THE HOUR OF TRUTH
Broadcasting & Publishing
Present
His Royal Eminence,
The Bishop Oheneba R. Agyei-Mensah's
International Teaching Ministry
He is:
· A practical Christian Philosopher
· A Christian Artist with acrostic Designs and Revelations
· A Pioneer Missionary in Germany
· The First Pentecostal-Charismatic Bishop of Germany
· The Transformation Bishop with a Bite for Germany & Europe
He teaches out of his "University of practical Christian
Experiences" with God, over the past 40 years.
God has blessed him with the Power for our Generation, with
the:
ABC Acrostic Messages. A B C acrostically means;
A - Awakening Messages
B - Burning to bend messages
C - The Catching messages: That is, to catch the wind of Change
- Life transforming messages
- Life changing messages
- Life challenging messages
- Life charging messages
He is an International Conference Speaker,
He is a renowned Teacher with Distinction.
He teaches with captivating wit.
He is a Christian Leadership Trainer.
He says out of his passion for Christian Leadership Training, that
"Quality Training leads to quality Leadership".
"You shall know the TRUTH and the TRUTH shall make you free".
John 8:32
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, it is my pride and honour
to present to you this humble Servant of God with prophetic teaching messages
for our days: Hear him now:- His Royal Eminence, The Right Revd. Oheneba R.
Agyei_Mensah is. The Principal and Lecturer of
"IPCC Bible College in Hamburg".
BISHOP'S AIR MESSAGE,
05.04.2009, DOMEX RADIO
This is the Hour of Truth
This is the Hot Hour
GREETINGS
I greet you all in the Precious Name of Jesus Christ, The
Alpha and Omega ´The first and the Last.
May His Grace and be with you all. Amen.
I give all the praise, honour and adoration to the Ancient
of days, to the All Powerful God, to the All knowing God and to the All Present
God, for His Faithfulness, for His Holiness and for His Righteousness that
endures forever.
I also render my appreciation of thanks to the Master Jesus,
the Author and Finisher of our Faith, the Captain of our Salvation, for His
Salvation so rich and so free.
With all humility my spirit bows to worship the Lord in the
beauty of His Holiness, in the Power of the Holy Spirit Divine, who represents
the presence of the Triune God, to teach us the knowledge of the Truth in
Jesus Christ our Lord, who is the Great Teacher, The Great Rabbi, The Rabboni.
I am also very grateful to the able Management of the Domax
Radio Station for this golden opportunity given to us to be a source of inspiration
and blessing to tens of hundreds and hundreds of thousands and thousands of
millions of people all over the world, who are going to be touched and moved
by our Spirit filled Teachings in the days, weeks, months and years ahead,
if Jesus tarries.
It is my heartfelt prayer, Mr Alex Doman that your Radio Station
would be a Channel of blessing to yield economic and spiritual dividends for
the expansion of your Business, to the Glory of God in the most efficacious
Name of Jesus. Amen.
Now dear listener, prepare your mind and open the door of
your heart, get your Bible, your Pen and note book ready for the Teaching
messages out of my God's-given Teaching Ministry: to equip you, to edify you
and to enrich you for the work of Ministry in God's Kingdom Business.
INTRODUCTION
AS A
CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP TEACHER
As a Christian Leadership Teacher, an Equipper, a Trainer,
a Coach; a Mentor and an Encourager, There are 3 Basic Things I Know: and
I also want you to know Of Truth that:
1. The practice of Teaching Ministry in the first place must
be scripturally based or scripturally centred.
Ø Called and gifted as a teacher, to teach Christian
Leadership Principles, the God's man has nothing to teach of his own than
to teach, the eternal spiritual Principles in the Word of God.
Ø The Bible is the Word Bank. The Bible has power of
and in itself and it does not need any human manipulation to work.
Ø Heb 4:12, "For the word of God is Living and
Powerful and Sharper than any two egged Sword, piercing, even to the division
of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow and is a discerning of the thoughts
and intents of the heart".
Every Christian Leadership Teacher, who teaches the Sound
Doctrines of the Bible are spiritually concerned about the Power and Purpose
of God's Word.
