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Apostle Mike Kwame Etrue, an Executive Council Member of The Church of Pentecost who also doubles as the Kaneshie Area Head of the church, has entreated church leaders to be resolute in their walk with God in the face of difficulties.

He disclosed that the world is full of darkness and evil, but in the midst of all that God expects leaders to stand out to confront the ills of society.

Apostle Etrue said this on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, when preaching at the ongoing Kaneshie Area Officers’ Retreat dubbed ‘Apostolisation’ at the Kaneshie Central Auditorium on the topic, “Righteousness: The Authority of the Kingdom” – Proverbs 13:34: Romans 14:17.  

According to him, the world is confused because sin has engulfed the entire society. However, he said, “God is looking for leaders who can stand up for Jesus in times of difficult situations.

He was worried that although Christians form the majority of the Ghanaian society, representing about 73% of the entire population, the nation is in a sorry state as evil abound in every sphere of the society. He mentioned corruption which is found at every level of the society, over-invoicing, and other vices which are destructive to the economic wellbeing of the nation.

He believes that politicians can never change Ghana, but only God can turn the fortunes of the nation around. He added that God wants to use born-again Christians as a tool to change the nation. “So as church leaders, God expects us to portray acts of righteousness, live a righteous life and wear a dress of righteousness to transform the nation,” he stressed.

Apostle Etrue also charged Christians to speak out against the ills of society. He mentioned that to have the moral authority to attack the evil deeds in the country, believers should themselves be blameless and live righteous lives, by which they will have the guts to correct the wrongs of society.

“God wants people who can stand the test of time. When Christians do not speak out against the sins around them, others would easily misconstrue that indifference for a sign of their approval of the rots in the nation,” he pointed out.

He added: “We should stand up for Jesus. If we do not, sin will overrule society and even in the church. We should be concerned about what goes on around us, not only in the church but in the country, else their evil actions will affect the church and the whole nation.”

The Kaneshie Area Head further noted that as people in constant relationship with God, Christians are expected to live a life that conforms to God’s will to help them exercise spiritual and moral authority to correct the world of its injustice and cruelty.

He defined righteousness as a behaviour that is morally justifiable or right before God.

Reading Ephesians 6:14, he revealed that righteousness is like a breastplate that should be worn by all believers to avoid being overcome by sin.

“The breastplate signifies moral character and the believer’s defense. It protects the heart from evil, and also helps our responses to evil with righteoous acts.

“The righteous person wearing the breastplate of righteousness will never fall into sin. The church is looking out for leaders who can overcome sin, not those who are dabbling in sin,” he said.

Citing Noah, Daniel, and Job, the three righteous persons that God himself vouched for in the Bible, he said the trio stood out for the Lord in the midst of evil in their generations which caused God to vouch for them (Ezekiel 14:12-14).  

“God is looking for people he can vouch for them,” he said, adding, “We want leaders who can endure to the end in the face of challenges.”

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Apostle Sylvester Arhin, Coordinator of the Northern Regional Coordinating Committee and Tamale Area Head, has advised ministers and their wives to yearn to guard their minds against the destructions of this world.

This, he said, during the opening of the Ministers and Wives Session of the joint 2022 Bolgatanga and Bawku Areas Officers’ Retreat (Apostolisation), on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the Bolgatanga Central Assembly Auditorium, in the Upper East Region.

Addressing the ministers and wives on the topic: “The Equipper’s Mind”, Apostle Arhin said that the helmet of salvation which is a key apparel of the armour of God, must be worn as believers, using Romans 15:14 and Ephesians 6:17 as scriptural references

According to him, the brain as the central point of the body is the first point of call to the devil, therefore, it is imperative for them to protect their minds from corruptible information that enters every second. He urged them to sieve their minds with the Word of God.

“Guard your heart and mind, for immediately the devil has control over these two, he has absolute control over you. Therefore, protect your minds”, he admonished.

He revealed that the Apostle Paul loved the church in Ephesians dearly, the reason he had time to describe them in his letters to them.

He further entreated the ministers and their wives gathered to have genuine love for the ministry, and added that: “If a pastor will describe his members as Paul did, it means he has genuine love for them”.

However, he urged them to speak well of their members, since God reciprocates same by blessing them.

