Bishop David Oyedepo on
‘Why This Endless Drive for Church Growth?’
- The Church Growth drive is not an ambition but a raw pursuit of the great commission.
Every living soul is entitled to hear the gospel,
Matthew 28:20
Jesus died for the entire world.
John 15:2 - Not a crave for accomplishment but a responsibility of every child of God.
John 15:8
2 Corinthians 5:17-19
Every child of God has a ministry of reconciliation.
- Not borne out of a desire to be a great church but proof of our love for God.
John 21:15-17
Matthew 21:12
Not about us as a people but God and his agenda.
Psalm 119:114
Paul
Romans 1:16
Everybody’s mandate from God. - Our Time of Visitation
We are Not Out to Make a Name
Many churches are yet to recover from the lockdown
The intense engagement in Cell Growth and Replication of 2010, 2011, 2013 is what saw us through the lock down satanic agenda. Many Churches are yet to recover!
The vibrancy of the Cell system with fire coming from the altar and going on the altar of the splinter houses kept the Church alive and strong.
When we miss our times of visitation we become victims of devastation.’
- God wants all men to be saved.
1 Timothy 2:4
Jeremiah 3:15-17
Psalm 73:17 - Hell was not made for man but for the devil and his angels.
Soul Winning is simply a rescue mission to the unsaved and every believer’s responsibility.
Jude 1:22-23
Matthew 25:41
What’s my business?
What is in Church Growth for me?
In the growth of the Church is the glory of the Saints.
Jeremiah 30:21
Everyone engaging his heart to seeing souls saved, he changes their stories.
Michael Faraday was a laboratory attendant.
RG Motoroney was a roadside mechanic that became a major engineer.
Had Matthew 6:33 written on his tombstone.
Many giants will rise this year.
By Engaging with God’s heartbeat to see people saved and keeping them preserved for the Kingdom.
Jeremiah 30:19-21
The harvest of the world is overripe and everyone engaging shall get him or herself on God’s payroll and escape the economic hustles of life.
Command prosperity in austerity,
Sustainable church growth requires prayer.
John 12:32
Jesus died on the cross to draw all men to himself.
That’s why we are engaged in this obviously endless drive for souls.
If you are in the Army and retire as a Lieutenant, that’s the rank in which you will be forever. You can’t add General 30 years after and make it ‘Lieutenant-General’ because your mates are now Generals.
The day you withdraw is the day your lifting stops.
Receive grace for tireless and delight some engagement.
Deuteronomy 28:47
Keep smiling and be happy while serving.
Be enjoying it and stop frowning.
The day you start seeing service as a burden, you have missed out of the blessings.
If you write about me, I am not bothered. You didn’t ask me and you don’t know me more than me.
Somebody insulted you and you are carrying that about for the next 4 days, is that life?
This year, all our churches shall be turned to cities without walls.
Micah 4:1-2
Zechariah 2:4-5
Churches Shall be Turned into Kingdoms and Nations Before Jesus Returns
The next day we embarked in a 504 Taxi. I told the driver you are safe. You can proceed at any speed.
This month we are beginning the construction of the first 1000-2000 churches while we are still looking for more land.
Dominion shall be domiciled in the Church before Christ returns.
Psalm 87:1-7
Nations will invite us to help out their economy.
Daniel 7:27
God told us I shall remain in your midst for as long as you want me.
God has kept validating this agenda in the life of every going Winner till date.
The impact is just starting and the gates of hell can’t stop it.
We have seen very humbling things and to God be all the Glory.
