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By Ojo S Gbadegesin
The hope of Nigeria Church is the Students and Youth in general. Moses was a product of Egyptian Ancient Royal College, Daniel was a product of Babylon College of Liberal Arts (Both are my own adaptation).To put the church on proper footing,The Lord moved to Jewish Advanced Legal Institute,and recruited a young brilliant mind called Saul.To face the first generation heretics, the Lord sought out Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian etc.To face the Leaned men of that era,Jesus called Augustine of Hippo, later Thomas Acquinnas etc.
To get an instrument for Reformation, University of Gutterberg product, Martin Luther came to the fore, almost all other reformers were products of various schools. Harvard gave the world Wesley Brothers, Wheaton gave us Billy Graham, Oral Roberts University blessed us with Kenneth Copeland, The Cambridge seven redefined global missions, and the Yale five took light to Ecuador. In Nigeria, Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, produced Ajayi Crowther, at a time, Pastors Adeboye, Kumuyi,Tunde Bakare, Wale Oke, Olukoya etc were all at UNILAG (some as Lecturers , others as students), Around that time, Dr Aranseola, Bro Gbile, later Bimbo Odukoya etc were at UI, Bishop Oyedepo was at Kwara Poly,The Bamiloyes of Mount Zion fame were I products of Ilesha college of Education Drama Unit, and several other generals in various schools and seminaries across the country.
We can't go into how OAU became the center of a great revival that took the country by storm....."What about UNN,UNICAL,ABU,UNIBEN,and all other Universities, Seminaries, Polytechnics, Monotechnics and all Colleges once full of fire, life and hope? Friends, the Revival of tomorrow depends on the schools of today. Campus Fellowships must understand their roles, the Presidents must know that it's not enough to bear 'Papa'.
Ignite the fire of revival in your schools, know that many of your predecessors who were on fire on campus are now confused! Bad economy, unemployment, wrong marriage, and bad associations have taken its toll on them, when they remember campus days, they shiver, that is why you don't see them in reunion, they died before the revival they passionately talked about. If you are out of school, is this the life you prayed so much to live? go back to what you left, don't waste the vision and grace, if you are still in school I ask you today as your brother, is your generation the one we've waited for all this while for REVIVAL, or we are to wait for another one?
As for me, I know that the very era of Nigeria taking over the gospel space globally is finally here, to scuttle this, the Devil quickly created doctrinal confusions, and relocated to Campuses to contaminate the water from the source. After this doctrinal pugilism, disrespect for order, and insulting the fathers, the true sons will emerge from Campuses, they will humbly receive their generational mandate from CHRIST, generational commision and impartation from the fathers, and generational unction from the HOLY SPIRIT. The world is waiting, GENERATIONAL PATHFINDERS, are you ready?
Rev. Gbadegesin is the National Director CASOR, Assemblies of God Nigeria
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| Rev Ojo Stephen Gbadegesin |
The hope of Nigeria Church is the Students and Youth in general. Moses was a product of Egyptian Ancient Royal College, Daniel was a product of Babylon College of Liberal Arts (Both are my own adaptation).To put the church on proper footing,The Lord moved to Jewish Advanced Legal Institute,and recruited a young brilliant mind called Saul.To face the first generation heretics, the Lord sought out Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian etc.To face the Leaned men of that era,Jesus called Augustine of Hippo, later Thomas Acquinnas etc.
To get an instrument for Reformation, University of Gutterberg product, Martin Luther came to the fore, almost all other reformers were products of various schools. Harvard gave the world Wesley Brothers, Wheaton gave us Billy Graham, Oral Roberts University blessed us with Kenneth Copeland, The Cambridge seven redefined global missions, and the Yale five took light to Ecuador. In Nigeria, Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, produced Ajayi Crowther, at a time, Pastors Adeboye, Kumuyi,Tunde Bakare, Wale Oke, Olukoya etc were all at UNILAG (some as Lecturers , others as students), Around that time, Dr Aranseola, Bro Gbile, later Bimbo Odukoya etc were at UI, Bishop Oyedepo was at Kwara Poly,The Bamiloyes of Mount Zion fame were I products of Ilesha college of Education Drama Unit, and several other generals in various schools and seminaries across the country.
We can't go into how OAU became the center of a great revival that took the country by storm....."What about UNN,UNICAL,ABU,UNIBEN,and all other Universities, Seminaries, Polytechnics, Monotechnics and all Colleges once full of fire, life and hope? Friends, the Revival of tomorrow depends on the schools of today. Campus Fellowships must understand their roles, the Presidents must know that it's not enough to bear 'Papa'.
Ignite the fire of revival in your schools, know that many of your predecessors who were on fire on campus are now confused! Bad economy, unemployment, wrong marriage, and bad associations have taken its toll on them, when they remember campus days, they shiver, that is why you don't see them in reunion, they died before the revival they passionately talked about. If you are out of school, is this the life you prayed so much to live? go back to what you left, don't waste the vision and grace, if you are still in school I ask you today as your brother, is your generation the one we've waited for all this while for REVIVAL, or we are to wait for another one?
As for me, I know that the very era of Nigeria taking over the gospel space globally is finally here, to scuttle this, the Devil quickly created doctrinal confusions, and relocated to Campuses to contaminate the water from the source. After this doctrinal pugilism, disrespect for order, and insulting the fathers, the true sons will emerge from Campuses, they will humbly receive their generational mandate from CHRIST, generational commision and impartation from the fathers, and generational unction from the HOLY SPIRIT. The world is waiting, GENERATIONAL PATHFINDERS, are you ready?
Rev. Gbadegesin is the National Director CASOR, Assemblies of God Nigeria
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