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The International Missions Director (IMD) of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, has challenged believers to strive to receive the favour of God to make the right impact.

He indicated that believers who are highly favoured by God break every barrier of impossibility and do exploits. Apostle Agyemang Bekoe said this in a sermon he delivered on Christmas Day [Sunday, December 25, 2022] during the climax of the La-Nkwantanang District 2022 Christmas Convention at the Praise Temple, Ogbojo in the Madina Area of the Church.

Speaking on the topic, “Highly Favoured” (Luke 1:28) based on the encounter between angel Gabriel and the virgin Mary, the IMD said the difference between grace and favour is that grace is stationary while favour is like kinetic energy which sets grace in motion, saying, “Favour is grace in motion.”

Explaining the divine interaction between the angel and virgin Mary, Apostle Agyemang Bekoe noted that Mary was chosen because God highly favoured her and made her the carrier of the Saviour of the world. He described Mary’s visitation by the angel as “gracious visitation.”

The IMD pointed out that highly favoured persons are identified by certain signs. He revealed that they are fearless because the Lord God Almighty is with them, creative, productive and fruitful.

He added that highly favoured believers have reputation, take dominion over everything in their lives, accepted by all because of the aura of nobility around them and also carry the unction of God with overshadowing power over their lives.

Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe prayed that just like the virgin Mary, believers will be highly favoured in the ensuing year so that they will impact their world.

Present at the service was the wife of the IMD, Mrs Debora Agyemang Bekoe. Also present were some retired ministers of the Church, namely Apostle Ekow Badu Wood and his wife, Prophet Benjamin Augustus Adobah and his wife, and Pastor Emmanuel Amon.

Others present were the Madina Area Women’s Ministry Leader, Deaconess Dr Gifty Nyante, the host minister, Pastor Joseph Boachie Agyemang and his wife, and the Assembly Member for Ogbojo Electoral Area, Hon. Gladys Osei Addo (a member of the Church).

This year’s La-Nkwantanang District Christmas Convention which was under the theme, “For Unto Us A Child Is Born, Unto Us A Son Is Given” – Isaiah 9:6, took place from Wednesday, 21st to Sunday, 25th December 2022.

The evening sessions were held at the Ogbojo Market while the morning sessions took place at the Praise Temple, Ogbojo.

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The International Missions Director (IMD) of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, has urged staff, management, and members of the Church to stay with the Church because there is a ‘covenant’ covering all those who stay with the Church.

“God has a covenant with The Church of Pentecost and the covenant covers every member and staff of the Church automatically. If you stay with the church, you will enjoy the covering,” he stated.

Apostle Agyemang Bekoe said this on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, during this year’s Head Office Management and Staff Retreat.

Speaking on the topic, “Stay With Me,” using 1 Samuel 22:23 as his main text, the IMD said that David, even though anointed, was on the run while waiting for the appointment of God.

“There is always an intervening period between the anointing period and the appointment. The period tests your durability, patience, and endurance whether you can wait or not,” Apostle Agyemang Bekoe noted.

Running from his enemies, he said that David’s associates decided to follow him around. These people, he explained, were those who were in debt, in sorrow, and in distress.”

He added: “As we transition into 2023, for us to survive in the world, you would need a special food cooked in the presence of God.”

He further encouraged Christians to stay faithful to God without being lured by the things of the world. He, therefore, called on the members and the staff to stay and benefit from the preservation and protection of God.

