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05/05/2026

THE SIGNS ARE CLEAR...

Amos 4:10-12 ASV
I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. [11] I have overthrown cities among you, as when God overthrew S***m and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah. [12] Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.

Please note that God is talking to His chosen people here. And just like He addressed Israel of old, He is calling the church to wake up today.

Many a times, human tragedies that happen around us are ordained by God as a wake up call for us to realise we have silently slip from steadfastness in our walk with God. The heart of man can easily be deceived. But every child of God should pay attention to happenings around us. The signs of time is offering us a wake up call: '...PREPARE TO MEET YOUR GOD...'

The signs of the end of times are all around us. Rumours of wars, Actual wars, pandemics, natural disasters, famine and extreme human miseries, all these are wake up calls to judgement day.
Acts 17:30-31 ASV
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent: [31] inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

If the world ends today, or if your own life, for whatsoever reason or by whatever cause ends, are you prepared to meet your maker face to face?

Right now is the right time to make amends.

01/07/2025

Happy New Month Faith Family.

You may have heard it said before that 'The second half of the year is our winning half. If you won some battles in the first half, congratulations. And if something seemed like not working in the first half for you, this second half is supernaturally commanded to bring your turnaround in Jesus' name.

New doors are opened for glorious progress, break new grounds this half in Jesus' mame. I decree and declare that your health is recovered, and all opportunities lost are recalled, all in Jesus' mighty name.

Congratulations.

21/06/2025

A SHEPHERD OR A HIRELING?
John 10:11-14 KJ21
I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep. [12] But he that is a hireling and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them and scattereth the sheep. [13] The hireling fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. [14] I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep and am known by Mine.

I had a discussion with a pastor friend late last night, and it set me thinking. I knew it is important for someone to start educating multitude of young pastors that came into ministry trusting to make a living out of the gospel ministry, and not because they are called by God and ordained into any of the five fold ministry. This aberration became possible because of the large harvest of souls in the endtime church that has birthed mega churches and men must be trusted with discipling and discipline of new converts until they are themselves matured enough to be role models.

Permit me to establish this foundational truth clearly: every one born of God is a sheep in the flock of God.
Psalm 100:3 KJ21
Know ye that the LORD, He is God; it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

By virtue of God being the creator of the ends of the earth, our maker. The earth is His pasture land, and we are the sheep in that pasture.

Again, it is important to note that every child of God carries a mandate to be a witness for Christ and to disciple younger believers in the fold of God. Witnessing and discipleship are the training ground for spiritual maturing into sonship and leadership in the church of God.

Please, don't ever forget that the church of God is the sheep fold of Jesus Christ. He alone is the true shepherd.

Now, to the five fold ministry. Every Apostle or Prophet is appointed and anointed by Jesus Christ with a mandate for a particular mission or propagation of a church organisation, with a relevant message to the general body of Christ. The earthly church is built on the mandate and mission of both ministry gifts.

Ephesians 2:20-22 KJ21
Ye are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, [21] in whom all the building, fitly framed together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord, [22] in Whom ye also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.

From my understanding of the scriptures, the apostolic and the prophetic offices are the only ministry gifts qualified to be called the undershepherds of Jesus Christ in the care of God's church. I say this because Jesus mandates both ministry gifts with a commission for church organisation. Every apostle and prophet carries a mandate of mission to a particular people. So, at the apex of any church organisation is either an Apostle or a Prophet. What that means is that every ministry commissioned of God has the sent man as an apostle or a prophet.

Both of these foundation ministry gifts also operate in one or more of the other ministry gifts. The reason for this fortified ministry ability is because every church organisation exists to provide witness, discipleship, and discipline. These mandates are committed in the hands of apostles and prophets.
Matthew 28:19 NLT
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

The other three ministry gifts: Pastors, teachers, and evangelists are callings for the general body of Christ. Through the process of spiritual nurturing and growth, every child of God matures into any or a combination of these ministry gifts.

A major responsibility of the care rendered by undershepherds in church leadership is to identify the ministry gifts of a particular individual within the church.

When men and women are identified to have matured into ministry gifts, they should be ordained by their leaders into the ministry offices to which they are anointed by God to help the work of feeding and caring for the people committed into the hands of the overseer. This is how the church of God is ordained to function on earth. This is how ministries in the kingdom of God are fashioned.

This is the vital link that is missing in today's church that makes many disciples look like sheep without a shepherd. We have left bible principles for the evolution of ministry. The only reason for the existence of church organisation is for witnessing Christ to the world, discipleship, and discipline of saints. And because there is no longer discipleship, discipline is lacking in the church. Today, we have churches with large crowds, yet no character that matches the call of the church.

