Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous” 1 John 2:1  KJV Beloved, Jesus Christ is our advocate. He is speaking on our behalf and saying:” Father they are standing based on what I did, not what they did. Guess what? The Father cannot ignore...

“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin” 1 John 1:7 KJV Beloved, as believers, we have been called to walk in the light. Though this chapter was addressing the unbelievers, verse 7 addresses the state of believers. Hence it started with the word,...

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need”. Hebrews 4:16 (KJV) You know, the more I read the scriptures, the more I find out that we are the ones making God look difficult and complex. You go to God crying every day to be forgiven. Meanwhile, the bible says your sins and...

“To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” Ephesians 1:6 (KJV) Child of God, I want you to know for sure that you have been accepted in the beloved. Remember, you are the body of Jesus and the head and the body cannot be separated; so, wherever Jesus is so are you. As soon as Jesus heard...

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof”. Proverbs 18:21 (KJV) The bible says in the book of John 6:63: "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life" (KJV) That is why we can make declarations and it will happen because...

“But ye, beloved, building up yourself in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.” Jude 1:20 (KJV) Many believers don’t understand what it means to pray in the Holy Ghost. The bible says: "out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water (John 7:38). Paul was looking at a Roman soldier when he was writing to the Church in Ephesians 6:16.  So why is it a...

“Ye are of God little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He that is in you, than He that is in the world”. 1 John 4:4    KJV Child of God, no matter the challenge you are confronted with, be assured that you will have the last laugh. Stop bothering yourself about how the fight will end because the winner of the fight had...

“And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine” Luke 15:31 KJV A lot of Church folks are trying to earn the blessings of God. But the truth is that you cannot earn it; it is a free gift by grace. Paul says, I am what I am by the grace of God. You cannot earn God's blessings....

“For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the God head bodily. And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power”. Colossians 2:9-10   KJV Do you know what happened when you gave your life to Christ? You became one with Christ, you now dwell in him and He dwells in you. No difference! Christ is the Head of the church. You...

“And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the Kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation. Neither shall they say, lo here! or, lo there! For behold, the Kingdom of God is within you” Luke 17:20-21 KJV The Kingdom of God does not come by observation. No! It is not by looking. The Kingdom of...