Author: Deji Okegbile

The present church is far away where God’s power can manifest – Very Rev Dr Mike Oye Christianity is not a movement or religion based on abstract principles. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is so central to Christians. Because Jesus was raised from the dead, He has power even today. He is Risen and Powerful. Jesus is the Saviour we can know and experience; hence, Christianity is a relationship with a Living Saviour. Jesus, as our Saviour, transforms His followers into His likeness, infuses our lives and empowers us. According to Very Rev Dr Mike Oye, ‘you cannot struggle...

The Gospel reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter reminds us of the symbolism of the Good Shepherd. The symbolism beyond the tension between hired hands and the good shepherd is still current today, and it explains the missional marks of Jesus’ sheep. Jesus Christ spells out what it means for Him to be our Good Shepherd and for us to be His sheep. The prominent distinctive marks of Jesus’s sheep start with the entry into the sheepfold by the door, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, that is, through Jesus’ blood. To be Christ’s sheep is to...

Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God. Therefore, arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark to the covenant of the Lord and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord – 1Chr. 22:19. The story of Prophet Nehemiah, with its pragmatic approach and call to arise and build, resonates with the current state of the church and our nations. Just as Jerusalem was a broken city, a spiritual devastation, our church orthodoxy is in ruins. This...