CHRIST'S MISSION ON EARTH

First Bible Lesson: Matthew Chapter 20 verse 28

"Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to
give his life a ransom for many."
Second Bible Lesson: John Chapter 3 verse 17
"For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the worl
d through him might be saved."
Golden Text: John Chapter 13 verses 10 and 11
"Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is
clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray
him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean."
Brethren, the gist of this sermon comes from the above Biblical excerpts. What d
id Our Lord Jesus Christ say? He opined, anyone, who is not with him is against
Him, and anybody, who does not gather with him, scatters his sheep. (Matthew Cha
pter 12 verse 30). Christ had His mission on earth, and He did just that. We mus
t examine ourselves to uncover our mission on earth. As explained in the first l
esson, the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but rather to minister to ot
hers. He came to give Himself as a ransom for mankind. The second lesson has it,
Christ was not sent by the Father to judge the world, but to save the world. A
woman, who was caught in the act of adultery, was brought to Our Lord Jesus Chri
st. The people told Christ what the Law of Moses said about adultery, and asked
him for His opinion. In His reply, Christ asked the people that any of them who
knew they had never committed sins, should pick up a stone, and stone the woman
to death. (John Chapter 8 verses 5 to 7). Christ did not give His opinion, becau
se God did not send Him to judge, or to condemn anybody. He was not sent to the
world to justify anybody either. He came so those, who believe in Him, should ha
ve salvation. It was not his concern how guilty or justifiable one may be.
I do not think there is any church organization, which knows the spirit of Chris
t. Neither do they know He does not condemn nor judge any person. This is becaus
e the role, of a judge, is different from that of a Saviour. In other words, Chr
ist came to save, but not for judgment. Only God can condemn or justify somebody
. There is no other person who has the power to do this work. This explains why,
when Mary Magdalene followed Christ to Simon's house, where they were dining, s
he fell on Christ's feet crying and washing His legs with her tears. Simon was a
nnoyed with her. Having known his mind, Jesus reacted immediately and narrated a
parable to him.
Two men were indebted to a certain man. One of the debtors owed much money, the
other owed less. Which of the two debtors would be more grateful, if their debts
were written off? Simon answered, the person who owed much debt, was supposed t
o be happier. Christ affirmed his reply. Christ asked Simon further, whether he
Simon had given Him even water, to wash His feet; since, He paid him a visit at
his house. He lauded the gesture of the woman, who took care of Him, and anointe
d His feet with costly ointment. As such, He forgave her numerous sins. (Luke Ch
apter 7 verses 40 to 47).
This is why, I always say, the world does not know the Spirit with which Christ
came to the world. Besides His Spirit the world does not know His real self. He
did not come to judge, justify or kill anybody, but to save, and whoever believe
s in Him, will have eternal life. He does not preach any other thing, other than
love, patience, forgiveness and righteousness. He did not come to disgrace peop
le as it is done in other churches, which cancel membership of their converts at
 random. He did not come to cheat, deceive, oppress or kill people, neither did
he come to be worshipped or glorified. He came to save only those, who believed
in Him. "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." (Hebrews Ch
apter 13 verse 8).
He came with the Spirit to serve, but not to be served. He wants all those who a
re laden and weary to follow Him. He promised to give them rest. (Matthew Chapte
r 11 verse 28).
I sympathize with the entire world: the Christendom, Hinduism, Moslem, among oth
er religions; because they do not know the Spirit of Christ. Christ said all the
people the Father gave to him would follow Him. (John Chapter 17 verses 8 to 12
). He also promised not to drive them away. Your behavior is a negation of Chris
t's. You judge and condemn, alleging they do not belong to your church. They are
doomed and you do not have anything to do with them. This is not My Teaching.
Examine your spirit, if it is not like that of Christ, you are not of Christ. If
your spirit is like that of Christ, you would not want others to serve you. And
you would not judge others. You would accept and accommodate others. Your spiri
t should encompass love, patience, mercy, truth, and the Spirit of salvation. Am
ong the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, Judas Iscariot had the spirit of betra
yal. This nature of his was known to Our Lord Jesus Christ but He did not ostrac
ize Judas Iscariot. He did not even disclose his shortcomings to the other disci
ples. This is what no man, church or cult can accommodate.
