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  • ‘Why first born needs special deliverance’

    ‘Why first born needs special deliverance’

    Presiding Pastor of Living Spring Chapel International, Pastor Femi Emmanuel, has explained why many first child in families end up struggling in life.

    Many of them, he said, were born out of wedlock, leading to attraction of curses and pains.

    Femi -Emmanuel also pointed out that satanic forces are always after their progress because of their pace-setting birth order.

    He spoke with reporters last week ahead of a special deliverance and impartation service for first born and first child at the Adeniyi Jones Ikeja, Lagos headquarters of the church.

    The service holds from September 29-October 2.

    The cleric said: “Normally everybody has battles in life. Everybody has issues but you discover in life that there are certain peculiar issues around the first born.

    “Something is always pushing first born to misbehave. If you look very well, you discover that in most families, the first born and the father are almost always at loggerheads.”

    He went on: “The first born naturally speaking are supposed to be the star child of the family, supposed to be the pace setters. They are supposed to be the ones the younger ones look up to.

    “They are supposed to be the one to take care of their parents in their old age but in many families, the reverse is the case. You see first born assisted by the younger ones.”

    Mentioning many biblical and contemporary examples, Femi-Emmanuel said first children have to embark on intensive and aggressive prayers to break through.

    “For every equation in mathematics, there is an answer. If you haven’t gotten the answer, you haven’t gotten the formula.

    “That you didn’t get the answer doesn’t mean somebody hasn’t gotten it. So all you need to do is stoop low, humble yourself and learn from the person that knows.

    “The solution is in the bible. The solution is in the word of God. So you don’t need to go far and God does not defraud anybody.”

    Referring to the experiences in this area of ministry over the years, the former Deputy Oyo Speaker said: “I have seen a lot of turn around as we share and teach people with impartation and the prophetic.

    “The anointing breaks the yoke and God is always willing what he wants to do over and over again.”

  • ‘Politicians will stop exploiting people when pastors do’

    ‘Politicians will stop exploiting people when pastors do’

    Leadership teacher and trainer, Dr  Segun Oshinaga, spoke with Sunday Oguntola on the state of the nation as well as issues relating to church leadership. Excerpts: 

    Why is Nigeria where it is?

    Nigeria has compounded problems and it’s not possible even if we brought in an angel in two, three years to make any fundamental difference.

    Nigeria problem is like you’ve been travelling in a particular direction. You are going to Port Harcourt and you are driving towards Kaduna and you reached Kaduna before realising you are far away from where you going.

    It is not possible to arrive back to Port Harcourt in the next one hour. Nigeria has gone the wrong direction for so long that for fundamental changes, we need to give the government time.

    But I also believe that we need to put fire under their feet because discontent will multiply and frustrate whatever they are trying to do.

    Meaning Nigeria is not beyond redemption?

    No, it is not. There is no situation that is beyond redemption. The problem of any society is leadership. Unfortunately, the quality of the followership of the people affects the quality of the leadership that you get because that’s the pool from which you pick them.

    But if God can help to get good leaders, Nigeria can move faster than where it is. Leaders are not necessarily born, leaders are made. There are very few in our societies that are willing to pay the price.

    Maybe we don’t have good leaders because there is no school of leadership…

    …That is not even a magic wand because if the foundation were destroyed, what will the righteous do? You can’t put a super structure on a no- foundation place.

    Part of the problem is that things are bad from the beginning. I heard the DG of Law School saying last week that students hire lawyers to sit exams for them.

    In the old days, we were able to produce quality leadership because there was quality foundation. Things are so bad that everything all the rounds are wrong from the beginning. So, having a leadership school will only make a minor difference.

    What are the missing fundamentals?

    The fundamental is that we have to go all the way back to beginning. Our primary schools have to be real. Our secondary schools have to emphasise merit. We have to encourage talents. In 2005, I gave AIT my first interview and I said what we call the oil boom is actually oil doom.

    People argued with me but the truth is that what you don’t labour for, you don’t keep. Free money has a way to corrupt your capacities. States go to Abuja every month for hands-out. They don’t think of generating wealth.

     That’s why we have not seen any change. If we are going to correct all those things, we first need leaders who are selfless. We need leaders who are willing to make sacrifices. As a people, our problem is that we had free money and we no longer work hard.

