I’ve heard it countless times: someone was abducted, but the hand band with a picture of their founder engraved on it protected them when they were at the kidnappers’ den. The moment the captors held the image in their hands, light emanated from it, hastening their liberation. A family in CCC experienced a similar situation when an armed burglar broke into their home; as… []
I believe that standing for God is to take up his cross and follow him diligently. How many of our shepherds genuinely stand for God in all they do? Following Jesus wholeheartedly was never a disaster, disease, devastation, or any other miserable thing we could imagine. It is disheartening that many shepherds don’t want to stand up for God nowadays. You would see that many… []
We have a lot of things to ditch out positively to the world without tagging anything negative about the church. To Celestians now the media is a place of exposing things about CCC for people to intervene and comment but that’s not it. The media is a tool for many things, we have ministers in CCC, mean vibrant ones who deliver the good and raw… []
It should be mentioned that some parishes are experiencing an alarming increase in several persons who choose to remain outside during collection and offers. Smaller parishes are where this act mainly occurs. Because I think that only dogs stay outdoors for collections and offerings. I’ve always questioned why members enjoy doing so. There are parishes in this church that make it difficult for their parishioners… []
What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits towards me” Thanksgiving is not a choice but a Commandment. Thanksgiving is a must for every human irrespective of their beliefs. It is an application for more. Offering thanks is obedience to God’s divine commandment that says, “let everything that has breath praise the Lord” So, even when it is not convenient for… []
For a very long time in CCC, instrumentalists have been shown less love because most shepherds believe it’s not worth it and they believe soldier go, soldier, come which is very wrong. Some shepherds sometimes say it is wrong to pay instrumentalists of the church because they’re using their talent to glorify the Lord and that God will repay them. And some will say they… []
According to statistics, landlord shepherds are found only in Celestial Church of Christ, one of the world’s denominations. In other denominations that have branches spread across the nations and the world, no one is permitted to own such a denomination himself, unlike what we have in CCC today. This is a crystalline truth. However, the settings differ even among Anglicans. There are no landlords shepherds… []
The Bible says we should give honour to whom it’s due, and it is the same Bible that says we should respect our father and mother and those who are older than us. The Bible doesn’t specify that, since you are a minister, you should not respect your parents and elderly ones. The rate at which our young shepherds and prophets disrespect the elders in… []
For every church service, choristers play about 70–80% sacred, spiritual, and “spirit-entertainment” roles. In some churches, choristers start to play during the procession to call people to worship, to praise and worship, to sing hymns, to collect tithes and offerings, to celebrate Thanksgiving, etc. The two specific aspects where the choir doesn’t play are during announcements and sermons. Some sermoners will even insist on the… []
It’s possible that many messages delivered to our shepherds and prophets before their calling to the ministry went unheard. It’s possible that certain prophets or shepherds received messages describing how their work will set captives free. Even when certain people are sent to undo the devil’s job, the devil nonetheless torments them rather than letting them torment the devil. There is always God’s guidance on… []
Names are very powerful in the life of a child. It matters a lot in a man’s life, but many parents take the action with levity and allow their child to be named anyhow. We can see how names affected some people in the Bible, and this proves how vital names are in the life of a child. We have seen many scenarios where some… []
Many people in Celestial Church are unaware of what a shepherd is. Some folks don’t even know what a shepherd is; all they know is that they have one in their parish. True shepherds are not petty people; rather, they are men of dignity and moral character. Unfortunately, many people lack these crucial characteristics of service. Additionally, it has to do with one’s history, origins,… []
90% of Celestians often do this but they don’t know it’s totally wrong. When issues, fight arise either during harvest or church service, most Celestians tend to say, ” Pepe ri mi” meaning God sees or the Altar of God sees me. Many tell lies by pointing to the Altar of God thinking everything is bygone after being said. It is so common amongst Celestians… []
According to the Biblical account, it’s the will of God that man prospers in all things and be in good health. Because God has given us the ability to create fortune Deuteronomy 14:25. Do you want a hundred times your money back? Pay your tithe, and let God multiply it back to you. No bank in the world offers this kind of return. Below are… []
In Yoruba, there is an adage that says there is no place where happenings are not but the more we look, the less we see. Another proverb says, if you go far, you will discover that crippled grasshoppers are available. Due to unpleasant contacts or experiences in some CCC parishes, I’ve observed instances where people chose to avoid Celestial Church in favour of other denominations…. []
They say that a leader should set a good example, and if our church’s leadership isn’t doing that, the downlines won’t either. Not a curse at all. If the church’s present leader and his siblings are using their actions and responses to church-related problems to assert family ownership of Celestial Church, then it won’t come as a surprise if we see similar behaviour at a… []
