"Why bother to let others T.R.A.I.N you when you are already a leader?"/"Training Readily All, Immanuel Nurtures! (T.R.A.I.N) By Ramesh C. Reddy

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“Training Readily All, Immanuel Nurtures! (T.R.A.I.N)”

Ramesh C. Reddy
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SCRIPTURE:
"Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God's Holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Philippians 1:1-2, NIV)

Approach Question:
"What is your opinion of being trained by others if you are already in a leadership position?"

Observations:
I asked myself how does Paul address those receiving the letter at Philippi?

1. To all God's Holy people
2. To the overseers
3. To the deacons

I decided to focus on points 2 & 3 today!

Interpretation:
I asked myself what do overseers mean?
According to Dictionary.com, overseers mean chief, head, boss, and director.

Interpretation:
I asked myself what do deacons mean?
According to Dictionary.com, deacons mean an appointed or elected officer having variously defined duties.

Interpretation:
I asked myself the significance of Paul addressing the letter to the overseers and deacons too?
What I thought was both the overseers and deacons had leadership positions at the Philippi church and Paul wanted to make sure they were trained well so they could lead the flock of God that were put in their care. As leaders of the Church at Philippi, they needed training on how to live their lives and how to conduct themselves in light of those around them. So, Paul is the one who takes initiative to train them and lead them by setting an example of how he is living his life even amidst persecution because of His love for Jesus Christ.

Implications:
I saw important implications for my own life. No matter whether I am in a leadership position or not, I need to always be open to be trained by others whose training is godly and will help me live my life the way the Lord Jesus wants me to live as I allow God's Word to be my main basis for my training. Paul acted as a mentor to the Church of Philippi to the saints in Christ Jesus and the overseers and deacons. I too should look to the leadership of those that the Lord Jesus sends my way to train me and lead me in the Ways of the Lord just as God's Holy people, overseers, and deacons are trained by Paul.

Just as Paul trained the saints in Christ Jesus, the overseers, and deacons on how to live a joyful life amidst persecution through his letter to the Church of Philippi, I am reminded of how the Lord Jesus has been using Brother Paul Bucknell of http://www.foundationsforfreedom.net to train leaders of churches all over the world through the writings our Lord Jesus has blessed Him to train others. Recently, Brother Bucknell just returned from Uganda where he trained church leaders. I am blessed he is part of Oakland International Fellowship, where he trains others in discipleship, etc with Pastor Ed and Pastor Hugo. I love reading his material on his website that opens the nuggets of truth in God's Word. I am also blessed how the Lord Jesus has been using Pastor Hugo Cheng of Pittsburgh Chinese Church-Oakland/Oakland International Fellowship and Edwin Chan to train me personally on how to be a godly husband and so on in light of Scripture. There are many more the Lord Jesus has used and will use in my life to train me for His honor and glory. For that I am very thankful, especially for my loving wife Chandra and my small group leader Calvin Chiang. You too can be trained by those the Lord Jesus has placed in authority over you who will help disciple you to live a life worthy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as you make Jesus your central focus.

I ask you now dear friend, why bother to let others T.R.A.I.N you if you are a leader or not?
Dear friend, whether you are a leader or not, just as God's people, overseers, and deacons allowed themselves to be trained by the Apostle Paul, we too should allow others to train us in different areas of our lives from a godly perspective. We will never be at a place where we can think, we need no more training whatever our field is. Paul made it a mission and goal to train not only congregation members of the Church at Philippi but also it's pastors and deacons. We too should let others train us.

But most of all the best training we need to take is from the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. But to have Jesus Christ in our lives, we need to first and foremost acknowledge what a sinner we are and we are in need of a Savior and Lord who will come and transform our lives making us His Holy people. When Jesus becomes part of our lives, we will be seen as a saint in the eyes of God. We can live as saints in Christ Jesus as we receive our help and training from the Lord. The Good News is that we can live a life worthy of the Gospel of Jesus Christ when we are submissive to His calling, confessing all our sins before our Creator and making Him the Lord and Savior of our lives.

Friend, there will always be someone in your life that you can turn to who God has placed in your path to train you. You and I should seek after those people to train us. Also, Lord uses His Holy Spirit to help people write wonderful books that apply biblical principles to train us in different areas of our lives. We should seek out those books to read as training material. Josh, my brother in Christ and I love to read apologetic books to train ourselves in the defense of the Christian faith. Especially we need the Word to train us as we study and meditate on the Word of God. For God's Word is the best training we can get to live our lives so it should be a daily part of us to start our day. I am so thankful for the Word of God to transform our lives when we spend time with Jesus and His Word. That is so exciting to know for God promises to train us.

