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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, September 18, 1979
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centered way of obedience to God's Law, submission to authority, and love
and concern for other human beings equal to self concern!
A person cannot simply decide to repent and so as a matter of routine,
just "repent."
Jesus Christ said that none can come to Hirn, except the spirit of the
Father draws him (John 6:44,65). God then grants repentance (Rom. 2:4)
The person is brought to real repentance--totally conquered by God--to
obey His Law! Remember what Jesus says in Luke 14:25-33 about counting
the cost before following Him. Anyone who is not willing to forsake all
that he has cannot be Christ's disciple. The role of a minister in
counselling for baptism is a sober responsibility and must not be taken
lightly. Fulfilling that responsibility with utmost care will virtually
eliminate the past problems of invalid baptisms.
--Joseph Tkach, Ministerial Services
PASTOR GENERAL'S HOTLINE TAPE SCHEDULE
The August 21 edition of the Pastor General's Report mentioned that you
would be receiving a schedule for your calls to the Pastor General's Hot
line WAT� tapes. These news of the Work tapes will be made by Mr. Arm
strong whenever possible, or a member of his Pasadena staff, to help keep
the entire Church current on the latest happenings.
Preferred Calling Times
We will begin airing two tapes per week October 29, 1979. A new tape
message will be available each Monday and Thursday morning at 8 AM Pasadena
time. However, we request that each Church Pastor, or someone he assigns,
call between 11 AM and 12 noon their time, if possible. This way calls
will be arriving at four different times here in Pasadena because of the
four different time zones across the nation.
These are your preferred times, but if you wish to call at another time,
please call between 8 AM and 5 PM Pasadena time. Please do not call
S2turday or Sunday. We have no staff for Saturday, and we need to keep
the lines open Sunday in order to take literature requests from people
watching "The World Tomorrow."
The :-l"umber To Call
Cse our basic WATS number: l-800-423-4444. Those calling from California,
Alaska, or Hawaii should place a collect call to 213-577-5225. Give the
WATS operator the special identification code.
(The code remains the same
as before).
If you receive a busy signal, or your call is answered by our answering
machine which asks for your name and address, hang up and try again after
five minutes. We are limited in the number of calls our WATS line can
take at any one time.
If you have questions you would like to hear answered on these tapes, feel
free to state them at the time you call. We will pass them on to Mr. Kevin
Dean.