Levester Jones
Preferred Name to be Listed as and State or Country you live in:
ANSWER: Pastor Levester Jones Jr. a.k.a. Pastor L from Tampa FL
Age:
ANSWER: 51
When you accepted Christ as your Savior:
ANSWER: March 12, 1978 …
Years in and areas of active ministry, past and present:
ANSWER: 35 years of active ministry … Children’s Ministry, Evangelism/Out-Reach, Youth Pastor, Interim Sunday School Superintendent, Interim Chair of Church Search Committee, Praise/Worship Team Musician, Advisory Board Member, Sunday School Teacher (Pre-Teen, Teen, Young Adults), Elder/Deacon Board Member, Young Adult Pastor, Altar/Prayer Team Director, Associate Pastor, and now Lead/Sr. Pastor
Favorite scripture and why?
ANSWER: Brother! My favorite scripture is from Genesis to Revelations; but if I must narrow it down, WHEW! I am going to choose Psalms 119:105 … The Word speaks for itself … for it has been my guiding light, the anchor of my soul, the Rock of my salvation, my peace, my power, my provision, my protection, my providence, and my pardon …
Your Wake Up Call to your Generation:
ANSWER: This generation … It has been said in basketball, that you will miss 100% of the shots that you NEVER take! And so it is in The Kingdom … God owns the team, His Son manages it, and The Holy Spirit is coaching you and me … Everyday! The Time is Now, This is the Hour to wake up, to Arise and Shine … It is YOUR TURN to take The Shot and Live with Christ!
Three things we’d be surprised to know about you:
ANSWER:
1. … from a family of 8 siblings, I have 7 sisters
2. … I meet no strangers, as I am a Peoples Person …
3. … Although I am serious about Kingdom business, I am a jokester at heart!
What are your hobbies outside of ministry?
ANSWER: I love horses and horseback riding … most sports, and laughing and having fun!
List some of your past achievements and current projects that you are working on:
ANSWER: G.E.A.R. Ministries Inc. is a Non-For-Profit Organization with a mission to Restore Nations to Wholeness, By Building One Leader at a Time. Current and continual emphasis is obviously on Leadership, but we will facilitate other Trainings and Humanitarian Projects. I am currently establishing The Dwelling House (a recent Church Plant) …
Share your experience in marriage, as the head of your home:
ANSWER: Feb 18th 2015 will be my 26th Wedding Anniversary! I think sometimes we as men forget that a marriage takes 3! God, your spouse, and then you; please note, you must consider yourself to be last in this Triangle:
God
Wife Husband
1. Communication, is the how and what you relate … It speaks of your commitment …
2. Commitment, is the why … It Calls out to your Character …
3. Character, is the when and where … It Completes you …
What do you hope to accomplish by participating in this Real Life Symposium?
ANSWER: One of my favorite commercials had the phrase, Fall Down 7 … Stand Up 8! God has called us All to the Ministry of Reconciliation … This phrase is applicable spiritually, not that it gives us a license to willfully stumble and fall or commit sin; but if we should find ourselves in that place, let us be our brothers keeper … “… restore such a one, in the spirit of meekness; considering ourselves …” Galatians 6:1 … I echo the words in a question I once heard, and that is … “Did the brother fall, or was he dropped!?” … I’m just sayin’ …
What does your relationship with Jesus mean to you?
ANSWER: Everything! Everything means everything … from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same … He is my All in All … as the song writer wrote the song/lyrics, “I can’t live without you …”
What area have your struggled with most in your walk with Christ?
ANSWER: As a “peoples person” a past struggle was the need to be accepted by people. Until you are willing to admit and or acknowledge your struggle; note I didn’t say “own it” because it is not ours to own, we bind-up the very presence and power of God that was sent by His Word to set or make us free! Remember, your past or your present may describe you; but Only God can define you!
What message of hope would you like to share with our reader?
ANSWER: In God, it matters not where you have been or even where you stand at this very moment; what matters most to Him is in which direction you are heading.
If you had a theme life motto, what would it be and why?
ANSWER: “Go hard or go home” … I believe we are to give God our All … Jesus Himself said, in John 9:4 “I must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night comes when no man can work.”
Luke 9:62 …” And Jesus said unto Him, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom.”
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