Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.” Mark 10:48 (KJV) From the above scripture, Bartimaeus refused to remain blind. They tried to shut him down. But he kept on shouting that this is the last day I will stay here begging. Jesus, the man of Galilee is passing...

“And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.” 1 Samuel 17:10,11 (KJV) Saul and his army were afraid of Goliath and they were hiding in the trenches. But here comes David, a young man who understood what...

“Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident.”  2 Corinthians 1:20 (MSG) You will be shocked how many believers fall for opposition. Beloved, why will you pack up and say it’s not going to work and then you leave what God gave to...

“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, it is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” John 19:30 (KJV) Beloved, I come today to let you know that whatever the devil has packaged against your life will never succeed because Jesus won the total victory on the cross. The bible says that Jesus said it is finished and then he...

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” 1 Peter 5:8 (KJV) It is very important that we should understand that we are engaged in a warfare. Everyone has an enemy that he is contending with and until you have an understanding of the war we are engaged in, it will be difficult for you to fully fulfil...

“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil” 1 John 3:8 KJV The Son of God was revealed that He might destroy the works of the devil. Sin is the works of the devil. Christ came to destroy it. And this was...

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.’’ John 3:16   KJV Child of God, there is no way you can demonstrate love without giving something. When God was to show us how much he loved us, he gave His only Son to die for our sins. Thank God for this great love, otherwise where would you be today? In the same...

“… Neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing…” 2 Samuel 24:24   KJV As we climax the age, unfortunately, you will begin to observe that the love for self will gradually increase to the extent that people will slow down in their commitment to the things of God. Today, I want to ask you a few...

“But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid." Matthew 14:27 (NKJV) The Lord himself constrained the disciples to enter the ship and go to the other side. It was not their own initiative, but they obeyed and entered the ship.  As soon as their ship got into the midst of the sea, here was the wind...

“And when the tempter came to him, he said, if thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.” Matthew 4:3 (KJV) In the book of Matthew 3:17, Jesus didn’t need to prove anything before God said He was His Son. Here comes the devil after God has spoken and wanted Jesus to doubt His identity. He was literally saying to Jesus: “Do you want to...