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Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Ever8090: 11:17am On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
There is division amongst Christians because we have not matured in love.
If all Christians can meditate in 1 Corinthians chapter 13 we would learn to walk in unity.
one of the major cause of division among christians is because, majority of the church leaders have turn christianity into a very huge business empire so they are competing for members to make more gains. Especially those so called big churches in Nigeria are mostly business centers in disguise
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Ever8090: 11:20am On Feb 09, 2025
The time have come that men will no longer go to Jerusalem or come to this well to worship God, but they will worship God in truth and in spirit..." This is what Jesus Christ said. So where you go to worship does not matter but your relationship with God in truth and in spirit is all that matters.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Ever8090: 11:27am On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
Have you not read the word of the LORD, "My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad" (Zechariah 1:17). In another place scripture says, "I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased" (Zechariah 10:8-9). further more, "The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into harvest" (Luke 10:2)

How come we are seeing the increase in labourers as we have in many churches today and you are against it? Brother, it is the will of God for churches to spring up upon the earth: for it is written, "For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea" (Habakkuk 2:14).
when he said the harvest is many but labourers are few, he is talking about all this many churches spread on every street preaching rubbish just to amass wealth. True teachers are very few indeed. Opening churches on every corner of the street is different from propagating the word of God.
If we have churches littered on every space available and those churches are only about material prosperity as the likes of Salvation ministry, Winners chapel etc are doing then it means nothing to God but a lot to satan
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by DiasGodinHeaven: 11:29am On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
Recently I was discussing with a brother, who is a Winner, and he said to me that he's not one to attend the community church. That he likes attending service in Canaan Land. This got me thinking: because ever since I became a Winner, I have not deliberated attending service at Canaan Land. Though I have had the longing to go but I'd not really giving much effort to it.

Recently, upon thinking about the words of that brother, that he's not one to attend the community church, I was like, is there something wrong about attending the community church? I looked around me and noticed that many around our community are like that brother. They don't like attending service at the community church. They rather go to Canaan Land to hear Bishop, which is good and fine.
As that thought became preponderate on my mind, I realized that even some Winners who reside opposite the community church, on Sunday morning ,prepare to attend service at Canaan Land.

Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad in going to Canaan Land if you're resident around Lagos-Ota and environs. However, the local community churches also need people to develop them. They need the strength of all and sundry to make the local church as aesthetic as what we have in Canaan Land today.

Unfortunately, many who go to Canaan Land are, by my own submission, presumptuous that the local Pastors don't have the same anointing as Bishop, which is true: because the disciple cannot be greater than the master (Matthew 9:11). However, the same corporate anointing which flows from Canaan Land is the same in all the local community churches. But many don't believe this, and so many are not well established as a Winner in their local church communities.

At one time, Bishop said, God showed him fire, as in the anointing, coming down and splitting into several splinters. This the Lord said to him that the same anointing that is resident in Canaan Land, is resident in all the local assemblies and Home Cells. Now why many don't believe this and attend services in their local assemblies, but would rather go to Canaan Land, I don't know. Many perhaps do not believe in the words of the Bishop in this aspect, or they would rather see Bishop than the local Pastor.

2 Chronicles 20:20
[20]And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.


Notice scripture says, "... Believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper." You see, many are not prospering in their local assemblies because they do not take heed to the words of the prophet concerning the fact the the same corporate anointing in Canaan Land is obtainable in all local assemblies. For the Bishop had said, the same corporate anointing which is resident in Canaan Land, resides in all the local community churches, and Home Cells.
That statement is scriptural. And until many a Winner believe in it, they shall not be established amongst their brethren in their local assemblies.
Now why did I say that statement by the Bishop is scriptural? In 1 Samuel the thirtieth chapter, David speaking by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost says:

1 Samuel 30:24
[24]For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

Notice that text says, "... But as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike."
Put somewhat differently in this context, 'But as the blessings and encounters of he that attend service in Canaan Land, so shall his blessings and encounters be that tarrieth in the local assembly: they both shall part alike.'

When I got this revelation, I decided there is no need heading down to Canaan Land, when I can have the same blessings by walking a stone throw from my house to the local assembly.

As a Winner, you are part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, founded by Bishop David Oyedepo. While Canaan Land is the international headquarters of the church, attendance is not mandatory.

