The Ministry Of Visitation. 4.

“Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear.

1Timothy 5:20.”

As we round off this issue, note that when you visits, _*do not give others life altering suggestions as it is burning in your heart,*_ it might be used against you one day. Job’s wife asked him to curse God and die, but he refused this evil suggestion, but if it’s another person in deep depression, such might not think twice but take the evil option.
When individuals protect the image of the Church by watching what we say and how we say it, you protect the image of the Lord Jesus Who founded the Church.
It is different when people leaves a local Church because of outright sins, indiscipline, unbecoming attitude, flagrant disobedience or insubordination, we should call a spade a spade, even then, since such is still a believer, don’t write them off as totally beyond redemption! The Bible instruct what the leadership should do in such cases as in the opening scriptures. God is not asking us to condone sins, let us just make sure we protect the image of the Church.
When you visits, _*never rehearse sad  tales of people who had left the local Assembly sometimes ago to new people.*_ Even when new people heard of a notable person who left and ask for the reason why, we must from our hearts say something positive about such people, especially, what such did that is an advantage to the Church. This is not a lie, for no matter the situation, people who leaves an Assembly taught us something and has been a blessing one way or the other, if not to everyone, it could be to a person or family.
Never fuel what others complaints about when you visits, rather, realise you are Jesus’ PRO, your job is to Repair images of the Church of Jesus.
*Reflection:* a great ministry that is intended to be a huge blessing, and has been a blessing to thousands can become a curse if abused and not done with the right spirit.

*Rev’d Kolapo Abiodun Olagunju.*
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*This is My Year of All Round fulfilment.*