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Thank you for your time and consideration. We are reaching out to request your support, and greatly appreciate any assistance you can offer.
We are reaching out to you today with a heartfelt plea for your support. As ministers of the gospel, we dedicate our lives to spreading the word of God and serving our community. Your contributions, no matter the size, can make a significant difference in enabling us to continue this important work.
We understand that everyone has their own financial circumstances, and we greatly appreciate any assistance you are able to offer. Your support allows us to:
* Cover essential ministry expenses
* Expand our outreach to those in need
* Provide resources for spiritual growth
* Maintain our ministry infrastructure
Thank you for considering our request. Your generosity will be a blessing to us and will help us to continue serving God and our community.
We serve and minister to God's Churches, people, and His spiritual sons and daughters, as you all well know, for many long years now, here on this worldwide social media network, first here at home in America, and in many nations around the world. I never ask or beg for your help or support; I just trust the Lord to provide for our needs in this global social media ministry.
In 1 Corinthians 9:14, the Apostle Paul says, “The Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel” (NKJV). This statement concerns material support for ministers, God’s provision, and the nature of gospel ministry.
Apostle Paul asserts that those who preach the gospel should live by it, a concept explored within the context of his apostolic rights. In 1 Corinthians 9, Elder Paul defends both his apostolic authority and his entitlement to financial support for his ministry. He initiates this defense with fundamental questions: "Am I not an Apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?" (1 Corinthians 9:1, NKJV). These rhetorical inquiries serve to establish his apostolic identity and affirm that he possesses the same rights as the other Apostles.
Some in Corinth were criticizing Apostle Paul for receiving money from the churches he ministered in. He addresses those critics in 1 Corinthians 9:3 as he sets up “my defense to those who examine me” (NKJV). And he continues with some questions for them: “Do we have no right to eat and drink? . . . Is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working?” (1 Corinthians 9:4 and 6, NKJV).
He then makes an argument from everyday life: “Whoever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?” (1 Corinthians 9:7, NKJV). Each example shows that it is normal for workers to share the fruit of their labor. He also backs up his claim using Deuteronomy 25:4: “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain” (1 Corinthians 9:9, NKJV). If even beasts are to receive their share from their work, how much more should gospel ministers be paid for their work of preaching the gospel?
Next, Apostle Paul appeals to the Mosaic Law: “Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar?” (1 Corinthians 9:13, NKJV). The Old Testament priests received their livelihood from the offerings brought to the temple (Numbers 18:8–21). Based on that principle, New Testament gospel ministers are also entitled to financial support. In this context, Paul makes his climactic statement: “The Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:14, NKJV).
Elder Paul's phrase "the Lord's command" indicates that Jesus Christ gave this rule. Teacher Paul may be referring to Matthew 10:10, where Jesus tells His disciples, "The laborer is worthy of his wages" (NKJV). When He sent out the twelve apostles and the seventy, Jesus told them to depend on the hospitality and provisions of others. Gospel workers should be supported by those to whom they preach the Word.
This principle is repeated in other places in the New Testament. In Galatians 6:6, Apostle Paul writes, “Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches” (NKJV). Also, in 1 Timothy 5:17, he writes, “Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine” (NKJV). These passages confirm that supporting ministers financially is biblical.
Apostle Paul claims his right to financial support, but for the sake of the gospel, he decides not to collect any money from the Corinthian church: “Nevertheless we have not used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ. . . . I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me” (1 Corinthians 9:12, 15). Paul preached the gospel “free of charge” in Corinth (2 Corinthians 11:7), receiving his support from “other churches” and “the brothers who came from Macedonia” (1 Corinthians 8–9). Because of the Corinthian church’s sensitivity in this regard, Elder Paul determined to take nothing from them: “I have kept myself from being a burden to you in any way” (1 Corinthians 9:9). He did something similar in Thessalonica (see 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9).
Apostle Paul’s personal choice to refuse offerings from the Corinthians underlines the fact that, although ministers have a right to receive support, their ultimate reliance must be on God and not on people. Obviously, Elder Paul was following Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6:31–33: “Do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (NKJV).
