Olukoya Reacts After Pastor Adeboye Was Supported Preaching The Gospel To His Congregation Despite His Son's Death.
May 8, 2021
Olukoya, in a statement jointly signed by him and his wife, Pastor Shade urged Adeboye and the RCCG family to find comfort in the teachings of the scripture that " Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints" .
" We received the news of the passing away of Pastor Dare Adeboye with great shock and disbelief. He was an embodiment of inexhaustible tenderness and of rare grace and charm. "
" A great lover of Christ, our Lord and Saviour, may the Holy Spirit console and comfort you and the family. Please accept our heartfelt condolences and prayer
Pastor Dare died in his sleep in Akwa Ibom, where he was based with his family. This is despite the loss of his third son, Dare, who died on Tuesday in his sleep.
The Holy Communion Service, a programme held in preparation for the church' s monthly programme, ' Holy Ghost service' , which holds every first Friday of a every month!
Adeboye' s sermon was titled, ' Overflowing Blessings' and he read from John 6: 5- 13.
He preached in his usual fashion regardless of the tragedy that struck the family.
As his usual practice, he called on those who have yet to give their lives to Christ to do so.
He also prayed for healing for all those who are sick all over the world; prayed for a new power to witness for God with signs following. " So that the world will know that greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world, " he said.
A minister, who moderated the Holy Communion Service at the Convention Ground said the Pastor was not physically present due to some ' circumstances beyond control' .
The minister said, " I am here not standing in for him because I am too small to stand for him. I am only here to deliver the message as a messenger. He could have been here physically as he used to but due to circumstances beyond control, he was not able to be here but to the Glory of God, he has said to us, Jesus is here and he is also there praying for us. . . "
Dare, who is the third child of the General Overseer would have turned 43 on June 9, 2021
He was a life coach, visionary leader, motivator, bridge builder and a youth provincial pastor in Eket, Akwa Ibom State.
The church had, however, revealed that the death of Pastor Dare Adeboye is not related to COVID- 19.
The church, in a post on its verified Twitter handle, @rccghq said Pastor Dare died on Tuesday, May 4.
The statement signed by the church' s spokesman said it was the wish of the family to be left alone at this critical time.
The tweet read, " It is with a deep and heartfelt sense of loss we announce the departure of our beloved son, brother, husband and father, Oluwadamilare Temitayo Adeboye, who went to be with the Lord.
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