Prepare to be captivated by a remarkable love story that not only made headlines but also touched hearts worldwide. Anu married Joseph on the same day she graduated with a First Class LLB degree. Their marriage story went viral on the internet partly because of their incredible love story and the unique combination of marrying and graduating on a single day. In this compelling book, you're invited to step into the intimate world of their love story, originally shared during an enlightening online seminar. They answer some burning questions of young adults on topics like love, dating, courtship, intimacy, and discerning the will of God besides many other elements that constitute a godly marriage. The book isn't just a memoir; it's a helpful resource that has already transformed the lives of countless singles and young couples. May the life-changing insights found within these pages set you on your own journey toward a God-centered, and fulfilling marital relationship.

Bumpy But Sweet: A Love Story Unpacked

In his years of engaging with teenagers and young adults, the question Joseph has been most frequently asked is on overcoming sexual addictionsespecially pornography and masturbation. This book brings together in one volume Josephs liberating thoughts on how to do this, sharing unreservedly from his journey through the same struggles. The book is easy-to-read and has been a helpful resource for many teenagers and young adults.<h2> </h2><h2>Recommendation</h2>We shared this book with two members of our churchs youth ministry. To the glory of God, they found it very helpful. One of them shared with us how, by the help of the Holy Spirit, prayers and the liberating truth from the book, he lost the desire to indulge in his addiction. We heartily recommend this book. Pastor and Mrs AdeleganPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania<h2> </h2><h2>Testimony from a Reader:</h2>I had the privilege of getting the electronic version of this book as a free gift. It has brought great joy and freedom to me. The night I downloaded the book, I finished reading it, because I've always longed for help in my struggle against pornography and masturbation. Every preacher I listen to seem to be silent about it. My struggle has been ongoing a long while. Even though I knew it was bad, I found it difficult to stop. The times when I thought I had freedom, it was always short-lived. Finding confidence to share with you that this has become a broken chain brings great relief to my heart. Thank you for being sincere. Thank you for yielding to the call. Thank you for the light you have shined to my darkness.Reading the book has opened my eyes to the victory God has given me which I'm expected to walk in. I have never seen it in the way you brought it. Even though I longed to stop, and did put in certain measures to curb my exposure, I knew I needed something more. I found it in this book. As I yield more and more to God, my fleshly desires die. As I walk more and more in obedience in line with God's Word, the more I am in tune with Him. I covet your prayers. I long for a time when God will grant me a platform to share the light with others tied in these chains as well. I write to let you know that the labour invested in your posts which led to this book was not in vain. It's growing. It has birthed a seed and it will continue to grow and reach many more. Amen. I have come to share my testimony in faith declaring the victory long given to me. I am still reading the book over and over again and the more I read, the more I see God helping me overcome in my daily life. Grace to you. Funminiyi,Nigeria

#Unaddicted: Finding Freedom from Sex-related Addictions

<h3>WHERE IS THE ALL-POWERFUL GOD?</h3><ul><li>If God is so loving and all-powerful, how come He is missing in inaction?</li><li>How come Hes silent to my legitimate requests?</li><li>He promised that none of His shall be barren. Where is the baby?</li><li>He promised that the prayer of faith will heal the sick. Why am I still sick?</li><li>He promised to answer before I call. Where is the answer after calling and calling again?</li></ul> WHERE IS GOD?It's a question you've probably asked. It's a question Joseph has definitely asked when his reality seemed decades away from what God had promised. Thus, in five peaces of transformational thoughts, Joseph hands us a compass which points us in the direction where God may be found in times like that. With lots of stories from his personal journey, Joseph writes with such simplicity and clarity that drives home the message and leaves the seeker immersed in the unwavering hope of Gods reassuring promise: I will never leave you, nor forsake you. This book is a great blessing to the body of Christ. The wealth of wisdom therein is articulated with distinct clarity. Are you waiting on God for anything? Then this book is a must read . . . you will be surely blessed. Pastor Dr. Davies | The Apostolic Church (LAWNA) UK In Pastor K, I have found a son, a co-labourer and a destiny helper. His good nature shines through in his writing and preaching. The subject of Waiting Compass is very relevant to us all: THE SEASON OF WAITING. The wisdom expressed in the book is profound. I warmly recommend it. Pastor Dara Shofoluwe | Area Pastor, Area 4, North East &amp; Northern Ireland, RCCG UK This book just answered so many questions that I have always intended to ask God when I get to heaven. Thanks P.Kols for the deep insights shared in this book. And the humour! (I cant seem to stop laughing at some of the personal stories shared in the book). I will recommend this as a must-read for every young adult before plunging head-long into the realities of the rest of their adult life. Oluwaseyi Popoola Thompson | Businesses Management Student, National Open University of Nigeria I read Waiting Compass as a divine instruction. I found myself ranting and complaining about how I felt like God has turned His back at me when I heard a voice in my heart asking me, Have you read Waiting Compass? Right there in the restroom, I picked up my phone and started reading the book (which Id gotten as a free gift from the author months earlier). The very first sentence got my attention and within an hour, I finished the whole book at one sitting, and picked the lessons God has for me in it. I feel there is a need for everyone to own and read this book. What got me the most was where the author said Hannah needed a child, but God needed a prophet. That statement put a lot of things in perspective for me. As you read, get ready to highlight or screenshot the different shades of insight that you will encounter. And oh! The poem at the end of the book says it all. God bless you, Joseph, and inspire you to write more books that will bring people closer to God than ever before. Jimi Kate | CEO, The Cymehouse I read Waiting Compass at a go because, like all of Josephs books, until you finish reading it, you won't want to drop it. Joseph's books have been a tremendous blessing to me. I look forward to that day when we will see physically and I will give him a big hug for allowing himself to be used by God to bring positive impact on my life. Oluwasegun Durosinmi | Banking and Finance Student, Lagos State University