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV)

"The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher." (Luke 6:40, NIV)

"Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." (1 Corinthians 9:25, NIV)

"If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters,you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come." (1 Timothy 4:6-8, NIV)

May you know training readily all, Immanuel nurtures!

"Why bother to let others T.R.A.I.N you when you are already a leader?"/"Training Readily All, Immanuel Nurtures! (T.R.A.I.N)

Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you so much for loving us so much that you went to the cross to die for our sins and came back to life to give us life, cleansing us by your precious blood. I love you Jesus. Thanks for using the apostle Paul to train the pastors and deacons at the Church of Philippi. You have taught me through this verse how important it is for everyone to get training no matter what position they hold for there will always be something new to learn. Thanks so much Jesus. But most of all thanks for training us by your Word as we spend time with you studying and meditating on it. Oh Lord, help us to always depend on you Lord knowing you train readily all imparting nurture to those who yield to you. Thanks so much Jesus. Thanks for hearing our prayer and answering. In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!

May the Lord Jesus guide you in His love leading you! Amen!

No matter what you feel in your heart, know that Jesus has come in and resides with you! You are not alone! To make your walk strong with the Lord, spend time in prayer talking to Him as you would to a friend. You don’t need special words to talk to the Lord. Spend time in His Word reading Psalms and turning them into prayer. Next allow God to heal you and speak to you through the Gospel of John or Gospel of Mark before moving on to other Books of the Bible! Slowly, let the Lord show you to which Scriptures He wants you to go to next. It is also important to be part of a body of believers to help you grow in the faith. Find a Bible believing church that preaches the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation proclaiming Jesus Christ our crucified and risen Lord who brings us hope, healing, and help by His grace alone!

Feel free to email me at reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com if you want to meet to study the Bible, pray with, talk about Spiritual issues or whatever is on your mind! My number is 412-641-9426

"This is my work and I can do it only because Christ's mighty energy is at work within me." (Colossians 1:29, TLB)

Express Your View

2011 DEVOTIONALS:

Philippians 1:1: "Why should you believe you are H.O.L.Y instead of being a sinner?" (May 18, 11, 8:31 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Philippians 1:1: Who will you be a S.L.A.V.E to in life? (May 17, 11, 7:21 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Philippians 2:8: "Why bother with the C.R.O.S.S. when you are living in the 21st century?" (April 23, 11, 1:32 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

2010 DEVOTIONALS:

John 12: "Will you be the offspring of the S.E.E.D cultivated?" (Mon, March 29, 10, 10:09 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

John 12:3: "What costly S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E will you make for Jesus remembering His stinky/dirty feet?" (Sat, March 27, 10, 11:06 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Proverbs 23: "What has A.L.C.O.H.O.L done to you in life?" (March 20, 10, 9:17 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 10: "What do you do with an I.N.T.E.R.R.U.P.T.I.O.N in life?" (March 13, 10, 11:40 p.m.)

Mark 10:13: "Why S.H.A.R.E Jesus with others in life?" (March 09, 10, 4:59 a.m) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 10:13: "Why B.R.I.N.G Doggy Poo to Jesus?" (March 08, 10, 9:01 a.m) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 10: "When have you become an A.D.U.L.T.E.R.E.R in life and what now?" (Feb 24, 10, 9:31 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 10: "Why D.I.V.O.R.C.E the one you marry in life?" (Feb 22, 10, 12:15 p.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 10: "What do you do with what is P.E.R.M.I.T.T.E.D in your life?" (Feb 20, 10, 10:08 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

1 Corinthians 13: "How will you be someone's V.A.L.E.N.T.I.N.E using 16?" (Feb 13, 10, 12:16 p.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 10: "Who do you become an A.T.T.R.A.C.T.I.O.N to and why?" (Feb 05, 10, 9:43 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 9: "How can you be a S.A.L.T in someone's life today?" (Feb 04, 10, 11:27 a.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 9: "What do you help your friends E.S.C.A.P.E from?" (Feb 03, 10, 12:30 p.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 9: "Why bother with H.E.L.L in life?" (Feb 02, 10, 2:39 p.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 9: "When are you planning to cut your hand, foot, or eye to escape Hell?"" (Feb 01, 10, 1:41 p.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

Mark 9: "Why heed Jesus' W.A.R.N.I.N.G in your life?" (Jan 30, 10, 12:41 p.m.) By Ramesh C. Reddy

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