Deji Okegbile

Living the Reformation: Communion of the Saints

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Nov 2, 2017 | Missions and Evangelism |

For all the saints who from their labors rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy Name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia, alleluia! William How’s Anglican hymn “For All the Saints” (1864) shows the celebration of all the saints and not just hero worship, “it is the worship of the Lord in whom we are one in faith by grace: “Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.” Living the Reformation is a call to offers worship and praise in remembering the witness of those who are dead among us, our cloud of witnesses. Living the Reformation...

NOON: Need Of Our Nations – Be a part

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Nov 1, 2017 | General and Ecumenism |

“I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labour in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth.” ― Martin Luther Let us pray for a renewed evangelism and love of the Holy Scriptures in the heart of our youth. thank you for...

REFORMATION @ 500: OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF LUTHER (2).

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Nov 1, 2017 | General and Ecumenism |

I hope the last day will not tarry over 100 years, … – Martin Luther John’s letter to the early church in the first century about the increase of counterfeit teachers and counterfeit Christians resonates with Martin Luther’s hope and expectation that the last day will not tarry for too long (1 Jn 2). Luther, a voice in the wilderness points our attention to the last day just as John draws our awareness to the spiritual deception of the Antichrists in the last day. One of the signs of the spirit of Antichrist is the abandonment of steadfast discipleship through...

CELEBRATING 500 YEARS OF REFORMATION AT WESTMINSTER

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Oct 31, 2017 | General and Ecumenism |

Celebrating 500 years of Reformation today with a Symposium at St Margaret’ s Church, Westminster Abbey on the theme: Liberated by God’s Grace. “The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me” – Martin Luther. Let us pray that the Bible will lay hold on this generation in Jesus mighty name. thank you for...

REFORMATION @ 500: OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF LUTHER (1).

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Oct 29, 2017 | General and Ecumenism |

I hope the last day will not tarry over 100 years, because God’s Word will be taken away again and a great darkness will come for the scarcity of ministers of the Word – Martin Luther (1483 – 1546), Schriften, vol 22, col.16/18, (1538). Today is Reformation Sunday and the epistle reading from 1 Thessalonian chapter 2 points us to the truth about the Reformation and fear of Martin Luther. Eight years before his death, Luther expressed his fear of how long the Reformation, his protest against the church’s corrupt heresy and errors could last. His hope in...