Final Night - 77th National Convention 2021

[Music] you've made it tonight three welcome ladies and gentlemen to our final night of this virtual gathering we hope that you were blessed last night by our speaker bishop sam clements general overseer for the church of god of prophecy across the world tonight our final service you will hear the voice of our national overseer bishop dr winston leath we now join our moderator in the sanctuary where worship is already in progress our moderator for the service is the senior pastor for the nugent street church of god of prophecy bishop vincent harvey may the blessings of the lord be with you hallelujah what a privilege it is to be coming to you this evening in this our 77th national convention this convention under the theme restoring pentecostal power to serve brothers and sisters this is not a normal convention in fact in a sense this is our first virtual national convention but guess what we are beaming this evening potentially right across the globe this is the grand finale of three days of feast i invite you therefore to find an appropriate place to join in worship and praise to our king of kings and lord of lords just worship the lord and therefore invite us to bow our heads at this time as i offer the proceedings this evening to the lord in prayer let us pray father we come to you this evening in no other name but the name of jesus we thank you that we are able to come to your people in this way in this our convention we give over the evening's proceedings in your care and we ask that the manifestation of the holy spirit will be evident not only in this setting but right across the various homes that your people gather bless everything that will be said and done to you be the glory to you be the honor and to you be the of hallelujah and so brothers and sisters i know that this is not what we had intended to happen but guess what we are going forward knowing that the lord is with us and so i want for you to turn your bibles with me as we read a portion of scripture a portion of scripture fitting to our theme that is going to be echoed and has been echoing across this our last couple of days the book of acts chapter 2 a couple of verses there reads thus but peter taking his hand with the 11 raised his voice and declared to them men of judah and all you who live in jerusalem let this be known to you and give heed to my words for these men are not drunk as you suppose for it is only the third hour of the day but this is what was spoken of through the prophet joel and it shall be in the last days god says that i will pour forth of my spirit on all mankind and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams even on my bond slaves both men and women i will in those days a pour forth of my spirit and they shall prophesy and i will grant wonders in the sky above them and signs on the earth below blood and fire and vapor of smoke the sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and glorious day of the lord shall come and it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved hallelujah oh thank the lord for his word this day we're admonished as a church to pray for our economy our government and our leaders at this time i invite the parish overseer bishop derrick foster parish overseer for clarendon north to be doing the spur [Music] [Music] greetings everybody let us pray eternal father bless our land guide us with thy mighty hand keep us free from evil powers be our light through countless hours to our leaders great defenders grand true wisdom from above justice should be ours forever jamaica land we love our god our savior and friend we thank you for blessing for being faithful to our country jamaica thank you that your mercies are new every morning and that your compassion fails not we thank you lord that you have been prospering our nation from generation to generation no lord i come to you bringing our country's economy to you we thank you lord for keeping and sustaining us throughout our economic hardship and financial conflicts we stand in the name of jesus as we rebuke principalities and powers that are inciting conflicts and destruction in our nation business our banks and every other financial entity that contributes to our national economy we command that our economic infrastructure be stabilized and aligned to your will we pray that you will raise up people within our nation's financial leadership who have a supernatural anointing like joseph to receive interpret and administrate vision that will save companies restore jobs and open new opportunities during these times of difficulty god we ask that you give us clear vision that as a country we know where to stand and what we stand for we pray that our country return to the standard of christianity that once define us and we ask for a renewed standard for sanctity of life marriage and family god we pray for your mercy and restoration to our country you said in your words lord if my people who are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then will i hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land lord help us to be humble prayerfully seek in your face most of all turn from our wicked ways it's based up on our obedience to these conditions lord we will hear from you you will forgive our sins and you will heal our land jamaica i pray that our economy be restored so that our people will be helped and lives will be spared lord i continue to ask you to remember our political leaders business leaders security leaders and other leaders in our country we thank you most high who rules in the kingdom of men you will set up leaders in various offices and you also remove them according to your mighty will thank you for our leaders lord and we pray that each leader will carry out their responsibilities with honesty wisdom and integrity for the benefit of our people and country i pray against all selfish ambition and that your plans and purpose says for your people will be fulfilled lord help them to accept that your words say blessed is the nation whose god is the lord lord i also lift up our church leaders to you thank you lord that you have chosen us to lead your people in a time like this god i pray that we will love you with all our souls mind and body god i pray that we will develop and maintain a passion for conviction and dedication to our calling and to our master i pray that we will gentle shepherd walking in humility before you lord let our