The Light's House Podcast

“You are completely forgiven - past, present and future” may not be your regular sermon but it is the heart of the gospel. Our past, present, and future sins were dealt with simultaneously through the cross. God didn’t discriminate with regard to the time of occurrence. For everyone alive today, all of our sins were in the future when Jesus died. This means that Jesus paid the price for the sin of the world BEFORE anyone alive today was ever born, before such a person ever inherited the nature of sin or even committed any acts of sins. Hebrews 10:17-18 reads “And their sins and their lawless acts I will remember no more [no longer holding their sins against them].” Now where there is [absolute] forgiveness and complete cancellation of the penalty of these things, there is no longer any offering [to be made to atone] for sin. As a believer in Christ, God wants you to know that in Christ your sins are forgiven. The debt is paid. The past is behind you. The slate is clean. Praise His glorious name! The most natural response to knowing you are forgiven is to live to worship the Lamb who bought you that forgiveness.  ACTION: Supposing that Heb 10:17-18 is true for you, and it is, and considering that scriptures cant be broken, spend time pondering on how you would approach life, if indeed your sins are forgiven. Now, make a decision to approach life with that mindset. Try this for 7 days and record on how your life turns out. READ: Jer 31:33-34, Heb 10:17-18, Rom 3:25, Heb 9:13-15 Jesus is the propitiation for our sins. By means of the crucifixion of Jesus, God has provided the "mercy seat" once and for all, and open to all. One can trust (have faith) that atonement has been made. Your sins have been forgiven and forgotten, hence there is no other sacrifice needed for your sin. God wants you to know that in Christ your sins are forgiven. The debt is paid. The past is behind you. The slate is clean. Praise His glorious name!

Righteousness is a state of being able to stand before God without any sense of guilt, inferiority or shame. This is a state of perfection that everyone desires. Religion tells us we must “perform” to become righteous but God’s way of making us righteous differs significantly from this. The blood shed at Calvary justified you but the resurrection gives proof that God now sees you righteous. Anytime you want to doubt your righteous nature in Christ, just look at Jesus seated at the right hand of God - that is all the proof you need!  Philippians 3:9 says,  My passion is to be consumed with him and not clinging to my own “righteousness” based in keeping the written Law. My “righteousness” will be his, based on the faithfulness of Jesus Christ—the very righteousness that comes from God. ACTION: Whenever the temptation to “perform” to earn God’s righteousness and approvals wells up in you. Take a moment to look at the cross – at that finished work – and remember that you are already accepted in Christ and that Jesus Christ is your righteousness. Then commit to what Phil 3:9 says. This will break the back of “performance-motivated” righteousness.   READ: Gal 2:16, Rom 3:21-26, Titus 3:5-7, 2 Cor 5:21, Phil 3:9, Rom 4:5, 24-25.

The ‘die-to-self’ theology possibly built around Paul’s statement of “I die daily” in 1 Corinthians 15:31 (NASB), is contextually wrong because Paul made that statement when defending his apostleship - on how he puts his life in danger daily in preaching the gospel.  Paul is not referring to dying to sin daily. Why? Because our death to sin took place on the cross. We died once and for all to the nature of sin. Believers don’t have to keep dying to self daily because at salvation, we died to our old life and are birthed into a new life Romans 6:6 KJV says Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. READ: Rom 6:6-11, 1 Cor 15:31, Rom 6:6-11, Gal 2:20 ACTION: Whenever you feel tempted to “crucify yourself” in order to live right, remind yourself that you were already dead to sin, the same way Christ was dead to sin and that you are also alive to God now, the same way Christ is alive at the right hand of God. Reckon this truth to be real in your life

What does it mean to be blessed? Is it to have a lot of money, or a lot of influence in society? Is it material wealth, good health or affluence etc? Whatever your definition of being blessed is, God’s views of being blessed go deeper than that. It means to prosper in all ramifications of life BECAUSE OF the indwelling presence of God. Being indwelled with God Himself is the blessing. The reason why God declared you blessed regardless of what your experience may be, is because “He sees you wrapped into Christ”. Our union with Jesus is the foundation for our “blessed” state. Proverbs 10:6 AMP says: Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God] READ: Proverbs 10:16, Eph. 1:3, 2 Cor 5:21 ACTION: When you are tempted to think of yourself as not blessed because your worldly accomplishments don’t match up to others, pause and realise that you are thinking wrong. Remind yourself that your “blessed” state is a function of a Person and not based on achievements.

Mercy is God’s prerogative alone and mercy really means the “compassion and loving-kindness of God” which He chooses to dispense as He wills (Exodus 33:19). Believers often pray like orphans begging God to have mercy on them especially quoting Ex 33:19 where God said to Moses “.I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy..”  Whilst God’s mercies are His prerogative alone, the Bible declared that New Covenant believers have ALREADY RECEIVED God’s mercies  1 Pet 2:10 TPT - For at one time you were not God’s people, but now you are. At one time you knew nothing of God’s mercy, because you hadn’t received it yet, but now you are drenched with it! Did you see that? You are now drenched in the mercy of God. READ: Heb 4:16, 1 Pet 2:10, Hosea 2:23 ACTION: Next time you feel that God is far away, know that this is only in your mind. God’s Mercy Doors can never be shut against you. So, in your imagination and out of your lips, eulogise the Father and picture the Lord Jesus (GRACE) seated on that throne. A wave of mercy will wash over you.

One of the fastest ways of writing truth in our hearts is through repetition. Songs have the power of shaping our belief system through repetition. We must be careful about the lyrics of our songs. If they deny the Lordship of Jesus, or deny the finished work of Jesus Christ at Calvary or what God has already done for us in Jesus, then we should reject those songs or reword them. For example: The song - ‘He gives and takes away’ based on Job 1:21 contradicts God’s good nature (James 1:17) because it assumes God is the one that took things away from Job. The truth Job lost everything because he was already living in fear (Job 3:25) The song, ‘Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary’ seems to be seeking for us to be a sanctuary where God lives but this song totally ignores the truth that we are already God’s own sanctuary, the habitation of the Most High God (1 Pet 2:5) Do not keep asking for what you already have. Do not sing, “I need Thee, oh, I need Thee.” Sing, “I have Thee, oh, I have Thee.” Never waste breath by asking Him to be near you, who is already within you, joined to you in such a union that you and He are described as “one spirit.” READ: 1 Corinthians 6:17, 1 Pet 2:5 Most religious songs are laden with the cross reality but God calls us to a resurrection life. God did not just killed our old life at Calvary, He raised us up to the new life in Jesus. Now we are seated together with the resurrected Jesus. If your walk with God stopped at Calvary, you will have 'death' mentality but God calls us to 'life and victory' in the resurrection. Have a resurrected mindset today and win

What is the throne life reality? A reality is a perception about life driven by our belief system. Beliefs are formed based on information we are repeatedly exposed to and we have chosen to accept. An example is if you grew up with the belief that you are smart and this information is constantly affirmed by people around you, you will carry a consciousness of being smart with you - so when you are faced with a difficult challenge, you will approach that challenge as a ‘smart person’ expecting resolution. It is conditioning - a belief system that affects everything you do. Beliefs are so important that they determine your results. Throne life realities are profound truths that show us that we were crucified, died, buried, made alive, raised, seated enthroned, anointed and will be manifested together with Christ. In order to work in the power of the throne life, only one thing is needed: BELIEVE. The word throne came from the Greek word “thronos” which means the seat of authority. The throne life is living as one who has authority over the affairs of life. Such a person views life from the point of victory instead of defeat. Such a person views life as one who is seated together with Christ and not one ravaged by the vicissitudes of life. In today’s sermonette, I shared a story about an eagle that was born an eagle but died a chicken because the eagle heeded the voice of other chickens which limited its ability to soar or thrive. The other story was of another eagle in the same circumstances as the first eagle but this second eagle was helped by a coach/mentor to rise above the limitations of living in a chicken coop. The throne life will challenge you to embrace your elevated seat beside Jesus in the throne room and not to hang out in the courtyard. Listen to this intro message and welcome to the throne life. If you are still thinking of joining the throne life teaching starting tomorrow 24/4/21, here is the link to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Keo3ZLNFEfqAl7EZu8V8cK

The Right Thinking Programme was created to help you identify and filter negative thoughts from your mind so that you are empowered to think right. We believe that right thinking leads to right believing and that right believing leads to right living. Transformation starts from the the way and how we think. What is the process of change? · Decide and desire you want to transform · Become aware of your thoughts · Challenge your thoughts and beliefs with the Gospel · Replace any wrong thought with the right ones consistently · Say what God says about you · Act as if the Word of God is true because it is · Consistently dissociate from the past and associate with the future. Categories of thought There are 3 categories of thoughts we will explore: 1) Thoughts about God 2) Thoughts about you 3) Thoughts about others Thoughts about God – here we explore what have we believed about God. Are these true? Are these based on our cultural biases and religious thinking instead of what was revealed by the Lord Jesus? Thoughts about you – here we explore the basis of your identity and self-talk. Are these based on human definitions or based on who God has declared you to be? Thoughts about others – here we explore the better way to think about others and why this is crucial to our success.

Insecurities. Idolisation. Wannabes. Greed. Sycophancy. Suck-ups etc.... are some of the things that plague the human mind. But are believers immune from these? The Bible says all things are yours. And if all things are yours, why would you need to idolise anyone or anything? You are not the victim of this world. You own it. It is not your master. It is your servant. Everything in the world and everything that happens on it is working together for your greatest and longest good. All things are yours because you are Christ’s — Christ’s body, Christ’s bride, Christ’s subject, Christ’s sibling, Christ’s fellow-heir. And why does belonging to Christ make all things yours? Because Christ is God’s. “You are Christ’s and Christ is God’s.”

There was a mystery that Apostle Paul was hard-pressed to deliver in Col 1:27 which is this: Christ living in me is the hope of glory. Because I am in Him, I should expect goodness and mercies to follow me all the days of my life. Romans 8:10-11. The practicalities of sonship are wrapped up in your right standing before God. As a son or daughter of God, God sees you as righteous as Himself. Eph 4:24 AMP. Gal 6:15-16 says “It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation. May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.” This means that God’s peace and mercy are upon those who live by the principle of the new creation or the principle of sonship - those who see themselves the way God sees them. If you embrace sonship it means you have embraced the truth that Christ is now your life. 

