Ebenezer Okronipa

 

THE CONCEPT OF DOMINION

📖 Genesis 1:26–28

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Okronipa
Date: 31/01/2025

WHAT IS DOMINION?

• Dominion comes from the Hebrew word Radah.

• Radah means to rule, reign, govern, tread down, or exercise authority.

• Dominion is the reason for the creation of man.

• Dominion is over the works of creation, not to lord over men.

• Dominion means to be in control and influence your world.

• It means ruling over death, poverty, and economic hardship — they are meant to be subject to you.

• Dominion is choosing to be a prevailing force wherever you are.

• In simple terms, dominion means influencing your world.

📖 Exodus 9:1 — Israel exercised dominion.
📖 Genesis 31:1 — Dominion is supernatural increase and takeover by God’s power.

GOD’S INTENTION FOR DOMINION

• God desires that His people dominate and expand their sphere in every area.

• Dominion means increase in influence, authority, and impact.

• The presence of God must never be taken for granted — dominion flows from His presence.

 

OPPOSITIONS OF DOMINION

1. Satan and the forces of darkness

2. Ignorance, half-truths, and wrong doctrines

3. Family systems

4. The flesh

INSTRUMENTS FOR DOMINION

1. The Image of God

2. The Likeness of God

3. The Presence of God

4. The Life of God

5. Speaking over your life
   📖 2 Corinthians 4:13 — God calls things that be not as though they were

   • You receive dominion by calling it

6. Covenant practices
   📖 Luke 6:38

7. Covenant practices of tokens and signs
   📖 Acts 19:12

8. Staying connected to your prophet
   📖 Hosea 12:13

 

TOPIC: The Power of Praise and Thanksgiving

Praise and Thanksgiving Is a Weapon

• Praise is not just music — it is spiritual warfare.

• Thanksgiving changes atmospheres and situations.

• When believers praise, God moves.

📖 2 Chronicles 20 — When Judah praised, God fought their enemies.
📖 Acts 16:26 — Paul and Silas praised, and prison doors opened.

What Praise and Thanksgiving Can Do

• Releases God’s power into situations

• Breaks yokes and limitations

• Invites divine intervention

• Brings supernatural breakthroughs

• Changes sorrow into joy

Praise is powerful because God dwells in praise.

Benefits of Praise and Thanksgiving

1. Praise and Thanksgiving Is the Will of God

God desires gratitude, not complaining.

📖 1 Thessalonians 5:18 — “In everything give thanks…”

2. Praise and Thanksgiving Brings Multiplication

Whatever you thank God for increases.

📖 Jeremiah 30:19
Out of them shall proceed thanksgiving,
and I will multiply them.

Thanksgiving → Multiplication
Complaining → Reduction

3. Praise and Thanksgiving Brings Honour

Those who thank God are lifted.

📖 Jeremiah 30:19
“And they shall not be few… and I will glorify them.”

Thanksgiving leads to:

• Honour

• Increase

• Elevation

Power Demonstrations of Praise in Scripture

📖 2 Chronicles 20

• They praised

• God set ambushes

• Victory came without fighting

📖 Acts 16:26

• Paul and Silas praised in prison

• Doors opened

• Chains fell

• Supernatural release happened

CONCLUSION

Praise and thanksgiving are not optional —
they are weapons, keys to multiplication, and paths to honour.

When you:

• praise instead of complain, and

• thank God instead of murmuring,

you invite God’s power to work in your life.

TOPIC: 6 Ways of Appreciating God 

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Okronipa

SCRIPTURES

Psalm 92:1–5
Psalm 116:12
Luke 17:17–18

KEY THOUGHTS

• Thanksgiving is the believer’s response to God’s goodness.

• Appreciation is recognizing the full worth of God and valuing what He has done.

• Ingratitude blocks blessings; thanksgiving multiplies them.

6 WAYS TO APPRECIATE GOD

1. Thanksgiving Prayers

• Speak appreciative words to God.

