GLORIOUS SUNDAY SERMON OF 30TH AUGUST 2026 ENJOY THE FULL VIDEO HERE 👇👇👇 https://youtu.be/T62U2yJHrhw?si=l-o4gXx5UDI4_5mz PLEASE WATCH, LIKE, COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE TO HELP MY CHANNEL GROW. THANKS 🙏 Beautiful people of God, congratulations for making it to the last Sunday of August! We give God all the glory for bringing us this far. Every day we have seen His mercy, His preservation, and His faithfulness. And as we come to the final Sunday of this month, let us not only celebrate how far God has brought us. Let us also ask ourselves a deeper question: If Jesus comes today, am I truly ready? Because the Rapture is real, but Jesus Christ is the real deal. And, that is the message before us today: THE REAL DEAL. LET US PRAY: Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of Your Word. Open our hearts today and give us understanding. Let Your Word awaken us, examine us, and prepare us for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Above everything else, help us to know Jesus, live in Jesus, and remain in Jesus until the end. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen. LESSON: JOHN 14:1-3, 6 TOPIC: THE REAL DEAL TEXT: For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (NKJV) INTRODUCTION: Jesus promised that He would come again and receive His people to Himself. Scripture teaches that the Lord will descend, the dead in Christ will rise, and those who are alive and remain will be caught up to meet Him in the air. But the Rapture is not the real deal. Jesus Christ is the real deal. Because without Jesus, there is no Rapture for us. No Jesus, no Rapture! EXPOSITION 1 THE RAPTURE IS REAL: We must first establish this clearly. The Rapture is not a Christian fairy tale. It is not something invented to frighten people. It is part of the hope given to the Church. Jesus said in John 14:3: “I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” Notice something very important. Jesus did not merely say, “I will send somebody for you.” He said: “I will come again.” And Paul gives us the picture in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. He says the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God. The dead in Christ will rise first, and those who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air. That is the Rapture. The word may be debated by people, but the biblical event is clearly described.There will be a resurrection. There will be a catching away. There will be a meeting in the air. And there will be a glorious reunion with the Lord. So, Christian, the Rapture is real. But don't stop there. Because there is something more important than knowing that the Rapture is real. You must know the One who is coming. The Rapture is an event. Jesus is the Person behind the event. The Rapture is a promise. Jesus is the Promiser. The Rapture is the catching away. Jesus is the One we are going to meet. That brings us to the heart of the message. EXPOSITION 2: JESUS CHRIST IS THE REAL DEAL From Genesis to Revelation, the great story of Scripture is pointing us toward God's redemptive work fulfilled in Christ. Jesus is not an addition to Christianity. Jesus is the center of Christianity. Remove Jesus, and Christianity has no foundation. Remove Jesus, and salvation has no meaning. Remove Jesus, and the resurrection has no hope. Remove Jesus, and the Gospel has no message. And remove Jesus from the Rapture... There is no Rapture for you. Jesus said in John 14:6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Not a way. The way. Not a truth. The truth. Not merely someone who gives life. The life. That is why Jesus is the real deal. He is not an imitation Savior. He is not a religious symbol. He is not merely a great teacher among many teachers. He is the Son of God who came into the world, died for our sins, rose from the dead, and promised to come again. And notice how beautifully the Bible connects the resurrection, the Rapture, and Jesus. Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 4:14 that because Jesus died and rose again, believers have hope concerning those who have died in Christ. Then he proceeds to explain the coming of the Lord and the catching away. Everything points back to Jesus. So don't make the mistake of becoming more interested in escaping the earth than in knowing Christ. Don't become so fascinated by the Rapture that you forget the One who is coming. Don't spend all your time asking: “When will the Rapture happen?” and fail to ask: “Am I truly in Christ?” Because the greatest question is not: “Will there be a Rapture?” The greatest question is: “Will I be ready for Jesus?” EXPOSITION 3: NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE Now we come to the heart of the message. NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE! Let me say it again: NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE! Why? Look at the language of Scripture. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 does not simply say, “the dead shall rise.” It says: “The dead in Christ shall rise first.” That is the key. IN CHRIST. That is the qualification. The issue is not merely whether you attend church. The issue is whether you are in Christ. You may know Christian songs. