CCORDING A to Wikipedia, Glory is said to relate to the Latin word gloria which means fame and honour. It is used to denote manifestation of God's presence in the Christian religious tradition. It is one of the most common words in the bible used that is used to translate the

Hebrew words of Hod (majesty, splendour) and Kabod (weight, heaviness and importance).

God is Most Glorious; everyone born in the image of God ought to manifest part of that glory. However, the expression of the glory of God upon a man can be in defined in three ways: Extinct; Dormant or Active. In other terms, it could be said to be Dead; Asleep or Alive.

Several factors can determine the state of that glory upon the life of a man. Things like the person's level of spirituality; spiritual wickedness opposing him, ignorance, diligence, pride, family background, godliness, favour, etc. are determinants.

As a result of pride, the glory of King Saul went from asleep to alive and then to dead. While as a result of godliness and favour, the glory of David went from dead to asleep and to active. In this first month of 2016, certain glory that appeared dead will come alive; those glory that are asleep will be awoken and those that are rising already will yet rise more in Jesus name. The glory of the church as a whole will arise out of obscurity in Jesus name.

ANY M times God makes promises years before He intends for them to happen. For example, Jesus coming was promised by God as far back as the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:15) and subsequently by the Prophets (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7; Micah 5:2; etc.). The annunciation proper

was later made to Mary by Angel Gabriel when God was ready to fulfil His plan (Lk. 1:26-38).As we were rounding up 2015, God began to tell me what He will do for us in 2016. Some of the things He said:- I have told you before that you will be a City that cannot be hidden; I will begin to fulfil this promise to you from 2016. - Your light shall no longer be hidden anymore.

FOR INDIVIDUALS1 Some families will trace the beginning of their generational blessings to this year.2. Some will receive help from unexpected sources.3. Grateful hearts will have more causes to be grateful4. For many, the pendulum of life will generally be on the upward swing5. A chosen few will receive blessings so large they can hardly contain them

FOR NIGERIA1. Things are likely to get tougher, before they get better, but things will definitely get better before the year ends.2. What He started last year, He will finish this year, provided we don’t rejoice too soon.

INTERNATIONAL1. Natural disasters, floods, fires, earthquakes, are likely to get progressively worse, until governments realize that these are part of divine judgement against those who have passed unholy laws. If governments will repent of disdaining Christ and His church, He will help them win the fight against terrorism.2. A major war will be averted this year3. A new sexually transmitted diseases will surface.

By Pastor E.A Adeboye, RCCG General Overseer

- This will be your year of exclamations of wonders that will be very audible and well perceived.- Your name shall begin to ring pleasing bells where it matters from now on. - You have been do ing your assignment quietly, but I will noise your fame abroad from this year.- As nine symbolizes finality of numbers, my final comment to you at this stage is that I am pleased with you.- You have been weighed and found just. In tough and easy times, you have stood firm. Therefore, I will open the doors of the world to you.- You have passed the test of faithfulness after nine years of steadfastness. Now it's your time to be revealed and shown forth.- The Angel of my presence will introduce you to people you will never have been able to speak to.I am particularly expectant for what God has in store for us in 2016, I am very persuaded that it shall be our most successful and impactful year yet in our history as a group.

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OTheme for the month of January 2016 is Arising Glory and the

Bible says in Isaiah 60:1 'Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of The Lord is risen upon thee'

