THEME: THE AFRICA REDEMPTION MISSION (ARM) AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN AFRICA 

PREAMBLE 

Peace be unto you! We bring greetings from the Church and People of Ghana unto the Church and People of Zimbabwe. 

We have Good News to share: the Vision and Plans of God the Creator, the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, for a New Africa—a glorious Africa, redeemed, reconstructed, and established in the Knowledge, Hand and Kingdom of God and His Christ. 

The Lord our God’s vision of A New Africa under God is Africa populated by families, clans, and tribes, communities, nations, and peoples reconciled unto God, redeemed by the Spirit and Blood of Jesus Christ, and established in the Peace, Righteousness, Justice, Liberty, and Joy of the Lord, shinning in the Light, Beauty, and Glory of the Kingdom of God on earth.  “Blessed is the nation (blessed are the people) whose God is Jehovah, the people He has chosen for His own inheritance.” (Psalm 33:12) 

The vision pertains to A New Africa delivered from idolatry, evil, and wickedness, and from captivity in the Satan-man kingdom order and Satan’s ultimate authority, power, and control. According to the Most High God, the New Africa shall shed the old robes of darkness and death, poverty, backwardness, and retarded progress. She will regain the lost glory of Africa of civilization. 

As we all know, the hope of reconciliation, deliverance, healing, and redemption of peoples and nations by God lies with Jesus Christ—the Divine Spirit-Power of creation, salvation, redemption, and restoration of glory revealed and given freely in Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God to all men, all peoples, all nations. 

It is worthy to emphasize here that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the set and only spiritual mechanism for the release of the Truth, Spirit, and Power of God to the nations of the world. The truth worthy of note is that Christ’s revelation and intervention in the sorrowful human tragedy is not only to save from sin and death, to deliver, redeem, and restore glory to the human race; He has also come to overthrow the ruling Satan spirit-power system and establish in its stead The Holy Divine Reign and Rule of God and the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. 

Now, the key for reconciliation and peace with God—salvation, deliverance, redemption, and restoration of glory to the human race, that is to say to peoples, families, clans, communities, tribes, and nations—is The Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is also at the root of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God on earth.  In short, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the Divine Axe, Faith, and Power System for redeeming peoples and nations, for delivering from captivity to darkness and death and the Satan-man kingdom order in the world. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the key for entry into the Kingdom of Heaven.  Hence, Jesus bold declaration: “I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH and THE LIFE of GOD” (John 14: 6).  

I am the Door to enter into Heavenly Order and obtain pasture in the Divine Nature of Abundant Divine Grace, Glory, and Glorious Everlasting Life. 

It is in this glorious heavenly Divine Authority and Power inherent in the Gospel of Jesus Christ handed over and committed to the church, that can be found Divine riches in Christ, Spirit, Life, Authority, Power, Wisdom, and Knowledge of God for the Church mission in the nations (Matthew 28: 18-20; Romans 1: 16; 1st Corinthians 1:24; John 6:63). 

THE CHURCH IN AFRICA OF AGE 

Beloved, we are persuaded that THE CHURCH IN AFRICA has come of age—or must come of age—and rise to encounter, engage, and confront the reality of the sorrowful state of Africa. The Church must rise to intervene, save, and deliver Africa from sin, death, and darkness. The Church has authority and power to deliver and heal, redeem, reconstruct, and establish the nations and peoples of Africa in a New Spiritual and Social Order after God, and Christ, that is in the Truth, Light, Power, and Knowledge of the Most High God. By that alone will Africa find, know, and enjoy peace, righteousness, justice, joy, liberty, progress, and civilization, prosperity and glory under the beneficent and merciful Hand of the Almighty God.  

It is this deep conviction and Divine heavy burden placed upon us at Enoch Missions by the Most High God that led to the Vision and Mission of The Africa Redemption Mission (ARM), with motto and charge: AFRICA IS FREE! 

ARM is a missionary outreach project aimed at encountering the total reality of Africa with the Total Gospel of Jesus Christ for the reconciliation, deliverance, healing, redemption, reconstruction, and establishment of the nations and peoples of Africa on the mercy side, goodness, and providence of God via the Christ Human Redemption, Government, and Heavenly Kingdom Missions in the nations. The Kingdom of God and His Christ shall become a spiritual and social reality in Africa. Hallelujah! Amen! 

The Church has been charged to deliver, redeem, win, and establish Africa as A New People, The People of God in open acclamation and full acknowledgement, obedience, and honor of the Most High God as the God, Redeemer, and King of Africa. The ARM vision and mission when accomplished will automatically establish Africa in the Kingdom of God and His Christ. 

INTRODUCTION 

The presentation we make this morning at the opening of the 3-Day Christ College Seminar pertains to acceptance, acknowledgment, and honor of the Divine vision for A New People, A New Africa under God and His Kingdom order and its glory in Africa and the world. 