    Free money killed our ingenuity; it killed our creativity. Awolowo built western union with cocoa money. The north was built with groundnut pyramids but they are no longer there. The problem can be solved but it is not going to be fast or quick.

    I can say the election of President Buhari has begun our journey in the right direction. Why do I say that? Of all our former Heads of State, Buhari is the one who has shown the least greed. He is the one who has shown significant lack of love for materialism.

    Several years ago, I said, leaders should take a vow of poverty. So if a leader does not have any personal aspiration to be a billionaire, he will take decisions that are right for people.

    But will Nigerians allow such leaders emerge?

    That’s the problem we have because our people have been used to short term comfort and don’t have long term stomach for hard decision. So the problem Buhari have from my view is he is about the only one with the right sense of all.

    Most of the people around him are simply about what they can get to feather their own interests. Until we can increase the pool of selfless leaders with little or no greed, we will be back to square one.

    Greed is at the root of our problems. We have been having situations where people have been taking more than their fair share. You find that also in churches.

    With church leaders?

    Yes. Our leaders think like those in the world. Materialism has eaten up the gospel. We only use the scriptures to illustrate our inner greed. Listen to an average preacher in Nigeria, prosperity is all we know. That message was a blessing when it began but it has become a curse now.

    Everything we do is to fuel the greed of our leader. So you have a man that has 40,000 people in church and only two percent has cars. He alone has assets derived from the poor people. Rather than empower them, he insists on stealing from them.

    So, you find same idea in the world. It’s about triumph of the few rather the enablement of the whole. But if you go back to book of Acts those that had shared until nobody lacked anything. Now we have reversed that theology to the few who had, still take from those who had little.

    How did the church get there?

    It started with the prosperity message and I must say I was pretty close to the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, who was the arrowhead of the movement. He meant well but unfortunately today, the wrong side of that message has gained superiority over the good sides.

     It has fuelled greed, a sense of entitlement and made Marmon more popular than the real God. Many men of God think they are preaching God but they are only spreading the influence of Marmon. The only things that complete with God is Marmon.

    If the truth were to be told, the church empowers politicians to steal from the people. The church empowers the elites.

    Our churches give titles to men with names and despise those who have nothing. The church needs to be reconfigured, our mental faculty needs to change; we need to begin to have a new respect for people and for the poor. Every church now builds universities but it has become a status symbol rather than meeting a need in the society.

    So, are you saying if church is fixed, the nation will be fixed?

    Absolutely, if the church were to model the right proper Christian behaviour, the nation will sit right. If the church will not accept money from corrupt politicians, we will all sit right. But because we have become comfortable, we have no values, as long you can give money what you do to get the money is none of our business.

    What injustice can be more than to use church offerings to build a university and those who contributed the money cannot benefit from it?

     That Rev father that started Igbobi College had nothing to his name. You tell me he won’t make heaven and you selfish, greedy, exploiter will make heaven just because you say Jesus and you are an exploiter?

    You are a greedy person, stealing from the poor. These values have to change. Missionaries came and gave you free education and you can’t return it to people and you are using the money they paid to buy aircraft for yourself?

    Our leaders need to sit down and told they are exploiting the poor. Jesus did not exploit the poor. Jesus empowers the poor. We do not expect the world to believe our message when they see our acts.

  • Franklin, Kunle Ajayi, others for Calabar Jesus carnival

    Renowned American gospel singer, Kirk Franklin, saxophonist Kunle Ajayi and others have been confirmed for the maiden edition of Stomp for Jesus soul winning outreach billed for December 27-29 in Calabar.

    The musical conference is organised by The Redeemed volunteers of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

    Thousands of Christians in the South South region are expected at the outreach scheduled to feature song rendition, dance drama, poetic recitations, fashion and style among others.

    The Pastor RCCG Region 14, Pastor Richard Adeboye, spoke with newsmen on the conference recently at the Redemption Camp, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos.

    He assured plans have been concluded to take the nation’s premier carnival event to a new level.

    According to him: “It is our intention to engage the over five million participants at the Calabar International carnival in a spectacular life- transforming and soul- winning outreach.”

