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Building in the kingdom 6 by Apostle Tochukwu Okonkwo (4).m4a148.36 MB
For some time, I have been called from other nations but it seem the time was not right but at this time, we shall step into the phase which the Lord had called us into.
I'm personally inviting anyone who may be led to join me in partnership of taking the gospel to other nations.
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Building in the kingdom 5 by Apostle Tochukwu Okonkwo.m4a168.54 MB
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We are changing our venue as we prepare for a new season of growth and greater impact. We are also upgrading our gadgets, sound equipment, and other ministry resources to enhance our gatherings and reach more people. In addition, we are introducing more weekly services designed to ground God’s people in biblical doctrine, spiritual maturity, and a Christ-centered lifestyle. More details about the new venue and weekly schedule will be communicated soon.
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🔥 WHAT IF YOUR SEED HELPED TAKE THE GOSPEL TO THOUSANDS?
A city can be changed by one encounter with Jesus.
A family can be restored.
A sick body can receive healing.
A life bound for years can experience freedom.
A sinner can hear the Gospel and become a disciple of Christ.
This is why we are going to Akwanga.
The Sheepfold Apostolic International Ministry – Akwanga Kingdom Crusade is an assignment to proclaim Jesus Christ, minister healing and deliverance, and bring the Gospel to people who need hope.
And we are believing God for $13,000 — ₦20 MILLION to make this crusade possible.
But here is the beautiful part:
You can be part of the harvest without being physically present in Akwanga.
Your prayer can help us.
Your sharing can help us.
Your giving can help us.
Your partnership can help us reach another soul.
🙏 WILL YOU PARTNER WITH US?
We are calling on 100 kingdom-minded people who will say:
«“I will not only watch what God is doing—I will help make it possible.”»
Whatever God puts in your heart to give, no seed is too small when it is sown for the advancement of the Gospel.
📍 AKWANGA, NIGERIA
📅 2ND WEEK OF NOVEMBER
🎯 CRUSADE GOAL: $13,000 / ₦20 MILLION
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Many servants of God sincerely love people, possess genuine spiritual gifts, and labor tirelessly. Yet sincerity, passion, and activity are not substitutes for alignment. It is possible to expend enormous effort in an area that appeals to our natural burden while delaying the fuller expression of the assignment God has actually entrusted to us.
God's call determines God's grace. The greatest fruitfulness is found where God's commission and our obedience fully converge.
Paul's life reminds us that God is patient with His servants. He not only calls us but also shapes us, redirects us when necessary, and faithfully leads us into the fullness of the assignment He ordained from the beginning.
Whether one accepts this interpretation or prefers a different reading of Acts, the narrative challenges every believer to ask a searching question:
Am I merely serving with zeal, or am I fully aligned with the specific assignment Christ has given me?
From Zeal to Alignment: Paul's Gradual Embrace of His Apostolic Assignment
One of the fascinating realities in Scripture is that receiving a divine calling and fully walking in that calling are not always the same thing. The call may come instantly, but full alignment with that call may unfold progressively.
The apostle Paul illustrates this possibility.
From the very beginning, the Lord left no ambiguity about Paul's primary assignment:
"Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel."
— Acts 9:15–16
Years later, Paul recounted the Lord's words:
"Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles."
— Acts 22:21
Again, before King Agrippa, Paul testified:
"...rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you."
— Acts 26:17
These passages consistently place the Gentiles at the forefront of Paul's apostolic commission. Although Israel was not excluded, the emphasis of Christ's calling was unmistakable.
Yet when we follow Paul's ministry in Acts, we repeatedly find him beginning with the Jews. His deep love for Israel, his lifelong identity as a Pharisee, and his zeal for his own people seem to have shaped the early direction of his ministry. Rather than immediately giving himself predominantly to the Gentiles, he invested significant effort among the Jews, often meeting fierce resistance.
This pattern raises an important question: Was Paul ministering according to the full emphasis of his commission, or was he gradually growing into it?
Luke records several pivotal moments when Paul publicly declared a decisive turn toward the Gentiles after persistent Jewish rejection.
In Pisidian Antioch:
"Since you reject it... we are now turning to the Gentiles."
— Acts 13:46
In Corinth:
"Your blood be on your own heads!... From now on I will go to the Gentiles."
— Acts 18:6
In Rome, after continued rejection:
"This salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen."
— Acts 28:28
These repeated declarations appear to mark stages in Paul's increasing alignment with the commission Christ had given him years earlier.
This understanding also sheds light on Galatians 2:7–9. Paul wrote that the apostles recognized that he had "been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised," just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised. James, Cephas, and John extended to Paul and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that they should go to the Gentiles while Peter's ministry remained primarily among the Jews.
This was not a new calling but a public recognition of the calling Christ had already revealed on the Damascus road.
Paul himself later embraced this identity without hesitation:
"Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry."
— Romans 11:13
Notice that Paul did not merely say he preached to Gentiles. He identified himself as the apostle of the Gentiles. This was not simply one aspect of his ministry; it became the defining feature of his apostleship.
Paul never lost his love for Israel. Even in Romans 9–11, he expressed profound sorrow for his fellow Jews and longed for their salvation. His burden for them remained genuine and deeply personal. Yet a burden, however sincere, must never overshadow a divine commission.
There is a difference between what we naturally desire to do and what God has principally called us to do.
Viewed from this perspective, Paul's ministry reflects a progression from personal zeal toward complete apostolic alignment. As Jewish opposition intensified, his Gentile ministry expanded, producing extraordinary fruit throughout Asia Minor and Europe. The very assignment Christ announced at Paul's conversion became the defining reality of his life and ministry.
This principle extends far beyond Paul's experience.