preaching and teaching be accurate true bold convicting encouraging and anointed help us to study to show ourselves approve lord please guard us from burnt out and depression help us to take time out to rest because you did it lord do things that we enjoy that bring glory to you spend time with our spouses and children relatives and friends help us to be wise as we seek to work for you lord i pray we will not fall prey to envy jealousy competition and insecurity lord i ask that we will be holy and blameless before you and we will stand against lust love of money and pride lord please grant us a servant's heart because we are servants leaders pleased to empower and renew us through your holy spirit so that we will live our lives above reproach we ask your strength wisdom knowledge and understanding to lead in a righteous way help us to finish better than how we started lord raise up armor bearers to help us when our hands get weak help us to serve our people with joy passion love gladness and willingness of heart teach us through respect for all stir responds to duties call strength the us the weak to cherish give us vision lest we perish knowledge send us heavenly father grinch through wisdom from above justice truth be ours forever jamaica land we love thank you lord for hearing our prayers these and other unmentioned mercies we ask in your name amen [Music] thank you so very much bishop foster i encourage all of us to remain powerful for our nation these are difficult times in our country but the people who know how to pray are required to continue praying hallelujah i believe that we're having a time of refreshing even as we go forth under the theme restoring pentecostal power to serve and at this time i invite brother david rookwood from the church of god of prophecy 47 g to come for a time of ministry join him while he's singing and worship the lord in the beauty of holiness [Music] [Music] i invite you to just extend your faith with me tonight because we understand that we serve a god who is not confined by space hallelujah we welcome his presence in this room wherever you are just stretch out your hands and just welcome him in hallelujah father we welcome you we welcome you we welcome you jesus hallelujah yes the world will bow down and say you are god every man will bow down and say you walking so let's start right now why would we wait we can praise you now in victory king of glory fill this place just wanna be with you i just wanna be with you glory fill this place just wanna be with you hallelujah i just wanna be with you [Music] [Applause] every man every man [Music] yes so let's start right now [Music] we [Music] just wanna be with [Music] just wanna be [Music] [Applause] [Music] i don't want to be anywhere [Music] just wanna be with you [Music] and we'll dance in [Music] we will sing hallelujah hallelujah and we'll dance in your prayers till you come again [Music] [Applause] [Music] hallelujah till you come again we will wait on you we will wait on your bread yes lord [Music] hallelujah [Music] yeah we will stay right here [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] hallelujah [Music] [Music] hallelujah [Music] [Music] hallelujah king of glory [Music] come on right where you are [Music] feel my job [Music] [Music] [Applause] oh yes jesus of glory [Music] [Music] [Music] just wanna be with us [Music] that name heals are that name delivers all it works it works i believe it it works [Music] [Applause] i know that it works i know that it works i know that it works i know that it works this is what somebody that named him he's diabetes calls it 19. heals every joint pain heals every headache that name heals i know that it works time after time [Music] right now on the job right now right now right now it works anyway it works [Music] [Music] stand and proclaim [Music] there is no greater name than jesus [Music] jesus [Music] stand and broken there's no greater name than jesus [Music] jesus oh jesus jesus [Music] jesus there's just something about that [Music] [Music] like the fragrance after the rain jesus jesus you are my jesus let all heaven let all heaven and earth [Music] [Applause] that kings [Music] but there is something just something about there is something [Applause] [Music] that name go on and call the name of the lord [Music] bless the lord hallelujah i trust that it is indeed a time of prayer and praise and that you really ministered as brother who could minister that you were singing right there in your living room in your dining room in your car wherever we are coming to you um live or broad you know from a section of whenever you have the opportunity to be once again viewing this broadcast but i trust that it has been a wonderful evening of praise and worship as you have been entreated uh to what the lord is doing in this convention and so brothers and sisters i know that we all hoped that when the pandemic started last year we would have been together at 41 old harbor roads celebrating in the 77th national convention but it would not have been so but guess what thank god for technology and we're coming to you right into your living rooms at this time once every two years it's an opportunity for us to look again at our leadership and appoint new leaders and so our national overseer bishop dr winston leath will be coming at this time to share with us all the new appointees for the next couple of years please receive him in the care of the holy spirit i use this opportunity to recognize the moderator for this evening's proceedings bishop vincent harvey pastor for the church at 25 new zealand street and also administrative assistant to the national overseer i greet also the 77th national convention of the church of god of prophecy here in jamaica and those who are viewing by the various platform being used for this convention every two years we would make an appointment pastors national workers and committees so these are the appointments for 2021 through to 2023 north lombard lorna carter williams lamson with leslie kerr mahou hill john barnett brayhead granville stable clarendon south foger road christopher brown free tone rama golem christie associate pastor maypen miriam lindo mont erin mark bryan new longville joseph richards retrealan clifford thompson rose well milton surgeon tanaki winsett satan associate toolgate des rain borel ingram associate kingston and saint andrew cavaliers herbert summon associate carl johnson cassava peace