Five Fold Ministry Eldership/Leadership Reflected in Your Home and - TopicsExpress

Five Fold Ministry Eldership/Leadership Reflected in Your Home and Finances: ... Not covetous or greedy for money [Gk: (gain); sordid:--given to (greedy of) filthy lucre (money)], “Not covetous”: one who carefully avoids the extreme pursuit of possessions or money, usually related to what others have. “Greedy of filthy lucre”: (mentioned twice) describes those inclined to seek money wherever opportunity beckons. The ministry is a calling, not a place for those interested in pursuing or scheming for personal financial gain. “… patient [Gk: Appropriate, i.e. (implication) mild:--gentle, moderation, patient], …” “Patient”: bearing up under pain, duress or provocation with calmness and without complaint. “… meek [Gk: Peaceable:--not a brawler] and gentle.” “Not a brawler”: one who shuns contentious, quarrelsome braggarts. One who would never fist-fight or punch someone. “Righteous, fair [Gk: Equitable (in character or act); implication innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively):--just, meet, right, righteous], holy [Gk: Properly right (by intrinsic or divine character; i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure):--holy, mercy, shalt be], …” “Just”: fair and right; righteous in deeds and character. “Holy”: virtuous, pure from defilement; divinely guided; saintly. “… separated unto God, self-controlled [Gk: Strong in a thing (masterful), i.e. (figuratively and reflexive) self-controlled (in appetite, etc.):--temperate]. “ “Temperate”: has self-control over every passion or appetite. “One that rules [Gk: To stand before, i.e. (in rank) to preside, or (implication) to practice:--maintain, be over, rule, be an example to, serve] well [Gk: Well (usually morally):--(in a) good (place), honestly, + recover, (full) well] his own house, …” “Rules well his own house”: in charge of how his family is to conduct itself; exercises compassionate leadership without dictatorial or laissez- faire extremes. “… having his children [Gk: A child (as produced):--child, daughter, son] in subjection [Gk: Subordination (to subordinate; reflexive to obey:--be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto):--subjection] with all gravity [Gk: Venerability (commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity; worthy of veneration or reverence, as because of high office or noble character), i.e. probity (goodness, decency, honesty, integrity, honor, virtue, godliness, saintliness):--gravity, honesty].” “Grave”: dignified, honest and gracious in conduct. “Having faithful [Gk: Objectively trustworthy; subjectively trustful:--believe, believing, believer, faithful, faithfully, sure, true] children, …” “Having faithful children”: has obedient, trustworthy, well-mannered children, as opposed to unruly, boisterous and loud. “… not accused [Gk: (NOT) A complaint (category), i.e. (NOT A) criminal charge:--(NO) accusation (× {NOT} accused)] of riot [Gk: Properly not being saved, i.e. (implication) profligacy (extravagance, wastefulness, recklessness, licentiousness, dissolution, decadence):--excess, riot] or unruly [Gk: Not subdued, i.e. insubordinate (in fact or temper):--disobedient, that is not put under, unruly]. Oh dear, there it goes again. I cant be a leader, because my children are not serving the Lord. What have you put into your children? If you were a leader you would have put the Word of God into them and God will honor that Word that you put into them and He will bring them right. Train up [Heb: Properly to narrow (Narrow {Gk: to crowd (literally or figuratively):--afflict, narrow, throng, suffer tribulation, trouble} is the Way {Jesus is the Way; John 14:6}, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.-Matt. 7:14), figuratively to initiate or discipline:--dedicate, train up] a child in the Way [Jesus is the Way (John 14:6)] he should go: and when he [or she] is old [spiritually mature], he will NOT DEPART from it [And I (God) will make an age-abiding (eonian, NEW/SPIRITUAL) covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall NOT DEPART from me. (Jer. 32:40)]. (Proverbs 22:6). All you need to do is trust in what you put into them and they will come right. They will come back. When my children reached the stage where they wanted to taste of the world I didnt restrict them and hold them back and say, Im not going to let you do that. Youd better be home by eight oclock! I explained to them the dangers. They had been taught the truth. They had tasted the true Word of God and the true spiritual life so I said, Go and taste it, and you tell me what you think. If you want to go out there and taste it, please be free to do it. Of course they didnt know that I had a prophetic key! I dare you to go and try. I let them go and they tasted and they nibbled here, there and everywhere and spat it out and came back. They had tasted something better. Dont you worry about your kids. Believe in what you have put into them. Believe in the Word of God that you have spoken and sowed into them and believe that God will take that Word, germinate it and bring it to life and cause it to grow in them. They will come back, because what you have sown into them will remain. The Lord said that we will go and bear forth fruit and our fruit will remain. You stand on that promise! It works.