    He said the region with support from volunteers in Rivers, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states will take advantage of the hugely popular Calabar carnival in December to openly minister Jesus.

    He said: “It will be a non-stop high praise featuring international gospel artistes.

    “Year after year, the Calabar Carnival will become a key part of our annual gathering for gospel praise singing through soul winning.”

    He added: “We intend to develop different events that will be used not only to enhance righteous living and demonstrating soul winning but also to rededicate Calabar as cultural destination and a pride to Christian living.”

  • Atilade seeks support for IDPs

    The South West chairman ofChristian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Archbishop Magnus Atilade has called on faith-based civil society groups and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to initiate concrete programmes aimed at alleviating the suffering of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the north east.

    He told our correspondent it is sad majority of the IDPs are homeless, requiring support to lead a normal life.

    He pointed out the federal government cannot salvage the current situation, urging churches and CSOs to rally round the threatened IDPs to achieve self-sufficiency.

    “The federal government has done so much yet it looks so little. We need faith-based organisations to help out at the IDPs camps.

    “Let’s provide food stuff, clothing, drugs and other essential to help them out because we are of the same humanity and heritage,” he stressed.

    The IDPs, Atilade stated, are in dire needs of skill acquisition for relevance in the 21st century.

    Atilade, who is also the Chairman of Chairman Nigeria Opportunities Industrialisation Centres (NOIC), stated every youth needs basic education and industry-related skills for employability.

    He noted that skills such as tailoring, auto mechanics, catering, computer application, bead making, cleaning and carpentry are necessary for immediate employment in the productive industry.

    “Things are getting harder in our country day by day and anything that can boost self-employment should be encouraged and supported by everyone,” Atilade stated.

  • Gateways to your escape! (2)

    Last week, we recognized that the whole world lies in wickedness and cruelty but God has established covenant gateways for our escape. We also explored some of the gateways that secure our escape from the assault of the devil and his cohorts. This week, we shall examine other gateways that guarantee our escape, which includes:

    • Be committed to serving God: Serving God guarantees our automatic escape. For instance, when God sent Moses to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of Pharaoh, He said to him: And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn (Exodus 4:22-23; see also Exodus 23:25).

    “Serving God” in this context implies serving God’s interest, adding value to His Kingdom, engaging in Kingdom advancement prayers, reaching out to the lost and bringing them to the faith. Thus, when we serve God selflessly in any or all these aspects, we commit His integrity to go all out in setting us free. Therefore, it is not just attending church services and taking notes, but also serving God with our time, energy and resources. In addition, it is important to know that when we are confronted by the forces of wickedness, we can remind God of our services in His Kingdom, just as Hezekiah did, to provoke His instant intervention (2 Kings 20:1-6; Isaiah 1:18; Luke 10:1-8,17-19).

    • Keep trusting God: The three Hebrew men escaped the fiery furnace because they had absolute trust in God. The Bible says: Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God (Daniel 3:28).

    Daniel also escaped the lions’ den that was orchestrated by wicked men because he believed in his God. It is written: Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So, Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God (Daniel 6:23; see also Psalms 125:1-3; Isaiah 53:1; Ephesians 6:16).

    When our trust in God becomes unshakable, our escape becomes real and undeniable. This is because those who trust in the Lord cannot be trapped by the devil.

    • Continue to dwell in the house of God: Attending church services and fellowship are not avenues to add to the attendance but for the renewal of our insurance of liberty in Christ Jesus. Remember the Bible says: Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him (Psalms 92:13-15; see also Psalms 84:7; 91:1-7; Obadiah 1:17; Hebrews 12:22-24).

    Therefore, don’t be a visitor in God’s house; instead, be planted there because God’s house is the city of refuge for the redeemed in the end-time. There, men slayers can’t accost us. This is because the Church of Christ is God’s embassy on earth; when we run into it, we enjoy divine immunity. As it is written: He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalms 91:1; see also 2 Samuel 7:10; Psalms 132:13-15).

    • Keep company with right people: To a large extent, the company we keep determines the outcome of our destinies. Most people are trapped today because of wrong company, while majority are blessed because of right ones; the choice is yours. The destiny of Amnon, an heir apparent to the throne, was crashed and crushed by his friendship with Jonadab. Jonadab schemed Amnon’s destiny to the grave and walked away to look for his next victim. Therefore, our safety has a lot to do with the company we keep (2 Samuel 13:3; Proverbs 13:20).

