I became a Christian 44 years ago in Ghana. A married man with 3 young adult children, all believers.
I am a staff Nurse in Scotland, UK but have been actively involved in teaching and preaching the gospel for many years. Also very active from the last 7 years on social media with the gospel. I'm on Facebook, YouTube, tiktok, and Spotify. The name I use online is Paul Offin Bible Class or Paul Offin Teaching.
Yɛtoa yɛn adesua no so. Kwasiada a etwam no, yɛhwɛɛ nneɛma enum a adekanfoɔ no hyɛɛ akannifoɔ ne Kristosom hyaseɛ no mu hɔ.
Na wɔyɛ: nneɛma enum a na wɔyɛ no, ebi ne mpaebɔ, ebi ne nnwomtoɔ, afei na wɔmbu bu paano a yɛfrɛ no sɛ Lord's Supper paano bubuo, afei na wɔto dwom, right?
Wɔgye collection, afei nso na wɔtie afuturo. Nneɛma enum yi na na wɔyɛ. Ɛnneɛ no na na okyerɛmu no yɛhyɛɛ aseɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ no mmaako mmaako.
Yɛde kan faa mpaebɔ. Na mpaebɔ no mu no, ɛna yɛnwie na yɛtoa so. Na yɛde adesua no kɔgyinaa Mateo nsɛmpa ti a ɛyɛ nsia no, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ enum kɔpɛi efe du naano no.
Ɛhɔ, nea ɛsi yɛ ne sɛ, okeka Mateo nsɛmpa ti 11 nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ baako no a, Yesu Kristo ne asuafoɔ no baeɛ nko, na wɔse "Wura, kyerɛ yɛn mpaebɔ.
Kyerɛ yɛn sɛnea yɛnsi mmɔ mpaeɛ, sɛnea Yohane Suboni no, ɔno nso kyerɛɛ ne nkrofɔ no. Wo nso kyerɛ yɛn sɛnea yɛnyɛ."
You see, ɛno ma Yesu kyerɛeɛ wɔn sɛnea wɔnsi mmɔ mpaeɛ. And sa mpaebɔ yi a yɛbɛka ho asɛm nnɛ yi, ɛnnyɛ mpaeɛ a Kristo Yesu pɛ sɛ yɛbɔ no da bia,
wokɔdidi a ɛno ara na wobɔ, sɛbi wokɔ gyaare a ɛno ara na wobɔ, wokɔ kwan a yɛfrɛ ɛno ara na wobɔ, obi wuo a ɛno ara na yɛbɔ.
Sukuu mu yɛabɔ saa mpaeɛ yi me wɔ nursery na yɛhyɛɛ aseɛ sɛ yɛbɔ saa mpaeɛ yi kɔpim sɛ mewiee secondary school.
Er, wɔfrɛ dɛn, ɛnte sɛ university koraa kuro mu a seesei no no a wɔmfa mpaebɔ nyɛ hwee, nka koraa nkɔm bɔbɔ, right? Ɛno ti a ha deɛ w'ohu bi.
Meniandom, na yɛbɛhwɛ saa mpaeɛ a Yesu Kristo kyerɛɛ ne asuafoɔ no.
Na yɛbisa yɛn ho sɛ, "Saa na Yesu se yɛmmɔ mpaeɛ, anaa sɛ yɛmmɔ no saa, anaa sɛ na ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ ɛna ɔde maa yɛn?"
Na wo, yɛtoa yɛn asɛm no so a, Mateo nsɛmpa ti a ɛyɛ nsia, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ enum ne edu baako no deɛ kankan, ɔse: "After Jesus has taught them what they should and shouldn't do in a prayer, he gave them an example of what to say when they are praying."
And you see, abrɛ a Yesu Kristo wɔnbisa no sɛ kyerɛ yɛn sɛnea yɛnsi mmɔ mpaeɛ, na Awurade kyerɛɛ wɔn nneɛma a ɔse mmo yɛ wɔ mpaebɔ mu deɛ ansana mmo yɛ no,
afei ɔkyerɛɛ wɔn nneɛma bi a ya nka wɔmmka na wɔmmisa. Ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ ɛna ɔde maa wɔn. Ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ.
Obroni se, "It's not for recitation" sɛ yɛhyia a na yɛ recite, na mmom no, ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ.
Kristosom mu no, yɛnyɛ saa nneɛma that kind of monotonous no anaa sɛ you know. Na mmom no yɛ follow definite pattern a Kristo Yesu de ato hɔ ama yɛn.
Na saa mpaeɛ a ɔkyerɛɛ ne asuafoɔ no, ɛno na ya na amanfoɔ frɛ no sɛ "Model Prayer", kase Model Prayer.
Er, ɔse "Yɛn agya a ɔwɔ soro, wo din ho ntew, wo ahenni mmbra, nea opɛ nyɛ asaase so..." Ɛno na yɛfrɛ no sɛ Model Prayer. So wo te aseɛ?
Nsante sɛ kaseɛ sɛ asɔrefoɔ bi deɛ, kyerɛ sɛ "There is no a single hour" wo ne wɔn hyia a saa mpaeɛ yi wɔnmɔ mmmɔ.
Yɛte aseɛ na, sɛ Awurade kyerɛɛ yɛn no, sɛ ɛte aseɛ no no. Oho, enti Mary ka kyerɛ m'sɛ saa mpaeɛ yi na ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ mpaeɛ na Kristo yɛɛ deɛ.
Almost all the Orthodox and Protestant churches recite this prayer in every occasion.
So wo hɔ, sɛ yɛwɔ saa asɔre bi a wɔmdeɛ, "The pure metric" saa mpaeɛ yi wɔnmɔ mmmɔ.
