- Five Ministries
Any Christian can Perform
By Dr. Ken Matto
(Prov 18:9 KJV) He also that is
slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
One of the main scourges on Christianity today is the lazy Christian who
claims that they do not know what their spiritual gift is or they are
waiting for God to give them their ministry. These two excuses are nothing
more than a Christian refusing to get involved when doing nothing seems
easier. No Christian will ever find their ministry by sitting on their couch
and watching sports. One needs to be involved so God may show them where
they have been empowered to work.
There is another scourge on Christianity and it is called “Pastoral
Phariseeism.” It is the belief by pastors that no one has the ability to
understand the Bible unless they give the interpretation. It is these
pastors who have discouraged Christians from getting heavily involved in the
Lord’ work. The moment God saves a person, He indwells them through the Holy
Spirit who empowers them to begin a life of service. Education has nothing
to do with leading a person to Christ or understanding the Scriptures.
(Mat 11:25 KJV) At that time Jesus
answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them
unto babes. It is the education cabal which has
led the church down the pathway to great apostasy. This short study is
not about the churches and their apostasy but it seeks to remove the excuses
that Christians have for not getting involved and I want to give five
ministries that every Christian can be involved in so those who read this
are without excuse.
1) Tract Passing
No one is going to tell me that a person cannot go into a Christian
bookstore or go on line and be unable to buy a few hundred tracts and go out to the
street in their town or in another town and hand them out. What degree do
you need to do that? Back in the late 80’s I had a tract ministry in Perth
Amboy, NJ, my hometown, but at that time I lived in Edison, NJ which was
about 5 miles away. Since Edison was one big suburb, I drove to Perth Amboy
on Friday nights and handed out maybe about 500 tracts. I also handed out
tracts in Times Square in New York City and in New Brunswick, NJ which was
the county seat. What really surprises me is that many times I had gone to
NYC and have never seen any tract passing. Only once did I see a brother on
42nd Street handing them out. In a city of ten million people,
you have an entire mission field at your doorsteps. Don’t wait to be called
to go to Hawaii for your ministry because you have one right in your back
yard. Tract passing is the most easiest ministry a person can do and
hundreds can be reached every time a person goes out. As you do tract
passing, you will connect with others who will want to join you and
eventually it grows and more will be reached. Do you put tracts in with your
bills? Do you get offers from credit cards and other things that have a
pre-paid return envelope? I have been doing this since 1982 that when I
receive an offer by mail with a prepaid return envelope which does not have
my name printed on it, I throw a tract in it and drop it in the mail box.
Now can you read this and tell me that you cannot do that easy ministry
which has eternal results?
Here are some on-line sites to purchase tracts from: