Apostle Joel Obuobisa

What Happens To People When They Die Part I

1) Psalm 119:9-10
-its not that people are bad, it's just that certain things didn't come their way
When you live in sin, your reward is death
1) Luke 16:19-31
-dying is only shedding off a part of you
John 3:1-5
2) 1Corinthians 3:4
- someone's salvation depends on our ministry
- our job is not to make them believe; our job is the tell them about Christ
- hell must be a place to avoid by all cost

The Limitations of an Individual's Calling

1) We have only a "measure" of a call
      -Ephesians 4:7
      -John 3:34
      -John 1:16
      -Romans 12:3
      -Ephesians 4:13
      -1 Corinthians 12:11
2) Only Christ has the fullness of the call
      -Colossians 2:9
3) You must not look to any man's as the ultimate minister
4) You must recognize the limitations of people you look up to without despising them
      -Isaiah 2:22
      -2 Corinthians 4:7
5) You must recognize your limitations in ministry
      -Proverbs 21:2
       -1 Corinthians 7:25
6) You must be humble because you don't have it all
       -Hebrews 11:38-40
7) Your limitations in ministry are overcome by recognizing the contribution of others to your life
      -Ephesians 4:16

Many Are Called Part II

10) God calls people who are in difficult circumstances
      -Judges 6:13
      -Matthew 4:1
11) God calls people without miracle power
       -Judges 6:13
12) God calls for God-forsaken people
       -Judges 6:13
13) God calls people who have nothing to offer
       -Judges 6:15
14) God calls with poor family backgrounds
15) God calls people who are the least in their families
       -Judges 6:15
      -1Samuel 16:11

How Different People Were Called Part II

8) the divine call of Samuel by staying in the church and being trained to recognize God's voice, Which sounds like a man's voice
     - 1 Samuel 3:1-10
9) the divine call of Elisha by having a mantle thrown on him
     -1 Kings 19:19
10) the divine call of Jeroboam though the word of the prophet
     -1 Kings 11:29-38
11) the divine call of David through the anointing of a the prophet
     -1 Samuel 16:11-13
12) the divine call of Solomon through a double dream
     -1 Kings 11:9-12
13) the divine call of Isaiah through a vision
     -Isaiah 6:1; 8-9
14) the divine call of Ezekiel through the Word of The Lord
     -Ezekiel 1:2-3
15) Jeremiah's call through the Word of The Lord
     -Jeremiah 1:1-10
16) the divine call of Peter, Andrew, James and John by being asked to follow
     -Matthew 4:18–22
17) the call of Paul through spectacular and supernatural visitations
     -Acts 9:1–9
18) the divine call of Timothy through his family upbringing through the hand of Paul

Characteristics of "Called" People Part II

1 Corinthians 1:26
     - To be considered wise, depends on who is defining it
     - lowly people are humble
8) God calls Young people
     - Jeremiah 1:6; 1-8
     -1 John 2:14
9) God calls people who are fearful
     -Jeremiah 1:8
     -fear will make you lose what you have
     -A lot of things that belong to you take a lot of courage
     -Joshua 1: 2-7
     -if you can step into it, then God has given it to you, but you must be strong and courageous
     -a lot of things will put of a fight before they yield to you
     -something that will work will present itself as if it won't work
     -if you are never courageous then you will never have anything good, because most things require

      a  fight

Many Are Called-Characteristics Of People That God Calls

Ch 4: Characteristics of People That God Calls
1) God calls Failures
2) God calls Unworthy People
3) God calls people that have been Rejected
4) God calls people who are Not Believable
5) God calls people with an Inferiority Complex
6) God calls people who have failed at earlier attempts in ministry
7) God calls people that are not eloquent 

Many Are Called- Five Fact About The Call Of God

Ch 2: Many Christians Are Called
Five Facts about the Call of God
1) Many people are called
     -Ephesians 4:12
     -Our purpose is to be engaged in the work of God
2) There is a call to fruitfulness
      -not everyone is called for the same gift
       -John 15:16
3) Some people are called in a spectacular way
4) People are called in an ordinary way
5) Some people are called through their desires 

Many Are Called-Why You Are Still Alive

1 Thessalonians 5:27
Ch 1: Why You Are Still Alive 
      -if we can accept we are here for a purpose; God left us here for a good reason
Ephesians 2:8-16
      -God's plan is for us to walk in and do good works while we are here
       2 Corinthians 5:17-20
       Ephesians 4:7-13

Many Are Called-Why You Are Still Alive

1 Thessalonians 5:27
Ch 1: Why You Are Still Alive 
      -if we can accept we are here for a purpose; God left us here for a good reason
Ephesians 2:8-16
      -God's plan is for us to walk in and do good works while we are here
       2 Corinthians 5:17-20
       Ephesians 4:7-13

Rewards For Honoring Your Father

Ephesians 6:1-3
      -life comes from God and it is only God that can extend it
Deuteronomy 5:16
The Meaning of When it is Well with Someone
1) you will be successful
2) you will overcome
3) you will thrive
     -to thrive is to flourish
     -don't live or exist without the blessing of well-being.
4) you will flower
       -flower describes beauty
5) you will multiply
6) you will recover
7) you will hit it big
8) you will prosper
9) you will get ahead
10) you will win
11) you will expand