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Ghanaians celebrate Easter
Hohoe, March 23, Ghanadot/GNA- The Reverend William Sakoe,
Parish Priest of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Hohoe
on Sunday urged leaders in society especially politicians,
who engage in deception and enticement to gain advantage
over the populace to change for the better in the wake of
Jesus Christ's resurrection.
He urged them to again refrain from giving vain promises and
engagement in fraudulent practices to peddle half-truths and
falsehood which were against the tenets of Godliness.
Rev. Sakoe, who was delivering a sermon themed, " New life
in Christ" on Easter Sunday urged political leadership to
re-awaken the national psyche towards reconciliation, love
for one another and hard work.
He said Christians should change their attitudes to
propagate the gospel otherwise, the crucifixion, death and
resurrection of Christ was in vain.
Rev. Sakoe said this was because Christ's resurrection is
key to the Christian faith and called on Christians whose
lifestyles such as idolatry, fornication, corruption and
indiscipline did not portray Godliness to change.
He said the divine power that brought Jesus Christ to life,
continued to be available to mankind and asked Christians to
delve into this reserve for new life and prosperity.
The Parish Priest urged leadership to avoid engaging in
dishonest and fraudulent contracts, which were detrimental
to the development of mankind and that resources accruing
from such accords should be ploughed into ventures that
would benefit society as a whole.
In Kumasi, The Right Reverend Nuh Ben Abubekr, Bishop of
Kumasi Methodist Diocese asked Christians to avoid searching
for only material and monetary gains and be dedicated and
committed to the worship of God to enable them to receive
eternal life.
He noted that they should also exhibit qualities as love,
kindness, compassion, humility, gentleness, forgiveness and
others in their lives.
Right Reverend Abubekr was delivering a sermon at the Wesley
Cathedral at Adum to mark the resurrection of Christ on
Sunday
He said the resurrection of Christ brought hope and victory
to mankind and stressed the need for Ghanaians to use the
occasion to turn a new leaf and contribute positively to
nation-building.
Bishop Abubekr, who was preaching under the theme: “New Life
In Christ,” urged Ghanaians to eschew immorality such rape
and defilement, malice, slander, lies and utterances and
behaviour that tended to raise ethnic tension.
He said as chosen people of God, they should demonstrate the
qualities that characterized the children of God.
GNA
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