stephen williams manchester comfort caliber spence comfort all kirkland paired lancaster jennifer all new forest ernie johnson somerset la tara mulgrave hilton wilson run roxroy powell portland dylan seymour fuller manchester barracks yvette bell sherwood forest nilfor azel anderson saint anne john reed sadly rome monique crafton chevarria prickly pole melbourne poem saint catherine west bosdrive roderick senior bronze all winston brown top mountain will leslie brown saint elizabeth elim andy thompson gaslan dudley moof said mary georges who dion blake williams louis store orphegy boy mango valley carrion grieves davey top road pamela derrick and we have a mission instead mary richmond michael mcgregor saint thomas artis derek taylor spring garden camisha downey valley k marie henderson westmoreland old pope lola robinson white house franklin beckford anova saint james flemsted augustus matt lawrence senior janet mclaren's associate orpwell veronica clark associate pastor trelawny this side adrian lawton saint katherine east canal curtis roster crossroads howard facey westchester john davis these are the appointments for our pastors for 2021 through to 2023 over the pastoral appointment remain as is for the coming convention period parish overseer westmoreland franklin beckford national directors family life ministry roderick senior i want to use this opportunity to thank all those who have served for 2019 through to 2021 and i want to commend those who will be serving between 2021-2023 i pray god's blessings and his anointing on us as we continue to serve this church within the next two years god bless you and thank you hallelujah thank you bishop for those new appointments i trust that the lord will be with us all having this appointment i trust and pray that the lord will be using you as mighty men and women for the next couple of years to execute the work in the country of jamaica indeed we are talking about power to serve and it is not that we serve the lord when we go into service or a time of worship but we are being encouraged by this powerful theme that pentecostal power is required to go forward into the field and to serve to serve and to lead men and women into the kingdom of god there is a clarion call for us to move forward into every hamlet every community every city in this country to lead men and women into the kingdom of god at this time we will be ministered to by brother delano thompson and shanil bowie both from the parish of saint thomas as they come to us in the performing arts entitled cycle let's receive them continue to worship the lord right there in your bedrooms in your kitchen in your living room wherever you are make that be a place of worship [Music] hmm [Music] did not conquer this [Music] last year tell me what i missed cause i feel that it's coming back up again must be something i ate some song some show some hate the devil wants to extend the game free throws and when it ends he wants to make [Music] the sequel cause if he has another chance he feels like he can take my joy my peace my faith [Music] see the devil he learns from your mistakes even if you don't that's how he keeps you in psycho [Music] but i'm not going inside [Applause] [Music] this will end like i wanted to i'd win the enemy will have to [Music] fighter lose and i have got to think cause his joy is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] to [Music] [Music] in i need you to help me [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] oh [Music] in the name of jesus see there is [Music] [Music] financial society [Music] oh [Music] [Music] amen indeed we can praise the lord and worship the lord in so many ways thank you so very much brother delano and sister chaniel we were thoroughly blessed by that ministry brothers and sisters as god's people we know it is important that as a church we continue to give and you will observe running across your screens opportunities are being presented for you to make your your your offering give your offering um sacrificially or otherwise as the lord will direct you directly into any of those accounts or into that account information also opportunities are there for you to either leave your offering um at any of our national parish locations certainly at the national office but use it we know that being separate at times can be a little difficult but guess what i want for you to purpose in your heart that you will continue to give as the lord directs you amen hallelujah thank you for for that commitment and for the offering that you're sharing and giving into the work of the lord and to the expansion of his kingdom hallelujah it is now time to hear from our national bishop we will listen of course um to a formal introduction but our national bishop has been serving us for a number of years and i trust that you have been praying for him before he comes we will have the introduction yes but also we'll have the ministry of a group from the local church where he also pastors at the naga head church of god of prophecy i want for you to be praying for a bishop and after ministry in song the next voice you will hear is that of our national bishop i want for you to receive him when he comes i know you will be he'll be coming to you through the various means but i want for you to set aside some time now if you are sweeping or cleaning or doing anything i want for you to just stop um relax sit down and listen to every word that the lord has deposited in him to bring to this nation and to our country um the diaspora wherever you are going to be receiving and listening to this word i ask that you pause whatever you're doing and receive the special address from our national bishop bishop leave just the beginning there's so much more god has in store just the beginning [Music] but you still haven't seen god's [Music] i already know god's been faithful to you i've already known he's done some incredible things but i declare and i decree i prophesy with authority you haven't seen your best days yet you haven't seen your best days yet you haven't seen your greatest victory yet you haven't seen your greatest victory [Applause] [Music] yes do you receive the [Music] the prophecy in your hearts you know what god has promised you just the [Music] than you beginning just the beginning i know you're blessed but you still haven't seen god's best not yet [Music] i already know [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] is [Music] know [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you haven't seen your greatest century [Music] just the beginning yes yes just the beginning [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] yes [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this is just [Music] hold on this is just the beginning [Music] yes [Music] bishop dr winston leith is the national overseer of the church of god of prophecy jamaica he has held this position since november 2010. in his capacity as national overseer he has the responsibility of the oversight of over 301 local churches scattered across the 14 parishes prior to being appointed as national overseer bishop leith served the church in many other capacities such as pastor national worker and parish overseer he also served as overseer for k man guyana and french guyana bishop leed is married to heidi who is also an ordained minister of the church and his companion and main supporting ministry they are parents of two adult children rolando and aaliyah and they have two grandchildren bishop leith has traveled extensively in the fulfillment of his ministry he has ministered in the caribbean usa south america and europe on the local stratum he has ministered extensively and has witnessed god working through him to bring deliverance to the sick the oppressed and other forms of spiritual maladies affecting people bishop leith who has been serving in ordained ministry since 1989 when he was first licensed as a minister received his education from the oberlin high school the bible training institute and the center for biblical leadership he also studied at gordon conwell theological seminary where he obtained a diploma in christian leadership a masters of arts and religion and his doctorate of ministry bishop leith takes pleasure in serving people as he continues to strive in faith and the grace of the lord everything he does he accords to be positioning him to fulfill the call of god on his life as a transformational leader national convention please make welcome or national overseer bishop dr winston lee i use this opportunity to bring greetings to the 77th national convention of the church of god of prophecy in jamaica to those who are viewing by the various platforms that we are using must also recognize our general prospector bishop dr clayton martin and his wife minister sonia martin our general overseer bishop sam clemens and sister linda clements all our staff at the international offices my colleagues in the caribbean who i'm sure as joining with us here in jamaica i greet you well this evening as i give my address to the church my prayer it is that it will be received by those who are listening and those who are viewing and that it will impact our lives for the next two years according to jesus oh lord as recorded in john 14 verses verse 12 morse as surely i say to you ew believes in me the works that i do he will do also and greater works than these he will do because i go to my father in order to fulfill this proclamation made by the lord he told the disciples that they were to wait until they were endured with power by the holy spirit therefore luke records that acts 2 1 to 4 reading from the new king james version when the day of pentecost was fully come they were all with one accord in one place and suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a russian mighty wind and it filled the whole house where they were sitting then appeared divided tongues as of fire and one sat upon each of them and they were all filled with the holy spirit and began to speak with tongues as the spirit gave them utterance i use these passages to introduce my address as a reminder of what jesus said to his disciple on the eve of his ascension and to remind us of the great mission of the church the passages also solidify our pentecostal dna for which we should stand tall the church of god of prophecy as a movement of the spirit as much to celebrate at the very top of this address i choose to draw your attention to jesus promise to return as no doubt the events of the present and the recent past are vivid clues giving us the reminder that we are pilgrims and strangers passing through this cruel world the past two years events but especially the development within the last of shaken the world to the core but as god's people and a church we are resilient and have adopted quite well regardless of the challenges and changes we must continue to do the work of christ and i believe that the lord is truly helping his church in this time i am indeed honored and privileged to be leading the church at this time and while it is not easy i rest in the reality that jesus is leading my wife and i are committed to the task and are indeed grateful for those who continue to support us in prayer and in acts of kindness it is therefore with humility and gratitude that i speak to you on the celebration of our 77th national convention in the 98th year of ministry in of the church of god of prophecy in jamaica recognition i recognize and thank my family for standing by me all these years without them i would not be able to serve helped me to appreciate my wife of 38 years doctor i believe our children rolando alia kevin and our two adorable grandchildren kaelia and jonathan they have surely been my stay and support and i thank god for them i also pause to recognize the local church at nagaway over the past four years we have been serving at the nagaway church and i must commend them for being a supportive and caring congregation i must particularly mention my associate pastor minister carl brand and his family for being such a great help in ministry to my staff for the past 10 years and going the staff at the national office have been the best we are very small but we are a family they continue to produce excellent work they make me look very good and i must say how much i love and appreciate them so please help me to recognize and thank them minister dolores dean minister yvonne mcfarlane sister trishana cork bishop dr junior headlam sister werner prince thanks also to the other national members staff members at the salt coast resort and at 41 o'labber road and also bishop roderick senior who assists me from time to time in the national office i also want to recognize and appreciate my administrative assistants all our parish overseers and national ministries director committees thank you for staying at the wheels however how could the church be open all the sacrifice of