“I was to minister in a Pentecostal church but was turned down when the church leadership saw the church i was coming from. So those who invited me applied a wisdom by getting a venue outside the church setting but fortunately for them some of the church members came for the programme and they experienced the WORD Of God undiluted and the power of God pervaded and animated everywhere that glorious day. It was strange to them that a C&S persona could teach the WORD so accurately, articulately and succinctly…” Karounwi
Over the years, breaking denominational boundaries by Cherubim and Seraphim preachers seems like a mission impossible. However, with the new ray of change shining so bright in the fold, quite a number of Seraph preachers have mounted the pulpit of most Pentecostal churches, Pastor Damilola Karounwi is one of the stronghold that God has used to break the barrier. Due to his mammoth knowledge in the word of God which has always been an enhancement for dishing out undiluted word of God, many believers gets confused about his denomination and this has likewise opened many doors unto him.
“A lot of persons talk down the fold but we do not care. I even remember I had one experience many years ago, I was to minister in a Pentecostal church but was turned down when the church leadership saw the church i was coming from. So those who invited me applied a wisdom by getting a venue outside the church setting but fortunately for them some of the church members came for the programme and they experienced the WORD Of God undiluted and the power of God pervaded and animated everywhere that glorious day. It was strange to them that a C&S persona could teach the WORD so accurately, articulately and succinctly, so that experience led them to bid me come to minister in the main church and that was how the gate of other denominations opened unto me” recounted Seraph Karounwi.
He pointed out that the reason the fold has suffered major image damage with other denominations is because the fold has left off the track set by the founder, which are the word, prayer and evangelism, “the image became distorted when we gave in to externalities which are not captured within the vision of the fold, we left the intrinsic realities of God as downloaded by our founder Saint Moses Orimolade Tunolase which is predicated upon THE WORD, PRAYER and EVANGELISM and we are embracing wrong cultures, values and systems.
We only have few personas who infiltrated the church and in the real sense they are not part of us and some of them who are truly part of us are bereft of accurate knowledge about the fold and this is because they have not been co-opted or Indoctrinated into the essence of the church establishment. This is why we need to be equipped with KNOWLEDGE. There’s a popular saying that when the purpose of a thing is unknown abuse inevitable” .
He however expressed optimism that the church is getting back on her feet in accordance to the vision laid down by the founder, Saint Moses Orimolade Tunolase, “we thank God that the heritage and image of our fold is being resuscitated again and we are gaining strides in the eternal purposes of God. In the midst of this distorted image God still has remnants and has a way of amplifying the Voice of His own. Though it will take time before this image can be redeemed maximally but the reformation has begun already.
Personally this is really working for me because denominational walls are breaking, we have access to preach in other denominations without restriction which in time past was extremely minimal. The effort of the enemy cannot thrive over the church because we are standing consolidated upon the foundation of Christ”, said Seraph Karounwi.
He conveyed his passion for the fold whilst expressing that the fold is encompassed with spiritual blessings, “the sect is a good place to be and I must be sincere that we are immeasurably blessed that’s why overlooking the excesses is a common place for me. The collocation of giftings, encounters, intimacy and what have you is embedded in the fold and we thank God that the Lord is now restoring the Ministry of the WORD into the fold again which is our Priority as a Christian according to Act 20:32. Teaching priests (2 Chronicles 15:3) are rising enormously in our fold and I’m indeed grateful for this”.
It is not a mere saying that Seraph Karounwi is an adept lover of the Word, which is evident in his teachings and words. No wonder when he was asked what he would change in the fold should he become the worldwide spiritual head, he responded that he would change the crave members have for titles and shift it to the Word of God, because according to him, “that’s is the weightier matter”.
Seraph Karounwi is the brain behind of Menorah School of Spirit Word which is quite different from most other ministries we have prevalent in the society today. The purpose of establishing the school which is two years this June, is specifically building up the youths to unlock their God-given mission, “this is a vision that came as a strong burden to me from the Lord to build and equip youths so they could find their bearing in Christ and also to experience the unlocking of their ordination, this is why it is a SCHOOL OF THE SPIRIT WORD. We don’t run it like others runs ministry and this is why it’s just once monthly except with further instruction. So if God comes today and says I’m giving you another assignment we are good to go, we are not rigid!!!, stated Seraph Karounwi.
Expounding the idea behind the use of “Menorah”, Seraph Karounwi stated that the word Menorah, is quite different and deeper to the meaning/understanding attributed to it by most C&S churches, “Menorah is simply the Hebrew word for the 7lampstands as captured in Revelation 1, unfortunately most C&S churches uses this symbol in our altars but we don’t know the full import and revelation of the MENORAH. It’s a very deep mystery and revelation captured within the person of Christ. Christ is the epicentre of MENORAH and that’s why the centrality of the gospel is geared towards HIM( John 5:39)”, revealed Seraph Karounwi.
Would it not be nice to know somethings about the wonderful Seraph with such a great vision?
He is a graduate of Yaba College of Technology where he bagged Higher National Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning. During his days in Yabatech, he was a devoted member of Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Campus Fellowship in Yabatech where he later served as the Vice-president of the fellowship. During his tenure as the Vice-president of the campus fellowship, there were lot of tremendous achivement on the student body both physically and spiritually.
A Seraph by birth, he is a lover of the Kingdom and has dedicated his life solely to the ministry of heralding the gospel of Jesus to every nooks and crannies of this world. He is a man endowed with wealth of experience and it will interest you to know that he operates in three fold ministry; he is a Pastor by altar, a prophet by office and Apostle by the anointing of the Holy Ghost.
The November born Seraph worships at C&S Movement Church, Chapel of Resurrection, Araromi Ifako. His nickname is ‘Stimulus’. He likes white colour while his favourite hymn is hymn ‘Mo ti ni Jesu l’ore, yebiye lo je fun mi’. He is happily married to Mrs. Karounwi Aderonke Omowunmi.
Seraph Ariyibi Oluwasogo is a Journalist/Freelance writer. He loves reading.
Favourite Hymn: C&S 89 – Eyin Egbe Igbala
