THE FOCAL POINT OF THE CHURCH AND CHURCH LEADERS (2)

In the house of the poor, there are always alot of prayer points. Pastors bind, lose, and raise fire. But is that actually the problem? Poverty will continue if there is no shift in mindset and opportunity created. Majority of the blind men we have in Nigeria and in the world are beggars and in the same countries some are employers of labour. Being blind physically is bad but it is worst when it is the blindness of the mind. With physical eyes you can only see little but with the eyes of the mind you see beyond your next neighbour(s). However in praying for these fellows we should remember that the problem is not always demons or witches but physical hunger. The right kind of teaching should be enforced in our churches today. Some are sick may be the mind kind of sickness. What do you really think is the cause of their sickness? I sometime wonder why teachers of the gospel would see the needy in the church and won't dare to help but keep praying for God's divine help upon their lives. The bible says when we see our enemy hunger and we ask to them to pray, were then is the love of God? I wrote some time ago about the first Church at Antioch (the part 1). We are drifting away from the old landmark. But we have to understand that the church ought to be a place of refuge  for the helpless and the poor.

The time has come for us to live above just preaching to living out the word. People now add to the Bible by teaching contrary things. The bible is not a constitution made by man that can be amended    but the good news is that the bible is the book of life. Stop "painting" the words of God. Stop twisting the bible. The word of God according to the Bible is Yea and Amen; it means it is complete on its own. God did not make mistake about any thing in the bible. Folks may tag me the "old fashioned Christian" for what am about to unveil this year as the spirit leads.

Recently, God drew my attention to something now very common in the society. A pastor will place his and his wife's picture on the church Sign Post. Who are they advertising, the church, themselves or both?  God remains the owner of the church and Him alone. These things never existed before now.  I thinks it just doesn’t matter will be thought of some people. But I think it does that why God drew my attention to it.

There are men who stand on the pulpit only to talk ill of other ministers’ just like I heard this morning a man of God ridiculing a prophet of God. Let’s be careful.

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THE FOCAL POINT OF THE CHURCH AND CHURCH LEADERS

Are members of a church living in one accord like the first church in Antioch? I see a big difference between the church of today and that of the OLD (Jesus and the Apostles) as recorded in the BIBLE. Are we not missing it all? So many church leaders are not following the footprint of JESUS. Are they? The beauty of the church is being lost because of wrong church leaders (including some leaders without focus and vision). In our churches today let’s be careful the way we treat individuals (Rich discriminating against the poor). You are privileged by God's grace to have what you've got already. The church old shared things together. No vacuum was left thou may be created.

There is also this need for the church to begin to empower its members. That is teaching them how to fish and equip them with fishing tools. If the church empowers five in six (6) months, sooner or later in two years it should be reflecting on the church account. Do not forget in haste that those empowered within that two years should be able to empower one (1) each. They will also stand as a living proof in that church. Imagine what it means for a person to get help from a church (He automatically testifies about that church wherever he/she goes). For many churches who just to want increase their account, how much have help have you rendered to your members. Churches are suppose to empower, help you discover your purpose in life, follow your purpose and make sure you achieve goals and then the ultimate, ensure you will be seated at the right hand of God on the last day. Does it mean that this is not included in the core purpose of the Church? NO. A church were you go to and you don’t have a positive shift in your mindset either for kingdom exploits, financial exploit etc is the wrong place. Church leaders, do you think your members will make contributions in the church when they do not have enough to eat?

More painful is the fact that pastors, bishops or church leaders in general are beginning to meddle with the “well placed” in the society because of money. Some leaders will invite them for church not minding where they got their money from. Many (church leaders) say after the program they will sanctify the money with prayer to make it fit for God’s use. Have you ever considered why GOD stopped David from building him a house? Perhaps NO. Let me tell you. David hands were stained with BLOOD. Is it not funny that GOD stopped David even thou HE sent him to the battle field? That is how God hates polluted offering. Read this, a true story. A pastor saw a governor walked into his church, he immediately ask the choir to change song to “those God anointed for wealth are coming” – an Igbo song.

What do you have to say in a church where pastor has set of favourite people in his church? These set of people he gives them preferential treatment like visitation and church positions/assignments. Sometimes the amount of gift you present to him determines if you fall into this group. Should wealth be a criterion? Or is wealth now used to measure HOLINESS? Jesus never did these things. We are warned.

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