Personal Puzzler: PASTOR: Willing Skilled And Able

Willing, Skilled And Able
Are Pastors!

Ordination By The Big Church HQ
Is Not 
The Point!

They Preach
Attempt To Preach
Almost Succeed In Preaching
The Good News Of The Coming Kingdom!

Of Course ...

You Would Understand That With Names Such As Theirs
There Is Going To Be Drama
Problems
Maybe Even Some
FUN!?!

Pastor Willing Is Not Skilled!
Pastor Skilled Is Not Able
AND
Pastor Able Is Neither Willing 
NOR
Skilled!

I Do Not Profess To Know How It Is Possible
BUT
Things Get Complicated After That:

Pastor Willing
- Though Lacking In Skill -
Is Full of Faith
AND
He Truly Loves The Word
AND
The Word's Word!
He Loves Him Some Jesus
AND
He Is Ready
- Notice Or Not -
To Preach
AND
Teach 
That Holy Word!

Pastor Skilled Is Ahh Umm ... Skillful
An Able Raconteur
To The Point That His Storytelling
Turns snruT
The Word of God
Into Fables!
Hebrews 13:8 Is Often Muttered
When He Walks By
AND
Things Often Get Ugly
When He Is At The Sacred Desk
The Podium
On The Altar
AND
Well, Ahh
Just About Any Time He Opens Wide 
His Mouth!
Able Is Not A Descriptive
To Be Ascribed To Pastor Skilled!

As For Pastor Able ...

Good Old Pastor Able!
He Knows The Word Of God!
You Can Ask Him Anything!
Only Problem ...
Well, The Problems Were ...
Look ... It Is Like This:

Pastor Able Knows God's Word - No Argument
BUT
He Has Not Got One Iota of Skill 
When It Comes To Teaching
AND
Preaching The Word Of God
AND
Because He Lacks The Requisite Skills
He Has Become Somewhat 
Decidedly 
Well ... Unwilling 
To The Point Of Refusing
To Serve In The Lord's Ripe
- For Harvest -
Fields!

Something Has To Give!

Your Assignment
- Should You Choose To Accept It -
Is To Fix
FIX 
These Pastors
Using Their Various Strengths 
To Help Each Become 
Better Stewards 
For Their Master!

How Can We Get A Worthy Pastor
Out Of These Three?

By The Way ...

The Church Down The Street 
Has Put Out An Announcement
Asking For One Pastor Who 
Is Willing, Skilled AND Able!

Here's Your Opportunity
To Find A Pastor
To
"Fit The Bill!"

They Desire A Pastor Who:

• Believes AND Preaches AND Teaches Victory Over Sin Is Possible In Christ
• Reverences The Holy God
• Is Zealous For The Preserved Word Of God
• Honestly Preaches Of Hell AND Damnation
• Intimately Knows The True AND Living God
• Sets Not Himself On A Stratified Layer Above The Holy People
• Lives Not On Rarified Air, and 
• Preaches From The King James Bible - NO EXCEPTIONS!

The Straight Word IS Our Watch Word!

• No Writers Of Popular Theology Need Apply
• No Pastors With Groupies Need Apply
• If You Need An Armed Body Guard - Do Not Apply
• If You Need An Annual Holy Land Trip -  Do Not Apply
• If You Need A Big Ride - Do Not Apply
• If You Are A Ten Commandment Man With Commandment Two Removed AND Commandment 10 Is Split In Two - Do Not Apply

Our Church Is Not A 501 (C) 3 Not-For-Profit
BUT 
Is 1 John 5:7 Compliant!
Truth - In Love - Is Spoken Here!

If You Call Sin By Its Name - Apply!
If You Have A Personal Relationship With Jesus Christ - Apply!
If 1 John 1:9  Is True To You - Apply!
AND
Please
If You Have Been Forgiven Of Any Past Indiscretions
Do Not Hide Behind A Lie!
Come Clean
AND
Say What The Lord - In Mercy - Has Done For You
AND
Perhaps
You Can A Sinning-Soul Edify
AND
Point Towards God's Grace! - APPLY!
God Forgives AND So Do We!

