Crusade: Oyedepo hails Kumuyi’s global ministry impact

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The Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, ​‌‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍​‍​‌‍Bishop David Oyedepo, has described Pastor William Kumuyi as a sage whose ministry impacted lives globally.

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Oyedepo spoke on Saturday at the August edition of the Global Crusade with Kumuyi, with theme, ‘Total Transformation Through Christ,’ in Ota, Ogun.

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He said he had followed Kumuyi’s ministry from its early days and remained amazed by its strength, spiritual impact and influence.

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“This man is a sage. Today, I am amazed at the strength, the unction and the impact of this ministry all through these years,” he said.

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Oyedepo said he attended the crusade because “honour must be given to whom honour is due”, describing Kumuyi as a voice that had affected many globally.

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“May this grace continue to multiply, in the name of Jesus,” he prayed.

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He expressed confidence that participants would experience God’s grace throughout the programme, saying he expected remarkable things to happen.

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Oyedepo subsequently spoke on “How Shall We Escape, If We Neglect So Great a Salvation?”, stressing the importance of genuine salvation.

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Reading from Hebrews 2:3 and 2 Corinthians 13:5, he said salvation was not merely an ideology or belief but a tangible experience.

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“Salvation is not an ideology; it is an experience. May everyone gathered here tonight be set to experience the salvation of Christ,” he said.

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Oyedepo said his personal conversion was a definite experience, recalling that he gave his life to Christ on February 19, 1969, at the age of 15.

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“There was no guesswork. I knew what took place in my life when I did,” he said.

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He identified love, joy and peace as fruits that should characterise a regenerated life, urging Christians to examine their relationship with God.

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The cleric also urged believers to take spiritual responsibility by obeying God’s Word and maintaining their faith despite temptations.

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He stressed that reaching heaven required commitment and spiritual discipline because valuable things often came with a cost.

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“Everything of value carries a cost. Heaven is the most valuable destination. Therefore, there are definite costs,” he said.

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Kumuyi, while opening his sermon titled ‘The Great Transplanting of Blessings into Your Life’, praised Oyedepo’s steadfast faith.

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He said their relationship dated back to the 1970s, adding that they were renewing their fellowship and looking forward to greater things.

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“We enjoy one another fellowship as he and I are going younger at heart, we are re-establishing that fellowship, greater things are yet to come,” Kumuyi said.

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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that one of the striking testimonies came from Mrs Florence Okafor, whose husband, Sunday, battled mental illness for 17 years.

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The testimony was among several accounts shared during the crusade, which entered its fourth day in Ota, with the grand finale scheduled for Sunday.

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