The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has restated his vision of how he believes his life will end — peacefully, on a Sunday, after attending church service and eating his favourite meal, pounded yam.
Speaking on the fourth day of the church’s ongoing International Convention, themed The Overcomers, Pastor Adeboye noted that death is not always the result of a long illness.
He reminded the congregation that he had shared the same revelation two years earlier.
“I will die on a Sunday after attending service, eat my beloved pounded yam, and then pass on without any sickness,” he said, insisting that his transition would be sudden and painless.
In his sermon titled Possess Your Possessions, the cleric challenged Christians to take active steps to claim what belongs to them in Christ. Citing the biblical account of the Israelites fighting to enter the Promised Land, he stressed: “In many cases, you may have to fight for things that are already yours.”
He outlined four key areas in which believers must resist spiritual opposition — healing, prosperity, fruitfulness, and long life. On healing, he said: “Your greatest friend, Jesus Christ, paid a great price to purchase your healing. Yet, there is a thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy” (John 10:10), urging Christians to resist sickness through faith.
On prosperity, Pastor Adeboye maintained: “The One who owns the earth and its fullness, and owns all the silver and gold, paid a terrible price so that you wouldn’t be poor. As long as you want to remain poor, you will remain poor.” He added that Christians who achieve success are often criticised, while those who die in poverty face questions about their faith.
On the matter of long life, he said: “Long life is yours. But the devil wants to kill you with all he has. You must fight to live.”
He also emphasised God’s command for fruitfulness, pointing to biblical figures such as Rachel and Hannah, who overcame barrenness through persistent prayer and determination.
“We must not remain under the power of the forces of darkness. How can I be a child of God and still be tormented?” he asked, calling on believers to reject every form of spiritual oppression.
Referencing Jacob’s wrestling with an angel in Genesis 32, Pastor Adeboye concluded: “It is what we tolerate that disturbs us. Stop tolerating sickness, poverty, barrenness, or premature death. Fight to possess your possessions—it’s your spiritual duty, made possible by Christ’s sacrifice.”
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