Pastor Jeffrey Walter

"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41 KJV Man is but a weakling, plagued with diverse temptations, when he yields to the flesh and not to the Spirit of God. Such a man is asleep (as to the realm of the spirit) and unable to be influenced by God. By divine design, Watching and Praying awakens a man to the Sp...

The endpoint of prayer is to gain supernatural ability from spiritual intelligence. This is the ultimate light we seek, as we journey on in prayer. However, we are often tempted to settle for interim experiences, which are not the end in themselves. We tend to forget that prayer constitutes interactions and feedback from God, and often rise from prayer with little or no contact made with Him.  Pas...

A great and wondrous inheritance has been prepared for every man who walks in obedience to God. Hallelujah! The Lord truly wants us to have these beautiful treasures. Yet, the challenge we face is that these treasures are spiritually discerned. They are revealed only by the Spirit of God. Limited by our physical senses, we have absolutely no chance of perceiving them naturally. This is why traveli...

There is a higher knowledge of the existence of God that makes a person subject to God. Mankind was made by the Lord with spiritual faculties to receive impulses and impressions from the spirit realm to interpret  the natural events of this world. Who can access this higher realm: is it the Evil Man, the one who prefers his interest to that of God and His kingdom, or the Good Man, who eschews evil...

Divine Providence is the provision that God makes so that the spiritual and material universe can be governed by him. Its purpose is the salvation of the souls of men, and the formation of heaven from the human race. Nothing beats this priority. God is constantly making provision and orchestrating events, to ensure that our spiritual transformation is guaranteed. However, the operation of God’s pr...

With a tendency to judge matters only from the natural standpoint, we often err in our estimation of ourselves, the situations we deal with, and the true state of our relationship with God. God's perspective, however, is totally different from ours, and we are often shocked to discover this.  The awakening of who we truly are in the Lord's eyes begins as we strive to apply ourselves to His...

Every spiritual height to be attained begins with a small desire introduced to us by God. This initial desire comes to meet our own contrary desires ruling us. For this God-given desire to birth forth the glorious life promised, it must become our true desire. The inception of this spiritual desire prescribes a certain way of living (i.e., changes in attitudes), so that it can build up into true d...

“Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.” Matthew 26:34 KJV This statement made by Jesus to Peter, is also made to each of us. As difficult as it is to believe that we can and will deny the Lord at some point on our Christian journey, it is undeniably true. By design, life has a way of coming strong at us, in a manner that thoroughly sifts our fait...

When two people suffering from an illness or probably an addiction are prayed for, one may walk away delivered, while the other may not. When this happens, the one who was not delivered may feel neglected. Since God is no respecter of persons, what could account for such disparity? The answer is not just a simplistic “lack of faith”. What are the dynamics that make it difficult for a person to com...

We are often too strong for God: full of our own strength, confidence and wisdom. What we fail to recognise though, is that our exalted self stands against the wisdom of God. We cannot dwell with God or be used by Him when we are full of ourselves.  This is why afflictions are necessary. We must be totally rid of ourselves, until the Lord grants us a contrite and humble spirit: for such is the sta...

The willingness and ability of God to help us is not in question. Our eagerness for solutions also seems to be in place. Why then is it difficult for us to receive the Lord’s help in our various afflictions, when we seek Him? How can we remain steadfast when the enemy tries to wear us out? What do we do when the results we seek tarry? In this message, “The Widow, The Adversary And The Judge”, Past...

We have been called to the path of service. Walking this path requires total submission to the Will of God. It is important that we see ourselves as servants who respond only to the Will of the Master.  Fueled by our love for the Lord, we willingly constrain ourselves to a disciplined spiritual life, so that we can serve His will. We are motivated to take certain steps, no matter the cost, because...

The Word of God is not given in vain. In it, we find all we need for life and godliness. It is a full package of blessings. If we fail to recognize this, and do not give the Word its rightful place in our lives, it is because we are preoccupied with several material distractions. The Word of God must reign in the centre of our lives. It must be our only focus and option for life.  In this message,...

