Our pastor was asked to leave the church and get help

[russellcues]

If God is "in control" then this man must be in the position of pastor because God was "in control" and put him in that place.!?  And if God put him in that position because He is "in control", then why is the congregation trying to get rid of him if it is God's Will for the pastor to be there.  If God is "in control" then the congregation must also be doing the Will of God  by wanting the pastor gone.!?  That is confusion.


James 3:16King James Version (KJV)


16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

The man is in this position because people put him there. It was the Will of the people to put him in this position, and God will not go against the will of the people. I can guarantee you that God made known to someone, most likely several people, what the man was all about in his past. But the promptings  and revelations were ignored.  There was envying and strife already in the congregation before this man was put in as pastor, and now it  out in the open.  And God is the blame because "He is in control"? 

I would say that the entire congregation needs to have a season of repentance and seeking the Lord's Will. The goal should be to restore this pastor, this man, not condemn him and send him on his way to some other congregation. Every time someone points a finger, there are three fingers pointing back at themselves. 

In the name of Jesus, I bless you with the life of God.  I bless the congregation and the pastor. I bless the building of the congregation.  Thank you Jesus.

God is in control, even though the deacons didnt do their do dillegence or failed to report what they found, I dont know.  What I do know is He will make all things work together for good,  despite whats going on. I donot condemn this man, all have sinned,  let he who is without sin cast the first stone. There is, as I said earlier, much more going on around this issue, there needs to be healing and revival with many. Im praying for him and those involved. 

 

[kbehrent]

When Jesus was on this earth, He never told anyone who needed healing to go and get help.  Instead, He healed them. What the pastor is going through is a work of the devil, and Jesus gave us power over all the works of the devil. 


Luke 10:19King James Version (KJV)


19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

When Jesus sent His apostles out amongst the sick He did not command them to tell the sick people to go and get help.  Instead, Jesus told them to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers and raise the dead, and cast out devils. Believers can do the same works that Jesus did, and is not limited to just the apostles.

John 14:12King James Version (KJV)

12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

James gave the church a solution for healing.


James 5:14-16King James Version (KJV)


14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

That prayer of faith is a believing and having faith that God wants people well and the elders are doing what the Bible commands us to do. Jesus and the Holy Spirit are working through people these day.  There is power in the name of Jesus. Jesus gave us permission to use His name.

The woman with the issue of blood had been to lots of "doctors" to get well, and none could help. Her faith in the healing power of Jesus was expressed and as she touched the hem of Jesus garment, she was healed. 

The church these days is falling far short of the expectations of Jesus, and His apostles, and the early believers.  


Romans 8:11New Living Translation (NLT)


11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

The church needs to become believers again. 

In the name of Jesus, I bless you with the life of God and His wisdom and understanding.

 

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