CHRISTMAS CAROL/FAMILY DINNER

Okay my people... thanks a million for always staying tuned to my blog(Na radio wey them dey tune in to?)

anyway married life has been fun...(no worry i go post pictures soon, the wedding actually happened all you doubting thomases... lol)

okay it's that time of the year again when bells start jingling...
i would like to personally invite you to be a part of My church's Christmas Carol/Family dinner

Date is 20th December
Time is 4pm

President of The Living Faith foundation, Rev Joe Olaiya will be exhorting,
Guests artistes include : Mairo, Funmi Sax, Ibk,
and of cos the Carols will be led by the best choir in the world(if you like no believe, you are on your own) Vessels of Gold...

The MC and compere of this event is the hilarious: MC Bonus (na bonus mark the guy take dey pass for school)

all in all it's going to be an exciting time in God's presence, with lot's of fun, plenty to eat and drink and yet will leave a life transforming impact in your life.
Make it a date with destiny
For inquiries or info or seat reservation call: 08095205555

DANCE OR DIE???

Afternoon my people... I hope you are having a fabulous day? This post is dedicated to the courageous christians being killed by boko haram in the north and those slaughtered by isis and all facing persecution all around the world.

I remember several years ago... precisely in august 2005 on Solid Foundation camp in Ipaja. The theme was AWESOME GOD(if I remember correctly) and I had an encounter that changed my life forever.

A certain pastor had been invited to preach and he titled his message
DANCE OR DIE... TAKE YOUR STAND
that day as he jocularly recited the title in a singsong manner periodically all through the message and we chanted alongside him never did I know that what he was talking about would have long lasting impact for me and even set the course for the rest of my life.

His lesson centered on 3 hebrew children who had come to be known as Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego who refused to dance before or bow to the graven image the king had constructed. They were told in clear terms DANCE OR DIE! 

Their choice is still being celebrated today... Same question the christians in the north are facing... Dance or Die... not to talk of the several mass killings of christians by islamic militant group ISIS.

This is a wake up call to christians all over the world... If you were presented with the same option would your faith stand strong in the dace of sure death?

Enough of lip service... Let's dig in our feet and root for christ till the end... come what may...
Many of us are comfortable with our current situations and we think it's not necessary to make our stand known. Christians at the peak of Entertainment, etc...
NEYMAR broke that jinx and made his stand known during one of the most keenly watched matched in football history. Will you take your stand?

I TAKE MY STAND...
I'm 100%  for JESUS

Inspiration is the gateway to transformation
#GetInspired
Minister Effizey

THE DEATH SERIES: EPISODE 3: THE HEAVEN DILEMA

Hello family... Top of the morning to you,  it's getting hotter as this series goes on... several people have called to chastize me while some others have called to agree with me...
However i owe anyone who disagrees no apology, we are sometimes so entrenched in the status quo that we find it hard to understand Truth even when it's light shines directly on us.

Anyway i will be glad to answer any questions, simply direct them to tgbamila@gmail.com

Today we go straight to EPISODE 3: THE HEAVEN DILEMA

As usual a strange title, but if I must be honest to myself I am really in a dilema as regards the existence of Heaven to the believer.( Hold on, I have not back slided yet) but everytime I see a death and the attendant reactions from christians I am forced to wonder if Heaven is real.

I grew up hearing stories about the beauty of Heaven, how the streets are paved with gold and how there are crowns waiting for the believer who gets there.  However the only downside to it is that it is not immediately accessible to us. we have to wait for either death or for the rapture.
I remember a particular sunday school where a little boy stood up, raised his hands and said, "Aunty, why can't we all go to heaven now?" the adults burst into laughter.

Herein lies my Dilema; if heaven is real with all the attendant glory, and the only two ways to access it is either death or rapture, how come those are the two occurences most dreaded by the church today. the mention of the second coming of Christ in some churches today seems like taboo, whilst every prayerband is praying against the spirit of death. A secular musician who got puzzled had to sing "...Nobody wan die but them wan go heaven..."

As much as Christ has conquered death and given us access to life, if death is the only way to get to heaven for now, since Christ tarries, then why are christians so terrified of dying? does it mean they do not really believe what they confess about heaven being a better place? does it mean some believers do not really believe what they profess?

Apostle Paul was so happy to die, he said he had fought a good fight, had finished the race and was now ernestly waiting for the crown Christ will give him on the day of reckoning and then he made a profound statement that not only him, but a prize also awaits those who look forward eagerly to the day of Christ's coming.

I was listening to Benefit of Death recently, a message preached by Archbishop Benson Idahosa before he passed on to glory and I heard this "Pa Elton said to me Don't raise me from the dead when I die infact 6hours after I die bury me.. I have served God for 56years... I have done every thing God asked me to do. Don't buy a coffin, wrap me in a cloth and bury me; use the money for coffin to buy tracts and share to people And that's exactly what we did" -
Archbishop B.A Idadosa.

in my opinion that was a man who firmly believed in Heaven, and wanted to go there. his instruction "...Don't raise me from the dead when i die" is instructive. he knew he had lived a life of purpose and he was ready to go home to be with the lord.

