MFM Int’ Hqrs on 40 signs of shallowness

These 40 signs are spiritual mirror for self-examination on level of your stand in Christ.

 

Theme: 40 Signs that you are a shallow Christian

 

 

Ministering: Dr D.K. Olukoya, G.O, MFM worldwide

 

 

Anchored Scriptures: Matthew 7:21-23

The MESSAGE from 1 May 2022 came to an end  on 8 May 2022:

 

Last Sunday, we began to look at ’40 signs that you are a shallow Christian’.

We open right again to the book of Matthew 7:21-23 again today, once again to read one of the most outstanding statements of Jesus.

Quick recap of last teaching on 40 Signs that you are a shallow Christian:

Last week, I began to explain to you the difference between knowing the way of God and just knowing the act of God.
And I began to define to you what it means to be shallow, not strong, not deep, superficial (they are just there and there is no deep work in their lives). And we began to look at signs of shallowness. And once you can detect just one of these signs in your life, you really should pray very hard.

1. Poverty of the knowledge of the scriptures

2. Inability to quote scriptures, all this was discussed last Sunday.

3. Low prayer stamina, when you’re not able to sustain long session of prayers, is a sign that you’re shallow.

4. Inability to lead others to Christ, after being a Christians for two years.

5. Lack of interest in reading Christian books or listening to messages.

6. Lack of desire to worship God.

7. Ceremonial attendance to church. You just go on special occasion, you’re a ‘sunday-sunday’ christian, and when you come you are always late.

Continuation:

8. Lack of quiet time: you don’t have any time in the day when you are alone with God. You don’t do quiet time in the morning before you go out, neither do you do any quiet time before you sleep. You see:

– It is during your quiet time that you develop the most important relationship in life.

– Because it is during those quiet time you move close to God.

– During that quiet time you move close to the most important book in the world, which is your Bible.

– It makes you you grow in the power and in the knowledge of God.

– Quiet time will increase your knowledge, and it will make you to experience the presence of God.

– It is a daily affair, it is not something you miss.

The best time for it is in the morning, before you get clouded with the affairs of the day.

Are you here this morning, you don’t do quiet time or you do lame quiet time, or the quiet time is just emergency one? You do emergency quiet time when you had a bad dream? It is a sign that you’re not growing, it is a sign that you are shallow. If you can walk out of the house in the morning, without that quiet time, and something within you is confident to go out; it shows that you’re very shallow.

Beloved, the scarcity of the power of God in any generation is not the fault of God. It is due to inavailability of usable men and women. You are as close to God as you want to be.

For you to be a warrior, a champion, an eagle in the market place, an eagle in the world; quiet time is highly essential. When you get home, do some praises and worship, pray some prayers, take your bible and read portions of scriptures or follow a devotional that you have, pray for the day, then be quiet before the Lord incase He has instructions for you for that day. That is essential everyday before you start moving about. It is at that quiet time God will talk to some people what to do during the day.

Are you a quiet time defaulter? Then, you’re a shallow Christian!

9. You’re a shallow Christian when you only call on God when you’re in trouble or when you’re in need.

10. You’re a shallow Christian, when you don’t share your faith with unbelievers as you were taught this morning. It is evidence of shallowness.

11. When you pick and choose what you desire to follow from the bible. You just pick what is convenient for you, whereas God does not want us to be doing what is convenient for us, He wants us to do what is commanded. There is a difference between what is convenient and what is commanded.

12. You’re a shallow Christian, when you continue to live in habitual sin. Sin has become a habit and you’re finding it difficult to break free from it.

13. You’re a shallow Christian, when you don’t think about eternity at all. You only think about this current life which will soon fade away, with everything that is there. No matter how long you live here, eternity is longer. It is a sign of shallowness when you never sit down to think ‘where will I spend eternity’.

14. You are a shallow Christian, when you are scared of men more than God.

15. You are a shallow Christian, when you avoid sermons or books that talk about consequences of sin and hell fire.

16. You’re a shallow Christian, when people cannot differentiate you from the world. When people cannot differentiate your dressing and the way you look from the way the people of the world look, you are shallow and they is why the enemy finds it easy to be attacking you.
And every time you’re presenting a ladder of attack. There must be a clear divide when you see people going to church and when you see people going to disco parties. A lot of wordiness crept into the church, and because of that, the power level has dropped.

Are you in this church, the way you appear here is different from the way you appear outside? It means there is no depth in you, and you’re really shallow.

17. You’re a shallow Christian, when you don’t genuinely hate sin. You don’t really hate sin, you’re cohabiting with sin. Although you claim ‘I am not participating’, but you’re cohabiting with it, it is shallowness.

18. You’re a shallow Christian, when you claim to love God but God is not allowed to control your life. You don’t ask Him questions about your life.

