COUNSEL FOR THE NEWLY MARRIED

We have a monthly couples hangout in our Local Assembly. One day, we asked ourselves what the first quarrel in our marriages were. Almost everyone had a challenge with communication in marriage in one form or the other. There was simply disagreements over what the spouse said or what the spouse meant. The importance of communication in marriage cannot be […]

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PRAYER IS NOT TOO MUCH

As we began to pray, I said to my team in the ministry that “This feels so good”. I then added that it had been a while we did pray together. As I mentioned that, I began to ask myself why. It struck me that the challenge was that the hours of congregational prayers had increased as instructed by the […]

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HOW TO GET ACCESS 5 (THE POWER OF THANKSGIVING)

I wore a pair of shoes and remembered that someone gave me as a gift some years back. I sent the person a message of gratitude. His response was “It is time to get you another pair”. Thanksgiving can always bring another one. Many times, we are in a hurry to rush into making requests with God while we skip […]

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HOW TO GET ACCESS 4: (THE POWER OF THE SECRET PLACE)

Many years ago, my spiritual father was preaching in the city of Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. I was in the congregation. There was no way he would know I was there. It was a church with a heavy protocol system. I succeeded in catching his attention before he left the auditorium. He was surprised to see me. He held me […]

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HOW TO GET ACCESS 3: (THE POWER OF COMPETENCE)

A dear sister of mine narrated how she got a call from the White House. She laughed and thought it was a scam. They had to use other means to reach her eventually. Her competence earned her a seat with the President of the most powerful nation on earth. Competence has a voice and it speaks loud. If you are […]

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HOW TO GET ACCESS 2 (THE POWER OF GIFTS)

We were in a conference where the speaker made a reference to how a relationship I connected them with in the city that they are in has blessed them tremendously. I began to meditate about how I got into that relationship with a dear father: I returned from a speaking engagement and met his wife in Eruwa. I had not […]

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HOW TO GET ACCESS (THE POWER OF RIGHT WORDS)

A dear daughter and her fiancé paid us a visit and in the course of our conversation, we began to share about how demanding it would be travelling regularly for marriage counselling amidst the challenges of our nation. I began to explain to them how to talk to the host pastor with honour and respect. A lot of people have […]

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