WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT PASTOR DAVID IBIEYOME

He is a compassionate minister with strong, anointed shoulders to bear the responsibility of shepherding God’s people. The truth is that Pastor David Ibiyeomie, Presiding Pastor, Salvation Ministries, based in Port Harcourt, has a practical approach to the Word and has been performing wonders and miracles in the lives of thousands of people using the power of Jesus Christ.
A dynamic and charismatic preacher with a vision directed by God and motivated to carry on the will of the Heavenly Father to build heavenly-minded people, Pastor Ibiyeomie has always been guided by character-conscious living and this has made his life a roadmap for many who wish to live by Godly principles. “I believe that a man that has lost character has lost all. I have always lived in accordance with His principles so that my character can bring more people to Christ. Godly character remains the bedrock of a great future and as someone said, “Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared, but only men of character are trusted.” This underscores the great value of character. To be intelligent, wealthy and powerful is good, but without character it can be likened to a very handsome man with leprosy. Character is the nucleus of life’s worth; those who embrace godly character brace up today for greatness, so living a godly character is the principle that I have always asked God for,” he declared.
Born on 21 October, 1962, Pastor Ibiyeomie had his primary and secondary school education in Port Harcourt before he proceeded to the Rivers State University of Science and Technology where he studied Microbiology, after which he came to Lagos. Visionary and hardworking, he had plans of making a living through his profession, but God had a bigger plan, which is to make him a winner of souls for His kingdom. He became born again in 1995, and few weeks later enrolled at the Word of Faith Bible Institute, an arm of Bishop David Oyedepo’s Ministries, in 1996 where also he met his wife "Pastor Mrs Peace Ibieyome". There he was greatly influenced by the Bishop’s impactful teachings of the word, and the vision to establish and run a church-based ministry became very clear. Steamed in the divine grace of God, the Salvation Ministries started in April, 1997 with less than 30 worshippers, and since then, Pastor Ibiyeomie, through an undiluted and insightful teaching of the word of God, has been training, mentoring, impacting and transforming many men and women into successful and enterprising individuals both in the secular and spiritual spheres of life.
Nigeria is today being challenged by developmental issues such as ethnic crisis, insecurity and corruption, and this ebullient and dynamic preacher believes that the church has a major role to play in eradicating them. Elucidating on this, Pastor Ibiyeomie said: “Apart from the financial poverty in our nation, there is widespread spiritual poverty, that is why some Nigerians are involved in terrorism and corruption. While the government provides for our economic need, the church has the burden of shaping and re-shaping the people’s minds and helping in the maintenance of our national unity. We have very brilliant minds in Nigeria, but the problem has always been with their character, so every family and the church have the role of building brilliant Nigerians with godly character.”
Asked why he thinks crime rate has been increasing despite the continuous rise in the number of churches in Nigeria today, the Port Harcourt-based preacher and televangelist who has given countless people the spiritual and practical foundation on which they are successfully building their lives replied: “Though churches in Nigeria have their own challenges, saying they have not been making positive impact is not correct. A few people who lack the understanding of God’s words believe that churches are neglecting their primary role by talking about God-given prosperity. But people are not imagining what our country could have become if these churches were not available. Churches have continued to preach and teach the populace on what God demands from us. Many Nigerians who profess Christianity today do not take time to read their bible even when they are in church, some do not even go to church again, and people easily blame the church for their action and inaction. This is not right.”
Continuing, he said, “The misplacement of values by most people in today’s Nigeria and the recognition and honouring of people with questionable character have made many of our youths to now place money before character. The core problem of our nation and many other nations of the world is that crime rate has been on the rise due to lack of godly character. Where godly character is lacking, then integrity will equally be lacking, and where integrity is lacking, corruption will thrive. I agree that churches in Nigeria have more work to do in order to help our national character, but these churches have not stopped working, only that the government and every family have to re-define their priority and place character before material wealth. The best way to improve our society is improving on our individual character, being dependable and trustworthy.”
As part of the divine vision received from God, Pastor Ibiyeomie runs a virile television outreach named “Hour of Salvation” through which millions across the world have been reached, saved and impacted by his transformative teaching of God’s word. Apart from this, Salvation Ministries has been training people who have given their lives to Christ so that they can be better equipped to spread the Gospel of Christ. The Word of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI), a non denominational institute established and managed by Salvation Ministries has also become a reference among the bible schools in Nigeria today.
Undoubtedly, David Ibiyeomie remains one of the most revered spiritual leaders in Nigeria of today but he has always stated that hardwork, diligence, faith and divine grace are the vehicles that bring favour to man. Because his sermons are thorough, directed against sin, poverty and corruption, and always challenging, Salvation Ministries and its presiding pastor have continued to grow in membership and popularity. Stating the reasons for this, the recipient of the honourary doctorate degree in Divinity from Bradley University, United States said: “I cannot attribute the growth to anybody, I am just an instrument in the hand of God, God is the main factor. Salvation Ministries has continued to touch lives in many ways and the grace of God has been sufficient for us, that is why we have gone this far”.
Pastor David Ibiyeomie does not just preach and teach prosperity and all-round success, he has proven his love for humanity by helping the needy. Money to the poor, care for the widow and orphans and scholarship to indigent youths are a few ways through which he has been touching lives positively
Advising Nigerian youths, the author of several life-changing books emphasised: “Education is important, but every genuine success starts with a vision and a godly character makes it come to pass. Every youth should make God his or her primary focus”

