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Get ready for The Spirit Life Conference with Pastor Paul Adefarasin

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Get ready for The Spirit Life Conference with Pastor Paul Adefarasin

Get ready for The Spirit Life Conference with Pastor Paul Adefarasin

It’s going to be another September to remember as Paul Adefarasin, Senior Pastor of House On The Rock church is set to host The Spirit Life Conference in Lagos. The 2018 edition of The Spirit Life Conference is happening from Wednesday, September 5th to Sunday 9th at The Rock Cathedral (House On The Rock).

The official hashtag of the conference is #SLC2018 and is themed “Great Grace.” The Spirit Life Conference will be featuring other powerful ministers of the gospel alongside Pastor Paul Adefarasin to unravel truths from God’s word. Pastor Ifeanyi Adefarasin, the wife of Paul Adefarasin, will also be present at the conference.

This year’s Spirit Life Conference will be featuring Matthew Ashimolowo, Mike Okonkwo, Ransom Bello, Vicki Yohe, Donnie McClurkin, Creflo Dollar and Paul Adefarasin, the host.

About Pastor Paul Adefarasin:

From his mother’s living room in Lagos, Paul Adefarasin established House On The Rock Church in 1994 with just a few attendees. Proof of his calling is that the living room church has blossomed into a Ministry that has over 50 daughter churches in Africa and Europe. A well-known mentee of Bishop T.D. Jakes, Pastor Paul has been fervent in his message of hope to the world and especially the African continent where he resides. He is also the Founder and President of the Rock Foundation; a charity based Organization committed to social reformation, education, provision of healthcare and relief work for ex-convicts, drug addicts, and the downtrodden and disadvantaged in Nigeria and West Africa.

Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s capacity to teach, speak and preach from a personal and theological platform has strengthened and encouraged people all over the world. The Ministry promotes reconciliation, redemption and reformation cutting across denominational and social divides. He has a burning passion for seeing the rehabilitation of his generation, his nation and his continent.

“Our vision is to be the voice of excellence, the hand of power and a bridge of hope. We believe in the power of God to change lives and value the practical application of His Word to make a difference in who we are and what we do. Believing and obeying His Word leads us to a discovery of real life and a hope for eternity; this is what the Bible teaches us, that Jesus Christ came as God’s gift to the world with a message of Good News.”

Pastor Paul has been happily married to pastor Ifeanyi since 1995.

Paul Adefarasin records another success with The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.)

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Paul Adefarasin records another success with The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) House On The Rock’s senior pastor, Paul Adefarasin has successfully hosted another edition of The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.). The festival of praise held on Friday, 27th July 2018 at The Rock Cathedral in Lagos. The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) is an annual music concert where Christians from around the world gather to exalt the name of Jesus to the glory of Almighty God through praise, dance and music. The massive turn-out recorded at the conference is a testament to Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s positive influence within the Christian community in Nigeria and abroad. Leading gospel acts, such as Sammie Okposo, Onos, Frank Edwards, Midnight Crew, Ada, Eben, Bukola Bekes, Chioma Jesus and the Lagos Metropolitan Gospel Choir (LMGC), all lent their voices to make this year’s concert a success. T.A.P.E. was even more remarkable this year with the inclusion of FEARLESS headlined by the Tim Godfrey alongside the award-winning Xtreme Crew and Travis Greene, the “Intentional” crooner, internationally-acclaimed and best-selling Gospel Music Minstrel. With hands raised high in thanksgiving, worshippers gathered for a night of praise and sang and danced along with songs of exaltation. “Since inception, TAPE has been an awesome expression of rhythm and sounds of worship with a stellar cast of worship leaders.” Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s capacity to teach, speak and preach from a personal and theological platform has strengthened and encouraged people all over the world for years, and this event was no different as the pastor and a host of other leading men of God were on ground to talk about Jesus and His salvation at the event. About Pastor Paul Adefarasin: Paul Adefarasin founded House On The Rock church in 1994, a ministry that has since expanded to over 50 daughter churches around the world. He is very passionate in his message of hope, healing and empowerment. Adefarasin is widely regarded as a visionary leader and bridge-builder. His ability to transcend race, tribe and creed with his unique approach to ministry has seen to the forging of many strategic relationships between the church and secular communities in Africa and around the world. Pastor Paul Adefarasin is happily married to pastor Ifeanyi Adefarasin, and together, they have three amazing children.

