Bishop Prof. Julius O. Soyinka

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 145:8-9).

Welcome to November: Your Season of Triumphant Jubilation  Glory be to God for the gift of life and of health. His mercy kept us alive to witness the last but one month in the year 2024, all glory, honour, power and praise be to His holy name. The word of the Lord for you this month: Isaiah 40:31, ”But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” You are welcome to the month of November. The set time for God to favour you has come. In the presence of God, long term sufferings are over, and joy takes over. Praise the Lord! God has preserved you and your family to see this wonderful month in peace, joy and in good health. The Bible says, whatever situation we find ourselves, we should always give thanks to God. May this month be that season that you have been waiting for, in Jesus name. The Bible says: ‘Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof’ (Eccl

Power for Living: Volume 6 Number 1  Total Victory through Christ Resurrection  Focus Text: 1 Corinthians 15:52 - 58  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.  Paul writes to reassure us, that the resurrection of Jesus is a real

The Eternal God and His Everlasting Arms  Study Text: Deuteronomy 33:27 Introduction: God is introduced to us as the Eternal God,   providing refuge to us and supporting us beneath with the Everlasting Arms. The challenges of life usually can be categorized under three classes:  1. The Pains of the Occurrences of the Past. Things that happened in the past, but we are still bearing the burdens and pains today. 2.  The Pressure of the Happenings of the Present Things that we are currently facing or passing through that are overwhelming us and putting us under pressure. 3.  The Perplexity of the Probable Situations of the Future Things we are afraid they might happen in the future,  or generally, the fear of the unknown making us to be full of worries. In all these phases of life challenges, the eternal God is there to give us support and comfort because He is the same in the past, in the present and the future. Hebrews 13:8 We shall be discussing the topic under three subheadings: 1.  Th

Supernatural Strength for Spectacular Soaring  Study Text: Isaiah 40: 29 - 31 Introduction: It is the will of God for every believer in the Kingdom of God to succeed and move  forward in every area of his or her life. Spectacular Soaring in all areas of life, is not just a possibility to be desired but a responsibility to be pursued as Christians. God will always make supernatural strength available for His children whenever they persevere to wait upon Him. This strength is sufficient for spectacular soaring in all areas of life.  God in His grace will provide power, strength, and courage to the weary, weak, and downtrodden when they are willing to be patient and wait faithfully on Him. God will cause us to mount up with Wings like eagles. We shall be discussing the topic under three subheadings: 1.  The Prerequisite for Spectacular Soaring  2.  The Portrait of Spectacular Soaring  3.  The Power for Spectacular Soaring 1.  The Prerequisite for Spectacular Soaring : The Prerequisite for

Power for Living: Volume 5 Number 4 Couples Commitment to Christ-Centered Marriage  Focus Text: Malachi 2: 13 - 16 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. The Almighty God is standing as a witness between the married

Power for Living: Volume 5 Number 3 Marriage is Honourable for Honourable Men Focus Text: Hebrews 13:4-6 Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.  Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Marriage should be honoured by all because the source and the purpose of marriage is of God and therefore honourable.  Unfortunately, we are living in a time where marriage is not honoured, and all kinds of things against the will and purpose of God is being done in the name of marriage or in an attempt to be made. These days, people enter into marriage anytime and come out of it anytime, it is like cat and dog in marriages where divorce and mutual hatred is the order of the day. But God said that only death should separate married couple

Let it be Done unto Me According to your Words  Study Text: Luke 1: 26 - 38 Introduction:  Mary is a good example to understand the meaning of surrendering to God’s will.  We often sing the song “I surrender all”. But in truth, how much of that ‘all’ part do we surrender to God. Do we have areas in our life that we are not fully ready to give to the Lord?  We often say that we submit everything to our Lord, but there are strings attached to certain areas of our life and we are holding on to them so tight and not ready to let go. God chose Mary to be Jesus’ mother only because she was willing to submit to God. She had a close relationship with Him. She was ready to do anything for God without asking questions. She gave her womb, her life, everything to God not out of fear or duty, but of mere love towards God. Why is it that we are not able to surrender our lives like Mary?  One obvious reason is because we do not trust God completely with our lives. Though we say we do trust Him, we ar

Power for Living: Volume 5 Number 2  Unwavering Faith for Unfailing Miracles  Focus Text: Mark 11: 22 - 24  And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. God has presented us all with several moments where we must be willing to take a leap of faith and be unwavering.  Many times we are not steadfast in our faith in God, His Words and His Power,  no wonder our expected miracles fail to come to manifestations. But the Word of the Lord is encouraging us to hold on and be steadfast in our faith in what God can do whenever we pray unto Him for one miracle or the other. This will guarantee that we receive

Welcome to October: Your Season of Triumphant Transformation  Glory be to God for the joy of a new day and a new month. Look back into the past nine months and count your blessings. God is worthy to be praised for all His faithfulness and wonderful works in your life and your family and we return all the glory to His holy name for being there for us all through. This new month, I want you to believe God for a triumphant transformation in your life after the order of Jabez: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10:   And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. The  Month of October is the beginning of the last quarter of the year and the Lord is set to  bring you and you

Breaking the Barriers of Bewitchment Study Text: Acts 8: 9 - 13 Introduction: Bewitchment is one of  the common  Satanic barriers used against people from fulfilling their God-given purpose and destiny in life. To bewitch is to charm a person and spiritually control him using Satanic powers.   Evil powers like witchcrafts or sorceries are used to charm, to enslave, or to mislead a person. This evil power can be used on a person, a place or a property. Many people now are behaving just like the Samaritans in the scriptures above. The people of Samaria were under so much suffering but they never realised it. They were under blindness and Satanic elusion but they didn’t know. They were praising the very man who was destroying them.  They did not really know who Simon was. He was sapping them dry but they believed he was delivering them. It is the same thing with a lot of people today. Simon was destroying them properly and thoroughly but Satan was ensuring that they were blinded to it. Th

Power for Living: Volume 5 Number 1  Connecting to His Grace for Continual Victories. Focus Text: 1 Peter 5: 8 - 11  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.  To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.   This is a letter that was written to Christians who were suffering under some degree of persecution and hostility for their faith. Like them, we too are living in a time in which it is growing harder and harder to live for Jesus Christ. Like them, we feel some measure of cultural pressure against our faith. And like them, we find that we are  being called upon increasingly to stand faithfully and sacrifi