It was a shower of praises for mathematician turned pastor Folorunsho Kumuyi as a biography, Defender of the Faith, was presented in his honour at Eko Hotels & Suites on Victoria Island today.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo praised the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry for following the path of messengers of God before him by recording the story of his ministry to win more souls for Christ.
Hiss words: “”But for the successful preacher of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, there is a fourth tax. This is the Pentecost tax; the tasks to tell what you have gone through in ministry and this is a huge responsibility. The saints before us, discharge that responsibility. So we are beneficiaries of the Acts of the Apostles, the stories of the men and women who carry the gospel first to Jerusalem to Judea, to Samaria, and then to the end of the earth. Their stories continue today, and the baton has been handed over to our own generation.
“This Pentecost tax is one that we must all pay, it is one that men and women who preach the gospel must pay. It is not about personal reflections and personal aggrandisement. They owe an obligation and it is that obligation that produced the Book of Acts. So the book, ‘Kumuyi: defender of the faith’ just begins the work of discharging that tax, that obligation to tell the story of the missionary journey.”
Also speaking at the event, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said Kumuyi represents holiness.
“When you mention the name William Folorunsho Kumuyi or the Deeper Life Bible Church anywhere, the first thing that comes to mind is holiness, an absolute devotion to living a life that is fully aligned with the precepts and standards of God, an uncompromising commitment to be in the world but not of it, and to place God over and above everything else. That name, that reputation, was not built overnight, it is the product of many decades of humble but energetic laboring, that God has blessed massively and continues to bless.
“In the process, Pastor Kumuyi also established a Ministry and a Church that have grown from very humble beginnings, from a handful of members when it started in 1973, into one of the most formidable and respected spiritual institutions in the world. Today there is no part of the world in which the Deeper Life Bible Church is not represented, a testament to the diligence, perseverance and dedication of Pastor Kumuyi, and very importantly to the abiding grace of God in and on his life.
