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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Join in the Calling by Todd Pierce

Hey all -

These are some quotes from Romans 10 as the writer is expressing his desire in life and encouraging the other believers to join him in the calling. "Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted to the righteousness of God."

"The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

"How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?

As it is written:

How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"

I am not real sure what things were like in Paul's day, but it seems like the people of God were faced with similar struggles that we have today. I know that each of you reading this have a heart for God and want to be a part of His work on the earth right now. But we, like the people who received the letter from Paul, are living in tension between our earthly labors (i.e. making a living) and doing the work of the ministry. I believe with all my heart that each of you have a full-time ministry right where you are at. Our Father wants to use you in every aspect of your life. But, there is still a huge need for people to be sent to preach, so people can hear and be saved. I am gifted and called to preach and have been given massive opportunities to reach the people who don't know the truth. I have been sent by my Pastor and church (Andy Taylor), but I am writing this to ask for your help in being mobilized. We as a ministry have been given opportunities all over this planet (30 states, Russia, Mongolia, Bolivia, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada) and my family and I are in agreement that we should go. We are in real need of funding, so please ask our Father if this is the work you should support. If not, please commit your year-end gifts and 2012 finances to some ministry that is preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom to the lost. We are gearing up for a wild 2012. Let me know if you are on board.


Todd Pierce

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