Amen, Keep on, brother!!!! > but who feeds you?? How do you retain your Spiritual Growth?? I am in the Word every single day. I am constantly feeding my spirit on good spiritual food, books, messages by men of God, etc. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "al cory" <rapha_el_ministries@...> To: <pastorsforum@...> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] God speaks to His Children today in many ways > Brother Jerry, > > It is really a case of 'I'm tired of people "playing" > church and the truth is they 'dispise' the Word. It is > a mockery of the things of God. > I don't care if your a Pentecostal, Baptist, Church of > Christ, Presbyterian-- you want God to minister to > your flock [now if you are a liberal-- you may want to > play church] but the fellows in this group have made > it clear they are hungry for God-- you can see their > passion in some of these posts. When the Man of God is > hungry and thirsting for GOd-- his flock is going to > be fed, because he is being fed-- just like Elijah in > the wilderness by the brook. I feel the real reason > that our moderators in PastorsForum and PastorMail > started these groups was so we can feed each other and > share our hearts for true revival and see the souls > stirred for repentance and spiritual growth in our > churches. We feed our flock weekly with Sunday AM, PM, > and mid-week PM but who feeds you?? How do you retain > your Spiritual Growth?? We need to be fed, our spirits > should be 'thirsting and hungering after > righteousness' or we are letting our flock down. > > Sorry, did not nean to preach to the chior > > GOd Bless You Brothers have a Blessed Sunday > > Al Corey > > > > --- Jerry Krewson <krewfam@...> wrote: > >> PREACH IT, BROTHER, PREACH IT. AMEN. >> jerry k >> ps: are you sure you are not a Pentecostal [AofG] >> pastor I know from Alaska? >> You sound just like him. He is a fine fellow and a >> great pastor. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "al cory" <rapha_el_ministries@...> >> To: <pastorsforum@...> >> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 9:27 AM >> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] God speaks to His >> Children today in many ways >> >> >> > Brother Gary, >> > >> > I enjoyed your post. Now you were talking about >> being >> > in a Baptist Church, I am in a traditional >> Pentecostal >> > CHurch [Assembly of God] and I see the same things >> > going on in the Pentecostal/Charismatic circles. >> > I see the preaching of the Word being replaced >> with a >> > 'tickle your ear so you can feel 'warm and fuzzy' >> > word. But the next day, you have nothing >> spiritually >> > that can sustain you. >> > God help us!! >> > WE need real manifestations of the Spirit of God >> in >> > all our churches. On that shows healing of the >> one's >> > mind, body, and spirit. People are truely saved-- >> not >> > just come forward and shake the preacher's hand >> and >> > fill out a membership card. WE need real revival-- >> > REVIVAL that shakes up the pew warmers first, then >> the >> > neighboehood, then the city, and so on. Not just a >> > series of meetings. Some of these 'clowns' are of >> such >> > 'shady' character that I would not want them in my >> > church, even to just sit and listen to me. These >> same >> > 'clowns' do not belong to a repretable >> > denomination/fellowship and will tell you in a >> > heart-beat that they are 'accountable to God and >> no >> > man' are full of it. They do not want >> accountability!! >> > They do not want someone watching their >> credability. >> > On one of these groups I belong to, a Pastor said >> that >> > his church told him they did not want doctrine in >> > their church. Doctrine is basically the TEACHING >> of >> > TRUTH. It is sad what is going on in our churches >> > today. ALL of our churches. >> > >> > AL >> > >> > >> > --- Gary Webb <mgwebb@...> wrote: >> > >> >> As a Baptist who is not a cessationist, I think I >> >> understand some of the controversy. First, many >> >> modern utterances that are called prophecy are in >> >> contradiction of the Word. Second, some who >> claim >> >> supernatural anointings to speak for God have >> very >> >> questionable reputations for sensuality or >> >> corruption. Third, many who make incorrect >> >> prophecies never even publicly confess and seek >> >> forgiveness (even though their sin was so >> public). >> >> Fourth, many have ministries that operate like >> >> for-profit businesses, with tax exemptions but >> >> without accountability to anyone they don't >> control. >> >> Fifth, the public pulpit manner of some appears >> so >> >> arrogant that it is offensive to some. >> >> >> >> Years ago, while in Texas, I was a staff member >> at a >> >> church in the midst of revival. We saw miracles >> of >> >> healing almost daily. Dozens and dozens of >> people >> >> were being saved. It was an exciting time. But >> >> when "prophets" began to arrive at the church, >> >> things went a little crazy. They brought >> "personal >> >> words" for our members (tickling their ears with >> >> ideas about the great futures they had ahead of >> >> them). Needless to say, God had to withhold His >> >> hand from doing the wonderful things He had been >> >> doing. Miracles were replaced by manipulations. >> >> Biblical doctrines were replaced by the latest >> >> imaginationary spiritual insight. In some cases, >> I >> >> honestly could not see how it would be possible >> to >> >> so distort the meaning of words to come up with >> some >> >> of these weird misunderstandings. I'm glad I got >> >> away from that, even though I continue to relish >> the >> >> wonderful memories of what it was like before >> things >> >> went weird. >> >> >> >> Even those who accept the exercise of spiritual >> >> gifts today often have problems with which >> >> ministries they find credible. In these cases, >> the >> >> "gifts" seem to weaken the confidence of >> believers >> >> rather than strengthen them. It has been a part >> of >> >> the modern consumer mentality among young >> >> Christians. They move from one spiritual hero to >> >> another, from one church to another, accumulating >> >> odd notions that are accepted as if they came >> from >> >> God, but these ungrounded babes are too ignorant >> of >> >> the Word to sort through it. >> >> >> >> I cannot endorse a ministry on the basis of >> whether >> >> it is cessationist or continuationist. Either >> could >> >> be just a carnal mess. It could be a battle >> between >> >> the intellectual and the emotional, with both in >> >> error. We must truly search the Scriptures. I >> do >> >> not believe God is now revealing doctinal >> insights. >> >> I do believe He is providing guidance for life >> and >> >> ministry, how to apply the truth He has already >> >> given us. Watch carefully the next time some new >> >> "prophet" comes on the scene. Listen carefully >> to >> >> what is said. If he begins to give new >> >> understandings of the nature of God...watch >> things >> >> go nuts! He will soon enough move on to have a >> >> cultish following of folks who believe whatever >> he >> >> says. If it doesn't match what the Bible says, >> they >> >> will be even more amazed that he has such wisdom, >> >> that he can see things there that they cannot. >> It >> >> is pitiful to watch this happen to folks. I >> believe >> >> that is why some are reacting against the use of >> >> gifts today. The church doesn't discipline those >> >> who cross the line into falsehood. We don't >> correct >> >> them with the Word. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> GARY WEBB >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: MICHAEL SHARON TITTLE >> >> To: pastorsforum@... >> >> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 3:20 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] God speaks to His >> >> Children today in many ways >> >> >> >> >> >> Good morning Bro Jerry >> >> >> >> I agree with your point, without the Holy >> Spirit >> >> we >> >> would almost be on our own as far as knowing >> >> God's will. The Holy Spirit is there for many >> >> reasons, including revealing the word of God, >> >> convicting and calling us into the ministries >> we >> >> have. It is the Holy Spirit that coaches us as >> >> we step into the work God has called us. >> >> >> >> Knowing that the Holy Spirit does indeed >> >> speak to us, why is it so hard to think the >> >> Holy Spirit could speak through us? >> >> I'm not trying to start a big dispute with >> anyone >> > === message truncated === > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > >