God's Armorbearer & The Ministry of DetailsWritten by Earma Brown
And God hath set some in church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. –1 Corinthians 12:28 KJV.The ministry gifts such as apostles, prophets, evangelist, teachers, and pastors receive much acclaim and recognition, as it should be. The Body of Christ needs every office set in Church by God. However, there is a ministry not mentioned as much also set in Body by our Lord. That is ministry of helps. There is an important place for minister of helps. How would church manage without hands that help with details? When something practical needs to be done, a person anointed to help steps in and sees to it that job is completed. God is practical and good and so are they that help.2 The behind-the-scene jobs in church often go unrecognized. Yet humble tasks are ones we benefit from most. There are faithful people who maintain grounds, clean our church, make repairs, do plumbing, assist with administration, type bulletins, usher, greet, watch babies, make sure sound and electronics work smoothly, make snacks and food for church, do dishes or simply help with details. Praise God for those serving in ministry of helps. Through Scripture, we know God placed ministries in church, not man. 9 A person should not enter ministry just because someone told them they were suited for it. Let God call you and place you where He wills.10 I encounter many who say, “I’m called to preach.” Yet they do not start with small God puts before them to qualify them for their calling. When you are answering your call to serve, consider God may want you to spend a season in ministry of helps before He matures you to your ministry office. Remember Stephen and Phillip, who started in ministry of helps but later operated as evangelists? They were faithful to help where God assigned them first.11 Also, I must mention that there were five others assigned to help. There are no other references of them in Bible. I believe they continued faithfully serving in ministry of helps. If you are uncertain of your call to ministry of helps, ask God to confirm your calling. Apostle Peter admonishes us to be diligent with proving that we really are called and chosen by Lord.12 Give all diligence to exercising and developing His virtues fruit of Spirit (listed below), so that you may be effective and productive in your gifts and calling: •Faith. Exercise your faith at every opportunity. Faith pleases God. Everyone receives a measure of faith to function within whatever gift God has graced him. He whose gift is practical service, let him give himself to serving according to proportion of his faith.13 •Virtue. After exercising your faith, develop virtue, which is spiritual excellence. Daniel, in serving God and exercising his faith, developed an excellent spirit. So much so that he and his fellow Jewish slaves were found ten times better in all respects than others assigned to Kings’ service.14 •Knowledge. In developing an excellent spirit, add knowledge. Get to know your Heavenly Father. As we know Him better, we are sure to discover our destiny and what He wants us to do step by step. Paul wrote to saints in Ephesus, “I keep asking that God of our Lord Jesus Christ, glorious Father, may give you Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.” 15
| | Revelations A Study. Section 11.Written by REv. Anthony Smith
Revelations A Study. Section 11. Chapter 14:1 thru 14:20, The hundred forty and four thousand preach Gospel to Jews, Rapture of Saints and destruction of wicked. Rev.14: thru 14:7. Revelations is a book of absolutes. Many of verses in chapter 14 are self explanitory. I have introduced explanition where needed. Rev 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb{The Christ} stood on mount Sion [A name of Mount Hermon.Most Holy Mountain of God.]{Heb 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto city[Jerusalem,City of David] of living God, heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,}, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand{The Sealed Jews of Israel}, having his Father's name{Jehovah} written in their foreheads. There are many that believe that Armogeddon has nothing to do with Israel. This is because they fail to research prophecy of old Testiment. The Land of Israel is land that Satan and Anti-christ must obtain to stop prophecy from being fulfilled. We will expand into that area later in our studies, countries, maps and areas. Rev 14:2 thru 14:7 is self explanitory. Rev 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as voice of many waters, and as voice of a great thunder: and I heard voice of harpers harping with their harps: Rev 14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before throne, and before four beasts, and elders: and no man could learn that song but hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from earth. Rev 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being firstfruits{First congregation of believeing Jews} unto God and to Lamb. Rev 14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before throne of God. Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel fly in midst of heaven, having everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Rev 14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and sea, and fountains of waters. Babylon is two places in Revelations, The physical and Spiritual. In Hebrew writeings when a name or should I say subject is mentioned twice that indicates that it happens twice. The first was fall of Physical Babalon in Old Testiment. Rev 14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of wine of wrath of her fornication. [Ref; Rev_16:19, Rev_17:5, Rev_17:18, Rev_18:2, Rev_18:3, Rev_18:10,Rev_18:11, Rev_18:18-21; Isa_21:9; Jer_51:7, Jer_51:8, Jer_51:64, Rev_11:8, Rev_17:2-5, Rev_18:3, Rev_18:10,Rev_18:18, Rev_18:21, Rev_19:2; Jer_51:7; Eze_16:15-22; Nah_3:19] The second is both spiritual and physical. The spiritual side concerns, false, doctrine, teaching, preaching. The physical side is an actual city of earth that John explaines later. Rev 14:9 And third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
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