Friends,
From time to time I get the question are you doing any ministry work up here?? This is a fair question although it is hard for me to give a quick answer. I thought I would share with you where I am concerning ministry. I still feel as strong a call on my life as ever. I love The Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit as much as ever and do my best to follow His commands as I hear them. "If you love me you will follow my commands".
I believe I do minister all the time... my family, u7 soccer coach, basketball coach and other things Father has put in my life. I just have to many questions to fit into the American church system. This is why the question of ministry is not easy for me to answer. My question, you don't have to answer them for me, but I do think they are valid if we are not only going to go to church but BE The Church. Pastor??? Why does this one man have all the pressure on him?? Way back in Exodus 18 Jethro came to his son-in-law Moses and said why do you stand a lone and listen to the peoples problems not good for you or them. In my opinion we are still here. "Pastor", I find the word used once in the NT and we have made an institution out of it. Church??? One day a week? Jesus is our rest , He is ourSabbath, we can't allow ourselves or others to think we are walking out what Father wants by still trying to keep a day open for Him. We need Him everyday. In Acts they didn't meet because of a building or a system of belief or because of the preaching or music they were daily in one another's lives. Jesus walked His life out in a kingdom way not because of church meeting but out of relationship He offers to all that would receive it. If He would of told His disciples to do what we tell people to do to be a good christian they would not have known what He was talking about. Go to church on Sunday ahh Jesus what is church? Make sure you read your Bible ahh Jesus we can't read and by the way what is a Bible? Do I read my Bible heck ya but it doesn't take the place of the details of my life that only His Spirit can show. Where to live? Should I go to church? Where? Who should I marry? Last time I looked those weren't written in the Book. Father knew what He was doing by not putting all the answers in the Book He wants us to go to Him. Jesus went to "church" when Father told Him to go. Read the OT. He also didn't go to "church" (keep the sabbath) when Father told Him to go and heal. How will we live the life any different than Jesus? We have to learn to hear from Father. I believe since I was young I heard from Father! Sinning??? Is what the church today calls sin what the Bible calls sin?? I mean why don't we go after the greedy or gluttony or jealousy or fights over money like we do moral sin?? When was the last time you saw a Pastor get kicked out for being greedy or critical like we kick them out for our moral code? Or when Jesus says it's just as bad to think badly about a brother (murder) or look at a women sexually (adultery) Jesus standards. My Bible also says whatever I do that doesn't proceed from faith is sin. (No just following tradition) What man can preach this Sunday and be good in all of this without GRACE? We need His grace my friends. I know Jesus today would love to hang with prostitute as much as the self righteous right winger that has no grace for others. He knows that both sides needs Him.
Finally, I believe all that receive are children of His. In my opinion this is the highest call. If I need to be something of value to the Family it will come out of my sonship. No title needed. The one's that where the teachers of the law in Jesus day missed and killed Him. Knowledge is not our salvation, relationship with Him is. My encouragement to us is we all have ears to hear Him. Why would I tell Chaynee and ask her to tell her brothers and sister when I have relationship with them? I am a father and a father talks to his children. He is talking to you on every detail of your life. I have missed Him in the big things cause I wasn't following in the little. Follow Him in the little and the big has a way of working out. I am sure there is a lot of wrong spelling, grammar and English in this. Just helping you with your Grace !! :)
Love Wins!! ck
ps have more questions but that is all i can stand right now