Waiting Compass: Finding God When He Seems to Delay

The difference between joy and regret sometimes is being able to discern between what is good and what is God. We will be faced with many opportunities in life, but how can we tell which of them is not a distraction from God's best plan for us? In this book, reflecting on scripture and personal experience, Joseph lays out 7 checkpoints to help the reader discern if an opportunity is indeed from God or just another distraction from His best plan. In this book you will learn:<ul><li>How to avoid regret</li><li>Positive and negative signs to watch out for in making a choice</li><li>Tips on choosing a life partner</li></ul>And lots more! Understanding Gods plan for our life isnt always easy. Faced with important decisions, how many of us havent wished sometimes that He would just write the answers clearly in the clouds?! Given that He doesnt do that often, Joseph Olas handy little book, Is this Opportunity from God?: 7 Checkpoints for Discerning Divine Opportunities, provides an excellent framework for thinking and praying our way forward. I highly recommend it. John Neate | Management Consultant and Vineyard Churches Accredited Coach This is a very timely book, and one of the most profound truths that stands out to me is this: What is good may not be God; but what is God is always and definitely good! Many sincere believers, not sure of what God's Will is concerning an open door before them, ask Is this opportunity from God? However, you will discover from this book, like I did, that being sincere is not enough; we must be discerning to divide between what is good and what is God. What you will find in this book are not theories, but life-principles that the writer has embodied and is living by. This is not another book to add to your library, but is one of the books one could go on a retreat with from time to time. Thank you, dear Pastor Joseph Kolawole Ola, for yielding yourself to God and for publishing this timely classic. I highly recommend it! Get a copy, read it, embody it and share it! Olaoluwa Okunnuwa | The WaterGate Church, Sango-Ota, Nigeria. Whatsoever we do, God wants us to prosperthats Gods will for us. However, we have a part to play. This wonderful book by Joseph summarises the message of Psalm 1to avoid walking in the counsel of the ungodly, standing in the way of sinners, or sitting in the seat of the scornful. We are urged rather to meditate in the Word, day and night. The seven nuggets Joseph shares in this book simplify this message and show us how to live the prosperous life described in the first Psalm. The book makes discerning the right door to walk through very simple. Go and prosper as you follow these marvellous simple steps to victory. Joseph Olowe | Author of Rebuilding Your Life

Is This Opportunity From God?: 7 Checkpoints for Discerning Divine Opportunities

This book combines in one volume the best of Joseph and Anu's works for young adults.<ol><li>In Young and Found, Joseph and Anu share practical and biblical wisdom on the complex everyday challenges that young Christians face. Subjects covered include personal development, hearing Gods voice, sex and sexuality, parent-youth relationships, faith, integrity, fun, marriage, managing weaknesses, prayer, pioneering, time and money management to mention but a few.</li><li>In Is This Opportunity From God?, reflecting on scripture and personal experience, Joseph lays out 7 checkpoints to help the reader discern if an opportunity is indeed from God or just another distraction from God's best plan.</li><li>In Marriage in View, Joseph and Anu, through their love story, draw young people to engage with the tested and timeless countercultural principles upon which the institution of marriage is established.</li><li>In Waiting Compass, Joseph presents 5 'peaces' of transformational thoughts helping the reader to find God when He seems to delay.</li><li>And in #Unaddicted, Joseph shares some liberating thoughts on how to overcome sexual addictions, sharing unreservedly from his journey through the same struggles.</li></ol>Each of these books have been a tremendous blessing to thousands of Christian young adults and millennials over the years. This compilation seeks to bless even more lives with the transformative power of God's Word.