The church encourages members to attend services at their local assemblies or community churches, which are usually closer and more convenient. These local assemblies are still part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide and provide opportunities for worship, teaching, and fellowship.

However, attending services at Canaan Land can be a powerful and enriching experience, especially during special programs and events. Many Winners do travel to Canaan Land for these occasions, but it's not a requirement.

Ultimately, as a Winner, you should seek to attend services at a location that feeds your spirit and helps you grow in your faith, whether that's at your local community church or Canaan Land.


Don't hoard knowledge, propagate it!

Jesus is Lord
No no no.
Except you are worshipping idol and a slave to the idol
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by richie240:
1. Canaan land is a 50,000 seater church.
If ployedepo encourages them to attend local churches he'll be shooting himself in the foot. If-You-know-you-know. wink

2. Those who leave the local church for canaanland just because they want to be under the direct teaching of Papa are either brainwashed, misguided or ignorant! If truly they want to hear directly 'from d souce' then they'll just have worshipped and attended the service online instead of wasting money to go to Ota. But, once again, how will d 50,000 seats be filled if everyone took that route?
I too was also guilty of this: I would leave the local church closer to me then - Raji oba - and go all d way to canaanland.

This is d main reason why even 'Papa' himself dare not encourage local church worship/attendance.

Jesus himself had told us the best way to worship him: not in physical structures made with sticks and bricks but in spirit and truth - in our hearts!

John 4:20-24
(20) "Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

(21) Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, (which includes both canaanland + local churches) worship the Father.

(22) Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

(23) But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

(24) God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by KaptainAfrika: 11:42am On Feb 09, 2025
No. Next question.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by aalangel(f): 12:03pm On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
Recently I was discussing with a brother, who is a Winner, and he said to me that he's not one to attend the community church. That he likes attending service in Canaan Land. This got me thinking: because ever since I became a Winner, I have not deliberated attending service at Canaan Land. Though I have had the longing to go but I'd not really giving much effort to it.

Recently, upon thinking about the words of that brother, that he's not one to attend the community church, I was like, is there something wrong about attending the community church? I looked around me and noticed that many around our community are like that brother. They don't like attending service at the community church. They rather go to Canaan Land to hear Bishop, which is good and fine.
As that thought became preponderate on my mind, I realized that even some Winners who reside opposite the community church, on Sunday morning ,prepare to attend service at Canaan Land.

Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad in going to Canaan Land if you're resident around Lagos-Ota and environs. However, the local community churches also need people to develop them. They need the strength of all and sundry to make the local church as aesthetic as what we have in Canaan Land today.

Unfortunately, many who go to Canaan Land are, by my own submission, presumptuous that the local Pastors don't have the same anointing as Bishop, which is true: because the disciple cannot be greater than the master (Matthew 9:11). However, the same corporate anointing which flows from Canaan Land is the same in all the local community churches. But many don't believe this, and so many are not well established as a Winner in their local church communities.

At one time, Bishop said, God showed him fire, as in the anointing, coming down and splitting into several splinters. This the Lord said to him that the same anointing that is resident in Canaan Land, is resident in all the local assemblies and Home Cells. Now why many don't believe this and attend services in their local assemblies, but would rather go to Canaan Land, I don't know. Many perhaps do not believe in the words of the Bishop in this aspect, or they would rather see Bishop than the local Pastor.

2 Chronicles 20:20
[20]And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.


Notice scripture says, "... Believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper." You see, many are not prospering in their local assemblies because they do not take heed to the words of the prophet concerning the fact the the same corporate anointing in Canaan Land is obtainable in all local assemblies. For the Bishop had said, the same corporate anointing which is resident in Canaan Land, resides in all the local community churches, and Home Cells.
That statement is scriptural. And until many a Winner believe in it, they shall not be established amongst their brethren in their local assemblies.
Now why did I say that statement by the Bishop is scriptural? In 1 Samuel the thirtieth chapter, David speaking by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost says:

1 Samuel 30:24
[24]For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

Notice that text says, "... But as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike."
Put somewhat differently in this context, 'But as the blessings and encounters of he that attend service in Canaan Land, so shall his blessings and encounters be that tarrieth in the local assembly: they both shall part alike.'

When I got this revelation, I decided there is no need heading down to Canaan Land, when I can have the same blessings by walking a stone throw from my house to the local assembly.

