ROOTED DAILY FRIDAY EDITION

ISSUE TWO
FRIDAY 15TH
NOVEMBER
Welcome
Hallelujah! What a powerful time we experienced
in God’s presence yesterday evening. God is so
good.
ROOTED
IN CHRIST
PART 2
BY YEMISI ASHIMOLOWO
We have been blessed by 27 years of the Winning
Women Convention, 27 years of His grace, His mercy,
His goodness and His faithful love. Look at how far God
has brought us Winning Women! And we know He has
not finished with us. He who began a good work in this
ministry will complete it in Jesus’ name. We will not be
tired, and we will not be weary because the Lord is our
strength.
Truly, if the Lord were not on our side, where would we
be? He has seen us through many trials and challenges.
God, we are so grateful.
We are standing because of the grace of God; because our
roots are going ever deeper within Him. Without Him we
can do nothing but with Him all things are possible. As
your roots go down deeper into Him, you will receive the
strength, wisdom and grace you need to fulfil God’s plan
for your life.
It is my prayer that at the end of this convention our lives
will never be the same, to the glory of God.
Yemisi Ashimol owo
The Thorny Soil (Some
of the seed fell among
thorns) was full of
impurities, namely thorns.
Although the seed was able
to take root and grow in this
type of ground, it was no
match for the head start and
the extremely hardy nature
which the thorns enjoyed.
Over time, this seed was
deprived of everything
essential to its growth and,
as a result, was choked out
of existence.
This soil represents the one
who “hears the word” (Mt
13:22) but whose ability to
bear fruit is choked by:
• The cares of this world -
Matt 13:22b
• The deceitfulness of
riches - Mt 13:22c
• Pleasures of life (Luke
8:14)
How these three “thorns”
can cause us to be unfruitful
is explained in other portions
of God’s Word:
• The cares of this world
can cause us to be
unprepared – (Luke
21:34-36).
• Cares and anxieties can
distract our minds from
what is truly important
(Lk 12:29-32).
• The deceitfulness,
dangers and evils of
riches are described in 1
Timothy 6:9-10. The evil
in riches lies in diverting
our attention away from
God, and making us feel
self-sufficient - 1 Ti 6:17
• Sowing to the flesh
makes it impossible to
reap of the Spirit! – Gal.
6:7-9
The Good Soil (some seed
fell upon good soil) is the
honest and good heart >>
Tomorrow’s
Agenda
Saturday 16th Nov.
10AM
THE WINNING WOMEN CONNECT
(TICKET-ONLY EVENT)
Speakers: Dr. Lisa Adjei and
Mrs. Morenike Ajayi MBE
2PM
ROOTED IN WORSHIP
Guest Psalmist:
Tosin Catherine
The KICC Choir
6:30PM
Speaker:
Pastor Chichi
Bismark

ROOTED IN CHRIST - PART 2 from page 1
(Luke 8:15). Note the actions of
the honest and good heart:
• It hears and understands the
Word (Matt. 13:23)
• It hears and accepts (Mark
4:20)
• It hears and holds fast to the
word (Luke 8:15)
• It indeed bears fruit and
produces (Matt 13:23)
Luke adds that he hears “the word
with a noble and good heart”, and
then “keeps it and bears fruit with
patience” (Luke 8:15).
They will be like the Bereans, who
were commended for being “fairminded”,
as manifested in the way
they:
• “Received the word will all
readiness”
• “Searched the Scriptures daily
to find out whether these
things were so” (Acts 17:11).
It is NOT enough to be daily Bible
readers. We MUST immerse
ourselves in daily Bible study!
Note the importance of
“understanding” in relation
to “bearing fruit”. When one
“understands”, they will more
likely “bear fruit”; but the key to
understanding is having a “good
and noble heart” that is willing
to listen and learn! This soil
produces in varying quantities
“Some a hundredfold, some sixty,
some thirty” (Matt. 13:23).
Romans 10:17 tells us, “So then
faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God.” Our
faith is to be found in hearing
the Word of God. But what is so
special about the Word of God
that it is the only source of our
Faith? Jesus answers this question
in John 17:17 when, in prayer
to God, he says, “Sanctify them
through thy truth: thy word is
truth.” God’s word is truth!
It is the basis on which our faith is
built. It was given to us by God as
he spoke to the writers of the New
Testament through the Holy Spirit.
How is the word of God able to
build our faith? Hebrews 4:12 tells
us, “For the word of God is quick,
and powerful, and sharper than
any two-edged sword, piercing
even to the dividing asunder of
soul and spirit, and of the joints
and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the
heart.”
No other source can convict us
of our sinful state except the
Word of God. Paul states in 2
Timothy 3:16-17, “Every scripture
inspired of God [is] also profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction which is
in righteousness. That the man of
God may be complete, furnished
completely unto every good work.”
The passage says “complete,
furnished completely”, that means
there is no need for anything else,
what was given is all sufficient.
A seed has no power unless it
is sown. Christ wants everyone
exposed to the Gospel. We must
bear fruit by spreading the seed.
We must not let bad influences
harden us to the truth. We must
resist satan. We must avoid the
dangers which go along with
materialism, worldliness, etc.
“In him the whole building is
joined together and rises to
become a holy temple in the Lord.
And in him you too are being built
together to become a dwelling
in which God lives by his Spirit”
Ephesians 2:21-22 (see also 1
Corinthians 3:16; 1 Peter 2:5).
When we hear the Word it is very
important that it goes deep into
our hearts and becomes rooted
in our lives. The depth of the
planting is based on the openness
of our heart.
If our heart is not fully open, then
there is only a shallow planting,
which is easily rooted out by the
enemy, satan (Matthew 13:19).
If our roots in God are strong and
healthy our outward lives will
automatically show the life and
nature of Christ to those around
us. Jesus said: “Remain in me, and
I will remain in you. No branch can
bear fruit by itself; it must remain
in the vine. Neither can you bear
fruit unless you remain in me. I am
the vine; you are the branches.
If a man remains in me and I in
him, he will bear much fruit; apart
from me you can do nothing” John
15:4-5.
Will your roots withstand the
storms of life?
2 Rooted daily || issue two

