26/08/2026
ARCHBISHOP DUNCAN-WILLIAMS SHARES INSIGHT INTO BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO’S PROSPERITY — AND THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE NIGERIAN AND GHANAIAN CHURCH
Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, while ministering to his congregation, shed light on the striking contrast between the Nigerian and Ghanaian Church, and in the same breath unveiled what he described as a key principle behind Bishop David Oyedepo’s vast ministry and remarkable prosperity.
— Church Digest
He explained, “When you observe the Church in Nigeria, you’ll notice they are massive, expansive, and highly impactful. In many ways, they are thriving beyond what we see in Ghana. Why? Because they understand spiritual principles that we have yet to fully grasp. I say this with confidence because I have both sons and daughters in ministry across Nigeria and Ghana—I’ve seen the difference firsthand.”
Then he drew from Scripture:
“Listen carefully. When Rebekah overheard Isaac instructing his firstborn son to go hunting with his bow and arrow and prepare the kind of meal he loved—food that would satisfy his soul—she understood something crucial. You cannot access the blessing of a father unless his heart is pleased with you.”
He continued with a personal testimony:
“While God’s servant, Archbishop Benson Idahosa, was still alive, Bishop Oyedepo and I often visited him privately in his bedroom. Baba would say to me repeatedly, ‘Son, your brother here is a great help to me.’ Every single year, whenever we attended the convention, Bishop Oyedepo would arrive with a cheque—enough to cover the university’s expenses for the entire year: salaries, electricity, bills, everything. He would hand it over quietly to Baba.”
“I remember those moments vividly. Oyedepo and I would kneel by Baba’s bedside, and I would hear the prayers he prayed over him. Baba would say things like, ‘Because you have taken away my sweat, you will not sweat in Lagos.’ He would pronounce deep, weighty blessings upon him.”
“I, too, would present my modest Ghanaian offering, and Baba would pray for me as well—but I won’t tell you what that prayer was.”
Then he concluded with a striking truth:
“It is the ‘pleasant offering’—the sacrifice that truly satisfies—that releases the oil. Sadly, many Christians in Ghana do not yet understand this principle.”
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