- The document is a sermon that emphasizes putting one's faith in the word of God rather than material things or rituals. - It references the story of the Centurion who had faith that Jesus could heal his servant merely by speaking, showing faith in the power of God's word. - The main point is that the word of God, as spoken in the sermons, is what gives life, salvation, healing and fulfills all needs, not money, rituals or other things. One must have faith in the word alone.

1. FAITH - THE KEY OF
LIFE
First Bible Lesson: Matthew 8:8
"The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that
thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only,
and my servant shall be healed."
Second Bible Lesson: John 6:63
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
Golden Text: 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."
Brethren, it is very pathetic that the inhabitants of the world do
not understand the importance of the Word of God. The
Centurion mentioned in the above Bible portion was a soldier. As
was common with his associates, he was regarded as ignorant
about God. More so, he was not one of the disciples of our Lord
Jesus Christ. He had faith in God.
It is an indication that the Father can pass through a tree, a
stone, an animal, an insane person or a native doctor to reveal
Himself. The songs that are rendered and the prayers that are
offered are all the words of God. The word of God is all achieving.

2. It takes away your problems, heals your sickness, discharges you
from prison; gives you food, children, husband and wife. It also
makes the blind to see, the lame to walk, the deaf to hear and the
dead to resurrect. The word of God has the power to solve all your
infirmities.
The inhabitants of the world should be grateful to God for the
emergence of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. In
Brotherhood, the word has been made flesh and it dwells
amongst us. This word is money, food, clothing, life and power.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, 'ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.' (John 8:32) When the Centurion told
our Lord Jesus Christ about his servant's illness, Christ told him, 'I
will come and heal him.' The Centurion answered saying, "Lord, I
am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak
the word only, and my servant shall be healed."
How did the Centurion come to this understanding? The second
lesson says; "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they
are life." Food does not give you good health, clothing profit you
nothing; money or house or man does not give you anything. It is
the word of God that bestows all things unto you.
If you had really looked for this true wisdom, brethren, you would
not have allowed one minute or one day to elude you because
these words I speak to you are spirits, and they are the life
eternal you are looking for.
All dreams and visions are good as well as faith, but the greatest
of them all is for you to come here and listen to gospels from
the horse's mouth unadulterated.

3. Do not joke with the word of God. Let your motive in
Brotherhood be to assimilate and practice the word of God.
The Word of the Father has all achieving powers. Merely
listening to the words can solve your numerous problems.
I sympathize with those members who do not understand the
operative strategies in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. They can
be likened to the hunter who carries the carcass of an elephant on
his head, but with his feet, fiddles for snails. What can the word of
God not do unto you? If you quit Brotherhood, where else will you
go to? When you stay put, what is your mission if you fail to
receive the words of God?
Brethren, let us learn a lesson from the Centurion. He showed
tremendous faith in God. There is nothing the word of God cannot
bestow unto you. If you lack life, good health, clothing, food and
shelter, the word of God is capable of endowing you with all of
them and more. If we were to know the efficacy of the word, this
hall would have been filled to capacity.
Many people are saying that the Father can no longer be visited for
prayers and blessings. I ask you, what is this word? The golden
text says that "the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us..." Do
you not know that the word is the Father, the Son and Holy
Spirit? The word also is love, prosperity and all the good
things. If you say that one can no longer see the Father, what about
the words you hear? It means therefore that you are a Philip who
requested that Our Lord Jesus Christ should show them the Father
so that they would be satisfied. Our Lord Jesus Christ said unto
him, "Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not
known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and
how sayest thou then, show us the Father? Believest thou not that I
am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak
unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in Me,
He doeth the works.

4. Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me: Or else
believe me for the very works' sake." (John 14:8-11)
It is not an easy thing to know God. The Centurion knew the
efficacy of God's word. He knew that the word can make the blind
see, the lame to walk, the deaf to hear. He understood that the word
is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient. But in your own case,
you worship the holy oil; you want the Holy Father to pray for you,
and touch you and you want to converse with Him. If all of us
were to have this faith, we would have no problems. If you were to
believe that it is the word that heals, and does other things, you
would not lament and would not get tired of listening to it.
Why does the Father emphasize the Gospel of Love? Also, in
Brotherhood, there are no ceremonies, no incantations, invocations
or sinister practices. Only the word of God is preached. This is so
because the word is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The word is love, truth and God who dwells in our midst. The
word is the savior on earth, the light, and the one who has
come to change us and cast away all of our problems.
Therefore, we should have the same faith, and believe that the
word has become flesh and dwells with men. If you believe in the
word, all your afflictions are over.
You will have no need for the holy oil, vision, prayer; and you will
cease to lament. What can holy oil or water, or man or science do
for you? It is the word of God that you should cling to. If
somebody is residing in America, India or Germany, it is possible
to send words to revoke all unpleasant eventualities. This word is
God. Consequently, it is an act of foolishness to question the
possibility of seeing somebody who stations in Calabar, in
America and other parts of the world. The Centurion believed in
the efficacy of the word and that was why he told Jesus Christ
that He was not worthy to have Him go under his roof, but that
the Lord should speak the word and his servant will be healed.

