The Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners chapel leading Pastor, Bishop David Oyedepo has warned youths of the church and by extension Nigerian youths to mind the way they use the earphones, saying that they are designed by the devil.

Oyedepo lamented that earphones which are used by many could block your way forward

He also said that earphones will not allow them to hear from God and that they plug it in ‘anywhere, on the streets: noise, noise, noise! Zero access to divine guidance. Noise in the morning, afternoon, night’.

Speaking on Sunday at the Church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State he cited an example of a church in South Korea where many churches were closed down just because young people will sit down in church and because they have earphones they don’t hear anything and when the service will end they won’t even know until they look around and see there is no one around, saying: ‘the devil wants to destroy the faith of the future generation.

He said: “We live in a very rowdy time. Young generation, please listen to me: all these things you plug in your ear will block your way forward. It is designed by the devil to block your way forward.

“No time to hear from God. Many have never heard anything from God. They even plug it in anywhere, on the streets: noise, noise, noise! Zero access to divine guidance. Noise in the morning, afternoon, night.

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“There is a situation in South Korea, I saw it in one publication. Now 10,000 churches were said to close down within 10 years, an average of 1,000 churches per year. Why? Children, young people will sit down in church (with earphones): don’t hear nothing Sir. In fact, service will end, we were told and they won’t know until they look around and see there is no one around. It is as terrible as that. The devil wants to destroy the faith of the future generation. Very soon, he wants to wipe away the Bible hard copy from your hand so you can be browsing nonsense even in church…

“I know they don’t do that here because CCU (Crowd Control Unit) is here, you plug something in your ears, while you are in church? Never. Go somewhere else. Never, you sit down tight, hear the Word or stay on the road. Life is about discipline. I started understanding the Word from the age of 16. I was responding accordingly.”