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Old 06-28-2022, 06:50 AM
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Old 06-29-2022, 07:27 AM
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You turned it into quite the smear campaign.
I did, didn't I? And I shouldn't have.
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Old 06-29-2022, 01:30 PM
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In my experience, which is nil compared to many here, I've noticed that some pastors want to be the "star" of their churches (for the lack of a better term) and therefore squander their congregations. They don't encourage their people to seek spiritual gifts, be used in them, or pray for others.

I count myself quite blessed to be blessed with a duo of pastors who encourage me to grow. I preach, teach, and I've been told by numerous evangelists that God has anointed me with healing hands. My pastors also feel that God wants to use me in casting out spirits.

Significant time is taken with me (and the others in our church) that our pastors feel have been anointed by God to cast out unclean spirits. We have at least six or eight preachers in our church, with one having already been called to pastor. He and his wife are praying for God to open doors in their hometown to start a daughter work there.

Encouragement to grow as a saint isn't found everywhere. I'm thankful and I'm blessed that we have such gracious pastors that want to see us grow.
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In my experience, which is nil compared to many here, I've noticed that some pastors want to be the "star" of their churches (for the lack of a better term) and therefore squander their congregations. They don't encourage their people to seek spiritual gifts, be used in them, or pray for others.

I count myself quite blessed to be blessed with a duo of pastors who encourage me to grow. I preach, teach, and I've been told by numerous evangelists that God has anointed me with healing hands. My pastors also feel that God wants to use me in casting out spirits.

Significant time is taken with me (and the others in our church) that our pastors feel have been anointed by God to cast out unclean spirits. We have at least six or eight preachers in our church, with one having already been called to pastor. He and his wife are praying for God to open doors in their hometown to start a daughter work there.

Encouragement to grow as a saint isn't found everywhere. I'm thankful and I'm blessed that we have such gracious pastors that want to see us grow.
Do you really have that many demons floating around that need to be cast out?

I would argue that it's not "growing as a saint" but on a ministerial track of some kind - you just happen to be in the club, currently.
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Old 06-30-2022, 03:24 AM
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... and I've been told by numerous evangelists that God has anointed me with healing hands. My pastors also feel that God wants to use me in casting out spirits.

Significant time is taken with me (and the others in our church) that our pastors feel have been anointed by God to cast out unclean spirits.
I'm always leery when some preacher starts telling someone about that someone's special gift that the someone didn't even know they had... I would think that one's "gift" would simply manifest in the meeting as God saw fit to use them (or not).

Growing as a saint to me has to do with believers conforming their life more and more to Christ and deepening their understanding of the life of God and deepening the manifestation of the life of God in and through their own personal lives.

"Ministry", as commonly understood today (ie pulpiteering and being in charge of something or at least getting to sit in the comfy chairs on the platform dressed like a Harvard business executive) seems to, er, miss the point.

Not saying this is true everywhere, but I've seen it play out over and over quite a bit like that.
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Do you really have that many demons floating around that need to be cast out?
Well, our church does seem to go through seasons where different people will come into the church and want to get their lives right. More often than not, these people are in need of deliverance from spirits.
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I'm always leery when some preacher starts telling someone about that someone's special gift that the someone didn't even know they had... I would think that one's "gift" would simply manifest in the meeting as God saw fit to use them (or not).

Growing as a saint to me has to do with believers conforming their life more and more to Christ and deepening their understanding of the life of God and deepening the manifestation of the life of God in and through their own personal lives.

"Ministry", as commonly understood today (ie pulpiteering and being in charge of something or at least getting to sit in the comfy chairs on the platform dressed like a Harvard business executive) seems to, er, miss the point.

Not saying this is true everywhere, but I've seen it play out over and over quite a bit like that.



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I'm always leery when some preacher starts telling someone about that someone's special gift that the someone didn't even know they had... I would think that one's "gift" would simply manifest in the meeting as God saw fit to use them (or not).

Growing as a saint to me has to do with believers conforming their life more and more to Christ and deepening their understanding of the life of God and deepening the manifestation of the life of God in and through their own personal lives.

"Ministry", as commonly understood today (ie pulpiteering and being in charge of something or at least getting to sit in the comfy chairs on the platform dressed like a Harvard business executive) seems to, er, miss the point.

Not saying this is true everywhere, but I've seen it play out over and over quite a bit like that.

But them chairs be super comfy though...I guess I COULD use my BroughtMyButtCushiom cheat code. 🤣
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I'm always leery when some preacher starts telling someone about that someone's special gift that the someone didn't even know they had... I would think that one's "gift" would simply manifest in the meeting as God saw fit to use them (or not).

Growing as a saint to me has to do with believers conforming their life more and more to Christ and deepening their understanding of the life of God and deepening the manifestation of the life of God in and through their own personal lives.

"Ministry", as commonly understood today (ie pulpiteering and being in charge of something or at least getting to sit in the comfy chairs on the platform dressed like a Harvard business executive) seems to, er, miss the point.

Not saying this is true everywhere, but I've seen it play out over and over quite a bit like that.

Well said.
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Sure, I noticed other things. One church, for example, focused on having really good music, where the young men and women would shout practically the same way at one specific point in the song. Their services seemed orchestrated, not Spirit-led.
Do you have women preachers at your church?
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