Please hear this clearly: the only owner and the sole Shepherd of the church of God is Jesus the Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:11 KJ21
For no man can lay another foundation than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Here is my message this day to the body of Christ: Every true call by God into the ministry of the Gospel qualifies a man either as an undershepherd of the mandate of Jesus Christ as an apostles or a prophet. Otherwise, a call qualifies you as an overseer in a mandate (talking of pastors, teachers, and evangelists). God expects every child of the kingdom, called to be saints, to engage spiritual mature into the role of an overseer, while some others are called with a mandate of mission to be undershepherds.

Who Then Is The Hireling?

A hireling is a kingdom jobber. He puts in enough effort to learn how to care for the sheep, but he has no real interest in taking care of it. His interest is his pay, his benefit, and what he can get from serving the true Shepherd.

How sad it is today that many in the gospel ministry fit perfectly this definition of a hireling. Their only reason for being in ministry is because it provides an avenue for profit to them. They care less about the burden of the mandate of Christ Jesus to the church. Many do not even understand a calling talk less of fulfilling its mandate. All they calculate is tithe and offerings and how to live large on the generosity of the people to the church.

This is why motivational speaking, cajoling, jesting, outright deception, and fake prophecies have become the other of the day in the church. The power of God has been hampered because sin from the place of leadership has quenched the fire on the altar. Miracles don't stop. Revival fire never dies out until the ministry of hireling has reduced the church organisation to personal business centre.

The church is ordained ss the ground and pillar of truth, a place of nurturing the faith of saints until we all grow in unity unto a perfect man. When a church focus shifts from maturing saints and caring for the needy, the ministry of the hireling has taken control.

When we understand our calling as the church better, we are better equipped to discharge the responsibilities of our mandate.

Hope this helps someone's perspective.

16/06/2025

Good morning brethren. My attention has been called to an attempt by a scammer calling on people on this platform. He was reported to have said his name is Pst. Chris. We have no Pst. Chris in our employment neither have we mandated anyone to call a meeting. Please don't accept any link to any meeting. Please disregard any call on behalf of Rockfaith International Christian Centre. Thank you all for being sensitive.

Shalom!

31/10/2024

Every complaint complicates the matter.
Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo

Be grateful for everything.

10/10/2024

DEALING WITH THE QUESTION OF SIN.
1 John 1:8-9 KJ21
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. [9] If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

God has made a comprehensive plan for the forgiveness of sins of all mankind. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ is all that the justice of God demands for the cure of sin. The demand of sin is fully met in the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.

Justice demands that without the shedding of blood, there shall be no remission of sin (Heb. 9:22). Jesus Christ fulfilled the demand of justice on behalf of all that ever lived and would ever live.

To appropriate or personally receive the benefit of this finished work, any man now living must understand what it takes to benefit from the liberty from sin purchased by Jesus Christ for those to be recognised as sons of God.

This is what our opening scripture passage is talking about. John the beloved said: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. This means that every man must acknowledge the truth that he is a sinner without the capacity to save himself.
Romans 3:23 KJ21 ..for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God...

He then went ahead to show us how to connect to the escape route that God made for all humanity, for those who are willing to take that advantage and be saved. Salvation is voluntary. Every man must exercise his free will to accept or reject God's offer to be free from sin and condemnation.

Our passage continued by saying:
[9] If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Here is what we need to understand. What does it mean to confess our sins?
There are two levels of confession that are essentially to be totally free from the plague of sin.

The first level of confession is Christ. We must confess Christ because He was made sin for us. Confessing Jesus gives access to eternal life and salvation provided by Him. This is important because He is our sin bearer (Heb. 9:28). He knew no sin but was made sin for us (2Cor. 5:21). He became the sacrificial lamb for the sin of all mankind (John 1:29,35,36).

Why, and How Must We Confess Jesus?
Romans 10:8-10 KJ21
But what saith it? "The Word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thy heart," that is, the word of faith which we preach: [9] that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

This is the entry level into the grace provided by the Lord Jesus Christ for all humanity. I make bold to say that this is the only way to salvation of mankind according to the scriptures. If your religion or act of worship omitted this, be certain you are still in danger of judgement.

The second level of confession is specific wrongdoings that plague the mind. This is not just for new believers but also a recurrent act for all saints of God. This is critical for two reasons; because it takes care of the burden of guilt and addresses the legal accusations of the enemy as to the righteousness of man. Let me explain both for clarity purposes.

There is a way the devil accuses both new believers and old saints alike. On one hand, he burdens people and taunt them with guilt from their past misdeeds. Although, God has forgiven and forgotten the sins, but satan harasses the minds of individuals with past sins, making it look like the sins are too grievious to be forgiven. There then exists a lingering burden of sin although forgiven by God, but the individual has not been able to forgive themselves because of the harassment from the accuser. When we confess such sins, we transfer the burden of guilt to the cross where it rightly belongs, thus breaking the manipulative power of the accuser.

