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BASIC NINEONLINE SCHOOL

• 2ND TERM

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• PAULS EARLY LIFE AND HIS CONVERSION
• A. Pauls Nativity and Education. Acts 221 5,
  26 30
• B. Pauls persecution of the Early Church. Acts
  7 57 58 8 13 9 1- 3
• C. Pauls conversion. Acts 9 1 20
• D. Attitude of Christians towards Persecutors and
  during persecution. Matt. 510-12

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READING ACTIVITY

• Who was Paul?
• Based on His nativity, tribe, Profession/
  occupation, teacher and citizenship.
• Reference Christian Religious Studies Textbook
  3 Page 41 and 42

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INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

• Saul was a Jew, a tribe of ________ , born
  at __________ in Cilicia in Asia Minor, which is
  present day Turkey. He was given the Jewish name
  ______. His Roman name was ______. His parents
  were originally Jewish but later, as foreigners
  in the Roman Empire, they acquired Roman
  citizenship. This made Paul to have dual
  citizenship ________ and _________.

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Paul was a Roman citizen. Roman
citizenship enabled one to enjoy certain
privileges. These are (1) No molestation and
flogging when arrested. (2) Fair trial. (3)
Opportunity to appeal to the Emperor (Caesar) if
trial was not fair.
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When Paul realized on an occasion, that
he was not getting fair trial, he used his Roman
citizenship to appeal to Caesar.
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Tarsus, where Paul was born, was famous
for its fine schools. But Paul did not attend any
of them. He was brought up and educated in
Jerusalem to study under Gamaliel, the great
teacher.
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He was a very brilliant student of
Jewish law, tradition and religion. He was able
to speak several languages such as Hebrew, Greek
and Aramaic. (The Holy Bible was written in these
three languages.) It was also
possible that he spoke Latin, the language of
Rome.
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His father was a strict Pharisee who
trained and encouraged him to be bold, diligent
and obedient always.
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Paul became a faithful defender of the
Jewish religion after his graduation from the
synagogue school and college at Jerusalem. Paul
returned to Tarsus after his studies in
Jerusalem. He worked in the family business of
tent-making.
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PAULS PERSECUTION OF THE EARLY CHURCH

• FIRST ACTIVITY
• ______was the ringleader who supervised those
  that stoned Stephen to death.

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SECOND ACTIVITY

• Acts 81-3
• There was a great persecution against
  the Church in ____________ and they were all
  scattered throughout the region of ____________
  and ____________ except the Apostles who remained
  in _____________.

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THIRD ACTIVITY

• Acts 83
• Saul was ravaging the Church and
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _______________.

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FOURTH ACTIVITY

• Acts 9 1-2
• Saul still breathing threats and murder,
  __________________________________________________
  _____________________________________.

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THE CONVERSION OF SAUL (ACTS 9 1 -20)
Conversion is the process by which we change from
one religion to another. This change usually
results from some experiences in our lives. Paul
was converted from Judaism (the religion of the
Jews) to Christianity as a result of his
encounter with Jesus Christ on the road to
Damascus. (Write a note on Sauls conversion)
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CONVERSION OF SAUL
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REACTIONS TO THE CONVERSION OF SAUL

• Acts 920-31.
• Immediately Saul was converted to
  Christianity, he started preaching to the Jews at
  Damascus in the synagogue about Jesus Christ that
  He is the Son of God.

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The people there were surprised because
they knew Paul as a man who wreaked havoc in
Jerusalem on those who believed on the Lord. The
Christians were happy because God had changed him
but the Jews were displeased and were seeking to
kill him.
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ACTIVITY

• Write out ACTS 923-25.

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ATTITUDE OF CHRISTIANS TOWARDS PERSECUTORS

• In two sentences each, what should be
  Christians attitude towards persecutors/during
  persecution?
• 1. Matt. 543-48
• 2. John 1518-25
• 3. Matt 1016-26

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Christians are to see persecution as a test
of their faith in Jesus. They were to rejoice
since such was their own share of Christs
suffering, so that they might be glad when the
glory of Jesus would be revealed. They are to
pray for their persecutors, endure persecution
and relocate when necessary.
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• THE MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES OF PAUL
• PAULS FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY.
• THE CHURCH COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM.
• WAYS OF RESOLVING CONFLICT
• BIBLICAL REFERENCES ACTS 13 AND 14, ACTS 15 1-35

