Transformers on Youtube

Last Sunday was a great time as God exposed to those present at the last R.A.M.P.A.G.E. seminar how we can effectively reach this generation with the good news of the kingdom. For those who for one reason or the other couldn't make it to the programe, here are the files for your viewing pleasure.

Psst...if you enjoyed what you watched, refer the link to friend or someone you know would be helped (youth leaders, pastors, gospel musicians, Christians in Nollywood, etc)

So here's is the video

One very dead Ghadafi

I've been out all day and then I come into the office to see celebrations on TV of the now dead Libyan leader. The video showing his dead body can be viewed somewhere in this post but there are lessons to learn from this event.

I wonder why it was so difficult for him to see this coming. It was too obvious that he, Ghadaffi, was out of the game. He had lost out but was not willing to accept defeat even in the face of all the evidences. At least seeing what had happened in Tunisia and Egypt, he should have just taken a cue from those experiences and quietly handed over or just fizzled into oblivion. But then power has a way of corrupting those who don't have strong roots in God and personal identity.

Ponder the lessons on the death of this man who has been in power for so many years and then has been finally ousted by his own people.

When the righteous prosper the city rejoices. When the wicked perish...SELAH

Pornography in Nollywood!

I have always known Hollywood was daring when it comes to showing skin but then it appears their Nigerian counterparts have begun to "chop liver" as we like to say it in this part of the world. The rate at which more skin is being revealed in our home videos is really alarming.

I got an inkling of this when I started seeing disturbing posters of Nollywood movies where women are in underwear. One particular one made me want to puke. The lady was taking her panties off! I can't believe that I would witness the day when our movies would get to that level. In fact the one I saw on a blog this morning brought the gravity of the situation home to me. The actor, Muna Obiekwe, was actually pulling off his boxers! The devil is using some of these actors, movie directors and financiers to unleash a wave of lust and immorality into the airwaves. Have you wondered why all of a sudden, the rate of rape cases has suddenly increased? Just this week a gang of rapists was caught and displayed on TV. A few months ago it was the case of a gang of students raping a fellow student and putting it on twitter. Could all these be as a result of the increase in the activity of demon spirits empowered by the release into the airwaves by these movies?

The most dangerous bit is the cheap availability of these movies. Just walk down Oshodi and with N500 you can buy between 5-7 movies. Or simply go to your local barber store and you'll get to rent these movies for between N20 and N50. So anyone can just walk anywhere and get a full dose of pornography, to his heart's content.

It may surprise you but most of our youth are being "trained" for immorality and lewdness and most of us are clueless as to how this is happening. How has all this happened right under our noses? Simply because we kept quiet and didn't do anything. We must understand (and accept) that there's a legitimate desire for entertainment. It's human (and not an "unspiritual" desire). However, we must ensure that the desire is fed with the appropriate content. Right now is the time to release content that is wholesome. Let's make movies that are better in content and promote kingdom values-character, trust, love, friendship, courage and so on. These values cut across all mankind and are not just "christian".

As part of an effort to empower individuals with the information to rightly influence this generation, I'll be holding a seminar this Sunday at NOIC Grounds, Charley Boy b/s, Opposite Intercontinental Bank plc, Gbagada. The programme is focused on how media can be used to bring the influence of God's kingdom to this generation. It promises to be practical and insightful. The venue is just after the foot bridge just before getting to UPS and ChristChurch. Click here to go to the Facebook Event Page.

Here's a link to description to the venue.

I'm Suing The Devil for $8 Trillion!

If you haven't seen the movie "Suing The Devil" then I suggest you stop right now and head to the nearest cinema to you (Silverbird Galleria Lagos, Port Harcourt or Abuja if you reside in Nigeria. I haven't seen the movie myself but a friend of mine who went to see it at the cinema was full of praise for this flick.

A young man sues Satan for $8 trillion! One day before Luke files default judgement, Satan appears to defend himself with 10 of the country's best trial lawyers, as the world watches the trial on television. This movie answers so many questions from the authenticity and relevance of the bible in the 21st century to who Jesus Christ is and what He did for humanity by giving us access to the Father and restoring us into sonship.

