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Q. What’s your impression of
Nigeria and your perception of corporate worship here?
A. I love Nigeria and the people and the passion they have
for the Lord. Worship wise, there has been progress since
the time I came three years ago. I feel the church is waking
up to the fact that the praise and worship ministry is
important. I see tremendous potential
Q. What’s your impression of the live recording which you
were a part of?
A. I thought it was well done. The musicians and producer
did a very good job. The live sound was very impressive as
well. I certainly enjoyed it. I hope to do it again.
Q. When you lead worship, what goes on in your mind?
A. I try to get a sense of what the Holy Spirit wants for
each service. Every service is different. I try to rely on
the Holy Spirit speaking to me through my thoughts. For
example just before the recording last night, I had the
opportunity to minister a few song. Initially I had
rehearsed some other songs with the band. But I sensed that
I had to do O draw me Lord which we hadn’t rehearsed. The
response from the people made me realize that I heard from
the Lord. The most crucial thing to do is listen. Not just
listen to the music, but to what the Spirit of the Lord has
to say.
Q. I notice that you play the keyboards so well and
effortlessly too. And yet you lead worship with so much
passion. How do strike a balance between heart and skill.
A. The passion comes first. The skill I don’t really think
about. I have played keyboards for a lot of years now. I
really don’t worry about what chords to play because almost
automatically once I hear something I can play it.
Q. You’ve been at this now for about 20 years. What’s the
greatest lesson you’ve learned that you will like to share
with us?
A. Please give me an easy one. It’s this: the Lord
continually reminds me that he is more valuable to me than
ministry. Sometime ago, I was driving in my car to another
concert, and my family was in the vehicle, I was really
tired and I felt that my efforts in ministry were in vain.
And he said to me: I am going to open doors for ministry to
you that you can’t even imagine right now, but you need to
be so in love with me that those opportunities won’t even
matter.
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