After witnessing members of their church giving astounding testimonials on social media, The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries responded.
On Monday, social media conversations and an online challenge were sparked by the moving miracle accounts that churchgoers shared in viral videos.
A woman who claimed to have defeated four armed bandits was one of the most talked-about testimony given by members of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, which was established by Lazarus Muoka in 2002 and has its headquarters in Lagos.
“One Friday, I was in my shop when all of a sudden my legs gave out, and I was unable to walk, talk, or do anything,” the woman added. I started asking God to guide me and send someone to bring me home. I went home after praying, and I went to sleep at about one in the morning.”
“had a dream in which I saw four persons brandishing AK-47 weapons and covering their heads. They assaulted me and claimed that they had been looking for me and that they had been paid to break my legs.
The people there told me not to speak, but I insisted, saying, ‘I am a chosen, I am chosen. You wicked men, who are you?’ They started trembling. I demanded the gun, took one and slung it over my shoulder, then took the second and did the same, and grabbed the third in my hand
“As I held the gun, one woman said there were no bullets, but I saw there was a bullet inside. All of them then begged me for forgiveness. I threatened to shoot them, but they pleaded with me.”
“I told them I would take them to my G.O. (General Overseer), and my G.O. said I should not keep the gun but take it to the police station. They followed me to the station, and I woke up as I began to speak. I then prayed, ‘God of the chosen, deliver me,’ and now, I am walking again.”
The church’s Head of Public Relations and Media, Chidi Louis, refuted the viral video and labeled it as fake, according to an article published on Tuesday.
Mr. Louis was quoted as saying:
“Nigerians should disregard the fake video and visit our church platform to listen to the complete testimony for better understanding. The woman’s story occurred in a dream, not in reality.
“Don’t believe everything you see on the internet. Bloggers often edit content to ridicule the work of God. Most of these bloggers are wicked and devilish.”
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Within hours after the viral video’s debut, social media users were producing testimonies-like content of their own.
In a video posted to Tunde Ednut’s Instagram page, two guys who had been left without food when they woke up exclaimed, “I’m chosen,” and then, out of nowhere, a plate of fried rice and chicken appeared in front of them.
Later in the same video, after saying the words “I am chosen,” their empty refrigerator was miraculously filled with refreshments.
A churchgoer named Peter Chukwu described how a lion suddenly freed him from a prison in one of the films that went viral.
Mr. Chukwu clarified that in his dream, he had been found guilty and put in jail. He added that his lawyer and others had tried in vain to get him released, but that was all before he saw the iconic reflector aprons of the Chosen church.
Speaking of the dream again, he stated, “I want to share something. Before they released me, my lawyer told me I would be freed from prison, but it didn’t happen until I had contact with the angel of our pastor. In the dream, I saw myself in church, and the pastor was ministering to a congregation. He used Exodus 23:25-27, and then I woke up. When I fell asleep again, I saw handcuffs on my wrists.
“As I was walking, I came across two dirty aprons, but I couldn’t pick them up because of the handcuffs. I bent down to try, and as soon as I touched the aprons, the handcuffs broke. I looked around for the people who had put the handcuffs on me, but I couldn’t see them.
“Then, I heard a voice telling me to go and meet my pastor. I began walking towards my pastor. On the way, I saw a prison open, and everyone ran out.”
“I didn’t want to follow because I was worried about what people would say about the church and the pastor. Suddenly, I felt something hit my back and lift me, carrying me like an aeroplane until it dropped me by the expressway.”
“When I turned to see what had carried me, it was a lion. The place where the lion dropped me was very tight and narrow. It raised one of its paws and motioned for me to go in a certain direction.”
“As I left, it said goodbye to me. I was scared and didn’t realise it was a dream until I woke. At the next court case, they released me.”
Since then, a lot of content has surfaced that revolves around the widely popular slogan “I’m chosen.”
