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The Goaso Area of The Church of Pentecost has launched the Pentecost Professional Guilds in the Area. The inauguration of the Professional Guilds which took place on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, was part of the church’s Vision 2023 overarching theme, “Possessing the Nations: Equipping the Church to Transform Every Sphere of Society with Values and Principles of the Kingdom of God.”

Addressing the participants on the topic, “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it well,” Pastor Isaac Anane Yeboah of Sankore District urged them to demonstrate Christlike character in their workplaces without giving chance to any evil deeds from the kingdom of darkness.

Reading from Ecclesiastes 9:10 and 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12, Pastor Yeboah admonished the participants to work with all their might; not to pretend to be working, do proper planning, acquire knowledge and apply wisdom in order to possess their fields of work.

According to him, the values and principles of the Kingdom of God enjoin Christians to be the light and salt of the world, imbued godly attributes such as integrity, love, patience, humility, hard work, and faithfulness. “We cannot transform the nations around us if we are not prepared to change the norms and face challenges,” he said, adding, “Transformation is targeting all weaknesses in the structures of the various institutions.”     

The Area Head, Apostle William Kojo Edzorhoho, who chaired the programme, asked professionals in the church to be light and salt in their respective professions, saying, “Christians, particularly The Church of Pentecost members should not continue to disappoint God at their workplaces.”

He implored the workers including ministers of the gospel to showcase godly attributes in their areas of specialization. He reminded the participants of the diverse challenges they are going to encounter in their effort to demonstrate Christlike attitudes in their workplaces. “Can we not get believers who can stand for Christ and mitigate the canker in our society?” he questioned.

The various guilds launched by the Area Head include Dressmakers, Drivers, Artisans, Health Workers, Education, Finance, Banking, Judiciary and Media.

Report by Overseer Benedict Ahiabu.

The La Area of The Church of Pentecost has granted scholarships totaling GH¢30,000.00 to six brilliant but needy students from various districts in the Area in Accra to pursue various courses at the Pentecost University (PU). 

The scholarship is for this academic year and renewable based on the performance of the students.                          

The six students made up of three young men and three ladies qualified for the scholarship based on their outstanding performance and meeting the requirements for the educational scholarship scheme of the church. The package covers their tuition, facility user fees, and accommodation, as well as SRC dues for their four years’ stay at the University.

The six will be pursuing courses in Nursing, Information Technology, Business Administration, and Physician Assistantship.

Presenting the letters of funding to the students, the La Area Head of the church, Apostle John Osei Amaniampong, cautioned them to eschew falling into bad companies, but rather associate with equally brilliant colleagues to improve upon their lives to ensure the continuous support by the church.

A parent of a beneficiary, Beatrice Toe, thanked the church for coming to the rescue of the students in their most difficult times.

Report by Peggy Ama Donkor.

The Anyaa District Minister of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor Seth Ohemeng Asiamah, has urged Christians to remember their first love and be revived to accomplish greater works.

Speaking on the theme, “The Officer As A Catalyst Of Revival” at the second session of the Ablekuma Agape District Officers and Leaders Retreat, Pastor Asiamah noted that God can equally use the current generation of Christians to do greater things if they avail themselves just as He used their forefathers since God is an unchangeable God.

“We don’t avail ourselves for God’s work because we have forgotten our first love. Therefore, we need a revival to go back to our roots.

“God is capable of reviving churches and individuals, so we must long for it. A leader must be revived to revive the church,” he disclosed.

Defining revival as ‘a divine intervention of God through His Spirit; restoring, renewing, and reanimating His children,’ Pastor Ohemeng Asiamah said that revival is not meant for unbelievers but children of God.

Touching on some symptoms of those who need revival, he revealed that when one becomes careless in devotion, when the love for God and desires for His work begins to fall, and when one’s love for the world and the beautiful things in it supersedes the love for God.

“Dogmatic and arrogant attitudes also need revival. When one’s oil dries out, there should be a revival for that person,” he pointed out.

Pastor Asiamah disclosed that one surest way to revival is obedience to God’s word, saying, “If you want great revival and good counsel, read the Bible and obey every single word.”