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The Ball Is In Your Court!
Get The Church An Able Skilled And Willing Pastor
Or
A Skilled Willing And Able Pastor
Or
A Skilled Able And Willing Pastor
Or 
A Willing Able And Skilled Pastor
Or
Just That For Which They Asked:

A Pastor

Who Is

Willing, Skilled 

And

Able!

FAITH : Education vs. Learning! + PRAYER: Oh, Lord, You Are My God!

Did You Know
That It Is Possible
To Be Thoroughly Educated On A Topic
Without Having Learned Anything Viable On The Matter?

Have You Ever Truly Observed An Old Saint
Handling The World
AND
Dealing Deftly
Humbly
With Word!

What Have You Seen?

Here's What I See:

The Difference
Between An Educated Christian
AND
A Learned Christian
Is
One Knows Of Himself That He Is A Saint
AND
One Knows That He's A Sinner Saved!

Educated Christians
Have An Intellectual Knowledge Of Jesus
Copied
From The Opinion
Of A Man
Who Wrote ... A Thesis!

Learned Christians
Have An Experiential Knowledge Of Jesus
Born Of Trials Overcome
Through Their Belief
AND
Faith
In The Written
Inspired
Preserved Promises Of 
The Holy God!

A Learned Christian
Personally Knows 
His God And Savior!

An Educated Christian
Knows Of
AND / OR
Knows About
The Holy God
And The Professed Savior!

I Do Not Make This Distinction Lightly!
Look Around!

Education Has A God Of The Head!

Learning Has The God Of The Heart!

The Educated Christian Rationalizes
AND
Studiously Qualifies
Faith 
AND
God
In Relation To His Life!

The Learned Christian Recognizes
AND
Steadfastly Accepts
The Holiness
AND
Sovereignty Of God In His Life!

They Cannot Both Be Right!

So ... What Does God Say?

Trust In The Lord ...!

Believe In The Lord ...!

Have Faith ...!

Blessed Is The Man

That Walks Not

In The Counsel Of The Ungodly ...!

The Man Who Allows Education
To Sway Him
From The Path Of The Pure Faith
Of The True Gospel
Trusting In Feeling
AND
Indulges Intellectualizing Of
Godly Fear 
AND
Christian Belief
Is On A Very Slippery Slope
Climbing A Smooth Mountain!
For Such A Man
- Without Repentance -
There Is No Relief!

Where Do You Stand?
Upon The Rock?
OR
Upon A Textbook?
Upon Jesus The Christ
OR
Upon The Word Of The Author
Who Writes Of Jesus Christ Using A Sliding Scale
OR
Rule?

Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation!
AND
Watch Out
For ...

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

I Come Before You As A Child

Needing Direction

Correction

Protection

And

Salvation!

Help Me Not To Permit Myself

To Be Cheated Out Of The Promise

- Written In Blood In The Holy Word -

By The Premise Which In The Scholarly Book

Written By A Mere Man Who

- With You -

Is Not In Accord!

You Are My God!

- You Are Holy!

You Are My Father!

- I Listen To You Solely!

I Walk In The Faith Of Jesus!

- He Is The Conquering King!

Lift Me Up, Lord

And

Lead Me

For

I Desire On The Glorious Shore

To One Glad Day

Go Walking!

Help Me, Lord

To Trust You

To Honor You

To Obey You Without Doubt

For

I Look Forward To The Bestowal

Of Your Promised Rewarding

When

- In The Day Of Jubilee -

My Jesus

- In Peace -

I Shall See!

Oh, How I Will Praise And Shout!

I Love You, Lord!

Have Mercy And Bless

For

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Stand And Plead!

AMEN.

Between

BetweenB AND R
Aka
Believe And Receive (Cross Tribulation Robe/Crown)
Lies
C all To Salvation
D o Not Turn Away
E ntreat The Lord For Mercy
F ling Caution-With-Christ Away
G ive The Living God Glory
H ide No Sin Away
I nvite The Savior - Daily - To Help You
J ustification Is The Christ Way
K eep Your Eyes On Jesus
L et The Good Shepherd Lead You Today
M ake The Lord Your Master
N ever Forget In Prayer To Meet
O pen The Door To Your Heart
P lease Offer Jesus A Seat
AND
Q uit Believing Satan's Lies
AND
R eceive Jesus Christ
For
In Him
IS
Our Soul's Salvation
AND
Eternal Life!

