No Longer Two But One (Part 4) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

No Longer Two But One (Part 4) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

It is wonderful to be able to share God’s Word with you once more in this column. So far, I have taught you the mystery of two becoming one, the mystery of ‘two people one life’, the concept of oneness, and today, I shall be sharing with you on the subject which I titled: Not good to be alone. Marriage is not a necessary evil; your perspectives of it make it what it is to you. God designed and programmed your marriage to work, but how you see it will determine whether it works for you or not. You must agree with God that when you enter into holy matrimony, you are stepping into a better way of life. Most couples lack this understanding; so, they groan about marriage, instead of enjoying its covenant benefits. You shall not fail, in Jesus’ name!

Restoring A Bad Marriage (Part 4) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Restoring A Bad Marriage (Part 4) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

I welcome you to the last edition of this month teaching series and am confident that you have been blessed, I pray that your home is totally restored from any and every form of disaster in Jesus’ name. Today marks the beginning of new things for you and your family even as you take yield to God’s word in this last series.

Knowing fully well that a faulty foundation is the root cause of a bad marriage. This week I will be sharing with you, restoration from a bad marriage which begins by laying a solid foundation for your marriage.

It is important for you to know that marriage is a covenant relationship and not a promise. It is not just coming together of a man and a woman for the purpose of procreation. Although having children is one of the blessings of marriage, marriage means much more than that. There are certain conditions that are attached to a covenant, while a promise does not have any attached to it. Many people, especially Christians, think that a good marriage is a promise from God, so they wait endlessly for the fulfilment of that promise. Others think it comes by wishing, so they keep wishing. There is an adage that says, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.”

Restoring A Bad Marriage (Part 2) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Restoring A Bad Marriage (Part 2) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

You are welcome to another wonderful time in God’s presence. I thank God for the privilege to bring God’s Word to you this week again on this column with Family Matters. My prayer for you today is that God’s purpose and plans for your wonderful family shall be established. Last week, I shared with you the foundation for a faulty marriage. This week, I want to teach the causes of a bad marriage, and as you learn from the word, your life shall never remain the same.

The following are some causes of bad marriage we will be examining today:

Lack of Effective Communication

Communication has been defined as the act of passing across news, information, feeling or whatever, to somebody else. Communication is very vital in marriage. You will not enjoy your marriage if you and your spouse don’t know how to communicate effectively. Learning to have effective communication in marriage, is one of the most important aspects of marriage that couples must work on. The basis of any fruitful and lasting relationship is effective communication. Communication is a major component that makes oneness possible.

Restoring A Bad Marriage by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Restoring A Bad Marriage by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

Dominion greeting in Jesus name! You are most welcome to another inspiring edition of family matters. I see the Lord doing great and mighty things in your family this month, as you apply yourself to these eternal truths for successful family living, your home shall become a garden of treasures in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

In this eight-month, I will be taking you through the process of restoring a bad marriage This week, I will be sharing with you first the root cause for a bad marriage that is; a faulty foundation.

Overcoming Family Challenges (Part 3) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Overcoming Family Challenges (Part 3) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

I am glad to bring you the third teaching in this series. If you desire your family to be the garden with great treasures that God has created it to be, then this teaching is a must-read for you. Today, I shall be teaching on, Mastering the Art of Communication.

Mastering the art of communicating with your spouse and other members of your family is a major secret to overcoming challenges that may arise. It is critical for me to stress here that as a married couple, never go to bed at night harboring grudges against each other in your mind. If you do, you may have nightmares and bad dreams that may complicate whatever challenge has been before. Make sure that whatever needs to be sorted out is done the same day. This will go a long way in resolving whatever challenge is between you and your spouse as well as between you and your family members.

When grievances are not aired, an explosion someday is inevitable. It reminds me of what can happen to a bottle of Coca-Cola when it is shaken repeatedly over a period of time. It will eventually burst open, shattering the bottle. It becomes very important, therefore, for couples and family members to ensure that nothing comes between them that is not sorted out.

