MY NAME IS “DORCAS”

We named our second daughter, Ayoigbala (The Joy of Salvation). My parents named her “Ibukunoluwa” (The Blessing of the Lord). We nicknamed her Olive. Our dear grandfather in the faith named her “Dorcas”. For a long time, a lot of people would call her by either of the first two names or by her pet name. Suddenly, we noticed that […]

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DO ALL THINGS EXCELLENTLY

We were having an appraisal meeting right after one of our services. I said to the team that “We need to be deliberate about everything even if it is taking announcements in a service”. I then asked, “How will you prepare if you are asked to take an announcement at the Redemption Camp during Holy Ghost Service?” They all looked […]

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HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT SAVES YOU FROM STRESS

Earlier in the day as I walked from the living room into the bedroom, I noticed a small eraser on the floor. I had a prompt in my spirit to pick it up and keep it. I told myself “I will pick it up later”. I never did. Later in the evening, Danielle made a mistake in her homework and […]

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BAD ATTITUDE AND DIVINE FAVOUR DO NOT MIX

I had a very important meeting to attend and I also needed to get some other things done. There was no way I would miss the meeting. It was way more important to me. So I wanted to delegate the things I needed to fix to another person. Someone said to me, “Sir, even if you call them, they are […]

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A SINNER NEEDS “NO COUNSELING”

As I was about to leave my office, a man walked up to me and requested my audience. He goes ahead to share how he saw me in his dream. Once he was done, I asked him a simple question, “Are you born again?”. I shared the gospel with him first and he gave his life to Christ. He got […]

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THE RIGHTEOUS MUST NOT GIVE EXCUSES FOR THEIR FLESH

As a teenager and the son of a Pastor, every Sunday evening was dedicated to evangelism. We would normally go from house to house. We went to different parts of town. One evening, the only adult with us was not heading back to church because her house was close by. I and another teenager had to return to church. As […]

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THE RIGHTEOUS MUST BE BOLD ABOUT THEIR VALUES

Two of my dear Protégés had their pre-wedding photoshoot. It was quite a lovely one but something rose in me when and where I saw them having a very intimate and seductive dance during the shoot. I called them up and said, “What kind of dance is that?” They both said, “And our hearts did not agree with it. We […]

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INDECENCY AND DISCIPLESHIP CANNOT MIX

As she walked towards me to greet me, I gave a faint smile. When she drew near, I gave her a loving father’s knock. She drew back and obviously knew what she did. We have had repeated conversations on the importance of the decency of dressing- your breasts are not for public consumption. Decency is not a strange thing to […]

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WORSHIP BEYOND SONGS…

After service, my daughters were playing at the altar and I watched them grab microphones and sing. Danielle grabbed a microphone and sat behind one of the feedback speakers. She bowed her face to the ground while attempting to hide. I asked her, “Why are you hiding?” She said to me, “I do not want anyone to see me”. At […]

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WHO (WHAT) DO YOU KNOW?

A set of seniors in secondary school decided to punish my friends and I. Unfortunately for them, we ran into a teacher that liked us when we were coming back from their classroom. We narrated what happened and he sent for them. He told them that we knew things that they did not know and they should never lay hands […]

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