The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi has warned members of the church choir in Bayelsa against incorporating worldly dance styles and inappropriate dress into the church, stressing that these do not align with God’s divine vision.
Kumuyi urged the choir to remember their purpose and to avoid diluting their spiritual commitment by adopting secular practices that might detract them from their religious mission.
In a powerful address during a recent Global Crusade with Kumuyi, GCK held at the Bayelsa Medical University, he denounced the improper behavior of some choristers, who had adopted worldly dress and dance styles during the event. He exhorted members of his church not to follow suit, declaring that such actions were disrespectful and a distraction from their spiritual path. He warned that any individual who emulated such behavior in their own church would be betraying their faith and undermining their spiritual leaders.
He said “if you are a deeper life choir, when you come to sing at the crusade don’t bring that worldly dancing into the crusade, don’t bring all kind of dresses that I saw last night, the woman shall not put on what belongs to man, when you wear a jacket, like am wearing now it belongs to a man, when you wear trousers of whatever make, that belongs to the man. Crusade doesn’t mean we should forget our heavenly vision and we bring the world into the church.”
Undeterred by the temptations and distractions of the world, Pastor Kumuyi emphasized that his singular focus remains the fulfillment of his heavenly vision. He declared that the conduct of others, no matter how misguided or inappropriate, would not sway him from his unwavering dedication to his spiritual calling.
The Clergyman shared a powerful testimony of perseverance and unwavering faith, recalling how he faced numerous obstacles and dissenting opinions early on his spiritual journey but remained steadfast in carrying out the heavenly vision bestowed upon him.
During his crusade in Beyelsa, the convener of GCK revisited his earlier experiences in the state, where he was met with skepticism and dismissal after preaching on the themes of salvation and transformation in 1972.
In his words, “I was invited to the university in Bayelsa in 1972. I was given a subject to teach and to the best of my understanding of the scripture I spoke about salvation, transformation, if any man be in Christ he is a new creature, I delivered the message and someone came and took up the microphone and said I don’t believe what that man said, nobody can live above sin, nobody can live without sin, they will be sinning until they get to yonder. I couldn’t do anything because it is not my fellowship. Another person came and said I too don’t believe but let him go away then we will settle ourselves. That same year the Lord brought me back to that university to do my postgraduate in education and I didn’t want to have anything to do with that bunch because they said they didn’t want the word of God. Eventually God worked it out”
Pastor Kumuyi revealed that the Deeper Life Bible Ministries was born out of that pivotal moment, with a modest Bible Study of 15 members. Since then, he has been unwavering in his commitment to the vision God had imparted to him, refusing to be swayed by outside influences or dissenting opinions.
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