Read the recap of The SCOAN Living Water Service held on July 31, 2026, featuring the sermon, “Standing by The Power of the Cross,” remarkable testimonies and other highlights.
Believers from across Nigeria and around the world gathered at The SCOAN Living Water Service 2026 with hearts full of faith and expectation, trusting God for healing, deliverance, restoration and lasting freedom through Jesus Christ, the Living Water.
The service began with a solemn moment of prayer as the congregation sought God’s mercy, compassion and favour, committing themselves into His hands and asking that His grace would prevail over judgement.
SCOAN Living Water Service 2026: The SCOAN Choir
Soon afterwards, The SCOAN Choir ushered worshippers into God’s presence with heartfelt songs of praise and adoration. Drawing inspiration from Psalm 100:1-2, the congregation lifted their voices in joyful worship, declaring, “Your Name Is Yahweh/In Heaven And The Earth/You Are Worthy To Be Praised!”
As the atmosphere became charged with the power of the Holy Spirit, many worshippers responded under the anointing, while others poured out their hearts before God in faith, convinced that His mercy excludes no one.
The spirit of worship soon gave way to jubilant praise as the congregation danced with thanksgiving, proclaiming, “At the Mention of Your Name, Every Knee Must Bow!”
Indeed, the Arena of Liberty was filled with an overwhelming sense of expectation as believers looked forward to another unforgettable encounter with the God who still heals, delivers, restores and transforms lives.
With faith rising in every heart, the stage was set for a glorious outpouring of God’s power at The SCOAN Living Water Service 2026.
SCOAN Living Water Service 2026: Testimonies
FREED FROM BONDAGE OF THREE YEARS OF ARTHRITIS
Here is her testimony:
On August 8, 2025, Helen was among those who climbed The SCOAN Mountain Of Prayer. For three years, she had battled knee arthritis.
Although she had explored various medical options, she had experienced very little relief despite the heavy expenditure.
The schoolteacher had found it very difficult to carry out her work. “I couldn’t do most things in the home,” she said, listing the things she had been unable to do during her illness.“My husband had been at The Arena Of Liberty earlier, so he had been urging me to come to the church,” Helen recalled.
In faith, she attended The SCOAN Living Water Service 2025 and poured out her heart to the Almighty. “After I climbed down from the Mountain Of Prayer, I realised I could move and walk freely again,” she testified on July 31, 2026, a full year after her healing demonstrating the permanence of her transformation.
Her husband, Joseph, thanked God for the restoration, disclosing that he had been enjoying his favourite soup since the healing. He counselled others to embrace God’s power.
She advised the people: Keep trusting God, “God is with us.”
HELEN TAKES ALTAR STEPS TO HER HEALING!
Here is her testimony:
On July 31, 2026, Helen testified about her healing from severe difficulty in walking. “It was as if the drugs weren’t working,” she recalled.
After many years of enduring the pain, she had been told she needed surgery on her neck. “The doctors told me the problem was from my neck,” she said.
She had been given a lumbar corset and knee brace, but, as she explained, “It didn’t change my situation very much.”
After eighteen years of excruciating pain, Helen discovered Emmanuel TV and attended The SCOAN Living Water Service on August 8, 2025.
“I didn’t receive any touch from the woman of God or the evangelists; I only prayed on the Altar and the Lord healed me,” she said.
Brimming with excitement and vitality, Helen described the steps to the Altar as steps to healing, deliverance and other blessings.
“CALL ME MUMMY MIRACLE!” CHINTUA DEMANDS
Speaking in a blend of English and Nigerian Pidgin, Chintua said, “Na God run dis one for me!” By that, she meant that it was only God who did it for her.
Here is her testimony:
For five years, she had been in a marriage that produced no offspring. “We went our separate ways because there was no child between us,” she said. In her second marriage, Chintua experienced the same challenge, but she changed her story by taking a different course.
“I came to The SCOAN Living Water Service and poured out my heart to God,” Chintua said. She then went about her daily activities until one day when she took ill. “I went for a malaria test but the doctor found a baby inside me!” Chintua chuckled.
