2 Nigeria Pastors Kidnapped after Gunmen Storm Church Camp

Two Nigerian pastors remain captive after gunmen stormed a Christian campsite on March 21. Christian Today reports the gunmen kidnapped three pastors, but released Rev. Iliya Anto due to health concerns.

Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Dziggau and Rev. Yakubu Dzarma remain in captivity. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of 100 million naira ($500,000) for their return.

The pastors were at the campsite to set up for an Easter church retreat. All three pastors belong to the United Church of Christ in Nigeria (TUCCN).

Rev. Jibrailu Wobiya, who escaped the gunmen with other church members said, “We were all holding a prayer meeting at the prayer camp located along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway in the city of Kaduna… We were working on the camp site in preparation for our forthcoming church conference when the kidnappers invaded the place and began shooting into the air.”

The TUCCN, as well as the Christian Association of Nigeria have urged the Nigerian government to track down the gunmen and ensure the release of the captives.

Rev. Musa Asake, national secretary for the Christian Association of Nigeria also asked for prayer for the situation.

“We kindly request all men and women of goodwill to join faith with us as we lift our eyes in prayer unto the hills of heaven; we have an assurance that our help ultimately comes from God, the maker of heaven and earth, and indeed the Author of life. Our God will not let us down,” he said.

Read More:
http://www.divdel.com/blogs/2016/03/nigeria-2-pastors-kidnapped-after-gunmen-storm-church-camp/

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Adesiji77:
Hmmm...

wetin Happen

uboma:




I wish COZA will take a lesson from this...

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMnnnnn

modelmike7:
Nigerian churches should follow suit.... I wish!

Yes o

3 Steps to Eliminating Negative Self-Talk.

Who are you listening to?

Jesus warns us that we have an enemy whose strategy is to steal our self-worth by whispering small, but believable, lies into our minds. “You’re not valuable. You’re not worth anything. You’re not beautiful. You’re not smart enough.” These lies begin to pile up, slowly and methodically destroying our passion for life.

Before long we become victims to our own negative self-talk. If you start to believe the lies, you will base your actions and decisions on a foundation of lies and never discover your true beauty. But Jesus tells us the truth will set us free.

This truth, found in the Bible, offers us three very practical steps for eliminating negative self-talk from our minds.

1. Discover how God sees you.

Christ tells us to find our true worth in him. In Ephesians 2:10, he tells us that we are “God’s masterpiece.” God loves you completely and unconditionally, and he designed you for a purpose! The way you look, think, and act is part of his special plan for you.

Think about the night sky for a moment. When you look at the stars, you can’t help but stand in awe of the intricate detail and love put into them by the Creator. Every star is individually gorgeous and unique just the way it is. God feels the same way about you! He designed you exactly the way he wanted you to be. You’re designed to play a unique part in this world.

Look to the one who designed you and called you his “masterpiece” to find out who you really are. When you begin to explore the truth of who God made you to be, you’ll be set free from the chains of negativity to experience a meaningful life full of joy, full of peace, and full of value!

2. Choose the right friends.

In this hurting world we live in, it’s vital to surround ourselves with friends who will stand in the struggle with us, and who will build us up in the battle. We have to choose our friends wisely because, whether we want to or not, we will become like the people we hang around. When I started my freshman year of college, I didn’t know anyone. I felt totally out of the loop, as if I was never going to find a close group of friends. It was awful. But I felt God telling me that if I would just wait, he would bring the right people into my life at the right time. So while everyone around me seemed to have found their lifelong friends, I patiently waited for mine. Was it easy? Not at all. I hated it, actually. But was it worth it? More than anything! It was worth being lonely for a semester to receive those beautiful friends.

If you are a student changing schools or going off to college, it’s tempting to rush into the first group you find; none of us want to feel awkward or unwanted. But I encourage you to wait on God. Hold out for the friendships that he has selected for you. When you surround yourself with positive, godly friends, you’ll start reflecting Christ’s love and eliminate a lot of negative self-talk.

3. Focus on your eternal character.

All of the hours I spend in front of the mirror trying to look pretty have no value for eternity. But the time I spend reflecting the beauty and love of Christ to others will make a lasting difference.

