Called to Purpose: Where Do I Go from Here

By Dr. Dimitri Paul Sr.

an enlightenment into an individuals purpose in ministry and Gods divine plan. Understanding and knowing Gods will for your life and ministry "where do I go from here"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 6, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483633701

Dr. Dimitri Paul Sr.

Dr. Dimitri Paul Sr., DTh Dr. Paul was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1957 and has been a preacher for fifteen years. He pastored for thirteen years, after which he began working in the ministry of deliverance through the Kingdom International Ministry, where winning souls to win souls is his mission. Dr. Paul’s sole purpose is kingdom building, equipping and mobilizing the saints of God through enlightenment, empowerment, and encouragement. He has been a student of various seminaries over the last twenty years and has obtained his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate in theology. Dr. Paul, also known as Pastor Paul, has committed his life to the ministry and the empowerment of others. Although raised and ordained as a Baptist preacher, Pastor Paul has crossed the divides of denomination and believes the Word of God to be greater than man’s precept of religion. He believes that without a relationship with God, no one can really serve God. Dr. Paul, at age fifty, realizes that God is not finished with him yet and that he is called to a purpose and dedicates this literary work to those in search of their purpose. www.Kingdominternationalministries.4t.com [e-mail]

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Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1       The Call

Chapter 2       Responding

Chapter 3       Purpose Through Revelation

Chapter 4       Obedience Is Better Than Sacrifice!

Chapter 5       The Journey

Chapter 6       The Anointing

Chapter 7       Thy Will Be Done

Foreword

This being my first piece of literary work to be published, it captures the intimate part of my life and undying relationship with the Lord God. This book was inspired by events, and revelations within my life, and the lives of others within my circle of friends. As I begin to write, my inspiration becomes that of the Holy Spirit, for it has brought to my memory, many things that I had forgotten. Within this book one will find a wealth of knowledge based on experiences, both natural and supernatural. Biblical facts, revelation through process, but most of all a renewed relationship with Christ Jesus and Jehovah God, who establishes our paths and in whom we have our life and being. As each reader begins to explore the pages of this book it is my prayer, that in this work you will find the way. For truly we all are Called to Purpose. What is your purpose?

Dr. Dimitri Paul Sr.

Acknowledgements

This book is dedicated to the men and women of God, who have left eternal impressions within my life. To my Mother, (Carrie Paul) who nurtured and guided me in the way of the Lord. Whose Life has exemplified what it means to be Christ like I thank her for introducing me to Christ Jesus, and for loving me unconditionally. To my Grandfather (James Sinclair Davis) for showing me what it means to be a man of God but most of all how to pray. His words shall always echo in my spirit and in my heart. He will be always remembered and honored. To my wife Evangelist Andra F. Paul who has stood by me in the good times and the bad and joined me in this journey and this labor of Love for the Kingdom of God, I thank you.

To my Pastor the Reverend (Edward Willie Hancock) for teaching me humility and how to follow, he will always be remembered and honored. To Pastor Raymond Wilson A man whom I’ve admired and watched from a distance as he exemplified temperament and leadership and an undying love for Gods people and this Gospel I thank you for your support and leadership. To my God send, my Angels Peter Galambus and his wife Val who were used of God to lead me to salvation and to be truly born again. To them will I always be indebted, for the Gift of God. To my Bishop (James Washington) who taught me to live for Christ and to die for Christ for we are called to service in the army of the Lord, and that you are your brothers’ keeper he will always be remembered and honored. To all my children who are saved and filled with the Holy spirit I dedicate this to them each one (Falecia and Min. Tim Taylor, Andrew Luckey, Celeste and Pastor John Gilmore, Dimitri Paul II, Loni and Min. Robert Fleming, Carrie D. Paul, Michael and Michelle Taylor.) And to all my grandchildren Davonte, Kejona, Demond, Breana, Deangelo, and Demere, to my entire family my brothers and sisters who have always encouraged me and believed in me I love you all and thank you. And last but not least my Mother in the Ministry Pastor Evangelist Clara Brown-Draughn and The True Love Evangelistic Ministries. To each of you I am indebted to you for your support and your spiritual guidance and prayers. For without you all and the Grace of God this would not be possible. To God be the glory!

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Chapter 1

The Call

So the last shall be first and the first last; for many are called, but few chosen.

—St. Matthew 20:16

In the Word of God, it is written in the Gospel of Matthew 22:14 that many are called, but few are chosen. When I first read this, I thought it to mean God called some and He chose some, but after years of reading this and walking in this, I discovered a totally different meaning. While it is true that God calls many, not always does everyone whom God calls answer the call, and in the same token, many will answer. What I discovered is that out of the many that accept the call, God will only choose few for His divine purpose. For just like a basket of apples that has been harvested, not all that have been picked and placed in the basket will be suitable for consumption.

This is my story and my testimony. I was raised in a single-parent, Christian home with lots of help from caring grandparents, aunts, and grandaunts; I had eight siblings, five brothers and three sisters, and out of nine children, I was the eighth child. Things were hard in those days during the late 1950s and through the sixties.

My mother worked as a cleaning lady for an affluent Jewish family, the Severances, and also cleaned for and worked in an antique shop for the Bagleys, whose father was the mayor of the city of Detroit in 1929, and a downtown Detroit street was named after him. Sometimes she would take me to work with her, and I can still remember those big houses, those large mansions we would pass on our way to the Severances. I can vividly remember my mother working hard to support us. We were a