Foursquare Gospel Church Igbosere (Chapel of Blessing)

Join us again for another PART II. UNCOMMON/UNUSUAL SERVICES on Sunday 20th March, 2016. WORKER'S PRAYER MEETING starts @7:30am. 1st SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE @8:30am, SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30am-10:15am 2nd Service PRAYER HOUR @10am to 12:15PM. @57, Igbosere Road, Lagos Island, Opp City Hall, Lagos Come and meet with Jesus the solution to life battles. I Believe you are blessed last Sunday DON'T MISS IT AGAIN Follow us on our social media Facebook: igbosere4sqchurch@yahoo.com Twitter: fgc_lagos Blogspot:http://foursquaregospelchurchigbosere.blogspot.com Instagram: foursquare_igbosere YouTube:foursquare gospel church igbosere BBM:33336920

March 13 , 2016 Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days. – Eccl 11:1 If stores of dry and learned lore we gain We keep them in the memory of the brain; Names, things, and facts—whate’er we knowledge call, There is the common ledger for them all; And images on this cold surface traced Make slight impressions and are soon effaced. But we’ve a page more glowing and more bright On which our friendship and our love to write; That these may never from the soul depart, We trust them to the memory of the heart. There is no dimming—no effacement here; Each pulsation keeps the record clear; Warm golden letters all the tablet fill, Nor lose their luster till the heart stands still. — Daniel Webster. I often wonder why it is that we are not all kinder than we are. How much the world needs it! How easily it is done! How instantaneously it acts! How infallibly it is remembered! — Henry Drummond. Prayer My Fat...

March 13, 2016 Sunday SELF-CARE Exodus 18:14-24 Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. Mark 6:31 After my husband underwent heart surgery, I spent an anxious night by his hospital bed. Mid-morning, I remembered a scheduled haircut. “I’ll have to cancel,” I said, raking my fingers distractedly through my straggly hair. “Mom, just wash your face and go to your appointment,” my daughter said. “No, no,” I insisted. “It doesn’t matter. I need to be here.” “I’ll stay,” Rosie said. “Self-care, Mom. . . . Self-care. You’re of more use to Dad if you take care of yourself.” Moses was wearing himself out serving alone as judge over the Israelites. Jethro cautioned his son-in-law Moses: “You will only wear [yourself] out. The work is too heavy . . . you cannot handle it alone” (Ex. 18:18). He then explained ways that Moses could delegate his work and share his...

March 12 Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life. – Isa 43:4 Among the happiest and proudest possessions of a man is his character. It is a wreath, it is a bank in itself. What is the essence and life of character? Principle, integrity, independence. — Bulwer Lytton. No great genius was ever without some mixture of madness, nor can anything grand or superior to the voice of common mortals be spoken except by the agitated soul. — Aristotle. Handsome is that handsome does. — Oliver Goldsmith. Prayer Lord God, forbid that I should try to supplant character with manners and worldly goods. May I remember that thou seest me, and knowest me, and I need no shield from thee. Help me that I may be found acceptable while thou dost search me to the depths of the soul. Amen.

March 12, 2016 Saturday ABIGAIL’S REMINDER 1 Samuel 25:14-33 When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them. Proverbs 16:7 David and 400 of his warriors thundered through the countryside in search of Nabal, a prosperous brute who had harshly refused to lend them help. David would have murdered him if he hadn’t first encountered Abigail, Nabal’s wife. She had packed up enough food to feed an army and traveled out to meet the troops, hoping to head off disaster. She respectfully reminded David that guilt would haunt him if he followed through with his vengeful plan (1 Sam. 25:31). David realized she was right and blessed her for her good judgment. David’s anger was legitimate—he had protected Nabal’s shepherds in the wilderness (vv.14-17) and had been repaid evil for good. However, his anger was leading him into sin. David’s first instinct was to sink his sword into Nabal, even though he ...

March 11 Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. – Matt 6:28-29 There is nothing that is puerile in nature; and he who becomes impassioned of a flower, a blade of grass, a butterfly’s wing, a nest, a shell, wraps around a small thing that always contains a great truth. To succeed in modifying the appearance of a flower is insignificant in itself, if you will; but reflect upon it for however short a while and it becomes gigantic. — Maurice Maeterlinck. O world, as God has made it! All is beauty: And knowing this, is love, and love is duty: What further may be sought for or declared? — Robert Browning. Prayer Creator of all, I do know that if I may hold myself close enough, I can hear restful music through the breeze, and find secrets in the flowers and leaves. I rejoice that thou hast made the woods and rivers that thou ...

March 11, 2016 Friday DON’T QUIT! Hebrews 12:1-11 Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:1-2 In 1952 Florence Chadwick attempted to swim 26 miles from the coast of California to Catalina Island. After 15 hours, a heavy fog began to block her view, she became disoriented, and she gave up. To her chagrin, Chadwick learned that she had quit just 1 mile short of her destination. Two months later Chadwick tried a second time to swim to Catalina Island from the coast. Again a thick fog settled in, but this time she reached her destination, becoming the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel. Chadwick said she kept an image of the shoreline in her mind even when she couldn’t see it. When the problems of life cloud our vision, we have an opportunity to learn to see our goal with the eyes of faith. The New Testament letter to the Hebrews urges us to “run with perseverance the ra...

