REPENTANCE FOR THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN NIGERIA

First: A Strong Burden To Call The Church of Christ in Nigeria To Repentance 

Towards the end of the month of March, 2018, I started having a strong burden based on the Word of God and the prevalent situations in the churches and body of Christ in Nigeria and the Nigeria’s situations in Nigeria. Then by the help and leading of the Spirit of God, I developed a message titled ‘Why The Church of Christ in Nigeria Should Repent’.

In both introduction and conclusion of the message, I made an humble submission that I would be starting a repentance and intercession for the church of Christ in Nigeria. I also made a call to all believers who have the interest of Nigeria at heart to join me in that repentance and intercession. If you are interested, you can still send an email to jesuscoming@yahoo.com or raptureglorious@gmail.com and receive this message you are reading together with the prayers to make for the church of Christ in Nigeria as one complete document.

Then, God Calls The Church of Christ in Nigeria To Repentance                                   In the early hours of Monday, the 9th April, 2018, in a vision I saw two groups of Nigerian Christian denominations. One group was on my right hand side and the other was on the left. Each group had a considerable large number of worshippers.

The members of the church denomination on my left hand side were burning huge incenses in very large censers. They raised the censers up and their thick smokes rose up. The second church denomination, which was the denomination of worshippers on my left, on their own were worshipping images.

Then, I appeared on the scene. I began to rebuke the group of Christian denomination on my left for forsaking the blood of Jesus and for burning and trusting in incense. I called on them to repent from burning incense and return to the blood of blood of Jesus Christ.

In the same manner, I rebuked the second church denomination on my right side for forsaking the blood of Jesus Christ and for embracing worship of images, instead. I called them, as well, to repent and return back to the blood of Jesus.

In line with both my resolve to intercede and repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria and God’s call on the church of Christ in Nigeria to repent, I will be commencing the repentance straight away. If you are moved to join the repentance, kindly take the following steps in the section below.

Repentance Procedures             

Step 1:   Read the working scripture below. Meditate on it and pray the following prayers to repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria.

Working Scripture:   Daniel 9: 2-14                                                                               

2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

7 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.

12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice 

Step 2:       Confess all Your Sins and ask God to forgive you. 

Step 3:       Pray the prayers of repentance below. 

There are close to one hundred repentance prayers. We will continue to add to them. You may schedule to pray them bit by bit till they are exhausted. If you will like to collect all the prayers in one document, kindly request it by sending email to jesuscoming@yahoo.com or raptureglorious@gmail.com. 

Step 4:       Turn away from all sins including the ones you repent of. 

Step 5:       Share this Message and Call Others to Repentance.

Repentance Prayers

-1. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for bearing the vessel of the Lord with unclean hands. Father, forgive us.

-2. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for kindling strange fires before the Lord.

-3. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for turning the house of the Lord into the dens of thieves.

-4. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for soiling the name of the Lord.

-5. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for preaching another gospel.

-6. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for bringing worldliness into the church.

-7. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not evangelising.

-8. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not preparing the sheep of Christ for rapture.

-9. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for following after other gods.

-10. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for quenching the fire of Holy Ghost.

-11. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for quenching the fires of God’s alter.

-12. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for turning the alters of God into ruins.

-13. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for false prophecies.

-14. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for selling the blood of Jesus.

-15. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for preaching half truth.

-16. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for condoning sins.

-17. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for ecumenism.

-18. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for hewing broken cistern that cannot hold water.

-19. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not watching for the coming of the Lord.

-20. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for merchandising the gospel.

-21. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for introducing partisan politics into the church.

-22. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not helping the Poors in the church.

-23. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not helping the widows in the church.

-24. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not helping the fatherless children in the church.

-25. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for using charms and divinations.

-26. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for prophesying by Baal.

-27. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for prophesying by Jezebel.

-28. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for doing carnivals in the church.

-29. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for parading santa claus in the church.

-30. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for practicing witchcraft in the church.

-31. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for grieving the Holy Ghost.

-32. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for celebrating valentine in the church.

-33. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for celebrating unholy and idolatrous festivals in the church.