I heard an atheist, a university professor, knelt in front of the screen in surrender to Jesus as saviour after watching this movie. I also heard a gangster watched the movie, broke into tears and gave his life to Jesus. This shows me two things:

1. The world does not have a problem with receiving Jesus, our presentation methods are what is scaring them away.
2. The dynamics for evangelism have changed. There are more effective ways to reach the world with Jesus than some of our other methods.

Most significant for me however is the fact that Hollywood is trying to understand how Christians have been able to turn such low-budget movies into block-busters

1. Fireproof made $6,835,799 on the opening night and has grossed 33 million dollars at the box office till date. 
2. Suing the Devil had the second highest-grossing average of any independent film in the nation. The film  won 5-Dove Seal from the Dove Foundation. 
3. Facing the Giants made $1,343,537 on the opening night and it has grossed $10,178,007 till date.

God has obviously released His wisdom to the church to disgrace principalities and powers (Ephesians 3:10) and it is being expressed in different sectors. It's about time we woke up and began to log into the divine flow and obtain the things that will help us reap the harvest in the world.

Kingdom Music

I got a few videos from people who are motivated by the King for your listening and viewing pleasure. If love the videos, you can add links to some that have caught your attention either by the creativity or the way the message was delivered. Enjoy the weekend.

1. SOS by JBone (A cry to God about the Nigerian situation).
   
2. Owa by SimpliMichael (Song about the pleasures in God

3. Psalm 23 (Odeshi) by Kenny K'ore

Happy Independence

Today marks the 51st anniversary celebration of our great country Nigeria. This country has a lot of potential and prophecies over her. We think becasue of all these positivite indications, Nigeria should automatically become a great country with abundance for its citizenry. Alas it is not so.

Despite our nation's wealth, we still see poverty plaguing our society. It is evident in everything in our society-

1. Our education system (leading to mass failure of even NECO. Simple NECO! Ah!), 
2. Our electricity -with unsolved power supply issues despite many millions invested in it.
3. Our transportation - expressed in a myriad of bad roads and all (you would think a meteor landed on some of our roads.)

Poverty is evident everywhere (well almost everywhere) most especially in our minds. The kind of environment we live in is really swallowed up in this poverty evidenced in various sectors of our society. The absolute disregard of law and order in our nation is another evidence of the poverty around us. Most of these things are like gigantic Goliaths, constantly harrassing the polity, while our Saulish leaders hide in their tents and run commentaries and give speeches while ignoring the problems.

So what are the indicators of a great society? Here are a few:

1. Tolerance
2. Knowledge
3. Access to basics (shelter, etc)
4. Freedom of expression
5. Justice, fairness and equity
6. Representative governenace
7. Dignity
8. Secutrity
9. Freedom of choice
10. Individual responsibiltiy to society
11. Freedom to aspire

These things are what the government should provide. But what do we do when Goliath roars and all the leaders do is quake in their boots and run into their tents to hide? That's the purpose of this post-a call to action by the Davids. If you read the story of David conquering Goliath, we see the same situation being played out in our nation at the moment. When no one could do something about it, God sent David into the equation even unknown to David himself.

David got there and was infuriated at the way Goliath was pouring out insult upon insult to the entire nation of Israel. He couldn't take it anymore. Who was this uncircumcised guy embarrassing the nation like this.  Very soon his words got to the ears of the king. Eventually he went to fight Goliath and what were his credentials?

1. He had defended his father's sheep against a lion and a bear. 
2. He had a covenant with God (and Goliath didn't).

The truth is that most of us have solved one problem or the other in our communities. When we didn't have power, we bought generators. When our gutters were blocked, we didn't wait for the LGA chairman to do something. We motivated people and we did the actual clearing of the drains ourselves. We have been our own PHCN, water co-operation, ministry of transport and so on. All these are the qualifications we have to bring these Goliaths down. What are we still waiting for? we've got God on our side on this one! Happy Independence and welcome to a new Nigeria!