As I approached the pulpit and was about to turn to stand behind it to preach at the church I had founded and pastored, the Lord spoke!

“Dismantle this church. I have something else for you to do.”

I obeyed.

After a year or so, in 2009, I came into contact with Bishop Michael Reid. More about that in another blog, or you can read about it in I’m Alive or True Miracle Stories.

That conversation in his living room was a turning point in my life.

My years with Bishop Michael Reid profoundly changed the way I understood Scripture, discipleship and ministry. What I learned from him wasn't simply information to put in a notebook. It became part of the foundation of my ministry and eventually helped shape what would become Ways of God.

This is my personal account of what Bishop Michael Reid taught me, what I learned through years of discipleship, and why I believe we should never forget what we have learned.

My Early Encounters With Bishop Michael Reid

Many years earlier, some friends of mine had visited Bishop Michael Reid. After researching his ministry, I decided to attend some of his events in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Although I never met him personally during those visits, I greatly enjoyed his teachings.

To my surprise, their teaching confirmed much of what God had already been showing me.

At the time, Bishop Reid and I didn't know each other, and I had absolutely no idea of the divine plan that would later unfold.

One incident remains particularly vivid in my memory.

During a lunch break at a Peniel Church event, I was sitting near where Bishop Reid and T.L. Osborn were seated. As Bishop Reid walked past my table, he suddenly stopped.

He looked at me for about ten seconds and simply said:

“You'll learn.”

Then he carried on walking.

At the time, I thought, “Well, that's encouraging!”

I had no idea how significant those two words would eventually become.

Years later, I realised that Bishop Reid's words were often intentional. Those early visits were preparing the way for a life-changing encounter with him and his wife.

Meeting Bishop Michael Reid: From Facebook Chat to His Living Room

After what I can only describe as a miraculous conversation with Bishop Reid on Facebook, I soon found myself sitting in his living room.

He spoke to me very frankly and then asked:

“What do you think?”

I responded:

“Bishop, my eyes have opened so much I will never sleep!”

Before I left, something remarkable happened.

He called me over, placed his hands on me and prayed the simplest, most childlike prayer I had ever heard.

Suddenly, I felt an unusual sensation and saw what looked like golden, cream-coloured scales falling from my eyes.

At that moment, I had a profound revelation of a biblical doctrine.

Then, in a flash, I grasped another doctrine with absolute clarity.

Finally, I saw the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.

My theories vanished and were replaced by what I can only describe as an unshakable certainty about what God had shown me.

What Bishop Michael Reid Taught Me About Scripture

At the time, I didn't realise that Bishop Reid embraced these doctrines and had such an extraordinary understanding of Scripture.

God had already revealed these things to me before I understood that they were foundational to Bishop Reid's teaching and ministry.

I kept the experience to myself.

But those revelations became foundational to my ministry and continue to influence the way I understand Scripture today.

As I continued attending events at Bishop Reid's home, something else became apparent.

I had an unusual ability to understand what Bishop Reid taught.

The things he was explaining seemed to make sense to me at a very deep level.

Eventually, God gave me two significant dreams that helped me understand what was happening.

What Bishop Michael Reid taught me about Scripture went far beyond simply knowing more Bible verses. I was learning how to understand Scripture, how to think through what I believed, and how important it is to allow God's Word to correct our understanding.

That lesson has stayed with me.

The Dream That Confirmed My Apostolic Ministry

In the first dream, I was sitting on a cream-coloured sofa when I suddenly felt a presence behind me.

I turned around and saw Archbishop Benson Idahosa sitting on the back of the couch.

He looked at me and said:

“You have been brought here to correct your understanding of Scripture. You have an apostolic ministry.”

Everything I had experienced in ministry suddenly began to make sense.

I had never considered such a calling before.

Yet suddenly, the pieces seemed to fit together.

Sometimes God has to show you the picture before you realise you've been holding all the pieces of the jigsaw.

What I Learned From Bishop Michael Reid Through Discipleship

I spent a great deal of time with Bishop Reid, often staying for months at his home.

I learned that true discipleship is a work of the Holy Spirit, but it also requires complete attention to the teacher.

Jesus said that the student becomes like his teacher.

And believe me, I learned plenty!

One thing I noticed while I was with Bishop Reid was how much he was like me—and how much I was becoming like him.

He spoke bluntly.

So do I.

People have tried to get me to be nicer over the years, but I can only be the way God made me.

Bishop Reid wasn't afraid to say what he thought, and I learned that truth doesn't always arrive wearing a nice suit and carrying a cup of tea.

Sometimes it just walks straight into the room and tells you where you've got it wrong.

That was part of what I learned from Bishop Michael Reid.

Discipleship isn't simply sitting in a room listening to someone preach. It involves watching, listening, asking questions, being corrected and allowing what you are learning to change you.

I Stopped Preaching So I Could Learn

While I was with Bishop Reid, I made a decision.

I would not preach until he went home to be with the Lord.

I had to learn.

I had spent years preaching, but I realised that I still had much to learn about Scripture, ministry and the ways of God.

Fourteen years later, Bishop Reid went home to be with the Lord.

At the time, I hadn't seen him for a while. One day, I suddenly had an urge to make enquiries about him.

It was then that I discovered he had passed away.

But that isn't the strange thing.

That very morning, as I woke from a dream, I heard profound words at the end:

“Never forget what you have learned.”

I wondered what it meant.

I concluded that it referred to what I had learned from my mentor.

I had absolutely no idea that later that very evening I would discover that Bishop Michael Reid had passed away.

Never Forget What You Have Learned

At that moment, I knew I had to start preaching again what had been deposited in me.

I had learned from Bishop Michael Reid.

I had listened.

I had watched.

I had been discipled.

And now I had a responsibility to use what I had learned.

And so began Ways of God.

The first thing I did was listen to hundreds of Bishop Reid's sermons.

But I didn't just listen to them.

I transcribed about 300 of his sermons so I could read through them carefully.

Yes, 300.

Some people collect stamps.

I apparently collect sermons.

But there was a reason for it.

I wanted to go back through what I had been taught and make sure I had not forgotten it.

The words I heard in that dream became increasingly significant to me:

Never forget what you have learned.

For me, that wasn't simply about remembering facts. It was about remembering the lessons, the corrections, the understanding of Scripture and the things that had been deposited into me through years of discipleship.

The Legacy of Bishop Michael Reid

When I look back now, I can see how significant those years were.

What Bishop Michael Reid taught me wasn't simply a collection of sermons or interesting Bible ideas.

It shaped the way I understand Scripture.

It shaped the way I approach ministry.

It shaped the way I think about discipleship.

And it became part of the foundation of what I would later teach through Ways of God.

I am deeply grateful to God for the understanding He has given me.

And I am grateful to Bishop Michael Reid for his years of dedication, his teaching, his discipleship and for allowing God to use him.

Most importantly, I don't want to forget what I learned.

Because sometimes the greatest danger isn't that we never learn.

It's that we learn something from God, get busy, and then forget it.

So I will remember.

I will continue to teach what I learned.

And I will never forget what I have learned.

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