Opinions of Sunday, 17 April 2022
Columnist: Paa Swanzy
2022-04-17What really happened on Good Friday
The Independence Square was filled to capacity on Good Friday
With the President’s announcement that social gatherings could resume at full capacity, Christians marked Good Friday in-person with various activities. One such mamoth gathering was the Good Friday Miracle Service.
Hundreds of buses and thousands of people filled Independence Square. Located in Accra.
The Square is purported to be the world's second-biggest 'city square' after Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
All available space was taken by
Read full article.the huge gathering comprised of people from all walks of life. Led by some Bishops of Charismatic denominations, the multitude prayed for the nation Ghana, specifically for President Nana Akufo Addo, the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary, and the people of Ghana. Prayers were also offered for the salvation of people in all nations.
A ten-thousand-member choir sang songs to mark the theme. The well-organised gathering witnessed record-breaking numbers in attendance.
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, an evangelist popular for his Healing Jesus Campaigns in Africa, preached a sermon on “The Mysterious Accomplishment of Jesus Christ”. He opined that the gruesome ordeal God’s Son went through was to accomplish certain things; temptation, pressure, betrayal, sorrow, and accusations to mention a few.
He stated that Christians should also go through these when following Christ.
The man of God prayed for the gathering and also prayed specifically for the sick to be healed.
Several people testified they had been healed of various ailments. Christians believe that being saved is the basic truth of the Bible, made real by the central event of all history - the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thousands were saved at the Independence Square on Good Friday.