WHO IS PROPHET T.B JOSHUA??
A lot has been said about Pastor T.B. Joshua.Who is this man that is at the centre of so much controversy??
Senior Prophet T.B. Joshua is a Man of God, based in Lagos. He is the pastor of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations and founder of Emmanuel TV. In Nigeria,Prophet T.B. Joshua is among the 5 most influencial pastors.Senior Prophet T.B. Joshua was in a trance for three consecutive days when he received his calling. He said concerning the experience,
“I heard a voice saying, ‘I am your God; I am giving you a divine commission to go and carry out the work of the Heavenly Father… I would show you the wonderful ways I would reveal myself through you, in teaching, preaching, miracles, signs and wonders for the salvation of souls”.He started his church with eight members, prophetically calling it ‘The Synagogue Church Of All Nations’ and today, the church has a membership of countless thousands, including people from all nations of the world. Every week, thousands of people come to the church from all over the world to receive healing, and there are DOCUMENTED healing before, during and afterwards for every kind of sickness and disease, ranging from HIV/ AIDs to cancer and total body paralysis.
Sunday services in The Synagogue,Church Of All Nations are broadcast LIVE every week on Emmanuel TV (
www.emmanuel.tv), where there are live prophecies, deliverances and miracles for the whole world to see! Remarkable miracles such as instant baby deliveries, wheel chair bound cripples walking and the demon possessed delivered can be seen live and direct. There are also amazing testimonies of people receiving healing as they are watching Emmanuel TV in their homes!
Another Ministry is the humanitarian arm of Senior Prophet T.B. Joshua’s ministry. He has programs helping the widows, dwarves, elderly and destitute, supporting thier welfare with money, food as well as giving opportunity for youths to learn and develop practical skills and former armed robbers and prostitutes to receive reformation on the church premises.
In everything, TB Joshua ascribes all glory to God and never attributes the amazing miracles to himself. He is known as a man of simplicity, humility and generosity – living in total obedience to God.
Among the pastors of the new era, he is the one that receives the greatest criticism, and this some say is because his ways are different.Unlike most of his colleagues, who package themselves as modern and stylish, Pastor Joshua strikes a different image.
First, while most of his colleagues’ miracles are reported, those performed by Pastor Joshua are presented “live”. In other words, most times, those who have been healed by other pastors come on stage to say, “Before, I had XYZ ailment, but after Pastor ABC prayed for me, the ailment disappeared.” In Pastor Joshua’s case, the healing process is performed in the full glare of the cameras. This is one of the reasons his critics aim at him.
He puts recording to maximum use. Everything he embarks upon is well recorded. When a person comes in with any ailment, the ailment is recorded. When the healing is concluded, the stages of the healing process are shown. This way, he strives to send the message home that the miracles are real. And remarkably no fees are paid for these miracles – all are absolutely free.
In humility,which is his trademark,Pastor Joshua says :
"The power of God is given not to be used at our own will but God’s will.I am not the Healer. I know the Healer; His name is Jesus Christ.He heals as He wills. He delivers as He wills. He speaks, preaches, teaches, acts as He wills.We, children of God, must act under the guidance and government of the Holy Spirit.God’s Word must be our rule while His grace must be our principle.We must allow ourselves to be ruled by His Words and His grace to be our principle.For God does nothing without His Word.The name Jesus has power indeed but only among those who are committed to the glory of God".Senior Prophet T.B. Joshua has won TBN WORLD PROPHET OF THE YEAR for three consecutive times.