Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
How Calabar pastor’s family lived with python for 10 years
•It’s not an ordinary snake—Mallam Rabiu, snake
charmer
•How it was discovered, killed; Area boys turn it
to delicacy
By Ike Uchechukwu
CALABAR—Senior Pastor of the MegaFaith
Ministries, Calabar in Calabar South Local
Government Area of Cross River State, Rev Tony
is said to have seen numerous miracles in his life
and undeniably, the Almighty God has used him to
do the extraordinary even for others.
All the same, the messenger of the Most High did
not plan for the unusual that he witnessed, last
weekend, at his 10 Ekpiken Close domicile.
Rev Tony Amba
Unknown to the oracle of God, a 19 –year-old
python, measuring 20-metre, supposedly feeding
on dogs, fowls, rats and lizards for ages, had
been a co-dweller with him and his children in the
same apartment for about a decade. The moment
he stepped out on the revelation day, the
ravenous python from its hideaway in the roof,
decided it was time to materialize and use one of
the children for its next meal.
Amba’s words, “Everything that happened that
day was nothing less than a miracle. What if this
beast had injured anyone, they would have said a
lot of things about me and the ministry, I cannot
thank God enough for what he did for my family
and me because I have been living in that house
for about a decade. Only God knows how long the
snake came into that place.’’
Angelic visit
Rev Amba told Niger Delta Voice, “Two of my
children were home alone when they saw that a
something like a machete was piercing through
the ceiling so they ran out of the house.
Fortunately, one of our members was coming to
the house at that time, and he is the one, who
inquired from them what the matter was and they
told him what they noticed in the ceiling.”
Shocking discovery
“In trying to find out if there was someone with a
machete in the ceiling because the opening made
was quite obvious, they set up a form of ladder to
climb and look into the place, but saw something
that looked like a tyre, but they discovered it was
shining. They decided to use a bigger torch light,
what they saw was a python and they were
shocked,” he said.
His words, “I just came back from a journey
where I went to see my father in the lord in Abuja
and also attended a conference there. My coming
into Calabar was to prepare for our yearly
programme, ‘September to Remember,’ but before
coming back, I already knew that a battle had
been won because God is always in control.”
September to remember
“The occurrence did not come as a surprise but it
was not natural, because what could the snake
be possibly eating for those years it has spent in
that place, it is indeed a September to remember
for me ,my family and the MegaFaith Ministries,”
he added.
Amba further said, “When I was alerted, I decided
to call the police so that they can kill it because I
am not the kind of person, who reads meaning to
every little thing. But they refused, arguing that
they could kill it and it transforms into a human
being based on the incident that led to its
discovery, so they left without doing anything.”
Snake charmers
Man carrying the dead python
The clergyman said neighbours referred him to
some Hausa snake charmers from Bogobiri. He
complied and invited them. According to him,
”When they came (the Mallams), they first went
into the ceiling to ascertain the size of the snake
and came down to tell me that they will collect
N60,000, but we bargained till they came down to
N20,000, which we paid. I left them to continue
the work of my Father because I had communion
to administer that evening.”
He disclosed that by the time he returned, they
had killed the snake but area boys did not allow
the snake charmers to take it away, as they
turned it into a delicacy.
Attack: An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity,
told Niger Delta Voice that the snake almost
disappeared after they (Mallams) led by Danzaria
Rabiu climbed the ceiling the second time to kill
it.
“When one of the ‘aboki’ climbed the ceiling, they
could not find the snake anymore, so they started
breaking the ceiling all over and the creature fell
down in fury, started attacking them, but the four
of them over powered the about 20 meters long
creature” he stated.
The eyewitness added, “The incident was really
strange although there is a little bush behind us,
but it still does not explain how the snake
entered and have been living for years, how did it
survive for that long in that place, what was it
feeding on? He asked.
Not an ordinary snake
Mallam Rabiu, who spoke in Pidgin English, said:
“The snake don live there for a very long time don
live there for up to 10 years and when we kill am.
I discover from the counting say the snake don
live up to 19 years. There is a way we dey take
count the mark wey dey the belle to know how
long the snake don live.”
The python
“The snake enter there when e still dey small , na
for there wey the snake stay grow because we
see different kind of fowl , rat ,lizard and dog
bones, that na wetin we see for inside that ceiling
be that.”
He, however, said that the snake did not look
ordinary because it almost disappeared while they
were trying to kill it after they had finished
negotiating with the pastor, who called them to
come and kill it.
He said: “When we come inside the ceiling the
second timer, we did not see the snake again. We
come begin break the ceiling before the thing
come fall down.
“With the kind things wey dey our body, the snake
no suppose attack us. I surprise when e begin
open mouth to bite us.”
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Names of God
NAMES OF GOD
1. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Elohim, The only Lord God, Eternal Creator. As it is Written in Psalms 90:2 “Before the mountains were brought forth or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting thou are GOD”.
2. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Shalom, The Lord of Peace.
3. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Nissi, The Lord Our Banner. As it is written in Songs of Solomon 2:4 “He leaded me to the banquet, His banner over us is love”.
Song: Come and Join me sing Alleluia,
Jehovah Nissi has done me well
4. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Ellam, The Everlasting God. As it is written in John 1:1 “In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the Word was God
Song: I will praise you foreverlasting
5. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Tsekenu, The Lord our righteousness. As it is written in Ps 145:17 “The Lord is righteous in all his ways and holy all his works”.
6. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah El Nas, The Lord that forgives our sins. As it is written in Mathew 6:9 “Pray then like this: our father in heaven Hallowed by the name”.
Thy kingdom come thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass
against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power
and the glory.
For ever and ever
Amen.
7. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Macheslanu, The Lord our refuge. As it is written in Ps 91:2 “I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my fortress: My God in Him will I trust”.
8. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Mekadiskem, The Lord our Sanctifier. As it is written in 2 cor 6:16 “And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols, for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will be their God and they shall be my people”.
9. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Eli Meleki, The Lord our King. As it is written in Ps 150:2 “Praise Him for His mighty as, praise Him according to His excellent greatness”
10. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Elyon, The Most High God. As it is written in Heb 1:6 “and again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, He saith ‘and let all the Angels of God worship Him’”.
11. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Eloheenu, The Lord Our Maker. As it is written in Gen 1:27 “so GOD created man in his own image, in the image of GOD he created him, male and female he created them”
12. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Hosenu, The Lord Our God. As it is written in Ps 27 “Some trust in the chariots and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God”
13. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Saboath, The Lord of Hosts. of hosts As it is written in Jeremiah 31:35 “thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for light by night which divided the sea when the waves there roar. The Lord is His name”.
14. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Maganenum, The Lord our defense. As it is written in Ps 27:2 “when the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, the stumbled and fell”
15. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Selai, The Lord our Rock. As it is written in 2 Samuel 22:2 “and he said the Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer (Song:- Rock of Ages.)
1. Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save from wrath and make me pure.
2. Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
3. Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die.
4. While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eyes shall close in death,
When I rise to worlds unknown,
And behold Thee on Thy throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
16. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Adonai Jehovah, Lord, Master, Sovereign Ruler. As it is written in Ps 66:7 “He ruleth by His power forever, His eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves”
17. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Rohi, The Lord Our Shepherd. As it is written in John 10:11 “I am the good Shepherd, the good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep (Prayer: Psalm 23)”
A psalm of David.
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet
waters,
he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's
sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint
my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will
dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
18. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Rapha, The Lord Our Healer. As it is written in John 11:44 “And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and his face was bound about with a napkin, Jesus saith unto them, loose him and let him go”.
Song: Heal me, Jehovah Rapha, heal me
Cos you are the lord our healer
19. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah-El-Emeth, Lord God of truth. As it is written in Jn. 4:24 “God is spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth”
20. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Ebenezer, The Lord our Helper. As it is written in Is. 41:10 “Fear thou; for I am with thee: be not dismayed for I am thou God, I shall strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; ye I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”
Song: There is something that makes me come into your presence
My helper
21. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Go’eleck, The Lord our redeemer. As it is written in John 3:16 “for God so loved the world, that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life”
Song: Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,
1. Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,
pilgrim though this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
hold me with thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore.
2. Open now the crystal fountain,
whence the healing stream doth flow;
let the fiery cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through;
strong Deliverer,
be thou still my Strength and Shield.
3. When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside;
bear me through the swelling current,
land me safe on Canaan's side;
songs of praises,
I will ever give to thee.
22. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Maozi, The Lord our Strength. As it is written in Ps 24:8 “who is the king of Glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord Mighty in battle”
Song: Father you are powerful, father you are my strength
Father you are Merciful, Father you are my Strength
Father you are Wonderful, Father you are my Strength
23. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Jireh, The Lord our Provider. As it is written in John 6:11 “JESUS then took the loaves and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated, so also the fish, as much as they wanted”.
Song: He is the great provider
He is the great provider
He will always provide for me
The great provider
He is Jehovah Jireh
He is Jehovah Jireh
He will always provide for me, Jehovah Jireh
24. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Elohim Chaseddi, The God of Mercy. As it is written in Lam 3:22 “It is the lord mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not”
Song: Glory be to God in the highest Amen
For His Mercies endureth forever Amen
25. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Elohim Tishuathi, God of my Salvation. As it is written in Ps 68:20 “He that is our God is a God of Salvation; and unto the Lord belongs the issues from death”
26. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, El-Simeath Gili, God my Exceeding Joy. As it is written in Phil 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say rejoice”
Song: This is the day that the lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
27. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah El-Kanna, Lord, the Jealous God. As it is written in Ex 20:5 “thou shall not bow down thyself them, not serve them for I am the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and forth generations of them that hate me”
Song 1: Almighty God, that is your name
Almighty God, that is your name
You will never share your Glory with anyone
You will never share your Glory with anybody
Almighty God, that is your name
Chineke, Osanobua, Eledumare, Oghene, Tamuno
Song2: Only you I will serve, I have no other God
Song 3: Only you are worthy Lord, to be praised and adored.
