The SCOAN Sunday Service of September 15, 2024 was the third in the month and another glorious chance for congregants to receive from the Throne of Grace. The people acknowledged God for all that He had done and confessed their sins as they sought access to God’s Spirit. They sang, “Blessed Be The Lord God Almighty/Who Reigns Forevermore!” They also glorified the Source of their joy and asked for His Spirit to lighten the Word in their hearts. They went on to ask for mercy and the rain of Jesus’ power of healing, blessing and freedom to fall upon them. Before ending the worship session, they thanked the Creator of everything who has no comparison. And the Lord worked mighty wonders in their midst!
For the food of the spirit, congregants were fed with exhortation from Proverbs 23:26, Matthew 5:8, Hebrews 10:22, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Acts 13:22 and Joel 2:25, among other bits of Scripture. The title of the message was “The Beauty Of A Surrendered Heart”, with the preacher taking the verse from Matthew as her proof text. The message focused on what it takes to access God’s power through His Spirit and Word. She noted that pride and insincerity of heart can prevent a Christian from living a life that pleases God.
Recalling a lesson from Prophet TB Joshua, Evangelist Jemila observed that a broken heart is the result of realising the emptiness of the pleasures of the world and submitting to divine correction. Neither mastery of the Bible nor long hours of praying and being in God’s house, she continued, are enough to fill a person with God’s Spirit. Accordingly, the secret to accessing God was having a surrendered heart.
Evangelist Jemila therefore explained that it was necessary not to surrender to one’s weakness but to commit to having one’s heart reformed. According to her, a pure heart is one after God’s own heart and does not claim to be perfect or blameless. While reminding congregants to guard their hearts, the evangelist assured them thus: “Your weakness does not matter to God but your willingness to change and overcome it. Weakness is an opportunity to run to God.”
Gratitude For Grace To Be Called God’s Own
“Hallelujah to the highest Heaven!” declared Pastor Evelyn Joshua as she joined the people for the Prayer Line ministration.
The woman of God prayed: “We thank God for this wonderful, glorious day; we thank Him for the grace to be called His own. We thank God for His goodness, for His mercy, for all the good things He has been doing in our lives, for His amazing power that works in your life. We thank God Almighty for giving us hope in hopeless times, in hopeless situations. We thank God for the freedom He gave to us – the freedom that came with a price that He paid.
Father, all praises, all honour and adoration to Your name forever, in the name of Jesus Christ! Almighty God, we ask You this morning to help us set our hearts, our eyes upon You. Renew our spirit and fill us with Your strength, power, peace, in the name of Jesus Christ! Father Lord, we commit all into Your hands; open closed doors for us as we receive ease for breakthrough, success, prosperity, healing, deliverance, in the name of Jesus Christ!”
As Pastor Evelyn Joshua began the ministration of prayer, God Almighty reversed cases such as difficulty in walking/breathing, spinal spondylosis, osteoarthritis, hole in the heart, goitre, drug addiction, bleeding, lung disease and asthma.
Pregnant women also had the Right Hand of God fall upon their pregnancies.
The SCOAN Evangelists later joined Pastor Evelyn Joshua in ministering healing, deliverance and breakthrough to the people. Among the cases prayed for were drug/alcohol addiction, mental disorder, leg ulcers, leukemia, convulsion, fire burns, diabetes, and swollen legs, among others.
In the Main Auditorium, Pastor Evelyn Joshua and The SCOAN Evangelists also laid anointed hands on the people for healing, deliverance and breakthrough.
During the One-On-One session, the ministers equally used the authority in the name of Jesus Christ to expose and expel demons through efficacious prayer in the name of Jesus Christ.
And Every Withered Thing Came Back To Life!
“If you believe God is your Helper, give thanks to Him,” Evangelist James urged the people at the start of the Mass Prayer session.
Evangelist James told the people to declare: “By the authority in the name of Jesus, every hindrance to my prayer – be removed! You hindrance blocking my way – I command you in the name of Jesus, give way! Every spirit that is not of God tormenting my life day and night – Holy Ghost Fire: Out!”
Evangelist Joseph urged the people to decree: “You demon, you evil spirit, you messenger of satan operating in my life – anywhere you are – Out!”
Evangelist Chisom asked the people to declare: “You spirit troubling my life, causing me sickness, causing me disease – my body is not your temple; by the fire of the Holy Ghost: Out!”