We now have many garments that look like Ankara wear and slim-fit clothes in CCC which is now rampant amongst both young and old in CCC. Most times, I look at how some ladies in CCC sew their garments, it is like that of their mufti, either lace or Ankara wear and it’s always tight which sometimes shows their curves while in the garment. It… []
Some of our shepherds won’t continue to astound us with their behaviour and approaches to church-related issues. There will always be a wonder. How would a shepherd, who stands in for God, contend with beef intended for the adult harvest? We don’t want to divulge the parish’s address to the general public because this occurs in one of the CCC parishes. The shepherd was… []
Celestial Church of Christ is totally different from the other denominations. We are a separated nation, and this was cleared by SBJ Oshoffa when he was telling the elders then. We will miss many hidden things about the promise of the chosen if we use the blessings of Ismael, Zimran, and his five brothers to judge the blessings God bestowed on Isaac. God never assigned… []
Relative to the strange circulating pictures of wolida regalia in Celestial Church, it might interest you to know that the rank of evangelist prophet in the picture was created by Baba B.D Agbaossi for his senior prophets. There are many factions in the CCC, in case you were not aware. The aggrieved factions in CCC that we can only consider for now are: 1) Baba… []
From value sustenance to societal change, one generation should be able to pass down legacies to the next. God’s design has always been for the older to connect with the younger. This is because the older generation in the CCC, because of age and experience, has a lot to offer and teach the upcoming generation to sustain the values and ideologies considered important to them…. []
The reason Jehovah-Nissi isn’t in many established parishes in Celestial Church of Christ is that many of them established the parish for selfish reasons and have failed to carry the authority along. If we check the establishment of new parishes as it is contained in the Church constitution, many shepherds aren’t meeting the standards. The land where the parish was established bears their names to… []
When it comes to how heartless some of our members and clergy are, there is an attitude we need to eradicate totally among the Celestial Church globally. One would start to doubt their calling and the salvation of their followers. Many scenarios have repeatedly played out in which a member chooses to remain silent or refuses to speak the truth when it is required because… []
To correct the anomalies of indiscipline in Celestial Church of Christ as at now will be a very tall task. As the Yorubas will say ” Imu Elede ti wo ogba”. The church was founded on unity of purpose, oneness and love which has been seriously eroded by internal strifes, division, jealousy, hatred and selfishness. Had it been that there had been a laid down… []
We face a dilemma in this Celestial Church since neither those in charge of affairs are particularly spiritually attuned nor are we very excellent at learning from our mistakes. Do you remember how popular a video was a few years ago when a boy and a girl were spotted kissing while in soutana but nothing happened to the lady and the guy and the wind… []
There is this popular Yoruba proverb that says, “where there is no law, there is no offence.” Little wonder, any member or prophet of Celestial Church can commit any nasty act and get away with it without sanction or discipline from the church’s appropriate quarters. Do we say there is no law or no strict law in the Celestial Church to guide people right when… []
There are positions in Celestial Church of Christ for male and female worshipers where the objective of the position is nothing to write home about. As a result of how carnal most of our ranks in the CCC are, it is made easy for worshippers to pay outrageous amounts to get any of these ranks. Among the males in the Celestial Church, below are the… []
Shepherd can’t be everywhere, he will be busy inside the church, he can’t be following all the members up and down. Imagine during harvest period where there will be much crowd how can the Shepherd correct many wrong attitude done by church members? There are many evil done by the youth in the church but at the end of the day, the shepherds are blamed… []
A leader can’t be everywhere at every moment, he has selected numerous individuals for diverse positions to be available to act on his behalf in emergencies. However, it appears that everyone hired to work at Rev. EMF Oshoffa’s offices is abroad, or better yet, is unaware of the tragic attack on a Celestial Church in Kogi State. I think it won’t take long for the… []
Whenever leadership fails, every other structure fails like a pack of cards. On the CNO Nation platform, Prophetess Bolanle expressed her displeasure with a viral video of a lady in our holy soutana drinking Hennessy, “I wept after watching the ladies drinking in our garment because it shows the level of their salvation and it again shows that they may look like us but they… []
As Africans, our moms and dads instilled in us a strong superstitious belief system. It shouldn’t surprise you that numerous superstitions exist to deter us from acting. Once upon a time, we were warned not to take a bath in the rain, lest thunder strikes the offender. We later learned that this was untrue as we got older and that it had been said to… []
It baffles me a lot how stress has become a major health issue in this dispensation. Our shepherds’ and prophets’ attitudes determine the outcome of events. There is a story we are familiar with in the Bible about how Martha hosted a guest. Instead of the hosting being joyous, it turned out to be a stressful event for her. She was handling more than she… []
In this universe, events are taking place if you are unaware. While some scenarios will have you laughing out loud, others will have you so perplexed that you won’t be able to sleep since your mind will be racing with how believable a scenario is. In case you are unaware, events are taking place in our church. In another instance, a stick of candle was… []
