I used to help strangers a lot. If a noticed any needy person around me I would extend a helping hand without the person even asking. Until a widow who lives close to me son planned to kidnap me or my kids...

The attempt was foiled but the fear... my husband kept saying I don't mind my business, after all the widow never asked me for anything. But she was desperately poor with 7young kids. I couldn't just look away.

Dear Lord help us to be better Christians

Chai. Yahweh will be pleased.

Pastor it is what u sowed in them dat u r ripping

some pastors are yahoo yahoo when on the alter sha

na waOo

is a pity

That's the quality of Christians we have in Nigeria

Most churches are like that. Church members don't help each other. I went to a church some months ago. U won't blive that after close of church I begged 11 church members to help me in their car and none of them helped. They just zoomed off none of themneven have the courtesy of saying 'am not going ur way'. I wonder where the love Jesus teaches is?

I've learned something new from this story! God, help me to be selfless in your service! Amen.

chiefolododo:
Shame on the members, all of them

Don't be so quick to judge. You most likely would have done same if you were there. It's a lesson for us all.

chiefolododo:
Shame on the members, all of them

Including the pastor himself?

The congregation only practiced what they were taught now! Religion is the Opium of the masses!

Nutase:
You can't blame them. The level of insecurity in the country makes it hard to trust a stranger now.

Poor excuse.

sayitout1:
Even Onome despised the pastor cos she abi na him was also a part of the congregation.

Let me also correct that impression you have that the essence of Christmas is to take care of the poor. NO!!!

The scripture said "the poor you'll always have with you" eradicating poverty but we have the choice to make

Matthew 11:1-5


6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

hold it there, it is only those negative part of the scripture that you people will see and meditate on! SMH.

this your kind of thinking is the reason why there is 99% oppressive squalor in the land.

Lord create in me a heart of love, so as to love my neighbor unconditionally.

Nawa oo.. meanwhile look at my signature

I thought they said invite someone you dont know now.... Who doesnt know the pastor

eezeribe:
I AM NOT SUPRISED.The Christianity practiced in Nigeria is not the one founded by Jesus christ;Rather it is the one founded by the respective General overseers and Bishops.A "religion" where a pastor has three private jets and people in his church have to trek to and fro for service because they can't pay their transport fare... That one is a club and not a church.
Most times after Sunday service, you would see people trooping out of their churches, singing hymns and holding bibles in their hands, but they won't even take notice of the beggars seated by the gate,Talk more of giving one naira...
The only things Nigerian churches teach and practice are paying of Tithe, sowing seed,Thanksgiving offering.
VURTUES SUCH AS HUMILITY, EMPATHY, FORGIVENESS, MEEKNESS, KINDNESS, etc have been deleted from the Teachings of Nigerian churches.
Even the pastor that disguised as a begger would still neglect a real begger when he comes across one,because he would be occupied with thinking of how much money to generate from Tithe.
I am a "christian" but RELIGION STILL REMAINS THE OPIUM OF THE MASSES

Well said bro

chiefolododo:
Shame on the members, all of them

Shame On Who?
Members' Only Prartice What The Pastor Taught Them.
The Prosperity Gospel Has Killed What Matters Most In D Church.
Fellowship.

Marotzke:
Fallacy of hasty assumption. It did not happen in Nigeria.
Even when you saw the so called beggar dressed for the cold weather, your fixation on Nigeria still did not leave you . Haba!

Them swear for you? See ranting and foaming in the mouth?

when dey wrote 'a nigerian pastor', wat were u tinking DUMMY ?

Agimor:
Most Christians in this part of the world are only giving mouth service to God.

MOUTH service ke?
For God?
Inside church?
Haba!!!

that shows level of hypocrisy in chritendom

Invite a stranger to ur house, feed him/her well... then what next?

If u ain't gonna teach them how to fish then expect them to return as robbers

Will the pastor have done the same if he was in their shoes.... I don't think so.... I don't think people wanna associate with beggars....it isn't really easy to be like Jesus in 2016....

lielbree:
I used to help strangers a lot. If a noticed any needy person around me I would extend a helping hand without the person even asking. Until a widow who lives close to me son planned to kidnap me or my kids...

