Drawing Nearer To God- Apostle Peterson Onoja Abu

The transcription is a prayer and sermon about drawing closer to God through humility. The speaker emphasizes the importance of cleansing one's hands, purifying the heart, and being humble in order to draw near to God. They also encourage the listeners to mourn and be afflicted, as well as to let their joy be turned to heaviness. The speaker reminds the audience that James, the half-brother of Jesus, initially did not believe in him but later came to recognize him as the Christ. The sermon concludes with a call to humbly draw near to God so that he may lift the believers up. You are the God of possibility Lord I worship you Oh Lord I worship you For your goodness and mercy I worship you For your goodness and mercy I worship you Lord I thank you for your greatness Oh God I thank you for your greatness I lift you high I worship you Lord I lift you high I worship you I thank you oh God for a new day Oh Lord we thank you for a new day Lord we thank you for a new day We thank you for a new day We worship you We thank you for your word Lord we thank you for your word That is live and spirit We thank you for your word that revives Oh God we thank you for your word That quickens our inner man Lord God almighty we thank you We thank you for your word Which we will receive oh God For your throne of grace Lord we thank you we worship your holy name In Jesus mighty name we have prayed Let us ask God for his mercy That in any way we are falling short of his glory That everything we have done That will make us not to receive His divine blessing Through his word That the Lord should show mercy Lord God almighty king of glory I pray oh God For your mercy upon our lives For your mercy upon our souls That in any way we have disobeyed And rebelled against your voice Against your word and against you That your mercy oh God Begins to prevail in the name of Jesus That even as we receive your word oh God Let it penetrate into our hearts Let it penetrate into our hearts Let your word Begin to humble us Let your word begin to humble us Let your word transform our lives Let your word transform our souls Let your word renew our mind Let your word renew our mind Let your word change our hearts In the mighty name of Jesus In the mighty name of Jesus In Jesus mighty name we have prayed We want to pray that the word we will receive this day That it will become life and spirit in us That it will change us and transform us That it will help us to be renewed Prayer in the name of Jesus Almighty father king of glory We lift up your word to you oh God We lift up your word to you oh God We pray that as we listen oh God And as you give unto us your divine word oh God And as you give unto us your divine word oh God We pray that your word begins to change us Father let your word begin to change us The word of God begin to change us The word of God begin to change us The word of God begin to change us Lord we pray that your word begin to purge us Lord we pray that your word begin to purge us Your word begin to purge us From every defilement Your word begin to purge us Your word begin to purge us Your word begin to cleanse us In the name of Jesus Lord we pray that the truth of your word Begin to cleanse us oh God Lord sanctify us by your word Lord sanctify us by your word Oh Lord sanctify us by your word Lord sanctify us by your truth Lord sanctify us by your truth In the mighty name of Jesus Father sanctify us by your truth oh God Let our soul oh God be renewed Let our mind oh God be renewed Let our hearts oh God change In the name of Jesus Lord we pray that your word Break us out Let your word oh God Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word begin to break us Let your word oh God break us and remove us Let your word break and remove us Let your word break us and remove us Let your word break us and remove us Let your word break us and remove us In the mighty name of Jesus Lord we pray oh God that your word Transform us into your own image Lord let your word transform us Into your likeness Let your word transform us into your image Let your word transform us Into your likeness In the name of Jesus Christ oh God Lord we pray That let grace oh God Let grace that follow your word Be released upon us Let grace the word Be released upon us In the mighty name of Jesus Oh God we pray That the grace that follow your word The blessings that follow your word Let it be released unto us In the mighty name of Jesus Father let it be released unto us In the mighty name of Jesus Lord let it be released unto us In the name of Jesus Let your word oh God Help us to be a church person In the mighty name of Jesus Let your word oh God Help us to be a church person In the mighty name of Jesus As we receive your word oh God Let your spirit rest upon us Lord as we receive your word Let your spirit rest upon us Let people see us and see Christ in us In the mighty name of Jesus Let people see us and see Christ in us Let our lives oh God be transformed Let it be transformed oh God In the name of Jesus Lord we pray oh God that this hour We want to experience you In the name of Jesus Father help us to experience you Jesus encounter us through your word In the mighty name of Jesus Oh God encounter us through your word Father encounter us through your word Lord I want to encounter your word Lord I want to have an encounter with your word Lord