CHRIST EMBASSY AND WINNERS are the reason why the church has become too worldly, at least

here in
Nigeria.

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Am gonna say this even though I know your stone will be waiting for me. But I'll still say it anyway. Those
that will agree with me, will. And a whole lot will not agree.

No problems at all.

At their infancy stage, both Christ Embassy and Winners propagated the belief that "come the way you
are; God will change you afterwards". They allowed people to put on any type of rubbish into the
sanctuary. They made it look like a business strategy to win more "customers" from other churches so
that the church will grow.

They studied the weaknesses of other denominations, especially the Orthodox churches like Catholic
(non charismatic), Presbyterian and Methodists. They strategized on how to "win" souls. And they
actually won them. And they made each soul to feel like a king, after all he that winneth a soul is wise.

You know what happens when a new product hits the market. They will reduce price. They will engage
in intensive advertisement. They will even go door to door. They will brand their packets with flashy
colors so as to appeal to the "customers'". They may lower the standard set by the monopolies. Their
aim is to join the competition. And when they gain a foot at the market, they will relax back to the
regulated standard.

This was exactly what these two churches did. Instead of staying in church from 8am to 1pm, they
slashed it into three services. Why will you sit one place for that long? Don't you have something doing?
Come! We will make it 8am to 9:30am. The next will come in after you. Isn't that wonderful?

And instead of singing old mama songs, let's add some reggae to it. Let's dance. This place is your own
party house. Dance the way you used to dance at party houses. Hold a sister and give her a "holy" rock
song. Sing aloud. Dance and sweat. This is your own party house. And a short while into the service, a
comedian is invited to "spice up" the service.

Little by little, the world crept in.

When you dress like a stripper to church, the ushers will inform the pastor that a new soul has been
added. The pastor will call you forward to the cheering of the crowd. You will be admonished to stay.
You will be entertained with drinks and sausage. You will be intensively followed up. NOBODY will tell
her she is dressed improperly. She doesn't need head ties. Soon, that soul finds that this is the true
house of God, and she will refer to her former church as "boring".

Meanwhile, that same newcomer will not dare dress like that to a service in The Lord's Chosen or
Deeper Life Bible Church. Invite him or her to deeper life, she will intuitively dress properly. Nobody will
tell her that here we use head ties. Nobody will admonish her to cover her body. She will naturally know
how to dress.

But the moment she is going to Winners, she becomes lousy in dressing. In case she dares her soul into
Deeper Life, trust me, the ushers will get a huge braid of wrapper and embalm her head untill they will
start looking for her ear. They will also cover her shoulders as if she has cold, and they will show her
where to stay. An usher will always have her eyes on her.

Ask yourself, will you dare dress like that to Deeper Life? Will you try it when going to MFM? Will you
use that sleeveless top when you are going to Catholic or Assemblies of God's Church? You only do that
when you are going to Winners and Christ Embassy because you know they won't correct you.

My greatest pain is that Bishop Oyedepo and Pastor Chris did not realize that a lot of young pastors
looked up to them as role models. They began to copy so many of them. There is a church called
BEAUTIFUL MINISTERIES in Awka. Oh mehn, you need to go there and see, except if they have modified
their service formulas. Many young men began to fry their hairs because they want to imitate Pastor
Chris.

Ok, I actually followed this development acutely. Bishop David Oyedepo soon began to realize that
people are beginning to abuse the laxity he let. People started to think Winners is where you do as you
like. So, he began to make rules to curtail these trends. But, the seed had gouged enough fibre that
changing became Herculean. The people were already used to this new found freedom. And if you try to
insist, you will sound rude.
At a time, I saw one message of Dr. Paul Enenche where he recounted how he lashed out at a supposed
church member who dressed so shabbily. He called her demonic. He tore her ego apart and told her that
the church is a sanctuary and not a party house. She was visibly embarrassed and she left. But the
message had been passed.

Oh Steve, I know I have opened a can of worms. But God save us. I am convinced that there is an atom
of truth in this write-up even if you may not agree with me that all of it are true.

I am an accomplished organist. I have worshiped in all the churches I mentioned except The Anglican
Communion. I did not say I have visited. I said, I have worship with each of them for not less than
6months each. So I KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING.

Good morning

Lordsteve!