Author: Deji Okegbile

Remembering Charles Wesley and Ikoli Harcourt Whyte: Catalysts of Evangelical Hymns and Our Calling.

Remembering Charles Wesley and Ikoli Harcourt Whyte: Catalysts of Evangelical Hymns and Our Calling.

Posted by | Mar 29, 2018 | , , |

St Augustine aptly describe a hymn as, “a song with praise of God,” and ‘to praise God is the high calling of man.’ What the hymns of Charles Wesley are to the Wesleyan Methodism inspires and resonates with the spirituality of Ikoli Harcourt Whyte’s hymns to Primitive Methodism in Nigeria. The Rev. Dr Lord Leslie Griffiths, the former Superintendent Minister of Wesley’s Chapel, London in one of his writings, Charles Wesley: A Treasury of Theology in Song, provides us some important clue to hymns of the Evangelical Revival during the great Whitsuntide of 1738 and its expansion to other nations,...

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NIGERIANS, LIKE JONAH AND SAMSON: ELECTION IS NOT THE SOLUTION, BUT REPENTANCE FIRST.

NIGERIANS, LIKE JONAH AND SAMSON: ELECTION IS NOT THE SOLUTION, BUT REPENTANCE FIRST.

Posted by | Mar 28, 2018 | |

‘The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out...

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‘BABA SUPER’ – MOSES OLALEMI OKEGBILE @ 90: Appreciation

‘BABA SUPER’ – MOSES OLALEMI OKEGBILE @ 90: Appreciation

Posted by | Mar 28, 2018 | |

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations – Psalm 100 To God be the glory. We give thanks to God with...

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‘BABA SUPER’ – LEGACY OF MOSES OLALEMI OKEGBILE AT 90

‘BABA SUPER’ – LEGACY OF MOSES OLALEMI OKEGBILE AT 90

Posted by | Mar 27, 2018 | , |

If you have met my father, you will not only believe in the biblical heroes of faith, you will believe in my father ‘Baba Super,’ MOSES OLALEMI OKEGBILE as a hero. My father was the Supervisory Councillor for Health and Social Development, Atakumosa Local Government between 1991 to 1993. ‘Baba Super’ beyond a political figurative alias was the community description of my dad because of his fatherly hospitality, love, selfless and philanthropist services to the community and all the churches and mosques in Osu. Evangelist Julius Oluwanisola, the former Director of Administration of the Atakumosa Local Govt described my...

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JERUSALEM OF YOUR HEART: Ready for Jesus’ entry? (1)

JERUSALEM OF YOUR HEART: Ready for Jesus’ entry? (1)

Posted by | Mar 25, 2018 | |

The Passion narratives can be frustrating and tempting with the possibilities of jumping to Easter without experiencing all of the Palm Sunday and Holy Week. The liturgy today holds before us the reality of our world and our lives in relations to the tension of victory and defeat, joy and sorrow, life and death. Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem 2000 years ago resonates with our troubled world of today, a world of division, famine, wall building, struggle, conflict, abduction, wars and confrontation. The home, church, and world of today in relation to the ancient Jerusalem and the passion narrative are...

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