LIGHT NEWSLETTER

Official Newsletter of Cathedral Youth Forum

DECEMBER 2021 CHRISTMAS EDITION O f fi c i a l N e w s l e t t e r o f T h e C a t h e d r a l Yo u t h F o r u m o f T he Ca the dra l Of St. J a m e s T he Gre a t, Ok e - Bola , Iba da n. We Also inside gcroancssoeuisdvc,eehvrrfliaocoosvtfwoietnerrynflfr,reoo,ecwmt.eet.inicvtndh.ineBotgouurertolcogwfeoibievkvliesinanhstgsgoiaunetlgntdisdt,ualdseo Ÿ Interview with the Revd Joseph T. Oyeniyi Giving is a catalyst to receiving Media Director an overflow Ÿ Confession Ÿ Birthdays Ÿ Testimonies Personal 100% pure honey at affordable development is your springboard to personal excellence. prices. Available in wholesale and Ongoing, continuous, non-stop personal development literally assures you that there retail. Place your order now is no limit to what you can accomplish. Call / Whatsapp 07034632882 BRIAN TRACY Bible Timars in a Honey year plan IMPACT Notices magazine is Annual Christmas carol holds on here again, don’t forget 19th of December 2021 to pick up a Kings and Queens Banquet, copy and December 26th, don’t miss it for blessed with anything. it For sponsorship, call The President (07066398000) or Media Director (09055057283)

OVERFLOW: DECEMBER CELEBRANTS 30 -AderigbigbeAdesola The giving dimension 1 -Odediran Tunde 31 - Jawando Ayolade Overflow may refer to the state where a substance pours out 3 – MorakinyoAyomide 31 –AdeduboAdeola beyond the limits or the area intended to contain it, We often , 4 -AmusanAdewale 31 –Oke Mariam tend to look at overflow from the receiving end such as in 5 -AdeduboAdeola 31 – ImaseteAbiodun receiving of blessings, graces, victory, e.t.c. But we should also 5 -Uka Chukwuemeka 31 –Ayeni Peter consider overflow in our giving attitude. Based on the scriptural 5 – Obaka Jane text in Psalm 23:5 the NIV translation says: 6 -Ayeni Victor JANUARY CELEBRANTS “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. 6 -Abegunde Dapo 6 -Tolulope Samuel 1 –Abiodun Ojuri You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows” 7 –Ogunmosu Emmanuel 9 – Olowosokedile Emmanuel 2 –Alade Samson The Psalmist here recognised the Lord, as his shepherd and the 10 - Opadiran Oluwatobi 11 –Adenekan Bolaji 3 -Tola Oyewole provider of his food, oil and wine. But he also describes the 11 –AkanjiAlaba 12 -Adeyemi Funsho 3 –OkohAnthony giving of the wine as such that made his cup overflows. When 14 –Adetola Oyinkansola 14 – Osinubi Gbenga 3 -Adebambo Ifeoluwa God gives; He gives to the overflowing. Giving is a catalyst to 15 -Opadiran OlaOluwa 15 -Olusanya TemilOluwa 3 - OgunosunAbayomi receiving an overflow. God is the giver of all things. 16 -Omotosho Omoyemi 18 - Aderigbigbe Damilola 4 – Lasebikan Oluwatosin Right from the Garden of Eden, He gave man all that is 18 - Ojo Precious 19 -Adeyemo Dolapo 5 –Adeoye Oyedeji necessary, and He continues to give. Biblical history had 20 –Adutule Damilola 21 -Akinola Joseph 5 – Mobolaji Lawrence provided us with accounts of how God gave to man to the 22 -OsobaAduragbemi 6 – Olagbaju Oluwatobiloba O. overflowing and the climax was the giving of His only begotten 8 - Durodola Ololade son, Jesus Christ (See John 3:16, 1John 4:9) 8 – Adekanbi Joseph Adeniyi The Bible is well stocked with records of some men whose 9. Ogunmefun Oluwatobiloba giving could be termed as overflow or extreme: 10 – OgundeAdenike · Abel gave the fat portions from some of his flock as 10 –Olabuatu Babatunde offering to God. 11 –Ajala Timilehin · Noah gave a pleasing sacrifice to God after the flood. 