He added that unity and fellowship of the brethren is a great cause of revival. He, therefore, encouraged the officers to be united and allow the Spirit of God to move them in the direction of the Lord. He further advised them to eschew acts of disunity, hatred, backbiting, ‘pull him down,’ selfishness, and other negative behaviours that hinder revival and church growth.

Pastor Asiamah also recommended worship as a great source of revival. “We must constantly and genuinely go to the throne of God with worship, and by so doing God Himself will revive us greatly since revival comes from Him,” he indicated.

The Anyaa District pastor did not leave fasting and prayers as a way of reviving the church and the individual, saying, “We must always pray and seek the face of the Lord to prepare us for greater works.

Quoting Psalm 85:1-6, Revelations 2:1-7, and Acts 2:42, he encouraged the officers to always be revived to be in tune with the Spirit. “A believer, especially a leader must be revived in such a way that they will always be on fire so that they can lead the church with a discerning spirit that will ensure sound doctrines and teachings, discipleship, and holistic church growth.” This, according to him, will help the church to possess the nations.

Report by Alex Nkrumah.

Christians have been advised to manage their resources well and avoid being spendthrift to save their future from jeopardy.

“Watch your spending habit because you have a future to protect,” Pastor Charles Oduro of Yennyawoso District of The Church of Pentecost said this during the End-of-Year District Presbytery Meeting held on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the Central Assembly auditorium.

Exhorting the presbyters on the topic: “You Are Responsible For Your Own Life” based on Proverbs 6:6-8, the District Minister charged them to continually go to the presence of God in prayer for Him to direct and guide them in all their endeavours (Psalm 32:8). He also urged them to trust and depend solely on God for He alone can turn their fortunes around, noting that, “Whatever you believe works for you.”

Pastor Oduro explained that an ant does not have any captain or ruler, yet they wisely manage their own affairs. Like an ant, he entreated Christians to be prudent in managing their resources.

“The wealthiest of the world are not the ones who earn most but those who learn to manage their wealth prudently,” he stressed.

According to him, Christianity commences from physical to spiritual and, therefore, urged believers not to toy with life, saying, “You have to seize life before life seizes you.”

Using his own life as a case study, the man of God further advised believers to avoid impulse buying and encouraged them to draw a budget on what to be spent.

“I know how much I spend every week and I don’t overspend,” he revealed.

Touching on what not to do in life, Pastor Charles Oduro stated: “Your upkeep should not constitute a major burden on your family, wife, husband, children, and members in order not to become an avoidable nuisance to the community.

“You must be a man/woman of substance and people should be happy to see you as you will be a blessing to them,” he concluded.

Report by Emmanuel Nana Nsiah.

The Teshie-Nungua Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr. Alfred Koduah, has said that leadership plays a key role in the spiritual and physical growth of the church.

“Church leaders play vital roles in the spiritual awakening of its members and the growth of the church as well as their own spiritual lives,” he said, adding, “If we want to see revival, the leader must wake up and play his or her role for revival to take place.”

Apostle Dr. Koduah said this in a sermon during a day’s retreat organised for officers of the Pentecost International Worship Center (PIWC) – Sakumono on Saturday, January 2, 2021.

Speaking on the topic, “Reviving the Glorious Church; My Role as a Church Leader” taken from Ephesians 3:21; 5:27, Apostle Dr. Koduah explained that revival always breaks out when one is dissatisfied with his or her spiritual life as well as when the church is dying out, stressing that that is the time God wants leaders to revive members and themselves.

“Revival always breaks out when one is not satisfied with his or her spiritual state and yearns for a renewal of spiritual things of God,” he said.

Reading further from the book of Revelations 2:1-7, Apostle Dr. Koduah entreated Christian leaders to emulate the qualities or attributes of the church in Ephesus such as hard work, having an attitude of endurance, perseverance, and not tolerate evil people. He, however, cautioned church leaders from forsaking their first love. He encouraged them to remember their first love in the areas of observing their daily morning devotions, praying together with their families, and studying the word of God. He also encouraged them to repent of their ways and return to their first love.

Apostle Dr. Koduah commended the leadership of PIWC – Sakumono for organising the spiritual exercise for its officers at the beginning of the year.

