Ministering: Pastor Fela Durotoye
Text: I Timothy 5:17
You can measure the love of God to you by two indices: The gift of His Son – the Word (Jesus); and the gift of the bearer of the Word to you (your pastor).
God placed so much value on you, He was willing to exchange His only begotten Son in order to have you.
God also loved and valued you so much, He gave you a good shepherd. God chose a man of excellence to enable you live the life Christ paid for.
We celebrate Pastor Lanre as our MVP – Most Valuable Pastor; he adds immense spiritual and emotional value to lives.
He is also a Most Visionary Pastor; who sees ahead and leads people into a future that God already called them to.
Pastor Lanre is a Most Virtuous Priest; of deep integrity, true character and worthy virtue; without scandal.
He is also a Most Vibrant Pastor; energetic, inspiring, full of life and passion for God and God’s people. He is a light bulb that brightens and uplifts your day.
He is a Most Victorious Pastor; he has triumphed over trials that should have run his faith aground. He goes through fire with a swag. He’s a selfless leader that has built a resilient system in the face of challenges, always finding a way.
Pastor Lanre is also a Most Valued Prophet; with a prophetic voice and grace that shapes destinies.
He is a Most Valuable Preacher; a wordsmith per excellence; a dynamic and anointed communicator whose message has transformed and uplifted many lives all across the planet.
Today is a beautiful day to truly appreciate our MVP.
I Timothy 5:17 (NIV, BSB, NASB, AMP) – We are only fulfilling the Word of God by appreciating our Pastor. Appreciation is the nature of greatness.The GAT Life is the Hallmark of a great life.
Gratitude – The heart that recognizes that the gift (not reward) of goodness has happened to you.
Appreciation – The expression of the feeling of gratitude in words or actions. Every time you express gratitude for (appreciate) something, the value of that thing increases (appreciates) in your life.
Appreciation is faith – it is the evidence of things not seen (gratitude cannot be seen). Without appreciation it is impossible to please God. Appreciation finds expression through thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving – The direction of appreciation from a heart of gratitude to the Source of the goodness that (you acknowledge) happened to you. Thanksgiving can also be expressed to the channel of the gift.
The problem is that most times, we appreciate the Source but forget the channel. We are grateful for the reservoir but forget the pipes that bring the water to us.
Are you living a GAT Life?
Every time you appreciate someone you credit your appreciation account, from where people also draw, spiritually, when it is your turn to be appreciated. This is why two people can be appreciated differently for doing the same thing.
God placed a value on you and gave you a pastor like Pastor Lanre Oluseye to nuture you into greatness. Give him double honour and live a GAT life to unlock the greatness in your own life. By appreciating the grace in your pastor, you will see a multiple of that grace in you.
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