EXCLUSIVE: Defending your rights is not hate speech, says Bishop Oyedepo

The President and Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide , also known as Winners Chapel , Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that speaking out against oppression and injustice should not be classified as hate speech .

Oyedepo said this at Faith Tabernacle , Ota , Ogun State on Saturday , while delivering his sermon during the impartation service of the 20th Shiloh , which is the annual gathering of members of the church
It would be recalled that the Federal Government had made attempts to criminalise fake news and hate speech . Earlier in the year , the Minister of Information , Lai Mohammed , described fake news and hate speech , especially in a multi -ethnic and multi -religious country like Nigeria , as a time bomb waiting to explode if not checked on time .

However , Oyedepo did not mention President Muhammadu Buhari nor the Federal Government during the sermon, but he stressed that speaking out against oppression and injustice done to one could not be justifiably classified as hate speech in any way .
He said, “ Somebody is stepping on your toes and you ask him to take away his leg, and they call it hate speech . Is that a hate speech ? Is it a love speech ? It is self -esteem speech . When you carry the Spirit of Dominion , you don ’ t beg. ”
The preacher said he had never had an occasion to withdraw any of the messages he had preached in the past 37 years , saying he was an ambassador of God that enjoyed full supernatural backing .

Explaining the ambassadorial status of Christians further , Oyedepo said that if anybody in this country carried a complimentary card of the President , the card would grant such a person access to many places , how much more Christians , who had the divine authority to dominate in all areas of life.
He stated that most of the best universities in the world were founded by the Church , citing Oxford and Cambridge universities as examples of institutions that had been in existence for more than one thousand years.
The preacher added that the Covenant University had gone far ahead of many government -owned institutions that had been in existence long before it was established .

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Bishop Oyedepo says, Nigeria will be delivered from oppression

The President and founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide , popularly known as Winners Chapel , Bishop David Oyedepo, has said Nigeria and the whole of Africa shall be delivered from the grip of economic hardship and oppression .
Oyedepo made this declaration on Tuesday while delivering his message at the Faith Tabernacle during the opening session of the 20th Shiloh , an annual programme of the church.

Speaking on the topic, ‘ Heralding the Dominion Era of the Church , ’ Oyedepo said God would give authority to the church to stop bad politicians and bad policies .
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He said , “ Africa shall be delivered ; Nigeria shall be delivered ! Every occult power that holds sway on the continent of Africa shall be messed up this year!
“ Authority shall be domiciled in the church in the last days and if anybody is angry , it does not matter . Let all political gladiators hear this , if the church says no , you are going nowhere .
“ The time comes when the church says, you die and you die ; run mad and you will run mad . ”
According to him, the church will begin to teach people in every sector the best way to do things to get the desired results .

He said the Covenant University which was established by the church had left behind many public varsities that were established many years before it came on board . He said that was how it would be in many areas because God had decided to give the church the wisdom to excel .
Oyedepo said despite the lingering problem in the power sector, Cannaland , the international headquarters of the LFC, had never suffered outage since 1999 .

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Bishop Oyedepo says, I have never taken any dime from any political candidate

Delivering a sermon yesterday, Bishop David Oyedepo who reacted to the controversy which trailed his meeting with a political candidate, denied ever receiving money from any of them.

According to Bishop Oyedepo, though he met with Obasanjo and Atiku last week, however he doesn’t belong to any political party. He said; “I have never belonged to any political party and will never belong to one, wherever parties you are in that is where I am in.

”There is no party without winners in it, if you get to any party and you dno’t see any winner in it you better check out of there, even the one that have not being formed winners are
“Our goal is to secure the glorious destiny of our nation by paying whatever price it require.
“I have never taken any dime from any political candidate in my life, I am a mediator.
‘’The price of peace is far cheaper than the cost of war so what we are saying is let us talk this over don’t let us exchange blows.

“Let us be mature and be sincere, lets give chance to reason and let the wicked turn from their wicked ways. We have to do it by appealing to people reasoning.
”Does anybody here want to see war? The 30 months war we fought, the effect keeps lingering, you won’t see war again in the name of Jesus” he said.

