WHO IS MY WIFE? BY PST. COSFINNEY UDOKA 1st service 17/03/13

We hope you had a wonderful and blessed weekend. This Sunday was another wonderful and uplifting time in the presence of our Lord.

The first service started with opening prayers led by Ifeanyi.

De Masterpiece took over with a short, beautiful rendition of "We worship you in the spirit."

After that, Pastor Ferguson said a word of prayer and welcomed Ufuoma and De Masterpiece for the time of praise.

It started with "It's a new day," "Blessed," "Glory to God." Worship was led by Ada with "He is exalted," "We give you praise," "Bless the Lord," " Great and mighty is our God."

Buchi took the announcements. It was a day of celebration for women, mothers particularly. The proper celebration was scheduled to take place during the second service. CITH was scheduled to hold at 5 p.m. at the various locations, the benevolence ministry would welcome donations during the week to help with the many visits they make.

 

De Masterpiece ministered with a song titled "Sometimes you have to encourage yourself," led by Anita and Maryann.

Mrs. Chinyere came up to welcome newcomers in the congregation and urged them to prayerfully consider making House on the Rock, Asaba their church home.

After that, Pastor Cosfinney Udoka, our host pastor came up to deliver the word of God to us. He was welcomed with "I see the Lord," by De Masterpiece.

He continued with the series he started last Sunday, "The contents of marriage."

Today's message was an introduction to the next installment of the series. It was titled, "Who Is My wife?"

Bible Verses: Genesis 2 vs 18-24, Proverbs 18 vs 22, 30 vs 18-19, Genesis 28 vs 1-2.

"The foundation of a strong family starts with a strong marriage. A lot of the (health) problems men have are because of issues they have with their marriages.

A man was formed, but a woman was made. There is always a place for you to get married from, you don't get married from just anywhere. When you want to get married, trace your roots, the church. Any woman who is not connected to God is not fit to be your wife, except you the man is not connected to God."

"Choose from your family (Christians), and be specific about what you want. You should not get married without consulting God, any marriage void of God will not succeed."

"When you are ready to get married, take out time to talk to God about it and seek His direction."

"In marriage, one of the basic things to look for is character, not charisma. It is unfortunate that almost ninety percent of men get married on the platform of charisma. If you want to know the character of a woman, trace her ancestry, go and visit her family.  For example, let her call her mother in front of you sometimes. Do not throw away your senses when you get into a relationship, it is not all about emotions."

"Charisma is good, appreciate it but also look out for character. Do not let charisma blind you to character, the real person."

"God is a generational God, He is interested in your lineage in order to correct anything that is wrong. It is the same way you as a man should be interested in the lineage of the woman you want to get married to. It helps you correct the negatives and not carry it into the next generation. When a generational problem is disclosed, you can start dealing with it, prayerfully and consciously."

"Strengths should also be traced. They help heal weaknesses, especially when they are magnified."

"A woman is a helpmate, she must acquire what to give to the husband whenever it is needed. Helpmate should not be narrowed down to financial help, it should also be help of encouragement, affirmation, strength of character. A woman should be ready to be a benefit instead of just a beneficiary. Service is also important, any woman who cannot serve (you) is not qualified to be your wife."

 

"Single hood is not ideal, it should not be paraded like jewelry. Marriage brings blessings in more ways than one, God intended for us to get married and be blessed in it."

"Marriage is a journey and the kind of company you have on the journey can either make it interesting or boring. If you have the right company in your partner, your life and marriage will be interesting and exciting. A good example (for single people) is if you have to go on a long trip, say to China or Australia and you are asked to pick someone. Do you pick the person you are currently dating? Whether you do or not is a good indicator of if that person will be the right company in life as your spouse."

"A man is like a wheel, and a woman is like grease. The efficiency of a man is determined by the woman he is married to, if she does not "grease" her husband well, he will not function properly."

"Marriage starts with God. He is the author of the institution and He should be involved in it for it to succeed."

Pastor concluded the message by saying that a good marriage starts with being born-again, giving your life to Christ, not playing church.

Tithes and offering were collected, closing prayers and benediction were said, and the first service came to a close.

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