Zaria

Hallelujah.

But then there is a big mountain that we need to conquer in Africa, in Nigeria, in Zaria, and only God knows where else.

Hallelujah.

I took out time to study the history of Nigeria and a bit about Africa.

Every one of us, when we get born again, we come into Christ with heterogeneous mindsets that are a derivative of many factors.

Are you listening to me? I've always given this an exam- as an example.

Someone who grew up in Port Harcourt or Warri or Lagos has a different mindset and an ideology from someone who grew up in Zaria.

Is that correct? In Zaria here, a bus can stop and reverse just because of one person and can delay and wait.

October, in spite of the plots of darkness.

November, and now in December, our final service here in Zaria.

Lift your hands and give God quality thanks like a serious believer.

Quality thanks.

Father, we bre- we bless Your name.

We are grateful for tonight.

Thank You for Zaria For January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November.

This is December.

He is the founder of Giants of Africa, an organization using basketball to empower young people across the continent through sports, leadership, education, and opportunity.

He's also a builder through Zaria Group across the continent.

He is an international role model, philanthropist, forward-thinking humanitarian, visionary, icon, game changer, and an award-winning global basketball leader.

Named among 100 most influential people in sports in 2026, he continues to represent Africa on a global stage and inspires millions around the world.

Yeah, like, moved back to, moved back to Nigeria.

Oh.

And my whole growing up is, is in Zaria-

Yeah

Connected across the globe.

Abuja, Zaria, in all our expressions across the globe, lift your hands and ask Him for an encounter.

The Bible says, "For without faith, it is impossible to please Him.

For he that cometh unto God must come believing that He exists, and then that He's a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." We lift up our expectations before you, the God of all grace, that you will visit us tonight, increase us in wisdom, increase us in power.

New York, can we give the globe a big God bless you? [applause] We're serving the grace of God from New York to the ends of the Earth.

Welcome our family in Abuja.

Welcome our family in Zaria.

Welcome our family in the UK, in Canada, Africa, and around the world.

Let me tell you the secret.

When you hide behind the cross, mm, and you say, "Father, it is for your glory that this is about." This business I want to set up, I want to establish the biggest mall in Zaria, the biggest mall in Nigeria, and the desire is that through the presentation of that excellence or whatever it is, there are people who covenanted with God and said, "Lord, your house is in need of resources.

Can you trust me?" And they meant it, and God said, "That's it.

Clear the way." And they woke up in the morning and stumbled into business opportunities that changed their lives in one night.

For in Jesus' name we pray.

[cheering]

Koinonia Zaria, I declare over you it is from glory to glory.

[cheering]

With all the crisis, I remember one time I went to strengthen our family in Maiduguri.

I was on my way 'cause that time I was in Zaria, leaving Zaria to catch a flight in Abuja, and they canceled the flight.

It was an old airline.

And I told the driver, I said, "Can you go to Maiduguri?" It was dangerous because they were fighting.

To be wise as a serpent, and to be gentle as a dove.

I have one of my little daughters, she's about six years now.

I get a call years ago, about six years thereabout, and they tell me that someone, a woman, just threw the baby at our Overflow 3 in Zaria.

Threw that baby.