The Celestial Church of Christ ,National Headquarters,Makoko, Yaba, Lagos has emerged the winner of the Rev. SBJ Oshoffa Juvenile Bible Competition held within its premises.
Represented by Brothers Babalola Jeremiah and Hassan Abraham,the winner beat 29 other parishes to win the coveted $1,500 prize money on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Sharon Parish and Mokola Parish emerged second and first runner-ups respectively as they won N500,000 and N250,000.
Also, all participating parishes are expected to get N100,000 each.The competition, which was in commemoration of the 40th remembrance of the founder of the church, Rev. SBJ Oshoffa, was one of the activities lined up to celebrate his life and times .
Speaking with journalists, leader, True in Word Season, the group behind the event, Brother Demola Bolaji, bemoaned the fading culture of Bible quiz in the church and activities of falsehood-preaching teachers.
“The Bible quiz was a way of passing Papa’s(Oshoffa) legacy down to the children. Papa made children have the knowledge of the Bible and doctrines of the church. So, there was no confusion anywhere. We can’t be deceived.With time, the quiz went down. I am reviving it because I was a participant as of 1983, 1984, 1985.I feel elated. This is a way of passing on what we got from our father to the younger generation.
“Unfortunately, there have been invasions by teachers of falsehood. We had information directly from the founder and they are things that will take us through the storms. “
Commenting, the Shepherd of CCC National Headquarters, Venerable Superior Evangelist Afis Kiki, enjoined youths to use the talents deposited in them for the propagation of the gospel of Christ, describing the event as the first of its kind the church.
“It is first of its kind. It is the best we can think of as far as a futuristic mission is concerned. It is a long time since the church came to this place.It is the first time we are having an internationally organised quiz.We thank God for the vision and the zeal that the youths are exhibiting now. It is the best thing to happen to this church.This church was founded purely and solely for the purpose of preaching the gospel for the salvation of humanity.
Anything to promote the gospel should be the focus of the youths.
“Youths should use whatever talent that is deposited in them for the purpose of the gospel. Shun all mundane activities and resist the devil. He’s a fallen angel, a fallen leader and has nothing to give for he inherited nothing. I’m happy that this is happening at our time and we are having youths to hand over to.”
A N500,000 prize was given to the wife of the late Evangelist JOB Aladetoyinbo, who was said to be the grand quizmaster in the CCC, for his contributions to the spiritual growth and knowledge of past participants. Equally honoured was Evangelist T. Olubajo who also got a N300,000 prize money in recognition of his contributions to Bible quiz in the days of the founder.
In a chat with Rifnote, the winners , Brothers Babalola Jeremiah and Hassan Abraham, described their emergence as a dream come true, expressing gratitude to God and the organisers for the honour.
The convener, Brother Demola Bolaji, however, expressed dissatisfaction at the performances of the participants, urging them to perform better in their scores in the subsequent editions of the annual event.
 | ReplyForwardAdd reaction |