Paul Adefarasin

Welcome to the official Twitter account of Paul Adefarasin, Founder & Senior Pastor of the House On The Rock church.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

Hello Friend,

What unfolds when opportunity finally encounters the person that you have been becoming for a while?

Consider Esther and Mordecai; their stories are powerfully instructive.

Her position in the palace and his position at the king’s gate may have appeared insignificant. The sinister plot against the Jewish people, and the gallows prepared for Mordecai's execution certainly did not resemble any divine design.

Yet, through every shift in circumstance, Esther and Mordecai remained alert to their Kingdom assignments.

They were perceptive when others were oblivious to the circumstances that were unfolding roundabout them.

They stood firm whilst circumstance appeared desolate and grim.

They were direct and determined when compromise beckoned to them. They displayed calm and courage in the midst of the crisis.

So, when opportunity presented itself, opportunity did not need to create the man or the woman that the moment demanded.

The two had been becoming what the Kingdom of God had required all along.

Perhaps, now, the question for us is no longer, “What can I gain?”

But instead, the question now is:

“How is Christ developing within me the capacity to fulfill His assignment through my life?”

This Sunday, we continue the theme titled:

*It Is Not A Setback*
*IT IS A KINGDOM SETUP*
*Part III*
_The Shushan Story_

Date: Sunday, 30th August
Time: 9:00 AM Promptly
Venue: The Rock Cathedral, Lekki, Lagos & Online. The links are right here below

Remember, the journey may be challenging, but what appears to be a setback may yet be preparing you for the very purpose just ahead of you.

I look forward to seeing you this Sunday.

With my very warmest regards,

*p. adefarasin.+*

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

When you pray with spiritual sensitivity, your consciousness begins to move beyond what your natural senses can perceive and awakens to the reality of where you are already seated in Christ.

You do not have to wait until eternity to experience the presence of God. His presence is your present reality. Heaven is not distant, and you are not disconnected from the realm of God.

You are a spirit being, made alive in Christ and seated with Him in heavenly places. Learn to live from your spiritual position, not merely from your physical circumstances.

Watch the full message, “It Is Not A Setback, It Is A Kingdom Setup,” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

The person you see in the mirror is not the totality of who you are. Your physical body is your earthly house; your truest identity is found in Christ.

You are a spirit being, created in the image and likeness of God, raised with Christ and seated with Him in heavenly places, far above principalities and powers.

When you understand where you are positioned, you begin to understand the authority with which you are called to live.

Do not allow what you see naturally to make you forget who you are spiritually. If you misunderstand your position, you may unnecessarily surrender victories that are already yours in Christ.

Watch the full message, “It Is Not A Setback, It Is A Kingdom Setup,” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

DMV, let’s spend an evening together.

Music. Conversation. Community.

A relaxed evening to meet, talk, connect and enjoy good company.

Friday, 11 September | 5:00–8:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Bethesda

Space is limited. Scan the QR code to RSVP.

Come with someone. I look forward to seeing you there.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

Hello Family,

Imminently, I’ll be sharing a short video with you. It may be brief, but its message is rich and layered.

I encourage you to watch it more than once. Listen closely, revisit it, and allow yourself to grasp the full pattern of thought so that you can begin putting the framework into practice in your daily work, walk and worship.

The Master wants you capacious enough to steward the enormity of His Kingdom here on Earth.

Enjoy it. I look forward to unpacking this thought together when we meet.

See you soon.

p.adefarasin.+

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

North America, we are getting closer.

This September, I’m looking forward to being with our House On The Rock family in Toronto and the DMV.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

Whether your sphere is media, manufacturing, technology, finance, or the service industry, you are called to build, create value, and establish something that can outlive you.

Bring your capacity to God. Place your gifts, intellect, resources, and influence in His hands, and allow Him to multiply what you carry for Kingdom purpose.

We are not building merely for ourselves or even for our lifetime. We are building transgenerationally, increasing the capacity of the mountain so that the House of the Lord can rise above every other.

Build with generations in mind. Build with the Kingdom in view.

Watch the full message, “The Kingdom: It’s A Set Up (Why More Matters),” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

Hello Family,

What about if the very experiences that we dismiss as setbacks are actually calibrations for assignments far beyond our own imagination?

Consider Joseph.

The pit bore no resemblance to his progress. Neither did his dungeon. Yet, both of these forged his capacity for an unseen horizon and prepared him to become the leader of thought, the game changer, the executive coach to the Pharaoh, and the administrator-in-chief of the then global economy.

