Tag: faith
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Oritsejafor: A Fiery ‘Defender of Faith’ – Michael West
By Michael West One thing anybody cannot deny about the immediate past President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Joseph Ayodele Oritsejafor, is his voice, courage, and passion in defense of the Christian faith in Nigeria. The foremost charismatic preacher represents different personality to different people. He’s torn between two extreme loyalties: those…
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[Devotional: IN HIS PRESENCE: Jesus, the game changer
By Oke Chinye Read: Luke 2:6-14 Meditation verse: “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11). Picture this: you are watching a match where one team is leading the other with a score of 2 – 0 at half time. As…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Faith like potatoes
Oke Chinye Meditation verse: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1) I stumbled upon a movie some years back which has made a huge impact on my faith even till this day. The movie “Faith Like Potatoes” is based on the autobiography novel of farmer…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Who do men say you are
By Oke Chinye Read: MATHEW 16:13-20 Meditation verse: “He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” (Mathew 16:15) As you interact with people daily, they form impressions about you which inform who they think you are. Their opinions – which are entirely dependent on their interpretations of what you say and…
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God is the troublemaker (2) – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala God is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and End of all things. (Revelation 1:8). Accordingly, He not only brings trouble to men, but He also redeems men from trouble. The psalmist says: “God turns man to destruction.” (Psalm 90:3). But he also acknowledges that it is God who redeems our…
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I’m optimistic about Nigeria’s future – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday declared that his faith in a better Nigeria remained unshakable. Obasanjo insisted that the country would not be destroyed by the myriads of challenges confronting it. Obasanjo disclosed this during the opening of Abeokuta Window on America held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.…
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How to defend your faith!, By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua
Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua At the dawn of creation, there were no classified religions in the way and manner we have today. Existence was anchored on humanity as God’s family and not pluralism of religion and ethnicity. Faith in humanity enables human beings to appreciate the mission and vision of life. God created humanity for…
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Fighting the good fight of faith – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Members of the Healing Wings choir came to me with the suggestion that we should establish a recording studio at the back of our building in Festival Road?” I thought it was a good idea, so we sat down to discuss how to bring it about. First, the building would have to…
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Walking by faith and not by sight (1) – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Paul says: “We walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7). He is not telling us how we should walk. He is telling us how we walk. This is like telling a boy that we don’t walk with our hands. We walk with our feet. Believers walk by faith. Those who…
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Walking by faith and not by sight – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Paul says: “We walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7). He is not telling us how we should walk. He is telling us how we walk. This is like telling a boy that we don’t walk with our hands. We walk with our feet. Believers walk by faith. Those who…