*DAILY DEW 18TH/JUNE/2021*
*REDISCOVERING THE MESSAGE* (VIII)
_Key Bible Text:_
*With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.* (Ephesians 4:2-3 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
You see, when people join our local church from other places, due to whatever reasons, I don't instruct them to... *DAILY DEW 18TH/JUNE/2021*
*REDISCOVERING THE MESSAGE* (VIII)
_Key Bible Text:_
*With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.* (Ephesians 4:2-3 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
You see, when people join our local church from other places, due to whatever reasons, I don't instruct them to stay away from their former alliances with their church. I've never seen a need for that! We aren't building a cult group. So, it was a big surprise to me to see people who left our local church to join another, based on my own recommendation when they gained admission into the university, stay away from us totally. I was later to find out that they were instructed to cut ties with their former Pastor and church. In fact, when one of them wanted to come back home after school, the pastor kept saying he cannot return because he has been trained by them. This my folk had to tell him he learnt the word in his home church and joined them based on the recommendation of his pastor. A lot of back and forth, he eventually came back home. I was really amazed.
A friend of mine complained about the same thing - how everyone he recommends a church to eventually cut away and never return even after they are done with their one year NYSC. I can't understand this at all. You've trained someone for over 5 years and then they join another place for just one year and they are already in a fix; they can't return because they now feel they owe their life to the new church.
This friend of mine was asking me whether he should also start implementing such a model and I counselled him against it frankly. You don't need to learn such gimmicks. Just serve Jesus! People come and go. Those who choose to stay voluntarily are those you can call your fellow workers. It shouldn't also stop you from recommending people when necessary. Let them keep building their personal brands while you keep serving Jesus in all simplicity.
Honestly, some Pastors need to re-evaluate why they are doing ministry. Is it still about Jesus or about us? Some models of ministry are just too bad to adopt. In all your learning ministry, don't learn things like this. Think about the BODY OF CHRIST, not the tiny fraction that you are.
*MEDITATION:*
*"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.* (Ephesians 4:4-6 (KJV))
*#Adebowale_Ibukun_Tosin*
*#Friday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Generational_Impact*
*#GuestMessage*
*#Hello_June* ❤
*NEWS FLASH:* 🥳🥳
Links To Visit:
*Podcast:*
https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional/episodes/TROUBLED-elli7h
*FB Pages*
https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/
https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/
https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/
*DDDblog*
http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/06/rediscovering-message-viii.html
*Telegram Group:*
https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg
Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.
*REDISCOVERING THE MESSAGE* (VIII)
_Key Bible Text:_
*With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.* (Ephesians 4:2-3 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
You see, when people join our local church from other places, due to whatever reasons, I don't instruct them to... *DAILY DEW 18TH/JUNE/2021*
*REDISCOVERING THE MESSAGE* (VIII)
_Key Bible Text:_
*With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.* (Ephesians 4:2-3 (KJV))
_Bible Insight:_
You see, when people join our local church from other places, due to whatever reasons, I don't instruct them to stay away from their former alliances with their church. I've never seen a need for that! We aren't building a cult group. So, it was a big surprise to me to see people who left our local church to join another, based on my own recommendation when they gained admission into the university, stay away from us totally. I was later to find out that they were instructed to cut ties with their former Pastor and church. In fact, when one of them wanted to come back home after school, the pastor kept saying he cannot return because he has been trained by them. This my folk had to tell him he learnt the word in his home church and joined them based on the recommendation of his pastor. A lot of back and forth, he eventually came back home. I was really amazed.
A friend of mine complained about the same thing - how everyone he recommends a church to eventually cut away and never return even after they are done with their one year NYSC. I can't understand this at all. You've trained someone for over 5 years and then they join another place for just one year and they are already in a fix; they can't return because they now feel they owe their life to the new church.
This friend of mine was asking me whether he should also start implementing such a model and I counselled him against it frankly. You don't need to learn such gimmicks. Just serve Jesus! People come and go. Those who choose to stay voluntarily are those you can call your fellow workers. It shouldn't also stop you from recommending people when necessary. Let them keep building their personal brands while you keep serving Jesus in all simplicity.
Honestly, some Pastors need to re-evaluate why they are doing ministry. Is it still about Jesus or about us? Some models of ministry are just too bad to adopt. In all your learning ministry, don't learn things like this. Think about the BODY OF CHRIST, not the tiny fraction that you are.
*MEDITATION:*
*"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.* (Ephesians 4:4-6 (KJV))
*#Adebowale_Ibukun_Tosin*
*#Friday_wisdomforliving*
*#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus*
*#Generational_Impact*
*#GuestMessage*
*#Hello_June* ❤
*NEWS FLASH:* 🥳🥳
Links To Visit:
*Podcast:*
https://anchor.fm/daily-dew-devotional/episodes/TROUBLED-elli7h
*FB Pages*
https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/
https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/
https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/
*DDDblog*
http://dailydewdevotion.blogspot.com/2021/06/rediscovering-message-viii.html
*Telegram Group:*
https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg
Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.