Devotion
Jeremiah 17:8 NIV
“They will be like a tree planted by the water that
sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear
when heat comes; its leaves are always green.”
Jeremiah 17: 8 NLT
They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with
roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are
not bothered by the heat or worried by long months
of drought.
Jeremiah 17 :8 KJ V
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and
that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall
not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be
green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought,
neither shall cease from yielding fruit
One of the ways that will become a reality is if we
stay rooted in the word of God.
Our roots in God will sustain us.
The better rooted we are, the more fruitful our
growth will be.
Th e w o r d“rooted” in the Greek (Strong’s 4492G,
rhizoó) means: to render firm, to fix, establish,
cause a person or a thing to be thoroughly
grounded. To stabilize.
Our stability in life a activates when we are walking
with God. Every time we veer from the way He
wants us to live, we experience some level of
hardship, chaos, or loss. Walking with Jesus is so
very simple: walk according to the Word.
We know from basic botany that a seed needs three
main components to grow:
Water,
Warmth
& Good Soil.
Likewise in Christ, in order for the
seed of the Word to grow and take
root, we need to allow our hearts
to be the good soil that receives
the seed. We need the warmth of
patience as we wait on the seed to
take root and we need to water that
seed with our faith. As long as we
provide the right conditions, the
power in His Seed will do the rest.
Deep roots make for a strong
plant, deep roots are able to draw
nourishment as needed, deep roots
stabilize us through all sorts of
weather predicaments found in
daily life.
So, what does “becoming rooted”
in Him look like? How do we start
nourishing our root system in faith?
Read, study, your bible. – It all
begins with His Word. We won’t
know how to walk with Him if we
don’t know what the bible has to
say about daily living. If, in your
reading, you come across a verse
that speaks to you, or corrects you,
then consider it an opportunity to
grow and become rooted.
Do what the Word of God says.
-“Walking with Him” is really about
obeying and doing His Word.
When we line up our actions and
hearts to what His Word saysthinking,
saying, and doing what
He wants us to do- THIS is where
the growth begins to happen, this
is how the fruit begins to develop.
There are no shortcuts around this
process. That verse He showed
you about loving and praying for
those who despise you??? It’s an
opportunity to grow!
Develop your prayer life in His
Presence. – When we pray, really
pray, our faith waters the seed
of His Word. You may notice
incidences in your life where,
no matter how hard you tried,
you couldn’t make something
happen, but when you prayed…
breakthrough! Prayer ushers in His
Power! Prayer is also where we
practice patience. Instead of ‘doing’
and ‘striving’, through prayer, we
patiently wait for God to show up
in our circumstances.
As we do these things, our root
system strengthens and grows,
something God desires for all
of us. In the crazy days of life, a
stable root system will keep you
grounded, amen?
Pray this Prayer:
Father, thank you for Your Word.
Thank you for the stability it brings
into my life. I desire to become
even more rooted in You Father,
help me to give myself to the study
of Your Word, the obedience of it,
and to my prayer life. As I do these
things, may my roots go deep and
find the nourishment I need to live
a fruitful life in You. In Jesus Name,
Amen.
Dive Deeper
***This week, set aside some time
to read His Word daily and to pray.
Keep it simple and whatever He
shows you to do, do it. At the end
of the week, record the difference
these practices made in your daily
life.
3 Rooted daily || issue two