Christ preached truth, love, peace and patience but Judas Iscariot was a negatio
n of this. Peter, John and other disciples reported to Christ about the magnific
ent buildings, which Judas Iscariot was building for harlots but Christ was not
bothered. He condoned Judas's shortcomings. This shows Christ was not sent to th
e world to judge but to save. If He had wanted to judge any of His disciples, no
ne of them would have been worthy. Remember, when He told His disciples a time w
ould come when they (the disciples) would deny Him to fulfill what was written i
n the scriptures? (Matthew Chapter 26 verses 31 and 32). Who on earth would have
tolerated a situation where the twelve disciples deserted Christ when He was ca
ptured? But on His resurrection He brought them back. Since He came to save and
not to judge, He asked Simon Peter whether he loved Him, and Simon affirmed it.
He charged him to feed His lambs. (John Chapter 21 verses 15 to 17). This demons
trated Christ's intention to save whoever believes in Him whether righteous or u
nrighteous.
All those who profess to be Christians do they know, the Spirit which Christ had
in the world was Mercy? He did not have the spirit to criticize, condemn or jud
ge. Whoever has the Spirit of God must be kind and helpful.
Recall the reply which Christ gave to a certain man who approached Him to share
their father's property between him and his brothers. He rhetorically asked the
man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? (Luke Chapter 12 verse 14). He a
lso warned the disciples against covetousness. Christ came as a peacemaker and a
Saviour of mankind. When you indulge in judging and sharing property among fami
ly members, I wonder whether this is the Spirit of God.
Most of the time you judge or settle people's cases, you end up making them more
quarrelsome and more aggrieved. The judgment you deliver to people is through t
he spirit of the world. It has no connection or likeness with Christ's Spirit. T
he name "Jesus," means Saviour. And the world is saved through that Name. The fa
ct His preoccupation was to come and save the world, informs us why He did not c
ome to be administered to. The Spirit was not to kill, neither was it to condemn
, justify or scatter brothers about, but to salvage the lost sheep and bring the
m together into one fold.
The Herodians and the Pharisees went to Christ in order to find faults in His te
achings. They asked Him whether it was lawful to pay tribute to Caesar or not. H
aving known their hypocrisy, Christ asked for their coin, and showed it to them,
and demanded to know whose portrait was inscribed on it. When they said it was
Caesar's, He advised them to give to Caesar, what belonged to him; and render wh
at is God's, to God.
See excerpt below.
"And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar
's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. (Mark Chapt
er 12 verse 17).
In another incident, one of His disciples John reported to Him, he scolded someo
ne, who was not amongst the disciples, for using Christ's name to heal and do mi
racles. Rhetorically, Christ replied, as long as someone is not against them, he
was for them. (Mark Chapter 9 verse 40).
Our Lord Jesus Christ came to bring salvation to those in the bondage of sins, a
nd to set mankind free, and to unite mankind once again with God. The acts of go
ssiping, backbiting, quarreling, fighting, and imputing sins are the works of th
e flesh. When the disciples of Jesus ate without washing their hands, the Jews f
ound fault and accused them of deviating from the traditions and values of their
elders. Christ replied to them by saying, what goes into a man, does not defile
him; rather, what comes out of a man, can defile a man.
See confirmation below:
"There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but
the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man." (Mark Ch
apter 7 verse 15).
Jesus had told His disciples, any plant which was not planted by His heavenly Fa
ther, would be uprooted. (Matthew Chapter 15 verse 13). And enjoined His discipl
es to leave the Jews and Pharisees to their ways because they were a group of bl
ind people, who led the blind. One can imagine what would happen in a situation
where blind men are led by a blind man.
Zacchaeus was a rich republican. One day, He sought to see Jesus, but could not
see above the crowd. He did not have access to Him, because of his stature. To a
chieve this effect he decided to climb a tree, in order to see him; since, Chris
t would pass that way. Our Lord Jesus Christ saw Zacchaeus, and asked him to com
e down from the tree; and that He was going to be his guest that day. Many peopl
e raised their eyebrows, because Christ went to the sinner's house. Jesus said t
o him: "...This day is salvation come to this house... For the Son of man is com
e to seek and to save that which was lost." (Luke Chapter 19 verses 9 and 10). J
esus came to save "the lost sheep of the house of Israel." And that is why, you
cannot find a portrait of Christ in any rich man's house.