Overcoming Family Challenges (Part 2) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Overcoming Family Challenges (Part 2) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo
Dear Reader,

I welcome you once again to this expository teaching on Family Life. I know that you are already successfully overcoming the challenges in your family by putting the remedies learnt in the last editions to proper use. However, this week, I shall be teaching on another challenge and its remedy.

The Bible says, And the LORD God planted a GARDEN eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed (Genesis 2:8). A garden stands for pleasure, abundance and fulfillment. Marriage and family is a type of garden, planted by God Himself for your pleasure, abundance and fulfillment. This garden, however, is not ordinary; the Word of God makes us understand that it is full of treasures which are valued objects. These valued objects have one way or the other been lost to improper handling of challenges in the family. But these treasures of peace, joy, fulfillment and satisfaction can be restored back to your family if only you can assume the responsibility of locating and handling the root cause of what destroyed it.

Differences in Male and Female (Part 3) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Differences in Male and Female (Part 3) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

You are welcome to another exciting moment in God’s presence! I started this teaching by explaining the differences between male and female. Today, I shall be teaching on ‘his needs’. Before marriage, most men already have in mind the kind of attributes they need in their wives. I don’t think any man will ever wish to marry a lazy and dirty woman for example. No man will wish to marry a wife that is disrespectful. Every man will always wish to marry a good wife. He Needs a Respectful and submissive wife.

Differences In Male And Female (Part 1) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Differences In Male And Female (Part 1) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

You are welcome to this edition of the Family-life, where you will enjoy the presence of God. This month, I shall be exploring male and female differences. It is a very important subject which so many couples often neglect in their homes. It is my prayer that at the end of this teaching, your home shall become a loveable place in Jesus’ name!

I want you to know that everything about God is unique; He excels in variety. There are no two people who are exactly alike. I would like you to know that men are men and women are women and our various needs differ. An understanding of the uniqueness of the male gender will help the woman to appreciate why her husband acts the way he does, and this shall go a long way to preventing crisis in your family.

Laying A Solid Foundation For Your Children (Part 4) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Laying A Solid Foundation For Your Children (Part 4) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Topic: Laying A Solid Foundation For Your Children (Part 4)

Dear Reader,

I welcome you to the concluding segment of the series of this month’s teaching in Jesus’ name! So far, I have taught on laying a solid foundation for your children, love and control and God’s view concerning child-training. This week, I will be sharing with you, The place of the home in child-training.

Some parents lay up money, houses, clothes, cars and other possessions as an inheritance for their children. But the greatest inheritance you can leave behind for your children like I have been emphasizing for the past few weeks is a good Christian upbringing. The best environment to transfer and impart that on your children is the home.

No matter how good or expensive a school is or how glorious the church is, there is no better environment than the home. What these other places transmit to your children cannot be compared with what your home transmits to them. The school, church or society, are only meant to complement the home; they cannot take the place of the home.

Some parents even send their children to boarding schools, for the sole purpose of shying away from their responsibility and for more freedom, according to them. I pray that the freedom you think you are having today will not become a snare to you tomorrow in Jesus’ mighty name. No other place can take the place of the home. When it is time for school, let them go; when it is time for Church, let them go. But remember that they are coming back home to meet you. Don’t claim to be too busy for your children, especially in these fast-moving days. Whatever seeds you sow in their lives today will bear fruits tomorrow. (Genesis 8:22 says:) While the earth remaineth, seedtime, and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. It is important for you to note that children spend more time at home than any other place. Now, let us consider two main ways by which the home affects the children.