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PAULS FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY
After Pauls conversion to Christianity, he began
to preach in Damascus that Jesus was the Son of
God. One day, when the Church was praying and
fasting, the Holy Spirit ordered that __________
and __________ should be set apart for a special
job He had for them.
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This was a direct instruction that the two
people should be sent out to preach the good news
about Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. Paul,
Barnabas and __________ left Antioch of Syria
for the port of Seleucia under the guidance of
the Holy Spirit.
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From there they sailed to ________.
Their first point of call was _________ where
they entered the Synagogue of the Jews and
preached the gospel. When they arrived Paphos,
they met a Proconsul of the Island named
_________ who invited Paul and Barnabas to his
house.
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He was eager to hear the word of God,
but a certain Jewish magician known as _______ or
Elymas in Greek language was urging the Proconsul
to disregard their message.
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ACTIVITY

• From Acts 139-11, What was Pauls reaction to
  Elymas the sorcerer and what happened afterwards?

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When the Proconsul saw what had
happened, he believed in the Lord. ACTIVITY Mentio
n ten more cities Paul visited during his first
missionary journey.
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MORE CITIES PAUL VISITED

• 1. Perga in Pamphylia (John Mark left Paul and
  Barnabas and returned to Jerusalem)
• 2. Paul had his first recorded speech (sermon) in
  Antioch of Pisidia. He preached to the Jews and
  godly Gentiles in the Synagogue on the Sabbath
  day during the service.

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3. They went into the Synagogue of the Jews in
Iconium and preached so convincingly that many
Jews and Gentiles believed. But a few Jews who
did not believe incited the Gentiles to join them
and organise rebellion against Paul and Barnabas.
They however fled to Lystra when they heard they
would be stoned.
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4. Paul and Barnabas continued preaching in
Lystra. They healed a man who had been lame from
his mothers womb. The people who witnessed the
miracle mistook the Apostles for Greek gods.
Barnabas they called Zeus and Paul being the
chief speaker, Hermes.
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The Apostles however prevented the priest
of the temple of Zeus from offering sacrifices to
the gods and Paul preached about the only true
God and Creator who alone is to be worshipped.
Some people in the city (Lystra) believed but
others were roused to rebellion by the Jews who
came from Antioch and Iconium.
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The people then stoned Paul and dragged
him out of the city leaving him half dead. But
some believers gathered around him and restored
him to life. So, Paul and his companions went
back to Lystra and left for Derbe the next day,
preached the gospel there and made many disciples
of the Lord.
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THE CHURCH COUNCIL AT JERUSALEM.
After Pauls first missionary journey, many
aliens joined the church which was originally
confined to the Jewish Christians. The Jerusalem
council was the earliest church convention or
synod held by the apostles in order to look into
the problems affecting members of the church.
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The elders of the church, the
apostles and teachers in Jerusalem met with the
representatives of the Gentile church of Antioch,
under the chairmanship of James, the brother of
Jesus. They heard the views of various people and
pointed out that the yoke of law should not be
imposed on the Gentiles who newly embraced
Christianity.
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James, the presiding leader
then summed up by pronouncing the verdict and the
decision of the council that the Gentiles
Christians should not be troubled with the Mosaic
laws of circumcision.
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• Rather, they should abstain from
  four things (mention them)
• 1) what was sacrificed to idols
• 2) unchastity (sexual immorality)
• 3) strangled meat
• 4) eating blood

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These apostolic decisions to the
Gentiles did not replace salvation for salvation
is only possible by faith. The Council sent Judas
(Barsabbas) and Silas to accompany Paul and
Barnabas to the Gentiles Churches of Antioch,
Syria and Cilicia to convey the decision.
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CONFLICTS RESOLUTION As people mix,
relate and interact, there is bound to be
conflict or disagreement but such should be
handled in a mature way with the wisdom of God. A
disagreement led to the peaceful separation of
Paul and Barnabas after their first missionary
journey.
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Another disagreement led to the first church
council and the issues were settled amicably.
Therefore when issues arise among us it should be
settled peacefully with the wisdom of God.
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ACTIVITY

• Mention five wrong and right ways each of
  conflict resolution.

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• WEEK EIGHT

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PAULS SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY. ACTS 1313,
1536-41

• After they had stayed in Antioch of
  Syria for a while, Paul told Barnabas that they
  should visit the churches they established during
  their first missionary journey.

