One encounter with God is more than a life time of effort and struggle. In fact it is good to say ‘’Divine encounter is the cure for the struggle of life’’.

In Genesis 32:24—30, So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”27The man asked him, “What is your name?”“Jacob,” he answered.28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,^e because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.”29Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.30So Jacob called the place Peniel,^f saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

In the above bible verses, we saw how Jacob who was left alone encountered God when he was left alone. This singular encounter changed the identity and capacity of Jacob.

In Matthew 25:15, And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey

Your capacity determines how much God can put in your hand, i.e. what you can handle. Jacob, because of the capacity he could handle was transformed from being a person to a nation, from an individual to an institution.

In Genesis 32: 28 28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,^e because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome, Jacob prevailed in the encounter he had with God. It is by our divine encounter that we prevail over all the struggles of life. Just as Jacob prevailed in the encounter with God and experienced a change in identity and capacity, likewise we should expect the same encounter with God this Month of June. The anointing to prevail over the struggles of life is released in our encounter with God. So we should go for it in this month of June

In every encounter with God, you can never be defeated again by man or devils. Every encounter turns your darkness into light, your weakness into strength, curses into blessing, poverty into success, Lack into Abundance etc

All we need is an encounter; just one encounter with God, where you will encounter God’s power and victory over your personal Esau. This is where the battle over your life is won.

In Exodus 3: 1—4, Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”4When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”And Moses said, “Here I am.”

We see how Moses encounter with God turned his destiny around. This encounter with God produced 7 profound transformations in the life of Moses.

• It turned him from been a Wanderer into a Deliverer
• Fugitive to a Leader of people
• God anointed Moses with Such a great power that made the whole Nation to experience God
• It fought against Moses enemies and destroyed them. It turned Moses pursuer to flight.
• It gave Moses a place in the history of men and changed his nameless life into a great name among men
• It gave Moses access to knowledge beyond natural understanding. He knew things he could not have learnt in school. Moses was not there when the earth was created, yet he wrote the history of creation in the first five books of the bible as if he was there. It was the same Moses that wrote about Jacob’s encounter with God.
• It made Moses’ life to count in his generation and generations after him.

Every encounter leads to transformation, so in this month of Divine Encounter, we should desire an encounter with God and seek Him with all your heart. As the encounter transformed Moses when he encountered God, likewise, your life will be transformed with an encounter with God this month. The Lord will visit you as you spend quality time in His presence seeking His face. Amen

Remain blessed.

Pastor Adebo Tomomewo
Snr Pastor
Recovery Chapel International

I want to welcome you all to the 3^rd Year Recovery Chapel International Convention Anniversary. This program started on the 6^th of June and will continue till the 13^th of June. It was an awesome time in His presence on Sunday the 6^th of June.

Below is the excerpt from the teachings we had on the first day of the convention. Please watch out for more of the excerpts but I would that you order the CD’s and DVD‘s for the full message so you can partake of the blessings that God has released upon His children via this convention.

Remain blessed as you read and mediate on the message.

THE POWER OF KNOWING GOD

Paul writing to the Philippians church In Philippians 3:10 said that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians Church showed his heart desire. He wrote half of the New Testament scriptures. He had several encounters with the master and yet he still wrote that ‘’I might know Him.

One might ask what propels Apostle Paul desire to know the Lord Jesus more even with all the revelations and encounters during his life time and ministry. It becomes very clear that every encounter of God leaves you with more hunger to know Him more. The more God reveals Himself to you; the hunger to know Him more will increase.

In Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

The depth to which you know the Lord Jesus, to that dept you will operate. Understanding God and knowing Him intimately will affect every aspect of our life. Brethren, there is a power release upon us when we set our heart to know God, and this power is power of His resurrection which is the power that has the capacity to go back to the dark ages of your life and cause changes to your life. This is a creative power.

In Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Proximity does not mean revelation. It shows that we cannot know God by explanation but by revelation. It can only take God to reveal Jesus to his Children. How much of God you know determines the strength of the Rock you have built upon. How much of God you know determine how much of the Rock (Revelation) you have. It is upon this Rock that God will build. This Rock is the revelation you have received from God. You can build your marriage, Life, business, jobs etc upon this Rock of revelation you have received of God.

It is the understanding of God you have; you will use to build your destiny. Without an encounter with God, you will not build and every house built will be tasted. The Revelation that God gives you is the Rock upon which you will built

Brothers and Sisters, are you going through trials? Is that issue giving you sleepless night? Do you feel that there is no way out anymore? Are you going through marital problems or are your children becoming uncontrollable? What about your finances?

Look, there is a solution and the solution is God. If only you can seek to know God and the Power of His resurrection, you will be in control of your life as God will release the anointing(power) to overcome every situation that is fighting your destiny.

I will like you to get the CD and DVD and listen to the full message and watch what God will do in your life. This is an excerpt from the message.

Remain blessed as you read.

Pastor Adebo Tomomewo
Snr Pastor
Recovery chapel International

KNOWING GOD AND THE POWER OF HIS RESSURRECTION

Knowing God and The Power of His resurrection should be the focus of every child of God. This is what will usher us into our realm of victorious living in all aspect of our life.  Jesus Christ made this clear to His disciples about the importance of been anointed with power in their lives.

In Acts 1:6—8, the Bible When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

When your name is written in the book of life, then you qualified to be filled with power. Please note that a Christian without power is subjected into captivity by the forces of hell. Powerlessness in the life of a Christian leads to captivity, intimidation, limitations; your glorious destiny is deemed to be terminated by Satan.

