Osinbajo delivers Pastor Adeboye’s birthday lecture, says Christians can influence government policies
The Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday said Nigerians of the Christian faith have the power to influence government policies to ameliorate the suffering of the Nigerian people.
He stated this in Lagos while delivering a lecture organised to mark the 73rd birthday of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Enoch Adeboye.
The annual lecture series was sponsored by Triumphant Elders Consultative Forum of the Church.
In the lecture titled, “Harmonising Virtues to Gain Heaven and Earthly Prosperity,” Mr. Osinbajo said that Christian leaders have a duty to stand for the poor in the country.
Mr. Adeboye in his response at the event praised the organisers and the guest speaker for honouring him with the lecture.
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The cleric said, “I just want to thank the Triumphant Elders for organising this occasion, and I want to thank the guest speaker for bringing so much treasure into all of us.
“Whatever I am today is because of only one secret; somewhere along the line I met the Lord Jesus Christ and I surrendered my life unto him and He has done the rest.
“My advice to anyone that might be here who wants to become an influence in the society is give your life to Jesus Christ; that is the only secret.
“Jesus is the way out of problems, He is the way into joy and victory, He is the way forward, and He is the way upward. If you lift up Jesus Christ, He will promote you, and when Jesus is the one promoting you He promote you everlastingly.”
The convener, Tunji Onileaja, a pastor, had in his welcome address explained that the elders came up with the idea of an annual public lecture for Mr. Adeboye by divine inspiration.
“The Triumphant Elders (those above 70-years old), supported by some younger senior pastors by divine vision, joined to celebrate God in the life of our modern hero of the gospel,’’ he said.
Mr. Onileaja said rather than celebrating himself to mark his birthday, Mr. Adeboye had been celebrating God through the special Holy Ghost Services aimed at expanding God’s kingdom.
The cleric said, “I just want to thank the Triumphant Elders for organising this occasion, and I want to thank the guest speaker for bringing so much treasure into all of us.
“Whatever I am today is because of only one secret; somewhere along the line I met the Lord Jesus Christ and I surrendered my life unto him and He has done the rest.
“My advice to anyone that might be here who wants to become an influence in the society is give your life to Jesus Christ; that is the only secret.
“Jesus is the way out of problems, He is the way into joy and victory, He is the way forward, and He is the way upward. If you lift up Jesus Christ, He will promote you, and when Jesus is the one promoting you He promote you everlastingly.”
The convener, Tunji Onileaja, a pastor, had in his welcome address explained that the elders came up with the idea of an annual public lecture for Mr. Adeboye by divine inspiration.
“The Triumphant Elders (those above 70-years old), supported by some younger senior pastors by divine vision, joined to celebrate God in the life of our modern hero of the gospel,’’ he said.
Mr. Onileaja said rather than celebrating himself to mark his birthday, Mr. Adeboye had been celebrating God through the special Holy Ghost Services aimed at expanding God’s kingdom.
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