SPECIAL SEMINAR – DAY 3 – THE LOYALTY THAT BUILDS THE MEGA CHURCH – Rev. Benny DAG-ANNAN

Loyalty that builds the mega church

Hallelujah! Lord, thank You once again for everything You are doing! There is nothing more glorious than being invited to take part in the work of God. None of us was there when God placed the sun in its position, when the universe was weighed and arranged. None of us advised the Lord in His purpose. And yet, for the first time in human history, the Creator is asking His children to help Him build something—His Church! What a privilege! What an honor! But be careful! Working for God is not a passive mission. It is a battlefield, a spiritual confrontation. Do you want to be found faithful? Are you ready for war?

I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. (Matthew 16:18)

Hear this! The Church is being built in enemy territory. The Church advances in an environment of opposition. Satan will not let this happen without resistance. There will be war, battles, and obstacles. But faithfulness to God and loyalty to His house will make the difference between builders and saboteurs.

The independent spirit, a dangerous enemy

One of the subtlest and most insidious spirits preventing the Church from being built is the independent spirit. Listen closely! This spirit doesn’t drive someone away from the Church immediately. Oh no, it starts by instilling difference, it likes to make a person “slightly” different from others. Everyone is expected at 8 a.m., but the independent one arrives at 9. Everyone wears white, but this person chooses red. It starts as a detail, but soon, that person no longer feels completely connected to the group, then drifts away, and finally disappears.

Look at Judas! While Jesus and His disciples were sharing bread and wine in an atmosphere of glory and divine intimacy, Judas was elsewhere… independent. His independence led him straight into the enemy’s hands. A soul disconnected from its shepherd becomes easy prey for the devil. Why was Simon Peter blessed? Because he recognized WHO his shepherd was. “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God!” he declared. Jesus immediately replied: “You are blessed!”

May this blessing rest upon anyone who today decides to submit, to walk with their shepherd, and to reject the independent spirit!

The spirit of offense, a stumbling block in your path

Beware of the spirit of offense! Oh yes, it is a fearsome weapon of the enemy.

At that time many will fall away and betray and hate each other. (Matthew 24:10)

What does “fall away” mean? It means to be offended. Listen to me! Offense is not just an event, it’s a trap! The Greek word for offense is “skandalon,” a snare that causes you to stumble just as you’re about to move forward.

Picture yourself walking faithfully in the church, serving with passion, and suddenly someone says something that hurts you. You stumble. Someone doesn’t acknowledge your contribution? You stumble. They forget your birthday? You stumble. But here’s the trap: you fall, and you don’t get back up. Offense has frozen you, it has stolen your destiny!

Look at Absalom, David’s son. An untreated offense turned him into a traitor, a murderer, a rebel. Then look at that woman, Herodias! Beautiful, desired, influential, but consumed by bitterness against John the Baptist. Instead of building, she destroyed. The spirit of offense turns men and women with potential into spiritual murderers. You who are sitting here, what are you waiting for to lay down that offense today? Let it go!

Passivity, the enemy that paralyzes

Another demon that attacks the builders of the Church is passivity. A passive Christian is someone who says nothing, does nothing, commits to nothing. Ask yourself the question: when the pastor is being applauded, when songs are rising in the church, when prayer is fervent, and you remain seated, silent—what are you signaling?

Satan plays with that! He knows that as long as you are active, engaged, and on fire, you are dangerous to him. But if you become a “silent” Christian, he has already neutralized you.

Wait, you think you’re spiritual because you judge those who shout too much, dance too much, praise too much? Don’t be like Michal, Saul’s daughter, who ridiculed David when he danced before the Lord. Guess what? She remained barren all her life.

Passivity is proof that your fire is dying. Hallelujah! Today, may a roar of fire come from your mouth, may the atmosphere of zeal and war invade this house, because we refuse passivity!