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________ wanted John Mark to go with
them but Paul refused because John Mark left them
at ______ in Pamphilia without finishing the ____
missionary journey with them.
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This led to a sharp disagreement
between them (Paul and Barnabas) hence, _________
took John Mark with him and sailed off to _______
while Paul took _____ with him and went to Syria
and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches.
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ACTIVITY Find out and list ten cities
Paul visited during his second missionary journey.
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1. Derbe 2. Lystra (Paul met Timothy a Greek i.e.
Gentile but his mother, Jewess. Paul circumcised
and integrated him into their evangelistic
team) 3. Troas (He had a vision where a man told
him to come over to Macedonia and help them)
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4. Philippi (They met Lydia a seller of purple
goods from the city of Thyatira. Also, a girl
with the spirit of divination fortune telling
was delivered. Paul and Silas were later
imprisoned in Philippi)
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5. Paul visited Athens which was full of idols
and there was an altar with inscription to an
unknown god. He encountered the Stoics and
Epicurean philosophers who later invited him to
Mars hill known as the Areopagus where he
addressed them on the issue of the unknown god.
Two people Dionysius the Areopagite and Damaris
were converted as a result of Pauls address.
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DIGNITY OF LABOUR AND OBEDIENCE TO CONSTITUTED
AUTHORITY

• This principle stated that all
  people must be treated with equal respect. No job
  must be considered as superior to another and any
  job a person does should not be discriminated
  against whether it is rooted in physical work or
  mental labour.

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In Genesis, we can see that God
worked when He created the world. In addition,
work is not Gods way of punishing us. In fact,
He blesses us with the ability to work so that
we can honour Him. God put man in the Garden of
Eden to work it, take care of it and till it.
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Apostle Paul wrote to the
Thessalonians on the dignity of labour. He
rebuked those in the Church who lived in
idleness, for they were not living according to
the laid down rules of the Church. Pauls
teaching on dignity of labour is that laziness
and indolence must not be condoned. Hence,
Christians must be productive.
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QUESTION

1. Who are constituted authorities?
2. How can constituted authorities be obeyed?

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RESPONSE

• Constituted authority refers to an
  individual, group or body vested with legitimate
  power to carry out specific duties for the common
  good of a group or society.

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Constituted authorities are
responsible for the smooth running of the
society. They ensure that people live in peace
with one another, ensure orderliness in the
state, help to settle dispute in the society and
help to make policies and decisions to achieve
set goals.
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All constituted authorities get their
power from the constitution. They are empowered
by the constitution to exercise power and their
powers are limited by the constitution. The most
obvious example of constituted authorities
include President, Police officers, Governors,
Senators, etc.
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The major aim of Pauls letter to
Romans and Ephesians was to establish what should
be the essential Christian lifestyle in all ages.
Apostle Pauls letter to the Romans says Let
every person be subject to the governing
authorities for there is no authority except from
God and those authorities that exist have been
instituted by God.
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In Romans 131-7, Paul wrote to Gentile
believers in Rome to obey the God-ordained
authority of the synagogue rulers in Rome.
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• WEEK NINE

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THE GROWTH OF THE CHURCH

• The Church is the Bride of Christ
  through which God reconciles man to Himself. The
  church is not a building, the venue nor the
  structure BUT Christians as the Body of Christ.

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• The first missionaries that came to
  Nigeria were Europeans from the Roman Catholic
  Church. Their initial attempt to preach the
  gospel to the people failed because of
• harsh/hostile weather condition
• language barrier
• hostility of the people/ chiefs
• traditional religious beliefs of the people.

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The chiefs were afraid that if
their indigenes become Christian, they would no
longer follow their traditional religion. CHURCH
CLASSIFICATION A. ORTHODOX CHURCHES In the
beginning, there was only one Church the
Catholic Church. Catholic means Universal.
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But, as a result of a great movement
termed Reformation, the Church was divided into
two The Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant
Churches broadly known as ORTHODOX or MAINLINE
CHURCHES founded by European Missionaries.
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• These Orthodox Churches include
• i. Roman Catholic (Church) Mission began in Benin
  and Warri by the Portugese, led by John de Aveiro
  in 1485.
• ii. The Methodist Church Mission began its work
  with the arrival of Thomas Freeman at Badagry in
  Lagos state in 1842.
• iii. The Baptist Church Mission started its work
  in 1850 with the arrival of Rev. Thomas Bowen in
  Badagry.