19. One big sign of shallowness in Christianity is when you’re giving God leftovers instead of giving God your first fruits.

20. You’re a shallow Christian when you are comfortable with your spiritual slumber.

21. You’re a shallow Christian when you are practicing self deception. You cannot deceive God
You cannot deceive the devil because the devil is the master of deception. So at the end of the day, you end up deceiving yourself. You deceive yourself when you claim to be spiritual when you are not. You deceive yourself when you claim to be praying but you’re not praying. Exercise of self deception is a sign of shallowness.

22. You’re a shallow Christian, when you’re a spiritually blind. You cannot see beyond your nose in the spirit realm.

23. You’re a shallow Christian, when you’re spiritually immature. Your maturity is low, you’re old in age, but you are a spiritual baby. This is a serious matter. It’s an immature Christian that will be circulating names of people all over the place (pray about this, pray about that), when you cannot pray by yourself.

24. You’re a shallow Christian when you fail to use your supernatural authority that God has given to you. You don’t use that authority, instead you prefer to go from prophet to prophets, from person to person and just running all over the place.

25. You’re a shallow Christian when you’re too lazy to fast and to pray.

26. You’re a lady Christian when the thought of the second coming of Christ does not move you at all. It is a sign of shallowness.

27. You’re a shallow Christian, when you love pleasures more than the things of God.

28. You’re a shallow Christian, when you find it strange to weep over the lost soul of people you’re seeing. You see people being caged by the enemy, you don’t feel any pity for them.

29. You’re a shallow Christian when you find it easy to criticize your church and criticize your pastor.

30. You’re a shallow Christian, when tithing is becoming very difficult for you. You take tithing as a huge sacrifice, it is sign of shallowness.

31. You’re a shallow Christian, when your sacrificial life is zero. You cannot sacrifice anything for anybody, or anything that has to do with the things of God; no sacrifice.

32. You’re a shallow Christian, when you engage in gossips about people. Great people don’t engage in gossips and spreading negative things about people, it is a sign of shallowness.

33. You’re a shallow Christian when you talk down your church before your children. Once you do that and they don’t follow you to church anymore, it’s your fault.

34. You are a shallow Christian, when you forgot how you got to a place, and how far God has brought you. It shows you’re shallow.

35. You’re a shallow Christians when you’re losing your focus on Christ and you’re spending long hours doing what you should not do, and watching what you should not watch.

36. You’re a shallow Christian, when you cannot point to any activity you’re doing to contribute to the progress of your church. The truth has to be said, and that why I am telling you now. You don’t keep wandering why is my deliverance taking so long, why is the enemy attacking me?

37. You’re a shallow Christian, when you’re unable to hold a personal retreat by yourself, instead of jumping from place to place.

38. You’re a shallow Christian, when you give up easily.

39. You’re a shallow Christian, if you still waste your time drinking the water of worry and anxiety.

40. You are a shallow Christian, when you have un-forgiveness and hatred against anybody.

It is important that these points are clear to you, so you can know where you are and how important God views you.

Bow down your heads on your seat, and right there where you are, if you need know that you need to make an amendment with God, right there where you are, get on your knees and talk to the Lord yourself.

Tell Him that you are sorry, you do not wish to be shallow anymore, you want the touch of revival here today, get on your knees and talk to the Almighty.
What I am saying is a warning to so many people that God has been speaking to, but they’ve been turning deaf ears! Ask the Lord to forgive you.

PRAYER POINTS:
There are seven destiny changing prayers before we go. As we pray this first one, if you have ever had an experience where you were made to throw your clothes inside a flowing river, find your way to this alter and pray the way you’ve never prayed before. Everybody will shout this loud and clear:

1. Angels of war, arise, fight for me now; in the name of Jesus!

2. Fire of favor that cannot be quenched, possess me now; in the name of Jesus!

3. Voices of darkness crying against me, shut up; in the name of Jesus!

4. Arrows of satanic delay fired into my hands, backfire in the name of Jesus!

5. Serpents and scorpions of darkness, you’re a liar; die in the name of Jesus!

6. Every disappointment prepared against me, scatter by fire; in the name of Jesus!

7. The power that disgraced Goliath, disgrace my Goliath; in the name of Jesus!

During ministration prayers by Daddy G.O:

8. Raise up your right hand and shout this: Spiritual shallowness, get out of my life, in the name of Jesus!

9. Power of spiritual shallowness, release me now, in the name of Jesus!

After Ministration by Daddy G.O:

10. Holy Ghost, I am available; overshadow my life in the name of Jesus!

11. I bind and cast out every spirit of death and hell, in the name of Jesus!

12. O Lord, I am available, revive me in the name of Jesus!