We should not forget that the enemy has three fold ministries and this is to terminate the works and plan of God for our lives and this is why we should seek the face of God to know Him and understand the power that is available to every child of God.

Limitations in the life of every believer are due to Lack of Power, we struggle in all areas of our life and this is because we lack power. The activities of the enemy in the life of a believer is because the power of God is absent in our lives. We need power to excel in life. The prevailing life is the life that is endued with power from God.

Looking at Acts 1:6, The Apostles asked the Lord when will the Kingdom be restored to Israel, which means they were asking about the Economy of Israel, Breakthrough in their life, Success in every area of their life but the Lord Jesus told that what they need is power and this power is the anointing of the Holy Spirit.  And what is Power?  Power is the release by the Holy Spirit the divine capacity and capability to do exploit.

We cannot succeed in life as a Christian without power. We need power to excel in any area of our life.

HOW CAN WE RECEIVE THIS POWER?

To receive the power of God, you must be:

1) be Born Again.

2) You must seek the face of God through Prayers

These are to enable you to know God by yourself through relationship and, in so doing, the anointing of the Holy Spirit will be released upon you to live a glorious life

Remain Blessed as you read.

Bishop Jide Oririe

We at Recovery Community Services welcome the public to our New Recovery Supplementary School which was officially opened on the 24th of April 2010.

Currently we have 60 pupils who have enrolled in our Supplementary school and are benefiting enormously from this program. Below are the excerpts about the Recovery Supplementary School.

Introduction:

The Department for Children, Schools and Families Bill was set out to ensure that from September 2010, under the “Pupils’ Guarantee”, children in England have the legal right to individualised tuition if they enter KS2 behind national expectations (level 2) and are not making good progress. Year 7 pupils who start secondary school below national expectations (level 4) will be entitled to one to one or small group tuition and their learning will be assessed through a progress check (APP).

As a community based organisation, we at Recovery Community Services have seized the initiative ahead of government’s September start date by setting up the Recovery Supplementary School. Not only do we intend to plug the gap in attainment of under achieving pupils, we also believe that the gifted and talented pupils need to be taken care of in our delivery. Those ‘A’ pupils could become ‘A*’ pupils if they are appropriately challenged and stretched.

The National Strategies:

Ensuring that the right support is in place for all children regardless of class and social background is very important in closing the attainment gap. Government have therefore put in place through the National Strategies Guidance for tutors in implementing one to one tuition. We at Recovery Community Services are going to be guided by this provision, and our staffs have already gone through training in the basics of planning and delivering learning using the national strategies.

Recovery School’s Curriculum:

We follow the national curriculum, and provide for children across the 4 key stages (Age 516).

For the benefit of those not familiar with the key stages, age 5-7 fall within KS1, while age 7-11 falls within key stage 2. These first 2 Key Stages form the primary curriculum.

Age 11-14 falls within KS3 and age 14-16 falls within KS4. These latter 2 Key stages form the secondary curriculum.
We shall make provision for the two compulsory subjects in the national curriculum which is maths and English. As added value we shall provide for ICT, Music and Dance in our curriculum. Who says we cannot have our own community-based ‘X – Factor’ competition that will set the pace for other communities?

Mother-tongue Provision:

It is a known fact that children born to people in Diaspora are often not engaged with the mother tongue of their parents. Some mainstream schools are known to have introduced languages like Yoruba, Punjabi, and Urdu etc as a way of arresting this concern. It is our hope at Recovery Community Services to introduce relevant mother tongues in our curriculum in the nearest future.

Our Staff:

We have implemented our Recruitment Policy in engaging qualified and motivated staff and Volunteers to deliver the best learning experience to our pupils. All our staffs are CRB checked, and conversant with Safeguarding Policy, Health and Safety Policy, Child Protection Policy and other policies that operate within a normal school setting.

Health and Safety:

Our own is a welcoming environment, and there is provision for wheelchair access and a fully functional lift system, Though we are not under any obligation to provide lunch to our pupils because of the short contact time of only 2 hours that the school is open to them, we may give snacks and drinks as provided by friends of our project from time to time. However, we make sure we only accept this gesture from reputable and government registered catering organizations with staff trained in Food and hygiene. We also ensure that our staff are properly trained in serving food items to our pupils. Therefore we shall request parents who approve their children and wards to take part in food and drink to sign a form of consent

Free Tuition?

This has been the most common questions from parents anytime they phone in. As we have stated in our handbill, the School will be free, but for the first one month. You will agree with us that in order to retain qualified staff that will provide the best Learning experience to our pupils they will need to be well motivated. It is our intention to apply for educational grant or funding that will make it possible for us to significantly subsidise whatever we ask our pupils to pay after the one month grace.

When funding is in place, we will only charge £10.00 per pupil per week in order to cover our costs. For those who have 3 or more children in the school however, we shall give £5.00 discount per week. We welcome donations which will be thankfully received and this will go a long way in helping us provide the best learning experience to our pupils.

Address

We are located at 71—73 County Street, off Harper Road, Elephant and Castle, SE1 4AD, London
Nearest Tube Station: Elephant and castle Tube Station
Tube: Northern Line, Bakerloo Line
Bus: 1, 53, 181, 453, 155,
The School operates every Saturday’s only.
Time: 12.00 pm —2.00pm