Month: August 2022

HOPE FOR NIGERIA: IKEJA AIRPORT HOTEL, example.

There are signs of hope in Nigeria. In the words of Walt Whitman, ‘An individual is as superb as a nation when he has the qualities which make a superb nation.’ Tobi Amusan breaking news of a world record in 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships, Ese Brume, the first Nigerian to win a medal at two successive editions of the World Championships among others are reminder to Nigerians that all hope is not lost. An individual is also as good as organisation when he has the quality which make a good organisation. Nigeria factor is individual factor that...

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METHODISM, Nigeria Premier Church @180 and Autonomy @60: Indigenised to Decolonise (8).

Nigeria made a great gift to the world church, world academic, and world Methodism in its first Patriarch and scholar, Patriarch Professor Bolaji Idowu (1913-1993).[1] As a part and instrument in the rise of highly Nigerian educated national and religious leaders, Patriarch Idowu lives on as a missional force that challenged colonial theology and its effects on leadership emergence and structure. Patriarch Idowu’s radio series which lead to the publication of his famous book, Towards an Indigenous Church helped to understand how indigenous leadership structures and forms effectively shapes our religious and social organization. Patriarch Idowu was the third native-born...

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Come, let us Follow Christ.

Sermon at the North London Fellowship (Breakfast Meet and Greet) Stoke Newington High Street Methodist Church, 106 Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 7NY.  Date Saturday 30th July 2022.   Preacher: Mr Olu Akinyemi. Theme: Come let us Follow Christ. Text:    TEXT:  LUKE 9: 51 – 62 (New International Version) Our text gives account of three different reactions to the call to follow Christ. To each of the three persons, Jesus gave honest answers nothing but the truth. These answers were not necessary   what were expected but what were deserved! What excuses or stories have you made or are you...

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“TAKE HEED”: WARNING TO ‘THE RICH FOOL CHURCH.’

The parable of the rich fool is part of the greater teachings of Jesus Christ. This is a parable that is only found in the synoptic Gospel of Luke. This is the only parable where God is an active character in the story. Christ started to teach a series of various biblical principles that we must consider for a genuine renewal and revival. The rich fool church summarizes human folly and the error of thinking one does not need God. The rich fool church is a missional irony, a great long-term planner, but a terrible planner, completely unprepared for...

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The fool in Us, Greed or God? : God as our Riches

Jesus explained that, the antidote to the greed and the fool in us as a person, church or nation is to be “rich toward God” (Lk 12:13-21). To make earthly gain, riches or pleasure primary desire and pursuit in life is a costly and fatal error that leads to decline and eternal loss (Lk 12:20-21). The key to understanding the parable of the rich fool says, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Lk 12:15, 21). Jesus finishes with these words: “This is how...

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