Consumers health at risk as fake sausages circulate retail markets

Nigerian consumers are at risk health hazards that could result from increasing circulation of fake sausages which are making real wave into the markets, further questioning the regulatory checks of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), BusinessDay findings show.
A visit to different retail shops across Lagos State, particularly around Ikeja, Oshodi, Gbagada, Abule Egba and Victoria Island revealed that these sausages bearing no expiration dates, manufacturing or batch numbers contrary to NAFDAC’s regulation are being sold to innocent consumers, most of whom do not check for dates on products before consumption.
“The shelf life of sausages is very short and it is exposed to microbial contamination. Without expiry dates, there is no other way one can ascertain if the product is still safe for consumption. Eating expired ones could lead to food poisoning and many people have died as a result of that,” said George Nwaha, a Lagos-based pharmacist.
Doyin Odubanjo, public health expert said consuming these expired products could be deadly.
“Once a product is expired, what the makers are saying is that they can no longer guarantee the state of that product because whatever preservative method they used is no longer effective. This is very dangerous and could become poisonous. When someone consumes such product, he or she could become very sick and die,” Odubanjo said.
Specifically, ‘Gala’ and ‘Beefie’, two products of UAC Food Limited and Chi Limited respectively are the targets of the perpetrators considering their increasing demand in the consumer market, a development experts say should have been a source of concern to the manufacturers especially in routine market checking on their products.
One of the retailers angrily responded to our visit, saying, “What kind of question is that? I bought this sausage (name withheld) directly from their makers and people have been buying. What is my business with date or no date? If you don’t like it, then leave it. I’m not begging for customers”.
“People have been buying them. You know I bought these products and I have to finish selling my goods as well. If they don’t finish buying them, will I pack them to my children to consume?” another retailer in Victoria Island told BusinessDay.
Other retailers that spoke with BusinessDay maintained that they bought the fake products directly from the company.
“Most times they don’t write dates because…Look inside this cartoon, that is how I saw them. You can see how new the wrapper is,” also said a retailer on Victoria Island.
At Ikeja, the situation is not different as some retailers try to convince sausage consumers who appeared confused that the products without expiry dates were good for consumption. “It is fresh. I just bought it today. Touch it and see how soft it is,” she said.
Moved by the health hazards posed by these sausages, BusinessDay visited one of the makers of the products Chi Limited, aimed at tracing the source of their product at various retail outlets in Lagos but efforts to get a response from the company or their media personnel was unsuccessful.
“Anybody can fake these products. The companies have been complaining”, Christiana Obiazikwor, chief public relations officer, NAFDAC said in defense of the agency. Meanwhile she noted that “Nigerians don’t check for the expiration dates. That is the problem we have. We don’t read labels. Even the scratcher on the products, both educated and non educated Nigerians don’t have the patience to scratch and check for product genuity.”
At UAC Food Limited, the company said it has a process in place that ensures every single Gala that leaves their factory is appropriately coded with production details.
“This definitely cannot come from us. It is really a big surprise to me,” said Joan Ihekwaba, General Marketing Manager of UAC food Limited after inspecting some samples of the product.
“Our products are always coded with batch no, expiry date and time of production. Even the shift of production is coded so, if there is any problem along the line we can trace it to the operator. It’s even good this information is getting to us because it means that something must be happening outside,” she said.
According to Kelechi Alaribe, Operations Manager, UAC Foods Limited, “The coding machine is designed in such a way that no gala goes out without it being fully coded. The time of wrapping and everything would be indicated as part of the consumer information. There is no way any omission can come up.”
Ihekwaba said in as much as they would like to ensure that they maintain the confidence that consumers have bestowed on them by rooting out the perpetrators, she could not do much because her hands are tied. “It’s so amazing how consumers take this product everyday as if their daily life depends on it and indeed with that in mind, we take care to make sure we don’t disappoint them. We know the economy is biting hard on everyone and a lot of people are doing stuff to ensure that they survive. If we catch the culprits, we’ll blacklist them.
“We don’t produce these gala wrappers here, they are supplied to us. So, it means between where it’s produced and the time it gets here anything can happen. So, it is not impossible for you to see the complete replica of our packaging. There is a limit to what we can control.”
Consumers who spoke with BusinessDay narrated their experiences.
Jeffrey Umoh, who resides in Ikeja area of Lagos, had already consumed one when he realized he should have checked it.
“I was famished on Tuesday so I bought a package of gala and a bottle of soft drink around Abule Egba. I usually check for dates but that day, I didn’t check probably because I was too hungry to check or because I’d come to trust the brand. Besides, the sausage was soft and fresh. I’d finished eating when someone came to buy gala and complained about the dates not been there. I quickly grabbed the wrapper which was now lying on the floor and to my shock; I discovered there was no date. Throughout that day, I was not myself,” Umoh said.
“When I went to buy sausage close to my house, the woman opened the showcase and was trying to give me the ones under instead of the ones on top. Immediately, I became suspicious. I thought they were expired and so I checked when she handed them to me. When I did not find the expiry date, I asked her and she told me that was how she bought them,” Juliet Okoro, a consumer who resides in Gbagada said.
Bayo Ojo, another consumer in Victoria Island said, “I’ve stumbled on expired one before but I was compelled to check because the packet was looking rough. If it wasn’t, maybe I would have fallen prey.”

How to save money for the things you want

Most people are prone to impulse shopping and get what they want when they want it. They bring out the check book, credit card or debit card, and make the purchase right then and there, without regards to the cost. This is called instant gratification.
Instant gratification feels good at the time, but later, once the realization of what the real costs are, short term gratification can turn into a long term headache.
When you want something and it is not a priority in your life, the wise thing to do is to save the money to buy it and not charge it or pay for it with money that you know you need for things that are more important.
You all know that there is a difference between what you want and what you need.
What you want are things that you see, or hear about, that makes you feel the urge to possess them, whether you need them or not.
What you need are basic items that help sustain you for the good of your health and your everyday living experience.
There is nothing wrong with wanting things that you don’t need, but there may be a problem when you buy things that you don’t need and you can’t afford, simply because you want them.
There is nothing wrong with getting something that you want at a later date by saving for it but your priority should be spending the money that you have on the things that you need to sustain your living experience.
Some years back, saving money was a big deal but it doesn’t seem that way today. With ATM’s at every bank, and in malls and shopping centers, and credit cards from every bank and every major department store, saving money has become a very hard thing to do.
But saving your money is possible, especially if you develop and incorporate a good plan for saving and a budget strategy that you can live with.
Learning self-control and self-discipline can go a long way in helping you save for the things you want.
Remember, if you start a savings account and put money into it on a regular basis, with the savings and the interest that the bank will adds to it every month, your saving will grow and you will have more buying power in the future.
To be sure, it takes time and effort to save money, but it is truly worth it in the long run.

