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A Special Prayer Breakfast took place on
27th June 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in London. |
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Seeking to build a relationship and at the same time, lay themselves ‘open to what
the Lord was saying to them’ as a group, Bishop Wilton Powell of the Church of God
of Prophecy, Bishop Eric Brown of the New Testament Church of God and Pastor Agu
Irukwu of the Redeemed Christian Church of God made the following points: |
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Bishop Eric Brown Explaining some of the thinking behind the meetings held in the
past, Bishop Brown took as his reflection, Esther 10:1-3 where Mordacai sought the
good of his people and in so doing positioned himself to be used for their deliverance
and that of his nation as a whole.
The Bishop also went onto admonish those present
that ‘he is aware that the enemy tries to keep us apart, but the blood of Christ
that unites us is greater than the forces that try to keep us apart’. For him those
gathered together should get to know each other, network and help each other, ‘for
God has raised us up as a church in this generation for this nation, rather than
seek mere economic gains. |
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Bishop Wilton Powell OBE For Bishop Powell ‘significant human and physical resources’
amongst the three main churches and the coming together of both Bishop Brown, Pastor
Agu and himself in this relationship, was for him a recognition of the leading of
the holy spirit, which prophetically explains the significance of the breakfast
meeting itself.
Bishop Powell said that the leaders present have a spiritual responsibility
for ‘this nation’ and that they should in the word of the scripture: ‘let their
light so shine before men that they may see your good works and be led to glorify
your father which is in heaven.’ |
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Pastor Agu Ireuku Commenting that he had gained the most from the series of meetings
of the three leaders, Pastor Agu picked up on the Esther/Mordicia theme in Bishop
Brown’s address, encouraging those attending to see the window of opportunity that
presents itself even in times of seemingly distress. He said that Esther’s distress
triggered a response, a resolution to act and that like Esther, those present need
to ask themselves what is their own response to what is happening in this country?
By acknowledging that there would be challenges ‘of culture, traditions, pride,
insecurities etc. in resolving to act’, Pastor Agu believed that these must be faced
if those present were to be effective and be able to do anything beyond the confines
of their own individual churches.
In conclusion, Pastor Agu felt God was speaking,
and that remaining silent was not an option. |
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Welcoming all the questions presented in Q&A session,
Bishops Powell, Brown and
Pastor Agu and made the point
that valuable though the
questions were, they had
brought this group together
because, like the other delegates,
they believe it is by building
relationships especially at a local
level and hearing what God has
to say, that as a body they will be
able to move forward.
A networking exercise
completed the breakfast, which
gave everyone the opportunity
to continue the relationship
building process. |
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