NURTURING GREAT VISION Pt.3
As a starter in ministry, all I had was leadership experience from campus and National Youth Service Christian fellowship but no formal trai...
As a starter in ministry, all I had was leadership experience from campus and National Youth Service Christian fellowship but no formal trai...
My little daughter is a good example of shameless persistence. Months before her birthday, she's fond of reminding me about the type of cake...
Pa Elton was a missionary from Britain. In the 60s and 70s till the mid 80s, God used him on several campuses in Nigeria teaching and raisin...
Religious people are committed to their faith because of the value they place on it. Terrorists treasure their faith all because of the prom...
The daughters of Jethro returned home earlier than usual. Their father was surprised at their return. They told him that a man made their jo...
Last year, during our end of the year retreat, we took Frances Ridely Havergal's (1836-1879) hymn of consecration during our meeting, it is...
In recent years, the campaign against giving to the church and her outreaches assumed a diabolic dimension. It all started like a fight agai...
When Christ was about to leave the earth, the last command he gave us was to go and make disciples of all nations. Now, this is deeper than...
The children of Israel fought several wars before getting to the promised land. Even in the promised land, they fought to stay there before...
When we talk about integrity, God is in a class of his own. No one can match him in that. As humans, we make promises and fail but God doesn...
The death of Joshua and men of his generation came with a bad remark. Though they ended well in terms of their relationship with God, posses...
Audacity speaks of boldness. An audacious man is a bold man who can confront people and circumstances without any iota of fear.David was aud...
My story during the COVID-19 lockdown remains evergreen in my memory. I have shared it severally and will continue to share so that people w...
Sometime ago, a self acclaimed prophet went to Ibadan zoo saying he wanted to replicate the feat of Daniel in the den of lions. Coincidental...
Rev Isaac Omolehin told a story about his encounter with Prophet Obadare years back. He consulted him for prayers about his persistent probl...
A woman once connected me with a politician for prayers. The politician was her boss at work. She told him about me so the man decided to re...
Recently, In my systematic theology class, I taught my student a branch of theology known as angelology. That is the study of angels. One po...
I read about an evangelist who removed his suit on a crusade ground. He waved it to the crowd and people began to fall under power. The anoi...
Several thoughts about the present state of the church, christianity and believers have been running through my mind lately. I didn't...
Another bane of modern Christianity is the dearth of discipleship. The focus seems to have shifted from raising people who will live, talk a...
Someone once asked me If the concept of spiritual fatherhood and sonship is biblical. I responded in the affirmative and gave several script...
I observed that truth does not matter to some Christians as long as the person peddling error is a "big" preacher with visible results. In f...
Speaking about king Joash in 2 Kings 12:2, the bible says that he was pleasing in the Lord's sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed hi...
I learnt a lot from Kenneth E. Hagin of blessed memory. I am still learning from his writings and preachings. I read in one of his books whe...
So many wonder why their faith is not working. They go to the healing line to get prayed for but their condition remains. Some are experts a...
PROJECTSAVE DEVOTIONALFriday, April 4th, 2025.ROOTEDNESS SHOULD BE THE GOALColossians 2:7 Let your roots grow down into him, and...
At present, I am reading the book of Job in my quiet time. There are certain lessons learnt from the book which will form the basis of my ad...
Another lesson we must learn from what transpired between Job and his friends is how we present God to those that are hurting. There is a wa...
I watched the video of a Hindu festival where people come to a river yearly to get some washing for their sins to be forgiven. That festival...
Religion does not offer justification to the sinner. Nothing like it in religion because religion doesn't have freedom for a sinner trapped...
The resurrection of Christ was a master stroke that finished Satan and his chorts. If Satan knew that the death of Christ was planned to bre...
Years back, I visited a religious man in company of some family elders. Then, I was a young lad who had little knowledge about salvation. I...
I know a young lady who underwent treatment in a psychiatry hospital. Actually, I referred her to see a psychiatrist because she needed it a...
