To those who would identify with God’s holy and become the church of empowered believers, Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also.” (John 14:12). Did Jesus really mean this? I believe he did.

As a small man, a family man and an educated man but an individual who faces each day with a physical infirmity, a pastor of the Christian faith in the 21st century, I welcome advisement and counsel from anyone who might enlighten me if I make assertions in a manner not consistent with Holy Scripture. I contend that there is an excellent model of ministry instituted by Jesus and carried forward by the apostles and the New Testament church as recorded in the Gospels and the Book of Acts. In fact, the entire New Testament is a model for ministry. If Jesus fed the multitudes, healed the sick, raised the moral social standards in addressing the way children and women were treated, clarified legal definitions such as 'who is my neighbor', et.al. - is he suggesting that the church can extend this ministry into the 21st century and up until he returns? Why not?