As a Winner, you are part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, founded by Bishop David Oyedepo. While Canaan Land is the international headquarters of the church, attendance is not mandatory.

The church encourages members to attend services at their local assemblies or community churches, which are usually closer and more convenient. These local assemblies are still part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide and provide opportunities for worship, teaching, and fellowship.

However, attending services at Canaan Land can be a powerful and enriching experience, especially during special programs and events. Many Winners do travel to Canaan Land for these occasions, but it's not a requirement.

Ultimately, as a Winner, you should seek to attend services at a location that feeds your spirit and helps you grow in your faith, whether that's at your local community church or Canaan Land.


Don't hoard knowledge, propagate it!

Jesus is Lord
...and you brought this matter to where there's mixed multitudehuhhuh?
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by iramure(m): 12:42pm On Feb 09, 2025
It has clearly revealed that majority of people who prefer to travel kilometers just to catch a glimpse of Oyedepo, adeboye, kumuyi, and other big penticoastal celebrities preaching on service days are mere worshipers of men. I tell you these men are ordinary men like you with nothing special about any of them. Your respect for them make you see them as extraordinary but in real sense, they are mere business men.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Corrections: 12:48pm On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
Seeking God is hearing from Him and leaving and acting on his words. The Bible says, "Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him" (Hebrews 10:38). Asa sought not the Lord, but to the physicians, and he died.

2 Chronicles 16:12-13
[12]And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
[13]And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
Pls stop wasting your time on that fellow that calls itself truthseeker. That is how he jumps on Christian threads to belittle them. Be warned!!!
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by MrNipplesLover(m): 1:04pm On Feb 09, 2025
All hail the king 👑.

Thank you, daddy. 🙏


💖💖💖💖
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ZUBY77(m): 1:13pm On Feb 09, 2025
What exactly are you winning?

Thread to massage the great Zombies all over black race
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 1:23pm On Feb 09, 2025
tiswell:
Winners church sponsored post sad
No. I'm the Author of this article. Neither the Bishop nor any Winner man born of a woman sponsored this article. Only fools answer a matter before they hear it (Proverb 18:13). Don't be a fool.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 1:30pm On Feb 09, 2025
ZUBY77:
What exactly are you winning?

Thread to massage the great Zombies all over black race
If you call us Zombies you're wrong because scripture says, "Only the leaving shall praise the Lord."
Zombies are the walking dead. For us Christians, the Bible says "We know that we have passed from death unto life because we love the brethren... (1 John 3:14). In other words, we have the God kind of life, Zoe, because the love of God, which is by the Spirit of Christ, is shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5). So the Bible prove to the contrary that we are Zombies. Rather, we're the living.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Kaycee54321(m): 1:34pm On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
The Bible says fools are dull of hearing (Matthew 13:15). Don't be a fool.

Let me for the third time repeat what I just got through saying,"in the world there are false doctrines, And yet, in the church there are those who are not rightly dividing the word of God.
Lmao.
Na the bible verse sanwdiched in between holy insults dey funny me.

Sorry for the laugh 😶
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 1:35pm On Feb 09, 2025
Corrections:
Pls stop wasting your time on that fellow that calls itself truthseeker. That is how he jumps on Christian threads to belittle them. Be warned!!!
Thanks for the warning. But as a Child of God, I shouldn't run from him that is in error but to correct him in love. However, as Moses' rod swallowed up the rods of the Magicians, so shall the word of God swallow every wrong imagination of man and hell.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 1:37pm On Feb 09, 2025
Kaycee54321:
Lmao.
Na the bible verse sanwdiched in between holy insults dey funny me.

Sorry for the laugh 😶
Those scriptures are to demolish those that think themselves wise, yet 're fools.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 1:39pm On Feb 09, 2025
iramure:
It has clearly revealed that majority of people who prefer to travel kilometers just to catch a glimpse of Oyedepo, adeboye, kumuyi, and other big penticoastal celebrities preaching on service days are mere worshipers of men. I tell you these men are ordinary men like you with nothing special about any of them. Your respect for them make you see them as extraordinary but in real sense, they are mere business men.
Brother you're not far from the truth. Christians should learn to balance their faith because curse is the man that trust in man.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Kaycee54321(m): 1:41pm On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
Those scriptures are to demolish those that think themselves wise, yet 're fools.
I hear you Sir 😆
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Yampotatocarrot(m): 1:42pm On Feb 09, 2025
Funny question...

Does Sunday service hold in the community churches? Isn't all Sunday services supposed to be at Canaanland? No dey confuse me abeg
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 1:46pm On Feb 09, 2025
aalangel:
...and you brought this matter to where there's mixed multitudehuhhuh?
The truth is not scared of the dark. The Bible says, "And the Light shinneth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not" (Johns 1:5). And in another place it says, "But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light" (Ephesians 5:13).

Winners are not scared of criticism. We have been criticized by expert.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 1:55pm On Feb 09, 2025
richie240:
1. Canaan land is a 50,000 seater church.
If ployedepo encourages them to attend local churches he'll be shooting himself in the foot. If-You-know-you-know. wink

2. Those who leave the local church for canaanland just because they want to be under the direct teaching of Papa are either brainwashed, misguided or ignorant! If truly they want to hear directly 'from d souce' then they'll just have worshipped and attended the service online instead of wasting money to go to Ota. But, once again, how will d 50,000 seats be filled if everyone took that route?
I too was also guilty of this: I would leave the local church closer to me then - Raji oba - and go all d way to canaanland.

This is d main reason why even 'Papa' himself dare not encourage local church worship/attendance.

Jesus himself had told us the best way to worship him: not in physical structures made with sticks and bricks but in spirit and truth - in our hearts!

John 4:20-24
(20) "Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

(21) Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, (which includes both canaanland + local churches) worship the Father.

(22) Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

(23) But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

(24) God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
Brother, I will speak to the contrary. Attending service in Canaan Land is not being brainwashed. It's a matter of choice. You see, the paralytic borne of four had to be carried from wherever he was to the place where Jesus was teaching in order to receive his healing (Mark 2:3-7).

Many are not knowledgeable as you and I to know that the corporate anointing resides in the local assemblies also. Yet it's still a matter of choice, to attend service in Canaan Land or in your local assembly.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 1:56pm On Feb 09, 2025
DiasGodinHeaven:
No no no.
Except you are worshipping idol and a slave to the idol
Brother, I would rather say many are void of understanding.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 2:02pm On Feb 09, 2025
Ever8090:
when he said the harvest is many but labourers are few, he is talking about all this many churches spread on every street preaching rubbish just to amass wealth. True teachers are very few indeed. Opening churches on every corner of the street is different from propagating the word of God.
If we have churches littered on every space available and those churches are only about material prosperity as the likes of Salvation ministry, Winners chapel etc are doing then it means nothing to God but a lot to satan
If they preach prosperity in churches, that's because our God is a God of prosperity. As a matter of fact, the street of heaven is littered with Gold. Now let me ask you, if your own biological father is a wealthy man and also vast in charity works, well known all over the world: would you or would you not be proud to talk about his prosperity and how he helps people in the community?
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 2:03pm On Feb 09, 2025
Ever8090:
The time have come that men will no longer go to Jerusalem or come to this well to worship God, but they will worship God in truth and in spirit..." This is what Jesus Christ said. So where you go to worship does not matter but your relationship with God in truth and in spirit is all that matters.
No truer words has been said brother. Keep it up!
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Ezmans: 2:10pm On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
Recently I was discussing with a brother, who is a Winner, and he said to me that he's not one to attend the community church. That he likes attending service in Canaan Land. This got me thinking: because ever since I became a Winner, I have not deliberated attending service at Canaan Land. Though I have had the longing to go but I'd not really giving much effort to it.

Recently, upon thinking about the words of that brother, that he's not one to attend the community church, I was like, is there something wrong about attending the community church? I looked around me and noticed that many around our community are like that brother. They don't like attending service at the community church. They rather go to Canaan Land to hear Bishop, which is good and fine.
As that thought became preponderate on my mind, I realized that even some Winners who reside opposite the community church, on Sunday morning ,prepare to attend service at Canaan Land.

Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad in going to Canaan Land if you're resident around Lagos-Ota and environs. However, the local community churches also need people to develop them. They need the strength of all and sundry to make the local church as aesthetic as what we have in Canaan Land today.

Unfortunately, many who go to Canaan Land are, by my own submission, presumptuous that the local Pastors don't have the same anointing as Bishop, which is true: because the disciple cannot be greater than the master (Matthew 9:11). However, the same corporate anointing which flows from Canaan Land is the same in all the local community churches. But many don't believe this, and so many are not well established as a Winner in their local church communities.