We all waste so much time trying to make our temporary bodies look good, but we spend very little time making sure our eternal character is attractive. Jesus said the only things that matter and are eternal are loving God and loving others. Love is our purpose and calling on this earth.

When you spend your time getting to know God and becoming more like him, negative thoughts about yourself will dissipate. You will become more joyful as your focus turns outward to helping and encouraging others.

So the question is: Are you going to spend most of your time on things that won’t last, like being popular, partying, and changing your body, or will you dedicate your time to things that will last forever? When you change your perspective and think about life in light of eternity, negativity will be replaced by a radiant joy that has no other explanation but God!

Discovering how God sees you, choosing the right friends, and focusing on your eternal character all promote positive self-talk based on the truth of God’s word. Each of these steps enable us to take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ. So who are you listening to? The negative self-talk of the enemy’s lies or the truth that sets you free? Be intentional. Make the choice to believe God’s truth about you.

Learn More @:
http://www.divdel.com/blogs/2016/03/3-steps-to-eliminating-negative-self-talk/

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Easy My brother.

madone:
america will fall,if it does not then God nees to appologies to sodom and gomorah.

GOD WILL BRING DEM TO DEIR KNEELS SOON.

TalkWithLizy:
Make dem go and close down.

And if care is not taking God will shut down the company permanently.

HYPOCRITES PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF GAY AND NEGLECT THAT OF NON GAY.

JESUS IS COMING SOON REPENT

kidman96:
If u know this famous actor drop one of his exclamations

ABONEMA

ABIO. GOD HELP US

menix:
The same gay issue that cost GEJ his seat..

Thunder that will fire America is in the microwave..

Disney to Boycott Georgia over Gay Marriage Bill

The Walt Disney Company is threatening to stop filming in Georgia if the state's governor signs a bill that would protect a pastor's right not to perform gay marriage ceremonies. The bill would also "protect property owners which are religious organizations against infringement of religious freedom."


Disney owns Marvel, which has shot major films at Pinewood Studios outside Atlanta. Such a boycott would be a significant loss for the state. The NFL is also threatening to bypass Atlanta as a Super Bowl destination if the religious freedom bill is passed. What does this news mean for those of us who support biblical marriage?


Continue Reading.......


http://www.divdel.com/blogs/2016/03/disney-to-boycott-georgia-over-gay-marriage-bill/

May God help d xtians. This is end time indeed.

hungryboy:
this is tragic,
R.i.p to the dead,
Pakistan is a very dangerous place for you, if you are a Christian, Hindu or Shia muslim.

Suicide Bomber Kills 65 Christians Celebrating Easter at Pakistan Children's Park

Blasphemy execution goes from good news to bad news for persecuted Pakistani believers.


A suicide bomber targeted Christians celebrating Easter at a children’s park in Pakistan’s second-largest city, killing at least 65 and wounding 300, reports the Associated Press.

The Lahore park, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, is “a popular site for members of Lahore's Christian community, many of whom had gone there to celebrate the Easter weekend holiday,” reports Reuters. The crowd was “unusually large” because of Easter, an official told Pakistani newspaper Dawn.

A Taliban splinter group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, took credit for the attack and said it deliberately “targeted the Christian festival of Easter,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

“It was deadliest attack in Pakistan since the December 2014 massacre at an army-run school that left 143 people dead, most of them children, and marked a devastating new turn in militant violence against Pakistani civilians,” reportsThe Los Angeles Times.

Christians were bracing for a bloody Easter Sunday after a blasphemy-related death sentence stoked Islamist anger last month.

Five years ago, Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer—one of the most prominent supporters of Asia Bibi and critics of the blasphemy laws which have the Christian mother facing a death sentence—was assassinated by his bodyguard. In October, the nation’s Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Taseer’s bodyguard, Mumtaz Qadri, and sentenced him to death. In February, Qadri was hung.

The execution was good news for Pakistani Christians—who are often the target of the country’s blasphemy laws—and their advocates. However, the execution led an estimated 10,000 of Qadri’s supporters to protest on Sunday, marching into the capital city …

Continue Reading ....
http://www.divdel.com/blogs/2016/03/suicide-bomber-kills-65-christians-celebrating-easter-at-pakistan-childrens-park/

petkoffdrake2:
No... They should celebrate easter Monday....










