tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post6296729933627525951..comments2023-02-14T06:23:54.154-05:00Comments on A Former Leader's Journey: A Sweet GigBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357293290630832549noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-8439652322304842102010-01-15T21:11:48.916-05:002010-01-15T21:11:48.916-05:00this is very weird. I'm not an Evangelical but...this is very weird. I'm not an Evangelical but this Prosperity Gosple sounds just wrong. It's too easy to manipulate people and lead them astray. Run don't walk away from this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-30744321076321932532010-01-14T16:46:26.910-05:002010-01-14T16:46:26.910-05:00Interesting post - and of course a few thoughts ba...Interesting post - and of course a few thoughts based on my understanding of the Bible, years in business, and a number in ministry.<br /><br />-1 Christian workers are worthy of their hire. As a matter of fact I’d like to say that idea of “salaried” church positions doesn’t have a basis in the Bible. New Testament workers were supported by offerings, not salaries.<br />-2 You can’t charge for body ministry. If you receive an offering; receive it with thankfulness.<br />-3 Prophetic ministry is not a science, it is gift that God uses as He wills, yet it is subject to the prophetic person. God often uses prophecies to illuminate the unattended areas of our lives (business), not the current “crises.”<br />-4 Real prophetic ministry does stir up things in the spiritual realms. Good ideas don’t.<br />-5 Sound business practice is akin to studying your Bible and putting on the mind of Christ. The Lord birthed a business for me, and He told me to the dollar how much I would make in the first full year, and when it was over, I obeyed God and sold it.<br />-6 Prosperity is not sin. – laziness is. Business is hard work.<br />-7 What Jesus is concerned with is obedience, not sacrifice, not good ideas, and not results. Certainly there will be fruit from our Christian walk, but this can often be intangible.<br /><br />Before you pounce on me – you can read what I believe on my blog www.fireandgrace.com<br /><br />DavidDavidhttp://www.fireandgrace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-23097547346513819782009-11-10T08:56:52.470-05:002009-11-10T08:56:52.470-05:00Love how you communicate in this post. Your conce...Love how you communicate in this post. Your concern for your brothers and sisters is the focus. The "issues" we will always have with us. (Actually, not always, these too shall pass... A new heaven and a new earth was shipped UPS (unrevokable promise secured) almost two thousand years ago and is in transit and right on schedule. We don't know the delivery date, but He lets us track its nearness, and writes the delivery confirmation on our hearts ahead of time.)StephenThttp://helpmyunbelief.org/goodnews/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-33772354304712880582009-11-09T13:13:47.114-05:002009-11-09T13:13:47.114-05:00How will you know it is working?
Can't we sa...How will you know it is working? <br /><br />Can't we say them same thing about just about any prayer we offer up today?! Prayer just doesn't seem to work and we are left wondering if God even cares about us. The gospel writers record immediate answers to Jesus and the apostles prayers. That really just doesn't happen today. I'm very disillusioned by what the Bible says would happen for believers and what actually does happen for them. We developed excellent rationalizations for why it doesn't work which enables all of to use W.I.S.E. approach to each other and unbelievers. Maybe we should just admit; its not working like the Book says.David Liemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917769897335392048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-89333946283104575752009-11-09T05:01:34.954-05:002009-11-09T05:01:34.954-05:00Sometimes we don't think that the things that ...Sometimes we don't think that the things that Jesus spoke against are happening in the church today and in our own churchesFanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070784659494279518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-5383740496230192812009-11-08T13:57:16.154-05:002009-11-08T13:57:16.154-05:00Wow...It's sad how what God started as relatio...Wow...It's sad how what God started as relationships, with Him and others, has turned into business for gain...I agree, I think many would be shocked as Jesus turned over "their tables."Davedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182993023405516646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-58020737231219267592009-11-06T11:30:26.446-05:002009-11-06T11:30:26.446-05:00Wow... I'm supposed to remit fees for that whi...Wow... I'm supposed to remit fees for that which should be normal body activity? I wonder... how much should my hand charge my mouth for carrying food up there on a regular basis?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330422234018343957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246437973827092428.post-91897384898860421692009-11-06T10:52:11.286-05:002009-11-06T10:52:11.286-05:00I think a lot of "ministries" would be s...I think a lot of "ministries" would be shocked at would Jesus would do.Fred Shopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993039629949819266noreply@blogger.com