2. It must have the Holy Spirit background; Spirit filled
and truly anointed. (Not just shouting) The anointing is not in the shouting;
The anointing is the power of the Holy Spirit, that uses the Rhema, the "Spoken
Word" to communicate the "Logos, the Written Word"
There is a spiritual Truth l emphasise always that, Theology
without the Holy Spirit becomes just a theory: what Apostle Paul calls, "the
Letter" in
2 Cor. 3:4-6,
" And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient
of ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient
as ministers of the New Covenant, not of the Letter but of the Spirit, for
the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life".
Zechariah 4:6
"So he answered and said to me: This is the word of the
Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power but by my Spirit, says the
Lord of host".
3. It must have natural or sociological significance just
as the book of Proverbs or the use of parables by the Great Teacher, Jesus
Christ of Nazareth.
Luke 15:11-32 The Parable of the lost son / The prodigal son
In 1 Cor. 1:26 to the end - The Apostle Paul has thrown light
on the natural or sociological significance in Practical Teaching Ministry
as follows "For you see your calling brethren that not many wise according
to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called.
But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put
to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put
to shame the things which are mighty;
And the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has
chosen and the things which are not to bring to nothing the things that are
that no flesh should glory in His presence.
But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us Wisdom from God-and
Righteousness and Sanctification and Redemption,
That as it is written, "He who glories, let him glory in the Lord".
OUR MAIN TEXT
With this consciousness in us, let us now open our Bibles
to our main Text for today in James 3:1, from the NIV - It reads:
· "Not many of you should presume to be teachers,
my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly".
From the NKJ-version - it reads:
· "My brethren, let not many of you become teachers,
knowing that we shall receive a stricter Judgement".
From the TIB-Living Values Edition, "The Illustrated
Bible" - it reads:
· "Dear brothers, don't be too eager to tell others
their faults, for we all make many mistakes and when we teachers of religion,
who should know better, do wrong, our punishment will be greater than it would
be for others".
MY AIM GROUP
Though my God's given Teaching Ministry is to educate, equip
and edify the entire Body of Christ worldwide, but like Brother James, my
is specially designed for those in the Christian Leadership, namely: (Apostles,
Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers) practically the five-fold Ministry-gifts
of the Gift of God for the Church, who is our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is also designed for fellow Bishops, Elders, Deacons and
Deaconesses; in short for the General Church Workers.
From the Scripture we just read from the two Versions, there
is one statement of reality: That is: "Stricter Judgement for Teachers
or Teachers will be judged strictly".
As l diligently, patiently, prayerfully read and re-read,
studied and explored into the verse, l discovered and understood that, Brother
James the Apostle, was in no way putting fears in any Minister in the Kingdom
business about the gift of Teaching as a Christian Leadership Teacher, No;
Not at all; provided you have been called and given the ability to function
as a teacher.
He was just been careful to throw light on the kind of gravity
/ weight of the Responsibility, commitment and accountability that the words
to teach, teaching and teachers carry.
He knew that Christian Teachers are responsible for Life-long
quality Christian Leadership through the Life-long quality learning Training
we are to ensure that those who have been called into God's Kingdom Business
must be properly prepared for and be adequately equipped with the knowledge
of the Truth in Jesus and also to know and thoroughly understand Christian
Leadership Principles before they are sent out.
Over the years many Christians in the Leadership have total
wrong notions about Christian Teachers and Teaching Ministry; they have lost
sight and touch of how they should even rightly divide the Word of Truth.
Some of us, so pathetically do not even know the difference
between Preaching and Teaching; as such they handle the Word of God anyhow.
I will later lay emphasis on the difference and draw a distinct
line between preaching and teaching to make the difference very clear to be
understood and properly practiced.
In fact a Bishop is not a Pastor for a Congregation, rather
a Bishop is Pastor to Pastors or a Pastor for Pastors; We can even say a Bishop
is a Pastor to Pastors.
According to 1 Tim. 3 and Titus 1, among the qualifications
of a Bishop, it is clearly written that "A Bishop must be able to TEACH".
