ADVERTISEMENT
  • The Membership Club
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Monday, January 18, 2021
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Parliament Watch
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
ADVERTISEMENT
Pastor Adeboye and wife at the Redeemed Church annual convention

Pastor Adeboye and wife at the Redeemed Church annual convention

50 babies born in three days of Redeemed Church annual convention

byBisi Daniels
August 10, 2018
4 min read

What started as a careful exposition of the relationship between dominion and excellence on the third night of the 66th convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) turned into a serious challenge for the spiritual growth of Christians.

And, as Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of RCCG, preached on, challenging his listeners to take dominion and show excellence, thousands of people in the auditorium went quiet. He wondered why some people choose to be ordinary Christians or ask God, who has so much to give, for little things.

“For how long are you going to be average?” he asked at a point.

The sermon titled “The spirit of Excellence,” was his second during the weeklong Convention, holding at the Redemption Camp of the church. He read from Daniel 6: 1-3.

After his usual opening prayers with the full participation of the congregation and the signature “Let somebody shout Halleluyah,” to which they responded with shouts of Halleluyah, Mr Adeboye announced the number of births at the church’s facility during the convention. As at that night, 50 babies, 26 boys and 24 girls, had been born. The happy Congregation cheered that.

He also gave a sanitation report of the Redemption Camp, where participants from the various provinces of the church are staying for the convention. The church is noted for cleanliness even during programmes that attract large numbers of people. The congregation also cheered the winners.

But from that point the atmosphere became somber and thickened like a cold blanket. Citing many examples, Mr Adeboye showed that even what we describe as good situations and achievements could be improved upon or made better. Good can be better!

For example, he said, after the week of creation, as the Bible put it, “God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good…”

But in a few verses later, God had to get man a companion: “God said, “It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.”

RelatedNews

VIDEO: How communal crisis set back my farming business – Susan Godwin

NPFL Round-Up: Enyimba subdue Pillars as Plateau United win big

After collecting N200,000 from victim, suspects deny kidnap plan

EPL (LIVE UPDATES): Liverpool, Manchester United battle for top spot

“So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature that was its name.

“The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn’t find a suitable companion.

A saxophonist performing at the Redeemed Church annual convention
A saxophonist performing at the Redeemed Church annual convention

God put the Man into a deep sleep. As he slept he removed one of his ribs and replaced it with flesh. God then used the rib that he had taken from the Man to make Woman and presented her to the Man.

Dangote adbanner 728x90_2 (1)

Mr Adeboye said great men of God like Daniel, Joseph and Paul had the spirit of excellence and that they kept getting better.

According to him, what is common to people with the spirit of excellence is that they are never satisfied with where they are; they strife to get higher and higher in the will of God.

He cited an experience at the Redemption Camp after the building of the first auditorium. “When we built the first auditorium near the expressway, it was 100 metres by 50 metres, it was the biggest auditorium in Africa at that time.

“In fact, some of my children came to me and said we didn’t have to worry anymore about space; that all we needed to do was to build a wall round it and have the biggest church. I laughed.

Two year later, we had to expand it; a year later we had to double the size; and a year later we had to increase the size. Compare that with where we are now and compare where we are to where we are going.”

A cross section of worshipers at the Redeemed Church annual convention
A cross section of worshipers at the Redeemed Church annual convention
A cross section of worshipers at the Redeemed Church annual convention
A cross section of worshipers at the Redeemed Church annual convention

The General Overseer said he felt uncomfortable with some Christians who settle down with the little they have, without further aspiration.

ADVERTISEMENT

He recalled the reaction of some on his ministers to the charge to double the church each year. He said he was disappointed over insinuations that it was impossible because doubling the church every year simply translates into every member of the church bringing a new member a year.

“Your father in heaven has more to give!” he stressed.”Get your vision high. Your vision must be so high that it will require God to accomplish.”

He continued: “How can you insult God by your small request; how can you limit God. How can you ask for healing at a certain stage of your Christian life when you should be healing people, raising people from the dead?

Recalling another experience, he said after becoming the General Overseer, he cried desperately to God he didn’t want to be an ordinary pastor and God answered in an earth tremor at the Redemption Camp and environs.

“In those days, nobody lived at the Redemption Camp. I am sure some of the elders of the church would remember when one day an antelope bumped into our ministers’ conference. Poor animal, it ended up in the stomach of some people.

Early in the morning every Tuesday, I would leave our house in Mushin for the Camp and be there until Thursday morning when I went to the Headquarters for Faith Clinic. The only other people in the Camp then were the carpenters who were working, and they would stop as soon as it was dark and retire for the day.

But I wanted to seek Him; I wanted to be alone; with no noise and nothing to distract me. One night – I remember that night like yesterday – I prayed: “Father, I surrender all; it is only you now; that is all I want. I don’t want to be an ordinary pastor. Please, I am not seeking anything else. Not seeking for gold, not seeking for clothes, not seeking for fame; I want you to empower me so I can do this work. And if you are not going to do it, take me away.

Pastor Enoch Adeboye during a sermon at the Redeemed Church annual convention
Pastor Enoch Adeboye during a sermon at the Redeemed Church annual convention

“That day, He answered, and there was a tremor in the Camp. The tremor went as far as Ijebu Ode where pictures that hung on the wall were falling.

When you seek God with all your heart; when you seek Him in desperation, you will find Him.”

“For how long are you going to be average and under dominion of Satan?” He asked, his optics in a serious –no-joking mode.

Throughout the sermon, there were no words of knowledge and testimonies were few.

The call to the altar attracted a large number of people, who were made to participate in a 30-minute congregational prayer for God to release His spirit of Excellence on the congregation.

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket

Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate


TEXT AD: To advertise here . Call Willie +2347088095401...


JOIN THE CONVERSATION

  • Disqus (1)
premiumtimes



PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

UPDATED: IGP Idris submits report on SSS National Assembly siege to Osinbajo

Next Post

Man Utd v Leicester City: Iheanacho, Ndidi storm Theatre of Dreams

Bisi Daniels

Bisi Daniels

More News

Nigeria Police Force

Police arrest two pastors over alleged extra-marital affair

January 13, 2021
Fani-Kayode welcomes baby.

Fani-Kayode, longtime girlfriend welcome son

January 10, 2021
Alibaba GCFR

Comedian Alibaba narrates experience with COVID-19

January 4, 2021
Northeast Governors

10 things any aspiring Nigerian politician must expect – Ex-senator

January 3, 2021
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Why I stopped attending Catholic churches in Nigeria — Chimamanda Adichie

January 2, 2021
The managing director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Adam Nuru

Alleged Paternity Scandal: FCMB to probe MD as many demand his sack

January 2, 2021
Next Post
Ndid-Maguire-Leicester-City

Man Utd v Leicester City: Iheanacho, Ndidi storm Theatre of Dreams

Senator Ademola Adeleke,[Photo: Pulse.ng]

Osun 2018: PDP's Adeleke speaks on plans for state if elected

Discussion about this post

Search

#EndSARS: Latest Updates




Polaris Bank


JAIZ Ad


NITDA Ad




Advertisement






netherland biz school Advert

Zenith Advert

Heritage Advert
ADVERTISEMENT

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps Address Nationwide
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • COVID-19
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Features
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Markets
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • Opinion
  • PT Hausa
  • The Membership Club
  • Dubawa
    • Dubawa NG
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Digital Store
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2020 The Premium Times, Nigeria

Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.