The word of God says in Micah 6:8 'Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy, when I fall, I shall arise, when I sit in darkness The Lord shall be a light unto me.'Our Bible reading will be taken from the Book of Acts of Apostle 3:1-11This was a man the Bible did not mention or attribute a name to. He was referred to as a certain man lame from his mother's womb, and he had been in this situation for 40 years. So because he could not walk, he could not help himself let alone have a means of livelihood. He was carried maybe by family or friends, and they laid him daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, the temple Solomon built for God had many gates, I don't know why the Lame man choose the one called Beautiful. He was set in front of the beautiful gate but his life was far from beautiful, he could not help himself, he would not do the things his fellow young men did, no activity whatsoever, he was in front of the temple hearing the worship & praise to God but he could not go into the Temple.Brethren gates are barriers used to close an opening in a wall, fence or hedge. I want to believe that there are physical gates and spiritual gates. Spiritual gates can be likened to hinderances, obstacles, limitations, backwardness, no wonder the Psalmist said in the Book of Psalm 24:7'Lift up your heads, o ye gates and be ye lift up, ye everlasting door, and the King of glory shall come in. Some people lived in beautiful houses/mansions, drive the best cars, they have everything that money can buy but they do not have Jesus, everything around them is beautiful as it were but their lives is not anywhere beautiful by the standards of God and not man. The bible says in Mark 8:36 'What shall it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and loose his soul, what can a man give in exchange for his soul?. A life that has everything else but Jesus cannot be beautiful, the Bible says in Psalm 34:8 'Oh taste and see that The Lord is good, blessed is the man that trusteth in Him'. Please if you have not given you life to Jesus, I will admonish you to do so before the end of this service and I can assure you from my little walk with God that your life will never be the same again. I want to believe that for The Glory of God to arise in our lives, our positioning in life matters. The Book of Ecclesiastes 9:11 makes us to understand that the fastest runner doesn't always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn't always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skilful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don't always lead successful lives. It is all decided by time and chance, by being in the right place at the right time. I want to believe that the lame man was in the right place at the right time. Brethren we need to be in the Place where God wants us to be at every given point in time. My prayer for us all is that we will be in the right place at the right time always, so we do not miss our blessings in Jesus

By Pastor (Mrs) Anthonia OBAFAIYE

I Will ARISE!

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Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before. Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe; forward into battle see his banners go! Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus going on before.

At the sign of triumph Satan's host doth flee; on then, Christian soldiers, on to victory! Hell's foundations quiver at the shout of praise; brothers, lift your voices, loud your anthems raise. Refrain:

Like a mighty army moves the church of God; brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod. We are not divided, all one body we, one in hope and doctrine, one in charity. Refrain:

Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane, but the church of Jesus constant will remain.Gates of hell can never gainst that church prevail; we have Christ's own promise, and that cannot fail. Refrain:

Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng, blend with ours your voices in the triumph song. Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King, this through countless ages men and angels sing.Refrain:

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name. The Bible says in 2 Timothy 2:20 'But in a great house there are different vessels, some unto honour and some unto dishonour, are we doing what God has called us to do or are we just doing what we want to do. If the lame man was missing at the Beautiful gate in front of the temple at the time when Peter and John (agents of change/ destiny helpers) whom God had sent to him, he would have missed his blessing (his miracle). So because he did not allow his situation to stop him from being where he needed to be, God turned his situation around for the best, he was dropped of by family or friends but by the end of the day he was able to walk on his 2 feet without needing the assistance of anyone. I have come to announce to someone here today that every problem has an expiring date, and para-venture you have been asking yourselves when will this challenge become a testimony, God says arise and shine for His Glory is risen upon you, He says for your sake He has chosen to arise for your set time to be favoured has come. Arising Glory is the theme of the month as spoken by God through His Prophet, the Bible recorded in verse 8 of Acts 3 that the lame man leaped up and stood and walked and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping praising God for the great thing He had done in his life. Brethren lameness as it were could represent something else in our lives, for the lame man it was the limitation of not being able to walk, for someone else it could be failure, disappointment, discouragement, physical & spiritual unfruitfulness or challenge. But I have good news for someone today, The Lord says everything the enemy has stolen from you, He will give you the strength to pursue, to overtake and recover all without fail in Jesus name. The Lord says for your waiting He will give you double honour, for ashes He will give you beauty, for the spirit of heaviness, He will give you the garment of praise. The bible recorded in the book of Exodus 12:36 that God Almighty paid the Israelites wages of over 400 years of hard labour in the land of Egypt in one night.

Opening part of a sermon delivered by Pastor (Mrs) Anthonia OBAFAIYE on January 24, 2016.. For full version, visit - http://rccgleeds.org.uk/i-will-arise-by-pastor-mrs-anthonia-obafaiye/