Any one who possesses the Spirit of God, does not criticize or reject anybody. I
f someone is poor, do not attribute his poverty to his sinful acts. Richness doe
s not come as a result of someone's good work. Someone is rich because of one ig
noble act or the other. Our Lord came to show us the righteous way. He never cha
stised nor despised man. He used a simple and direct way to make people see the
truth. Simplicity, patience, tolerance and kindness are Christ's virtues.
First Bible Lesson: Matthew Chapter 20 verse 28
"Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to
give his life a ransom for many."
The Spirit Of Christ:
The spirit of God is righteousness and Christ stood for this. He teaches us to b
e righteous at all times. The scripture enjoins you to give whatever you have gr
atis, because you receive it freely. You have to go and heal the sick, raise the
dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out devils free of charge. (Matthew Chapter
10 verse 8). Do not work with the aim of receiving gratification because this wi
ll be a negation of Christ's teaching. Who amongst the disciples did Our Lord Je
sus proclaim to be the best? Who amongst the disciples did Christ tag as the mos
t wicked? Which of the churches or persons did Christ condemn? He never did this
.
When Levi held a banquet in Jesus's honor, the people (the Scribes and Pharisees
) found fault with him for dinning with the sinners and publicans. But when Jesu
s heard it, he told them, a healthy person does not need a physician; but those
who are sick look for physicians. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners
to repentance. (Luke Chapter 5 verses 27 to 32).
Those Brotherhood members who are fond of cheating others do not have the spirit
of God. Christ came to save mankind, to heal their sickness, to feed the poor,
to clothe the naked. He did not need any reward or praise from anyone. He came f
or all and embraced same. But you only select a few persons you relate to, and y
ou only help those, who are close to you. What is more you are fond of backbitin
g, gossiping and imputing sins on those that have offended you. These practices
are not in line with the spirit of Christ.
Many preachers today are after money. Some members are deprived of holy communio
n on the grounds of owing some dues in the church. Even when a person is sick an
d is not physically strong enough to attend church services, the person's dues a
re recorded and accumulated for him or her. In case of his or her death, the chu
rch will not toll any bell for the person and the members will not attend the fu
neral ceremony of such a fellow member. And the bereaved family would be ordered
to settle the debts.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever; (Hebrews Chapter 13 verse
8), and anywhere He went, He was doing good to people. He is a healer, and a se
lfless worker, who accepted to die on behalf of his friends so they might have l
ife. Our Lord Jesus Christ embraces everybody and welcomes all. No matter how th
e person came to Him. He is the Father of all, a friend to all; and of course, m
erciful to everyone.
Our Lord's aim of coming to the world was to save mankind. Know anything you are
given by God, is for you to use to better the lot of humanity. This is the preo
ccupation of Brotherhood members. The six story building under construction is t
he handiwork of a member. You cannot see this type of a thing in other church or
ganizations. There, the rich and the poor are levied equally. Recently, somebody
took upon himself to develop the Father's photograph which has cost him 20,000
naira. There are many such philanthropic works done by members of this kingdom.
Brothers in Enugu have come to testify the Central Cathedral, which they tried t
o build for quite some time, without making any meaningful impact, had reached a
reasonable stage of progress because of the helping hand of Bishop Okpala Willi
ams. The Scripture at Philippians Chapter 2 verses 2 to 9, reveals the spirit of
Christ. Do not feel, you are better than others. Let nothing be done through va
in glory. Let us, with one accord, serve the Lord with our resources. Render phi
lanthropic services to the less privileged people. Let your duty be of drawing m
en to God. You are to render free services to people. Help the sick and the poor
.
Second Bible Lesson: John Chapter 3 verse 17
"For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the worl
d through him might be saved."