Evangelist Ope told the people to decree: “You spirit of limitation in my family, operating in my life – anywhere you are: Out!”
Pastor Evelyn Joshua cited Philippians 1:6 and declared: “We command every limitation in your life to bow to the authority, in the name of Jesus Christ! All that has stopped moving in your life – continue to move, in the name of Jesus Christ! Affliction, disease – move away! Everything that has withered in your life – begin to receive life, in the name of Jesus Christ! Your business – begin to receive patronage, in the name of Jesus Christ!”
Pastor Evelyn Joshua continued to pray: “Every withered leg – begin to walk, in the name of Jesus Christ! Every withered hand – receive your deliverance and begin to gather good things, in the name of Jesus Christ! Everything that has withered in the lives of Your children – begin to receive life, in the name of Jesus Christ!”
Pastor Evelyn Joshua decreed: “May your health, business, marriage be restored, in the name of Jesus Christ! We command the healing power of Jesus into your life! Be healed from that pain, from that discomfort, in the name of Jesus Christ! Be delivered, in the name of Jesus Christ! Be delivered from that cage, from that bondage, from that ancestral curse, in the name of Jesus!”
In a Mass Prayer video, Prophet TB Joshua declared: “Every spirit that disturbs your way, career – open your lips and begin to rebuke those spirits and command them out of your way. Right now, I declare satan to leave you, in the name of Jesus! Demons – loose your grip, in the name of Jesus! Signs of demons, voices of demons – be ceased, in the name of Jesus! Wherever sickness, infirmity is located, I say, ‘Out!’ Out of your organs! Whatever the demon is using to connect you to himself – be released, in the name of Jesus! The voice, sound, move of demons in your way, career – be ceased, in the name of Jesus! By the Blood of Jesus, I flush out every disease, infirmity! Be flushed out!”
Testimonies
After Severe Fire Burns, Mmesoma Is Rescued From The Brink Of Death!
On December 18, 2022, Mmesoma received prayer over severe fire burns. She had been cooking in the kitchen when a gas explosion occurred. The young girl’s body was engulfed in flames. When her parents discovered what had happened, they were helpless because the main door couldn’t be opened. “My husband then ministered the Anointing Water and we were able to open the door,” said Mmesoma’s mother during the family’s testimony on September 15, 2024. Mmesoma was then taken to hospital, where she received blood every other day alongside extensive emergency treatment. “All members of the family donated blood, but it still wasn’t enough,” Mmesoma’s mother continued. At some point, veins couldn’t be found on the young woman’s body. When the doctors managed to find her central vein, they transfused blood into her for a while until that vein also got blocked. Luckily, they found another vein on the neck. “We had to buy an extremely expensive drug that she had to use three time a day,” Mmesoma’s mother said. At some point, the young girl passed away. “I started crying but at the same time I was able to play a prayer video of Prophet TB Joshua,” Mmesoma’s mother went on. Although the doctors were urging Mmesoma’s mother to take heart, she persisted in playing the video and asking for God’s help. “My daughter suddenly woke up and asked me what had happened,” she recalled tearfully. After spending millions of naira on hospital treatment involving two surgeries, Mmesoma’s parents brought her to The SCOAN for prayer. All along in the hospital, they had demonstrated their faith by sticking with God and proclaiming their faith in God. After receiving prayer, Mmesoma started to heal so fast that it amazed the doctors. “My daughter was virtually the only one that survived in that ward,” Mmesoma’s mother said. She urged others to believe in God even in critical moments. Speaking with tears of gratitude in her eyes and voice, Mmesoma advised others to believe in God’s power.
Freed From The Hold Of Ancestral Demons!
On September 8, 2024, Stephen received the prayer of deliverance in The Arena Of Liberty. “My father was the custodian of our ancestral idol,” he said at the start of his testimony on September 15. “I had serious anger issues,” he admitted, explaining that it affected him at work and at home. “I used to have nightmares in which people would chase me endlessly,” he continued. He said the nightmares eventually led to anxiety issues in real life. Stephen had realised that he needed God’s help, especially as his finances had taken a nosedive. Since his deliverance, however, he has been leading a life of mental, emotional and spiritual ease. “Don’t take God’s love or mercy for granted,” he advised others. Stephen’s wife Gina had borne the brunt of his anger. “I used to pray before approaching him for anything and I taught my children to do the same,” she disclosed. She said she had once contemplated quitting her marriage. To the glory of God, however, Gina can now confirm a radical change in her husband’s life. “Now he relates freely with me and the children,” she confirmed. She urged others to invite God to fight their battles for them.
