THE WORD BECOMES FLESH

First lesson: John 8: 14 "Jesus answered and said unto them, though I bear a record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I come, and whither I go.” Second lesson: John 1:14 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth ". Golden Text: John 13: 3 "Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands and that he was come from God, and went to God." 1.1 The Word is God The three lessons read to you constitute the theme of our lesson. Many people hope to die and go to the spirit world because they neither know from where they come nor to where they go. But our Lord Jesus Christ knew from where He came and to where He was going. It is said that in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Christ has no other meaning than the Word of God. The Word is the Spirit and the Spirit is God. God turns into man. Therefore, God is human. Why do you lack this basic understanding? God said, "let us make man in our image, after our likeness." From this pronouncement man came into being. An angel appeared unto Zacharias in the temple and informed him that his wife Elizabeth will conceive and bear a son who will be called John. Zacharias disbelieved the vision because they were old and had passed the age of fertility. But the angel told him that he was Gabriel who stands in the presence of God and that he was sent to show him the glad tidings. Since he (Zacharias) did not believe, he would become dumb until the prophecy was fulfilled. Afterwards, everything was fulfilled accordingly. The word of the angel became John. The angel also informed Mary that she would conceive and bring forth a son whose name will be called Jesus. Mary wondered how that would come to pass since she knew not a man. The angel answered that the Holy Ghost will come upon her and the holy One that will be born of her will be called the Son of God. The prophecy was fulfilled when the word became the man called “Jesus” The process explains the virgin birth of Christ. 1.2 Those born of Spirit There are many people in the world who are born through the Word of God. It is said, "that which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. The wind blows where it lists; and you hear the sound, but cannot tell from where it comes and whither it goes;" so is everyone that is born of the spirit. Those who are born of the Word are Word, and the Word is God. Since the foundation of the world, Christ is the only One who knew that He is the Word and therefore, God. He knew that He came from the Word and that He will change to the Word again. He testified about the Word which will incarnate as the Holy Spirit. He said, "But the Comforter which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." He knew that the Holy Spirit is the Word. Therefore, He warned: "Whosoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him, but whoever speaks against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come." Christ said that He and the Father are one. He whom God has sent speaks the word of God; for God gives not the spirit by measure unto him. God and Christ are Spirit. And the Lord is that Spirit, Christ also is the Spirit. If Spirit is God; then Christ is God. It is good for one to know one's self. Christ alone knew that He is the Word, and He used the Word to do everything. He also knew that He will return to the Word. 1.3 The Word is working in the world Here in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star a person tells a sister that she will conceive and bear a son who will be called Emmanuel. The prophecy becomes fulfilled. That child is the Word. Sick people are healed by the Word, by mere saying "go your sickness is over." The word is used in forgiving sins? When it is said: "Go, your sins are forgiven!" We are cleansed by the Word of God. A person dies and resurrects by the Word. When the Word goes out from you, it means that God has departed from you. And if the Word enters into you again, you have been resurrected. A sick person may be taken to a doctor who certifies that he is dead. If he is being taken out and prayers are offered unto him he may come back to life. This is the work of the Word which is God, for God is the Word and the Spirit. We are all words but Christ is the Word. We do not come from the ghost or water but from the Word. Therefore when the Word goes out of us we are gone (dead). Anybody who does not speak again is dead. When Christ was crucified, he said: "Father into thy hands I commend my spirit." and died. If the Spirit or Word does not depart from you, you are still alive. It is said, "We have a building for God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven. Sometimes you may hear a voice without seeing a person. It is God speaking. When the word goes out; it becomes spirit. God created man in His own image. Since God does not die, we too cannot die. It is said that the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory. 1.4 Word is immortal The recondite wisdom is revealed by Christ alone. All those who are born of God emanate from the Word. (When they return, they become the Word.) They do not die. They know that they came from the Word and will therefore return to the Word. The Word is God, and God becomes man and dwells and talks with man but man does not know him. Why does the world not know that the Word is God? Why do you not know that some people are the Word? Those" who are flesh are flesh, but those who are from the Word are spirit. They are immortal and omnipresent. Those sent by God are the Word. who become man. They alone speak the word of God. If the world had known that Christ is God, they would not have called him the son of Mary. The first thing is for you to know from where you come and to where you are going. Abraham and Melchizedek did not have this