DAY 1(MONDAY 14TH)
You are welcome to year 2009 Holy Ghost Congress (OUR GOD REIGNS)
This year’s congress promises to be greater than all other congress that has been taken place since its inception eleven years ago.
At exactly 6 pm,  the program commenced with prayer and intercession, it was followed shortly with a powerful praise and worship form the praise team, the opening prayer was said by Rev Moses Aransiola, while the choir ministration was delivered by the mass choir.
At exactly 8.30 pm Bishop David Oyedepo mounted the pulpit and delivered a powerful message On THY KINGDOM COME. He said that kingdom came alive in us in redemption, but we have to pray it into manifestation. Quoting 1 Corinthians 4 v 20 he said the kingdom of God is not in words but in power.  In his sermon he itemized five ways we can be empowered, these ways are;

1. Be saved and understand what your salvation is worth
2. Have the Holy Ghost.
3. By the word of God
4. Through prayer and fasting
5. Through faith; Every time you believe the word of God, you are empowered to experience the work of God.

He also mentioned the reasons why we need to be empowered.
1 To fulfill my destiny
2 To live a life that pleases God.
3 To secure my destiny

1. To confront spiritual opposition.
2. To do exploit for God

On a final note the Bishop said “nothing empowers like faith, fasting give values”
By 9pm, the presence of dignitaries from all over the world was recognized and was greeted accordingly.
Assistant General Overseer Pastor M. O. Ojo. led us in the thanksgiving for the past congresses.
By 10.40pm the General overseer was ushered in by Pastor Kunle Ajayi
The General Overseer commented on the large crowd of people that was present on the first day of this year’s congress and encouraged them to keep it up as each day has its own blessing.
He asked the congregation to reach out to their friends and loved once and tell them that they shouldn’t wait till the weekend, because everyday has its own miracle, “there are only six days in this congress, it means they are missing one third of this congress, whatever they are doing they should suspend it and come and spend time with the almighty God” he admonished.
As part of the continuous effort of the church in order to ease movement in and out the redemption city, The General Overseer, informed the congregation that a new road has been constructed right from redemption city to Ikorodu a suburb in Lagos state Nigeria.
Still jubilating on this wonderful news, they were also informed that the person to take the first talk tomorrow is Dr W.F Kumuyi; the General Overseer of deeper life ministry. This is the first time that we would be having this great man of God in our midst and his coming buttress what the General Overseer said that God has a time table; he said the time has come for someone’s life to be changed forever.
The general overseer says God wants to do something he has not done before, because since the inception of this congress, God has never given the title OUR GOD REIGNS. He said God is the one who controls, and that God can use those in control to control your destiny.
Finally, he said the congregation should ask themselves that if the king of kings is on your side, is there the possibility of anybody being against them. he said when the question was asked in the bible it was left hanging that means there is a possibility, and that the only person who can be against them is they themselves.
So saying he called out people to come out and give their lives to Jesus Christ. After praying for them he led three powerful prayer points for the congregation;

1. Father, king of all kings, Take control of my life, my family , my business take control  from now henceforth
2. All those who can help me, touch their heart tonight
3. Father within 24 hours prove that you are the king of kings, in my life prove that you are the king of kings in my life.

And on that note the first edition of Holy Ghost Congress comes to a glorious end.
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