{"id":175603,"date":"2024-06-16T18:35:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T18:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=175603"},"modified":"2024-06-16T18:35:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T18:35:42","slug":"there-are-some-gifts-you-shouldnt-receive-pastor-emmanuel-iren-cautions-nigerian-pastors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/06\/16\/there-are-some-gifts-you-shouldnt-receive-pastor-emmanuel-iren-cautions-nigerian-pastors\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201dThere are some gifts you shouldn\u2019t receive\u201d \u2013 Pastor Emmanuel Iren cautions Nigerian Pastors"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Pastor Emmanuel Iren advised Nigerian Pastors that they shouldn&#8217;t accept every gift given to them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He urged Pastors not to demand for a huge monetary seed of faith from students because it will promote fraud.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Pastor Emmanuel Iren of Celebration Church International gives an important message to Nigerian Pastors, cautioning them against receiving certain gifts that may come with harmful consequences.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent sermon, he shared an example of a young boy who offered a tithe of one million Naira, which he politely declined upon learning it was the boy&#8217;s school fees.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Emmanuel emphasized that not every gift offered to pastors should be accepted, citing the potential for exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>He specifically advised against demanding large monetary &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/05\/19\/how-a-bag-of-rice-in-my-house-kept-increasing-after-we-paid-tithe-from-it-pastor-paul-enenche\/\">seeds of faith&#8221; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8PTKD4thDi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His message has garnered alot of reactions from his followers, with many celebrating him for being an exceptional pastor who always say the truth as it is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>boi_sixer<\/strong> wrote, \u201cHow do your explain the widow that gave her all in the bible ?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>lanimastyleng<\/strong> wrote, \u201cApostle Joshua Selman, Apostle Femi Lazarus, Pastor Iren Pastor Jimmy, Pastor Bolaji Idowu and Pastor Amos Fenwa. These men of God speaks the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>all_fortified_blueevee<\/strong> wrote, \u201cThis one na God messenger o..l wanna ask, is he single?? Asking for a friend ooo\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>austineangelo<\/strong> wrote, \u201cHe\u2019s saying this because he has cashed out. He started with all these things he is condemning now. Anyways, kudos for even talking about it\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>thefoodnetworknig2<\/strong> wrote, \u201cPersonally, I don\u2019t believe students should even pay tithes! They are not working, they\u2019re only sent pocket money from the person working!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>symply._maya<\/strong> wrote, \u201cA man of God that has sense and is also good-looking too abeg is he single?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>officialchic_chi<\/strong> wrote, \u201cAnything for clout, a typical Nigerian cannot reject a million naira\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pastor Emmanuel Iren advised Nigerian Pastors that they shouldn&#8217;t accept every gift given to them. He urged Pastors not to demand for a huge monetary seed of faith from students because it will promote fraud. 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