Let Us Not Be Hearers Of The Word Only!

Let Us Be Doers Of The Word Also

For

There Is No Value In Our Belief

IF

We Do Not Accept

The Free Offer Of Salvation!

When You Believe ... ACCEPT The Gift!

When You Accept ... WALK In The Straight Way!

As You Walk ... WORK Out Your Own Salvation!

When You Work ... BLESS Another Soul With Truth

For

Your Spent Blessing

ALSO

Immensely Blesses You!

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I Pray That We Are All Blessed

With Enduring Faith

For

The Battle That Is Just Ahead!

Jesus Christ IS Lord!

He Took Unto Himself

All Of Our Sin

- Those Besmirching Stains -

AND

We

- Accepting, Believing, Christ-Following, Doers -

Reap All The Glorious Gains!

The Lord In Zion Reigns!

Legion-Heir's Disease: Jesus Saves!

Brethren,
Have You Considered
- Even For A Moment -
What A Third Of Heaven's Angels
- Fallen -
Traversing The Earth
- At Will -
Means To Mankind
Who Are Created
A Little Less Than They Are?

Brethren,

Have You Considered
- Even For A Moment -
The Difference Between
Two Men
- Brothers -

Two Sisters

- Twins -
One Of Each ... Evil
One Of Each ... Kind
Same Opportunities
Parents Of Like Mind?

Have You Considered
- Even For A Moment -
These Two Biblical Examples
Of Men Demon-Possessed

One In The Church
- The Then Temple Of God -
The Other In The World
- Living Amongst The Tombs
Residing With Dead Men's Bones -

One By A Demon

AND

One By A Legion ... By Name

AND
Thought On What
One Devil
- Alone -
Can Do
AND
What Possession
By A Legion Of Demons
Means For Mere Men
Like Me
AND
Like You?!

Do You Remember How One Good Angel Killed 185,000 Men?!

Well, Demons Are Fallen Angels

AND

That Should Make You Think!

A Legion
In Then Roman Army Parlance
Held Anywhere From 3000 - 6000 Men!

In Biblical Parlance

By Legion
A Great Number Is Meant
AND
In The Case
Of The Gadarene Demoniac
One Can Safety
Extrapolate
From The Number Of  Pigs Drowned
In The Watery Date
That There Were At Least
2,000 Demons
In Residence
Destroying That Poor Man's Mind
As They Evilly Ate
BEFORE

Christ Our Lord Sent Them
To Their Temporary Fate!

Pharoah
Herod
Nero
The Dark Ages Popes And Church-Men
Mussolini
Chairman Mao
Hitler
Idi Amin
AND

All Men And Women And Children

Of That Ilk
Beg The Question:

By What Number
AND
Manner Of Demons
Were These Humans Filled?

AND ...

What Of Today?

What Of
ISIS!
Boko Haran!

Al Qaeda!

The Home Grown Terrorist!
The Killer Next Door!
The Son With His Mother's Head In His Hand!

AND
The Young Mother Placing Her Baby On The Highway
AND

Setting It Alight

AND

Burning It Alive!?

Let Us Not Be Naive
Giving In Always To Psychiatry's Chemical Fix
When
To All In The Know
Demons Are Parading Around
Their Heinous Mind Tricks!

Brethren,

I Put It To You

That

The Closer It Gets To Jesus Christ's Return
- Based On The Signs Of The Times

AND

Not Time Setting -
Demonic Activity
Is Going To Be Off The Chain

AND
On A Seriously Steep Incline

AND
The Administration Of The Psychiatrist's "Candy"
Is Going To Be Studiously Vain
Even Unto 

Just Plain Asinine

That Is Quite Plain!

Jesus Christ IS Real!

Heaven Is Real!

Satan IS Real, Too!

Hell Is Real, Too!

AND
Demons Are Real, Too!

Satan Hates Jesus!

AND
Demons Hate Jesus
AND
Destroying Humans

AND

Particularly Christians
- Christ's Faithful Followers -
Is The Fat
That Demons Love Avidly To Chew!

