Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:16-17 KJV God, with a very clear voice from heaven announced...

“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost” Jude 20 KJV In the Church today, scarcely do you hear people praying in the Holy Ghost. In our congregations, scarcely do you hear believers praying in the Holy Spirit, and yet, this is a grace gift that God has given to the Church for these last days. The Holy Spirit...

“For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith”. Mark 11:23 (KJV) Child of God, your belief goes hand in hand with what you say. What you...

“Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, is it well with thee? Is it well with thy husband? Is it well with the child? And she answered, it is well.” 2 Kings 4:26 (KJV) Often times, as children of God, we abort our testimonies with the wrong use of words. You must understand that your words are powerful. The Shunammite woman knew...

“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightiest war a good warfare”. 1Timothy 1:18 (KJV) Beloved, when prophesies go ahead of you concerning your life, take those words and begin to declare it to heaven. That is what it means to war a good warfare. Declare the promises that God has given...

“For we walk by faith, not by sight:” 2Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) The journey of the believer is never by sight but by faith. Why is it by faith? Because grace has already been supplied. All you need to do is to take what has already been supplied. Jesus has done the harder part. He has done the supply. Believe it and receive it. That is all the...

“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.” 2 Peter 1:2-3(KJV) Beloved, you can only escape the corruption in the world through the knowledge of the Word of God....

“For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.” Genesis 21:2 (KJV) Faith on its own cannot work alone. It requires patience to manifest. A typical example in the bible is Abraham. God made a promise to Him, but he patiently waited for 25 years to experience the manifestation of that which...

“But the angel of the Lord said unto him; fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shall call his name John”. Luke 1:13   KJV Beloved, if you look at the circumstances surrounding the birth of Christ, they are characterized by miracles. In Luke 1:5-7, the bible says, “There was in the days of Herod, the...

“Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will maintain mine own ways before Him.” Job 13:15 (KJV) Job is a good example of what it means to exercise patience while trusting God. Job did not understand what was happening to him. He could not explain it, neither did he know where it was coming from. Yet he chose to trust God. In...