Devotion
•
Heavenly Gifts: Part XXXIII
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Feb 09, 2023
Tags
And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. I Corinthians 12:28
And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. I Corinthians 12:28
What! No pastor? Nope! This is God's plan for the administration of His divine supernatural church! Pastors are only mentioned a couple of times in the New Testament and never as the leader of the church, but they are needed to minister to the saints!
Anyone can rent a building, fill it with chairs, hire a secretary, youth leader and piano player and preach three points and a poem on Sunday, oh, and put a sign in the yard! There are literally millions of these little store front churches all over the world and even some of them produce fruit, but they are not God's plan for His supernatural expression of Himself in the earth!
The ekklesia of God is a replica of the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ and its function is to walk as He walked, performing signs, wonders, and miracles that validate His existence! Just look at His original model, the church at Pentecost in Acts and you will see the power and glory of God displayed before the world reaping a harvest of souls on day one!
How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. I Corinthians 14:26
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Related Writings
Contact us
If you have any questions about our writings or the ministry, please let us know below.
We will not share or sell your information.
P.O. Box 162932
Fort Worth, TX 76161