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Delivering the sermon at the Kaneshie Presbyterian Church of Ghana, the Right Reverend Dr Yaw Frimpong –Manso, Moderator, called on Ghanaians to be united in all endeavours and stop betraying one another.He said the act of betrayal as committed by one of the disciple of Jesus, Judas Iscariot that led to the arrest, torture and eventual death of Jesus."It is therefore prudent for all Ghanaians to learn from the passion and death of Jesus to love one another, work in unity and stop all the backbiting and other acts of betrayal that did not help the nation to grow."No-one would come from outside to destroy Ghana, except Ghanaians themselves and no one would build the nation for us except ourselves," The Moderator said at a Good Friday Service in Accra.
      Rt Rev. Dr. Frimpong-Manso said Easter and the Passion celebration were to remind all especially Christians that there was a saviour, who died to reconcile all to himself and God.He called on Christians to reflect on the forgiveness pronounced by Jesus against his accusers and those who tortured him and also forgive one another, praying fervently for one another and the nation as a whole."While the leaders try to find solutions to the problems that are confronting the nation such as the energy crisis, it is important that Christians also prayed so that God would open the heavens and pour down rain to fill the dam.

"As we go through turbulent moments, we need not draw the dagger, because we should all know that those who draw the dagger die by the dagger," the Moderator said.He urged the leaders of the nation to be truthful to the people at all times, because leadership was an issue of sacrifice and truthfulness at all times.The church, he said, was to play the advocacy role in bringing joy, peace and love to the poor and needy in society.Rt. Rev. Dr Frimpong-Manson called on all to promote environmental cleanliness and ensure that the forest was preserved for the survival of man.At the Church of Pentecost, Madina Area Zonal Easter Convention under the theme, "This Same Jesus Will Come Back Again", the Reverend Jerry Paul Adzah, Madina North District Pastor said Christians should use the death of Christ to reflect on their lives and make the necessary transformation to fulfill the aim of His death.
     He explained that, "there was more to the death and resurrection of the Christ and that is what Christians should focus on".Rev. Adzah noted that on the last day when "the Book of Life is opened we will be judged according to what we did on earth and receive our rewards accordingly".He therefore urged Christians to use the occasion to prepare well so that they did not fall short of his glory.