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I stumbled on BPN looking for an old Pastor friend in Memphis, TN. Loving the Lord and His sweet and powerful Word, I thought to myself, wow , what a blessing. In some things I must admit I'm a neophyte, particularly sites like these, but what awesome potential this site is. For me, it was a time to fellowship with hopefully like spirits, (those who Love the Lord and His Word-Truth) and are called according to His purpose to do His will.<br />
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I felt like a child in a toy store, what great pickings…
I stumbled on BPN looking for an old Pastor friend in Memphis, TN. Loving the Lord and His sweet and powerful Word, I thought to myself, wow , what a blessing. In some things I must admit I'm a neophyte, particularly sites like these, but what awesome potential this site is. For me, it was a time to fellowship with hopefully like spirits, (those who Love the Lord and His Word-Truth) and are called according to His purpose to do His will.<br />
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I felt like a child in a toy store, what great pickings and opportunities to learn from one another and help one another grow-- To fellowship like the Apostles did, girding up our brothers and sisters, and praying for one another so that we continue to press toward that High calling in Christ Jesus with the full armour, prepared for the fiery darts and clouds.<br />
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It's been rewarding. I got caught up initially in the debates, but they were so hostile and degrading, bickering, fighting over scraps, men and women of God esteeming themselves higher than another, and there was no sign of humility or Christ Love, none that I saw. Even their futile efforts at displaying false humility were transparent and quickly exposed. So I gracefully bowed out, and every now and again, I'll stick my little two cents in to remind us of what we are called to do, so we would stop fighting one another and be about Father's business!<br />
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Each person has a different reason for being here. As I said, I've met some beautiful people and ate some rich food (God's Word) and I've been encouraged through my storm, and attacked for reaching out. I'm happy that I'm completely in Love with Father and focused on Him, otherwise I could be sucked in to the mess. There is such a need for strong men and women of God who truly Love Him and want to be used effectively by Him, that when I come to this sight I'm always looking for something that will bless me. How often do Pastors or teachers get the opportunity to sit and feast on the word served up by a fellow brother or sister whose fruit is demonstrative of a true soldier for Father?<br />
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Something has alarmed me though. As I stated I was attacked when I reached out requesting supportive prayer, and some never bothered to acknowledge the request. I'm good with that, because this is a network and people are networking--I guess their ministry and services they offer, but to reach out to someone hurting and going through with crooked and selfish motives, to try and run some kind of game on them is pure evil! I say to those that do this, "You had best be carefful who you attempt to prey on, for when you step to Father's child, you will have to answer to Him!" And know this, you can only con another con; the greedy preys on the weak and needy, and often greedy meets greedy! But when you encounter a true man or woman of God your silly tactics will be exposed. As for me, I will pray for this lost soul, for the Word says to do this, pray for enemies and those who use, and even love them, but it never said fall prey or victim. Call it out, turn the light on, and rebuke that thing. I've been doing this.<br />
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Please don't play around with the lives of God's people. It is obvious that anyone willing to do this, does not know Father or believe in Him, for they would be afraid to play games with His children or the sheep they are supposively shepparding. What God has for his people is for them; you can't dangle your so called prophetic word if you actually have this gift, you won't have it long! You should count it an honor to be His child or to be used by Him, don't try and prostitute His word or your gifts for personal gain: for it is to Him you will answer. Stop playing with God oh foolish man/woman! -- Blessings Evangelist regiAre You Churching?tag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2009-10-26:916966:BlogPost:10647602009-10-26T02:06:00.000Zregihttp://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/RegiMPartee
The Reverend Dr. Farley suggested via email that I write a blog based on Chaplin Mark Steven's email sent to all his friends entitled Wake Up Church. Since I'd recently written the blog <i>"Who Sold You That Line of..."</i> which I truly believe was Spirit led, I agreed to pray about it. I usually just read the blogs of others and comment on occasions. However, if you read the long winded easy read <i>"Who Sold You That Line of..."</i> you will see that the email topic of Chaplin Stevens and my…
