I love the church.

I love the church.

Last Friday, I had a mentoring time with Joshua (YM team leader). He opened our mentoring with a question of how am I doing concerning my status in Jesus King of Kings Community Church.

For some or most of you who didn’t know what happened to me about the church, Brett (who is currently pastoring the church) asked me to find another church. He asked me to find another church not because I doing some sort of disrespect to the church. That is clear that I didn’t do any disrespect nor disobedience. But it is because he (as the pastor) can’t handle my spiritual growth. He admitted that he failed me in terms of pastoring me. That’s the reason why he asked me to find another church. So, in respect of his leadership and I don’t want to disobeyed what God instituted, I humbly submitted and followed.

Back to my mentor’s question, my answer is very simple. “I love the church”. I love the church that’s why even the pastor asked me to find another church, I will still continue to help to the extend of what I can. I will help even in a simple way. Even without position or recognition. I don’t need those. I believe that there’s no law against love. As long as we do everything in love, I know we are doing what God instructed us to do. I don’t need a leadership role to help my friends in the church. I don’t need recognition to visit, counsel, encourage, uplift and pray for them. I love my church that why I care and I assured them that I will still be here, near to them when ever they need me or my help. They are not burden to me. I love serving them in all I can. God blessed me that is why I want to be a blessing to them.

When my mentor heard that, he commended me and keeps on encouraging me to love the church regardless of no position nor recognition. I was encouraged so much by his affirming gestures and exhorting me to not getting tired doing good.

What I am really praising God is the friendship with in the workers and friends in the church. There were times, they were the ones who reminded me that there’s no circumstances that will separate me from them. They continue to call me as their pastor, a big proof that pastor is not a position I get but a relationship they give.

Be:E will start this coming Sunday and I wont be teaching it. But students told me that they are still praying that someday God will bring me back as their teacher. I was encouraged so much of their love to me. And I really thank God for them.

I know I am not worthy, I have failed, I have sinned but by the grace of God I stand, standing back again. He promise restoration to those who repent. Who am I compared to great people around me, I have nothing but only God’s grace. That’s where I stand and that’s why I am here. His grace enables me to love the church.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Love
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.