My conclusion is this, The minute you truly believe Heaven is real and heaven awaits you when you die, you stop being afraid of death and concentrate on making maximum impact here on earth because you know your time here on earth is limited. that way when the master comes to take you home, you stretch your arms to him lovingly saying "Receive me."

Inspiration is the Gateway to Transformation
#GetInspired

THE SALIENT POINT

Calvary greetings guys and i say happy sunday to you, i know or hope many of you are already heading to church or in church already so would see this after service... however i just wanna share something with you all and i hope it causes us to think deeply.

Nigeria is host to the largest church auditorium in the world

Nigeria is also host to One of the largest Congregation in the world.

Majority of Nigerians attend one church or the other on Sunday

Nigerians majorly are a very religious lot.

Nigeira has the largest number of Penticostal Pastors in the world

Nigeria hosts some of the richest pastors in the world.

Nigerians are London's biggest spenders

                    Yet

Nigeria is one of the most corrupt countries in the world

Nigeria is becoming home to some really mundane practices

Boko Haram has been having a field day

The Standard of living for most people doesn't seem to be improving

Nigerians are some of the poorest people in the world. 

Crime rates are on the rise in Nigeria daily

The Salient Point...
Of what use is our salvation if we can't impact our world?
We go to church religiously every sunday and yet it seems that is all there is to it.
how about if we decided to take a different approach? what is we stopped restricting ourselves to those sunday sunday gatherings in massive cathedrals, and also added some community development initiatives? personally i mean. what if we stopped dusting and bringing out our bibles only on service days and actually begin to show love to our neigbhours everyday?  What if we began to reach people not only with the written word of God but with the evidence of obedience to scriptures? 

don't get me wrong, i love going to church and fellowshipping with the brethren(i even work in church so i guess i pass on that point) but the salient point is, if we restrict ourselves to fellowshipping with believers, who will show love and minister to that area boy? Remember the area boy you did not reachout to with God's love becomes the potential armed robber or election thug tomorrow.
Let's not just play church, Let's become christians.(Christlike)

Inspiration is the gateway to transformation
#GETINSPIRED
Minister Effizey

TOUGH TIMES WILL COME

Morning everyone and of course I must say welcome to 2015. Never mind that it's coming late. But I just am not a fan of making noise when everyone else is doing same.
However I can assure you that 2015 is gonna be a great year. Speaking of great,my book is finished and currently undergoing review with my senior friends.
 I am very excited about the book as it promises to be helpful to our relationships. It is opened up for further reviews from literary lovers,relationship counselor,editors and other interested friends.




Yes back to my topic. tough times! I know some of you have heard just predictions of a blissful 2015 and feel I'm being too negative but I must assure you that tough tomes will come.However, tough tomes don't last, tough people do. My Dad would always say, it is foolhardy not to prepare for what you cannot avoid!

There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren’t the way you had hoped they would be.That’s when you have to tell yourself that things will get better.
There are times when people disappoint you and let you down;. but those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust not in your own judgments and opinions, but instead to keep your life focused on believing in God’s promises.That’s when you have to tell yourself that things will get better.

There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life, but and it is up to you to accept them. Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction God has planned for
you. It may not be easy at times, but in those times of struggle you will find a stronger sense of who you are. So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities, remember to keep trusting God and never toot stop walking
in the path he has set for you.

Because the challenges and changes will only help you to find the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.

Keep Believing In The Most High!

Toffy Jesugbamila(Minister Effizey)

FATAL FATE 8

 

She was back home, but she couldn't sleep,

 
she kept rolling over the events of the last few hours

 
she was still in a state of shock. so this was her sister's plan all along?

 
She couldn't believe the height of man's inhumanity to man. her blood sister!

 
She wept uncontrollably, however she had made up her mind on what to do

 
she called her lawyer and asked for how to write a last testament

 
she willed all her wealth to the motherless home down the street

 
she gave out the house her sister lived in to the house help and cook

 
she smiled when she was done writing her testament and she mailed it to her lawyer who stamped it

 
she dragged a stool to the middle of the room, 

 
she climbed it and put a noose on the fan..

THAT NAME JESUS

This post didn't have a title as at the start of this writing. i woke up with a song dominating my mind...
There is power in the name of jesus,  to break evry chain , .... initially, i just sang it then kept quiet,
then another song popped in my head as i worked in the church office,
"the name, the name, of Jesus, is greater and higher than all names, it is not an ordinary name, it's the name that's full of power and grace..."

i began to wonder what was going on... and then i got a call and someone shared an awesome testimony, whe had prayed in the name of Jesus and an amazing miracle took place.

and then it struck me... the name of Jesus is so effective and carries so much power no matter the medium through which it is used. via song, via prayer, via text, via social media etc...
"And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it." (John 14:13,14)

and the devil realized this and began to put in place strategies to water down the effect of the name of Jesus.  and guess what?? he is succeeding.

hold it!!! i knoww some of you religious folks are about to attack me, calling me a liar and opening bible verses to prove to me that the name of Jesus will always be effective, let me quote some of the verses you will be attempting to use

His name represents all of His finished work on the cross, fulfilling God's plan of redemption and salvation, victory over sin, death, and over the devil's entire realm. When the name of Jesus Christ is invoked, it carries all of the power and distinction God gave to it. God raised Jesus from the dead, elevated Him to His right hand, and gave Jesus a name above "every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come." (Ephesians 1:21)

Philippians declares, "God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth." (Philippians 2:9, 10) Hebrews states, regarding Jesus, "when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they." (Hebrews 1:3, 4)

On the day of Pentecost, the people were deeply moved after Peter's powerful sermon, and asked, "What do we do?" Peter answered, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38)

so you see, i agree with you when you use the name of Jesus to pray like i pointed out in the begining of my atricle it is always effective, but what if the devil has found a way for us to pray without using the name of Jesus while we think we are using it?

