The Disciples' Development Program is about making disciples for Jesus, nourishing them with pure unadulterated knowledge of God according to the nature of Jesus Christ, and equipping them with divine skills. So they can live a sickless, sinless, and deathless life in the righteousness of God, while flourishing for His Glory (Mat 28:18-20, 2Cor 4:6-7).
Because You are in the Spirit, you are not supposed to be LIVING LIFE in the flesh—i.e., your Old Sinful Self. In fact, the Holy Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not possess in them the Spirit of Christ does not belong to HIM; is not a Child of God, nor a Disciple—who must become like or RESEMBLE His Master, Jesus the Christ in every regard. By this, we recognize that you are HIS BODY and FULLNESS, residing in HIM, and HE in you, because HE gave you HIS Spirit“ (Rom 8:9, Mat 10:25, Eph 1:23, 1Jn 4:13).
Within a few hours of the Workshop, you will COME to an exciting Revelation of HOW to Manifest your Unique SINLESS LIFE in Christ by demonstrating Spiritual Laws and Kingdom Life Easier and BETTER than people realize.
Because you believed and are baptized in the Holy Spirit, you are SAVED. So You are FREELY Justified by God’s GRACE through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Mar 16:16, Rom 3:24). And so He CALLED You to DISCIPLESHIP; instruction, learning, study, practice, and proclamation of the TRUTH of His Kingdom. After that, you become a Christian—i.e., a follower of Christ. “And the disciples were called Christians…” (Act 11:26).
When You LAY YOUR HANDS on the sick, they are HEALED and fully RECOVER. Jesus said "Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what they set before you. Heal anyone who is SICK in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you" (Mar 16:18, Luk 10:8-9).
At The WORKSHOP every disciple gets well-trained in God's kingdom, so they turn out like a store owner who can whip out needed sustainable (divine) treasures exactly when customers need them (Mat 13:52).
When you turn or bring back a sinner from the error of their way, you SAVE that person from death and cover over a multitude of sins. Jesus said, "...as you go, preach and proclaim the gospel of the kingdom of heaven. HEAL the sick, RAISE the dead, CLEANSE the lepers (ailments with social stigma), CAST out demons. You received without paying; give without receiving any payment" (Jas 5:20, Mat 10:7-8).
Since you are filled with the Holy Ghost through BAPTISM, you prove it and Speak or Pray with other tongues; in foreign, unknown, and different languages as the Spirit prompts you or intercedes in clear groans and loud expressions. In so doing, you PRAY, PRAISE, and PROPHESY declaring God’s plans and purposes and you CAN even interpret tongues (Act 2:4 & 19:6, Rom 8:26, 1Co 12:10).
Because Jesus gave you the AUTHORITY to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, HE GUARANTEES that you will not be HARMED. Jesus said, You “…will pick up serpents; and even if you consume any deadly poison, you will not be hurt at all." More so, before you know it, “The God of peace will crush Satan under and using BOTH your feet to STOMP him into the dirt (Mar 16:18, Luk 10:19, Rom 16:20).
Since God, the Father does not reside in human-made buildings; there is no other place on Earth He’d rather live than in YOU!
So He made you His Temple and said: “I will live with you and walk among you, and I will be your God, and you will be my people.” So that His Son Jesus Christ will live and settle down permanently, in your heart—mind, thoughts, and feelings—through FAITH, knowing that YOUR BODY is the very SANCTUARY of the Holy Spirit, Who lives within you, Whom you have received as a Gift from God because the BLOOD of Jesus purchased you (Act 7:48, 2Cor 6:16, Eph 3:17, 1).
You are not your own. Everywhere you go, He goes. You preach, He preaches. You Heal, He heals. You are a container of DIVINITY; Precious, Honorable, Loyal, Committed, and Glorious for God to FUNNEL and MANIFEST His power through to HEAL, SAVE, and MAINTAIN Righteousness on earth (1Cor 6:19-20).
