RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP MANUAL (THURSDAY 12th NOVEMBER 2020)
TOPIC: EVERY DAGON WORKING AGAINST YOUR LIFE MUST BOW
HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM:
1. I love this family of God, so closely knitted into one, they have taken me into their arms and I’m so glad to be a part of this great family
2. I bless this family of God, so greatly prospered by the Lord, they have taken me into their arms and I’m so glad to be a part of this great family
3. I know this family of God, so deeply rooted in the word, they have taken me into their arms and I’m so glad to be a part of this great family
4. I see this family of God, so highly lifted above all, they have taken me into their arms and I’m so glad to be a part of this great family
5. Come, join this family of God, so highly favoured by the Lord, they have taken me into their arms and I’m so glad to be a part of this great family.
MEMORY VERSE: “And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.” 1 Samuel 5:4
BIBLE TEXT: 1 Samuel 5:1-12
INTRODUCTION: Dagon was the chief deity of the Philistines, he was the fish god represented as a half-man, half-fish creature. It was with great ceremony that the Philistines carried the arc of God into the temple of Dagon after defeating the Israelites in battle. They boasted as if they had defeated God Himself who was unable as they thought to protect His people not knowing that our God is a consuming fire and even a jealous God (Deuteronomy 4:24). What a shock, the idol (Dagon) of the Philistines fell twice before the Arc of God and was irreparable broken into pieces.
A: THE FOLLOWING DAGON (IDOLS) WORKING AGAINST YOUR LIFE MUST BOW:
1. Pride – Isaiah 2:11
2. Lust – Matthew 5:27-28
3. Other gods – Exodus 20:3-5a
4. Bitterness and hatred – Ephesians 4:26-27
5. Self – Placing what you want ahead of what God wants for you. – Matthew 6:33
6. The love of the world – 1John 2:15
7. Fear and worry – Giving room to fear and worry is another Dagon that controls your life – Philippians 4:16
8. Sickness
9. Poverty
10. Curses
11. Demonic manifestations, etc.
B: WAY OUT:
We need to receive a new heart (Ezekiel 36:26-27). We are dead in our sins and we need to be made alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:1-5). We must also place our desires and affections on the things above as Apostle Paul said in Colossians 3:1-3 will make all the Dagons (idols) working against our lives bow.
CONCLUSION:
Every heart has a throne and on it sits something or someone (Romans 6:16). Find out the Dagon (idol) that may have snuck into your life that makes you to bow to fear, worry, sadness, lust and so on and dethrone him today and put God back on His throne. He is the supreme ruler of the universe, the one to whom every Dagon must submit.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Thank God for all He has done for you.
2. I command every Dagon (idol) working against my life to bow in the mighty name of Jesus.
3. Pray for the rapid growth of RCCG spiritually, numerically and materially.
4. Pray for Pastor Adeboye and his family intensively.
5. Personal prayer requests.
GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY: Acts 16:18 – Every demon must bow.
TUESDAY: Matthew 16:18 – The gates of hell shall not prevail against you.
WEDNESDAY: John 10:10 – Take back what the devil has stolen.
THURSDAY: Exodus 15:13 – Your God is a man of war.
FRIDAY: Exodus 20:3-5 – Beware of modern-day Idolatry.
SATURDAY: Luke 12:5 – Be not afraid of them.
SUNDAY: Exodus 14:14 – The Lord shall fight for you.