    In 1979, I said: “It’s better to walk alone than walk with someone of unlike mind.” This became a guiding principle for my life. Remember, friendship is by choice and not by force. A friend, who has no place for God, will soon get you off your place with God. For instance, you can’t walk with a smoker and not smell cigarette. Having a lying friend means you are already on your way to becoming an expert liar. Having a drunkard for a friend means that you will soon go from alcohol to drug usage because the latter end of any man, who found the truth, but went to the devil, shall be worse than his beginning (Amos 3:3; Hebrews 6:4-7).

    On the other hand, when Lot followed Abraham, he escaped mediocrity and was blessed after the order of Abraham (Genesis 13:5; 14:14-20; Psalms 1:1-3).

    Over the years, I found myself in the company of people, who have helped to enhance God’s hand on my life in every sense of the word. I pray that you will not be in the company of people who will truncate your destiny in the name of Jesus!

    In conclusion, it is important to know that every redeemed child of God is ordained for escape from every force of darkness. However, until we exercise our redemptive authority from the light of scriptures, we cannot dominate the powers of darkness. Therefore, let’s engage the truth of scriptures to silence the devil behind every affliction in our lives because our victory is sure in Jesus’ name. Remain ever blessed!

    I invite you to come and fellowship with us at the Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota, the covenant home of Winners. We have five services on Sundays, holding at 6:00 a.m., 7:35 a.m., 9:10 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. respectively.

    I know this teaching has blessed you. Write and share your testimony with me through: Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota, P.M.B. 21688, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria; or call 01-4548070, 01-4548280; or E-mail: feedback@lfcww.org

  • Give priority to God, clerics charge

    Nigerians must place God above personal, tribal, political and socio- economic interests to experience meaningful changes.

    This was the consensus among clerics from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) at the maiden edition of a three-day programme titled: ‘Alpha and Omega’ in Ikoyi Mountain, Osun state, recently.

    Speaking during the programme, which coincided with the 80th anniversary of the mountain, the clerics said Nigeria is passing through one of its worst moments in history.

    They stated that only divine intervention can change the tide positively.

    The clerics include: District Coordinating Council (DCC Oke- Osun), Pastor Alalade; Pastor Akinloye(DCC, Akure, Ondo state) and Pastor Akpan(DCC, Ilorin, Kwara state).

    The President, Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide, Pastor Abraham Akinosun and General Evangelist, Prophet Samuel Abiara were represented at the event.

    Alalade, who doubles as chairman of the mountain, said the theme was a reflection of the happenings in the country.

    He said many Nigerians, including clergymen, are not really seeking God.

    According to him: “For the Nigeria to achieve greatness, its citizens must genuinely seek God.

    “How can we explain a situation, in which a clergyman is using demonic powers to perform miracles?

    “How can we explain a situation, in which Christian faithful failed to pray, fast and live a holy life in order to connect what he describes as the raw power of God?

    “How can we explain a situation, in which leaders at various levels are seeking their own and not God?”

    He said Nigeria would change for better once the citizens decide to put God first in whatever they do.

    Akinloye said true worship comes from the heart.

    He said it was high time backsliders went back to God in humility.

  • RCCG moves to new 3-kilometre -by-3-kilometre auditorium

    The cloud has moved and when it moves, you have to move with it.”

    This was how General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye announced the readiness of the church’s new 3-kilometre-by-3 –kilometre auditorium to host big events henceforth.

    It was the highlight of the September Holy Ghost Service of the church at the expansive Redemption Camp penultimate weekend.

    The service with the theme ‘fruitfulness’ started when the auditorium, parked full with thousands, erupted in rapturous praise and dancing to the testimonies of four women who were barren for years.

    One of them had been told by doctors she had no fallopian tubes.

    Mrs. Julie Onawiena, testified: “I was 11 years barren after marriage and I had been to many places –herbalists, churches and hospitals- in search of the fruit of the womb.

    “In one of those places, an herbalist made me swallow 7 boiled eggs in a minute and in one church they bathed me in the night and told me to walk backwards without looking back.