THE TREND
of course if he suddenly removed the name of Jesus from our prayers we would notice immediately, so he decided to emplore the famous tactic we use on social media which is short hand. so all of a sudden you see someone type a very long prayer and end it with IJN, amen. how come the only item worthy of abbreviation is in jesus name? (ah ahh, some people think i am just paranoid for nothing.) i ask you to take a look into how xmas has subtly been substituted for christmas. it initially started as a shorthand, whth X being the short form of christ(i still wonder till date how they achieved that understanding, but that's a post for another day,) but now even in pronunciation people now pronounce xmas as a suitable alternative for Christmas, and in many circles now, Christ has been substituted for X.

so you see the danger in allowing yourselves to fall into the trap of reducing the name of Jesus to mere shorthand? the power lies in the name!!! the bible says clearly, At the mention of the name of Jesus... not at the mention of the abbreviation of the name of Jesus...

the amazing part is the school of thought that advocates the use of shorthand as a means of conserving space, and i wonder how do you conserve space by removing the name that malkes the prayer you are praying effective?
as i write this post another song flashed in my spirit(that name Jesus, that name Jesus carry weight ooo by BNG). in fact, that'll be the title of this post. "THAT NAME JESUS"

well that's all i have to say, so when next you want to abbreviate the name of Jesus, i hope you will think twice...
Minister Effizey Signing out

P.S.As the year draws to a close and everyone is balancing accounts, so also the kingdom of hell is balancing. i pray for you today, the enemy will not use you, your family or your loved ones to balance accounts this year in Jesus name... Amen

Dear Gents

Ok o, now i know the ladies will be happy about this topic, Now this one is to the guys, na real talk and it's straight from my heart. Be kind enough to drop a comment.
DEAR GENTS,
How do I put this? Where do I start from? Let me say it as it is.
I see beautiful women everyday. My street, The bus stops,  On the
way to and from work, Church, Everywhere. The well clothed ones, the semi nude ones and the outright scandalous ones.( some girls can dress up and cover up everything but the clothes will be so tight, it's as I they are not wearing anything at all as all their curves and shapes are displayed to the world)

But guess what?
I'm not chasing them. Know why? Because I know they are not for
me.
I'm sensitive enough in my spirit to know. Even when they are godly
and so awesome, it just registers the way a metal detector beeps
when metal goes through it, I just know. So, I pass by. I know it might sound easier said than done, I always talk vabout the second look. The first time you see a scantily clad lady across the road or street, you can't help it and even the heavens won't blame you. What do you then do next? Do you face your front and mind your business or do you lean in for a second/closer look? Now that's how list creeps in. Many of us guys have become experts at mentally undressing even the few ladies who dress decently. Who do we then blame for that? 

Ok at this point some guys will be like but I'm innocently/seriously looking out for a girl to marry... My response is somewhat funny, let Christ lead you. Now every woman is your wife. A large percentage of the people I have as friends are ladies yet I do not go to each of them who dresses well and ask if they are the 'one'
Even when I meet a new female friend, my first thought is not, "is she
the one?" 

The problem with most of us is we do not take time to get to know God and how he leads us.
When you surrender this thing to Jesus, you leave it there and go
about your business. You will know when that alarm goes off. There
will be no mistaking it when you know God and talk with Him.
Do you?
If you do not know, sit still until you do. Don't start jumping from
woman to woman like a serial toaster or a loose man who thinks he
is God's gift to women.

Gentleman, there must come a time in your life when you grow up. A
time when you KNOW who you are and where you are going in life.
Until that happens you may become like those who never grew up
and spent their time and lives chasing skirts.
I am not saying do not like females. You are not five years old anymore when it was normal to see girls as annoying and a bore,  All the same, grow up to see you need only ONE
woman and keep going until you find her.
All this woman chasing we do, is stupid and has no profit. Sit your
butt down and ask yourself some good questions.
This isn't about sex. (Dhat one sef na topic in itself. )Just cool down.
It is not about her looks. (E no bad bhet looks will fade.)
Check her insides. (I didn't say slash her open like Jack The Ripper
oh!) I mean what's her heart like? Is it beating in sync with yours?
Can it hold you and your dreams? Can you handle hers? Can you
build together?
That's what you and I are to be after. That one person we find that
makes us feel like we are home.
We cannot find her if we are looking at and desiring everyone who
has a bigger cup size than we do, an hour glass shape and, has
ovaries.
Find her.
Woo her.
Stand by her and leave other men to find theirs.
Life would be so much better for us all if we did this.

There is much more to be said but I will stop here for now... Thanks for reading.  If this has blessed you be kind enough to drop a comment.