To the glory of God, she carried the baby almost to term. Although the baby was born at seven months, the child was in such a fine state that no incubator was needed. God had already answered their prayer, “Call me Mummy Miracle!” she told the church.
She advised the people: “Trust God.”
AFTER FIVE YEARS, RACHAEL GETS ANOTHER BABY!
In 2020, Rachael suffered a stillbirth. Although heartbroken, she continued trying to conceive again.
Here is her testimony:
“I kept spending money on different treatments, and this left me broke all the time,” she said on July 31, 2026.
At the 2024 edition of The Living Water Service, however, Rachael left it all to God. “I stopped using all the things I was ingesting,” she recalled.
Only a couple of months after praying on the Altar, Rachael discovered that she had conceived again, almost five years after losing her first child. Holding her bundle of joy close to her chest.
She advised the people: “No matter your situation, take note that God is still doing wonders.”
FOOT ULCER ARRESTED BY GOD’S POWER IN THE LIVING WATER
Here is his testimony:
While running an errand for his mother, Emily’s son, Promise, stepped on a piece of wooden shrapnel that pierced the sole of his foot. “We had him treated,” Emily said on July 31, 2026.
Days later, however, the boy’s injury worsened. “It was oozing out smelly pus and the boy was in severe discomfort,” she explained.
Although she took him to different clinics for treatment, the situation remained unchanged.
MIRABEL GETS ACADEMIC BREAKTHROUGH IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
Here is her testimony:
Alongside her parents, Mirabel attended The SCOAN Living Water Service on August 8, 2025.
“My request to God was to give me success in my upcoming medical board examination and research presentations,” she said on July 31, 2026.
During moments of anxiety, she took solace in the encouraging words of Pastor Evelyn Joshua.
When she did not see her name among the list of presenters at a research conference, she did not panic but ministered the Living Water in her possession.
Afterwards, she was allowed to make her presentation. Despite having less time than the other participants, Mirabel delivered the most impressive presentation.
Regarding her medical board examination, Mirabel continued praying and ministering the Living Water from August 2025.
To the glory of God, she passed the examination without experiencing the usual panic attacks. “I have gone on to win four awards for my medical publications since the last Living Water Service,” she said.
She also shared that she had started a thriving foundation that supports communities. Mirabel said she could not have achieved these feats without God’s help. “God is truly the Greatest Physician,” she said, while advising others to trust in Him.
Mirabel’s mother advised parents to bring up their children in the way of the Lord. “Bring your children here,” she insisted.
The SCOAN Living Water Service 2026: Standing By The Power Of The Cross
Pastor Evelyn Joshua joined the congregation for the exhortation at The SCOAN Living Water Service 2026, greeting the people in the name of Jesus Christ before praying, “May the blessings that come from the name of Jesus Christ be yours, in Jesus’ name!”
She then led the congregation in declaring, “I have come to lay it all at the feet of Jesus Christ,” before raising a song inviting the Holy Spirit to dwell in The Arena Of Liberty.
Ministering on the message titled “Standing by The Power of the Cross”, with 1 Corinthians 1:18-20 as her proof text, Pastor Evelyn Joshua taught that, “To take the name of Jesus Christ into your day, from your bedside, is about speaking and acting in a way that reflects His character. Whatever thing you are doing, do it in the name of Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God through Him.”
Describing the Bible as a “sweet book”, she said it is the chronicle of God’s love for His people, adding, “The entrance to the Kingdom of God is not difficult to find. The way has been made plain by the power of the Cross.”
She reminded the congregation: “The gap between us and God is only bridged by the Cross. In the world you will have trouble, trials and tribulations, but be of good cheer, for God has overcome the world. You cannot underestimate what Jesus Christ did for us.”
Encouraging believers to stand firm in their identity in Christ, she declared: “You have been included into those who belong to God, so what is going to stop that. In belonging, there is acceptance and security. Your acceptance and security cannot be taken away from you. God has claimed you to Himself.”