The need to perform to prove our identity in Jesus always comes from the sense of lack. “Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread’ Why didn’t Jesus simply work a miracle to prove who He was? Satan, in his subtle mind game, was asking Jesus to prove His identity by His performance. Had Jesus wavered in His sense of identity through His relationship with God, had He followed the logic of the question, had He started asking Himself the wrong questions, He would have started down a path of works righteousness that would have led to His fall. His life would have become consumed with proving His identity instead of living His identity.  The main message the devil has for you—the message of all codependent teaching, the message of religion, the message that lies at the core of everything that has robbed the church of victory—is the charge, “You are not who God says you are. Therefore you do not have what God says you have. ” The question may not come to us in the same manner that it came to Jesus. For us it may be presented in the form of qualification. “What is it that actually qualifies me for the promises of God? What qualifies me to go to heaven? What qualifies me to receive a miracle in my time of need? Why should God answer my prayers? Or, most importantly, why should God love me?”  Listen to the podcast

God’s eternal and perfect plan and purpose is to gain many divine sons and daughters for the satisfaction of His heart’s desire. Who are these many sons and daughters? They are the redeemed, regenerated, transformed and glorified humanity. Eph 1:5-6 TPT says For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his tremendous love that cascades over us would glorify his grace—for the same love he has for his Beloved One, Jesus, he has for us. And this unfolding plan brings him great pleasure! God’s choice of you is linked to the word “predestination”. The word “predestination” used in Eph 1:5 means to “mark out or to determine before-hand. Predestination is a concept suggested by some to mean that God arbitrarily pre-selects people for salvation. There is no Scriptural support for the idea that God has extended grace to a limited number of individuals. In fact, the Scripture is quite clear as to the universal nature of the grace of God and the work of Jesus Christ. It was because He loved the world that He gave Himself for us (John 3: 16). So, now that we understand the word predestination, let’s look at the word adoption. Adoption is from the Greek word “huiothesia” meaning “to be placed as a son” but what does that mean? It means that in regeneration, you received the nature of God but in adoption, you receive the position of a son of God. So every Christian obtains the place of a child and the right to be called a son the moment he/she believes. But what does it mean to you to be placed as a son of God? It means you have the right to ALL God has and IS. God is your Father and His door is NEVER shut against you!

God wants you to be jointly formed into the image of Jesus Christ. But what is the image of Jesus Christ we are to conform to? Is it physical, moral, or spiritual? To answer the question, let’s use the law of first mention where the word “image” is first used. In Gen 1:27 says So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. The word “image” in that scripture is the word “tseh'-lem” and it means to be a representative figure, a model or resemblance. Since God is Spirit (John 4:24), then it goes without saying that those created in His image will be created in His Spiritual image first. God created the spiritual nature of humans first – in His spiritual image then created the physical body of Adam later in Gen 2:7. So, when the word image is used, it is referring to the spiritual nature first and foremost. So, Rom 8:29 is saying God destined us from the beginning to share the likeness or the image of His son. To share in or conform to the spiritual image of Jesus requires us to be born again. The moment you are born again, the Spirit of Christ comes into you. His spiritual image became yours. So, now you are conformed to the spiritual image of Jesus Christ. This is the reason why the scripture says in 1 John 4:17 that because as He is, so are we in this world. Right now, you are 100% like Jesus in your spirit. This is the beginning of your conformity to the image of Jesus Christ. Affirmation: I am thankful Father that I am already conformed to the image of Jesus Christ the very moment I became born again. I choose by your grace to allow this reality to make me an effective witness of the Lord, dispensing the fragrance of His grace everywhere I go. So, help me God.

Spirit-Led acceleration

Christmas Day Sermon: The Grace Called JesusText: John 1:14–17Supporting Scriptures: Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 9:6, Luke 2:10–21, Titus 2:11–14, Revelation 21:3–5

THIS THING CALLED GRACE Part 3

An escalator is a moving staircase—steps keep circulating, and it carries youupward.An elevator is a lift—once you step in, it raises you to levels you couldn’t reach onyour own.

What Is Grace, Really?We talk about grace a lot, but what is this thing called grace?Grace captures the goodwill, lovingkindness, and favour of God freely given to us so that we may partake in His divine life.Grace is God’s divine aid that supernaturally empowers you to be who He made you to be.

You Are Chosen In Love

Devotional Reflection:Did you notice the word "constantly" in today’s scripture? What does that even mean? It means there was never a time, there is no time, and there will never be a time when Jesus is not loving you. He constantly loves you, regardless of the circumstances. His love doesn’t fluctuate based on your behaviour—it’s constant, even when you make mistakes.But that’s not all. He didn’t just stop at loving you—He also loosened you from your sins. In the same breath of love, your sins are cancelled. His love for you drove Him to the cross, where He sacrificed Himself to forgive you. The love of Christ and the forgiveness of sins are inseparable. They are two sides of the same coin.