The Reverend Dr. Farley suggested via email that I write a blog based on Chaplin Mark Steven's email sent to all his friends entitled Wake Up Church. Since I'd recently written the blog <i>"Who Sold You That Line of..."</i> which I truly believe was Spirit led, I agreed to pray about it. I usually just read the blogs of others and comment on occasions. However, if you read the long winded easy read <i>"Who Sold You That Line of..."</i> you will see that the email topic of Chaplin Stevens and my blog had common ground. As I shared via email with Chaplin Stevens and others, Dr. Farley asked me to pray to see what God has for me to say re: Wake Up Church, hence this blog, Are you churching?<br />
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Initially, I prayed that night, but I didn't get anything, and during my morning offerings and praise to Father, I sought Him for guidance for my scripture for that day, and Father took me to the 4 books of Colossians, particularly chapters 2 and 3. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that something just "aint" right about the church as an organization. Sometimes I have to ask myself the question, even when I'm home in my private closet, "regi are you churching?" In short are you doing a lot of self taught, and man taught, stuff! Religious stuff!<br />
Now we can blog back and forth and forth and back over and over and over again, talking about what the organization--the church looks like. We can do the same when it comes to the running of the church as a business, we can do this with doctrine, with teaching and preaching techniques and so on. Some are even still hung up on whether a woman can even teach or preach, or how we dress and on and on and on! We can get into the money and the schemes, and tricks and so on, but didn't the bible already tell us this would happen? Are we talking about anything new under the sun? Then why are we talking about it at all? "Be you doers of the Word!" What word is that? The Gospel of Jesus Christ!<br />
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If you were called and then chosen by Father, then He's given you a clear task as outlined in His Word. If you are a child of God, He's given you a clear task as outlined in His Word, you only need to seek the Holy Spirit for guidance. When I read the books of Colossians, it was even clearer to me. Let me just type some verses for you to meditate on: But please read these 4 insightful and powerful chapters, it takes a few minutes!<br />
Ch 2 Vs 8-10 & 17-19: 8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the traditions of men according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ, 9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. 16 So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths, 17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ, 18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments grow with the increase that is from God!"<br />
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There is so much more within this short 4 chapter letter from Paul. I read this and said Amen! God is not interested in all the traditional powerless programs and busy work we do. God is not interested in all the Jezebel controls and manipulative restraints we (man) but on serving Him. A repeat, I might add of trying to live by, in and according to the law, rather than through the Holy Spirit. He made it clear in His word what's important: the greatest commandment is to Love God with all, not partial, not some, not a little bit, not seasonally, but with all our hearts, and more…our minds, and more…our souls, and then we need to turn around and Love our neighbor as ourselves, and our enemies, foes, those fake hypocrites, those getting on our last nerve, and all those that are not easy to Love because they are not glorifying and worshipping us! If we operate in a fraction of the Love that Jesus showed for us, wow! I can't think of one of you that I'm willing to lay my life down for; would you die for me, really now? I want to get there, but I'm not there!<br />
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You see I know I'm not there and I'm honest enough to admit it. We are not solid like the apostles, we are not united and on one accord. We are too busy trying to be right, that we are so wrong! We are not brethren and sisters, we are jocking for position, for praise and acceptance from man, and money and more money, and stuff, religious bondage, and that my friends get's us Jack, nothing! This is not a blog I can write in one setting because it too big, God is so Big, He's so amazing and so Huge and so Large, and So Loving, and So Terrible, and So Powerful, and So God, I just can't sit in one setting and express what I believe he wants from us as family members.<br />
