Getting slapped in Church: Your take please.

I saw this video and I was just confused. Can someone please explain this to me?

Exploring Creativity

One of the greatest challenges of the church over the years has been the ability to translate spiritual intangible to physical realities that the world can understand. It seems that for us to be able to communicate effectively with anyone that does not yet believe in Jesus, we must first confuse them. The more confused they are, the easier it is to get them into the kingdom. We seem to forget that at one time there were some things relating to God's kingdom that we did not understand.

As a result of our inability to accurately interprete these spiritual intangibilities, we give excuses. Here is one that is simply a classic.

Be blessed as you listen to the lyrics of our song and not the music. 

What?! Why call it a song when you all you want is for me to listen to the lyrics and not the music?
Our greatest job as believers utilizing media to advance the kingdom family of God is to interprete these "heavy" spiritual truths in language/expressions that everyone can understand. Let me cite a few examples

Alfa Sule -there's power in the name of Jesus

Suing the devil- answers the question of the validity of God's word in the 21st century

Olori Oko-The King, Jesus, is coming soon.

Once it becomes too difficult for an unbeliever to understand, then you can be sure he's lost to your message. For a few more tips on how to craft media that can cross over into the "secular", take a look at these slides I used for a programme I host monthly.

The Homosexual Invasion...the saga ends!

Praaaaise the Lord! Praise, praise, praaaaise the living Jesus! Did I hear your hallelujah? We really need to rejoice. Why, you ask? Because God answers prayers. DO you remember how I had solicited your prayers on the issue of the legalisation of same sex marriages in Nigeria? Well finally the senate has given their position on the issue and it is in answer to our prayers.

Right now in Nigeria, anyone who goes on to marry another of the same sex will be prosecuted and sent to jail for 14 years. Anyone who, on the other hand,  is  a witness to the "wedding" will not escape the hands of the law either. Such an individual will be slammed a 10year prison term. Phew! Now we can breathe a sigh of relief.Viva Senate! But I'm sure this is no longer news to some of us. So what's the point of this post?

 To think that  some people wanted to complicate the already messed social and economic landscape of this country is just unthinkable but then that proves one thing: It is obvious that those with whom we are contending are not physical beings. No person, in his right mind would want to make love to another of the same sex. I mean its just nauseating. But then when there are spiritual forces involved, a man is empowered to do just anything, positive or negative. It all depends on the kind of spiritual force behind it all.

This is my encouragement to us all. The Nigerian space belongs to God but He has given it to mankind to enjoy. However when man loses his position in God, he loses the right to manage what God has given him. Hence the need for children of God, who are rightly positioned by virtue of their kinship, to enforce His desires. The ways we do this is by making proclamations from our spiritual position. Nothing will ever hold water except it comes from that position. I can only proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord BECAUSE the Spirit of the Lord is upon me (Isaiah 61:2). Let us take our place!

M.I. preaches?

A friend of mine asked me recently what I felt about a pastor inviting M.I. (Mr. Incredible -Jude Abaga) for a programme he hosted. Considering that this man of God is one a lot of young people respect, I felt completely uncomfortable with the whole idea. I did a quick search online and landed on the facebook page of this church.

Apparently the show the pastor hosted was a talent show of some sorts. I am still trying to get info on what exactly M.I. was invited to do but I stil strongly felt that mix was not a right one.

Interestingly this raised some serious dust amongst some of the guys at the place I work. We discussed what could be the motivation behind inviting M.I. to the event. Why? Unfortunately I'm still investigating the content of the programme and what exactly M.I. did there but if you would like to see the poster, here it is https://www.facebook.com/ExtremeRevolution (as the profile picture of the programme).

However this trend seems to be the order of the day amongst believers where in trying to blur the line between the 'secular' and the 'spiritual' we tend to mix things up. Or how would you explain a christian rap group that changes a song by Kas (Fimile).

Original song                    "Christian" Remix
Fimile baby fimile Fimile esu fimile
Mi o se mo baby fimile Mi o se mo esu fimile
Ta lo nsoro? Kas lo nsoro Ta lo nsoro? omo Jesu lo nsoro

Or Resonance who featured Tuface in the remix of her song "Chinwe Ike"? Or even a Lara George song, 'Run With Me' where Lord of Ajasa was featured. I don't get it.

N.B. I got to learn just a few minutes ago that putting M.I. on the poster was a publicity stunt. M.I. did not come to perform but he was a way to attract the kind of youth that would not probably attend a "christian" programme. Can someone help me?

The Homosexual Invasion 2

It's been quite a while that I put anything up and I'd like to apologize to my many readers for this lag. A reasonable amount of water has passed under the bridge (don't worry. Very soon I'll give you full gist). In the meantime I'd like to give us a wake-up call to the rising conspiracy of the devil to take over our lives and introduce homosexuality into our system.

I was just about going out to work on Wednesday morning when I saw a news headline that stopped me in my tracks, literarily. I watched a news report on Silverbird TV, Lagos on same sex marriage legislation in Nigeria. A bill protecting the rights of citizens who would like to have same sex marriages, was at the level of the second reading. Our senators were at a level of passing this into law. This, for me, is sacrilegious! Just last week I heard that the senators of my beloved country Nigeria, were making a move to legalize prostitution. Their argument was this: by legalizing it, you are able to regulate it.

Here are my thoughts. In a community like Nigeria, where power generation is an issue, where primary health care is still a mirage and quality of education is under zero, all our legislators are talking about are sexual issues. I am not completely surprised at this response by our senators. It seems to me that all they can see is just what appeals to their appetites. It is a pity that our leadership is blind and completely clueless.

To think that another government, in this same Western Africa, is refusing aid from "big brother Britain" on this same sex rights issue is interesting. Immediately after the homosexual marriage report, there was another news item on how Britain was withdrawing aid from Ghana because they were not supporting "gay" rights. The president of Ghana, John Atta Mills kind of said, Get Lost Cameron! Take your money and eat it if you like (Well that's not exactly what he said).

So what can we do? First of all we must see this as a clear assault of the devil against all mankind in Nigeria (and not just the christian community). In the light of this, we must engage in spiritual warfare, empowering the angels of God to ensure that this invasion of darkness is stopped. WE MUST PRAY!!!

Secondly we must begin to find ways to educate our youth, children and teenagers on the ills of homosexuality and lesbianism. Not just by saying "It is wrong because God said it is!" Of course that is not wrong. God said it is wrong but the youth of today have another question. Why is it wrong? We must develop intelligent, bible-based answers to this question. If the answers are not convincing, you have lost the youth and anything goes. If however the answers are clear and intelligent, it creates a better worldview for the individual and enables him to make the right decisions.

Selah.