Ajuju

Chairman
U dey vex

hungryboy:
Oga for our church, we no dey celebrate Hisster or Christmas,
Because Jesus die for your sins, no mean say you go come chop rice and stew ontop him head,

So wetin una dey celebrate.

hungryboy:
Oga for our church, we no dey celebrate Hisster or Christmas,
Because Jesus die for your sins, no mean say you go come chop rice and stew ontop him head,

Hmmmmm

Should Christians Celebrate Easter Sunday?

Here we are, Easter Sunday approaching, and sadly we are receiving more questions about the Easter bunny than we are about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Among Christians, there is a significant divide in convictions regarding Easter Sunday. Some Christians have the conviction that the Easter bunny and Easter eggs are innocent cultural traditions that can be incorporated into Easter Sunday. Other Christians are vehemently opposed to the Easter bunny and Easter eggs, pointing to horror stories involving pagan rituals and child sacrifices to Spring fertility goddesses.

It is entirely true that the Easter bunny and Easter eggs traditions have decidedly non-Christian origins. There is some debate as to the precise origins, but it is pretty much universally accepted that their origins are in Spring fertility rituals. Why bunnies? Bunnies are very fertile creatures. Why eggs? Eggs symbolize new life about to blossom. Why Spring? Winter symbolizes death, Spring symbolizes a fresh start. While there were undeniably some evil practices in some cultures in regards to Spring, and of course these practices should be completely avoided, the core concepts behind celebrating the arrival of Spring are not inherently evil. In a sense, Spring can even be understood to symbolize the resurrection. Where there was once death (Jesus’ death and burial), there is now new life (Jesus’ resurrection).

So, while Christians should never allow bunnies and eggs to become the focus of Easter Sunday, I do not think Christians should crusade for the absolute abolishment of such things. We have to remember that the non-Christian world around us is just that – non-Christian. We should not expect non-Christians to have the same beliefs, practices, and traditions as Christians. Non-Christians see Christians boycotting Easter eggs due to Spring fertility rituals which occurred 1000+ years ago as ludicrous and absurd. Non-Christians inherently view the things of God as foolishness (1 Corinthians 2:14). We do not need to add to this spiritual blindness (2 Corinthians 4:4) by behaving foolishly ourselves.

It is sad to see some Christians fighting so strenuously against Easter Sunday that they do not have time to celebrate what the day is supposed to be all about – the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Fine, let’s start calling it Resurrection Sunday. But, if we are going to do that, shouldn’t we actually focus on celebrating the resurrection? Maybe if non-Christians see us joyfully and wholeheartedly celebrating the resurrection instead of harassing anyone who dares to paint an Easter egg or eat a chocolate bunny, maybe, just maybe, they might be curious as to what is different about us.



Changing “Easter Sunday” to “Resurrection Sunday” is fine – just don’t forget to celebrate the Resurrection!tweet

Imagine that! Christians being called peculiar for celebrating our relationship with Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:9). Christians being identified by their love for God and love for each other (John 13:35; 1 John 2:7-17). Christians being known for what they stand for, not for what they stand against.

He is risen! He is risen indeed!

http://www.divdel.com/blogs/2016/03/should-christians-celebrate-easter-sunday/

may d Good Lord Forgive him

abi o. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Muafrika2:

Whoever was swindled deserved it for not bothering to know more about the God they claimed to serve.

Creator of Fake Website Selling Prayers is Forced to Pay Back over $7 Million to Customers

The creator of a fake prayer website, which sold prayers to customers for payment, has been forced to pay restitution of up to $7.5 million to customers he swindled.

Christian Today reports that Benjamin Rogovy, from Seattle, created the for-profit company Christian Prayer Center (CPC) which sold prayers to 125,000 customers for $9-$35 per prayer.


Read More:
http://www.divdel.com/blogs/2016/03/creator-of-fake-website-selling-prayers-is-forced-to-pay-back-over-7-million-to-customers/

GBAM

laribari:


You do not have any option but to run away and none of your type have stayed after they get confounded. I may not be good in writing but i know what i'm saying because i have read and research so much. I do know what time it is concerning the world's CONSPIRACY against the church.


