EVANGEL AFRICA

“ When it comes to the issue of Spiritual gifts… ” says the Apostle, “… I do not want you to be uninformed .” It seems to me that it was needless for Paul to remind them about this, because the Corinthian believers were never misinformed at all with regard to the rest of the gifts, except for these two: prophecy and tongues. Anticipating this, the good Apostle dedicated the whole Chapter of 1 Corinthians 14 , addressing the disorder with regard to these two gifts. That chapter is still in our Bibles, even translated into our own mother languages, but still, many believers are still misinformed. Many still misunderstand these gifts, especially the gift of tongues. Let’s look at the common misinformation:   That speaking in tongues is evidence of being saved The first misinformation is as old as the Pentecostal denomination itself. It says that the evidence that you are a Christian is that you speak in tongues. Personally, I don’t speak in tongues; it’s something that the good Lord n...

I think it was around 2008, and I was still an unbeliever, although I sincerely thought myself a “Christian.” My big sisters had taken me to an overnight church service somewhere in town. It was the first time that I knew there was something called an “All Night Service”. In fact, everything about that church was new to me. Starting with the fact that the leader himself was referred to as “man of God”, than the regular pastor that I was used to. It didn’t take me long to notice (through his accent) that he was also from outside the country. Throughout his preaching, he occasionally mentioned his mentor, back where he came from, with the term “overseer”, another word which was new to my vocabulary. Everything in that church was a wonder to me, especially the way this leader was adored by the whole congregation as the “man of power.” Even the message was not about going to heaven, as I had known church to be about, but this was about healing, marriage breakthroughs and unlocking the fina...

I am a terrified man. The very thing that makes me afraid is neither the devil nor the collapsing economy, but it is falling away from this faith. I imagine myself, somewhere in the future, deep in worldliness and sin, having forgotten if ever there was anything called Christianity in my lifetime. I bring this up because as I speak, there are quite a few brethren that I know who used to be on fire for the Lord. Some of them used to be my faith heroes; people that I looked up to as the pioneers of this Gospel. Now they are fallen flat on the ground; never to grace the church door again. The result of my observation is that there seems to be a general disinterest about the Lord among many residents. Most certainly after these Covid days when we have seen many churches lock their doors, never to open again. A few times I have sat down and pondered a little about this issue; what it is that really trips and diverts my fellow brethren from the faith? What are the major faith killers?   ...

It’s been said that the modern-day children are born way more intelligent and certainly smarter than the previous generations. From another angle that seems true, thanks to the advancement of technology that has made knowledge a little more accessible to this age than it was before. Yet I can’t help but disagree on the point that the modern generation is more intelligent, in fact, I think it’s just the opposite. Are you surprised that the so-called smart generation is producing some of the most confused young people who can’t even define the difference between a man and a woman? How about the fact that more and more young people are disbelieving the existence of God, an increase in suicide cases among the young, a spike in the youth that are into drugs and are filling prisons and an increase in disobedience to parents? Reading a Facebook article about this issue I got impressed by these words, “I just wish each of these millennials had an elder by their side to offer some wisdom to th...

If there is something that Africa has become famous for, it is the weird things that are happening under the umbrella of Christianity. Some of these things are so ridiculous so much that you would imagine that no normal human will ever give them attention. Amazing is enough, these lunatic beliefs and doctrines are the very things that have been embraced joyfully by the most intelligent/educated souls among us. With much embarrassment, I bring to light another doctrine that has also surfaced over these past years, I think. It’s the gospel of the firstborns. It says that there is a spirit (or whatever), that attacks every firstborn in every family. And of course, the next story is that a powerful “man of God” needs to deliver you if you are the firstborn of your household, otherwise, that spirit is going affect the whole bloodline through you. I personally know a certain family that was told to contribute moneys each, then give it to the Church so as to break those kinds of curses. Ther...

I have spent a great deal of my time whining and complaining about the challenges of this Christian ministry. Even more than that, many times I find myself biting my nails; probably wondering why false prophets seem to be the ones having large crowds following while most truth preachers that I know seem to languish in rejection and isolation. However, no matter how difficult this ministry work may seem to be from another angle, I can’t help but relieve the joys and thrills of being a faithful Gospel minister.   Peace of mind The other definition for this is what is described as a “clear conscience”. There is nothing as satisfying to the soul as a life that is lived to please the Master – to do what is right when necessary; regardless of who claps hands or not, in spite of who agrees or disagrees. My greatest desire is to come to the end of my life with zero regrets, but to say with Paul, “I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men, for I did not shrin...

I was surfing the internet as usual, then some video got my attention. It was a church service – sort of – and the senior preacher was at the peak of his message. These were his words that were getting into the ears of a very attentive audience; “ There are dimensions of Christ that must be captured in the realms of God. The diversities of Christ are infinite. In other words, you have to break out of the limitations of theologians and religious teachers and realize that Jesus is captured in different realms. Jesus is captured in different civilizations, differently. If you don’t know who Jesus is in the realms of the Spirit, you will miss the power that controls the forces that rule in that dimension ”   Well, English is certainly not my first language, but I don’t think I would have understood what the above statement is all about, even if I had grown up across the street from the Queen of England’s palace. The only thing I picked up is that Jesus is so far away, and so complicate...