{"id":60590,"date":"2019-02-20T08:07:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T08:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=60590"},"modified":"2019-02-19T20:30:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T20:30:26","slug":"dont-use-prayer-common-sense-should-applied-pastor-tells-ghanaian-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/dont-use-prayer-common-sense-should-applied-pastor-tells-ghanaian-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Use Prayer When Common Sense Should Be Applied \u2013 Pastor Tells Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President of Brian Jones Outreach Ministries, Pastor Brian Amoateng has advised Ghanaian Christians to apply logic where it is needed instead of always misusing prayers.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Brian&#8217;s advise follows recent discussion about the over-dependence of prayer by a cross-section of Ghanaian Christians.<\/p>\n<p>The UK-based Ghanaian pastor however admitted fully that prayer is something that is very<\/p>\n<p>important in the lives of humans, especially people who describe themselves as Christians.<\/p>\n<h3>Nonetheless, he maintains that\u00a0there are times where common sense should be used instead of too much prayer.<\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0Founder and Leader of London Prayer Center according to a report by Zionfelix.net, made<\/p>\n<p>this revelation during a chit-chat with zionfelix.net ahead of the much-anticipated Kumasi<\/p>\n<p>edition of the highly rated International Youth Empowerment Summit (iYES).<\/p>\n<p>READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/christians-cant-condemn-nudity-sis-derby\/\">https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/christians-cant-condemn-nudity-sis-derby\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To buttress his point, Pastor Amoateng made the example of a sick person who might likely need to\u00a0get to the hospital for drugs in order to be well but will decide to remain at the prayer center and continue to pray.<\/p>\n<p>The founder of the iYES added that even though God is the ultimate healer in the world, there are times he will use a doctor to grant healing mercies to the people who follow and worship him.<\/p>\n<p>He therefore urged Christians to try as much as possible to use their common sense sometimes and stop the over-dependence on prayers.<\/p>\n<p>The iYES foundation and the National Youth Authority are set to storm the Garden City of Ghana, Kumasi on the 15th \u2013 16th February 2019 at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).<\/p>\n<p>Already, influential personalities like Emmanuel Asigri, Simon Ampofo, Chioma Akpotha, Pastor Eastwood Anaba, Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, Jackie Appiah, Dr. Kwame Kyei, Kwame Adinkra,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kofi Abban, Mrs. Gyamfua Ababio, Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, Dr. Paul Effah,\u00a0Kwadwo Nkansah Lilwin, and many others are billed to give patrons some very touching speeches.<\/p>\n<p>The Kumasi edition of iYES will have as its special guest Baafuor Dr. Ossei Hyeamann Brantua VI (Otumfuor\u2019s Manwerehene).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Pastors-Brian.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Pastors-Brian-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Pastors-Brian-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/02\/Pastors-Brian.jpg 609w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of Brian Jones Outreach Ministries, Pastor Brian Amoateng has advised Ghanaian Christians to apply logic where it is needed instead of always misusing prayers. Pastor Brian&#8217;s advise follows recent discussion about the over-dependence of prayer by a cross-section of Ghanaian Christians. 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