DISCIPLE MAKING PROGRAMME

FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

THE BERTOUA MESSAGE

WORKBOOK

PRESENTATION OF THE STUDENT

First name and surname of the student:
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MBAIGOLMEM FABIEN
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Date of birth: ……24/05/1987…....………..............………............................………… …................

…..………. Place of birth: Moundou CHAD….…….........................

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……14/08/2014…..............………............................………… …................

Nation: ………………Tchad……..

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Town: ………...Bangui.......................................................................................................................

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Phone: …….……+2347032868330…….......................................... E-mail: …

[email protected].................................................................

Address: ………....................…………………………..................................................................................

Profession: …Computer Ingeneer…………..…................

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Marital status: ……..............Maried……...……….

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Disciple maker: …….……Joseph

Ngandeu…….............................................................................................................

Student’s matriculation number: ............

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Student’s score: ………..…......................................................................................................

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Marker: ……………………………........…………………………………………………………………….

In Phase 2, our strategic work was obedience to

the Santa Cruz Prophecy by everyone – by every
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member of CMFI. And God has led us and it worked. We
started out in a terrible spiritual condition, but those
who obeyed the Santa Cruz Prophecy got into the ‘who
is who’ circle in CMCI, as did Paul Bello and many
others. On the other hand, some of the wonderful men
of God who have been in our ministry for the past 40
years, but who did not obey the Santa Cruz prophecy,
have kemark wilting.
God has brought us into Phase 3, and has called
us to the making of disciples in the context of house
churches. He has called us to have house churches that
are disciple-making centres. Also, God is calling us to
make disciples with a training programme, which is The
Bertoua Message, within the house churches. If we
want to do strategic work, we must come back to our
way of thinking, as well as to the execution of the work
and the making of disciples. Our thinking, our
programmes, our institutions, our Ministry, need to be
run according to the paradigms disciple making.
If there are some super spiritual people who do
not return to the house churches, and who do not obey
The Bertoua Message, we have seven years ahead of
us; they will be on the periphery of the Ministry – just
like many big leaders who did not obey The Santa Cruz
Prophecy are on the periphery of the Ministry. God
builds with those who obey. Whatever your position,
whatever your title, if we do not get back to house

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churches and to this simple program of growth that we
have been given, I would like to promise you, without
hating you, that you have five years to be on the
periphery, whoever you are now.

God has given to us a normalisation programme,

and God has given to us a growth programme, and a
context, and a unit: the house church. That is our
strategic work, where we are now.

Theodore Andoseh

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TEACHING MODULE ON THE BERTOUA
MESSAGE NUMBER 1 (TMBM01):
DELIVERANCE FROM ALL SIN

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE.............................................................................................................................
I. WHAT THE LORD JESUS DID FOR US ON THE CROSS (BASED
ON THE BOOK, “DELIVERANCE FROM SIN”)..........................................
LESSON 1: INTRODUCTORY LESSON........................................................................16
LESSON 2: KNOWING....................................................................................................18
LESSON 3: RECKONING................................................................................................24
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 LESSON 4: YIELDING.....................................................................................................28
LESSON 5: WALKING BY THE SPIRIT........................................................................39
II. THE BELIEVER’S RESPONSIBILITY (BASED ON THE BOOK, ............
“THE SOWER THE SEED AND THE HEARTS OF MEN”).................
LESSON 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEART........................................................49
LESSON 2: ALONG THE WAY OF THE WORLD AND ALONG THE WAY OF ..........
THE CHURCH...................................................................................................................54
LESSON 3: THE ROCKY SOIL – SPIRITUAL ROOTS.................................................58
LESSON 4: THE ROCKY HEART: HOW TO COME OUT OF A HARDENED
HEART...............................................................................................................................66
LESSON 5: THE WORLDLY HEART: THE SEED ON THE THORNY SOIL.............74
LESSON 6: THE GOOD AND HONEST HEART: THE SEED ON THE GOOD SOIL
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III. PRAYING FOR REVIVAL ACCORDING TO THE BERTOUA ...............
MESSAGE...........................................................................................................
REVIVAL IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER – 1........................................................104
REVIVAL IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER – 2........................................................105
REVIVAL IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER – 3........................................................106
REVIVAL IN SEEKING GOD........................................................................................107
IV. UNBURDENING ONESELF TO RUN THE RACE...............................
BURDENS.......................................................................................................................111
THE SIN THAT CLINGS................................................................................................112
CONCLUSION...................................................................................................

PREFACE

Dear brother, dear sister,

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In 2008, the Lord gave us The Bertoua Message as the
pathway to revival for every believer, for a return to
their first love for the Lord Jesus Christ. From the
various elements of The Bertoua Message, we have
elaborated 31 Teaching Modules to help you enter into
the effective application of this instruction from the
Lord.

The Teaching Module “DELIVERANCE FROM ALL

SIN” is the first among the 31 Teaching Modules from
The Bertoua Message.

THE LORD’S SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ME

THE YEAR 2009 IS THE YEAR OF REVIVAL IN CHRISTIAN
MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL
THE PATHWAY TO REVIVAL

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 My son, the year 2009 in Christian Missionary
Fellowship International is the year of revival. Each believer
is to return to his or her first love for Me. This return to the
first love for Me will include freedom from all sin, freedom
from all love of self, freedom from all love of the world,
freedom from the love of everything that is in the world,
freedom from all falsehood, freedom from all sexual
immorality, freedom from all love of gain, freedom from a
divided heart, freedom from self-centeredness, freedom
from debts, freedom from greed, freedom from laziness
and freedom from goal-lessness.

12 Freedomfrom laziness
11 Freedom from greed

10 Freedom from debts

9 Freedom from self

-centeredness

8 Freedom from a divided heart

7 Freedom from all love of gain

6 Freedom from all sexual immorality

5 Freedom from all falsehood

4 Freedom from the love of everything

that is in the world

3 Freedom from all love of the world

2 Freedom from all love of self

11 Freedom from all sin

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13 Freedom from goal-lessness

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 The above thirteen things and attitudes are to be
uprooted from the heart and the life of everyone in the
Ministry. This is the first part of revival; the first part of the
return to the first love for Me. The return to the first love for
the Lord Jesus Christ will include faithfulness in becoming and
being a disciple of the Lord Jesus, praying alone, daily dynamic
encounters with God, Bible reading, reading of Christian
literature, retreats for spiritual progress, praying with others,
giving to God, fasting, soul-winning, making of disciples for
Christ, accountability, being a faithful member of a local
church, serving the Lord in the domain of His call on your life,
living in the centre of God’s will in all things and doing
everything for the exclusive glory of the Lord Jesus .

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 Although the entire year is set aside for revival, if
the saints cooperate with Me and, through
intensive and extensive prayer and fasting, move
Heaven to act urgently, the revival will be upon
all the saints in March, and April to December will
see an unprecedented move in evangelism, soul-
winning and church planting. I expect hundreds of
saints worldwide to carry out 21 to 40-day fasts
between January and March to accelerate
personal revival and revival of all the saints in the
movement.
There will be revival!
There will be revival!!
There will be revival!!!
There will be revival!!!!
There will be revival!!!!!
There will be revival!!!!!!
There will be revival!!!!!!!

Bertoua, 21/12/08.

You can read the books below for a better understanding of each
teaching module. The underlined book is the textbook of the
corresponding teaching module.

A – The Negative elements of the Bertoua Message: things to

uproot.
0. The Way of Life
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  God’s Love and Forgiveness
 The Way of Life
1. Freedom from all sin
 Deliverance from Sin
 The Way of Sanctification
 Sanctified and Consecrated for Spiritual Ministry
 The Sower, the Seed and the Hearts of Men
 Almost Saved (revival tract)
2. Freedom from self
 You Can Receive a Pure Heart Today
 The Way of Discipleship
 The Cross in the Life and Ministry of the Believer
 Basic Principles of Christian Leadership
 The Manifestations of the Lordship of Self (tract)
3. Freedom from all love of the world
 You Can Receive a Pure Heart Today
 Revival tract on ‘The Love of the World’ (Theodore
Andoseh)
4. Freedom from the love of everything that is in the
world
 You Can receive a Heart Free from Idols Today (tract)
 The Christian and Money (chapter on possessions)
 The Way of Discipleship (excerpt on forsaking
wealth)
 You Can receive a Pure Heart Today
 Restitution

5. Freedom from all falsehood

 The School of Truth
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  Uprooting Idols using the prayer bulletin “Uprooting
of Idols
6. Freedom sexual immorality
 Deliverance from the Sin of Adultery and Fornication
 Enjoying the Choice of Your Married Partner
 The practice of Truth in Sexual Matters
 God, Sex and You (tract and video documentary)
7. Freedom the love of gain
 The Christian and Money
 Enjoying the Married Life
 The Practise of Truth in Financial Matters (tract)
8. Freedom from a divided heart
 Sanctified and Consecrated for Spiritual Ministry
 The Sower, the Seed and the Hearts of Men
 The Secluded Worshiper (portion on the divided
heart)
9. Freedom from self-centredness
 The Cross in the Life and Ministry of the Believer
 The Manifestations of the Lordship of Self (tract)
10.Freedom from debts
 The Christian and Money
 Compilation of brother Zach’s teachings on money in
Damase Convention 2003
11.Freedom from greed
 Restitution
12.Freedom from laziness
 Deliverance from the Sin of Laziness
 The Use of Time
 The Art of Working Hard
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13.Freedom from Goal-lessness
 How to Succeed in the Christian Life
B – The Positive elements of the Bertoua Message: Things to
put on.