This primarily is what the Africa Redemption Mission (ARM) project is all about. Essentially, ARM is a missionary outreach project of Enoch Missions—a world missionary outreach movement blowing the trumpet heralding the second coming of Jesus Christ. Let us turn to the ARM Vision and Mission 

THE VISION AND MISSION 

A.) THE VISION & MISSION 

• Africa: A New People: A New Africa under God 
• Mission Statement: The Gospel of Christ for A New Africa under God (Encountering the total reality of Africa with the Total Gospel of Jesus Christ) 

B.) MISSION AGENDA: 

• The Reconciliation, Deliverance, Setting Free and Healing of African nations from satanic captivity and ravages and desolations of the Satan-Man Kingdom Order  (2nd Corinthians 5: 17-19; Isaiah 19: 19-25; 42: 1-12) 
• Spiritual & Cultural Transformation in the knowledge of God  (Psalm 68: 3-34; Isaiah 42: 6-9; 19:25; 2nd Corinthian 10: 5-6; Isaiah 35) 
• The Reconstruction and Establishment of Africa in the Knowledge and Kingdom of God and His Christ (Isaiah 9:6-7; 61: 1-6; 62; Matthew 5, 6 & 7; Revelation 11:15) 

C.) MISSION GOAL: 

• CREATING A NEW PEOPLE (soul-winning, discipling church, people and nation, delivering from Satan powers, establishing in the power of God through faith in Christ). 
• THE NEW REALITY (Africa delivered from idolatry, Satanism, blood and wars, Africa established and prospering in Peace, Righteousness, Justice and Joy, Godliness, Justice, Freedom and Liberty, yea the Goodness and Mercy, Light and Knowledge of God. 

D.)  MISSION STRATEGY: 

• EQUIP THE CHURCH for ARM mission and the knowledge of truth, light, way, of God and in ministry with the Holy Spirit.  
• RAISE THE LORD’S ARMY in the nations (apostolic, teaching, equipping, and impartation) 
• REBUILD THE NATIONS in the Light and Knowledge of God (essentially Christian and Godly people in social righteousness, leadership and direction in society – Matthew 5: 11-13) 

F.) MISSION ACTIVITIES: 

I. EQUIPPING THE CHURCH for full and complete Church Mission in nations (Church Building, Kingdom Building, and Nation Building) 

• Equipping the church entails three main functions 
• Apostolic, Evangelistic and Teaching Ministries 
• Teach, Disciple and Equip saints in understanding and insight for engagement with spiritual and social reality. 
• Christ College Seminars 
• Raising Servants for Church and nations. (Equipping the Five-fold ministry and laity in social reconstruction) 
• Evangelistic-Revival-Prophetic Rallies 

II. Raising the Lord’s Army in the nations 

• This involves apostolic, teaching, equipping and impartation for ministry of soldiers of the cross, ministers, intercessors, watchmen and warriors, etc 
• Christ College Lectures/Seminars/Symposia, etc 
• Kingdom Glory College—Disciple the church for spiritual redemption and socio-cultural   transformation – short term courses for chosen vessels for winning nations for Christ and His Government and Kingdom Order in the nations. 

III. Spiritual and Social Order Battles 

• The Lord’s Army shall be involved battles in Kingdom Building as well as nation Building 

• Rebuilding and Governance of nations – winning, establishing and ordering the affairs of nations in consonance with Christ Government and Kingdom order for His and the Father’s glory. 

• The Church in awareness of Christian responsibility and engagement with spiritual, politico-economic and socio-cultural realities and national affairs 

• Lectures, seminars, symposia for leaders, politicians, academics and professionals, business fraternity and cultural practitioners and the Arts for peaceful, righteous, godly and faithful nations in the arms of the Lord and the Kingdom of God (peace and righteousness, progress and prosperity, goodness and mercy of God in and upon Africa) 

ARM IN AFRICA 

The ARM mission activities started in Ghana under the aegis of the Ghana Evangelical Society (GES). GES spearheaded the Divine intervention involving revival in truth, worship, and Christian service—the Haggai-Ezra project dimension—and Christian engagement in national affairs, through warfare and related deliverance, redemption, and watchman activities and social reconstruction. The Ghana Stand: Ghana, A New Church, A New People, A New Nation. Ghana, a de facto Christian nation—Beulah Land—a nation and people married and established in the Kingdom of God and made Holy unto God. 

From Ghana and West Africa, ARM activities are now focused on Southern Africa, specifically South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe since 2005. Much success has been chalked, particularly in Zimbabwe, where the local churches has embraced and are now organizing, to run with the Arm Vision and Mission in Zimbabwe. Mission groups in South Africa with passion for South Africa in particular and Africa in general have also accepted the ARM Vision and Mission. Progress has been very slow in Botswana.   

Meanwhile, the Leader of Enoch Missions/ARM project, Bro. Enoch Immanuel A. Agbozo has been honored as Father of the Church Body in Botswana.  However, there is yet to emerge a core group to take up the ARM mission in Botswana. We are confident A New Africa—composed of A NEW PEOPLE OF GOD and the knowledge of Him—will ultimately emerge.   Jesus Christ is Lord! 

ARM AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN AFRICA 

The ARM Vision and Mission presented can be and indeed is a veritable, essential, and critical machine, basis, and hope for the end of the ‘Satan-man rebellious-disobedient and wicked order, underpinning idolatrous, bloody, violent, war-torn, and poverty ridden Africa, steeped deep in darkness, backwardness, non-progressive insecure, and uncertain Africa. 

