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The Lord is our Refuge and Fortress By Leke Alder When I was a kid, an uncle took me to Glover Hall to see Duro Ladipo’s theater production, Sango, god of thunder. I had benevolent uncles who took me to stage plays. I remember Hubert Ogunde’s Aiye (the wicked underworld). These were beautiful theaters with powerful characters. I can’t but imagine David’s uncles might have taken him to the theater, like me. I mean David Jesse (DJ), the guy in the Bible. The kind of characters he introduced to us in Psalm 91 suggests he might have seen a Duro…

The Best That Happens To My Life is Giving My Life to Christ – Archbishop John Osa-Oni Archbishop JOHN Adebayo Alagbala OSA-ONI is the Prelate of Vineyard Christian Churches Inc., with other network Churches around the world. He is presently the Vice President, South West Zone, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). His ministry, Vineyard Christian Church recently celebrated her 35 years and he took some time off to speak with Gracious Akintayo about his life, the ministry and other sundry issues. Excerpt; How was your conversion experience and Christian journey? These are big questions! I got saved on February 13,…

Holy Spirit in the Old Testament By Tunde Olugboji  Jesus told his disciples, the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. (John 14:26). And in Acts 1:8, He assured them that they “shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” The promise started unfolding in Acts 2:4, when “they were all filled with the…

He is Risen! By Babatunde Olugboji  The dictionary defines Easter as “an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar. Also called Easter Sunday. the day on which this festival is celebrated.” The Bible Encyclopedia provides biblical references of Easter: “The word does not properly occur in Scripture, although the King James Version has it in Acts 12:4 where it stands for…

Vineyard Christian Ministries Celebrates @ 35 Vineyard Christian Ministries Inc. Osolo Way, Ajao Estate commenced their annual Destiny 2023 with the 35 Years Anniversary of the ministry on Sunday with the theme, “No Limits”. The 4 days conference and anniversary programme was declared opened by Apostle Anselm Madubuko who charged the congregation, among his messages, “Arise above every limitation by the power of the Holy Spirit and refused to be limited or be stopped by any situation and challenges.” Other features at the first day of the conference and anniversary was taking of the Holy Communion administered by the host…

Lessons from Job’s repentance (4) By Babatunde Olugboji As we conclude our series on Job’s repentance, we will examine how the Bible makes clear that God blessed Job’s latter days more than his beginning. At the start of Job’s story, we met a blessed and godly man; at the end, we found a man more blessed and more holy, with Satan’s attack on him making him stronger, not weaker. Did you notice that under God’s blessing, Job’s possessions and children doubled, and we can trace all these blessings to the attitude of repentance Job exhibited. There are a few things…

Lessons from Job’s repentance (3) By Babatunde Olugboji As we continue our series on Job’s repentance, we read towards the end of the book of Job how God categorically rebuked Job’s three companions: “You have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.” (Job 42:7b) They would definitely have been surprised by this, believing that God agreed with them all along.   The rebuke of Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar by God was at the same time an explicit vindication of Job. It was true that in his frustration, stubbornness, and misery, Job said things that he had…

Lessons From Job’s Repentance (2) By Babatunde Olugboji  As we continue our series on Job’s repentance, it is pertinent to note his unambiguous approach to matters related to repentance: “Listen, please, and let me speak; you said, ‘I will question you, and you shall answer me.’” “I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you. Therefore, I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” (Job 46:4-6) In his previous dialogue with God (Job 31:35-40) Job’s tone was confrontational, almost challenging God, but here, after his superb revelation of God, he humbly…

Lessons From Job’s Repentance (1) By Babatunde Olugboji As we saw in the story of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis, the Biblical concept of repentance is much more than saying sorry. To repent means to rearrange your entire way of thinking, feeling and being, in order to forsake that which is wrong. Judah and his brothers showed remorse, but more importantly, they showed transformation. This week, we will begin a series on repentance, using Job as the touch point. In Job 42, Joe declared: “I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be…

Lessons From Job’s Repentance (1) By Babatunde Olugboji As we saw in the story of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis, the Biblical concept of repentance is much more than saying sorry. To repent means to rearrange your entire way of thinking, feeling and being, in order to forsake that which is wrong. Judah and his brothers showed remorse, but more importantly, they showed transformation. This week, we will begin a series on repentance, using Job as the touch point. In Job 42, Joe declared: “I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be…