Christ Apostolic Church prays for Ghana
The Christ Apostolic Church International last Sunday climaxed its annual Easter Convention across the country with special prayers for the nation and for a successful general election in November.
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The General Secretary of the Church, Apostle Dr Emmanuel O. Donkor, led the congregation at the Bantama Area of the Church in the Ashanti Region, to pray for national unity, growth, prosperity, development and peaceful coexistence among the various parties and ethnic groups as the election draws closer.
The general theme for this year’s convention was: “Not By Power; But By My Spirit.” Delivering the sermon, Apostle Donkor said the mystery of Christ’s blessings was revealed in his crucifixion and resurrection which had brought salvation to all mankind.
The crucifixion is the “seal” of the salvation granted to all people all over the world and so Ghanaians, he said, should immediately take the necessary steps to redeem themselves from the power of sin.
“There is the need for Christians to be deeply rooted in the love of God to be able to extend same to their family members, friends and colleagues to show that they ‘know and love God’ who did not hesitate to sacrifice his only begotten son to save mankind,” Apostle Donkor said.
Pray for peace
“If we love God and ourselves, we will not visit violence on innocent people as Ghana is witnessing all over the place in recent times, but the perpetrators of violence lack the sense of love ” he said.
He said violence, no matter the form it took, must be condemned by all Christians.
“As the nation prepares for the election, there is bound to be friction here and there, which might end up in violence but the Spirit of God enjoins all of us, as Ghanaians, to ensure that peace is maintained before, during, and even after the elections,” Apostle Donkor emphasised.
“I, therefore, pray that we all commit ourselves to prayer to ensure that peace is maintained at all levels, he added.
Taifa Area
Delivering the sermon at the Taifa Area of the Accra West Territory, the Field Director of the Church, Apostle J.J. Obour, said the nation would attain peace if the people would pray and look up to God.
“The spirit of God directs the footsteps of man, therefore, building a nation will require God’s direction,” he said, and added that “without God we can achieve very little as a nation, so our national leaders and all Ghanaians must rely on God as we work towards the development of the country.”
Apostle Obour said if Christians made time for the Holy Spirit, he would give them wisdom, grace and an utmost vision to move forward.
He said in remembering the utmost sacrifice of Christ for mankind, on Easter, Christians should emulate the outstanding virtues of the source of their faith and depict the significance of Christ’s invaluable sacrifice.
Apostle Obour asked Christians to shun false prophecies which he said separated families instead of uniting them.
The Minister in charge of the Taifa Central Assembly, Apostle Augustine Bugyei, for his part, asked Ghanaians to put their differences aside and unite for a prosperous nation.
Apostle Bugyei said: “There is currently very little truth, mercy, forgiveness and the study of the word of God in our society, hence the increasing problems and social vices.”
“Murder, stealing, falsehood, adultery and others are the social vices that have become the order of the day,” he pointed out.
Christians, he said, must only be boastful in their service to the Lord and not in their affluence as was being demonstrated and they must present their bodies as living sacrifices to God. — GNA