And, So ...

I Charge You:

Get Ye Unto Jesus!
Salvation Is In Him ... ALONE!

Sin Is Fat
So
Let Jesus Christ Give Your Heart
The Trim
So That Demons Rampaging Around
Have No Part In You
To Stand Upon!

Sin
Guilt
Soul Sickness
AND

Demon Possession

Seem To Hold Hands
So
Give Christ Jesus Your Hands
To Hold
AND
To Control

AND

Satan And His Minions

Will

Their Cards Have To Fold!

Jesus Christ Saves

The Sinner

Body AND Soul!

Holy Spirit-Indwelt Christians
Cannot Be Demon Possessed!

So ...

Get Your House In Order!

A "Clean" House
Unoccupied By Jesus Christ
Is Just A House Cleaned
Awaiting Those Unclean!
Those Demons!

Give Jesus Christ
Ownership
Of Your Heart
AND
Sin
Satan
Soul-Sickness
Desolation
AND
Despair

AND
Heart-Seeking Demons

Will Have No Place
To Prey

AND

Play!

I Beseech You, Therefore, Brethren

Fill Up On The Word
AND
The Word's Word
AND
You Won't Be A Part Of
Satan's Goat Herd!

The Good Shepherd Leads The Sheep!

Capricious Goats Run Wild!

So ...

Get Ye Hence

Unto The Great God -

The Loving Shepherd Of The Sheep

Because

Salvation Awaits

And, Thereby

You Won't Suffer Satan

And

All Demons

And

The Unrepentant Sinners'

- The Big Goat Herder And His Goats -

Just Fate!

Heaven Awaits!

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If You Are

Indwelt

By The Holy Spirit

You Can't Be

Possessed

By Demons!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The God Of Promise!

Well ... My God Thinks On Me!
He Thinks To Give Me Peace
AND
Get This ...
To Give Me An Expected End!

Really?!

Really!

What's An "Expected End?!"

An Expectation!
Something I Know Of!
Something Afar Off
BUT
Getting Closer!
Something That I Can Hold Out My Hand For
BECAUSE
It Is Mine
To Have
AND
To Hold
That My God Covenanted
Aka Promised To Give To Me ... Personally!

I Wish I Had A God Like That!

You Can Have Him!

He's Always Available To Us!

What Did He Promise You?!

Everything
All Things
AND
Some More ...

• Known Soul Salvation Now
• Redemption From Death
• A New Heart
• A New Name
• Instant Forgiveness Of Sin
• Victory Over Committing Sin (Divine Help + Human Effort = Victory)
• Blessings Innumerable Now
• Incomparable Innumerable Blessings Later
• A White Robe
• A Victor's Palm
• A Harp
• A Golden Crown
• Stars In My Crown
• Immortality
• Incorruptibility
• Companionship Of Holy Angels
• To See Him Face To Face
• To Know Him Even As He Knows Me
• A Personal Mansion For Me In His Father's House
• 1,000 Of Peace With Him In The Holy City
• Eternal Peace On The Earth Made New
• Judgment Of The Wicked And Even Wicked Angels
• Worship Before The Father God - The Consuming Fire
• Free Passage To Traverse The Universe
• Everlasting  Study Of The Truths And Working Of Salvation
• Walks On Streets Of Gold
• Free Drinking From The River Of Water Of Life
• Free Eating From The Tree Of Life Which Bears 12 Different Fruits Each Month
• Teaching The Peoples Of Other World And Our Angelic Companions About My Salvation In Jesus Christ ... And More!

He Even Promised Me That I Shall Be Like Him!

What Does He Look Like?!

I Don't Yet Know
BUT
As I Said
I Shall See Him
As He Is
AND
I Shall Be As He Is!

His Promise Is A Debt
AND
I Want To Get Paid!

Aren't You Afraid?!

Of What?!

The Great Unknown!
You're Risking An Awful Lot On A Stranger!
He Could Be A Monster!!

How's Your Breathing?!

Huh?!

You Inhale! You Exhale! Breathing!

Ohhh!

Fine, Thanks!