Jumia redefines Nigerians’ online shopping experience

Jumia, Nigeria’s no 1 online retailer is poised to consolidate on its achievements with innovative concepts that will further expand her brand equity in the business terrain after four years of pioneering the revolution that dramatically changed the face of retail shopping in Nigeria.
The online mall outlined her plans at a media roundtable and facility tour on Thursday at the company’s head office in Ikeja.
During the facility tour, Indrek Henloo, global CEO of Jumia services explained the processes involved in transferring tested and approved products from vendors and sellers, through the fulfilment centres to the final consumers.
According to Thomas Simonet, senior Vice President, Vendor Management, Jumia has 12,000 registered vendors out of which 5,000 are active and they all receive trainings and ongoing support on how to maximise visibility and sales.
“With Jumia, a young producer of garments, bags or cosmetics in one town in Nigeria, can have the opportunity of showcasing his or her product to millions of prospective customers at no cost. That is quite revolutionary.” Simonet said.
In her presentation, Chidinma Ifepe, head, Customer Operations, listed persistent customer focus in taking company decisions, swift handling and resolution of customer complaints as key factors behind the company’s outstanding customer service delivery.
“The 2015 e-commerce customer service award won by Jumia was a positive industry nod which reflected the high level of customer satisfaction achieved collectively by the entire workforce,” she said.
The management team disclosed that a partnership, which will see Jumia investing massively in supporting Nigerian brands to create more jobs and drive economic growth, would be launched in few weeks.
Omolara Awoyemi, Partner Relations Manager, spoke on various payment options that have made customers loyal to Jumia and explained how innovations like cash-on-delivery, and free returns within 7days changed the face of online shopping in Nigeria.
“What drives my team and indeed the massive acceptance of the Jumia brand is the consistent pursuit of convenient and secure payment options through a secure server. There are other new payment options like Jumia pay- direct, the book on hold plan- where orders can be made online and then payment via ATM or other payment forms.
“Other issues such as prompt processing of customer refunds, charge backs and card payment reversals as well as prompt resolution of issues relating to credit reversals, cash refunds and online pre-paid orders, have helped to ensure maximum satisfaction and retention of Jumia customers,” Awoyemi said.

Things you should know about your rights as a debtor by "FDCP ACT"

If you’re drowning in debt, it can seem as though there’s no way out. And it doesn’t help that creditors could be calling you — maybe even your family members and neighbors are looking for you. It may seem that you are at the mercy of debt collectors, but the truth is that you have rights, and you have protections from unscrupulous collectors. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) spells out practices that debt collectors can’t engage in. So, know your rights, and don’t be afraid to report debt collectors who violate these 6 provisions in the FDCPA:
1. Debt Collectors Have to Stop Calling If You Tell them To
The hitch? You have to do it in writing. So, if you don’t want debt collectors to call you anymore, you need to write a letter (keep a copy for yourself) and send it along. I recommend using certified mail to prove the debt collector received the letter. After receiving your request, debt collectors can only contact you, by mail, to let you know of certain actions that will be taken (including a lawsuit).

2. You Have a Right to Verify the Debt
Debt collectors have to send you written notice of the debt amount and the name of the creditor, as well as let you know you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days. This has to be sent within five days of the first communication with you. You have the right to have this debt validated, and you have the write to dispute. Once you ask, in writing (use certified mail and keep copies), for verification or if you dispute, the debt collector can’t try to collect until the matter is settled.

3. You Ask Collectors Not to Call Your Workplace
If debt collectors know your employer doesn’t want you to answer personal calls at work, or that your employer objects to these calls, they can’t call your workplace.

4. Don’t Pay More than You Owe
Ask for verification. Debt collectors can’t misrepresent your debt, claiming you owe more than you do. Additionally, they can’t tack on extra fees that aren’t allowed by your original credit agreement. Make sure you understand your original terms, and the law. You don’t have to pay more than what the law allows.

5. Debt Collectors Can’t Harass You on the Phone
The FDCPA considers certain actions harassment on the phone, and it is illegal for them to engage in these actions:
Threats of violence
Profanity or abusive language
Personal insults
Calling before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.
Repeated or continuous calls
Threats of arrest (no warrant will be issued for regular debts)
Debt collectors can’t harass you, and you should note harassment from debt collectors and report it.

6. Debt Collectors Can’t Inform Third Parties about Your Debt
Debt collectors aren’t supposed to publicly share your debt. Indeed, the only people that debt collectors can legally inform of your debt are the credit reporting agencies, your attorney, the creditor, the creditor’s attorney, your legal spouse, or, if you are a minor, your parents.
Additionally, debt collectors aren’t supposed to repeatedly call third parties, such as neighbors, for information about your location. If there is reason to believe previously provided information is false, a debt collector can call a third party once to get location information (but they cannot discuss the debt in the process).
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Aviation fuel price may force airlines to fly from Ghana

 

 Experts in the aviation sector say increase in the price of aviation fuel from N105 to N220 per litre in Nigeria may soon cause airlines operating in the country to move to Ghana where aviation fuel is sold for N110 per litre.
Two days ago, Emirates airline for the first time flew to Ghana to buy fuel for its Abuja flight. A source who craved anonymity told BusinessDay that British Airways also buys fuel from Ghana. The source said more airlines will soon leave for Ghana to buy fuel since it is cheaper to buy from the country.
Similarly, Air France last week announced that from 2017, the airline will commence three weekly flights to Accra in Ghana from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
These flights will be operated by Airbus A330 with a capacity of 208 seats until 27 March 2017, then by Boeing 777-200 with 312 seats.
“The aviation fuel cartel causing a 100percent increase in fuel price has forced Emirates airlines to go to Accra to buy fuel. This is making Nigeria lose businesses and revenues,” Nogie Meggison, president, Airline Operators of Nigeria told BusinessDay.
Meggison explained that this development will have a ripple effect on other sectors of the economy such as the hospitality sector and catering services.
He explained the hotels, where the crew will be kept, the manpower, the landing and parking space fees and other charges that should be paid by the airlines to the Federal Government as charges will soon be paid to Ghanaian government, a development analysts see as a colossal loss to Nigerian economy.
He called on the Federal Government to intervene into the issue by ensuring that it revives the Warri Refinery’s Jet A1 pipeline –hydrant system for the supply of aviation fuel.
For instance, about 15 million air travellers passed through Nigerian airports in 2015. The figure for 2014 was about 14million.
Consequently, the analysts say this number may reduce by over 30percent with the current price of aviation fuel which is incurred in price of tickets sold to passengers with low purchasing power.
Specifically, BusinessDay’s findings show that operators in the Nigerian aviation industry may have lost at least N45 billion in revenue to aviation fuel scarcity from April to June when fuel situations worsened.
The conservative figure was arrived at based on losses incurred due to flight delays and in some cases outright cancellations that have resulted in hardships to travelers.
BusinessDay further gathered that domestic airlines generate an average of N2 billion daily from ticket sales, amounting to N180 billion in the last three months, while N500million is also lost daily to the scarcity.
The implication is that the sector may have lost 25 percent of the amount or N45 billion in 90 days.
Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide, executive chairman, Arik Air, said that with 126 flights daily, the airline needs about 500,000 litres a day to fuel its flights.
BusinessDay’s checks also show that the eight domestic airlines operating in Nigeria need about 1.2million litres of aviation fuel daily, while about 21 international airlines operating in the country need approximately 1.8million litres of aviation fuel daily.
This shows that for both international and local airlines operating in Nigeria, N660million is spent daily on fuel.
This development is coming at a time when the government of Ghana few weeks ago reduced aviation fuel price by 20 percent in a bid to make Ghana’s aviation sector attractive to investors.
Aviation fuel is central to the operations of an airline as it constitutes between 35-40 percent of an airline’s cost.
According to John Mahama, president of Ghana, “We have consulted with the national petroleum authority and the national petroleum authority has agreed to adjust the cost of aviation fuel and reduce it by twenty percent.
“I am sure this will improve the volumes that the airlines take and make Ghana a prepared destination for fueling up,” the president added.
John Ojikutu, secretary-general, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, (ART) told BusinessDay that it is expected that businesses try as much as possible to cut cost. According to Ojikutu, airlines will fly from countries where aviation fuel is cheaper if the situation with fuel price persists in Nigeria.
“Aviation fuel price is also linked to neglect in repairing the pipelines and failure to revive the Warri refinery’s Jet A1 pipeline –hydrant system for supplying aviation fuel,” Ojikutu said
Ojikutu mentioned that other reasons are costs of transportation, demurrage on the tankers and insufficient number of fuel dispensing trucks.
This situation has severally led to cancellations of flights and high air fares, thereby discouraging people from flying in Nigeria, he said.
BusinessDay checks also show that up till 1992, jet-A1 supply to MMA was through pipelines from Ejigbo or NNPC depot. The supply from the MMA depot to the hydrants on the apron where fuel is dispensed to aircraft, were done also through the pipelines. The method then was quality assurance in practice and cost effective.
“Unfortunately, since the pipelines got ruptured in 1992, nobody in NNPC, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) and even the airlines- the end users-, raised serious concern on why there had been no repairs of the pipelines in 24 years,” Ojikutu added.

