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 […]
LIGHT DOES NOT HOARD ITSELF
This ministry carries a name, and I have never for once ever treated that name as decoration. The name is LIGHTBEARERS. Not “light-keepers.” Not “light-admirers.” Not “light-discussers,” gathered in comfortable rooms talking about how beautiful the light is while the dark world outside remains dark. Lightbearers. The name itself is a theological claim, and if […]
There Are More Lands To Conquer
In Joshua 13:1, after many years of labour, bringing God’s people to their rest, at an old age, the Lord told Joshua: “…Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.” This is one statement that is capable of disrupting the comfort of anyone who has laboured […]
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 […]
Not Hired But Called
Ministry is not a stepping stone to fame or a platform to build a personal brand, nor is it a side hustle one juggles alongside other ambitions. Ministry is a CALLING to lay down your life in SERVICE to the will of the LORD and the needs of His people. The Apostle Paul never boasted […]