It was a “Night of Glory” on Wednesday 11 September, as William F. Kumuyi, general overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church (DLBC), called for a national rebirth as the entire body of Christ in Lagos gathered together, uniting in faith for an end-time revival that is expected to spread across Lagos and beyond.
The event ‘Night of Glory’ held at the Abundant Life Gospel Church, in Agege was organised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos State for ministers development and networking support aimed at uniting the church and preparing it for end-time revival.
Kumuyi in his message said the ministry of Jesus Christ has a threefold manifestation that entails teaching, preaching and healing. According to him, the gospel is a good news that brings grace to the believer; peace and salvation, and it is a gospel of the kingdom of God.
According to Kumuyi, the grace that was available to the apostles and disciples of Jesus Christ is also available for all believers today. “The grace that was available for Paul is available for you; and the grace available to Mark, Luck, Matthew and John is available for you,” he said, urging the congregation to put faith in God as the gospel of Jesus Christ will make a believer a citizen of the kingdom of God.
Kumuyi also pointed out that sin and evil would destroy the fabrics of people’s life, saying that turning away from them and embracing Christ would lead to change of life and attitude.
He also said the CAN programme was aimed at breaking the demarcation in the body of Christ, and that the programme would soon be moved to the entire Southwest states.
Alexander Bamgbola, chairman of CAN, Lagos State said the ‘Night of Glory’ was the new and final phase of revival that will envelop Nigeria, which is however starting small from Lagos. “We have pastor Kumuyi and we are all rallying around him through CAN Lagos State to start the work which is going to cover not just Lagos, but is going to cover Africa and the world”.
Bamgbola stated that the church is one, hence CAN Lagos is leading the charge to bring Christians in the state together for end-time revival. “Here you will see all members of the church weather it is Pentecostal, Orthodox, Methodist, Anglican, the OAIC that is, the Organisation of African Institutional Churches that we call the white garment; we are all in white garment. Am always in white garment; am white garment; the church is white garment; and we are together,” he said.
According to Bamgbola, the lord is using Lagos State to begin ‘Night of Glory’ to signal end-time revival in Christendom. He opined that Nigeria belongs to God and that no amount of negative permutation can stop God’s plan for the nation. “This nation belongs to Christ, no matter what is going on, that is why the devil is attacking this nation. God raised W.F. Kumuyi, raised Adeboye, raised these men to affect the world, and as bad as they say we are; God sees Nigeria as a great nation because he built it as a nation that has the gospel.”
Speaking further on the ‘Night of Glory’, Bamgbola opined that God has raised Kumuyi to be an instrument of revival to prepare and build the church. “God has raised a man who is given the mandate to begin the final revival about the coming of the Lord, and that is what we are beginning to see. Pastor W.F. Kumuyi is raised by God not to build Deeper Life Church alone; building Deeper Life Church was just the beginning of his calling; this phase of his calling is for the whole earth and the calling is for him to be instrument of revival,” Bamgbola stated.
“We must come together and prepare the people of God for the coming of the Lord. This is the final move of God and cannot be stopped. We must support the effort of the man of God (Kumuyi). We are taking this programme to the Southwest,” he said.
Israel Akinadewo, secretary of CAN, Lagos State said the programme was just the beginning of ending denominational barrier in the Christendom. “You can see me in my full attire and you will be surprised Baba Kumuyi is also coming to my Church in Ibeju; so, what we are telling the public is what the scriptures told us to do – there is no Catholic, Anglican or white garment in heaven, but only the true children of Christ,” he said.
According to the Lagos CAN secretary, ‘Night of Glory’ with Pastor Kumuyi is the realisation of what Christ actually expected of Christians, which is only starting in Lagos, and that it is aimed at putting an end to all forms of denominational differences in the church. “This is just the beginning of ending denominational barrier in the Christendom,” Akinadewo also said.
SEYI JOHN SALAU
