Repentance important, must be preached: Pastor

Hundreds of Christians braved the early morning cold in Port Moresby to pray for the nation at Parliament House as part of the National Repentance Day programme on Saturday.
Pastor Mosbi Tunge, who spoke during the Repentance Day event, said the people could still unite and pray for the nation despite the diverse languages and cultures.
“Repentance is the language of believers of the word of God,” Tunge said.  “Repentance is very important and it is serious.
“It must be preached that repentance is needed. It is a language that must be preached to a sinner.”
Tunge said people repented because they realised that they needed a saviour or on behalf of a family member or friend.
He said repentance was turning away from sin and turning to God.
Founder of Plantshakers Church Pastor Russel Evans, who spoke at the event, said it felt like home to be back in Papua New Guinea.
Evans was born in Wewak, East Sepik, to missionary parents and grandparents.
He said Papua New Guinea would be a kingdom nation which served and loved Jesus Christ.
“I believe that the best days lie ahead for Papua New Guinea than we have ever seen before,” he said. International director of the Planetshakers Church and director of the believe campaign to PNG Pastor Neil Smith told the media in Port Moresby yesterday that the final night (Sunday) of their concert was cancelled due to safety reasons.
It is understood that there were unpleasant elements within the crowd on Friday and Saturday night of the Planetshakers concert which posed a threat to the public.