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Today I will be writing a short story about one of the founding fathers of CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHIRCH in person of Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola.

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IWO TO FE WA LA O MA SIN

Iwo to fe wa la o ma sin titi
Oluwa Olore wa
Iwo to n so wa n’nu idanwo aye
Mimo, logo ola re

Baba, iwo l’a o ma sin
Baba, iwo l’a o ma bo
Iwo to fe wa l’a o ma sin titi
Mimo l’ogo ola re.

Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola was born April 25th, 1904 in Odo Owa, Kwara State, Nigeria.

He was born into an Anglican family of which his father was the baba ijo of the church in odo owa, kwara state.

When he was around 10 years old, his brother M.O. Rotimi who was a Sunday school teacher with the Anglican church took him to osogbo where he was enrolled as a pupil with All saints school, Osogbo. When he got to standard 5, he quit school so as to learn motor mechanic while still an apprentice, he left to work with the Public Works Department (PWD). He was among the staff that constructed the road from igbara oke to ilesha. He worked with the PWD as a steam roller driver.

One account of how his ministry started stated that Babalola’s strange experience started on the night of September 25th, 1928 when he suddenly became restless and could not sleep. This went on for a week and he had no inkling of the causes of such a strange experience. The climax came one day when he was, as usual, working on the Ilesa-Igbara-Oke road. Suddenly the steam roller’s engine stopped to his utter amazement. There was no visible mechanical problem, and Joseph Ayo Babalola became confused and perplexed. He was in this state of confusion when a great voice “like the sound of many waters” called him three times. The voice was loud and clear and it told him that he would die if he refused to heed the divine call to go into the world and preach the gospel. Babalola did not want to listen to this voice but eventually He gave in only after he had received the assurance of divine guidance.
To go on the mission, he had to resign his appointment with the Public Works Department. Mr. Fergusson, the head of his unit, tried to dissuade him from resigning but the young man was bent on going on the Lord’s mission.
The same voice came to Joseph a second time asking him to fast for seven days. He obeyed and at the end of the period he saw a great figure of a man who, according to Pastor Alokan, resembled Jesus. The man in a dazzling robe spoke at length about the mission he was to embark upon. The man also told him of the persecutions he would face and at the same time assured him of God’s protection and victory. A hand prayer bell was given to Babalola as a symbol. He was told that the sound of the bell would always drive away evil spirits. He was also given a bottle of “life-giving water” (omi iye) to heal all manners of sickness. Consequently, wherever and whenever he prayed into water for therapeutic purposes, effective healing was procured for those who drank the water. Thus, Babalola became a prophet and a man with extraordinary powers. Enabled by the power of the Holy Spirit he could spend several weeks in prayer. Elder Abraham Owoyemi of Odo-Owa, said that the prophet regularly saw angels who delivered divine messages to him, an angel appeared in one of his prayers and forbade him to wear caps.

In October 1928, he entered the town in the manner described and was taken for a mad man. Babalola immediately started preaching and prophesying. He told the inhabitants of Odo-Owa about an impending danger if they did not repent. He was arrested and taken to the district officer at Ilorin for allegedly disturbing the peace. The district officer later released him when the allegations could not be proven. However, it was said that a few days later, there was an outbreak of smallpox in the town. The man whose prophecies and messages were once rejected was quickly sought for. He went around praying for the victims and they were all healed.

Pa David Rotimi, Babalola’s father, had been instrumental in the establishment of a Anglican Church in Odo-Owa. Babalola organized regular prayer meetings in this church which many people attended because of the miracles God performed through him. Among the regulars was Isaiah Oluyemi. Information had reached the bishop of the church that almost all members of the Anglican Church in Ilofa were seeing visions, speaking in tongues and praying vigorously, Babalola and the visionaries were allegedly ordered by Bishop Smith to leave the church but Babalola did not leave the town until June 1930.