Freed From Demonic Affliction And Addiction To Pornography
Desta, an Eritrean living in the USA, had been addicted to pornography for the last ten years. “I was ashamed of what I was doing, but I had no way of stopping it,” he told the church on September 15, 2024. He also explained that he had grown up in an idol-worshipping family. “I saw myself stagnated in my career and wasted my money on irrelevant things,” he added. Because of shame, Desta isolated himself from people and broke up his laptops and tried to stay away from his phone. However, when he started watching Emmanuel TV, Desta noticed changes. He had then made his way to The SCOAN for prayer in June 2024. He received a touch from Pastor Evelyn Joshua and since then has stopped having bad dreams and lost the urge for pornography. Desta advised others to seek God’s help over their issues.
“Now I Am A New Creature,” Declares Man Freed From Demonic Addictions
On August 25, 2024, Saturday got delivered from household demons. On September 15, 2024, he started his testimony on an interesting note, saying that he feared no one except God. “I used to get paid well at work but I was always in debt,” he said. He said he couldn’t maintain relationships with women. “I used to make love with women in the dream and I was prone to anger,” he said. He also disclosed that he was addicted to drinking and smoking, which led him into masturbation. During his deliverance, the demon in Saturday had confessed to killing his siblings and other family members. “I now receive unusual favours,” Saturday said, praising his wife for standing by him. “I thank the God of this commission,” he said, calling himself a new creature. Saturday’s wife, Charity – the only woman who had managed to stay with him for the long haul – glorified God for freeing Saturday from the scourge of lack and indebtedness. She also shared her own testimony. “I had asked God for a child as I prayed along with Prophet TB Joshua,” she said, stating that she named her baby Evelyn. “Seek God first in everything you do,” she advised others.
For Queen And Her Siblings, The Day Of Deliverance Is Here!
During the deliverance session of the service of September 8, 2024, the demon in Queen confessed many things. It claimed that Queen had been requested from the marine world by her mother. It also said that it had caused her many bodily afflictions, including fibroids. “I killed her first child and made her face disfavour and other problems,” the demon continued. Although the demon had tried hard to resist, it had no choice but to succumb to God’s Spirit. The following week Queen returned for her testimony. While in Cote d’Ivoire, she had been in labour but was told that she had no baby in her womb. Four strange women appeared under a tree and claimed to have come to help Queen. Her husband persuaded her to receive help from the women. “They asked me to undress and gave me a concoction to drink,” she recalled. Minutes later, she felt serious contractions and had her baby. “The child died three days later,” she said. Then a series of unfortunate events began to occur in Queen’s life. She couldn’t make any headway with her business and she was always down with illnesses. At this time she had relocated to Benin, Nigeria. “I went somewhere and they told me I needed to ask my mother some questions,” she said. In the end, Queen made her way to The SCOAN, looking for a definitive solution to her problems. Since receiving a touch backed by Heaven, Queen has broken off her connections with the demonic world. Her mother, who joined Queen and her siblings for the testimony, confirmed that she had indeed contacted marine spirits for help in the course of seeking another child decades ago. “What I did brought problems into my children’s lives, so I asked them to come to The SCOAN for their deliverance,” she said. She advised women to avoid consulting witch doctors when looking for children. Queen’s siblings confirmed her healing and transformation. “We have also been delivered,” Maureen, Lilian and Endurance confirmed. Queen urged others to embrace God, even as she and her siblings embraced their parents in a reconciliatory embrace.
A Million Naira For Chibuike To Start A New Life In Christ Jesus!
“Since I stepped into this church, my life has transformed,” said Chibuike, who had testified on September 8, 2024 about his deliverance from the diabolical world. “By now I would have been a dead person,” he said, recalling how he had undertaken numerous get-rich-quick rituals. “I was about to sacrifice my younger sister for money,” he had confessed. To the glory of God, Chibuike’s former boss has now promised to support him to set up his own business. Chibuike had been about to complete his apprenticeship with the man when he deserted. Chibuike’s uncles confirmed his change of heart, alongside his aunt by marriage and his younger sister.
In support of Chibuike’s journey of righteousness, Pastor Evelyn Joshua and the Emmanuel TV Partners gave the sum of one million naira to the converted young man. “I promise to serve the Lord,” Chibuike said in a voice that shook with gratitude.