1. Disciple of the Lord Jesus  Disciple at

Any Cost
 The Way of Discipleship
 The Making of Disciples
 Are You Still a Disciple of the Lord Jesus?
 9 Conditions on Discipleship to Jesus
 God Speaks to the Man who Wants to Hear (revival tract)
2. Prayer alone
 The Way of Victorious Praying
 Waiting on the Lord Through Prayer
 15-Minute Retreats
 Prayer topics from the book “The Way of Victorious
Praying”
3. Daily Dynamic Encounters with God
 Daily Dynamic Encounters with God
 The Way of Sanctification (daily sanctification)
 Retreats for Spiritual Progress (prayer and Bible reading:
30minute retreat on the word)
4. Bible reading
 The Bible and Daily Dynamic Encounters with God,
excerpts from chapter 2 of the book “Daily Dynamic
Encounters with God.”
 Abiding in the Word, excerpts from the book “The Way
of Discipleship”
 Brother Theodore’s Message on “The Believer and the
Word of God”
5. Reading Christian literature

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  All the books of ZTF
6. Retreats for Spiritual progress
 Retreats for Spiritual Progress
 Personal Spiritual Revival
 The Secret of Spiritual Rest
 Brokenness
7. Giving to God
 The Christian and Money
 The Practise of Truth in Financial Matters

8. Praying with others

 Praying with Power
 Moving God Through Prayer

9. Fasting
 The Ministry of fasting

10. Soul-winning
 You Can Lead Someone to Christ Today
 36 Reasons to Win the Lost

11. Making of disciples for Christ

 The Making of Disciples
 Disciples of Jesus Christ to Make Disciples for Jesus Christ

12. Accountability
 The Use of Time

13. Being a faithful Member of a local Church

 The House Church in the Eternal Purposes of God

14. Living in the centre of God’s will in all things  Knowing

the God of Unparalleled Goodness
 Knowing God, the Greatest Need of the Hour
 No Failure Needs to be Final
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15. Serving the Lord in the domain of His call on one’s life
 The Way of Christian Service

16. Doing everything for the exclusive glory of the Lord

Jesus
 Compiled excerpts on “Doing everything for the exclusive
glory of the Lord Jesus.”

I. WHAT THE LORD JESUS DID

FOR US ON THE CROSS (BASED
ON THE BOOK, “DELIVERANCE
FROM SIN”)

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 LESSON 1: INTRODUCTORY
LESSON
 Portion to read: preface and introduction of the
book Deliverance from sin.

 Objective: the purpose of this lesson is to awaken

the disciple’s interest in the pursuit of a sinless life.

1. Give at least three reasons that justify the reading

and the study of the book ‘Deliverance from Sin’: (3
marks)

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2. What is the consequence of sin? (1 mark)

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3. When is a person said to be saved from the

consequence of sin? (1 mark)

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4. Are you saved from the consequence of sin? Yes
No (1 mark) If yes, when and how? (1 mark)

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5. What does it mean to be saved from the power of

sin? (1 mark)
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Back your answer with a Bible verse. (1 mark) :

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6. When is someone saved from the power of sin? (1

mark)
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7. Are you saved from the consequence of sin? Yes
No (1 mark)

8. Are you saved from the power of sin? Yes Non

(1 mark)

LESSON 2: KNOWING
 Portion to read: chapter Knowing’ of the book
Deliverance from sin.

 Objective: To know what God’s provision for

deliverance from sin is.

1. Do you know that the human being is a sinner by

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nature? Yes No (1 mark) X

How did he become one? (1 mark)

By birth…………………………Ok…………………………………………..................
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 Are you a sinner from birth? Yes No (1
mark) Ok

2. Read Romans 5:8. Personalise in writing this

declaration. (1 mark)

……When i was a sinner , Christ died for me Ok……...

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3. Read Romans 6:8. Personalise this declaration. (1

mark)

……I died with Christ,i shall live with Ok Him……...

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4. Proclaim and write down the two declarations above

(Romans 5:8 and Romans 6:8). (1 mark)

-…I proclaim that Christ died for me ……X…...

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--…I proclaim that died with Christ……………………………………………………………………..

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5. How can one come out of Adam (the sinful nature)?

(1 mark)

…I can get out of Adam by death………...…………………………

Ok………………………………………..................…………………...

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6. What did the Lord Jesus make of all that was of the
first Adam on the cross? (1 mark)

…All that was in the first Adam was gathered up and done away with in
Him………...Ok…………………………………………………………………..................
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7. Does this also include our good natural attributes

(hailing from the first Adam)? Yes No (1
mark) Ok

8. List of your natural qualities: (1 mark)

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 -Goodness –My beauty…………...…………Not enough brother. Be real with your natural qualities.
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9. Can they be useful to God? Yes No (1 mark)

Justify your answer: (1 mark) Ok

Because its part of my Adamic life…………...

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Pray and consecrate your qualities to the Lord. (See

the book ‘You Have a Talent’).

10. The one who is dead with Christ is free from what?
(1 mark)

Free from sin …………………… Ok………………………………………………........................

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11. Is this true for you? Yes No (1 mark) Ok Justify

your answer: (1 mark)
Because my old man was crucified with Christ………...…………………………………………
X………………………..................…………………...

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12. One can overcome sin by: Tick the right answer (1
mark).Ok
a) Praying;
b) Fasting;
c) Exercising a strong will;
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d) Considering the fact that our old man
has been crucified with Christ.

13. What must one know to no longer be a slave to sin?

(1 mark)

X…He must reckon himself dead to sin and alive to God in Christ………...
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14. What is God’s way for deliverance from sin? (1

mark)

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15. What does this expression mean, ‘The dead man
died’? (1 mark)

It’s mean that our old man crucified with Christ………………………………

Ok………………………………………..…..................………………………

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16. The word of God says that, ‘The one who is dead is
free from sin.’ (Romans 6:7)
Does your personal experience conform to this
declaration? Yes No (1
mark)Ok If no, what must you
therefore do?

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17. Name the stages (3 stages) that follow the death of

the believer with Christ on the cross: (3 marks)

…-Knowing –Reckoning –Yielding X ………...

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18. How can one practically act out his ‘death with
Christ’? (1 mark)

…By Yielding……….X..…………………………………………………………………..................
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So, what will you therefore personally do? (1 mark)

…I will live my daily life by yielding to Christ………...…………………

X………………………………………………..................…………………...

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19. How can one practically live out the burial of the
one who is dead with Christ? (1 mark)

By the act of baptism X …………...

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So, what shall you personally therefore do to obey

this? (1 mark)
Go trough baptism X

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20. What does belonging to the new race called

‘Christian’ mean to you? (1 mark)
…It’s means that i part of the family of God, all God’s children are my brothers and sister ………...
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 LESSON 3: RECKONING
 Portion to read: chapter ‘Reckoning’ of the book
Deliverance from sin.

 Objective: get the believer to turn away from

themselves and see themselves as dead to sin and
alive to God in Christ Jesus.

1. In the process of deliverance from all sin, what is

the first step? (1 mark)

…Its Knowing……………………………………………………………………..…..................
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2. What must you know? (1 mark)

…That my old man was crucified with

Christ……………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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.

3. Is it just enough to ‘know’? Yes No (1

mark)
4. What is the second step in the process of
deliverance from all sin? (1 mark)

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5. What does ‘reckoning’ mean? (1 mark)

…Reckoning is the act of accounting or calculating. Reckoning is to record accounts

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6. What must you reckon? (1 mark)

That i died to sin and alive to God in

Christ………………………………………………………………………..…..................
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7. Give 5 facts you must consider? (5 marks)

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…-God put me in Christ

- I died in Christ
- I was buried in Christ
- I rose with Christ
- I was enthroned with Christ……………………………………………………………………..
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 It’s Reckoning ………………………………………………………………………..…..................
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8. Is it self-deception (deceiving oneself)?

Yes No (1 mark)

Justify your answer (1 mark):

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9. In case your experience does not conform to what

God says, how can you match your experience to
what God says? (Tick the right answer) (1 mark)
a) By your feelings;
b) By your efforts;
c) By your experience;
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d) By faith and the proclamation of the
deeds of God (faith is turning away from
oneself and one’s failures and fixing one’s eyes
on the Lord Jesus to lay hold of His facts
concerning us).