5. No matter what you do unto the Lord, except you believe in Him
you cannot see the promised Kingdom. The word is Christ, Spirit
and God. If, therefore you believe in the word, you shall have
salvation. If you do not believe in Him whatever your number of
years here, you stand to profit nothing. Read the first lesson.
First Bible Lesson: Matthew 8:8
"The Centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy
that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word
only, and my servant shall be healed."
Brethren, can you now realize what is the truth? Whosoever
believes in the word of God, believes in God. Draw a lesson
always from the Centurion. He had faith. Faith is being sure of
what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Heb. 11:1).
It is like the word of God. If you believe in the man you see, then
you have no faith. If you believe in water, or holy oil, or tree that
you see, you have no faith.
Let the words of God be the primary thing that attracts you
into Brotherhood of the Cross and Star so that you will benefit
more. No matter the weight of your burden of sins, the word of
God can relieve you. Your sickness and trouble vanishes away,
once you listen to these words and practice same. Do not seek after
the laying of hands on your head or holy bath or money or holy oil.
Sincerely, practice the word of God. When you listen to the word,
believe in it and put it into practice.
It is the word of God that changes you, gives you life, and does
everything for you. Always listen to the word of God, whether
over the radio or on television, and if you believe, all your
problems are solved. If you read the pamphlets that are
published here in Brotherhood, your afflictions will be over.

6. A local adage says that, "at the direction a weeping child points, if
the father is not there, the mother will be there." Why I preach
without ceasing is because, I have realized this act as the only
source of salvation. The word is the Holy Spirit that has come
to save the world from iniquities. I know that you are heavy
laden. I know that you desire salvation and that you desire to
follow God. That is why I continue to feed you with the words of
God. You are called in by the word and it is the word that
changes you and gives you life, peace and prosperity.
Other than the word of God, nothing can save man from
damnation. Apart from the word of God, no other things can give
life, Holy Spirit and power. That is why I do not relent in feeding
you with the words of God in the morning, afternoon and night. It
is said: "except the tree falls, the axe will never rest." If you use an
axe to hew down a tree but cannot cut it, is it the hatchet that will
cut it? If you cannot fall a tree with an axe is it when you fold your
arms and look at the tree that it will fall?
The peace that you are looking for, the mercy that you lack,
the joy you seek after, the good health that you long to have, it
is the word that can afford you all these things. Your
childlessness, poverty and all your heart's desires can only be
fulfilled by the word of God. We should the more practice the
word of God throughout our lifetime.
Let us believe and have hope in the word of God. Let us put the
word, into practice, and we shall be saved. What man cannot do,
the word of God is capable of doing it. What money cannot do the
word of God can do. Therefore, we should not toy with the word
of God and do not relent in reading the Bible. There is nothing
left or right that is capable of saving man other than the word
of God.

7. Despite the fact that you lust after money, enjoyment, house, car
and other material things, you do not even believe, that these
things can be achieved by believing in the word. The word is food,
water, cloth, shelter, life, good health, peace and all things. The
word of God conquers all things. If you were to believe in the
word, you would not come here every day. The Centurion said to
Christ, just speak the word, and my servant will be healed. He did
not request Christ to pray or do any other thing but to speak the
word.
You come here every day because you are full of complaints of
lack of money, food, shelter, good health, peace and so on. These
complaints are borne out of your disbelief. That woman told our
Lord Jesus Christ "Blessed is the womb that bare thee and the
pap’s which thou hast sucked". What did our Lord Jesus Christ
answer her? He said, "Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the
word of God, and keep it." (Luke 11:27-28)
It is now evident that we have no other friend or father or
mother than the word of God. Seek for the word of God at all
times. The Bible says, 'as the heart panteth after the water
brooks, so panteth my soul after thee oh! Lord.' (Ps 42:1).
Our Lord Jesus Christ compared the efficacy of word to the
mustard seed. The mustard seed is about the tiniest of all seeds but
when it grows, it becomes so large and shelters the birds, and
animals. (Matthew 13:32) When the word is preached, it does not
appear to be significant, but in the end, it becomes the living water
and shelter unto mankind.
If you go to somebody's house and he does not offer you the
word of God, leave such a house. If you enter into a church and
find them drumming and clapping and they offer you
something to drink without the word of God, leave such a
church. God is not in such a place.