our hard-working committed dedicated pastors and their support ministries indeed i do not have time to pay the tribute you deserve so i will simply say from my heart a big thank you as a member of the church of god of prophecy your contribution to making the church a formidable movement cannot be measured by humans as you support your local church and pastors you make the national movement strong and vibrant and i ask that you remain committed and energetic members of this great church together we have stood the test of time and we are still standing after 98 years in jamaica we now look forward to celebrate our 100th year in jamaica as a resilient and relevant pentecostal movement organizations that survive for a century must show respect to the pioneers who laid the foundation in this regard we honor the faithfulness dedication and sacrifices not only of our current leaders but those also who labored to build this great church of god care of pastors it is incumbent upon each member to give attention to your pastors and their families this we believe is well pleasing to the lord additionally i am encouraging pastors to take care of themselves and their families especially now wherein the time is so stressful ministerial transition since our last national convention the fallen ministers of the church went to be with the lord [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] blessed are the dead which die in the lord from henceforth said the spirit that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them revelation 14 13. i am sure that many of you have also lost a loved one during the past two years and i pray god's grace will be with you all who have such experience the following ministers have left the church retired resign or have taken a sabbatical those whose credentials that will be revoked are philip johnson clovis blair carla dunbar albert ebert and patrick brown pastors who have retired or resigned during the last convention here are valerie cole varys russell clarence watson derrick osborne of nye williams winston anderson laurice anderson edly gordon lorraine parsley jen marie price altura cox oral mcgregor kenneth ogilvy dovan powell enoch cornwall those who have asked for a sabbath call are elaine wilkes noel brown sandra thomas i sincerely thank all those persons who have transitioned from pastoral ministry from the church of god of prophecy and wish you all the best on your forward journey however i must take sp make special mention of bishop enoch cornwall for over six decades bishop in a cornwall has served the church of god of prophecy and in this regard he has also served with distinction jamaica's six national overseers since r.c smith bishop cornwall served with passion humility dedication commitment and a selfless attitude he distinguishes himself and given his life and service to the church and this cannot be captured in this brief mention but by the grace of god we will continue to honor him by demonstrating our love and appreciation for his ministry to this church at this time as our beloved bishop and his family they are grieving the loss of their loved one bishop has lost his wife and companion and dear friend we stand with him in prayer and assure him of our continued support bishop enoch cornwall we salute you as a stalwart and faithful father of the faith refurbishing of the administrative office the long awaited refurbishing of the church's administrative office is in progress thanks to you our members for your continued faithfulness thanks to bishop old and the global outreach committee at the international office and our general presbyter bishop dr clayton martin for their support to this important project you will recall that this project has been in the pipeline for some time so we are grateful for being able to make that start construction at olabo road i know that you may be concerned about the construction at the national convention site at 41 olabo road the funds collected for that project is still being held however it is not adequate to commence a meaningful phase of the construction and therefore urge us to keep supporting this project church financial update i have no intention of saying much on this matter or whatever i want you to know that the church's books are up to date our last audited financials is for 2019 and by the end of april 2021 we should have the audited report for 2020 in end this is important because without the audited reports of the church we will not be able to do some business activities i also thank the local churches and individuals who have contributed to the covet 19 relief fund that is going on that is going a far away to helping both members and pastors we are now embarked on a program to establish the pastors support fund which will provide assistance to some of our pastors in the smaller local churches and i ask that you give your usual support to this project centenary celebration the year 2023 will mark 100 years since the church of god of prophecy i've been serving in jamaica we are thankful from our humble beginning in dalvi centimos the church has grown to a place of prominence in our nation with over 300 congregations situated in all parishes and being the second largest pentecostal denomination in the nation we have cause to celebrate we will therefore begin preparation to ensure that we engage the wider society those in the diaspora in this celebration i have therefore asked the current national convention committee under the leadership of minister dr melania war to begin planning immediately after this grand occasion men in pastoral ministry there is a trend that i have observed over the past 10 years that i want to highlight few men are answering the call to pastoral ministry let me say immediately that i salute our faithful women pastors without them we would be in great trouble to supply pastors to the local churches however they like me are deeply concerned that there are not enough men stepping into the pastorate since we believe that it is critical to have men in pastoral ministry of the church i am asking our national men's ministry and youth and young adult ministries directors along with all our parish overseers to assist in identifying men who are willing and able to be trained as pastors i'm looking forward to have at least 50 young male members who are willing to be a part of the 20 to 23 2023 men in pastoral ministry project national social issues jamaica our beloved countries