The message emphasizes the importance of spiritual fortification and support systems within the Christian community, citing various biblical passages as guidance. It encourages believers to be accountable to one another, take action in their faith, and actively work towards church goals, such as prayer and sharing the Word. Ultimately, it highlights the need to rely on God's commandments for blessings and spiritual growth.

1. Fortified for tomorrow
Pastor John Sotunsa
Heirs of the Kingdom Chapel
Babcock University

2. Bible text
• Joh 21:18=19 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When
thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst
whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old,
thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall
gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
• This spake he, signifying by what death he should
glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith
unto him, Follow me.

3. Tobiah’s question
• Neh 4:2 And he spake before his brethren and the
army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews?
will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they
make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of
the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

4. Through it all
• Neh 6:15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and
fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.

5. Types of fortification
• 2Ki 18:21 Now, behold,
thou trustest upon the
staff of this bruised reed,
even upon Egypt, on
which if a man lean, it will
go into his hand, and
pierce it: so is Pharaoh
king of Egypt unto all that
trust on him.
• 2Ki 18:30 Neither let
Hezekiah make you trust
in the LORD, saying, The
LORD will surely deliver
us, and this city shall not
be delivered into the hand
of the king of Assyria.

6. The charge
• Eph 6:13-14 Wherefore take unto you the whole
armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the
evil day, and having done all, to stand.
• Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with
truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

7. No man is an Island
• Joh 21:18=19 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When
thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst
whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old,
thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another
shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou
wouldest not.

8. Building a support system - focus
• Act 3:4 And Peter,
fastening his eyes
upon him with
John, said, Look on
us.
• Luk 10:41-42 And Jesus
answered and said unto her,
Martha, Martha, thou art careful
and troubled about many things:
• But one thing is needful: and
Mary hath chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away
from her.

9. Leverage
• 1Sa 22:2 And every one
that was in distress, and
every one that was in debt,
and every one that was
discontented, gathered
themselves unto him; and
he became a captain over
them: and there were with
him about four hundred
men.
• 1Sa 30:18-19 And David
recovered all that the
Amalekites had carried
away: and David rescued
his two wives.
• And there was nothing
lacking to them, neither
small nor great, neither
sons nor daughters, neither
spoil, nor any thing that
they had taken to them:
David recovered all.

10. Score board
• Heb 12:2 Looking unto
Jesus the author and
finisher of our faith; who
for the joy that was set
before him endured the
cross, despising the
shame, and is set down at
the right hand of the
throne of God.
• 1Pe 4:8 And above all
things have fervent
charity among yourselves:
for charity shall cover the
multitude of sins.

11. Score board
• Mat 28:19-20 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 alway, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.

12. Accountability
• Gen 39:9 There is none greater in this house than I;
neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee,
because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great
wickedness, and sin against God?

13. Accountability
• 1Sa 24:4-5 And the men of David said unto him,
Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee,
Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that
thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee.
Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe
privily.
• And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote
him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

14. Accountability
• 1Sa 24:6-7 And he said unto his men, The LORD
forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the
LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against
him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
• So David stayed his servants with these words, and
suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up
out of the cave, and went on his way.

15. Accountability leads to equity
• 1Sa 30:23-24 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my
brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who
hath preserved us, and delivered the company that
came against us into our hand.
• For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his
part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part
be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

16. While it is day – the goals of the church
• Pray with 5 persons a day
• Share the word with 1 person a day
• Have a prayer partner
• Study the word – use SSQ
• Pay it forward
• 10,000 seater capacity church

17. Faithful to the covenant
• Deu 28:1-2 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt
hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God,
to observe and to do all his commandments which I
command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set
thee on high above all nations of the earth:
• And all these blessings shall come on thee, and
overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of
the LORD thy God.

18. While we wait
• Eph 5:16-18 Redeeming the time, because the days
are evil.
• Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what
the will of the Lord is.
• And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be
filled with the Spirit;