Na ne ka wa gyina sɛ Kristo Yesu asuafoɔ no kɔ bisa no sɛ "Awurade, kyerɛ yɛn mpaebɔ sɛnea yɛkyerɛ, Yohane kyerɛɛ ne asuafoɔ".
Enti yɛwiee Mateo nsɛmpa ti a ɛyɛ nsia, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ nsondo no na yɛdroe. Wɔn a na woki kyerɛɛ mu deɛ esua no, w'anyɛ bia nhwɛ, me nua.
Er, kɔhwɛ hwɛ ɛwɔ me Facebook, wokɔ Paul Offin. Wokɔ YouTube so nso a, wobɔ Paul Offin a ɛbɛba ama w'ahu.
Wɔn nso a wɔrehwɛ me audio no, reter me audio no, wokɔ Spotify, ne Radio Public, ne Podcast a ne nyinaa ɛwɔ hɔnom a wobɛtumi ayɛ dɛn, ahwɛ.
Meniandom, enti yɛtoa so from Matthew chapter 6 verse 7 and 8 inese yɛdroe no.
Yɛntie asɛm a Kristo ɛkae, asɛm a mobɔ mpaeɛ a nea ɛwɔ sɛ moyɛ ne nea moyɛ.
Naano no, ɔse "Sɛ mobɔ mpaeɛ a, mma mmo nyɛ sɛ nyaatwomfoɔ no, efirisɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔgyina mmoatene twea so ne hyiadamm mu ɛbɔ mpaeɛ sɛdeɛ bɛyɛ a nnipa bɛhu wɔn."
Na ɔse "Wɔnya wɔn akatua dada." Nnɛ no na yɛbɛhwɛ w'ahu sɛ nnɛ saa na Pentecostals ne Charismatics no ɛyɛ ɛwɔ Nyamesom mu.
Yɛbɔ mpaeɛ he ba-ba-ba-ba te sɛ we are the damn, nso wone bi te fie na ɔbɔ mpaeɛ.
Me nua, nso suro sɛ obɛkɔ kɔka bi because wokɔka a wo boss sɛ "Wo, ɔbɛyɛfoɔ, na mebɔ mpaeɛ na wo yɛɛ yi. Aane, wo a nyɛ, mebɔ mpaeɛ na mo deɛ..."
Obi wɔ hɔnom a ɔne ne yere na ɛda, ne yere no yɛ Pentecostal, ɔno w'anyɛ Pentecostal, anadwo nnɔmmienu ampa na ɔbɛyɛ asɔre gye dem, ne kyerɛ sɛ ɔbɛtie mu allow inside.
Na me nua nom, saa na Nyankopɔn wɔ kyerɛɛ yɛn anaa? Kristo Yesu se "Mma mmo nyɛ saa nyaatwomfoɔ na yɛ saa."
Na sɛ wobɔ mpaeɛ, ɔse "Kɔ wo pia mu, na bɔ wo dwa wo kukuemu no." Yɛka sɛ kasa wo kukuemu a kyerɛ sɛ "In secret", nso sɛ obi hu.
Yesu se "Saa na nnipa ɔse wɔmmo yɛ, na nniesaa."
Me nua nom, ɛnyɛ sɛ meka mo nimtia anaa sɛ mekasa tia mo, na mmom me twe mo adwene akɔ nea Awurade Yesu akyerɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnyɛ no so.
Ɛno na metwe wo adwene kɔ so, na woyɛ no saa a, nhyira ɛne wo.
Na yɛtoa so nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ nsondo na Mateo nsɛmpa ti nsia, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ nsondo ne arow, ɔse: "And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentile do."
W'ase sɛ "Mmo bɔ mpaeɛ a, mma mmonkasa kasa pi kasa abosonsomfoɔ, mmonkasa kasa pi."
Me nua nom, nnɛ wobɛgyina obi asɔredan mu anaa sɛ nea koraa nnɛ deɛ park so na yɛrokɔ kɔgyina.
Na kyerɛ sɛ, ɛno a asɛm baako no ara kɔ, "He ba ba! He ba! He ba! He ba!" Ɔbɛyɛ saa gyese w'atya adom ankyɛn ansana na w'agyae.
Me nua nom, wei ɛna wɔfrɛ no sɛ mpaebɔ. Yesu se "Do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do."
Kasa kasa pi koraa sɛnea abosonsomfoɔ yɛ. Abosonsomfoɔ ɛna ɛyɛ saa. Now, yɛnka kasa no ɔse abosonsomfoɔ, but ɔka ne "Gentiles".
Gentiles no na kwan a wɔfa so wɔ abosom a wɔsom no ne yɛɛ dea no, wɔpɛ sɛ nnipa nyinaa hu sɛ yɛre som ayɛ. But Kristo Yesu se, yɛn deɛ Nyankopɔn no, ɔyɛ Onyame a ɔyɛ honhom.
Ɛnya wonti ateam no na ɛbɛmma, obi tumi team a obi gye mic. Sɛ community kɛseɛ te sei, na asɔredan no yɛde speakers na awohwɛ abonten.
Yɛteam m'awoyɛm na hweo! Na sɛbia mekɔ Ghana, me nua nom, anadwo nnɔmmienu, okura dan fie da bia, me mpo a ahwo rode me minti menda.
Me nsa nso ntumi nda saa dede no a ɛkɔ so no nti. Na mmusuo mu o! Na bɛbia ote a asɔrefoɔ mme si dan wɔ hɔnom, na w'angkasa, sɛ wobɛtumi ayɛ dɛn?
Me nua nom, adɛn nti na yɛyɛ adeɛ a ɛyɛ Kristo Yesu akyiwadeɛ, nansɔ yɛfrɛ no sɛ nyamesom na yɛresom? Nea ɛkɔ so nnɛ no ɛnyɛ nyamesom, me nua.
I keep on saying this, but you will not understand me until you understand what the Bible is saying, you know. Ɛnyɛ adeɛ a wobɛtumi ate maseɛ. Bible no se "Mmɔ mpaeɛ, mma mmonkasa kasa pi koraa saa abosonsomfoɔ."
Afei ɔtoa so no, ɛna Awurade Yesu se: seesei yɛdru Mateo ti nsia, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ nkron no, ɔse: "Na sɛ mo deɛ mobɔ mpaeɛ a, monkasa: 'Agya a wo wɔ soro...' Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven, Agya a wo wɔ soro."
Adɛn nti na Kristo se sɛ mobɔ mpaeɛ a, ɔse wɔmmo wɔ mpaeɛ no ɛkɔ Agya a ɔwɔ soro no anim?
Kyerɛ sɛ Kristofoɔ, yɛmmɔ mpaeɛ nkyerɛ Mary, yɛmmɔ mpaeɛ nkyerɛ Peter, yɛmmɔ mpaeɛ nkyerɛ Michael, yɛmmɔ mpaeɛ nkyerɛ obi a wawuo te sɛnea abosonsomfoɔ gu nsa ma awufoɔ no, yɛn yɛmmɔ mpaeɛ mma wɔn a mnowu.
Kristo Yesu se "Mampaeebɔ no ɛnkɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn." Enti ɔse "Sɛ wobɔ mpaeɛ a, address", obroni se address, "your Father in heaven, Agya a wo wɔ soro."
Ɛna ɔse, afei kasa sɛ "Wo din ho ntew". Onyankopɔn din no, ɛho ntew. Enti sɛ wokɔ Nyame anim a na wobɔ din no a, hyi dia mpo Onyankopɔn. Edin a ɛho ntew.
Nanso awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ, nnɛ wɔn a ɛfrɛ wɔn ho sɛ Nyame nnipa foɔ, ne nnɛ mma Kristofoɔ ayigye dia begya no, me nua nom, ebinom dome bronkrofoɔ no ya no,
na yɛde Nyankopɔn din, edin a ɛho ntew, Kristo Yesu mogya a ɛho ntew no, ɛna ɛbro no ya. Wonnte sɛ wɔreka pɛn, "De Yesu mogya kan wo nim, de Yesu mogya kan wo nim,
Yesu mogya nsɛm, ɔdwo ma yɛ Yesu mogya nsɛe no, Nyankopɔn din a mede dome wo." Me nua, wokɔhwɛ hwan a Nyame nni pa no ɔse ɔbɔ mpaeɛ.
Nansɛm bia obi gyina radio so kasa na obi phone in, obi a ɔne ɔse ɔfrɛ ne ho sɛ Nyame nni pa no ɔse ɔbɔ mpaeɛ no,
ɔse "Woyɛ a mede Yesu mogya bɛdome me, bɛka wo nim wɔ dwuma nsɛe, de Yesu mogya ne deɛ ne fra ɛna ɛbɛbɔ wo."
Kristo Yesu mogya a ɛho ntew, Nyankopɔn din a ɛho ntew no, yɛde dome nnipa. Woate bi da? Woate bi da?
But ɛno ɛne nnɛ mma ɛKristofoɔ a wahu sɛ wɔmgye dia begya, saa na wɔyɛ.
Me nua nom, and this is Satan's way of destroying Christianity. Wei na ɛma bonsam se Kristosom, w'amɛny pa bɛwura mu a atiti asɔre na wɔmde sɛe Nyamesom.
Wei ɛnyɛ Nyamesom. Onyankopɔn ba ne se sɛ mobɔ mpaeɛ, kasa "Agya wo din ho ntew", Onyankopɔn din no ɛho ntew o, ɛho ntew!
Na mmpɛ mfa nndome nnipa. Asɛm obi a ɔse, na afei kasa sɛ "Wo ahenni mmra."
Now, me di kan ka kyerɛ wo sɛ saa mpaeɛ yi, ɛnyɛ mpaeɛ a Kristo Yesu kyerɛe sɛ ɛno na dabia wodidi o, wokɔ sɛbi, obi dan sa bi o, wɔno na wɔse mobɔ, daabi.
Ɛno deɛ wɔmbɛdi saa nsɛm "Yɛnyɛ dɛn", na w'ase "Mobɔ mpaeɛ a, ya monka biribi saa." Ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ koraa ɛna ɔde maa wɔn.
Na ha na wobɛhu sɛ ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ efirisɛ, aha no ɔka sɛ "Ya monka sɛ wo ahenni mmra." Ahenni bɛn na na ɛreba? Saa berɛ na Yesu Kristo ɛkyerɛ wɔn mpaebɔ no,
na wɔn rebɔ ahenni no anim kwan. Wogye se Yohane Suboni no ka sɛ "Monnsakyerɛ mo adwene efirisɛ osoro ahenni no abɛn."
Yesu no ara nso ka sɛ "Monnsakyerɛ mo adwene efirisɛ ahenni no abɛn pa na mo mu na ɛwɔ." Enti na wɔn rehwɛ ahenni no anim kwan sɛ ahenni no ɛbɛba.
Ɛno na ɔkyerɛ wɔn mpaebɔ no, ɔse "Monkae na monsrɛ Agya no sɛ ahenni no mmra."
Na asɛmmisa ne sɛ, ahenni no aba anaa sɛ fri bɛyɛ mfeɛ mpem mmienu ne ɔkae anaa ahenni no da so kunkun ho? Nso hwɛ nea Yohane Suboni no kae a, ɔse "Abɛn".
Sɛ obroni ka sɛ "is at hand" a, ɛnyɛ adeɛ a ɛbɛdi even 10 years ansana na adeɛ a ɛyɛ at hand no adru.
Ɔkasa adeɛ no abɛn a, enni mfeɛ du. Nanso Yesu Kristo ne Yohane Suboni ka sɛ ahenni no abɛn no, mfeɛ mpem mmienu ni.
Sɛ wo da so bɔ mpaeɛ sɛ "Yɛn agya a wo wɔ soro, wo din ho ntew, wo ahenni mmra" deɛ a, na kyerɛ sɛ wopɛ kyerɛ sɛ ahenni no mbae.
Na saa na twerɛ no ka na? Woni nti me ntu mrika nkɔ Hibrufoɔ ti a ɛyɛ 12, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ 28 no, na yɛnhwɛ sɛ Nyankopɔn ahenni no a ɔka ho asɛm no aba anaa?
Okay, kan abrofo no a, ɔse: "Therefore, since we have received a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe."
Ɔse, na ɛsiane sɛ yɛanya ahenni a ɛnwosoɔ, yɛanya ahenni no yɛanya!
Kane no ɔse "Mo mmɔ mpaeɛ sɛ mmra", afei deɛ ɔse "Yɛanya", kyerɛ sɛ aba!
Na sɛ ahenni no aba deɛ a, adɛn nti na dabia yɛse "Yɛn agya a wo wɔ soro, wo din ho ntew, wo ahenni mmra"? Kyerɛ sɛ wonim nea wokasa, wonim nea wokasa koraa!
Enti saa mpaeɛ yi deɛ ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ na ɔde maa wɔn. Na na saa berɛ no wɔnhwɛ ahenni no anim kan na ɔka sɛ "Ya monsrɛ sɛ mmra." Ɛnnɛ twerɛ no sɛ ahenni no aba.
Wotu mrika ɛkɔ Kolosefoɔ ti a ɛyɛ 1, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ 13 ne 14 no a, Ɔsomafoɔ Paul ɛtwerɛ akɔma Kolonte asafo no, ɔka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ Onyankopɔn ɛyi yɛ firi sum tumi mu,
ɛde yɛ aba ne dɔ ba no ahenni mu. Na adeɛ a ɛma yɛn nti mde nnipa bɛmma yɛ yi, daabi aba! Nnemom nim na wunim adeɛ a ahenni no yɛ.
Ahenni no ɔka ho asɛm no na ɛyɛ Kristo Yesu asafo no, The Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, ɛno na Kristo Yesu frɛ no ne ahenni.
Na ɛno ɛna na ɔsrɛ wɔn sɛ "Sɛ mobɔ mpaeɛ a, monka sɛ Agya wo ahenni no mmra."
Asomafoɔ Nnwuma ti mmienu ɛna Kristo Yesu ahenni a ɛyɛ asafo no ɛbae wɔ Jerusalem. Enti ɛho nhia sɛ yɛbɛkɔ so asrɛ sɛ ahenni mmra.
Sɛbi woyere nyinsɛm na dɛn nyinaa wobɔ mpaeɛ sɛ "Awurade ma meyere nwo, Awurade ma meyere nwo" na woyere no awo ba feefeefee a, wobɔ so asɔre "Awurade ma meyere nwo"?
Te sɛnea woyere no da so nyinsɛm a, na kyerɛ sɛ sɛbi, sɛ ebia w'adwene mu ɛka okakra, na ebia wunim nea wokeka.
Me nua nom, ɛno nti no, yɛhu sɛ nnipa biara na ne nida ho no, sɛ eka sɛ adeɛ no mmra na sɛ twerɛ no se aba a, wonsan nkɔso ara ɛnka.
Ebia na te na wonte twerɛ no ase, ɛno nti na ammanaba saa.
Afei, wɔn mpaebɔ no ɔka sɛ: "Thy will be done, okay? Let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
Ɔse "Ma nea wopɛ na ɛnyɛ asaase so sɛnea ɛyɛ wɔ soro." Sɛ wobɔ mpaeɛ srɛ Onyankopɔn a, kakyerɛ Awurade sɛ "Awurade, nea mepɛ ma ɛnyɛ sɛnea ɛyɛ wɔ soro."
Efirisɛ, ansana Onyankopɔn de nhyira bɛbro nnipa no, na w'ahyira no soro hɔ dada ansana koraa na aba. So wo te aseɛ?
Afei ɔtoa so bi e, ɔse: "And give us this day our daily bread", ma yɛn daadaa aduane.
Saa daadaa aduane a ɔde gyina hɔ no, ɛyɛ obroni se "the basic human needs", nneɛma a ɛhia nnipa, physical needs. Biribi te sɛ aduane, ntadeɛ a wobɛhyɛ, baabi a wode wo ti bɛto,
right? Clothing, accommodation, ne even sɛ honam mu ahoɔden a wobɛnya nyinaa no.
Yesu se mobɔ mpaeɛ a musrɛ Onyankopɔn a, osuro Nyankopɔn no dwene mo ho, ɔbɛma mo nsa yɛdeɛ aka.
And this is what we we we have to pray for, our daily bread, our daily needs, nneɛma ɛhia yɛn daadaa, srɛ Nyankopɔn na ɔde bɛma.
Afei so ɔkɛe bi o, ɔse: "And forgive us our debts, as we have also been forgive, we have forgiven our debtors."
"Awurade, fa yɛn aka kyɛ yɛn, fa yɛn mfomsoɔ kyɛ sɛnea yɛn nso yɛde akyɛ wɔn a wɔfom yɛn no." Bisɛ "Fa yɛn aka firi yɛn, sɛnea yɛn nso yɛde firi wɔn."
Wo de firi wo a wobɛdeɛ na w'atua? Kakyerɛ sɛ "Awurade, fa kyɛ me koraa",
na kyerɛ sɛ "Me nso mede bɛkyɛ obi a ɔfom me." Asɛmmisa ne sɛ, ɔse wote aseɛ sɛ, ɛho nhia sɛ wogyina Nyankopɔn anim sɛ wobɔ mpaeɛ,
it is important not to praise yourself as the Pharisees standard, Luke chapter 18. Hwɛ Luke nsɛmpa ti 18, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ 11 no.
Nnipa mmienu kɔbɔ mpaeɛ, baako yɛ Farasini, baako nso yɛ ɔtoogyeeni. Farasini no gyina Nyankopɔn anim no, wunim nea ɔkae?
"Awurade, wo deɛ wunim sɛ me mnte sɛ ɔtoogyeeni yi a ɔgyina ha yi. You know, mebɔ mpaeɛ da, na meyɛ akɔnkyene mprɛnu na ɔtwene mu, na me de mo adua, prɛnu na ɔtwene mu, me tu mintutu so kudu na de... bra bra bra bra."
Obi yɛe na Yesu se "Nhyira nni wo." Wuhu sɛ mpaeɛ no a ɔka no w'ahwie? Daabi o!
Wo me gyina Nyankopɔn anim praise wo ho, ɛwɔ sɛ wuhu sɛ woyɛ mfomsoɔ, nnipa ba nyinaa ayɛ bɔne.
Enti ɔse "Yɛ ka Nyankopɔn anim sɛ, Awurade fa me bɔne kyɛ me." But adeɛ a Yesu ka a ya, yɛnhwɛ no nso ne sɛ, ansana wɔsrɛ bɔne fafry Nyankopɔn o, na wo nso nnipa a ɛfom wo no wo de akyɛ wɔn.
Obi kura asɔredan mu mro kum efirisɛ Yaanom ansa ho adwene ɛhyɛ ne tirim ma, kɔgyina hɔ na kɔgyina "Hallelujah" na ɔbɔ mpaeɛ, ɔbɔ mpaeɛ.
Sɛ wosrɛ bɔne fafry, daabi o, Kristo Yesu se, sɛ w'anfa wɔn a wɔfom wo wɔn mfomsoɔ ankyɛ wɔn a, wo nso Nyame mfa nkyɛ wo.
Afei ɔsan kae bi wɔ mpaebɔ no mu sɛ: "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Ɔse "Enfa yɛn nkɔ sɔhwɛ mu, na mmom yi yɛ firi mmusuo mu."
While we are praying a, ɛwɔ sɛ yɛbɔ mpaeɛ srɛ Nyankopɔn sɛ ɔmma yɛn ho ban firi nneɛma a ɛbɛtumi atwe yɛn akɔ ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ mu.
Nnɛ ewiase, nneɛma bebree na ɛtwe nnipa ho hyia a ɛtwe yɛn firi Nyankopɔn ho. Ebinom mpo atwe ne sɛ Nyame bi nni baabi,
it's sign materialism ne nneɛma nneɛma a ɛyɛ ɛkɔ so nti no, Nyankopɔn koraa yi mu no.
Na ɛno na Kristo Yesu se "Sɛ mobɔ mpaeɛ a, ya monsrɛ sɛ Awurade mmo mo ho ban firi saa nneɛma yi ho, sɛdeɛ bɛyɛ ɛntwe mo firi Nyankopɔn ho."
Na deɛ ɔtwa toɔ no a ɔkae sɛ: "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."
Sɛ wo de ebinom mfomsoɔ kyɛ wɔn a, wo soro Agya no nso de wo mfomsoɔ bɛkyɛ wo.
"But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
Na sɛ w'anfa nkyɛ wɔn deɛ a, wo soro Agya no nso nyɛ adeɛ a ɔde bɛyɛ dɛn, ɛbɛkyɛ wo. Me nua nom,
sɛ wokɔ Nyankopɔn anim wɔ mpaebɔ mu a, kae sɛ wo de akoma emutiewe, w'anfa adwenbone ne obi ho asɛm mhyɛ wo tirim.
Obi, kyerɛ sɛ nnipa bi asɛm hyɛ ne tirim ɛna ne tirim ayɛ sum sɛ it harm, na ɔde akɔgyina asɔredan mu sɛ ɔbɔ mpaeɛ.
Nea ɔyɛ no, ɛnfiri Nyankopɔn. Wore twe manso, wote w'ani wote koraa twe ase, deɛ nkrofoɔ wɔtwe koraa,
nansɔ asɔredan m'eku w'na wodi anim o. Ɛsre nneɛma a yɛyɛ no Kristosom mu nnɛ.
Me nua nom, wone wo yere kɔ ntɔkwa saa na wobɛdi asɔre no a, nnɛ asɔre no gyidia begya, sɛ w'anyɛ pastor, woyɛ catkis,
anaa sɛ wo na ayɛ minister of the church, nansɔ wobɛ wo pa wo yere asu nkura ansana na ba.
Nkrofoɔ ho asɛm ne nneɛma hyɛ yɛn tirim na yɛde kɔgyina Nyankopɔn anim. Kristo Yesu se, "Sɛ w'anfa wo nuanom ho asɛm na ɛnfiri wo tirim anfa nkyɛ wɔn a,
wo Nyankopɔn nso no, onfa saa wo deɛ no nyɛ dɛn, enkyɛ wo." Enti saa mpaebɔ yi a Kristo Yesu kyerɛɛ ne asuafoɔ no,
ɛnyɛ mpaebɔ a ɔde ato hɔ sɛ Kristofoɔ mo hyia da a ɛno na mmo mmbɔ, daabi. Ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ ɛna ɔde maa wɔn.
Efirisɛ nneɛma bi wɔ mu koraa no a ɔkae wɔ mu a, sɛ ɔmo nsrɛ saa berɛ saa nneɛma no, you don't need to, you know, pray for sɛ ɔbɛka sɛ ɛmmra bio,
te sɛ ahenni a mekɛe. Bible no se ahenni no aba, adɛn nti na wo san kɔgyina sɛ "Yɛn agya a wo wɔ soro, wo din ho ntew, wo ahenni mmra"?
Kyerɛ sɛ w'ante saa deɛ no ase. Kristo Yesu ɛyɛ nhwɛsoɔ ɛna ɔde maa wɔn. Na saa mpaeɛ yi, yɛkɔ school, me se Class 1 yɛabɔ mpaeɛ yi saa,
kɔpim sɛ yɛwiee secondary school, even university koraa. Kyerɛ sɛ kurom ha deɛ Agya, Nyamesom no yɛmfa nkɔ baabi nti, school koraa no yɛgya mpaebɔ.
Na nka ho koraa no mse yɛwɔ. Me nua nom, nea ɛwɔ sɛ yɛte aseɛ ne sɛ,
Bible no a ɛne Nyamesom a yɛsom no, yɛwɔ nhwɛsoɔ pattern ɛwɔ hɔnom. Ɛnyɛ nea yɛdi kan kanyan sum Nyame no o.
Ebinom abɛtina se asum Nyankopɔn, ɛwɔ sɛ yɛbisa yɛn ho sɛ: Kristosom hyɛɛ aseɛ no, yɛn nuanom a hyɛɛ aseɛ no, sɛn na na wɔn mmo mpaeɛ?
Ɛno na me ne wo rewewe mu no. Me nua nom, na yɛnhwɛ e,
ɔse: "One thing we have to be concerned about is the way people pray today in the churches." Ɛnnɛ kwan a nkrofoɔ fa so bɔ asɔre no, ɛno yɛ adeɛ a ɛwɔ sɛ yɛhwɛ no yie.
Now, Bible no se Honhom Krowkrow no nam Ɔsomafoɔ Paul so kae, sɛ asɔre no ɛbɛbɛhyia na sɛ yɛsom Nyankopɔn a,
Honhom Krowkrow no, obroni se "he made it categorically" sɛ "the men should lead the prayer." Honhom no se "Mepɛ sɛ, I desire, mepɛ sɛ mmarima mmom na ɛbɔ mpaeɛ biara,
Nyankopɔn asɔre biara mu, biara asafo no bɛhyia biara." Biara mo hu sɛ mmarima no ɛnne mpaeɛ anim.
Yɛntu mrika nkɔ 1 Timoteo ti a ɛyɛ mmienu, nkyekyɛmu a ɛyɛ mfiakron no. Okay, kan abrofo no a.
So hwɛ, ɔse "I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger and quarreling."
Sɛ "Mepɛ sɛ mmarima bɔ mpaeɛ biara, ma nsa ho te a ɛdem anaa sɛ akyinnyeɛ biara nni ho." Enti me nua nom,
wei ɛyɛ sɛ yɛhyia asɔredan teɛ nii, wonka sɛ mmaa mmɔ mpaeɛ. But sɛ mmaa ne mmarima hyia a, twere no se, ekye sɛ mmarima no ɛnne mpaeɛ, that is the bottom line.
Biara bɛhyia biara no a, mmarima ɛwɔ asɔre no mu no, ɛwɔ sɛ mmarima na ɛbɔ mpaeɛ. Ɛnyɛ asɔredan mu nko o, mmo tie no yie.
Baabiara sɛ mofie koraa na mobɛhyia ne saa asɔre no ɛhyia hɔnom a, mmarima no nso nne anim. Sɛ care mu na mmɛtina asɔre no reko baabi na care mu na mmoti a koraa,
once a moyɛ asɔre na mmaa ne mmarima nni wɔ mu no, twronne sɛ mepɛ sɛ mmarima bɔ mpaeye mæn nyinaa, everywhere, brofo ne sɛ everywhere.
Ke nisi bɛɛbi a, mæn nyinaa, mærema ɛnna honhom ne sɛ mepɛ sɛ omronde ɛmpaiye no ɛnim. Ɛnya ahomkon.
Na from the beginning of Christianity, Kristosom hyɛɛ aseɛ no, na nyɛ adeɛ a mmaa edi sum anim.
Ɛnnɛ deɛ nneɛma a ɛnam Kristofoɔ yɛ na asise te, ɛnnɛ mmaa koraa kyɛm from sɛ reverend ministers, mmaa te asɔre, bɛkɔ mbaa ne gyina hɔnom na mmarima koraa butu ne nim ɔse ɔbɔ mpaeɛ ma no.
Me nua, nea ɛkɔ so nnɛ wɔ Kristosom mu no, enni nhwɛsoɔ wɔ Bible no mu. Wunhu no baabiara sɛ Kristofoɔ a edi kan no yɛ saa.
Ɛyɛ nnɛ mmaa na asesa Nyankopɔn asɛm. Na me nua nom, atemmuo da no ɛbɛyɛ hu.
Na ɛno na wobɛkɔ kɔgyina anim a nkasɛ "Awurade, m'amfa wo din a amnyɛ sei, Awurade m'amnyɛ sei, m'anyi wayɛ, m'amnyɛ sei", na Kristo se "Meka kyerɛ wo sɛ, na minim wo",
obroni se "I never knew you, na minim wo." Onka ne kɛkɛ sɛ "I don't know you", ɔse "Na minim wo", kyerɛ sɛ saa berɛ na na woyɛ saa adeɛ no, na nyɛ adeɛ wɔ Nyankopɔn nim.
Nea woyɛ no sɛ woyɛ a m'ano, deɛ Kristo Yesu pɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛ a no no. Ɛnon ti, me nuanom a mo bɔ mpaeye ma nedim wɔ anim no,
mpe sɛ mosa trum adwene isi saa kenkan nsɛm yi su biu. Sɛ Nyankopɔn a wo som no a, wo de pattern atɔ hwa ma ye sɛ yen hwɛ su o.
Yese wo te dase abra na oma wokura so. Kristosom no, ye de nwoma tɔ hwa na na ye hwe mu na ye de ɛsum.
Dentum mrika enko Korontofɔ ngu me dikai eti eye edu nai chem eye ediasamye nsa ene ediasana.
Ne yentie de tron ekan o hono sa safunu shiem a nea opese odienim ompaibo no wosumu, yentie de tron kae, yentie de tron kae.
Eko kinka Timoti ngu me dikai eti eba kuchem eye eti mienu chem eye emochie no, wose mpese meryma ene bompae bebia edienim.
Na yenties de haso kae, Korontofɔ ngu me dikai ti dunai chem eye ediasamyensa ne adiasana, wose:
"For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace." Wose Onyankopɔn wei no, onye sakasaka Nyankopɔn. Confusion, e twien ekanesakasaka,
edia sakasaka no namafo sakasaka no entiase, bet wode obrofu kakra wote, ekase bibi confusion, chaos, basabasa yo Nyankopɔn wa die no,
basabasa yese o, basabasa ebi esi kroma confusion esi wono. Ose Nyankopɔn, enyena adwene nse wode sa die no bewura Kristosum.
Bet enowia sakasaka wo Kristosum, adenti a? De Nyame si nipa nye no eno ena wonom oye. De ako ese meme no onya adwene yenka wei sei,
ne Kristofo kreshia na argument ne adea ba. Adenti efi se ya to Nyankopɔn pattern no atwene, enobi ese na kwanso a woye.
Bet Nyankopɔn si debi, masafo mo de ensese basa. Dentie de oka yentwa so, ose:
"As in all the churches of saints", ose senie etie wo ahotefo asafo nyina mu. Kristo Yesu na asafo nyina mu,
in the churches of Christ, in the churches of God, Onyankopɔn asafo ne nyineam, "As in all the churches of saints", senie etie ahotefo nasafunyina mu,
"the women should keep silence in the churches." Moma mman no mia wono mua no ewo ensafrunumu.
Menia, sa sem eotrunmu a, ana menkwa me trumu ne wo? Menkwa Bibilem? Debi o, debi, ebia woni ebua faso.
Shew trumu yie, mesai ka quotation nibio, ewo Korontofɔ mu me dikai eti dunai sichem eye ediasamyensa.
Wode ko kankosi ediasanson no, wobetia se. Menianom, enye menkwa mitromne wo, wode no ose: "Senie etie Onyankopɔn asafo nyina mu na autefo nasafonu,
moma mman no mia won wano ewo asafrunu." Eno otwa asono ose: "For they are not permitted to speak, they should be in submission as the law says."
Ose, "Na woma won ho kwan se onkasa nne mom omre won wase sede emra no..." Ei, emrabi oho, senie emrano ka no.
Enti Onyankopɔn mremu no, women are not to speak, they are to keep silence in the churches. Wase keep silence, ewode na woye den na wo na woko wokodi asone nma kase meye reverend minister.
Tidea ekosu o Ghana, mebi dea eyi amuboboye mrims eye reverend ministers, they are going contrary to the word of God, wom kutia Onyankopɔn asem.
Na winumno eni nipa, osefwo no she yeci ma nipa ye kutia Nyame asem, ebia nanim na wunim o, osesa wadwene Nyame wode betro.
Nanu ya, owurabi anie enobeka hoasem yekantobue no a, owa America, owa asore késie pa,
afei okatwere nasorefo se watre tro monkye tye bone atye. Den kye tye bone? Ose se tight, entuso dudu omwoyie no,
se eye Jewfo no ne yede mwo omkura, watre tro mwa geni sodudu ya ebebrufishia beseduasani, enedia,
ose sentye tye no tye tye nyina ne eye, eda YouTube, kokohwe, na yebeka hoasem syeka ntubue hoasemu a,
nadia papana yeno, wayade, na wosana wonsusono newonu se ntye tye ukremne yede mawo no, eni Bibile no ekutya,
na emim ma metriso, nenyo ontise Farasini a wugyina rade anim kase wode wunimse meye se meye se, nemombra wase ne yese ewosa ndisa sa efrisa tyebie hu.
