Deji Okegbile

KNOWING JESUS AND THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION IN A ‘POST-CHRISTIAN’ SOCIETY.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Apr 10, 2023 | Missions and Evangelism |

There is no true Christianity without the knowledge of the Cross and the Resurrection power. Jesus’ Resurrection proves that the grave is not the final chapter of human existence. Jesus’s Resurrection gives forgiven life. Nations and churches are decaying and declining because of a lack of knowledge and experience of Jesus as the ONLY Saviour and His resurrection power. A ‘post-Christian’ society is a missional opportunity to know Jesus and His Power of Resurrection hence, a call away from idolatrous compromises and mere conservation of structures. Knowing Jesus and His Power of Resurrection summons us towards an ‘ever-growing biblical...

REVIVAL, BEYOND MARTHA’S FAITH, SPIRITUALITY, AND THEOLOGY.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Mar 25, 2023 | Missions and Evangelism |

Lazarus is dead, but that was not his end. Beloved, your physical death is not your end. The raising of Lazarus is the last of seven miracle signs in John’s Gospel. It shows what Jesus meant when He declared, “I am the resurrection and the life (Jn 11:25). The resurrection of the body of anyone who has died physically but who will spend eternity either in heaven or hell is one of the basic teachings in God’s Word. Those who reject this sign and teaching always have no alternative but to deny or kill Jesus, who performs the miracle...

‘COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY’: THE CHURCH’S ECOLOGY AND TRIBALISM.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Mar 17, 2023 | Nations |

Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential election would remain where ethnic and religious sensitivities play a role not only between a largely Muslim north and mainly Christian south but also with hundreds of different ethnic groups. This election calls for the leadership of Nigeria’s first international denomination, the Methodist Church Nigeria, to give direction to the body of Christ in Nigeria to overcome our divisiveness. To do this, Methodist Church Nigeria, as a spiritual microcosm of Nigeria, needs a corporate and collaborative ministry and episcopacy above tribal and ethnic sentiments and a degeneration into a ‘fractious collection of sects and tribes.’ As it...

INVITATION FOR THE ‘ADULTERESS’ CHURCH IN WRONG MARRIAGES.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Mar 12, 2023 | Missions and Evangelism |

Jesus’ passion was to save the spiritually lost, a vision with a mission far more important to Him than food and drink. The Gospel reading is about Jesus encountering the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well (Jn 4). Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman reveals His commitment to His heavenly Father’s purpose and inner desire to bring people of all races, cultures, and backgrounds into a personal relationship with God. St Augustine’s beautiful description of the episode of Christ and the Samaritan woman suggests ‘her as mystically representing the “Church not yet made righteous.” Saint Augustine writes, “She is a...

What We All Need! “God-adventure” with Jesus.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Mar 10, 2023 | Missions and Evangelism |

“God loved you: therefore, love and obey him: Christ died for you: therefore, die to sin: Christ is risen: therefore, rise in the image of God. Christ lives for evermore: Therefore, live to God till you live with Him in glory” – John Wesley. Jesus sees us as we are, not as we imagine or redefine ourselves. He knows our weak points. In the Gospel of John, we read about a discourse between Jesus and a Pharisee named Nicodemus (Jn 3:1-17). Jesus tells Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews and ruling council member, a spiritual truth that perplexes but is...