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We Sacked Pastors Because They Were Not Fruitful — Bishop Oyedepo Defends Firing Clerics

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President and Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has justified the recent sacking of some pastors of the church, saying they were “unfruitful”.

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Bodex Blog had reported the sacking of some pastors of the church, including Pastor Peter Godwin for allegedly not generating enough income for church.

A viral video shows the pastor lamenting the situation.

Reacting to the issue on Wednesday, Oyedepo said, ”When we employed 7, 000 pastors at once, social media was dead. We have more employees than most states in Nigeria and we have owed them or taken bank overdraft once.

”The pastors were asked to go because they were unfruitful. Many of the churches built can never pay for the church building in 30 years. We have no patience for failure here.

”We have built more than 1,000 churches in rural areas where in the next 30 years, they can never generate such fund, with each costing more than N14 million. We are hunting after souls, not income.

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”People are confused about our Ministry. I learnt some fellows said, ‘you know, they are not bringing income, that is why they asked them to go.’

”We asked you to go because you are unfruitful. Unfruitful! Blatant failure. Doing what there? We have no patience with failure here.

”When we employed 7,000 people at a time, social media was dead.We have more employees in this organisation than most of the states.

”No one is owed a dime salary and we don’t borrow, we don’t beg. Ask our bank whether we take overdraft. We are covenant bound, working in the light of God’ Word, enjoying an open Heaven.

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”Money: Nonsense! We have never lacked it and yet we have never prayed for it, we are just simply obeying God and He is backing up what He is asking us to do. Awesome God.

”Now the next set is about to be flagged off, just certifying the landed property issues, nothing else. We have no lack of anything. The world is confused. Walking in the light of God’s Word. Please, obey God to the full and watch out for His manifestations in your life.

”Well, you don’t need so much mathematics to know a thousand buildings; that is not N1,000 each, that is not N10 million each, that is not 12 Million (naira) each, that is not 14 million (naira) each. Some are 35 million (naira). At a go!

”We have never seen it ourselves. We just watch God doing it. The only criteria: How many souls have they gotten there? Then, build for them. How many souls? Not once: how much money do they have?

”You want to see what we see, go and do what we do. But if you are not saved, there is nothing you do that matters.”

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‘What God cannot do doesn’t exist’ is a silly slogan, Patrick Doyle tackles Christians

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Patrick Doyle, the ace actor, has tackled Christians who use the phrase ‘What God cannot do does not exist’.

The slogan is popular among Christians as an expression of belief that God can accomplish the impossible.

But in a recent Facebook post, the thespian argued that despite the fact that the slogan has been proven to be “nonsensical”, people still chant it.

Although Doyle did not provide evidence to back his argument, he also condemned the slogan which he referred to as “silly”.

He urged Christians to be weary of using phrases that have tendencies to introduce “false teachings”.

“Some people are just too obstinate to admit their folly. Even after that slogan “What God cannot do doesn’t exist” has been proven to be silly, they still continue to chant it, ” he wrote.

“The work of bringing things into existence was completed by God on the 7th day of creation. To speculate that some things “don’t exist” and couch that irrational possibility in a slogan is insulting. Slogans, no matter how woke they sound, have the power of attrition to blunt the efficacy of profound scriptures, he added.

“A good example is the slogan “Heaven helps those who help themselves.” This slogan overtime has become part of “Christian Lexicon” and has insidiously introduced the false doctrine of “works of men” to supplant the profundity of the doctrine of the “Finished Work Of Christ.” Here is a word of caution to christian slogan copy writers, “If It Breeds Doubt, Do Without”.”

‘What God cannot do doesn’t exist’ is an expression often used in the daily online ministration of Jerry Eze, the Nigerian Pentecostal pastor.
The cleric and gospel singer Dunsin Oyekan also put out a song with the slogan as the title.

The slogan has also been used by a plethora of notable Christians including gospel singers like Frank Edwards, Steve Crown, and Judikay.

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Ramadan: Niger state government declares five-day holiday for distribution of food items

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The Niger state government has declared a five-day holiday for workers in the state.

Binta Mamman, commissioner for information in the state, in a statement on Friday, said the five-day holiday is to enable civil servants participate in monitoring and distribution of food items for Ramadan, across all the LGAs of the state.

“Monday to Friday next week have been declared public holidays,” she said.

“This is to enable civil servants and political office holders to participate in the distribution and monitoring of the palliatives and Ramadan feeding in their various local government areas.”

She urged workers to ensure transparency in the distribution of the food items.

Mamman Salisu, head of service, said Umar Bago, governor of the state, has reduced working hours until the end of Ramadan.

Salisu said during Ramadan, from Monday to Thursday, workers are expected to resume from 9 am and close by 2 am, while on Friday, closing time is 1 pm.

Salisu also implored residents of the state to pray for the peace and progress of the nation.

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‘I’m not a fake man of God’ — Odumeje replies critics

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Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, the controversial Onitsha-based cleric fondly called Odumeje, has issued a strong warning to his critics.

In a now-viral video, the clergyman dismissed rumours that he makes use of fake powers.

Odumeje maintained that “he is a man of God” and “not a fake prophet”.

The cleric also warned critics who do not like his ways of teaching to desist from spreading falsehood about him.

“I am not a fake man of God. I do not have anything to do with fake power; only Jesus I call. Only Jesus appears to me. I have never gone to any place to seek power or any native doctor. It is all about Jesus,” he said.

“A lot of charms I have collected from people that I have destroyed. It is all about Jesus. I am radical. I am a prophet. Go to the Bible and check Elisha. If you do not know about the word of God; about the prophet. I am not the man you preach about on the altar and go free. I am very dangerous.

“The way I cure those deaf and dumb remove cancer, I can invest it in you. Preach about Jesus. That is the only mission you come here to preach… do not criticise the miracles that Jesus is using me to do because you want to get attention from people. You can never go free. Because when you are saying it people will be placing satan more than Christ. You are misleading people.”

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