Tribute to Dr Myles Munroe

Several tributes have poured out, but I find this one by Pst Sunday Adelaja so touching.

I, like most dwellers of our planet woke up to this crude and shocking
news that Dr.Myles Munroe and his beloved wife Ruth have left this
earth in a tragic plane crash.
Dr.Myles and his wife have impacted my life, ministry and our whole
Russian speaking world in such a way that it`s difficult to imagine.
Dr.Myles Munroe was not just a Pastor, Teacher and Minister of the
gospel. Dr.Myles was first of all a Man, he was a real man, a
complete person, a genuine human being. He is a man that genuinely
worked hard to transform himself so much that he reflects the image
and likeness of God. Myles Munroe makes you feel like you are his
peer. He makes you feel welcome, he does everything to make you
feel at home.

I feel I should share the story of the first time I met him in 1999. He
and Ruth came to our ministry here at the Embassy of God, Kiev,
Ukraine, for the very first time. However a few days before his arrival
I was down with chickenpox. Of course, with that kind of infection I
needed to be isolated. But Dr.Myles insisted on seeing me and when
he came into the room I asked him to stay away from me since I did
not want him to get infected, but instead of that, he came right at me
hugging me. What he said was even more amazing. He said: “…rub
those wounds on my skin, rub your body against my body because
we are brothers, we are covenant brothers, we are brothers keepers”,
he said, “let your problem become my problem, let your challenge
become my challenge, let`s share this chickenpox together, let`s
carry the burden together…” I was like WHAT!!! What is this man
doing? But from that day Myles Munroe won my heart, he quickly
became one of my closest Friends on earth, a Confidant, Teacher,
Senior Brother, Colleague, Partner, and just a Trusted Friend.

Then a day later, when the conference began I made another
discovery of this ONE IN A LIFETIME PERSONALITY. I discovered
that Myles Munroe is a Teacher, at first I was perplexed that even
though I never heard this man and I think he never heard me, but yet
how come we are talking the same language? I never heard anybody
preaching such a similar message as I preached. To hear Dr.Myles
Munroe do it with such brilliance and eloquence totally impressed
me. I think preachers will understand me when I say, at a point you
get to a place when it is difficult to find who to listen to, but from that
week till date Myles Munroe became one of a few people in the world
whom I can readily listen to and take away something for myself.
Myles Munroe, oh, did he shake my world!!! After his messages,
testimonies and words in our church I vowed to discover God for
myself in a new way, he sparked a new hunger in me, that drove me
to God and self-education like never before, after which my ministry
took to a totally different dimension. We started to have social,
economic and political influence, just as he taught us. Members of
our church began to discover and pursue their purpose, - and then
the explosion began.
Let me tell you another story about the humanity of this great giant of
God. Each time I met Dr.Myles, you won`t believe this, but he runs
towards me with his arms wide opened like for a warm embrace,
then falls on his knees with his head bowed down. This is one of the
biggest acts of humility you will ever see, especially coming from
such a renowned personality like Dr.Myles Munroe.
Dr.Myles paid a great price to keep coming to Ukraine to help us
build a world-class church. He was embarrassed many times by the
customs at the point of entrance, yet, brotherly love prevailed on him
to overlook all the hindrances and challenges that it takes to partner
with a brother and to help a friend. When the attacks on me and our
church from the Ukrainian government became very fierce with all
forms of false accusations, allegations, court cases and threats,
Dr.Myles was constantly keeping in touch despite his busy schedule
to assure us of his prayers. Even though I could not travel out of
Ukraine of late, Dr.Myles was always sending messages to find out
how I was doing etc.

The last I heard of Myles Munroe was last month when he sent a
message through a common friend who was visiting Ukraine from
Israel where Dr.Myles was speaking. He wanted me to know he was
coming to see me soon and he said, “tell Pastor Sunday, he is the
most strategic person I have ever met, I will be with him there
soon”...
Today I discovered that I am no more going to be privileged to
receive the embrace of my brother anymore on this side of the
ocean.
Dr.Myles, as it were, I can see that you are no more the one going to
be with me soon, but rather I soon will be with you, – in our heavenly
Father`s home.
Rest in peace my Friend
Rest in peace my Brother
Rest in peace my Confidant
Rest in peace my Inspiration
Rest in peace God`s General
Rest in peace Teacher of men
Rest in peace the Man of purpose.
You have lived a full life, poured out to humanity, great shall be your
reward. Rest well, Dr.Myles Munroe. Adieu, Dr.Ruth Munroe, until we
all meet again at the bosom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Your Friend and Brother,
Pastor Sunday and Bose Adelaja
Kiev, Ukraine

I AM

yesso... after the amazing question i posted last week, i was opportuned to preach in a church that same thursday evening and i asked them the same question, WHO ARE YOU? well thankfully at the end of the message God helped us to be able to identify who we were and it was an awesome time in God's presence, 

well, in this post i will be answering the question as it pertains to me, and i hope many of you have also gotten answers to that question(though una no gree comment so i go know ooo) but i'll go ahead...

