The responsibility of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ is given by Jesus Christ to all his followers and believers all over the world. The New Testament Scriptures and Jesus Christ did not command pastors to be the only persons with the sole and primary responsibility of preaching the gospel to the world. The message of the gospel is very simple, direct and self-explanatory to preach. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a good news to the lost world of humanity. This is the message of the eternal salvation that comes through the gospel of Jesus Christ as it was explained by Apostle Paul to the Corinthians in his first letter to them:" Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures" - I Corinthians 15:1-4.
What makes the gospel of Jesus Christ to be expensive to preach today is the maintenance of the flamboyant lifestyle of its preachers. The preachers want private jets, chauffer-driven limousines, five-star hotel accommodation, hefty preaching honorariums, mansions, fleets of luxurious cars, $2,000 suits, Rolex watches, maids and servants, fat bank accounts and exclusive vacations to preach the simple gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. The cost of buying a private jet, its maintenance and parking fees are never economical. The commercial airlines fly every destination in the world. The airline tickets are cheaper that owing a private jet. Pastor Creflo Dollar can fly to all his preaching engagements cheaply and timely without owing a private jet.
What makes the gospel of Jesus Christ to be expensive to preach today is the maintenance of the flamboyant lifestyle of its preachers. The preachers want private jets, chauffer-driven limousines, five-star hotel accommodation, hefty preaching honorariums, mansions, fleets of luxurious cars, $2,000 suits, Rolex watches, maids and servants, fat bank accounts and exclusive vacations to preach the simple gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. The cost of buying a private jet, its maintenance and parking fees are never economical. The commercial airlines fly every destination in the world. The airline tickets are cheaper that owing a private jet. Pastor Creflo Dollar can fly to all his preaching engagements cheaply and timely without owing a private jet.
Jesus picked the twelve disciples and commissioned them to go and tell the greatest story ever told, how Jesus Christ died a cruel death on Calvary for the sins of the world. What might appear remarkable to some is that there was no ‘big budget’ plan, no private jets, no T.V. stations to promote the events, no traditional or digital media, no T.V. Specials. In the natural world we would say about all of this, that it’s a recipe for disaster. It couldn’t possibly work.
ReplyDeleteBut these men, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, wrote the four gospels. John wrote Revelation and Paul wrote two thirds of the New Testament. All of this is still being read today by Christians in the Christian church worldwide. So what do these men have that we don’t have in the Christian world now? The answer is quite simply…. the anointing and dedication to the Love of Jesus Christ ….. and it works, obviously.
The problem in the church today is that the belief is that they must have large auditoriums, packed to bursting, with attendees praying for revival for the world. The point that is clearly being missed at these convivial gatherings of church Pastors, Assistant Pastors and Christian leaders is… God Has already sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on Calvary…. and He’s NOT going to do anything else.
It has not yet dawned on the church that they need first a revival of the heart and not of the head for His harvest to be brought in. We pray about the harvest. We talk about the harvest. We sing and dance about the harvest… but though the fields are ripe there is still no harvest.
So what do we do? Certainly, we do not need bigger and bigger supersonic jets. We don’t need big budget plans. We just need the anointing of God and the dedication that these disciples manifested because they DID bring in the harvest - with nothing.
It is time to stop singing and go out and preach the true Gospel and that is Christ and Him Crucified, in your own church and your own town. Bring to your church, for a change, the people who do NOT know Jesus and this could include your brothers and sisters in your own home.
Stop getting fat on Pastor’s teachings which in many cases are not based on the Word of God but on the precepts of mens teachings about the acquisition of material gain.
We must stop talking endlessly about these prosperity gospels. We are not against them but they are saturating the airwaves, on radio, T.V., the Internet, all media - continuously begging for donations - apparently for revival. How come the disciples never had any personal wealth? They brought in one of the greatest harvests ever and one that still reverberates ‘till this very day.
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