• Thank Him intentionally and personally.

• Don’t assume gratitude — express it in prayer.

2. Share Your Testimonies

📖 Luke 17:17–18 — “Where are the other nine?”

• Be someone who returns to tell what God has done.

• Thank Him one by one for every blessing.

• Testimony is an act of appreciation.

3. Using Songs and Psalms

• Worship and praise songs express gratitude.

• Sing of His goodness, mercy, and faithfulness.

• Psalms are tools for thanksgiving.

4. With a Dance

• Dance is a prophetic act of joy and gratitude.

• Thanksgiving is not silent — it is expressive.

5. With Instruments

• Musical instruments are tools of thanksgiving.

• They celebrate God’s greatness and goodness.

6. With a Thanksgiving Offering

• Giving is a strong expression of appreciation.

• Offerings communicate value and honour to God.

• Thanksgiving is incomplete without giving.

CONCLUSION

Thanksgiving is not just a day — it is a lifestyle.
When believers pray thankfully, testify, sing, dance, play instruments, and give, they honor God and attract greater blessings.

Those who appreciate well experience perfection and increase.

TOPIC: PROVOKING FEARFUL FAVOUR FOR A GLORIOUS FUTURE

PREACHER: Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Okronipa

SCRIPTURES

Genesis 1:1
Judges 6:12, 17
Genesis 13:1–2
Malachi 1:9
Philemon 1:6
Proverbs 3:4
Proverbs 13:15

KEY POINTS

1. Preparation Is the Mother of Success

• Nothing happens by accident in the Kingdom of God.

• Preparation positions a person for favor.

2. Understanding Favor

• Favor beautifies life and gives it meaning.

• Favor is the spice of life — it adds value and attractiveness.

• The strength of men cannot bring lasting victory; favor does.

• When a man is favored, his life becomes constructed, not scattered.

📖 Judges 6:12, 17

• Favor is a constructor of destiny.

3. Types of Favor

• Common Favor — general goodwill.

• Fearful Favor — supernatural favor that makes enemies fear you.

• Fearful favor announces a man’s destiny before he arrives.

📖 Genesis 13:1–2

• Abraham’s increase was evidence of fearful favor.

4. Favor Is the Master Key to Fulfillment

• Many struggle not because they are weak, but because they lack favor.

• Fulfillment responds to favor, not effort alone.

5. Consciousness Activates Favor

📖 Malachi 1:9

• Grace must be acknowledged to be manifested.

• Without favor-consciousness, favor remains dormant.

📖 Philemon 1:6

• The communication of your faith becomes effective when you acknowledge what God has placed in you.

HOW TO PROVOKE FAVOR

1. Change Your Mindset (Build Favor Consciousness)

• Declare: “I am the favored of the Lord.”

• What you believe determines what you experience.

2. Get Understanding Through Study

📖 Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 13:15

• Favor follows understanding.

• Ignorance limits grace.

3. Engage in Fasting and Prayer

• Fasting and prayer sharpen spiritual sensitivity.

• Favor responds to spiritual alignment.

4. Follow Those Who Are Favored

• Who you follow determines what follows you.

• Follow people who are going where you are going.

5. Connect to the Grace of Your Prophet

• Fathers give feathers for sons to fly far.

• Certain results only come through prophetic connection.

• Engage in prophetic covenant relationships.
  📖 Esther and Mordecai

6. Be a Kingdom Promoter

• God favors those who advance His Kingdom.

• Service attracts favor.

7. Live a Lifestyle of Thanksgiving

• Thanksgiving sustains favor.

• Gratitude keeps doors open.

CONCLUSION

Favor is not accidental — it is provoked.
When you prepare, build favor-consciousness, connect to grace, follow rightly, serve God, and walk in thanksgiving, favor becomes inevitable.

Favor is the force that constructs destiny and ushers believers into fulfillment.

