Being ordained

[looksgood]

WOW!!! It is wonderful to me to see God moving in my life in such a way! I was called many years ago to be a pastor and to be honest I ran for about 6 years. I believed myself to be so unable to take up this calling.

Two years ago my wife (whom I had someone I do not know speak to me conserning saying I would be a pastor and I would have a wife who was for my help), anyway, my wife and I were moved to california. It was there that I really started to stop running.

I used my jobs as an excuse until God removed them from me with the move. Then slowly I began to accept that God is the one who equips for the call. So in time we moved once more back to the place we both felt called to.

Well...I was leaving it to God as to when His time was and we were looking for a church (There I am again running). Finaly we were at a church listening to the assosiate pastor preaching. The message was right and I enjoied it...but I felt something turning inside of me while listening.

I asked God what it was and as clearly as ever God answered and said "Because those who should now be pastors should not be under another pastor". After service my wife also looked at me (without me telling her this) and told me she needed to talk with me.

We got in the car and she told me how God was dealing with her that morning saying we needed to start a church NOW. So we stepped out. At first we held some small bible studies and now it seems I will be ordained soon.

It is amazing the work of God on the life of one as me who never dreamed of this!

 

[alexier]

Great News - I am so Pleased for you!
It is true that we do run away from our calling - I know I for one kept saying to God
'Please dont put me through anything I may fail at'
(Im not a risk taker at all lol)

and now I am on the road to discerning my path!

Many Blessings to you and your Wife - The Lord is obviously bestowing his Gifts onto both of you!

 

[karen freeinchristman]

Wonderful, looksgood! It is amazing when we can see God working in our lives! God bless you and your wife and I pray that he works mightily with you and your vision for planting a new church!

 

[spiritwarrior37]

Its wonderful what God can do if we just get out of the way.

 

[djsterf]

Any updates?

 

[looksgood]

Any updates?

Oh yeah. I am now ordained and we have a few people coming to bible studies right now. Actualy we need to get another place to meet because we have more and more people coming now. Looks like God is really moving.

 

[djsterf]

Cool, dude. Faithful is He who calls you, Who also will do it! (1 Thess. 5:24)

 

[VYarlo]

(Mar 3:14) And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

(Joh 15:16) Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

(Act 1:22) Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

(Act 10:42) And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

(Act 13:48) And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

(Act 14:23) And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

(Act 16:4) And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

(Act 17:31) Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

(Rom 7:10) And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

(Rom 13:1) Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

(1Co 2:7) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

(1Co 9:14) Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.

(Gal 3:19) Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

(Eph 2:10) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

(1Ti 2:7) Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

(Heb 5:1) For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

(Heb 8:3) For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.

(Heb 9:6) Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

(1Pe 1:20) Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

(Jud 1:4) For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

It is Christ that ordains.