A Call to Minister

We were invited by Henreeta to a session on the 16th June at Novena church meant for the communion ministers.
Our whole family went and brought my dad along.
I went coz i always thought though i am not yet in any ministry, God has given me Jeremiah so that i can minister to others.
Tim always thought he is in the "father" and "husband" ministry which is no easy feat to him, he said :P
Father Augustine was there with another priest Father Verghese.
This was what we heard for the evening...

A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
Psalms 63:1
O God, you are my God-- for you I long! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, Like a land parched, lifeless, and without water.
So I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power and glory.
1. invoking God
2. Intellectual level, in the mind
3. Personal attachment -- you are my God

My God knows my needs, satisfies my needs and You know me through and through. You know my strengths, my weaknesses
My soul thirsts for you - the love that I have for you, that I experience from you
I do this with joy for You where I minister, it is Your sanctuary. So we have to sanctify ourselves so that we can be empowered to minister. What we are doing are for the greater glory of God.

Luke 9:1
He summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal (the sick).

Mark 3:13-15
He went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
He appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons

We are a fallen race but we are lifted up in the hands of Jesus. Those whom He wanted are those whom He loved and that's us! We are fallen but never NEVER ABANDONED

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He's got the whole world in His hands.
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He's got the whole world in His hands.
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He's got the whole world in His hands.
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He's got the whole world in His hands.


He's got the wind and the rain...
He's got you and me brother (sister)...
He's got the tiny little baby...

Joshua 3:1-5
Early the next morning, Joshua moved with all the Israelites from Shittim to the Jordan, where they lodged before crossing over.
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Three days later the officers went through the camp
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and issued these instructions to the people: "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD, your God, which the levitical priests will carry, you must also break camp and follow it,
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that you may know the way to take, for you have not gone over this road before. But let there be a space of two thousand cubits between you and the ark. Do not come nearer to it."
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Joshua also said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will perform wonders among you."

the 3 days is like a triduum... the triduum that we always have before a feast day
the levitical priests is like our ministry carrying the ark of the covenant, the ministry entrusted by God.
we have to sanctify ourselves today for the Lord will work wonders for us.
In serving, in ministering, we have to have the grace.
Father jokingly said, we human beings should have the labels as on glassware or petroleum
"HUMAN BEING - HANDLE WITH CARE. FRAGILE. HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE"
jus look how easily we snap and flare up at others... How true is this :P

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Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know I am with you, as I was with Moses.

the above said is a confirmation of the power given.
and so with the power of faith, absolute faith, they crossed the river of Jordan.

Therefore we trust that God will be with us, empower us and sanctify us and counsel us.

Exodus 15:26
"If you really listen to the voice of the LORD, your God," he told them, "and do what is right in his eyes: if you heed his commandments and keep all his precepts, I will not afflict you with any of the diseases with which I afflicted the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, am your healer."

I Am The God That Healeth
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I AM THE GOD THAT HEALETH THEE
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I AM THE LORD YOUR HEAL--ER
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I SENT MY WORD AND HEALED YOUR DISEASE
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I AM THE LORD YOUR HEAL--ER

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YOU ARE THE GOD THAT HEALETH ME
Gm7 Bb/C Bb/F F C/E Dm
YOU ARE THE LORD MY HEAL--ER
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YOU SENT YOUR WORD AND HEALED MY DISEASE
Gm7/C C7 Gm/F F Csus C
YOU ARE THE LORD MY HEAL--ER

We were told that there was a Praise and Worship session at the Church of the Holy Spirit on the 20th June at 7.30pm. For sure we will go :)