TOPIC: Appreciation Brings Perfection

PREACHER: Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Okronipa

SCRIPTURES

Ecclesiastes 7:8
Psalm 138:8
Jeremiah 30:19
Psalm 103:1–5
Psalm 34:1
Psalm 116:12
Luke 17:12–19

KEY POINTS

1. The End of a Matter Is Very Important

📖 Ecclesiastes 7:8

• How a person ends a situation or season matters greatly to God.

• God is interested not just in beginnings but in completions.

2. Engaging the Altar of Mercy

• Appreciation activates the altar of mercy.

• Thanksgiving is a tool of faith that positions believers to receive grace.

• Praise is a key that opens doors to divine intervention.

3. Understanding Perfection

📖 Psalm 138:8

• Perfection means fulfillment, completion, maturity, and wholeness.

• It means nothing missing, nothing lacking, and nothing broken.

• God is committed to perfecting everything that concerns His children.

4. Perfection Is by Grace, Not by Works

• Christianity is not sustained by human effort but by grace.

• Perfection is a mystery of God’s mercy and grace working in a believer’s life.

• What God perfects in your life is a spiritual reality before it becomes physical.

5. There Is a Grace for Perfection

• God releases grace specifically for perfection.

• God desires to perfect every area of your life — spiritual, physical, emotional, and material.

6. Perfection Is Triggered Through Appreciation

📖 Jeremiah 30:19

• Thanksgiving attracts multiplication and perfection.

• Complaining drains grace and removes the “song” from a believer’s life.

7. Thanksgiving Is a Lifestyle

📖 Psalm 103:1–5; Psalm 34:1

• Thanksgiving is not occasional — it is continuous.

• Christianity is not meant to be silent or passive; it is expressive.

📖 Psalm 116:12

• A thankful heart constantly asks, “What shall I render to the Lord?”

8. The Meaning of Appreciation

• Appreciation means recognizing the full worth of God.

• It is valuing God for who He is and for what He has done.

• Thanksgiving shows a deep understanding of God’s works and goodness.

• It is giving glory to God intentionally and consciously.

9. Biblical Example: The Grateful Leper

📖 Luke 17:12–19

• Ten were healed, but one returned to give thanks.

• The thankful one was made whole — perfection followed appreciation.

CONCLUSION

Appreciation is a spiritual force that brings completion and wholeness.
When believers cultivate a lifestyle of thanksgiving, they engage grace, activate mercy, and position themselves for divine perfection.

What appreciation acknowledges, God perfects.
A thankful life is a perfected life.

TOPIC: Faithfulness Brings Promotion (Part 2)

PREACHER: Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Okronipa

SCRIPTURES

1 Corinthians 15:58
1 Corinthians 4:1–2
Luke 16:10–12
Matthew 25:21
Colossians 3:23

KEY POINTS

1. Faithfulness Is Required of Every Steward

📖 1 Corinthians 4:1–2

• In the Kingdom of God, faithfulness is not optional — it is required.

• God does not first demand results; He demands faithfulness.

• Every believer is a steward of something — time, talent, money, opportunity, or responsibility.

2. Be Steadfast and Unmovable

📖 1 Corinthians 15:58

• Faithfulness demands steadiness.

• Promotion does not come to those who are unstable, easily discouraged, or inconsistent.

• Being steadfast means remaining committed even when results are not immediate.

3. Faithfulness Must Be Practiced in Your Place of Work

• Faithfulness is not only for church or ministry.

• God expects believers to be faithful wherever He has placed them — workplace, business, school, or assignment.
  📖 Colossians 3:23

• Work as unto the Lord, not unto men.

4. Excellence in Little Things Precedes Promotion

📖 Luke 16:10–12

• God promotes people who are faithful with little.

• Neglecting small responsibilities disqualifies people from greater assignments.

• Promotion is proof that you handled the little well.

5. Faithfulness Is Proven by Diligence, Not Excuses

• Faithfulness means doing what is required without complaints or excuses.

• God measures how well you do with what is already in your hands.

• Anything God places in your care must prosper.