The attempt was foiled but the fear... my husband kept saying I don't mind my business, after all the widow never asked me for anything. But she was desperately poor with 7young kids. I couldn't just look away.

Dear Lord help us to be better Christians

I helped like this too until my friends started planning, they didnt know my level of spirituality and didnt know i was haviing dreams seeing their thoughts and all of those... I almost died to cut the long story short, i was heading towards 4-5million in business i started in their presence when they got angry and fired all the africa magic arrows.. I endedd up wiith a reverse i ended owiing 5million in debt, had a crushed business iit has taken me 5 years to begin to break free from where i fell to.. Be careful guys.. These were my childhood friends for 17years and are ordained people.. Be careful guys

Poverty is not a thing of the mind because God created them all and he shows mercy to those he wants to. David is a man after God's heart yet Solomon his son was far more wealthier than he was. What about Ahab a wicked king?was he not also very rich. Christ didn't come to eradicate poverty,he came to save us so that we might have an heavenly home which Abraham saw (John,Hebrews and many bible chapters support what I have said).If his goal was to eradicate poverty then we are hopeless and miserable because in this world no matter how rich you are or poor,you face one certainty which is death and judgement. In all,we must show the true character of God to both th rich and poor.

sayitout1:
Even Onome despised the pastor cos she abi na him was also a part of the congregation.

Let me also correct that impression you have that the essence of Christmas is to take care of the poor. NO!!!

The scripture said "the poor you'll always have with you" therefore as Christian (Christ-like mind, we should strive to care for the poor @ all time) but we can't eradicate the poor or proverty cos it's a thing of the mind.

Brother, Christmas/Christ came to ERADICATE poverty & not to take care of the poor cos it's the handy work of the devil.

Christ also gave solutions (e.g read Psalm 1 from vs 1 to the end) toward eradicating poverty but we have the choice to make

Matthew 11:1-5

1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

you see even in the church ......no real love.....there ....church goers are just there to satisfy ther greedy and selfish attitude

I have carefully read the post of many of us. I want to state:
1. Heb 10:25, we need d gathering to encourage ourselves on our Christian journey.
2. You should not speak evil of any pastor because it amounts to judgment and only God has the deserve to judge them.
3. We live in a country where politicians with school certificate drive in a convoy of vehicles worth over 300 million naira and PhD holders trekking and jumping on bikes. Yet we want all church members to either fly a jet or drive a car like the pastor. Why are all Nigerians not living in Aso Villa after all its OUR money.
4. If you have posted negative comments about pastors in this thread I want to believe you worship in a shrine. Where speaking evil against dibia is tantamount to curses and death.
If you feel you are better, open your own church and show the other pastors how to do it.

Chanchit:
truth be told, I won't also invite that man dresses like that cos only people on drugs dress like that in my area.

and those that do drugs don't need Christ right that they have to be rejected...

Your type is exactly those the pastor above meant by that concept

chiefolododo:
Shame on the members, all of them

You would have done the same .

eezeribe:
I AM NOT SUPRISED.The Christianity practiced in Nigeria is not the one founded by Jesus christ;Rather it is the one founded by the respective General overseers and Bishops.A "religion" where a pastor has three private jets and people in his church have to trek to and fro for service because they can't pay their transport fare... That one is a club and not a church.
Most times after Sunday service, you would see people trooping out of their churches, singing hymns and holding bibles in their hands, but they won't even take notice of the beggars seated by the gate,Talk more of giving one naira...
The only things Nigerian churches teach and practice are paying of Tithe, sowing seed,Thanksgiving offering.
VURTUES SUCH AS HUMILITY, EMPATHY, FORGIVENESS, MEEKNESS, KINDNESS, etc have been deleted from the Teachings of Nigerian churches.
Even the pastor that disguised as a begger would still neglect a real begger when he comes across one,because he would be occupied with thinking of how much money to generate from Tithe.
I am a "christian" but RELIGION STILL REMAINS THE OPIUM OF THE MASSES

On point