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BIBLE THROWBACK

The Bible explains itself. The Lord Jesus and the writers of the New Testament books and letters were proven by the Old Testament Scripture (OT). Their hearers and readers generally knew the OT context of their statements. Here are five key samples:   "FISHERS OF MEN" THROWBACK ““Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that it shall no more be said, ‘The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.’ For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers. “Behold, I will send for many FISHERMEN,” says the LORD, “and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.” Jeremiah 16:14-16 NKJV “And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called P...

"DIE BY FIRE?"

 Examine the Christian propriety of this in the light of the Bible: And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?” But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.   For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them. ” And they went to another village. Luke 9:54-56 NKJV Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires   for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You MURDER and covet and cannot obtain. You FIGHT AND WAR. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. J...

Our Songs

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OUR SONGS: Click here to access our songs You will find music videos by Pastor Seth Asare Ofei Badu, like: Since I Fell in Love With Jesus Siesie Me Wie Wo na Yeani Agyina Wo Jesus Saves Savior of the World ... also audios (listed as ASAW Originals) We also have links to songs by the great Eunice Addison, Isaac Osoro ...

THE GOSPEL = REPENT = TURN FROM SIN TO FOLLOW CHRIST

The Gospel is really that straightforward.  Don’t get it wrong by turning from sin but not following Christ, or by trying to follow Christ without turning from sin. HOW TO TURN FROM SIN Keep away from doing any acts of wickedness and corruption, both those you have done before and those that will tempt you later on. Many of such sins are listed in the Bible. Disobedience to God and hatred of other persons are among the earliest sins indicated against Adam and Cain in the book of Genesis. In what is called the 10 Commandments, worshiping creation and doing several things that hurt others to our advantage are to be avoided (Exodus 20:1-20). When the Israelites sinned in the Promised Land, God warned them to turn away from wickedness, oppression of the poor and idolatry or be exiled. Centuries later, when people asked John the Baptist how they should repent, he answered that they should share their possessions with the needy, be content with their wages, and stop extortion or ...

ON BEING PENTECOSTAL

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This was a necessary break from at least 10 doctrinal dimensions: 1. The relegation of evangelism from the forefront of the church's mission 2. The teaching that the work and manifestation of the Holy Spirit ceased in the first century, and that all manifestations of spiritual gifts today are fake 3. The teaching that some were pre-destined to be saved and some to damnation, and therefore preaching the Gospel to the unsaved is not the critical Christian mission 4. The elevation of so-called church tradition over Biblical truth and narratives 5. The insistence on observance of certain days or rituals as necessary for salvation (either in addition to or in place of repentance and faith in Jesus Christ) 6. The elevation of feelings and personal visions/perceptions above Biblical truth in determining the voice of God or the Holy Spirit. 7. The loss of trust in the Apostolic structure of the church, or the teaching that the church no longer produces Apostles, Evangelists, Prophets, Teac...

RUTH WAS RIGHT

Why Mature Women need to take more of the Initiative towards Marriage  On the few occasions that I have hinted at this, I have received the wide-eyed exclamation, “What, me a woman to propose marriage to a man?!” Yet how many men would one see at prayer camps praying to get a wife? When men are ready to marry, they literally walk out and bring a wife home! Is it thus not unfair that women do not (not cannot) exercise similar (not the same) initiative? Well, any unfairness in the matter cannot excuse the women from the blame of failing to take the right initiative. This is because women can exercise such initiative in their own fashion, as the remarkable story of Ruth in the Bible illustrates. You may read Ruth chapter four for the full details, but here I have enough space for just some provocative thoughts on why such initiative is needed: 1. It is not forbidden by the Bible, but it requires a lot of wisdom. This is one reason why a mature woman is better placed than a novice to c...

GO TO THE "ONCE LOST", NOT THE "ONCE SAVED"

 If a person knows the difference between good and evil and has somehow convinced himself that God has waived the consequences of either, he knows more than enough. No further time should be wasted on him.  When the Pharisees and others played that card, either by pre-qualification or PREDESTINATION, Jesus warned them and left them alone. He considered them twice lost: the blind who claimed to see! It is to the once lost that we are sent; to the people who still reel under the burden of sin, fully aware of the fleeting nature of sin's pleasures. These know they deserve God's condemnation because of their wrong doing, and are seeking to abandon their sinful ways if there is hope of salvation. These are the people walking in ignorance of God's redemption through Christ. Leave the door open to the twice lost, but go to the once lost with the good news, that THERE IS FORGIVENESS OF SINS IN THE NAME OF JESUS FOR WHOEVER TURNS AWAY FROM HIS SINS. #WarnThem