Written by Tòmíwá Olúyínká
In the world today, the idea of love is rationalized, philosophized, and theorized. But there’s a love that supersedes all other kinds of love, God’s love. A love that cannot be theorized, a love that cannot be argued or rationalized, a love that is enough. It is a love that is the true love of God, founded and rooted in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The ubiquitousness of God’s love as seen in the Bible and even around us, was highlighted by Rev. Dr. Tunji Bamgbose in his sermon titled ‘The Benefits and Blessings of God’s Love.’ God, without our request and out of his goodness, decided to show his extraordinary love for the world, and sent his son, Jesus, to the world. Jesus came to us, and when He “had finished establishing His love for the world, He said ‘It is finished..’ ” Albeit he died, his love didn’t end on the cross, it dwelled still in our midst, by His resurrection, through the Holy Spirit, guaranteeing the unending promises and blessings that come with the love of God to us.
Referencing John 12: 12-21, Rev. Bamgbose told the church: ‘as God loves you, he wants you to love him back. Because when this love is reciprocated, there are a lot of blessings, miracles and benefits that come with and from it.’ Just as God has given unto us, we are expected to give back to him and enjoy fully what God can do beyond our thinking, beyond our vision.
The blessings and benefits of God’s love and we loving him back are unending. Rev. Bamgbose emphasized on the following:
Rev. Bamgbose therefore admonished the church to quote the word of God in John 14:12 with confidence, and in so doing, confessing our love for Christ Jesus:
Most assuredly I say unto you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” (NKJV)
Experience the full sermon here.
Written by Tòmíwá Olúyínká
Written by Kelani Omótóyòsí
Ni aye ode oni, ero nipa ife ti wa ni tiitupalẹ pelu awon akosile. Sugbon ife kan wa ti o ga ju gbogbo iru ife lo, ife Olorun. Ife ti a ko le se imo lori, ife ti a ko le jiyan tabi se itupalẹ, ife ti o to. Eyi ni ife ti o je otito ife Olorun, ti a da ati ti o wa ni gbongbo ninu Oluwa Jesu Kristi.
Ibi gbogbo ti ife Olorun wa, bi a ti ri ninu bibeli ati paapaa ni ayika wa ni Alufa Tunji Bamgbose so nipa ninu iwasu re ti a pe akori re ni ‘Anfani ati Ibukun ti Ife Olorun.’ Olorun, lai si ibeere wa ati nitori ire re, o pinnu lati fi ife iyanu re han fun aye, o si ran omo re Jesu wa si aye. Jesu wa si odo wa, ati nigbati o “pari dida ife re fun aye, o so pe ‘O pari..’ ” Biotilejepe o ku, ife re ko pari lori agbelebu, o wa sibẹ ninu wa, nipase ajinde re, nipase Emi Mimo, ti o n fi idaniloju fun wa nipa ileri ati ibukun ailopin ti o wa pelu ife Olorun si wa.
Ninu iwe Johanu ori kejila. ese kejila titi de ori okanlelogun, Alufa Bamgbose wi fun ijo pe: ‘bi Olorun ti nifẹ si yin, O fẹ ki ẹ tun nifẹ si i pada. Nitori nigbati ife yi ba pada, ọpọlọpọ ibukun, iṣẹ iyanu ati anfaani ni o wa ti o si n n ba a wa.’ Gẹgẹ bi Olorun ti fun wa, a gbodo setan lati tun fun un pada, ki a si gbadun ni kikun ohun ti Olorun le se ju ero wa, ju iran wa lo.
Awon ibukun ati anfaani ife Olorun ati ife wa pada si je ailopin. Alufa Bamgbose tenumo lori awon nkan wọnyi:
Alufa Bamgbose gba ijo niyanju pe ki won toka si oro Olorun ninu iwe Johanu ori kerinla, ese kejila pelu igboya, bi a ti n se eyi, ki a si maa jewo ife wa han si Kristi Jesu:
Loto loto ni mo wi fun nyin, eniti o ba gba mi gbo, ise
ti emi nse ni on na yio se pelu; ise ti o tobi ju wonyi lo
ni yio si se; nitori emi nlo sodo Baba
E wo iwasu lekun rere nibi.
Written by Kelani Omótóyòsí