What is man without the Lord? What can man do without the Lord? Absolutely nothing! Man was created to be a vessel i.e., recipient of life from the Lord. Hence, he must depend on the Lord who is ever-ready to help any man who will look to him.   In this message,  "Helped by the Hand of God", Pastor Brian Essien brings to the fore our woeful deficiencies without the Lord. He shows practic...

Although the Lord’s first manifestation to man is through doctrine (i.e., the letter of the Word), every man who receives doctrine must go on to actively pursue the spirit of that truth/word (i.e., seek the Lord’s second manifestation). This is because it is in the Spirit that the Lord is ultimately manifested. It is this Word in the Spirit which completely saves a man. The process of contacting t...

It is one thing having an expectation, and another receiving the reality of that expectation. God has promised us a way of living called Eternal Life. It is a life that transcends a particular age. This is the life Jesus lived as He walked the earth. How do we get to the place where this becomes our way of life too? What is required to have Eternal Life? In this message, “The Age to Come”, Pastor...

The Christian life is the pursuit of eternal life, attainable only by spiritual encounters. This is because the origin of eternal life is not earthly, but heavenly. Thus, heaven must be opened unto a man for eternal life to flow to him/her. Without this eternal life, man is handicapped, helpless and clueless in life. What is the nature of this eternal life? How is one prepared to be opened up for...

In our every attempt to do good, we must be aware that evil will be present with us. This is a law. Knowing this should make us more careful when we set out to work for God. How can we depend on God to purge us of these evils as we work for him? What are some steps we can take to ensure that the work we do in God's name is truly His work and not ours? In this message, "Fighting and workin...

What happens when the Lord anoints us? What should follow an impartation from the Lord? Training! After such spiritual encounters, we are admitted into the school of the spirit to be trained in the anointing we have received. When we fail to avail ourselves for this training, we quench the spirit and do not see the operation of the anointing in us. In this series, “The Work Of The Ministry”, Pasto...

The good works to which we have been called by the Lord are brought about by the Spirit of God. If we seek to manifest our priesthood, then the hand of God must come upon us. We must be joined to the Lord in a covenant through obedience. Through this process, the Lord's blood (i.e., the supply of His Spirit) takes effect, and we receive remission for our sins (i.e., evils are removed from our...

Righteousness (synonymous to Priesthood) is good works from a good motive and true understanding. Every transformation the Lord wroughts in man is unto this end. Man is transformed through his journey in the Wilderness. This journey, which is defined by fasting from evils, begets hunger and thirst after righteousness. Thus, such a man partners with God's harvest of souls. In this series, “The...

That which flows from God in its highest quality cannot easily be received by men; it must be tapered to meet men at their respective levels of spiritual perception. Hence, the need for an intermediary: a Priest. Aaron, the High Priest was chosen to be the mouthpiece for Moses, who acted in the stead of God. What are the intricacies of the work of the Priest? Why was the tribe of Levi chosen for t...

The Lord calls on each of us to journey from Egypt to Canaan, our promised land. This land, which is our inheritance, represents the state where the Lord is able to dwell together with and function through the man. This glorious state should be the major aspiration of every man, who is on the Christian journey. What does this journey entail, and what will it cost us? In this message titled "T...

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33, KJV. This should be the disposition of every Christian, who desires to be used by the Lord. Such a person must be willing to go through the process of discipleship, which will qualify him or her to have a pure appreciation of the Lord’s Kingdom and what He seeks to d...

“All things are possible to them that believe”. However, we daily struggle to believe as the Lord would have us. We are often stuck in the sensual realm, which is a great limitation to what we can do in the Spirit. Spiritual uses, as determined by the Lord, are borne out of faith. How do we come to the place of faith in order to bring forth fruit that the Lord desires? In this message titled, &quo...