Apostle Dr. Nicholas Appiah Missah, a retired minister of The Church of Pentecost has charged members and officers of the Church to live upright and godly lives in their walk with the Lord.
Apostle Dr. Appiah Missah said this when he ministered to participants of the New Tafo Zone at the M. K. Yeboah Memorial Temple, Krofrom in Kumasi, during the recently-held New Tafo Area Ministers and Officers’ Retreat (Apostolisation).
Speaking on the topic: “The Local Church Upholding the Value of Godliness,” Apostle Dr. Appiah Missah stressed that God expects believers to be godly in all their endeavours at all times because godliness is a requirement of the grace they have received in Christ Jesus (Titus 2:11-13).
“Godliness is not just going to church or being an officer, but living as delight to the Lord,” he explained while urging the participants to aspire to be like Jesus Christ, Ananias (Acts 22:12), Apostle Paul, Cornelius in godliness.
According to him, Christians should not struggle to live godly lives since they have been equipped for such virtue through Christ Jesus (2 Peter 1:3).
He mentioned knowledge of God, transformed life (Colossians 2:14-15; 1:20), among others, as sources of godliness, with good temper, continuous reliance on God’s word, and teaching of good doctrines as marks of godliness.
Reading from 1 Timothy 6:6; 4:7-8, Apostle Dr. Nicholas Appiah Missah (rtd) identified the value of godliness and encouraged the participants to strive to finish the Christian race in a godly manner (Hebrews 12:2).
The 2023 New Tafo Area Ministers and Officers’ Retreat (Apostolisation), which kick-started on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, under the auspices of the Area Head, Prophet Samuel Tetteh Doku, was on the theme: “Repositioning the Local Church For Maximum Impact in the Nations” (Colossians 2:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20).
It was held at three zones in the Area (New Tafo, Sepe-Buokrom and Kenyasi Zones) with Apostle Dr. Nicholas Appiah Missah (Rtd.) and Pastor David Dorsu (Tumu Area Head) as guest speakers.
Report by Emmanuel Nana Nsiah