14 -Olaniyan Eniola · Abraham offered up Isaac to be sacrificed unto God. 14 -Oluwajana Bolu · Solomon gave thousands of cattle, sheep and goats as 14 -Akala Juliana sacrifice to God. 22 -Olatunbi IniOluwa 15 – Olajere Ebenezer · The widow of Zarephath gave up what should have 22 -Oluwajana Funbi 16 – Ilesanmi Oluwatosin been the last meal with her son to prophet Elijah. 22 -Ogba Blessing 17 -Oyetunde Damilola · The widow whose offering of two denari, Jesus 23 –Azeez Mariam 18 – OyeniyanAdebayo confirmed as the highest gave all she had. 23 – Benjamin Rejoice 20 -0gungbe Tofunmi · A young boy surrendered his five loaves and two fishes 25 -Owoyemi Emmanuel 24 –Adesanya Oluwaseun to Jesus for the miracle of feeding the multitudes. 26 - Ligali Oluwamayowa 24 –Adedokun Barakat · Mary poured out a very expensive ointment from the 27 - DinaAbiodun 24 – Olalekan Funmilola alabaster box to prepare Jesus ahead of burial. 27 -Eriomola Pelumi 27 – Iyayi OLuwafikayomi · The Macedonian church gave beyond their capacity to 27 –OdubaAdedotunA 28 – Odukoya Femi meet the needs of the saints in Jerusalem. 27 –Adejola Busayo 29 -Akala IreOluwa - Let us consider the last two examples above to highlight the 28 -Adewale A. 29 – Onalaja SimilOluwa giving dimension in relation to Overflow. Continue from page 3 INTERACTION WITH THE MEDIA DIRECTOR 1. Can we meet you? across the internet. I am Olaniyi Sunday Benjamin, the Media Director of Cathedral However, media is helping the kingdom of God by making people Youth Forum. to have access to the word of God wherever they are. 2. Will you say use of media has been quite effective to 3.What great challenge will you say you have being the Media Kingdom advancement? Director? Well I will say we cannot take away media from God has been my help all through, the challenge I can kingdom Advancement in the 21st century. The Bro Olaniyi say is time but I am grateful to God in the life of my world (generation) today has become so sensitive Sunday assistant (Bro. Olalekan Johnson) always there for that we are engrossed by what we see and hear so me any time. May God honour and bless you. taking away media from kingdom Advancement is CYF Media (Amen). Director (09055057283) like reducing our chances of reaching out to the next 4. What advice do you have for us? generations. Aside this, there are some truth that has Be careful while using media for kingdom been taught, spoken about in documentary and so effective for advancement else we will be carried away for their a lots of spiritual growth that without media can't be available or accessed. distraction and we should try as much as possible to make a balance The media is a two edged sword, it depends on how you want to use when it comes media. it, although not everything that pass across the media helps the Even though a large audience can be reached through the media Gospel for there are lot of false teaching and information spread but it must not replace the physical gathering of believers.

