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every single time you make that chicken
for dinner and you set it on that table
and you teach those kids a Bible verse
before bedtime don’t let anybody tell
you that that ain’t Ministry
high school student college student
you’re the only student that stands for
truth when your professor says this is
the way it is and you say no that’s not
the way it is don’t let anybody tell you
as the light on that college campus that
you are not in Ministry
every single one of us has an assignment
and the day is coming
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when we’re gonna have to give an account
Luke chapter 9 verse 1 and 2. says this
and he called that’s Jesus he called
somebody said he called
he called The Twelve together and he
gave somebody said he gave
he gave them power and he gave them
Authority
demons and to heal all diseases verse
two and then he sent somebody say he
sent
he sent them out
he called them
he gave them treasure
and then he sent them out
verse 10 says and then when they
returned to him they gave an account to
him of everything they had done and
taking them with him he withdrew by
himself to a Hill Called bethsaida the
multitudes were aware of this verse 11
says so they followed Jesus because you
know wherever Jesus went a crowd was
sure to follow they weren’t quite sure
he was the Messiah but what they did
know was that when this man showed up
blind people could see
what they knew is that when Jesus showed
up the lame could walk and the deaf
could hear the dead were being raised so
wherever Jesus was they came
the crowd followed and welcoming the
multitude Jesus began speaking to them
about the kingdom of God and curing
those who were in need of healing verse
12. so the day starts to come to a close
and the twelve come to Jesus and say now
Jesus you’re gonna have to send this
multitude away they’ve got to go into
the surrounding Villages and Countryside
and find lodging they got to get
something to eat Jesus come on now here
we’re in a desolate place
verse 13 Jesus said to them
uh-uh
you give them something to eat
they said Jesus we have no more than
Five Loaves and two fish unless perhaps
you let us go and buy food for all these
people because you know we’re not enough
as we are right now
there were about 5 000 men
Scholars say the reason why Luke
specifies men is because there were
women and children too so there were
probably about 15 000 hungry people that
day
Jesus said have them recline to eat in
groups of about 50 each so they did so
had them all recline and then he took
the Five Loaves and the two fish
and looking up to heaven he blessed them
and then he broke them and he kept
giving them to the disciples to set
before the multitude in verse 17 says
they all ate they were all satisfied and
just so you know how satisfied they were
they went by and picked up all the
leftovers because there was overflow
in this story we meet a hungry multitude
a multitude that is placing a demand
they have a need there is a lack that
needs to be filled and most of the time
when this proportion of the scriptures
is looked into the multitude as we
concentrate on the Five Loaves and the
two fish and how they were satisfied
with it but just for a few moments
tonight I want to talk to you about the
12 disciples those who walked with Jesus
and talked with Jesus those who were in
close communion with Jesus those who
would come out on a Friday night to be
in the presence of Jesus amongst the
people of Jesus I want to talk to the
Disciples of Jesus
the disciples on this occasion had been
called to Jesus by Jesus they were
having a conversation with each other
Jesus entrusted them with power and
authority and then he sent them out I
love that this uh gospel is one of the
synoptic gospels the synoptic gospels
are those that tell there are three of
them Matthew Mark and Luke these three
tell some of the similar stories in a
similar tone in a similar way so that
we’re able to get more layers to the
story I love the gospels in that way
they give us layers just like if someone
were to offer you a chocolate cake but
they gave you options you could have a
one layer chocolate cake or a seven
layer chocolate cake which one you’re
gonna choose
seven every single time because the more
layers there are the more rich and
delectable The Experience becomes Mark
chapter six is a layer of chocolate cake
for us it tells us that this is the
experience when Jesus called the
disciples to himself and then he sent
them out in pairs do you remember two by
two into the neighboring towns and
communities they were supposed to teach
and preach and perform Miracles that
would authenticate the deity of Jesus
Christ Mark chapter 6 our layer of
chocolate cake tells us that they
expended themselves y’all they were busy
