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Apostle Mike Kwame Etrue, the Kaneshie Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, has asserted that the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the fulcrum around which the faith of Christians is built.

Speaking at the Abeka Zone Easter Convention held at Cosmos School Park, Abeka on Good Friday on the topic, “That I May Know Him And The Power Of His Resurrection” (Philippians 3:8-11), he stressed that the resurrection is the fulcrum of everything about Christianity.

Apostle Mike Etrue, who is also a Member of the Executive Council of the church, admonished believers to know the power behind the resurrection of Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:17-22). He mentioned that the resurrection is God’s exceeding great power which He used to validate the redemption of believers through Christ Jesus.

According to him, the resurrection is the power living in believers by which God preserves them from evil and destruction.

He stated: “The resurrection is the power that will be employed in our glorification. God has promised a glory awaiting those who serve Him faithfully. That glorification will be accomplished by this power.

“It is the power of an indestructible life. The resurrection power is released by the immortalized life in God which wells up in Christ and fills everyone who believes. If any man believes in Jesus, this indestructible life will release its power for the daily life of power and joy.”

He continued: “It is that power that shatters all the powers of hell. All the powers of hell had stood against the body coming out of the tomb. But on the third day, these compendiums of evil and dark forces were shattered to pieces by the exerting of the resurrection power in raising Christ Jesus.”

He added that the resurrection power sets Christ Jesus in a far more superior position, saying, “He is seated far above all principalities and power and might and dominion,andevery name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. The Lord Jesus is superior to every ruler or authority, human or angelic, now and forever.”

He disclosed that in the heavenly places, there are different ranks of angelic beings, some evil and some good, who have different degrees of power. Some, for instance, he said, might correspond to our human offices of president, governor, mayor, etc. No matter how great their rule, authority, power, and dominion might be, Christ is far above them. And this is true not only in the age in which we live but also in the coming age, he stated.

“It is that power by which God has put all created things under His feet. This signifies universal dominion, not only over men and angels but over all the rest of His creation, animate and inanimate,” he indicated.

Apostle Mike Etrue indicated that the writer of Hebrews reminds believers that they do not see all things put under Christ (Heb. 2:8), though universal dominion belongs to Christ, He does not exercise it as yet.

He further explained that men, for instance, still rebel against Christ and deny Him. “But God has decreed that His Son will yet wield the scepter of universal dominion, and it is as certain as if it were a present reality,” he stressed.

Report by Michael Asante, Kaneshie.

On Sunday, April 17, 2022, during the climax of the 2022 Easter Convention organised at Ho by the Ho Area of The Church of Pentecost, Elder Eugene Tordzro shared a testimony of God’s goodness.

He recounted how a motor accident that occurred on the Ho-Aflao road on December 18, 2004, affected his body and health. He had internal bleeding, where a tube was fixed into his reproductive organ. Again, his pelvic girdle got broken and shifted to a side, and also had a fracture. He was bedridden for eight (8) months and used crutches for a month.

According to Elder Tordzro, prior to the gorry accident, he had arranged to marry a lady. Because of the accident, the proposed marriage was postponed until three years later when he recovered.

However, due to the multiple injuries he sustained, medical practitioners at the Volta Regional Hospital in Ho told him that he would not be able to have biological children.

After the marriage, the couple did not bother to seek medical care but prayed for God’s favour and glory in their lives. Four years later, God finally answered their prayer and miraculously gave birth to a boy. A year later, they had a girl.

The most surprising news was that in 2015, there was another pregnancy and the scan showed twins. Their surprise from the Almighty God was that they had triplets. In all the couple now have five (5) children.

Elder Eugene Tordzro and his family are forever grateful to God for His divine intervention.

He and his wife fellowship at Fiave Central Assembly and currently serves as the District Secretary.

Report by Ho Area Media Team.

The Tarkwa Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr. Daniel Okyere Walker, has observed that the only way for humanity to receive the crown of salvation is by believing in the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Speaking at the Tarkwa zone Easter convention held on the theme, “Jesus Christ; The Resurrection and the Life” (John 11:25-26), Apostle Dr. Walker, who is also a Member of the Executive Council of the church, drew believers’ attention to the story of the death and resurrection of Lazarus which was an occasion in which Jesus revealed himself as the Resurrection and the Life. 

According to him, Martha thought the resurrection and life was in the future but did not know that Jesus standing before her was the Resurrection and the Life.

Referencing Philippians 3:10, he indicated that knowing Christ is loving him, following him, fulfilling his word, and also participating in his sufferings.

He gave ten stages of the sufferings of Christ which every believer would one way or the other identified themselves with.

The first stage he mentioned was the prayer at Gethsemane. According to him, the physical and spiritual sufferings of Christ began in Gethsemane. Jesus was sorrowful and troubled (Matt 26:37),his sweat was like drops of blood (Luke 22:44). He, therefore, admonished believers to be strong in prayer and fasting.

The second stage was the mockery that Jesus had to endure. He said that Jesus was arrested and manhandled, while his disciples fled and abandoned him. The people slapped his face and struck him (Matt 26:67), blindfolded and spate on him, and brought him before Caiaphas and the Jewish Council for trial.