Testimony NOTICES Your joy has to Don’t be full before it trivialise your can overflow Worship We bless God Almighty for the 1st Sunday:Worship at the adult and that in moment wonders He is doing in our midst church @10:00am God’s presence before God. and the life of our brethren; Other Sundays: Youth Church; Minister Minister Tejumade Oduayo Ÿ Glory!!! Youth Week 2021 has 9.00am-12.00pm The life you Business is come and gone but I believe its live isn’t all spiritual and effect will not leave. A big Executive Meeting: 2nd Sunday about you after service alone, so the requires consequences spiritual being thanks to God Almighty who EXTRACTS FROM YOUTH WEEK 2021 of your action for it success Mrs Ayoola O. Rev’d Canon made all things beautiful in it Adeyeoluwaa time. Thanks to you all for being part of the success story. Your Testimonies are sure and permanent. Ÿ Glory to God for the success of our Amiable secretary’s Wedding bells Overflow is God You don’t fight Relationship w edding; M is s Yetunde Year 2021, is indeed our year of showing up in other thoughts with requires Olabode now Mrs Yetunde to show off through thought but rather Afolabi and our wonderful overflow, as the Lord is with Words commitment for it you. Mrs Oshofowora to work out. brother Taiwo Afolabi, your increasing us on all sides Rev’d Olugbemide We announce the Holy Rev’d Opelami home is blessed in Jesus name Out door Ÿ We also bless God for the solemnization between our evangelism success of the wedding of our brother Kehinde Afolabi and our and musical beloved brother, Ayoola Lekan, sister, Yemisi Awe coming up on jamborine we bless God for journey mercy 17th and 18th of December, and success on all sides. 2021 Are you also trusting God over an *Carol!!! issue, don't stop, He has not Our yearly carol comes up 19th forgotten you, delay is never a of December, 2021, pray along denial, it is your season to rejoice, your open reward is fast approach and prepare to be there. than you can ever imagine, hold on, *Kings and Queens Banquet 26th of December, 2021. hold out, I call you bless. For your offerings, Tithes and donations Account name: Cathedral Youth Forum Account number: 0026738764 Bank: Sterling Bank The account of the alabaster box of ointment is intriguing. Mary Paul said concerning the Macedonians: was moved to give her best as she came and brought with her, the “And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first alabaster box of ointment. She broke the box and poured the of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. II Cor. 8:5 ointment on the head of Jesus Christ. She did not limit her giving to (NIV)” the level of those around her. It is worth nothing that at that time in history Macedonia was Mary's gift of the ointment of spikenard was worth more than economically distressed area. It was so much that these Christians 300pence. A penny was a day's wage for a working man. It follows were poor, very poor. They were as poor as Christians in Jerusalem that her gift was worth 300 days work. Have you ever given that for whom the offering was being collected. Yet, when Paul made much in one gift to Jesus. God will move us from shallow giving to known the needs of the suffering Christians in Jerusalem, the overflowing given.Are you giving God what is right or what is left? Macedonians responded in an unbelievable way. Their giving was Another lesson was that Mary's giving was timely. She helped to an overflow in generosity. prepare Jesus for the cross. Christ was just about to die. The We are not only to give our money or treasures, we should first give grumbling disapproval of those around Mary could not thwart her ourselves wholly to the Lord. We should overflow in praises and purpose. She was being driven by a superior force. Our giving must thanksgiving unto God. Our commitment and dedication to his be free from the bondage of people's opinion. While the people service should overflow. Are you overflowing in your service to complained about a waste, Mary had a higher purpose in mind. God? Can you go the extra mile for Jesus Christ and the gospel? Our Mary did not hesitate to break the alabaster box of ointment and she services to man should also overflow in love, kindness, support, lavishly poured it on Christ' head. It was an overflow and little did care etc. Jesus Christ said, she realize it would probably be her last and only chance. “Give, and it shall be given unto you good measure, pressed down, If Mary had changed her decision to do what she did, if she had been and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your discouraged by the crowds and their criticism, if she had delayed bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be the giving to another time, the noble deed would not have been done measured to you again (Luke 6:38)”. and the memorial Jesus promised would never be recorded for her. It is more blessed to give than to receive, everyone should do what It is giving that begets getting. he has made up his mind to do, not with regret or being forced, Jesus said he has done what she could. Do what you can, when you because God loves anyone who gives gladly. I pray that our giving can, when you can! Your giving may be for the present need or a will overflow beyond expectations so that we can also receive super preparation ahead of time. There may not be a better or another abundant blessings in the name of Jesus Christ.Amen. opportunity to do so again. Merry Christmas!!!