At one time, Bishop said, God showed him fire, as in the anointing, coming down and splitting into several splinters. This the Lord said to him that the same anointing that is resident in Canaan Land, is resident in all the local assemblies and Home Cells. Now why many don't believe this and attend services in their local assemblies, but would rather go to Canaan Land, I don't know. Many perhaps do not believe in the words of the Bishop in this aspect, or they would rather see Bishop than the local Pastor.

2 Chronicles 20:20
[20]And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.


Notice scripture says, "... Believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper." You see, many are not prospering in their local assemblies because they do not take heed to the words of the prophet concerning the fact the the same corporate anointing in Canaan Land is obtainable in all local assemblies. For the Bishop had said, the same corporate anointing which is resident in Canaan Land, resides in all the local community churches, and Home Cells.
That statement is scriptural. And until many a Winner believe in it, they shall not be established amongst their brethren in their local assemblies.
Now why did I say that statement by the Bishop is scriptural? In 1 Samuel the thirtieth chapter, David speaking by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost says:

1 Samuel 30:24
[24]For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

Notice that text says, "... But as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike."
Put somewhat differently in this context, 'But as the blessings and encounters of he that attend service in Canaan Land, so shall his blessings and encounters be that tarrieth in the local assembly: they both shall part alike.'

When I got this revelation, I decided there is no need heading down to Canaan Land, when I can have the same blessings by walking a stone throw from my house to the local assembly.

As a Winner, you are part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, founded by Bishop David Oyedepo. While Canaan Land is the international headquarters of the church, attendance is not mandatory.

The church encourages members to attend services at their local assemblies or community churches, which are usually closer and more convenient. These local assemblies are still part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide and provide opportunities for worship, teaching, and fellowship.

However, attending services at Canaan Land can be a powerful and enriching experience, especially during special programs and events. Many Winners do travel to Canaan Land for these occasions, but it's not a requirement.

Ultimately, as a Winner, you should seek to attend services at a location that feeds your spirit and helps you grow in your faith, whether that's at your local community church or Canaan Land.


Don't hoard knowledge, propagate it!

Jesus is Lord
whom did you win
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 2:10pm On Feb 09, 2025
Ever8090:
one of the major cause of division among christians is because, majority of the church leaders have turn christianity into a very huge business empire so they are competing for members to make more gains. Especially those so called big churches in Nigeria are mostly business centers in disguise
No! The churches are not competing for members. Rather, they're compelling many in droves to come to Jesus. The Bible says, "And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?" (Roman 10:14-15)

You see, Jesus speaking says, "Go into the world and make disciples of all nations..." The church is only trying to keep up with what Jesus is doing. Christ is adding to the church daily, across the world, such as should be saved (Acts 2:47).
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by Aguogba(m): 2:21pm On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
Recently I was discussing with a brother, who is a Winner, and he said to me that he's not one to attend the community church. That he likes attending service in Canaan Land. This got me thinking: because ever since I became a Winner, I have not deliberated attending service at Canaan Land. Though I have had the longing to go but I'd not really giving much effort to it.

Recently, upon thinking about the words of that brother, that he's not one to attend the community church, I was like, is there something wrong about attending the community church? I looked around me and noticed that many around our community are like that brother. They don't like attending service at the community church. They rather go to Canaan Land to hear Bishop, which is good and fine.
As that thought became preponderate on my mind, I realized that even some Winners who reside opposite the community church, on Sunday morning ,prepare to attend service at Canaan Land.

Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad in going to Canaan Land if you're resident around Lagos-Ota and environs. However, the local community churches also need people to develop them. They need the strength of all and sundry to make the local church as aesthetic as what we have in Canaan Land today.

Unfortunately, many who go to Canaan Land are, by my own submission, presumptuous that the local Pastors don't have the same anointing as Bishop, which is true: because the disciple cannot be greater than the master (Matthew 9:11). However, the same corporate anointing which flows from Canaan Land is the same in all the local community churches. But many don't believe this, and so many are not well established as a Winner in their local church communities.