continues to be significantly impacted by crime and violence the rage of murder and the prevalence of violence generally in this nation is unacceptable some of the acts are so enough it appears that as a society we have abundant our humanity and are more becoming barbaric with each passing day in the midst of the violence and murders we are also grappling with other issues issues that have impacted our values as we cherish as a society values such as the respect for human life marriage and the family and the general respect for authority it is safe to say that our nation is in a deep ideal ideological and spiritual warfare and the church will not be silent i therefore commend all the pastors and members who are serving their communities as justices of the peace leaders in community-based organization serving on the school board and so on i look forward to seeing some of our young people sitting in the parliament of our country and bringing the kingdom of god to bear on the debates regarding our laws and policies as a church we must affirm our commitment to the judeo-christian values which have served us well over these many decades we believe that the voice and opinions of the church are important in all sphere of life the message we bring to bear to the national discourse is one of love of god and love of neighbors if we learn to love and respect each other as a people we can see great transformation in our country my brothers and sisters we are mindful that the current pandemic has disrupted all our lives it is if it was not for it we would have been at 41 all aboard since tuesday celebrating and praising god and experiencing the fellowship of the saints however we believe we must support the reasonable efforts of the government to stop this vicious plague that has taken the lives of hundreds on our shores therefore we do not support any acts of resistance to the lawful and reasonable effort of government to save lives in this corvid 19 pandemic we need to continue praying for the end to the pandemic is effort its effect sorry on our land it is the vulnerable within our society that are mostly affected and the longer it remains the worse these conditions will become i know many of the local churches are providing much needed welfare support to individuals and families both within the church and community and i thank the members of the church through their pastors whoever provided laptops tablets phones internet services homework facilities counseling service burial assistance family interventions and hundreds of kilograms of food supply for their from their meager resources this is happening as many churches have seen a decline in their income but at the same time the grace of god is on the local churches and i can say that we are rich we are doing our part in the national effort to be each other's keeper and i invite others to come up on board as the government cannot do it alone therefore we pray for our prime minister and the government as well as those who committed jamaicans were on the front line in the fight to end the pandemic we call on all jamaicans to support these efforts so that we can return to some semblance of social life as soon as possible the harvest call the church is living in some of its most challenging days in modern time the geopolitical and socio-religious landscapes are changing speedily and the law's return is very near as this raging pandemic sweep across the world disrupting life as we know it the call to the harvest is most urgent people are losing hope and the situation is setting in they need the gospel of jesus therefore once again i ask each of you to do more to reach the loss while i understand the restrictions and how we are accustomed to doing church has changed over the year last year i call on you to make every effort to reap the harvest restoring pentecostal power to serve the theme of this convention this theme was impressed on me well before the onset of this pandemic i have been reflecting for years on the work of the holy spirit in the holy church and how he has able to work through disciples or the disciples and the early church however i see a contrast with the early church and us today therefore i say without any hesitation that we need to see more of the holy spirit at work in us and less of self it seems to me that the pentecostal movement as a wall has drifted from the vital relationship with the holy spirit to become very self-centered ritualistic and entertaining as one of the oldest pentecostal church in jamaica we have benefited from the ministry of men and women who had a little or no education they were no unknown to many in our places but they knew the holy spirit and he knew them they prayed preach lived and operated in the power of the holy spirit and those around them knew that they lived in the presence of the lord the early pioneers like the first century church understood their mandate of matthew said matthew 28 19 to 20. they went about preaching healing the sick casting out demons setting the captives free establishing the kingdom of god they were brave and fearless in the face of suffering no threat could silence them for they were filled with the holy spirit it is therefore imperative that the 21st century church to ensure that the same intensity and steadfastness of the early church is seen as well as the commitment of our forebearers in the formation of this movement be restored indeed we plead for the restoration of our pentecostal heritage to serve the congregations we have today were started out of the pentecostal power to serve by people who were concerned about ministry or their names they wanted to build the church of god to be god's more peace in the community we have surrendered the passion of hearing from god and being filled with the spirit we have relegated ourselves and to get a getting and no word from a prophet or an apostle many of which are created confusion within the local churches while prophecy has its place in the church the church must be discerning and beware of the spirit of divination the acceptance of a bad theology and strange spiritual practices from some of these self-proclaimed prophets and apostles by evil leaders of the church is of grave concern brothers and sisters we need the restoration of the pentecostal power to serve our people not an invasion of strange doctrines are religious syncretism restoration simply means to get back to the former state at pentecost the church