Elder Prince Aderibigbe Adewuyi is from from a remote Odogbo village in IIesha, Osun State, he’s an ordained elder of the Apostolic church.
Aderibigbe in his quest for God actively in the ministry for the past 32 years, ministering both in Nigeria and diaspora. He has touched many lives, create positive impacts in the ministry and lots of testimonies recorded. Speaking with Newsieevents Executive Editor Divine Sam, Elder Aderibigbe speaks exclusively on various devastating chronic distractions confronting Christianity especially the upcoming young ministers and new born Ministries in the Nation.
He also expatriates details of his forthcoming program on May 1st, in Osun State and by extension the 12th of worship and praise night with 120 trumpeters coming up on July 7th by 6.00pm – 6.00am in Ibadan Oyo state capital, following his 58th birthday on July 8th.
This and many other discussion except….
Que: What has been the major challenges when you started ministration?
Ans:
Well we have faced a lots of challenges and by the Special grace of God we have been able to overcome them all. There are lots of challenges as far as the ministry is concerned but the truth is that God has been faithful even in the mist of the storm. Series of things happened, there was a time I couldn’t eat well because of financial constraints, there was a time the tribulations was much but God himself has been supportive. Although I am a member of the Apostolic church, I was born into the Apostolic church but my ministry cutting across the Apostolic has helped me, I have ministered every where including cherubim and Seraphim church, celestial church, Baptist Church, and so many others denominations.
I am a man of the people by his Grace and God himself has been supporting us, by little by little we are able to overcome some circumstances I come across in the journey of ministry to the time that he said I should be giving him praises, some years back I was so much dedicated into the work of God. I could remember when God said I should be giving him praises in the Palace of Yoruba land, God said it will be filled with praises and power and the word of authority will be coming out from men of God, I did have a sponsorship through out but God in his faithfulness has been providing, Mr. Yinka ayefele also contributed financially he also uses his radio fresh fm to promote the services and the last one we did we spend about #3m. By the Special grace of God I will begin the visitation of palaces after my birthday and I have it in mind to go and start from Ekiti State and from there we will spread through out the yeruba land we believe in God whenever he speaks.
Ques: and what are the significance parts of all these lind ups spiritual activities, what are your major target?
Ans: Well I don’t have target, what I have is God’s target all I am doing is to carry out instruction. The instruction is to blow the trumpet and when the trumpet is blown it will cast away demons from yeruba land and I solely believe that’s God’s target. There are some familiar spirits that are hindering and tieing down the progress and growth of the people of God who are working earnestly on daily basis for the development of the community unfortunately their aims are not achieved but at the blowing of this trumpet those demons will flee. So I don’t have personal targets than to follow what God said and believe me there will be results.
Ques:
in your previous outing what has been the testimonies and impact?
Ans: There has been a lots of great testimonies, but I really does not like fronting them. My believe is that people that God has helped through my ministration should use their mouth and relate with the ppeople what God has done for them. There has been massive impact because of the uniqueness and the spiritual symbol of the trumpet. It is not just an ordinary trumpet, yeah there are lot of trumpeters but this ones are specifically orchestrated for the kingdom of God, even while they are ministering people are receiving their healings, blessings and diverse miracles.
Ques: with your years in the ministry, can say many of the young ministers who are currently in the ministry have breached the gab the kind of…. (cut in)
Ans: my brother ministers of now a days their major focus is how to cruise big rides, triggered after luxuries, build mansions, travel abroad so that they can be flaunting their fine writch watch and jewelries they just want people to know they have travelled to Russia, India and many other parts of the world, but I can tell you boldly that Jesus Christ is more than that. The ministry of God is bigger than telling people how many cars are packed at your garage, how many houses you have Build or acquire in Dubai No.. Because even those people who do not have Christ they are using cars, owning houses. To worsen the situation, there are lots of “criminals” on the alters. When you ask somebody to go and close his or her account and bring all the money, my brother the Holy Spirit can never tells you that because the work of the Holy Spirit is not to enslaved us. When you ask people to render all their money in the account and bring to you as a minister how do you want the them to feed their families. Some ministers are using charm to victimised their members, are they really called by God? Some of them wear flashy suit and ask their members to come and touch it with fifty thousand naria some will even ask for dollar. Currently they are ministering prosperity, ever since they started ministering prosperity how many people have prosper? The challenges people are facing today does not have any blame on the devil, rather government should be hold responsible for their inability to create massive employment for the teaming populated unemployed youths and yet a minister will stand on the pulpit and shout” there are people here with problems ” who doesn’t have problem in Nigeria even the minister that is talking also have problems, now a days 90 percent of people are surviving from equilibrium even the country is living on loan. There are microfinance everywhere, this is where people collect money to survive and somebody in the name of ministry while on the pulpit will use it as a “prophesy ” there’s somebody here owing debt, if we should scrutinies him very well he’s owing more than the entire church. My brother none of these are the gospel of Jesus Christ. The gospel of Jesus Christ is strictly on salvation and confession of sin, come to me with heavy burdens and I will give you rest, but today some ministers are adding the burden to the congregation. Initially it was God that called but now they are calling themselves, once they don’t have a job or lost their jobs they look every means to have money and buy instruments with pulpit next is to start a church. Some of them cannot even fast and pray it’s a pity.
Ques: How did you cope with great men of God like Adeboye, the late Bishop Idahoza and others back then?
Ans: these are men we can referred to as father’s of faith, the late Bishop Idahoza was a big trait to the kingdom of darkness. These men did not used money as a yardstick and they have serious passion for the work of God and many of them give out from what GOd has given to them for the work of God to continue, not the other way round like what is tenable in some Ministries today a lots of ministers have drilled their congregations. Baba Adeboye and others are good examples of faith but unfortunately some ministers of now a days failed to look at the good example of these great men of God.
Ques:your message to the upcoming ministers:
Ans: The Christian ministry is more than a job offered by an organization; it is a calling given by God: “He set me apart before I was born” (Galatians 1:15). A church then recognizes the divine call upon a man and invites him in as their pastor. And here’s my point: The calling upon that pastor is not primarily to serve the people of that church. At a deeper level, his calling is to serve the Lord among the people of that church. “What we proclaim is not ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake” (2 Corinthians 4:5).
Sadly, some young ministers offend people foolishly. But every faithful pastor, who is really serving his Lord, will offend some people inevitably. The wise apostle Paul said, “I try to please everyone in everything I do” (1 Corinthians 10:33). He was, in a good and limited sense, a people-pleaser. But he was the Lord’s people-pleaser. He boldly said, “Am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ” (Galatians 1:10). When Paul had to choose between pleasing himself and pleasing others, he chose to please others. But when he had to choose between pleasing others and pleasing the Lord, he chose to please the Lord, confident that his brave choice would best serve everyone.
A real minister of God will serve his people with a heart like the Lord’s own heart, “gentle and lowly” (Matthew 11:29). But he will not prostitute himself, just to keep a job. He will pray and preach for the glory of his Lord to be displayed with reviving power. And God will honor his faithful pursuit of his sacred calling.