Paul Adefarasin records another success with The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.)

House On The Rock’s senior pastor, Paul Adefarasin has successfully hosted another edition of The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.). The festival of praise held on Friday, 27th July 2018 at The Rock Cathedral in Lagos.

The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) is an annual music concert where Christians from around the world gather to exalt the name of Jesus to the glory of Almighty God through praise, dance and music. The massive turn-out recorded at the conference is a testament to Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s positive influence within the Christian community in Nigeria and abroad.  

Leading gospel acts, such as Sammie Okposo, Onos, Frank Edwards, Midnight Crew, Ada, Eben, Bukola Bekes, Chioma Jesus and the Lagos Metropolitan Gospel Choir (LMGC), all lent their voices to make this year’s concert a success.

T.A.P.E. was even more remarkable this year with the inclusion of FEARLESS headlined by the Tim Godfrey alongside the award-winning Xtreme Crew and Travis Greene, the “Intentional” crooner, internationally-acclaimed and best-selling Gospel Music Minstrel.

With hands raised high in thanksgiving, worshippers gathered for a night of praise and sang and danced along with songs of exaltation.

“Since inception, TAPE has been an awesome expression of rhythm and sounds of worship with a stellar cast of worship leaders.”

Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s capacity to teach, speak and preach from a personal and theological platform has strengthened and encouraged people all over the world for years, and this event was no different as the pastor and a host of other leading men of God were on ground to talk about Jesus and His salvation at the event.  

About Pastor Paul Adefarasin:

Paul Adefarasin founded House On The Rock church in 1994, a ministry that has since expanded to over 50 daughter churches around the world. He is very passionate in his message of hope, healing and empowerment.

Adefarasin is widely regarded as a visionary leader and bridge-builder. His ability to transcend race, tribe and creed with his unique approach to ministry has seen to the forging of many strategic relationships between the church and secular communities in Africa and around the world.

Pastor Paul Adefarasin is happily married to pastor Ifeanyi Adefarasin, and together, they have three amazing children.

Paul Adefarasin hosts The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) and Travis Greene in Concert!

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Paul Adefarasin hosts The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) and Travis Greene in Concert!

The highly anticipated 2018 Edition of The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) holds this Friday, 27th July 2018 at the House On The Rock (The Rock Cathedral), Lekki, Lagos and will be hosted by pastor Paul Adefarasin. The event, which is a festival of praise, will celebrate Jesus our King in varying indigenous languages and local dialects.

This year’s edition promises to be explosive! For the first time-ever, The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) which is a signature worship concert which be featuring the FEARLESS Concert & Travis Greene in the same night!

Headlining The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) is a constellation of leading Gospel voices like Sammie Okposo, Onos, Frank Edwards, Midnight Crew, Ada, Eben, Bukola Bekes, Chioma Jesus and the Lagos Metropolitan Gospel Choir (LMGC).

The African Praise Experience will also host FEARLESS headlined by the Tim Godfrey alongside the award-winning Xtreme Crew and Travis Greene, the “Intentional” crooner, internationally-acclaimed and best-selling Gospel Music Minstrel.

A statement by the church reads in part: “Since inception, TAPE has been an awesome expression of rhythm and sounds of worship with a stellar cast of worship leaders.”

The event starts by 8pm but you will want to come in much earlier if you are to get choice seats!

Again it holds at the Rock Cathedral, 4th Round-about, Lekki-Epe. We will see you there.

Pastor Paul Adefarasin celebrates son Alvin Adegboyega Adefarasin on his birthday

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Pastor Paul Adefarasin celebrates son Alvin Adegboyega Adefarasin on his birthday (2)

Pastor Paul Adefarasin celebrates son Alvin Adegboyega Adefarasin on his birthday

Pastor Paul Adefarasin today took to Instagram to celebrate the birthday of one of his sons, Alvin Adegboyega Adefarasin who just turned 21.

The House On The Rock pastor shared the following post:

Today, I am deeply grateful and prayerfully rejoice that one of my two sons and the seed of my loins turns 21.

Adegboyega, we are grateful that you have tested our values and chosen to walk with them in the the path of the upright, and sustainably so.

It seems like only yesterday …, you were but a baby in our arms, and today, we have a son who understands his place, his promise, his power and his purpose; who will not depart from the verities with which he has been raised; and who can stand authoritatively to speak with the adversity at the gate.

