I Burnt The Cheque We Received As Honorarium After TAPE 2025 – Sound of Salem (Video)

Prophet Joel Ogebe of Sounds of Salem has shared how he reportedly burned a cheque presented to him as an honorarium after his ministration at “The African Praise Experience (TAPE) Overflow 2025.” TAPE overflow, which came up on Sunday, July 13, had music ministers including, Sound of Salem, Bidemi Olaoba, Limoblaze, amongst others. In a video, circulating on social media, Ogebe narrated that Sounds of Salem was invited to minister at the event, and in line with tradition, the House on the Rock family, led by Pastor Paul Adefarasin, offered them a cheque as an honorarium, which he didn’t cash but burnt. In the video, Ogebe was seen saying, “I was privileged to minister at House on The Rock Church. Initially they told us to provide them with an account number to honour us. But I told my people No, let us go and bless the people there. “After the ministration, the man of God there is a father figure, so he honoured us with a cheque, saying ‘no you guys have to take this’. So I collected it, placed it somewhere to burn it. I told myself that I will never cash the cheque. “I told my men, we will not touch this money. This is not a payment, it’s an oblation unto God. “There are certain Kairos moments in your life that God brings you to, not for gain but for growth. This was one of them. I saw what that House carried, the possibilities of grace on the house. I didn’t come here for money; I came for impartation. I need reward, not payment. What I’m looking for, only God can confirm. “A man with a needy mindset will take the cheque and say ‘God has prospered me,’ but the truth is, that money will finish. What you really need is the mantle, not the money. And if you’re not sensitive, you’ll miss the impartation chasing after the payment.”