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may carry a Bible. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may have a church position. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may be called Pastor, Evangelist, Prophet, Reverend or Minister. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may come from a Christian family. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may have been baptized. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may have preached to thousands. No Jesus, no Rapture. Because the Rapture is not a reward for religious appearance. It is the blessed hope of those who belong to Christ Jesus Himself said in Matthew 7:21 that not everyone who says, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven. That should make every one of us examine ourselves. Because there is a difference between knowing about Jesus and knowing Jesus. There is a difference between carrying Christianity and carrying Christ. There is a difference between having a religious identity and having a relationship with Jesus. So, my brother, my sister: Do you have Jesus? Not just religion. Jesus. Not just church. Jesus. Not just the language of Christianity. Jesus. Not just the appearance. Jesus. Because when that trumpet sounds, your title will not catch you up. Your denomination will not catch you up. Your money will not catch you up. Your popularity will not catch you up. Your social-media followers will not catch you up. It is Christ that matters. The Bible says: “The dead in Christ shall rise first.” And those who are alive and remain will be caught up to meet the Lord. So the destination is not even the most important thing. The destination is important because Jesus is there. Heaven is precious because Jesus is there. Eternal life is precious because Jesus is there. The Rapture is glorious because it brings us to Jesus. Therefore: THE RAPTURE IS REAL. BUT JESUS CHRIST IS THE REAL DEAL. NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE! Say it in your heart. NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE! Get Jesus right. Live for Jesus. Walk with Jesus. Remain in Jesus. And when Jesus comes... be ready to meet Him. CONCLUSION JESUS IS THE REAL DEAL 🤝! The message is simple. The Rapture is real. But don't make the Rapture your god. Jesus is the real deal. Don't merely prepare for an event. Prepare to meet a Person. Don't merely look for the trumpet. Look to Jesus. Because NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE. But if you are in Christ, you have the blessed hope that when He comes, you will meet Him in the air and be with Him forever. Jesus is the real deal. PRAYER Lord Jesus, I need You. Forgive my sins, cleanse my heart, and make me truly Yours. Remove every form of hypocrisy, lukewarmness, and false confidence from my life. Help me to remain in You, walk with You, and live ready for Your coming. When the trumpet sounds, may I be found in Christ. May I not miss You. May I not miss eternity. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen. GOODWILL MESSAGE May you never miss Jesus. May your heart remain faithful, your life remain ready, and your faith remain strong until the Lord comes. May you be found in Christ when the trumpet sounds. In Jesus' name, Amen. HAPPY GLORIOUS SUNDAY HAVE AN AMAZING WEEK MM LIKE IT OR NOT! JESUS IS COMING BACK AGAIN SOON!! REPENT AND BE READY FOR HIM!!! 🙋This Powerful message is brought to you With Love from Pastor M O Glorious, CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH , Palace of Mercy, Royal District, Restoration Zone. Damolapa, Laketu, Lucky Fibre, Ikorodu Lagos Nigeria. 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Joyful Victory In Jesus, you are already a winner! In Jesus, you are more than a conqueror. Read God-tracking is expecting joyful victory in this fight we fight. https://godtracker.blogspot.com/2026/08/joyful-victory.html #devotional #faith #victory #overcomingobstacles #HopeInGod #InChrist #seatedinheavenlyplaces

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✨ The New Life According to God's Grace ✨ The new life according to God's grace is a life that depends on the Lord Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit within us. The Lord Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit to affirm three important truths: First: We do not live like the people of the Old Covenant; we have the Torah and the Prophets. Rather, we live the new life; we have the Word of God and the Holy Spirit Himself, who gave us the Word and works through the gift of prophecy—the gift of teaching in the Church, the Body of Christ. The Church of the New Covenant is not merely a people who hear the Word of God, but the Body of Christ inhabited by the Holy Spirit. Second: We live depending on the grace of the new life, because we do not live only by the strength, balance, and enlightenment of the mind through reading the Holy Scripture in the books, but we live by the power of the Holy Spirit, who gives us steadfastness in Christ. As the apostle says: "Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee" (see 2 Corinthians 1:21-22). Third: Because of the Lord's ascension and entry into the Holy of Holies, we received the gift of the Holy Spirit—the same Spirit who formed the Lord's body and with whom He was anointed in the Jordan River—so that we may realize that our special relationship with Christ is not a physical or mental bond, but a spiritual relationship. Therefore, the Lord gave us His Holy Spirit so that we may realize that our transformation by the Holy Spirit will be like His transformation: we must be born when we die with Him so that the new nature, the nature of Christ, is formed within us. #NewLife #HolySpirit #Grace #Church #Transformation #InChrist