The frequent asked questions are: TO TEACH WHO?
AND TO TEACH WHAT?.
In the Catalogue of Character qualifications of a Bishop,
it is also stated explicitly that he must not be a Novice / New Comer: person
received in religious house on probation before taking the vows; new Convert,
Inexperienced person. He must be a Christian called and chosen, full of the
Holy Spirit, filled with heavenly wisdom, the knowledge of the truth in Jesus
Christ
Bishop's Air Message 2,
Pentecost Monday, 31.05.2009
THE HOUR OF TRUTH
Broadcasting & Publishing
Presents
His Royal Eminence,
The Bishop Oheneba R. Agyei-Mensah's
International Teaching Ministry
Greetings:
I send my Pentecostal greetings to you all who are privileged
to hear my voice on this blissful Pentecost Monday 2009.
I also love to use this opportunity to tell my fellow Ministers,
who have held the Fort in ministering in diverse ways through Domax FM, that
l am back from Ghana.
Apostle Emanuel Brobbey, Apostle Sakyi, Apostle Bona-Boateng,
Pastor Richmond Sebe, Mr. Alex Domax FM. and the rest of you able Ministers.
By God's Grace, I will continue with my Christian Leadership
Teachings next week Monday 7.00 pm.
Today being Pentecost Monday, l still love it that we remain
in the Pentecostal Momentum. I have therefore prayed under the unction of
the Holy Spirit to teach from Acts 2:1,
A popular Pentecost Bible Verse; it reads
"WHEN THE DAY OF PENTECOST HAD FULLY COME, THEY WERE ALL WITH ONE ACCORD
IN ONE PLACE".
I am teaching today on the THEME:
"THE SPIRIT WHICH TRANSFORMS".
2009 years ago the young Church of the Risen and Ascended
Saviour, the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings; Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
in the Upper Chamber in Jerusalem, experienced an awesome power of Transformation
that was very spectacular in its form and dimension.
THE HISTORY:
In Exodus 12, The Lord instituted His Passover, which was
first called: "The blood of the Covenant". It was the Passover of
the Lord that highlighted and paved way for God's great Deliverance of the
Israelites from their Bondage in Egypt.
Since that day the developed significance of the role of blood
sacrifice points to the blood of Jesus Christ, God's Pascal Lamb, whose blood
has been made available and possible for our Redemption, Justification and
Sanctification. Heb. 9:14.
God's plan of Salvation was that "When I see the blood,
I will pass over you" It has two meanings: Protection and Deliverance,
Praise the Lord.
In Leviticus 23:15-22 there we have the accounts of the Feast
of the weeks.
God Himself directed and instructed the Israelites to count
7 weeks after the Sabbath
make all together 50 Days.
They were to observe the Wave Offering as Holy on to the Lord
and the Priest.
They were also to proclaim the same day as Holy Convocation,
the day that no customary work was to be done. It was to be kept as a statue
throughout all Generations.
Jesus been the High Priest knew all these living biblical
Traditions and has transformed it to become an eternal spiritual Principle
for All Generations.
THE PENTECOST EXPERIENCE
Acts 2:1 relates that "When the Day of Pentecost had
fully come, they were all with one accord in one place". Pentecost in
Greek is 50 Days. That is 7 weeks after the death of Jesus Christ, God's Passover
Lamb.
Pentecost is the fulfilment of the promise of the Risen and
Ascended Jesus Christ to His Disciples who after they received the "Power
from on high" were powerfully transformed into Apostles the "Sent
out Ones" endowed with power for service,
That is "power to witness".
The 50 Days breakdown gives the following clear picture.
· From His death till His Resurrection were 3 Days.
· From His Resurrection till His Ascension were 37 Days.
· From His Ascension till the Day that the Holy Spirit descended were
10 Days.
· 3+37+10 = 50 Days: That is why Dr. Luke, the Physician
with Efficiency in Maths opened Acts 2:1, thus "When the Day of Pentecost
had fully come", that means the 50 Days God instructed was completed,
they were all with one accord in one place" waiting in a Holy Convocation
for the Holy Spirit to come and transform their lives for the Great Commission.
