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| NANA ADDO AT GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH |
The 2016 presidential candidate of
the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has admonished Christians to renew their faith
in the future of Ghana despite the current difficulties.
In his words he said Ghana has a
bright future under the right leadership.
“There is hope for a brighter
Ghana. What we need is that, with the help of the Almighty, our nation remains
stable, united and at peace,”
Nana said these when he worshipped
at the St. Cyprian’s Anglican Church, the Grace Baptist Church, and the Calvary
Charismatic Church, all in Kumasi, on Sunday February 21.
At the Grace Baptist Church, Nana
Akufo-Addo explained that he was in Kumasi, on Saturday, February 20, for the
funeral of the late wife of Mr. Antwi Adjei, the Director of Protocol of the
NPP, and a veteran activist of the party.
On Sunday he decided to fellowship
with several Christian communities in Kumasi.
He congratulated Rev. Dr. Osei-Wusu,
who preached the sermon at the Grace Baptist Church, Amakom, for his inspiring
and well-delivered sermon.
Akufo-Addo, who was given the
opportunity to address the congregation said, the heart of Rev. Dr. Osei-Wusu’s
sermon is mirrored by the words of Jesus Christ as contained in Matthew 7:21 of
the Holy Bible.
The verse reads: “Not everyone who
says to me Lord, Lord shall enter the kingdom of heaven, except he who does the
will of my Father which is in heaven.”
“What he is saying is that it is not
the screaming, it is not the shouting. It is the faith and being obedient to
His word. That is what truly binds all of us as Christians, and I am happy I
was in church when Rev. Dr. Osei-Wusupreached this word,” he said.
Akufo-Addo urged the head pastor of
the Church to document Rev. Dr. Osei-Wusu’s sermon “and send it round the
country, as he spoke to the heart of the Christian faith.”
Nana Addo went on to describe 2016
as a “difficult year for Ghana, which will lead to the choosing of a new
government for the people”, Akufo-Addo asked for prayers for Ghana, for the
NPP, and for himself.
Earlier on Sunday, Akufo-Addo went
to his traditional place of worship, the St. Cyprian’s Anglican Church, at
Fante Newtown. The congregation also prayed for God’s strength and wisdom for
the NPP leader in the run-up to the November elections.
The NPP flagbearer also attended the
morning service at the Calvary Charismatic Church, at Ayigya, where the Founder
and Senior Pastor of the Church, Pastor Ransford Obeng, in his sermon, bemoaned
the emergence of “election year Christians”, who plague the people with
suffering once they secure power.
Obeng stressed that, “the things you
do to the people of Ghana when you are in power will prove whether you are a
Christian or not.”
Nana Akufo-Addo, in his remarks to
the congregation, much to the amusement of the congregation,said that “I am not
an election year Christian, but a well-established Christian who worships
regularly at the Ridge Church in Accra, and, if I find myself in Kumasi, at the
St. Cyprian’s Anglican Church.”
He appealed to the congregation to
trust in his abilities to transform the country.
“This is my third attempt, and I can
assure you that, when you give me the chance, I will, with the guidance of the
Almighty, not disappoint you,” he assured them.
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