“Gratitude Born From Gospel Fellowship” Philippians 1:3-5 “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.” Paul's gratitude is not rooted in comfort, convenience, or circumstances – but inChrist-centered relationships.Writing from prison (Phil. 1:13), he teaches us that joy is not the absence of chains, but the presence of Christ and His people walking faithfully in truth. “I thank my god upon every remembrance of you” - Gratitude Anchored in God Paul does not merely thank the Philippians; he thanksGod for them. True spiritual gratitude recognizes that every faithful believer is the workmanship of God: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.” (Eph. 2:10) Every remembrance becomes an altar of thanksgiving. Like Samuel, who said, “Thus far the LORD has helped us”(1 Sam. 7:12), Paul sees the church as evidence of God's sustaining grace. “Always in every prayer...with joy” - Prayer Saturated: With Joy Paul's prayers are not burdened by bitterness, but filled with joy. This joy is not emotional optimism – it is spiritual fruit: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace...”(Gal. 5:22) Even while imprisoned, he fulfills the command: “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Phil. 4:4) Joy flows naturally when prayer focuses on God's work in others rather than our own trials. “For your fellowship in the gospel” - Partnership, Not Proximity The wordfellowship(Greek koinonia) meansactive participation and shared labor.The Philippians were not passive believers; they supported Paul financially (Phil. 4:15-16), prayed for him, and stood firm in doctrine. This is the fellowship described elsewhere: “We being many, are one body in Christ.” (Rom. 12:5) “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship...” (Acts 2:42) Christian fellowship is not social closeness – it isshared obedience to the gospel. “From the first day until now” - Faithful Endurance Their partnership was not seasonal. They remained steadfast: “Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.” (1 Cor. 4:2) This echoes the perseverance of true believers: “But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.” (Heb. 10:39) Faith that endures produces joy in others and glory to God. Closing Reflection Philippians 1:3-5 teaches us that: Gratitude grows when we see believers as God's work. Joy deepens when prayer becomes our first response. Fellowship flourishes when the gospel is central. Thanksgiving multiplies when faith endures. May our lives cause others to say, as Paul did: “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.” And may our fellowship be found not merely in words, butin truth, labor, sacrifice, and unwavering devotion to Christ: “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”(Heb. 10:23) Closing Prayer Heavenly Father, We thank you for the gift of fellowship in the gospel and for the faithful brothers and sisters You have placed in our lives. Teach us to pray with joy, to love with sincerity and to serve with endurance. May our lives bring You glory and cause thanksgiving to rise in the hearts of others. Keep us steadfast in Christ until the day of His appearing. In Jesus' holy and precious name, Amen.

🚪 Guard Your Gates — Walk in Purity What you allow through your eyes and ears does not stay neutral—it plants seeds. Those seeds become thoughts, thoughts shape desires, and desires influence actions. In Christ, purity of heart and body begins at the gates. “Above all else, guard your heart…” (Proverbs 4:23). If the gates are open to anything, the heart cannot remain pure. Be intentional. What you watch, listen to, and entertain today is forming who you become tomorrow. You don’t fall suddenly—you drift through unguarded access. Guarding your gates is not restriction—it is protection. It is choosing what aligns with Christ over what awakens the flesh. 💡 Protect the entrance, and you preserve the life within. #Purity #InChrist #GuardYourHeart 🚪 Garde Tes Portes — Marche dans la Pureté Ce que tu laisses entrer par tes yeux et tes oreilles n’est jamais neutre—cela sème des graines. Ces graines deviennent des pensées, les pensées façonnent les désirs, et les désirs influencent les actions. En Christ, la pureté du cœur et du corps commence aux portes. « Garde ton cœur plus que toute autre chose… » (Proverbes 4:23). Si les portes sont ouvertes à tout, le cœur ne peut rester pur. Sois intentionnel. Ce que tu regardes, écoutes et acceptes aujourd’hui façonne ce que tu deviens demain. On ne tombe pas soudainement—on dérive par un accès non contrôlé. Garder tes portes n’est pas une restriction—c’est une protection. C’est choisir ce qui honore Christ plutôt que ce qui réveille la chair. 💡 Protège l’entrée, et tu préserveras la vie à l’intérieur. #Pureté #EnChrist #GardeTonCœur Like, Share, Comment & Follow Grace Lens Elixir

