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LORD, HELP ME TO FIT INTO MY OWN CHURCH! (PART 1)

By: Dr. Mike Jones

It is so important for an individual to fit into a local church before operating their gift(s) in the local assembly. There must be accountability: because the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ has been commissioned to operate as a Body of Believers with NO “Lone Ranger” saints operating independently of leadership.

For Believers to be effective in a ministry, it’s good to ponder these thoughts in our pursuit of excellence in ministry:

*    Why is it so HARD for people to catch the vision of the local church and flow with it, whereby, they feel apart of it? There are too many Lone Ranger saints operating independently of the leader’s vision!

*    People with aggressive behavior struggle to submit to existing visions.  It’s not done (most of the time) in malice, but a sincere desire to help, based on their perception of what needs to be done.

*    Problem doesn’t lie in the fact their skills are very good – but they lack wisdom to flow in the existing vision the church has.  They just plunge head long into doing what they think, which causes friction, because they’re used to being in control.

*    Their first assignment is to learn how to be a good follower.  Then they become an effective leader.

*    Most of us bring our God given talents over from the world and try to make them fit the church mode.

*    It’s very important to know that good leaders know how to humble themselves under authority as found in St. Matthew 8:9-10, “For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it]. When Jesus heard [it], He marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.”

*    Remember – God not only sent you to the local church that you’re apart of to demonstrate your leadership skills in areas where they’re needed; He also placed you there for good Biblical doctrine.

(Adapted from the Teaching LORD, HELP ME TO FIT INTO MY OWN CHURCH: all Scripture references are taken from the KJV unless otherwise noted.)

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