On an invitation from Daniel Ajibola, Babalola went to Lagos. Elder Daniel Ajibola at that time was working in Ibadan where he was a member of the Faith Tabernacle Congregation. He introduced Prophet Babalola to Pastor D. 0. Odubanjo, one of the leaders of the Faith Tabemacle in Lagos. Senior Pastor Esinsinade who was then the president of the Faith Tabernacle was invited to see Babalola. After listening to the details of his call and his ministry, the Faith Tabernacle leaders warmly received the young prophet into their midst.
Babalola had not yet been baptized by immersion and Senior Pastor Esinsinade emphasized that he needed to go through that rite. Pastor Esinsinade then baptized him in the lagoon at the back of the Faith Tabernacle Church building at 51, Moloney Bridge Street, Lagos. Babalola returned to Odo-Owa a few days after.

A revelation was given to Ayo Babalola to burn down a big tree in front of the Owa's Palace. The big tree was traditionally believed to be the rendez-vous of witches and wizards. The juju tree was therefore greatly feared and sacrifices were usually made to the spirits believed to reside in it. There was apprehension that this bold act would result in the instantaneous death of Babalola since it was expected to arouse the anger of the gods. But to the great amazement of the people, the prophet did not die but rather continued to wax stronger in the Lord's work. That single event was said to have made even the Owa of Ilesa and important people in the town to fear and respect the prophet.

His revival in Ekiti accelerated by the conversion of both the Oba of Efon and the Oba of Aramoko. They were both baptized with the names, Solomon Aladejare Agunsoye and Hezekiah Adeoye respectively. After this event, news of the revival at Efon spread to other parts of Ekitiland.

God used Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola to trigger a spiritual awakening in his time that ushered people into a season of strange signs, wonders and occurrences. Babalola was a man who had strange passion for prayer and through the help of the Holy Spirit, he spent a large part of his life fasting and praying. He is said to have fasted for 40 days and nights more than twice in his life.
“Once, while he was in a prayer retreat at Ido-Ajinare in Ekiti State, after hours of prayer, he heard a sound of a moving object in which the Lord instructed him not to open his eyes. As he continued in prayer, a large python crawled over him. Later God instructed him to open his eyes and he readily obeyed. Just a little distance from where he was lying down, the Lord pointed to the python who had been roasted as if an electric current had shocked it. With this evidence, God told him that he had turned him to coal of fire and that he had now become untouchable for evil powers.

Baba was a man of prayers. He spent several days on mountains praying.
There is a mountain called “ori oke Aanu” (Mountain of mercy) in Erio-Ekiti in Ekiti state, Nigeria.
This mountain of prayer was founded by Baba. There is a spot on top of the mountain where he Kneeled to pray and his knee mysteriously pierced through from long hours of kneeling to pray leaving a giant hole in the rock. The hole remains there till date.

Another powerful fact about Baba was his indisputable healing power.
He was known to use water for healing which prompted the popular C.A.C song then: “Babalola Olomi Iye re o. Omi Iye, Iye, Iye, re o. Omi Iye…” which means “Babalola with the water of life”.
People with all sorts of illnesses and diseases that came in contact with the water were immediately completely healed.

Due to the mighty hand of God on Apostle Babalola, he was persecuted by the missionary church he belonged to (faith tabernacle) one thing led to another and the differences could not be resolved, this led to the birth of CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH in May, 1943. The church has strong faith in divine healing. They have over 5,000 parishes.

Joseph Ayo Babalola, a General of God died in 1959.

Source: wikipedia, www.cacfrance.org, ....

I will be writing a short story on some church founders (fathers of faith) in Nigeria based on what I read and heard.

I will be starting with the founder of ETERNAL SACRED ORDER OF THE CHERUBHIM AND SERAPHIM.

I will be writing on his life and ministry but let me start with a hymn from the C & S.

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Ipinle ti Jesu
Ti fi le 'le leyi
Ti Baba Aladura nto
Ke da ma se ro pe
O ye kuro ni be
Mo duro le
Kristi Apata

Kerubu eyo
Serafu eyo
A o fi ipile lele
Lori otito
A o fi ipile lele
Lori otito.