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March 10 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah: wherefore turn yourselves, and live. – Ezek 18:32 So he died by his faith. That is fine— More than the most of us do. But stay. Can you add to that line That he lived for it too? It is easy to die. Men have died For a wish or a whim— From bravado or passion or pride. Was it hard for him? But to live: every day to live out All the truth that he dreamt, While his friends met his conduct with doubt, And the world with contempt. Was it thus that he plodded ahead, Never turning aside? Then we’ll talk of the life that he led. Never mind how he died. — Ernest Crosby. Prayer Almighty God, help me to live an upright life. Give me courage to abandon useless customs, and seeming duties that keep me from perfecting my life. Amen.

March 10, 2016 Thursday STRANGERS AND FOREIGNERS Hebrews 11:8-16 He was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Hebrews 11:10 I parked my bicycle, fingering my map of Cambridge for reassurance. Directions not being my strength, I knew I could easily get lost in this maze of roads bursting with historic buildings. Life should have felt idyllic, for I had just married my Englishman and moved to the UK. But I felt adrift. When I kept my mouth closed I blended in, but when I spoke I immediately felt branded as an American tourist. I didn’t yet know what my role was, and I quickly realized that blending two stubborn people into one shared life was harder than I had anticipated. I related to Abraham, who left all that he knew as he obeyed the Lord’s call to live as a foreigner and stranger in a new land (Gen. 12:1). He pressed through the cultural challenges while keeping faith in God, and 2,000 years later the writer to the Hebrews...

March 9 Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? – Ezek 22:14 Yet nerve thy spirit to the Proof, and blanch not at thy chosen lot; The timid good may stand aloof, the sage may frown—yet faint thou not; Nor heed the shaft too surely cast, the foul and hissing bolt of scorn; For with thy Side shall dwell, at last, the victory of endurance born. — William C. Bryant. You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one. — James Anthony Froude. Prayer Loving Father, search me, and if there be any evil ways in me, correct them, and lead me into the ways everlasting. I pray that I may not be deformed from selfishness, but with a lowly and expectant heart run with patience and triumph the race that is set before me. Amen.

"Prayers & Blessings Daily" "A Prayer - Saviour Teach me Day by Day": Savior, teach me, day by day, Love's sweet lesson to obey; Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving Him who first loved me. With a child's glad heart of love, At Thy bidding may I move, Prompt to serve and follow Thee, Loving Him who first loved me. Teach me thus Thy steps to trace, Strong to follow in Thy grace, Learning how to love from Thee, Loving Him who first loved me. Love in loving finds employ, In obedience all her joy; Ever new that joy will be, Loving Him who first loved me. Amen. Jane E. Leeson (1807-1882)

March 9, 2016 PLEASE COME IN Hebrews 10:19-25 Let us draw near to God . . . with the full assurance that faith brings. Hebrews 10:22 Jenny’s house is situated on a little country lane, which is often used in rush hour by drivers who want to avoid the nearby main road and traffic lights. A few weeks ago workmen arrived to repair the badly damaged road surface, bringing with them large barriers and “No Entry” signs. “I was really worried at first,” said Jenny, “thinking that I would be unable to get my car out until the road work was finished. But then I went to look at the signs more closely and realized that they said ‘No Entry: Access for Residents Only.’ No detours or barriers for me. I had the right to go in and out whenever I liked because I lived there. I felt very special!” In the Old Testament, access to God in the tabernacle and the temple was strictly limited. Only the high priest could go in through the curtain and of...

THIS IS THE BEST WRITEUP I HAVE EVER READ ON WHATSAPP It was another bright Sunday morning. For Sarah, Sunday mornings were usually eagerly awaited. A smile lit up her face as she remembered she song that has been rehearsed the previous day. She had been assigned to do the lead singing - an opportunity many members of the choir craved,especially on Thanksgiving Sundays. The chiming of the grandfather clock in their state-of-the-art living room broke her reverie. It was already 6:45am.she was almost late for the pre-service prayer meeting for workers. She had a hurried bath and a quick bite. The service would be longer than usual today but far more interesting too. She quickly inspected herself in the mirror and smiled in satisfaction. Leaving instructions for the housekeeper, she left the house. Thank God she didn't have to walk. Daddy was out of town so she could go to church in his car. The idea of driving straight to the VIP parking lot was very appealing to her. Daddy, as o...