God revealed himself severally in the past as I AM...(THAT I AM, THE BREAD OF LIFE, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB, THE LORD, THE TRUE VINE... ETC) and thus we have the ready made format for introduction. so when God noticed that an identity crisis was plaguing his body(the church) he decided to remind us and this he did when he first of all said... "have i not told you? ye are gods!) let's not forget that was a reminder oooo, he had told us before.

a god! ahhh no way some of you would say, well let me remind you how man came to be... you were made in God's image(to look like him) and likeness(to function like him) so that when you walked into a place, people would see God. in other words God cloned you from himself so you could represent him here on earth.
(still not sure who you are?)

let me tell you who i am

I AM A CHOSEN GENERATION, A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PECULIAR PERSON... Now if you doubt the veracity of my claim as told me by God in 1pet2:9, i'm sure God was also serious in Rev 1:6, and in Rev5:10 again where he affirmed that i have been made a priest unto God and a king here on earth.

this takes me on a journey back through history, A king is the ruler of a kingdom, however when the kingdom runs into trouble, the king is usually stumped and he sends for the priest, the only person in the kingdom who can confer with the gods and profer a solution. so the chain of authority wss
king-priest-god!

however just as God is three in one, i'm also three in one, i'm a king, a priest and a god!!! so everything responds to me. i carry myself with that knowledge, and it has changed the way i look at situations around me.

now every small god gets his divinity from a soucre, fourtunately for me, i get mine directly from whom i was cloned from, the Almighty God, the Only ruler of the Heavens and the Earth.  so he is my boss, my Father. so i dispense my duties as a priest to him,(offerring sacrifices, prayers and oblation to him) and then i rule as a king here on earth.(having dominion, rulership ans authority)

this simply means, now that i know who i am in christ here on earth, when challenges that confront kings confront me, i don't begin to run helter skelter like others, i simply settle it the way a priest would do. however this means something. my priesthood must be intact if i'm to be a successful king.

A lot of christians want to rush into becoming kings, forgetting to settle their priesthood. and thus run into trouble. the bible says i am a royal priesthood. the question is which comes first, royality or priesthood. let me use another analogy, i am a blackman. means i am first a man before i am black. the black in fromt simple qualifies the man, so the royality simply qualifies my priesthood. in other words,

my proximity to divinity will determine my royality amongst humanity.

i leave you with this... i know who i am... a king-priest, a god..... WHO ARE YOU????

LOCATION FOR ALLOCATION

hello folks, i'm sure you need no reminder that it's friday but all the same i'll scream it out TGIF... lolz, please remember to always leave a comment after reading, you can also drop a testimony on the testimony section of my Blog. God bless you and as you read, may your lives be transformed.

It is an open secret that when God is set to bless a man he usually positions him at a spot where he can be divinely located. A lot of people have remained in poverty and penury for so long because they have stepped out of their point of divine location.  A classic example is that of Gehazi, Gehazi could easily have been the greatest prophet that ever lived.  

Look at it this way, Elijah was a great prophet and is still being spoken about till date,  we remember vividly when there was faminie in the land and God sent him to a brook, and there ravens fed him, (when you are in your place of divine location you cannot go hungry.)  In 2kings 2:9 when he was to be taken up to heaven, Elisha his servant ran after him and asked for double portion of his anointing, Elisha did not stop pursuing his master, despite various persuasions to stop, until he got to his point of Divine location. Elisha then became one of the greatest prophets that ever lived with his bones raising the dead, Gehazi his servant was next to become a great prophet, but we see in 2kings 5:20 how he ran off after Naaman, unlike his master Elisha, thereby leaving his place of Divine location, and the consequence was  he became a leper. His destiny got truncated because he left his place of Divine location.

Abraham couldn’t get blessed as long as he remained in his home town. God had to tell him. “get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred and from thy father’s house unto a land that i would shew thee and I would make of thee a great nation, and I would bless thee and make thy name great and thou shalt be blessed.”  (Gen 12:1-2.) His getting blessed was tied to him getting out of his comfort zone and getting into his point of divine location. Abraham still made a slight error by taking his cousin with him and sooner than later they began to have issues, so they eventually had to separate, Lot took the land that was seemingly greener and was to fare better, but because Abraham was at his point of divine location he flourished and was richer and better than Lot who eventually lost everything he had.

Acts 1:4-8 Jesus told his disciples to tarry in Jerusalem, and they would receive the Holy Ghost. They needed to stay in their place of divine location to get allocated with their portion of destiny. They obeyed and stayed put and had an encounter with the Holy Ghost that took them from zero to becoming heroes. Just a few weeks earlier we saw peter vehemently deny that he knew Jesus but after that divine encounter on the day of Pentecost, Peter turned into a fearless apostle who kept preaching Jesus even to the point of death.

People of God, it’s your season of Divine Location, and i emplore you to take care to listen to  all divine instructions seriously this season, you don’t want to be missing when it’s your time to be located, be prayerful and don’t leave your point of Divine location.. and if you're in the wrond place, Begin to ask God to lead you to your point of divine location. because  

YOUR LOCATION DETERMINES YOUR ALLOCATION.

God bless you... Have a lovely weekend

HAS THE CHURCH OFFENDED GOD???

Has the church offended God?
first of all, The Church is not a building or a physical structure... the church is the body of christ here on earth,  this is made up of all who have accepted christ as their personal lord and saviour.

