Pastor E O Gabriel

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                            *IRON SHARPENS IRON* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  05 April 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend - *Proverbs 27:17* *David decided to be friends with Jonathan and this was a wise decision.* He was already anointed among his brothers and it must have dawned on him that he was destined for the Throne.  He had spent Major Parts of his life in the bush as a Shepherd boy, not familiar with the Palace Protocols but, his friendship with Jonathan, gave him an edge. *As Destiny driven men and women, we also ought to display the same Wisdom in our choice of friends.* God saw that it was not Good for man to be alone and He said: 'I will make an Help Meet, suitable for him" - *Genesis 2:18* *Wisdom therefore demands that everyone of our frie...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                          *KEYS TO KNOWING THE PERFECT WILL OF GOD* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  04 April 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: I beseech you therefore, Brethren, by the Mercies of God, that ye Present your bodies a Living Sacrifice, Holy, Acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable Service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your Mind, that ye may Prove what is that Good, and Acceptable, and Perfect, Will of God - *Romans 12:1-2* *Knowing the Perfect Will of God should be the desire of every child of God, who is interested in finishing well and Strong in every area of life.*  *Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans, listed three Major keys to knowing the Perfect Will of God:* (1) Presenting our bodies as Living Sacrifice, Holy and Acceptable unto God. This involves havin...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                              *A PIG-PEN EXPERIENCE* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  03 April 2025: Share* *Text: Luke 15:11-32* *The Prodigal son had a pig-pen experience that brought about Glorious Transformation to him as a Person.* *The lessons he didn't learn while he was with his father, he learnt them through a pig-pen experience.*  *Many of us don't listen to the Word God spoken to us in our Comfort Zones, but the Sermons speak loud and clear to us when we are hit by crisis in life.*  The Prodigal son wasted his Inheritance on "Riotous Living". Thereafter, there arose a famine, he found himself  in a pigs-pen, eating foods belonging to pigs. *Let us look at some of the lessons he learnt:* (1) He came to himself. This means he discovered who he was, he discovered his Identity. (a) Who we are is ...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                              *UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF GRACE* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  02 April 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? - *2 Samuel 9:1* *The concept of Grace is often misunderstood among Believers.* *Many erroneously  believe Grace gives licence to sin.* *The truth is we are saved from our sins by grace through Faith* - *Ephesians 2:8* Our Text above aptly explains the concept of Grace.  When David became the king of Israel, he  decided to show kindness to anyone in the house of Saul for Jonathan's sake. Jonathan was David's covenant. He was helpful to him in his challenging times. David remembered the sacrifices of hi...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                            *THE POWER OF 'IT IS WRITTEN* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  01 April 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him - *Matthew 4:11* *WELCOME TO THE MONTH OF APRIL THE FOUR MONTH OF THE YEAR 2025, IN THIS MONTH OF APRIL YOU WILL HAVE EXPECTED END IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHTY NAME AMEN* Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.  The devil commanded Him to turn stone into bread but Jesus replied that it is written, man shall not live by bread alone but by every Words that Proceeds out of the mouth of God. The devil came two other times and Jesus replied again saying it is written.  The Bible records in our Text above that the devil left Him alone and the Angels came and ministered unto Him. *This story illustrated the...

 SEED OF TRANSFORMATION DAILY DEVOTIONAL                                                      *ENDURING JOY* *By Pastor E O Gabriel  31 March 2025: Share* SCRIPTURE: Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the Spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven - *Luke 10:20* *In Luke 10:1-20,*  Jesus sent the seventy out to Preach and cast out devils. They went and returned with Joy because through them the Holy Spirit healed the sick and demons were subject to them. Jesus later taught them that they should rejoice not because demons were subject to them but in the truth that their names are written in Heaven. *Jesus taught them the secret of enduring Joy.* Building our Joy on things on Earth, is to build our Joy on things that will not endure.   If you are Joyful because you have a lucra...