RCCG Open Heavens - 01 July 2022

By admin@heavenlymission.org. Jul 01, 2022

Open Heaven 1 July 2022 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Sleeping In Training?

Open Heaven 1 July 2022 TOPIC: Sleeping In Training?

MEMORISE: “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” – 1 Peter 5:8 (KJV)

READ: Acts 20:7-12 (KJV)

7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalms 79-82

Open Heaven 1 July 2022 MESSAGE:

Apostle Paul was preaching while a young man named Eutychus was sleeping. Our attention however is not on Paul but on Eutychus. Here was a greatly anointed man of God preaching and he was sleeping. It may look like something to judge him for, but there are many like Eutychus in the Church today. Many people go to the Church today and sleep throughout the service. They may not be closing their physical eyes, but their spiritual eyes are closed. Some workers are sleeping spiritually while the anointing is flowing. John 7:38-39 says:

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

The rivers referred to in the Scripture above is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit flows like a river. When He is moving, if you are not conscious of His presence and paying attention, He will flow past you and you would miss your miracle. Anyone who saw Eutychus and the others leaving the service the next morning would have thought that they were all blessed and fully charged spiritually, not knowing that some of them like Eutychus slept off during the meeting and were leaving just the same way that they came. This is why many people keep attending powerful crusades and life-changing services but their lives have remained the same.

Sometimes, the organisers of these services are the ones who actually make it easy for people to sleep when they should be fellowshipping. When you decorate the Church and make it look like an art gallery, people would be appreciating the art rather than connecting with the Lord. The Church is a place of intimate fellowship with God so let the environment foster that more than anything else. That is why we decorate our Church auditoriums in The Redeemed Christian Church of God with Scriptures. Everywhere you turn, there is a Bible verse that will catch your attention because we want you to be focused on God and nothing else.

Open Heaven 1 July 2022 KEY POINT:

Church services play a major role in equipping you for all-round success; don’t sleep in training.

Open Heaven 1 July 2022 HYMN 16: O God, Our Help In Ages Past

1 O God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.

2 Under the shadow of Thy throneThy saints have dwelt secure;Sufficient is Thine arm alone,And our defence is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,Or earth received her frame,From everlasting Thou art God,To endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in Thy sightAre like an evening gone;Short as the watch that ends the nightBefore the rising sun.

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,Bears all its sons away;They fly forgotten, as a dreamDies at the opening day.

6 O God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Be Thou our guard while life shall last,And our eternal home.

Open Heavens 2022 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

Prayer Points On Open Heavens 1 July 2022 – Sleeping In Training?

Open Heaven 2022 Prayer Points for July 1st:

1. I worship and adore You, my Father, for in Your presence there is fullness of joy, and at Your right hand, there are pleasures forevermore.

2. Thank You, Father, for bringing me out of the darkness of this world into Your marvelous light in Christ Jesus.

3. Father, in any way I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over any judgment of sin in my life, in Jesus' name.

4. Father, please, don’t let me ever sleep the sleep of death, in Jesus name.

5. Father, please, wake me up from my spiritual slumber, in Jesus name.

6. Father, empower me by Your grace to me spiritually alert, vigilant and live soberly, so that I may not be devoured by the roaring lion, that walked about, in Jesus name.

7. Father, let Your Holy Spirit take dominion over my life, and let all the activities of the flesh be completely subdued in my life, in Jesus name.

8. Father, let every spirit of lukewarmness in my life be consumed by Your fire, and rekindle the fire of Your revival in my life and in Your church, in Jesus name.

9. Father, renew Your anointing upon my life, and set me on fire afresh, to do exploits for You, and Your Kingdom, in Jesus name.

10. Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye; and, bless his ministry and home forever, in Jesus name.

11. Father, bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus name.

12. Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus name.

13. Your personal thanksgiving prayer.

14. Your Personal petitions. (Philippians 4:6)

15. In Jesus name I pray. (John 14:13-14; 15:16)

16. Thank you Father for answered prayers. (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Special Note:

These prayer points are not written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye, but by one his numerous disciples, for Christ, who was inspired and mandated by the Holy Spirit, about 5 years ago, (effective January 1st, 2015), to start writing these prayer points, based on the Open Heavens Daily Devotional, authored by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.

Some of the prayer points are deep spiritually and may not be understood by carnal minds.

If you want to be blessed from these prayer points, you must first, surrender Your life, to the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire. In Jesus name, I pray.”

These prayers have no expiry date! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus name.

Kindly, purchase your own hard copy or online version of the Open Heavens Devotional & buy for your friends too, as a potent evangelism tool. God bless you, as you sow, into Pastor E.A. Adeboye’s book Ministry, in Jesus name.



Right of Entry: The effort we make on this website is all for spreading the gospel of Christ. It is non-profiting and no harm intended. In a case whereby you feel your content has been stuck-up or copyright violated, please CLICK HERE to reach out to us to issue complaints. You can also email info@heavenlymission.org. Proofs of ownership and basis of motions will be required. Thanks.