above my equals
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ABOVE MY EQUALSABOVE MY EQUALSWe are living in a competitive world, the rule of theWe are living in a competitive world, the rule of the
game is SURVIVAL OF THE fittest.game is SURVIVAL OF THE fittest.
EVEN THE FITTEST SOMETIMES CANNOT FINDEVEN THE FITTEST SOMETIMES CANNOT FINDTHEIR FEETTHEIR FEET
SOLOMON OBSERVED IN HIS TIME , ECC9:11
SPEED, MIGHT, INTELLIGENCE, SKILL ANDWISDOM ARE GOOD AND ESSENTIAL FORSUCCEESS, BUT NONE OF THEM ALONE IS
SUFFICIENT TO GUARANTEE SUCCESS.
THERE IS A LIMIT TO WHICH THEY CAN TAKEYOU IN THE JOURNEY OF LIFE
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THE IRONY OF LIFETHE IRONY OF LIFE
y BEAUTY DOES NOT GUARANTEE A
SUITOR
y A GOOD CERTIFICATE DOES NOT
GUARANTEE IMMEDIATE
EMPLOYMENT
y BEGGARS RIDE ON HORSES AND
PRINCES WALK BAREFOOTED
y THE FASTEST FELLOW DOES NOT
ALWAYS WIN THE PRIZE
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y MEN OF SENSE ARE NOT ALWAYS
MEN OF GREAT SUBSTANCE
y AS A MATTER OF FACTER THERE ARE
EXPERTS OF MANAGEMENTS WHO
HAVE SPENT THEIR DAYS IN
OBSCURITY
y THATS AN ERROR
THE IRONY OF LIFETHE IRONY OF LIFE
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y AS A CHILD OF GOD YOU ARE MEANT
TO BE ABOVE ONLY DEUT 28:13
y By covenant, by heritage and by birth.
y It is an error for a seed of Abraham to be
under or equal to your equals
y Check out the track records: Gen 26:12-
14
y UNTIL YOUR PROSPERITY PROVOKES
ENVY, YOUVE NOT STARTED.
THE TRUTH ISTHE TRUTH IS
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y Over: on top
ymore than: greater than in amount or
level [Deut 1:10]
y superior to: higher in status or power
y too good to be affected by something
y beyond: not subject to
y Occupying enviable position
HEAR THIS, U A MEANT TO BEHEAR THIS, U A MEANT TO BE
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y IT MAY LOOK LIKE YOUR MATES HAVEGONE AHEAD OF YOU
y BUT GOD IS ABOUT TO CHANGEYOUR STORY/STATUS
y
YOU ARE ABOUT TO OVERTAKE THEMy 1 KINGS 18:41-46
y THE BRO WHO WON VISA LOTTERY.
HEAR THIS!HEAR THIS!
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y
DIVINEFAVOUR
JUST ONE THING THAT MAKEJUST ONE THING THAT MAKE
THE DIFFERENCE!THE DIFFERENCE!
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yDIVINE FAVOUR
y
With it, there is no limitto what you can become
in life.yTHE BELEIVERS EDGE.
THE LIMIT BREAKER!THE LIMIT BREAKER!
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y Friendly regard, willingness to help,protect and be kind to SOMEONE.
yTo have divine favour is to have
Gods friendly regard.
y It is to win the willingness of God to
help, protect and be kind to you. Ps
6:12
yDivine wantability, acceptability, ROM
6:13
THE LIMIT BREAKER!THE LIMIT BREAKER!
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y PS 30:5, 7
y THE WORLD OF FAVOUR IS ONE OF ENDLESS
POSSIBILITIES
y IT BECOMES EASY TO HAVE BREAKTHROUGH IN
LIFE
y IT OPENS EVERY DOOR CLOSED AGAINST YOU,
y IT REMOVES ALL THE OBSTACLES ON YOUR WAY
AND BRINGS SUCCESS, WHERE OTHERS FAILED.
y DIVINE FAVOUR ATTRACTS SPECIAL ANOINTING.