Lagos to get 13 per cent derivation as Fed Govt okays four Aje oil wells

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode , Lagos State

The Federal Government yesterday said four of the five Aje oil wells were approved for crude production in Lagos.
Chairman of the Indices and Disbursement Committee of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed, announced this when he led members on a visit to Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, at the Lagos House, Ikeja.
Mohammed said the committee was in Lagos to verify crude oil and gas production from Aje oil wells for the purpose of disbursing to the state 13 per cent Derivation Fund to in line with the constitution.
He said the commission had set up an Inter-Agency Technical Committee, comprising the RMAFC, Directorate of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation and the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to determine location of the Aje oil wells.
Mohammed said the technical committee recommended that for the purpose of the derivation fund as spelt out in Section 162 (2) of the 1999 Constitution and provision of the Allocation of Revenue Act 2004, Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Aje oil wells fall within 200m isobaths and therefore should be attributed to Lagos State.
He said as a result, the commission and members of the Inter-Agency Committee had to embark on a working visit to the wells to conclude the process.
Mohammed said the outcome of the visit would promote national unity as well as the socio-economic development of Lagos State and Nigeria.
“It is also important to state that the commencement of oil production from Aje oil wells.
Mohammed said the technical committee recommended that for the purpose of the derivation fund as spelt out in Section 162 (2) of the 1999 Constitution and provision of the Allocation of Revenue Act 2004, Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the Aje oil wells fall within 200m isobaths and therefore should be attributed to Lagos State.
He said as a result, the commission and members of the Inter-Agency Committee had to embark on a working visit to the wells to conclude the process.
Mohammed said the outcome of the visit would promote national unity as well as the socio-economic development of Lagos State and Nigeria.
“It is also important to state that the commencement of oil production from Aje oil field by Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited is the first time oil is being produced outside the Niger Delta basin and therefore of a significance in diversifying the source of crude and gas production in the country,” Mohammed said.
Ambode said the commencement of crude oil production in the state would enhance the economy of the state and nation.
He added that it was significant for the nation’s economy that the state emerged as the first oil producing state outside the Niger Delta basin.
He described the visit by the committee as remarkable, adding that it signals the official step that takes the state to the final destination that makes us to become an oil producing state.
“We are glad to receive this delegation. We also want to thank the Federal Government, most especially President Muhammadu Buhari, for making this to happen promptly. I want to say that this has been the quickest action that has been taken by RMAFC since I have known the commission.
“I used to be a former account general so I had a lot of transactions and relationship with RMAFC. Within a span of about 60 days of when we wrote, and even before we wrote, this technical committee was actually set up. It gladdens me to say that the institution works and is working for Nigeria,” he said.
Ambode also hailed members of DPR and NBC, saying they both contributed to the process of discovery and production of crude oil in Lagos.
The governor urged other states to activate the mineral deposits in their domain as a means to boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
“It would also give us revenue independence in a manner that there would be equal growth from all nooks and corners of Nigeria. I am happy that RMAFC has taken this step and to say they should also encourage other states to engage in such activities to allow them activate whatever mineral deposit we have in the states in conjunction with the Federal Government, so we can diversify revenue and growth and create a balanced growth and development for the country,” he said.
The Aje field was originally operated as Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 390 before it became Oil Mining Lease (OML) 113 after going through due regulatory processes, exploratory and appraisal. It was discovered in 1996.
The oil field was awarded to YFP as a sole risk contract to encourage the growth of the upstream oil industry.
It is located 24 kilometres offshore Nigeria in water depths of about 1,476 feet (450 metres), and pending the outcome of exploration and appraisal at OPL 310, operated by Afren, Aje field is estimated to hold the largest oil reserves among fields outside the Niger Delta basin.
According to experts, Aje is unusual for a Nigerian field because it lies in the Benin Embayment on the eastern edge of the West Africa Transform Margin, rather than the Niger Delta, and reservoired in the Cretaceous, unlike the prolific Tertiary fields of the Niger Delta. Following appraisal, Aje was declared commercial in 2009. However, the high proportion of gas made the field difficult to attract investment early.