OAP, Daddy Freeze attacks Bishops Oyedepo over resurrection of dead man

Popular On Air Personality, Daddy Freeze has attacked founder and General Overseer of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, after the cleric shared a testimony on how one of his members raised to life a dead man.

Addressing his congregants, the cleric had said that one of his church members raised a dead man just by saying the name of Jesus.

But in a swift reaction, the On Air Personality who has been a critic of pastors in the country, reminded the Bishop of some students of his university who died right under him and where not resurrected.

Freeze wrote on Instagram, “Some good comedy. I can’t believe people still fall for this hogwash.

“The bishop should kindly tell us about the late Ms Imiefan Omokaro who allegedly drowned in a winners school pool in 2012 and Segun Michaels who also allegedly drowned within the covenant school.”

[Bishop Oyedepo] Why Nigeria may continue to struggle

The Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, David Oyedepo, has said that Nigeria and other African countries will continue to struggle due to lack of skills to get some tasks done.

Oyedepo, therefore, advised parents to inculcate moral in their children for them to become better leaders in the future, adding that most of Nigeria’s problems are as result of bad leadership.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Oyedepo was speaking at the 15th Inaugural Lecture of the institution on Monday in Ota.
The lecture is entitled: “Lengthening Cords and Strengthening Stakes: Leadership Praxis and Transcendence in Counselling Practice.’’

According to him, building a strong nation is a collective effort that needs to start from homes.
“Every individual has been victims of unskilled leadership at all levels, especially in family, business and career levels.

“If the nation and other African countries do not have the required skill to get some tasks done, they will continue to struggle with their challenges forever,’’ he said.

The chancellor said, “Many of the crises and challenges being experienced in the country are as result of bad leadership.”
Oyedepo called for strong leadership institutions that would address the challenges.
In her lecture, Prof. Aize Obayan, said that greater attention should be paid to the family, parenting structure, child rearing practices, mind formation and the roles of schools, so as to have responsible citizens.

Obayan, a former Vice-Chancellor of the institution, said that lack of quality education, misplaced values and cultural disorientation were major factors militating against good leadership in the country.

According to her, universities should not only offer qualitative knowledge-based curriculum, but also train students to be relevant in their time.
She said that negligence of education had been a challenge that led to poor leadership in Nigeria.
“The governance in a nation cannot be achieved without educating the young in the art of leadership.
“The goal of leadership is service, but the skill required to serve a nation at all levels is quality education,” she said.

Obayan stressed the need to equip students with required skill and aptitude for political leadership, especially for them to be responsible leaders in whatever vocation they find themselves.She stressed the need for leaders to be thoroughly educated, build capacity and relevance from the university so as to contribute to national development.

He implored universities to embrace innovation and efficiency and as well prepare for change, by setting the right priority.

Living Faith Church Founder Celebrates Wife at 60 - Bishop Oyedepo

Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, is celebrating his wife Pastor Faith Oyedepo, who turned 60 today Monday, February 5.
The lovely message posted onthe Press and Utility Facebookpage of the church, reads:"My wife is here today celebrating her 60th birthday. Death came to seize her in 2004.

But Jesus stepped in to destroy the devil…In the midst of that attack, I was in 27 nations, blasting the head of the devil, with a wife dying! Seek ye first the interest of My kingdom and leave the rest to Me...She's on her feet today...

---I said to Jesus, ‘that you heal her is not what makes you my God. Whether you heal her or not, you are my God.’ I'm sure He must have said, ‘My son, make you no vex, I will heal her now’."

How God saved me from possible plane crash - Bishop Oyedepo

Sharing his testimony during a service at the Living Faith Church World Headquarters, the General Overseer of the Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, narrated how God saved him from a “potential plane crash.

” According to him, there was mid-air crisis, but God intervened.“God took control and landed the plane.“There was a mid-air crisis, there was serious turbulence, but there was no apprehension. Jesus took control.

“He landed the plane safely. And we were just celebrating the faithfulness of God” he said.