Coming Attraction

There is something that I notice from time to time, that every time I see it, amazes me and perplexes me. I will see ads in the help wanted section for a pastor, or youth pastor in a church.  I suppose they have positions to fill to.  The ads themselves are not what gets me, but it is in the qualifications.  You need a college degree. 


Now, maybe I'm just a simpleton, but I do not ever recall there being a University set up by God.  Oh, sure, there are universities set up in his name that will usually espouse a particular sect of religion that one can get a degree in.  One can even get a theological degree from a non religious institution.  Those generally give you an overview of all religions in general, or so I am told.


Now, I am not saying that education is a bad thing.  Education is a good thing.  But, with God, a school education is not what He is looking for.  If you look throughout the Bible, what you will find is that God often calls seemingly the least qualified people to do His work.  He chooses the people least likely to be chosen by society at large.


Obviously, there is Jesus himself.  He was from the wrong family, wrong class, and had no known formal education from the accepted schools that the little San Hedryn children attended.  He was just some guy, and not to attractive of a guy according to the Biblical description.  Who was he?


His disciples, all chosen from the dregs and working class of society with probably little formal education.  Nothing about those men were exceptionally honorable in the elite class view.  They were just common ordinary Joe's...  Well except for the highly educated and learned disciple... Judas.


I guess what happened is that churches have gone away from trying to find someone with the wisdom of God, and are seeking after the knowledge of men.  Is it any wonder that church membership is falling and church influence is dwindling.  I know so many people who are believers, but they have no place to go to worship simply because so many churches have been corrupted by man's wisdom.  I know so many people who have left the faith because they only saw a religion operated under man's wisdom (and the hypocrisy thereof) and never experienced a body of true faith that trusted on God.


Soon coming will be the beginning of a new move of God.  It will not be led by those in established churches.  It has been being prepared for some years now.  It's message will not sound like the soft message the churches preach today.  It will be preached with authority and power.  It will be manifested in love.  It will come from people who would not be expected.


1 Corinthians 1:18-29
18For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

 19For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

 20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

 21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

 22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

 23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

 24But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

 25Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

 26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

 27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

 28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

 29That no flesh should glory in his presence.