Are You Auditioning for a job to preach where God has all ready appointed and sent you?...

[Dr. Linda Holliday]

Should you have to send an audition tape or CD to go into anothers church to preach the gospel when you are chosen and called of God?

Do you believe as I do, that those that are spiritually filled with the Holy Spirit should know and have a decerning Spirit to know those that are like spirits laboring in the vinyards of God together? ...and dost the doors are open to advance the Kingdom of God as they join in partnership.

[Marcel Darnelle De'Von Warren]

To the people of the living and coming again Messiah I bid you one & all greetings in the name of Him whom has called us ALL to the Vineyard.

I believe in my heart that yes,

1.We have to be obediant to the Shepard where we are placed for in it we operate in the WILL of God to do what we are instructed to do.Far too many times we listen to those whom look at the performance of the word and not the action of the WORD at work in the lives in the beliver and unbeliver alike.

2. WE must live in the Spirit as well as in this earthly life to acomplish the Great Commission to do that which we have been appointed to do and here is why. We must speak the might of God unto the darkness of those whom defame it daily and if we have been told to do it at a particular place we MUST NOT MOVE!!! We are told to hold up the Banner of Christ for the darkness to witness that they arent prevailing against us in no way, shape, or fashion

3. I believe mostly that we have to take hold of the ideal that "Our gifts will make room for us" and whereever the room is, the placement of God is there. All of us must remember that we live in a time of great movement of the Word of God and he has a G.P.S. of his own for us.......Somebody is going to read this and be blessed!!.....remember that G.P.S. is Global Positioning Satilite or System. If you would be obediant to the Spirit of God and get in position, He will position you for great things!!! And if you're not careful...he will take you far above your horizons and the Prayer of Jabez will suddenly be upon you!!!!! Your territory will be expanded and your marker moved!!! SO GET INTO POSITON Child of God!!!! and watch GOD move you to where your miracle will manafest itself into the promise of God.

Yours in the Love & the Humanity of Christ,

Min.Marcel D.D. Warren

[T. Michael Owens]

My brother, you lost me on that reply. I grasped your affirmative answer, then your three supporting statements left me wondering where the connection to the question and answer was.

In the trenches,
Bro. T

[vanThe Layman]

Many are Called
Few OUR CHOSEN
The Truth when Chosen The Light leads you from that point to ever lasting to everlasting
The lord of Host made all that is
ALL THAT IS if you Believe the Bible as you should

THE Gospel Of Thomas 1945 Egypt?

So You mean to say no-one knows about this find?
You Mean to say " The Alpha and Omega"
I am that I am has not lead you here?
Hello Brothers and Sisters, The Sharers of "The WORD"
What sup" Lord God, Father God: Heavenly Father God

[Prophetess Thomasine Pickens]

I truly agree with you Woman of God! What do they THINK they'll see in a tape/CD? God will tell them who we are if they would just go into their prayer closet and sit at His feet. Gifts come withOUT repentance, so just because someone can preach good does not mean they're called by God!!!

[Minstrel Rodney R. Tarry]

Blessings to you all. This is a very interesting discission. Something that you really don't hear people talk about often. But In my opinion you must be chosen for that specific task. Often times when people are called for an engagement they go without fasting and praying. I know from experience when my ministry started I was so eager to be known but I was wondering why I wasn't being called. I had to learn that God promoted you according to your season and according to your maturity. People are so quick to accept not thinking about demonic forces that may come up against them and things of that nature. You must be ready for anything the bible says to Put on the whole armor of God. You have to be prayed up in order to minister to God's people, if you go out and say or do the wrong thing that persons blood is on your hands. I know people who are making videos to prove themselves worthy to do this and to do that but they have no power, no anointing, and no holy ghost. I got to the point one time and Im still there now to a certain extent that I don't want to do nothing as far as minister to Gods people without him doing in me what he has to do. I don't want to misrepresent God who we all know is well able to do anything, as a God who just lets anybody minister to his people. That is not the case it all is on you! If I get up and minister to somebody and the church aint getting with me or what ever the case may be im not going to blame the Devil and I surely aint going to blame God, i'm going to blame myself. I may have drifted off a little bit during this but I promise it will bless somebody.

[Rev. Anthony Luckett]

Brother Tarry, you bring a valid point. I was told by a Pastor that the way he got preaching engagements as a Associate Minister was that he went to the afternoon services of other churches. I started doing that, and after maybe 3 services, I was wore out. And then the Holy Spirit convicted me. HE said, "you are going to those services for yourself, your motives are wrong." And HE was right, I just wanted to preach. So I stopped trying to make the afternoon services of other churches. Once I did that, the Lord provided me opportunities to preach at a few other churches. But it's a learning process, because as a young preacher, you just want to get out there and preach. But we have to learn that God opens the doors, and secondly, not to be so quick to get out there because you can wear yourself out, and you may get yourself into a situation that was not God ordained. And yes, i'm also learning that God promotes in HIS timing and seasons. He knows what we are ready for and what we cannot handle. Be Blessed!

[Minstrel Rodney R. Tarry]

To add what I already posted, God will sometimes use a specific person to deliver something to the body, to either bless somebody or bless themself. When a person is called/chosen that's exactly what that means. Some people weren't called to sing, preach, or whatever some people were called to be lay members, to usher, to clean, all of these are ministries in the church. When we as the body stop getting caught up on titles and positions we then won't have to worry about going to a place where we are called or not called.

[Evangelist Sharon Tyler]

I just joined BPN,but I thought this topic was very interesting, I believe in discerning spirits,but you can't discern what you can't see. I also, believe in protecting the sheep, especially the ones' that are on milk. I believe that a Pastor should know what his flock will be ingesting, and making sure that it is the right food. You can't eat from every one's table. If the Pastor does not know your spiritual walk then he will need a tape or CD to know what you are ingesting. Before you pass it own to the sheep and now everyone is infected. That is a sign of a good under shepherd.

[Bishop Charles R. Hill Sr.,DD]

My Brothers and Sisters in the vineyard, alot of good points have been made on this subject, and I agree with most of them. The ultimate question is whom do we trust in? God has appointed one shephard over a house, and it is his/her job to protect those sheep. As a pastor no one ever stepped into the pulpit that I did not know. If someone comes to you and ask to preach to your flock, then yes by all means check them out, through the spirit, as well as through your ears. But most pastors "invite" the ministers that come to speak to their flock. If someone in your congregation hears someone and ask if they can come speak at your church. Then the question becomes do you trust that members discernment of the minister in question? If it's someone you don't know then use common sense and check them out. The bottom line is you are held accountable for what is fed to your sheep, and if it is junk, you have the task of straightening it out. My rule has always been to visiting ministers, "walk in your calling, preach only the word, don't feed my people your personal opinions, or doctrine.....

[Rev. Anthony Luckett]

Amen Bishop!

[Bishop Charles R. Hill Sr.,DD]

Just keeping it real, and in order and thanks for the Amen.....

[Deacon William E. Jones Jr.]

Well Sister Holiday i see you've got the juices really going on this subject but i won't offer my small opinion on it but i will say that with all the responses from pastors and prophets and spirit filled family no one bothered to remember that before they decide on whether to allow someone to (feed) their flock it should be given onto the Lord and he should be asked for guidance on this decision and to be honest no decision should be made until he is heard from on it.Not by the Pastor or preacher or bishop or executive board or any other slice of leadership .At least that's my opinion.