This Week's Reservations for Services; Ask Reverend Jack; Prayer Requests

To schedule us for this week’s Sabbath, call or e-mail as soon as possible. I’ll try to accommodate all I can. So far I’m available all day Saturday and Sunday.
The question I chose to answer this week comes all the way from a little town north of Bangor Maine – hello Lincoln…

Remember, I answer with the bias of my personal preference of religion, and will not argue the points; however, find much of what I say is generally generic.

While I believe the motivation for members of the clergy should be service to all God’s children, and bringing all unto Christ: I have no problem with members of any ministry using donated funds to support their existence.

It is when the financial motivation to serve in the name of Christ overpowers the altruistic sacrifice we make in order to serve, that I find to be offensive. I do not take any salary from our ministry, but if I could find a way to serve full time – I would. I do put in hours of service that far exceed what a normal work week would entail, but do so out of love for my Savior.

If you notice we have “early” and late meeting schedules…? It is because I have to work to support my family, and am required to serve my employer two weekends a month. I still try to provide the same level of service in the evenings, on those Sundays that I must work...

If a congregation is large enough to require, and be able to financially support a full time clergy and staff – that’s great! Do not look down on those who are able to – it just means their congregate is able to have the benefit of a minister or such whenever the need arises…

All across the world there are Ministers, Priests, Bishops, or Clergy of all sorts that – like me – must maintain external employment to survive. Most of these dedicated servants give more than full time hours to serve.

Either way your local ministry does it – it really doesn’t matter. As long as the mission of your local Clergy is to help you stay on the course to your Savior – that’s what matters.



This week may we ask for your prayerful consideration continuing with one of our friends whose wife is recovering from major surgery, another who is dealing with the break-up of their family… and still for my wife who is enduring the radiation treatments for cancer.

Thank You.

God Bless…
Reverend Jack