Bishop Prof. Julius O. Soyinka

Power for Living: New Year Special Edition, 2025 The New Year: Opportunity for a New Beginning Study Text: Philippians 3:13 - 14 Introduction: Anytime a new year is beginning, it is an opportunity to prepare for a new beginning in all areas of your life. The New Year is not a repetition of the concluding year, but a beginning of a fresh year. Therefore, you should not hope to begin again, but to have a new beginning. This can happen as you do a critical review of the concluding year and to trust God for a fresh start to achieve a greater glory. The Holy Spirit will  want to offer to you a way of starting the New Year in a way which will significantly change your life for better. There are commitments expected of you by the Word of God that will guarantee that you will have a glorious and successful New Year. 1.  Be Committed to Put your Failure and Setback behind  This advice from God’s Word has stood the test of time. We don't have to live our lives imprisoned by our pas...

Power for Living: Volume 10 Number 1  Dealing with the Dragons in Your Life: Focus Text: Revelation 12:7-12   And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto ...

The Joy of Walking in Obedience: Study Text: John 14:23 - 24 Introduction:  - All of us know that we must obey God, but somehow we still act in rebellion and many times end up into trouble as a result of our disobedience.  -   How come even when we know what God wants us to do we act otherwise? Could it be we don’t really understand the meaning of Obedience or we forget how important it is? Or we need help on how to obey. 1.  Obedience: What it is   -    In simple terms it means hearing the word of God and acting on it.  -  It implies aligning our will to God’s will; doing what God has asked us to do.  -  It is when we completely surrender to His authority and base our decisions and our actions on His Word. 2.  Obedience: Why is it Important   -  Obedience is so important for every Christian, in fact without it we fall short of the glory of God. 1.  It is an act of worship as it demonstrates our lo...

Welcome to December: Your Season of Triumphant Openings   We give Glory to the Most High for making us see the beginning of the last month. In Him we have assurance and confidence that we will end this year with joy and celebrations,  even for the months and years to come,  we will enjoy the goodness of God in the land of the living in Jesus name. I rejoice with you on seeing this wonderful new day, week and month. From the 1st to the 31st of December, you will always have reasons to rejoice and sing for joy in Jesus name. Welcome to the festive month. May you spend it in joy, fulfillment, happiness and abundance of all good and glorious things in Jesus name. Let us put on the garment of praise this season to honour and magnify our God, for His right hand has done valiantly for us since the year began. He has kept us by His power, provided for all our needs, strengthened us, protected us, fought our battles, blessed us in diverse ways, healed us, and restored our sou...

Power for Living: Volume 8 Number 1  The God of All Comfort. Focus Text: 2 Corinthians 1:1 - 4 One of the paradoxes of the Christian life is that we experience the grace of God when we are afflicted and are weak (2 Corinthians 12:9). Our God is the “God of all comfort.”Paul says that God comforts us in all our affliction. No matter what affliction we face and no matter how severe our afflictions are, God can comfort us in all our afflictions, and God continually comforts us in our afflictions. People may comfort us for a certain period of time, but the Lord keeps comforting us until we are strengthened. There are several Scriptures which emphasize how God comforts us. We need to search them out and apply them to our lives, so that we can enjoy the comfort of the Lord in our trouble times. The truth is that terrible things happen all the time. They do and we all ought to be thankful that they do not happen to us all the time. But there are times in the life of every person when we g...

Power for Living: Volume 7 Number 1  Unprecedented Favour of the Covenant Keeping God. Focus Text: 2 Chronicles 6:14 “Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth: You who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way”  The revelation that you have a covenant with God and that He is faithful to fulfill it, is the greatest revelation you can have. And until you settle that in your heart, you will never experience the full potential of God’s love, blessing, and favour that is available to you. Our covenant is a covenant of love. God’s blessing and favour in your life is the result of God fulfilling His covenant of love with you. Every time the favour of God reveals itself in your life, that is a token of God’s love for you. The psalmist wrote, “The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation” (Psalm 1...