8. If you meet somebody on the road and he offers you money or
any gift other than the word of God, do not regard the gesture
as worth anything.
The word of God is life, truth and the only way. That is why I
will not relent in preaching the word of God to you. A local
adage has it that "six days belong to the thief, but the seventh day
belongs to the owner of the property." Each person has his own
day; you shall hearken to the voice and be saved. Those who are
meant to receive this gospel have received it and are saved. Those
who are meant to have salvation tomorrow or next shall hear the
gospel of that day, repent and be saved.
Second Bible Lesson: John 6:63
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
words that I speak unto you; they are spirit, and they are life."
Can you now realize the appropriateness of the words spoken by
the Centurion when he said, "I am not worthy to have thee come
under my roof; but speak the word and my servant will be healed."
When Christ asked His disciples who people said He was, they told
Him, "Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias;
and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto
them, But whom say ye that I am?" And Simon Peter
answered and said, 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living
God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou,
Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto
thee but My Father which is in heaven," (Matthew 16:14-17).
The same thing applied to the Centurion; it was not flesh and blood
that revealed that power unto him, it was the Father who is in
heaven that dwelt in Him. That is why Christ said, if the Father
does not reveal the Son unto you, you cannot know Him.

9. "No one knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any
man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son
will reveal to him." (Matthew 11:27)
The Father is doing His work every day, yet the world continues to
doubt Him. The Word also is working wonders daily, but the world
continues to doubt the Word. The Holy Spirit is working every
day, but the world doubts Him. It is the Spirit that gives life; the
flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you, they are life
and spirit. You desire for spirit and life, and these are the things I
have brought to you in the world. Whosoever had no life, no spirit,
no good health and no relations to turn to has them now.
Therefore Brethren, from this moment, all our hope, belief,
faith and love should center on the Word. When Christ revealed
Himself to the eleven disciples, Thomas was not there. But when
He came back and the disciples told Him they had seen the Lord,
he disputed and believed them not arguing that he would only
believe after putting his finger through the nail prints.After eight
days, when they were gathered, Christ called Thomas to draw
closer and thrust his fingers as desired. And Thomas answered
and said unto Him, "My Lord and My God." Jesus saith unto
him, "Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed:
blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."
(John 20:28-29)
Who is the one who does not see but believes? He is the person
who holds unto the word of God.How do you acquire faith? You
acquire faith by listening to the word of God and practicing it.
Also, you acquire love when you comply with the word of God.
You have the Holy Spirit by believing in the word of God. You
have power by believing in the word of God. Faith is derivable
from hearing the word of God and putting it into practice. It is
the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing. The
words that I speak unto you they are spirit and they are life.

10. The word is truth, wisdom, power, gives you peace, children,
money, blood and strengthens your bones and muscles. It is the
word that heals and changes you. The word makes the poor to be
rich and fulfills your heart desires both physically and spiritually.
That is why our Lord Jesus Christ said; "I am the way, the truth
and the life." (John 14:6). If you continue to gaze at the sky
expecting any other savior to descend from there, you are merely
wasting your time and energy. The only savior is the word of
God, which is God, Christ and the Holy Spirit. This is the only
source of salvation.
The source of your problems is in belief. You do not believe in the
word of God, and as such, do not believe in God. Those who listen
to the word of God and believe, have faith and salvation. Even
non-members have imbibed the Father's teaching and have been
transformed. They listen to the Father's teachings at different
places and have their problems solved. You claim to be members
of Brotherhood for donkey years, yet your problems cannot be
solved. Our Lord Jesus Christ spoke to the Samaritan woman,
when He requested for some water. The woman answered Him
saying; "How is it that thou, being a Jew, asketh drink of me who
am a woman of Samaria? For the Jews have no dealings with the
Samaritans. "Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knowest the
gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, give me to drink, thou
wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee Living
Water. The woman said unto Him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw
with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living
water? Art thou greater than our Father Jacob, which gave us the
well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Jesus answered and said unto her, whosoever drinketh of this water
shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall
give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall
be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