Essentially, ARM is a spiritual and social mechanism for reconciling, delivering, redeeming, and establishing Africa in the Kingdom of God and His Christ. ARM, will reconcile Africa with God and established in the peace, righteousness, and joy in the salvation, redemption, and hope in God.  Africa will enter a state of the blessedness and mercy, providence, and presence of the Most High God. In Isaiah 42, the Most High God has set Jesus Christ apart for Heavenly Ordered New Thing in the Gentile Nations (Isaiah 42: 1-12). 

The prophet Isaiah also presents a vision of nations delivered and redeemed from captivity and desolation, faith in Satan power, his dominion, and control of nations and the world in faith in the power of Satan has made Africa an arche-type of Satan-man rebellious and disobedient order and wicked dehumanizing spiritual and cultural arrangements and kingdom order on earth. 

The redemption of the nations of Africa will cancel out the established and prevailing order of Divine wrath and judgement, curses, and condemnation of man and creation, and the intensification of the prevailing Divine anger against idolatrous, bloody, wicked, Satan-worshipping Africa. 

Second, the ARM project shall get Africa to cry out to God—acclaim, acknowledge, and honor the Triune God through faith in Jesus Christ as God, the only mediator for otherwise adulterous and polygamous Africa 

Africa entrapped in love with many gods and deities including men. ARM will establish Africa in the Christ (Messianic) government and Kingdom order that is, THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS CHRIST.  Indeed, ARM will establish Africa in the PEACE and JOY in the worship, service and presence of God.  In the end, Christ the Mighty One, Saviour, and Redeemer shall become the Redeemer, God, King, Lord, and Governor of the nations and peoples of Africa. 

The prophet Isaiah relates the effect of the Divine reconciliation and redemption mission in nations saying when he declared: 

“And in that day you will say: O Lord, I will praise You; Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation. Therefore, with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation. Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!” (Isaiah 12: 1-3, 6 NKJV) 

CONCLUSION 

ARM is a project of profound and glorious prospects. It is a movement of Divine defined, determined and established mechanism for the reconciliation, deliverance, redemption, and restoration of glory to Africa, hitherto lost in darkness, shame, perversion, poverty, insecurity, and hopelessness for centuries. 

ARM is a Divine Redemption machine in which Christ Jesus the Commander-in-Chief will set in array His Army of angels and men led and controlled by the Holy Spirit in battle against the host of fallen angels, spirits, powers, and men granted power and dominion by Satan over the affairs of the peoples and nations in Africa. 

The key element in ARM is the reconciliation of Africa with God so there be peace, the deliverance of Africa’s people and nations from the dominance and control of the Satan-kingdom and world order with its structures of sin, lies, wickedness, human degradation, and dehumanization, oppression and captivity under Satan’s dominion and control. 

AFRICA IS FREE is the vision, mission, and hope for redeemed Africa. She shall be established in the spirit-power, joy, beauty, and glory of the Kingdom of God and God’s own reign and rule over Africa’s peoples and nations. Africa is free is a redemption song.  Essentially, the redemption song is a battle cry and spiritual statement by the Church in Africa, rising up under the banner of Jesus Christ. It sets in motion a Spiritual War against ‘Satan-Man kingdom order’ in Africa. It aims at the restoration of glory to Africa’s people and nations. The weapon and mechanism for the ARM project is: The Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Christ is for Winning and Building Africa in the Kingdom of God and His Christ. ARM seeks therefore, to exalt, extol, and crown Jesus Christ as Saviour and Redeemer, God, King, Lord, and Governor of Africa’s nations and peoples. 

In the authority and power of the name and Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Church will cast out spirits and powers hitherto in oppression, dominion, and control of Africa—and overthrow the Kingdom of Satan and wicked man in Africa.  Africa shall no longer be slaves to spirits and powers who feed on the blood, wealth, treasures, beauty, and glory of Africa’s peoples and nations. 

ARM will make the Gospel of Christ and the worship of God the Creator—the spiritual and social basis, mechanism, and faith for life as well as for the guidance, management, and governance of Africa’s peoples and nations.  

ARM will create and establish a New Spiritual and Social Order for Africa. In short, ARM will make the Kingdom of God both a spiritual and social reality in Africa. There will emerge in the end A New Church, A New People, New Nations—ordered and grounded in the Knowledge, Light, Way, and Hand of God the Creator. African nations and peoples will become peaceful and righteous, godly, and orderly people established in the spirit and truth of Jesus Christ, the knowledge, fear, and way of God. 

Ultimately, Africa will share in the peace, righteousness, light, beauty, and glory of God. In conclusion, ARM will establish Africa in Christ and the Knowledge and Kingdom of God. Finally, with the ARM vision and mission, we can boldly declare that THE KINGDOM Of GOD has come and is here in Africa.  God bless the Church, Governments, People, and Nations in Africa. AFRICA IS FREE! Yes, ZIMBABWE IS FREE! She will be blessed, prosperous, and glorious under God.  Amen! 

Thursday, September 13, 2012