The Anglican Bishop of Ogbaru Diocese, Right Reverend Prosper Amah, says temptation and trials are part of Christian life.
In a sermon at the King’s Ambassadors Seminary Atani, Right Reverend Amah urged Christians not to run away from temptations, which he described as an external test of faith for believers, pointing out that with fervent prayers and perseverance, the children of God will overcome such challenges.
Right Reverend Amah whose sermon centered on “The wilderness experience” recalled how Jesus Christ triumphed after he was tempted by Satan in the wilderness during His forty days fast, and urged the faithful not to allow the challenges of life deter them from serving God.
He charged the students not to detach themselves from God, reminding them that with absolute trust and faith in God they will continue to succeed in all their endeavors.
Right Reverend Amah used the opportunity to charge teachers to aspire to be role models to their students, urging them to always teach with the fear of God, saying that the primary objective of setting up the seminary by the Diocese is to help churn out students who will be good leaders of tomorrow.
The Anglican Bishop of Ogbaru Diocese, who regretted the hardship Nigerians are passing through as a result of free fall of naira in foreign exchange market, called on the federal government to establish a commodity board that will control the price of goods in open market to alleviate the sufferings of the people.
He charged Christians to use the period of Lent in praying for peace, unity and more peaceful coexistence in the country.
In a remark, the Principal of King’s Ambassadors Seminary Atani, Evangelist Kingsley Onukwube, and the institution’s Chaplain, Evangelist Ifeanyichukwu Umeokili, who thanked Bishop Amah for all his investments in the school, reassured of sustaining the glory of the seminary as a citadel of both moral and academic learning.
Bishop Amah was accompanied to the visit by the President of the Women’s Ministry in Ogbaru Diocese, Dr Uche Amah, and other top Diocesan officials.
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