Witness Crown

20/08/2025

LEARN TO FOLLOW CRITICAL THINKERS, NOT JUST ENTERTAINERS.

We live in a time where our attention span is shrinking fast. Endless scrolling through videos has become the new addiction. We feed on entertainment so much that we are slowly losing the ability to *think deeply, ask questions, or hold meaningful conversations.

AI is now doing most of the logic and reasoning for us yet instead of sharpening our minds, many have grown dull. A 5-minute constructive discussion often collapses into arguments filled with hate, abuse, or emotional outbursts. Why? Because it’s easier to react than to think.

But here’s the truth: entertainment feeds your emotions, critical thinking feeds your destiny. Entertainment may give you laughter for the moment, but critical thinking gives you the wisdom to navigate life, solve problems, and shape the future.

We need to raise our standard again. Read more. Question more. Engage with thinkers, not just performers. Stop letting algorithms train your mind to be lazy. Entertainment has its place, but when your mind can no longer wrestle with truth, reflect deeply, or process ideas without distraction you are in danger.

Don’t just scroll your life away. Choose growth. Choose thinkers. Choose wisdom.

12/08/2025

HOLY CAPSULES: IS GOD WORTH YOUR ALL?

PART 1: BREAKING YOUR ALABASTER BOX

Anchor Verse:
“And being in Bethany… there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on His head.” – Mark 14:3 (KJV)

CAPSULES:
Welcome to this new week, beloved!

Yes! We have a new series for this week. Are you happy to hear that? Make sure to read every part of this week's _Holy Capsules,_ please. I believe it will bless you!

*Let me start by asking you two very important questions this morning:*

📌. _If Jesus stood before you right now and asked for the most valuable thing in your life, would you give it without argument?_

📌. _If all your achievements, positions, and possessions were taken away but you still had Him, would you still call yourself rich?_ These questions expose the depth of our devotion to Christ.

Meanwhile, I do not think you should rush to answer them vaguely. Just prayerfully search your heart with them.

You see, in Mark 14, a woman entered the house where Jesus was resting. In her hands was an alabaster box of pure perfume, very costly! Bible scholars tell us it was worth about a year’s wages. In today’s Nigeria, imagine your entire annual salary in one jar. How will you carry that jar? She didn’t open it gently to scoop a little for Jesus. No! She broke it. That means she had no plan to keep some for herself. It was total surrender. Hmmm...

Immediately, murmurs rose in the room: _“What a waste! That money could have been used for better things.”_ But Jesus defended her, saying, _“She has wrought a good work on me...”_

Here’s the truth, my friend; breaking your alabaster box is not about a physical perfume. It is about your priority in life. It is about taking the best of your life; your dreams, your resources, your reputation, even your comfort and laying it at the feet of Jesus with no thought of return.

Many times, when you give God your all, people won’t understand. They may call you foolish for obeying God when it costs you money, or for rejecting a shady business deal that could have “changed your life.” But what they call waste, heaven calls worship.

📌. *_Worship is not just singing with eyes closed; it is pouring out your best for Jesus._*

📌. *_If following Him has never cost you something dear, you may still be holding your alabaster box tightly sealed._*

📌. *_Love for Christ will always show itself in costly, sometimes misunderstood sacrifices._*

_What is your alabaster box? For some, it’s a career ambition that competes with God’s will. For others, it’s a relationship, that comfort zone, maybe a habit, or even a long-nurtured dream. Whatever it is, until it is broken at His feet, it still owns a piece of your heart._

Mary’s perfume filled the whole house with fragrance. That’s what happens when you give Jesus your all. The fragrance of that sacrifice will spread far beyond you, touching lives and leaving a testimony that heaven will never forget.

*A CALL TO MEDITATION:*
📌. Read Mark 14:3–9 and John 12:1–8. Why do you think Jesus said her act would be remembered wherever the gospel is preached?

📌. Ask yourself honestly... “What is still too expensive for me to give to Jesus?”

