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Are Wives Really the Weaker Vessel (1)? By Babatunde Olugboji What does Peter in 1 Peter 3:7 mean when he referred to wives as the ‘weaker vessel’? We will begin examining this question this week.  In his letter to the church, Peter addressed husbands and wives, admonishing them to create healthy, God-honoring relationships between them. We find similar household instructions in Paul’s letters to the Ephesians (Ephesians 5:22—6:4) and the Colossians (Colossians 3:18–21).  After addressing the wives, Peter told the husbands to ‘live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since…

Load of Works Await Christians in the House of God – Dcns. Caroline Martins-Ojo  A Nigerian, UK based philanthropist, church administrator, marriage counselor and educationist, Deaconess Caroline Joke Martins-Ojo has recently in her verified Facebook account appealed to christians and believers to always create time and be committed faithfully to serve in the house of God and other places where they worship as workers. She advised that, “There are loads of work to be done in the house of God and where you worship. Instead of being just a church goer or attendees, a Christian should be committed to part…

Are You Living for Christ? (2) By Babatunde Olugboji Last week we started examining Apostle Paul’s seminal statement In Philippians 1:21, ‘For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.’  The essence of Paul’s declaration was that Christ was the center of his existence, in other words, his life revolved around nothing else but Jesus. We will conclude this mini-series this week. To have a full understanding of Paul’s treatise, it is imperative to examine the context. The book of Philippians is a letter from Paul to the church in Philippi. In the epistle, Paul encouraged the…

Are you living for Christ? (1) Babatunde Olugboji Paul’s seminal statement in Philippians 1:21, ‘For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain,’ is instructive in many ways. Paul was in essence declaring: ‘Christ is the center of my existence. My life revolves around Him.’  Living for Christ is the topic of our discussion this week and next. If you were asked to complete the statement. ‘For me to live is…’ what would you have to say? For me to live is to acquire wealth, live in a mansion and have a few millions stashed in a…

Lagos PFN Calls the Bluff of PAND Over False Allegation The Lagos State chapter of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and its leadership has stoutly condemned a publication in Sahara Reporters by a faceless group, Pentecostal Association of Nigeria and Diaspora (PAND) led by one Apostle Jesulere James. In the said publication, the faceless group made some grievous, false, wicked and mischievous allegations against the national president of PFN, Bishop Wale Oke, Lagos State Chairman Apostle Enyinnaya Okwuonu and other leaders of the fellowship at the state and national level. Bishop Francis Wale Oke, PFN National PresidentPFN in a release…

God has a Great Plan By Babatunde Olugboji Many believers are facing all kinds of challenges: financially, relationally, at home, at work, and even at church. The Bible reminds us in Hebrews 12:1 that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, that previous champions of faith are cheering us on as we press on to overcome the present state of discouragement.  Have you noticed that many of the heroes of faith highlighted in Hebrews 11 at some point faced challenging situations and discouraging circumstances, but they pulled through, because God had a plan for them, like he has…

15 Amazing Similar Facts About CCC Founder, Pa Bilewu Oshoffa And RCCG Founder, Pa Josiah Akindayomi – By Gracious Akintayo It is no more surprise that; God uses the foolish things to compound the wise and qualify the unqualified, raising and using the unlettered for His great commission.  It is not accidental that God raised and used two unlearned of the same generation, different nationality and tribe, also spiritual background and place with similar revelation message of the gospel but in different mode of worship to achieve the goal of preaching the Word, saving souls and proclaiming the Sonship authority…

Don’t Rush into the Ministry – Apostle (Mrs.) Maxwell-Dutse The General Overseer of Relevant Life and Miracles Ministries (RELMS) Int’l and President of The Elect Apostolic Lady (TEAL), Apostle Dr. (Mrs.) Jane Maxwell-Dutse has declared that there is a biblical principle for ministerial calling and every intending minister must be sure they heard the call of God clearly before answering the call rather than jumping into the ministry without accurate hearing of the call. Apostle (Mrs.) Jane Maxwell-Dutse made this remark while speaking during the annual gathering and the unveiling of The Elect Apostolic Lady Conference (TEAL) held at Iju…

Government that Cannot Secures Her Citizen Does Not Deserve To be in Power – Bishop Agbolabori Bishop Simeon Agbolabori is a US based Nigerian trained engineer. He is presently the Presiding Bishop, Chapel of Restoration, Houston Texas and the Prelate, International Communion of Bishops and Apostles (ICOBAPS). He was recently in Nigeria as the convener of ICOBAPS annual International Ministers Conference held at Carlton Gate Hotels, Ibadan, Oyo State where he bears his mind with Providence News on sundry issues. Excerpt; Kindly share the motivation behind the annual ICOBAPS conference and the goals? The motivation behind the International Communion of…

Faith and Works: Lessons From the Miracle of Blind Bart – By Babatunde Olugboji Faith is a very important phenomenon for believers. It is that commodity that gives us assurance on many levels. It pushes us to unwaveringly hold on to God’s promises. It equips us with the tools to do good works, for God to produce his fruit in us. A believer can’t earn salvation by doing stuff. Pitching your tent with Jesus brings salvation, which then enables you to do good stuff. Faith, the Bible admonishes, without works is dead: “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone…