EVANGEL AFRICA

I was thinking about the idea of heaven a while ago and was just wondering why it seemed to be the least talked-about thing among us believers these days. Sometime in the past, you would go home after church, having been overwhelmed by the idea that this world is not our home; we are merely passing by because there is a place somewhere after death that has streets of gold and gates of pearl. A place where all our joys will be fulfilled and pleasures satisfied in the presence of the King of eternity. All that has slowly but surely disappeared, especially in the sermon notes of our preachers. It's no longer a thing of interest – sort of. I have observed that, as a replacement, the church has now projected itself as the problem-solving institution for people who are facing various challenges in this brief life. For example: “Here is our depressed teenager, they have come to church so that we can cure it.” “Here is this old granny having health issues, she must not leave this service ...

What I like so much about this internet age is that you can, among all the junk – still get good teaching for your edification anytime, anywhere. Not only that, but I have also discovered sound Bible men on these platforms, who are faithfully teaching truth. But, it has also happened many times that I have found a certain good minister, get edified by his doctrine and for a while get attached to his ministry, until one day I see him somewhere, associating and having ministry partnership with a wellknown false prophet.  This disease is also prevalent in our local parishes as well. How many times have you seen a guest minister get invited to your assembly on a conference or something like that, he comes and starts teaching straight heresies to your eyes; something foreign to your ears – all in the presence of your shepherd’s ears!? To say that this is concerning is an understatement, I am not going to lie. I have tried to reason myself out of this, I mean, why would any good pastor a...

  "Go and make disciples of all nations...” were the last words of the triumphant King before His victory parade towards the company of glory. This brings to light the fact that you and I, as the redeemed of the Lord, are here on earth, not to make political friends or to have business associates, but to accomplish the Greatest Commission of them all; to make disciples and to “teach them to observe” that which our Lord commanded. But, how then can we faithfully accomplish this? What is our game plan, I mean the Biblical, Christ-honouring strategy?  1.) Preach the Biblical Gospel - You will be amazed to know that most of what is called “gospel” nowadays has nothing to do with the biblical Gospel of our Lord Jesus. For instance, motivational speaking is not the Gospel. “Come to Jesus you will succeed” is not Gospel truth. “Come and watch me perform in my Gospel music concept” is definitely not about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The real Gospel, dear comrades, is when you arrive ...

I can imagine the frustrated look on Jesse's face when all his sons were being rejected one by one after they were deemed unfit for the Anointing. The argument from the Lord’s prophet was that, “ The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart ” ( 1 Sam 16:7 ). Interestingly, this story has become famous among the modern professing Christian, especially as a defence mechanism against criticism. It brings to my mind a particular lady in my community. She was commended by all of us for her good efforts towards helping others within our neighbourhood. Notwithstanding that she was also a member of this big worldwide denomination that shall remain nameless at this time. Then one day she found herself lashing out at a group of friends for “judging” her, she said. Apparently, it all started when she was seen dressed in something that can be defined as “inappropriate clothing” by the standard of Christianity. Hence her apparent ou...

I have come to realise that, aside from getting the gospel wrong, 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 is one of the easiest ways to drift into something that resembles a religious cult. When a church adopts what is essentially a Roman Catholic–style leadership mindset, it almost inevitably 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 and replaces Him, functionally, with one man—the Pope, General Overseer, Lead Pastor, or whatever title is preferred. Other pastors and leaders then become subordinate to this individual, and the entire structure begins to orbit around a single personality. Some may object that such leaders are not 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 called “the head of the church.” But the reality is this: 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 . And history has shown, again a...

Have you noticed that we now live in a world where everyone is a specialist in everything? And the first victim in all this is, of course, Christianity. I have never seen a religion with as many experts as our Christian Faith. The Christian Bible, in particular, is by far the most criticised literature in all of eternity. And the target? The inspiration of Scripture: the idea that the Bible is the Word of God. Consult the modern-day philosopher like Joshua Maponga. Give ear to Muslim theologians like Shabir Ally, and I can assure you that you will hear them consistently attack the reliability of Scripture. Their outcry? “The Bible, as we have it, has been tampered with.” What they mean is that the book that you carry to church Sunday after Sunday is a bastard version of itself. It might have contained the words of God sometime in the past, but unfortunately, there has been so much copying that it has lost its original content. That argument, I admit, sounds very compelling. Enough to p...