My answer is a big  YES

 many would disagree with me; maybe they are waiting for God to show up at their door posts with a placard saying I AM OFFENDED

The body of Christ needs to wake up. many Pastors today are more concerned with building numbers instead of building members. they forget that a trailer filled with grass(population) will burn faster than the bag filled with gold(content)
inspite of the numerous churches everywhere the bible says the harvest is plenty but the labourers are few.
We are building multi million cathedrals and forgetting to raise men that will defend it.
let me prove it with a few easily verifiable facts for the 'doubting thomases'
*Do you know that the largest church building in Instanbul(Former Constantinople) in Turkey after it was built was taken over by the muslims before it became a museum.
* In the UK many churches are being bought over by muslims


When we talk of evangelism the muslims' are fast converting people and we Christians are busy exchanging people. We preach to people in one church to come to our own church. Where is the power that brings salvation to them that believe (Rom 1:16b)?

The biggest sin I've seen we Christians commit in this generation is use Gods name in vain
Let me tel u how using easy logic
Premise 1: 'Thou shall not take the name of thy Lord in vain'
Premise 2: 'Unless the Lord builds the house, they that labour do it in vain'
Conclusion: It means vain could also be futility,  no result
We Christians have become so religious, our amen lack results Even when we pray aright because we have misplaced the potency of the spoken word.
In the north now, almost every allahhu akbar takes at least 20lives
What happened to the short prayer that brought fire from heaven in the midst of baal priests?
We need to repent as a church and begin to take God at his word....

He said to us 'Ye shall lay your hands on the sick and they shall recover...' What are we waiting for? Why are there still sick amongst us?
We wonder why Nigeria is as it is today, while lots of prayers are being offered about boko haram and it seems nothing is happening?
We have lost the power behind the word somewhere in the midst of motivational messages,

the church needs to repent... we need to go back to our first love if we need more answered prayers like Elijah of old got instant answers to prayers or like the apostles in the early church.

We caused the slacking so first we need to ask for repentance for 'seemingly' making the gates of hell prevail in our time
Also signs, wonders, back people who preach, when last did you tell anyone about Jesus? Some of us have best friends, colleagues, neigbhours, etc who are unbelievers and we don't share the good news with them,
Let us repent of being selfish and ashamed of the gospel

Now the solution to Nigeria hit me as i prayed this morning

''If my people will turn from their ways and repent, I will forgive their sins and heal their land''

If the church(God's people) repents, Nigeria(our land) MUST be healed. God is not a man to lie

Let us pray

WHAT ARE HIS / HER WEAKNESSES?

WHAT IS HIS IDEA OF LOVE AND SERVICE?

WHAT ARE HIS/HER DREAMS/ VISION/ AMBITION?

SPIRITUAL COMPATIBLILTY

FINANCE

CHILDREN

IN-LAWS

SEXUALITY

HOBBIES/ FUN/ RELAXATION

LOCATION/ ACCOMODATION

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WHAT ARE HIS / HER WEAKNESSES?

WHAT IS HIS IDEA OF LOVE AND SERVICE?

WHAT ARE HIS/HER DREAMS/ VISION/ AMBITION?

SPIRITUAL COMPATIBLILTY

FINANCE

CHILDREN

IN-LAWS

SEXUALITY

HOBBIES/ FUN/ RELAXATION

LOCATION/ ACCOMODATION

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PUT YOUR PAST BEHIND

And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel?...” (1 Samuel 16: 1).

 God queried Samuel's continued mourning for Saul. God already rejected Saul from being King of Israel. So Samuel was mourning over a rejection that happened in the past; he was mourning because of the past; he was encumbered with thoughts of the past.

Friend, God says, forget the past. Stop feeling bad because of things that went wrong in the past; stop mourning on account of the gossips and wickedness that men hurled at you in the past; stop feeling bad for the missed opportunities of the past; forget the disappointments and humiliation you suffered in the past; forget the bad experiences that happened in your past; stop living in the fear and pain of the past.

Samuel's mourning for Saul didn’t make God to reconsider Saul; he mourned for the past in vain. If mourning for the past won't reverse the past or create a better future, then stop mourning. If reminding yourself of past disappointments and heartbreaks will not move you forward, then forget them before they break you further.

Your constant connection to the past will rob you of the opportunity to connect to a better future. If you keep mourning on account of what went wrong, you may not notice that God has begun to make some things right. If you keep focusing on the past, you won't gain a good focus of the future.

Whatever you have experienced in the past is not as important as the future that God wants to make happen for you. Do yourself a favour: forget the past!

Isaiah 43 vs. 18 (GWT) sums it up this way: “Forget what happened in the past, and do not dwell on events from long ago.”

Pray With Me: Lord, I choose to forget the past; my past will not rule my future, in Jesus’ name!

VACANCY: DREAMERS WANTED

They all shouted: "you fools, you idiot, that will never work what is
even your problem don’t you know plywood weighs more than air?"
To which Orville and Wilbur Wright responded "no it doesn’t we’ll
prove it to you." They went ahead to build the first ever air plane.
THEY WERE DREAMERS. 