The name of the founder of the Eternal sacred order of the C&S is Moses Orimolade Tunolase.

He was born in 1879 in ikare ondo state. It was said that the day he was born, he tried to walk but the mid wife had to hit his leg which made him not to stand or walk until he was over 5 years old.

It was said that, at a very young age, he would always go to the Anglican church in his community and there was a night when he was alone in the church and the whole church was bright with light, mind you, there was no electricity then in his home town, even the minister in charge of the church was surprised with what he saw that night because he saw the glory of the Lord filled the temple with only a little over 5 years old Moses Orimolade Tunolase singing.

At about the age of 12 years old, he had a dream where he was presented with a rod, a royal insignia and a crown, this dream birthed his ministry.

The rod signifies for victory
Royal insignia signifies the power of prayer and speaking while the crown signifies honour.

At a certain time of his early age, he took ill and for seven complete years he suffered from his sickness. At the end of his illness, he became a lame man, but God made him to walk miraculously. During the period of his illness, he was taught by the Holy Spirit how to read the Bible and memorize whatever he read.

The period spent in confinement or sickness therefore represented Moses Orimolade’s training and preparation for his missionary work. At the end of it he was fully equipped to begin in earnest the task for which he had been ordained. For the next five years Orimolade travelled from place to place, like St. Paul in the Bible, preaching with great zeal the gospel of Christ. Many miracles of healing were credited to him during this period. He finally arrived and settled in Lagos where the C & S was later founded.

His Ministry

His first missionary journey was carried out in Irun, a village a few miles from Ikare. It was thus appropriate that the one who was to found a religious society averse to witchcraft should begin his campaign in this village. Thus “he destroyed the seal of witchcraft and acrobatic evil performances.He also pulled down the image of Osijora (one of the divinities worshipped in the village) and fought with the evil spirits operating in the area”

From Irun, he took his mission work to as far as Adamawa state, preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and healing them that were oppressed of the devil.

July 1924, he brought the mission work to Lagos and he stayed with the church Sexton of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Ebute Ero.

According to an account, Rev. Ogunbiyi invited Moses Orimolade Tunolase to preach the sermon on an appointed Sunday. Moses preached to the gathering. He was reported to have read from Genesis to Exodus without opening the Bible and interpreted it verse by verse to the congregation. Everybody in the church was transfixed. When Ogunbiyi saw that Orimolade’s sermon was moving and spiritually uplifting he told the congregation that Moses was a liar. Ogunbiyi challenged Orimolade to tell them the school from which he had learned all the theories and translations of the Bible.
This account further claims that Archdeacon Ogunbiyi tried to harm Moses with charms but that, as a vindication of Orimolade’s inviolability, it was the warden of the Church who became the victim. He collapsed but Orimolade’s prayers resuscitated him. As a consequence of this incident, Moses Orimolade was nicknamed Baba Aladura (The Praying Father) in Lagos.

On 18 June 1925 the Aladura Band was called to the rescue of an unconscious Methodist teenage girl, Abiodun Akinsowon, who had fallen into a trance when she tried to look into the chalice carried by the Catholic Archbishop on Corpus Christi public procession. Abiodun remained in the trance for 21 days in the care of the Aladura Band. She regained consciousness after 21 days and joined the Aladura Band. She became the first visioner in the band. The name of the band was changed to the Seraph Band on 9 September 1925 by Moses Orimolade. The addition of Cherubim to the name was advised by spiritual injunction on 26 March 1926 to reflect the heavenly representation of the Cherubim and Seraphim. The band was fully formed and functional by the end of 1925. Moses Orimolade reigned as the Sole Founder and Spiritual head of the band from 1925 to 1933.

