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Title: A minister who leads a group of believers    
     
     
     
     
 
    
 
     
     
     
     
 

 

Everyone who preaches the Gospel is a gift from the Lord to mankind.   

Pastors lead a local group of believers.   How do they lead?   In teaching, in worship and in example.   
They are not to take the place of Christ Jesus or the Holy Spirit in the lives of those they lead.   

When we look into the book of Acts we see virtually every convert becoming a minister of the Gospel.   They actually had to appoint some of the Holy Spirit filled ministers to serve the tables because daily physical needs were being ignored in the interest of preaching the Gospel.   

As we look at the church today, how many people are on fire for the Lord so that all they want to do is preach the Gospel?   
What has happened?   
Sermonettes have replaced the pure, direct, powerful Word of the Lord
the Holy Spirit has been put on the shelf
organization has taken the place of inspiration
maintenance has become the objective rather than deliverance

As a result, the operation of many churches has become a burden for those who 'serve'.   

I would encourage those pastors who are carrying the burdens of the people in their congregations to take those burdens (as they did their own) to the Lord and leave them there.   

In order for that to work, they must convince the people to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.   

How do we convince them?   By preaching the Word and demonstration of the Holy Spirit.   

Christians are not supposed to be needy.   They are supposed to be healed and delivered so that they can become ministers of healing and deliverance to others in need.   

We believers are to explode in faith and not implode in unbelief .   

Stop bailing harder and faster and start plugging the holes.   

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