{"id":270896,"date":"2024-12-26T12:15:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T12:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/26\/christians-celebrate-christmas-day-with-a-call-for-peace-unity\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T12:15:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T12:15:05","slug":"christians-celebrate-christmas-day-with-a-call-for-peace-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/26\/christians-celebrate-christmas-day-with-a-call-for-peace-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians celebrate Christmas day with a call for peace, unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Christians around the world and in Ghana gathered to celebrate Christmas Day with a renewed call for peace and goodwill.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1123594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-26-010739.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1130\" height=\"576\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The day, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, was filled with messages of hope, love, and unity, reflecting the true spirit of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1123595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-26-005435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1097\" height=\"548\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Rev Fitzgerald Odonkor, Head Pastor of Harvest Chapel International in an interview with <em><strong>Citi News<\/strong><\/em> Umaru Sanda Amadu, emphasised the significance of Christmas in his sermon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that the significance of Christmas for the world and our nation also is what Christmas stands for. Christmas represents goodwill because on Christmas day God shows us His goodness. Christmas also represents peace because the Bible says that Jesus is the prince of peace,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Rev Odonkor encouraged the congregation to use the occasion as an opportunity to reconnect with one another, resolve conflicts, and be aware of God\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe relevance is that it should be an opportunity for us to reconnect to each other, barriers coming down, quarrels being laid to rest and, importantly, for us to be aware of God\u2019s presence. When He sent Jesus Christ, it was a fulfilment of His promise to mankind. So let us remember that God is faithful. No matter how long it takes, He will fulfil His promises to us as individuals and as families also,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1123592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-26-011220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"566\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Diana Koranteng, a member of Harvest Chapel, shared her reflections on the importance of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt reminds me of the birth of our saviour and how much God loved us that he gave us his only begotten son to save us from our sins,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christians around the world and in Ghana gathered to celebrate Christmas Day with a renewed call for peace and goodwill. The day, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, was filled with messages of hope, love, and unity, reflecting the true spirit of the season. 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