Author: Deji Okegbile

THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF ITINERANT MINISTRY: Wesley’s ‘Sons (and Daughters) in the Gospel.’

THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF ITINERANT MINISTRY: Wesley’s ‘Sons (and Daughters) in the Gospel.’

Posted by | Jul 9, 2018 | , , , , |

The Gospel reading from Mark 6:1-13 offers us a clue to what happens when the Gospel become counter-cultural. The Gospel points us to what happens when the Word of God is spoken unreservedly and undiluted to our culture, our ideological secularism. The rejection of Jesus in his hometown reveals the picture and the trait of the people of Nazareth in each of us and our communities. The Gospel will always be opposed especially in a world that is gone wrong, ‘a world turned upside down; therefore, when someone comes speaking the truth to us, we will think that they...

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America of 1776, With a Spirit of 2018

America of 1776, With a Spirit of 2018

Posted by | Jul 5, 2018 | , , , |

It is impossible to govern the world without God and the Bible. Of all dispositions and habits that lead to political prosperity, our religion and morality are indispensable supporters – President George Washington In recent time, especially when I saw the videos of some innocent children in a cage, I was moved to tear and I have been praying more and doing some studies about America. How did America get to this low level? America was a wilderness in the 17th and 18th centuries, ‘there were few roads, no national postal system. Most of the population lived in villages...

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Radical Grace Transforming Hope: Rising from Death of Sin and Sickness into a New Creation.

Radical Grace Transforming Hope: Rising from Death of Sin and Sickness into a New Creation.

Posted by | Jul 2, 2018 | , , , , |

The Holy Bible remains the bestselling book in the world for a reason it is not just a work of literary genius. The Bible is God’s word and love letter to you and me, it guides us to eternity with God through and in Jesus Christ. The Gospels containing 37 miracles of Jesus Christ brings a renewing understanding of radical grace transforming hope of God in the day to day issues of our life. The Gospels and miracles are about the outward sign of inward transformation. Based on the book of Titus 3 verse 6-7, Radical Grace Transforming Hope...

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ARCHBISHOP AYO LADIGBOLU @ 80:  A PRINCE AND A MUSLIM EVANGELIST TO A METHODIST ARCHBISHOP.

ARCHBISHOP AYO LADIGBOLU @ 80:  A PRINCE AND A MUSLIM EVANGELIST TO A METHODIST ARCHBISHOP.

Posted by | Jun 27, 2018 | , , , |

Papa Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu, the retired Methodist archbishop of Ilesa and Ibadan is a father to me. As the Chairman of the Editorial Board, Literature Department, Methodist Church Nigeria and while he was still serving as the bishop of Ifaki and Ibadan, Papa Ladigbolu between 1993-2000 mentored me as the Conference Editor, and Editor of the Methodist News. Papa adopted me as a son and supported me during my training as a minister at Methodist Theological Institute, Sagamu while I was still working as the Conference Editor at Wesley House, Marina, Lagos. It was a great pleasure to go...

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JONAH – MEANS OF REVIVAL FOR OBEDIENT CHURCH

JONAH – MEANS OF REVIVAL FOR OBEDIENT CHURCH

Posted by | Jun 26, 2018 | , , , |

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here (Luke 11:32). The story and one-sentence sermon of Jonah, the greatest revival in history not only provides lesson for the reluctant church, it also raises hope and joy as means and template of revival for obedient church today. God works in a mysterious way, a reluctant church through genuine repentance could become a joyful, health-full and growth-full Assembly of God’s people. Just as the death of Jonah could be...

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