Embrace righteousness, Olukoya’s wife urges youths
The wife of the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Pastor (Mrs.) Folashade Olukoya has called on youths and young adults to embrace God and righteousness to enable them get to the greatest level God has destined for them.
She called on youths to desist from sexual immorality, which she said is a means the devil is using to steal their virtues and God-given potential.
Olukoya, who ministered at a Special Youth Programme in Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Magodo Youth Church, Region 28, Lagos State, on the theme ‘Taking Possession of the gate for your next level,’ stressed that youths and young adults can only achieve lasting greatness by God’s power.
She explained that there is no crooked means to achieve one’s divine greatness unless through God, and daily renwal of one’s mind with the word of God, through prayers, as well as welcoming positive thoughts in line with God’s agenda for one’s lives.
Olukoya insisted that only Christian youths that have given their lives to Jesus Christ and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour, those who overcome sins, carnality and the devil can attain God’s divine greatness for their lives.
Olukoya, however told the youths to stand in boldness against every unrighteous sinful nature and acts which the devil is using to trample on them.
She admonished youths to becareful of what enters their brain, and mouth, and use different parts of their body to glorify God.
The wife of the General Overseer revealed the Passion of the General Overseer, MFM worldwide, Dr. Daniel Olukoya and the church in ensuring that youths and young adults are captured for Christ, with different deliverance programmes to enable them fulfil God’s purpose for their lives.
Olukoya, added that the vision for Youth Churches in MFM is to rescue young men and women from the destructive agenda of the devil, to transform lives with astonishing testimonies and to save lost souls, giving joy and hope to the hopeless.
On his part the Regional Overseer in charge of MFM Magodo Youth Church, Pastor Kayode Adekunle Elijah, said the church is aligned with the vision of the General Overseer for establishing Youth Churches. He added that through various programmes and ministrations in the church many youths have given their lives to Jesus Christ, youths from the clubs are now established in the church, prostitutes have likewise turned from darkness to light.
The RO revealed that God has used the church to rescue young Nigerians from various ills bedevilling them, likewise helping youths to discover their God’s given purpose on earth.
Kayode said the youth church which started a few years ago has transformed, moulded as well as remoulded many destinies for good. He said God has given career, business and academic breakthroughs to members of the youth church through several deliverance prayer programmes and biblical teachings.
Kayode said as a result, the church records a large gathering of youths, trooping in every service day, all to God’s glory.
On Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Kayode said the church has established Food Bank initiatives for widows and the needy in the church and in the community. Through this, the pastor said different food items are given to the needy on a regular basis.
He said the church constantly embarks on free medical outreaches where both members and non-members of the church benefit from.
To ensure that youths upgrade to the 21st century digital world, Kayode added that the church put in place digital and tech boot camps for young people and empowerment semminars for career and business men and women.