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Reno Omokri wrote on his Facebook page

I read the letter from Winners Chapel and it did not mention anything about money. Rather, it used the word “church growth”. Christ called us to engage in evangelism-Matthew 28:18-20. Any pastor that fails at that core duty should be sacked. This is what Christ told us in Matthew 25:14-29.

The sacked pastor who went to the press after releasing a live video is playing on your emotions. He is not considering that he is undermining the faith of believers.

In John 15:16, Christ said “I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit.” Now, ask yourself what the consequence of not bearing fruit is. Christ answered that question in John 15:2 “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away”.

This is why the only thing Christ ever cursed in His lifetime on Earth is the fig tree that bore no fruit-Mark 11:14.

Winners Chapel is in order.

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Will cone back..

Mr. Reno, can you link the fruitfulness of a tree to human attributes?
Is the pastor not bearing children?

Church growth? Financially or in population?

When some people left Jesus as he was preaching, did he drag them back? He even turned to the disciples and asked why they remained with him!

Winners must not mention money in that letter. Be fair, man.

Make I prepare to jejely read comments ooo....

Some lazy anti church elements never bothered to read the letter anyway, they ran to town screaming Church is a Business.
What's in a Pastor that could not bring in souls into the Kingdom of God? What was he hired to do?
Am not surprised where we are today as a nation when we could not hold people able for the assignments that they were given.
The attitude of the Pastor is the more reason he failed, an entitlement mentality and he was rightly sacked.

Is Reno so bored in America? Must he react over everything he sees online? I tire for this man abeg

nyiamfrank:
Mr. Reno, can you link the fruitfulness of a tree to human attributes?
Is the pastor not bearing children?

Church growth? Financially or in population?

When some people left Jesus as he was preaching, did he drag them back? He even turned to the disciples and asked why they remained with him!

Winners must not mention money in that letter. Be fair, man.

InaNla:
Let him go and meet your new GO (Freezer) to employ him.

When you all campaigned against paying of tithe & offering, where do you expect his salary and cost of living paid by the church to come from?

Or better still he should go and meet APC & Buari to provide him one of the promised jobs.

“May he find grace for a new beginning. Peace.”

ijaw1stson:
Is Reno so bored in America? Must he react over everything he sees online? I tire for this man abeg

seems he is, he misses Nigeria too, but he dey fear to come home

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cassidy1996:
seems he is, he misses Nigeria too, but he dey fear to come home

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nyiamfrank:
Mr. Reno, can you link the fruitfulness of a tree to human attributes?
Is the pastor not bearing children?

Church growth? Financially or in population?

When some people left Jesus as he was preaching, did he drag them back? He even turned to the disciples and asked why they remained with him!

Winners must not mention money in that letter. Be fair, man.

I don’t think this is about money..

In winners, the main duty of resident pastor is church growth i.e in numbers of people...

the fact is...no pastor can force people to give...Increase in number of people doesn’t necessarily translate to increase in money...

For example...if number of women( mothers are on the increase in a particular month. Automatically that’s double or triple because mothers will come with kids... but that won’t mean increase in offering or tithe...as children don’t give...

A pastor can’t drag rich people to church or force them to give so really he has no control over increase in money....

My opinion shaa

Reno is over the bar

Bearing fruits isn't about Church/financial growth , it's not for Pastors. It's for BELIEVERS and centered on soul winning not bringing people into a building

I wasn't going to comment on this topic until Oyedepo himself address this issue!

But Reno, got this all wrong!

You guys have become fishers of money and not fishers of men chai! God must be a patient God oooo!

Now if the growth you are talking about is the physical growth:

Did the apostles win souls for Christ when He was with them I mean they were always going about with Jesus

And if the monetary aspect, many of the disciples STOPPED working when they met Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ has been taking care of every of their needs! Go and read Matthew 4:18–22, Mark 3:16-20 and Luke 5:1–11 , John 1:35–51!

So if BISHOP Oyedepo is really like Christ and is doing the work of Jesus Christ why can't he take care of his pastors need Or is God Almighty not a great provider again

Is Oyedepo now God Stop making mockery of God's name all in the name of looking for money!
Modified:

Lifestone:

Do you read Bible at all.
Jesus said, follow me and I will make you fishers of men.
Despite the fact that no mention of money was written in the letter, you guys still went to town with the financial narratives all in an attempt to embarrass the Church.

Did you read at all

Did Oyedepo ordained these men without hearing from God

God cannot contradict Himself!

Who is Oyedepo to sack those who wish to serve God

Even when the apostles were trying to stop those worshipping God simply because they are not part of them

Jesus Christ said "leave them! If they are not against us, they are with us!

How do you sack a pastor who is not stealing, going diabolical As a pastor, was he not prayerful Is he found wanted as a leader at home

Common!

But should "church growth" only be measured by the number of new comers in the church? If a church has 20 and they're all growing spirituality through the teachings and guidance of the pastor, isn't that worthy of commendation as well?