Within 24 hours of learning, You will ACQUIRE the Divine Skills to HEAL, SAVE, and sustainably LIVE for Righteousness (1Pet 2:24).
As no one but God is Good, and since not even one person can be found to be or do good, You can only DO GOOD through God, Who is with you and in You. “How God anointed and consecrated Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with strength, divine ability, and power; Who went everywhere DOING GOOD and, in particular, HEALING all who were harassed and oppressed by the power and influence of the devil, because God was with Him” (Mat 19:17, Rom 3:12, Act 10:38).
Christ’s TRADEMARK or Brand is to DO GOOD; To heal the sick and set the oppressed free. Being Christ-like, you represent Him as His AGENT by DOING GOOD, exactly as He did. Even the devils KNOW you by Jesus’ Brand and Trademark and SUBMIT to the authority you exercise. “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your Name.” And they say,“Jesus, I know, Paul, I know…” (Luk 10:17, Act 19:15).
Divine skills are teachable and so replicable by anyone willing, as the operations of God are knowable by knowing Jesus (Jn 14:7).
Because your SOUL is completely YIELDED to Christ and does not conform to worldly things but rather has been TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your MIND, you PROVE the GOOD, ACCEPTABLE, and PERFECT WILL of God. You have the MIND—divine intellect, thoughts and ideas, feelings and understanding, will and purposes—of Christ because you received the INTELLIGENT Holy Spirit from God, to comprehend, appreciate, and utilize the divine abilities that you have been freely ENDOWED with by Him (Rom 12:2, 1Cor 2:12-16).
With our FREE Books, Workbooks, and training materials You’ll learn to become divinely skilled at the Workshops at no cost. So you can REACH the summit of your calling, to REIGN with God and change and shape the future of your clan, church, community, or city.
Given your new birth, you became of a ROYAL RACE—from a NEW All-Powerful Nation. You are different, special, and peculiar. YOU ARE ROYALTY because You are NOT WHAT You used to be, or any more from your nativity. You are a CITIZEN of Heaven, Living on Earth as a MINISTER and AMBASSADOR for Christ. This is a BIG DEAL because never have humans received the same aboriginal Rights and Blessings as Christ. And the CHURCH; Your local Church is Heaven’s Consulate on Earth (2Cor 3:6 & 5:20, Eph 1:3 & 2:6).
Your royalty sets you apart as God’s instrument to do His WORK and conduct life differently: to REIGN in Life WITH HIM on earth by setting forth His wonderful deeds and displaying the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light (Rom 5:17, 1Pet 2:29, Jn 20:21, Rev 5:10).
Since Heaven MODIFIES contrary earthly character sets by having God WALK with His Children for BONDING, You WALK and LIVE in the Spirit, so YOU DO NOT obey, gratify, or fulfill the sinful desires of the FLESH. It is the LAW of the Spirit of Life.
To meet the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the Law, You CERTAINLY govern your life by Worship in Spirit and Truth because the FATHER SEEKS those who do so (Gal 5:16, Jn 4:23, Rom 8:4).
To daily meet the standards of righteousness, you live by always performing these Acts of Worship, so to MANIFEST ALL of His seven Spirits:
1. You SING spiritual songs in TRUTH to God’s praise.
2. You PRAISE to extol and admire God’s HOLINESS.
3. You PRAY by FAITH always, giving thanks to God.
4. You GIVE in WISDOM to advance God’s work and ministry, cheerfully.
5. You have COMMUNION to memorialize the Lord’s atoning POWER through fellowship.
6. You PREACH the GRACEFUL Gospel of Jesus to evangelize—heal the sick & save souls.
7. You TEACH or are TAUGHT the GLORIOUS knowledge of God to convince, rebuke, and exhort with sound Doctrine.
Your lifestyle of TRUE WORSHIP consists of what you are inwardly and act outwardly, privately and publicly to proclaim the praises of God, Your Father (Refs: Eph 5:19; Col 3:16; Luk 24:52-53; Act 2:42 & 47, 5:42, 20:7; 1Th 5:17-18; 1Tim 2:8; 1Cor 9:6-14, 11:23-29; 2Cor 9:6-7; 2Tim 4:1-4; 1Joh 2:27; Joh 16:13, Rom 1:4, 2Cor 4:13, Eph 1:17, 2Tim 1:7, Heb10:29, 1Pet 4:14).
You are a Child of God by FAITH in Christ Jesus, REDEEMED and ATONED for from under the Law of religiosity and death so that you might RECEIVE ADOPTION, PLACEMENT, and FULL RIGHTS as Sons. And because you are a SON, God sent the Holy Spirit of His Son into your heart Crying, Papa, Father; MAKING you an HEIR of God through Christ and MATURING you to REIGN with Him on Earth through education, ministry, and discipline. “For the Lord disciplines and educates the One He loves, and chastises every son He receives." You SUBMIT to and EMBRACE TRAINING in Righteousness; A normal experience for Godly Children to grow into SONS and increase in wisdom and stature and favor with God and people (2Cor 3:6, Gal 3:26, 4:5-7, Rom 8:15-17, Heb 12:6-13).
Everyone, anyone, or whosoever is willing to COME is a CANDIDATE for discipleship. Anyone BORN-AGAIN (newly or older) into the family and Kingdom of God, our Father, and filled with His Spirit is equally a candidate for discipleship. That is to the point where the bible says “For as many as are led [internally motivated, driven, and compelled towards God’s purpose] by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” (Rom 8:14). Talking about the sons of God, the entire discipleship program is packaged to produce the desired outcome according to learning and development levels based on the five levels or categories of sonship in the Kingdom of God, in the New Testament.
Anyone (all of us) born into the Kingdom of God, enters, grow, and mature in it as:
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CHRIST-LIKENESS: So that Your PRE-DESTINATION Remains in the Atoning Power of our Savior, Jesus ChristBecause you can and by faith in God have become wholly Christlike (Eph2:8), sickness ought not ever to dwell in your body. Sickness is a thief of blessings; a slow killer. But you are predestined to conform to Sonship as a Citizen of Heaven; to live sick-less while able to minister healing to family or foe. Learn to live in the Atonement purposed and predestined for you, as a disciple.
ETERNAL-LIVING: So that Your LIFESTYLE is by the Justification of the Grace of our Lord, Jesus ChristBecause you can and have received God's eternal life, sin ought not ever to possess your soul; mind, thoughts, and members (1Pet 4:1). Sin enslaves to kill; it is a cousin of death. You must not live in it or let it have a hold on you since Jesus died to Justify you for eternal life. Learn how to live as a disciple, a true worshiper; a son of God, living in the lifestyle of Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior.
REIGNING IN LIFE: So that Your FRUITFULNESS is manifest through Glorification in the Son of God, Jesus ChristBecause you can live forever and have been adopted into sonship and citizenship of heaven, death ought not ever to conquer your spirit in this life and afterward (Joh 11:25-26). Death destroys everything. It should have no power over you because Jesus rose to Spiritual life and to Glory. Learn how to win in life, ALWAYS, by producing spiritual fruits, ministering, and by demonstrating power in the Word and Holy Spirit of God.
| Day One: ATONEMENT |
Introduction, Fellowship: Session 1: Atonement and Baptism: BreakSession 2: Baptism and Kingdom Lifestyle: |
09:00 am - 03:00 pm |
| Day Two: JUSTIFICATION |
Fellowship: Sing, Praise Session 3: The Kingdom of Jesus Christ BreakSession 4: Your Christian Lifestyle |
09:00 am - 03:00 pm |
| Day Three: GLORIFICATION |
Fellowship: Sing, Praise Session 5: Living as a True Disciple of Jesus Christ. * Review of Learning and Reflection notes. * How to Produce Spiritual Fruits. * How to effectively Heal the sick and cast out devils. * How to Save Lost Souls and Baptize them in the Holy Spirit. BreakSession 6: Ministry Practice, Preaching, & Testimonial Report. |
09:00 am - 03:00 pm |
Born-again at 12, baptized in the Holy Spirit at 24 and called to a teaching and pastoral ministry by 36, Dr. Dennis Odiaka has been a lifelong student of the Gospel of Christ. Long before his call to ministry as an officer of the church, the Lord had told him in 1995: "You will teach my people. You will build my church”. And for over three decades Dr. Odiaka invested himself in learning about the Word and World of God, professionalism and ministering of Divine Life, and education of others both in the church and across the world.
Before founding and pastoring at Vessels Church, Charlotte, NC USA in 2012, Dr. Odiaka had managed learning and taught various humanity, business & management, leadership, and technology subjects for more than a decade at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels in regional, national, and international Christian and non-Christian universities in the United States of America; including Montreat College, University of Phoenix, Capella University, and Devry University.
Dennis is a graduate of mechanical engineering, holds an MBA in technology management and a Ph.D. in management and decision sciences. He is a management professor, a certified project management professional and Scrum/Agile master, an administrator, an author of many published professional development and kingdom lifestyle development books, and a spirit-filled down-to-earth minister of the gospel of the Kingdom of God.
The mission of Sovereign School, as well as of Vessels Church is to make disciples for Jesus (according to His command to all believers--Matt 28:18-20), nourishing them with pure unadulterated knowledge of God according to the nature of Jesus Christ, so they can live like sons of God and flourish for His glory. The discipleship materials and books for developing effective Christian character used for our workshops and other training were all written and compiled by Dr. Odiaka.
As a disciple and minister of the Gospel of Christ, Dennis is a practical, practicing, and non-religious believer; teaching all ages, races, and groups of people exactly what he practices according to scripture. To continue advancing the Kingdom of God, He has ministered divine healing and spiritual baptism to many people and has produced instructional videos and other materials that support discipleship development on how to be and live as a true disciple of Jesus Christ, our Lord, and God.
Scripture already set the proper attitude for fruitful and worshipful lifestyle, which is True Worship (Joh 4:20-24) facilitated in the Spirit. “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Gal 5:16&25) and live accordingly.
Scripture already describes seven ways to live our worshipful lifestyle to make it fruitfull. By putting our true worship into action; in private or at home, in churches and our communities, and in cities and countries. We call them the seven ‘acts of worship’ for the New Testament believer and Church.
We perform these seven worshipful acts as messengers of Christ to manifest the seven Spirits of God [the sevenfold Holy Spirit—Rev 1:4 & 3:1] already seeded in us, as believers. These are the Spirits of Truth, Holiness, Faith, Wisdom, Power, Grace, and Glory (Joh 16:13, Rom 1:4, 2Cor 4:13, Eph 1:17, 2Tim 1:7, Heb10:29, 1Pet 4:14).
According to scripture, the New Testament believer is a worshiper who worships or lives every day by:
Act #1: Singing spiritual songs in Truth to God’s praise (Eph 5:19, Col 3:16). This act may be done together with Act #2.
Act #2: Praising to extol and admire God’s Holiness (Luk 24:52-53, Act 2:47).
Act #3: Praying by Faith always, giving thanks to God. (1The 5:17-18, 1Tim 2:8).
Act #4: Giving cheerfully in Wisdom to advance God’s work and ministry on Earth (1Cor 9:6-14, 2Cor 9:6-7).
Act #5: Communion to memorialize the Lord’s atoning healing and salvation Power in fellowship (1Cor 11:23-29, Act 20:7).
Act #6: Preaching the Graceful Gospel of Jesus to evangelize; heal the sick & save souls (Act 5:42, 2:42).
Act #7: Teaching the Glorious Knowledge of God in the identity and authority of Jesus Christ (2Cor 4:6-7) to convince, rebuke, and exhort with sound doctrine (Act 20:7, 2Tim 4:1-4). You can teach or be taught (1Joh 2:27).