There Are No Longer Spiritual Fathers; We Only Have Notable Spiritual Feasters – Pastor Canny Canice Pastor Canny O. Canice, the Senior Pastor of the House of His Praise Ministry in Pedro, Gbagada, Lagos, recently spoke to Gracious Akintayo about the August annual Spoken Word International Conference (SWIC). He candidly expressed his displeasure over the situation within the church and among faith leaders in Nigeria. Briefly tell us about your ministry and how far God has brought you. God has brought us this far. He has been able to fight many battles for us. Because as one wakes up in…
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GRACIOUS Akintayo is a journalist of many years experience and exposure. He worked in various media organization as a reporter, researcher and correspondent. He had attended many local and international organized professional, leadership and ministerial conference, training, seminars and workshops. He is a media consultant, editor, an inspirational writer, public speaker and social critics. He is the Editor/Publisher, PROVIDENCE News (a nondenominational general interest Christian publication), former President, Christian Press Association of Nigeria (CPAN) and currently, President, Nigeria Christian Media Forum (NCMF). Gracious is a member of many professional, social and Christian faith organization.
The Power of Doing Nothing (3) By Babatunde Olugboji Isn’t our God wonderful? In God’s Word we find all we need to be who He wants us to be. And it is in His Word that we find the formula about timing. ‘There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) In other words, there is the time to move and the time to be still. In Matthew 13, the parable of the seed sower talks about planting and harvesting, and how the devil tried to corrupt good seed. In the parable, the…
Nigerian Church Needs Censors Board; Faith Fathers Should Act Now – Dr. Olumuyiwa Onabanjo Dr. Olumuyiwa Stephen Onabanjo, the Senior Pastor/Presiding Overseer of House of Praise Christian Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, has called on the Church leaders and fathers of faith in Nigeria to rise and set up a Censors Board that will checkmate the trend of gross misconduct among gospel ministers and the preaching of errors and heresies in the country. “Today, everyone is claiming God spoke to them, even when it is clear their belly called them. There’s so much pressure for survival, and a revival in a failed…
SEARCH, RESEARCH, AND DISCOVER By Segun Tewogbola ‘It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.’ Proverbs 25:2(KJV) God, the Jehovah Himself is real, He is mighty in all things, and so He is Almighty – Elohim. The mighty angels are Elohim, and so is Adam in the Garden of Eden. The mighty angels (and the mighty Adam) are not the Almighty God. God taught Noah how to float a big, massive object on water using tares as coats. Years later, men searched, researched, and discovered what God…
DIG IT UP: OPPORTUNITY IS SPELT W-O-R-K By Dr. Segun ‘Tremendous’ Oshinaga One of the tragedies of life is to be poor amid plenty and miserable in the land of delight. I read the story of a poor man who sat on a side street in Manhattan, New York, begging for alms in the heat of summer and in the cold of winter. City council workers found him dead one extremely cold morning. They found over $100,000.00 sewn into them when they opened his clothes. Can you believe the irony of a man loaded with so much money begging for…
LIFE AS A GAME AND REALITY SHOW: Navigating Predetermined Rules for Divine Rewards By Bishop (Dr.) Priscilla Otuya INTRODUCTION. Life can often feel like a game or a reality show, with God’s predetermined rules and regulations. Many individuals fail to reach their ultimate reward because they are misled by societal and religious values and expectations. This write-up explores the concept of life as a game, drawing parallels with a reality show, and underscores the importance of recognizing divine rules, the unconventional nature of God’s rewards, the predetermined end goal and prize, the vital role of the Holy Spirit in guiding…
The Power of Doing Nothing (2) By Babatunde Olugboji The new series we started last week provides an insight into the question of timing. The Bible says there is a time for everything and a season for every activity. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) In other words, there are times when all you need to do is to be still and see the deliverance of God. In Matthew 13, Jesus gave the parable of the weeds. Planting and harvesting is about seasons. Don’t delay your next season by clinging to the outgoing season; don’t hold on to something that has gone out of…
Courage to Build Your Marriage on the Right Foundation By Gracious Akintayo The three keys of a godly Marriage are: -Purpose, Passion, and Prosperity The Bible says, “My people perish for lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4:6). Marriage is destroyed for lack of knowledge. In present-day society, couples separate and divorce more quickly than you imagine, with broken homes becoming incessant. Marriage is now like cell phone service providers: You can interchange the SIM, and if you don’t like one service, switch to another. The knowledge of the word and its power are significant ingredients missing in most marriages and homes. …
There is Hardship and Massive Suffering in the Land – Bishop Bank Jefferson The presiding bishop and the General Overseer of Mercy Tabernacle Bible Church, Ogba, Lagos, Bishop Bank Jefferson, has declared that “there is hardship in the land, and the situation in the country is a defect of governance, and authority leaders must rise to the challenges with a solution in sight.” Our nation and the entire world need to return to God to benefit from His fullness. Bishop Jefferson made the declaration while speaking on the church’s annual programme, Manifest, with the theme, “Holiness”. Manifest is a yearly…
THE POWER OF A PERSONAL EXAMPLE By Dr. Segun ‘Tremendous’ Oshinaga “Don’t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers, impulsively wild, savage, cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags, addicted to lust, and allergic to God. They’ll make a show of religion, but behind the scenes they’re animals. Stay clear of these people.” 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (The Message Bible MSG) In the late 1800’s, a large group of European pastors came to one of D. L. Moody’s Bible conferences in…