PROVE YOUR CALLING: PASTOR UYEH CHARGES LATS GRADUANDS
By Benjamin O. Sanni
The Visitor, The Apostolic Church Nigeria LAWNA Theological Seminary Ayegbaju Ilesa and LAWNA Territorial Chairman Pastor (Dr) Senior Gabriel Okpako Uyeh JP has charged graduating seminarians to prove their calling and make their elections sure.
Pastor (Dr) Senior Gaberiel Okpako Uyeh gave the charge at the 34th convocation of The Apostolic Church Nigeria LAWNA Theological Seminary Ayegbaju Ilesa held at Pastor (Dr) Gabriel Oladele Olutola International Conference hall on Thursday November 23, 2023
Pastor Uyeh, while calling on the graduating seminarians to prove their calling by their watch said that doing so will make people to see that they were truly called by God.
According to the 6th LAWNA Territorial Chairman, He said ‘’Prove your calling by your watch and not by theory, not what I say, not what I heard, prove your calling so that people will see that you are truly called. There are apology Pastors. I called them apology because they will say ‘I am sorry, I am sorry Sir’’ Apology pastors give lame excuses which I do not want to hear and not even encouraging.
So go and prove yourself in the field and make your calling sure.’’
Pastor (Dr) Uyeh also used the charge to encourage the students to make use of the anointing that has been released on them through teaching and impartation to populate the Kingdom of God and de-populate the Kingdom of Devil.
‘’ You have been equipped with the power of God. The anointing of God has been released to through the Guest Speaker, I am confirming it in your life now by the order and the authority of Jesus Christ , the head of the Church, with the enablement of the Trustee and the Executives of The Apostolic Church Nigeria LAWNA Territory, I give you the authority that you go with the rod you have been given, go and use it, utilize it well for the progress of the Church, for the progress of the Gospel, for the progress of the work of God and depopulate the Kingdom of Devil. ‘’
‘’Populate the Kingdom of God and you and your followers should be candidates of heaven. Be practical example of Jesus Christ and it shall be well with you.’’
Earlier on Wednesday, the LAWNA Territorial Chairman while commissioning 5-flat Staff Quarters at the seminary site appreciated the effort of the management and students of the seminary for the good work they have done.
He said ‘’On behalf of LAWNA Executives, we are thanking you all for a job well done. You have not failed yourself, you have not failed God and you have not failed us. Like what the Provost said, we will mark you and established as good Set. When we give you good, the good should go to better and even go to best. So no not say, you are good and then relax.
In his exhortation from the book of Hebrews 6:9-11, Pastor (Dr) Uyeh admonished the seminarians not relent in good works for God is not unrighteous to forget every good in the Church.
‘’Any work any man does, any woman does whether great, small or little in the church, in the convention, in the District, God will never forget. Therefore, we are challenged by this, with the 5-flats the seminary has delivered the church from paying rent.
While thanking the leadership of TACN LAWNA Territory for their support, prayers and assistance, Provost of the Seminary, Pastor Gabriel Olugbenga Ayotunde Alakuko PhD also used the opportunity to appreciate the staff for their cooperation towards the successful completion of the building and students for their efforts.
‘’Let me say this, the staff have been very cooperative. In the course of doing the decking, we ran into problem, the Engineer brought some people, the work they did was up not up to 12 feet by 10 feet and they said they are going after the Engineer has paid them the whole amount required. They said they do not work more than that; they are coming the following day. Sir, we have to call on the students, everybody became a bricklayer including myself. All of us with the Engineer, we mounted it up and ensured that was made that day.’’
‘’Sir, the students were very marvellous. They did very well and I believe the fathers would see them as good products from this seminary and use them for that purpose. He concluded
The biannual convocation of the seminary had a total number of 196 students comprising of 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic sessions were conferred with Diploma, Bachelor, and Post-graduate Diploma and Masters of the seminary respectively.