DAILY DIGGING DEEP Christmas is around the corner and it's the time you can find out the best way to O God, thou [art] my God; early will celebrate this beautiful day. Here are a few of the spectacularly sophisticated ideas I seek thee: ........ of celebrating Christmas 2021. Here we go DECEMBER 1. Help the Poor and underprivileged 1. Gal. 1-3 11. 2 Tim.1-4 21. 2 Pet. 1-3 2. Vow to finance a child's education 2. Gal. 4-6 3. Eph. 1-3 12. Tit. – Ph’m 22. 1 Jn. 1-2 3. Gift to Show your affection 4. Eph. 4-6 13. Heb. 1-4 23. 1 Jn. 3-5 14. Heb. 5-7 24. 2 Jn. 3 Jn, 4. Spend time in an elderly home 5. Phil. 1-4 15. Heb. 8-10 Jude 5. Dictate some lessons of Jesus to the children 6. Col. 1-4 16. Heb. 11-13 25. Rev. 1-3 7. 1Th. 1-5 17. James 1-2 26. Rev. 4-5 8. 2Th. 1-3 18. James 3-5 27. Rev. 6-9 THE MAN HURAM SENT! (2 CHRONICLES 2:7-14, PROVERBS 9. 1Tim. 1-3 10.1Tim.4-6 19. 1Pet.1-2 28. Rev. 10-13 22:29) 20. 1Pet. 3-5 29. Rev. 14-16 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. CONFESSION FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 2021 Excellence is always celebrated and I prophesy that as 2021 ends, YOU SHALL “Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; BE CELEBRATED in Jesus name! This world is getting more and more corrupt And thy paths drop fatness.” (Psalm 65 : 11) and it offers more and more opportunities for the excellent ones to really show v I confess Jehovah who created the themselves forth. What are you known for? heavens and the earth and all that is Brian Tracy says that: Personal development is your springboard to personal therein as my God. excellence. Ongoing, continuous, non-stop personal development literally v I confess Jesus Christ the Alpha and assures you that there is no limit to what you can accomplish. Look at our 2nd the Omega, the beginning and the scripture again: “SEEST THOU A MAN DILIGENT IN HIS BUSINESS? end as my Redeemer. v The Lord will crown the year 2021 HE WILL STAND BEFORE KINGS AND NOT BEFORE MEAN MEN.” v with His goodness for me. If you want to be honoured and celebrated by kings and great men, you must be v The Lord will drop His fatness on all committed to excellence as 2021 ends and as 2022 begins. Don't manage my paths. anything! Don't accept mediocrity! Do things over and above the required My entire family and I shall not suffer standard! STAND OUT! You must make excellence your watchword. This is any loss in this last month and we called DILIGENCE! Aristotle says that, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an shall enter year 2022 rejoicing. act, but a habit.” If You Are In Business, You Must Put Excellence Ahead Of Profit. An Excellent Job Will Always Guarantee The Kind Of Referral And What is the Best Way of Celebrating Business Growth That No Other Kind Of Advert Can Guarantee. Yes! Christmas? EXCELLENCE is your best advert! If you are working for others, yourself or Jesus Christ gave world the lesson of love!! He the government, make excellence your watchword. taught us that we all have the same source and Stand out in the sea of complacent and indifferent employees. It will single you are related to each other in some way or the out and one day, you will see the rich rewards. It was excellence that caused other. Moreover, why only a few of us actually Huram, the king of Tyre to recommend one of his men to go and work with King just exist and do some good to our existence. Solomon's men in the construction of the Temple. Think about it! Solomon did If you speculate you will come to know that not get an outstanding craftsman in the whole of Israel. only few of us only understand the real message of the Almighty. There are just a few of us who fan the flames of the real potential MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Bible study Choir Drama 1 Peter 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, [even Welfare so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of To provide spiritual leadership and training in worship and If you evangelism, through the teaching and practice of the undiluted word have ideas for the next edition of the light of God, so that people of all tribes will come to Jesus Christ, follow newsletter or feedback on this edition, send a Jesus and witness for Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. whatsapp text to us, we’d love your feedback.