How do i know if God is calling me to be a pastor?

[knowledge999999999]

Matt 6:33 Eph 5:23

[knowledge999999999]

Why are there so many churches? Thats one reason..." I feel called to be a pastor..." I dont believe that Heavenly Father is pleased with what is going on in the world today. Desire is not enough... No bad tree can produce good fruit. Did he speak of the Holy Ghost yet? 1 Cor12:3; Rev 19:10 Heavenly Father gives us knowledge ... desire is not enough ... beware of the ignorance of others and also your own ignorance... I know that we can be slaves to our own ignorance. Beware of the blind.

[Darwinsman]

Title Quote: "How do i know if God is calling me to be a pastor?"

You think you feel the power of god because you are probably suffering from Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.

[ToTheBookStand]

this video is 3:16 long. need I say more?

[Theotinyau]

@ToTheBookStand You don't need. I hope your name is John.

[KXiandrii]

God is not real you stupid old man.

[UnadvisableCloud]

@KXiandrii ill pray for you :)

[Comeonman2010]

@KXiandrii How do you know?

[neoclassicism1]

I'm not usually a big fan of John Piper, but these markers are excellent as indicators for the pastorate. Many thanks for this!

[limbo671]

truly he's a servant of GOD 

[thronewords1]

Your wisdom comes out in this video, John.

[superjam18]

well idk about that last position as far as being a sign of pastoralship. people could be flocking to you because you are doing more ear itching preaching rather than holiness preaching.

[madjimms]

Flagged for child abuse.

[Pfsif]

If you are arrogant, charismatic, think you should be "in charge", have no marketable skills and have too much to say, you should be a pastor. Pastor is the biggest deception in the Church today.

[PianoXGuy]

wow..... this totally just confirmed to me that I'm pursuing the right calling. God couldn't have picked a better time to show this to me!

[Holyknight740]

I think my calling is to be a minister or some thing with the church

[LLThenu]

It's a shame that a Desiring God conference is held at a church of who's leading pastor Rick Warren leads people away from sound doctrine. A pastor who uses " The Message" in his bestseller. A bilble "translation" with the phrase As above So below

A well known occult phrase. It comes down to pantheism

But Jesus said

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. People do your research, it's the least you can do for you eternal destanation

[pandacrunch]

Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree.

[EverydayRevival]

@pandacrunch The tree wasn't magical!!!

[LoneWolf526]

I feel that this should be a guideline for all careers, not just preaching. Because, God has something planned for you in the career you go into and will find a way to glorify himself through you. Very good answer, one of my favorite pastors ever.

[JacobGboy]

I am a teacher and youth Leader ( Pastor ) at the church I attend, i would like to clarify something, or add an opinion I recieved from God. If you have a continous burden for souls, I mean, a major burden that thrusts you to pray, fast, read scriptures, and stay up all night, that is another sign of a calling.

Burden for lost souls= evangalist, burden for saved souls to live in holiness = pastor

[joetrainer31]

@JacobGboy received from God how? You mean through His word?

[JacobGboy]

@joetrainer31 Actually, yes, as well as the Holy Spirit bearing witness to my spirit on this matter. I was heavily burdened for young people to know God way before I was officially delegated and called into the ministry. I don't know if your critizing or really asking, but it is still an experience in my life and I wanted to express it, as an example of something that happened to me before I was called.

[joetrainer31]

@JacobGboy I'm really asking. I wanted to understand how you meant "an opinion I recieved from God" because we know that His word is where we receive His revelation from and His Spirit does bear witness to that truth. I'm curious about another aspect; does God communicate His "opinion" to us or, would it be His authoritative word?

[JacobGboy]

@joetrainer31 0hhh...ok, what I meant was " I want to clarify or add an opinion ( comma) I recieved from God" as in I recieved this personally from God and now I want to add my opinion influenced and inspired by it. Hopefully confirming something in someones life. When God says something it is fulfilled, it's all powerful and eternal authority. Sometimes He will remind you of His word in a situation, to test your heart to see if you will obey it.

[joetrainer31]

@JacobGboy Amazing what a comma will do isn't it? lol Thank you for the clarification.

[JacobGboy]

@joetrainer31 No problem man, I posted this for that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I understand that everything I recieve is by grace and to be used to edify the body of Christ. God bless man

[prinsalmighty1]

who are you to tell god which people he can or can not choose?

who are you to tell how god choose his prophets?

you do not know the will of god nor the way he works.

[ExpendableGuy]

@prinsalmighty1 Save for the fact that God's character, and personality was fully revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. I agree though, John Piper most certainly does not know everything, and has some rather, shall we say, faulty ideas.

[FratusDillon]

very wise, very smart :) thanks you GOD BLESS :)

[libertyordeath2009]

Sounds like someone watched my video about people who deliberately lead others away from God and Jesus Christ.

l)

[andeeman55]

Thank you for this, very helpful!!!! God bless

[tempemonkey2323]

How do you know if the feelings in my brain are derived from MYSELF.... You guys are nuts!!!

[majockus]

Don't be too quick to give your opinion, let it marinade in your conscious mind before you let that member of your body that has been "set on fire by hell" to cause your heart to show.

[solesurvivor11111]

When they say that most people go to hell I believe it when I see these "respectful" comments.

[tempemonkey2323]

@solesurvivor11111 You sadistic sack of shit... You think anyone DESERVES to be tortured an punished forever? Really you sick sack of crap? There is something your child would do that would make you look at him suffering forever in torment and you would call that just??? Look what these brain washing tactics do to your sense of decency and morality....

Wake up, your being fucked with!!!

[libertyordeath2009]

@tempemonkey2323 Is that fear I smell you are rank with the stench of fear.

And from this fear sprouts anger at what you cannot accept or understand.

The "Tower of Babel" EU headquarters building, the third building of "Solomons temple" started this January, the supercomputers "B.E.A.S.T" and "C.H.R.I.S.T.O.S" DESIGNED to monitor and control ALL transactions for a cashless world government, 666 translates to W.W.W in Hebrew, World Wide Web, William Windsor of Wales. Coincidences galore ay?

[tempemonkey2323]

@libertyordeath2009 Dude, get some professional help.... You are unbalanced.

[neacej1]

@libertyordeath2009 And yet, you are using the internet to tell people that the internet is the "mark of the beast"?

[parakeethands]

stir up the pot and wait for the aroma!! LOL!!! funny.

[TenaciousMaximus]

Easy answer, when semantics makes more money using pastor instead of pimp or pyramid scheme CEO.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

[Michael4God]

You should capitalize "God" in the title of this video please.

[NARCOPOLO76]

@Michael4God looks like it is??????