LEARN TO CELEBRATE PEOPLE

LEARN TO CELEBRATE PEOPLE

After a rather long and stressful day, just before dinner, I decided to call those celebrating birthdays in our church as my custom is. My younger daughter responded; “Why do you call people every now and then?” She said this because in the past weeks, I...
BE FIRM & FRIENDLY

BE FIRM & FRIENDLY

One of the most important counsels I received from a dear father in the faith as we began our church work is this; “Son, if you would build a strong and lasting ministry, you need to be both firm and friendly with people.” This counsel has proven very...
COUNT THE COST

COUNT THE COST

Recently, I told my daughter to bring a bottle of nonalcoholic wine from the refrigerator. As I was about popping it, my younger daughter teased me by saying; “Daddy, don’t pop it. It’s expensive. That’s 10 million naira!” I wondered...
WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF IDEAS

WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF IDEAS

A young man recently asked; “Sir, how do you get to weave together inspiring stories to communicate Bible truths? Do you ever run out of ideas?” My sincere response was; “I do run out of ideas sometimes, but I just find a way around it. I noticed...
GOD’S REWARD SYSTEM (4)

GOD’S REWARD SYSTEM (4)

One of my senior friends in ministry dropped by our church recently. He was en route our city to another for a ministry engagement. We met for barely five minutes. Immediately, I reached out to my wallet and packaged a few thousand for him. He tried to refuse it, but...
GOD’S REWARD SYSTEM (3)

GOD’S REWARD SYSTEM (3)

I was privileged to pastor my campus fellowship during my undergraduate days. We hosted different ministers during our special programs in the fellowship. That year, we hosted one of the senior leaders of a major denomination in our country, all the way from Lagos. He...