CONFUSION of the GOSPEL! By Babafemi Adebayo Confusing the Gospel of Salvation with the Gospel of the Kingdom The misunderstanding between the two topical dimensions of the gospel is a problem for many in the Church. The gospel of Salvation is comparable to crossing the Red Sea. The Blood of Jesus frees us from our oppressor, the devil, who in this case can be compared with Egypt. While the gospel of the Kingdom is represented by the crossing of the Jordan. To reach the Promised Land, we need to cross the Jordan after crossing the Red Sea. Meaning, we have…
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Don’t Run From God, Run To Him By Babatunde Olugboji In 2 Kings 18 and 19, we saw how Hezekiah handled threats against him and his regime. At this time, Judah’s entire fortress had been captured and Jerusalem stood like an island in the midst of Assyrian forces, surrounded and besieged. Assyria’s king sent his general to Hezekiah to speak at the gates of the city and made a deadly proposal: surrender! In his earlier years, Hezekiah had favored an alliance with Egypt, in spite of Prophet Isaiah’s continual warnings that God alone was the source of Judah’s protection. And…
WHAT ARE YOU NOTICING? -Mike Bamiloye A leading and well known Nigeria evangelical film actor, dramatist, producer and director, Evangelist Mike Bamiloye, Founder and President of Mount Zion Faith Ministry International and Mount Zion Faith Television has call on Nigerian Christian parents, guardian, church leaders and the general society to closely observe, monitor and notice their children, wards and adolescent youths activities, movements and attitudes to avoid late regrets and wailing. In a release by him and made available to Providence News, with title, “What Are You Noticing?” Dr. Bamiloye advises that, when our children begin to display some unwarranted…
CRABOLOGY! By Gracious Akintayo “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love . . . Rejoice with those who rejoice.” Romans 12:10 and 15 The word CRABOLOGY is coined from the word CRAB. The same CRAB is well known to us. CRABOLOGY is therefore, not about CRABS, but about human behaviour and the tendency to downplay, discourage and disallow someone else from a breakthrough or succeeding at something. There is something interesting but still wicked about CRABS. If you are familiar with fishing or CRABS hunting or have studied CRABS, you would observe and understand that once you have two or…
From Bartered Life To Better Life By Ben Omoregie Jeremiah.18:1-6. The Lord directed Jeremiah to go to the potter’s house and there He would give him a message for the Nation. The story has a lot of lesson for us as disciples of Christ. The Bible made it clear that we are the clay and God is the potter. It is God, the potter that has the power and the design to what type of vessel He will make us into. Here are some heroes of the Bible who went through some life storm on their way to success: Joseph…
THE DOCTRINE OF BALAAM By Segun Tewogbola Error will die among it’s worshippers” When the Bible says that the friendship with this world is the enmity with God, it is the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. How can a gentile magazine named FORBES include the name of a Minister of God among it’s favourites, and the minister in question is comfortable and probably happy with the inclusion? Wait a minute, if a magazine or tabloid known or associated with evil and occultism, or power of darkness include the name of same Minister of God in their publication, I…
Genocide Going-on in Southern Kaduna …many Christians reportedly killed, houses burnt, properties looted The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has cried out and called on the Federal government and Kaduna State government, including local and international humanitarian organisation and human rights bodies, over the genocide going on at Zagon Kataf Local Government Area of Southern Kaduna State. According to a release signed by the SOKAPU Spokesman, Luka Binniyat, he said, “for a week now, armed gunmen, identified as Fulani herdsmen by lay siege to several communities in Atyap land, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) of Southern Kaduna and left…
How Do You Handle Bad News? By Babatunde Olugboji At the heart of the series we are starting today are 2 things: a letter and a prayer. In Bible days, letters were often the preferred means of communication, as illustrated in Nehemiah 6:17. ‘Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah and replies from Tobiah kept coming to them.’ And before the advent of modern technology which has made communication so easy, the art of letter writing was considered an important requirement. Even today a letter is an important means of communication in both…
JIMMY CARTER: America’s former Leader and Living Legend, …launches a new book, celebrates wife of 75 years Not many, especially among the younger generation have heard, read or knew about the US 39th President, Mr. Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter, 97 and the 39th president of the United States (1977–81). An evangelical Christian and born again believer, also former Sunday school teacher for many years, who still keep his faith in God and once declared, “my faith in God completely made me at ease with death”. He was awarded the global prestigious Nobel Prize for Peace in 2002, for his work in diplomacy and advocacy. Married his wife…
PROMOTION GALORE IN NIGERIA POLICE As PSC Promotes 24 CPs, 35 DCPs, 52 ACPs, 50 CSPs, Drops IBRAHIM MAGU, confirms 3 DIGs The Police Service Commission has confirmed the acting appointments of three Deputy Inspectors General of Police. The Commission also approved the promotion of twenty four Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. The Commission however declined the promotion of CP, Ibrahim Magu, former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to a release signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations of Police Service Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, the…