10. What does ‘The believer is dead and alive’ mean?

(1 mark)
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……It’s Mean that the old life of the believer was dead to sin and live with Christ
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……………………… Proclaim: I proclaim that I am dead to
sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Lord, thank You for placing me in Christ.
Lord, thank You because I am dead in Christ.
I was buried with Christ.
Lord, thank You because I was resurrected with
Christ. Lord, thank You because I am seated on the
throne with Christ.
In the name of Jesus, I register all these facts in my
life, for they are true and exact. Everything in my
life that contradicts these facts (be specific); I reject
them in Jesus name because it comes from the
enemy.
I proclaim that everything that contradicts these
facts is a lie of the devil.
Lord, grant that I would live according to Your facts.
In the name of Jesus Christ, even in the worst of
failures, I proclaim that the facts of God are always
true for me, for they do not depend on me, they
depend on God who does not change.
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 Lord, You have bestowed it on me and I accept it.
Lord, I have no other choice but to accept what You
say.
Whether I feel it or not, I must register it.
Whether I experience it or not, I must believe it.
It is sealed in heaven; it is an eternal truth.
I ……… (let each one put their name) I am dead to
sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Jesus said, ‘It is finished’ and God said, ‘Amen!’ To
this, I also say, ‘Amen!’

LESSON 4: YIELDING
 Portion to read: chapter on ‘Yielding’ of the book
Deliverance from sin.

 Objective: get the believer to totally surrender to

Jesus, and accept to do God’s will in all things and
always (at all times).

1. Summarise the first two stages of deliverance from

sin (2 marks):

-Knowing………………………………………………………………………..…..................
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…-Reckoning……………………………………………………………………..…..................
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 What is the third step? (1 mark)

-Yielding………………………………………………………………………..…..................
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2. What does it mean to surrender? (1 mark)

Surrender means yield ourselves to God as men who have been brought from death to life, and your
members to God as instruments of
righteousness………………………………………………………………………..…..................
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3. To whom or what must I yield this new resurrected

body?
(1 mark)
a) To self;
b) To the world;
c) To sin;
d) To God alone.
Justify your answer with a Bible verse: (1 mark)

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4. What must be yielded to God? (1 mark)

Our spirit, soul,body,life and all

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5. Write down three implications of yielding to God? (3

marks)
- Mean that i am completely for God, 100% : my spirit,soul, my body, my
life, my all
- My sole concern His will
- Whatever that will is, I accept it and accept it gladly
………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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6. What is sanctification? (1 mark)

It’s to be set apart in spirit,soul and body , for God’s exclusive use, is a holy person
………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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7. How can you become a holy person? (1 mark)

…By yielding or setting apart his spirit, soul, and body , for God’s exclusive
use……………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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8. What is the sole preoccupation of a sanctified

person? (1 mark)
.

He separated unto God, he is set apart for the exclusive use of

God………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

9. What is the difference between a servant and a

slave? (1 mark)

…The servant is free to go anyway, do whatever he wants but the slave serves his master forever and a slave
has no will of his own.……………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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10. The one who is yielded to God serves God as a: (1

mark)
a) Servant;

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 b) Slave .

11. Give 5 rewards of the one who has yielded to God

as His slave. (5 marks)

…-His reward is holiness

-He becomes slave of righteousness
-He is slave of God
-He is specially privileged to serve God……………………………………………………………………..
…..................………………………

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.

12. What still belongs to the one who has totally

yielded to
God: (1 mark)
a) Their body (hands, eyes, legs, etc.)
b) Nothing
c) Their properties (car, house, money,
clothes, certificates, social position,
job, etc.)
d) Their family (spouse, children, father, mother,
etc.)

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13. Do you want to repent for using your body or your
property outside God’s will? Yes No (1
mar k)

14. Yielding to God is an act which is: (1 mark)

a) Optional;

b) For the poor;

c) For the educated;
d) Compulsory.

15. When must a believer yield to God? (1 mark)

…The day he consacreted himself by praying

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16. What are the consequences that befall the one who
postpones their yielding to God? (1 mark)

He will cause himself a lot of pain , he may go trough the suffering of the great tribulation.
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17. What advantages are there for the one who yields
immediately to God? (1 mark)

…Those who yield to God at once will enjoy special benefits like the meeting in the
air……………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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18. Who can yield to God? (1 mark)

The one who gives his life to Christ………………………………………………………………………..

…..................………………………

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19. Are you qualified to yield to God? Yes No

If yes, pray as follows: ‘Lord Jesus, today, I
surrender all my ambitions, my plans, my desires,
my wishes. I accept Your will for my life. I give You
my life, my being, my all. I surrender them totally
to You for them to become Yours forever. I yield to
You now, in a total act for the present, the future,
and for all eternity, in an act of which nothing will
set me free from. I accept Your will for my life with
joy and I will continue to accept it with joy every

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 day, no matter what this will is. May I be all You
saved me for and all You expect of me at any cost.
I will do what You want; I want nothing outside
Your will. Don’t allow me to have the slightest
thing outside your will.’ Amen!

Do the following proclamations:

I proclaim that I am yielded to God and it is
irreversible (I cannot take back what I have
surrendered to God).
I proclaim that God takes the prayer of consecration
I have just prayed seriously.
I proclaim that God will begin to use me.
I proclaim that I am not an ordinary believer, this
day, I have become a consecrated believer, and
that sin will no longer have power over me. All
honour and glory to Jesus.
Amen!

20. Read Romans 7:12; Romans 7:14; Romans

7:8 – 11; Matthew 5:18.
Give 5 characteristics of the law? (5 marks)

…-The law is holy

-The law is just
-The law is good
-The law is eternal
-The law is ……………………………………………………………………..…..................
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21. What gives life to sin? (1 mark)

…The commandment ……………………………………………………………………..…..................

………………………

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Justify your answer with a Bible verse: (1 mark)

Romans 7 :8-11………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

22. What does sin produce in me? (1 mark)

dead………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

23. Was the law given for my destruction? Yes No

(1 mark)

Justify your answer: (1 mark)

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 Because it guides us………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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24. What then is the problem? (1 mark)

…The problem is that man is carnal……………………………………………………………………..

…..................………………………

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25. List some characteristics of a carnal person: (3

marks)

- He surrounds himself with spiritual babies who think he is

wonderful………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

…-It could manifest itself in people who must go away very fast after meetings, because they do not want to
meet other believers……………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

26. Do you picture yourself in some of the

characteristics? Yes No (1 mark) If yes, which
of them?
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 -I used to say’’ I do not understand
………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

27. Can someone who is baptised with the Holy Spirit

and
zealous be carnal? Yes No (1
mark)
Justify your answer:

…He knows nothing of the power of the cross

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28. What is the law of sin?

…Because it wars with the law of the mind. Sin is a very powerful law and the only hope is a stronger
law……………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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29. Imagine yourself standing on the roof of a house
and saying, ‘I will not fall even if I throw myself
down because I have a strong will.’ Will your strong
will prevent you from falling? Yes No (1
m ark)

Why? (1 mark)

It is just obeying a law .………………………………………………………………………..…..................

………………………

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30. Can one overcome sin by their personal efforts?

Yes No (1 mark)

Why? (1 mark)

Because the law of sin is stronger than the human

will………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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31. In what condition must one be to be delivered from
sin? (1 mark)

He had come to the end of himself………………………………………………………………………..

…..................………………………

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32. What is a person who has reached the end of
himself? (1 mark)

A wretched man………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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33. Have you reached the end of himself? Yes No
(1 mark) Justify your answer: (1 mark)

…By fighting against anger then i realized that only God can set me free from
it……………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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34. What is the difference between the law and grace?
(1 mark)

…The law insists that we do something for God, but grace insists that God has done and still does
something for us.……………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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35. What did the Lord Jesus do to deliver us from the

law?

He took us into Himself and, when He died, we too died and, as we died, we got free from the law and its
demands……………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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36. How can we move from being under the law to

being under grace (how can one enter the grace of
union with Christ)?

By being married with Christ………………………………………………………………………..

…..................………………………

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The whole assembly must proclaim this:
I proclaim that the all-inclusive death of Christ
has delivered me from the law.
I proclaim that I am married to another; the Lord
Jesus.
I bear His name; I share all that He possesses.
He has fulfilled the demands of the law in me, I am
free from the demands of the law.
I simply look to Jesus, and I am at rest in Him.
He has fulfilled for me and in me all that the law
could not do.
Glory be to His name from everlasting to
everlasting. Amen!

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 LESSON 5: WALKING BY THE
SPIRIT
 Portion to read: chapter on ‘Walking by the Spirit’
of the book Deliverance from sin.

 Objective: get the believer to walk by the Spirit.

