….. Celebration Of An Icon

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

For members of the believers LoveWorld nation, the 7th of December, is an important day in the calendar of the fastest growing ministry on this side of the hemisphere. The 7th of December, years back, announced to humanity the birth of the man who would change the face of Christendom, altered mindsets of many across the globe and usher men into their destinies in Christ.

His teachings changed the spiritual plain and illuminated the ambiguity that hitherto surrounded the Word of God, repelling its accompanying ambience of death. Today we know that we can do all things through Christ that empowers us; for these ones, life would have been a sorry tale if they hadn’t made contact with the teaching priest of our time.

Staff members kept vigil to celebrate with an infectious gusto.

Every year, December 7th has become a national holiday for citizens of the Believers’ LoveWorld nation around the globe. A day we celebrate the audacity of a man, who choose to give new meaning to the lives of millions across continents. It’s a day in which the sons of God roll out the drums to celebrate their life coach and mentor.

For days goodwill messages have floored the airways, today the world stands at attention as men raise their glasses in honor of the spiritual paradigm of the 21st century, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD.

We will bring you update of the Birthday Cocktail, it was heaven on earth. You won’t want to miss it.

CHARTING A NEW TREND IN CHRISTIANITY

Months and weeks of waiting have finally come down to a few hours, to coin a Latin phrase; time does indeed pass quickly. All around several Christ Embassy churches, announcements, publicity campaigns had inundated members on the upcoming event-Pastor Chris Online, weeks ahead of D-day.

However different from previous campaigns, there were neither large brightly lit banners nor posters for invited guests; everyone attending this landmark program will be attending electronically- an online guest. This revolutionary event intends to break the barriers of time, space and culture. In two hours, the President of Believers LoveWorld Inc. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is expected to attend to the needs of an online audience that he’d not be seeing; it will be his first. He’d teach, preach, take questions and pray for the sick. He’d also most likely pray for the unconverted. Perhaps it wouldn’t be improbable if you concluded this to be the next phase of the charismatic movement – an internet evangelistic outreach.

The man at the center of this all isn’t new to ground breaking: in the 90’s his teaching and healing programs broadcast in his home country Nigeria attracted millions of viewers. Praying for the sick reading testimonies of the sick soon turned to be a prime time event on several local TV stations. Another first was the launch of the first Satellite TV Network to broadcast from Africa to the rest of the world; LoveWorld Christian NetWork [LCN] continues to record million of viewers worldwide. What about the use of chairs in outdoor crusades that over the years have had thousands and more recently millions in attendance?

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has never hidden his desire to capture an ever burgeoning internet audience. ‘The internet is the future of world evangelism’ he had pronounced years ago. Today Christ Embassy is deeply rooted and spinning its influence in the World Wide Web. Its website is hugely resourceful – Internet paraphernalia; DVD’s, newsletters, podcasts, e-books, etc inundates its site and ensures that first time visitors are hooked and can’t wait for a second look-in.

There is huge expectation and excitement amongst members who are unanimous that the online event will mirror the ministry’s previous successes. Social networking sites are already being bombarded with notices, invites, ads; groups and blogs are being formed, all for this historic event. Suddenly with millions of eyes on desktops, laptops and palmtops visual display screens and eager fingers caressing mouses and touchpads, a click away could guarantee a change of destiny for millions of lives.

MOROCCO BANS MAGAZINE OVER ISLAMIC CONTENT

An edition of French magazine L’Express International has been banned in Morocco for allegedly insulting Islam. The Moroccan information minister said the issue breached the country’s press code, but did not specify the precise content regarded as offensive.

The “Jesus-Muhammad Shock” issue discusses the relationship between Christianity and Islam, an editor said. L’Express said it tried to be sensitive to Muslim opinions, and did not understand the reasons for the ban.

As an example it said it had altered the front cover image for the Moroccan market – showing Muhammad with his face covered, rather than exposed as on the French edition. Information Minister Khalid Naciri said the edition breached article 29 of the kingdom’s press code.

This allows the government to shut down or ban any publication deemed to offend Islam or the king. L’Express said on its website that the article was published ahead of a meeting this week in Rome between Christian and Muslim scholars to “help the dialogue between Islam and Christianity”.

One of its editors, Christian Makarian, said L’Express was the only French magazine to publish a monthly supplement about Morocco. “We were banned despite this particular attention that shows our respect for the Moroccan public and the Muslim faith,” he said.

“I don’t understand.”

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NO MORE MIXED SCHOOLING?

Bauchi State in northern Nigeria has banned co-education at all junior and senior schools. The bill, passed by the state MPs this week, listed a number of reasons including the need to fight teenage pregnancies and poor performance.

Bauchi MP Aminu Tukur said that teenagers especially had difficulty controlling their sexual urges however it is not yet clear when they will have to become single-sex institutions with school reopening next month.

Meanwhile religious leaders within the state’s minority Christian population are opposed to the ban, they argue that schools are not the only places where girls and boys socialise.

Private religious schools will not be subject to the ruling.

Several of Nigeria’s Muslim majority northern states introduced Sharia law starting in 2000, despite opposition from Christians, sparking clashes and riots between rival groups.