from sun up to sundown they were about
the task of doing what it was that Jesus
had assigned to them they wanted to be
diligent about it so much so that when
they came back to Jesus they gave an
account to him and Jesus recognized
their exhaustion
he saw that they were tired in fact
Jesus himself commented that they didn’t
even have time to eat because they had
been so busy they were depleted and they
were tired and they came back to Jesus
and they gave him an account
for how they’d handled the assignment
that he had entrusted to them
if you’re a believer in Jesus Christ
you got an assignment
and don’t let anybody tell you that your
assignment isn’t Ministry just because
it happens to be in a corporate setting
mother of small children who’s chosen to
stay home with those kids don’t let
anybody tell you that ain’t Ministry
every single time you make that chicken
for dinner and you set it on that table
and you teach those kids a Bible verse
before bedtime don’t let anybody tell
you that that ain’t Ministry
corporate woman when you sit around that
boardroom table and you’re the only one
that has a set of ideals that lines up
with the truth of scripture at a table
with those who are thinking and acting
and planning in a way that is left of
God’s word don’t let anybody tell you
that you around that boardroom ain’t
ministry that’s Ministry
high school student college student
you’re the only student that stands for
truth when your professor says this is
the way it is and you say no that’s not
the way it is don’t let anybody tell you
as the light on that college campus that
you are not in Ministry
every single one of us has an assignment
and the day is coming
when we’re gonna have to give an account
and here’s the thing
you don’t know when that day is
the day is coming and you don’t know the
day or the hour
neither do I when we’re going to have to
stand before him and give an account for
how we handled what he had entrusted to
us I’m asking you tonight how are you
handling your assignment
because young women if you think that
you’re young because of your age listen
to me if you’re 20 but you only have
till 30 you’re pretty old
if you’re 50 and you’re going to live
until 100 then you’re pretty young age
is just a number my friend and you and I
cannot qualify young or old base bursts
based on our birthdays
it’s based on our death date and since
we don’t know when that day is
that I implore you Sisters by the
mercies of God to walk in a manner
worthy of the calling by which you have
been called
because listen I don’t know about y’all
but when I see him face to face I’m
looking for a well done
I’m looking for well done
when I see him he will not ask me how
many Instagram followers I had
he will not wonder whether or not folks
liked my post he will not be interested
in whether or not my selfies were
perfectly lit he will ask me did I know
his son
and then I will give an account
so the disciples they come and they give
an account to Jesus I wondered if there
was a recipe for Effective Ministry
because if these guys were willing to
come and look Jesus in his face and give
an account I figured there might be a
recipe for us for Effective Ministry I’m
interested anybody interested
there are three ingredients to the
recipe
Luke chapter 9 verse 1 it says he called
them
he called them and his calling
superseded any personal ambition that
they had they laid down whatever they
were going to do because they heard the
call of God beckoning them to do
something else the beautiful thing about
that entire picture is that all of the
glory of God the Father all of the glory
of Heaven Was packaged in human flesh
Jesus wanted so much God the Father
wanted so much to make sure that he
could speak and so that Humanity could
hear that he left his throne in glory
put on flesh so that the disciples could
hear his call and in the same way he has
given us the holy spirit so that each
and every one of us have the privilege
to hear the calling of God on our lives
the conviction the unction the pressing
the fire that is shut up in your bones
sending you in a particular direction
heed the call of God on your lives then
they were not just called I loved so
much that before he skips to the third
ingredient and the recipe sending them I
love that before we get to the third one
there’s that second one he did not just
call but then he gave them power and
authority it means that what he was
calling them to do he was simultaneously
equipping them with Supernatural power
to be able to pull it off so it’s good
news for anybody in the room that you
feel like you’ve got a dream that is way
over your head you’ve been called to do
something you don’t have the money for
you don’t have the time for you don’t
have the patience for you don’t have the
gifting for you don’t have the talent
