By Taiwo Oluwadare
The Global Lead Pastor of SPAC Nxtion London, Pastor Tobi Adegboyega has reiterated his resolve to rid London streets of crime and criminality especially among the youths.
He added that SPAC Nation will again go on a major campaign aimed at reducing the rate of knife crimes in the streets of London in the spirit of fatherhood.
Pastor T as he is fondly called, gave this assurance recently during the Father’s Day in London.
He said ,”this was necessary because the Ministry would not fold its hands and allow many to be sent to their early graves despite the hostility of the press and some people.
The Pastor who is globally known to have zero tolerance for violence added: “all I want, is to reduce bloodshed and save our young ones from avoidable deaths”.
Advising fathers globally, Pastor Tobi charged them to emulate the father-son relationship that existed between Abraham and Isaac in the scripture as they seek to perfectly exemplify the concept of fatherhood within the God-ordained context.
During the service themed, Fatherhood Pastor Tobi said this relationship is needed because the concept of fatherhood is chosen, not imposed and transcends being just biological.
PT journeyed through the scriptures while delivering the sermon, reading from Psalm 2:6-8, Genesis 22, Psalm 45:9-10 and 1 Corinthians 4:14 among others to drive home his points for better understanding.
He challenged fathers to regularly have the needed father-son discussion with their children, just like Abraham and Isaac as well as God and Jesus Christ.
“When you open yourself to this father-son interaction, your children will easily follow your lead. It was this relationship that made Isaac follow Abraham and ready himself to be offered as the sacrifice.
Pastor Tobi said that was the same with Jesus Christ when he offered to die for the sins of the world because that was the will of His father. According to him, without Jesus obeying the desires of the father, we would not be here today.
PT went further to advise fathers to ensure they offer the right sacrifice at the right place, explaining Thatcher’s Isaac would have been killed for nothing if Abraham had gone to the wrong place.
“It is in surrendering to God’s desire that provision was made for Abraham, hence the name Jehovah Jireh given to God. When you get to that right place, there will be provision. The ram was caught in the thicket and could not move because it was God’s actual intended sacrifice. When God gives you something, He will test you by asking you to give it back. Make sure you sacrifice right and in the right place.”
“Every father should be like Abraham and follow God’s instructions even when it is not convenient, or sounds crazy like having to sacrifice one’s only son. Fatherhood does not major in the minor; it instead seeks to speak the language of nations just like Abraham.”he added