I'm too loaded for you and will defend my faith against anything.
In western nations, they are fast wiping out religious activities in schools but promote socials that will only corrupt the youth. Many of you guys live your life on television and CNN (the father of lies).



wallow in your ignorance but remember that Jesus died for you because He loves you.

Can Christians watch horror movies?

Some Christians believe that scary movies are the work of the devil or at the very least they open up the door to him. With this in mind, it’s understandable why, Ephesians 4:27,”And do not give the devil a foothold,” is one of a number of verses that anti-horror watching Christians use to support their belief that Christians should refrain from watching this kind of content. If these frightful films are satanic, then watching them can be seen as essentially extending an invitation to the devil.

But are horror movies really all bad?

Read More:
http://www.divdel.com/blogs/2016/03/can-christians-watch-horror-movies/

You have well spoken.

Gay is BaD. One fundamental truth: how can we re-procreate as GAY? LET DEM ANSWER.

God have given dem to a reprobate MIND. they can NOT understand this.

May God open their EYES to know the truth.

laribari:
Now let me lecture you abit because i see that you are spiritually empty and blind.

You say i do not understand what GAY is? Here it is.

1. Gay is a satanic plot to lure people to INDIRECTLY and UNKNOWINGLY rebel against God which says we should stick to a spouse (man and woman relation.

2. Gay is a plot of the elite to lead this age (what they call the new world) into damnation, otherwise, what is new about the world if what is going to change is not something spiritual in terms of implication.

3. The bible tell us Jesus is the second Adam because He came to correct all the areas where the first Adam sinned. The bible says by one man Adam the world sinned, but by another man (Jesus) the world gained life. So Jesus has always described the church as His bride and also as a woman, meanwhile He is a man. So Gay is anti-Jesus.

4. Gay is not righteous because righteousness saves and it is by faith in God's word. we only are justified by faith. So Gay cannot save a man which makes it bad.

5. There are three MEN who are so important to this whole thing in life and they are the FIRST ADAM, JESUS CHRIST (2ND ADAM) AND THE BEAST (THE ANTICHRIST), who imitates Jesus Christ but he is the anti-one.
you need to understand the metamorphoses from Adam to Christ but there is an anti-one. In biology, anti-bodies are found in the body, so therefore, the anti-christ is going to come out of Christ. False church where all their priest are gay but they deceive the world.

6. [s]THE FIRST ADAM MARRIED A PHYSICAL WOMAN CALLED EVE, THE SECOND ADAM MARRIED A SPIRITUAL WOMAN CALLED THE CHURCH BUT THE BEAST OR ANTICHRIST DOES NOT HAVE ANY WOMAN TO PICK SO HE GOES FOR A MAN.[/s]

The reason is because God does not work outside of relationship and the devil copies him on every front and i can give you loads of evidence, but there is no need yet.

7. Gay is a symbol of the antichrist (luciferians or iluminati) and as they entered into their new world or new age, gay will become increased but then the church would have been gone. that is what the bible calls tribulation period.

8. The antichrist is a person and his number is 666 and his identity as revealed in the book of revelation is LovePeddler of abormination where man will be lovers of themselves.

You don't want to go into these things with me because i will school you on life. You don't even have the slightest idea why the world is really pushing nations to legal gal. You think it's because of Human right? lol.

There are a lot bills and laws that are past even in the united state that are violating human right.

With God, it's all about order (do and don't) and there is nothing we can do about that. Human right is man made and confusing.

If it is the right of some people to accept being gay, then it is other people's right to reject it right? Isn't that confusion too?

aaronson:
If you was to live by all that was written in the bible you would be in jail because of that sadist God killing upon killing.

Homosexuality might be wrong to your understanding from your society and culture perspective but it doesn't rule out the fact that human won't express their free will. If you so conservative about gay people then I think the problem is you still need to learn yourself out of your ethnocentric culture and stop being religious because it only makes you submissive to works of other men for the reason of mind control.

Nobody is perfect, hell I know I aint either but stop the discrimination of gay people it only shows how close minded and backward primitive your mind is. No intelligent society would act the third world mentality and expects to develop as the first world.

