EVANGEL AFRICA

  "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...