Jesus taught Ordination. “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. “ (John 15:16,) Jesus said, “For many are called but few are chosen.”
(Matthew 22:14 ).The reason why few are chosen is because few choose to be chosen and answer the Lords call on their lives. How about you? It boils down to how much do you love the Lord and lost souls ? You shouldn’t want to be ordained for the praise of man, or for self glory or money. “not with eyeservice, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;” (Ephesians 6:6). “How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?” (John 5:44). However being ordained can be an inspiration to you and can help open some doors for you to preach the Gospel and save souls. How long will you wait to pick up your cross ? “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.”(John 9:4). “But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” (Matthew 9:36-38). You don’t need four years of Cemetery , OH, Excuse me, I meant Seminary. “ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. “( Acts 4:13). Jesus wants all saved Christians to preach the Gospel and be as great a witness as you can be. Be all you can be for Jesus. You can be ordained thru this ministry answeresintheword.com You need to be saved and you should at least memorize three verses found in these sections of the “Memory Verse Chart”, “Salvation”, You Can’t Loose Your Salvation”,The Holy Spirit”, Witnessing”,and agree with “Our Statement of Faith” (SEE attachments).
Some more verses on Ordination:
“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.” (Psalms 8:2)
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5)
“And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,” (Mark 3:14)
“And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.” (Acts 10:42)
“And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.” (Acts 14:23)
Here is the GREAT COMMISON that Jesus gave to all his disciples. “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15)
Say this prayer if you want to be saved: Jesus, I want to know you, and to live forever in Heaven, I know I have made mistakes and done bad things- and I am sorry. Please forgive me. I know I don’t deserve it, but I accept your love and I accept you as my Saviour. I believe you died on the cross for my sins ,and rose from the dead. Please come into my heart and life and fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me peace. Amen