    “All that yielded nothing. In one hospital in Abuja, where I live, I was told after a thorough examination that I had no fallopian tubes.

    “In one of the Church’s programmes in1995, Daddy GO (Pastor Adeboye) relayed a word of knowledge he had received from God that there was a woman in the congregation who had no fallopian tubes but God was going to give her one. I jumped at it.

    “I made a vow to God that if He blessed me with a child, I would name him Samuel and return him to God when he clocked 20 years to serve Him.

    “In June this year, the child born without fallopian tube was 20, and I came to give Samuel to God as I vowed.”

    Obviously because of what was to happen to the thousands of people under his voice that night, Adeboye told them to greet each other “Happy New Year,” suggesting a turnaround.

    At a point, he said the presence of the Holy Spirit was so high that he felt like jumping.

    He issued many decrees and prophecies of turnaround from fruitlessness to fruitfulness.

    In the end, he also prayed for a new beginning for Nigeria; for the end of economic hardship and for full restoration.

    Citing many biblical passages on that “extraordinary night,” Adeboye proved that God loves fruitfulness and hates fruitlessness.

  • Church provides borehole for Lagos community

    Residents of Kufisile Street in Isheri area of Alimosho local government of Lagos state leapt for joy recently when the Redeemed Christian church of God (RCCG) Lagos Province 37 handed over a borehole to them.

    The Assistant Pastor- in- charge of RCCG LP 37 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), OlajideOluwayemi, said the project was inspired by the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.

    In a short exhortation entitled ‘Be a light to your environment’, Oluwayemi enjoined the people to be light in the neighbourhood.

    Sharing from Genesis 1:3, he said since it took God to command the light to come before He could bring the world to shape, every Nigerian should shine as positive light to positively change the country.

    He said people could be light by meeting the needs of the less privileged like Jesus did in his earthly ministry.

    He urged the Kufisile community to maintain the borehole.

    Responding on behalf of the community, Alhaji Hassan Lawal, thanked the church for attending to the challenge of lack of portable water.

    He prayed that God would continue to be with the church and take it to greater heights.

    Another resident of the community, Reverend Edward Ojo, tasked corporate organisations in the area to emulate the church and meet other needs.

  • Follow in His steps

    Jesus teaches us to love unconditionally, during His time on earth He showed us in many ways how to love and urged us to follow in His steps. Before His final departure from earth He gave us a commandment saying, “a new commandment I give to you that you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another” for Nigeria to be the leading nation in the world in all good aspects, we have to love one another as Jesus loves us. Christ’s love for us is not dependent on a quality in us that makes us lovable. He loves because He is love regardless of our strengths or weaknesses.

    Jesus knew that one of His disciples would betray Him, He knew Judas was the one but He still showed him unbelievable love, He didn’t withhold anything good from him; He was patient to teach him like He taught others, He gave him powers over unclean spirits, to heal all manner of sicknesses and diseases as other disciples, though Judas demonstrated his greed for money yet Jesus endured him, rather seeking ways to win him. Judas’ name was not mentioned as the one who would betray Jesus but he put himself in that position. It baffles me that Judas, being among the 12 who received directly from the Master wasn’t affected by God, the time he spent in such a glorious fellowship was wasted…hmm!

     

    Jesus knew on the evening of Passover feast that it would be His last night on earth before returning to His Father. During supper the devil had already suggested to Judas Iscariot, that this was the night to carry out his plan to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given Him everything and that He had come from God and would return to God. And how He loved His disciples! So He got up from the supper table, took off His robe, wrapped a towel around His loins, poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel He had around him. Jesus washed even Judas’ feet knowing that he would betray Him in such a painful manner. This shows truly that Jesus loved His disciples unconditionally just as He loves us. And Jesus said “…I have given you an example that you should do as I have done to you”. When someone betrays you, betrays your trust and confidence in him/her -do as Jesus, don’t stop loving keep on showing love. Remember what Jesus said, “By this the world will know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another”, if truly you are God’s child you will show unconditional love to all and truly make a difference in the world, for the world will love only those who love them and hate those who hate them, this is not the teaching of Jesus. Jesus teaches, “ You have heard the saying, ‘Love your friends and hate your enemies.’ But I say: Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you,  In that way you will be acting as true sons of your Father in heaven. For He gives His sunlight to both the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust too. If you love only those who love you, what reward have you? Even scoundrels do that much.  If you are friendly only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even the heathen do that”.  If you love like the world there is no reward for you but if you love like Christ then you shall be blessed. Christianity preaches love to ALL and this is how to spread the gospel all over the world.  To be able to love like Jesus Christ then we’ve got to ask for the grace to do so, you can’t do it in your strength and understanding, you will be frustrated trying on your own, only Jesus can help you. Jesus promised “if you ask ANYTHING in My name I will do it”. Ask in prayer and keep asking for the grace to show love to the unlovable.

