Agape Baptist Church , Awunakrom-Mpohor of the Ghana Baptist Convention

28/10/2020

Health talk during last Sunday Church service based on general health care

06/09/2020

26/08/2020

For the first time, all the churches of the city are together because they’re doing Operation Andrew, and this is something unique that is happening; we’ve never had this before, where all the Christians and all the churches are united in something.

During a conference call, Abel gave us this amazing report of international project preparation in Spain. Church members are praying by name for people who need to hear about Jesus, sharing the gospel over WhatsApp, already seeing people accept Christ, and getting excited to receive our American team in October. You can apply to join this team today at go.intlcomm.org

“God has put big expectations on our hearts,” says Abel. “I want Europe to get ready, because walls are going to fall. Many people will know the gospel because the time has arrived!”

12/06/2020

DAILY ENCOUNTER WITH GOD

FRIDAY JUNE 12, 2020

RBT: Psalms 38-42

TOPIC: WISDOM SAVES FROM TEMPTATION

Text: Proverbs 2:12-19

BH 216: I Am Resolved

Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse… Proverbs 2:12, NIV

Two pastor friends were having lunch when one of them started to talk about another pastor friend who had failed morally. It turned to a moment of grief for both of them as they talked about what had befallen their friend who was then out of ministry. In another moment, one of them thought aloud, “I know anyone can be tempted and anyone can stumble; but how could one think he could get away with it?” The other friend responded, “Sin makes us stupid.” The other friend could not but ruminate on the wisdom in those words. The sage in the book of Proverbs also hints at the folly of the human mind and its vulnerability to temptation. Temptation is an everyday occurrence, and sometimes we are not even conscious of the potentials of some situations to make us falter. This is why in today's text, the writer provides a hint on some situations and people that we need to beware of so as not to fall into temptation. He says wisdom will save us from falling victim of these situations and people. The first is men whose words are perverse, who have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways (v. 12); who delight in wrongdoing and rejoice in evil; their paths are crooked and they are devious in their ways. Wisdom will also save from the adulterous and wayward woman with her seductive words, who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God (vv. 16-17). Following her is courting death as none who follow her return to the paths of life. The wisdom to overcome daily temptations is found in the Lord Jesus Christ, and those who cultivate a daily experiential relationship with Him find strength to face daily battles. For you to overcome any temptation, you need to receive wisdom from Him today and always.

Wisdom: Wisdom is profitable.

Food for Thought: Have we left the path of wisdom for common knowledge?

Follow-up Action: Pray for wisdom today to deal with evil people.

Prayer: Lord, grant us Your wisdom and grace to live by it. Our Father, we give you praise for the uncountable victories you have given us both known and unknown.

Pray for the pastors and the church leaders within Sekondi Takoradi Baptist Association for unity and God's wisdom

08/06/2020

Understanding Selfishness

We all know people who are selfish and self-centered, and we are that way more often that we would like. One of the bitter byproducts of selfishness is that it undermines rich, satisfying relationships.

Selfishness Is at the Root of Sin
Selfishness lies at the heart of the fallen human condition. Ever since Adam and Eve, we have asserted that we know better than God. We want to decide what is right and best without reference to him. Whenever we break God’s law, we elevate our desires and our will above God’s will. This is the essence of sin: we make ourselves – rather than God – the ultimate frame of reference for life.
This same spirit expresses itself in relationships. In so many ways, we make ourselves the ultimate focal point in relation to other people. We elevate our will, our opinions, our comfort, our feelings (and more) above the desires, thoughts, and needs of the people around us.

Words That Describe Selfishness
The English language has many words for selfishness, bearing witness to how universal human selfishness is. A person might be arrogant, self-serving, self-absorbed, self-centered, boastful, vain, big-headed, self-possessed, self-important, self-focused, conceited, haughty, proud, preoccupied with self, egomaniac, narcissistic, self-indulgent, ostentatious, or presumptuous. Each of these words has a different nuance, but they all refer to putting ourselves first.

Likewise the Bible uses a variety of words and constructions to describe selfishness, including arrogant (Titus 1:7); selfish ambition (James 3:14-16); vain conceit (Philippians 2:3); lovers of themselves (2 Timothy 3:2); self-seeking (1 Corinthians 13:5); pleasing ourselves (Romans 15:2); seeking our own good (1 Corinthians 10:24). These traits are never presented in the Bible in a positive way, but always by way of warning.

Expressions of Selfishness
We are all familiar with people who are overtly selfish: those rude, thoughtless, pushy people who aren’t subtle about asserting their own way. Many of us are more refined in our selfishness. We use more subtle tactics to influence others – like guilt or peer pressure. We find ways to maneuver a situation to serve us.

Selfishness is not just about how we act. It can also be what we don’t do, like leaving the mess for someone else to clean up. It also comes across in our words, when we speak our mind without considering the effect our words might have on others, or when we talk too much. Selfishness is an attitude issue. For example, you may let others have their way, but inside you become resentful and bitter. When you don’t get what we want, or when others get the credit, you whine or pout.

Even people who serve others can be selfish. Sometimes people are self-giving in order to gain sympathy, or they want to prove their personal worth by being indispensable. They may not be very assertive of their own rights, but they may be constantly drawing attention to their troubles or pains. Selfishness can be very subtle and insidious at the level of our motives. A selfish spirit can ironically infect even the most altruistic actions. We can be serving others, giving our time, resources and energy, and all the while be preoccupied with wanting to be noticed or admired, or feeling superior to others.

10/04/2020

A WORD OF CAUTION
The threat of a pandemic has become increasingly real as coronavirus spread across the world - from Asia, to Europe, the Middle-east, now parts of the United States and even Africa. There are over 110,000 confirmed cases of the new virus, with more than 3,800 deaths attributed to it. The World Health Organization (WHO) had last week raised the global virus risk to maximum level. In some affected countries, several unprecedented measures have been employed to curb the rapid spread of the virus. In the span of just three months as the virus started, the number of infection have been increasing day in day out with many deaths. Due to that all sorts of mass gatherings – examinations, festivals, funerals and public functions – church and all kinds of worship have been suspended.
Please let take this COVID 19 very very serious. This virus is no respecter of who you are. Whenever it gets you, mine you it will not spare you and those around you, your whole family can be wiped out. please, if you don't care about yourself please mind those around you if you really love and care for them.
Some people were saying it is not true there is any Coronavirus, only that the heads of States and Presidents have come together to deceive the world and spend the finances of their various countries in the name of Coronavirus.
Please whatever it is COVID 19 is real don't play with it, don't politicized it.
Keep the preventing measures giving and stay alive for your family, community, your church and the nation at large, because all of them needs your presence.
Stay at home if you don't have anything important to do outside.
The virus moves as you move. Keep at least one meter interval from other people wherever you are.
AVOID OBITUARY AS THERE IS OBITUALISM.
God be with you all and stay blessed.

19/01/2020

May her soul rest in peace.The church had lost a brilliant child into eternity. Funeral comes on this weekend at Awonakrom near Mpohor. All are cordially invited.