If any person possesses a spirit other than the spirit that is here, such a pers
on must pray fervently for himself. All those who charge for services they rende
r do not possess the spirit of God. Those who charge money to pray or preach to
people do not possess this spirit of God. The same is true of all those who take
money for healing.
Those who impute sins on others and criticize others do not possess God's spirit
. This explains why Christ was named "Jesus," because He was to save others grat
is. No wonder why He is a Saviour. If He was coming for judgment He would not ha
ve come at all. The Bible had already prejudged the world when it said, there wa
s no righteous person on earth. (Romans Chapter 3 verse 10). He came so that He
may save mankind from destruction. The Father had wanted to destroy the world bu
t Jesus pleaded on our behalf.
Why is it those who call themselves Christians go about criticizing and condemni
ng one another? Why do they think a particular church is satanic and others are
Christ's? If Our Lord Jesus Christ had criticized or discriminated against anybo
dy who would have been saved in the universe? Whether you call him a mad person,
a thief, Beelzebub or any other derogatory name, He does not worry Himself abou
t it. His main concern of coming to the world was for the salvation of mankind.
This is the mission of the Son of God. The spirit here of salvation and not of j
udgment. Stop imputing sins on one another and practice love. If you catch a thi
ef you would beat him up instead of giving him food, money and clothes. Why must
you judge people by calling them thieves and fornicators, among other names? Is
that your business? This is the spirit of the flesh which is anti-christ.
Despite your short visits here you are welcome anytime and anywhere. This is so,
because the spirit here is of salvation. Upon all your shortcomings, you are no
t ostracized from the fold. If you are sent away because of your inability to pr
actice the words of God, where then lies your salvation? That is why our spiritu
al song has it, you should not cry for the redeemer is not on the way but right
here.
This sermon must be made available to all parts of the world. I do not curse, ab
use anybody, place or thing. That is not my work. I have to save you and salvati
on has nothing to do with curses. If I turn around to curse and segregate agains
t you, where is the hope of mankind? If you claim to be a follower of Christ, an
d you do not follow His foot steps, then you are the real anti-christ. And to sa
y the least, you are a stumbling block to His works. For this reason, He asked t
hem, why they called Him, Lord; but they could not practice His injunctions. "An
d why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" (Luke Chapter
6 verse 46).
The Holy Spirit has not come to take money or wealth from you. He has not come t
o acquire mundane things but to save mankind at all costs. He has come to do goo
d to others and not otherwise. The worldly people enslave their fellow human bei
ngs for meager sums of money. If these types of people give you their worthless
money they make you suffer for it. They cannot give out money without interest.
That is why, I have nothing to do with money, cars, houses or other forms of wea
lth. The Holy Spirit comes to save you by grace. This is to glorify God and to m
agnify His glory. If you do not possess such a spirit put yourself in fervent pr
ayer.
Those who are in the spirit connote peace, unity and oneness. They do not cheat
and are not given to anger, hatred, or imputing sins on others. Such people are
bent on helping others freely. If someone takes something from this class of peo
ple, and such a thing gets lost or spoilt, they do not go to court to seek redre
ss. That is why you are told not to allow your right hand to know what your left
hand is doing. (Matthew Chapter 6 verse 3). That is the same reason you have be
en told, if you make a feast you should not invite those who are wealthy; rather
, invite the poor, needy and the destitute, those who cannot compensate your ges
ture. (Luke Chapter 14 verses 13 and 14).
Christians ought not to abuse, curse, hate or oppress other human beings. A foll
ower of Christ is not expected to enslave other human beings. He is not to discr
iminate.
You are asked to seek for the goodness of others. (1st Corinthians Chapter 10 ve
rse 24). If you have the spirit of God, you would do good to everyone, without e
xpecting any reward from them. And with God's spirit, your sermon would always c
enter on love, unity, peace, goodness and oneness. You would also preach mercy a
nd practice it.
If Christ had come to judge the world, the world would have perished. You can se
e, the popular Christendom are anti-Christ. The people of the world are scatteri
ng instead of gathering with Him. The Holy Spirit does not look for large congre
gations of the righteous, but gives salvation to those who are weak, to sinners
and believers in God. He has come to save those who need help, and those who hop
e in Him. Such people are free to go anywhere they like. That is why He said: "
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit whe
n he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he sha
ll not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and
he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mi
ne, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: theref
ore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you." (John Chapt
er 16 verses 12 to 15).