"You can never be a great artiste" everyone
told him. "you only have one ear all great artistes must have two ears"
to which Vincent Van Gogh responded “I can’t even hear you” HE
WAS A DREAMER.

"Are you insane what are you talking about? it can never be possible distributing electricity, you’ll get electrocuted," to which Thomas Edison responded no I won’t I’ll prove it to you he became the first man to distribute electrical light bulb in America, When he died the American Government considered turning off all electrical current in the country for a minute or two as a tribute to him. Thomas Edison WAS A DREAMER.

        In 1928 Sir Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin which
saved Thousands of lives in London and beyond and even today
here we are talking about him because HE WAS A DREAMER. 

We will drown you boy if you continue, they said constantly there is
no place for blacks here better quit now or get drowned. To which
he responded “You can only succeed in drowning me if i quit”
Carl Brasher went ahead to be the first African American to
become a U.S Navy Master Diver he also was the first amputee
diver to be re-certified as a U.S Navy Diver. Carl Brasher WAS A
DREAMER. 

Benjamin Franklin people told him you can’t fly a kite in a rain storm but he replied yes you can if you have an electric kite HE WAS A DREAMER. 

 

He told his brothers "I saw in my dream you all bowing down to worship me,"  "hey will you shut up your mouth that can
never be possible, in-fact let us kill him and see what will become
of his dreams" you know the story, Joseph later became the
saviour of them all HE WAS A DREAMER.

Dare to dream, dream big, dream the most impossible things
people think can’t be possible, work at it, give it all you’ve got,
put away negative words and discouragement far from you and
see those dreams become reality. And if anyone, anybody or
anything tells you, you can’t do it or make it then you look
straight into their eyes with all boldness and confidence and you
say YES I CAN and in-fact i'm doing it right now, because that
might be the only thing you will be remembered for in this life.

Lastly let us look at one more man a great Dreamer He told
the people, the rain is coming heavily and the whole world will be
flooded everything is going to be wiped out both humans and
animals both your houses and your belonging everything the rain
will wipe away but don’t worry I will build an ark a very big one
where we all can hide and be preserved when the rain begins but
they replied him with the most common human word IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE, it can never happen stop dreaming of impossible
things the world can’t come to an end we will keep on enjoying
ourselves, as if they were the once that created the world and
themselves in the first place; those who did not come into the ark
were forever destroyed, well most of you know how the story

ended. That man WAS A DREAMER.

 

Now here I am telling you that you should come into that
same ark which represent CHRIST JESUS for there is a great and
terrible destruction coming to all those who will be left outside
the ark. Do not linger outside my friends, come into the ark
(JESUS) today before it is too late. Forsake everything out there
for they will all perish with the world. Do not ignore this message
as the people in the days of Noah did, JESUS the everlasting ark
is waiting for you, Please do not linger, Christ is coming soon come into the ark                             and he will keep you only if you come. I
might not be an inventor or a great scientist but one DREAM I
have and that which I am telling you is to come into that ark now and be saved. 

 

what do you dream about? if you have never dreamed before the time to begin to dream is now!!!

there is a puzzle only you can solve, all you gotta do is dream! 

MY NAME IS JESUGBAMILA JESUTOFUNMI AND I AM A DREAMER.

 

THE EMERGENCE... in case you missed it...

Mhen... Mhen... Mhen...
Words cannot describe how I feel right now...
I feel joy boiling up from the inside of me...
I just finished a camp meet in tagged 'the emergence' hosted by Choice Soul Media and the Set man being Pastor Gideon MBA(fondly called PG) mhen, i thank God for the day i met this man of God,(that's a story for another day, Ketim, chai...)
And I must say, this is an experience I don't want to ever recover from. The conference featured various ministers like, Pst Chidi, Pst Edward Addison(UK) Pst Femi Adun(UK) Pst Chingtok Ishaku(Zaria) PST Kingsley Okonkwo(Lagos) Rev Funlola Craig(Lagos) Dr Gbenga, Rev Victor Adeyemi and a host of others...

As I packed my bag on Tuesday to head to camp, little did i know i was going to be going in for an encounter like never before, truth be told i have a thing for camps. many times it's an opportunity to be 'less busy' and just concentrate on God but this year i was trusting God for a personal encounter. 

the theme of camp meeting was THE EMERGENCE and i keyed into it form the start, opening session was beautiful as the camp meeting started with a BANG and it was sustained all through the meeting.

the first thing i noticed was the synergy amongst all the speakers, they all had their mannerisms and strengths and ways and methods of communication, but in essence they were all saying the same thing... God was speaking through different people but one voice. it was obvious God meant business this year.

PICS FROM THE EMERGENCE

find more pictures at 

http://www.choicesoulsmedia.org/events.html
 (tip, you'll find your's sincerely acting on stage when you click on the picture link)

REV's FROM  THE EMERGENCE...

* God will not give you territories you have not prayed for.- Pst chidi, 

in other words, you wanna go round the nations? start praying for the nations! the reason some people have never left their local government area in their lives is because they have not developed a burden for praying for other areas. when you pray for a place, the place becomes opened up to you.