1. Summarise the first three stages of deliverance

from sin:
(3 marks)
K

-KNOWING …………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

-RECKONING………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

-YIELDING………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

What is the fourth step in deliverance from sin, from

self and the law? (1 mark)

……………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

…WALKING IN THE SPIRIT ……………………………………………………………………..

…..................………………………

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2. Romans 8:1 declares: ‘Therefore, there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.’
What does this verse mean to you? (1 mark)

It’s mean that the law of the Spirit of life in Christ has set us free from the law of sin and death,
……………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

3. Why is there therefore no condemnation for those

who are in Christ Jesus? (1 mark)

…… Because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesnd deathus is stronger than the law of sin
…………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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4. How can the law of sin and death be overcome? (1

mark)
………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

5. By freeing the children of God from the law of sin

and death, God was trying to produce a lawless
people.

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 Yes No (1 mark)

Justify your answer. (1 mark)

He wants people who are to keep a higher law the law of the
kingdom………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

The whole assembly must proclaim this:

I proclaim that the law of the spirit of life in Christ
Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.
I proclaim that I ……Fabien… have been set free
from the law of sin and death.
I am free, I am free. God has accomplished it for
me in Christ. God has accomplished it for me in
Christ. Amen!

6. There are two kinds of believers: those who are in

the Spirit and those who are in the flesh. True
False (1 mark)
7. All believers are in the Spirit. True False (1
mark) 8. All believers do not have the Holy Spirit.
True False (1 mark)
9. A believer in the Spirit can act by the flesh. True
False (1 mark)

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10. When does the Holy Spirit come to dwell in the
believer. (
1 mark)

Immediately when we give our lives to

Christ………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

11. Do you have the Holy Spirit? Yes No (1 mark)

If yes, since when? (1

mark)
The day i received Christ in my life and got baptised
………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

The whole assembly must proclaim this:

I proclaim that I am of the Spirit.
I proclaim that God has placed me in the Spirit.
I proclaim that I can submit to the law of
God. I proclaim that I can please God.
Amen!

12. Why does praying, reading the Bible, witnessing,

worshipping become easy for a normal believer? (1
mark)
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 …When the barrier, the sin is removed……………………………………………………………………..
…..................………………………

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13. When does the law of the spirit become operational

in a person? (1 mark)

…When the person is saved……………………………………………………………………..…..................

………………………

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14. Can a believer take pleasure in sin? Yes No
(1 mark)

Why? (1 mark)

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15. Do you still joyfully and naturally commit sin?

Yes No (1 mark)

Which sins are they? (1 mark)

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16. Why can a believer still experience inner battles

and
conflicts in his life? (1 mark)

When he refuses to yield to Christ………………………………………………………………………..

…..................………………………

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17. What is the way out of this conflict? (3 marks)

The way out of conflict is, first of all, by yielding yourself to the
Lord………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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Do the following proclamations:

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I refuse to
have my own way.
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 I refuse to do things on my own without the
permission of the Holy Spirit.
I refuse the insinuations of the devil trying to prove
that I can do things on my own. Amen!

18. What does it mean to walk by the Spirit? (1 mark)

It means to allow Jesus to do that which the law, the flesh or self cannot
do………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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19. Does walking by the Spirit make us passive?

Yes No (1 mark)

Justify your answer: (1 mark)

From the moment of surrender , he must sart walking as the spirit leads and thus obey the commands of
Christ, being enabled by the Holy Spirit to do
so………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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20. How must a believer respond when they are called

by God to do something? (1 mark)
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 By saying ‘’ Yes, Lord, I accept the power of the Holy Spirit for this job. I do not wnt to do it
alone………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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21. What is the outcome of such a life? (1 mark)

……Constant life of victory, Jesus is in the

center…………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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22. Is it actually possible to live such a life? Yes No

(1 mark)

Why? (1 mark)

…It is possible because the Spirit is walking in us and doing

it……………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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23. What kind of life is a believer called to live? (1

mark)

…The supernatural……………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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24. Why is that life supernatural? (1 mark)

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25. What makes the believer able to live this

supernatural life? (1 mark)

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Do the following proclamations:
I proclaim that I am supernatural.
I proclaim that the supernatural Christ took me in
His death on the cross, His burial, His resurrection,
and His enthronement.
I proclaim that I have been made supernatural
exactly like Christ, that is why I can do impossible
things.

Thank and praise the Lord for what He has done

for you according to Revelation 4:11, Revelation
5:9 – 11 and in your own words.
‘You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive
glory and honour and power, for you created all
things, and by your will they were created and
have their being’ (Revelation 4:11).
‘… You are worthy to take the scroll and to open
its seals, because you were slain, and with your
blood you purchased men for God from every
tribe and language and people and nation. You
have made them to be a kingdom and priests to
serve our God, and they will reign on earth…’
(Revelation 5:9-11).

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II. THE BELIEVER’S
RESPONSIBILITY (BASED ON
THE BOOK, “THE
SOWER THE SEED AND THE
HEARTS OF MEN”)

In the second part of this first teaching module on

The Bertoua Message, we are considering the believer’s
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responsibility for their deliverance from sin. To this end,
the believer must cooperate with the Lord in order to
radically terminate with every sin in their life. The book
The Sower, the Seed and the Hearts of Men , used in
this second part, presents four different conditions of the
heart: the wayside heart, the stony heart, the thorny
heart and the good heart. Each believer would have to
examine themselves, determine the type of heart they
have and cooperate with the Lord either to get rid of it
or to keep it, depending on the type of heart they have.

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 LESSON 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE HEART
 Portion to read: prologue, introduction and
chapter 1 of the book The Sower, the Seed and the
hearts of men.

 Objective: get each believer/disciple to lay hold of

the fact that the heart of man is the most important
thing in the eyes of God

Read Mark 4:3-20; Matthew 13:4-17; Luke 8:5-

15.
1. a. Which parable is this? (1 mark)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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b. Who is the sower? (1 mark)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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c. What is the seed? (1 mark)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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2. a. On what does the sower sow? (1 mark)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

b. What do the different types of fields represent? (1

mark)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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3. a. Of the 3 elements cited above, which one varies?

(1 mark)

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b. Which ones do not change? (1 mark)

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4. What is the only thing that determines what

happens to the seed? (1 mark)

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5. a. How many heart conditions are they? (1 mark)

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b. Name them: (4 marks)

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6. Give the characteristics of the different heart

conditions: (4 marks)

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7. Who determines the present condition of your

heart? (1 mark)
a. God;
b. Your church;
c. Your disciple maker;
d. Yourself;
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 e. Your grandfather.

8. What is the present condition of your heart? (1

mark)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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9. If you don’t like or want the present condition of

your heart, what must you do? (1 mark)

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10. While reading chapter 1, what are the three parts of

the human being? (1 mark)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

11. To make things simple, in our context, which part of

the human being equates with the heart? (1 mark)

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12. What are the parts or functions of the soul? (3

marks)

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13. Are human souls identical? (1 mark) Yes No

(1 mark)

Explain (1 mark):

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14. Do human beings have the same physical

attributes?
Yes No (1 mark)

Explain: (1 mark)

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15. What attracts people’s attention? (1 mark)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………
16. Which of the following is most important to God? (1
mark)
a. Intelligence;
b. Physical beauty;
c. The emotions;
d. The heart.
Justify your answer with three Bible verses: (3
marks)

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

………………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

17. Now that you know that your heart is the most
important thing before God, what will you do? (1
mark)

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LESSON 2: ALONG THE WAY OF

THE WORLD AND ALONG THE WAY
OF THE
CHURCH
 Portion to read: chapter 2 of the book The Sower,
the Seed and the hearts of men.

 Objective: get the reader to clearly know the

characteristics of the wayside heart. The reader
must know them and examine themselves in order
to achieve true conversion, if necessary.

1. What happens to the word that falls on the wayside?

(1 mark)

Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is

sown………………………………………………………………………..…..................
………………………

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2. In this parable, what do the birds that come to

devour the word that fell on the wayside represent?
(1 mark)

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3. This gospel is addressed to (1 mark):

a. Intellectuals;
b. Illiterates;
c. Everyone.

4. Do the intellectuals have an advantage over the

illiterates when they receive the gospel? Yes No
(1 mark)

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Justify your answer (1 mark):

Because the Gospel is sown by the Holy

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5.
a. God created all human beings with the capacity
to receive the gospel. True False (1
mark)
b. All men can respond to the word of God.
True False (1 mark)
c. Everyone can hide the word in their hearts.
True False (1 mark)
d. Everyone can allow God to possess the totality of
their being. True False (1 mark)
e. Everyone can receive the word of God with a good
heart True False (1 mark)

6. What makes the word of God sown in the heart of

a person accessible to Satan (on the wayside in
the world). (5 marks)

-He do not obey

-He postpone taking any decision

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7. a. Do we find people with wayside hearts in the

church?
Yes No (1 mark)

b. Give five things that characterises them? (5

marks)

…- They were having financial problems

-They were having marital problems
-They wanted to be healed
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8. What is the spiritual need of a person who attends

a church but has a wayside heart? (1 mark)

……He is under duty to cry out to God, saying ‘’ Lord be merciful to me, a sinner that i
am’’…………………………………………………………………..…..................………………………

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9. a. Is your heart the wayside heart? Yes No

(1 mark)

b. Why? (1 mark)
Because everyday i cooperate with God to make sure that nothing hinder me to be in good relation with
God.

