ALEX OGUH JOURNAL

'AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’ 21 [30TH MAY 2022 (30.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. We are coming to the end of this sub-topic in the 2021 Ministers' Leadership Retreat Bible Study we are following. Let us take the commentary under the study we have followed this month. F. ‘And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons.’ 2 Kg 4:4; Mk. 3:13-19; Mk. 9:2, 28-29; Matt 5:1-2; Mk, 6:30-32; 10:41-42 (GNB), Jn 20:19-25 i) What does that mean?  Behind the shut door was the woman, her sons and the vessels before the filling with oil began. The pouring of the oil into the vessels takes place most of the time in the private, in the absence of the crowd. It is not wrong to exclude the crowd when...

PREACH TO YOUR KILLERS: DIE GALANTLY How nice and kingdom-like to die like the Master, Jesus Christ! He prayed for those killing Him. They were helping Him translate in the family House (Heaven). It was the pattern followed by Stephen. He also opened the way for his killers to come to the same family House (Heaven). There is no better witnessing / evangelism. Even the Centurion who headed the soldiers that crucified Jesus had his eyes opened and he couldn't hide his conviction. Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. The best way to go home is by carrying souls along. Jesus carried that ex-thief. Stephen must have influenced Saul who became Bro. Paul. Study Church history a...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’ 15 [201ST MAY 2022 (21.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. Matthew 5:9 (KJV)  Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Are you a peace maker? It is very easy to know. Only those like Christ can come near that height. You know peace nakers when what is peace for their enemy means death to them. Till you can preach the good news to your killers, you are far from being a peacemaker. PREACH TO YOUR KILLERS: DIE GALANTLY How nice and kingdom-like to die like the Master, Jesus Christ! He prayed for those killing Him. They were helping Him translate into the family House (Heaven). It was the pattern followed by Stephen. He also opened the way for his killers t...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’ 13 [18TH -19TH MAY 2022 (18-19.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. Matthew 5:7 (KJV)  Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. There is a group that have no mercy. There is a religion that has no mercy. Look out for signs of our God. Look out for signs of the other gods.  There were two women in court before King Solomon (1 Kge 3:16-27). Each claimed to be the mother of the living child. Each had a child before,  but the merciless mother laid on her own and he died. This merciless mother exchanged her dead son with the living one of the other woman  They may speak peace. Don't believe them as long as they are servants of sin.  2 Peter 2:19 (KJV)  W...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’ 11 [14TH -15TH MAY 2022 (14-15.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. Matthew 5:1-3 (KJV)  And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven. Welcome to another Sunday. How I wish that all men of God use the situation on the ground to equip our brothers and sisters in the Church denominations all over the land. The Church is always in war (Mt 16:18). Our King has few soldiers and we have a horde of men coming against us. Our God would first sit down to check whether, with 10,000 He can overcome their own 20,000.  ...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’ 9 [11TH MAY 2022 (11.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. Matthew 5:1-3 (KJV)  And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven. Let's start by looking at what happened before chapter 5 of the book of Matthew, in order to see why there is a need to shut the door before pouring in the oil. The Bible was not originally divided into chapters. No need to get one person there who is shouting and saying, "Come and see this little bottle of oil filling many, many drums with oil!" Let's see Matthew 4:24-25 (KJV...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’ 8 [10TH MAY 2022 (10.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real My Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. Mk 9:2, 28-29 GNB Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain, where they were alone. As they looked on, a change came over Jesus, ... After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive the spirit out?" "Only prayer can drive this kind out," answered Jesus; "nothing else can." The Gospel is all about Christ and Him crucified (1 Cor. 2:2). All disciples learn Christ. Even when Jesus was fresh from the grave, He saw nothing more important to talk about than Himself - Christ. He called those brothers going to Emmaus fools b...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’ 7 [9TH MAY 2022 (9.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. Mk 3:13-15 GNB Then Jesus went up a hill and called to himself the men he wanted. They came to him, and he chose twelve, whom he named apostles. "I have chosen you to be with me," he told them. "I will also send you out to preach, and you will have authority to drive out demons." Good morning once again. Can we learn Jesus more and know what it means to follow Him? We are talking about being shut in with the Master. We call it ALONE WITH GOD. Jesus is our best example in this. To choose the twelve (inner caucus) disciples, He spent a whole night in prayer - shut in with the Father (Lk 6:12-13). See the process of choosing...

EMPTY VESSELS ARE THE USEFUL ONES 15 -  INVITATION TO STUDENTS AND YOUTHS CONGRESS, SAYCO [23RD - 24TH APRIL 2022 (23-24.4.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2Ki 4:3 KJV Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. How do we know whether you are full of yourself, of Satanic things or you have space for God?  Proverbs 27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. There is program called SAYCO (STUDENTS AND YOUTHS CONGRESS). I want to invite you and/ or yours to it. It's God's arrow of deliverance to our generation. The venues are everywhere all over the Earth. Date is 27th to 30th April 2022. You can register online. Registration and feeding is free as the Lord provides. In Lokoja, we have centres in the Federal University and in the State Polytechnic. We have many centres in most major towns in the State and in Nigeria. We also have such cent...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’  [3RD MAY 2022 (3.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. There is wisdom in making disciples. It's lack of understanding that is making every pastor aim too high. Imagine doubling yourself each year and teaching each person you have affected to double himself and teach those affected by him to keep on the practice. I have been in the Lord for the past 30 years. If a mature Christian (30 years ago) had followed the Lord instead of following those not following Him, he would have done more. Let's take the minimum - that he affects one person per year and teach those made to make copies of themselves each year 1992 = 1 1993 = 2 1994 = 4 1995 = 8 1996 = 16 1997 = 32 1998 = 64 1999 = 128 2000 =...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’  [3RD MAY 2022 (3.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. There is wisdom in making disciples. It's lack of understanding that is making every pastor aim too high. Imagine doubling yourself each year and teaching each person you have affected to double himself and teach those affected by him to keep on the practice. I have been in the Lord for the past 30 years. If a mature Christian (30 years ago) had followed the Lord instead of following those not following Him, he would have done more. Let's take the minimum - that he affects one person per year and teach those made to make copies of themselves each year 1992 = 1 1993 = 2 1994 = 4 1995 = 8 1996 = 16 1997 = 32 1998 = 64 1999 = 128 2000 =...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’ 4 [5TH MAY 2022 (5.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. I thank God for the children of this widow. Supposing they refuse to stay in there with their mother. Supposing they complained that the room was too stuffy. Supposing their desire was to be with their cult friends, if any. The disciple's willingness is the second most important thing in discipleship. The first is the choice of him by the Master. That is always the first. It's His choice that made all other things possible. John 15:16 (KJV)  Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name,...

‘AND WHEN YOU HAVE COME IN, YOU SHALL SHUT THE DOOR BEHIND YOU AND YOUR SONS.’  [3RD MAY 2022 (3.5.22 WFT *WISDOM FOR TODAY * Real Evangelism* by Bro. Alex Oguh) 2 Kings 4:4 (KJV)  And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. Being shut in with the Lord and your earthly discipler is not a bondage. The rewards can be amazing. Remember Elisha? There were hundreds of people in the Schools of the Prophets. God couldn't see one student good enough to replace Elijah. It was Elisha who was shut in with the man of God, Elijah. Caleb was more vocal than Joshua in matters of faith. Caleb was a real man of faith. The man could say that his strength at 85 was the same as it was when he was 40 (Josh. 14:7-11). He was a tribal leader like Joshua. When Moses was phasing out, he asked God to tell him his successor. See the reply: Numbers 27:18 (KJV)  And the LORD sa...