The Word of Truth Bible Church first Convention with the theme: "In the Days of His Power" is scheduled for 25th to 31st October, 2004 in the Church auditorium.
Recounting the journey of the Church from white garment fold to Pentecostal, Pastor Anajemba Ikechukwu says:
"I was born and bred in the Saint Michael Spiritual Church of Salvation, a white garment Church with the headquarters in Apapa, Lagos.
I joined the Scripture Union during my school days in Birch Freeman High School, Surulere, Lagos. My eyes were opened to some strange doctrines while in the garment Churches and there was thirst in me for the Pentecostal experience. I prayed for an opportunity to be used by God to fulfill the covenant made of the Lord to transform lives to His Glory."
Harvest of souls
The opportunity came in 1995 when I volunteered to sponsor the annual harvest (Basil) tagged "Harvest of Souls". We invited many firebrand evangelists for the programme. The mass transformation happened when Evang. Earnest Okeke preached a powerful salvation message and many of us – about 100 members went out after an alter call and declared for Jesus.
From persecution to house fellowship
When the leadership of our parent church saw the development, there were persecutions. And at the end, we were driven out of the white garment fold.
Since then we started holding house fellowship until 1996 when the Truth Word Bible Church was born.
The Word of Truth Bible Church
The name Word of Truth Bible Church was borne out of my experience and vision to seek "Jesus the way, the truth, and the life…" John 14:6. It is our vision to lay the Church on the word of God.
Message to Christians in the white garment folds
Honestly, I commend the zeal of many members of white garment churches. They mostly worship, praise and pray with their whole heart. But sadly, most of these are more of religious rites, not according to the knowledge of God. As Apostle Paul says in Romans 10:1-2 "Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have zeal of God, but not according to knowledge".
Also, there are much of occult practices in the name of seeking for power, though this is even more in Pentecostal fold now. My message to those who are guilty of this is to repent of this evil practice. As written in Numbers 32:23. "But if ye will not do so, behold ye have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out".
And as I do tell to many of our brethren still in worship of God without the knowledge of the Bible that now is the appointed time to seek God in truth and faith. Hosea 6:4 says "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children".
To the glory of God, He has used me to transform about four white garment churches to Pentecostal.
A great beginning convention: "In the day of His power".
It is our desire and prayer to have a great beginning with God in holiness and righteousness. New beginning for us to serve God with more zeal and the church to experience growth in every ramification.
The theme of the convention is: "In the days of his power" is from Psalms 110:3 "Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beautiful of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth".
We pray as many that have their ways to our auditorium at 10, Odusanwo street Idi Araba, Surulere from 25th to 31st October (6.00pm. daily and 9.00am on Sunday). Their heart desire shall be meet in Jesus name.
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