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LESSON 3: THE ROCKY SOIL –

SPIRITUAL ROOTS
 Portion to read: chapter 3 (I-Spiritual roots) of
the book The Sower, the Seed and the hearts of
men.

 Objective: get the believer to understand the

importance of spiritual roots and develop them in
their Christian life.

1. What is a rocky heart? (1 mark)

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2. What happens to the rocky heart when they

receive the word?
a. In the short-term (give at least 5 things). (5
marks)

-They confessed their sins and forsook some of them

-It interested in the Lord
-It interested in the Gospel –It interested to give his testimony all over

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b. In the long run. (1 mark)

Because roots were not

developed………………………………………………………………………..…..................
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3. Why is it that in spite of their promising

beginnings, this believer does not reach maturity?
(1 mark)

…Because he doesn’t have a deep relationship with the

Lord……………………………………………………………………..…..................
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4. Who is responsible for developing the spiritual
roots of the believer? (1 mark)
a. God;
b. The disciple maker;
l c. The believer themselves;
d. The church.

I. Portion of the book to read: spiritual roots

5. What are roots for a plant? (1 mark)

…The roots are that part of a plant that is

underground……………………………………………………………………..…..................
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6. What do the roots in the life of a believer

represent? (1 mark)

Roots talk of a person’s secret relationship with the Lord

Jesus………………………………………………………………………..…..................
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mark)
It make a plant bearing a good fruits
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8. Match the words in column A correctly with the
words in column B to bring out the relationship
between the roots and the fruit. (3 marks)

Column A Column B
aNo roots bPoor Fruits
bPoor roots cGood fruits
cGood roots aNo fruits

9. What are the 3 basic elements to develop spiritual

roots? (3 marks)

…-Obedience

-Prayer
-Bible study
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Portion of the book to read:

Obedience
10. What is obedience to God? (1 mark)
It’s knowing the will of God and execute it
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11. Can a believer who lives in disobedience have a
vital communion with the Lord? Yes No (1
mark)

12. Spiritual life is conditioned by:

a. An unconditional obedience to the Lord. (1
mark)
True False (1 mark)
b. Constant and complete obedience to the will of
God.
True False (1 mark)
c. A vital union and communion with God.
True False (1
mark)
d. The sacrifices. True False (1
mark)
e. The fact of living in the centre of God’s will in all
things.
True False (1 mark)
13. Does the fact that God continues to talk to a
believer necessarily mean that they have vital
communion with God? Yes No (1 mark)

14. If someone deliberately disobeys the revealed will

of God, can they develop true spiritual roots? Yes
No (1 mark)

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a. What is the first thing that God demands from His
children? (1 mark)

……It to obey Him…………………………………………………………………..…..................

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b. What is the second thing that God demands from

His children? (1 mark)

They obey Him………………………………………………………………………..

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c. What is the third thing that God demands from His

children? (1 mark)

…They obey Him……………………………………………………………………..

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d. What is the last thing that God demands from His

children? (1 mark)

They obey Him………………………………………………………………………..

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16. How does God see the sacrificial and abundant

work of a believer who lives in disobedience? (1
mark)

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17. Does being a pastor, missionary, leader, elder,

evangelist before still mean that one is before
God? Yes No (1 mark)
18. What are the consequences of a life of
disobedience?
a. Wasted efforts. True False
(1 mark)
b. Communion with God. True False
(1 mark)
c. A stop in the development of spiritual roots.
True False (1 mark)
19. When God rejects someone who has chosen to
disobey Him, He may still allow them to:
a. Manifest spiritual power.
True False (1 mark)
b. Prophesy. True
False (1 mark)
c. Heal the sick. True
False (1 mark)
d. Perform miracles. True False (1
mark)
e. Preach the gospel. True False (1
mark)

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mark)
20. What is a man after God’s heart? (1 mark)

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21. Is there an area of conscious disobedience in your

walk with God? Yes No (1 mark)

What must you do about it? (1 mark)

To work on it by cooperate with God

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Portion of the book to read: PRAYER

22. What is prayer? (1 mark)

Prayer is the flow of an obedient heart towards

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23. Who can effectively pray? (1 mark)

The obedient only can pray

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24. Prayer is the next important thing to obedience in

the life of a believer. True False (1 mark)

25. How does prayer contribute to the building of

spiritual roots
(give 5 reasons)? (5 marks)

…-Prayer is the flow of an obedient heart towards God

-It is the union of a believer’s will with the will of God
-It is the conscious replacement of a believer’s will by the will of God
-It is the abandonment of self will to seek the will of God
-It is the cry of a repentant heart towards God for
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26. What does the spiritual life of a person who lives
in sin look like? (1 mark)
He can’t stay long in the God’s presence , he is not
comfortable in God’s presence
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27. How can one measure the true spirituality of a
believer? (3 marks)

-hecan stay a long time in God’s presence

-He does what the Lord commanded
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Portion of the book to read: BIBLE

READING

28. How does a believer manifest their love for God?

(3 marks)

-He reads,studies and memorize the word of

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29. Name at least 5 things that the believer must do

to build spiritual roots through the Bible. (5 marks)

N. B.: The disciple maker or the leader would have

to transform these 5 points into prayer topics that
will be raised to God in the assembly. (Pages 42
and 43).

Read the Bible on a daily basis

-Read the bible in an ordinary way
-He must meditate on what he reads
-He must be willing to obey
-He must be anxious to hear God speak through His
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30. What must the attitude of the believer who
approaches God through Bible reading be? (3
marks)

He must come to the bible with great joy in his heart because the king
of all the universe is going to speak to
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31. What are the other things (give three things) that
contribute to the good building of spiritual roots?
(3 marks)

-Secret fasting
-Secret giving to the Lord and His work
-Secret ministry to
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LESSON 4: THE ROCKY HEART: HOW
TO COME OUT OF A HARDENED
HEART
 Portion to read: chapter 3 (II, III, IV, V) of the
book The Sower, the Seed and the hearts of men.

 Objective: get the believer to recognise the

marks of a rocky heart and lead them, if need be,
to repent and receive a good heart.

1. a. What is a hardened heart? (1 mark)

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b. What is a totally hardened heart? (1 mark)

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2. What is God’s answer to a believer who continues

to harden their heart? (1 mark)
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3. Why is sin a chain process? (1 mark)

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Give an example of a chain sin in the Bible: (1

mark)

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4. Can a person be the same after sinning

deliberately? (1 mark)

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5. Examine your heart before God. Are you
deliberately living in sin (disobedience, hatred,
covetousness, fornication, lies telling, laziness,
anger, pride, etc.)
Yes No (1 mark)

Make an honest list of your sins. (1 mark)

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6. a. Do you acknowledge that your heart is being
hardened? Yes No (1 mark)

b. Do you admit that the word of God does not

touch your heart as it did in the past and that God
does no longer talk to you as He did in the past?
Yes No (1 m ark)

If you see yourself in one of the conditions, stop

now, repent and cry out to God as David did: “Have
mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing
love; according to Your great compassion blot out
my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and
cleanse me from my sin” (Psalms 51:1-2).

7. Can a hardened heart become good again? Yes No

(1 mark) How? (1 mark)

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Portion of the book to read: THE TIME

OF TRIAL
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8. In the parable of the sower, what does the sun
represent? (1 mark)

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9. Why is it necessary that there be persecution,

trials and tribulations in the life of a believer? (1
mark)

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10. a. All those who are exposed to persecutions, to

tribulations and to trials yield to them. True
F als e ( 1 mark) b. What makes the difference?
(2 marks)

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11. What provokes persecution, trials and tribulations

in the life of a believer (give 5 things)? (5 marks)
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12. Why are some believers not persecuted? (1 mark)

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13. Have you ever compromised out of the fear of

persecution? Yes No (1 ma rk)

N.B.: during the practical session, the leader of

the assembly helps those who have compromised
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Portion of the book to read: DRIED UP,

BUT NOT UPROOTED
14. What does the seed that sprouts on the rocky soil,
but dries up immediately as soon as the sun rises
represent? (1 mark)

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15. What characterises a dried-up believer? (1 mark)

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16. What happens to the believer who is separated

from the Lord in their heart? (1 mark)

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17. Are you a dried-up believer who still goes to

church?
Yes No (1 mark)

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II. Portion of the book to read: you are

responsible for the condition of your
heart!

