Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him”. 1Samuel 1:27 (KJV) The whole of 1 Samuel chapter 1 is about a woman named Hannah. Hannah was one of the wives of Elkanah; Elkanah married two wives, Peninnah and Hannah. Peninnah had children; sons and daughters. But Hannah did not have children. One day, during their yearly sacrifice...

“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” Numbers 23:19 (KJV) Child of God, I have come to let you know that everything God has spoken concerning you will be made manifest because God can never...

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) In this familiar text above, Jesus says something very instructive: “seek first”. This shows that God recognizes the importance of having our priorities straight. Jesus admonishes us to seek first His Kingdom, not seek second or third because everything else that we desire stems...

“Therefore David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees”. 2Samuel 5:23 (NKJV) One of the first things any believer or anyone for that matter learns about David was his triumph over Goliath. David was undoubtedly skilled at fighting wars. He had fought and won many battles. However,...

“So David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to David, "Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand”. 2Samuel 5:19 (NKJV) David was faced with a daunting situation and he needed to make some key decisions. And he chose to seek the face of God...

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ”. 1Corinthians 12:12 (KJV) Jesus is the head of the church and all things have been put under His feet. He has been made Head over all things on behalf of the church, which is His body. The church is the...

“Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular”. 1Corinthians 12:27 (KJV) Paul taught that Jesus is the head of the church. We are His body and the body cannot be separated from the head. The Bible says to us that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day, He showed Himself and then finally ascended. Do you know that if Jesus is to express himself...

"Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding...

“Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame”. 1Corinthians 15:34 (KJV) People don't believe they have heard a solid preaching until you literally “beat” them on their heads and tell them how sinful and how bad they are, how terrible the sins they had committed and how evil they are. And people call that...

“For by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified”. Hebrews 10:14 KJV. According to the scripture the last Adam is Jesus. "And so, it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit" (1 Corinthians 15:45 KJV). Jesus was manifested to destroy the works of the devil. He came to put a permanent...