Deji Okegbile

POINTERS TO CHURCH GROWTH AND DECLINE

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Aug 4, 2017 | Missions and Evangelism |

And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly[g]received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple,...

CHAPLAINCY, A MISSION AGENCY

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jul 26, 2017 | Missions and Evangelism |

ADDRESS/REPORT BY THE CHAPLAIN TO THE GENERAL MEETING, NIGERIAN METHODISTS CHAPLAINCY, UK/IRELAND ON SUNDAY 23rd JULY, 2017 AT CHIGWELL RETREAT CENTRE. THEME: GOD’S WORD, OUR GUIDE Mission purpose: The Chaplaincy is a renewal and mission platform/agent within the British Conference seeking to equip and nurture Nigerian Methodists and other Christians in their discipleship and engage them to enrich Methodism in UK and beyond by enabling members to integrate and use their gifts within their local churches and fellowships. Introduction: To God be the glory for His amazing grace over us since our last Conference in Rainham. Let...

WESLEYAN RAINHAM: A Way Forward

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jul 12, 2017 | Methodism |

‘In the future, when your children ask you,’What do these stones mean to you?’ you should tell them …’ Josh 4:6-7 The celebration of Rainham Methodist Church 90th anniversary offers us opportunities to involve the church family and the community in discovering, retelling, and sharing the church’s history, mission, evangelism, renewal, and vision especially to our children. In Joshua 4 we read about the purpose contemplated by the conveyance of the twelve stones to Gilgal. The reflections is that the stones might be a standing/spiritual record to posterity of the miraculous passage of the Jordan or Rainham. The heart...

STOP THE FUNERAL: REVERSE METHODIST DECLINE

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jun 30, 2017 | Methodism |

‘Our future does not depend on upgrading premises, tinkering with structures, devising new strategies either local or Connexional. We will have a future when prayer rather than projects saturate our agenda. We will have a future when presbyters drag themselves away from their computers and get out and talk to people, helping them to pray, discover God in the world and talk about it. We will have a future when Methodists, who long to love God with all their heart, mind and soul feel the transforming power of the Spirit’ – Rev Tom Stuckey, a past President of the...

FATHERS, BRANCHES OF THE HEAVENLY FATHER

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jun 18, 2017 | Ministry and Prayer |

“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none” (Ezk 22:30) The greatest need in the world today is for fathers, good fathers being a regenerated man in the image of our heavenly Father, functioning as a regenerated man, taking responsibility as a regenerated man, thinking like a regenerated man, acting like a regenerated man, working and walking with the heavenly Father as the True Vine. Fathers as branches of the Heavenly Father goes...