6. Faithfulness Triggers Divine Promotion

📖 Matthew 25:21

• Promotion is God’s response to proven faithfulness.

• Faithfulness changes levels and enlarges capacity.

CONCLUSION

Faithfulness is the pathway to promotion in the Kingdom of God.
When believers remain steadfast, diligent, and excellent in the little entrusted to them, God responds with elevation.

Promotion does not come by striving — it comes by faithful stewardship.

Be faithful where you are, and God will take you where you should be.

TOPIC: Faithfulness Brings Promotion

PREACHER: Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Okronipa

SCRIPTURES

Matthew 7:21–22
1 Samuel 30:6
Matthew 25:14–30
Psalm 100:5
Deuteronomy 7:9
Revelation 19:11
2 Timothy 2:2
Lamentations 3:23
1 Corinthians 4:1–2
Proverbs 20:6
Revelation 2:10
Daniel 6:4
1 Samuel 2:35
Matthew 24:45
Luke 16:10–12
Titus 1:9
Malachi 2:14–16
Luke 19:17
Galatians 5:22

KEY POINTS

1. Faithfulness Is the Currency for Promotion in the Kingdom

• In the Kingdom of God, promotion is not by noise but by faithfulness.

• Faithfulness is the true test of spiritual maturity.

• Growth is proven when you can responsibly handle assignments without supervision.

• Faithfulness determines change of levels in the Kingdom.
  📖 Matthew 25:21

2. Faithfulness Is Rooted in God’s Nature

• God is faithful by nature.
  📖 Psalm 100:5, Deuteronomy 7:9

• Covenants can be trusted because they are built on God’s faithfulness.

• When God says, “If you use My Word, I will cause it to happen,” it is because He is faithful.
  📖 Revelation 19:11

3. Faithfulness Is a Measure in Heaven

• Heaven evaluates men by faithfulness, not activity.
  📖 2 Timothy 2:2, Matthew 25

• Many will weep in eternity when they realize what could have been, but was not, because they were not faithful.

• Faithfulness carries eternal weight, not just earthly relevance.

WHAT IS FAITHFULNESS?

1. Consistency

• Staying reliable over time.
  📖 Proverbs 20:6

2. Loyalty

• Staying power, stickability, unwavering commitment.

3. Dependability

• Being trustworthy even under pressure.
  📖 Revelation 2:10, Daniel 6:4

4. Obedience of the Heart

• Willingly responding to God’s instructions.
  📖 1 Samuel 2:35

5. Stewardship

• Handling what God gives with diligence.

• Time, money, people, and assignments.
  📖 Matthew 24:45, Luke 16:10–12

HOW FAITHFULNESS IS TESTED

• Faithfulness is tested in little things.

• Faithfulness is revealed under pressure.

• Trials, temptations, suffering, and crises come to prove faithfulness.

• Excuses expose unfaithfulness.

• A faith that cannot endure pressure is convenient faith, not faithfulness.

AREAS WHERE GOD EXPECTS FAITHFULNESS

1. Doctrine and Ministry Work
   📖 Titus 1:9 — Staying true to sound doctrine.

2. Finances and Resources
   📖 Luke 16:11 — Everything God gives is stewardship.

3. Relationships and Marriage
   📖 Malachi 2:14–16

4. Private Instructions from God

• Be faithful even when nobody knows.

BENEFITS OF FAITHFULNESS

1. Divine Promotion

2. Divine Enlargement
   📖 Luke 19:17

3. Commendation from God

• “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

HOW TO BECOME A FAITHFUL SERVANT

1. Walk with the Holy Spirit
   📖 Galatians 5:22

2. Make a decision to be dependable

3. Guard your integrity

4. Finish what you start

5. Value small things

6. Stay under authority

7. Keep your eyes on eternity

CONCLUSION

Faithfulness is the bridge between calling and promotion.
God promotes those who prove faithful — in secret and in public, in little and in much.
When faithfulness becomes your lifestyle, promotion becomes inevitable.

Faithfulness today secures glory tomorrow.