When my wife was pregnant of our first baby, due to her health condition at that time, she was placed on bed rest when her time for delivery...
There was a church in Asia Minor. The church was in Laodicea. Jesus charged them for being lukewarm, that is, they were neither cold nor hot...
I watched a christian movie by EVOM years back. In that movie, there was a brother who was trusting the Lord for a job after school. During...
Recently, I read the post of someone who opined that sharing testimony is not scriptural neither is it in the bible. He said it was an...
So much is said about the righteous in the bible. The opening text says the righteous shall flourish like a palm tree. Have you ever w...
If given the option of a mango tree or palm tree, those that know the economic value of palm tree will choose it over other trees. Those tha...
There is so much to learn from nature. In God's wisdom, certain things are programmed into nature that we can learn from. The palm tree is a...
During our recent trip to Ghana, one of my team members had an experience that I will not forget in a hurry. He was in-charge of media durin...
King Sennacherib threatened the peace of Judah and Jerusalem during King Hezekiah's reign. The former had a large army that was strong and i...
One of the hardest seasons of my life was in 2013. I began to hear voices and strange sounds that kept me from sleeping soundly. Any time I...
The bible is easy to understand provided we approach it with an open mind. One text of scripture some who argue against man's responsibility...
The writer of the book of Hebrew is unknown though some bible scholars ascribe authorship to Paul and some say it is Barnabas. This argument...
In the 1940's, Charles Templeton was a popular Evangelist who ministered powerfully alongside Billy Graham. He had a promising ministerial p...
During my service year( NYSC), I was privileged to attend a meeting with some Christian elders in Asaba city. One of them who heard I was a...
There's a popular mantra that says, "silence means consent". While it may be true in some cases but it is not always true when God chooses t...
I sat with a revered father in the faith who shared with me the landscape of Christianity in Nigeria back in the 70s&80s. In the congreg...
Severally, I have shared my experience during COVID lockdown. The lockdown came suddenly and no one knew how it would look like. I never kne...
Years back, in one of our campuses in Nigeria, a movement of Christian students veered into heretic practices because of their desire for es...
Classical cessationists believe that miracles, healing, gifts of prophecy and tongues ceased at the completion of the bible canon. They asse...
I have been part of prayer gatherings where ministers offer several prayers asking for certain results to be produced in their ministries es...
Most times, when some are making enquiries from the Spirit about their purpose and assignments in life, they often expect God to give them p...
Recently, I was privileged to visit a popular electronics market to make some purchases on behalf of the ministry. While in the shop with on...
Recently, I was listening to a father in the faith in the body of Christ narrating his growing years. He said he saw his dad beat his mum se...
There are wrong beliefs about masculinity that has survived for centuries because some men modeled it to their sons till it became a reoccur...
A brother in the Lord told me about a preacher who proudly proclaimed on the pulpit that he could not be swayed into sexual immorality by fa...
Isaiah 6:8 "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!".While...
I have met people who are greatly disturbed about their past. Some are living in guilt because of certain things they've done. They are find...
Back in the days when I was seeking accommodation post NYSC in preparation for marriage, I was looking for a room and parlour self con...
Recently, I took someone to the hospital on emergency. In less than 48 hours, hundreds of thousands was spent majorly on tests. There I conc...
While we were growing as believers, we ignorantly "killed" a brother. We went for vigil in one of our branches and we met this brother...
Kenneth E. Hagin of blessed memory shared the story of an encounter he had with Jesus when his wife was sick. The doctors said she would und...
My dad told the story of how he got born again. He once lived with a popular drunk who was tipsy almost all the time. One day, he saw this m...
Pastor E.A.Adeboye shared a story about the days he prayed for power. He spent a season in fasting and prayer asking God to give him power....
Another misconception some have about speaking in other tongues is that it must be intelligible to the hearers. They referenced the event on...
Several years ago, while on campus as an undergraduate, I was in-charge of a group of believers who were under training to become workers in...
Back in the days, during our bible study meetings, we normally sing a song whose lyrics says: "I am standing on the word of God, the word of...