THIS IS THE BEST WRITEUP I HAVE EVER READ ON WHATSAPP It was another bright Sunday morning. For Sarah, Sunday mornings were usually eagerly awaited. A smile lit up her face as she remembered she song that has been rehearsed the previous day. She had been assigned to do the lead singing - an opportunity many members of the choir craved,especially on Thanksgiving Sundays. The chiming of the grandfather clock in their state-of-the-art living room broke her reverie. It was already 6:45am.she was almost late for the pre-service prayer meeting for workers. She had a hurried bath and a quick bite. The service would be longer than usual today but far more interesting too. She quickly inspected herself in the mirror and smiled in satisfaction. Leaving instructions for the housekeeper, she left the house. Thank God she didn't have to walk. Daddy was out of town so she could go to church in his car. The idea of driving straight to the VIP parking lot was very appealing to her. Daddy, as o...

March 8 That we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in godliness and gravity. – 1 Tim 2:2 O boundless self-contentment voiced In flying air-born bubbles! O joy that mocks our sad unrest, And frowns our earth-born troubles! The life that floods the happy fields With song and light and color, Will shape our lives to richer states And heap our measures fuller. — C.P. Cranch. One may secure and preserve that repose in the turbulence of a great city—as Shakespeare surely found and preserved it in the London of the sixteenth century. For repose does not depend on external conditions; it depends on sound adjustment to tasks, opportunities, pleasures, and the general order of life. — Hamilton Mabie. Prayer Gracious Father, help me to understand that peace cannot abide in misery, nor can it stay with every mood. May I be able to overcome the depression that may keep me in sadness and isolation, and have delight in the gladness of friends, and live in the pea...

March 8, 2016 ABUNDANT SUPPLY Psalm 36:5-12 You give them drink from your river of delights. Psalm 36:8 We have a hummingbird feeder in the garden, and we love to see the little birds come and drink from its sugary water. Recently, however, we went on a short trip and forgot to replenish its contents. When we came back, it was completely dry. Poor birds! I thought. Because of my forgetfulness, they haven’t had any nourishment. Then I was reminded that I am not the one who feeds them: God is. Sometimes we may feel that all of the demands of life have depleted our strength and there is no one to replenish it. But others don’t feed our souls: God does. In Psalm 36 we read about God’s lovingkindness. It describes those who put their trust in Him and are abundantly satisfied. God gives them water from His “river of delights” (v. 8). He is the fountain of life! We can go to God every day for the supply of our needs. As Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Th...

March 7 The free gift of God is eternal life. – Rom 6:23 Earth gets its price for what it gives us; The beggar is taxed for a corner to die in, The priest has his fee who comes and shrives us, We bargain for the graves we lie in; At the devil’s booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold; For a cap and bells our lives we pay, Bubbles we buy with a whole soul’s tasking; ’Tis heaven alone that is given away, ’Tis only God may be had for the asking. — James Russell Lowell. We are our own fates. Our own deeds Are our doomsmen. Man’s life was made Not for men’s creeds, But men’s actions. — Owen Meredith. Prayer Gracious Father, may the world speak to me of thy love, and of thy gifts of peace and power, which it freely offers. May I not pass by its great values, and prefer to purchase at a great cost my indolence and dissipation. Amen.

"The Lord Blesses Abraham": 15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.  (Genesis 22 : 15 - 18 - KJV)

March 7, 2016 WITH RESPECT Ezra 5:6-17 If it pleases the king, let a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to see if King Cyrus . . . issue[d] a decree. Ezra 5:17 The citizens of Israel were having some trouble with the government. It was the late 500s bc, and the Jewish people were eager to complete their temple that had been destroyed in 586 bc by Babylon. However, the governor of their region was not sure they should be doing that, so he sent a note to King Darius (Ezra 5:6-17). In the letter, the governor says he found the Jews working on the temple and asks the king if they had permission to do so. The letter also records the Jews’ respectful response that they had indeed been given permission by an earlier king (Cyrus) to rebuild. When the king checked out their story, he found it to be true: King Cyrus had said they could build the temple. So Darius not only gave them permission to rebuild, but he also paid for it! (see 6:1-12). After the Jews finished build...

THEME OF THE YEAR: UNCOMMON REWARD (GEN. 15:1)  THEME OF  THE MONTH: MARCHING ONTO VICTORY (EX. 14:13-15; HEB. 6:1) TOPIC: STAY UNDER THE BANNER OF GOD'S LOVE Romans 8:34-39 "Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord". The love of God is as strong as God Himse...

THEME OF THE YEAR: UNCOMMON REWARD (GEN 15:2) THEME OF THE MONTH: MOVING UNTO VICTORY (EXODUS. 14:13-19; HEB. 6:108) TOPIC: VICTORY OVER CHALLENGES OF LIFE UNDERSTANDING THE HEART INTRODUCTION: Victory over challenges of life is a broad topic. Life in general can be broken into various segments for the purpose of direct application of the word of God. For instance; is it the aspect of marriage? Career? Relationships? Health? that we want the word of God to address? Any of these areas can have its peculiar challenges. We are particular about the principles of the doctrine of Christ that will help us to address, resolve and survive any areas of life that is experiencing challenges. We should be looking at the foundational principles and the fullness of person of Christ. What do we mean by all these? 1.      FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES . As enumerated in Hebrews 6:1-8, we expect to have a situation whereby anyone who proclaims faith in Chris...