Tributes to Pastor Sam Philip (1949-2018)

Praise the Lord friends! It is a great honor for me to be asked to say something on a day such as this. A day when we remember a great man of God, late Apostle Samuel Philip. I call him a great man of God because he lived and his life proved this.

He was one who loved his creator and did everything in his capacity to please the Lord. He was a man full of the Spirit since he prayed a lot and would always be led by the Holy Spirit in all that he wanted to do. He was a man who was kind, sociable and easily approachable.

I believe you know that I have a big Ministry of the Lord in Africa, and even now I am writing this speech from Africa. I would like to announce to all of you present there that it was the late Apostle who encouraged me so much on my journeys to the motherland Africa to do the Lord’s work. I did this using the name of his ministry, that is AGAPE BIBLE MINISTRIES, and it is the name we are using to date. Not only that, but he even sponsored some of my trips and also gave support to do developments, for example building a maternity centre and school at Agwel, Congo.

There are times when I would be hard-pressed, yet I needed to travel to Africa and the Spirit would instruct him to assist before me communicating my needs to him, he would call to find out. I would be surprised to hear from him that he had some financial support put aside for the Lord’s work in Africa.

Many times the deceased expressed willingness to come with me to Africa but the Lord did not allow it. All the same he is still speaking in Africa by what he sponsored.

Personally the late Apostle did a lot that impacted my life that will make me remember him for a long time. Being a humble man of God, one had no choice but to be humble too. He was one who needed reports and once this was given he appreciated it, this would be a big source of encouragement.

However, at this meeting I want to announce that, because of what Apostle started in Africa, the Ministry is growing larger day by day. As Christ is preached, churches are being established, many souls are coming to Christ, conferences are being organized that transform many lives. And because of this the ministry is gaining ground in Africa at a faster speed. Football tournaments take place to preach the Gospel to the youth, schools are being built, more church structures being put up in many places, televisions provided for communities and many other activities in the name of AGAPE BIBLE MINISTRIES. Many times while in Africa he would make calls to find out how I was doing, he never allowed me to get stuck in Africa, but wanted th Lord’s work to continue without any problems.

So Apostle Philip tirelessly sponsored me and the team members for the numerous works that we are now doing in Africa.

Finally as I remember my friend, my sponsor, my pastor and my co-labourer in the Lord, I am humbled and very happy to have shared his life and ministry.

I KNOW HE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, AND FINISHED THE RACE. HIS WORK HAS FOLLOWED HIM NOW.

To us who are still alive the best we can do is to emulate him and do as much as God enables us to do for the glory of His ‘God’ name. We celebrate a life well lived for Jesus. My prayer is that the good LORD raises men and women who will also be like our late father, Apostle Samuel Philip.

May the Lord be with all of you. Amen.

Bishop Aaron Williams

Agape Bible Ministries

Congo, Africa.