PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDIES
ACTS 2:42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (KJV)
We have taught that every believer is called into ministry. There is no special call to the work of ministry apart from the call that came with salvation. Any vision or prophecy concerning the call to ministry only confirms the call every believer has. If you are waiting to dream or hear another voice from God before doing ministry, you may wait for years without any voice. God has already spoken. He spoke the day you came into Christ.
We also said that doing ministry does not necessarily opening your own church, stopping secular work, or calling yourself an evangelist and moving from one church to another church. Ministry is preaching, teaching to win souls and building them to grow in the spirit where they also begin to do what you did. This is the whole work of ministry. However, these things can be done in different forms and methods.
Every believer must begin growing and serving in the local church. You must be discipled or raised by a pastor to grow. There are things that we must get involved in to grow. These things are for our personal development and responsibility. These things are signs that we are growing in the work of ministry and responsibility can be handed to us.
Prayer and bible studies are the activities for our growth. Prayer and bible study is for every believer. Every believer is expected to pray and study the bible. There is no spiritual gift called the gift of prayer or bible study. There is no special call to ministry as the ministry of prayer or intercession. In the ministry offices, there are no prayer warriors or intercessors. We are all expected to pray and study our bible. Every believer must take up the responsibility to pray.
Studying the Bible, praying, giving, evangelism etc. are all common responsibilities of every believer. They are not for some selected few in the local church. In the opening text, all the believers were involved in learning from the apostles and in prayer. People say that evangelism is the work of the evangelist. That is not accurate. The evangelist equips us to do the work of evangelism through teaching and practice. The pastor equips us to pray through teaching and practice.
Having a special group in the church called prayer warriors or evangelism groups makes believers think that prayer and evangelism are special calls for some believers. And since they are not called into that ministry they won’t pray or win souls as expected. As pastors, we are to get all believers involved in prayer, bible study and evangelism without making it appear they are for a special group of believers.
CONFESSION: I am involved in prayer, bible studies, evangelism and every duty expected of me as I grow in Christ.
Additional Studies:
Luke 18:1,
Matthew 28:19-20,
2Timothy 2:15
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ACTS 2:42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (KJV)
We have taught that every believer is called into ministry. There is no special call to the work of ministry apart from the call that came with salvation. Any vision or prophecy concerning the call to ministry only confirms the call every believer has. If you are waiting to dream or hear another voice from God before doing ministry, you may wait for years without any voice. God has already spoken. He spoke the day you came into Christ.
We also said that doing ministry does not necessarily opening your own church, stopping secular work, or calling yourself an evangelist and moving from one church to another church. Ministry is preaching, teaching to win souls and building them to grow in the spirit where they also begin to do what you did. This is the whole work of ministry. However, these things can be done in different forms and methods.
Every believer must begin growing and serving in the local church. You must be discipled or raised by a pastor to grow. There are things that we must get involved in to grow. These things are for our personal development and responsibility. These things are signs that we are growing in the work of ministry and responsibility can be handed to us.
Prayer and bible studies are the activities for our growth. Prayer and bible study is for every believer. Every believer is expected to pray and study the bible. There is no spiritual gift called the gift of prayer or bible study. There is no special call to ministry as the ministry of prayer or intercession. In the ministry offices, there are no prayer warriors or intercessors. We are all expected to pray and study our bible. Every believer must take up the responsibility to pray.
Studying the Bible, praying, giving, evangelism etc. are all common responsibilities of every believer. They are not for some selected few in the local church. In the opening text, all the believers were involved in learning from the apostles and in prayer. People say that evangelism is the work of the evangelist. That is not accurate. The evangelist equips us to do the work of evangelism through teaching and practice. The pastor equips us to pray through teaching and practice.
Having a special group in the church called prayer warriors or evangelism groups makes believers think that prayer and evangelism are special calls for some believers. And since they are not called into that ministry they won’t pray or win souls as expected. As pastors, we are to get all believers involved in prayer, bible study and evangelism without making it appear they are for a special group of believers.
CONFESSION: I am involved in prayer, bible studies, evangelism and every duty expected of me as I grow in Christ.
Additional Studies:
Luke 18:1,
Matthew 28:19-20,
2Timothy 2:15
epignosisofgrace@gmail.com
Visit and like our page
facebook.com/epignosisofgrace
PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDIES
ACTS 2:42
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. (KJV)
We have taught that every believer is called into ministry. There is no special call to the work of ministry apart from the call that came with salvation. Any vision or prophecy concerning the call to ministry only confirms the call every believer has. If you are waiting to dream or hear another voice from God before doing ministry, you may wait for years without any voice. God has already spoken. He spoke the day you came into Christ.
We also said that doing ministry does not necessarily opening your own church, stopping secular work, or calling yourself an evangelist and moving from one church to another church. Ministry is preaching, teaching to win souls and building them to grow in the spirit where they also begin to do what you did. This is the whole work of ministry. However, these things can be done in different forms and methods.
Every believer must begin growing and serving in the local church. You must be discipled or raised by a pastor to grow. There are things that we must get involved in to grow. These things are for our personal development and responsibility. These things are signs that we are growing in the work of ministry and responsibility can be handed to us.
Prayer and bible studies are the activities for our growth. Prayer and bible study is for every believer. Every believer is expected to pray and study the bible. There is no spiritual gift called the gift of prayer or bible study. There is no special call to ministry as the ministry of prayer or intercession. In the ministry offices, there are no prayer warriors or intercessors. We are all expected to pray and study our bible. Every believer must take up the responsibility to pray.
Studying the Bible, praying, giving, evangelism etc. are all common responsibilities of every believer. They are not for some selected few in the local church. In the opening text, all the believers were involved in learning from the apostles and in prayer. People say that evangelism is the work of the evangelist. That is not accurate. The evangelist equips us to do the work of evangelism through teaching and practice. The pastor equips us to pray through teaching and practice.
Having a special group in the church called prayer warriors or evangelism groups makes believers think that prayer and evangelism are special calls for some believers. And since they are not called into that ministry they won’t pray or win souls as expected. As pastors, we are to get all believers involved in prayer, bible study and evangelism without making it appear they are for a special group of believers.
CONFESSION: I am involved in prayer, bible studies, evangelism and every duty expected of me as I grow in Christ.
Additional Studies:
Luke 18:1,
Matthew 28:19-20,
2Timothy 2:15
epignosisofgrace@gmail.com
Visit and like our page
facebook.com/epignosisofgrace
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