THE LEVEL OF ANOINTING IN A MAN DETERMINES
HIS GREATNESS BEFORE GOD AND MAN.
y WITHOUT DIVINE FAVOUR A LEADER WILL END UP
A FAILURE. IT COMPELS YOUR SUBJECTS TO OBEY
AND BE WILLING TO FOLLOW AND SUPPORT YOU.
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!
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BY FAVOUR:
y They Possessed Their Possession-Ps 44:3
y Last Became The First-1sam 16/17, Gen 49:14-19 [FAVOUR ISNOT FAIR NEITHER DOES IT OBSERVE THE ORDER OF NATURE]
y WHEN FAVOURS IS AT WORK Protocol IS SET ASIDE-Esther 5:2
y The Mouth Of Lion Was Short-Daniel 6:22
y Wealth Transfer-Exodus 12:35-36
y Joseph Became A Pm In A Strange Land
y A Gateman Became A Prime Minister-Modecai, Esther 6
y An Orphan Became The Queen-Esther 1
y The One Condemned To Die Became Heir Apparent-
Exodus 2
y An Accursed Woman Became A Blessed Woman-Ruth
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!
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y
THOUGH DIVINE FAVOUR IS BY GODS DIVINECHOICE & MERCY, YOU CAN COURT IT Romans 9 :
13 16.
1. BY YOUR PRAYER
y WHAT MANNER OF PRAYER?
y JAMES 5:14-17, INTENSE, FOCUSED, WORDED,
y EXO 2:1, IT IS PRAYERS THAT LIFTS EMBARGO
y SURROUNDED BY HELPERS, BUT NOT HELPED
YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!
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2. THE POWER OF FAITH IN GODyMark 9 : 23 ALL THINGS A POSSIBLE TO HIM
WHO B.
y THERE IS NOTHING THAT MOVES GOD LIKE FAITH
y Daniel 1-6. THE CHALLENGE, AUDACITY/EXPLOITS
OF FAITH
y WHAT GAVE DANIEL & CO AN EDGE?
y THEIR DETERMINATION NOT TO COMPROMISE
THEIR FAITH.
y FAVOUR FOLLOWS THOSE WHO HONOUR GOD
BY LIVING ACCORDING TO HIS STANDARD VS. 9
YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!
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3. THE POWER OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING
y Praise is a powerful tool. Psalm 22 : 3
y GODS PRESENCE COMMANDS FAVOUR,
y When you murmur, you limit God and favour will be far from you.
Numbers 11 : 1,Acts 16: 25 26.CHEAP VICTORY-2 CHRO 20:1-20
4. SHOWING FAVOURy Mathew 5 : 7 The law of seedtime and harvest controls the issue of
favour. Do you want to walk in favour? Then be a person of favour.
Esther (2 : 21 22) Esther 6 : 1 3.
5. YOUR CONFESSION
y Your mouth is a weapon of authority ordained by God to keep youin perfect dominion. Favour moves in the direction of those that
say favourable things. Proverbs 18 : 21,
y YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE WHAT YOU SAY MK 11:23, DAN 1-3
y LIFE RESPOND TO YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR WORDS
y BE AN INCURABLE OPTIMIST
YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!
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6. YOUR GIFTSy A mans gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great
men Proverb 18 : 16
y 3 areas your gift can provoke the favour of God.
y (a) Prophet Offering
The widow of Zarephath and the Shunamite woman enjoyed divinefavour by reason of what they gave to the prophet. (1Kings: 17 : 10
24 and 2Kings 4 : 1 37).
y (b) Giving To The Poor
When you give to the needy, you can provoke the favour of God.Proverbs 19 : 17.
y (c) Giving To Your Parents
Eph. 6 : 2 3 Your gift to your parents irrespective of their wealth
or wickedness will provoke the favour of God.
YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!