-34. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for hatred among ministers.

-35. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for adultery among ministers.

-36. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for occultism and occultist practices.

-37. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for ritual and initiation of ministers.

-38. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for unholy and harlot dressings in the church.

-39. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for wrong ordinations.

-40. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for silence against homosexualism.

-41. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for false signs and wonders.

-42. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria false miracles and healing.

-43. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for perverted worship.

-44. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for singing corrupt songs in church.

-45. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for dancing satanic dance steps in the church.

-46. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for beating worldly and satanic drumbeats in the church.

-47. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for forsaking the way of holiness.

-48. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for fornication among choirs and youths.

-49.  I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for disobeying the Voice of God.

-50. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for organized comedies and jokes in the church.

-51. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for blasphemies.

-52. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for violating the laws of God.

-53. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for allowing jezebels in the church.

-54. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for bringing wolves among the sheep of Christ.

-55. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not visiting the sick.

-56. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not feeding the hungred.

-57. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not clothing the naked.

-58. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for hypocrisy in the church.

-59. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for shutting up the kingdom of God against men.

-60. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for pride among ministers.

-61. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for denying/robbing God of His due glory.

-62. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for self-righteousness.

-63. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for despising prophecies.

-64. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for robbing God of tithes and offering.

-65. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for lack of faith and unfaithfulness.

-66. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not purging ourselves.

-67. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for not consecrating ourselves unto the Lord.

-68. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for preaching heresy.

-69. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for collecting defiled offerings.

-70. I repent for the church of Christ in Nigeria for collecting defiled tithes.

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WHY THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN NIGERIA SHOULD REPENT

Text: Isaiah 58:1                                                                                  
1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

Introduction 

I strongly feel in my Spirit that the church of Christ in Nigeria needs to repent. Yes! I feel the church of Christ in Nigeria needs to repent. You may ask me why! But before I say a few reasons why I think the Nigerian Church should repent, I will like you to know that repentance is the heart of God and I am a part of the Nigerian church.                                                                                                        

God delights in Repentance, not in judgment. He always gives opportunity for individuals, churches, kingdoms, and nations to embrace repentance and escape judgment. If the anger of God surges towards any person or nation like an ocean, through repentance, the raging of the anger will be calmed down.

                          

I am not saying that judgment is coming upon the Nigerian church and likewise I did not say that it is not coming. However, what I am saying is that if you critically and spiritually evaluate the situation of the Nigerian church you will agree with me that there is an urgent and serious need for repentance.

                                 

After this brief introduction, I will mention a few reasons why the Nigerian church should repent. I will also seize the opportunity to call on members of the Nigerian church and Nigerian believers to repent on her behalf since it seems nobody is willing to take up the responsibility, even though it is necessary.

                                

In view of this I will be engaging in fasting, prayers, and repentance for the church of Christ in Nigeria in line with 2 Chronicles 7:14 which says

2 Chronicles 7:14                                                          

14 If my people, which are called by my name (CHRISTians), shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways (repent); then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Any one that wishes to join me in this repentance for the church of Christ in Nigeria can send an email to jesuscoming@yahoo.com or raptureglorious@gmail.com. I will send prayers to pray and actions to be taken to them. They can also check back at this platform in few days to come when I will have posted the prayers and the actions.

Few Reasons Why The Church of Christ In Nigeria Should Repent

-1. Judgment shall begin at the house of God

1 Peter 4:17                                                                                                      17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

The scripture above makes us to know that obey the gospel (Christians) shall be judged, first, before those that do not obey it, and the judgment shall begin at the house of God, the churches.

No one has immunity to the judgment of God because he is called by God’s name (Christian)  or because he resides in the house of God (church) or because he works at the alter of God (ministers).  Only those who repent of their evils have coverings from God’s anger. The following few cases can be derived from the bible.

-1. God judged the children of Aaron – Abihu and Nadab, at the alter of God because of sins.

Leviticus 10:1-2                                                                                                   1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

The children of Aaron were consumed by God’s fire for the evil they did at God’s alter.