Biblical Wisdom for Young Adults: 5 Life-Changing Books in One Volume

Reckless Love, Unreckless Lovers: A Guide to a Blossoming Marriage is a thought-provoking book that draws on the author's personal experiences and insights grounded in scripture to explore the concept of love in the context of marriage. The book unpacks what it means to be a "reckless" lover, what "reckless love" looks like, and the simple but foundational principle for a successful marriage: “A marriage blossoms when two UNRECKLESS (careful) LOVERS have a RECKLESS LOVE for one another.” This book is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of marital love and what it takes to create a thriving and blossoming marriage. Whether you are a young adult seeking guidance on relationships, or an experienced married couple looking to reinvigorate your love, this book has something to offer you.

Reckless Love, Unreckless Lovers: A Guide to a Blossoming Marriage

The series of reflections presented in this booklet are based on an opportunity the author had in March 2022 to watch a live match from the Anfield stadium of Liverpool Football Club. The life lessons drawn from the experience are pondered through the lens of scripture and celebrates the acknowledgement of&nbsp;gifts, community, music,&nbsp;among others. His prayer is that you will find the thoughts shared inspiring and helpful.

Joseph Goes to Anfield: Life Lessons from Watching an LFC Match

This book is born out of the outreach of the authors to young adults and teenagers, particularly, those they are mentoring in an&nbsp;online village&nbsp;called&nbsp;Alive Mentorship Group. Based on an acknowledgement of the fact that our everyday life offers us tremendous learning opportunities, the book brings together various life lessons which the authors have shared with their mentees on the mentorship platform within a year (2021). Written in a devotional style based on reflective journaling, each chapter draws some life lessons from a reflection on the life experiences of the authors—their victories, failures, and observations from doing life with others on a daily basis. Their hope is that each reader will truly find these life lessons from their 'online village' a helpful resource as they make progress in their destiny journey.

Echoes: Life Lessons from an Online Village

In this book, Joseph Ola tackles the tricky and very immediate subject of making sense of life's uncertainties as Christians. His contribution is steeped in his reading of scripture and theology interwoven with some thoughtfully chosen Yoruba proverbs and practical illustrations from everyday life. At its core, the book reminds us to live wisely as good citizens whilst holding steadfastly to the joy that belongs to those who follow the way of the risen Christ. For readers who sense they are living in anxious times, this book offers practical wisdom shot through with the joy of the gospel. Colin Smith | Dean of Mission Education, Church Mission Society, Oxford An excellent read for anyone struggling to make sense of the uncertainties of life. Rev Canon Elaine Jones | Vicar, Church of England, UK. They say a book is only as good as the timing it lands in your world and I would say that this is a timely book for many! Rich Martin | Principal, LIFE Church UK College Rarely is a book quite as topical or as encouraging as Joseph Ola's Pandemic Joy. John Neate | Vineyard Churches, UK

Pandemic Joy: Making Sense of Life's Uncertainties

<h3>You Don't Belong To 'a Lost Generation'!</h3>It is unfortunate that todays young adults and teens have been labeled a lost generation. To be young, in the eyes of popular media, is to be lost. But this does not have to be the case. Reflecting on their life experiences and the honest questions they have been asked by teenagers and young adults, Joseph and Anu share practical and biblical wisdom on the complex everyday challenges that young Christians face. Subjects covered include: personal development, hearing Gods voice, sex and sexuality, parent-youth relationships, faith, integrity, fun, marriage, managing weaknesses, prayer, pioneering, time and money management to mention but a few. Each days reflection is accompanied with practical tips on applying the message and a prayer. These reflections have already helped thousands of millennials realise that they are young but not lost; they are young and found in Christ. It is the authors prayer that this becomes the testimony of everyone who reads this.