· The coming of the Holy Spirit was an indication or
a confirmation that our Lord Jesus Christ has reached to His heavenly Father,
shown Himself to Him and had completed His report for the Mission He was sent
for, that His Mission on earth was possible and it was finished.
· The spiritual Truth l want to reveal to you all dear
listeners here is that, Our Lord Jesus Christ did not necessary need 10 Days
to travel to His Father in Heaven. The Truth is that He gave His Disciples
enough time to arrive at what Dr. Luke termed it: "With one accord".
· The All knowing Christ knew them very well during
the 3 years Training He gave them in His College of Discipleship. Humanly
speaking, He knew their weaknesses, He knew their misunderstanding, He knew
their doubts and fears, He knew their jealousy and envy, He understood their
betrayal and denial. He gave them time to grow over all these human shortcomings.
· The 10 Days were given to them to forgive one another,
to reconcile with one another, to pray for and with one another, to accept
one another and to live with one another in peace, and to share and enjoy
the Agape Love.
· These were the preparations they made to be in one
accord, that means; being unanimous, having mutual consent, been in an agreement,
having group unity, having one mind and purpose.
· When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, through
the 10 Days House and Group cleaning process, the Disciples were having intellectual
unanimity.
· They had an emotional rapport and volitional agreement
in the newly founded Church of 120 members, after settling their differences
and living in spiritual harmony which led to what l call:
A radical Group Transformation.
Their Group was changed.
That change gave them a common identity.
That change gave them a new sense of Direction and a new spiritual orientation.
There was a great change in them, a significant change that
marvelled all those who were in Jerusalem.
· The Spirit who transforms came upon them suddenly
with a sound from Heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting
and waiting for the fulfilment of the Promise.
· The divided tongues that appeared as fire, sat on
each of them. They were purged and purified and they were all filled with
the Holy Spirit and power as they began to speak in tongues as the Spirit
that transforms gave them the utterance.
· The Holy Spirit transformed their group Experience
· The Holy Spirit transformed their group Dynamics
· The Holy Spirit transformed their individual Mentality
and gave them Corporate Anointing.
· The Holy Spirit transformed their personal purposes
and gave them a sense of Collective purpose.
· The Holy Spirit transformed their individual voices
and gave them one powerful Voice.
· The Holy Spirit transformed their selfish interest
and gave them a common interest that they shared all things in common.
· The Holy Spirit transformed their divided attentions
and plans to have a collective Plan of Action
· When the Holy Spirit transformed them the fearful
became fearless.
· The powerless became powerful.
· The faithless became faithful
· The Coward became Bold like a lion speaking the Truth
in the Knowledge in Jesus Christ.
· When the Holy Spirit transformed them through the
power that came to dwell in them, the weak became strong and the discouraged
became courageous.
· When the Holy Spirit transformed them He gave them
the power to transform others.
· When the Holy Spirit transformed their lives, they
did not conform themselves with the things in the world. They rather conformed
themselves to the image of Christ.
· They were nicknamed Christians, because they did
everything like Jesus their master did. They spoke as He spoke and did the
things as He did. They imitated Christ by acting the way He acted.
· It is my prayer that the Holy Spirit of the Lord
Divine will fall afresh on the true Church that Jesus is still building in
our Days.
· The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are not to be used for
selfish ambitions and for self glory, as many keep building their own Kingdoms
in the Kingdom of God.
· The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are not for self edification
as many of us using them as our personal properties. All the Gifts of the
Holy Spirit who transforms are for the Edification of all the Saints. Praise
the Lord.
· I pray that the Holy Spirit who transforms will move
through the Church of the Risen and Ascended Christ again to get rid of the
spiritual atrocities and the spiritual chaos in the Church.
· I pray that the Holy Spirit will instil spiritual
Discipline in His Church that all things must be done decently and in order,
because the Holy Spirit who transforms is not the Author of confusion.
Conclusion:
· To God be the Glory great things He has done since
the day of Pentecost.
· Is it the same transforming Holy Spirit alive in the Church today |