18. Who is responsible for the condition of your heart?

(1 mark)
a. God;
b. You yourself;
c. Your disciple maker;
d. Your church.
19. Give 3 manifestations of a heart that has become
insensitive? (3 marks)

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20. What is the cause of this condition of heart (a

heart that has become insensitive)? (1 mark)

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21. Give 3 ways by which a person with a rocky heart

can change the condition of their heart? (3 marks)

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22. Give 4 things that happen to a believer who has a

withered heart and who does not want to repent of
their condition? (4 marks)

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23. Give 5 things one can do to avoid being a tragic

disaster in the end? (5 marks)

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 LESSON 5: THE WORLDLY HEART:
THE SEED ON THE THORNY SOIL
 Portion of the book to read: chapter 4. The
Worldly Heart: The seed on the thorny soil of the
book The Sower, the Seed and the hearts of men.

 Objective: get the believer to know the thorns,

identify them in their hearts and get rid of them so
that they may bear fruit that matures.

1. What is a thorny or worldly heart? (1 mark)

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2. What are thorns? (1 mark)

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3. Apart from the geographical world, what else does

the expression “the world” refer to in the Bible? (1
mark)
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4. Correctly match the attributes of the world (in

column A) that directly oppose the attributes of
God (in column B): (10 marks)
Column A Column B
a. The wisdom of this world i. The light of God
b. The kingdoms of this ii. The current of God
world for the world
c. Friendship with the world iii. The love of the
Father
d. The god of this world iv. The purity of the
Father
e. The love of the world v. The righteousness
of
God
f. The corruption that is in vi. Godly sorrow that
the world produces
repentance
g. Worldly trend vii. The Spirit that God
gives
h. Worldly pollution viii. The God of heaven
i. The darkness of this ix. God
world
j. The sorrow of this world x. The kingdom of the
that leads to death Lord and of His
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5. Why do people who create room in their hearts for

the world get ruined? (1 mark)

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6. The seed that falls in the thorny heart:

a. Germinates and grows. True
False (1 mark)
b. Develops roots.
True False (1 mark)
c. Develops branches.
True False (1 mark)
d. Produces flowers. True False (1
mark)
e. Produces fruits. True False (1
mark)
f. Produces fruits that mature. True False
(1 mark)

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THE HEART
7. What is the plan of the enemy with regard to the
heart of the believer? (1 mark)

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8. What is the battlefield targeted by the enemy in

the life of a believer? (1 mark)

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Why? (1 mark)

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9. Name some thorns that choke the seed in the

heart: (3 marks)

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IV. Portion of the book to read: The worries

or cares of this age

10. What is the problem with the cares of this age? (1

mark)

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11. List some of the cares one could consider

legitimate: (2 marks)

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12. Examine your heart; are you worried about some
things that seem legitimate? Yes No (1
mark)

13. What must you do about the cares of this age if

you must bear fruit that abides? (3 marks)

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14. What is the only treatment for a heart sickened by

the cares of this age? (1 mark)

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Portion of the book to read: The

deceitfulness of riches
15. Is the deceitfulness of riches only a problem of the
rich? Yes No (1 mark)

Explain: (1 mark)

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time find pleasure the Lord. True False (1
mark)
b. One can find pleasure in food and at the same
time find pleasure in the Lord. True False
(1 mark)
c. One can find pleasure in clothes and at the same
time find pleasure in the Lord. True F als e (1
mark)
19. What is the danger when something, whatever it
may be, becomes a delight for a believer? (1 mark)

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20. What are the attitudes of the believer who finds

pleasure in the Lord in the face of riches? (2
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21. Will those who are not contented because they are
in need be contented when that need is met?
Oui Non (1 mark)
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a. Tick the desires that you find in your heart. (1
mark)
A car;
A refrigerator;
A deep freezer;
A pressure pot or cooker;
A shirt;
A pair of shoes;
A piece of land;
A house;
A job;
A certificate;
Honour;
Someone’s companionship;
Children;
Marriage;
Success in one thing or the
other; Furniture;
Savings; etc.
b. Separate yourself from those desires.
c. Pray for your heart to get attached to the Lord.

V. Portion of the book to read: The heart

23. Give 3 characteristics of a divided heart? (3 marks)

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24. Among the types of believers below, which are

those who are accepted by the Lord? (1 mark)
a. Those who have 50% of their
hearts in the Lord and 50% in the
world.
b. Those who have 75% of their
hearts in the Lord and 25% in the
world.
c. Those who have 95% of their
hearts in the Lord and 5% in the
world.
d. Those who have 99% of their hearts in the
Lord and 1% in the world.
e. None.
25. Are believers who have 99% of their hearts in the
Lord and 1% in the world better off than those who
have 50% of their hearts in the Lord and 50% in
the world? Yes No (1 mark)

26. What is the percentage required by the Lord of a

heart to be pleasing to Him? (1 mark)

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hearts are useless to God. God is
looking for whole hearts

27. Give 3 kinds of persons on whom the purpose of

God is centred? (3 marks)

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28. Does God permit a believer to give even one cell

of their heart to the world? Yes No (1 mark)

Why? (1 mark)
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29. In the light of all the above, is your heart divided

or entirely
God’s? Yes No ( 1 ma rk )
If your heart is not fully in God, what should you
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VII. Portion of the book to read: The idols

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30. What is greed? (1 mark)

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31. Read the passage of Ezekiel 14:3–5. From this
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32. What is the danger for a believer to have an idol

on their heart? (1 mark)

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33. Do you have any idol in your heart? (Work with the
tract, You Can Receive a Heart Free from All
Idols).
Make a list of all the idols that are on your
heart and uproot them. (1 mark)
N. B.: Inclure dans le manuel de l’enseignant le
bulletin de prière pour le déracinement des idoles.

Portion of the book to read: Thorns

34. What is a thorn? (1 mark)

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35. Are thorns always bad things? Yes No (1

Mark)

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36. What is the invariable standard by which one can

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37. What 3 things a believer who wants to walk with God

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VIII. Portion of the book to read: Thorns

must be eliminated immediately

38. Should the believer take the slightest thorn in their

heart lightly? Yes No (1 mark) Why? (1
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39. What must you do when you identify a thorn in

your heart, as little as it may be? (1 mark)

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40. Identify the thorns in your heart, as little as they

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41. Because of your covetousness, will the Lord give
you something that will destroy you? Yes No (1
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Portion of the book to read: The fatal

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42. What is the fatal crossing? (1 mark)

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44. What happens to a believer who does not radically

deal with the thorns that they themselves have
identified in their heart? (1 mark)
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45. Is the Holy Spirit convicting you to correct

something in your life now? Yes No (1 mark)
What will you do? (1 mark)

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IX. Portion of the book to read: No mature fruit

46. When is a seed said to be unfruitful? (1 mark)

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47. What does the Lord consider as fruit? (1 mark)

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48. Among the following things, which of them can be

present without the seed being fruitful? (1 mark)
a. A big tree trunk;
b. Many big branches;
c. Ripe fruits;
d. Many leaves;
e. Many flowers;
f. Many young fruits.

49. What fate does the Lord of the harvest have in

store for the tree that does not bear ripe fruit? (1
mark)

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50. What is God looking for in the end? (1 mark)

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follow Jesus);
b. Young converts;
c. People who attend church;
d. Mature believers.
51. What are the most dangerous things in the
Christian life? (3 marks)

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52. Why is the thorny heart worse than the two other
types of hearts earlier mentioned (the wayside
heart and the rocky heart)? (1 mark)

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53. Is there any place in the Kingdom of God for

people who believed and began to grow, but who
allowed the worries and cares of this age, the
deceitfulness of riches, the deceitfulness of other
things, and pleasures of life to choke the word so
that it became unfruitful? Yes No (1
mark)
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54. Is there any place whatsoever for those whose fruit
does not ripen? Yes No (1 mark)

If yes, where? (1 mark)

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55. What must one do to avoid this tragic end? (1

mark)

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LESSON 6: THE GOOD AND

HONEST HEART: THE SEED ON
THE GOOD SOIL
 Portion of the book to read: chapter 5. The
Good and Honest Heart: the seed on the good soil

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of men.

 Objective: present the characteristics of a good

and honest heart and help the believer to put them
on.

1. What is a good and honest heart? (2 marks)

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2. Can a believer with a sin, whatever the condition

of their heart, bear fruit that abides? Yes Non
(1 mark)
3. Is general acknowledgement of sin repentance?
Yes No (1 mark)
4. How does a good and honest heart deal with sin?
(5 marks)

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a) Examine your heart in the light of the tract, Be
Filled with the Holy Spirit. Tick off the sins that you
identify in your heart.
b) Uproot them from your life.

6. A believer who has a good and honest heart:

a. Studies what the word of God says. True False
(1 mark)
b. Decides to obey in all things by putting aside all
their personal inclinations and preferences. (1
mark)
True False
c. Puts aside the opinions of men and does not
compromise on anything. True False (1
mark)
d. Repents of the compromises of the past and
corrects or rectifies things
immediately. True False (1 mark)
e. Fears God and trembles at His word. True False
(1 mark)

Portion of the book to read: Be pure

7. What is the kind of heart that one needs in order to

bear fruit that abides before God? (1 mark)
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8. Is a heart with 1000 sins and a heart with one sin

different before God? Yes No (1 mar k) Why?
(1 mark)

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9. How does God consider a work done with a secret

sin in the heart even if the work is done
sacrificially? (1 mark)

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10. Do you still have a secret sin in your heart? Yes

No (1 mark) If yes, repent and forsake it, and
carry out the required restitution.

X. Portion of the book to read: Remain

where God called you to serve
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11. Is it possible to still bear fruit that abides without
staying where God has placed one to serve?
Yes No (1 mark)

12. I must move for the following reasons: (1 mark)

a. My fears;
b. My thinking;
c. My rationalisation;
d. The call of God;
e. The suggestions of people.

13. What is the secret to bearing abundant fruit that

abides? (1 mark)
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XI. Portion of the book to read: May prayer

be your priority

14. What is the most important task (work) on earth?

(1 mark)

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15. Can a believer bear fruit without making prayer

their priority? Yes Non (1 mark) Justify
your answer. (1 mark)

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16. What was the priority of men who bore abundant

fruit that abides? (1 mark)

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17. What must the attitude of the believer who wants

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18.
a. How is your prayer life? (1 mark)

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b. Are you the kind who prefers a life among the

crowd to a life of secret praying, shut in alone with
God?
Yes No (1 mark)
c. Do you want to commit yourself now to a fervent,
persistent prayer life that does not accept ‘No’ for an
answer? Yes No (1 mark)

XII. Portion of the book to read: Put in all

you are and all you have

19. The raw material for triggering miracles, blessings

and multiplication is found: (1 mark)
a. In the hands of God;
b. In the hands of your pastor;
c. In the hands of your disciple
maker;
d. Your church;
e. In you and in your hands.

20. What is the responsibility of a believer in the

production of miracles? (1 mark)

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21. What does it mean for a believer to “give to the

Lord all that they are and all that they have”? (1
mark)

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22. How does God see a believer who withholds a part

of the price and prays that the Lord should bless
their work? (1 mark)

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23. Are you withholding anything in your commitment

to Christ and to His work? Yes No (1
m a rk) If yes, consecrate that thing to the Lord.

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servant or, better still, a slave

24. Can one pursue greatness in the world or even in

the church and bear fruit that abides? Yes No
(1 mark)

25. The Lord Jesus emptied Himself of His glory and of

His power, took the position of a slave, became
obedient even unto death in order to save lost,
broken, unworthy and ungrateful humanity
(Philippians 2:5 – 8).
What happens to the work or the service of a
believer who does not want to follow the example
of the Lord Jesus? (1 mark)

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26. How does an evangelist who is a servant behave

towards the lost? (3 marks)

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27. What is the spiritual qualification to bear fruit that

receives
God’s approval? (1 mark)
a. Making use of advanced technology.
b. Making good advertisement
c. Working hard
d. Being disciplined
e. Being filled with the Holy Spirit.

XIV. Portion of the book to read:

Concentrate on building mature people

28. What does a mango farmer expect from their

mango tree? (1 mark)

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29. Can God, the Lord of the harvest, be satisfied with

anything other than mature believers? Yes No
(1 mark)

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30. The joy of the first commitment to Christianity and
the songs of praise are good, but of what use are
these to the Lord of the harvest if the believer
does not persist to maturity? (1 mark)

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Why? (1 mark)

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31. In the passage of Matthew 9:19, why did the Lord

curse the fig tree? (1 mark)

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32. What is the lesson that a believer can draw from

what happened to the fig tree? (1 mark)

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34. Read Matthew 28:19-20. Give 3 things the Lord

expects from His disciples according to this
passage? (3 marks)

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35. What does it mean ‘to teach all that the Lord has
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37. Is it possible to mass-produce mature people?

Yes No (1 mark)
Why? (1 mark)

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38. How can one therefore build mature people? (2

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39. What is the main barrier to committing oneself to

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41. What kind of bride is the Lord Jesus returning for?

(1 mark)

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42. If you were to stand before the Lord today, what

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III. PRAYING FOR REVIVAL

ACCORDING TO THE BERTOUA
MESSAGE

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 REVIVAL IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER –
1
You can pray for yourself, for the members of your
assembly, and for other assemblies in the nation and the
nations.
1. Lord, break the power of all sin upon........and
deliver.........from all sin.
2. Lord, break the power of all love of self
upon........and deliver.........from all love of self.
3. Lord, break the power of all love of the world
upon........and deliver.........from all love of the world.
4. Lord, break the power of the love of everything that
is in the world upon........and deliver.........from the
love of everything that is in the world.
5. Lord, break the power of all falsehood upon........and
deliver.........from all falsehood.
6. Lord, break the power of all sexual immorality
upon........and deliver.........from all sexual
immorality.
7. Lord, break the power of all love of gain
upon........and deliver.........from all love of gain.
8. Lord, break the power of a divided heart
upon........and deliver.........from a divided heart.
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9. Lord, break the power of self-centeredness
upon........and deliver.........from self-centeredness.
10.Lord, break the power of debts upon........and
deliver.........from debts.
11. Lord, break the power of greed upon........and
deliver.........from greed.
12. Lord, break the power of laziness upon........and
deliver.........from laziness.
13. Lord, break the power of goal-lessness upon........and
deliver.........from goal-lessness.
REVIVAL IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER –
2

1. Lord, break the power of all sin on all the saints of

our ministry in........ and deliver them from all sin.
2. Lord, break the power of all love of self on all the
saints of our ministry in........ and deliver them from
all love of self.
3. Lord, break the power of all love of the world on all
the saints of our ministry in........ and deliver them
from all love of the world.
4. Lord, break the power of the love of everything that
is in the world on all the saints of our ministry in........
and deliver them from the love of everything that is
in the world.

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5. Lord, break the power of all falsehood on all the
saints of our ministry in........and deliver them from
all falsehood.
6. Lord, break the power of all sexual immorality on all
the saints of our ministry in........ and deliver them
from all sexual immorality.
7. Lord, break the power of all love of gain on all the
saints of our ministry in........ and deliver them from
all love of gain.
8. Lord, break the power of a divided heart on all the
saints of our ministry in........ and deliver them from a
divided heart.
9. Lord, break the power of self-centeredness on all the
saints of our ministry in........ and deliver them from
selfcenteredness.
10. Lord, break the power of debts on all the saints of
our ministry in........ and deliver them from debts.
11. Lord, break the power of greed on all the saints of
our ministry in........ and deliver them from greed.
12. Lord, break the power of laziness on all the saints of
our ministry in........ and deliver them from laziness.
13. Lord, break the power of goal-lessness on all the
saints of our ministry in........ and deliver them from
goal-lessness.

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1. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that

he or she will seek, find, know and love You by being a
disciple of the Lord Jesus.
2. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
prayer alone.
3. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through daily
dynamic encounters with God.
4. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through bible
reading.
5. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
reading of Christian literature.
6. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
retreats for spiritual progress.
7. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
praying with others.
8. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
giving to God.
9. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
fasting.
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10. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You by soul-
winning.
11. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through the
making of disciples for Christ.
12. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
accountability.
13. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
being a faithful member of a local church.
14. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
serving the Lord in the domain of His call on his or her
life.
15. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
living in the centre of God’s will in all things.
16. Lord, create hunger for God in the heart of………so that
he or she will seek, find, know, and love You through
doing everything for the exclusive glory of the Lord Jesus.

REVIVAL IN SEEKING GOD

1. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in……would seek, find, know and love You by being
disciples of the Lord Jesus.

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2. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in………would seek, find, know, and love You through
prayer alone.
3. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in………would seek, find, know, and love You through
daily dynamic encounters with God.
4. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in………would seek, find, know, and love You through
bible reading.
5. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in………would seek, find, know, and love You through
reading of Christian literature.
6. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in………would seek, find, know, and love You through
retreats for spiritual progress.
7. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in………would seek, find, know, and love You through
praying with others.
8. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in………would seek, find, know, and love You through
giving to God.
9. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our ministry
in………would seek, find, know, and love You through
fasting.
10. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our
ministry in………would seek, find, know, and love You
through soul-winning.
11. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our
ministry in………would seek, find, know, and love You
through the making of disciples for Christ.

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12. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our
ministry in………would seek, find, know, and love You
through accountability.
13. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our
ministry in………would seek, find, know, and love You
through being a faithful member of a local church.
14. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our
ministry in………would seek, find, know, and love You
through serving the Lord in the domain of His call on
one’s life.
15. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our
ministry in………would seek, find, know, and love You
through living in the centre of God’s will in all things.
16. Lord, grant that all the saints who are part of our
ministry in………would seek, find, know, and love You
through doing everything for the exclusive glory of the
Lord Jesus.