“God blesses the pastor who speaks well of his members, for they will also bless him in return”, he stated.

In maintaining the church of God, he outlined that by getting a plan, preaching the Word of God, and being ready in and out of season are the few ways of making the church stand.

He asked them to keep reminding their members about what God intends to do in their lives and tell them about God. “We must show them that man had sinned. Tell them about the hopelessness of the lost”.

Nevertheless, he charged the minsters to teach, take care, and bring the members to God.

“As ministers of God, we have a sacrifice to bring to him daily. They the members and believers of the church who are to be equipped with the Word of God”, he said.

Concluding, he reiterated that the protection of their minds is expedient to their ministries, therefore, to have a real focus on their mandate, they must treat it very important, and added that: “As ministers, do not let anything shift your focus, but stand on the Word of God and train your members well. Do not just do it anyhow”. Apostle Eric Gyambibi Boateng, Bawku Area Head after took the ministers and their wives in a time of prayers.

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Christians are under obligation to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to unbelievers in order to rescue them from sin and eternal destruction.

According to Apostle Wilberforce Nkrumah Agyeman, the Teshie-Nungua Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, it is not good for Christians to keep the Good News to themselves but should rather share it with all persons so that through that the unsaved would come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Addressing ministers and officers of the church in the Kaneshie Area as part of the ongoing Officers’ Retreat dubbed ‘Apostolisation’ at the Kaneshie Central auditorium on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, the former missionary spoke passionately about the need for born-again Christians to take the gospel to the unreached at all cost to save them from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of Light.

Speaking on the topic, “The Power of the Gospel of Salvation” based on Romans 1:13-17; Micah 5:1; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, he stated: “We are indebted to sinners because most of them have heard the gospel. Like what the lepers said in 2 Kings 7:9, it is not good for believers to haul and keep the Good News to themselves by not letting it known to the unsaved. We must seize every available opportunity, space, and time and preach the gospel because that is our core duty as believers.

“As an army of God, we are not afraid to enter into any sphere to proclaim the Good News. We ought to work in earnest since many people are perishing in their sins.”

He revealed that God is marshaling a powerful army of global effect that will clamp down the power of the enemy (Micah 5:1) through the gospel.

Giving some tips in Romans 10:13-14 about accessing the gospel of salvation, Apostle Nkrumah Agyeman noted that the lost cannot call on the Lord to be saved until they believe that Christ died for their sins, resurrected from the dead and ascended into heaven and is now seated at the right hand of God interceding for them (1 Corinthians 15:1-8).

He, however, said that the lost cannot believe in the Lord until they hear the Good News of salvation which must be preached by all believers. He was worried that soul winning in recent times has been relegated to only members while officers and ministers have taken a back seat only to take reports from evangelism outreaches.

He, therefore, charged pastors and officers in the church to fully involve themselves in the soul-winning efforts of the church by personally going out to the field to preach the gospel since Christ himself will reward them on the day of judgement.

He reiterated that the lost cannot be saved without a witness, saying, “They cannot believe until they hear, and they cannot hear without a witness.”

Apostle Wilberforce Nkrumah Agyeman concluded his presentation by outlining some of the methods of evangelism. These include social media evangelism, testimony gospel, lifestyle evangelism (1 Peter 3:1-3), friendship evangelism, gospel explosions, neighbourhood evangelism (door-to-door), event evangelism, gospel skits and plays, and street preaching evangelism, among others.

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Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, has urged the clergy and church officers to make a concerted effort to raise God-fearing members to carry out the “Possessing the Nations” agenda.

According to Apostle Nyamekye, God has saved believers so that they can be saviours of the world.

“Consider every member of the church to be a saviour of the world,” the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost stated when speaking during the inaugural joint service of the Bolgatanga and Bawku Areas Officers’ Retreat (Apostolisation), Ministers and Wives session today at Bolgatanga Central Assembly Auditorium in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Speaking on the theme: “The Church as an Equipping Centre in Carrying Out the Great Commission,” Apostle Nyamekye stated that the Great Commission’s mandate extends beyond evangelism.

According to the Chairman, evangelism is about presenting the gospel in order for people to accept Christ, whereas the Great Commission is about going out and discipling the nations.

