Author: Deji Okegbile

IMMANUEL: A Call to be Born Again

IMMANUEL: A Call to be Born Again

Posted by | Dec 26, 2017 | |

See there! The new-born Saviour see, By faith discern the great I AM;  ‘Tis He! The eternal God! ‘Tis He That bears the mild Immanuel’s name. The Prince of Peace on earth is found, The Child is born, the Son is given, Tell it to all the nations round, Jehovah is come down from heaven – Charles Wesley God is the Almighty One. He is also Immanuel, God with us, ‘God Most High and God Most Nigh.’ Charles Wesley rightly said “Our God contracted to a span, incomprehensibly made man” – God with us, Who come to dwell in the person...

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BOLA IGE: NIGERIA BEYOND FUEL SCARCITY AND POOR ELECTRICITY

BOLA IGE: NIGERIA BEYOND FUEL SCARCITY AND POOR ELECTRICITY

Posted by | Dec 24, 2017 | |

Since 1957, Nigeria has been a major oil exporter but most petrol is imported. A curse or blessing? In 2003, petrol was available on the black market for 400 naira ($3) a gallon – about four times the official time coupled with our epileptic electricity supply. My beloved Nigerian, who cursed us? A spiritual mapping about the present state of things in Nigeria points to an unending fight about ‘dark days return.’ A brief chronology of the Nigerian oil economy based on the oil discovery three years before our independence made oil the basis of our mono-economic growth with...

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JESUS CHRIST: The Reason for the Season

JESUS CHRIST: The Reason for the Season

Posted by | Dec 24, 2017 | |

“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfil” – Matt 5:17 The church is in deep sleep. We are doing what we wouldn’t do if we are awake. There is silence divorce between the Advent season and the reason behind it and rather than reminding the world the reason for the season, the season is dictating the reason hence, we loose the impact. Advent calls for the restoration of the purpose of Jesus’ birth. In a culture that is pleasure-ridden, the commercialisation and hype around Christmas...

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THE RIPE HARVEST FIELD

THE RIPE HARVEST FIELD

Posted by | Dec 17, 2017 | |

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.  When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” Matt 9:35-38 O Lord, send more labourers into this HARVEST field in Jesus mighty name. JESUS SAVES no controversy. thank you for...

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Advent-Watch: Rejoicing ‘As with gladness men of old.’

Advent-Watch: Rejoicing ‘As with gladness men of old.’

Posted by | Dec 17, 2017 | , |

In this days of fake news, the real and best news that humanity will ever receive is the Good news of Jesus’ birth . In loving-kindness Jesus came to reclaim our souls in mercy from the depths of sin and shame. Jesus came with tender hand and grace to life and to lift us from sinking, from shades of night to the plains of light. Jesus came proclaiming a way of fresh and clear thinking; God’s kingdom has drawn near. Jesus came, saying to you and me, “Repent and change your way and view.’ When Jesus came into Wesley’s...

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