I always wonder how some, Christians reason. We call ourselves Christians, i.e Christ-like, but our attitudes and actions do not prove us to be Christians. Most of our actions and characters can be categorized as unbelievers. No doubt people will offend you, speak less of you, and rebuke you harshly when it comes to God’s work. Even Jesus Christ rebuked and corrected His disciples, and… []
The Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide is known for respect and seniority, and if not exaggerated, the respect and seniority present in CCC is higher than that in the military. All dealings and activities in the CCC are linked to respect and seniority. For instance, in CCC, members sit according to their rank, and if there is a need for things to be shared in… []
As stated in the verse, holiness is second only to godliness. Because many of the parishes in Celestial Church have subpar maintenance cultures, are we practicing holiness? Many Parishes lack a culture of maintenance and frequently neglect even the primary parish building, let alone the shepherd’s home. You won’t be astounded by the structures of some parish churches’ bad state if you see them. Many… []
It won’t catch us unawares in Celestial Church a few years to come that the traditional shepherd’s percentage would overshadow the God-sent and genuine shepherds if young prophets did not choose who they learned from or who they chose as their mentor. Many of these traditional shepherds and prophets began well without any traditional spiritual stuff in ministry, but things went wrong with the person… []
It is very common among Celestial Church members to run to their prophets or shepherds to hear what God is saying concerning their situations, marriages, destiny, etc. especially when confronted with one issue or the other. They are very swift in taking such a decision. Many have been misled by wrong prophecies and visions. Lots of marriages had been destroyed the same way many children… []
If care was not taken, in a few years to come, many different and strange things would be unveiled in our church. Things that are against the doctrines and tenets of Celestial Church. Some members have started bringing fashion into the house of God. Many clergymen do not see anything wrong with tolerating what is against the doctrines of the church. While they preach, their… []
It is common among Christians and clergymen to punish their wrongs with this word: “No one is Holy” ( kosi eni to pe). This word has brought the world into the church, and the church has also brought the world into it. Do you know we still have shepherds and prophets who engage in a variety of murky dealings and despicable behaviors? because nobody is… []
Every denomination can be identified by the way its members interact with one another. When greetings are initiated, one could occasionally be able to tell what kind of denomination one belongs to. Even though we in the Celestial Church are known for our hallelujah, many of us still teach others to add sir or ma as a sign of respect. Adding a second sir or… []
Most of the spiritual works prescribed to members as directed by many prophets mostly have negative effects scientifically, as many educationalists may assume, which is the level of their understanding. Worshippers met with an egun prophet for prayers for a breakthrough, and the prophet asked his members to get anointing oil and to visit the parish mercy land and fetch some sand, and put it… []
Last Friday, #cno was informed of a silent move by the handlers of Rev EMF Oshoffa to reconcile the issue that has caused a serious imbroglio in the US Diocese for over a year now between EMF and HoD VSE Joseph Olorunnisola. Well, I think this move is necessary to move the Diocese forward only if the motive behind it is genuine and not centered… []
One thing must be kept in mind constantly: nobody lives forever, and everyone will pass away once, at the time of judgment. The zenith is so alarmed by the way certain members of the Celestial Church view church rankings as life-or-death situations. Many individuals disregard this, going to tremendous efforts, using questionable methods, and partaking in activities that do not exalt God in the name… []
We should not forget that when it comes to believers engaging in one or two unworthy habits that do not glorify God, they take place in every denomination and not only in our church. I suggest there is a need for our church to adopt Anglican styles in our services. There is no doubt there are many elders in many Celestial Church parishes that the… []
Youths from the Celestial Church have been arguing a lot about what “Eli Bamah Yaba” actually means. While some said the meaning was not indicated, others claimed it was clearly written in the blue hard copy of the church constitution. Many people who researched this topic online concluded that God is represented by the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In the blue hard… []
A sister who attends one of the Celestial Church’s parishes described her traumatic experience, detailing how the parish’s shepherd defrauded her. She explained how one of her big area sisters introduced her to the parish, leading to her involvement. When questioned about how she had been duped, the victim explained that after the service on that particular Sunday, she had visited the shepherd to beg… []
Recall that it was published on #CNO Nation that the urgent need for the headquarters of the Celestial Church to swing into action by providing adequate support to the local parishes. Chris Ogbaisi, in his words, shed more light on what is expected from the headquarters to the local parishes. “Why would any right-thinking human being want to reap where he did not sow or… []
Recently, there was a cyber outcry when VSE Iremeren was seen wearing shoes in Soutana, where his doctor addressed the claim regarding health issues. In a similar vein, there was a desire for age control to be restructured written by #cno, and many members of Celestial Church disapproved of the restrictions and call us out, especially the caucus DKH belongs to. On page 15 of… []
