Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide aka Winners’ Chapel David Oyedepo says anyone insulting him is wasting his or her “mouth”.
Oyedepo said this in a sermon on Tuesday morning tagged ‘Breaking Limits’ aired via the church’s social media platforms in reaction to criticisms he faced over his disapproval of the amended Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020 which gives the government some control over religious organisations among others.
“If I ever preached a message where there is no laughter, don’t listen to it,” Oyedepo said.
“I have been laughing like this 76 till forever since I found Matthew 6:33. I have been laughing at the devil and smiling as I serve. You insult me, I enjoy it. You insult me and I stop going to work because you insult, I will be a big fool. I am going to work.
“They said, see his legs. Yes, I thank God for my legs. See his nose, yes, He made it and He did it beautifully. See how short he is, that’s the size He made me for so I can save more clothes.
“You know, He that sits in heaven shall laugh. If you are not laughing, you are not seated in heaven. And we are seated in heavenly places, so what should we be doing? Laugh. As they insult you? Laugh. As they mock you? Laugh. As they abuse you? Laugh.
“Anybody insulting me is wasting his mouth. One, I didn’t hear. Two, even if I heard, it won’t pain me. Anybody praising me is expressing his opinion. One, I didn’t hear. And even if I heard, it won’t blow my head because if you praise anything in me, it is Jesus.”
The popular preacher boasted that his church planted 520 new parishes on August 16, adding “no policy under heaven can stop it”.
