Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1 (KJV)   One of the things parents must get clear are family values. Don’t raise children with scattered values. Have a set of values that are non-negotiables. Values that everyone in the family knows and lives by. Do not live them to chance.   The fact that God could trust you enough to put these children...

“Dedicate your children to God and point them in the way that they should go, and the values they’ve learned from you will be with them for life.” Proverbs 22:6 (TPT)   Children are God’s special treasures that He commits to us as parents to take care of. Parents are God’s representatives in the lives of these children, and the responsibility is laid on every parent to...

“Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a love gift from our wonderful heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because he sees us wrapped into Christ...

“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you...

“And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.” Luke 10:39 (KJV)   I said at the beginning of this series that God speaks all 5 love languages. The truth is every good thing we teach even in management schools finds its root in the Bible and the 5 love languages are no exception.   Our scripture today is the story...

“And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” Matthew 8:3 (KJV)   In today’s scripture, Jesus did what ordinarily no one would have done. A leper reached out to Him, and He touched him. You may just read this in a hurry and miss the point. In Bible days, lepers are not allowed in...

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24 (KJV)   Another love language is Words of Affirmation. Many times, people confuse this with flattering. You are not called to flatter your spouse but find something good to appreciate and celebrate in him or her. No one is totally good (except God) and no one is totally bad (except...

“For this is how much God loved the world—he gave his one and only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life.” John 3:16 (TPT)   Today, the world is getting aware of love languages and the fact that we are very different in the way we understand and express love. As I shared with you...

“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 (KJV)   Today, I am challenging you to be God’s Ambassador –let the world see Christ in you everywhere you go.   We live in a world full of tension. The hearts of many are failing them. Trust has long gone out through the window, a brother is willing and ready to betray another...

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 (KJV)   I recall one of the images of God that most Christians identify with: A big guy up there with a mighty cane, ready to hit you at the slightest provocation”. So it was easier to be afraid...