“The church is God’s equipping centre and vehicle for possessing the nations. We must instil in the members’ the values and principles of God’s Kingdom,” he said.

He encouraged ministers to do everything for the glory of God because everything done in the church is done in preparation for the Great Commission.

He urged the clergy and the officers to carry out their missions outside of the church, adding, “The church is not the focus of the Great Commission, but the church is the most significant tool for carrying out our Lord Jesus Christ’s Great Commission.”

Apostle Nyamekye also charged church leaders to spend time preparing before going to their churches.

“As pastors, the districts and communities where you have been assigned to serve are placed in your mandate. Use The Church of Pentecost to affect the whole town as you possess your territories for Christ,” he stated.

He continued: “Pay attention to your Presbytery; they are the primary focus for advancing the agenda at the local level. The most important individuals in the church are the human resources,” he remarked.

He advised the clergy to abandon their arrogance and instead carry the knowledge of God’s elevation in their life.

“Be a pastor among pastors and have a pastor mentality wherever you meet as pastors,” he said.

He counselled both the clergy and the officers to strive to cultivate and carry God’s presence.

“When you are a pastor, cultivate the presence of God, because when you backslide, the entire church backslides,” he said.

He directed the ministers to teach the members how to receive from God, saying, “God’s ability to pour into us is dependent on our ability to receive.”

“The people of the world should receive the law of the Lord (Word of God) from the church. When this is done, there will be no war. The church is supposed to be the teacher of God’s ways,” he noted.

He implored the church to uphold the truth because the church is the truth’s teacher.

“Once the church ceases to uphold the truth, it will destroy society,” he stated.

“The minister should devote time to studying the Bible. To grasp the theology behind the scriptures, he must read. “Do your utmost to gain God’s approval,” he said.

About 47 ministers and their wives from the Bolgatanga and Bawku Areas attended the opening session.

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The Bolgatanga and Bawku Areas of The Church of Pentecost, under the leadership of Apostle Emmanuel Kwesi Acquah and Apostle Eric Gyambibi Boateng respectively, have held a joint session to open the 2022 Ministers and Officers’ Retreat (Apostolisation) at Bolgatanga Central assembly, in the Upper East Regional capital. 

Other sessions would be held separately in the two areas. The Bolgatanga and Bawku Areas are the only areas in the Upper East Region.

This year’s retreat began on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, and will end on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at all zones in the two areas.

Under the main theme of the church, “Equipping the Church as an Army to Possess the Nations,” seasoned ministers of the church will be ministering on various sub-themes.

Notably among the speakers for the Apostolisation are Apostle Eric Nyamekye (Chairman), Apostle ADP James Teye Tetteh (Immediate Past Chaplain-General of Ghana Prisons Service and Resident Minister of Dzorwulu English Assembly), Apostle Daniel Nii Teiko Tetteh Tackie (Wa Area Head), and Apostle Abraham Swanzy (Director of Ghana Evangelism Committee and Resident Minister of Greenwich Meridian).

Apostle Sylvester Arhin, Chairman for the Northern Regional Coordinating Committee and Tamale Area Head, who also doubles as an Executive Council Member of the church, in his welcome address, urged ministers and their wives to treasure the teachings that would be received throughout the retreat.

The Bolgatanga Area comprises Bolga, Navrongo, Zuarungu, Sandema, Bongo, PENSA TS Upper East Sector, Bukere, Chuchuliga, Sambrungu, Bolga Estate, Paga, Nia, Biu, Mirigu, Doba, Fumbisi, Siniensi, PIWC-Bolgatanga, Wiaga, Soe, Sirigu, Chiana, Kanjarga, Tongo, Sheaga, Dorungo, Zorko, Nangodi and Namoo districts.

The Bawku Area also comprises Bazua, Bawku, Garu, Denugu, Binaba, Tanga, Basyonde, Pusiga, Gbantongo, Tempane, Teshie, Zebilla, Atuba, Songo, Sapeliga, Aramkoliga, Kugsabila, and Missiga-Kulungungu districts.

In the Bolga Area, the retreat will be held at Zonal levels in the Siniensi, Bolga, and Navrongo.

The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, would be participating throughout the various sessions within the two areas.

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