Author: Deji Okegbile

Sir Soremekun, Methodism’s “father of all” @100: A Symbol of the Ancient and Modern.

Sir Soremekun, Methodism’s “father of all” @100: A Symbol of the Ancient and Modern.

Posted by | Nov 13, 2020 | , |

The description of Sir David Olanipekun Oluremi Soremekun at 100 by His Eminence Dr Sunday Makinde, Prelate Emeritus, Methodist Church Nigeria as Nigerian Methodism’s “father of all,” reminds us one of John Wesley’s hymns about God’s missional attribute as ‘Father of all, whose powerful voice called forth this universal frame.’ Pa Soremekun at 100 under the watch of the Almighty God ‘Father of all,’ continue to act and reflect God’s image in him as a ‘father of all’ both to the laity and ordained members in Methodist Church Nigeria. According to Prelate Makinde, Sir Soremekun, a philanthropist ‘is a...

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EVANGELIST JOSEPH BOLAJOKO AGBOOLA: Abiding legacy of his sense of the Divine.

EVANGELIST JOSEPH BOLAJOKO AGBOOLA: Abiding legacy of his sense of the Divine.

Posted by | Nov 11, 2020 | , |

With the passing of Papa Joseph Bolajoko Agboola, a long time Methodist Local Preacher and grassroots evangelist, Methodist Church Nigeria and the world have lost a great and true servant of God. Pa Agboola, a man of many parts was there for me as a prayer partner in 1993 when I joined Methodist Church Nigeria as Conference Editor. I have lost a dear evangelical leader and father. A native of Fiditi, and born on May 6th, 1944, Pa Agboola’s ‘preaching wove together his love for the New Testament, his passion for evangelism, and a deep sense of care and...

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The Faithful and Unfaithful Virgins: Call to Advent Quality to Christian life.

The Faithful and Unfaithful Virgins: Call to Advent Quality to Christian life.

Posted by | Nov 9, 2020 | , |

‘No man has more than enough holiness to himself’ – John Wesley Jesus Christ is coming again! This is the core message of the Parable of the ten virgins. A parable is a brief earthly story that speaks and teaches eternal lessons. God is calling the church and all who believe in Jesus Christ to constantly examine our own spiritual condition in the light of Christ’s coming at an unknown and unexpected time. The parable of the ten virgins appears only in Matthew’s Gospel and it points us toward Advent, ‘the time to wake up again and renew all...

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KBA Adeyemi @70, Beyond the Reproach of Widowhood: Renewing the “Order of Widow” as “Altar of God.”

KBA Adeyemi @70, Beyond the Reproach of Widowhood: Renewing the “Order of Widow” as “Altar of God.”

Posted by | Nov 4, 2020 | |

Rev Dr Kikelomo Bola Adeyemi’s testimony especially on her 70th birthday challenge the church on the accounts of the history of Christian theology that ‘tend to neglect material concerning widows in antiquity and their contribution to Christian discipleship.’ KBA Adeyemi’s experience continue to help in appreciating the contribution of widows in Nigeria and Christian antiquity generally. Using the words of Lisa More, KBA Adeyemi’s Christian stewardship and widowhood as “Altar of God” helps us to understand ‘the Jewish roots of the widows’ contribution to Christian theology,’ evangelism and church leadership. KBA Adeyemi’s experience resonates with the ‘enrolled widows in...

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THE SAINTS, THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES IN EACH OF US.

THE SAINTS, THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES IN EACH OF US.

Posted by | Nov 2, 2020 | |

The 2020 celebration of All Saints Day on a Sunday presents us a message of hope and personal renewal. In the Gospel reading, Jesus warned against the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees (Matt 23:1012). The scribes and Pharisees, dominated and engrossed with their confused priorities, two-faced theology and behaviour, impure motives, and damaging leadership had lost them the trust of many common people. The spiritual failure of the scribes and Pharisees pointed out by Jesus brings to limelight the importance of the saintly honourable office that the scribes and Pharisees occupied. To be a saint is to be...

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