Exhortation To The People
She further emphasised: “You are a partaker of God’s divine nature. You are comforted by the power of the Holy Ghost. Your obedience to God is only a reflection of your belief in God. In knowing God there is peace, love and direction. When you discover Him through love and peace, you will discover a new purpose, a new identity.”
Addressing the spiritual hunger of today’s world, Pastor Evelyn Joshua said: “Today the world is hungry not for physical food; many are busy feeding on many things – anything that catches their fantasies.
If you don’t have peace, you can’t serve God faithfully. Many are thirsty and longing for something to quench their thirst. True peace comes from knowing God. How long do you want to remain in rejection?”
Calling all to Christ, she urged: “Christ is calling you to come and rest; the entrance to the Kingdom of God is not hidden. There is no neutral kingdom; it is either you are obeying or disobeying Him.”
She also challenged the people to examine their hearts, asking: “Which of these weaknesses control you: bitterness, anger, offence, envy, pride? Maturity is about Jesus Christ. Trials and temptations determine who you are in Christ Jesus. Sin easily hides where there is no heat of trial.”
Concluding her message, Pastor Evelyn Joshua encouraged the congregation with these words: “No matter how unsteady your life may appear to be, tests and trials determine your position – where you are before God…. Make God’s Word the standard for your life.”
At the Mountain of Prayer
Under the leading of the Holy Spirit, Pastor Evelyn Joshua climbed The SCOAN Mountain Of Prayer to declare God’s blessings upon all who participated in The SCOAN Living Water Service 2026.
Pastor Evelyn Joshua
She prayed: “Father Lord God Of Heavens, I stand by the power of the Cross to declare freedom, peace, healing, deliverance, breakthrough in the lives of Your children…. This is our house of mercy and it has been blessed by the Heavenly Host.
I pray today, O Lord, that all who will fetch to drink – from the first to the last – they will drink to good life, in the name of Jesus Christ, by the Blood of Jesus Christ and by the power of the Holy Ghost!
Father, I stand by the power of the Cross and pray that all who will fetch to drink, fetch to wash – they will be healed, in the name of Jesus!
They will be healed of their afflictions, disease, in the name of Jesus! Almighty God, answer our prayer, in the name of Jesus Christ!”
The People Ascend The SCOAN Altar Of Prayer
Following the prayer, worshippers reverently ascended The SCOAN Altar Of Prayer, meditating and committing their expectations to God as they partook of the Living Water in faith.
The atmosphere was filled with hope and thanksgiving as believers trusted God for healing, deliverance, restoration and breakthrough, confident that His mercy excluded no one.
Worshippers also filled the Overflow Section, where they connected with the service in faith. They held firmly to the assurance of Hebrews 13:8 that “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever,” and to the promise of John 4:14 that “whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.”
Throughout the service, God’s mighty power continued to bring healing, deliverance, breakthroughs and life-transforming testimonies to His people.
Once again, Jesus Christ revealed His miracle-working power throughout The SCOAN Living Water Service 2026, transforming lives through His mercy and grace.
As our Lord Jesus Christ declares in Matthew 11:28, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Indeed, all who came to Him in faith found hope, strength and renewed assurance in His unfailing power.
Instant Testimony
15 YEARS OF FIBROIDS ENDED BY GOD’S POWER!
For 15 years, Patience from Nigeria battled fibroids, a condition that also prevented her from conceiving. With a believing heart, she attended The SCOAN Living Water Service 2026, trusting God for her healing.
Shortly after entering the church auditorium, Patience felt an unusual sensation in her abdomen and went to check herself. There, she noticed drops of blood, which strengthened her faith as she proceeded to the Altar of Prayer and committed her situation into God’s hands.
Moments later, she expelled the fibroid along with thick blood clots and experienced immediate relief. The hardness and heaviness she had endured for years disappeared, and her abdomen became light and normal.
“People often thought I was pregnant because of the size of my stomach,” she said, adding that after the encounter, the swelling went down completely. Filled with gratitude, Patience testified that the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua had healed her and set her free.