Daniel moved seamlessly from captivity to government influence, and Esther, likewise, transitioned from loss to such strategic palace positioning.

In real-time, neither of these intervals resembled progress. Yet, in retrospect, we discern a divine inversion: and what appeared to be a setback was, in reality, a Kingdom setup.

Their journeys weren’t mere placement; these journeys were rigorous preparation for the immense weight demanded by the Master’s grand design for all of time and eternity, including their roles and their assignments.

Herein lies the principle of wealth stewardship: Divine blueprints always necessitate individuals of profound capacity—that is, those who are equipped to architect, innovate, and multiply resources for monumental Kingdom expressions.

Consequently, the enquiry now shifts. The question is no longer: *“How much wealth can I accumulate?”*

Instead, it becomes: *“Do I possess the requisite capacity for the magnitude of wealth that the Kingdom assignment upon my life demands of me?”*

The theme this Sunday is titled:

_It Is Not A Setback_
*IT IS A KINGDOM SETUP*

Date: Sunday, the 23rd of August
Time: 9:00 AM Promptly
Venue: The Rock Cathedral, Lekki, Lagos & Online

I look forward to welcoming you this Sunday.

My very warm regards,

*p. adefarasin.+*

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

God’s house should be filled with educated, anointed, highly skilled minds, men and women equipped not only to serve the Church, but to represent the Kingdom with excellence across every industry, institution, and sphere of influence.

That requires intentional investment in people. We must build capacity, transfer knowledge, and prepare the next generation to carry greater responsibility than the generation before them.

Kingdom wealth was never intended to terminate with us. We are called to create value, multiply it, and transfer it to competent, well-trained hands that can build further than we did.

A generation that thinks transgenerationally does not merely leave an inheritance. It prepares inheritors.

When we build people, we build capacity. And when we build Kingdom capacity, the mountain of the Lord rises strong and indestructible.

Watch the full message, “The Kingdom: It’s A Set Up (Why More Matters),” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

The purpose of the mountain is to build a capacity befitting the house of God, a capacity that surpasses every other system on the earth.

Money is simply a measure of value, and there is nothing of greater value than the Kingdom of Heaven.

When you understand the authority, sovereignty, and power of the Kingdom, and bring your life into alignment with its principles, you begin to develop the capacity to create, steward, and deploy extraordinary resources for Kingdom purpose.

God is not merely interested in giving you more. He is building your capacity to carry more, steward more, and accomplish more for His Kingdom.

Greater Kingdom purpose demands greater Kingdom capacity.

Watch the full message, “The Kingdom: It’s A Set Up (Why More Matters),” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

The wealth of this world ultimately belongs to God, and when resources find their way into the hands of the righteous, their impact should extend far beyond themselves.

Scripture says that when the righteous prosper, the city rejoices. Why? Because Kingdom wealth is not merely about possession; it is about stewardship, purpose, and establishing God’s covenant on the earth.

Prosper so that others can flourish. Build so that generations can benefit. Steward influence and resources in ways that reveal the values of the Kingdom.

And never surrender the Church, your calling, or your convictions in pursuit of the validation of worldly systems. Our authority, identity, and ultimate validation come from God alone.

Kingdom wealth must always serve Kingdom purpose.

Watch the full message, “The Kingdom: It’s A Set Up (Why More Matters),” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

God has established an indestructible Kingdom, one that cannot be conquered, absorbed, or overthrown. No government, political party, institution, or nation is greater than the Kingdom of Heaven.

Our allegiance to the Kingdom must therefore never be traded for proximity to earthly power. We are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, called to reveal the character and glory of our King wherever He has planted us.

Take your citizenship in God’s Kingdom seriously, not as a burden, but as an extraordinary privilege. When Kingdom people live by Kingdom values, we become agents through whom God can transform communities, institutions, and nations.

Be Kingdom first, and let your Kingdom influence make the nation better.

Watch the full message, “The Kingdom: It’s A Set Up (Why More Matters),” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

If you have been conditioned to believe that wealth is inherently evil, you may subconsciously resist the very resources God wants to entrust to you. You cannot consistently pursue what you have been taught to despise.

That cycle must be broken through the renewal of your mind.

What you continually ponder shapes what you believe. What you believe influences how you behave. What you repeatedly do becomes habit, and your habits ultimately help determine the direction of your life.

Change the thinking, and you begin to change the trajectory.

Re-engineer your mindset. Develop the capacity to create, receive, steward, and deploy wealth for purpose.

