Lenora Lockett
Partner of The Month
Can you tell us about yourself: Where do you want to start? I am a 74 year old woman with 4 children and 12 grand children. I am the daughter of a Pastor. I have been in church as far back as I can remember. I grew up with 5 sisters and we all had things that he trained us to do and i am really happy about that now. But when I was doing it I wasn’ t to happy to do that. When you see other people doing it and him doing it, you have to take your example from them. So a lot of times when you start off in church you fake it. I faked it a lot of times but when I really got to know Christ I became sincere in how I served.
What would be your favorite Bible verses? Psalm 23 and Ephesians 3:20
October is our month of Commitment, how would you describe your commitment to this ministry? Well, I’ m still learning. I was brought up to be committed, being a pastor’ s daughter you had to be committed, I’ ve learned more commitment since I’ ve been here because it is so much to do here, I enjoy doing it, and if I am going to do it I am going to be committed to doing it. That’ s just the way that I was brought up.
Lenora Lockett
So how has being committed to the Genesis Church changed your life? Oh gosh, in so many ways! I mean my prayer life is better, I’ m able to communicate better I with my grandchildren and my children I’ m able to do that better. Has changed my view on so many things. When I go to the beauty shop and there are so many people there that I just wanted the Lord to hit on the head and just pound Jesus into them but I am learning how to talk to people better. How to not say a word some times and just let your presence speak for you. I’ m still learning a lot of stuff. The teaching is really amazing I love the teaching at this church.
So you are saying that at 74 you are still learning commitment: Oh yes! Because I feel like you always have the opportunity to learn if you open yourself up to learning, I feel there is always more to learn and you can’ t ever stop learning. When I hear pastor Williams teach I’ m thinking WOW why haven’ t I heard that before or he brings back stuff up that I have heard before but it has been a long time. It refreshes my memory.
If you could give some advice to someone considering joining this ministry what would it be: I would say it is a great ministry for teaching, for learning, for participation, for commitment, for what ever you need it is a great ministry for that. I would also say be able to take discipline in any ministry you go to, you have to be able to take discipline. Pastor Williams, when he disciplines, he does it in love and it’ s for our benefit. So I would tell them to get all the teaching that they can. Don’ t just sit after you learn the process. When you come from another ministry you have to sit a minute to learn how they do it here. You can’ t do it your way you have to learn how they do it here and be willing to work where you are called to work.
Leave us with a word of encouragement from one Genesis partner to another: I would say Pray, be willing to learn, and do something. Have an open heart to learn the Word of God!
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