THE DAY THEY BROKE THE HOUSES
“They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.” Psalm 74:7 Twenty-four years. That is how long Henry Townsend had given to Abeokuta by 1867. He arrived in 1843 to a warm reception from Sodeke, the Egba war commander, who told him […]
THE WHITE MOTHER HAS COME!
“I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” Acts 21:13 There was no Ibadan waiting to receive them. There was a war-hardened city of over fifty thousand people, built by refugees from a fallen empire, ruled by warlords who had never seen […]
BUILDING A MISSION-MINDED CHURCH
The true measure of a church is not its SEATING CAPACITY but the SENDING CAPACITY because a mission-minded Church understands that SALVATION IS NOT THE FINISH LINE, but the starting point for a global assignment and such a Church intentionally disciples believers to see beyond their personal needs, to the HEARTBEAT OF GOD FOR THE […]
THE BELIEVING ISAAC (1)
Genesis 25:21 (AMP) “And Isaac prayed much to the Lord for his wife because she was unable to bear children; and the Lord granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife became pregnant.” Every situation in life demands that a Christian stays with God and trusts Him totally. Isaac was a man who believed in the […]
Jesus’ Discipleship Model VS Modern-Day Discipleship Model
When we talk about discipleship today, we erroneously think only about Bible classes, Sunday School classes, and programmes, but the truth is, DISCIPLESHIP IS WIDER and DEEPER than that. While these factors can be considered to be valuable and actually part of the components that make the work effective, they can also become DISTRACTIONS from […]