Sermons (125) Preached from the Pulpit of Machiasport, Maine,

About the Book

Here are some advantages to read these sermons (1) Do you want to know Pastor Akoa Mongo’s theology and beliefs? Read these sermons. It is well known today that church people no longer know what used to be called “heresy”. A church, which doesn’t know which doctrines are heretics is a church without faith. Those who believe in something are heretics, as far as those who don't. Our faith must be based on ‘specifics’; the foundation, which makes us heretics, and separates us from those who don’t believe in Jesus Christ vas we do. (2)-These texts can be used for Bible Studies because they have questions, answers, main points, sub-points and biblical references. (3)-These texts go right on the hard of the matter. There is a theme, an introduction, divisions, and the conclusion for each message. (4) Pastor Akoa-Mongo has a method of presentation. He messages start with the question: “what?” In order to bring his audience to be a part of the message. Then he would try to answer the second question “ why?” The reader is asking him,” Why are you devoting your time and effort to say what you are saying to me? Why the Bible and the Holy Spirit want me to be interested on this subject with you?” Pastor Akoa-Mongo would like to be sure that the Bible, and the Holy Spirit speaking to the reader. The last question he strives to answer is, “What this has to do with me? - The reader -?” Here, he strives to involve the reader to know his or her mission in the world; the way the Lord invites him or her to finish the sermon and start changing the situation in order to do the will of our Father who is in heaven. (5) At the conclusion, the Rev. Akoa-Mongo tries to summarize the whole message so that the reader would have in mind what the Lord wanted him or her to hear that day from him.

About the Author

The Rev. Dr. François Kara Akoa-Mongo was born in Cameroon. After graduating from Dager Theological Seminary with a Bachelor in Divinity, he was ordained by the Presbytery of Cameroon in 1967. He served local parishes within the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon from 1967 to 1971 when he came to Bangor Theological Seminary and graduated with a Master of Divinity in 1974. The next year, he graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching Foreign Languages and in 1977, from the same University of Maine at Orono, he got his Doctor in Education in Social Studies. He returned to his native country, the Cameroon, where he served as Principal in many High Schools, taught English and was an Adjunct professor of Education at the University of Yaoundé for many years. He also taught in Public High School, and served local parishes of the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon. François returned to the States in 1987 with his wife, Kathy and all their 9 children. From 1988 to 2008, he taught French, Spanish, Latin, and Social studies at Washington Academy and Narraguagus High Schools. He has been the Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Machiasport since November 1991. François has translated from English to Bulu , a Cameroonian dialect, more than 75 hymns . He is writing two other books, which will be published soon. He speaks, French, English, Spanish, and three African dialects and reads Greek, Hebrew and Latin. François has been married to his lovely wife Kathy A. Young for the last 32 years. All their children live all over New England.