You’ve been faithful you lord, from ages past
That is why your name is forever more
Song 4: Let the Glory of the Lord come down
Let the Glory of the Lord from Heaven Come down
28. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Kanna Shemo, The Lord whose name is Jealous. As it is written in Exodus 34:14 “for thou shall worship no other god: other than the lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God.
29. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Metsudhati, The Lord my Fortress. As it is written in Prov. 3:23 “then shall thou walk in the thy way safely and thy foot shall not stumble”
30. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Kabodhi, The Lord of my Glory. As it is written in Is 60:7 “all the flocks of kedar shall be gathered together unto the, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: it shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my Glory”
Song 1: Unto thee lord, be the Glory, great things he has done.
Song 2: Take Glory Father, Take Glory Son, Take Glory Holy Ghost
Now and Forever more
Song 3: Glory be to God in the highest, Alleluia
Everybody shout Allelu, Alleluia
31. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Magen, The Lord, The Shield. As it is written in Is. 25:8 “He will shallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all earth: for the Lord has spoken it”
32. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Ha-Melech-Jehovah, The Lord, The King. As it is written in Tim 6:15 “which in His times shall He shew, who is the blessed and only potentate, the King of kings and the Lord of Lords”
33. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Elolam, The Everlasting Rock.
34. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Eloheeka, The Lord Thy God. As it is written in Ps. 100:3 “know ye that the Lord he is God: it is He that has made us, not we ourselves, we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture”
35. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Gibber Milchamah, The Lord Mighty in Battle. As it is written in Is. 41:11 “Behold, all they that we incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish”
Song: You are the mighty God, how great thou art, Alleluia
Song 2: "How Great Thou Art"
O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
And when I think of God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And lead me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow with humble adoration,
And then proclaim, "My God, how great Thou art!"
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
36. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Mephatti, The Lord my Deliverer. As it is written in Ps. 140:1 “deliver me, O Lord from the Evil man, preserve me from the violent man”
The Lords Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven, Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass
against us , And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power
and the glory.
Forever and ever, Amen.
37. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Mishgabbi, The Lord My High Tower. As it is written in Ps. 18:2 “He Lord is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my Strength, in whom I will trust; my bucklier, and the horn of my salvation, and high tower”
38. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Elgibber, The Mighty God. As it is written in Isaiah 9:6 “for unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the Government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called wonderful, councilor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the Prince of Peace”
39. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Ori, The Lord our light. As it is written in Gen. 1:3 “and God said let there be light and there was light
Song: Come and see the Light, the light of God
Come and see the light, Amen, Amen
40. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah El-shaddai, The Almighty all Sufficient God. As it is written in Gen 1:1 “In the beginning, God Created the Heaven and the Earth”
Song: Only you can do it, El-Shaddai
Come and do it, let them see
Only you can bless me, El-shaddai,
Come and bless me, let them see
Only you can heal me, El-shaddai
Come and heal me let them see
Only you can help me,……………
Only you can lift me up,………..
Only you can cleanse me let them see……….
Only you can fight for me ………….
Only you can defend me ……………
Only you can feed me……………….
Song 2: El-Shaddai, the Almighty all sufficient God.
41. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Adonai, The Sovereign Lord. Gen. 12:2 “I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shall be a blessing”
Song: Abraham’s Blessings are Mine
I am Blessed in the Morning, and Blessed in the Evening
Abraham’s Blessings are mine
42. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Alpha and Omega, The First and the Last Beginning and the End. As it is written in Ex. 3:14 “I am the I AM that I AM”
Song: You are Alpha and Omega
You are Alpha and Omega
We worship you my Lord
You are worthy to be praised
We give you all the Glory
Song 2: Alpha and Omega, you are worthy of our praises today
43. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Izuz Weigibbor the Lord strong and mighty
Song: Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
1. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
2. Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
3. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love and purity.
4. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
44. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah, The Most High over all the Earth. As it is written in Is. 26:4 “trust ye in the Lord forever; for in the Lord JEHOVAH is the everlasting strength”
Song 1: Jehovah is your name
Jehovah is your name
Mighty warrior
Great in Battle
Jehovah is your name
Song 2: Jehovah you are the most high
You are the most high God
Song 3: That is why you are called Jehovah
What you say you will do
That is what you will do
45. In the mighty name of Jesus, I praise you, I worship and thank you, the almighty God, because your name is, Jehovah Shammah, The Ever-present God. As it is written in Ps. 91:5 “thou shall not be afraid for the terror by night; nor the arrow that flieth by day
Song: I have a very big God, who is always by my side
Jehovah Shamah, the ever present God
The bigger than the biggest, He is always by my side
The taller than the tallest, He is always by my side
The stronger than the strongest, He is always by my side
The richer than the richest, He is always by my side
Biggi, Biggi, Biggi, Biggi, Biggi, Biggi, He is always by my side
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