knowledge. Melchizedek who had no genealogy ministered as a king, but no one knew his descent nor to where he was going. From time to time, the Word becomes man and dwells in the world, but nobody knows Him. When we see him we mistake him to be a man. We reject his word and claim to worship the real God. Recall when two disciples of Christ were travelling to Emmaus in the evening after the resurrection of Christ and were discussing the incident of crucifixion and resurrection. Christ himself appeared physically and drew near to them and wanted to know what they were discussing. Since they could not recognise him, one of them asked whether he was the only stranger in Jerusalem who did not know the events of those days. The Word became flesh again and communed with the disciples, but they did not know him. Christ said unto them: O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken. Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?" Beginning from Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures and things concerning himself. When they went into a house and sat at table, he took bread and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognised him, and immediately he vanished from their sight. In other words, Christ became the invisible Word again. It is ignorance to say that Christ is dead because the Word is immortal. The Word is with God, and God is a Spirit and is Christ. The whole world is blind, deaf and lame. The Word has become man to dwell with you and you see his glory but you do not know him. It is expedient to know where Christ comes from and where God is. Many of us think that we come from India. America or the Camerouns. This is false. You are from the Word. It is not true to claim that your father is either Peter or John. Christ has no problem because he knew his Father. He bore testimony about himself but the world did not know him. Although this gospel is too advanced and beyond your comprehension, yet I must deliver it. This week being ordained as the 'Brotherhood New World-wide Missionary Week' is set aside for the revelation of the mystery and glory of God. First lesson: John 8:14 "Jesus answered and said unto them, though I bear a record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I come, and whither I go.” 1.5 The Word became man The lesson read to you reveals that the world wanted God, but when He came to them, they did not know him. He was communicating to them in the spirit but they wanted to see him in person. That was why Christ said, "Blessed are those who do not see but believe". They wanted God to descend from the sky before they could believe him. However, the invisible Word they used to hear about became flesh and lived among them. but they did not know him hence they regarded him as the son of Mary and Joseph. The Word they used to hear from heaven became man and spoke; with them face to face, but they did not recognise him. Jesus is called the Son of God. Like. Jesus. God is also the Word. The Word is Spirit and Christ the Spirit. He came from the Spirit and went back to the Spirit. When the disciples requested Christ to show them heavenly things, he answered; "If you cannot understand the earthly things, how then will you be able to understand heavenly things?" He revealed to them that no man had ever ascended into heaven, except himself who came from heaven. How many people knew that Christ was not man but the Spirit who is God. He was the Word who turned into flesh. Invariably the Word can turn into water, fire, tree, stone, or anything. It is said that in the beginning was the Word, and the word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. he was in the world, the world which was made by him, but the world knew him not. All the time he was with his disciples, nobody knew that he was God. Even his earthly parents did not know that he was' the maker of heaven and earth. No one can kill the Word or Spirit because he is immortal. The Word cannot be sick or imprisoned. He is invisible. When the world was void, the Word was in existence. It is pathetic to note that the Word who is the maker is not known. That was why Christ said that his personal testimony was true because they did not know where he came from and to where he was going. Therefore, our Lord Jesus Christ was God who created heaven and earth, although this fact was not known by anyone including his parents. He is the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, and He is God, Word and Spirit, but the world did not know. Recall the incident when the; disciples left in a boat without him, but he walked on top of the water to accompany them. Could a man perform such a miracle? 1.6 The Word is omnipresent The Word can pass through anything because he is 'omnipresent. Many people believe that Christ had ascended and is in heaven whereas, he is working here now. He told his disciples that of all those that are born of women, there is none that is greater than John the Baptist, except he that is least in the kingdom of God. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent people take it by force. He also said that except a corn of wheat falls onto the ground and dies, it abides alone, but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit. Now the Word of God had spread into ail nations, waters, trees, animals, and all creation. Who is responsible for this if not God? He advised the world to ask for anything in his name and they will receive it. Therefore, whatever you say comes to pass. If you pray the Father to give you water, money or anything else, you will receive these things exactly because the Word has changed to what you request. He did not advise you to beg anything from man, but to direct all your requests to him, because he is the Word. The Word is life, death, food, clothing and everything. That is why you are warned not to allow evil communication to proceed out of your mouth. It is a pity to note how people toy with the word and thereby joke with God. You should speak only good words which minister grace to the hearers. If you say that you have power, money and good health, these things will be fulfilled according to your words because the word is God. If you do not know that the word is God, Christ and Spirit, how will you speak it to restore peace to the world. The first thing is for one to know oneself. About 99% of the worldly people do not know from where they come and to where they are going. Those of you, who listen to this gospel, do you know whether you are born of the Word or flesh? If you are the Word, then you are eternal and with the Father. Heaven and earth are the word. If you do not see a person physically, know that he has changed to the word. Christ said that if you eat his flesh and drink his blood, you will have life. All the fruits we eat are the flesh and blood of Christ and are the word. The earth and the fullness thereof are the word. There is neither mermaid nor juju. Now the word has become flesh to dwell with you, and you behold his glory. This knowledge eluded the world. They wanted to see God in person before believing. But the Word which is God became flesh and lived among men, but he was not known. Christ knew from where he came and to where he went because he was the Word and God. No man or any angel has such knowledge. 2nd lesson: John 1: 14 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth ". The Word who is our Lord Jesus Christ became flesh and lived among men. When Philip asked him to show them the Father. Christ wondered how he had been with them for so long and they did not know the Father. He told them that anyone who saw him had seen the Father for the Father dwelt in him and vice versa. He added that the words he spoke were not from him but from the Father. Or else they should believe him for the works' sake. The worker is the Father who is the word. The word is Christ and Christ is the Spirit. 1.7 God becomes man Do not allow history to repeat itself. The Word has become flesh to dwell with man and we behold his glory. They accuse you of worshiping man. This is true because the Word has become flesh to dwell among you and we behold his glory. Wherever you go to, you meet with the Word. Therefore, it is futile to investigate him because the more you indulge in such futile exercise, the more stupid you become. There is no time the Word has departed from man and there is no time that God is not on earth. The problem is that nobody knows him. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. But the Word became flesh. He created everything including man. As Philip wanted to know the whereabout of God, so do we inquire when God will come down. Brethren, the Father has seized this opportunity to reveal the secret hidden to your fore-fathers so that we should not perish as they had perished. If there is no money and food in your house and you pray to God to provide these things, the Word will become man, knock at your door, and give you the money. If you are lonely in the house, a stranger will come in to stay with you. You may wonder; without knowing that God has heard your prayers and had sent the Word to you. If you had known that God and Christ are the Word, you would not speak evil words. Why do you say that you are sick and poor and that whether a person does good or evil, he must die. From the words of your mouth you are either justified or condemned- The Word is the Father, Son, Holy Ghost, man and angels. As you are sitting down, walking on the street, lying on the bed, you are doing so with the Word. There is neither hades nor juju, but the Word which has neither the beginning nor ending. The Word existed in the beginning and without him nothing was created. Do not fear poverty, sickness or death because they do not exist except the Word. When Christ was tempted to turn stones into bread to quench his hunger; He answered that man shall not1 live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. 1.8 Your words are fulfilled The word of God is the rejected corner stone. The Word is nearer to you than the tongue is to the teeth, or the clothes you wear are to the body. Do not ask who will ascend into heaven to bring Christ down from above, or who shall descend into the deep to bring Christ from the dead. For the Word is nigh unto you even in your mouth and in your heart; that whoever speaks against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. When you speak evil, saying that you are dead, poor, hated and bewitched, these words will be fulfilled accordingly, notwithstanding your prayers. All the testimonies which are vain bring sickness and death. If you had known that the word is God, Christ and man, you would not have toyed with the word. All the troubles encompassing you are from the evil words you keep speaking. Christ knew that he was the Word and therefore, used it judiciously. Invariably, if you say that you have children, car, and money, the word will turn into these things. Everything emanate from the Word. Recall when there was drought in Nigeria, many people prayed for rain to come. But when the Father's help was sought for, he declared from the pulpit that there should be rain. Since that pronouncement, there had been constant rain up till now. Secondly, it was rumoured that Nigeria would wage war against Camerouns. At about three days to the out-break of the war, the Father decreed that there would be no war since the two countries are brethren. From that time the plan died a natural death. The Word does not turn to man alone, it turns to money, tree, cloth and everything because he is God. God is life, light, darkness and everything else. He is