The Resident Minister, Pastor Anthony Owusu Sekyere Kwarteng, was grateful to the Area Head for honouring the invitation to speak at the retreat and commended all the officers who made it for the programme.

The annual event seeks to rekindle the faith of the officers as well as prepare them for the new year. It is also a time to wait on God through fasting and prayers and to reflect on the goodness of the Lord for the ensuing year.

Report by Yaa Asantewaah Adu Boahene.

The Sekesua District in the Agormanya Area of The Church of Pentecost has constructed a wooden footbridge across the Brukumdor Stream connecting two communities – Akotokrom and Bukunor, in the Eastern Region.

The construction of the footbridge, which is about 85 meters long, has brought great joy and immense relief to residents of the two communities. The gesture has addressed the danger and the stress that the people used to go through when crossing the stream, especially during the rainy season when the stream overflows its banks.

At a brief ceremony on Sunday, January 10, 2021, to hand over the footbridge to the chiefs and people of the two communities, the Sekesua District Minister, Overseer Robert Kwadwo Asamoah, said that the decision to pursue the gesture to alleviate the plight of the people was inspired by the possessing the nations’ agenda of the church which seeks to position the church to seek the transformation of the communities it operates.

Overseer Asamoah was grateful to the Agormanya Area Head, Apostle James Gabriel Quardson, and the community folks for their diverse supports in the construction of the footbridge.

Dade Mantse Samuel Teye Anim, Chief of Akotokrom, commended the leadership of The Church of Pentecost for coming to the aid of his people.

The chief recounted the unspeakable challenges that the people in the area have gone through over the years in crossing over the stream. “But glory be to God that The Church of Pentecost has come to cut our stress short,” he stated. He admonished the surrounding communities to adopt sustainable plans to maintain the structure.

The footbridge has placards with Gospel inscriptions such as “Jesus Saves,” “Jesus is Coming Soon,” “Do Not Die Without Accepting Jesus,” and many others to draw the hearts of the people to their Saviour while using the bridge.

A soul was won for Christ at the ceremony.

Report by Agormanya Area Media Team.

The Agormanya Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle James Gabriel Quardson, has called on Christians not to give up in life since there is hope in Christ that things are going to turn around for the better.

Apostle Quardson said this when he fellowshipped with the Akosombo branch of the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC – Akosombo) at their Parousia Temple during the 31^st December 2020 Watch-Night Service. 

Speaking on the topic, “It is not too late to start it all over again” – Judges 16:28, he said that there is the newness of grace and favour for believers to pick up where they left off the pieces.

Narrating the life story of Samson, the Nazirite, he explained that before Samson was brought to the scene by God, the Israelites were under the rule of the Philistines. Then Samson became a judge over Israel for over twenty years. “With the anointing of God upon Samson, as was prophesied before his birth, he was a one-man army who single-handedly conquered the Philistines.

Apostle Quardson, however, noted that like any human, Samson had his own weaknesses, “He was controlled by sensuality after he killed a lion with his bare hands, a monumental achievement which made him challenge the Philistines into a riddle of which he lost the price of the riddle by the persuasive and enticing words of a woman, Delilah.”

He further noted that the pride in Samson coupled with the enticing words of Delilah made him reveal the utmost secret behind his strength which led to his tragedy.

The Area Head admonished the congregation to be circumspect with the people they confide in. “A strong man like Samson confided in the wrong people, misused his God-given abilities, and with just one mistake, the Philistines leveraged on it to render him powerless,” he pointed out.

Apostle Quardson, however, further explained that even in Samson’s lowest moment and in his desperate condition, he remembered his God and prayed for deliverance. He called on all and sundry to remember God in all their challenging moments since God is the only one who could grant answers to their prayers.

Concluding the sermon, the Area Head admonished Christians to cheer up since things are going to turn around for the better in 2021. “It might be a mistake on your side, but do not be downhearted for such things you went through in 2020. For in him we live and move and have our being. God will make all things beautiful come 2021,” he assured the congregation.   

The Resident Minister, Pastor Peter Adams, led the congregation through the crossover prayers ushering them into 2021.

Report by Agormanya Area Media Team.