Author: Deji Okegbile

OVERCOMING DARKNESS, THE DISTORTION OF TRUTH.

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For the darkness shall cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord shall rise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you. The nations shall come to your light and kings to the brightness of your rising – Is. 60:1-3. The imagery’ darkness shall cover the earth, thick darkness; the people point to nations, homes, and churches. Darkness should lead to a new day. Hence, the call to arise and shine for our Light has come. Even...

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DEACONESS MATILDA SOBOGUN AT 70: A HUMBLE WIDOW BEYOND A VICTIM OF RELIGIOUS EXPLOITATION.

Deaconess Matilda Sobogun, at 70, reminds us of Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:19-21: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth . . . but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” She lives sacrificially, even as a Brigade Commandant. In her devotion, she willingly gives her all to the Lord. Deaconess Sobogun, a humble widow, is extraordinarily generous out of her love for Jesus alone by her example that resonates with a nameless widow in the Gospel of Mark chapter 12; our Lord...

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2024 CALL TO PERSONAL RENEWAL

JANUARY 6TH (EPIPHANY) – MARCH 29TH (GOOD FRIDAY), 84 DAYS PRAYER AND FASTING. Welcome to the 2024 Call to Personal Renewal from Epiphany to Good Friday. January 6th, the actual date for Epiphany, is the traditional end of Christmas as we remember the magi arriving with their gifts for Jesus Christ. The name Epiphany comes from the Greek epiphaneia, meaning “appearance” or “manifestation,” and refers to the manifestation of Jesus Christ to the world. In the New Testament, Epiphany refers to the first and final comings of Jesus (Titus 2:11, 13).  The annual Call to Personal Renewal from Epiphany to Good Friday is...

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BISHOP AJAYI CROWTHER, 133 years after: The First Indigenous Bishop, and the Roadblock of Racism.

“May I ever have a fresh desire to be engaged in the service of Christ, for it is perfect freedom! … Thus, the day of my captivity was to me a blessed day, when considered in this respect; though certainly, it must be unhappy also, in my being deprived on it of my father, mother, sister and all other relations” – Bishop Ajayi Samuel Crowther. The formation of the Anglican Church in 1532 under the guide of King Henry VIII recalls the first-ever consecrated Bishop of the Church of England in West Africa, the Niger Territories, on June 29,...

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Sir Demola Aladekomo @ 66: “God Used Me as A Facilitator for Chams.”

There is going to be massive explosions in new businesses, new organisations, and new markets, as a result of technology – Sir Demola Aladekomo. God uses humans to accomplish His will for many things. He used Noah to build the ark and save people. He called Abraham to be the father of His people. He raised the judges to deliver His people (Judges 2:16). God’s use of humans to accomplish His will signifies that as His creations, we are to be the agents through which He accomplishes His will. Sir Ademola Benjamin Aladekomo’s (ABA) willingness to say “yes” to God changed...

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