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 MMofV 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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