Enthusiastic and energetic - sometimes, these are the words churches use to describe the minister they're looking for. Enthusiastic and energetic - these are words that could be used to describe the crowd at a sports event or music concert. Is there anything inherently spiritual about looking for a minister who is enthusiastic and energetic? It's good to be enthusiastic and energetic - but we must ask where does the enthusiasm and the energy come from? Does it come from ourselves - from an extrovert personality? or Does it come from the Lord - from believing in the Saviour and being committed to serving him? I would suggest that, when we're speaking about the Lord's servants, we should use two other words - also beginning with the letter "E" - Evangelical and Evangelistic.
Evangelical and Evangelistic - Committed to the Saviour and Committed to winning others for him: These words sum up Jesus' call to His first disciples - "Follow me" - and his plan for his first disciples - "I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). This still his call to us today.
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Here's a hymn which will help us to be the kind of people the Lord wants us to be - I Want To Walk With Jesus Christ Song Lyrics Video - YouTube.
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