*A CALL TO PRAYER:*
📌. Lord, show me what my alabaster box is and give me the love and courage to break it at your feet without fear or calculation.

📌. May my life become a lasting fragrance for you through many generations.
Amen!

_Your brother,_
_Simon Adebiyi,_
_Under His yoke._

15/07/2025

A Call to Return: Rescuing the Charismatic–Pentecostal Church from Doctrinal Decay

The Charismatic Pentecostal Church is standing at a critical crossroads. We must return to serious, intentional, and systematic Bible study, or risk becoming a hollow monument a once-vibrant movement reduced to a caricature of isolated themes divorced from the whole counsel of God.

The age of leaning solely on phrases like “God said” or pointing only to signs and wonders as the foundation of faith is drawing to a close. Sensationalism without Scripture is unsustainable. Experiential Christianity, when detached from robust theological grounding, produces shallow convictions that cannot weather the storms of doubt and deception.

We have quietly abandoned the disciplines of Sunday School, midweek Bible studies, and sound doctrinal teaching, in favor of socially relevant topics that lack proper scriptural anchoring. We gather to discuss society but neglect the Scriptures that reform society.

This is not innovation it is erosion.

We are sitting on a ticking time bomb. In our pews, choirs, and even pulpits, closet atheists and agnostics are emerging people who know the language of church but have no root in the Word. Faith that is not formed by Scripture will be deformed by culture.

The initial excitement of movements like the "grace revolution," as timely and necessary as they were, is beginning to wane not because grace is insufficient, but because grace divorced from doctrine becomes mere sentiment. We cannot build lasting transformation on partial revelation.

Clinging doggedly to a singular emphasis whether prophecy, miracles, prosperity, or even grace without the full framework of sound doctrine, is an expressway to a theological dead end.

We are in an era filled with deep, probing questions—not new questions, but old heresies repackaged with modern vocabulary. Yet, many pulpits have gone silent on the Bible, and loud on trends.

What we need now is not more catchy posts on Instagram or tweet-sized spiritual quotes. We need expository preaching. We need Bible literacy. We need discipleship grounded in the whole truth of God’s Word.

This is a call for urgent reformation within the Charismatic movement.

We must rescue ourselves from drifting into irrelevance and error.

May God grant us clarity, boldness, and repentance.
May He restore our hunger for the Scriptures, our commitment to sound doctrine, and our vision for balanced, Spirit-empowered truth.
Isaac Godwin Crown Gideon Odoma Official

09/07/2025

ANYTHING ASIDE THIS IS A CULT
This is what Christian teachings and doctrine is hunged on

The Nicene Creed (381 AD Version)

I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of the Father before all worlds;
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God;
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father,
by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men and for our salvation,
came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary,
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered and was buried;
and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures;
and ascended into heaven,
and sits on the right hand of the Father;
and He shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the Lord and Giver of Life;
who proceeds from the Father \[**and the Son**];
who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified;
who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;
and I look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

07/07/2025

Is Morality Tied to Religion ?

MY ANSWER:YES

Here's Why

1. Religion provides an objective moral foundation.
Without religion, morality often becomes subjective—what's right for one person may not be right for another. Religion, especially theistic systems like Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, grounds morality in the character and commands of a holy, unchanging God.

“Be ye holy; for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16 KJV).
God is the fixed standard of righteousness, so good and evil are not based on shifting societal trends but on God's eternal nature.

2. Moral law points to a Moral Lawgiver.
When we say something is “right” or “wrong,” we’re making moral judgments that imply a higher standard. Where does that standard come from?
C.S. Lewis argued:

“If the universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning.”
The presence of universal moral instincts (e.g., murder is wrong, honesty is good) suggests a higher, moral source God Himself.

3. Religion gives moral commands with authority.
Religious teachings don’t just suggest moral behavior—they command it with divine authority.
For example:

“Thou shalt not kill.” (Exodus 20:13 KJV)

“Love thy neighbor as thyself.” (Matthew 22:39 KJV)
These are not arbitrary rules they are grounded in God’s will and backed by divine consequence, which gives them weight, accountability, and eternal significance.

