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November 14, 2023

WHAT MINDSET DO YOU HAVE, SON OR A HIRED SERVANT?

I kept encouraging her for a while to be stable in church. She was finding it hard. She would take trips at random times. She would rarely show up for midweek services. She would be married soon. I counselled her to get serious about the church as her home.  One afternoon, she came into my office and began to cry […]

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November 13, 2023

FINDING HOME IN THE RIGHT CHURCH AND PASTOR

Irewamiri said her brother would call her after every service when she first got to Eruwa, asking how church went. She kept complaining about the church she was attending. After praise and worship, she sleeps throughout the sermon time. She was willing to learn. The challenge was that right after the sermon title, there was nothing to note again. It […]

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November 12, 2023

DEAR LEADER, THESE TWO THINGS MUST NOT MIX IN YOUR SOUL…

In the early days of serving in full-time ministry (and even just before then), I thought ministry was about holding the microphone and preaching. It was really exciting getting invitations and, if possible, gracing billboards.  Truth be told, somewhere within me, I followed fathers in the faith and networked with some others so that when my gift is seen, I […]

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November 11, 2023

LOST AND FOUND!

When my phone rang that evening, he only asked me, “Pastor, why do you still keep in touch with me? Why have you not given up on me? Why do you believe in me this much? Is there something you know that I do not know?”  I sincerely did not know how to answer. I was just interested in ensuring […]

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November 10, 2023

HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM THE PRODIGAL SPIRIT

She hinted to us that a young man who had been “on her case” (wanting to marry her) would be coming to visit her on a Sunday and would love us to interact with him. She had made mention of him earlier. We obliged. It is always a joy as a pastor to meet anyone who wants to marry a […]

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November 9, 2023

DON’T BE A SPIRITUAL NOMAD!

At a season in my journey, I was unsure whether I was growing or just floating spiritually. I was getting carried away with the excitement of trending names and teachers. Yes! I was learning, but I knew there was a longing that I had was not yet met. I kept wondering what was wrong.  Until one day when it struck […]

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November 8, 2023

BUILDING SPIRITUAL RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES

When asked about my vision as a minister of the gospel and a called one to the land of Eruwa, I was quick to respond that I desire to control the city’s spiritual and financial climate. I still remember how Grandpa Bishop laughed. It rings in my head to date.  He looked at me and said, “Son, choose one”. He […]

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November 7, 2023

THE COST OF RUNNING WITHOUT TRAINING

For many years as a pastor, I was doing all I could. But one day, a dear father in the faith counselled me: “Pastor Temi, we pastor in similar terrains. One of the factors in both terrains is that people transition very fast. Let me tell you the mistake I made for the first sixteen years of ministry”.  At another […]

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November 6, 2023

WE KNOW YOU ARE GIFTED, BUT ARE YOU TRAINED?

We were in a meeting discussing when some of the pastors shared a story with me about what happened in church. It gladdened my heart. They had cause to take some pictures after service.  One of the teenagers was handling the camera. Some young man approached him and said, “Can I have the camera. Let me help out”. The teenager […]

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November 5, 2023

NEVER BE ASHAMED OF THE ASSIGNMENT!

When I first got into the land of Eruwa for the work of ministry, I had a lot of hesitation telling people about where I was. Whenever people call and ask, I would say, “I am in Oyo State”. I did not want to start explaining or answering questions about Eruwa and what I was doing there after being called […]

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