Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it”. Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)   When Abraham and Isaac got to the mountain, he took his son and tied him up. And the son was relaxed. What a son that his father has well taught! Parents teach your children! Our Bible text says, "Train up a child...

“…The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.” Judges 6:12 (KJV)   If you desire to be a person of exploits, then you must function with the understanding that God is with you. You will take giant strides when you truly know that the Lord is with you. You will do mega things! You will part waters! And you will go through anything that constitutes...

“The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.” Exodus 14:14 (KJV)   Though God’s people had left Egypt, Pharaoh still assembled all his military personnel and went after them to destroy them. But God fought for them. You must settle one thing once and for all in your spirit: that having given your life to the Lord, you now belong to Him, and...

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5 (KJV)   In Christ, we have eternal redemption and eternal life. In Christ, we have the boldness to come before the Father, knowing we cannot...

“And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it”. Exodus 25:8-9 (KJV)   In our text, God told Moses about building a tabernacle when they came out of Egypt. One word that kept on coming was...

“And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.” 2 Kings 7:5 (KJV)   We know from the scriptures that all things are possible to him who believes. That is why I want to encourage you today to keep believing and...

“And for this cause, he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.” Hebrews 9:15-16 (KJV)   Where there is a Will, the one...

“And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 1:19-20 (KJV)   I can stay on the “In Him” realities for the entire year. There is so much to unpack...

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (KJV)   Christ has risen! It is not just a historical reality. It is a spiritual fact. It is a spiritual truth upon...

“Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:” 2 Timothy 2:8 (KJV)   If the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ become only a historical fact to you, then your faith is in vain. Jesus came to die for your sins. He died and rose again triumphantly over hell and the grave. But if it is...