FIRST OFF: Every believer is called and re-birthed to be a minister of salt and light; and of the message of Jesus Christ. It is very easy for us to fall into the ideology that a ministry consists of a building, literature, of a designated item or core focus; but while these things have some truth, they are not the truth in and of itself. We tend to regress into "placing God in a box," and limiting His movement to an extent when we hold onto such a narrow view of ministry. This is not to judge or condemn mind you; because any Christ-based ministry or obedience to a call to minister is outstanding! I merely wish to bring light to the truth that ministry is more an intentional direction and attitude than a confined or preferred method. WE can minister simply by smiling at others, simply by showing love, kindness, grace and mercy. WE can minister by helping those in need, educating folks on things God has given us insight in, by sharing our testimony, and even by simply living an obedient and sincere Christian life. Every believer in Christ is a walking, talking daily ministry in action; it is up to us how we choose to invest ourselves in a course that will grant Father a good return on it.
SECOND: Recently Father launched a new ministry through this unworthy and unique servant. It is called Return to Grace: Restoring Those That Fall Away. The ministry is based off the three parables Jesus illustrated in LUKE 15; Parable of the Lost Coin, Parable of the Lost Son, and Parable of the Lost Sheep. Ever since Adam and Eve took the first fatal bites in the Garden; Satan's #1 agenda has been to deter folks from God, and to cause us to backslide to the point that we fall away from God and from Grace. For thousands of years Israel repeated this cycle of backsliding, falling away, repenting and returning; only to "rinse and repeat,'' the process; again...and again...and again. So finally, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ set aside His crown: coming down here to live as a man, suffer as a man, and die as a man for the sins and perpetual backsliding of all mankind. When He was raised from the dead by Father; He became the first-fruit of all who would ever-after believe in His Name as the author and perfecter of salvation. The only way to cure a perpetually backsliding people was to have a sacrifice so pure; that it would even cover the sins of those who repeatedly fell away...time and again.
However, in recent years we have grown calloused and cold; as we push believers out the doors of church, the Body of Christ, and away from God; and why? Because they struggle, because they sin, because they don't fit the whitewashed image of perfection that we deceptively believe reflects sincerity. Then when a believer backslides and falls away; as a Body..we let go and let God...abandoning that critically wounded and overwhelmed struggling Christian to die alone in the wilderness...
WELL, NO MORE OF THAT NOISE MY FRIENDS!! Jesus made it clear that when even one sheep strays it is OUR duty to go out and seek that one who strayed; even carrying it back home to Father on our own shoulders if needed. Return to Grace is dedicated to breaking the chains of whitewash and condemnation pushing the sincere/struggling believer out of the doors of church and away from Father! Return to Grace is dedicated to educating the Body on the cancer of backsliding; illustrating what God actually says on the matter, and equipping believers to actively combat the issue. Return to Grace is dedicated to literally following in the footsteps of Christ; who was the first and greatest restoration minister to the backslider ever! WE are committed to not only ending the pattern of surrendering ground and souls to the enemy; but actively taking arms, taking the fight back to satan and forcibly taking our souls and ground back in Jesus Name!! AMEN!!