Laying A Solid Foundation For Your Children (Part 3) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Laying A Solid Foundation For Your Children (Part 3) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo
Dear Reader,

Cavalry greetings to you in Jesus’ name. I hope you have been taking practical steps towards all that you have received from this teaching so far? The thing the Lord has started in you and your family shall be sustained and completed in Jesus’ name. I started this teaching by showing you how to lay a solid foundation for your children. Last week, I taught on love and control. This week, I want to show you God’s view concerning child’s training.

Child-training is a commandment

Child-training is not an advice, a suggestion or a thing you do at your convenience. It is a commandment from God. This commandment is neither grievous nor burdensome. It is for your sake. (1John 5:3). My husband says,” God‘s commandments are neither to grieve you, but to groom you.” The Word of God says: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).

Reviving Marital Relationship (Part 1) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Reviving Marital Relationship (Part 1) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

Happy New Month! I welcome you into another exciting moment in God’s presence, in Jesus’ precious name! This month, God will be releasing upon every reader an unusual grace to be the doer of everything you learn from this platform thereby making our homes heaven on earth. Reviving Marital Relationship is the topic we will be examining this month.

You may ask, But why reviving? You will agree with me that in many homes, the level of love between a couple few years after marriage is not usually at the same level it was few months after the wedding. In most families, it is always on the decrease. This week, I will be sharing with you the first step to reviving or renewing your marital relationship. One of the things that must be in place is your Expectation. The Word of God says: For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off (Proverbs 23:18).

Your expectations as a couple go a long way in seeing your home a blissful one. Every man sets a stage for his miracle. It is your expectation that gets fulfilled. One key factor for the miraculous is expectation. Do you totally believe in the covenant of hitch-free marriage? Then you need to desire in your heart to see it become a reality and I see that becoming your experience as a family, in Jesus name.

Keys To Family Dominion (Part 2) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Keys To Family Dominion (Part 2) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

Last week, I taught on how seeking revelation and being positive will help you exercise family dominion.

However, this week, I will be examining Unity in the Family. The Bible says: …how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psalm 133:1). Doubtlessly, unity in the family fosters dominion. When you are united as a family, your dominion is unquestionable and visible.

Genesis 11:6 says: …Behold, the people is one… and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. This shows the strength of unity! Thus, to exercise dominion in your family, ensure there is unity in all that you set out to do. As the head of the family, there should be transparency to enable the members of your family know where you are leading them to. This makes it easy for them to follow and brings about the much-needed unity that culminates in dominion.

It is quite unfortunate that even Christians, worshipping in the same church have challenges in their relationship with one another. The responsibility of living peaceably is not only on one person but on all members of the family. Ensure that peace reigns among you. Parents, teach your children how to live peacefully among one another; this should also extend to your in-laws.

Keys To Family Dominion (Part 1) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Keys To Family Dominion (Part 1) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

Happy new month! This is the last month in this wonderful year and I am sure you have loads of testimonies already. The Bible says: Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness (Psalm 65:11). Therefore, that which God has for you and your family in this crowning month shall be practically delivered into your hands in Jesus’ name!

The teaching series for this month shall be centred on The Possibility of Family Dominion. You may ask, “Is it possible to have dominion in my family?” Yes! It is possible! As a child of God, you are created in the image of God to dominate. The Bible says: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth (Genesis 1:26).

Keys to Successful Family (Part 4) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Keys to Successful Family (Part 4) by Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

On March 31, 2019, the world celebrated Mothers’ day. It set me thinking. Who truly are the real mothers? In this concluding segment of Family Matters for this month, we will be looking at what God’s Word has to say about the role of the mother in the home. One reason why God brought about the marital union of the man and woman was to bring forth godly seeds; and if we must have godly seeds, then we must have godly mothers. I always tell people that thieves have mothers who did not do a good job of caring for their children at the right time. I read an inscription once that says, “It is better to train a child than to repair an adult!” Children are like fresh fish, you can bend them anyway, but adults are like dry fish, any attempt to bend them will break them. A wise man once said that the greatest factory, where the most important product in the world is being made is the home. That is where children are raised.