         -2. God judged Israel, a nation called by His name, because of sins

Jeremiah 25:29                                                                                                  29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.

Israel and Judah did so much evil before the face of God and Prophet Jeremiah called them to repentance to no avail and God sent them to captivity for their sins.

          -3. God shut down Shiloh, his house, because of sins.

Jeremiah 7: 11-12                                                                                                11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.

12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.                                   

In the scripture above, God was complaining that His house, Shiloh, had been converted to den of robbers by His people, Israel. This was the same complain that the Lord, Jesus Christ, made in Mathew 21:12-13 when He said His Father’s house had been turned into the den of thieves.

For the wickedness that the people of God, Israel, did in the house of God, Shiloh, God shut it down. Read the scripture below.

Psalm 78:57-60                                                                                                  56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

59 When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

-2. The Lord, Jesus Christ, called the early Seven Churches To Repentance

Revelation 2:3,16                                                                                      5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Revelation 2:3,                                                                                

3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

The early Seven churches that the Lord Jesus Christ mentioned in the book of revelation, chapters 2 and 3, were founded by the direct disciples of Jesus Christ or at the least those who had contacts with those direct Disciples. In fact, the book of revelation inside which the seven churches were called to repentance was written by John the Beloved – one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He was still alive at the time of these churches.

If the seven early churches that were founded by those who followed Jesus, who listened to the gospel from his mouth, who saw him being crucified, who saw him resurrected, and who saw him ascended, were called to repentance by the same Jesus Christ for the sins they committed, as early as at the time of their establishment,  how much more shall the end-time-church that were never founded by the direct disciples of Jesus Christ and upon whom there are prophecies that it shall fall away, and iniquities and false prophets shall abound in its time, be called to repentance (2 Thessalonians 2:3,7 Luke 18:8), including the church of Christ in Nigeria? Surely they shall be called to repentance.

-3. Much is expected from the church of Christ in Nigeria.

Luke 12:48                                                                                                        48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

God has committed a lot of heavenly resources to the church of Christ in Nigeria. The following statements below will support the assertion.

         -1. Nigeria has the largest number of Christians in Africa.

-2. Nigeria has the second largest number of Pentecostal Christians in the world, after the United States.

By virtue of these, much is expected globally from the Nigerian Church. If the church failed in this expectation, then we need to repent.

-4. Highest Numbers of Churches And Highest level of Corruptions/Wickedness

Online search has ranked Nigeria as the country that has the highest number of churches in the world, yet Nigeria has been consistently ranked by Transparency International as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. This is rather absurd. How can the country that parades the most number of churches in the world be among the most corrupt in the world as well? Something, definitely, is wrong somewhere!

The church of God in Nigeria was commissioned by God to be the light of Nigeria by rebuking sins, calling people to repentance, destroying the works of the devil. How come, now, that darkness has covered the nation? Perhaps the church of Christ in Nigeria has not shined enough light to chase away the darkness or has put her light under the bushel.

Youths are going into internet frauds are crime. Girls are going into prostitutions. There are ritual killings and kidnappings. Abortions, cultism and violence are at all time highest levels. Sports betting and gambling are selling fast. So many other sins are spreading across the nation. Most of these people attend one church or the other. Sinners are now comfortable in many churches because they are not hearing genuine words of repentance. We really need to repent.

These are few of the reasons why I strongly believe that the church of Christ in Nigeria should repent.

Basic Difference Between Intercession And Repentance 

The defining principle of Repentance can be seen in Jeremiah 18:7-8.

Jeremiah 18:7-8                                                                                                    7 At what instant I (God) shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

The following three steps can be derived.

-1. God proclaims judgment.

Because of sins and wickedness, God proclaims judgment on an individual, or a family, or a nation, or a church.

-2. The people turned away from their sins and wickedness.

In order to escape the judgment pronounced by God, the individual, or the family, or the nation, or the church upon which God had pronounced judgment, turn away from their sins and wickedness.

          -3. God cancels the judgment.

Because the people have turned away from their sins which warranted the judgment in the first instance, God also cancels the judgment. The people may have prayed, fasted or do a combination of both but what is important to God is that the people turn away from their sins. This was exactly what took place at Nineveh in Jonah, chapter 3: 8-10.

