The Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) church Dorcas mothers in Nakonde district in Northern Province yesterday cleaned up Nakonde police cells.
The Dorcas mothers also prepared food for the remandees and later donated food stuffs worth thousands of Kwacha.
Speaking to the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) at Nakonde police station shortly after the cleaning exercise, Nakonde Main Church Dorcas Leader, Catherine Sinyangwe said the church had a duty of looking after the needy people in society.
Ms. Sinyangwe said the church will not relent in carrying out community services in the quest to improve the living standards of the vulnerable people in society.
She also appealed to those in prison to always remember to pray to God to intervene in their situations.
Earlier, SDA pioneer Elias Chileshe, in his special sermon to the remandees said God does not forsake his children no matter what they do.
Reading from Luke 15:11, Chileshe said God was always willing to receive his children as long as they confessed their sins.
He also appealed to the members of the public to stay away from going against the law saying God is not pleased seeing his children in prison.
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Amen SDA Church members. On “Ms. Sinyangwe said the church will not relent in carrying out community services in the quest to improve the living standards of the vulnerable people in society” this is the real duty of the Real Church of God and not engaging in politics of poverty.
Indeed as Matthew 20: 18,19 and so on indicate let us continue to preach the message of God to all and bring hope to them and us all.
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1P 3 + KJV Bible:
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
Ba Chileshe, that was a nice sermon. But you need to emphasise that once the remandees confess to God, what is forgiven is the sin. They still need to do the time! Dont give them false hope. They will pray day in day out but badabwa ati sibachoka mu jele! Bakesa mililila, ka.
THAT’S WHAT WE CALL DOING GOD’S WILL…BIG UP TO YOU SDA…
That is superlative. I hope our leaders will learn to sacrifice for everyone
It’s really a commendable job by SDA church but plese do it moderately.I said this because if the police cells become spotlessly clean it will be like “haven of thugs” thus there will be a high wave of crime in nakonde.
That Christians should perform such acts of charity is a biblical teaching. The bible however sets out a few rules that should govern such namely; they should be privately done and never be preceded by blowing of a horn. I wonder that is ever done or may be nowadays the norm is to rush to ZNBC or other news agency. Jesus warned, they have had their reward in full.
The gaudy practice today of bestowing honor and praise on heavy contributors to charity drives is directly opposed to Jesus’ counsel. “But take care not to do your good deeds in public for people to see, for, if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you are going to give to charity, do not blow a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and the streets, to make people praise them. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get! But when you give to charity, your own left hand must not know what your right hand is doing, so that your charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.”—Matt. 6:1-4, AT.
Yes, the act of blowing ones trumpet when giving to charity is described as hypocritical. Should genuine christians want to associate themselves with such hypocricy?
#1 Maestro,a lot of well meaning bloggers have advised on your postings where every time you have to quote and sometimes these (copy and pastes) are very long.Learn to summerise and to put your points simply and clearly.Good day
9 zedson greeting and thanks, butmind your own busines please for I have seen those comments and responded to them many time but now is the time for progress only.
Have a blessed day and keep well you all.
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1P 3 + KJV Bible:
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
I say Amen to that, this what we call love your neba as your self, these women are an example to the whole society .
Thats what Jesus would have done…..that’s true christianity. I hope other denominations are learning from this becauase the bigger the church…the more of Gods work they should. Feed the poor, visit the prisoners, pray with the sick. Where was the church when the nurses went on strike???
This little light of mine, am gona let shine; this little light of mine, am gone let shine,-let it shine-let it shine-let it shine-let it shine. God bless you abundantly. You have a reason to be blessed you also extend that kind of help to the disabled and elderly people. Then shall God’s will be done.
#12 Are the church qualifieds? they only pray for the sick .of whic am sure they did, RB also needs prayers , cos running a country is not a walk in the park. So the whole entire nation must get on their knees and pray.
BIG UP SDA!!!! Brap! Brap! Brap! You lot are really carrying out Gods will. May you continue to do the good work amen!
EXODUS 20:8-11, LUKE 4:16, ACTS 18:1-4 may God bless all those who will take time to read these verses