Leaders, we must be responsible for the leaders we appoint in the church. Nepotism is being used in our churches, as a tool for the enemy. Family ties can never override God's calling and anointing... or the lack thereof.
Per Wikipedia: "Nepotism is favoritism granted to relatives regardless of merit.[1] The word nepotism is from the Latin word nepos, nepotis (m. "nephew"), from which modern Romanian nepot and Italian nipote and Catalan nebot, "nephew" or "grandchild" are also descended."
There are too many churches where family members are appointed to positions of leadership based on their relationship with other leaders, rather than their relationship with God. Out of order!
It's a shame that we are living in a time when those related to the "preachers" carry the most evil and have such little conviction. After all, they're in leadership. They must have it all together, right? Wrong.
ORDER IN THE CHURCH!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Do It in Private
Matthew 6:1-3 "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:"
Leaders, while it's always nice to see what ministries are doing for our communities and God's people, we must be very careful to allow our works to speak for us. Oftentimes, in our attempts to "advertise" for ministry, we share all the great things that are being done. Yet, the word of God says that when we do so, we have our reward.
When we serve God in private, He will reward us openly. In the same manner that Facebook is not the place to air our dirty laundry, we must be equally cautious of proclaiming all the great things we do for the Kingdom. Humility is a necessity.
Remember Proverbs 27:2, which says, "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." If you or your ministry have been a blessing to someone else, them THEM post it on Facebook and Twitter.
We must stop allowing the enemy to make us feel so good about what we SHOULD be doing anyway! It's a trap...
ORDER IN THE CHURCH!
Leaders, while it's always nice to see what ministries are doing for our communities and God's people, we must be very careful to allow our works to speak for us. Oftentimes, in our attempts to "advertise" for ministry, we share all the great things that are being done. Yet, the word of God says that when we do so, we have our reward.
When we serve God in private, He will reward us openly. In the same manner that Facebook is not the place to air our dirty laundry, we must be equally cautious of proclaiming all the great things we do for the Kingdom. Humility is a necessity.
Remember Proverbs 27:2, which says, "Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." If you or your ministry have been a blessing to someone else, them THEM post it on Facebook and Twitter.
We must stop allowing the enemy to make us feel so good about what we SHOULD be doing anyway! It's a trap...
ORDER IN THE CHURCH!
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