Manifestation 2019
Today I will be reviewing an event I attended last Saturday at Guiding Light Assembly, Ikoyi. It was a two day worship conference organised by Ignite the youth fellowship of the church. They've been having manifestations over the years, at least two years that I know of, but this was my first time attending and volunteering.
The Friday before the event, as is their custom, all volunteers met for a prayer meeting towards the D-day. There, God spoke expressly about what He intended to do the following day, it was exciting! Before the benediction, one of the pastors advised us to not be too caught up in volunteering that we forget to be a part of the service. That was my watchword for the day and it served as a check throughout the event.
Later that night God was stirring my heart so much towards Warship that I was certain that manifestation was not going to be just one of those worship programmes. And it wasn't. I could feel God's presence all around the place. There was joy and the atmosphere was tangibly full of freedom. I love, love, love! How God pulled men to worship Him regardless of the marathon. At 2 pm the first floor was almost at full capacity, I was stunned.
Every single minister brought their own unique ingredient to make a sweet smelling offering to God. Warship was so packed that I feel like we treated God to a praise buffet with both local and intercontinental dishes.
Here are the ministers who I loved praising God with:
1. Ife. He opened up davidic atmosphere as he led us in traditional and foreign high praise and dance to God.
Ope lo ye o
Baba olore
Iyin ogo ye o
Olorun oba
Hosanna ye o
Ese o baba
Ko s'agbara to dabi ti Jesu
Ko s'agbara to dabi ti baba
Ko s'agbara to dabi ti Jesu
Agbara agbara agbara to j'agbara lo
Ko s'agbara to dabi ti baba
Ko s'agbara to dabi ti Jesu
Agbara agbara agbara to j'agbara lo
2. Mario Ese.
It was my first time listening to Mario Ese but His session was so spirit filled I can still feel the goosebumps right now.
It was my first time listening to Mario Ese but His session was so spirit filled I can still feel the goosebumps right now.
Manifest Spirit of God.
Show the world that you are God.
Reveal your glory.
Reveal your power,
and the world
will know that you are God
Show the world that you are God.
Reveal your glory.
Reveal your power,
and the world
will know that you are God
3. Nosa!
I had always known Nosa as the gospel love artist so imagine my surprise when I see him on stage in an unusual way. I never ever realised how deep Nosa's music was till that moment and this was one of the times where I took myself out of my task for the day and into the worship of my God.
I had always known Nosa as the gospel love artist so imagine my surprise when I see him on stage in an unusual way. I never ever realised how deep Nosa's music was till that moment and this was one of the times where I took myself out of my task for the day and into the worship of my God.
4. PhranceRocks and NanaAisha the power couple!
NanaAisha and her husband PhranceRocks combined gives a clear picture of an alliance that subdues 10,000. I feel like my spirit resonated with them the most; their songs were etched so deep in my spirit through the night till Monday. One of the songs they sang was "Raise a Hallelujah" by Bethel Music and honestly, I loved their version more than the original song. Nana Aisha also sang an original composition too and I'm not sure if it's available online but it was such a blessing to listen to.
NanaAisha and her husband PhranceRocks combined gives a clear picture of an alliance that subdues 10,000. I feel like my spirit resonated with them the most; their songs were etched so deep in my spirit through the night till Monday. One of the songs they sang was "Raise a Hallelujah" by Bethel Music and honestly, I loved their version more than the original song. Nana Aisha also sang an original composition too and I'm not sure if it's available online but it was such a blessing to listen to.
5. Ini Abasi.
Right from the beginning there was this woman stationed on one portion of the altar doing a prophetic painting. At some point, she was on her knees as she painted, I found it hard to express what I felt in English but if I did I'd say "Surrender! She was literally casting her gifts down before God and asking His life to flow through her while wielding her instrument of war asking Him to put brush strokes both on the canvas before her as well as the canvas of the hearts of everyone else"
When she came to explain the artwork oh Lord! She said her painting told tales of unshakable faith, boasting in impossibility being possible thorough God and that we should remember the goodness of God by placing people's testimonies as reminders of God's faithfulness before us.
On closer glance at the painting I could see that she inscribed God's promises all over it, it was beautiful!
6. Prosper.
Ekueme! That song is a powerful song! As prosper led us in the worship of God people trooped from their seats to the open space in front of the altar in the middle of the church. That song! Oh Lord! That song is a revelation!
You are the living God o!
Eze nme one like You!
7.Phil Thompson!
Wow! Wow! What a joy Phil and his guys were! Their sound was clean! 3 backups, one for each part and it was sweet, too sweet sef! There was this woman that was on his team oh Lord! At some point, Phil Thompson gave her the mic, I was wondering what was going on but when she opened her mouth oh Lord the kind of sounds that were coming out of this petite woman's voice box, JESUS! POWERFUL!
Wow! Wow! What a joy Phil and his guys were! Their sound was clean! 3 backups, one for each part and it was sweet, too sweet sef! There was this woman that was on his team oh Lord! At some point, Phil Thompson gave her the mic, I was wondering what was going on but when she opened her mouth oh Lord the kind of sounds that were coming out of this petite woman's voice box, JESUS! POWERFUL!
8. Nathaniel Bassey
Pastor Nathaniel wrapped up the first day's ministration with the prophetic. He spoke from 2 Chronicles 20:1-22 highlighting the importance of praise and how it is a weapon with very potent power. He also talked about our heart's posture during worship explaining that the way we win wars is by focusing our praise on the goodness of God without bothering about how He will come through and watching Him come through for us.
At some point while we worshiping I opened my eyes and caught the screen playing a looped video of an animated lion made of golden mist roaring. That was my revelation of the day! Suddenly, my eyes opened to how amazing God is and how He is my lion and how He constantly roars over me showing that He has marked me as His territory, establishing His dominion over my life and causing every other thing to fall into alignment.
For me, I think the peak of every session was when people who moved by the depth of the songs came down the church pews onto the open space at the centre of the church right in front of the altar. It was just beautiful seeing people step out as a sign of surrender and boldly saying yes I am a testimony of God's goodness.
Unfortunately, I could only attend the first day of the Manifestation but it didn't feel like I missed anything because I was so blessed from the first day.
Visit Ignite GLA on Instagram for picture highlights from the two days.
Visit Ignite GLA on Instagram for picture highlights from the two days.
Were you at the Manifestation 2019?
What were you highlights?
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