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Death and resurrection of Christ: Emulate His humility and selflessness – Rev. Dr. Lawrence Tetteh
Founder of Worldwide Outreach International, a renowned International Evangelist and Economist, Rev.Dr.Lawrence Tetteh has advised Christians to emulate what Jesus Christ stood for in the story of His death and resurrection.
The Man of God who was recently honoured by the President of Hungary with Knight Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary, said Christians should emulate humility, selflessness and service to humanity as Christ exhibited during the difficult times in His life.
He said that Jesus Christ didn’t die for himself or His family, but for the whole world, adding that these values when emulated would bring blessings and healing to people.
According to him, it was evident in 2Chronicles 7:14, which reads “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
He said that the key things in Christendom were for Christians to be humble, pray, seek the way of Christ and refrain from wicked ways.
Speaking to The Spectator, he said Jesus Christ lived the life of obedience and love for humanity, as well as did what Adam, Abraham and other prophets couldn’t do, ” He died for humanity.”
Dr.Lawrence Tetteh added that the death and the resurrection of Christ had taught Christians forgiveness, and that if there had not been shedding of His blood, there wouldn’t be room for forgiveness.
“As we preach the gospel, we should remember that Christ sacrificed His life for us to achieve these gains; spilling of blood is a sign of blessing, the cross symbolises authority,” he said.
He noted that Christians ought to learn and understand the essence of death and the resurrection power and count themselves blessed because Christ sacrificed His life for all.
He stated further that the shedding of blood taught a moral lesson of forgiveness, because after all the tribulations Christ forgave those who put Him through the challenging time, therefore, “shedding of blood created room for forgiveness of sins.”
Touching on Christians who throw their hands in despair, Rev. Dr. Tetteh to such people to be mindful of the fact that delays in life were not denial, as Christ did not have it all smooth in His lifetime.
He told The Spectator that the journey in serving the Lord would not be smooth throughout, “but there is time for everything, and I wish everyone a happy Easter”.
” In his own time, he makes things beautiful, at every given time, we should be patient and have faith,” he noted.
Touching on the Power of the Cross of Christ with reference to Isaiah 53:1 – 10, he said “Christ died for us, Christ died to bring us to God, Christ died for our sins, Christ died to take away our shame, Christ died our death.”
Dr.Lawrence Tetteh added that the three last words of Jesus on the cross were “I am thirsty, It is finished and Father, in thy hands I lift my spirit.”
He explained that “Our release and breakthrough started from here.The cross enforces three truths about ourselves, about God, and about Jesus Christ, our Lord and saviour.”
Rev. Dr.Lawrence Tetteh is a teacher of the Gospel and the author of many books, including Dangers of Offence, Count your Blessings and Benefits of the Anointing. He is a tele-evangelist, a philanthropist, a public speaker and host of Miracle Touch TV programme worldwide.
He is married to Mrs.Barbara Tetteh also an ordained minister, an administrator and a social scientist, and their marriage is blessed with David,Emmanuel and Prince.
He trained as an economist at the Budapest Corvinus University of Economics in Hungary and at the London School of Economics (LSE) in the United Kingdom. Whilst he was still pursuing his PhD programme in International Relations in the University in Hungary, he responded to the call as an Evangelist and a Preacher of the Gospel. He was ordained into ministry by Dr. T.L. Osborne and Archbishop Benson Idahosa in the UK
Touching on the Power of the Cross of Christ with reference to Isaiah 53:1 – 10, he said “Christ died for us, Christ died to bring us to God, Christ died for our sins, Christ died to take away our shame, Christ died our death.”
Dr.Lawrence Tetteh added that the three last words of Jesus on the cross were “I am thirsty, It is finished and Father, in thy hands I lift my spirit.”
He explained that “Our release and breakthrough started from here.The cross enforces three truths about ourselves, about God, and about Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Saviour.”
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Swedru All Blacks back to winning ways, Roshan humble King Faisal
Sekondi Rospak FC made it eight wins in eight successive home games after three second-half goals from John Amoah, Joseph Ntow and Stephen Anthony Kofi. John Amoah opened the scoring in the 55th minute after a barren first half. Joseph Ntow added to the tally in the 56th minute before Stephen Anthony Kofi rounded things up in the 74th minute to give Rospak a 3-0 win over former Premier League side King Faisal.
Elsewhere at Swedru – leaders Swedru All Blacks humbled PAC Academy in an emphatic 2-0 win. Zayat Bubakari scored first for Swedru All Blacks in the 27th minute before Rudolf Junior Nana Kwasi Mensah made it 2-0 in the 34th minute. Swedru All Blacks are top of the table with 36 points – 4 points ahead of second placed Rospak FC.
Meanwhile, Former Premier League side Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs recorded their fourth successive home victory after beaten New Edubiase United 2-1 at the Robert Mensah Park. Enoch Odoom struck first for Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs in the 19th minute but Steven Asante equalized for New Edubiase United before halftime. After the interval, Godfred Eshun scored from distance in the 65th minute to help Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs secure all the points.
Here are the results in Zone Two
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Cervical Cancer alert: Avoid sex at early age
The Programmes Manager of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Mary Efua Commeh, has advised young girls to avoid sex at an early age.
This, she explained, will give the cervix the opportunity to mature before they become sexually active.
“You need to delay what we call the first sexual intercourse as much as possible to give the cervix the opportunity to mature before the person becomes sexually active,” she said.
Dr Commeh stated this in an interview with The Spectator in Accra on Tuesday as a part of the Cervical Cancer awareness month.
According to her, cervical cancer was the second leading female cancer in Ghana with a total of about 3,072 cases annually, and out of that, 1,815 deaths are recorded, representing more than 50 per cent.
She indicated that “If young girls are going to be sexually active, then you need to talk to your parents about being vaccinated.”
She explained that vaccinating young girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) has been found to be a very effective way of preventing cervical cancer.
“There are countries that started HPV vaccination years ago and they are not seeing any cervical cancers now because they would have eliminated most of the high-risk HPVs in their women. So if the high-risk HPV is not there, then obviously the results on cervical cancers are going to go down,” she added.
Dr Commmey said the HPV vaccination is recommended for young girls aged nine to 14 years, adding that it had been found to be highly effective, not just for cervical cancers but for other HPV-related cancers, such as anal cancers, cancers of the vagina, genital warts, amongst others.
She further elaborated that the idea is to put up a barrier before the HPV comes in and that once a young female encounters it, she is already protected.
She also mentioned that for cervical cancers, the main cause is called HPV infection, saying generally, all sexually active women acquire HPV at some point in their lives.
However, the Programmes Manager of NCDs at the GHS mentioned that the body has a way of clearing the HPV, explaining that it is a natural mechanism that goes on, unfortunately, there are a few women whose HPV persists.
Moreover, she noted that the numbers for Cervical Cancer tend to be much higher because at times, clients would wait, and try all sorts of medications before they finally report to the health facility saying “we actually lose some women before they get to the hospitals with over 75 per cent of the cases coming in its third and fourth stages.”
Dr Commey, therefore, called for public awareness while ensuring the availability of information for prevention and control.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
