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Nov,29-2015 16:36:21
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LOWELL, Mass.,__Most Kenyan community churches in Boston, like other churches everywhere, have abdicated their primary role of spreading the true gospel of Jesus Christ and instead have been turned around into "help those who help you" social clubs emphasizing too much on financially motivated manipulations.
The charge was made by pastor Elizabeth Wanyoike last Sunday during the dedication ceremony of the newly launchedInternational Restoration Reformed Church (IRRC) in Tewksbury, near Lowell. She said that many Kenyans attending Kenyan community churches today have no clue of where they are headed yet they are being lead down the drain by church leaders many of whom are only concerned with parishioner contributions to cater for their weekly paychecks and social problems among members. "There is a lot of ungodliness in the church today.The church of Jesus Christ has been turned around to "help those who help you"'. It is the spirit of Jezebel and somebody must wake up to breaks the yokes of this spirit," she said during the sermon top about a dozen Kenyans present. "It is time to destroy the ungodliness in our church just like Elijah destroyed the idols that citizens were worshipping during King Ahab's rule," she added while quoting from the book of1st Kings Chapter 16 &17.
Wanyoike said that there is a spirit of fear, oppression and intimidation going around the body of Christ today in the Kenyan community similar to what took place during King Ahab's reign. "You can be in the church but the people in authority are taking you nowhere. People are covered in the spirit of oppression and intimidation." She called on Kenyans of faith to take a proactive effort to change things so that the church "can operate on what God wants us to do." "Things have to change and the church return to order. We don't have to gather for the sake of gathering. Even Obadiah was so afraid to tell the King that Prophet Elijah had arrived with a message to the people but Elijah forced him to bring up King Ahab to listen to the message and destroy the alters of worshiping idols instead of the read God," she added. During the fiery message, the clergy woman encouraged Kenyans who are sick and tired of the manipulation going on in the church not to just sit around doing nothing about the situation. She urged them not to bow down to the intimidation but continue to live their lives worshipping the true God and doing the right thing of helping those who can’t help themselves regardless of their financial situation. "Whether we like it or not, you have to know where you are going. You need to live a life with a don't care attitude on those who try to intimidate you as long as you know that God is on your side." Wanyoike said that the new church, that she launched together with pastor Jane Mwihia was dedicated to prayer and deliverance for anyone who feels that they want someone who can pray with them in truth and honesty, even as small as it is. "Let God be glorified.Jesus is not coming for a multitude; he is coming for an individual. He is coming back to redeem his church. Our church will be a place of prayer and deliverance," she said.
She thanked those who came in to support them for the dedication service. Speaking during the same event, Pastor Jane Mwihia said that Kenyans in the region need to feel free to make up their minds on whom to worship with and how to worship. She said that the church is open to anyone who feels they are facing difficult situations that they find hard to share with other people out there without fear of betrayal. "We have a powerful team of women here who are ready to pray with you. It is very good to know that there are people shading with you in prayer and nothing moves things more than real and honest prayers," she said. Other speakers who encouraged the new pastors to continue with their mission included David Wayoike, pastor Wanyoike's husband, Faith Njeri a gospel minister from Baltimore Maryland as well as Kate Stanley Karuku, a Kenyan entrepreneur in Lowell. They all thanked pastors Wanyoike and Mwihia for their courage and dedication to start the new church and urged them to keep up with the stated and unique mission they were pursuing. According to pastor Wanyoike, she recently became a fully ordained minister after completing theological training and becoming licensed to perform all pastoral duties in all the states of USA. She said that times have changed and most people are living a life of enjoying themselves with wealth and other desires while the devil is not resting seeking who to devour as was witnessed with the recent terrorist attacks in Paris--thus the need for a wakeup call top Christians to change their ways of worship while they still had a chance. The new church is located at170 Main Street, near the Honda Dealership on Rt. 38in Tewksbury, MA. To contact the pastors, call: Pastor Elizabeth Wanyoike: (978)809-5560 Pastor Jane Mwihia: (978) 674-9632
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Source:
AJABU AFRICA NEWS
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