Lifestone:
Some lazy anti church elements never bothered to read the letter anyway, they ran to town screaming Church is a Business.
What's in a Pastor that could not bring in souls into the Kingdom of God? What was he hired to do?
Am not surprised where we are today as a nation when we could not hold people able for the assignments that they were given.
The attitude of the Pastor is the more reason he failed, an entitlement mentality and he was rightly sacked.

How does a church measure performance by number of "souls in the Kingdom of God" a pastor brings? What technique is used to dig into the souls to know their contents? So if every member of their churches speak in tongues but do not donate tithes and offerings, the pastors won't be fired?
Bro, dont let us deceive eachother, their performance yardstick is revenue, nothing else. Those saying its based on number of souls won for the kingdom are still blind.
Same God, cant they see churches everywhere and see they have competition? Now firing pastors for generating less profit amidst stiff competition.

Lifestone:
Some lazy anti church elements never bothered to read the letter anyway, they ran to town screaming Church is a Business.
What's in a Pastor that could not bring in souls into the Kingdom of God? What was he hired to do?
Am not surprised where we are today as a nation when we could not hold people able for the assignments that they were given.
The attitude of the Pastor is the more reason he failed, an entitlement mentality and he was rightly sacked.

You win souls to GOD, not to YOUR LOCAL CHURCH. Evangelism is not an exercise to bring people to your local church, it is the act of reaching out to people with the gospel of Christ so that they can be saved. They don't need to attend your local church to grow, there are other churches where they can do that.

MemoriesAndMe:

How does a church measure performance by number of "souls in the Kingdom of God" a pastor brings? What technique is used to dig into the souls to know their contents? So if every member of their churches speak in tongues but do not donate tithes and offerings, the pastors won't be fired?
Bro, thier performance yardstick revenue, nothing else.

You are prejudiced.
Why will you insinuate what was not written in the letter. It's convenient for you to insult the Church and not hold the Pastor able for what he was hired to do.
Oyedepo is not a stupid man otherwise he wouldn't have been successful in building a Church from zero to over 2million hip. Simply say you hate the Church but that won't stop the church of Christ from growing.

This Reno is a gossiper

thesicilian:
But should "church growth" only be measured by the number of new comers in the church? If a church has 20 and they're all growing spirituality through the teachings and guidance of the pastor, isn't that worthy of commendation as well?

no mind Dem. D reason wey Dem sack him is that they want population, since it equals money.itss better to have less, but genuine population, than crowd that isn't faithful to God

Lifestone:

You are prejudiced.
Why will you insinuate what was not written in the letter. It's convenient for you to insult the Church and not hold the Pastor able for what he was hired to do.
Oyedepo is not a stupid man otherwise he wouldn't have been successful in building a Church from zero to over 2million hip. Simply say you hate the Church but that won't stop the church of Christ from growing.

Oyedepo built which church?

Humanoid01:

You win souls to GOD, not to YOUR LOCAL CHURCH. Evangelism is not an exercise to bring people to your local church, it is the act of reaching out to people with the gospel of Christ so that they can be saved. They don't need to attend your local church to grow, there are other churches where they can do that.

Look at your twisted rationality, a Church hired a Pastor and he should evangelize for convert to go to other churches when he's heading a church where these converts can be discipled.
Well the simple question that his employer asked him is to show his fruits, he couldn't and he was rightly fired.

Reno shut up abeg you too talk

Okay

If you know anything about Christ, nothing can convince you otherwise that Oyedepo is an end time false pastor.

advanceDNA:


I don’t thinks this is about money..

In winners, the main duty of resident pastor is church growth i.e in numbers of people...

the fact is...no pastor can force people to give...Increase in number of people doesn’t necessarily translate to increase in money...

For example...if number of women( mothers are on the increase in a particular month. Automatically that’s double or triple because mothers will come with kids... but that won’t mean increase in offering or tithe...as children don’t give...

A pastor can’t drag rich people to church or force them to give so really he has no control over increase in money....

My opinion shaa

Same way a pastor cannot force people to fellowship with him.

Commentor:


Oyedepo built which church?

Living faith Church aka Winner's Chapel through the spirit of God in him

De

what happens when people have refused to read and understand their bibles

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase
-1cor 3:6
God Is responsible for growth and “he makes it beautiful in his time” sacking a pastor because of ‘church growth’ only points to one thing...

I don’t like to drag religion but 99% are fakes

Lifestone:

Look at your twisted rationality, a Church hired a Pastor and he should evangelize for convert to go to other churches when he's heading a church where these converts can be discipled.
Well the simple question that his employer asked him is to show his fruits, he couldn't and he was rightly fired.

Who is his employer? God or the bishop/pastor he is supposedly working for?

Religion is a SCAM..

This man Reno is a snake. I do respect some of his articles buy this one I disagree. Make we no dey lie to ourselves. The pastor was sacked because he didn't bring enough money.
Is bringing enough money now equivalent to soul winning?
Why didn't they say ok try and do more evangelism? What crime did he comit? Is it now about money money money?
Damn

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