By Paul Dada
I have heard silly insinuations that I left the Deeper Life Bible Church because I was indulging in a secret sin or because I got offended by someone.
The truth is, none of these is true. I had a robust relationship with most people that mattered. I was in the leadership, and I was having it all good. Yet, God wanted me to leave.
And it happened this way: my dear sister and family friend, Herrieter Cross who used to be just a Facebook friend and was attracted to my posts, also started attending my Let’s Discuss the Scriptures programmes.
Herry (that’s what I call her most times) had told me in a WhatsApp chat that she belonged to a group which used to meet for evening fellowship. Herry also told some leaders of that group about me. I think she told them they needed to meet me.
As time went on, I told her I would attend one of their meetings. And I did.
The group which called itself End-Time (I can’t remember the full name) comprised members who attended their denominations for Sunday services in the morning but converged on Sunday evenings for fellowship. However, some brethren had stopped attending any denomination altogether.
My interaction with the brethren at the first meeting was a pleasant one. So, I continued attending while still being active in DLBC. I also became one of the teachers and frontliners in the group.
At this time, it was a group of brethren who were sincerely studying the scriptures to know more about God’s mind.
One day, I felt convinced that God wanted us to be a non-denominational local church, meeting on Sunday mornings. But the brethren I told were sceptical about what I proposed (even though I felt it was a divine direction). Later, one of us, Bro. Osas Kelly Great told us he received a message from the Holy Spirit: “Why are you afraid to start?”
It then dawned on us leaders of the group that we needed to start a truly New Testament patterned church with no brand name.
We decided that we would start with a prayer meeting which would hold on the first Sunday of 2019.
That meant I had to leave Deeper Life completely. But I decided I would leave very quietly. I only told very few DL associates and pastors that I was going to leave.
I avoided telling most people. I knew I was very influential in Deeper Life and I didn’t want people to start getting emotional about my exit.
I remained active in Deeper Life up till the Watch night service on December 31st 2018.
Initially, I asked my family to continue to attend Deeper Life. But I later told them to join our new local church. I must say my wife prayed and said she was convinced that I was truly led out to God.
But my exit from Deeper Life caused panic first and campaigns of calumny later. Hell was let loose against me!
(To be continued)
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