Here's a stab at it. I'd just finished a 3 day fast, seeking Father for guidance and just to be closer to Him. I read the scripture where the disciples got too big for their britches when Jesus gave them charge to go out and heal, and as a pastor shared this word on Sunday, he said for every healing, and miracle, he imagined that the disciples got a little puffed up and cocky, they forgot the big head and maybe starting seeing themselves as something great as the people praised them and cheered them on. But when they met up with the demon boy they could not cast him out. He imagined in shame they were losing their fame, and when Jesus came and cast the demon out, in dismay they asked why, and Jesus replied, "This kind comes by fasting and praying." That means I'm willing to deny me and give you all the praise and glory taking none for myself, but being honored that you elected to use little ole me. It means Lord I want it so I'm willing to sacrifice for it! You might as well, because in case you forgot, you "aint" nothing without Him! So you see, I'm constantly seeking to be closer to Father, because I understand very clearly that this flesh of mine has some mighty power, and it will take full control and run me into a ditch, and I don't have any real power over it, but by the grace of God through His Holy Spirit. No doubt, I have no clout, but God's got it all. So seeking Him, to be closer, to be obedient, to build my faith, to get it right this time, no more 40 years in the wilderness for me! I ended the fast.<br />
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As I was vacuuming the next day and talking to God, these words came our of my mouth: "Shut up, Shut up, Shut up, you liars, you whoremongers, backbiters, hypocrites, false prophets, and deceivers, you users of my word and name for selfish gain, you crooks and Jezebels, you workers of iniquity, shut up and know that I am God." I quickly fell to my knees and said, Father I need to shut up too, so I can hear your voice. As tears ran from my eyes, because I don't deserve His mercy and grace, I'm not worthy, yet I love Him with all that I am able to Love Him with at this place in my walk (yet I know I've only tapped the surface of the Love I will have for Him), I cried and shouted praises to Father, for I know Father is ready for a few good men and women. He said this men, in the last days He would pour out His spirit on all mankind, and He's used us, women, throughout. God wants us to shut up and let the Holy Spirit speak through us; we know nothing without wisdom and understanding from the Holy Spirit!<br />
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We are too busy with our programs, our structure, our way, our Way, that we are missing God's WAY, It's not about us, it's about God. We don't need clever messages, just the MESSAGE. God told us His word would never return void; it will always accomplish what it is to accomplish! You can't pray hard or long to make it happen, you can't shuck and jive, you can't cry louder, or shout louder, you need to let go and let God. Just preach the gospel. Trust God. I don't care how many members you've got in your church, (they’re bodies) or how big and bad you think you are; I don't care how gigantic you've allowed that head and ego of yours to get, God is the only one who adds to the Church. You can't save one soul, only by being a vessel can you even hope to draw by lifting Him up. Joining your organization, did not make a person a member of God's church. God sees the heart of man, we can't see their hearts or know their intents unless God reveals it to us. He answers those with broken and contrite spirits, ready with fertile soil to receive. As pastor said in his sermon today, " He is your source for ministry, you are only on an assignment!"<br />
I like what He said, when he said the mistake started when someone said "I Will" (satan). I thought to myself and we have been I'ing ever since. It's not what we will, but what God wills. "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done!" Remember these words? Pastor shared that we operate through ideology and the mess of our flesh, but know, it's the Christ in us, the Hope and Glory!<br />
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I ask: "Where is the power of the church and in the church?" Why are we not truly operating in power as God speaks of power? Not in numbers or how many people showed up and out. Not in how many people said they accepted Christ. Not in how big of crowd you can pull or even hold, but, I ask you, when Father comes back and looks at your record, who will be the person that was talked about, glorified, honored in gifts, wealth, words, and things? Will your ministry be about numbers, as in the business of sales? Where you chosen to grow the church? If so, why? God adds to the church daily. Are you churching? How is your order of service and what happens if someone changes it or gets it out of order?<br />
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I was at a church and the praise team just couldn't get it right according to the lead singer also pastor, so they stopped and started and stopped and started, and I was getting very uncomfortable, but I was too through when the leader, although not one word was spoken, or ugly face made that I could see, but the leader in her own mind I assume was so frustrated, said: "How many of you think you can do better than us?" She went on about how they rehearsed this and the devil is a lie, and everyone said amen and amen, and displaying fear of false humility, and she rant and raved about how we didn't know what it was like to be up there, and how they were going to get the song right. Let me say this, they never have the songs right, so what was the big deal. After 3 or 4 stops on the song, if the spirit was thinking about inhabiting the praise, I'm certain he left after this. Not one person was saying a word, and the final rendition of the song was no better. I was outdone, and I had to laugh, because I thought if I knew that song, I think I would have said, I can, because I sing for His glory, not man’s. I asked God to give me strength to praise him past this. My point, this was about man not Father!<br />