Recently, you graduated with a First Class Degree in Civil Engineering; an accomplishment that is not only heart-warming but also speaks succinctly of your dedication and discipline in the world of academia. However, you excel everywhere else and exude the attributes of a true leader.

You have brought us only pride and joy, and so let it be IJN.

So in the moment of a defining milestone birthday, I write as your father in these two facets of life; the natural and the spiritual and want you to know that we commend you again to the Great Grace of the One who is able to keep you and cause you to continue to be far above and beyond all that you can ask or aspire to. I pray that the dew of heaven continually rests upon your heart, and that the oil of gladness never departs from your soul.

As a sharpened and well appointed arrow vested in to my quiver, you will go expressly to your God ordained destiny, and will attain greater heights than we could ever imagine.

May you be a voice to and for your generation – issuing forward the wisdom and awesomeness of our God.

Just as Our Heavenly Father is limitless; may you walk in His boundless grace to be all that you can be and to do all that you can do.

We are profoundly proud of you, we love you, we always have, and always will.

Have a great day!!!!!! Dad

#Birthday #Sons #Blessings #Gifts #Life #21

About Pastor Paul Adefarasin:

From his mother’s living room in Lagos, Paul Adefarasin established House On The Rock Church in 1994 with just a few attendees. Proof of his calling is that the living room church has blossomed into a Ministry that has over 50 daughter churches in Africa and Europe. A well-known mentee of Bishop T.D. Jakes, Pastor Paul has been fervent in his message of hope to the world and especially the African continent where he resides. He is also the Founder and President of the Rock Foundation; a charity based Organization committed to social reformation, education, provision of healthcare and relief work for ex-convicts, drug addicts, and the downtrodden and disadvantaged in Nigeria and West Africa.

 

Pastor Paul Adefarasin’s capacity to teach, speak and preach from a personal and theological platform has strengthened and encouraged people all over the world. The Ministry promotes reconciliation, redemption and reformation cutting across denominational and social divides. He has a burning passion for seeing the rehabilitation of his generation, his nation and his continent.

“Our vision is to be the voice of excellence, the hand of power and a bridge of hope. We believe in the power of God to change lives and value the practical application of His Word to make a difference in who we are and what we do. Believing and obeying His Word leads us to a discovery of real life and a hope for eternity; this is what the Bible teaches us, that Jesus Christ came as God’s gift to the world with a message of Good News.”

Pastor Paul Adefarasin is happily married to pastor Ifeanyi Adefarasin, and together, they have three amazing children.

 

Pastor Paul Adefarasin to host The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) & Travis Greene in Concert | Friday, July 27th

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Pastor Paul Adefarasin to host The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) & Travis Greene in Concert Friday, July 27th

Pastor Paul Adefarasin to host The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E.) & Travis Greene in Concert | Friday, July 27th

The highly anticipated 2018 Edition of The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E) holds this Friday, July 27, 2018 at House on the Rock (The Rock Cathedral), Lekki, Lagos. The event which is a festival of praise, will celebrate Jesus our King in varying indigenous languages and local dialects.

This year’s edition promises to be explosive! For the first time-ever, T.A.P.E. which is a signature worship concert will be featuring the FEARLESS Concert & Travis Greene in the same night, hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin of House On The Rock Church.

Headlining The African Praise Experience (T.A.P.E) is a constellation of leading Gospel voices like Sammie Okposo, Onos, Frank Edwards, Midnight Crew, Ada, Eben, Bukola Bekes, Chioma Jesus and the Lagos Metropolitan Gospel Choir (LMGC).

The African Praise Experience will also host FEARLESS headlined by Tim Godfrey alongside the award-winning Xtreme Crew and Travis Greene, the “Intentional” crooner, internationally-acclaimed and best-selling Gospel Music Minstrel.

A statement by the church reads in part: “Since inception, TAPE has been an awesome expression of rhythm and sounds of worship with a stellar cast of worship leaders.”

The event starts by 8pm but you will want to come in much earlier if you are to get choice seats!

Date: Friday, July 27th, 2018.

