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E.A. Adeboye
Enoch Adejare Adeboye (March 2, 1942 – N/A) is a Nigerian Christian preacher, mathematician, and influential leader widely recognized as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of Africa’s largest Pentecostal denominations. Born in Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria, to a modest family—his father a farmer and his mother a trader—he grew up in poverty but excelled academically despite early hardships, including lacking shoes until age 18. He earned a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1967, an M.Sc. in Hydrodynamics from the University of Lagos in 1969, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 1975, later lecturing at the Universities of Lagos and Ilorin. Adeboye’s preaching career began after joining RCCG in 1973, seeking spiritual healing for his child, and accepting Christ in 1975. Ordained a pastor in 1977, he became General Overseer in 1981 following the death of RCCG founder Josiah Akindayode, transforming the church from a small Lagos-based group into a global movement with millions of members across over 190 countries. Known as “Daddy G.O.,” his sermons emphasize holiness, prayer, and prosperity, delivered at events like the monthly Holy Ghost Service and annual Holy Ghost Congress, drawing massive crowds. He authored over 60 books, including devotionals like Open Heavens, and oversaw RCCG’s expansion, including Redemption City (formerly Camp), a vast ministry hub. Married to Foluke Adenike Adeboye since 1967, with whom he has four children, Adeboye remains a towering figure in Pentecostal Christianity, blending intellectual rigor with spiritual authority.
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E.A. Adeboye emphasizes the importance of showing appreciation to God for His blessings, highlighting the story of the ten lepers where only one returned to thank Jesus. Believers often take God's blessings for granted, assuming His continuous favor without gratitude. The sermon urges believers to express thanksgiving boldly, worship in surrender, and thank God sincerely from the heart to make blessings permanent and experience restoration.
Blessings of Gratitude
MEMORISE: ‘Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto Him with psalm.’ (Ps 95:2) READ: Luke 17:11-19 God lavishes blessings on his children every day. And, just like any natural parent, He expects them to appreciate His kind gestures. Believers today take many of God’s blessings for granted. We assume that when we sleep, we must wake up, or when we are sick, we shall be healed. We feel God is obligated to be our bodyguard and to shelter us from all attacks and the plans of our enemies. We also believe that God will continue to be nice to us no matter what we do! How wrong! In the story of the ten lepers, they were all healed as they obeyed Christ’s instruction. Nine of them (Jews) realized this and ran home excitedly. The tenth, a Samaritan, returned to thank Jesus for showing him mercy. From our text we learn that God expects us to show appreciation for each blessing He gives us. Jesus asked: ‘Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?’ In any area you have failed to appreciate God’s kindness, you become a debtor. Pay your thanksgiving debts today so that it does not count against you tomorrow. It is an irony that it was a stranger – the Samaritan – who returned to thank our Lord. Even today, unbelievers know how to celebrate a good deed attributed to their idols. Come and see them dancing and sacrificing animals in the process. On the other hand, believers, having just had a great deliverance, breakthrough, victory or major blessing in one area or another, come into God’s presence with no excitement and an air of, ‘I am here only to fulfill all righteousness.’ On thanks-giving day, they will drop peanuts in the offerings, as if God is begging for money. We ought to learn the art of thanksgiving from the heathen. Appreciating God entails testifying boldly to God’s glory for what He has done; worshipping at His feet in total surrender to His will; and thanking Him right from the heart. The ten lepers were healed, but only the Samaritan who returned to thank Jesus had all the parts of his body that had been eaten away, restored. Through thanksgiving, your blessings can be made permanent and you can experience restoration. Let the next thanksgiving Sunday be different. Beyond this, daily live a life of gratitude to God. Please begin to thank God for past mercies and blessings, itemizing them one by one. ACTION POINT Spend at least one hour today, thanking God for past and present mercies.
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Enoch Adejare Adeboye (March 2, 1942 – N/A) is a Nigerian Christian preacher, mathematician, and influential leader widely recognized as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of Africa’s largest Pentecostal denominations. Born in Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria, to a modest family—his father a farmer and his mother a trader—he grew up in poverty but excelled academically despite early hardships, including lacking shoes until age 18. He earned a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1967, an M.Sc. in Hydrodynamics from the University of Lagos in 1969, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 1975, later lecturing at the Universities of Lagos and Ilorin. Adeboye’s preaching career began after joining RCCG in 1973, seeking spiritual healing for his child, and accepting Christ in 1975. Ordained a pastor in 1977, he became General Overseer in 1981 following the death of RCCG founder Josiah Akindayode, transforming the church from a small Lagos-based group into a global movement with millions of members across over 190 countries. Known as “Daddy G.O.,” his sermons emphasize holiness, prayer, and prosperity, delivered at events like the monthly Holy Ghost Service and annual Holy Ghost Congress, drawing massive crowds. He authored over 60 books, including devotionals like Open Heavens, and oversaw RCCG’s expansion, including Redemption City (formerly Camp), a vast ministry hub. Married to Foluke Adenike Adeboye since 1967, with whom he has four children, Adeboye remains a towering figure in Pentecostal Christianity, blending intellectual rigor with spiritual authority.