EFCC uncovers another $5m cash given to Fayose by Obanikoro

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered another $5million (N1.040billion) cash allegedly given to Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose by former Minister of State for Defence Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, it was learnt yesterday.
The cash is part of the N4.7billion slush funds traced to Obanikoro’s company, Sylva McNamara.
Out of the $5 million, EFCC’s investigation has shown how Fayose allegedly gave his associate , Abiodun Agbele, over $1million as part-payment for the acquisition of four chalets in Lagos.
The bubble burst when Agbele took the $1million to a Bureau De Change (BDC) operator, Ahmed Uba, who transferred the cash to Still Earth as part-payment for the properties.
Also, the EFCC has grilled Ekiti State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General Kolapo Kolade, who admitted that he facilitated the agreements for the four properties.
Kolade, who may face EFCC interrogators on August 30, it was gathered, said he was paid N1million for the job.
According to a top source in the commission, the ongoing investigation of Fayose for allegedly receiving N1.219billion from Obanikoro, also revealed that he got another $5m cash (N1.040billion) from the ex-minister.
“Our investigation so far has shown that out of the $5m Fayose gave Agbele $1million which Agbele gave to a BDC operator who transferred the money to Still Earth as part-payment for the properties bought.
“Going through the accounts of Fayose, you could see a lot of transactions. Kolapo Kolade , now a commissioner in Fayose’s cabinet was the one who arranged the agreement between Still Earth and J.J. Technical.
“We have interrogated the owner of the BDC Jamil Uba, who told us how he asked his staff to attend to Agbele. Jamil said ‘I instructed Abba Ahmed Uba to transfer the money into Still Earth accounts because Abba Ahmed Uba was working under me that day when Agbele sold $1million at the rate of N208, which is equivalent of N208million.”
The EFCC team has also discovered that one of the companies used for the purchase of the properties , J.J. Technicals Limited, was not in the picture until the owners were invited for questioning.
The source said: “Agbele got Maroun Mechleb, a Lebanese and contractor to the Ekiti State Government to provide a company, J.J. Technicals Services Limited whose name was used in making the agreement for the sale of the four chalets in Victoria Island by Still Earth.
“J.J. Technicals Services belongs to Maroun Mechleb’s junior brother, Joseph and his brother-in-law. They gave him the company’s document to help them prospect for contracts in Ekiti State. He gave the company’s document to Agbele without their knowledge.”
The two Lebanese, Joseph and Maroum Mechleb have told the EFCC that they had nothing to do with the purchase of the four properties in Lagos.
The source quoted Maroun Mechleb as saying: “I also saw an agreement with my signature between Noga Hotels Nigeria Limited for the sum of $1.1m. I am not aware of the agreement even though my signature appears on it. The agreement is between Noga Hotels Nigeria Limited and J.J . Technical Services. My brother who owns the company does not know anything about the whole agreement with Noga Hotels Nigeria Limited.”
According to the source, Joseph Mechleb said: “I did not know that the company was used to buy any property. I don’t know of any property(ies) that J.J. Technical Services bought. I hear of Fayose but have never heard of Biodun Agbele.
“I don’t know of any company with the name, Still Earth. I got to know of a property that was bought with J.J. Technical Services few weeks ago when our manager told me that the EFCC has invited me to Abuja. I am not a signatory to the said account.
“I don’t know the said property. I don’t know where it is located . I have never heard of any property purchased with J.J. Technicals before.
“I have not done any project in Ekiti State before. I only go visiting and sight-seeing. I visit our site in Imore, Ikere Road. I don’t visit Fayose in Ekiti. It is Maroun that works in Ekiti
State.”
Kolade, who was grilled by EFCC, it was learnt, said he knew of the agreements for the four chalets.
He said: “Sometimes in early January 2015, Abiodun Agbele approached me that he and his friend wanted to buy a property in Lagos and gave me the particulars of the property situated on Victoria Island and that I should keep them and conduct a search.
“I did and advised him that the property is free from encumbrance. About a month later or there about, he came to me and said the property had been paid for and that I should help them go to Lagos to collect the agreements from a company called Still Earth. I went to Lagos and collected the agreements. It was in respect of two chalets; the agreements were between Still Earth and J.J. Technicals.
“The two agreements I signed for them at Still Earth, I brought them to Ado -Ekiti. Upon looking through the documents given to me at Still Earth, the agreement with which Still Earth bought the property from a company called Noga Hotels was also given to me.
“I noticed that Still Earth Company newly bought the property from Noga and had not perfected their papers.
“The staff of Still Earth said they could get Noga Hotels to make an agreement directly with my clients, J.J. Technicals so that they don’t do double consent but the money she asked for was ridiculously high and going through the document, I saw that the lawyer that acted for Noga Hotels is one Adekunle Ojo, who incidentally is my friend.
“I told my client, who asked me to discuss with Lawyer Adekunle Ojo if he could work on the agreement between Noga Hotels and J.J. Technicals Services. I called Mr. Adekunle Ojo, he agreed , he said his chambers will collect N500,000 if he did that. I told my client, they said he should go ahead.
“The money was given to me and I paid it into his account. When the documents were ready, he handed them over to me and I handed them over to Agbele and one white man who both came to me to collect same.
“The white man signed and they took the agreement away and gave me N500,000 as my fees. That is all I know about the first two chalets.
“After about two months or thereabout, Agbele called me that he has given my number to the Still Earth people and they will call me. Later that day, someone from Still Earth called me that I should send my e-mail address. I did and the person sent to me an offer letter in respect of yet another two chalets in the same estate on Victoria Island.
“I told Agbele and he said I should accept the offer. I did by replying the e-mail. I didn’t hear anything again until one day Agbele called me again that I should help him collect documents from Still Earth Limited in respect of the two chalets.
“This second set of agreements was made between a company called Signachorr and J.J. Technicals Services. I took them to Ado-Ekiti and handed them over to Agbele. The white man did not come with him the second time.
“Agbele said I should help him approach Mr. Adekunle Ojo to help him write an agreement between Noga Hotels and J.J. Technical Services. I did and Mr. Adekunle Ojo sent the second set of agreement . I was also given N500,000 for him which I also paid into his account. I was also paid N500,00 for my efforts.
“When I approached Mr. Adekunle Ojo to help write an agreement between Noga Hotels and J.J. Technicals in respect of the two sets of agreement, he demanded for copies of the agreement between Still Earth and J.J. Technicals as a confirmation that J.J . Technicals actually bought from Still Earth.
“I was given a copy of the agreement to give him and I actually gave him. He also called to inform me that he also confirmed from Still Earth that J.J. Technical actually bought the properties before agreeing to prepare the agreements. I don’t know who J.J. Technical is.”

