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Pastor Wariboko in ministration

The Men of Faith Annual Conference took place Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Kahler Hall in Columbia. The event on many accounts was a success with over sixty attendants present.  Themed “At Times Like These”, the  conference started out with opening prayer and praise and worship, followed by light humor by HOG’s very own “MCJ” – Deacon Johnson Siyanbade, the Master-of-Ceremony.

The conference feature segments included a musical rendition by the MOF choir, and a Men’s Health session by Dr. Noah Agada (a medical doctor by profession, and researcher at Johns Hopkins University). During the health segment, people had the opportunity to ask involved and detailed questions about health issues inherent to men, Nigerians, and Nigerians in Diaspora.

A second period of praise and worship ensued for approximately 20 minutes, ushering in the keynote speaker, Pastor Nimi Wariboko,  a coordinator of The Redeemed Christian Church of God North America (RCCGNA), a seasoned man of God, and a man of notable accomplishments (see Praises for Nigerian over application of Nobel Prize winning work and Nigerian Pastor Makes History). Pastor Wariboko led the men and women present through a period of prayer, and spoke on, the “Four-Part Blessing”, a sermon that married personal finance with related principles from the bible that are tried and true.

Dr. Noah Agada speaking during the health segment

Sunday, November 15, the final day of the MOF anniversary weekend was a Thanksgiving service. The men danced forward and rejoiced, giving God all the glory. Pastor Nimi Wariboko delivered the sermon, and instructed the church in the importance of the Lord’s Prayer – bringing alive the bible text found in Matthew 6:10.   The message was titled, “From heaven above, to heaven ahead”.

House of Glory Men of Faith, are definitely in action this new season. The evening of Friday, November 13, 2009 was set aside for prayer by the men. Each man prayed for the church, and called upon God for the strength to be the man that God has called him to be – a high priest in the home, a good husband and father.

House of Glory is definitely excited about the immense impact the Men of Faith, as a group, have on the church and we pray that this noted success will be overshadowed by far greater successes in the future. House of Glory congratulates the Men of Faith in the marking of their anniversary!

Additional pictures from the Men of Faith Anniversay celebration can be seen here on the House of Glory Facebook page. If you are not yet a fan on Facebook, consider becoming one!

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Delivered by Pastor Stella Babalola at the DOZ conference, “Things to Remember and things to forget”, is a message that both men and women, young and old, can make practical in their daily walk with God.

In her introduction, Pastor Babalola emphasized the importance of having the oil in our lives in order to perform the works of God, just as Jesus did.  She said, “If Jesus needed to be anointed to fulfill the purpose of God, then we will certainly need it as well.”

Acts 10:37-38

“You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— ³⁸how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.” 

Before we can move forward and appropriate God’s purpose for lives on earth, there are certain things that we must forget and others that we must remember.  These things, as discussed below, can either compromise or enhance the oil in our lives.

Isaish 43:18

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.”

Psalm 103:2

“Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits”

7 Things to Forget

• The mistakes you have made personally – at your job, in your marriage,  or things you have said to people.  Forget these bad decisions you have made and make the best of your current situation, looking unto Jesus for a new dawn, a new day.
• The evil people have said and done to you –  remember that it is not about you; what is at stake is the work of God.  Holding back forgiveness prevents God’s oil from flowing in our lives.
• Past failures –  if you fail an exam twice, you may require a third try to pass.  Don’t stop at your point of failure,  don’t not dwell at your level of loss.
• Your sinful past:  we are all saved by grace.  So long as you remain in the sins of your past, you cannot transcend into the new.  It is a new day, a new dawn.  If God has forgiven you, then you need to forgive yourself.
• Your achievements/success:  whatever we are is what God allows us to be.
• Your kindness and generosity:

  Isaiah 64:6

  “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf,  and like the wind our sins sweep us away.”

• The grudges you hold compromise the oil in our lives

7 Things to Remember

• Remember the faithfulness of God:

  Malachi 3:6

  “I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.”

• Remember the source of the good things in your life.

  James 1:17

  “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”

• Remember to pray
• Remember the mercies of God: when you ask something from God, instead of doubting, remember what God has done in the past.
• Remember the word of God:  there is a word for every situation in your life
• Remember the suffering of Christ:  Christ said, “..in this life you will have tribulations”
• Remember that life is too short: you don’t want your life to be shorter. Some things we carry eat us up from the inside, compromising our service to God and our relationships with our spouses.

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I think I speak for Synergy when I say that the Synergy Conference (which took place July 11, 2009 from 3-7pm) turned out to be a pretty fun event – even if we didn’t meet our goals of filling the church. Those that were there enjoyed themselves immensely. The Synergy Conference was part of HOG’s Family Empowerment weekend.

Highlights

The skit was massively hilarious. There are definitely budding talents in the HOG – Tobi and Muyiwa definitely took us by surprise with their drive. The skit was set in one of Nigeria’s many cities, and was filled with humor and a positive message, of course.

For intermissions, there were special music presentations by Mayowa (singing) and Onuan (singing/keyboard) and a slew of funny videos/ comedic sequences projected to the audience – these were definite ice-breakers.

The rest of the time was spent in lunch, a financial presentation, “Financially Secure & Satisfied”, by Onuan Akhigbe; sumptuous lunch, provided by the Synergy ladies, and the feature presentation, “Investing for a Profitable Future”, by Pastor Albert “TopMan” Tope-Ojo. This presentation was upbeat, fun, and extremely relevant to the audience (typically between the age ranges of 18-30yrs). See highlighted clip below…

Family Empowerment/ Synergy Conference playlist can be seen here.

The created Facebook event (in the past) can be seen on the House of Glory page.

More of such clips can be seen on HouseOfGloryTV, the church’s YouTube channel.

Synergy is an energetic, all-inclusive group in House of Glory typically comprised of individuals from the age of 18-30, with a mission to stir up positive trends, and be a force to reckon with in House of Glory, and the surrounding community

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