On the other hand, there is also the legal issue of trespass that grants the accuser the privilege to our God-given liberty as sons of God.

Let's look at the scriptures to understand this dimension of the truth.
1 John 3:2-10 KJ21
Beloved, now we are the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. [3] And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure. [4] Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law. [5] And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him is no sin. [6] Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither known Him. [7] Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous. [8] He that committeth sin is of the devil, for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. [9] Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His seed remaineth in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. [10] By this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither is he that loveth not his brother.

There is a boundary of operation within which all saints are free to exercise their liberty in God. Purity and righteousness are the bar of this boundary. Once we step out of bound to sin and hate, we have entered the enemy's territory, and the accuser of the brethren will take advantage of that opportunity to torment us. He will stand at our right hand of power to resist our authority. This is because we have trespassed on his boundary.

The truth is this: while still in the flesh, we are bound to trespass often because there are enemies landmine of temptations all around us in our every day, and we may not live and walk in the spirit at all times like the scriotures prescrbed. Anytime we slip from our steadfastness of living and walking in the spirit, we fall for the temptations and trespass into the enemy's territory.

The good news is that Jesus' sacrifice also covers our trespasses.
1 John 2:1-2 KJ21
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. [2] And He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

This is why Jesus taught clearly in the model prayer that we should ask our heavenly father for forgiveness of our debt or trespasses.
Matthew 6:12-15 KJ21
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory for ever. Amen. [14] For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. [15] But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

So, when we trespass beyond the boundary of purity and righteousness into the enemy's territory, we owe a duty to confess our trespass to God and seek His remedy. Here also is the good news:
1 John 1:9-10 KJ21
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.

When God forgives, He erases or blots out the records of sin or trespass. So, no man or enemy can legally take the evidence against you. Herein is the love of God and the power of the atonement of sin by Christ Jesus.

I hope this helps someone. Blessings.

30/09/2024

Good morning, saints of God. I am not certain whether I shared this meditation with you before, but as I was going through my meditation in the past, I felt impressed to share this again. Read and be blessed.

DOES MY DRESSING MATTER?
I woke up this morning with a scripture passage in my spirit man, just like I am dreaming of it. I believe the Holy Spirit wants to speak to His Church on our dress code.

He that hath an ear let him hear what the SPIRIT is saying to the churches.

Matthew 22:8-14 KJV
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. [9] Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. [10] So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. [11] And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: [12] And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. [13] Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. [14] For many are called, but few are chosen.

Jesus told the above parable to drive home a point to his listeners to the end that the kingdom of heaven is 'free bidding but dress coded'. There is a saying that you are addressed the way you dressed. But this parable says to me: 'you will be treated the way you dressed'.

Men and brethren, let us stand before the mirror of the word daily to examine ourselves both spiritually and physically. Let us ask ourselves: 'am l dressed with the garment of righteousness?' And physically, am l dressed to please Him or 'dressed to kill'.

Many saints have, under the guise of grace, take many things that mattered for granted. There is a heavenly dress code and sensual dress code, both codes are described in the scriptures. If you're interested, do a scripture search.

If Jesus says dressing can disqualify your admission into the banquet of the kingdom of heaven, you had better believe it. May we not be thrown out on the account of sensual dressing. A word is enough for the wise!
Blessings.

28/09/2024

Every walk of faith is validated by corresponding works of faith. You can not claim to walk in faith without working the faith. Take faith steps for God to confirm.

01/09/2024

NEW MONTH GREETING.
I count it a great privilege once again that we are alive and well. And I welcome all friends and family into this brand new month, September 2024, the nineth month in our year of overflow.

The nineth month is symbolic of full term delivery. It is usually a time of bringing to birth the miraculous. I therefore decree and declare over you that:
# Whatsoever needed a miracle that you have been pregnant with, this month you shall experience supernatural delivery in Jesus' name.
# Every good thing that God had programmed for your benefit in this year shall come to you in an overflow this month.
# In spite of the adverse economic realities of this time, you will triumph gloriously.
# The doors of great goodness are opened to you. Possess your inheritance in God in Jesus' mighty name. Amen.

Our Theme for the month is:
'I WALK INTO OPENED DOORS'.

Our Anchor Scripture is:
Revelation 3:8 KJV
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Happy New Month.

Olayinka Oladosu
Lead Pastor
The Rockfaith Church,
President
Rockfaith International Christian Centre.

24/08/2024

The Divinity of Jesus.
Luke 16:19-31.
Please read this scripture first to fully grasp my point.

