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Discerning true ministry and fellowship by T. Austin Sparks

03 Sunday May 2020

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Fellowship, Ministry, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit

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This blog post should give some food for thought, I hope. Q: How can we discern true from false ministry? A: If we look closer at it, we should ask ourselves whether the ministry concerned is focused on a person or a group ministering to (mainly passive) believers or is the minister busily trying to change the audience, i.e. the human beings, instead of pointing to the Holy Spirit who alone can change us. Both ministries would represent a horizontal gospel of sorts while vertical gospel preaching usually looks first to God and then to man! If we have a true ministry, then we bring Christ to the believer, hoping and praying that everybody who hears us will discover the most intimate relationship possible – with God, our Father, and with Jesus Christ.

“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that [y]our joy may be full.” (1 Jn 1:3-4 KJV)

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Discerning Spirit and Soul

14 Tuesday Apr 2020

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Being Born Again, Building up the Body of Christ, Christianity, Deception, Dependence on God, Discerning the Spirits, Maturity, Ministry, Satan, Seeking God, Seeking the Truth, The Holy Spirit, The Soul

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Yesterday in the late evening after a phone call I suddenly felt or somehow “heard” inside me the title I chose above, “Discerning Spirit and Soul”. Immediately I wanted to start writing a blog article but it was late, almost midnight. Yet I could not get rid of this title inside my mind! It was as if it was strongly imprinted in my heart, too. As I felt no inclination to start writing so late and I had no idea what to write about this issue, either, I started a search on Google on this topic, adding T. A. Sparks. What I found there spoke to me, indeed. Although I have not read the whole article, I tried to keep it as short as possible and pasted what you can read further below.

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… but you are dead

12 Saturday Jan 2019

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Christian movements, Christianity, Church, Cults, Deception, Discerning the Spirits, Exhortation, False Happiness, False Spirits, Following Jesus, Holy Spirit, Life and Death, Ministry, My Spiritual Diary, My Testimony, Revival, Satan, Sects, Seeking the Truth, The World

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Just lately I have been preoccupied with a specific religious orientation of Christianity. Not that I had chosen to focus once again on what I had known myself a quarter of a century ago. However, a few people I have known for years were more and more drawn into this kind of charismatic church. It is a modern branch of Christendom that more often than not appeals to younger people who do not like to sit in a pew without moving their body for a long time. If you enter such a church, you will surely meet a group of kind people who extend a warm welcome to you (the welcome team). There is also a variety of modern music presented by what is called the worship team. The bigger the church, the more qualified musicians you will find there. They and the majority of the church members who serve in any kind of ministry don’t work for money, no. Whether it is the welcome team, the kitchen team, the worship team, the child care team, whatever. All these people work for charity’s sake. But this does not apply to the pastor and the whole leadership; they usually live from what the congregation offers up. You know, from tithes and donations…

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Called to Live A Holy Life

05 Saturday Jan 2019

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in a holy life, Abiding IN Christ, Building up the Body of Christ, Christian Living, Christianity, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, False Teachers, Fellowship with God, Following Jesus, God calls, God's guidance, Intimacy with God, Ministry, My Spiritual Diary, peace, Preaching, Spirit vs. Flesh, The Bible

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Happy New Year to every reader of my blog!  🙂 This post should have been published in December already, but as I was very busy and have been sick for a week. As for me, I sometimes wonder whether we as Christians know that we are called to live a holy life, a life that is evidently different from what this world calls ‘life’. Not that I am thinking here of ‘holy’ Christians who preach the law while they tend to live licentiousness privately sooner or later. Such preachers are often characterized by a very offensive style of preaching. They only ‘feel good’ if they were able to misuse their self-assumed authority by beating the hell out of their audience (speaking spiritually here). If those who were preached to bow their heads eventually as they find themselves completely discouraged, only then such preachers feel better than others. This is a carnal way to preach the gospel, indeed, as it only serves to boost the sermonizer’s self.

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Life in the Spirit

08 Friday Sep 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Being Set Free, Building up the Body of Christ, Christ in us, Christian Living, Dependence on God, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Fellowship with God, Friendship with God, God's guidance, joy, Mind of Christ, Ministry, My Spiritual Diary, peace, Prayer, The World, Transformation, Waiting on God, Walking in the Spirit

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This title might sound a bit simple to some, yet I was wondering whether it is always that easy for us to distinguish between our natural way of living and its spiritual counterpart which springs from Christ’s Life in us. Just lately I got aware of certain differences between my natural soul life’s powers and God’s supernatural powers we might receive through spiritual communion and fellowship with Him. Sometimes these two ways of living take turns within a few seconds and I am amazed at how different they really are! Even if our natural thinking, speaking, and doing is sophisticated, sooner or later we get exhausted if we remain on this level… UNLESS we can be sure of man’s approval and appreciation! If someone applauds, our soul receives new power and energy with which we can go on, even without God, and even without realizing that we left Him somehow behind.

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Seeking the approval of Christ – only

14 Monday Jul 2014

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Church, Exhortation, Following Jesus, Ministry, Preaching, Repentance, Seeking the Truth, Walking in the Spirit

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Cross and Fire  (Photo from http://cupandcross.com/)

Cross and Fire
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As a foundation for my following deliberations, I’d like to adduce the following verses.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.” (Prv 3:5-8 ESV)

We may not believe that God always caresses His children. His permanent, perfect, and satisfying love is only for those who have repented of all their sins, that is, those who have “been perfected in love.” (1 Jn 4:18) In all other cases of not-yet-mature Christians, Jesus Christ is a chastener who also punishes sin if we remain in an unrepentant condition although He warned us to return to Him. For it is written,

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Let’s get real, friends!

07 Monday Jul 2014

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Following Jesus, Ministry, Preaching, Seeking the Truth, Walking in the Spirit

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Straw Field (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

Straw Field (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

I am fully aware that this article might offend some people. However, we should know that the truth almost always offends our flesh. Letting His light shine into our very heart is NEVER comfortable. It is painful!

So, only if you want to let the great heart surgeon have more than a casual glance into the dark cellar of your unconscious mind any time soon, you should go on reading. If not, it would be better to cling to the dangerous delusion of believing Jesus came to make you a better human being. In fact, He came to save sinners from perishing in their (unconscious) sinfulness by giving them the light to see their lostness and hopelessness without Him.

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Prayer, preaching, and love – do they belong together?

27 Friday Jun 2014

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Church, Exhortation, Following Jesus, God's Love, Ministry, Poetry, Prayer, Preaching, Repentance, Walking in the Spirit

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The most important thing to do for every minister and servant of God is as Jesus reaffirmed,

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mt 22:37-39 ESV)

If we move the commandment which is to be found in the second place to the first place, we will surely fail. Although both commandments count as equal, we may never forget that obeying the great commandment alone empowers us to love our neighbors with that love we received from God before (Rom 5:5). Also, if we drop the first commandment and try to love others (or ourselves) on our own, we will be frustrated because of not being able to love anyone including ourselves.

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