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7. BEING KINGDOM FOCUSEDy Mathew 6 : 33, God will not sponsor your frivolities, but
will favour your to/and when you advance his kingdom
y There are two ways:y 1. Soul wining: Mathew 28 : 19 20
Your practical involvement with God in His purpose for
reaping the over-ripe harvest of souls guarantees His
divine favour.
y 2. Sacrifices: Sacrificial giving towards Gods kingdom or
business is trigger for divine favour.
2 Chronicles 1 : 6 7.
YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!YOU CAN PROVOKE IT!
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y Provoking Gods favour is not the ultimate for a believer,but to operate under perpetual divine favour.
y Joseph operated under continuous favour of God. Even
while he was in prison, he experienced the favour of
God.
1. FAITHFULNESS: 1 Corth 4 : 2, Proverb 28 : 20
Joseph faithfulness ensures his continuous favour. He
said How then can I do this great wickedness and sin
against God? Gen 39 : 9, A faithful man, after God has
blessed him will not miss his tithes. He will not forget
about his service in the House of God.
SUSTAINING IT, GEN. 39 : 2SUSTAINING IT, GEN. 39 : 2 6, 216, 21
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2. REMAIN CONNECTED: Hosea 12 : 13
After God has blessed Joseph in a strange land, He did not forget
his root. A branch that is cut off from a tree will die a natural death.
When God blesses you dont forget your root.
3. LIVE IN FORGIVENESS. Gen. 45 : 7
Joseph despite all that his brethren did to him, even when he had
opportunity to revenge, he did not
y David had several opportunities to avenge the wickedness of Saul
to him but he refused. No wonder David also enjoyed continuous
favour from God.
4. LIVE IN OBEDIENCE: Gen 2 : 22
Abraham enjoyed constant favour from God because; he lived a lifeof total obedience
DISOBEDIENCE WILL STAGNATE YOU!
y Saul lost the throne despite Gods promise to his generation to sit
on the throne forever due to disobedience.
SUSTAINING IT, GEN. 39 : 2SUSTAINING IT, GEN. 39 : 2 6, 216, 21
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5.BE JOYFUL Isaiah 12 : 3
Joseph did not complain for one day even despite the experiences
he went through. He was so charming even as a slave that the
madam of the house wanted to sleep with him. Even in prison,
because he was full of joy he was made the head of other
prisoners.
y One way to enjoy constant favour from God is to always display Joyirrespective of what you are passing through. Isaiah 12 : 3
6. LIVE A LIFE OF THANKSGIVING
Psalm 95 : 2 Philippians 4 : 6
y It takes thanksgiving to provoke favour of God as well as enjoy
continuous favour.
y Most Israelites died in the wilderness because they forgot the God
that delivered them from Egypt and began to complain. Anyone that
complains will never experience Gods blessings.
y ADDICTED
SUSTAINING IT, GEN. 39 : 2SUSTAINING IT, GEN. 39 : 2 6, 216, 21
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y My father, I want divine favour, in the name of Jesus.
y Divine favour, locate me by fire in the name of Jesus
y Doors of favour open unto me by fire! In the name of Jesus. O
heavens of my favour, open! In the name of Jesus.
y O God arises! And pronounce uncommon favour upon my life, in
the name of Jesus.y Showers of blessing, arise envelop me life in the name of Jesus.
y O God arises! And single me out for uncommon success, in the
name of Jesus.
y Every artillery of darkness, assigned against my favour, backfire! In
the name of Jesus.
PRAYERSPRAYERS::
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y WE ALL STARTED OUT ON THE SAME LEVEL
y SEPARATION
y DREAM
y SERVICE ORIENTED AND ENTERPRISING
y COMPETENCE
y INTEGRITY: BIZ, SEXUAL, PRISON, PRIME MINISTER
y ATTITUDE
y PEOPLE SKILL: LOVED PEOPLE, SERVED PEOPLE, FORGAVE
PEOPLE,
y ABSOLUTE DEPENDENCE ON GOD.
JOSEPHJOSEPH