STOP SLEEPING!

The SCOAN Sunday Service of December 18, 2022 began with an acknowledgement of the only known redeeming power to humankind: the Blood of Jesus Christ. “Nothing Can Make Me Whole Again/Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus!” sang The SCOAN Choir. Thereafter, as the worship session got into full swing, they rendered other soul-lifting, faith-building songs, …

STOP CONSIDERING YOUR PAST

It was exactly a week after the spectacular thanksgiving service at The SCOAN – and the church was still in a celebratory, thanksgiving mood, especially as the new week would usher in the 54th birthday of Pastor Evelyn Joshua, the leader of The SCOAN. As the evangelists opened the service in prayer, they asked congregants …

CELEBRATING THE PRESENCE OF GRACE

On Sunday, 4th December 2022, The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, headquartered in Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, Nigeria, was agog with festivity as thousands thronged it from all over the world. The occasion was The First SCOAN Thanksgiving Service, themed ‘Presence Of Grace’. It was a day that the people of God had been eagerly awaiting, so …

DO NOT BE A MERE ASSENTER OF THE WORD

Saturday, 3rd December 2022 was the day of THE SCOAN HEALING AND DELIVERANCE SERVICE. From all over the world people had travelled to Lagos, Nigeria to witness the raw power of God work wonders in their lives. It was indeed a healing and deliverance service like no other, with the year 2022 nearing its end. …

MIRROR YOUR LOVE FOR CHRIST ON OTHERS

The SCOAN Sunday Service of November 27, 2022 was yet another testimony of God’s abiding grace in The Arena Of Liberty. To the hundreds of people who had come from far and wide, God showed Himself to be true and faithful indeed. Many of them had braved numerous odds as they resisted plans by the …

MAINTAINING YOUR BLESSINGS

In calling attention to the presence of the Holy Spirit in The Arena Of Liberty, The SCOAN Choir began the worship session with these lyrics of assertion and affirmation: “There Is A Stillness/In The Atmosphere/There Is A Sweet Anointing/In The Sanctuary/For In The Sanctuary/God Is Here.” After several other songs, they moved on to proclaim: …

THE TIME IS NOW!

When the people of God gathered in The Arena Of Liberty on Sunday, November 13, 2022, they were led by The Emmanuel TV Choir in worship songs that reached up to Heaven. They began, “O Holy Spirit, We Welcome You In This Place!” Soon, they moved on to humankind’s universal need for God: “I Need …

GROWING IN CHRISTLIKENESS

“Spirit Of the Living God, remove my sinful nature and clothe me with the garment of righteousness, in Jesus’ name!” so were congregants asked to pray at the start of The SCOAN Sunday Service of November 6, 2022. The worship session took off with a rendition of a Jim Reeves classic asking, “How Long Has …

YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PLAY YOUR OWN ROLE

It was two days before the end of October 2022, with the year racing towards the finish line. In gratitude for everything being done in the people’s lives, The Emmanuel TV Choir began by singing: “Thank You, Thank You, Lord/For Everything You Have Done!” Then they went on to hand Him all the glory: “Let …

THE APPOINTED NAME

On Sunday, October 23, 2022, The Arena Of Liberty was thronged, as usual, by people from various parts of the world who had come to give thanks to God Almighty in humility and purity of heart. Together with The Emmanuel TV Choir, they sang songs asking for mercy so that they would not receive the …

YOU ARE CREATED TO PRAISE GOD

“Son Of David, Have Mercy On Me!” That was how The Emmanuel TV Choir began the worship session of the Sunday Service of October 16, 2022. They went on to acknowledge the Holy Spirit: “God’s Spirit In My Heart Cries Naturally—Abba Father!” “Without You I Am Nothing/Nothing At All, Holy Ghost!” The Holy Ghost focus …

BE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR FAITH

Although a heavy downpour had, for hours, been pounding on Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, Nigeria, the location of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, the people of God ignored the elements and made their way to their Father’s presence for another session of worship and demonstration of unfathomable divine power. Leading them in song, the Emmanuel TV …

WE ARE GOD’S TEMPLE

It was with glad tidings that Esther of The Sunday School welcomed worshippers to the service of October 2, 2022, two days after the first SCOAN Living Water Service under the leadership of Pastor Evelyn Joshua. As the strings praised God’s Holy name, many looked inwards and found plentiful reasons to honour the Almighty. And …

DIVINE MARVELS AT THE SCOAN LIVING WATER SERVICE

For followers of the TB Joshua Ministries all over the world, Friday, September 30, 2022 will remain yet another unforgettable day. It was the day that The SCOAN Living Water Service returned, under the leading of the Holy Spirit and the leadership of Pastor Evelyn Joshua. In March 2020, God’s servant Prophet TB Joshua had …

THE GRACE OF ENABLEMENT

Throughout the worship session of The SCOAN Sunday Service of September 25, 2022, The Emmanuel TV Choir kept congregants focused on the indescribable mightiness of God and His limitless mercy for His creation. “You Are Worthy To Be Praised,” they first sang before moving on to songs exalting the name Jesus Christ, which has the …

ARE YOU PREPARED?

The ground for the sermon of Sunday, September 18, 2022 had been prepared when The Emmanuel TV Choir performed song after song dwelling on the theme of living for Jesus Christ in the determination to make Heaven. Two of such songs were “Sin’s Power Over Me Is Broken” and “I Surrender All”—songs which brought many …

RESET YOUR FOCUS

It was a cool, drizzly September morning in Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, the 11th as the service was declared open at The Arena Of Liberty, where millions from all over the world have found spiritual refuge over the decades. In acknowledgment of man’s sinful nature and his perpetual need for God, The Emmanuel TV …

THE BELIEVER’S RIGHT

It was on an orchestral note that The SCOAN Sunday Service of September 4, 2022 began. When Esther’s sonorous voice rang out, accompanied by a variety of stringed instruments, worshippers in The Arena Of Liberty started to meditate on the goodness of the Lord in their lives. Sang Esther: “Count Your Many Blessings/Name Them One …

BE PATIENT!

“We Are Grateful, O Lord/For All You Have Done For US,” sang congregants along with The Emmanuel TV Choir at the start of The SCOAN Live Sunday Service of August 28, 2022—two days after the spectacular SCOAN Outreach Service In South Africa. “O Precious Is The Blood/ That Makes Me Whiter Than Snow,” the choir …

EXPRESS THE NECESSARY TRUST IN CHRIST JESUS

After welcoming the Holy Spirit into The Arena Of Liberty and inviting Him to take control, The Emmanuel TV Choir led congregants and viewers all over the world into an impactful worship session where they glorified the name of the Lord and asked to be located by abiding divine mercy. “Don’t Leave Me Out/When You …