Midweek Communion Service, July 2026 by Bishop David Oyedepo: MP3 Download & Sermon Notes

The journey to recovery begins with discovery

Proverbs 24:13-14, eat that honey, for it is good, so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul, and your expectation shall not be cut off. It is your findings, not wishful expectation, that guarantee your reality.

Robbery continues until the thief is caught. Proverbs 6:30-31, if a man steals because he is hungry he still pays back sevenfold when caught. Don't just watch the thief rob you of what belongs to you, find what belongs to you and find how to recover it.

1 Timothy 4:13,15, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine, that your profiting may appear to all. We are in an age of discoveries in the body of Christ.

Kingdom treasures are hidden in scripture

Matthew 13:44, the kingdom of God is like a treasure hidden in a field, you will naturally go after it once you find it. On 19 July 1976 he found that treasure and sold all he had for it, the master key that gives utmost meaning to life.

• He found his wife through courtship signed up on 12 September 1976.
• He found the secret of kingdom prosperity on 22 March 1982 through the books of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, his Bible, and a fast.
• He found the discovery against borrowing on 4 October 1984 and wrote a vow to be free from borrowing forever.

The more we discover, the more we recover. Don't stop at hearing the teaching, proceed to make findings that dismantle your areas of ignorance.

The covenant of financial fortune

Heritage of financial fortune delivers only on the terms of biblical covenant, there is no shortcut. Psalm 119:89, forever settled in heaven. Psalm 89:34, my covenant will I not break, nor alter what has gone out of my lips. Hebrews 13:20, the everlasting covenant sealed in the blood of Jesus.

Genuine commitment to kingdom advancement makes believers flourish like the palm tree through every season, still bringing forth fruit in old age. It was in David's heart to build a house for the Lord, and the Lord said, "you did well." Every true kingdom dreamer does well.

Requirements for guaranteed returns on your seed

1. Offerings in righteousness

   Malachi 3, offerings must come from a pure conscience, not from a grudge or from bribes and stolen money. Malachi 1:6-9, don't offer God your leftovers, offer your first fruit and your substance, not what's blind, lame, or sick. Honor is not measured in volume but in the quality of what is given.

2. Sow tirelessly

   You shall only reap in due season if you don't faint. It is keeping at it, not hit and run, that makes it work. No farmer waters a seed once and walks away.

Benefits of the covenant

1. It stimulates joy unspeakable

   2 Corinthians 8:1-2, the churches of Macedonia gave out of deep poverty with abundant joy.

2. It engenders peace

   2 Chronicles 15:12-19, they rendered sacrifices to God and He gave them rest, ushering them into a war-free zone of life.

3. It averts plagues

   2 Samuel 24:24, David refused to offer God something that cost him nothing, bought the threshing floor, built an altar, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

4. It procures favor

   Psalm 35:27 and Psalm 102:13-15, the time to favor Zion has come, fearful favor that makes the world value you far beyond your worth.

5. It guarantees longevity

   Genesis 25:8, Abraham died in a good old age, full of years. Because Christ brought us into the blessing of Abraham, anyone appointed to premature death under the covenant has that sentence averted. But it requires living like Abraham, a tither, a liberal soul, a worshipper, obedient, a friend of God, John 15:14, Isaiah 41:8.

Caution: riches gotten through ungodly means are a risk. Jeremiah 17:11, like the partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, such a man will end a fool.

Free benefits already yours

Philippians 4:15-19, my God shall supply all your needs. Psalm 41:1-3, blessed is the one who considers the poor, the Lord will deliver and preserve him. Psalm 74:20, have respect to the covenant, the covenant shields you from your enemies.

Closing charge

It takes a kingdom dream to access this realm of covenant increase. Let it be sincere, let it come from your heart, what is in your heart today reaches your hand tomorrow.