There was this woman who felt she was really called by the Lord for the ministry. And the more she thought about it, the conviction just grew all the more.
And so she started inviting friends to her place for bar-b-que and a little bit of the Word. She did that for several times and eventually it became a Bible study group. Most of the people that were invited never bothered to come back, but a number of them did stay on.
And so as they continue to invite other friends, the group began to grow, until one day, this woman realized they were already big enough to start a church. And so they did. There were a couple of guys who could sing and play music and so they led the worship while the woman took on the pulpit.
People came and people were blessed. People turned to the Lord, and lives were changed! People were baptized with water and with the Spirit, people got born again! The ministry was now fully established.
Then certain men came and said, Ha! This church is certainly polluted. For they saw that the preacher was a lady. They didn't quite say it was not of God or that the church was Satanic. But they strongly criticized the church because they had a woman in the pulpit.
I would say we have one question to ask those men, Is this church from God or from the woman? I believe they won't give a straight answer just as the Pharisees didn't when the Lord asked them about the baptism of John. And likewise also, as the Lord gave them no answer, we can just ignore these men and carry on.
And so she started inviting friends to her place for bar-b-que and a little bit of the Word. She did that for several times and eventually it became a Bible study group. Most of the people that were invited never bothered to come back, but a number of them did stay on.
And so as they continue to invite other friends, the group began to grow, until one day, this woman realized they were already big enough to start a church. And so they did. There were a couple of guys who could sing and play music and so they led the worship while the woman took on the pulpit.
People came and people were blessed. People turned to the Lord, and lives were changed! People were baptized with water and with the Spirit, people got born again! The ministry was now fully established.
Then certain men came and said, Ha! This church is certainly polluted. For they saw that the preacher was a lady. They didn't quite say it was not of God or that the church was Satanic. But they strongly criticized the church because they had a woman in the pulpit.
I would say we have one question to ask those men, Is this church from God or from the woman? I believe they won't give a straight answer just as the Pharisees didn't when the Lord asked them about the baptism of John. And likewise also, as the Lord gave them no answer, we can just ignore these men and carry on.
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