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| Pastor G.C. Osuigbo |
By ‘Gbenga Bankole
The Regional Superintendent of Christ Apostolic Church, Medaiyese Region, Pastor G.C. Osuigbo has urged Ministers of God not to run after position, but seek to know more of God.
Pastor Osuigbo who noted this while ministering on the topic “CAC Past, Present and Future” on Tuesday September 18, 2018 at the ongoing CAC 2018 Joint Pastors’ Conference in Ikeji-Arakeji Osun state said Ministers of this day need to learn from the forefathers of the church who totally depends on the Holy Spirit.
He stated that the forefathers of the church were not after occupying any positions but were after what God wants them to do and that is why during their ministrations they disappeared for Holy Spirit to appeared.
“Our forefathers in CAC of early days were united in surrendering themselves to the will and direction of the Holy Spirit. Because of that commitment and disposition, CAC was then recognosed as the first Pentecostal Church in the entire West Africa.”
“CAC leaders of old were heavily empowered to the extent that demons trembled and, in obedience, came out of their hiding places at their command. In fact, those Evangelists or Prophets were making great impacts in their various areas of jurisdiction. Subsequently, that made a great multitude of people to be won over to Christ during ministration at massive crusades organized by CAC leaders of old. This resulted in large numerical influx of people into the church on daily basis.”
“From the story I heard from various sources, CAC stood out among other Christian denominations in terms of integrity, honesty and reliability. Members of CAC were keenly sought for appointment into sensitive positions both in government establishment and in the private sector such as banks and departmental stores. On the part of CAC leaders of old, they were givers to the core, especially to the needy, which is scriptural,” Pastor Osuigbo explained.
He concluded that; “we must go back to old time religion where Holy Spirit was given prioritized attention, where prayer was paramount in the church, where love and unity reigned, where divine healing was taken seriously and where God’s word was seriously preached and practiced.”