Recall the Samaritan woman, when Our Lord Jesus Christ asked her to call her hus
band she said, she was not married, but Christ told her, she was right since she
had been married to five husbands already. (John Chapter 4 verses 17 and 18).
If someone is a harlot, rogue or commits sins, but repents, such a sinner will b
e saved. Christ was a Saviour of souls. That is what we have come to do. He does
not send anyone away for committing sin. Rather He wants you to repent. You are
not to speak evil against anybody or to judge anybody, but you have to save all
people.
Golden Text: John Chapter 13 verses 10 and 11
"Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is
clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray
him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean."
God is the only rightful judge. You know Christ Himself said, if you marry; and
later divorce to remarry you have committed adultery. (Matthew Chapter 5 verse 3
2). A woman was caught red-handed sleeping with a man, but He set the culprit fr
ee when she was brought to Him. (John Chapter 8 verses 4 to 11). He set her free
in his own way, because he did not come to judge, but to save. He came to forgi
ve all those who repented of their sins. He did not come to be a burden to peopl
e by charging people money. He said any one that works to get money, is not a tr
ue shepherd, but a hireling, who does not care for the sheep. (John Chapter 10 v
erses 12 and 13). The work of God is done gratis.
It is said, anyone who judges others cannot escape judgment. If all those who cl
aim to be Christians walk by the instruction of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the world
would be in peace, and the glory of God would manifest greatly.
In His final prayer before the arrest He said: "I have glorified thee on the ear
th: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glor
ify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the
world was." (John Chapter 17 verses 4 and 5).
This is His type of prayer. Prayer for mundane things comes from the flesh which
is the spirit of lust. The same spirit causes you to curse, abuse, and count si
ns on others. This worldly spirit has nothing to do with righteousness.
If you want people to serve and administer to you, it means, you are not using t
he spirit of God. It means you are possessed by Lucifer. He has made us to know,
anyone who wants to be the greatest shall minister unto others. That is, anyone
who wants to be a leader must become the servant. "But he that is greatest amon
g you shall be your servant". (Matthew Chapter 23 verse 11).
Jesus the Christ was known physically in the flesh. No person shall know Him tha
t way anymore, except in spirit. "Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the
flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know
we him no more." (2nd Corinthians Chapter 5 verse 16).
He is known by the Spirit which is ruling in Brotherhood. The Spirit that plans
and does good to others, which does not impute sins on others. The son cannot do
anything, except what he sees his father do. So, the Spirit in Brotherhood of t
he Cross and Star is the Spirit of Christ.
Those who curse or abuse Brotherhood, are the very people who need the salvation
, which this Kingdom brings to the world. Those who make unwholesome comments ab
out Brotherhood should not be sent away. All He instructs us to do are what He d
id. He loved His enemies, and did good to those who treated Him despitefully. (M
atthew Chapter 5 verse 44). These are the things He had asked us to do also.
If he had wanted you to send away your enemies or those who plan evil against yo
u, the first person would have been Judas Iscariot, whose behavior fell short of
Christ's teachings. Judas himself knew, Jesus the Christ was a just person. Tha
t was why when he saw Christ was arrested, he went back and threw the thirty pie
ces of silver on them. Of course, nobody answered him.
That was why Christ said, Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay dow
n his life for his friends. (John Chapter 15 verse 13). Despite our sins and rec
alcitrance, Christ is still pleading with us to repent and ask for God's forgive
ness. He could simply reject us for such insubordination but He loves us the mor
e and draws us to Himself, because He came to save.
So, the life of Jesus the Christ is worthy of emulation. His spirit is that of m
ercy which does not discriminate. And He does not want people to suffer. He does
not want people to minister unto Him. He is patient, tolerant and ready to serv
e. This is the spirit of Brotherhood.
The objective of this kingdom is to help others as our daily activities show. Wh
en someone laments and comes here, we simply find out his problem and solve it.
We do not demand anything from people. May God bless His Holy words. Amen.
THANK YOU FATHER.