In a recent video on Facebook, renowned Nigerian pastor, David Ibiyeomie, delivers a powerful message urging Africans to align their spiritual beliefs with their financial aspirations. In his recent sermon, he emphasized the critical connection between revival and financial prosperity, shedding light on a prevalent misconception that has hindered economic growth across the continent.
Drawing parallels with the success of European pastors who oversee congregations numbering in the thousands, Ibiyeomie challenges the notion that spiritual leaders cannot thrive financially. He contends that effective leadership coupled with divine blessings should translate into financial abundance, enabling pastors to support their ministries and communities adequately.
According to him, "You can't be revived and not survive because when you're revived the money will come. The money they're looking for is actually in them being revived but they left the revival, doing businesses up and down then the businesses are not even going. Can a pastor in Europe pastor 5,000 (people) and be broke? No way! Even 2,000 Will not be broke. In fact, 1,000 will not be broke but some of them 200, 100, then they run around businesses because the real thing that God wants to bless them with, they left it. And that's what is happening again here in Africa. We come to Church but we are not in touch. “Soul winning? Papa preach make I get money.”
For the video: Watch the Facebook video here.
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