FG Set To Introduce N10,000, N20,000, N50,000 Notes (See Why)

At the pace at which inflation is soaring on a daily basis, with the naira purchasing power being limited and diminished ‎in the open market, a Lagos based Developmental Economist, Henry Boyo, has predicted that the Federal Government, might have no option than to introduce an additional N10,000 note, if the negative trend is not checked.

‎It could be recalled, that since 2015, the naira has been subjected to intense pressure, due to the introduction of diverse contradictory monetary policies by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led led Federal Government.

The straw that broke the camel’s back, was the hike in Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly called petrol, from N86.50 per litre to N145 per litre, which has also affected the price of Diesel, Kerosene and Aviation fuel.

According to Financial Experts, the spiral increase in energy sources, coupled with the hike in electricity price, had triggered inflation across board, from ‎11.4 percent in February, to 16.5 percent in June.

Boyo, postulated that ‎many households across the country ‎are presently severely traumatized by the escalating prices of goods and services, particularly in the last six months, or so.

The uneasy feeling according to him, has probably become common after every visit to the market, where the smallest available plastic sachet, may be all that is needed to pack your N10,000 purchase (s) from the ubiquitous street corner medicine stores in our cities.

Dangote concrete road construction technology-The Best Ever

Dangote group of companies through their subsidiary, Dangote Industries Limited and the maker of Dangote Cement has announced the commencement of Concrete Road Construction Technology using cement.

This modern road construction technology has been adjudged the cheapest and has a longer life span than the conventional asphalted roads where bitumen and chippings are used. Unlike cements that abound in Nigeria, Bitumen are mostly imported from overseas.
Pilot constructions have already commenced in various states across the country, according to a source at the company’s head office. Lagos, Bauchi, Kogi, Kaduna and Ogun are among the first states to enjoy this new technology.
It would be recalled that the Chairman of Dangote Cement, Aliko Dangote recently reiterated his plea to the Federal Government to consider the use of concrete roads in the country, to replace the hitherto asphalted roads
The African richest man said, it will be to the benefit of Nigerians and even the federal government to embrace the option of using concrete for roads in the country. Aside from being very cheap, he said concrete roads are more durable and that its maintenance cost is near zero.

We are pushing for Nigeria to do a concrete road, it is cheaper to do a concrete road that will last 50 years than to do a bitumen road. It will also help in eliminating corruption because if you go and build a bitumen road, it will have to be adequately maintained unlike a concrete road that is very durable.
Dangote’s Executive Director Stakeholders Relations and Corporation Communications, Engr Mansur Ahmed also strongly canvassed for the use of concrete to construct roads in the country recently at a conference in Abuja. He said: “Using concrete to make roads is a choice that Nigeria must make”
He also said concrete roads makes more economic sense for a country like Nigeria, as the use of Asphalt has left the roads in deplorable conditions. He said Asphalt is no longer evoke in developed climes.
He also revealed that the construction of concrete road is faster and can last for half a century compare to Asphalt, emphasising that concrete roads are 20 per cent cheaper to build.
According to him, in the construction of concrete roads, the cement raw materials are readily available while Asphalt is imported into the country.
It would be recalled that the company has just expanded its frontiers to Asia, by constructing a 3 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa), Cement Plant in Nepal, as part of its new investment of $4.34 billion into 10 African countries.
Currently in 15 African countries, excluding Kenya, Niger and Mali, which are new projects. The company’s current total capacity stands at 48mmtpa, out of which Nigeria alone has the largest chunk of 29.3mmtpa.
We are not only building cement plants in Africa, we have gone far away to NEPAL to build a 3 million metric tons Cement Plant capacity.

Edo workers jubilate over payment of 7 months salary

         Governor Adams Oshiomole, Edo State.

The joy of workers of Egor local government council, Edo State, knew no bound on Monday the 15th August 2016 following the payment of seven months of the 17 months owed them.
The jubilant workers commended members of the State House of Assembly for the approval and timely release of funds for the payment of the salary arrears.
President of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Edo State chapter, Comrade Young Ilenikhena, who confirmed the development, expressed the workers’ appreciation and called on the state government to do pay the remaining arrears.
Also commenting on the issue at a plenary session, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Justin Okonoboh, said the payment of the seven months salaries was as a result of a recent resolution of the House which mandated the State Government to source the sum of N366,467,000 from the Central Bank of Nigeria to pay the workers.
He assured that all categories of workers being owed in the State would be paid, just as he sued for patience on the part of affected workers as they go about their normal duties.
“With this gesture, the council workers have been paid seven months out of the 17 months salary arrears owed workers by the council,” he stated.

Ondo state commissioner, Special Assistant resign and defect to APC

Ondo State Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperative Services, Mrs Yetunde Adeyanju, and a special assistant to the governor, Giwa Rasheed, have both resigned their appointment with the state government. They also announced their defections from the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) which is the ruling party in the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adeyanju said afterwards that with the resignation, a “huge burden has been lifted off my shoulders.”
She said her relief stems from the fact that she will now enjoy “a refreshing freedom from a political family where impunity reigns, freedom from subversion of democratic principles and indeed, freedom from deification of sycophancy.”
Ondo state goes to the poll later this year to elect a new governor who will replace the outgoing PDP governor, Segun Mimiko.
In the last seven years of the PDP in the state, Adeyanju had previously served as executive chairman of Ondo State Waste Management Board, executive chairman of Ondo State Development Company Limited before being made commissioner.
“Wherever I served, I discharged my duties with utmost dedication and unassailable integrity; notwithstanding the culture of greed, avarice and absolute disregard for the masses,” she said.
“Having exited the conundrum of capricious politics, I have, therefore, decided to align myself with true progressives in the APC. While I salute the patriots in the APC, I also want to hail President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade,” she said.

Naira falls against Dollar

Nigeria's currency, Naira

The Naira on Monday 15th August 2016 depreciated against the dollar at the parallel market.
The Nigerian currency lost N3 to exchange at N393, from N390 posted on Friday; while it traded at N505 and N435 against the Pound Sterling and the Euro respectively
.
At the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment of the market, the naira closed at N385, N505 and N420 against the dollar, Pound Sterling and the Euro, respectively.
The naira appreciated at the official interbank market to close at N317.34, from N320.25 posted on Friday.
Traders at the market said that the demand for the greenback was still on the high side.
The market was eagerly awaiting the sale of forex by banks to BDCs during the week.

