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Believing Before Seeing
Believing Before Seeing The land which I do give them, even the children of Israel – Josh 1:2 God here speaks in the im…
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Stories
Faith Becomes Sight
Faith Becomes Sight Have faith that whatever you ask for in prayer is already granted you, and you will find that it w…
Poems
Active Faith
Active Faith If thou canst believe, all things are possible. to him that believeth – Mark 9:23 Seldom have we heard a b…
Short Stories
Pruned to Yield Fruit
Pruned to Yield Fruit And every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit – John 15:2…
Motivation
The Blessing of the Lion
The Blessing of the Lion And there came a lion – 1 Sam 17:34 It is a source of inspiration and strength to come in touc…
Poems
Hidden Workers
Hidden Workers John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true – John 10:41 You may be very d…
Poems
More Than Sufficient
More Than Sufficient My grace is sufficient for thee – 2 Cor 12:9 The other evening I was riding home after a heavy d…
Poems
The Three Nuts in the Calabash of Knowledge
O sons of Africa Daughters of my mother land You whose blood are still hot Whose bones are strong Hear the w…
Scholarly Essays By Oloyede
I Will Never Fall in Love Again
I Never Fall in Love Again I am that flower of innocence That blossoms in the dawn of silent mornings I am t…
Stories
The Bridge is Out
A preacher was driving home one night with his wife and two daughters in the car. It was raining and dark and because o…
Quotes
What is Maturity
*WHAT IS MATURITY?* I used to think that maturity was about age and physical development, how wrong I was. I have sinc…
Stories
Are There Two Jesus
Are there two Jesus? David your food is getting cold, Sarah called as her six years old son seemed to be glued to h…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Godliness or Death
Theodora, a beautiful young lady of Antioch, on refusing to sacrifice to the Roman idols, was condemned to the stews, t…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Saints will Rather Die
Gallus, the emperor, having concluded his wars, a plague broke out in the empire: sacrifices to the pagan deities were …
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Bishop of Gortyna
Cyril, bishop of Gortyna, was seized by order of Lucius, the governor of that place, who, nevertheless, exhorted him to…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
A Remarkable Persecution
Agatha, a Sicilian lady, was not more remarkable for her personal and acquired endowments, than her piety; her beauty w…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Tortures of the Saints
Trypho and Respicius, two eminent men, were seized as Christians, and imprisoned at Nice. Their feet were pierced with …
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Great Origen
Origen, the celebrated presbyter and catechist of Alexandria, at the age of sixty-four, was seized, thrown into a loath…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Butchered Babylas
Babylas, a Christian of a liberal education, became bishop of Antioch, A.D. 237, on the demise of Zebinus. He acted wit…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Distinct Denisa
Denisa, a young woman of only sixteen years of age, who beheld this terrible judgment, suddenly exclaimed, "O unha…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Saved and Martyred
Lucian and Marcian, two wicked pagans, though skilful magicians, becoming converts to Christianity, to make amends for …
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Pious Nichomachus
Nichomachus, being brought before the proconsul as a Christian, was ordered to sacrifice to the pagan idols. Nichomachu…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Soldiers Buried in a Hole
In the year of our Lord 251, the emperor Decius having erected a pagan temple at Ephesus, he commanded all who were in …
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Optimus the Tyrant
Julian , a native of Cilicia, as we are informed by St. Chrysostom, was seized upon for being a Christian. He was put i…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Danger of Decius
This was occasioned partly by the hatred he bore to his predecessor Philip, who was deemed a Christian and was partly b…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Merciless Maximinus
A.D. 235, was in the time of Maximinus. In Cappadocia, the president, Seremianus, did all he could to exterminate the C…
Stories
I Almost Sold Jesus for 50 naira
Sometime ago, a preacher from a distant town was transferred to our local Church. Some weeks after his arrival, he had…
Sermon by God's Generals
Do You Understand?
“Understandest thou what thou readest?” Acts 8:30 We should be abler teachers of others, and less liable to be carried…
Message
He Hath Saith
“He hath said.” Hebrews 13:5 If we can only grasp these words by faith, we have an all-conquering weapon in our hand. W…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Stretching Across Boarders
The persecutions now extending to Africa, many were martyred in that quarter of the globe; the most particular of whom …
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Basilides
Basilides being, as an officer, required to take a certain oath, refused, saying, that he could not swear by the Roman …
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Evils of Severus
Severus , having been recovered from a severe fit of sickness by a Christian, became a great favorer of the Christians …
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Christian Catacombs
When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowe…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
The Potent God
Some of the restless northern nations having risen in arms against Rome, the emperor marched to encounter them. He was,…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
How Justin Died
Justin, the celebrated philosopher, fell a martyr in this persecution. He was a native of Neapolis, in Samaria, and was…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Cruelty of Martyrdom
Metrodorus, a minister, who preached boldly, and Pionius, who made some excellent apologies for the Christian faith, we…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Polycarp Burnt at the Stake
Polycarp, the venerable bishop of Smyrna, hearing that persons were seeking for him, escaped, but was discovered by a c…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Germanicus
Germanicus , a young man, but a true Christian, being delivered to the wild beasts on account of his faith, behaved wit…
How They Died ____are You Ready?
Great Evils of Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius, followed about the year of our Lord 161, a man of nature more stern and severe; and, although in stud…
Status
Killing this boredom
Starting a slow boring day again... I begin to write this.... This isn't the time to sit on idle chairs counting th…
Quotes
Wisdom for Free
*TAKE THIS WISDOM‼* *‼FOR FREE..............* Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience and calmness. *☘Anyone …
Quotes
Wisdom for Free
*TAKE THIS WISDOM‼* *‼FOR FREE..............* Anything that annoys you is teaching you patience and calmness. *☘…
Inspiration
Wait in Patience
Wait With Patience Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him – Ps 37:7 Have you prayed and prayed and wait…
Message
Your People First
“He first findeth his own brother Simon.” John 1:41 This case is an excellent pattern of all cases where spiritual life…
Message
Nothing is Impossible
Nothing shall be impossible unto you – Matt 17:20 It is possible, for those who really are willing to reckon on the pow…