Knowing God

ONE SIX EIGHT

As most of you know I am a college pastor at the Cathedral of Praise in Gadsden, Alabama. I have not launched the ministry yet but over the next few weeks I would like to share with you the heart of the ministry that God is doing here. The name of the ministry is called ONE SIX EIGHT. Now, I know what you are thinking. If you’re like a lot of my friends you will probably make fun of the fact that it is a number just like 722. You’re probably thinking that this is an attempt to mirror what everybody else is doing. However, before you are too critical I feel like you should know that this ministry has every desire to be distinct in its mission. Also, it’s not being planted in a mega church, or already been started by someone and I am just taking over where they left off. This is something new in this area for college and career age people, and it is designed to apply the meaning of its name to the area in which it will be launched. ONE SIX EIGHT has meaning behind its name, and its meaning mirrors the heart of those who desire to be apart of it.

The Ark of the Covenant, which was the symbol of the glory of God, had been absent from the tabernacle for twenty years. Hence, King David sought to bring the Ark back into Jerusalem. It took three months for David to get the Ark back into Jerusalem, however when the Ark finally entered Jerusalem, there was great joy amongst the people of God. It was for this reason that David wrote a psalm of thanksgiving. Our ministry is rooted in the deep theological meaning of I Chronicles 1:6-8. “Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the peoples.” (I Chronicles 16:8, NRSV) It is the hope of our ministry to enter into the presence of God with thanksgiving, to call on and commune with our God through the grace of Jesus Christ, and to make the name of God famous through the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit.

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