Religion

Ordination: Reverend Olagbaju Harps on Essence of Exemplary Lifestyle

By Web News 487

By Oluwakayode Banjo

For Christians to enjoy the divine presence of God, they must choose to live holy lives all through their sojourn on earth.

Provost, Cathedral of Saint James the Great, Oke Bola, Ibadan, The Very Reverend David Olagbaju stated this at the Trinity Ordination Service and Institution and Induction of The Venerable Johnson Faleye as the Archdeacon of Molete Archdeaconry, Ibadan Diocese, Anglican Communion and Vicar of Saint Anne’s Church, Molete.

Delivering a sermon on the occasion, The Very Reverend Olagbaju maintained that Holiness was one of the major prerequisite for Christians to enjoy the divine presence of God.

The Very Reverend Olagbaju admonished the newly inducted Archdeacon and other ordained ministers to continue to live holy and trust God, who had called them to serve in His vineyard.

In an interview with Radio Nigeria, the newly inducted Archdeacon of Molete Archdeaconry, Ibadan Diocese, Anglican Communion and Vicar of Saint Anne’s Church, Molete, The Venerable Johnson Faleye promised to follow the divine leading of God in piloting the affairs of the church and the Archdeaconry.

Our correspondent reports that, at the service, 4 ordinands were promoted and ordained as Deacons, while 6 Deacons were also promoted and ordained as Priests.

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Lifestyle

Avoid behaviour, things that can send you to eternal damnation – Reverend Olagbaju

By Web News 984

Nigerians have been told to be mindful of the day of reckoning and abstain from acts capable of sending them to eternal damnation.

The Provost, Cathedral of Saint James the Great, Oke Bola, Ibadan, The Very Reverend, Dr David Olagbaju stated this while delivering a sermon during the funeral service of Late Engineer Emmanuel Oladeji.

The cleric bemoaned the moral decadence, corruption and sinful nature of human beings saying God’s judgement awaits whoever failed to desist from evil.

The Very Reverend Olagbaju who said the death was inevitable, however, said eternal life is certain for whoever accepts Jesus Christ.

In an interview, one of the daughters of Late Engineer Oladeji, who is also a former staff of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Mrs Olatundun Olufosoye said her father was a disciplined man whose vacuum would be hard to fill.

The body of Late Engineer Oladeji was later laid to rest at the church cemetery, Oke Bola, Ibadan.

Rotimi Famakin