Where would you feel most called? I have placed a poll on the page that will help get some answers but you can also answer this post.
Matthew 4:23 gives us the ministry of Jesus in a nut shell. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Jesus taught the people, preached the Word of God and healed the sick. How are we, the church today, the body of Christ, carrying out His ministry?
In the area of teaching the people are we serious about our discipleship ministries? Are we sharing our faith, teaching our children, our youth, our adults about Jesus? What resources are we investing in equipping the people with the truth of Jesus and His love? Are we raising up ignorant believers? People who have placed their trust in Jesus but know little about what that truly means?
In the area of preaching or broadcasting the Word are we leaving this up to the "hired" preachers? Or do we realize that we are all called to be priests for Jesus? 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Do you realize that we are all evangelists? Some of us might not be very good ones. But everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord is a light in a darkened world. Is your light, Jesus in you, seen clearly by others or is your personal life such that the light of Jesus in you is dim and not very radiant?
In the area of healing do we shy away from this because of some TV personality? Healing is a very broad area of ministry. We heal when we counsel people, when we show an interest in people, when we pray for people, when we support people in need, when we feed the hungry, when we give aid and shelter to those in need, when we support persons with issues. Are we being Jesus to the world? Jesus was all about healing the hurting in this world. Matthew 4:24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them. Many times we only minister to those who look like us or don't make us feel too uncomfortable. Jesus reached out to those as well as folks who society saw as outcasts and not fit for public contact. Are we being Jesus to the community around us?
This is just the beginning of a discussion on who and what Mt. Oak is called to be as a church. We are gifted with a great location, a great facility, a great core group of people and more. Now what will we make of what God has gifted us with in the years to come? Will we be the church, the hands and feet of Jesus or will we be remembered as the club formerly known as Mt. Oak Fellowship?
Matthew 4:23 gives us the ministry of Jesus in a nut shell. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Jesus taught the people, preached the Word of God and healed the sick. How are we, the church today, the body of Christ, carrying out His ministry?
In the area of teaching the people are we serious about our discipleship ministries? Are we sharing our faith, teaching our children, our youth, our adults about Jesus? What resources are we investing in equipping the people with the truth of Jesus and His love? Are we raising up ignorant believers? People who have placed their trust in Jesus but know little about what that truly means?
In the area of preaching or broadcasting the Word are we leaving this up to the "hired" preachers? Or do we realize that we are all called to be priests for Jesus? 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Do you realize that we are all evangelists? Some of us might not be very good ones. But everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord is a light in a darkened world. Is your light, Jesus in you, seen clearly by others or is your personal life such that the light of Jesus in you is dim and not very radiant?
In the area of healing do we shy away from this because of some TV personality? Healing is a very broad area of ministry. We heal when we counsel people, when we show an interest in people, when we pray for people, when we support people in need, when we feed the hungry, when we give aid and shelter to those in need, when we support persons with issues. Are we being Jesus to the world? Jesus was all about healing the hurting in this world. Matthew 4:24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them. Many times we only minister to those who look like us or don't make us feel too uncomfortable. Jesus reached out to those as well as folks who society saw as outcasts and not fit for public contact. Are we being Jesus to the community around us?
This is just the beginning of a discussion on who and what Mt. Oak is called to be as a church. We are gifted with a great location, a great facility, a great core group of people and more. Now what will we make of what God has gifted us with in the years to come? Will we be the church, the hands and feet of Jesus or will we be remembered as the club formerly known as Mt. Oak Fellowship?
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