FAITH: THE KEY OF LIFE.

First Bible Lesson: Matthew Chapter 8 verse 8

"The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come
under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."
Second Bible Lesson: John Chapter 6 verse 63
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I
speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
Golden Text: John Chapter 1 verse 14
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Brethren, it is very pathetic that the inhabitants of the world do not understan
d the importance of the Word of God. The Centurion mentioned in the above Bible
portion was a soldier. As was common with his associates, he was regarded as ign
orant about God. More so, he was not one of the disciples of Our Lord Jesus Chri
st. He had faith in God.
It is an indication, the Father can pass through a tree, a stone, an animal, an
insane person or a native doctor to reveal Himself. The songs rendered and the p
rayers offered are all the words of God. The Word of God is all-achieving.
It takes away your problems, heals your sickness, discharges you from prison; gi
ves you food, children, husband and wife. It also makes the blind to see, the la
me to walk, the deaf to hear and the dead to resurrect. The Word of God has the
power to solve all your infirmities.
The inhabitants of the world should be grateful to God, for the emergence of Bro
therhood of the Cross and Star. In Brotherhood, the word has been made flesh and
it dwells amongst us. This word is money, food, clothing, life and power.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, "ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make y
ou free." (John Chapter 8 verse 32). When the Centurion told Our Lord Jesus Chri
st about his servant's illness, Christ told him, 'I will come and heal him.' The
Centurion answered saying, "Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come unde
r my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed." (Matthew Ch
apter 8 verse 8).
How did the Centurion come to this understanding? The second lesson says: "It is
the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak
unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." (John Chapter 6 verse 63). Food
does not give you good health, clothing profits you nothing; money, house or man
does not give you anything. It is the Word of God that bestows all things unto
you.
If you had really looked for this true wisdom, brethren, you would not have allo
wed one minute or one day to elude you, because these words I speak to you are s
pirits, and they are the life eternal you are looking for.
All dreams and visions are good as well as faith, but the greatest of them all i
s for you to come here and listen to the gospels from the horse's mouth unadulte
rated.
Do not joke with the Word of God. Let your motive in Brotherhood be to assimilat
e and practise the Word of God. The Word of the Father has all achieving powers.
 Merely listening to the words can solve your numerous problems.
I sympathize with those members who do not understand the operative strategies i
n Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. They can be likened to the hunter who carri
es the carcass of an elephant on his head, but with his feet, fiddles for snails
. What can the Word of God not do for you? If you quit Brotherhood, where else w
ill you go to? When you stay put, what is your mission, if you fail to receive t
he words of God?
Brethren, let us learn a lesson from the Centurion. He showed tremendous faith i
n God. There is nothing the Word of God cannot bestow unto you. If you lack life
, good health, clothing, food and shelter, the Word of God is capable of endowin
g you with all of them and more. If we were to know the efficacy of the word, th
is hall would have been filled to capacity.
Many people are saying, the Father can no longer be visited for prayers and bles
sings. I ask you, what is this word? The golden text says, "the word was made fl
esh, and dwelt among us..." (John Chapter 1 verse 14). Do you not know, the word
is the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit? The word also is love, prosperity and a
ll the good things. If you say, one can no longer see the Father, what about the
words you hear? It means therefore, you are a Philip who requested, Our Lord Je
sus Christ should show them the Father, so they would be satisfied. Our Lord Jes
us Christ said unto him, "Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou n
ot known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest t
hou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and th
e Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the F
ather that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Fathe
r, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake." (John Cha
pter 14 verses 8 to 11).
It is not an easy thing to know God. The Centurion knew the efficacy of God's wo
rd. He knew, the word can make the blind to see, the lame to walk, the deaf to h
ear. He understood, the word is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient. But in y
our own case, you worship the holy oil; you want the Holy Father to pray for you
, and touch you and you want to converse with Him. If all of us were to have thi
s faith, we would have no problems. If you were to believe it is the word that h
eals, and does other things, you would not lament and would not get tired of lis
tening to it.
Why does the Father emphasize the Gospel of Love? Also, in Brotherhood, there ar
e no ceremonies, no incantations, invocations or sinister practises. Only the Wo
rd of God is preached. This is so because the word is the Father, the Son and th
e Holy Spirit. The word is love, truth and God who dwells in our midst. The word
is the savior on earth, the light, and the one who has come to change us, and c
ast away all of our problems. Therefore, we should have the same faith, and beli
eve the word has become flesh and dwells with us. If you believe in the word, al
l your afflictions are over.