Apostle Dr. Walker indicated that sometimes believers can go through some humiliating situations in life but “we must dare to be different by sharing in Christ’s mockery. if you fail to share in his suffering, you will fail to share in his glory and the way to the crown is through the cross.”

The third stage was the trial by Pilate. According to Apostle Walker, Justice was traversed when Barabbas was released (Matt 27:21) and Jesus convicted.

The fourth stage was flogging. Apostle Dr. Walker demonstrated how Jesus was stripped and stretched against a pillar with hands tied, while two soldiers did the whipping. The whip tore his flesh and cut his veins (Isaiah 53:5).

The fifth stage was the crown of thorns that was forced on his head which went deep into his skull.

The sixth stage was the carrying of the cross to Golgotha. He mentioned that because the cross was made of a heavy beam, Jesus became exhausted along the way and fell severally. Simon of Cyrene was finally asked to help him.

The crucifixion was the seventh stage, describing it as a barbaric act. Apostle Dr. Walker noted that Jesus was placed on the ground and laid on the cross with arms stretched and a heavy square wrought iron was driven through his hands and his feet.

The eighth was the insults and thirst stage which, he indicated, was a pathetic spectacle to watch as blood-streaked from Jesus, covered with wounds and exposed to public ridicule. He revealed that Jesus experienced hours of bodily pain, fatigue in the arms and cramps in the muscles and felt intense thirst and cried for water but was given vinegar. He added that passersby insulted him including the criminal hanging on his left hand.

The last but one stage was the separation from the Father. At this stage, he said, Jesus cried to the Father(Matt 27:46). He told believers that sharing in Christ’s suffering may sometimes seem like “we are being separated from God, but our victory is assured at the end if we remain steadfast in him.”

The last stage was the victory cry when Jesus uttered his final words in John 19:30. He explained that Christ could have died from the pain of suffering before getting to the cross, but there was a statement he had to make, that is “It is finished.”

In conclusion, Apostle Dr. Daniel Okyere Walker urged Christians to share in the suffering of Christ as stated in 1 Peter 2:21-23.

The Tarkwa Area of The Church of Pentecost began the Easter convention on Wednesday, April 13. The conventions were held in four zones, namely Tarkwa Zone, Nsuta Zone, Aboso Valley Zone, and Nsuaem zone. The following districts also held theirs on district level: Tarkwa PIWC, Wassa Simpa, Wassa Benso and Gwira Eshiem districts.

Report by Tarkwa Area Media Team.

Christians have been advised to be zealous for good works by eschewing corruption in every aspect of their lives.

This admonition was given by the Effiduase Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Daniel Yeboah Nsaful, in a sermon he preached at the climax of the Effiduase Zone Easter Convention on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the forecourt of Ebenezer Assembly at Effiduase, near Koforidua in the Eastern Region.

Speaking on the topic, “The Christ Who Did Not See Corruption,” Apostle Nsaful quoted from acts 13:36-37; Mark 16:6; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Psalm 16:10, and said that Jesus died, was buried but did not see decay.

He indicated that some people have tried to cover up this truth “but whether concealed or not, the truth is one; that Jesus died and was buried but did not see decay.” He added that Jesus resurrected from the dead and that is what sets Christianity apart.

Comparing David to Jesus, Apostle Nsaful said David served his own generation and died, but Jesus is still serving generations yet unborn; David was the king of Israel, but Jesus is the king of the world; David served for a period but Jesus reigns forever; David was not seen after he died, but Jesus was seen by many; David’s body saw decay, but Jesus rose from the dead and is alive.

On the significance of Easter and why Christians should celebrate it, the Effiduase Area Head said that “celebrating Easter is celebrating our salvation; reflecting on the story of our salvation and reminding us of our resurrection with Jesus Christ.”

He added that Jesus’ resurrection has saved Christians from moral decadence and corruption, saying, “Do not go back to the life of decay, rather live morally upright lives as Christians.”

Apostle Nsaful bemoaned the situation where many people profess to be Christians but there is so much corruption in the country.

He asked: “Why do you report late for work but close before the closing time?”

“Jesus through his resurrection has saved us from corruption. Therefore, eschew corruption and be zealous for good works,” he admonished.

Concluding, Apostle Daniel Yeboah Nsaful said just as Jesus died but did not see decay, all who believe in Him will not see decay in their lives.

“Therefore, if you are a Christian and your life is still the same, then you have not yet arrived,” he ended.

Report by Ezekiel Korletey.

Apostle Wilberforce Nkrumah-Agyeman, the Teshie-Nungua Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, has said that Jesus is the horn of salvation which is a gift offered to all humanity.

“Salvation is by grace through faith alone,” he said, adding, “Jesus left His crown in heaven and came to redeem us. He suffered and died for our sins on the cross; took our place  on the cross.”

