SAYA Conference 2016 - "Digging Deeper Conference 2016"

At the Singles and Young Adults Conference meeting yesterday inside the Trinity Baptist Church, Oasis House, Madina New Road, lots of youth trooped in to hear and learn from great minds like Mrs Herbetta Quansah and Elder Amos Kevin-Annan on the topic “Understanding The Purpose of Sex” as part of the five days conference dubbed “Digging Deeper Conference 2016” which started on the 9^th of March, 2016 and ends today, the 13^th of March,

Issues like “the origination of sex” and “is sex for procreation or recreation?” were addressed at the meeting.

Elder Amos spoke on the fact that the “evolutionist” would say “sex is evolved with human beings”.

“But for those that believe in the creation story as written in bible, we know that all things were created by God”, said Elder Amos.

He made mentioned that activities engaged in by human beings were created in God’s image and likeness. Concluding that if God created us then whatever activity we are undertaking right now to enhance procreation originated from God.

He said, however, that there are variants that have emerged that has been the creation of man.

He stated that the concept of sex brings together our natural disposition, which is how God created us and the culture in which we find ourselves. He pointed out that there is for instance, sex which is given to say “thank you”, called appreciative sex and sex out of the norm, which is any sex that is between heterosexuals. He stated, “this act of sex is a deviant construct”. And there is also sex which is engaged in for the fun of it, that is, casual sex.

Mrs. Quansah, touched on the question, “Is sex for procreation or recreation?” She started by saying God said we should multiply and replenish the earth.

And in “multiplication we can it relate to sex, the works of our hands and many other things”-Mrs. Herbettah Quansah.

Underlining the fact that Jesus Christ was the only one birthed under the power of the Holy Spirit. But we as human beings are birthed through procreation. This is God’s perfect design. That a man may know a woman sexually and out of that a child would be conceived.

She however, stated that sex is also for recreation but emphatically pointing out that though the program is about sex, the youth are not being encouraged to have sex without first of all being legally married.

“It is recreational for the married”, she said.

Jokingly saying to the youth, “Don’t say there is light off and there’s nothing doing so we are going to have sex”.

For the married couple it is part of bonding. It is for procreation and for recreation.

Elder Amos also spoke a bit on “sex as a recreation”. Stating that the first foundation has to be in order, that is, marital consummation. Which is a form of covenant. That one of the seals of the covenant is sex. With the ideal situation being that if an individual had preserved themselves there would be an evidence of the covenant formed during the act. Making mention the fact that it is rather quite unfortunate that many of us would not have come into Christ in that pure state, “virginity”.

Stating however, that when you are in Jesus according to;

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)- Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

 

you come into a newness of state, spiritually speaking. In that newness when you form a new covenant, that is, the union with your spouse who is your covenant companion according to;

Malachi 2:14 (NIV)-  You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.

We form a covenant when we get sexually engaged.

Cocktail session and socialization moments.

SAYA Conference 2016 - "Digging Deeper Conference 2016"

Digging Deeper Conference 2016

Reverend Kingsley Appiagyei on the 9^th of March 2016, organizes a five days major conference ending on the 13^th of March, 2016 dubbed “Digging Deeper Conference 2016” which is being held inside the Trinity Baptist Church Auditorium, Oasis House, Opposite University of Professional Studies (UPS), formally known as Institute of Professional Studies, Madina New Road, Accra.

The first day started off with a message titled; “The Supremacy of The Word” preached by the General Overseer himself. He spoke on the fact that “Supremacy” is the state of having ultimate authority and the state of being superior to others. He made mention of how when the court of law excised its supremacy over the 2012 election that went through eight months of evidence, petition and arguments with some being sent to jail for acts of misdemeanor, took only just three minutes to issue a verdict that spelled out the way forward for the nation.

Reverend Kingsley Appiagyei is the Senior Pastor at Trinity Baptist Church (Norwood) and the former President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Kingsley exercises a remarkable ministry and all who know him will agree that he is truly a man of God. His love for the Word of God and his deep commitment to prayer and revival.

After his studies at Spurgeon’s, the Lord led Rev. Kingsley to begin Trinity Baptist Church, which started in a home in South Norwood with eight people. Through God’s leading Trinity Baptist has experienced tremendous growth over the years and the starting of several church plants from the congregation. Kingsley has succeeded, through Trinity Baptist Church, in providing sound and effective leadership for its members. His messages and teaching are centered on the building of godly characters as Christians.

Kingsley has a passion for the family, and is currently engaged in activities internally within Trinity and externally with a weekly television program, which seek to promote family values and address issues facing ethnic minority families. He is also leading Trinity Baptist Church in helping to build an orphanage complex in Ghana, which will provide a place for orphans to live, go to school, as well as providing a well-equipped clinic and vocational school. He is committed to helping others develop their potential, with a particular emphasis on mentoring emerging leaders within Trinity. His church has sent a number of ministers to Spurgeon’s College and on into Baptist ministry.

Kingsley has been a member of the Baptist Union Council for eleven years and has been a helpful colleague to the London Baptist Association (LBA); and he is held in high regard within both the Association and the Union. Originally from Ghana, he is a British citizen and is married to Cynthia. They have 4 daughters.

 

Guest Speakers for the conference includes;

Rev. Eastwood Anaba, Senior Pastor of Fountain Gate Chapel, Desert Pastures, Bolgatanga, and President of Eastwood Anaba Ministries.

Pastor Mensah Otabil, General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church, and visioneer of one of Ghana’s leading Private Universities, Central University which has over the years since its establishment in 1988 as a pastoral training institute.

 

Invited artists includes the likes of Cwesi Oteng, Tino, Min. Horst, Albert Quansah, Oasis Chorals and many more.

Digging Deeper Conference 2016

"Let"s Question Our Leaders" ; Otabil Tells The Church

Dr. Mensa Otabil, General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has urged the church not to remain silent on issues affecting the country.

Dr. Otabil wants the church to question those in authority when they go wrong.

Speaking at the launch of a book authored by Most Rev Joseph Osei-Bonsu in Accra, the founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) said such attacks on the church should be expected when Christians put officialdom on their feet.

“I am reminded of a story of a church, which had its building very near to a dangerous part of the road and there were so many accidents. There was no ambulance, so the church came around and started an ambulance service and everybody hailed the church, but the accidents kept going on.

“The church people got tired of taking care of sick people and the dying and so they went to the city council and asked: ‘Why don’t you fix the road?’. And immediately the church was accused of being political because now they were condemning the people in authority. And I think that is the problem of our society.

“They want the church to take care of the weak, of the sick, and so far as we do that without questioning why the weak are weak and the sick are sick and the dying are dying; everybody is okay with the church.

“But we cannot just continue taking care of the society’s problems. We must question why those problems exist in the first place. Are we going to be attacked for trying to ask ‘why’? Yes, we will be, and it’s necessary and it should be expected and it should be no surprise. It is part of our burden as Christians.”

"Let"s Question Our Leaders" ; Otabil Tells The Church