for you don’t have the connections for
the good thing and the great thing about
our God is that he does not call people
who are already equipped he calls you
and then for the people that say yes he
equips them with what they need for the
calling
he entrusted them with power and
authority and can I tell you why this is
important this is important because in
order to accomplish and accomplish
Supernatural tasks you have to have
Supernatural capacity in other words you
can be the most talented person in the
world but if you go in your own strength
and power
you still won’t be able to accomplish
the God calling on your life it requires
what it is that only God himself can
give to you to accomplish the task oh
the enemy hopes you will go in your own
power
he hopes you will think you are flashy
enough and Savvy enough and talented
enough and impressive enough so that you
will no longer lean on God instead of
leaning to your own understanding
but it is not by power and it is not by
might it is by the spirit of God and
some trust in horses other folks trust
in chariots but not us we trust in the
name of the Lord our God
so he called them and then he entrusted
them he gave them some treasure and then
he sent them
he’s the one who did the sending
resist the urge to send yourself
to do something that it is not yet time
for
because just as important as our calling
is that is equally as important as the
timing is
in which that calling is outworked in
our lives and if you go too soon you
might if you if you give birth too soon
to that which God is trying to produce
through you you might abort
what it is that he’s trying to
accomplish in you the spiritual backbone
the fortification that he was trying to
establish in you so that you could
handle the spotlight wouldn’t hit you
because listen that Spotlight that you
may be craving if it hits you and you
have no character it will burn you to a
crisp
so he called them he entrusted them he
sent them out and they returned to him
and gave an account
they were tired
the disciples had been given it
everything they had
and I know there are some of you in the
room and you would admit that you
haven’t done it perfectly but man you’ve
sure been purposeful
you’ve been intentional about this
marriage you’ve been giving it
everything you’ve got you’ve been
intentional about that teenager you’ve
been giving that kid everything you got
this toddler that has this specific bent
or this specific issue that you’ve been
doing everything you can going to see
every expert that you can reading
everything that you can to be the best
that you can as a mother single mother
you’ve been given it everything that
you’ve got working the jobs that you’ve
got to work to keep food on the table
you’ve been given that business that
Ministry that endeavor everything that
you have and you the disciples are tired
the good news about Jesus is that when
the disciples come to him tired he does
not say
go away from me and get yourself
together
come back and then I can use you
he says
Come Away
with me
in other words listen
the cure for your exhaustion is intimacy
with Jesus
that’s the Cure y’all
I’m saying I agree take the holiday take
the vacation tell them you need a little
sabbatical you got to step back for just
a little bit you need a little margin in
your life take the holiday but don’t
take a holiday from Jesus
don’t take the sabbatical from your
relationship with the Lord Prayer
shouldn’t exit your schedule because
these are your rest days you still need
to be the deer that pants after the
water your soul has still got to be
replenished and can only be replenished
when you have intimacy with him
and you’re trying to figure out Lord
you told me that I was going to be
replenished you told me that I was going
to refresh you told me that you had
something that you wanted to give to me
why would you take me here to this place
where I’m being pressed down by a
multitude of issues and concerns and
frustrations there’s something
overwhelming me that is bigger than what
I feel like I have the capacity to
handle why would you bring me here this
tells us that the story of the feeding
of the five thousand is not just about
the five thousand
it’s also about the disciples it’s not
just about the multitude getting fed
it’s about the disciples being fed
physically spiritually emotionally and
it tells us that the Five Loaves and the
two fish are the gift to the multitude
but it’s the multitude that’s the gift
to the disciples
because the multitude
is what’s going to make them
have to finally open up their drawer
pull out the treasure that they would
have otherwise ignored place it in the
hands of a multiplying Master who’s
gonna show them what it looks like when
he takes their little bit and makes it a
lot there is no replenishing like
watching God multiply your Loaves and
fish