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| Our Canadian connection !! |
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| Preaching to many people in the village |
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| Meghan and Craig sharing the gospel |
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| JJ sharing Gods word with Tracts along with Isaac |
Discernment is
defined as ‘the perception of that which is obscure.’
During our bible study today the team was encouraged to
allow the Holy Spirit to lead us to discern how we must proceed as we attempt
to reach the unsaved with the message of God’s salvation. We learnt that discernment can be considered
one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:14 states, ‘But
the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.’
Further study
of the topic in Hebrews 5: 14
revealed that as Christians we are expected to grow in our knowledge of the
Word of God in order to develop a discerning spirit.
But
strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of
use have their senses
exercised to discern both good and evil.
We reviewed
examples from the early church and from the work of the Apostle Paul as
guidance for the practical application of the spirit of discernment.
The team’s
outreach today centered on the town of Kinyasi and extended to two adjacent
rural villages. We were immediately
given the opportunity to practically apply what was learnt in our daily bible
study. Ghanaian culture requires that
activity in the villages be approved by the village chief before
proceeding. Brother Daniel Webster was
able, through the leading of the Holy Spirit, to discern that this protocol
should be followed since a large group of strangers were entering the
village. This gesture allowed team
members to move freely in distributing gospel literature.
Brother Tim
Hood used the ‘paintboard’ to explain the A-B-C of salvation: Admit you are a sinner, Believe that Jesus Christ died
to take away your sin and Call
upon the name of the Lord to be saved.
The response to the outreach was very encouraging. Several team members
conducted fruitful conversations with villagers. Praise
the Lord! Team members prayerfully agreed that it would be profitable to
return to this location tomorrow, in the will of the Lord to continue the work.
Please pray that hearts will be open to hear the word of God and make a
decision to accept the Lord as their Savior.
In one of the
villages a funeral ceremony was being conducted. Funerals are very highly
regarded in Ghanaian culture. Activities an sometimes extend beyond one week
and memorials are very extravagant. Team
members used this opportunity to remind villagers of the importance of
accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
There is a lot for which we need to thank the
Lord. It is encouraging to see members
of the Assembly ministering to the needs of the team by providing food items
and taking time off from their daily outreach to join in the work. The Lord is
no man’s debtor so their labor will not be in vain. Additionally the weather is much cooler after
yesterday’s rain, so we praise and thank the Lord for His goodness to us!