was endured with the spirit of god from that experience they move into the community serving people sharing the gospel of jesus christ service which is one of five core values is a call to action by this church not in our strength but by the power of the holy spirit in preparation for this address i was reading the 2018 ministry manual trying to refresh my memory on aspects of the policy as it relates to the minister and i found something that is very fundamental and relevant to what the lord has laid on my heart for this time from section e affirmation reads as follows during the last three decades the holy spirit has been poured out to such an extent many believe we are continuing to live in the time of the fulfillment of acts 2 15 to 18 when god says i will pour out my spirit on all flesh spirit-filled believers make up the largest and fastest growing segment of christianity in the world the academic world is interesting governments are interested books are being written and studies are being done about this worldwide movement at this same time christianity in the western world seems to be slow slowly drifting from the spirit-filled influence during the last decade there has been external influence by misconception portrayed in the media as well as internal influence from chris from christian leaders to distract suppress and in some cases outright oppose the any visible ministry gifts or manifestation of the holy spirit some have advocated that the spiritual gifts or corporate ministry of the holy spirit do not have any place in public worship today this persuasion has resulted in not only the rapid decline of spiritual manifestation in the church but it has also subsequently discouraged members from actively seeking the baptism in the holy spirit it is this urgent matter that recently led the pentecostal charismatic churches in north america to entertain a discussion with the pentecostal society of scholars as to how bishops and pastors can respond to this imminent change end of quote my brothers and my sisters as i read from acts 2 i want to bring our attention to the day when the holy spirit came my friends when pentacles came the early church they did not bow to swords or even death when they were thrown in prison they saw hymns and prayed and they see the manifestation of god of god prison doors open angels karma and guide them through them my friends when up the holy spirit came on the day of pentecost water could not quench it storms could not journal them hallelujah they were burning on the inside oh and i call the church of the living god today to understand that we are still a pentecostal movement and where i see demons acting out of as ministers are i call on the church to have that discerning spirit for in the time of the apostles when demons confront them they cast them out of them they were not defeated they stand up to religious leaders and they stood the firm for what they believed why they were eyewitnesses to jesus's miracle so when they were endured with power they recognized what jesus told them go preach the gospel lay hands on the seeker cast out demons church the time has come when we must begin to feel the convicting and convincing power of the holy spirit in this generation this generation need to understand that the first century church when the holy spirit came upon them these men were unschooled they were unlearned mana but the fire of god was upon them hallelujah the gospel of this kingdom does not need any demonstration from manna what in need of is a demonstration of the power of the holy spirit through those of us who stand in the lectern hallelujah the great power of rome could not silence the men or after pentecost hallelujah the religious leaders of the time even though they congregated to stop them and threaten them the evidence was there like the man was healed at the pool hallelujah he was inside the council room jumping up praising god for he was over 40 years and never walked before but thanks be to god for the power of pentecost the holy spirit's coming break down racial and cultural barriers is indwelling help the church up to overcome obstacles and they receive hallelujah power from god the death began to heal the blind eyes were open hallelujah they saw the crippled walker lepers were cleaner demons were cast held up and even the dead was brought back to life that's the power we need in this church for this time i called on our pastors and ministers and every member of the church in this nation to get connected to the power of the holy spirit the early churches of effectiveness in the execution of their ministry and the promulgation of the gospel was because of the unwavering and passionate relationship that they had with the holy spirit i called on the church of god of prophecy to get back to our roots i call and also to get back to a vital relationship with the holy spirit i call the men and the women who stands up in the lectern sunday after sunday i know i know that sometimes we are pressured but i want for you to build a relationship with the holy spirit and begin to manifest the power of god as you stand in the lecterner to preach to teach to encourage let the pentecostal power come upon us and cause us to be the church we ought to be in this day and age the world is waiting on the manifestation of the power of god in us they don't want to hear enticing words they don't want to hear messages that are laced with greek and hebrew what they need is a demonstration of the power of god holy spirit come and dwell come holy spirit come and ignite that fire within us come holy spirit we need you and in closing we need the church of god of prophecy to go on record in this nation that we believe in the presence and the manifestations and the gifts of the holy spirit yes we are going on record in the 77 national convention that we believe in the presence of manifestations of of the and gives up of the holy spirit as we look forward to the great harvest i call on every member to be a witness of this great movement we look forward to the continuing of our evangelism activities and the strengthening of the present and present and witness in this nation in the next two years i invite all the members and friends of the church to get on board in expanding the church of god of prophecy over the next two years let us remain focused on building our local churches hallelujah but interestingly i want for russia to maintain our national presence as