The defining principle of Intercession can be found in Ezekiel 22:30-31.

Ezekiel 22:30-31                                                                                               30 And I sought for a man among them,  that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.

The following three steps can be derived.

-1. God proclaims judgment.

Because of sins and wickedness, God proclaims judgment on an individual, or a family, or a nation, or a church.

-2. The people did not turn away or are not ready to turn away from their sins and wickedness.

Because the people did not turn away from their sins, then the judgment which God has pronounced upon them becomes imminent.

-3. God raises intercessor(s) (a third party) to pray for them to delay the judgment temporarily till they repent.

However, God is merciful and does not want a sinner to perish according to Ezekiel 18: 23. Then He raises an intercessor to pray on behalf of the sinner and ask God for mercy on behalf of the sinner. By this, God will delay the judgment a bit while He waits for the sinner to turn away from his sins and then the judgment can be cancelled permanently. If however, the sinner did not repent eventually, the judgment of God will fall upon him. Intercession will not work anymore.

Ezekiel 18:23, 31-32, Ezekiel 33:11,                                                                            23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

From the above scripture, it can be seen that God does not take pleasure in the judgment He has pronounced on a sinner. The ultimate goal of God for a sinner/wicked is to turn away (repent) from his sins/wickedness and live. But where this is not immediately achievable, God raises intercessor for the sinner who will pray for mercy (James 2:13) for him so that the judgment can be suspended temporarily until the sinner turns away (repents) from his sins. But if he finally failed to turn away (repent) from his sins/wickedness, then the judgment of God will consume him.

In one word, repentance, turning away from sins, is done by the person(s) involved. Repentance cancels judgment. Intercession, on the other hand, is a prayer offered on behalf of a sinner(s) until the person(s) is ready to repent. Intercession suspends the judgment temporarily. 

Importance of Intercession and Repentance

-1. Call to repentance is a standing instruction from God.          

Isaiah 58:1                                                                                                          1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.

2. God is constantly looking for intercessors.                                     

Ezekiel 22:30, 1 Timothy 2:1-3                                                                           30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none

-3. Through intercession of Moses, God did not destroy Israelites in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 9:18, 25 Deuteronomy 10:10

Deuteronomy 9:18, 25                                                                                       18 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

25 Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.

Deuteronomy 10:10                                                                                           10 And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee

The Israelites committed sins of idolatry and rebelliousness against God in the wilderness. They made and worshipped a golden calf. They also disbelieved God’s word that He would give them the land He had sworn to their fathers. Thus they provoked God to anger and He said that He would destroy them in the wilderness. Then, Moses interceded for them by fasting forty days and forty nights and the Lord hearkened to the intercession of Moses and did not destroy them.

-4. Through repentance, God spared Nineveh from destruction.

Jonah 3: 8-10                                                                                                       8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.

9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

God proclaimed judgment on Nineveh because of their sins. Nineveh turned away (repented) from their sins and God also cancelled the judgment He had proclaimed on them. That is repentance.

-5. Repentance can bring healing to a nation.

2 Chronicles 7:14                                                                                 14 If my people, which are called by my name (Christians), shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways (repent); then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Join Me In Interceding and Repenting For The Church of Christ in Nigeria            I am going to be interceding and repenting for the church of Christ in Nigeria because I am part of her. If you are a Nigerian believer, whether you are in Nigeria or in Diaspora, or you are a non-Nigerian believer, I enjoin you to join me in this intercession and repentance. A lot is at stake concerning the Church of Christ in Nigeria

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Kindly take the following steps.

-1. Send an email to jesuscoming@yahoo.com or raptureglorious@gmail.com to receive prayers of repentance and intercessions to pray for the church of Christ in Nigeria or check back on this platform later, when the prayers will have been posted.

         -2. Pray the prayers faithfully.

-3. Share this message and the prayers with Nigerian believers including ministers/pastors.

-4. Make all efforts to turn away from any activity you repent of.

         -5. Call others to repentance.

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