You cannot pray Nigeria to greatness. We have had too many spiritual revolutions. Calling or no calling. But that is precisely the point. “I will be quick to testify against … those who cheat the day laborers out of their wages as well as oppress the widow and the orphan, and against those who brush aside the foreigner.”But the need is deeper than the choice of topics. No ministry is yet to beat the hours dedicated to Oyakhilome’s theatrics. The Hallelujah Challenge is a brain child of gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey. What it does is that it puts us in good company. We get shit done in 2017 by cerebral drudgery.”The one month programme caught on like wild fire and in no time, celebrities caught the bug. I don’t think so. Or we can grow up.“Seeing Christ as nothing more than the guarantor of our way of life is indeed a cheap gospel.” Jesus has come and died. Sign up for the 6-Day Unleash the Gospel Challenge at UTGChallenge.com or in Spanish at UTGReto.com. I have read a lot of biography and there is absolutely no great man in history that has not been criticised. More than 500 volunteers have been sent to each of the 218 parishes in the Archdiocese to encourage parishioners to take part in the six-day Unleash the Gospel Challenge. We celebrate Microsoft and Apple for their innovations but they faced criticism.As they say, there are two sides to a coin and while many have openly commended the initiative, some have come out to condemn it. How many times do we need to hear that God can deliver us out of the lion’s den?Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed our national selfishness. Not a miracle. Seeing Christ as nothing more than the guarantor of our way of life is indeed a cheap gospel.
The gospel is much more robust and this-worldly than I at first imagined. It is impossible for God to move in a country where we allow our police to discard rape cases with the wave of a hand, and our politicians rob us blindly. If I start a church today, it will succeed. It is spiritual laziness. It is a continual call to follow the Suffering Servant Messiah as he carries out a radical regime change in the world.I mean no disrespect. Create an account or log in to Instagram - A simple, fun & creative way to capture, edit & share photos, videos & messages with friends & family. Nothing of great repute happens without criticism and there is no innovator that has not been criticised. But let’s be honest. What other explanation can be given for the yelping insistence of some who value their personal rights over the collective health of others?For many evangelical believers, a gospel dealing only with private righteousness is the easy way out.
But what about some small group discussions exploring racism, war, gun violence, capital punishment, creation care, global poverty and food insecurity?© 2020 Baptist News Global. It is not up to God to save the rot in our educational institutions or fix the drainage on our roads. They were necessary but not sufficient. I think with the way God works, all the criticism only helped the project grow because it made people curious.
Mature, justice-oriented discipleship needs a better hermeneutic, teaching us to read biblical passages in context.“God is calling us to the hard work of kingdom building.”Granted, these are tough topics and will create discomfort.
I am sure when Martin Luther King said he had a dream, people thought he was crazy.The Hallelujah Challenge is a brain child of gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey. The criticism has actually done a great awareness for what we are doing.”When Saturday Beats reached out to the initiator of the challenge, he seemed unruffled by the attacks as he said that they were expected.This is the era of knowledge. Instagram GOSPELCHOPS.COM is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Salvation has come. Instagram GOSPELCHOPS.COM is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Unleash the Gospel is a movement powered by the Holy Spirit. For instance, social media influencer Joy Bewaji had a contrary opinion on the movement.This cute online revival will change nothing; even if we gather half the numbers in Nigeria to spread their faith on Third Mainland Bridge and cry out to God (apart from that good feeling that plasters your heart after belting out and sweating on a few hallelujah songs).Bassey said, “The attacks and criticisms were expected.