…Says RCCG is a covenant church…
DESPITE rave criticisms that
greeted the planned construction of a three kilo-meter auditorium at the
Redeemed Christian Church of God’s Redemption Camp along Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway, the General Overseer of the church Sunday disclosed that the
said auditorium and several other developments in the church are but a
child’s play.
Speaking during a special prayer programme organised
for RCCG Region 1 for youths and newly ordained ministers in the church
at the church headquarters in Ebute Metta Lagos, the former mathematics
lecturer said the church is founded on God’s covenant, and therefore
its current growth cannot be comprehended by human wisdom.
Giving
hint of changes to expect in the church, he said: “A day is coming in my
lifetime when the ordination of mini-sters will be divided into three
sessions, morning, afternoon and evening sessions and more than 25,000
persons will be ordained in each of the sessions. You can say the
dreamer has come again, but I know my dreams always turn to true”.
Continuing, The G.O. said: “RCCG was not built on human wisdom or ability. The
last time I was at Malaysia we had but a house fellowship; but today
there are 45 parishes of the church. One bishop said they should give
him five years and he would leave RCCG far behind; I smiled and I said
he will soon discover the difference between human wisdom and divine
assistance because we have God on our side”.
Admonishing Nigerian
youths, Pastor Adeboye said they must not to be carried away by
materialism and new generation churches, stressing that RCCG is founded
on the foundation of God.
He prayed that the youths will have a
glorious future but they should shun sin, and engage in evangelism and
in return God will bless them.
In his words: “Youths in the
Redeemed Christian Church of God, don’t be dazzled by the new age
generation churches, this is the church founded on the foundation of the
Most High God. Redeemed youths do not be bothered about those who are
going around with diverse miracles and gymnastics.
“You will have
a glorious tomorrow and I will use part of it before I go even after I
have gone the real glory of RCCG will be revealed. It is where I stop
that you will begin. You cannot dwell in sin because He is a holy God
and if you want goodness and mercy to follow you all the days of your
life, you better be holy. You cannot afford to follow the world and
still expect God to be your support-er,” he said.
According to
him, “people said all manner of things about me when we began, called me
a bush boy, old fashioned and all sorts of things. The modern ones,
they rose like a balloon but the balloon punctured but I told them that
the God I serve is conservative; the same yesterday, today and forever.
If you abide under His everlasting arm, He will guide you forever.”
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