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Prayer does not guarantee success - Pastor tells congregation

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  • Kk paris 7 years ago

    That's his opinion it doesn't make mine.I bet to defer.

  • kululu 7 years ago

    The truth is difficult to understand.The preacher is not telling people not to pray but to understand prayer. Prayer is important but doesn't serve food on the table. Only those who use the offertory and tithe money for their ...
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  • Freeman 7 years ago

    The preacher is right. There's no God. Religion is stupid and has kept our people ignorant.

  • TAVIE 7 years ago

    THEY SAY HEAVEN HELP THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES. IT SAID TO SAY BLACK PEOPLE WORSHIP MORE THAN ANY OTHER HUMAN IN THE WORLD YET WE ARE OUR OWN WORSE ENEMEY AND HEPOCRATE. NO WONDER WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. BUNCH OF SLAVES AND SELL ...
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  • JoJo --- Somewhere in USA 7 years ago

    I hear many people make comparison between Ghana and South Korea without examining the facts. Or even understanding the circumstances which led to S. Korea's Development. Ghana has never been on Equal footing with South Korea ...
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  • BB 7 years ago

    This pastor had said it all you can bet to defer but that is that fact .what is wrong with us as people everything we should pray nobody is saying prayer is not good but God has given us a brain we should use them but instead ...
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  • Grayson 7 years ago

    Prayer guarantees success but you have to pray correctly and believe right.
    Not every prayer reaches heaven.
    You have to pray correctly to get God's attention. Watch Joseph Prince on youtube. Thank you.
    Don't pray h ...
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  • Jerry 7 years ago

    It's very very true.

  • Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

    It is written, "And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light" (Luke 16:8 KJV).

    What do you think Yeshua woul ...
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  • Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

    Prayer is communication with Yahweh!

    Now, if you pray and you are not successful in life (in terms of the realisation of goals), this is not to say that Yahweh is unwise to tell you to pray.

    It just means that you may ...
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  • Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

    ...should never be the Church's FOCUS.

    As Kingdom people, we must learn how to negotiate in order to acquire wealth in terms of assets instead of slaving in a stupid heathen system for DEBT CURRENCY of no value.

    Since ...
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  • kululu 7 years ago

    Thanks to God, you are not cursing anybody today.Be tolerant my dear Apostle and try to understand peoples views or at least, persuade people to understand your view on a subject you think you have the best opinion than curse ...
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  • Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

    No, I do not know why you are hiding behind a moniker and saying this to me today.

    Clearly, you do not understand what a curse is...please provide your evidence.

    Sincerely,
    Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah
    Heathen men ...
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  • Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

    Forever know this: there is truth and there is the opinion of men.

    Clearly, you do not like truth and find it difficult to distinguish between what is an opinion and what is the JUDGEMENT of the Most High.

    For the rec ...
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  • DEEP THOUGHT 7 years ago

    Infact this two religions have weaken the foundations of Africa since it inception in.the Africa minds.What is prayer?.To me ,our daily doings are the perfect prayer.Knowing the rights from wrongs and seeking to think and do ...
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  • Tweea 7 years ago

    Corrupt Political Leaders Are Responsible For The Hopeless Situation Ghanaians Find Themselves In Today. The Saudis, The Qataris, Malaysians, The Emiratis Don't Accept Jesus As Son Of God, Yet They Enjoy Very High Standard Of ...
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  • Container leave of sjc ministry. 7 years ago

    All call themselves Christianity, yet different faith or bilievers ministries.? Is the kingdom of God divided on interest first syndromes USA, the superpower? Or godness attribute syndrome? Check yourselves up, before calling ...
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  • Container leave of sjc ministry. 7 years ago

    Features in the book of Daniel NATO imposition on earth? The bear, lion, leopard, eagle features put together in amorphous projections that do not directly corresponse to Revelation 13 of the whole generations of human ruling ...
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  • Container leave of sjc ministry. 7 years ago

    Some mortal believers of our times connecting their woes for anothers prayers lives. I wonder what they have to say about mohammed group who prays so many times a day bowing their heads on the ground. Wishing me to praise the ...
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  • Container leave of sjc ministry. 7 years ago

    Civilisation oriented, before infecting their spiritual anti holy bible intensions on the rest of the world, bringing the planet into it knees gradually. Going to space with machines is not God's wishes, as the ancient civili ...
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  • judichrislam 7 years ago

    He is absolutely correct. I advise Christians to go back to study the following books: Exodus, Deuteronomy,
    Leviticus and Numbers. This books are foundation of modern Christianity.
    Why do Christians pick and choose. Chris ...
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  • no white god 7 years ago

    africans should listen to him you have taken this foreign religion too far. christianity shouldn't replace common sense. fucking idiots

  • Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

    The definition of success based on the Word of God is: to achieve the Kingdom goals in line with the WILL of God.

    Clearly, this preacher has NOT articulated himself properly. Prayer is the key to DIVINE goals being fulfil ...
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  • Wilfred Odame 7 years ago

    Whilst in the face of all the evidence the continent Africa is brainwashed with the mentality of pray to God to solve all our problems whilst we the people do nothing practical about our earthly problems.
    Our criminal politi ...
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  • Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

    Dear Wilfred:

    African people generally do not like to be governed according to righteous dictates. This is why they have opted for the heathen system of their oppressors: DEMOCRACY. This is so that they can have the freedo ...
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  • The Truth 7 years ago

    The criminal elements are the so called apostles, god-believers and god-whoreshiper preaching dayin dayout absolute illogical and senseless issues. The educated illiterates, all what they know is the book for lunatics called ...
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  • Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

    1. How many parents are there in Africa?
    2. How many apostles are there in Africa?
    3. How many politicians are there in Africa?

    Clearly, you do not know mathematics or statistics like I do. That is why you took a relativ ...
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  • The Truth 7 years ago

    That parents are also on the same trip brainwash with the scripts for lunatics.
    Consider again your statistical equation, damn ILLOGICAL.
    God has rape your brain, never can you be logical in your thoughts. Now you can screa ...
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  • DEEP THOUGHT 7 years ago

    WeAfricans pray and worship God within the practices of our traditions and culture of which the slave masters,with their scam ideology(Islam&Christianity) have stolen and coated it and wrongly abusing it in the name of religi ...
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  • sam 7 years ago

    this is very very true saying.
    africans think prayers can put food on the table, but thats not right
    pray and make a move.

  • Kwabena Yeboah 7 years ago

    From which bible is this prosperity preacher preaching? Are those leaders in government in all the cases he cited committed Christians? Let this prosperity preacher read his bible well, because it appears he is not preaching ...
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  • Marcus Ampadu 7 years ago

    Kwabena Yeboah, forget about the preacher being a prosperity preacher. Seriously, what do you think about all that he said, and their implications for us as Ghanaians, going forward.

    I feel that Ghanaians & Africans need t ...
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  • ford 7 years ago

    Ah kwabena yeboah so you praying without ceasing what has happened to you as an individual and your community as a whole. Hahahaha you are very funny paa. Your pastors get money and fly abroad for medical check-ups while you ...
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  • ktz 7 years ago

    I know most Ghanains disagree with this preacher but he is absolutely right.