Time: 8pm

Venue: House on the Rock (The Rock Cathedral), 4th Round-about, Lekki-Epe

JOE PRAIZE – MORE THAN THIS WORLD

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O o o oh
You are my desire
And nothing else matters
You’re my delight
To You Lord I sing
Alleluia!
You are my desire
And nothing else matters
You’re my delight
To You Lord I sing
Alleluia!
You are my desire
And nothing else matters
You’re my delight
To You Lord I sing
Alleluia!

You mean more than the world
…to me )3x
You mean more than the world
…to me )3x
You mean more than the world
…to me )3x

You are my desire
And nothing else matters
You’re my delight
To You Lord I sing
Alleluia!
You are my desire
And nothing else matters
You’re my delight
To You Lord I sing
Alleluia!

You mean more than the world
…to me )3x
You mean more than the world
…to me )3x
You mean more than the world
…to me )3x
O o o oh!!!

Bigger than the world
(You are more than this world to me)
Bigger than the world
(You are more than this world to me)
Repeat 4x

You are bigger than the world )2x

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EVAGELIST BILLY GRAHAM DIES AT 99

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Evangelist Billy Graham dies at 99 — a guiding light to generations of American evangelicals

Evangelist Billy Graham — a guiding light to generations of American evangelicals and a globe-trotting preacher who converted millions to Christianity — died Wednesday at the age of 99, his spokesman confirmed to CNN, a confidant to presidents,

Graham passed away at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, spokesman Jeremy Blume said.

The skinny preacher with the booming voice evangelized to nearly 215 million people over six decades and prayed with every US president since Harry Truman.

Several presidents, including Lyndon Johnson, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, relied closely on his spiritual counsel.

He was tall and handsome, with a disarming aw-shucks demeanor and a Southern twang to his voice. But Graham’s influence, historians say, was monumental. Some called him “America’s pastor,” others referred to him as the “Protestant pope.”

Graham is reported to have persuaded more than 3 million people to commit their lives to Christianity and his preaching was heard in 185 of the world’s 195 countries, according to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

“He was probably the dominant religious leader of his era; no more than one or two popes, perhaps one or two other people, could come close to what he achieved,” said William Martin, a former historian at Rice University and the author of “A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story.”

The creation of a ministry

Graham built his ministry by bringing the gospel message of tent-revival preachers into the modern media age, using any tool at his disposal — from telegrams to telephones to satellites and the Internet — to “win souls for Christ.”

Billy Graham, the 20th-century Christian crusader and father of showman evangelicalism who had the ear of 12 US presidents, has died at the age of 99.

Among the first to pay tribute were Donald Trump and his vice-president Mike Pence, the most recent beneficiaries of the voting power of US evangelical Christians.

From the 1930s until the early years of this century, Graham drew crowds of thousands to hear his rallying cry for Christianity. Over almost six decades, it is estimated that he preached to more 200 million people.

As well as his US coast-to-coast roadshows and tours across every continent, Graham harnessed the power of the media to reach millions, deploying television and radio networks, newspaper columns, feature films and satellite hookups.

He wrote dozens of books and his sermons were translated simultaneously into 48 languages and transmitted to 185 countries by satellite.

Graham, who had suffered from prostate cancer, pneumonia and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, died at his home in North Carolina, his spokesperson said.

Trump tweeted: “The GREAT Billy Graham is dead. There was nobody like him! He will be missed by Christians and all religions. A very special man.”

Pence, himself a renowned evangelical, said his “matchless voice changed the lives of millions. We mourn his passing but know with absolute certainty that today he heard those words: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.’”

Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, described him as “the pope of the evangelical movement”.

Jimmy Carter, the former president, said Graham had “shaped the spiritual lives of tens of millions of people worldwide. Broad-minded, forgiving, and humble in his treatment of others, he exemplified the life of Jesus Christ by constantly reaching out for opportunities to serve.”

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It’s Time to Get APPlauded for Effective Digital Evangelism

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“The time is now,

Don’t you wait another day; the gospel must be preached…”

…goes the lyrics of the popular song ‘The Mandate’ by Israel Strong.

The truth is that we are the terminal generation that will usher in the coming of the Lord, thus the urgency for evangelism and soul winning is much higher now than ever before.

In line with this, the LoveWorld Books Department is launching a soul winning campaign with the LoveWorld Books Mobile App, tagged ‘Get APPlauded’.