Christ my Purity ⚠️ Stay Accountable & Alert — Walk in the Light Isolation is fertile ground for temptation. What grows in secrecy gains strength in silence. In Christ, purity of heart and body is not sustained alone. We are called to walk in the light—connected, accountable, and spiritually awake. “Be sober, be vigilant…” (1 Peter 5:8). The enemy thrives where there is no watchfulness. Godly counsel is not weakness; it is protection. When you stay connected, you expose what the flesh wants to hide. And what is exposed can be healed. Purity flourishes in the light, not in hidden places. Stay watchful. Stay accountable. Stay in Christ. 💡 What you keep in the light, God keeps in His grace #Purity #InChrist #StayAlert Christ la Pureté ⚠️ Reste Responsable & Vigilant — Marche dans la Lumière L’isolement est un terrain fertile pour la tentation. Ce qui grandit dans le secret prend de la force dans le silence. En Christ, la pureté du cœur et du corps ne se vit pas seul. Nous sommes appelés à marcher dans la lumière—connectés, responsables et spirituellement vigilants. « Soyez sobres, veillez… » (1 Pierre 5:8). L’ennemi agit là où il n’y a pas de vigilance. Le conseil divin n’est pas une faiblesse, c’est une protection. Quand tu restes connecté, tu exposes ce que la chair veut cacher. Et ce qui est exposé peut être guéri. La pureté s’épanouit dans la lumière, jamais dans le secret. Reste vigilant. Reste responsable. Demeure en Christ. 💡 Ce que tu gardes dans la lumière, Dieu le garde par Sa grâce. #Pureté #EnChrist #ResteVigilant

I have been working on a book of devotions from the book of Philippians. I hope that they will be a blessing. Philippians 1:1 A Bondservant's Greeting Devotional on Philippians 1:1 “Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons” (Phil. 1:1 NKJV) The apostle Paul opens this epistle not with his title as an apostle, nor with a defense of his authority, but with a humble confession of identity: “bondservants of Jesus Christ.” The wordbondservant(Greek: doulos) means a slave by choice – one who belongs wholly to another. Paul, once a proud Pharisee (Phil. 3:5-6), now glories in belonging to Christ alone. “You are not your own. For you were bought at a price” (1 Cor. 6:19-20) True freedom is not found in self-rule, but in joyful surrender to a perfect Master. “If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” (Jn. 8:36) Paul does not elevate himself above the church; instead, he stands beside them as a fellow servant. Authority in God's kingdom flows from humility. “Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.” (Mark 10:43) “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus...he made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant.” (Phil. 2:5-7) “To all the saints in Christ Jesus” Paul addresses ordinary believers with an extraordinary title:saints– holy ones, set apart by God. Not saints by perfection, but by position. “But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but your were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus.” (1 Cor. 6:11) “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame.” (Eph. 1:4) Their holiness is rooted not in Philippi, not in performance, but “inChrist Jesus.” “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Rom. 8:1) “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” (2 Cor. 5:17) This little phrase – in Christ – is the heartbeat of Christian identity. It speaks of union, safety, righteousness, inheritance, and life. “Your life is hidden with Christ in God.” (Col. 3:3) “With bishops and deacons” Paul also recognizes God's order within the church – spiritual leadership and faithful service working together. “God is not the author of confusion but of peace.” (1 Cor. 14:33) The church is not built on personalities but on Christ, with each member serving in their calling. “There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit...But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.” (1 Cor. 12:4,7) Devotional Reflection Philippians 1:1 teaches us three holy truths: Our identity –we are servants before we are anything else. Our position– we are saints because we are in Christ. Our community– we belong to a body, ordered and purposeful. Paul's greeting is not merely formal – it is foundational. Before he speaks of joy, suffering, unity, or perseverance, he reminds uswho we are and whose we are. “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” (Rom. 12:1) Closing Prayer Heavenly Father, Teach us to glory not in our titles, but in being Your servants. Thank You that in Christ Jesus we are called saints, clothed in His righteousness. Help us walk worthy of this calling, in humility, love, and faithful service. May our lives declare, “Jesus is Lord.” In His holy name, Amen.

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