About Us

LoveCentered is a Christ Centered Ministry that believes that sincere Worship, Good Stewardship, Obedience and/or Faithfulness, should be the needed response for God’s Grace, Love and Free Gift, with Joy, Peace and Eternal Riches as its result. We preach dual prosperity: prosperity in the present world and the coming world. We live for dual reign: a reign in the present and in the coming world.

Our Vision

Is to be a global ministry that provides vision and avenues for all-round prosperity in the present world that will induce a greater prosperity in the coming world.

Our Mission

Is to lead people who will reign not only in the present life but much more in the life to come through the Gospel of the Finished Work of Jesus Christ and the response of Obedience. We therefore Win, Nurture and Send-Out missionary Christians to attain this purpose.

Strategic focus

LoveCentered Ministries is to be positioned as a unique ministry that lives for eternity without neglecting the present demands of life. We will partner with other institutions when necessary to attain a holistic development of stakeholders.    

Pledge

We pledge ourselves to continuous studies and improvement in every facet of our being.

Pillars

The major pillars of the ministry are the doctrine or teaching of;

·         Grace

·         Love

·         Finished work of Christ

·         Sincere worship

·         Good stewardship

·         Obedience

·         Faithfulness

Statement of faith

1. We believe that the message of grace, love and/ or the finished work of Christ is the means to prosperity in the present world whereas, sincere worship, good stewardship, obedience and faithfulness as the means to prosperity in the coming world (Romans 5:17, 1 Timothy 6:17-19).

2. We believe that greater percentage of every ministry's resource or revenue should go into evangelism and missions- both internal and external.

3.We believe and affirm that seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness is the definite means to true prosperity—prosperity in the present world and in the world to come    (Matthew 6:33).

4. Above all, we believe that the virtue of love is the ultimate means to attain or fulfil this vision of dual prosperity. Love reveals itself through obedience (what it does or acts). Because God loves the world He gave His only son (John3:16), Christ Jesus said, if indeed we love Him we will obey His commandments (John 14:15-24). Obedience (Love in action) is therefore our hallmark!

Model and Standard of worship

We finds our model of worship from the account of Luke 7:36 and standard of existence or lifestyle from the description at Revelations 21 and 22.  

SCRIPTURAL BASIS FOR OUR MISSION AND VISION

Command those who are RICH IN THIS PRESENT WORLD not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for THE COMING AGE, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life (1 Timothy 6:17-19).

There are two kinds of prosperity, prosperity or riches in the present world and prosperity or riches in the coming world. The early generation church lived absolutely with a high sense of “kingdom-mindedness”. They focused all their attention and hope on heaven and eternal riches. They somehow lived abjectly in the present life as a result. The current generation church nevertheless, has shifted most of her attention to earthly riches and prosperity, which is good in a sense, but on a whole it does not fulfil the essence and purpose of the Church of Christ. “If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied” (1 Corinthians 15:19 NRSV).

The question then stands as; is there a way to strike a balance as God intended it to be? Can we reign or prosper on earth and even prosper much more in the coming life as well? The answer is A BIG YES! This is actually what LoveCentered Ministries has been ordained and commissioned for. We have been mandated to lead a reformation and revival in the body of Christ in this regard.

DO WE HAVE TO PROSPER IN THIS PASSING WORLD AT ALL? Yes! We need to prosper in good health, wealth, wisdom, skill, intellectual capacity etc. so that we can fulfil the great commission. THE GREATEST NEED OF THE GREAT COMMISION IS AVAILABLE PERSONS AND MONEY. We really need much resource to drive the kingdom of God to its rightful destination. We are to invest our present prosperity for eternal riches or reward. For example, some of us must choose not to give God only 10% of our riches but 50% or 60% or 70% or 80% or more cheerfully.

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

    

Prosperity in this world

Prosperity in the Present life is absolutely by GRACE hence, it comes as a GIFT. Grace in the scriptures is sometimes written as; PROMISE whiles Gift is sometimes written as; INHERITANCE. When you see the word (“grace” or “promise”), (“gift” or “inheritance”) in a scripture (New Testament scriptures), then it is referring to prosperity or riches in the present world. According to scriptures, prosperity in the present world comes through the finished work (message of grace and free gift of righteousness) of Christ. Christ has delivered us from sin, sickness and poverty and has freely brought us to a position of righteousness, health and wealth. “He who did not spare His own son, but gave Him up for us all--how will He not also, along with Him, graciously (freely) give us all things?” (Romans 8:32). God does not accredit anything He gives to us in this life on the basis of our works; He accredits it only on the basis of His grace!

Prosperity in the present world is absolutely by grace (Finished work of Christ) through faith and not by works, God made it possible for us to do the works we thought we did by our own strength and skill. Every good thing that we can receive in this life as Christians has been made possible solely because Christ has already worked it all on our behalf.