You will have no need for the holy oil, vision, prayer; and you will cease to la
ment. What can holy oil or water, or man or science do for you? It is the Word o
f God, you should cling to. If somebody is residing in America, India or Germany
, it is possible to send words to revoke all unpleasant eventualities. This word
is God. Consequently, it is an act of foolishness to question the possibility o
f seeing somebody who stations in Calabar, in America and other parts of the wor
ld. The Centurion believed in the efficacy of the word and that was why he told
Jesus Christ, he was not worthy to have Him go under his roof, but that the Lord
should speak the word and his servant will be healed. No matter what you do unt
o the Lord, except you believe in Him, you cannot see the promised Kingdom. The
word is Christ, Spirit and God. If, therefore you believe in the word, you shall
have salvation. If you do not believe in Him, whatever your number of years her
e, you stand to profit nothing. Read the first lesson.
First Bible Lesson: Matthew Chapter 8 verse 8
"The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come
under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."
Brethren, can you now realize what is the truth? Whosoever believes in the Word
of God, believes in God. Draw a lesson always from the Centurion. He had faith.
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Hebr
ews Chapter 11 verse 1). It is like the Word of God. If you believe in the man y
ou see, then you have no faith. If you believe in water, or holy oil, or the tre
e, you see, you have no faith.
Let the words of God be the primary thing that attracts you into Brotherhood of
the Cross and Star so, you will benefit more. No matter the weight of your burde
n of sins, the Word of God can relieve you. Your sickness and trouble vanishes a
way, once you listen to these words and practice same. Do not seek after the lay
ing of hands on your head, holy bath, money or holy oil. Sincerely, practice the
Word of God. When you listen to the word, believe in it and put it into practic
e.
It is the Word of God that changes you, gives you life, and does everything for
you. Always listen to the Word of God, whether over the radio or on television,
and if you believe, all your problems are solved. If you read the pamphlets publ
ished here in Brotherhood, your afflictions will be over.
A local adage says, "at the direction a weeping child points, if the father is n
ot there, the mother will be there." Why I preach without ceasing is because, I
have realized this act as the only source of salvation. The word is the Holy Spi
rit that has come to save the world from iniquities. I know, you are heavy laden
. I know, you desire salvation and, you desire to follow God. That is why, I con
tinue to feed you with the words of God. You are called in by the word and it is
the word that changes you and gives you life, peace and prosperity.
Other than the Word of God, nothing can save man from damnation. Apart from the
Word of God, no other things can give life, the Holy Spirit or power. That is wh
y, I do not relent in feeding you with the words of God in the morning, afternoo
n and night. It is said: "except the tree falls, the axe will never rest." If yo
u use an axe to hew down a tree but cannot cut it, is it the hatchet that will c
ut it? If you cannot fall a tree with an axe, is it when you fold your arms and
look at the tree that it will fall?
The peace, you are looking for, the mercy, you lack, the joy you seek after, the
good health, you long to have, it is the word that can afford you all these thi
ngs. Your childlessness, poverty and all your heart's desires can only be fulfil
led by the Word of God. We should the more practice the Word of God throughout o
ur life time.
Let us believe and have hope in the Word of God. Let us put the word into practi
ce, and we shall be saved. What man cannot do, the Word of God is capable of doi
ng. What money cannot do the Word of God can do. Therefore, we should not toy wi
th the Word of God and do not relent in reading the Bible. There is nothing left
or right capable of saving man other than the Word of God.
Despite the fact, you lust after money, enjoyment, house, car and other material
things, you do not even believe, these things can be achieved by believing in t
he word. The word is food, water, cloth, shelter, life, good health, peace and a
ll things. The Word of God conquers all things. If you were to believe in the wo
rd, you would not come here every day. The Centurion said to Christ, just speak
the word, and my servant will be healed. He did not request Christ to pray or do
any other thing but to speak the word.
You come here every day because you are full of complaints of lack of money, foo
d, shelter, good health, peace and so on. These complaints are borne out of your
disbelief. That woman told Our Lord Jesus Christ, "Blessed is the womb that bar
e thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked." What did Our Lord Jesus Christ ans
wer her? He said, "Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and k
eep it." (Luke Chapter 11 verses 27 and 28).
It is now evident, we have no other friend, father or mother than the Word of Go
d. Seek for the Word of God at all times. The Bible says, "As the hart panteth a
fter the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." (Psalm Chapter 42
verse 1).
