Season 2: Pastorpreneurs and their private jets

President of the Sword of the Spirit International Ministries and the
national vice president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria,
Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has condemned the attack on clerics who own
private jets in the country, just as he stated that such stand was
uncalled for and that more jets from clergy were coming.


The bishop stated this in a release made available to Tribune Church.
"WE are being criticised for buying jets! But they forgot that before
WE started to buy jets, WE were winning souls in thousands
andmillions, turning men and women from darkness to light. WE were
transforming lives, giving them beauty for ashes. WE were empowering
people, equipping them with the revelation knowledge of God's word
that lifts men out of the pit of poverty, to the pinnacle of grace and
dominion! WE were empowering the poor, not only giving them fish to
eat but also teaching them how to fish. WE were building schools that
were giving quality education to the people, empowering them mentally
to become prominent (these include those throwing stones at us now!).
WE were building universities. WE were transforming our society, and
changing our nation, one soul at a time," he said.


Oke wondered what Nigeria would have been if not for the efforts of
Pentecostalism in the country. "They have seen a few jets. They ain't
seen nothing yet!


More of us will yet buy and maintain our jets, because, by the mercy
of God, WE have been given the wisdom to do so.And WE are willing to
teach the nation, if they will listen to us, rather than throw stones.


"However, our critics should know that the jets mean nothing to us!
They are just tools to do the work that God has given us in a more
effective manner. Or how can an Adeboye who has churches in over 160
nations of the earth cope with his pastoral and apostolic
responsibilities without some private jets! He does not need just one.
He needs some!


"How can an Ayo Oritsejafor, who has to minister around the globe,
pastor a very large congregation in Warri, and still attend to
critical national matters in Abuja, if he has to keep waiting at the
airports, in a system where nothing is predictable? Our critics
should, please, note that more of us are following the trail of the
like of Adeboye, whose wealthand affluence has never stopped him from
being a true shepherd of the poor and downtrodden, in true humility,
simplicity and godly sincerity, a shining example of true
Pentecostalism and Charismatic wisdom," he said.

RESPONSE:

With due respect sir, I'll like to comment on this arrogant statement
of yours perhaps you may be reading:

This is nothing but an arrogant statement.

So it has become you guys (MoGs) who win the soul and no longer the
Holy Spirit? It has become you and your colleague who empowers the
poor and yet many Nigerians are still living under $2/day? It is no
longer God who workS through you as a vessel?

Your statements are filled with self achievement and doesn't answer to
scripture sir. Even the universities built, how many of the members in
their economic state can afford the tuition aside the rich?

You boast of transforming lives and yet, life itself is not in the
abundance of what man owns but quality.
Jesus said, "I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the
work which you gave me to do", John 17:4 and Apostle Paul said same
thing in 2 Timothy4:7. When Jesus and the Apostle made such a bold
statement, Jesus had not even died and yet he said, "he had finished
the work". What then is the finished work when he had not died?

He had REPRODUCED himself in a generation of men that will work
according the samework he had done. Today's MoG are busy expanding
their empire, not the kingdom and REPRODUCING collection centers
called "church branches" whereby they can accumulate more money to
acquire their earthly possessions. How many of Adeboye's Pastor have
their private jets How many of Ayo Oritsejafor's branch pastor have
the their own jets or are they not all called to preach the gospel?


Again, nobody is envious of your private jet since we now know you are
also beginning to covet after your own private jet hence you must come
out to defend MoGs with private jets. The real critics is the means by
which the private jets are acquired. When MoGs use all sort of
gimmicks to milk the sheep in order to acquire wealth is the real
issue sir.

Or does the catholic pope- who is busier than all these pastors put
together- own a private jet?