Taking On the New Mantle

This past Saturday,I went to a Men's Prayer Breakfast and heard Bro. Vince Massa preach a message on the mantle of God from 1 Kings 19:

(1 Kings 19:19) "So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him."

Elijah cast his mantle on Elisha as a sign of transferring the mantle of prophetic ministry from Elijah to Elisha. God calls men to preach and gives them a ministry to fulfill. There are times that the mantle of ministry changes. A man might go to or from a pastoral ministry to that of an evangelist or vice-versa.

It was a particularly special message to me because the next day, Sunday, I became the Senior Pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church. I took up a new mantle of ministry which God had prepared for me, prepared the people and myself for.

I look forward to exercising the ministry associated with this new mantle. As you may be seeking God's will for ministry, know that God has that mantle of ministry prepared for you in His time.

Remember: "Where God guides, He provides."

Successful Missions Conference

I praise the Lord for His goodness toward us! Last evening we closed out the 2010 Southeast Bible Baptist Church missions conference. I believe it to be the best missions conference we have had in a long time. The Spirit of God moved in a mighty way in our midst. The hearts of our people were touched. The messages were right on target. Our spirits were stirred and our hearts set on fire with a renewed vision and burden for world evangelism. We even exceeded our Faith Promise goal! Amen!

I believe that great things are ahead for us, and even though the conference has ended, may the spirit of the conference continue! Let the Spirit of God continue to move in our midst and the vision we have continue for years to come.