Our Lord Jesus Christ compared the efficacy of the word to the mustard seed. The
mustard seed is about the tiniest of all seeds but when it grows, it becomes so
large and shelters the birds, and animals. (Matthew Chapter 13 verse 32). When
the word is preached, it does not appear to be significant, but in the end, it b
ecomes the living water and shelter unto mankind.
If you go to somebody's house and he does not offer you the Word of God, leave s
uch a house. If you enter into a church and find them drumming and clapping and
they offer you something to drink without the Word of God, leave such a church.
God is not in such a place. If you meet somebody on the road and he offers you m
oney or any gift other than the Word of God, do not regard the gesture as worth
anything.
The Word of God is life, truth and the only way. That is why, I will not relent
in preaching the Word of God to you. A local adage has it, "six days belong to t
he thief, but the seventh day belongs to the owner of the property." Each person
has their own day when they shall hearken to the voice and be saved. Those who
are meant to receive this gospel have received it and are saved. Those who are m
eant to have salvation tomorrow or the next, shall hear the gospel of that day,
repent and be saved.
Second Bible Lesson: John Chapter 6 verse 63
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I
speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
Can you now realize the appropriateness of the words spoken by the Centurion whe
n he said, "I am not worthy to have thee come under my roof; but speak the word
and my servant will be healed."
When Christ asked His disciples who people said He was, they told Him, "Some say
that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of th
e prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answe
red and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered
and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath n
ot revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew Chapter 16
verses 14 to 17).
The same thing applied to the Centurion; it was not flesh and blood that reveale
d the power unto him, it was the Father who is in heaven that dwelt in Him. That
is why, Christ said, if the Father does not reveal the Son unto you, you cannot
know Him. "No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the
Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him." (Matthew Ch
apter 11 verse 27).
The Father is doing His work every day, yet the world continues to doubt Him. Th
e Word also is working wonders daily, but the world continues to doubt the Word.
The Holy Spirit is working every day, but the world doubts Him. It is the Spiri
t that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I speak to you, they are
life and spirit. You desire for spirit and life, and these are the things I hav
e brought to you in the world. Whosoever had no life, no spirit, no good health
and no relations to turn to has them now.
Therefore Brethren, from this moment, all our hope, belief, faith and love shoul
d center on the Word. When Christ revealed Himself to the eleven disciples, Thom
as was not there. But when He came back and the disciples told Him, they had see
n the Lord, he disputed and believed them not; arguing, he would only believe af
ter putting his finger through the nail prints. After eight days, when they were
gathered, Christ called Thomas to draw closer and thrust his fingers as desired
. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto hi
m, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that
have not seen, and yet have believed. (John Chapter 20 verses 28 and 29).
Who is the one who does not see but believes? He is the person who holds unto th
e Word of God. How do you acquire faith? You acquire faith by listening to the W
ord of God and practising it. Also, you acquire love when you comply with the Wo
rd of God. You have the Holy Spirit by believing in the Word of God. You have po
wer by believing in the Word of God. Faith is derivable from hearing the Word of
God and putting it into practice. It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh p
rofiteth nothing. The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are
life. The word is truth, wisdom, power, gives you peace, children, money, blood
and strengthens your bones and muscles. It is the word that heals and changes y
ou. The word makes the poor to be rich and fulfills your heart's desires; both p
hysically and spiritually. That is why, Our Lord Jesus Christ said: "I am the wa
y, the truth, and the life." (John Chapter 14 verse 6). If you continue to gaze
at the sky expecting any other savior to descend from there, you are merely wast
ing your time and energy. The only savior is the Word of God, which is God, Chri
st and the Holy Spirit. This is the only source of salvation.
The source of your problems is disbelief. You do not believe in the Word of God,
and as such, do not believe in God. Those who listen to the Word of God and bel
ieve, have faith and salvation. Even non-members have imbibed the Father's teach
ings and have been transformed. They listen to the Father's teachings at differe
nt places and have their problems solved. You claim to be members of Brotherhood
for donkey years, yet your problems cannot be solved. Our Lord Jesus Christ spo
ke to the Samaritan woman, when He requested for some water. The woman answered
Him saying: "How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a wo
man of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answere
d and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith t
o thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have giv
en thee living water. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw w
ith, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? Art tho
u greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himse
lf, and his children, and his cattle? Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoeve
r drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water
that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him s
hall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. The woman sai
th unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to
draw." (John Chapter 4 verses 10 to 15). What is that fountain of water? It is t
he Word of God.