Who then is a real mother? After the creation of woman, God rested. He was so satisfied after the creation of the woman that He ended His work. He was so convinced that He had put a seal of perfection on all His creation after she was made. Your presence as a woman therefore, whether a mother, or mother to be, you should know that your presence brings rest to the people around you.

Keys To Successful Family (Part 2) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Keys To Successful Family (Part 2) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Hello Reader,

Peace and blessings in the precious Name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. I welcome you to another interesting edition of these teaching series and I hope you were tremendously blessed in the first series? Last week, I pointed you to Jesus the ‘Living water’ who quenches any and every form of thirst in the home. Today, we shall be looking at The Realities of the Covenant Marriage.

It is important for you to understand what marriage is all about. Many people, including Christians, have a misconception about marriage. Some people think that it is just the coming together of a man and a woman to bear children while some others think it is a way to be free from loneliness.

A Blissful Home is God’s Plan for You (Part 2) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

A Blissful Home is God’s Plan for You (Part 2) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

It is possible to enjoy blissful family life. You just have to make God the centre of your heart and home. You have to be open to His words and follow His instructions. His Words, instructions or commandments are not grievous or burdensome (1 John 5:3).

It is an easy thing to do. God made man with a desire to please and follow His will (Scripture). The Lord Jesus came to make it easier for man to follow and obey the Word of God. ‘Come, all that labour … for my burden is light and my yoke is easy’ (Matt. 11:28). Instead of seeking to do things your way, doing them God’s way will give you cheaply the results you desire.

No Longer Two But One (Part 2) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

No Longer Two But One (Part 2) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

Last week, I explained to you the mystery of two becoming one. Today, I want to show you another mystery of ‘two people one life’. The mystery of ‘two people one life’ is that the bride shares the husband’s life. Two separate individuals are brought together and they live one life. They should not both be going their separate ways within marriage, but both should be submitting themselves one to the other in the fear of God, the husband loving the wife as his own flesh and the wife submitting to her husband. The Word of God says: Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God (Ephesians 5:21). Just as Christ gave Himself to the Church, so also husband should be able to share his life with his wife. The Word of God says: …Christ, who is our life… (Colossians 3:4). The church and Christ are not two but one, for we are members of His body, flesh of His bones, sharers of His life.

When the bride marries a husband, she takes his name. He bestows his name on her and they share the same life and the same name. The same way a person when converted takes the name of Christ and becomes a member of the true church, being called a Christian. The Lord Jesus Christ bestows His own name on the church.

God’s Promise of Fruitfulness (Part 4) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

God’s Promise of Fruitfulness (Part 4) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

Today, we shall be exploring on the topic ‘Having and Raising Godly Children’. Every child needs to undergo a process of moulding when he or she is instructed and drilled in preparation for the contest of life. In other words, every child needs training. Why? Simply because God is in search of a godly seed, and the only way to arrive at having godly seed is through training.

God’s Promise of Fruitfulness (Part 3) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

God’s Promise of Fruitfulness (Part 3) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

Dear Reader,

We have had wonderful sessions since we began this series on fruitfulness. In the first week, you learned that a consecrated heart and genuine service to God is a guaranteed way of being fruitful. Last week, you were also taught some keys to engage with when confronted with delay in childbearing. In this edition, I will be discussing with you on: Principles to a stress-free pregnancy period.

God’s View Concerning Marriage (Part 3) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo

God’s View Concerning Marriage (Part 3) By Pastor Faith Oyedepo
Dear Reader,

We have seen so far in this series that God’s view for marriage is good and it is also to provide help for man. This week, I will be sharing with you on one of the most important instructions in the Bible for finding a mate. It is one you must have in marriage to build the foundation of the home with Christ. I am teaching on being Unequally Yoked.

A complete bond in marriage is based on the foundation that each partner is “equal” in their belief and vision for their life in Jesus Christ. God’s Word says: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14).