Author: Bishop Mike Okonkwo

“And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:” Romans 4:19 (KJV)   Faith does not focus on what is happening around but on what God has spoken. Everything in Abraham's environment was crying it will never happen. Everything was saying he can never have it! But...

"As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were" Romans 4: 17 (KJV)   God has what it takes to quicken dead things. God knows how to make dead things come alive. There might be some dead things in your life,...

“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”   Psalms 27:13. (KJV)   The Psalmist said he had almost fainted if he had not believed, to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. In order words, David is saying in effect that God’s goodness is there. David is saying that: God...

“Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.” Isaiah 66:8. (KJV)   You see, when you look at this scripture, what comes to your mind is, how can it happen. I want to announce...

"Another parable he put forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way". Matthew 13:24-25 (KJV)   The man in the parable sowed good seeds but the enemy came in an unguarded moment and sowed tares. But the news...

“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.” Ecclesiastes 9:11 (KJV)   It is not about how smart you are. It is not about how strong...

“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” Psalm 127:3 (KJV)   Happy Children’s Day to all our children wherever you may be. I thank God for blessing us with these gifts, each one unique in his or her way.   Our scripture for today draws our attention to the fact that they are God’s heritage. What does heritage mean?...

“Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 (KJV)   The church is not building, the church is you and the Spirit of God is in us. I want to drive this home. Now, let’s look at the book of Ephesians 5:30: “For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and his bones.”. This scripture is showing us who...

"And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness" Ephesians 4:24 (KJV)   According to the Word of God, the believer does not belong to himself. He belongs to God. "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?...

"And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18 (KJV)   Two years ago, the world witnessed a shutdown of church buildings across the nations of the world. And so, there was this argument that the church was locked down and I beg to differ....