LET EVERYTHING THAT HAS BREATH PRAISE THE LORD!
WINNING WOMEN
PRAISE REPORTS
at the crusade ground, the first
instruction was to move all the
chairs and set them up for the
evening, I felt I could not make
an excuse not to serve, I looked
up and said ‘God, it is me and
you’ and then I carried on with
the task. By the time it was ready
to return to the hotel to prepare
for the evening, the pain was so
bad I was finding it hard to move
but I kept on.
Last year in November
I was due to travel to
Ghana for Missions. Two
days before the flight I
went to do last minute
shopping, as I was returning
home, I suddenly slipped in the
rain and fell full force on my left
side, I also twisted my right knee
and cut it.
People came to my aid and I
assured them I was ok, although
I was in great pain and was
highly embarrassed as my jeans
were soaked. It looked like I had
wet myself and I had to travel
home in that state.
I just said ‘Lord I am going to
Ghana and nothing is going to
stop me’.
I travelled to Ghana and on the
second night of the crusade as
I was ministering to a woman,
I could see a man out of the
corner of my eye who was going
through deliverance. I could not
move in time and he smashed
right into me, I went flying in the
air and landed on my right side
twisted and cut my right knee -
again.
I got up in great pain but carried
on ministering to people, by the
time we finished and got back to
the stage my back, neck and ribs
were giving me great pain. My
neck felt as though if it clicked
the wrong way I was going to
be in serious trouble. I decided
to tell someone and sought a
pastor who prayed for me, he
then told me I was not to lift
anything the next day.
The next morning I was in agony
but carried on. When we arrived
When I got to my room I
said “Lord, you have to do
something”. I then remembered
a word a woman gave to me at
the WW retreat, I had never
seen her before or after but she
told me ‘Your victory is in your
Praise’. I made up my mind that
at the crusade grounds that
evening I was going to praise the
pain away and be healed. As we
stepped on to the stage Praise
and Worship began and I knew
God was at work.
I am a reggae girl and love
reggae praise and worship, the
choir worshiped for around
50mins in reggae and I danced
and danced to the Lord it did
not matter I was the only one on
stage dancing I kept on.
From that night to date I have
had no pain in any part of my
body.
God did it I am totally healed.
Praise the Lord
D.B
4 Rooted daily || issue two

Did you know that we are trees
of righteousness, the planting
of the Lord? (Isaiah 61:3)
Furthermore, in Psalm 92:12 the
righteous is likened to two specific
trees.
“The righteous shall flourish like the
palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in
Lebanon.” (KJV)
As an African, I understand what it
means to flourish like a palm tree
but not quite what it means to grow
like a cedar in Lebanon. This maybe
because cedar trees are not native
to Africa but to the Mediterranean.
Learning that the cedar tree is termed
‘the glory of Lebanon’ fuelled my
quest to find out more.
I discovered many interesting facts
about the cedar in Lebanon.
• Its growth is slow but steady
• It has both tap roots (deep) and
fibrous roots which spread out
allowing it to draw nutrients from
a broad surface area.
• The depth of its roots can be up
to three times its height above
ground level
• The breadth of its roots provides a
secure base for its colossal height
and carries it well as a tall majestic
tree.
• It has longevity with a lifespan of
up to a thousand years.
•
• Its leaves are evergreen.
Notwithstanding the storms
and changing seasons of life, it
continues to flourish.
• Cedar wood itself is strong,
durable and resistant to decay and
adverse weather conditions hence
it is used to build a lasting work.
• Cedar oil extracted from it has
medicinal, antiseptic and cleansing
qualities.
Reflecting on these facts, there is
no doubt that its roots are crucial to
making it the glorious edifice, that it
is.
I invite you to consider that to be
grounded means to grow like this
cedar.
A person grounded in Christ is
therefore one that is:
Growing deeper and wider roots
through studying his word and prayer
Relying on the Holy Spirit as teacher,
guide and helper
Obeying his command, a doer not
just a hearer of the word
Unshakeable, secure in who they are
in Christ
Not swayed by every wind of
doctrine
Developing Godly character as
evidenced by the fruit of the spirit
Embracing his will and fulfilling their
God ordained purpose
Discipling others for the Kingdom.
Increasingly productive,
Not discouraged or derailed by
adversity.
Connected to him and wholly
committed to following him like Caleb
Hopeful, positively expecting that
all things will work together for their
good.
Renewing their pursuit of God
through the fire of revival.
In season and out of season, fervent
in spirit
Steadfast and flourishing in the work
of the Lord
Transformed more and more into His
likeness.
In conclusion, Colossians 2:6-7
encourages us to be rooted and built
up in Christ. The winning woman
must remain teachable, recognising
that grounding is a continuous
process that establishes us in the
faith. To be glorious like the cedar in
Lebanon, we must be grounded. Let’s
hold each other accountable.
5 Rooted daily || issue two

discussion points
“In what ways has your faith transformed your perspective on challenges, and how
are you allowing it to shape your current circumstances?”
Faith in Action: A practical action step for the day that encourages women to
apply the theme “Rooted” in their everyday lives
Acts of Service: Look for an opportunity to serve someone today, whether
by volunteering, helping a neighbor, or reaching out to someone who needs
encouragement. Serving others can remind us of the roots we have in God’s love
and community.
Prayer Journal Entry: Write out a prayer asking God to help you stay grounded
in Him. List areas in your life where you want to deepen your roots, and take a
moment to thank God for His guidance.
6 Rooted daily || issue two

ROOTED TO BE
UNSHAKEABLE!
THE 27TH WINNING WOMEN
CONVENTION BEGAN LAST
NIGHT IN POWER!
- Pastor
Yemi Adeleke
“The stability on the inside
will help you carry the
weight of the outside”
- Pastor Yemi Adeleke
7 Rooted daily || issue two

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