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Let's try to come together as one. You be responsible. Forget about all the others, and let go and let God. Forget the mess. If you are divided in your mind with the foolish things of the world, how can you be about Father's business of working the Harvest? Ask yourself what you aspire in the ministry? Are you looking for fame, and a big name, what greater name than Jesus, but the pay was very lousy? He didn't have a place to lay His head, but the reward landed Him at the right hand of the Father. What's your motive? Did Father choose you or man? This is my heart sharing with you. I pray that it will cause you to think, to examine, and to reaffirm your true call to work for the Kingdom. Let us pray for one another and let our lives glorify Father. Amen....Blessings, Evangelist regiWho Sold You That Line of...tag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2009-10-18:916966:BlogPost:10544042009-10-18T01:34:21.000Zregihttp://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/RegiMPartee
<i>John 14:23-26 (NLT)<br />
23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.<br />
24 Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.<br />
25 I am telling you these things now while I am still with you.<br />
26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you…</i>
<i>John 14:23-26 (NLT)<br />
23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.<br />
24 Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.<br />
25 I am telling you these things now while I am still with you.<br />
26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.</i><br />
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Who told you that your way was the right way? Why are we fighting each other, the "so called" saints? (Those of us that are suppose to be sold out for God; you know true until the end, the Holy Ones!) Why is it that we fight over whether we use names like Jesus Christ, Yahweh, Jah, and YHWH, or study only Hebrew, Greek, or fight over the missing books of the bible, or get caught up in denominations, non-denominations, Baptist, southern Baptist, Catholic, protestant, and so on and so on. Sounds to me as if we all doubt our Father’s ability and the true educator’s ability (The Holy Spirit) to lead and guide us.<br />
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I think of Moses having to go to Pharaoh without a clue of what to say other than “Let my people go!” Yet, he went, and accomplished his task in ways that I’m certain astounded him. He believed God. Do you? Do I? Do we? When I stumbled across this network, I was so excited initially. With my rose colored glass perspective and hope for those chosen, called or even just crazy enough to want to be in the ministry, I was certain I had ran up on a true jewel. Reading the blogs of all these top heavy opinionated individuals challenged my intellect and made me want to know more. But as the topics ranged from, “Who’s right and wrong, to should pastors get paid, to a lot of gossip and mess and debates, and more debates and more and more and more…I was tired! I was no longer excited, I was frustrated and at times beside myself.<br />
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I wondered, why all these knowledgeable people were spending all this time, (me too) typing to each other, when the world is out there suffering. The harvest, has no true laborers; it’s still plentiful and growing. My, my, what were we doing? I asked, myself first: “regi, why did you get on this network?” Well I didn’t want to promote anything. I wasn’t seeking speaking engagements, didn’t have anything to sell; so why indeed? I wasn’t looking to match wit, or puff myself up, or fight for some doctrinal cause, so why?<br />
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I ask you, why are you here? I read about your revivals, and schools, and workshops, and I even commented vehemently on some of your blogs, and then I said, now what? So I am now a debater too? Who did I help? What was changed? I changed. I changed my mind about getting on here with my propaganda, my self righteousness (which in the sight of God is nothing of filthy rags), He makes us righteous. I thought, “regi, you really want to learn more? Then take it to the Holy Spirit.” So each time I would read something that caused me to think, I took it to the Holy Spirit. You know, we all have our take on the word, and the only true take is God’s take!<br />
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I thought, man that’s really true. I’ve been in this church thing (religion) for a very long time, and heck, I’m not interested in repeating the wilderness journey, reading about it is good enough for me to learn from their mistakes. Everybody has to be the one with the right answer and we only know what Father allows us to know. You can scholar yourself to death, and one greater, can and will debate you and cause you to retract. But when God gives His word, nothing can move it, because He hides it in our hearts, burns it there. The Holy Spirit “aint” no joke. But many of us are.<br />