I watched a Christian movie where a lady had series of miscarriages because her mother was in a covenant with her uncle and aunts never to h...
A preacher I listened to sometime ago questioned the opening text. He insinuated that the verse didn't really mean what it says. When I hear...
In our daily bread of April 15,1998, Henry G. Bosch told a story about integrity and it struck me: "As a schoolboy, I worked with my father...
In recent times, there has been a resurgence of idol worship around us in this part of the world. When I come online, I see a subtle push fo...
I used to know a brother back in the days who fixes cable tv. I brought him to my house when I newly married to fix our cable tv. He was a f...
I have seen victims of broken marriages whose homes failed because of wrong pastoring and faulty ideologies of the church leaders about marr...
Some children of God do not know that God is interested in their finances. They think God's interest is restricted to their lifestyle and fa...
I read about a man who often sniff his wife's panties and private part for the fragrance of condom. He wanted to be sure she's not having ex...
One dangerous person to marry is one who does not believe in the permanence of marriage. The one who believes he/she can opt out of marriage...
One day, one of my children complained about the unavailability of their beverages. I responded by saying "IF the Lord provides, I will buy...
Pastor E.A. Adeboye shared a story about how a man insisted on seeing him. His associates told this man that he wouldn't be able to se...
Sometime ago, I boarded a vehicle going to Ibadan, the largest city in west africa. Some minutes after we left the park, the driver parked h...
On several occasion, when someone starts praying in a bus or somewhere in the public, I observed that the response of believers in that envi...
Something happened to me that broke the hold of shame in me. Sometime ago, I attended a conference in the city of Ibadan. During the confere...
My daughter is a good example of shameless persistence in matters of request. Months before her birthday, she's fond of reminding me about t...
The Syrophoenician woman is an example of shameless faith. She came to Jesus asking that her daughter be delivered from a demon but Jesus di...
Several years ago as a young student and growing Christian( I am still growing though), I attended a fellowship in on of the federal univers...
I have seen people who get delivered from demonic oppression and later had a relapse. Some got their healing and it was visible to all...
Sometime ago, I watched the video of the largest religious festival or convention in the world. It was titled Kumbh Mela. In one week, this...
A notorious criminal was charged to court for murder and armed robbery. Everyone knew how this criminal troubled his community. The expectat...
Sometime ago, a politician went to campaign in a state dominated by non christians. While on the campaign ground, mistakenly, he calle...
At this point, I believe you have an understanding of the gospel and what it is all about. Also, I believe you can articulate the message of...
In the new testament canon, salvation is presented to us using different tenses: past, present and future. The tenses denote the different p...
The Greek word "huiothesia" is translated as adoption. That word signifies the place and condition of a son given to one whom it does...
There is a wave of doctrine that is spreading today. That unbiblical doctrine sets out to discredit and cancel the old testament in its enti...
William Branham stood out among the evangelists and prophets used by God during the voice of healing days in America. He had no formal educa...
I heard the story of a preacher who was invited to preach in a program. They bought his ticket and made all things ready for his arrival. He...
It was in 2003 I came in contact with written confessions by some churches through a friend. Prior to that time, all I knew was just to pray...
I have told the story of how someone I respect almost manipulated me out of my relationship during courtship. That was a period of my life w...
A revered minister of the gospel shared his encounter with a prophet who told him that he has the potential to be bigger and better in minis...
Recently, I shared a funny testimony someone shared with my wife. This woman said she has a younger brother who was overdue to be married. T...
Christmas is the most popular holiday season in the world especially in places where it is celebrated. The season comes with so much awarene...
Today is the last day this year. You are alive to witness this day and to partake in God's new mercies today. You may look at your life and...
A power minister was invited to minister in a programme. His host told him they expected his ministration to lead men into an encounter with...
Restitution is one of the most controversial teachings among evangelicals. Some churches have built a dogma on this subject without proper b...
When I was in High School, one of my seniors who happened to be a friend was dating a girl in my class. After he passed out of school, I was...