Our Gentile Apostle Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 9:14 still applies to the church today. It is right to support those who devote their lives to gospel ministry. Churches that neglect this responsibility disobey God and increase the workload on His ministers. Thank you, and God bless you all for your continued prayers, kind words, and well wishes, in Jesus' Name. Amen. Thank you and God bless you all for you all for all of your continued prayers, kind words, and well wishes, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Apostle Paul asserts that those who preach the gospel should live by it, a concept explored within the context of his apostolic rights. In 1 Corinthians 9, Elder Paul defends both his apostolic authority and his entitlement to financial support for his ministry. He initiates this defense with fundamental questions: "Am I not an Apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?" (1 Corinthians 9:1, NKJV). These rhetorical inquiries serve to establish his apostolic identity and affirm that he possesses the same rights as the other Apostles.
Some in Corinth were criticizing Apostle Paul for receiving money from the churches he ministered in. He addresses those critics in 1 Corinthians 9:3 as he sets up “my defense to those who examine me” (NKJV). And he continues with some questions for them: “Do we have no right to eat and drink? . . . Is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working?” (1 Corinthians 9:4 and 6, NKJV).
He then makes an argument from everyday life: “Whoever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?” (1 Corinthians 9:7, NKJV). Each example shows that it is normal for workers to share the fruit of their labor. He also backs up his claim using Deuteronomy 25:4: “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain” (1 Corinthians 9:9, NKJV). If even beasts are to receive their share from their work, how much more should gospel ministers be paid for their work of preaching the gospel?
Next, Apostle Paul appeals to the Mosaic Law: “Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar?” (1 Corinthians 9:13, NKJV). The Old Testament priests received their livelihood from the offerings brought to the temple (Numbers 18:8–21). Based on that principle, New Testament gospel ministers are also entitled to financial support. In this context, Paul makes his climactic statement: “The Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:14, NKJV).
Elder Paul's phrase "the Lord's command" indicates that Jesus Christ gave this rule. Teacher Paul may be referring to Matthew 10:10, where Jesus tells His disciples, "The laborer is worthy of his wages" (NKJV). When He sent out the twelve apostles and the seventy, Jesus told them to depend on the hospitality and provisions of others. Gospel workers should be supported by those to whom they preach the Word.
This principle is repeated in other places in the New Testament. In Galatians 6:6, Apostle Paul writes, “Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches” (NKJV). Also, in 1 Timothy 5:17, he writes, “Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine” (NKJV). These passages confirm that supporting ministers financially is biblical.
Apostle Paul claims his right to financial support, but for the sake of the gospel, he decides not to collect any money from the Corinthian church: “Nevertheless we have not used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ. . . . I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me” (1 Corinthians 9:12, 15). Paul preached the gospel “free of charge” in Corinth (2 Corinthians 11:7), receiving his support from “other churches” and “the brothers who came from Macedonia” (1 Corinthians 8–9). Because of the Corinthian church’s sensitivity in this regard, Elder Paul determined to take nothing from them: “I have kept myself from being a burden to you in any way” (1 Corinthians 9:9). He did something similar in Thessalonica (see 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9).
Apostle Paul’s personal choice to refuse offerings from the Corinthians underlines the fact that, although ministers have a right to receive support, their ultimate reliance must be on God and not on people. Obviously, Elder Paul was following Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6:31–33: “Do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (NKJV).
Our Gentile Apostle Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 9:14 still applies to the church today. It is right to support those who devote their lives to gospel ministry. Churches that neglect this responsibility disobey God and increase the workload on His ministers. Thank you, and God bless you all for your continued prayers, kind words, and well wishes, in Jesus' Name. Amen. Thank you and God bless you all for you all for all of your continued prayers, kind words, and well wishes, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
To put it simply, we are God's very own, special (precious) chosen people following by faith our Lord God, blessed King, and Savior, Jesus Christ, in His Churches built and established without human-built religious buildings.
Sincerely,
In The Lord God Jesus Christ Kingdom Purpose,
His Serving Founder, Presiding Senior Apostle, Messenger Elder James Winfree Sr & Elect Lady Betty R Winfree
We can be contacted and reached at apostle.winfree@yahoo.com (Please let us know how to keep you covered faithfully in our prayers).
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