Free of all yet a slave to all

1 Corinthians 9:19 For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 


Having your money-making ventures that meet your needs as a minister is good. It makes you free of all men. You do not become subject to another man. Whether they send in their gift or not, it helps you to be self-sustaining.  


There are some people (mostly alumni), we used to call while at the university, when we were under a certain mission team, and whenever they would answer the call, the first thing they ask is, "what is the program again that has led you to call? It must be related to money." Now that was not a good comment, but we had to bear with it because we needed the money to run the ministry programs. 


When the pastor or the ministry is dependent on the biggest givers in the church, that alone becomes a problem of its own. If such believers aren't humble,  they may be puffed with pride. At one point, unless they are touched by God, may utter statements that seem to imply that without them, the ministry cannot continue. 


I have heard pastors who decline certain calls to go minister abroad because they want to have enough money on them to fend their air tickets, accommodation so that they don't rely on the host church for their welfare while there. In a way, that makes sense because you are free to flow by the Spirit of God to say anything that He wants the congregation to hear. But you have to be extra bold to rebuke your host if the Spirit tells you so when you are at their mercy for your stay there.


Believe God to supply your needs through your side work even as you do real ministry so that you don't become a bother and become free of all too.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM

    True let us God supply to every minister which are more than enough

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