     

    Jesus’ teaching that ‘a servant is not greater than His master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you…’ shows that people will definitely betray and hurt you and me even those closest to us, this is truly painful but Christ has already prepared us for this and told us how to handle it so the devil doesn’t destroy or distract us from our call and relationship with God. Have you ever experienced God’s love though you didn’t merit it? Just as He showed you love, show unmerited love to others too. Never harbour hatred for anyone. To follow in His steps by loving the unlovable is what distinguishes me and you from the rest of the world where deep hatred, terrorism, violence of all sorts exist. For this to stop spread the GOODNEWS OF PEACE WITH GOD by loving one another irrespective of our differences and not living in revenge paying evil for evil. Let Nigeria see Jesus in your life.

     

    Jesus did everything possible to win Judas to Himself, he was given specific warnings of his impending act of betrayal. The realization that the Master was aware of his evil thoughts should have stopped him- NO, he chose to hide his evil thoughts not confessing it to Jesus and eventually Satan entered him; possessing him to carry out the betrayal. God doesn’t force anyone to do anything, He has given us the freewill to choose what we want to believe and do but advised us to choose the right path by believing in Jesus His Son and following in His steps.

     

    Many today still choose the wrong path of hardening their hearts, this is very dangerous. To follow the right path as highlighted above is the key to having peace as a person. When you and I are peaceful and we spread peace across our nation Nigeria then our progress as a nation will spring forth.

    Where there is Love there is Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress.

     

    TEXT: John 13: 18-35, Matthew 5:43-47, Matthew 10:1, John 15:20.

     

  • ‘How I discovered Bible technology’

    ‘How I discovered Bible technology’

    South Africa-based Pastor Toyin Praise spoke with Sunday Oguntola on his recent discoveries creating a frenzy in the Christian community. Excerpts: 

    So, what have you been up to lately?

    I have been working with God. On the other side, I have made some discoveries about the Bible and it’s so interesting. I discovered several ways to read the Bible and God has given me the privilege to move the church from digital technology to Bible technology.

    Reading the Bible on devices such as tablets and phones is digital technology but Bible technology is advanced use of the Bible.  We have about five building blocks we must know. I like to call them gates as revealed in the Bible.

    How do you mean by gates?

    God actually told me several years ago to preach and teach on gates. I didn’t know it would bring me this far. I never knew God was watching how faithful I will be with gates. At some points, He told me not to go out with it. He knew the importance but I didn’t know. He knew how voluminous gates would be but I didn’t know.

    Gate is the first level; the first building blocks of the five that makes up Bible technology. God told me there a word that precedes and a word after gates. Somehow I explored the two and realised it has seven outlets.

    So when a man has a problem, his problem can’t be outside the seven. It can be a gate, turn, dwell or set case. I have listed only four of the seven turns.

    Where does this lead us?

    In the medical field, when you have a tooth problem, you go to the dentist. If you have eye problem, we know this case for Ophthalmologists. We don’t take it to a dentist. It is the same thing in the kingdom. God is taking the church to divisions of labour level.

    If somebody comes for counseling or you see somebody in a situation, instead of just raising your hand and pray, you find out where the situation is coming from. Is it a gate, turn, set or dwell case?

    Before now, you could do. But in the new dispensation level, you won’t be able to do it. God would want us to find out if it’s a gate case. Or is it a case that is due to a step that person took? Or is it a setting case?

    Whatever, we would know this is what has brought you to this level. It’s either your case is in the four listed case or of the seven. So that is the second building block in Bible technology.

