Notes From Pastor Anthony’s Desk;
This
past Friday in our Pastor Study on being a minister for God, we came across a very interesting quote
by Norman Harper from his book, Making
Disciples, that I want to share with you all this week. He
said, “The scriptures declares,
According as each hath received a gift, minister it among yourselves as good
stewards of the manifold Grace of God… 1 Peter 4:10. From this passage it can
be seen that every Christian has a ministry for which he or she is accountable
to God. On this point
there is no difference between clergy and laity. Thus when a layman is
confronted with the opportunity to serve in the church, the question for him or
her is not whether he has a ministry, but whether this particular ministry is
the one to which God is calling him and for which He will hold him accountable.”
If
we are not careful we can get into the frame of thinking that being involved
with ministry or being a minister in the church is optional for true believers.
But the fact is that every true born again child of God has been supplied with
something that they can offer to other around them to enable them to have a
better and a more profitable walk with God. It is dangerous for the church to
have people that are willing to set on the sidelines and watch others play all
the downs so to speak. We all
need to be involved in order to make things operate the way that
God has planned them. It is easy to sit back and allow others do everything and
say that there is no place for us to serve. But I would hate to be judged by
God for saying that there was no room for me in His Church. None of you are
here just to be here, we all have jobs to do. You, me, all of us have special
gifts of God that need to be shared. The hard part some times is finding our
special gifts and utilizing them in Gods kingdom.
It
is my sincere hope that you all begin to search your lives to find that special
something that God has given you for the purpose of edifying His Church and set
your hearts on sharing it no matter the cost.
In
my prayers,
Pastor
Anthony
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