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Pastor Poju Oyemade disagrees with Oyakhilome, Oyedepo on closure of churches

Pastor Poju Oyemade Pastor Poju Oyemade

Pastor Poju Oyemade of Covenant Christian Centre has disagreed with Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and Bishop David Oyedepo over their stance on the continued closure of churches despite an ease in lockdown in Nigeria.

While Oyakhilome slammed pastors who supported the closure of churches, Oyedepo wondered why markets are left to do business while Churches are closed.

In reaction to the clamour for churches to be reopened amid coronavirus pandemic, Oyemade stated that the closure of churches doesn't stop the spirit from working.

He wrote: "Closing the doors of a physical building does not in anyway mean the closure of the anointing of the Spirit from working. The sick we see healed in the book of Acts were healed on the streets, in people's homes, in public places and not within the four walls of a Church.

"Church buildings may be shut down but true faith and the anointing of the Spirit has not stopped working.

"There is a difference between expression of emotions and the manifestation of the anointing to heal the sick. There is no where in Jesus's ministry where the healing of the sick was preceded by a congregational service.

"In the Book of Acts, the sick were healed predominantly on the streets with no fanciful service going on. Closure of a church building does not stop the rivers of living water from flowing out of your belly. It resides in our inner man.

"There was collective prayer to receive a supply of the Spirit which led to out door manifestations.

"To this Paul himself attested to the fact that we don't have to be together in a physical space to receive that supply. Did he not say to the Church at Phillipi, I know this shall turn to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus. The Church was miles away from where Paul was.

"Charles Finney began a massive revival by people praying in their homes all keeping watches at the same time. They all chose the exact time to pray and they did in their homes until the Spirit broke out on the streets.

"They did not criticize any other Church or ministry of weakness. Criticizing others doesn't attest to the fact that you have strength. They only stayed with God until something broke out on the streets".

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Closing the doors of a physical building does not in anyway mean the closure of the anointing of the Spirit from working. The sick we see healed in the book of Acts were healed on the streets, in people's homes, in public places and not within the four walls of a Church. Church buildings may be shut down but true faith and the anointing of the Spirit has not stopped working. There is a difference between expression of emotions and the manifestation of the anointing to heal the sick. There is no where in Jesus's ministry where the healing of the sick was preceded by a congregational service. In the Book of Acts, the sick were healed predominantly on the streets with no fanciful service going on. Closure of a church building does not stop the rivers of living water from flowing out of your belly. It resides in our inner man. There was collective prayer to receive a supply of the Spirit which led to out door manifestations. To this Paul himself attested to the fact that we don't have to be together in a physical space to receive that supply. Did he not say to the Church at Phillipi, I know this shall turn to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus. The Church was miles away from where Paul was. Charles Finney began a massive revival by people praying in their homes all keeping watches at the same time. They all chose the exact time to pray and they did in their homes until the Spirit broke out on the streets. They did not criticize any other Church or ministry of weakness. Criticizing others doesn't attest to the fact that you have strength. They only stayed with God until something broke out on the streets.

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