HANDLING HURTS 3- THE WOUNDS OF AN “EX”

As I returned from a moment of prayer that evening, I spotted a young lady to whom the Lord had me say a word. I obeyed. The lady picked a part and vehemently refused the other part which was about forgiveness. I enquired why it was hard to forgive.  She was in a relationship for some years with a guy. […]

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HANDLING HURTS 2: THE PAINS OF A FATHER

The elderly man looked at me and said, “What kind of son does that? I made up my mind that I would have nothing to do with him. He is a useless son. All the things he has done with his money are already depreciating. Even when I was sick, I refused to touch anything that belonged to him”.  He […]

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS (8): VOICE OF CAUTION AND CORRECTION 

Things went really bad in a particular home. The woman of the house decided to pack out. The man of the house reached out to their teacher and pastor. When the pastor called, the wife said to him, “Sir, I cannot believe he called you. Anytime I mentioned that I would tell you about his actions, he would always respond […]

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS 7- FEAR THE LORD

A minister of the gospel fell into sin and was sentenced to some years of  imprisonment. Out of love and concern, even though a lot of people abandoned him, another minister went to visit him in prison.  While they had some time to chat, the minister asked: “At what point did you stop loving God that made you fall into this […]

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATION 6: RUN AWAY FROM FRIENDS WHO EXCUSE SIN

A young man narrated once how he had a friend who earned significantly less than him but would always invite him to the bar. His friend would order drinks and bring girls. This young man would be the one to pay the bills. There were times he would have no business spending the night at a hotel but he would […]

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS (4): SPEAK! DO NOT STAY SILENT

When I told him that, “When next lustful thoughts cross your mind, simply say ‘No! I will not do that in Jesus name’”. He was shocked and asked, “Is that all?” I said ‘Yes, that is all.’ I then recommended a teaching on the Lordship of Christ since he asked for more *(You can download it at www.ngcc.church/messages)* Some days […]

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATIONS (3): KNOW WHAT IS WRITTEN

Back in the day, we watched quite some traditional movies. In those days, it was always a clash between good forces and evil forces. There is always a final battle between the two parties (if you know ‘Abija’ and ‘Fadeyi Oloro’ in Yoruba movies, you will understand this) That final battle was a battle of words in incantations and declarations. […]

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MADE TO BE GREAT 11: KNOW WHAT TO IGNORE

When I got into ministry in Eruwa, there was one person I was scared of meeting. Why? I was not sure how he would take it when I told him that I had decided to abandon legal practice so I could serve the Lord full-time in ministry. Truly, I was scared.  As destiny would have it, I ran into him […]

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MADE TO BE GREAT 10: NO SMALL THINKING

Some years ago, I called one of my beloved ones working in the ministry office to get me a sachet of milk. I handed over a thousand naira to him. He came back with the tiniest sachet of milk and plenty of change.  I was shocked. I needed the bigger size that cost almost a thousand naira then. He also […]

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MADE FOR GREATNESS 5: SIT DOWN AND LEARN

Years ago, I had an appointment to keep with my grandfather in the faith. It was one of those days that I already knew would be a hectic day for him. At the waiting lounge, I decided to spend the time reading.  After about two hours, it occurred to me that there was another minister of the gospel waiting also. […]

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