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THE LEARNERS AND THE LISTENERS

Dr D. K. Olukoya

ISBN: 978-978-920-288-1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover Image

Title Page

Copyright & Permissions

Introduction

Chapter One Grow or Die

STATEMENTS OF NOTE

CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY PENTECOSTAL FATHERS

MARKS TO MEASURE GROWTH

WHAT IS THE WAY OUT?

PRAYER POINTS

Chapter Two The Destiny of a Christian

THE DESTINY OF A CHRISTIAN

PRAYER POINTS

Chapter Three Spiritual Food

MILK

STRONG MEAT

FOUNDATIONAL DOCTRINES

PRAYER POINTS

Chapter Four The Learners

PRACTICAL CONSIDERATION OF LEARNING

PRAYER POINTS

Chapter Five The Listeners

CHARACTERISTICS OF A WEAK LISTENER

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AGGRESSIVE LISTENER

LOT'S WIFE

PRAYER POINTS

Chapter Six Ways God Can Get our Attention

PRAYER POINTS

Chapter Seven The Shallow Christian

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SHALLOW?

SYMPTOMS OF SHALLOWNESS IN CHRISTIAN LIVING

PRAYER POINTS

Chapter Eight The Eagle Christian

THE EAGLE

THERE ARE MANY LESSONS TO LEARN FROM THE EAGLE

HOW TO BECOME AN EAGLE CHRISTIAN?

PRAYER POINTS

Chapter Nine Your Destiny and Divine Secret

PRAYER POINTS

INTRODUCTION

God is keenly interested in the spiritual growth and development of His children. He knows that their wellbeing and destinies are tied to conforming to the image of Christ and growing to the fullness of His stature. To achieve this, God's prescription to all believers is: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).

However, heaven is disheartened that many believers are not following this prescription and have remained as babies, stagnant, refusing to grow spiritually and not becoming Christlike. Such Christians are still feeding on milk many years after their conversion and have remained unskilful in the word of God. They are victims of stunned growth and spiritual dwarfism. They are the ones the Bible offers the instructive admonition in Hebrews 6:1-2: "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgement."

You can grow spiritually by becoming a learner and a listener. Learning the Scriptures and obeying it is the first key to your growth and development as a Christian. The second key is to become an aggressive listener and doer of God's commandments. For you to grow in grace and your Christian walk, you must learn and listen. Then, you will succeed in conforming to the image of Christ.

If you don't learn and listen to God, it means you are distracted and lack focus. God will find a way, pleasant or unpleasant, to get your attention.

Beloved, my candid advice to you is to be a humble learner and an aggressive listener so you can grow in Christ and conform to His image.

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CHAPTER ONE

GROW OR DIE

Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ."

1 Corinthians 13:11 "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."

STATEMENTS OF NOTE

God's rule for all living things is grow or die. If it is a plant, anytime the plant stops growing, it is dead, if it is an animal, if it stops growing it is dead. It is the same thing with our spiritual life, the moment someone stops growing spiritually the person dies. Meaning that death begins where growth ends.
What we are saying is responsible for most of the problems people face.

When a thing stops growing, it goes into the process of decay.

Maturity as a church requires maturity as individuals, growing as a church requires growing as individuals.

We grow inside out like a seed. That is, your spirit will eventually come out.

Every fruit is first of all bitter before it is ripe. That is, there is no, growth without pain.

It is easier to grow old than to grow up.

There will be no growth if nothing is planted.

The most destructive thing to your salvation is to be contented the way you are.

It means that there are a lot of people who go to church but they are already dead, meaning that what all some pastors are doing every Sunday is to water the grave of dead people. Many churches can be called ministry of cemetery because the people there are spiritually dead. God is looking for Christians who are ready to be on fire.

When the missionaries came to this country, they did a fantastic job. They started schools, they thought that if they brought us education and built-churches we would forget about our idols and face their ways. They sent our fathers to school but they did not have fire, so they became academic demon worshippers. In many situations, they look just like the things they should preach against and call them superstition. They did not take it serious to tell the people to stop worshiping demons.

When the catholic people came and put the image of Mary in front of the church, it suited them so well. Until men with fire began to come out of this country, and they began to break down strongholds, there was really no spiritual growth. Those of our forefathers with their demonic knowledge, if you wanted to build a church, they gave you a forbidden forest. A place where there is demonic traffic, so when you put a dead church on top of an altar of evil spirits, they move inside and begin to cause havoc. That is why some of those churches never grow beyond the size they used to be. The white man does not know that our forefathers were still in control of those churches because the place they gave them to build the church was where they were worshipping their demons. An altar is already there, and when there is no fire, you cannot break down the altar.

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30 Prophetic Arrows From Heaven

40 Signs That You Are A Shallow Christian

Angry Sprit, Angry Prayers

A-Z Of Complete Deliverance

Abraham's Children In Bondage

Arresting The Arresters

Basic Prayer Patterns

Battle Against the Wasters

Be Prepared

Becoming Extraordinary Among The Ordinary

Bewitchment Must Die

Biblical Principles Of Dream Interpretation

Biblical Principles Of Long Life

Born Great, But Tied Down

Born To Overcome

Breaking Bad Habits

Breakthrough Prayers For Business Professionals

Bringing Down The Power Of God

Brokenness

Can God Trust You?

Can God?

Closing Down The Ministry Of Sorcerers

Charge Your Battery

Command The Morning

Connecting To The God Of Breakthroughs

Consecration Commitment & Loyalty

Contending For The Kingdom

Connecting To The God Of Wonders

Connecting To The Divine Protocol-Breaking Power

Connecting To The God Of Prescriptions

Connecting To The Miracle-Wonder Working Power Of God

Criminals In The House Of God

Cut It Down

Dancers At The Gate Of Hell

Dealing With The Evil Powers Of Your Father's House

Dealing With The Powers Of The Night

Dealing With Tropical Demons

Dealing With Local Satanic Technology

Dealing With Witchcraft Barbers

Dealing With Unprofitable Roots

Dealing With Hidden Curses

Dealing With Destiny Vultures

Dealing With Satanic Exchange

Dealing With Destiny Thieves

Deliverance Of The Head

Deliverance Of The Tongue

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