Meanwhile, when the disciples of Our Lord Jesus Christ demanded him to eat with
them, He answered and said: "I have meat to eat that ye know not of... ...My mea
t is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work." (John Chapter
4 verses 32 and 34). The Word of God is food, clothing, shelter and everything.
If you have the Word of God, you stand to conquer the world.
Our Lord Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples saying: "Go ye therefore, and t
each all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have command
ed you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." (Ma
tthew Chapter 28 verses 19 and 20). He is the one who sends you on an errand, an
d also accompanies you to accomplish it. Therefore, He is the word. His words ar
e your salvation. They are everything unto every man. It is the Word of God that
guides you. It is the word that stays in front of and behind you. Most people b
laspheme against Brotherhood because they do not understand it. However, they be
lieve, Brotherhood can help people solve their problems. What is it that solves
people's problems in Brotherhood? It is the Word of God.
A blind man cannot lead another blind man. If you were to know what Brotherhood
is, you would be able to explain it to the outsiders. Did you know, the word is
God? The word, you hear becomes flesh and dwells with you, and dines with you.
When you tell people, there is nothing in Brotherhood, it means, you do not know
Brotherhood. You came into Brotherhood with diverse problems and had them all s
olved by mere saying "let!" If, therefore, you say, there is nothing in Brotherh
ood, how do these things happen? When you come in here with a worldly person and
try to show him the Father, he will look around everywhere and tell you he has
not seen the Father. He will ask you why he cannot see the Father. Every person
wants to know what is here in Brotherhood. Unfortunately, you do not know what i
s in Brotherhood; and so cannot explain anything about Brotherhood to any person
.
In Brotherhood, it is the word that becomes flesh and abides with man. The word
does all things and is in Christ, God, angels, life, good health and everything.
Any time you listen to the Word of God, believe fervently it is the voice of Go
d. Spread this good news to the world that God is dwelling with man. When you ar
e on ministry work, do not ask for holy oil, vision or special prayer, but liste
n to the word because it is sufficient unto every one. Whosoever you come in con
tact with, do not discuss any other things with him or her except the words of G
od. Enlighten the world, the word has become flesh and dwells with man. It is th
e word alone that is capable of bringing things into existence and vice versa.
Golden Text: John Chapter 1 verse 14
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Brethren, you are witnesses to the fact, when I say to somebody: "go your proble
ms are solved,' 'your sickness is gone,' your infirmity is healed,' 'you are ble
ssed with a husband or wife, children, money and so on;" these spoken words read
ily come to fulfillment. It is the word that does the work here. When you are to
ld to kneel down, the Father has come; if you kneel down, you will see the Fathe
r. When it is pronounced; 'go, your court case is ruled in your favor', 'you hav
e been discharged and acquitted;' these words will readily manifest. Why then do
you toy with the Word of God?
Why is it, the word is in your midst, but you fail to recognize it? Why do you s
eek the living amongst the dead? Why seek ye the truth where there is none? The
word becomes flesh and abides with man and we behold his glory. Therefore, the w
ords I speak unto you become man. They heal, raise the dead, give us peace and j
oy. They are food, clothing, shelter and anything you can think of. Whatever is
your affliction or lack, the Word of God is sufficient unto you. No matter how h
eavily laden, how sad, how sinful or ignorant, the Word of God is capable of rec
tifying the situation. That is why, when you pray, you have all the words you sp
eak fulfilled. The words you sing in a song also come to pass. That is why, when
any person who is afflicted comes to you for prayers, whatever you mention in y
our prayers or songs will not fail to manifest.
On this note therefore, you are commanded not to allow evil communication to pro
ceed out of your mouth. The scripture says: "That every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words
thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." (Matthew Ch
apter 12 verses 36 and 37). The moment you start to plot, think or speak evil, y
ou are covered with darkness. When you speak the Word of God, you will not fail
to see the Children of God. All good things and God will appear before you.
Therefore, the light we have today is derived from the word. The spirit we have
today, is given to us by the word. The life we live is given to us by the word.
The God present in our midst is the Word. The joy and truth that manifest in our
midst is the word. Therefore, we should believe in the word, have faith in Him,
love Him and surrender ourselves completely unto Him. All the time and wherever
we may be, we should not relent in listening to the Word of God. What the Word
of God cannot do, no other person can do. There is nothing the Word cannot do, p
rovided you believe in the Word.
May God bless His Holy Word. Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER.