Following the Shepherd: The Key to Fulfillment in Life

By Ayo Odunayo

Do you have big dreams? Do you want to experience a life of abundance? Do you want the release of Gods power into your life?

The key that opens you to this extra-ordinary life is revealed in this book Following the Shepherd.

In the pages of the book, Rev Ayo Odunayo describes the great wonders and benefits of making God your Shepherd and following His word and His voice. He also descries, in an exposition of Psalm Twenty three, how the power of God is released into your life as you follow Him as your Shepherd.

This is a book you must read.

It will help you to identify the voice and the pathway of the Shepherd. It gives an insight into the successes and failures of great men of faith such as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in their walk with god. It is a revelation of the pathway to success.

You are not far from a successful life as you join us to explore the principles of abundance as revealed by God in this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 3, 2011
• ISBN: 9781469116808

Ayo Odunayo

Bishop Ayo Odunayo is the President of Victory International Ministries and Ministers Impact Network International. He is also the founding pastor and Presiding Bishop of Chapel of Victory Intl Churches with headquarters in Port-Harcourt Nigeria and several branches in Nigeria. He is a profound teacher of the word, committed to raising generations after the heart of God, sound in the word, living in victory, making impact with their callings and fulfilling destinies. A graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Bishop Ayo worked in various engineering and production roles at Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria and Sarawak Shell Berhard, Malaysia between December 1985 and May 2008; and successfully combined his ministerial calling and his engineering profession during this period. He is married to Revd. Mrs. Mercy Olayinka Odunayo, an educationist and an anointed and gifted preacher of the gospel. They are blessed with four children.

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Copyright © 2011 by Ayo Odunayo.

First Published 2000

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Chapter 1

FOLLOWING

THE

SHEPHERD

Chapter 2

AND THEY

FOLLOWED HIM

Chapter 3

ROUGH ROADS

WITHOUT

THE SHEPHERD

Chapter 4

THE LORD

IS

MY SHEPHERD

Chapter 5

THE

RELEASE

OF POWER

Chapter 6

GOD’S

SIGN POST

DECISION PAGE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to THE ALMIGHTY GOD who is

THE KING OF GLORY and THE LORD OF LORDS and

who, through his grace, called me into the ministry.

To Him be glory and honour forever and ever, Amen.

Acknowledgements

I appreciate and thank my precious wife and co-labourer—Rev (Mrs) Yinka Odunayo. This book is the product of her support, encouragement and untiring labour.–

The same goes for my beloved children for their cooperation and patience throughout the period of putting this book together.

My appreciation also goes to Mrs ‘Desola Subair, my daughter and secretary whose transcription of my messages on tape inspired my writing this book.

The members of the Chapel of Victory Int’l Churches deserve a special acknowledgement. You have given me the opportunity to serve the Lord and to get fulfillment in ministry. Without you, the message in this book would not have come. Thank you so much.

I would also like to appreciate my friends, Pastor Adeniyi Daniel, Pastor Lanre Adeboye, Rev Dr. Kunle Salami for their encouragements and support. Special appreciation goes to Mrs Dupe Ajayi, our beloved family friend, who did the final editing of this work. I say a big thank you for speedy work and valuable contributions.

I cannot but thank all the pastors, ministers, deacons and deaconesses of the Chapel of Victory Int’l Churches. Thank you and keep the flag flying.

Above all, my gratitude goes to my Shepherd, the Almighty God, who is the initiator and Perfecter of this book. To Him be glory and honor, for ever and ever, Amen.

Ayo Odunayo

Preface

A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR

The secret of success and abundance in life is to make the Lord Jesus Christ our Shepherd. The Shepherd is the one that leads and takes care of the sheep, and God, as our shepherd, will lead and take care of us for as long as we give Him the chance.

In Gen. 12:1-3, God called and instructed Abram as his Shepherd and Abram obeyed and followed Him. The result of that obedience was fantastic; he became great and prosperous.

God will make a great nation out of any man who obeys Him and follows Him. He will shepherd him and lead him to great abundance and peace.

Don’t hold on to the news around you or to men’s opinion of you. Don’t believe men’s report but key-in to the shepherd and your life will be abundantly enriched.

There is abundance of power available in God to the believer who knows him as his shepherd and, as our shepherd; he leads us to experience his miracles and blessings.

This book looks at the lives of men like David, Abraham, Isaac, Sarah, Joshua, and Jehoshaphat, how they followed the shepherd and the blessings they received. It also shows where some of them missed God and the consequences.

The book also unveils the keys to releasing the power of God to our lives and the blessings and increase available in the Lord Jesus as our shepherd.

Read on and be blessed.

Rev Ayo Odunayo

Chapter 1

FOLLOWING

THE

SHEPHERD

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want . . ."

Psalm 23:1

Life is full of choices and a man must decide for himself what choice he makes. There is no force about this—You choose what type of house you live in, what type of car to ride in (or own), what friends to keep etc. The list is endless. For every choice a man makes in life, there are consequences, fall-outs, benefits etc and the man who makes the choice must bear the responsibility