Young and Found: A 40-Day Devotional for Young Adults and Teens

The Yorubas will say "The future is never so distant that it does not arrive." The prophetic future of Nigeria prophesied decadeseven centuries agoare now being fulfilled. 2020 shall go down in Nigerian history not so much as the year of the pandemic but, much more, as the year in which the youths of the nation fought for a new Nigeria. In this tapestry of prophetic words concerning Nigeria, Joseph intends to awaken the sensitivity of Nigerian youths to the prophetic hourglass that makes the discernment of the times possible, and thus, inspire intelligent spiritual warfare for the nation while also making a clarion call for Nigerian youths, home and abroad, to strategically position themselves for active participation in the birth of the New Nigeria. It's a New Day.

The Breaking of a New Dawn: An Anthology of Prophetic Words Concerning Nigeria

<h2>This book will surely save many young adults from unnecessary heartbreak.</h2>Besides coming into a relationship with God, there is hardly any decision that is of more significance and long-lasting implications than the decision on who to marry. With the increasing misrepresentation of marriage through popular culture, young people are desperate for trustworthy models and principles to guide them through the waters of marriage-in-view relationships, hence this book. Joseph and Anu, through their love story, draw young people to engage with the tested and timeless countercultural principles upon which the institution of marriage is established. Written in a warm and conversational style, the book will teach you:<ul><li>guidelines on discovering who to marry;</li><li>answers to questions about dating, courtship, sex and weddings; and</li><li>principles for building a Godly marriage.</li></ul><h3> </h3><h3>Joseph and Anus Wedding Testimonies</h3>Of all weddings in bible times, the wedding at Cana in Galilee stood out, not because of the popular stuffs that makes a wedding, but because of the platform it created for Jesus to be glorified. But while I was not at the wedding of Cana in Galilee, I am excited that I was able to witness a similar occurrence being re-enacted in our times. You two planned to have a simple wedding but the Lord made it glorious. You wanted to have a quiet wedding but the heavens noised it both home and abroad. Your wedding is now an inspiration to a lot. It has become many people's prayer point. It is an envy to some. It is a delight to the Almighty. Your wife grasped her first class, and you grasped her first kiss and all . . . There is so much to learn already from your wedding, thus, your marriage is definitely going to become a role model. Oluwayimika Adelegan | US Army God is speaking to my generation through you. I hope we are listening. Oh gosh! You are bringing forth the cornerstone with screams of 'grace' 'grace' to it! The Dream is True, brother, the Dream is True! I'm over the top with joy. Congratulations and God bless you and Anu! Adebola Deji-Kurunmi | ED, Ideation Hub Africa &amp; President, DIW I do not know both of you personally, but I can tell that this marriage will last a lifetime Simplicity and moderation in all things; the beauty of friendship and faith personified and evident, even for a stranger like me to see. May the good LORD bless your union and may it be the ultimate example for everyone who seek the true joy that marriage brings. Happy Married Life. Akinwale Ekundayo | Managing Partner, Cheret Creatives One of the most beautiful stories I've read on the internet thus far. Tejumade | Dir. of Marketing &amp; Publicity, TedxIsaleGeneral2016 You guys have redefined what true love represents and a godly trust that transcends all barriers. We celebrate your union. God is sending a message through you two to our generation. To Him be the glory. Abiola Isawumi

Marriage in View

For the Love of Love is a heartwarming compilation of enchanting love stories that traverse the borders of time, distance, and doubts, bringing together individuals who discovered their destined soulmates through faith, friendship, and unwavering belief in the power of godly love. Set in the vibrant and culturally diverse landscape of Nigeria, this anthology unveils the captivating journeys of nine couples, each telling their unique tale of how they met and became convinced that they had found ‘The One.’ These love stories illuminate the hope and certainty that true love, when nurtured with faith in God and genuine friendship, has the strength to weather any storm and stand the test of time.

For the Love of Love: An Anthology of Christian Love Stories

Welcome to Joseph Ola Bookstore where you will find books on various subjects written by Joseph Ola or co-authored with his wife, Anu Ola. Joseph is a pastor at The Apostolic Church, Liverpool UK. He’s the author of a few books including Waiting Compass: Finding God when He seems to delay; Is This Opportunity From God?: 7 Checkpoints for Discerning Divine Opportunities; #Unaddicted: Finding Freedom from Sex-related Addictions and more recently, Pandemic Joy: Making Sense of Life’s Uncertainties. Anu is a law graduate and works in a law firm. She is involved in Children and Youth ministry. She is outdoorsy and blogs at eleosblisshouse.org. They co-authored Marriage in View and co-host Alive Mentorship Group, an online mentorship platform reaching thousands of young adults, Not Alone Today Podcast and Omoluabi Podcast. They live in Liverpool, UK with their two sons, Joshua OdodoOluwa and Samuel OkikiOluwa.