Respect Gay people and love them that way alone might even make them want to change to be bi-sexual but hating on them is a reflection of your own bad self orientation.

Romans 1:27-29King James Version (KJV)

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

freecocoa:
Almighty god my a$$.

U better be careful before God Shut your ass off and your will cease to exist or live.


Luke 12:16–21

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that flayeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

freecocoa:
I guess you people can call it a sin because people's morality around these parts is centered on religion and we all know, you religious people are the worst hypocrites ever.

But in a sane society, hömosexuality is not a crime.

@freecocoa,
See below:
Romans 1:26-27King James Version (KJV)

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

It might NOT Be a crime in a civilized society as you claimed, but it is a SIN again the almighty God and will take the person practicing this to HELL FIRE.

What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is homosexuality a sin?

The Bible consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). Romans 1:26-27 teaches specifically that homosexuality is a result of denying and disobeying God. When people continue in sin and unbelief, God “gives them over” to even more wicked and depraved sin in order to show them the futility and hopelessness of life apart from God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 proclaims that homosexual “offenders” will not inherit the kingdom of God.


Read More: http://www.divdel.com/blogs/2016/03/what-does-the-bible-say-about-homosexuality-is-homosexuality-a-sin/

Lovely & epic reponse

TalkWithLizy:
Paul never says sex before marriage is OK. Perhaps you are misunderstanding these sections - you may want to read them in a modern translation such as the New Living Translation. [url]MyStudyBible.com[/url]

Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to live a celibate life. But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I say this as a concession, not as a command.

But I wish everyone were single, just as I am. But God gives to some the gift of marriage, and to others the gift of singleness. So I say to those who aren’t married and to widows—it’s better to stay unmarried, just as I am. But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.
1 Corinthians 7:1-9 (NLT)



But if a man thinks that he’s treating his fiancée improperly and will inevitably give in to his passion, let him marry her as he wishes. It is not a sin. But if he has decided firmly not to marry and there is no urgency and he can control his passion, he does well not to marry. So the person who marries his fiancée does well, and the person who doesn’t marry does even better.


1 Corinthians 7:36-38 (NLT)


One principle of Bible reading is to never read a single verse - always read the surrounding context. It is easy to pull a verse out of context - for example "Do not deprive each other of sexual relations" is specifically addressed to married couples.


https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Paulus-says-in-1-Corinthians-7-that-sex-before-marriage-is-ok-while-other-passages-in-the-Bible-say-that-it-is-a-sin

@analice, U did great. Keep it up.

analice107:

Give me permission to hug you.
I met a brother who was a young pastor in a certain church, but at that moment he was just a member in Redeem. Why did he leave this flamboyant church? THE VERSE ABOVE.
A lot is going on in the body of Christ that we need to address. He was in one of the branches in Lagos, not the head pastor though. He just discovered that, the Brethren were paired. Two by two. They have proposed to themselves that they SHALL marry, so that verse justified their togetherness. Sex was running freely in the church. He stood up and was speaking against it, he was indeed called into the head pastors office and shown that verse, he said that was the very first time, he actually sat back to read and reread that verse. He saw what you saw, that these Folk were getting it wrong. He went on preaching against sexual immorality. My dear persecution rose up strongly against him from the leadership. He quietly resigned his pastoral duties and changed church.
I have many friends in this church , they hold strongly to this verse, argue themselves into fornication by it. Am so sorry to say it, but I have not come across a Brethren in this church who frowns at fornication. Three of them are currently living inside the same estate as me. They speak in Tongues the loudest, boy friend and girl friend together. But they are not married. Almost living together. God forgive me, I don't take them serious.
Christianity is not in words, but in actions.

Hello Guys,

What did you think the Bible Verses below says about Sex before Marriage.

1 Corinthians 7:36-38 King James Version (KJV)

36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

Dharniel:
these animals again...
how I wish it's these set of people that are seeking independence.

Use Ghana formula for them:
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/seven-nigerian-herdsmen-feared-killed-in-ghana/137139.html

BE811APP:
dont mind d barbarians...
they cherish cows to human life

Let use Ghana formula.

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/seven-nigerian-herdsmen-feared-killed-in-ghana/137139.html