Watch the full message, “Winning Wisdom II For Wealth Creation,” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

For many years, House On The Rock has been home to a community that has grown far beyond our walls. Families have moved, careers have taken people across continents, new friendships have formed and new chapters have begun.

This September, another chapter begins.

House On The Rock North America

Toronto | 6 September 2026
DMV | 10–11 September 2026

We’re looking forward to worshipping together, reconnecting with old friends, meeting new ones and building community. And in the DMV, we’ll also gather business owners, entrepreneurs, executives and professionals around the table for our Business & Prayer Fellowship on 10 September.

If you’re in Toronto or the DMV, we’d love to know you. Scan the QR code and connect with us.

And if you have family, friends or colleagues in either city, share this with them. Perhaps their story begins here too.

IN THE BEGINNING.
House On The Rock North America.
Home for All.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

Every problem carries an opportunity in disguise.

When you encounter scarcity, do not allow it to produce a scarcity mindset in you. What is missing around you may be the very invitation for the value within you to emerge.

Abounding abundance does not begin with what is in your hands. It begins with what is in your mind. Before your circumstances can expand, your thinking must first make room for more.

Take inventory of your thoughts. Reject the mindset of limitation, recognise the opportunities around you, and align your thinking with the abundance God has prepared for you.

Scarcity may describe your environment, but it does not have to define your expectation.

Watch the full message, “Winning Wisdom II For Wealth Creation,” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

Hello Family,

I am so excited! You know why?

I have a question for you: How much wealth do you think that God wants to trust you with?

For many of us, our aspirations for wealth are defined by what we would like for wealth to do for us:

Acquire a better home.

Obtain financial freedom.

Provide security for our families.

Leave an inheritance to our children's children.

And have enough to give generously to those who are in need.

These are all worthy aspirations.

However, what if our vision does not accommodate extraordinary wealth yet, simply because the purpose we have presently assigned to wealth is not large enough?

Daniel foresaw God's Kingdom become a great mountain that gloriously not only filled the whole earth but subsumed all the systems and kingdoms of this world.

Isaiah and Micah, the prophets, they saw that mountain become established as greater than and above every other mountain and above all the hills.

So, perhaps, the question is no longer:

*How wealthy can I become?*

The question now is:

*How much of His Kingdom can my stewarded wealth build?*

Not because we need more things, but because the Kingdom and its purposes require much, much greater capacity.

This Sunday, we go beyond how to create wealth to now exploring the Kingdom purpose for the creation of vast wealth.

My theme is:

*THE KINGDOM:*
*It’s A Set Up*
_Why More Matters_

Date: Sunday, 16th August
Time: 9:00 AM Promptly
Venue: The Rock Cathedral, Lekki, Lagos & Online.

The links are right here below.

YouTube: https://t.co/98bfpb74sG

Facebook: https://t.co/f6hSyUqFYB

I look forward not only to welcoming you to The House On The Rock, but also to this great insight.

My very warm regards,

*p. adefarasin.+*

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

Money itself is not evil. Scripture warns us about the love of money, while also reminding us that the blessing of the Lord makes rich and adds no sorrow.

The way you think about wealth matters. If you inherit a mindset of lack and never challenge it, you risk passing its limitations from one generation to the next.

Renew your mind. Break the cycle. Build, steward, and create with generations in view.

God’s abundance is not merely about what you can acquire; it is about what He can entrust to you and what can flow through you to others.

Let poverty stop with you. Let wise stewardship become your legacy.

Watch the full message, “Winning Wisdom II For Wealth Creation,” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

You are winning 📌

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

Jesus did not teach that wealth itself keeps a person from the Kingdom. His warning was about where we place our trust.

When God is your source, money finds its proper place. It becomes a tool, not a master; a resource for purpose, not the source of your identity or security.

God can entrust you with as much as your character, wisdom, and stewardship can faithfully carry. The goal is not simply accumulation, but Kingdom impact: creating value, lifting others, building for generations, and advancing His purposes on the earth.

Let God be your source. Let wealth be your servant.

Watch the full message, “Winning Wisdom II For Wealth Creation,” now available on YouTube and Facebook.

[Paul Adefarasin @pauladefarasin]

It is not a sin to desire nice things!

​Money itself is not the issue; the danger is when we begin to worship it.

Make money your servant, not your master, so God can trust you with more to bless your family and community.
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​Watch the full message: “Winning Wisdom II For Wealth Creation” is out now on YouTube and Facebook!