APC not fit to rule, may explode –Prelate Ola Makinde

*Prelate Sunday Ola Makinde

 ABUJA - A former Prelate of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Ola Makinde, Monday, said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari is not fit to rule the country.
The cleric maintained that except stringent measures were taken, the country may explode because of the current biting economic hardship.
Makinde told Journalists during the inaugural meeting of retired Christian leaders of major denominations in Nigeria facilitated by El-Rehoboth Global Leadership Foundation, in Abuja.
“The APC is part of the corruption in the country. They are not fit to be there, they must handle the issue of padding very carefully. We are sitting on a keg of gun powder. The day it will explode, it will consume us. So many graduates are not employed. Unemployed people are the people behind the militancy in the Niger Delta region.
“I want to warn Christians in the National Assembly. They should be careful, they should not take the issue of Sharia law and the grazing bill in the National Assembly lightly. Nobody can acquire my land. Northerners cannot acquire my land to graze their cattle. Let them go and graze in their own part of the country,” he stated.
The cleric, popularly called Prelate Emeritus also advised the Federal Government and the ruling APC to be fair in their fight against corruption.

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Congregates of Mount Zion General Assembly went home with heads down on Sunday after a failed demonstration of power by the church pastor when a girl fainted after he put a very big and heavy speaker on top of her, promising her that she would not feel pain. The woman has now died from internal injuries caused to her lungs.
Pastor Lethebo Rabalango had organised a night of worship at his church in Polokwane where he was teaching about demonstration of power in which he emphasised that if Jesus walked on water, he too could do anything with faith.
It is on this point that he invited a girl from the praise team and asked her to lie down. He then ordered Ushers to carry a big speaker and put on her stomach saying the weight would not harm her. As if it was not enough, he climbed on top of the speaker, adding pressure to suffocate the girl who remained quite for she had already passed out.

After seating on top of the speaker which was still on the girl’s stomach for close 5 minutes, he got up and ordered removal of the speaker, but the girl could not rise because she had fainted.
It took some elders giving her first aid treatment that she came back but complained of a broken rib. The she was then taken to hospital.
However, the pastor blamed the girl and accused her of having little faith for she could not withstand a very simple task.

Abomination! Catholic priest married two wives

Abomination! Catholic priest married two wives

■ Bubble burst as wife took child to Archbishop 
■ Church disrobes, banishes him
■ Archbishop: We’re shocked, pained

From NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna

Parishioners at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, Kakuri parish, Kaduna State, are still in shock following revelation that the parish priest, Very Reverend Father Peter Zuni, 54, was engaged in a secret marriage to two women, an act that led to his being disrobed and sacked from the priesthood.
Sunday Sun gathered that one of the wives is already late, while the surviving one who blew the whistle about three weeks ago over the secret marriage is said to be nursing a child for the embattled priest.
According to the doctrine of the Catholic Church, only unmarried men are ordained into the priesthood as they are obligated to swear to an oath of celibacy and observe perfect and perpetual service for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. This, it is believed, would enable the priests to easily remain close to Christ with an undivided heart, and dedicate themselves more freely to the service of God and the congregation.
When Sunday Sun visited the premises of the Queen of the Apostles parish, some parishioners confirmed the report, which they said was initially thought to be mere rumour.
The parishioners who spoke on condition of anonymity said they were shocked and surprised to learn of a petition to the Bishop of Kaduna Archdiocese, Bishop Ndagoso Manoso, that two women had children for their parish priest, an act considered to be an abomination and grave sin against the Catholic doctrine.
They pointed out that in order to cover up the priest’s ‘sin’ from spreading to the larger public, the Archdiocese allegedly organised a send off for the embattled priest to a remote village in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
“During the send off, the priest was not allowed to make a farewell speech, and many people refused to take photographs with him. There was little or no felicitation with him because most of the time he was seen standing aloof under a mango tree without anybody going close to him.
“Nobody can say when the priest committed the alleged sinful act. If it happened before his ordination, he wouldn’t have been ordained, so probably it was after his ordination, and you know, God does not sleep, no matter the length of cover up, one day the bubble will burst. And the bubble has burst now,” the parishioner said.
However, when Sunday Sun contacted the disrobed priest on his telephone line, and sought comments on his alleged controversial transfer from the city to a remote village, he said: “Nobody is ordained to remain and work in the city. I have spent five years as parish priest of Queen of Apostles, so I can work anywhere, city or village.”
On the allegation of his involvement in secret marriage to two women who bore children for him even as a Catholic priest, he neither denied nor confirmed the allegation. Rather he said: “I find it difficult myself to believe what people are saying about me. I will not comment on it now. I will follow due process to invite you for an interview, but I am afraid, the newspaper of the archdiocese, The Cross News, may carry this story before you (Sunday Sun).”
Rev Fr. Zuni further said he is currently based in Suleja, Niger State. But Sunday Sun gathered that parishioners were made to believe that the embattled priest was transferred to Gumel village in southern Kaduna, while he was actually sacked from the priesthood.
Unfortunately, parishioners lamented that the controversial priest’s first name, Peter, reminded them of the biblical Peter who denied Jesus three times before the cock crowed.

Archbishop in tears
When contacted, the Archbishop of Kaduna Catholic Diocese, Bishop Ndagoso Manoso also confirmed the report to Sunday Sun in his office along Tafawa Balewa Way, Kaduna.
Bishop Manoso who was almost in tears when he spoke on the matter, said Father Zuni actually committed the sin.  He said that what the priest did, brought a sad moment and embarrassment to the entire archdiocese.
The embattled priest was his classmate in the seminary more than 30 years ago.  Bishop Manoso said that he could imagine the spiritual and psychological torture the priest could be going through over this sinful act.
The Archbishop also expressed worry over the health condition of the disrobed priest who is known to be diabetic and dependent on daily injection of insulin.
On how the bubble burst over the secret matrimonial relationship, Bishop Manoso said the woman at the centre of the storm confronted him with a baby said to belong to Father Zuni, and after due investigation by his office, it was confirmed that the priest was her secret husband.
Bishop Manoso said, “It is very unfortunate that this thing had to happen in my diocese. It is not an easy thing for me; if I tell you what I have been going through in the past few weeks over this issue; it has not been easy for me. Father Zuni was my classmate; we spent seven years in the seminary. At a time he proceeded to Kaduna Polytechnic and read Accounting.
“But this thing happened and nobody knew. But he has to face the sanction. We sacked and disrobed him because what he did is no longer compatible with his vocation as a priest. It was not true that he was transferred to any village.  He was about to be transferred on normal routine, but when I heard of this story, I had to cancel the transfer and sacked him.
“It is true that he had affairs with two women and they both had children for him, but one of the women is late already. We are not God, we did not know on time until now that he was having affairs with two women.”
He spoke further: “The church said the priest has to go because the church doesn’t allow priests to marry. So he had to go and look after his children and his matrimonial home.
“You can now imagine what the priest is going through, either spiritually or psychologically. He must be going through hell on earth. This is my concern for him now. The woman and the kids will be going through trauma also.
“I have been trying to see how I can help him, but I don’t think I have the skills to help him. But he needs help to come to terms with reality.
“By December he will be 30 years in the priesthood, and he is now 54 years old, so at this age what can he do with his life. Nobody can employ him now. He spent seven years in the seminary and 30 years in the priesthood, and that is 37 years, so what can he do with his life at 54? The church too is going through a lot of trauma, so we need everybody’s prayers for us to put this incident behind us.”