*The Gap between the Pulpit and the congregation wii be breached in this season- Minister Olumide,

for a while now we are used to seeing pastors perform miracles and pray for hours, now God is going to be pouring out his spirit upon the 'everyday' believer and they will do exploits, a burden to pray will envelope everyone and they will pray like never before

*where is that generation that will make the devil afraid when they step out? -PG

*God wants to raise for himself an army... enough is enough of being civilians-PG

*Lonliness is not lack of Affection it is lack of Direction -Pst kingsley Okonkwo,

true words sir...  they need no explanation, if you don't understand, ask for direction

*love is a commitment to caring for someone else's needs all the days of your life, whether you like it or not, whether they deserve it or not- Pst Kingsley Okonkwo,

now that's what i'm talking about

*Love is not a well you fall into, it's a fruit of the spirit, it's a conscious choice...

*Sometimes you have got yto admit you are not that smart-Pst kingsley Okonkwo,

how can you be in a car race with michael Schumacher sitting by your side and you're the one holding the wheel? how can you be on the path to destiny and God is by your side and you're the one holding the wheel?if you have any common sense you will drop the wheel for him. you gotta know when to let Go... 

*there are many things you can do to get money, but it's not everything you can do to be fulfilled...

*God gives instructions why don't you just follow instead of wondering how he'll do his part- Rev funlola Craig

for instance God said: "you will lay your hands on the sick and they will recover" so why do you keep trying to analyze how the healing will take place, or what will happen if you lay hands and they don't recover? why are you poknosing into God's business? simply do your part!

i will never forget what the spirit of the lord said.... "you are a generation of ex...ex fornicators, ex adulterers, ex robbers, ex thieves, ex clubbers, ex smokers... and  God is solely interested in using the exes..." God is committed to turning your mess into a message... forget the past, people have seen enough of you in the past, it's time for God to emerge from you...

Pst Edward Addison is a father indeed as he spoke consizely and prophetically... it was just something else, his prophetics were so on point even the decimal mark would get jealous.

you must submerge to emerge- Pst Femi Adun

the final night was just a wow experience, it was on that evening that i got a go ahead in my spirit to minister at the concert and i spoke to Minister David(God bless him, he's so in tune with the spirit) and even as i held the mike i knew this was a different one, it was poetry with a difference, poetry that drove out depression. someone(one of my Oga at the tops) walked to me much later and said you also do spoken words?

but that was just the begining, any camper would flow when i mention the term 'Worshippers collective' i saw an infusion of grace on several ministers life as they led the 'concert turned revival' in worship, i have sseen the holy ghost come down in various forms, but i saw a new dimension, as he came down in form of laughter... and before you know it the whole auditorium was filled with laughter, someone turned to ask his neigbhour why are you laughing and found himself laughing, and in the midst of the laughter i began to hear clearly, God was dealing with various issues that had hiterto proved stubborn, depression fled, destinies were restored, healings took place and basically God showed forth... 

i kept one of the most striking moments for me on camp for the last to challenge someone reading this...

statistics show that about 80percent of the muslim world are receptive to the gospel right now, we need to go for the harvest, when a fruit is ripe and is not plucked, it rots and becomes a terror, -Pst Rotimi

we need to go all out and harvest before more fruits become terror... remember just go and preach, don't worry about how they'll be converted, do your part and leave God to do his part...

Ladies and Gentlemen, i have emerged... ande better still God has emerged through me... watch out for me... mo'n meye bo lapo(i am coming in new dimentions)

 

incase you wanna experience what we did, there are mp3's and dvds of the sessions available... make your enquries at Phone No: 08172013060, 0833440829, 08035227986 

                  Email: info@choicesoulsmedia.org

GOD BLESS YOU, MINISTER EFFIZEY SIGNING OUT

WEDDING VOW...

Pardon my musings... In nigerian weddngs it's common to hear the same monotonous vows recited over and over again and everyone can practically anticipate the next words out of the preacher's mouth. in the

 penticostal setting it goes something like... "i .... take thee..... as my lovely wedded wife, to love and to cherish, to have and to hold, from this day forward, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance."

catholic setting it goes like..."I, ___, take you, ___, to be my husband/wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love and honor you all the days of my life."

and i must say the vows are lovely, however as I prepared the marriage register last weekend in the church conference room, I heard the couple reciting their vows and I imagined what it would be like, how creative it would be, how deep and touching with meaning the words would be if I wrote my own vows myself,

But since we belong to a penticostal dispensation where such is not really the order of the day, i decided to write it as a letter instead and share it with you...

Ok, here we go...

I promise to give you the best of myself and to ask of you no more than you can give.

I promise to respect you as your own person and to realize that your interests, desires

and needs are no less important than my own.

I promise to share with you my time and my attention and to bring joy, strength and imagination

to our relationship.

I promise to keep myself open to you, to let you see through the window of my world into my innermost fears and feelings, secrets and dreams.

I promise to grow along with you, to be willing to face changes in order to keep our relationship alive and exciting.

I promise to love you in good times and bad, with all I have to give and all I feel inside in the only way I know how, completely and forever

THEN AT THE POINT OF EXCHANGING RINGS...

MY OH MY... don't i just feel like getting married already..... (Mental note to self, i gatz explore the possibility of reciting this on my wedding day oooo)

oya my people una don read am... wetin una think ooooo