    Is it right to call you a pastor or an apostle?

     I’m a pastor with an apostolic calling. As a matter of fact, I’m actually prophetic. When God addresses me, He calls me a prophet. He emphasises that I should not look forget I’m a prophet. And I have prophesied to a couple of people that I have spoken to. When you see inventors and discoverers, some of them are prophetic. I remember when I used to read Bill Gate’s books. The way he talks, I would say this man is prophetic.

    If you read Business at the speed of thought, Bill Gate was talking to some bank gurus and dons in Brazil. He was telling them all the things we are now see. He was telling them you sit down in your house and you will receive receipts.

    Instead of going for receipts, you get invoices in the house. And those guys were looking ‘is that ever possible?’ He told them in five to ten years, you will be there. And you know, we are much more there now.

    I have found out those inventors speak prophetic dimensions in nature and I found myself in that area. I think God is doing a new thing. It seems God is capping my work with this discovery.

    What is alphabetic mathematics?

     I’m a thinker ordinarily and better still, I pray a lot. If you are very prayerful, the atmosphere becomes very clear like filters that give you deeper insights. Paul, the Apostle, said ‘thank God I pray more than you all, speaking in tongues.’ That was why he had more revelations than other Apostles. He prayed to that level.

    I have also delved in that dimension and my atmosphere is clear. I could see very well. Though I studied Philosophy, I would say this is the mind of Christ. So, I have thought to the level where I call the thinking space. When you get to the thinking space, at that level, you begin to all fall into all kinds of knowledge. You just see it and when you see it, it’s easy for you to gravitate towards it.

    I have delved seriously into the Bible that I have realised over 50 ways to read it.I just realised my work on Bible technology is actually the discovery shown to me. That was the formula God used to write the Bible. It is at the transcendental, metaphysical level. Infact, most of Jesus talks are theories based on metaphysical world.

    So, I found out that God used a formula to write the Bible. Suddenly, it dawned on me that I begin to realiseeach letter must be on a given frequency; otherwise it cannot happen. My trying to access or research into that frequency, I found out that there’s a hidden unit of Mathematics that the world has not known, which I called alphabetic mathematics.

    You could use numbers to represent statements. Maybe 1,2,3, 4 could represent a complete body of poem. I’m talking about poem that you recite. We can break it down but that is a secret I can’t bring down because it is for investors.

    The way we have communication now, it can take us to a completely new world of texts and business. As a matter of fact, it can move the world from binary system that we have been using in computer science.

    How can people understand it? How does it click? Is it something that you want to keep in wraps?

    To be candid, I think I have got to the level where I want to play the role of expounder of knowledge. Daniel 12: 4 says “knowledge shall be greatly increased”. We would see some explosions in knowledge and I think I’m playing my role.

    I discovered a mathematics equation I have not mentioned in the public space until now. It is called the power of two or PO2. It fulfills the scriptures because the less is blessed than the more. For instance, in any combination of two figures, let’s say 13+15 or 13+27, the lower will take more.

    To prove it, once you have the answer the lower will gain more to itself than the bigger. 13+17 will give you 30 for instance. When you subtract 13 from 30, you will have 17. But when you subtract 17 from 30, you have 13. In that combination, the lower have gained much. Jesus says those that reduce themselves shall abound the more.

    Also, if you google liger, you will find an animal. Liger is a combination, a hybrid from lion and tiger. You go find out which one has gained more through the pictures.

    So, alphabetic mathematics can be introduced in schools and studied at various levels. So, it’s an addition to knowledge base and it can go into the business world and computer science.

    Why don’t you have a church?

    I only run fellowships. When I was going out of Nigeria,I shut down all the fellowship centres, including the ones on Adeniyi Jones and Opebi in Lagos.

    I just hold a fellowship in the residence of chairman of Elizade MotorsChief Ade Ojo every week for now.

    Maybe I will start a church but I might not necessarily stay there. I will just be like the founder, then raise pastors that will go around the world and introduce the teachings and discoveries.

    Are you positive the body of Christ will accept the new bodies of knowledge?

    You see when there is a new thing there are early adopters to middle adopters, late adopters and none adopters. That theory holds for everything. But the church won’t have much choice when it sees what God is doing.