The Master’s Touch is designed to connect with our new members for up to 3 months.
They will be assigned to a tribe and must be contacted once a week.
After the crucifixion, the bible says, “they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that seen a spirit,” and Jesus said to them, “Behold my hands and my feet that it is I myself…” Luke 24:37, 39.
Jesus is saying, “These hands are sufficient evidence that I have conquered death, and that I am alive forevermore!” His hands ministered to the suffering and dying, and blessed the multitudes. His hands will ever be an example for us.
The apostle peter wrote: “Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow in his steps.” (1 pet. 2:21).
Matthew said, “And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I want you to be clean, and immediately the leprosy was cleansed.” (Matthew 8:3).
Mark tells us, “and they brought young children to him, that he should touch them…” (Mark 10:13). Matthew wrote, “Then he touched their eyes, saying, according to your faith be it unto you.” (Matthew 9:29).
THERE ARE 6 THINGS THIS MINISTRY WILL OPERATE IN:
- BLAMELESS TOUCH- YOUR HEART MUST BE PURE UNTO PEOPLE AND YOUR MOTIVES MUST BE CLEAN. Only those who are clean in heart have clean hands. (James 4:8)
- BLESSED TOUCH – WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO BLESS EVERYTHING WE TOUCH. BLESS EVERY PERSON YOU SPEAK TO. “A basketball in my hands is worth about $20 but a basketball in the hands of Michael Jordan is worth about $30 million dollars. Nails in my hands might produce a bird house, but nails in Jesus’ hands will produce salvation and forgiveness for the world. It depends on whose hands it’s in. YOU HAVE THE POWER OF JESUS IN YOUR HANDS.. WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH IT?
- BEARING TOUCH- Paul reminds us to “bear one another’s burdens…” (Galatians 6:2) Jesus said, “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:30)
- BLEDDING TOUCH- without the shedding of blood, there is no remission (no forgiveness, no cleansing, no atonement, no justification) of sin.” (Hebrews 9:22)… The song says:
The blood that Jesus shed for me, way back on Calvary,
The blood that gives me strength from day to day,
It will never lose its power…
It soothes my doubts and calms my fears,
And it dries all my tears;
The blood that gives me strength from day to day,
It will never lose its power…”
- BECKONING OR INVITING TOUCH- His beckoning hands are expressive of his loving heart and his pleading voice. On the last day of the feast at Jerusalem, Jesus stood and cried, saying, “If any man thirst let him come unto Me and drink.” (John 7:37) As his hands are extended to a lost and sinful world. He wants our hands to be extended to this same world. “You are my witnesses, says the Lord” Isa. 43:10. Jesus told us to “Go into all the world” as His witnesses. (Matthew 28:19, 20)
- BUILDING TOUCH - The hands of Jesus were church building hands. (Matthew 16:18) Jesus is the master builder. And, he would have us join our hands with His in this wonderful building program. Before Jesus left, He said, “…I go to prepare a place for you, and if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.” (John 14:2, 3) Jesus is now building in eternity for all His children. But, He only builds for those who are building for Him here.
(1 Corinthians 3:11-13)