Previously, I told you about how I stole a cassette from a big sister. Later, my walk with God became deeper and I began to make progress in...
The number one extreme in restitution is to make it a criteria for salvation or to make it look like what will perfect our salvation. This i...
Previously, we settled the issue of polygamists that come to Christ and what Paul said about them: "Each of you should continue...
I want to go historical with my teaching today. In Nigerian church history, there were two men who had a unique apostolic calling after the...
In today's teaching, I want to dive into something controversial. An aspect of restitution that is often inconclusive. My knowledge about th...
After all is said and done, I want to re introduce you to the amazing grace of God that is powerful to save any wretched sinner. The weight...
My dad once told the story of a woman who lost her child. When the news got to her that her child had died, she shouted, "Oju ti owo", meani...
One battle the rich will always fight is the battle of trusting in the Lord not because they do not believe in his existence but because the...
Any time I see what Bill&Melinda Gate foundation is doing all over the world, something tells me that is what riches should be used for...
Most of us are familiar with the story of a kind hearted woman named Tabitha in the bible. She invested her resources in helping the poor. T...
While on campus, our evangelism outreach was tagged vision 20-20. We were paired to go preach on campus around hostels or in town to the vil...
A lady visited a preacher in his office asking for deliverance. She was fair and good looking. While in his office, the pastor became arouse...
I heard the story of a preacher in a locality who preached against occultism fiercely. He took Ill and all they did proved abortive. Someone...
As a fresher in the university, I got into a heated argument about our faith with a Muslim guy from the northern part of Nigeria. The...
I had an interesting conversation with a missionary who did an extensive study on history of white missionaries who came to Africa. He told...
The epistle of Paul to the Philippians was written while he was in prison. This epistle is dubbed as an epistle of joy because of his counse...
In the ministry of Jesus Christ during his time on earth, he taught and demonstrated the power of God's kingdom using one of the laws of ope...
The realm of the spirit has a system of operation that is unique and peculiar. One may think that an unseen realm is without laws and princi...
A notorious criminal was apprehended after committing several crimes. He was known for crimes. Often, he's always in and out of the police c...
Justification is a new testament doctrine that places the believer in a different class from those in the old testament. It is one of the wo...
One of the major challenges some Christians have with guilt, condemnation and accusations of the enemy is because they lack knowledge about...
I watched a Christian drama that centred on the state of mind of a wealthy man. He was so wealthy. He had houses in major cities of the worl...
John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation&n...
Patrick had been a Christian for 4 years and had never heard any preaching like it. His pastor was simply on fire that day as he trudged from one end...
2 Timothy 1:7,“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” (NLT)From the scripture above, you ne...
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. KJVIt is not possible.Restitution matters are very sensi...
Psalm12:6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. NIVI am a bit laid back in my cho...
2 Timothy 3:16-17 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruct...
Hebrews12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: KJVNot at all. There is no place in the bible...
Since the tithe debate began, I have seen the devil use a trivial matter to cause disharmony in the body of Christ. Yes, it is a trivial matter becaus...
Apostle Paul was not anti women. The way most people see Paul and his teachings have made them to conclude that He probably had issues with women. Som...
Galatians 3:28,“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, THERE IS NEITHER MALE NOR FEMALE: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”...
Revelations 21:8, “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars,...
Malachi 2:16,“I hate divorce, says the LORD God of Israel”.If God hates divorce, then you should know it is wrong for anyone to divorce his wife or hu...
Romans 8:15, “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father....
Romans 14:10-12 says, “For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat…so then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.”2 Corinthians 5:10...
I think it is good to look into scriptures and compare scriptures with scriptures so as to avoid giving it a private interpretation.Hebrews 10:26-29,...
1 John 5:16, “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto d...
I grew up hearing that all Arabs are descendants of Ishmael and that majority of them are Muslims. In fact, when I hear Middle East, what comes to min...
The 'Allah' debate has been on before I was born and till now, well-meaning Christians, theologians and missiologists have been battling to clear the...