At one time, Bishop said, God showed him fire, as in the anointing, coming down and splitting into several splinters. This the Lord said to him that the same anointing that is resident in Canaan Land, is resident in all the local assemblies and Home Cells. Now why many don't believe this and attend services in their local assemblies, but would rather go to Canaan Land, I don't know. Many perhaps do not believe in the words of the Bishop in this aspect, or they would rather see Bishop than the local Pastor.

2 Chronicles 20:20
[20]And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.


Notice scripture says, "... Believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper." You see, many are not prospering in their local assemblies because they do not take heed to the words of the prophet concerning the fact the the same corporate anointing in Canaan Land is obtainable in all local assemblies. For the Bishop had said, the same corporate anointing which is resident in Canaan Land, resides in all the local community churches, and Home Cells.
That statement is scriptural. And until many a Winner believe in it, they shall not be established amongst their brethren in their local assemblies.
Now why did I say that statement by the Bishop is scriptural? In 1 Samuel the thirtieth chapter, David speaking by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost says:

1 Samuel 30:24
[24]For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

Notice that text says, "... But as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike."
Put somewhat differently in this context, 'But as the blessings and encounters of he that attend service in Canaan Land, so shall his blessings and encounters be that tarrieth in the local assembly: they both shall part alike.'

When I got this revelation, I decided there is no need heading down to Canaan Land, when I can have the same blessings by walking a stone throw from my house to the local assembly.

As a Winner, you are part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, founded by Bishop David Oyedepo. While Canaan Land is the international headquarters of the church, attendance is not mandatory.

The church encourages members to attend services at their local assemblies or community churches, which are usually closer and more convenient. These local assemblies are still part of the Living Faith Church Worldwide and provide opportunities for worship, teaching, and fellowship.

However, attending services at Canaan Land can be a powerful and enriching experience, especially during special programs and events. Many Winners do travel to Canaan Land for these occasions, but it's not a requirement.

Ultimately, as a Winner, you should seek to attend services at a location that feeds your spirit and helps you grow in your faith, whether that's at your local community church or Canaan Land.


Don't hoard knowledge, propagate it!

Jesus is Lord
your mumu no too much like this?
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 2:22pm On Feb 09, 2025
Ezmans:
whom did you win
When we say we are Winners: it is not a notion of ideology. Rather, we are asserting what we are in Christ Jesus, "Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."

You see, even in plain english dictionary, an overcomer is a winner. If the greater one is in me, then, superlatively, I'm greater than anything that may come my way, isn't it? If I overcome all obstacles in my exam, as a student, then I will make the 100% mark. Making me a Winner isn't it? If I overcome sin by the blood of Jesus Christ, that means sin has no dominion over me, isn't it? If I over come ignorance and poverty, that means lack and wants are far from my household, isn't it?

Those are the non exhaustive reasons why we call ourselves at Living Faith Church, "WINNERS." Brother even if you're not a member of Living Faith Church, so far you're a born again child of God, you too are a Winner.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by iramure(m): 2:25pm On Feb 09, 2025
ocnovakmichael:
Brother you're not far from the truth. Christians should learn to balance their faith because curse is the man that trust in man.
I like anyone who reasons just as you do. I'm glad we are gradually waking up to the reality of the scam in religion
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 2:29pm On Feb 09, 2025
Aguogba:
your mumu no too much like this?
I'm not surprised at your comment. When Jesus preached on the earth, many despise his teaching. They accuse him of being in league with the devil (Matthew 12:27). And concerning the apostles, they says, "These that have turned the world upside down are come here also" (Acts 17:6).

I have been criticize by expert. You have only joined the number of them.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 2:32pm On Feb 09, 2025
Yampotatocarrot:
Funny question...

Does Sunday service hold in the community churches? Isn't all Sunday services supposed to be at Canaanland? No dey confuse me abeg
If you are a Winner, then you should know that Sunday services are held both at Canaan Land and all local assembles in Nigeria and around the world. The Bible says, "He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly..." Don't be a fool.
Re: As A Winner Must I Attend Service In Canaan Land? by ocnovakmichael(op): 2:33pm On Feb 09, 2025
Yampotatocarrot:
Funny question...

Does Sunday service hold in the community churches? Isn't all Sunday services supposed to be at Canaanland? No dey confuse me abeg
If you are a Winner, then you should know that Sunday services are held both at Canaan Land and all local assembles in Nigeria and around the world. The Bible says, "He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly..." Don't be one.
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