The Eternal Sacred order of the Cherubhim and seraphim believes in the Holy Bible as the word of God and in salvation through Jesus Christ and in the Trinity in unity, the use of incense, purification by prayer and fasting and resurrection of the dead. Its first and primary work is that of prayer and preaching of the gospel. It believes in the curative effect of prayer for all afflictions, spiritual and temporal, but condemns and abhors the use of charms or fetish witchcraft or sorcery of any kind and all heathenish sacrifices and practices. It is not averse to the judicious use of curative herbs, the engagement of qualified medical practitioners or doctors or the use of patent medicines or other drugs. It endorses and practices the sanctification of water by prayer and the effect of such consecrated water for every purpose.

The church also have their mode of dressing which is white garment (Aso Adura)

An account said Moses Orimolade Tunolase prophesied about the coming of a great man of God in the name of Joseph Ayo Babalola of the Christ Apostolic Church.

He was the first preacher to introduce faith based healing in his home town.

Moses Orimolade Tunolase died october 19th, 1933.

It is estimated that thr church has close to about 7 million members both in Nigeria and overseas.

Always in the news for causing trouble and apologising later. His people needs to talk sense into his head

100k fine. Finish

Topic: Give thanks to the Lord
Text: 2 chronicles 20:21

I know it will sound strange telling someone to give thanks to the Lord in this present situation, I know that some people have been struggling to cope with meeting up with their daily needs ever since this corona virus quarantine started while those who have tested positive to the virus too are not too pleasant with what is happening to them but as believers, the scriptures said in 1 thessalonians 5:18, give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus, come what may, give thanks because everything will end in Praise and testimonies in Jesus name, amen.

Give thanks because we know Christ will grant the world victory over corona virus in Jesus name, amen.

From our text in 2 chronicles 20, the scriptures gave an account in verse 1 of how three nations; the moabites, the ammonites and some of the meunites ganged up to wage war against Judah, infact news were coming to him of how a vast army is coming to destroy them but instead of him to be afraid, he went before the Lord and tabled the matter to the Lord.

Corona virus is like a vast army killing the world today, W.H.O had to declare it a pandemic, it is crippling world economy to the extent that forecasters are declaring doom, like Jehoshaphat, now is not the time to be afraid,

Now is the time to seek the face of the Lord.

Now is the time for us to humble ourselves

Now is the time to give thanks to the Lord in this present situation.

Verse 17 talks about the instruction God gave armies of Judah; "you will not have to fight this battle (God will defeat the virus) Take up your positions; stand firm (let the researchers continue to work because breakthrough is coming) and see the deliverance the Lord will give you. (God will grant us victory over corona virus in Jesus name)

The moment the people of Judah began to give thanks by singing and praising the Lord, the bible told us how God ensured that the enemies of Judah helped to defeat themselves in verse 23.

When everything has failed, give thanks to the Lord, sing praises to Him and trust Him to grant you the victory you deserve in Jesus name, amen.

Dear Lord, we give thanks to you and we have faith that sooner than we expect, you will help us to defeat corona virus by granting the researchers the wisdom needed to get the cure in Jesus name, amen.

We pray for as many who are already infected, grant them healing in Jesus name, amen.

Give us a heart to obey our government at this time by staying at home and also practice social distance in Jesus name.

Above all, we shall not lack anything good in Jesus name, amen.

Maranatha...He cometh soon.

Do we now say this is from grace to grass, palace to prison

Jane is a single mother with no help coming from anybody to assist her, in the course of doing some menial jobs, her area big sister told her she can help her get a job in lebanon where she will be paid $500 monthly the job is just for her to take care of kids and it's not stressful, Jane was so happy because she is about to travel abroad where the grass is green and her poverty will stop.

Jane was told she will need a passport and also about N350k to help process her traveling documents which include passport and visa. She told area big sister she couldn't afford that kind of money, Jane was giving another option which is, an agent in Nigeria will pay for her and when she gets there, she will pay back, she agreed and her journey to obodo lebanon started.

