Garden of Eden Ministries Weekly Blog

  Hello Prophetic, Praying, Company of Believers, We had another awesome time in the Lord with a powerful word spoken by our spiritual mother in the gospel, Pastor Azuka Gbogboade, who challenged us to "Give God Acceptable Service".  Study below to see how God defines what is acceptable in His eyes!    Enjoy! Scripture References & Highlights Message Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 16:13-16 Be on guard Stand firm in what you believe (the Gospel of Jesus Christ) Be courageous (maturing and growing in the gospel) Be strong Do everything with love 1 Corinthians 3:5-9, 12-15 God rewards you for your own labor Our laying of foundation will be tried by fire 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 Our treasure is the Gospel of Jesus Christ Psalm 31:24 The Lord is our fortress.  He will strengthen us in adversity 2 Chronicles 32:31 God tests us to see what is in our hearts Hebrews 12:28-29 We should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights his heart as we lay down our lives in

   Hello Prophetic, Praying, Company of Believers, We were blessed to have our spiritual father in the gospel, Pastor Gbogboade, bring the message this week that caused us to reflect back on this COVID season and ask "what have we learned" during this time of lockdown.  God kept us here for a reason!    Enjoy! #COVIDconquerorsbyGrace Scripture References & Highlights Message Scriptures: Matthew 11:7-8 hold on to the truth of what God has said meditate upon these verses and apply it to our lives Acts 1:12-15 the church was formed during lockdown in the upper room 120 came out of lockdown with fire, preaching the gospel Isaiah 26:20-21 another example of a lockdown situation (nothing new to God or His people, Noah and family locked down in the ark.  Children of Israel, prior to leaving Egypt, were locked down when the death angel passed over.) Matthew 16:18 the church (ekklesia) was never locked down   Nuggets for the Week God kept us through the pandemic for a purpose, may

   Hello Prophetic, Praying, Company of Believers, Tuesday's message was a call back to a lifestyle of diligence, consistency, and intentionality in the place of prayer particularly for our Pastor, then President and Government.    Enjoy! #secretplacedwellers Scripture References & Highlights Message Scriptures: Exodus 17:10-17 vs. 12 , Moses'arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up.  So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on.  Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands.  So his hands held steady until sunset. (NLT) 1 Timothy 2:1-4 vs. 1 , Most of all, I'm writing to encourage you to pray with gratitude to God.  Pray for all men with all forms of prayers and requests as you intercede with intense passion. (TPT) vs. 3 , This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. (NLT)   Nuggets for the Week Listen for the Lord's response in what to pray or decree, then obey (Swift Obedi

 Hi Family of Believers, Scripture tells us to always pray (Luke 18:1)...so that's what we did! 1 Timothy 2:1-2 says  "I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people.  Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.  Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity." In your times of prayer this week (6am, 9am, 12noon, 3pm and 6pm) we encourage you to include the following scriptures along with Ephesians 1:16-17, 3:16-20, Philippians 1:9-11 and Colossians 1:9-12. Isaiah 53:1-5 Ephesians 6:11 Philippians 1:6 2 Kings 6:15-17 Worship Highlight Ministry Website to Give God Bless!

  Hello Prophetic Company, Tuesday's message is a continuation of the thought "Swift Obedience".  Pastor declared that "if God's Presence is going to manifest strongly in our lives, we must respond swiftly."   Enjoy your time in the Lord! Scripture References & Highlights Message Scriptures: Genesis 3:1-7 Adam and Eve sewed fig leaves in response to their disobedience John 14:21-26 anyone who keeps God's Word will keep His commandments John 1:1-5 Adam and Eve did not comprehend fully what God said which caused a wrong response (disobedience) to Him   Nuggets for the Week As we swiftly respond, by faith, we are bringing Christ closer and His heart's desire for us The entrance of Light brings understanding Reflections How can we keep something (the Word of God) that we don't know? God's Word was not meant to be obscure to us because of His desire to be (commune) with us. There has to be a reality of our own darkness that brings a genuinenes

  Hello Prophetic Company, Sunday's powerful, foundational message was entitled "The Spirit of the Letter".  Pastor, led by the Spirit and grace of God continued to emphasize the importance of our foundations being laid solely on Christ as the center irrespective of our entrance to Christianity.  The call of the week is to "come out of the American-style way of church which is based on a humanistic way of thinking".   Enjoy your time in the Lord! Scripture References & Highlights Foundational Scriptural Pillars: 2 Corinthians 3:4-6,  Paul's confidence in the Church at Corinth was not founded on human resources but because of the Divine One (Holy Spirit worked in them) 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 His confidence was not in his own abilities but in the Spirit of God 1 Timothy 1:12 Paul thanked God and Jesus for putting him into ministry Jeremiah 31:31-34 a new covenant is coming where God will be our God and we will be His people He will write his Word on their hea

Hello Body of Believers, Tuesday's bible study was entitled "The Knowledge of His Will".  Pastor distinguished the differences between foundations laid rightly with Christ as the center and one where there is no relationship with the man Jesus.  The call of the week is to "jump off the ship of the American narrative of church".   Enjoy your time in the Lord! Scripture References & Highlights Distractions and alluring desires to not access Christ is going to increase God is speaking clearly like never before but many can't hear because of wrong foundations Gnosticism = decreasing the deity of Christ and acessing other things/ways to grow spiritually including only a certain group of people usually the philosophically elite. Colossians 1:1-9 The church in Colosse's foundation was laid rightly on the person Jesus Christ they had authentic love for one another and it was evident that it was because of their love for Christ they had an eternal perspective

Hello Body of Believers, For those able to attend service at the building welcome, and for those who joined us via Zoom, thank you for sharing with us on the first Sunday in August.  What a blessing it was to be able to continue our fellowship and communion in two locations!!! Pastor took us on a review starting the year 2020 off declaring, by the Spirit, that this would be a year of Purity and Unity (Surrender included) with the message of Gideon and how God chooses individuals. Scripture References & Highlights Romans 8:28-29, 35-39,  God causes the events of my life to work because in we were chosen to be conformed to the image of Christ God's love will testify that He is with us Romans 7:21-25 my inner spirit man along with the Holy Spirit will help overtake my flesh Nuggets for the Week Accept the Power of Sanctification and respond No human has the adequacy to love us Reflections God uses many outside situations to bring us to His plan for our lives We are living in a ver