Speaking at the 2022 Easter Convention of the English Zone held at the Fred Safo Temple at Nungua Nshorna, he said that though death is very difficult to comprehend, the death of Jesus was good, stressing that the death of Christ has made Easter Friday a Good Friday, saying, “The Lord Jesus went to the cross for our sake to redeem us from our sins, and now we are saved.”

He quoted Psalm 18:2, and Luke 1:68-69, and explained that a lot of people have been redeemed as a result of the death of Christ while salvation is still freely available to all.

He said that it was this redemption that caused David to worship the Lord by singing that “The Lord has raised the horn of salvation in the house of his servant David.

According to Apostle Nkrumah-Agyeman, King David saw the hand of the Lord and described the Lord as the one who rescues him.

He further said that Zachariah, after doubting the angel’s statements, was muted until the day his son John was born.

“Zachariah blessed the name of the Lord and prophesied that God had raised up the horn of salvation in the lineage of David,” he added.

The Area Head explained that in the Old Testament times, the sheep had to die for the shepherd, but in the advent of Christ, the shepherd had to die for the sheep.

“The creature murdered the creator,” he said.

He added: “The Lord in His mercy even saved the robber on the cross; that was the moment of change. Once he accepted Jesus as the Lord and pleaded with Him for mercy, he lived as a citizen in heaven as he was with Jesus in paradise.”

“Just as this robbers story changed, may your story also change. Salvation is a gift, purchased on the cross for us. The other robber did not accept Christ and died in his sins, while his colleague died from his sins,” he said.

Apostle Nkrumah-Agyeman further explained that salvation is a comprehensive package that contains everything an individual requires in this life and hereafter.

“Beyond this convention, greater vision will be opened to us, good health is in the salvation package, it is comprehensive, it covers everything, it includes our wellbeing, our healing too is in the salvation package,” he said.

He further explained that the horn is an emblem of plenty, power, abundance, and redemption for everybody.

“It connotes power to rule. When Jesus enters the camp of the enemy sets captives free,” he said, adding, “Jesus attacks our enemies, because He is our defender, our protector, He secures dominance for us, and uses His power to secure and protect His people.”

The Area Head assured Christians that the anointing they have received in Christ remains in them. “You are full of the anointing. The Lord has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows,” he said.

He stated with salvation Christians have direct access to the presence of God and need not go through intermediaries,” he said.

The Resident Minister of PIWC Graceland, Pastor Ebenezer Korankye Agyapong, after the sermon, led the congregation through a power prayer session of healing and Holy Ghost baptism among other needs.

Report by Isabella Gyau Orhin.

Apostle Samuel Osei Asante, the Koforidua Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, and Executive Member of the church, has asserted that the blood of Jesus shared on the Cross of Calvary, was Christianity’s greatest mode of reconciliation with God.

He, said this today, at the Nkurakan Zone Easter Convention, within the Koforidua Area of the church, at the Wawase R/C School Park, Wawase.

Speaking to the event’s theme: “God was In Christ, Reconciling the World to Himself,” taking scriptural reference from 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Apostle Asante said that through the death of Jesus, the unrighteous nature of man became the righteousness of God.

He emphasised that Jesus dying for us as believers was not due to our righteousness. This, he believed is because the righteousness of man is like filthy rags and full of negative behaviour.

Reading from 2 Corinthians 5: 17, he explained that in most cases, Christians only focus on only the new creation of man, emphasising on leaving the old nature behind.

Enlightening the congregation on the new creation, the Koforidua Area Head of the church, noted that it means, “taking away the old nature of man and being restored with the new nature full blessings.”

“Therefore, when you come to Christ, the old has gone, and the new has come,” he pointed out.

He added: “it encourages us that God has made new creatures, devoid of the past.”

He iterated that when man chose to accept the sacred offering of salvation, he received three things. He, then mentioned that through Christ, we have become God’s righteousness, we are no longer in human nature, and we have become the new creation of God.

Another good news worth reflecting on, that he further said was that: “God was reconciling people to Himself, and not counting their sins against them.”

He, however, stressed that to receive the reconciliation of God, one needs to accept Jesus Christ, as their Lord and personal Saviour. (Salvation)

Touching on reconciliation, he explained that it is the restoration of a broken relationship, adding: “reconciliation in the Bible talks about the restoration of man back to God through the blood of Jesus.”

The Eastern Regional Coordinating Committee Chairman admonished married individuals to make conscious efforts to reconcile with each other anytime there is misunderstanding, moreover, whenever there is reconciliation, anything lost will be restored.

Quoting from Genesis 3, he cited that the man’s depraved nature led to the destruction of the relationship between Him and God. Nevertheless, through the death of Jesus, mankind was again reconciled back to Him.

“God found a way to bring man (world) to Himself, on the cross of Calvary,” he further said.

He reemphasized that: “When we celebrate Easter, it is to help is remember when God, though we sinned against Him, did not consider that, rather He brough the Salvation plan through Jesus Christ.”

Concluding his message, he outlined that through the reconciliation in the blood of Jesus, we are at peace with God, have access to God and His grace; we boast in hope of His glory, rejoice in suffering and became the children of God, through Christ.

PENTECOST NEWS.