the second largest pentecostal movement in this nation i want to invite each local church up to become a vibrant service center in the community delivering the kingdom of god through the preached word and i want to see a revival break out in this nation right across all of our churches so i said let us restore the pentecostal power to serve many of us will be ostracized we might be even placed in prisoner but so was the first century church did that don't them know but they continued steadfast i call upon us today to be that vibrant church that we used to be as pentecostal power is restored god bless you and thank you [Music] [Music] hallelujah thank you lord what a word a word for the time and the season a word of encouragement a word of challenge thank you bishop for speaking to our hearts at this in this time when this is a season that is such a challenging one i invite us therefore to bow our heads wherever you are as we pray giving god thanks and challenging our hearts to go forward for the next two years to do the work of the lord in our country jamaica let us pray father our father we thank you for your goodness we thank you that it is in you lord that we have received power and might through you lord you have led us thus far father these three events coming to your people have been a true blessing and we thank you especially for today and for the special word which came to our hearts lord we go forward knowing that we cannot go without you you are our shield and buckler a present help for what is required in the years in the weeks in the in the months rather and years to come and so we are asking that the anointing and the double portion of your spirit be upon us lord bless our pastors bless all our departmental leaders oh bless our parish overseers our national overseer and his wife the work is indeed great but you have provided us the power to go forward we pray lord jesus that the expanse of your kingdom there will be no end but that in every local church there will be a spirit of revival a sense of revival lord for indeed your coming is near and we must therefore be vigilant we must therefore o lord be moving for the day is far spent and the night is approaching oh lord we pray that in every area of our country we will sense this revival a revival oh lord back to the power of the anointing and the salvation of souls signs and wonders father a country is in a crisis but we have the message of hope the message of deliverance as your son spoke to our hearts and challenged us we are going forth under this theme recognizing that we are indeed being called once again to be pentecostal in our quest to move into the work of the lord in all areas and so lord we are praying for the fact that we will not just be doing things from self but oh lord we'll be depending on the power of your holy spirit so we thank you lord that we will not be the same that the church of god of prophecy in jamaica will be moving from one level to the next a higher level a higher level lord where your people will be united in the cause of christ we bear in our bodies the marks of christ and we carry the message of reconciliation and therefore lord we thank you for what is going to be happening for the testimonies that will come in the weeks and months and years to come because we have been challenged challenged by this convention to you be the glory to you be the praise to you be the honor hallelujah amen brothers and sisters it was indeed my pleasure to be your moderator in this our final ethan coming to you i trust that your hearts have been blessed i hope and pray that as we go forward that the very presence of the lord will go with you the lord bless you the lord keep you it is my hope and prayer that this theme restoring pentecostal power to serve will be well received as each local church will now build out your own action plan in how we are going to make this be the reality in all local churches god bless you god bless you and see you the next time we meet for national convention god's willing [Music] everybody everywhere we invite you to join us today as we lift up the name of the lord hallelujah oh what's singing oh watch out here on that happy morning when we all shall rise oh what's glory [Music] when we meet our blessed savior in the sky redemption coming praise the lord what a wonderful freedom glory to [Music] [Applause] [Music] listening [Music] [Music] for free [Music] one more time [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes [Applause] [Music] and that is [Music] [Applause] [Music] hallelujah [Music] yes [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] i [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] i [Music] i am [Music] yes is jesus is [Music] together [Music] come on put your hands together [Music] yes i am [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] what jesus is [Music] i'm determined to pull down [Music] there is nothing worldwide to look about hallelujah praise the lord sweet heavenly future to turn back to my mind is [Music] one more time [Music] [Music] is [Music] come up with your hands [Music] come on [Music] [Music] oh [Music] there is [Music] is [Music] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] let's lift your hands and give god open up your mouth and give god [Music] we give you all the honor we give you all the praise hallelujah the lord bless you and keep you make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you the lord turn his face toward you and give you peace [Music] [Laughter] [Music] make his face shine upon you and be gracious and give you peace and be gracious [Music] one more [Music] his time shine upon you be [Music] give gracious peace [Music] [Applause] like [Music] is [Music] [Applause] it is [Music] and your family and your children and their children and their children generated [Music] besides is he is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] we love you jesus we appreciate you jesus we love you jesus we love you jesus we love you jesus we love you jesus [Music] [Music] generation and your family and your children and their children and their children these presences go before you and behind you and beside you all around you and within you he's [Music] and rejoicing he [Music] and rejoicing is [Music] is [Music] [Music] for you [Music] [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] god [Music] [Music] hallelujah [Music] 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