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Here’s the deal. I’m asking myself right now, why are you blogging? To vent? To inspire? To insight? To provoke? Yes, to all. I would like each of us, to consider that while we are doing what we think is good, (a friend shared this revelation with me) are we doing what Father says is right? Pastors’ anniversaries, are they good? Are the right? People are homeless and in even worse states, but we need an anniversary fund raiser? Did anyone give Jesus one? How about the Apostles? I think Jesus said, He had no home. I believe the Apostles worked and cared for those that followed them. I think that they taught God’s word, and didn’t even hang with the church folks, because the church folks (laws people) were trying to behead them at every turn. They were true rebels for the Gospel. They preached the gospel, not watered down, not sugar coated, not to entertain, or tickle, but to set the captives free!<br />
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So I ask, when or if you drive through a poverty stricken area, where gangs rule, prostitutes beg, children rob, drunks sleep, and the streets are cluttered with beer bottles, trash, dead road kill, and boarded up condemn buildings, what do you think?<br />
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When you see our kids sentenced to 15 and 20 years for selling crack at ages 17 and at time younger, what do you say?<br />
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Say you and your church or communities decided to do something noble, and go to one of these hoods, with your bibles neatly tucked under your arms, your music, and maybe some food from the food bank, and clothing that you no longer want, can fit, was given and didn’t know how to say you didn’t want them, or even something nice and someone in the hood, breaks your car window, or screams obscenities at you, what do you think or do?<br />
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I’ve heard many say, “I shake the dust off my feet, they don’t want nothing.” I laugh, who do you think is crying out? Where do you think this harvest is? Did Father say this cause would be easy? Isn’t it easy to help someone that is nice and knows they need help? So what did you really do? Mostly we keep in our circles, and debate word, and talk about pimps in the pulpit, or money grubbers, and so on, then we do a noble thing and say we are Christians, yeah!<br />
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We have a food ministry, yeah, we are 501-C3 so we get tax breaks and government food. Please, what have we done? Are you good if Father came back right now? Right now? I’m not! I ask Father, often, what to do? How to do? When to do? There is so much to do and it’s so overwhelming? I’m at this place of letting go, truly, not with words, but truly letting go and letting God. Who knows better than Father?<br />
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Here is my charge. Consider, stopping all the building funds that are building new churches, sit outside. Consider stopping the money changing and if you do money let it be fully disclosed and used for the Kingdom. Seek Father’s will for what He truly wants. Get down off of your doctrinal high horse and know that God is real and you are not Him. Stop debating and start relating. Get out of the fancy building and do more than give some food or have a block party or cook out. Teach your people to work, to know Father for themselves. Give back the hope in Christ and not in man.<br />
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Tell the truth. None of the disciples were rich, really. They gave it up. They were felons in jail all the time, or near death. They suffered with joy; how did they do that? I can’t stand to stump my toe, but I’m getting there. I’m understanding that God is nothing to play with, so to those of you that are playing, woe! We need to stop worrying about the false prophets and crooks, and be about Father’s business. He said, if they are spreading the gospel even if He didn’t appoint, choose or call them, they are for Him and not against Him. He’ll weed them out. This goes to me first, because I was so frustrated with this, but not anymore. I’m going to do what I’m suppose to do according to Father’s word and trust The Holy Spirit to instruct and teach me. I’m going to be the puppet, the clay, and let The Holy Spirit, be the puppet master and the potter.<br />
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We are nothing without Him. Don’t get it twisted. Who sold you that line of bull. Throw it out and get that log out of your eye and then you be about doing it right. Trust Father, He made everything, and knows everything, and sees everything, and can do ANYTHING except fail, because the Word says, there is no Failure in HIM!<br />
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<i>1 Corinthians 2:13-16 (NLT)<br />
13 When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.<br />
14 But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.<br />
15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.<br />
16 For, “Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.</i><br />
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I hope you will think. No debates please. I’m praying that each of you are blessed greatly by God, and that He will direct your paths, so that your life will honor Him! - With love, Evangelist regi