Celibacy outdated
Meanwhile the decision of the Catholic Church to disrobed and sack the priest has stirred reaction from a non-Catholic, Dr David Ehimhen, an optometrist and Pentecostal Christian, who said that the practice of celibacy which was compelled on individuals seeking to become ordained priests in the Catholic Church has clearly become outdated as it had always been contrary to the bible right from inception. He said that early in the Church Age, Catholic priests were free to marry and have children, but later popes now imposed celibacy on priests. Over the last 60 years or more, many priests have fallen foul of the rule of celibacy by having secret wives and children. His words: “Well, right from time, we have always had people that were either in support or against Catholic priests marrying. They have their reasons. Some believe that the person would fully concentrate on the work of God; that is why they say that if you are a priest you should consecrate your life to serving God because they see marriage as a kind of distraction. I don’t think that I am competent to make an official statement that the doctrine of the Catholic Church is right or wrong. But personally speaking I don’t believe that celibacy is right. That is one of the reasons why I am not a Catholic. The bible does not say that if you are married you cannot serve God to the best of your ability or you must remain unmarried to be able to serve God well. When you give room to such things, that is why some people may be burning with desire and yet they say they are priests or that they are reverend sisters and yet they are burning with desire. That on its own is a sin. Why not just be yourself? If you are a Catholic,  and want to remain one and you have the grace to remain unmarried, you can go on and become a priest, but if you don’t have the grace, it is better you stop deceiving yourself because such people will not make heaven because they are living a double life. And that is why Apostle Paul also said that people who cannot be celibate but burn with desire should marry.”

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5 Things We Do Today Instead of Preaching the Word

5 Things We Do Today Instead of Preaching the Word

By James MacDonald 

James MacDonald: I wish I could tell you that most pastors are preaching the Word, but I can’t.

Excerpted from his talk given at the Acts 29 Lead Pastors’ Retreat in June 2011:

I wish I could tell you that most pastors are preaching the Word. I can’t—some are not preaching the Word. So here are five things we may choose to do instead of preaching the Word.

1. Entertaining

“Music, drama and video, felt needs, topics, more stories”

None of those things are wrong—unless they displace the preaching of the Word of God. Some teachers will tell you that you need to tell stories in your sermons or you will bore people. I’m not bored. If you’re not bored, no one is going to be bored. Can you take hold of the Word of God and take hold of a group of people and make them listen because you have something to say?

Are you bored? The greatest sin in ministry is to bore people with the Bible. Martin Lloyd Jones said, “Preaching is theology coming through a man who is on fire. A man who can speak about these things dispassionately has no right whatsoever to be in a pulpit and should never be allowed to enter one.”

You have to get the Word of God, let it grip your heart by the power of the Holy Spirit, and drive over to church with something to say.

Now if a story fits in, I might tell you a story before I sit down, but don’t make that your thing. If people come up to you afterwards and say, “I love that story you told,” it should make you crazy. Really, that’s what I am? I’m a storyteller? The Gospel is the main story that you should be telling.

2. Sharing

We hear a pastor say, “There are some things I just want to share with you today…”

Since when is the man of God some Dr. Phil and Oprah combo? You’re supposed to proclaim a message. If you’re not preaching, glory is not coming down. You have to preach the glory down—people have to hear a word from God.

3. Wooing

“Careful, careful, don’t offend, always comfortable, never pressured, just a pinch of truth, when they’re ready to handle it.”

The preaching of the gospel has become so watered down that the non-elect can’t even reject it.

If you don’t have people walking away from your ministry saying, “This is a hard word, who can accept it?” then you don’t have a ministry like Jesus had.

I just hate this notion that we can be so clever and sophisticated that we can remove the offense from the gospel. It is foolishness to those who are perishing; it is the power of God to those who are being saved. It is the aroma of death to those who are perishing; it is the aroma of life to those who are being saved.

Listen, preacher: If you don’t want to be the aroma of death to those who are perishing, you can never be the aroma of life to those who are being saved. That’s why preaching is hard work.

4. Intellectualizing

“I’ve been thinking and researching this in the original languages…”

We’re supposed to love God with our heart, soul, mind and strength. And preaching that stops at the shoulders is defective preaching. It has to move me—it has to call me to action—mind, emotions and will. If you’re just preaching your theological construct, you’re blowing it.

Stop preaching the scaffolding around the Bible and preach the Word—what God actually says.

John Calvin said, “God deigns [considers it proper] to consecrate to himself the mouths and tongues of men in order that his voice may resound in them.” Your preaching is at its best when your people have forgotten that you’re even standing there, and God’s Spirit is moving through you. I am afraid that we’ve lost sight of this.

5. Abbreviating

“Twenty minute sermons”

I don’t know how it works at your church, but for us it takes five minutes to set the rig up and another five or 10 minutes to take it down. If you’re only preaching for 20 minutes, that gives you five minutes to drill. You’re not going very deep, are you? It takes some time.

Romans 10:16: Jesus said, “He who hears you, hears me.”

“He who hears you,” Jesus said, “hears me.”

Yet there’s no pridefulness, is there? It’s so humbling. It’s a crushing weight, isn’t it? I tell people the weekly message preparation is the crucible of my sanctification. Never get in a habit of getting up in the pulpit when things aren’t square everywhere. That by itself will keep you going in the right direction. “He who hears you, hears me,” Jesus said. I love that challenge—to be that person.