man, spirit, son, angel and God. If the Father asks you to go to Lagos and receive N20,000.00 from a man, you will go and find exactly as you were told. That is the action of the Word. Peter toiled throughout the night without catching fish. In the morning, Christ met him and asked him to cast his net for a draught. He obeyed and caught a multitude of fishes which broke his net. The Word spoken by Christ' became fishes. Who knows that the Word turns to flesh to dwell among men and we behold his glory. If you do not worship man you do not worship God. Invariably, how do you know that when you worship man. you are worshiping God? You should be a fool so that you may become wise. Do not investigate the mystery of God again. The Word is Christ, God and life. Whether you are sick, have court case, lack money or children, if you come to this Brotherhood New World-Wide Missionary Week and listen to the word of God, you are free. You have seen God face to face and have heard from the God's mouth. You have no need for prayers or laying of hands because God had given you everything free. If you believe that the Word has become flesh, you should believe that by coming to receive these words, all your troubles are taken away. Golden text: John 13 : 3 "Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands and that he was come from God, and went to God." Our Lord Jesus Christ knew that he came from God and was going back to him, but the world proclaimed that he died on the cross. How can the Word or God die? Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Heaven and earth shall pass away but the Word endures forever. Our first lesson confirms that Christ knew from whence he came and to where he was going but the world did not know. 1.9 Theory of dualism God has two-fold nature - Word and Man, Spirit and Word, Man and Spirit, love and hatred, truth and falsehood, day and night, man and woman, old and young, rich and poor. God advised Adam and Eve not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil which stood in the midst of the garden so that they might not die. They disobeyed and ate it and their eyes were opened and they knew that they were naked, so they made themselves aprons of leaves. When God went to visit them they hid themselves. God asked them whether they had eaten the forbidden fruit, Adam said that the woman gave it to him and he ate it. Eve in her defence pleaded that the serpent beguiled her. God cursed the serpent that he would walk with his belly and would eat dust all the days of his life. Formerly, the serpent walked errect as other creatures, but after the curse, it has to crawl and eat dust. And to the woman he said that she would bring forth children in sorrow and pain, and that she will perpetually be subject to her husband, until today, women suffer pains during delivery. Whether a woman is a queen or not, she is under her husband. A small boy can rule over many women. And to the man God said that the ground is cursed, and in sweat will he eat bread till he returned to the ground, for he is dust and must return to dust. This is the origin of death. Many people toil and toil, yet they are poor. They may insure their lives in one hundred societies, eat wholesome food, and have medical doctors yet they die. All these emanate from the word of God. Death, sickness and poverty are from the word of God which you use in cursing yourselves. Anyone who believes in God has no more trouble. If you know the truth, the truth will make you free. If you know that God is the Word, you will not despise the Word of God. If you agree that you are-the Word, and that everything emanates from the Word" you will have no trouble. 1.10 Efficacy of the spoken word of the Father The Centurion knew that God is the Word. Therefore, when he informed Christ about the sickness of his servant and when Christ opted to follow him, he confessed humbly that he was not worthy for Christ to go under his roof but that he should speak the word and his servant will be healed. Anyone who agrees that the Word is God from where everything flows has life. God is the Word and the life which shall not pass away. We came from the Word and shall go back to the Word. From that time when God cursed the serpent, Adam and Eve, he did not speak again, because heaven and earth can pass away. but not the spoken word of God. 1.11 God of re-construction is here However, this is the fullness of time, and God has come back to reconstruct the world and grant eternal life back to man. You should listen attentively when the Father speaks, whether in the long or short run, it will be fulfilled accordingly. Worldly treasures like money or clothes do not give life except the Word of God which you disdain. The food you eat passes through and goes to waste into the toilet. The water you drink is urinated away. Your clothes will tear off and the houses you build will fall, but the word of God used in creating you is eternal. Anybody who worships the Word, worships God and Christ. The Word has incarnated here but we do not know him. If you had known what the "Sole Spiritual Head" means, you would not need the laying of hands on you, putting of holy oil into you eyes, or writing letters to Him. Now the Father has used words to reconstruct you and has given you eternal life. Houses, money and food are carnal but the Word which is God and Christ is the Spirit which you reject. Note that everything emanates from the Word. Why do you not honour the Word and worship Him? The Father, Son, Holy Ghost, sons of God and Angels are all here in this Kingdom, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. You should worship the Word now made flesh. It is said that a stroke of the cane is sufficient unto the wise. Those who have ears, let them hear. May God bless His holy words Amen. Thank you Father