Your Possible Monster Causes That!

Food ... You Eat, Right?!

Very Well, Thank You!

Your Possible Monster Provided, Created That!

Your Body ...!

Wait! 

Don't Tell Me!
I Got This ...

My Possible Monster
Who Cannot Possibly Be A Monster
Created
Provided
Maintains
Sustains
Illuminates
Motivates
Elevates

WOW! You Learn Fast!

Yes, I DO! Thank God!

Which God Are You Thanking?!

Point!

But I Still Don't Get Why You Believe
That God Of The Promises!

Faith ... I Am Hoping For What I Can't Now See
BECAUSE
He Who Promised IS Faithful!

He Promised To Come To Earth
In The Person Of His Son Jesus Christ
To Die
For My Sin
To Reconcile Me
To Himself!
Jesus Came!
Jesus Taught The Way To God!
Jesus Healed!
Jesus Raised The Dead!
Jesus Was Beaten

Spat Upon

Crucified
Died

AND
Was Buried

AND
Arose

AND
Allowed Himself To Be Handled By Men

AND
Announced The Great Commission

AND
Pronounced The Eternal Blessing!

Jesus Christ Plainly Said That
He Is Coming Again
AND
He Victoriously
Returned To His Father
AND
Is Presently
In The Most Holy Place
Of The Heavenly Sanctuary
Interceding
For Me 

AND

For You!

He Came!
He Worked!
He Conquered!
He Left
AND
He Is Coming Again!

It Was Prophesied!

It Was Accomplished

AND

The Final Fulfillment

- His Return Aka The Second Coming -

Will Be Accomplished As Well!

But ... But
I Don't Know ...
I Don't Own Him!

But He Knows
AND
Wants To Own You
As His Own Child
His Own Peculiar Treasure
AND
For This Very Reason
He Promised
Before He Left
To Send His Holy Spirit
- The Comforter -
To Call Us
To Teach Us
To Chide Aka Correct Us
To Be With Us
BECAUSE
The Holy Spirit Can Be Everywhere
All The Time
Doing What Jesus Can No Longer Do
BECAUSE
By Taking Our Humanity
Our Sins
Our Condemnation
Our Death
Into His Person
He Is Tied
- Bodily - To Us
For Eternity!

Jesus Christ Shrouded His Divinity In Our Humanity!
He Took Our Death
To Give Us His Life
BUT
Only If We Ask For It!

It's A Free Will

Free Choice Thing!

No Force!

He Sounds Like A Very Polite

Very Giving God!!

He Is!
He Stands At Your Heart's Door
AND
Get This ...
He Knocks!!

What For?!

He Wants You
Me
Every Man
From Every Nation
Every Family
Every Language
Every People
To Invite Him
Our Hearts To Enter In!

He Wants Us To Eat Together
Here And Now
AND
In The Hereafter
In His Home
In Almighty God's Heaven!

He Is Laying Out The Welcome Table
For The Overcomers
The Blessed Of His Kingdom!

Man, Your God Sure Has
Some Serious Skills!

And Then Some!

Do You Have To Pay Him
For All That ... Stuff
Not Stuff ... You Called It Blessings?!

Free! Free! Free! 
AND 

FREE!

All God's Blessings Are Free
To All
Who Choose To Believe
AND
Receive Of His Bounty!

He Asked Me: Will You ...?
I Answered Him: I Will ...!
We Exchanged Life For Life!

I Walk With Him!
He Carries Me!
He Leads Me!
I Follow Him!
He Loves Me!
I Trust
AND
Obey Him
AND
I Worship
AND
Praise His Holy Name!

He Is 

- In Me - 

My Hope For Glory
So
I Tell To Anyone
Everyone
Everywhere
Every Day
That Old
Ever New
Good News -
The Great Gospel Story!

Do You Know What He Told Me One Day?!

No! How Could I?!

He Said:

Take My Yoke Upon

And Learn Of Me

And

You Shall Find Rest

For Your Soul!

I Need Your God!
I Mean I Really, Really, Need
Your God!

Call On Him!
Invite Him In!
His Transactions Are Instantaneous!
AND
Please
Don't Doubt!

Dear Lord And Father ...!