Seeking God’s blessings for the year 2025
Our aim tonight is to seek God’s blessings for the coming year.
Text Isaiah 55; Matt 11:28-30
Both our readings invite us to come to God for His blessings.
Why God’s blessings?
1. Due to our fallen nature, humans are not used to doing things that will bless us.
However, God gives us what we truly need (e.g., air to breathe and the ability to make wealth (Deut. 8:18; atonement (1 John 1:8-2:2), eternal life (John 3:16) etc
People have realised that unless the Lord builds the house, they labour in vain (Psalm 127). ‘House’ here refers to; life, family, marriage, health, wealth, spirituality, peace etc..
The blessings of God add no sorrow but persecutions (Proverbs 10:22; Mark 10:29-31).
Those whom God blesses come to know that their future is blessed. Thus, they receive a vision about their future (Hebrews 11). For example, Jeremiah 1:4-7; 29:10-11; Joseph (Gen 50:24-25) Jesus (John 14:1-5) Hebrews 11). There are challenges ahead of us; you also need direction to navigate the future.
SOME OF THE MEN WERE DESPERATE FOR GOD'S BLESSINGS: JACOB (Genesis
32:22-26), and Jairus (Mark 5:21-24).
HOW TO RECEIVE GOD’S BLESSINGS?
Forsake your bad ways and follow God's instructions (e.g., Isaiah 55:6-11).
Summary of 2024
Summary of 2024: We have received opened heavens, and God is pouring His blessings on us to live well and to do what he wants us to do. God has been good to us, amen!
Theme for 2025: Chosen by God to bear fruit that will last (John 15:16).
Your labour must last
CHC must last until the coming of Jesus Christ
Your family must last
Britain must last till Jesus comes
You will not perish but live forever with the Lord
Whatever we do must last
Vision for 2025
Encouraging Bible reading
Encouraging singles to get married
couples to celebrate their marriage anniversaries every year
Launching of Jubilee Counselling and Help Centre (end of January 2025)
Consecration service ( in May)- to set church members aside for the work of God with Bishop
Anthony at Central Harvest Church
Launching of Jubilee Outreach Ministry (JOB)
Launching of our Printing Press Project
Launching of Jubilee Outreach Ministry (JOM)-1“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay
jar or puts it under a bed (Luke 8:16). We must allow the light of God’s glory in CHC to shine.
Jubilee Conference -Launching of Jubilee Global Missions (JGM) in August