Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” Matthew‬ We must understand that the mountaintop is a good place to be, only...

“Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” Holiness happened to you on the day you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour. But as you keep on walking in the word of God,...

“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life,...

“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” Galatians‬ According to the scripture: “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree. Jesus...

“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,” Colossians‬ Jesus Christ, who was sinless, born without blemish, without wrinkle, and without spot became our propitiation and scapegoat. He became our substitute. In other words, He became us so that we might become Him. He delivered us from the power of darkness and translated...

“But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.” Obadiah‬ 1:17 The phrase “Mount Zion” is speaking concerning the church. Every Bible student and Theologian knows that Mount Zion refers to the church. It refers to God’s people. Every believer must understand that he is not going to be delivered but he has been...

“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” Genesis 1 : 28 (KJV) There are certain truths we need to know that will enable us to possess what...

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV) What God does is just speak a word and something will shift in the Spirit. I challenge you, therefore, to believe every word of God. When God instructs in a certain direction, it means that thing...

“And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself”. Luke 10:27 (KJV) Jesus was trying to tell the lawyer who came to question him that he should enlarge his circle of influence and not be myopic. Don’t be myopic, the...

“Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord”. Ephesians 6:4 (AMP) Today, things are happening so fast, and culture is changing so rapidly that it is difficult for most parents to grapple with the change. Things that were taboos just a...