The founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has urged members of his congregation to provide abductors with his personal phone number in the event of a kidnapping, asserting that he has the spiritual authority to secure their freedom.
Oyedepo made the statement during a church service at the Canaanland headquarters of the church in Ota, Ogun State. A video clip of the sermon, which surfaced online on Thursday, has since gone viral across social media platforms.
“If anybody picks you, give them my number,” the cleric told congregants.
He supported his claim by recounting two incidents he described as divine interventions involving kidnapped church members.
In one instance, Oyedepo said a pastor of the church was abducted and that he was
connected directly to the kidnappers via phone. He claimed to have issued a warning to the abductors, stating that they would die within 24 hours if the pastor was not released.According to him, the pastor was subsequently freed.
In another account, he narrated that a female member who had been kidnapped declared by faith that she would regain her freedom by 7 a.m. He said although no direct contact was made with the captors, they reportedly began to harm themselves before releasing her.
Oyedepo told members that they possess similar spiritual authority and should learn to exercise it, adding that believers have been empowered to overcome evil forces.
The sermon clip, shared under the hashtag #SupersonicSunday by church social media accounts, is believed to have been recorded days before it gained widespread attention online.