11. The woman said unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not,
neither come hither to draw." (John 4:10-15) What is that
fountain of water? It is the word of God.
Meanwhile, when the disciples of our Lord Jesus demanded him to
eat with them, He answered and said: "I have meat to eat that ye
know not of... ...my meat is to do the will of him that sent me,
and to finish his work." (John 4:34) The word of God is food,
clothing, shelter and everything. If you have the word of God, you
stand to conquer the world.
Our Lord Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples saying; "Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost: teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you,
and, Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
Amen." (Matthew 28:19-20). He is the one who sends you on an
errand and also accompanies you to accomplish it. Therefore, He is
the word. His words are your salvation. They are everything unto
every man. It is the word of God that guides you. It is the word that
stays in front of and behind you. Most people blaspheme against
Brotherhood because they do not understand it. However, they
believe that Brotherhood can help people solve their problems.
What is it that solves people's problems in Brotherhood? It is the
word of God.
A blind man cannot lead another blind man. If you were to know
what Brotherhood is, you would be able to explain it to the
outsiders. Did you know that the word is God? The word that you
hear becomes flesh and dwells with you, and dines with you.
When you tell people that there is nothing in Brotherhood, it means
that you do not know Brotherhood.

12. You came into Brotherhood with diverse problems and had
them all solved by mere saying "let"! If, therefore, you say that
there is nothing in Brotherhood how do these things happen?
When you come in here with a worldly person and try to show him
the Father, he will look around everywhere and tell you he has not
seen the Father. He will ask you why he cannot see the Father.
Every person wants to know what is here in Brotherhood.
Unfortunately, you do not know what is in Brotherhood; and so
cannot explain anything about Brotherhood to any person.
In Brotherhood, it is the word that becomes flesh and abides
with man. The word does all things and is in Christ, God, angel,
life, good health and everything. Any time you listen to the word
of God, believe fervently that there is the voice of God. Spread this
good news to the world that God is dwelling with man. When you
are on ministry work, do not ask for holy oil or vision or special
prayer, but listen to the word because it is sufficient unto every
one. Whosoever you come in contact with, do not discuss any
other things with him or her except the words of God. Enlighten
the world that the word has become flesh and dwells with man. It
is the word alone that is capable of bringing things into existence
and vice versa.
Golden Text: 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."
Brethren, you are witnesses to the fact that when I say to
somebody: "go your problems are solved,' 'your sickness is gone,'
your infirmity is healed,' 'you are blessed with a husband or wife,
children, money and so on;" these spoken words readily come to
fulfillment. It is the word that does the work here.

13. When you are told to kneel down that the Father has come; if you
kneel down, you will see the Father. When it is pronounced; 'go,
your court case is ruled in your favor', 'you have been discharged
and acquitted;' these words will readily manifest. Why then do
you toy with the word of God?
Why is it that the word is in your midst, but you fail to
recognize it? Why do you seek the living amongst the dead?
Why seek ye the truth where there is none? The word becomes
flesh and abides with man and we behold his glory. Therefore, the
words that I speak unto you become man. They heal, raise the
dead, give us peace and joy. They are food, clothing, shelter and
anything you can think of. Whatever is your affliction and lack,
the word of God is sufficient unto you. No matter how heavily
laden, how sad, how sinful and ignorant, the word of God is
capable of rectifying the situation. That is why, when you pray,
you have all the words you speak fulfilled. The words you sing in a
song also come to pass. That is why, when any person who is
afflicted comes to you for prayers, whatever you mention in your
prayers or songs will not fail to manifest.
On this note therefore, you are commanded not to allow evil
communication to proceed out of your mouth. The scripture says:
"That every idle word that man shall speak; they shall give
account thereof in the Day of Judgment. For by thy words thou
shall be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."
(Matthew 12:36-37) The moment you start to plot, think or speak
evil, you are covered with darkness. When you speak the word of
God, you will not fail to see the children of God. All good things
and God will appear before you.
Therefore, the light that we have today is derived from the word.
The spirit we have today is given to us by the word. The life that
we live is given to us by the word.

14. The God that is present in our midst is the Word. The joy and
truth that manifest in our midst is the word. Therefore, we
should believe in the word, have faith in Him, love Him and
surrender ourselves completely unto Him. All the time and
wherever we may be, we should not relent in listening to the word
of God. What the word of God cannot do, no other person can do.
There is nothing the Word cannot do, provided you believe in the
Word.
May God bless His Holy Word. Amen.
REFERENCE: -Divine Sermon Delivered By The Sole Spiritual
Head Of The Universe, Leader Olumba Olumba Obu