashore. 


I see hidden treasures coming to light. There's a great wave of activation of diverse and strange gifts, dunno how to explain it except with the word strange. Seek for more He says, desire more He says. I'm ready to pour out. It's a season of pouring out. The nations await.


I hear  - Wells, Activations, Re (Configuration), Drink of me


Yes, there's an activation of faith and a stirring up of faith. I see nations being dispersed. 

For Remi, He says I've done it before and I will do it again, don't fear.


Overwhelming peace, dunno who's anxious.

I call forth peace, he'd do it again, exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think and how we don't expect. I see provisions coming unexpectedly, I hear Him say allow me. 


I hear Heavenly Portals 

A Pathway to heavenly provision 

A Pathway to revelation, divine counsel and mysteries 

A Pathway to Divine Visitation 

You receive blueprints 

Secrets, Strategies and mysteries are given to you 

God is working on Hearts. There will be a Transformation


I hear many will come to know him as Abba


I saw light like a flood come upon everyone during the retreat. A great enlightening and awakening

I see a mad person being healed and I see a pregnancy that has been waiting to turn into a child and the pregnancy just dropping 


Long-standing requests are being answered 

Mandates are given, there is clarity of purpose, God lays templates and I see fullness of walking in our call 

There is an activation of dormant gifts.

We are getting names, we’re coming out of the retreat to meet people instrumental to our destiny 


I see people getting their ranks in the army that God is raising.


There'd be overabundance.

There is exponential growth going on. Just like the 5 loaves and 2 fishes. I see baskets that are remaining. 


I heard this song, “You’ve got the whole world in your hands”.

Provision, Supplies Peace reigns


I got a confirmation of the theme of this year's retreat theme! 

Word Alive is beyond what we can see.

I saw a very large picture ( it was a group picture and It was hard to count the person's standing In the picture). Everyone in the picture was associated with Word Alive. I clearly in the middle saw Remi and Ayodele there. 

In fact, I said to myself, How can the camera person take this shot. It was a really large number of persons.


So, throughout today, like since I woke up actually I keep hearing on repeat these words from a song "the things You've done before, in greater measure You will do again.

Basically what we've seen God do before, is nothing compared to what He will do this time. 

While praying today I also heard “The God of Revival comes to dine and dwell with us" And “I'm stirring up gifts within you"


The waiting is over 

I hear you have spent some much time in the valley and now it is time for the mountain top life 

I hear the high(er) life 

Welcome to the high(er) life

I saw a pregnant woman about give to birth. A crown was on her head (This signifies that She is a Royalty and the child she is about to birth). Also, in line with the crown, I heard people's gifts will bring them before Kings (Access and connections)


Peace comes

Have I not said I'd provide?

Trust me to keep my word.


So I see airplanes about to take flight. I see that the ones labeled supplies have taken off already. I also hear unlikely people. God is going to be making provisions from the most unlikely people


I see doors being opened. I hear make specific requests. 


things are made clear. clarity. specific direction.


I see specific instructions given during the course of preparation. I hear might and glory. I hear separate yourselves. There's this crazy (pardon the word) wave of consecration coming. Strange sights.


I see liberation, I see God dealing with addiction. I see God dealing with envy, you that has been praying about it, he is flushing it out.

I see new tongues. Fire tongues, gifts of interpretation. Activation of healing gifts. I see healing for a mad person. 

I see people being free from torment, people that when they close their eyes to sleep they’re tormented, God is giving you freedom from torment.


God is linking people to people, a meeting has been orchestrated. Destiny has begun 

I see a release upon our finances. He says trust me for your finances.

There is a multiplication effect after this retreat and mind what you lay your hands on after this retreat. This is not just with money. 

More work is coming and more fruit.

I see bitterness towards parents and I see God just take it away. 

You will train people in the prophetic, we find our place in this army that God is raising. 

I see open heavens 


I hear Kaabo omo, God is ready for us 

I hear the scripture “The Lord is with me like a mighty terrible one” you will see the meaning of it 

I see God clothing us with “likeness”. I see some people that they struggle to like them wherever they are, God says that you have likeness. There’s an instruction that comes with this, know who you allow in because sane and insane people will come. You are a magnet now.