I want to have an encounter with your word Oh Lord I want to have an encounter with your word In the mighty name of Jesus Father let me have an encounter Lord we want to encounter you We want to encounter you through your word We want to encounter you through your word Jesus encounter me In the mighty name of Jesus Lord encounter me Encounter me through your word Encounter me through your word Encounter me through your word In the mighty name of Jesus Father because you've answered Thank you Jesus In Jesus mighty name We have prayed Let's have our seats As we welcome the man of God To give us that word That can renew our mind And transform our soul Let's clap our hands even as we sit To welcome the man of God The person of Apostle Peter Sinabu Praise the Lord Praise the Lord Praise the Lord Praise the Lord People of God Praise the Lord Wherever you are hearing us from Listening to us from You are listening to us from Africa Europe America Asia And if possibly from the Atlantic We welcome you all To this wonderful meeting We are praying that The Lord will bless you and bless us Even on this day In Jesus name I want to use this Opportunity to appreciate As many of us That have been consistent In fellowshipping with us It's a great privilege To have you at my side And one of our sisters From I think from the Asia Always ask Of my messages And I want to encourage you all that we should Not only listen But we should also share with others And that If that will be the little we can do To assist the ministry Then That is required My prayer for you is That we will not only listen My prayer for you is That we will become Like the message We will put it Into practice And God will help us God will help us To be able To do all that He is asking us to do In Jesus name Shall we go to The Lord in prayers Our gracious father we thank you Our daughter thank you for the meeting Thank you because we know you want to Bless us again We pray that everything you will be communicating To us You give us grace to put them into practice And help us oh God To be able To become what you want us to be As we partake In your divine nation Thank you father because you are faithful For in Jesus Mighty name I pray Praise the Lord Quickly let us open our bibles To the book of James chapter 4 James Chapter 4 If you have your bible there please It will be a pleasure To see you Opening your bibles James Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Of James I wait I wait from verse 8 to verse 10 James chapter 4 From verse 8 Down to verse 10 Verse 8 Draw near to God And He Will draw near To you Bless your hands ye sinners And purify Your hearts Ye double minded Be afflicted and mourn And weep Let your laughter Be turned to mourning And your joy to happiness Humble yourself In the sight of the Lord And He shall lift you up I want to remind us that James Here Was the half Brother of Jesus Christ He had the same mother With Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour And initially James never had The same belief With Jesus Christ Why Jesus Christ who happened to be His other brother was On earth He did not so much believe in Jesus But after The death of Jesus He received the confirmation That this His brother was the Christ As we come to study about An important message Which would be the Heartbeat of God To call us back to himself As a lot of believers Are gradually departing From the ways of the Lord The Lord Is giving us a clarion call That as Christians There is every need for us To retreat Our step back To him So I will be sharing with you on a topic Very important And this topic we will be considering this morning Is Drawing near to God Drawing near to God James said draw near to him And he will draw near to you But then he put a condition He put the pattern He put the pathway On which we can become closer to him In verse 8 He said draw near to me And he will draw near to you In the later part of verse 8 He put how We can be closer back to God James put the how We can be nearer to God He didn't only just say Draw near to God And he will draw near to you And then forget about how James had to explain How we can draw near to him He said cleanse your hands Ye sinners Purify your hearts Ye double minded Be afflicted And mourn And weep Let your laughter be turned to mourning And your joy to heaviness Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord And he shall lift you up Now The first statement was draw near to God And he will draw near to you The other statement recorded there Can be summarized with one statement Humbleness So how do we draw near to God By humility Humbleness Draw near to him And he will draw near to you Humble yourself And he will lift you up How do we humble ourselves James said cleanse your hands Ye sinners Purify your hearts Ye double minded Be afflicted and mourn Let your joy be turned to heaviness Draw near to him And he will draw near to you How do we draw near to the Lord Is by first Humbly ourselves If my people That is the book of 2 Chronicles 7 verse 14 If my people who are called by my name Shall humble themselves And pray and seek my face And turn from their wickedness I will forgive their sins I will forgive their sins As long as they humble themselves So humility has a crucial part In the drawing Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility Humility 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