The scripture in Ephesians 2:8 is the model by which every blessing of God in the present life is received; that is, by grace through faith, it’s hence accredited as a gift from God, so that no one can boast! Apostle Paul emphasised this truth in Galatians 3:1-5 also;

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast (Ephesians 2:8 NIV).

You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I will like to learn just one thing from you, Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human efforts? Have you suffered so much for nothing — if it really was for nothing? Does God give you His Spirit and work miracles among because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard? (Galatians 3:1-5 NIV).

Salvation, baptism of the Spirit, healing, miracles, financial abundance and every blessing in this life are credited to us by the same means that is, by grace through faith in Christ Jesus and not by our works.

Prosperity in the world to come

Prosperity in the coming world nevertheless is as a result WORK(S) and hence, it is accredited to us as a WAGE.

WORK(S) is sometimes written as LABOUR in the new Testament scriptures.

WAGE is sometimes written as DEBT or REWARD or OBLIGATION or PRIZE or FRUIT or CROWN.

Scriptures that makes reference to (“work” or “labour”) and (“wage” or “ debt” or “reward” or “obligation” or “prize” or “fruit” or “crown”) usually speaks about eternal riches or riches in the world to come.

Prosperity in the world to come results from a conscious response to God’s grace and love with sincere worship, good stewardship, obedience and faithfulness. It is an investment into eternity out of the grace of God on our lives in the present world. Such a prosperity is seen as a product of real work and hence is delivered to us as a wage or according and exactly as we deserve. In the first instance of prosperity in the present life; it was absolutely “not as we deserve”, it is solely by grace but in this instance of prosperity in the coming world, it is “absolutely as one deserves”. That is to say that you will receive exactly in accordance to the measure of your good works. We are however, not to strive with our own human strength to impact heaven. Any act done without a sincerity of heart, motivated by love, is “nothing”, before God. For more information on how to act in love; consult the newly published book Love: The Excellent Way. It needs to be a sincere and heartfelt response to God’s grace and love. Grace and love is the basis or fundamental truth of the Christian life, if you fail to receive the abundance of God’s grace and love you will in turn, fail to prosper in the present world and also in the coming world.

We ought to understand that the order for prosperity in the present world is directly opposite to that of the coming world. This is what Jesus meant by saying that; in that day many who are first will be last, and the last first (Mark 10: 31paraphrased).

Please Consider the Following Scriptures Carefully

SCRIPTURES IN FAVOUR OF PROSPERITY IN THE PRESENT LIFE

For BY GRACE you have been saved through faith, and that is not of yourselves; it is THE GIFT OF GOD, not OF WORKS, lest anyone should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-10)

“For if by one man’s offense death reigned by one; much more will those who receive God’s abundance provision of GRACE and of the GIFT OF RIGTHEOUSNESS REIGN IN LIFE through the one man, Jesus Christ” (Romans 5 :17).

“Now I commit you to God and to the word of his GRACE, which can build you up and give you an INHERITANCE among those who are sanctified (Acts 20:32).

For if the INHERITANCE depends on the law, then it no longer depends on A PROMISE; but God in His GRACE gave it to Abraham through A PROMISE (Galatians 3:18)

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by GRACE and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all (Romans 4; 16)

SCRIPTURES IN FAVOUR OF PROSPERITY IN THE WORLD TO COME

See I am coming soon; my REWARD is with me, to REPAY according to everyone’s WORK (Revelations 22:12).

Now when a man WORKS, his WAGES are not credited to him as a gift, but as A DEBT (REWARD, WAGE, PRIZE, FRUIT) (Romans 4:4).

But by the GRACE of God I AM WHAT I AM, and His GRACE to me was not without effect. No, I WORKED harder than all of them—yet not I, but the GRACE of God that was with me (1Corinthians 15:10).

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean FRUITFUL LABOUR for me… (Philippians 1:21-22).

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last...(John 15:16).

I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gave the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his WAGES according to HIS LABOUR (1Corinthians 3:6-8).

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the PRIZE? RUN in such a way as to get the PRIZE (1 Corinthians 9:24).

Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the WORKER DESERVES HIS WAGES (Luke 10:7).

    

For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his WORK will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's WORK. If what he has built survives, he will receive his REWARD. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames (1 Corinthians 3:11-15).

Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!  And he who REAPS receives WAGES, and gathers fruit for eternal life, (John 4:35-36)

This is a faithful saying: For if we DIED with Him, We shall also LIVE with Him. If we ENDURE, we shall also REIGN with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.  If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself (2 Tim 2:11-13).

Peter said to Him, we have left everything and has follow you! “ I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “ no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in THIS PRESENT AGE and with them persecution and in the AGE TO COME, eternal life. BUT MANY WHO ARE FIRST WILL BE LAST, AND THE LAST FIRST (Mark 10:28-31)

"You are those who have stood by me in my trials; and I confer on you, just as my Father has conferred on me, a kingdom, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel (Luke 22:28-30)

     

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rest destroys, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not breaking a steal (Matthew 6:19).