Enter to Worship, Exit to Serve by Ronald K. Gray holds this treasure, among others:
“If a preacher preaches with gusto and says something loud enough and strong enough, some people will believe it. We base our lives upon feelology and not theology. People ask us today how we feel about something instead of what we believe about it.
“It has become rare for doctrine to be the greatest importance in our churces. Experience cannot take the place of doctrine.
“Scripture tells us that the truth sets us free. We need the truth today. What we believe will change our lives and the lives of others.
“The world says that it does not matter what a man believes so long as he does right. That is a lie. The Bible teaches us in Proverbs 14:12 that there is a way that seems right to a man, but the end is death. It is imperative we know the truth.”
Truly, knowing and believing His truth is the only way to disentagle ourselves from lies we believes, lies that hold us captive to depression and fear, addictions and unwise choices.
This is an excerpt of an interview with the author:
What do you think is the most important chapter of the book? In over 35 years of full time ministry, I have never heard anyone else teach about porters. In Nehemiah 10:39 it lists porters between priest and singers. I thought that was very interesting and researched porters. It is basically a janitor. So between priests and porters are janitors. Servants that do the basics. People who do ordinary things to keep ministries going.
God wants servants. That is a concept that is lost in the big time world of church ministries today. Jesus came to serve. I believe that we can make a difference in our community, our neighborhoods, and our world if we are willing to lay our lives down to serve God.
What do you hope to accomplish with your book? I hope that ordinary believers will recognize they have something to offer. We can bring our monies and touch the nations. We can bring our gifts and see the power of God touch people and their needs. We can offer our fruit and not wait for the pastors or elders, but be instruments to bring life to those around us who are seeking a relevant relationship with Jesus.
The five-fold ministries of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher were never supposed to do everything in the church. The church is supposed to be equipped for ministry. Everyone should be able to proclaim the message and everyone should have praise for the God we serve. That should not happen just on Sunday mornings between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. We should be able to give God praise in our homes and throughout the week. I truly believe this can be the church’s finest hour.
Interested in obtaining this book? Go to www.RonaldGrayMinistries.org.
You Are Loved,
