Light & Fire. 🌹

‘Joshua, the son of Nun’ | Lead, @edatitun_hq || President

[Light & Fire. 🌹 @luminous_emj]

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2023. 📌

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[Light & Fire. 🌹 @luminous_emj]

@sinzubaba @Printivo Hi, I’m a brand designer.
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[Àgbà Akin @Kynsofficial]

If you need a laptop, like and retweet and open this

[Folabi Nuel @FolabiNuel]

If you are reading this, I released a love album called “Bobibi” on Friday and It took about 7 months to make. it’s really good! I don’t have 20k$ to promote it & so I am hoping you will fear God and be kind enough to listen to it and share it with everyone you know and love 🙂

[Bayode oyekan @bishopey]

Constant study & meditation in the word helps in supplying the vocabulary we require when yielding to prophecy while at the same time increasing our accuracy in communicating it!

[Light & Fire. 🌹 @luminous_emj]

@MitchelleC_ I am interested

[Apostle Emmanuel Iren @pst_iren]

For all the perceived imperfections of Celebration Church, pray for us.
We are trying our best

I’d like to think that it will matter more to every true Jesus lover that we are getting the most important things right;

- Teachings are strictly Christ centered
- Members love each other
- People are truly knowing Jesus better and excited about the gospel.

Part of our mission statement as a church is to disciple people excited about God, His message, and His church. I’m glad we’re achieving that.

I could also argue that it is a huge testimony that you can tell our members just by their tweets. For even when Peter tried to keep his anonymity, it was said:

"Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you." Matt 26:73. (See also Acts 4:13, 11:26)

The problem is that a brand of Church where you keep your anonymity and ideologies has been popularized. That brand of Church where the only thing that ties you to the Church is that you actually attend. So when people see Church done in a way I’d argue to be the Bible way, they have an issue with it.

The word Church (grk- ecclesia) literally means ‘called out’ gathering.
Faith in Jesus calls you out and into a community of saints.
It is impossible to do Church the Bible way without, in some sense, losing your ‘individuality’.

This doesn’t mean you can no longer think for yourself. It simply means that you begin to think biblically and have a Christian world view.

And guess what? A group of people who share the same ideology, mission and fellowship may seem cult-like to you.

This is exactly why unbelievers coined the name Christian to describe a behavioral pattern and excitement of a group of people identified with Christ. The name Christian was originally derogatory.

Issues of people crossing the line in admiration isn’t new either.

“As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.
But Peter lifted him up, saying, "Stand up; I myself am also a man." Acts 10:25-26.
(see also Acts 14:11-15).

I could argue that a Church that doesn’t have to deal with this might be doing things the wrong way.

Just like Peter and the early saints, God will help us to continue to help people never to cross the line.

But trying to constantly shame people for being excited about their Church and Pastor is unkind.

Sometimes the motives also seem suspect. Why Celebration Church? Which Church more than ten thousand members strong doesn’t share these attributes?

Being excited about your Church is not idolatry
Being excited about your Pastor is not idolatry.
(Paul literally said: “Be imitators of me as I am of Christ” 1 Cor. 11:1)

Placing anything or anyone above God is idolatry.
Being grateful for someone who helped you get closer to God isn’t.

If all of these still seem too much for you, please find a Church that works better for you.

It’s one thing to not understand or to even dislike our excitement. But to constantly try to pick on people for it seems suspect to me.

Ultimately, God has our score card. He sees all and will judge all.

[Olawunmi Abraham @AbrahamOlawunmi]

Celebration Church International is of God.. All the subtle or overt bullying in the name of 'correction' will not stop God's agenda there..

Ẹni tí ò rí nǹkan wò, ló ńwo ti ẹniẹlẹ́ni.

[segun onayinka @onayinka_segun]

"REPETITION is the watering process for REVELATION KNOWLEDGE." - Mark Hankins [1 Corinthians 3:6] [Ephesians 1:17-23] #feedyourfaith #markhankins
@markhankins1123

[Maxwell E. Ogaga @Pstmaxwell]

No one has achieved anything meaningful in life without putting the pressure of discipline on themselves.

Paul wrote letters from prison, and Jesus climbed mountains to pray.

A life of comfort has never birthed greatness in any generation past or present.

[Light & Fire. 🌹 @luminous_emj]

Who is this guy? 😭

[Tolu Ayeni @TolulopeAyeni]

The biggest confession ever -

“I believe that Jesus is the Son of God”

[Light & Fire. 🌹 @luminous_emj]

@marthaadeleke 🥺

[Light & Fire. 🌹 @luminous_emj]

Oh my gosh! 😭🤣🤣🤣

[JBRANDY @JbrandyOfficial]

Bro said Baddo flew the chopper Asake used in landing on O2 Stage 🫵🏽😂

[Light & Fire. 🌹 @luminous_emj]

Gosh! Gosh! 🥺❤️❤️

[Deji Faremi @deejayfaremi]

This video just kept getting better

[Deji Faremi @deejayfaremi]

This video just kept getting better

[segun onayinka @onayinka_segun]

Harsh realities of love

In Courtship "I love you "most times means " I want to marry You because u are good looking, intelligent ,spiritual etc

When Married,"I love u "usually means despite the inadequacies I just found out,I will tolerate u,forgive ,bear with and submit to u,respect u,believe the best of u.I will give to make this work.

You need love not for what u already like and admire ( what will be the purpose anyway),love is required for things u don't like!

You don't love him or her till u are married !

So get ready to love with the discoveries !

To prospective couples - love in marriage isn't fantasy ,sensual or fun ,it is spelt as SACRIFICE !( Ephesians 5:22-33)

Blessings!

August 25,2014

[Light & Fire. 🌹 @luminous_emj]

@Daviowhite Yes

[segun onayinka @onayinka_segun]

😊😊

[segun onayinka @onayinka_segun]

Jesus is Lord all over Africa and the world!
So we go forth heralding the Lordship of the word,demonstrating the influence of His Spirit!

[segun onayinka @onayinka_segun]

Relationship fatigue..

At some point in all relationships, fatigue and boredom set in.

Be it marriage, friendships and even supernatural relationships and the local church Participations.

Things are done almost out of routine.

At such times, you start getting irritable and fault finding.

And on the look out for a fresh or new experience and relationship.

With the availability of the world via keypads on the internet, getting replacements appear very easy.

We can term it" relationship fatigue "

With a routine or compliance fatigue /boredom.

The spark is going off..

All the earlier commitment and adulation both privately and publicly don’t mean nothing or anything to you again.

A year, two years..

You are getting tired.

Yet,this is the true test of

"God told me"

"I was led"

"He or she is my so and so"

The ability to maintain and sustain relationships and commitments through different seasons is the true test of maturity and consecration.

“Always “is the lifestyle of a man sent from God.

Much of what Paul wrote to Timothy was

Continue
Fight
Persevere
Stay
Ensure etc

This evening...

Think about the fatigue and boredom

Don't go searching for new friendships, partners, churches, spouse because of this defect.

Pray and ask for wisdom and strength

God makes us via relationships and Satan seeks to neutralize them too

God grant us wisdom to wriggle off boredom and fatigue and
Stay committed

Amen