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 IV. UNBURDENING ONESELF
TO RUN THE RACE

Beloved, we are happy that you have

completed the theoretical part of the first teaching
module of The Bertoua Message on Deliverance
from all sin. Since deliverance from sin is not all
about theory, we hereby present to you the
practical part. Each believer has to acquire a book
we call “the sin book” in which he will confess to
God in writing the various sins he has committed,
ask and receive from Him forgiveness.

Below is a list of burdens, of sins that easily

entangles and hinder us from pursuing our
heavenly vocation. We have grouped these sins in 9
categories (9 Fs).

DETAILED PRAYER ON THE 9 “F”

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 Read Hebrews 12:1 – 2; Philippians 4:5 – 7.
Study the list carefully, considering each burden
and each sin (from 1 – 141). If you find anything on the
list in your life:
a) Acknowledge its presence in your life and repent of
its manifestations in writing, in your sin book.
b) Ask and receive from the Lord the power to hate
its illegal presence in your life.
c) Uproot it from your heart and throw it far away.
d) Carry out the necessary restitution and never allow
it to come back into your heart and life.
N.B.: Do this for each of the 141 burdens (weights) or
sins here below.

BURDENS
1- Worries (inner preoccupations,
anxiety), 2- Riches.
3- The pleasures of life.
4- Covetousness.
5- Desires.
6- Lechery.
7- Sexual pleasure.
8- Trials.
9- Temptations.
10- Infirmities.
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11- Diseases.
12- Curses.
13- Evil ties.
14- Demons.
15- Other burdens from your paternal and maternal
ancestors till the 4th generation.
16- Accumulations (clothes, shoes, unaccomplished
promises, etc.).
17- Weights.
18- Worries
19- Secrets.
20- Weariness.

THE SIN THAT CLINGS

F1 – Fortune
21- The love of money.
22- Dissatisfaction because of your revenue.
23- The desire for things one cannot afford.
24- Accumulating things that are not necessary.
25- Saving of money for the future while real and
present needs of the moment are not met.
26- The building of many castles in the air.

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27- Always shouting at people about water, electricity,
gas, petrol, etc.
28- The capacity to use others for financial benefits.
29- Giving less money than what is needed for
something, and asking that the person should
manage with it.
30- The use of money that belongs to the group the way
you would not use your own money.
31- The capacity to receive more than you give. the love
of gifts.
32- Eternal issues are sacrificed for temporary gain.
33- Constant asking for where things can be bought
cheaper.
34- Constant desire for salary increase.
35- The choice of a spouse is determined by money.
36- The choice of a career is determined by money.
37- The desire for cheap things instead of the those that
are useful.
38- Living beyond your means and planning beyond your
means.
39- No sacrificial giving to the Lord.
40- No sacrificial investments into the cause of winning
the lost.
41- Using each situation to reduce the money given to
the Lord’s work.
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42- No reasonable spending of income with clear
accounts.
43- Closing your eyes to the desperate needs of people
around you while keeping money for your future
desires.
44- Love of expensive things. Quality is determined by
the price, such that if a good article is cheap, it is
rejected. But an article of low quality sold at a high
price attracts easily.
45- Theft of money.
46- Fraudulence.
47- Corruption.
48- Failure to pay tithes and offerings.
49- Love of plots.
50- Love of cars.
51- Receiving money for no work done.
52- Indebtedness.
53- Dissatisfaction.
54- A sense of insecurity.

F2 – Fame
55- Pride.
56- Boasting.
57- Arrogance.

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58- Self-exaltation.
59- Rivalry.
60- Superiority complex.
61- Inferiority complex.
62- Unrepentant.
63- Unforgiveness.
64- Failure to carry out restitution.
65- Lack of the capacity to work with others.
66- The desire to be famous.
67- The desire to outclass others.
68- The desire to be heard.
69- The desire to be greeted.
70- The desire to be seen.
71- The desire to be consulted.
72- The desire to be preferred.
73- The desire to be congratulated.

F3 – Female (Sexuality)
74- Fornication.
75- Adultery.
76- Masturbation.
77- Homosexuality.
78- Pornography.

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79- Evil desires.
80- Sensuality in motives, in thoughts, in words, in
touches, in dressing (appearance), in attitude, in
desires, in acts, in looks.
81- Entangled emotions with the opposite sex.
82- The desire to be admired by the opposite sex.
83- Immoral songs.
84- Concubinage.
85- The desire for the company of people of the
opposite sex.

F4 – Falsehood
86- Lies.
87- Hypocrisy.
88- False impressions.
89- Exaggeration.
90- Duplicity.
91- Dissimulation.
92- Dishonesty.
93- Deception.
94- Cheating.
95- Comparism.

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 F5 – Food
96- Thinking constantly about food.
97- Thinking constantly about meat, fish, and similar
things.
98- Thinking constantly about new dishes. 99- Obesity.
100- Excessive weight, even if it is not very visible.
101- Eat gluttonously even if your weight is normal.
102- Eat meat, fish, or such things gluttonously.
103- Gluttony.
104- The craving for certain types of foods.
105- Alcoholism.
106- Much money invested in food.
107- The hatred (fear) of fasting.

F6 – Freedom (independence)
108- Lack of commitment.
109- Refusal to take responsibility.
110- Unaccountability.
111- Choosing one’s own way, rejecting God’s way.
112- Refusal to submit to authority.
113- Commitment to self-will, to independence.

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 F7 – Faithlessness
114- Laziness.
115- Idleness.
116- Disorder.
117- Superficiality.
118- Not keep commitments.
119- Unable to pray with others.
120- Breaking covenants.
121- Lateness.
122- Procrastination (postponing things).

F8 – Fear
123- Of corrections.
124- Of rebukes.
125- Cohabiting of man.
126- Of committing oneself.
127- Of failure.
128- Of moving ahead (discouragement).
129- Of darkness.
130- Of being rejected.
131- Of being ugly.

F9 – Family
132- An unhealthy love for the family.
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133- An unhealthy attachment to the family.
134- An unhealthy attachment to your spouse.
135- Accompanying you spouse in sin.
136- The desire to please everyone in your family.
137- Loving your family more than the family of God.
138- Marrying according to the will of the family and
putting aside God’s will.
139- Fear of hurting the family.
140- According greater importance to what the family
says.
141- Wanting to proof to the family that one has not
failed as a believer.

GENERAL PROCLAMATIONS

Replace the dotted lines by each of the “F”s (F1 – F9).

Proclaim: I proclaim that I am dead to sin and alive to God in
Jesus Christ. (7 times)
1. Lord, thank You because You took me with You to the cross and
died my death.
2. I proclaim that I am dead to all sin tied to……..(F1: fortune) and
alive to God in Jesus Christ.
3. In the name of Jesus Christ, I call upon the blood of Jesus to
purify me from the consequences of sins tied to………(F1:
fortune) and to set me free from the power of……….(F1: fortune)

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 4. In the name of Jesus Christ, I uproot and separate my spirit,
soul and body from the sin of………(F1: fortune)
5. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I break forever all evil ties
resulting from the sins of…………(F1: fortune) in my physical,
spiritual, emotional and social life.
6. In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast out ever demon, every
infirmity, every disease and I break every curse operating in
my life because of the sins of………(F1: fortune) and I destroy
their influence over me.
7. Lord, take the place that was occupied by the sin of……..(F1:
fortune) in my life and reign as the absolute Monarch over me.
N.B.: Continue praying the above prayer topics 1 – 7
for F2, F3, right down to F9.
After this work, let the leader lead the saints to be
baptised or filled with the Holy Spirit.
CONCLUSION
At the end of this teaching module, it is clear from
the above that man’s heart is of paramount importance
to God. The condition of a man’s heart determines who
he is, what he does, what he will be, and what his fate
will be in eternity. It is therefore essential for the
disciple to take care to produce an honest and good
heart that bears fruit, that reaches maturity in order to
satisfy the heart of God.
In our growth programme, The Message of
Bertoua, after the first teaching module (Deliverance
from All Sin) which we have just completed comes the
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second entitled ‘Becoming and Remaining a Disciple of
the Lord Jesus’. We advise you to continue with this
second teaching module on ‘The Message of
Bertoua’ based on the book, “Discipleship at any
cost.” May God bless you abundantly!!

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TEACHING MODULE,

“DELIVERANCE FROM ALL SIN”:

• Deliverance from Sin;

• The Sower, the Seed and the Hearts of Men;
• The Way of Sanctification;
• Sanctified and Consecrated for Spiritual Ministry;
• True Repentance;  You Have a Talent.

N.B.: Songs have been composed on each lesson to

ease the retention and revision. Kindly get these from
the address [email protected] and use them.

Koume, December 4, 2021.

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