Asorimuni nyina, sewoye pastor na wutie me, na wasore sana moya, munyina betumi adane aba beye Kristo Yesu nasafno,
you can be the Church of Christ if you change from these human doctrine, nipantye try no a ekyita mono ho. Paul say,
emma, nenye Paul o, ose honhomno, wode yewa tasru otie, ensese mma kasa ewo Nyankopɔn asafrunu. Enti wuya Church of Christ numo no,
women are not permitted to lead, enenye ne enifro, efri Acts chapter 2, aswafo nyumanetimienu na asoreshase wo Jerusalem, AD between 33 34 honomo no,
ena as, emma yamowon kwai, eneno na honkonkronam Paul so etro diako ma ekorontoasafo no, sede embrabi omono ikonse ensese manie saa, na me kaimo,
ose senie emrano tie esie no, moma mmanemia wano. Menianom, to know how serious this is, Paul said this in verse 37.
Sede bomse sasem a Paulo ke ie hono, obakye chemue ye du ediasa ensono a, Korontofom edikai eti dunachemue ediasanso no, tie de osmanini ka ewose,
"If anyone think that he is a prophet or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you is a command from the Lord."
Wasi seso mubisusu se, woye honhomni oye odifu anaso oyedifu anaso eye honhomni a, wonhunuse niametrorabremo nefri myankasa mitrum o,
eye Erade anashe, is a command from the Lord, eye Erade ashedie. Menio Kristoni a, wasore manidienu amakura neteye,
womo reverend ministerfo, womnedebegyina ompaye eyemo nsorine adieno, Menia, ahubrasem kachrose wetin, wammane, wafumkwain.
Brewahwase, nedanwani etie Church of Christfo ekan ne hwetro numu yie. Wonwasorefonyina nsumse monnane na mumedikristo Yesuechi.
Asorinyina betumi adane ae Kristo Yesudie, it can be the Church of Christ, if you dump all human teachings, to sa eyinu, nese ukofa intyetyera na ikitasnafo no a,
wonsubetmyaikristo Yesudie, amewie brenenkwajie ayemodie. Menianom, medimase no be ewieye, name trwo se,
sasemi, yekase emanye kuomu a wubekase a eniena mweiyie mu, obadio nyenipa, Bibile se obani bema yenyina ye pe, enokre, trokonkron eka pein,
se Nyankopɔn anim no, obæn hobe menewayina ye pe, bet sa Nyankopɔn noa nose, ninsheseemu no,
oberima ediobasu. Sadieno mawiromfi, se oshenwo Edintrumu, okatwere obarno se, wukunu enibediusuo wonangyena emu. So otiense?
Owirefi sasem, ko Genesis chapter 1 and 2, right? Chapter 2, obeti, chapter 3 nokra durukan, sa, obetiase, Genesis chapter 3.
Ebra bonienubaye no, okatwerense wukunu, onne bediusuo, na sasem Nyankopɔn weremfi, ti bra Kristosum shase no, oberima eni Nyankopɔn gyenatobibia no,
nese ouhemo a, if it stete, hwe Israel fo no mua, frise adebonfitianse, ansakura na Jewfo no, Nyankopɔn beyi Israel fo de mransemo amawono mu no,
nebitise Noanumne Abrahamnumo. Sa mmerimano na nenyankopɔn no wonkasa edichrowbisi. Na omoyerinum tetwo, bet ne Nyankopɔn communicate with onomo,
sotiase no, pesewusyanie. Jewfosum no bae, Nyankopɔn eyi eye asofwo, a no omufri Levi abusyamu, merimankwa, nema nkanho,
enana onumsumo, omonam asofwo no, omne die anim. Impo oye adifor, merima nwoyie umo adifor, a na omyede, ekasachre Israel fo.
Nasa ne Kristosum so, Nyankopɔn sempesemerimano mmom, eneyede idienum ti asoribiara, sofba neteye, oba nidienimu,
oba nepreachie, oba neyeyi no, menianom mami munimtia, I know what you can do, enyianombi chese, sebi,
niemebiohonom a womanwoa, berima ochumte wutymi nyada. Bet sewubenyankopɔn asafrunumu a, menia ba, ehodie wetino, ose,
wo berimano nebediuso, enti Erade asafo muno, wunihunokwanse bejina sembompaye, anase midiasorienim. Ose yeko,
na etie oberimano. Ti menianom aha ena mede masembisi. Onyakwan a, kosrachetrochristfo, he Ghana Church of Christ ebutokrubiembiwo, krubia woswa wutiemi fe,
ebinumu tiemifri America, Germany neyade, monwe Church of Christ foetrikwan, nambenyantyetyre sa ya etie, omaboamamo asumsumo a ebetmi amo onyankan.
Woye asafumu anasa wodasoria nonwunise wamane kwanya, nio wura na owa America naye no, onsu yesa, sesawadwene, na afei chere chere nkyerɛkyerɛ pa ie no,
wonwasorényina betmi adane ababeye Kristo Yesu nasafno, menim Ghana ensoribia adane the whole congregation became the Church of Christ, because omunse nkyerɛkyerɛ kuta worno,
enye papa. Bra omotie nea Kristo asafo no anase Church of Christ no eka, nomuhwe etroronmu, nyese omotie nkuao, omuhnuse asema yekano enokre.
Asorimuninyina, menim nsoribese mienu ewo Ghana, nka omuye Pentecostals, omadane ababeye Church of Christfo. Menianom nokware die,
ewohonom a wutye na enyeye, Christese "You shall know the truth, the truth will set you free." Bwohunokureno, nokrembemadomu.
Nyankopɔn nhyiramu, omawuntiase o Kristo Yesudim. Woni apaw menimebusia, yakramu. Shemadesinya wuhwemi fri YouTube a,
mesuose miasubscription e so na subscribe to my channel. Share ma amanfosunwebi, Eradibesyira wuo. Amen.