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CONFRONT YOUR CHALLENGE

CONFRONT YOUR CHALLENGEBy Bishop Mike OkonkwoMonday 28th August 2023“And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.” 1 Samuel 17:48 (KJV)Whatever you tolerate in your life has the capacity to grow and overwhelm you. If you tolerate mediocrity as a young person, that is what would characterize…

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NEVER ARGUE WITH THE WORD OF GOD

NEVER ARGUE WITH THE WORD GOD By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Friday 21st July 2023 “And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.” Luke 1:18 (KJV) We give too much heed to human intelligence over and above the word of God. That is why the world has been going through so much shaking. The word of God is not meant to be argued. It is…

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SPEAK LIFE

SPEAK LIFE By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Sunday 16th July 2023 “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” Genesis 1:1-3 (KJV) There was chaos and darkness everywhere. And what did God say? “Let…

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SALVATION IS A GIFT

SALVATION IS A GIFT By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Thursday 13th July 2023 “Even when we were dead and doomed in our many sins, he united us into the very life of Christ and saved us by his wonderful grace!” Ephesians 2:5 (TPT) You have a great future ahead of you. It does not matter that things may appear very dark and bleak right now, God is committed to a glorious future ahead of you. The book of…

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THERE IS A FUTURE GLORY

THERE IS A FUTURE GLORY By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Friday 7th July 2023 “Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” Romans 8:18 (NLT) This world is spiraling downwards. It is decaying and it is headed for destruction. It is happening because of the sin of Adam. This world as we know it is headed for corruption. This world will not inherit the kingdom of God.…

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WALK IN WISDOM

WALK IN WISDOM By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Tuesday 4th July 2023 “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” Matthew 10:16 (KJV) Wisdom is the principal thing, and the Bible enjoins everyone to get wisdom. And guess what? Jesus has been made unto us wisdom. Many times the believer, in an attempt not to hurt people play the fool.…

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LOVE MUST BE OUR NATURE

LOVE MUST BE OUR NATURE By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Sunday 30th April 2023 “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God, and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” 1 John 4:7-8 (KJV) Love is not optional for the believer! We are not advised to love. Love must be our nature because God is love. When you invited Jesus into your…

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WALK IN LOVE

WALK IN LOVE By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Saturday 29th April 2023 “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:35 (KJV) The call to love is not new and it is not just a function of the New Testament. God did not become love in the New Testament. He has always been Love. And when He made Man, He breathed into man the breath of life. In other words,…

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GRACE MADE YOU ALL THAT YOU ARE

GRACE MADE YOU ALL THAT YOU ARE By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Friday 28th April 2023 “But God’s amazing grace has made me who I am! And his grace to me was not fruitless. In fact, I worked harder than all the rest, yet not in my own strength but God’s, for his empowering grace, is poured out upon me.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 (TPT) No matter your achievements in life, never forget that you are who you are,…

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MERCY WILL SPEAK FOR YOU

MERCY WILL SPEAK FOR YOU By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Saturday 15th April 2023 “Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: For the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.” Psalm 102:13 (KJV) When God said He will arise and have mercy upon Zion, why did He decide to show mercy first? It is because mercy always goes ahead of favour. You must be first exempted from what could have befallen you,…

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IT IS ALREADY DONE

IT IS ALREADY DONE By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Friday 14th April 2023 “Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!” Psalms 47:1 (NKJV) If you read the above text very fast, you will miss the spiritual import. Many times because of the simplicity of the word, we read the scripture in our way. Many times, we read: Oh, clap your hands when you are happy and shout unto…

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YOU HAVE THE REAL THING

YOU HAVE THE REAL THING By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Thursday 13th April 2023 “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Romans 8:3-4 (KJV) If ordinary promissory…

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GOD HAS PROVIDED BETTER THINGS FOR YOU

GOD HAS PROVIDED BETTER THINGS FOR YOU By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Wednesday 12th April 2023 “And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.” Hebrews 11:39-40 (NKJV) Chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews is described as the hall of faith because it chronicles the…

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RECEIVE WHAT GRACE HAS ACCOMPLISHED ON YOUR BEHALF

RECEIVE WHAT GRACE HAS ACCOMPLISHED ON YOUR BEHALF By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Tuesday 11th April 2023 “Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,” II Timothy 1:9 (NKJV) Ever before the world began, God has already packaged everything and hidden it in His heart…

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CHRIST PAID THE PRICE FOR YOUR REDEMPTION

CHRIST PAID THE PRICE FOR YOUR REDEMPTION By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Saturday 8th April 2023 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” Galatians 3:13-14…

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HE PAID THE FULL PRICE

HE PAID THE FULL PRICE   “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”. Romans 6:23 (KJV) By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Friday 7th April 2023 Today as we celebrate the death of Jesus, it is important that we remind ourselves of what He did for us. It is easy to gloss over the death of Jesus, but beloved, even the film “the Passion of Christ” could not…

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THE PROMISE IS NOW REALITY

THE PROMISE IS NOW OUR REALITY By Bishop Mike Okonkwo Thursday 6th April 2023 “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” 2 Corinthians 1:20 (KJV) In Christ, we live a joyful confident expectation that things will work out in our favour. No matter what you are experiencing, it will turn out well. All things work together for good. Nothing works…