The LoveWorld Books Mobile App is the only mobile APP that gives you access to ALL Pastor Chris’ book titles in digital format, it is thus designed to equip you for soul winning, discipleship and living a flourishing Christian life. Purchase of any of the books can be done using a voucher. This voucher gives you credits which you can share with family and friends, making it possible for them to download audio books, e-books and enhanced e-books by Pastor Chris wherever they are.

To participate in this campaign, simply download the LoveWorld Books Mobile App, register, purchase your voucher credits and start posting your links on Social Media for your friends to download. The official hash tags to use are: #getapplauded #loveworldbooks #digitalevangelist.

Special recognition and freebies will be given to top Digital Evangelists all through the campaign period.

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Israel Strong’s ‘Bigger Than Yesterday’ Now Available for FREE Download

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Israel Strong's 'Bigger Than Yesterday' Now Available for FREE Download

Israel Strong’s ‘Bigger Than Yesterday’ Now Available for FREE Download

Israel Strong’s noteworthy rendition at the New Year’s Eve Service, now downloadable.

‘Bigger Than Yesterday’, the new hit single by LIMA 2016 Songwriter of the Year, Israel Strong, added a fragrance and color to the New Year’s Eve Service with Pastor Chris that has made it an unforgettable tune in the hearts of all attendees.

The image of luminescence throughout the LoveWorld Convocation Arena as the brethren sang with one voice, “higher I go, brighter I glow, forward I go,” is one to carry prophetically in our hearts throughout the year. The extraordinary melody and lyrics conveyed in Israel Strong’s new release are now available for download.

Click the link Israelstrongofficial.com to get your free copy of the song, produced by Mayo Music. Remember to like, share and post your comments below.

 

REV. CHRIS OYAHKILOME DECLARES 2017 AS A YEAR OF FLOURISHING.

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2017, THE YEAR OF FLOURISHING!

REV. CHRIS OYAHKILOME DECLARES 2017 AS A YEAR OF FLOURISHING.

TRANSCRIPT OF THE NEW YEAR MESSAGE

IT’S A YEAR OF FLOURISHING.
There are three things you should know. This is the year of:
1. LUXURIANT GROWTH
We will grow and flourish like the palm tree. The spreading continues. As we spread, we grow upward as well.

2. SIGNIFICANT ATTAINMENT
God is about to do marvelous things. Nothing will stop me from growing. It’s going to be News making attainments.

3. PERSISTENT PRODUCTIVITY
The weather doesn’t count, the economy doesn’t count, the country doesn’t count. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

WHAT I NEED TO DO:
You have to speak in tongues like never before. 1 Corinthians ‭14:4‬ ‭Amp
“One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church [promotes growth in spiritual wisdom, devotion, holiness, and joy].” Speak in tongues, edify yourself!
Jude1:20 Amp
But you, beloved, build yourselves up on [the foundation of] your most holy faith [continually progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], pray in the Holy Spirit,”
Your most holy faith is your most sanctified faith. This means your faith that had no doubt around it that you have used. God is saying, build on that faith. 1 Corinthians 14 :18KJV
This is Paul’s secret of success. If you would speak in tongues. Nothing will stop you. Don’t take light on speaking in tongues. Ignore those that say speaking in tongues is not important. This is 2017, flourish with tongues.
Aside speaking in tongues, add this to it. Go to Hebrews 11:1-3
The word ‘world’ is the Greek work ‘Aion’. This means the times. Like the times of the Roman Empire. The times of someone, like the times of Mr. John. And the word Framed here is the Greek ‘Katatizo’, this means to arranged. And ‘Word’ is the Greek ‘Rhema’.
How 2017 is going to be a year of Flourishing is in your mouth! The Rhema Word for the year has come and all of 2017 must comply!
None of those in our family tree ever failed. Some made mistakes but didn’t fail. They got up and continued running. Look at Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Jehoshaphat, look at them.
The atrocities committed by ISIS is so terrible that Al Qaeda as wicked as they are had to distance themselves from ISIS. Satan is not more wicked than God is gracious. If Satan did this wicked things through ISIS, God’s graciousness abound.
God has Angels that are more fierce than the demons of darkness. He has sent these Angels. You are going to love the Lord more than before. The Holy Ghost is going to knock many into Christ. Those that were previously built up against the Gospel, you will see them turn around completely and start preaching this same Gospel just like Saul of Tarsus.
This year you are going to make so much progress. You are going to be so wealthy! Nothing can stop you.
Happy New Year

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