Where do we begin to show our light?
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
I have missed a couple of blogs this week because of illness, but now I want to get back into some of the basics of what I have been trying to say about awakening the Bride of Christ in this age and in particular in this community. It is very difficult for people to see the real goal of the Holy Spirit informing and developing a church. In every church there are a core of people who are looking for causes that can help to increase church growth. One of the basic elements that we need to realize is the goal in each and every church to grow. This growth is not just in numbers of people, but also in their ability to comprehend and implement the commands of Jesus Christ in their personal lives. There are many people in the church today who feel they are called to serve in one way or the other within the church and yet they may be somewhat frustrated by the lack of help that they receive to do a ministry that they are called to within the church body.
One of the things that I am called to do is simply to awaken people to understand that from the very beginning of our relationship with Christ we are part of a vast body of believers in this world who were called the body of Christ. There is no one church who has a monopoly on understanding or implementing the power of God's Spirit, but we are all a part of the same body. It is my calling to help to build up every church through the process of calling back the original plan that God gave to us to be a family with God as the father. There is a process whereby we can call back the hands of families whom God has given to be leaders by example of what it is to live in Christ. In today's society it is more difficult than ever to find true leadership because we cannot trust what people say to us as being truthful. This problem is brought to the church through the invasion of modern society into our worship services, and has developed a mind set that tells us"anything goes"as long as we come to church to hear God's word. The problem isn't in hearing God's word, but knowing what to do with it once we have heard it. There is a process that we must understand in preparing our hearts to hear and understand spiritual ears what God's word says. This is called preparing the soil of our lives, and it deals in much the same way as in preparing the ground for seeds to be planted before we can harvest a crop.
This can be a very long process and it is very labor intensive. For the most part we may not find any growth or any kind of acknowledgment of our labor or effort as we go through this stage of preparation. For those who are called by the Holy Spirit to be in leadership within the church there is a time of not only teaching the word of Christ, but in showing those whom the Spirit is drawing to the church and to hear the word what living for Christ books like. This takes on a different kind of role to play, and we need people who can work in this ministry within the church. This is the role of becoming a mentor to those who are truthfully seeking after Christ. This does not require great ability to teach the word, or to be in front of people, but simply to be able to live out the word of God for other people to see as an example for their lives. This is probably one of the most difficult of all ministries within the church basically because it demands a sacrificial life. In this kind of work there is no glory or limelight to be had, but it is pure work of love and sacrifice on a personal basis. As a mentor there is a limit to the number of people that you can actually influence in your life. Most of us have a circle of influence that spans to only 10 or 12 people. It is interesting that Jesus only chose 12 men to mentor and to show the truth of God's word. More than ever we need men and women to do this work of preparing the soil of people's lives to receive God's word. Our worship and praise during service would be so much more meaningful if we could understand these principles that have been send to us through the power of the Holy Spirit. I will be continuing with the series of thoughts and study throughout the next several blogs and so I pray that you will join me. May you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
I have missed a couple of blogs this week because of illness, but now I want to get back into some of the basics of what I have been trying to say about awakening the Bride of Christ in this age and in particular in this community. It is very difficult for people to see the real goal of the Holy Spirit informing and developing a church. In every church there are a core of people who are looking for causes that can help to increase church growth. One of the basic elements that we need to realize is the goal in each and every church to grow. This growth is not just in numbers of people, but also in their ability to comprehend and implement the commands of Jesus Christ in their personal lives. There are many people in the church today who feel they are called to serve in one way or the other within the church and yet they may be somewhat frustrated by the lack of help that they receive to do a ministry that they are called to within the church body.
One of the things that I am called to do is simply to awaken people to understand that from the very beginning of our relationship with Christ we are part of a vast body of believers in this world who were called the body of Christ. There is no one church who has a monopoly on understanding or implementing the power of God's Spirit, but we are all a part of the same body. It is my calling to help to build up every church through the process of calling back the original plan that God gave to us to be a family with God as the father. There is a process whereby we can call back the hands of families whom God has given to be leaders by example of what it is to live in Christ. In today's society it is more difficult than ever to find true leadership because we cannot trust what people say to us as being truthful. This problem is brought to the church through the invasion of modern society into our worship services, and has developed a mind set that tells us"anything goes"as long as we come to church to hear God's word. The problem isn't in hearing God's word, but knowing what to do with it once we have heard it. There is a process that we must understand in preparing our hearts to hear and understand spiritual ears what God's word says. This is called preparing the soil of our lives, and it deals in much the same way as in preparing the ground for seeds to be planted before we can harvest a crop.
This can be a very long process and it is very labor intensive. For the most part we may not find any growth or any kind of acknowledgment of our labor or effort as we go through this stage of preparation. For those who are called by the Holy Spirit to be in leadership within the church there is a time of not only teaching the word of Christ, but in showing those whom the Spirit is drawing to the church and to hear the word what living for Christ books like. This takes on a different kind of role to play, and we need people who can work in this ministry within the church. This is the role of becoming a mentor to those who are truthfully seeking after Christ. This does not require great ability to teach the word, or to be in front of people, but simply to be able to live out the word of God for other people to see as an example for their lives. This is probably one of the most difficult of all ministries within the church basically because it demands a sacrificial life. In this kind of work there is no glory or limelight to be had, but it is pure work of love and sacrifice on a personal basis. As a mentor there is a limit to the number of people that you can actually influence in your life. Most of us have a circle of influence that spans to only 10 or 12 people. It is interesting that Jesus only chose 12 men to mentor and to show the truth of God's word. More than ever we need men and women to do this work of preparing the soil of people's lives to receive God's word. Our worship and praise during service would be so much more meaningful if we could understand these principles that have been send to us through the power of the Holy Spirit. I will be continuing with the series of thoughts and study throughout the next several blogs and so I pray that you will join me. May you richly bless God through your life in him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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