The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, said he prayed and fasted 14 days not to be ordained as a pastor.
Adeboye, during the church’s February Thanksgivng Service focused on his 40th anniversary as General Overseer of the church, expressed appreciation to the founder of the church, late Pa Josiah Akindayomi for finding him worthy.
According to Adeboye, he was elected by grace, stressing that when the quest for the founder’s successor began, he was the least qualified.
In his words: “I want to thank God for my father in the Lord, Pa Josiah Akindayomi. I want to thank God that He heard from God, of all the people who were qualified to be the General Overseer, l was the least qualified.
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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday, described the late American professional boxer, Muhammad Ali, as his ‘hero’.
The cleric, who used to be a boxer, said he once cried over the health status of Ali, who died in 2016 at the age of 74.
Adeboye spoke at the virtual February 2021 Holy Ghost Service of the church with the theme, ‘God Bless You (2)’.
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“He was my hero, incidentally, we were born the same year and I was a boxer too; not of his class but I followed every fight that he fought. At least beginning from Sonny Liston, I can tell you every person that my hero fought.
Terrorism Will Be Forgotten Soon In Nigeria Adeboye
According to him, whatever has a beginning must have an ending, adding that every force laying siege on Nigeria would be disappointed.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 06, 2021
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday, expressed confidence that terrorism will soon be forgotten in Nigeria.
He spoke at the church s virtual February 2021 Holy Ghost Service with the theme, God Bless You (2) .
According to him, whatever has a beginning must have an ending, adding that every force laying siege on Nigeria would be disappointed.
The 78-year-old cleric said, I don t know the kind of crisis you have because if anybody had a problem, Job had one. Physically, he had a crisis. Materially, he had a crisis. Maritally, he had a crisis; even the wife said to curse God and die.