Bishop Prof. Julius O. Soyinka

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...

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’ (...

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...

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 top...