Jesus told the story of a certain poor and diseased man called Lazarus, and a certain rich man that lived his life in self indulgence. From the essence of the story, it is clear that Jesus was talking about a true account of real happening on earth with its eternal consequence. That story is not a parable. And here is my deduction from the story.

First, it is only divine being that can have access to such information with such clarity. Second, the story highlighted the eternal significance of every man's earthly journey. Third, the conclusion becomes a very deep concern to me that all that is needed for man's salvation is here on earth within the purview of the scriptures. The diligence or carelessness of each person to listen to the right message will determine their eternal destiny. That is a fearful thing in this age that men don't have time to diligently search the scriptures for themselves.

I said all this to address the question of eternal security of man vis-a-vis sensual and logical messages flooding the media space that deny the divinity of Jesus Christ. The strange doctrine that says Jesus is man and not God. This message is not new, it has being ever since Jesus walked the earth. That message is a ploy of deception by satan to corrupt the scriptures and lead men to damnation. Let no man deceive you to rob you of your eternal security.

Jesus left no man in doubt of His divinity. His communication left his audience of his time in no doubt that Jesus is both God and man at same time when he walked the earth. If Jesus is not God, then the bible can not be trusted as a manual of salvation of man, and all attempt at salvation of man is fake and untrue. But you know better.

I just want to stir your mind to taken responsibility for what you hear, how you hear, and what you do with what you hear. It has a direct link to; and impact on your salvation.

Jesus consistently show to the people of His days that He is indeed God in human flesh.
Matthew 22:41-46 KJV
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, [42] Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. [43] He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, [44] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? [45] If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? [46] And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

In this interaction, the Pharisees shared same erroneous opinion that the Messiah (or saviour) is a man and not God. In their opinion, he is a man because he descended from the genealogy of Abraham and he is a son of David.
Matthew 1:1 KJV
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

This thinking did not consider his virgin birth, and it invalidated the prophecies that are indicative of the coming Messiah.

This is not an isolated case. You remember in the account in gospel according to St. John and chapter ten, that the Jews attempted to stone Jesus because they understood clearly he validated his divinity. See it for yourself.

John 10:31-38 KJV
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. [32] Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? [33] The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. [34] Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? [35] If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; [36] Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? [37] If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. [38] But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

Understand this please. Error is subtle, it appeals to the senses and ignores the scriptural guidelines. The writing of Moses and the prophets have established the scriptural guidelines for our expectations of salvation and eternal life. Anything outside that purview is an error.

Blessings.

17/08/2024

THIS WORLD IS NOT OUR HOME.
A sage singer once sang this truth saying 'this world is not my home, i am just passing through...'

How many of us, saints of God, today are living our lives with this truth in full view. The manner of life we live now in time shows we esteem with little regards the eternal life graciously bestowed by Christ Jesus. Child of God, are you true to the faith of the son of God?

With our mouth we confess the kingdom of God, but in our hearts we crave the glory of this world. We have inadvertently lost faith looking forward to the city of God: the heavenly Jerusalem.

It takes real faith in this evil times to live everyday to please Him who has called us to glory and virtue. According to the word of the master, iniquity is abounding now and the love of many saints for God, for the kingdom, for brethren and the lost are waxing cold. Many are caught in the rat race of better life here and now, forgetting we look for a city whose foundations are laid by God. Even the saints of old looked for same city and it is recorded for our admonition on whom the end of times have come.

Hebrews 11:9-10,13-16 KJ21
By faith he (Abraham) sojourned in the land of promise as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise. [10] For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. [13] These all died in faith, not having received the promises but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded by them and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. [14] For those who say such things declare plainly that they are seeking a fatherland. [15] And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. [16] But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He hath prepared for them a City.

The kingdom of Christ is not of this world. He promised: 'In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. [3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto Myself, that where I am, there ye may be also (John 14:2-3).

Child of God, are you minding this world than the kingdom that was promised? This is how to know: when you're drawn to those things and values you left to embrace Christ Jesus, you're minding the world from where you were called out.

I read this admonition below early this morning and it set me thinking. It says: 'Seek fellowship and love in this world, but don’t be afraid to be found “outside the city” at times. This is a fitting response of gratitude and praise for the one who died outside the city for us. Being in his Kingdom comes at a cost, but it also comes with far greater rewards—in this age and the age to come (Luke 18:29-30). However difficult life in this world becomes for you, continually lift up a sacrifice of praise to God. When you do, you are not only declaring your loyalty to him; you are embracing the values of his Kingdom. And you will never be outside the gates of his city.

Hope this blesses someone somewhere and helps your resolve to keep seeking the kingdom.

Blessings.

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