I see a lot of future partners sealed before December. I see people stepping into their marital journey. There is settlement. 


I saw a wide land, I could not see the end of the land and he says this belongs to you and he asks “what more you do you want, name it.”


There’s a blank cheque on your table. Don’t shortchange yourself asking for things that don’t matter, go over your request again.


Treasures are being laid up in heaven. I come. 

I see fire burning on the Ikoyi mountain, around all the edges. I see water and oil flowing on the mountain top not to the floor. It felt like there was a protective edge and I see certain people with wicked power come out asking “who started the fire” and before I could respond I heard God reply them “I am the one able to start the fire”. 


Everyone should know their place in the coming army and they’ll be given at this retreat. There’s an assignment of roles. 


I saw fire on the mountain and the fire starts spreading. 


I saw the edge of a fan curved and God is saying that there’s a spread. Something is spreading from us in all directions, the impact is everywhere. 


Yesterday when we went to the mountain, a fire around that place was spreading. People are coming that are going to be key to what God is doing with these times. 


Honor people and love them, you are meeting people. 

Amongst ourselves, honor people and don’t get too used to us and miss out on what God wants to do with each other. 


Listen to instructions that come even if they’re strange. A lot of strange instructions will come. God is changing the normal that we know. 


A strong wind will blow 

Dry bones coming together, the breath of God is coming upon things, the spirit of God.


A whirlwind.


There’s a National assignment. 


I saw dead people on the floor and now I saw that they’re not Word Alive people, it was from different issues and situations 


I have been seeing more clearly the revival that are coming, the people behind it. I heard “explosion” in Jos and it was physical fire. I hear that it is a catalyst for the fire coming. I hear a second explosion and it was the fire of God that exploded, Before things will happen smoothly there’ll be a sort of friction. We are nation builders in the physical and spiritual. Pray for Nigeria, pray for the fire of God coming upon Nigeria. God is placing a burden on people for the nation, answer the burden. Pray for Nigeria. 


Work has begun, apply pressure with evangelism. The harvest has begun.


There's an increase and multiplication for everyone.


ABBA says this will be a huge experience for many

Physical and emotional healing will take place and I see God healing someone's relative of cancer.


I'll exceed their imagination and I'll cause a huge revival 

I'm taking away secret tears and just like the day of Pentecost, I'll pour out my spirit so mightily 


You'll pray in Nigeria and it will touch the whole world 

Tell my children to be mindful of their words cause they carry so much authority 


I'm taking away shame and I am making a public disgrace of the devil


Tell them to come as they are and not hold anything back

I see the accuser trying to blackmail a lot and ABBA says "don't hold things back, your sins are forgiven"


Remi ABBA says to ask you if you're ready for this next phase of your ministry?

I see you having a great supernatural encounter that is beyond human imagination 

I see a big giant in you and ABBA says this is who you are already

I have given nations to conquer and He says "Thank you for trusting Me"


I hear tell my children not to get intimidated as no one will leave empty-handed


I see a hand give blank paper and He says "fill it write that which you want me to do in you and through you"


I hear each person represents a nation and I see them multiplying 

These ones are willing and obedient they shall eat the good of the land


In blessing, I will bless them and I'll fill them up with wisdom 

"Till now you have not ask" I hear this and He says "challenge me"

Ask of Me and I'll give you nations to conquer


There is a refocusing of hearts, a renewal, a kindling of fire

Directions in previously gotten instructions

A birthing

You see, men have been pregnant for too long

Delivery time has come

He is also positioning midwives for the revival upon these nations of the earth

God is giving nations but first He gives burdens for nations


You receive mandates, blueprints 

Clearer than what He has told before now 

There is a precision to this

Purpose becomes clearer 

Dormant gifts are activated 

Deployments happen at the retreat

An army is prepared 

You will come to a knowledge of your place in revival and your ranking

You will know who to work with and for

You will literally hear their names 


Hidden treasures come to light


There is an activation of gifts

You walk in the fullness of your gifts

God is Pouring out

The God of Revival is coming to dine with us 

Asher ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ


And this outpour comes with speed 

You will grounds in a short while

You will be carried 


The Spirit ushers you into a new at this retreat 


DON'T MISS IT!