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As part of the Vision 2023 strategic direction of The Church of Pentecost, the International Missions Directorate of the church has organised a seminar for all Missionaries, Missionary Attachees, National Heads, Regional Heads, and Area Heads in the external branches of the church.
The International Missions Director (IMD) of the church, Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, said that after every Heads’ Meeting, the International Missions Office organises a seminar to help the national leaders to understand the topics treated.
The seminar was held on Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, near Kasoa in the Central Region of Ghana.
Speaking on the topic, “Missional Approach to Language Specific Migrants,” the IMD said that people migrate for different reasons such as for greener pastures or just wanting to be adventurous, saying, “When people migrate, they do so with their culture, language, food, way of life and clothing.”
He disclosed that when people migrate with their culture, they normally look for people who speak their language to relate with. He, therefore, urged missionaries to be open-minded and have a language-specific approach to missions.
Apostle Agyemang Bekoe explained that in reaching out to migrants, migrant communities must be intentionally targeted with the gospel. He also called on leaders to be sensitive to the language of migrants who are found in the church, and train and equipped them to take up leadership roles in the church.
Apostle Dr. Daniel Okyere Walker, the Tarkwa Area Head, who doubles as the Co-ordinator for the Western Regional Co-ordinating Committee and Executive Council Member, called on the missionaries to strive to build a multicultural church in the various nations.
“A multicultural church is where people are respected irrespective of culture and race. It is not always the easiest church to pastor because it requires extra work from the minister,” he said.
Speaking on the topic, “Becoming a Multicultural Church,” Apostle Dr. Walker mentioned that a multicultural church is where people of different nationalities and cultures come to worship. According to him, worshippers are free to worship in their own languages and every person is treated and given the same opportunity.
He stressed that the church that becomes multicultural does not just happen due to some efforts needed in fulfilling it. These efforts, he stated, must be done in leadership, liturgy, preaching and teaching; praises and music; language and communication; and social activities.
Interacting with the national leaders, the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, implored them to be innocently wise so far as the world is concerned since they are sent as sheep among wolves.
“The devil’s strongest power is his ability to deceive man because he is the combination of wisdom and lies. Therefore, when you are dealing with him, you need wisdom,” he stated.
Apostle Nyamekye noted that though issues and challenges may come, their ability to overcome them would determine the extent of their success, stating, “The need for wisdom becomes critical when you lead people.”
He added: “Wise people work in some particular ways to achieve an end. Learn and read books but don’t conclude on what you are being told because there is more God can teach you.”
Touching on the need for leaders to seek wisdom, Apostle Nyamekye said that wisdom is the principal thing of all human desires. He stressed that wisdom is the first of God’s creation and it needs to be investigated. He also said that wisdom is the foundation upon which things are established.
Other speakers were Apostle Dr. Christian Tsekpoe (Director, Post Graduate Studies and Research Directorate, Pentecost University), Apostle Lawrence Otu-Nyarko (Finance and Administrative Director, Headquarters), Pastor Elvis Nate Nague (Cyprus National Head), Pastor Paul Odai Laryea (IT Manager, Headquarters), and Pastor Morgan (Head of IT, COP-USA).
The International Missions Directorate also honoured eight former missionaries who had ended their missions duty. They were Apostle Isaac Anane-Sarfo (Argentina from 2015 to 2022); Apostle Yao Semanya Dogbe (D.R. Congo from 2015 to 2022); Apostle Michael Agyen Brefo (Gabon from 2018 to 2022); Pastor Ulrick Desire (Haiti from 2019 to 2022); Pastor Samuel Jojo Forson (Jamaica from 2018 to 2022); Apostle Daniel Mireku Gyamera (Madagascar from 2017 to 2022); Apostle Dr. Dieudonne Komla Nuekpe (South Korea from 2015 to 2022), and Pastor Francis Agyemang Badu (Rwanda from 2015 to 2022).
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The International Missions Director of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, has observed that members are the strength and the greatest resource of the church.

According to him, the 2023 theme of the church: “Repositioning the Local Church for Maximum Impact in the Nations” – Colossians 2:6-7 & 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20, the church intends to focus on the local church which, he said, is the support base of the church.

Speaking at the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Sakumono in the Teshie-Nungua Area on Sunday, November 20, 2022, as part of the 2022 Heads’ Meeting Apostolisation, the International Missions Director gave an overview of next year’s theme.

Reading from 1 Samuel 30:1-6; 23-25 & 1 Chronicles 19:10-15, he said David and his men went to war, and in their absence, their enemies raided their base and took away everything they had.

Referring to 1 Chronicles 19, he said Joab, the army commander, on the other hand, devised a good strategy and deployed Abishai at his back to protect his rear. This, he said, helped them to win the battle.

Apostle Agyemang Bekoe noted that the  leadership of the church does not want to lose sight of the schemes of the enemy and, therefore, wants to strengthen its base, thus the local church so that even as the church goes on outreaches, it will equally pay attention on the members, saying, “The same attention given to the fighting force must be given to the support division, which is the local church.”

He said that the time has come for the church to be strategic and tactical as it is becoming more nationally and internationally prominent so that the enemy will not take it by surprise.

He mentioned some of the topics to be treated under the theme as: Raising Family Altars to Strengthen the Local Church; Visitation in the Local Church; Encouraging Personal Devotion and Small Groups Prayer Meetings to Strengthen the Local Church; Sacrificial Giving and Tithing; Stoking the Fire of the Holy Spirit – Living in the Fear of God in the Local Church; The Local Church Upholding the Value of Godliness, and Repositioning the Local Church for Evangelism.

Apostle Emmanuel Agyemang Bekoe, who visited with his wife Deborah, ended his ministration with an impartation session, leading the church in prophetic prayers.

Earlier in the service, the Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Communications Africa Limited (STRACOMM Africa), Madam Esther Cobbah, educated the church on the impending Ghana Garden and Flower Show which is expected to take place from December 8-12, 2022 at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park.

She called on Ghanaians, especially Christians to spread the love of God by cultivating flowers in their surroundings to live in a green world which, according to her, is healthier.

Present at the service was the Resident Minister, Pastor Solomon Kyei, and his wife, among others.

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