Her agent took her to the airport, at the departure hall, she went to the airline counter did the necessary things and she got her boarding pass, her agent now gave her N50k to give to immigration x so he will allow her travel, when she got to the immigration stand, immigration x sighted her, laughed and asked Jane where is the 50k, she smiled and gladly gave immigration x, her passport was stamped and she was good to go to obodo Lebanon where she will be making $500 every month, she began to calculate, in 1 year that is $6000, Jane don hammer, them hear am, the stone the builders rejected is about to become the chief corner stone.

When she arrived at beirut airport, Ahmed identified her, picked her up at the airport and straight to office, the excitement on Jane's face was heavenly, wow my papa and mama no sleep for heaven, hian! Who fit believe say Jane go enter plane not to talk of enter oyinbo man land, she began to sing only you can do what no man can do Jehovah as if she inquired from Jehovah before she embarked on the journey to Lebanon. When they got to office, she was profiled and her sponsor showed up and said, Jane you are in this country to work for me for 2 years, I bought you for $1000 so for the next two years, you are my "shagala" you will be going to work in another city where they will be paying you $200, Jane objected and said I was told I will be paid $500 and I am coming here to take care of kids, her sponsor told her to shut her mouth that she bought her from her Nigerian agent hence she has no say on this matter.

While she was arguing, a lady called her behind and told her, sister you have to do what he wants you to do or else he will beat you mercilessly and possibly kill you. On hearing that she began to cry while her sponsor collected her passport from her. Other Nigerian ladies in the office rallied round her, consoled her and told her to brace herself for hard times.

Jummy told her of how one of her customers in lagos told her she can help her get a good job in Dubai, she told her to pay N350k which she did and after two weeks she got a lebanese visa, she told her customer that their agreement was Dubai and Lebanon, she told her she got a better offer for her in Lebanon where she would be paid N250k per month and if she gets there and she doesn't like the place, in three months when she would have made N750k, she can easily cross to Dubai or even Europe, she agreed and here she is in Lebanon collecting $200 which is not even regular. She works as a maid in a house as big as a palace and she has to cook, wash, sweep and do other chores for up to 20 adults. She wakes up by 4am and sleeps by 12am or 1am. She encouraged her to accept fate because she is now at a point of no return.


To be continued.

Buhari is making boko haram look lucrative and attractive.

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Terrible formation plus martial is playing as if nothing is at stake

There is always a reward for hardwork. This man and Makinde are the best so far.

Misplaced priorities.

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Shame on uganda

Two constitutions , one country
Nigerian constitution and sharia constitution

This hisbah will one day consume the north.

Nigeria needs prayers.

Hopefully this will also happen in lagos one day.

sparog:
This NLC folks are gullible I swear. They should have just left the minimum wage the way it was. Now how do you tell your landlord or the market woman who has increased the price of their goods and service because of increase in minimum wage that you only got 8k increment?

Now the suffering continues

Do we have nlc or appendages of the fg

So baby girl is less important than baby boy? This is not true Christianity

Obsessive love, flee cos it's an appearance of evil laced with regrets.

healthserve:
The Yoruba's call it " Ashe Woli ". Thats excessive use of authority o !

He is not God. An undeserved curse will never come to rest

Prof sagay supports apc corrupt personnels.

victory on the blood of innocent citizens. vengeance will speak sooner or later.

Rig what? Pdp failed woefully in bayelsa.

Mrs Osinbajo is not cool with this setting

Siralgebra04:
U saying trash. If d case is taken to court, d girls will win and would b recalled just like Amasa Firdaos won against Law School.
BTW, Muric are calling CAN to support dem, they just challenging dem to wake up and challenge d status quo. If u read d article carefully, Muric even slammed CAN.

ok.

Muric has an agenda, they are supporting the ladies that refused to obey rules guiding the nysc because of their believes (not scriptural believes) so that when they break laws as Muslims, they will expect CAN to support them.

Why is onuachu still in the team?

All is not well in the villa.

Those associates are crooks. Atiku should endorse a younger candidate.

Kogi state needs help.

You can't be singing wire wire and not support wickedness