4. Religion shapes conscience.
The human conscience is shaped and activated by the knowledge of God’s law. Romans 2:15 says:

“Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness…”
Even when someone is not outwardly religious, the morality they operate by often flows from the residual influence of religion on culture and conscience.

5. The fruit of true religion is moral transformation.
While some religious people do evil things, true faith transforms characternot just external behavior.

Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentle

Psalm 119:11: “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
Religion doesn't just prescribe morality it empowers it through divine grace and inner renewal.

What About Good Atheists or Evil Religious People?
It’s true that not all religious people are good and not all non-religious people are bad. But here’s how to understand that:

Religious hypocrisy doesn’t invalidate religion; it reveals the failure to live by it.
Just like someone breaking the law doesn’t make the law itself bad, a corrupt religious person doesn't disprove God’s moral law.

Atheists may do good but often they do so based on moral values inherited from religious tradition.
Even secular societies often borrow their values (human rights, dignity, equality) from Judeo-Christian ethics.

Conclusion
“Religion is not the only explanation for morality, but it is the deepest and most stable one. Without God, we can have preferences but not purpose. We can do good but we can't define good. True morality flows from the One who made us and calls us to live like Him.”

Isaac Godwin Crown

20/06/2025

THE LIFE OF PRAYER

18/06/2025

ARE YOU A SERVANT OR A FAITHFUL SERVANT

Not every servant is a faithful servant.

Jesus didn’t say, "Well done, good and popular servant."
He didn’t say, "Well done, good and busy servant."
He said:
“Well done, good and FAITHFUL servant.” (Matthew 25:21)

Faithfulness is not about being seen, it’s about being steadfast when no one is looking.
It’s not about the stage, but about obedience in the secret place.
Faithfulness is when you carry the Master’s burden, not just your title.

Too many today serve, but not all serve with loyalty, purity, endurance, or love.
Some are serving their ego, others their pastor, and many their ambition.
But a faithful servant serves the heart of God, not just the hand of men.

A servant shows up.
A faithful servant shows up even when it’s hard.
A servant obeys instructions.
A faithful servant obeys even when it costs everything.
A servant does work.
A faithful servant does it with integrity, consistency, and love.

“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” 1 Corinthians 4:2

God is not looking for celebrities in the church. He’s not impressed by crowds or charisma. He’s looking for FAITHFUL men and women.
Those who will not betray Him when it's not convenient.
Those who stay on duty when no one claps.
Those who say, “Not my will, but Yours be done.”

One day, we will all stand before Him.
And on that day, may we hear these eternal words:

“WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT. Enter into the joy of your Lord.”

Don’t just serve. Be faithful.
Don’t just labor. Be loyal.
Don’t just work. Be willing and true.
Because in the Kingdom, FAITHFULNESS IS REWARDABLE.

Isaac Godwin Crown

18/06/2025

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17/06/2025

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17/06/2025

LORD SAVE BENUE

16/06/2025

The voice of one crying in the wilderness

10/06/2025

"If you ever stand for truth and righteousness, men will hate you."

Jesus said it plainly:
“Light has come into the world, BUT MEN LOVED DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT, because their deeds were evil.” John 3:19

This is the tragic reality of the human heart. The world isn’t neutral it’s hostile to light. It hates what exposes it. And if you choose to walk in truth, you will be hated, not because you're wrong, but because you're right.

Darkness always despises light.

So don’t be surprised when standing for Jesus costs you relationships, opportunities, or even your reputation. The cross is not a symbol of popularity it’s a declaration of war against sin, compromise, and lies.

But hear this: Better to be hated by men for standing with God than to be embraced by the world and rejected by Heaven.

If you're hated for righteousness’ sake rejoice. You’re in good company. They hated the prophets. They hated the apostles. They hated Jesus.

But the truth still stands. And it still saves.