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iv. The Presbyterian Church Mission was
established in Calabar by Rev. Hope Waddell in
1846. v. Evangelical Church of West Africa now
Evangelical Church Winning All was founded in
1954. The Churchs President is Rev. Dr. Stephen
Panya and headquarters in Jos Plateau State. The
pioneer missionaries of the church are Thomas
Kent Roland Bingham and Walter Gowan.
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• B. INDIGENOUS CHURCHES
• i. Cherubim and Seraphim was founded by a 15
  year old girl named Abiodun Akinsowo (later Mrs.
  Emmanuel) and Prophet Moses Orimolade on 9th
  September 1925 as the Seraphim Society and
  thereby called Cherubim and Seraphim later in May
  1927.

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ii. Celestial Church of Christ was founded by
Saint Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshofa on 29th
September 1947 in Porto-Novo, Benin, (Lagos).
Rev. Emmanuel Mobiyina Oshoffa is the
current leader of the Church.
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iii. CAC Christ Apostolic Church CAC
started as Precious Stone in 1918 as a small
prayer group in Ijebu-Ode (Remo) under the
leadership of its founder, Pastor S. Joseph
Shadare. The man who changed the course of the
Christ Apostolic Church was Prophet Ayo Joseph
Babalola in 1941.
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• C. PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES
• i. Deeper Life Bible Church founded in 1973 by
  Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi in Lagos.
• ii. The Redeemed Christian Church of God formerly
  OgoOluwa Society was founded in 1952 by Rev.
  Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi. In March 1981, Pastor
  E.A Adeboye, took over as the General Overseer of
  the Church.

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iii. Winners Chapel The Living Faith Church was
founded in Ilorin by Bishop David O. Oyedepo in
2nd May 1981. The church headquarter is Canaan
land, Ota, Ogun State. iv. Church Of God Mission
was founded by Archbishop Benson Idahosa in Benin
City on 26th October 1968.
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CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION
NAME WCC World Council of Churches ORIGIN August 1948 in Amsterdam, Netherlands HEADQUARTERS Grand-Saconnex Switzerland
CAN Christian Association of Nigeria 1976 President (7th) Samson Olasupo Ayokunle (Pastor Ayo Supo)
PFN Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria 1991 Rev. Dr. Felix Ilaweagbon Omobude
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TEACHINGS THAT FOSTER UNITY (i) Faith and works.
James 122-27. (ii) Humility. Phil. 23-11 (iii)
Impartiality. James 21-13. (iv) Forgiveness.
Gal. 61-2. (v) Christian giving. Phil. 414-19,
2Cor. 8 3-5, 9 6-15.
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CHRISTIANS LIVING AMONG NON-CHRISTIANS (i)
Christians living in the community. Matt. 5
13-16. (ii) Christians attitude during
persecution and towards persecutors. 1 Pet. 3
13-17 James 1 12-15 1 Pet. 16-10.
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ACTIVITY

• 1. Identify your Church
• 2. Write briefly about the founder and founding
• 3. Highlight the impact of Christianity and the
  Church on individual lives and in the Nation at
  large.

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REVISION

• REVISION
• REVISION
• LETS GET STARTED!

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GODS CREATION

• DAY 1
• DAY 2
• DAY 3
• DAY 4
• DAY 5
• DAY 6
• DAY 7

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1. The rivers that divide Eden. 2. Meaning of the
name Eve. 3. Four reasons why God created human
beings. 4. Five ways how humans share in Gods
creation. 5. Identify the spouse/ spouses of
these people Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
Joseph, Amram, Moses, Ruth, Deborah, Bathsheba,
Virgin Mary, Elizabeth, Saphirah, Priscillia.
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6. Five functions of marriage. 7. Of which tree
was Adam and Eve told not to eat from? 8. Why did
Eve take of the fruit and thereby, giving to her
husband? 9. Consequences of disobedience on the
man, woman and serpent. 10. Five consequences of
learners disobedience?
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11. Who are these/meaning of name? Lot, Cain,
Noahs sons, Terah, Abraham, Moses, Isaac, Abel,
Sarahs maid, Obed, Laban, Moses father in-law,
Moses sons, Joseph sons, Zacheaus, Peter, sons of
thunder. 12. Where are these places? Shekem, Oak
of Moreh, Canaan, Mount Moriah, Carmel 13. Age of
death Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David. 14. What
replaced Isaac as sacrifice? 15. Jehovah Jireh
means?
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ICONS

• WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?
• Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther
• Martin Luther King
• Saint Samuel B. Joseph Oshoffa
• Prophet Moses Orimolade
• Prophet Joseph Ayo Babalola