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Ready, Willing, & Able, Inc.
Reading, Writing, & Announcing: The Journal of Ready, Willing, & Able, Inc.
July 1, 1996 Issue
Copyright ©1996. Ready, Willing, & Able, Inc. All rights reserved.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!!!
You are among the first to receive the first issue of Reading, Writing, &
Announcing, the Journal of Ready, Willing, & Able, Inc. The title may sound a
little different, but we wanted to keep the letters R, W, & A on your mind as
well as G, O, D (which stands for God if you are not saved).
Table of Contents
Christ Jesus is the Greatest Common Denominator
Your Contributions are Welcomed and Needed!
Volunteers versus Members
Know Someone Who Should Know About RW & A?
Our Multimedia Ministry is Growing!!!
Do You Feel A Need to Serve Others?
Do You Know Someone With A Need?
Chosen versus Called
Christ Jesus is the Greatest Common Denominator
By Roney Smith
The world is now faced with many different denominations with more appearing each day. Most of
us either know or have encountered those who belong to the Baptists, Methodist Episcopal, Church
of God, Pentecostal, and other denominations. There are some who even describe their
denomination as nondenominational whatever that truly means. But when you look at Mark
5:24-34, the various denominations have had the same effect on many people as the various
physicians had on the woman had the issue of blood for twelve years.
The woman named Veronica had gone through the various treatments and services of the different
physicians without finding any solution. She had spent all of her money and her health deteriorated
to find her in a worse situation than she was before. When she heard of Jesus and pushed through
the crowd to touch him, Jesus immediately knew that there was a withdrawal of virtue. He told her
that her faith had made her whole.
Blood then and now means life. You can’t live without blood in your body. The woman was losing
her life as it flowed from her body for twelve years. Jesus is the greatest common denominator
which means that only He can make you whole and sustain your life eternally. Jesus did not then nor
does He today ever have to practice. He knows what He is doing and He always has an immediate
solution. The word denomination has always meant “a part of a larger system”. Mathematics
through the teaching of fractions uses denominations and we learned how to find the lowest
common denominator in order to get two different fractions (denominations) to converse on the
same wavelength or level of understanding. For example, one-half (1/2) and one-third (1/3) cannot
ever get along with each other in order to add or subtract until they find 6 as their lowest common
denominator. The 6 now means that it is the earliest level of common ground. But none of my math
teachers ever taught me what the greatest common denominator would be. I guess that the number
or the level would just take too long or be too hard to find out. But through the Holy Spirit, I now
realize the Jesus Christ is the Greatest Common Denominator.
By placing my faith in Him and Him alone, I can easily understand and share experiences with those
of other denominations. I can now be made whole, but only through Him. Each denomination even
in its perfection can only hope to attain a part of what Jesus Christ has to offer. By having the
denominator in my life, I don’t have to have only a part of His promises because Jesus is all I need.
All I have yet to do is to believe and reach for the level of spiritual maturity that Jesus Christ, who is
God wrapped in flesh, demonstrated. To date, I still attend within the Baptist denomination which I
grew up in but with a greater level of understanding. You and I have no permanent need for a
denomination when we have the Denominator!!!
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Your Contributions are Welcomed and Needed!
Ready, Willing, & Able, Inc. is a nonprofit organization within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including for such purposes, the making of distributions to
organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under said Section 501 (c)(3), or the
corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue Laws. Therefore, all
contributions are tax deductible.
Volunteers versus Members
RW & A currently does not have members in its present organizational structure. Many people
today have too many memberships and not enough leadership is being demonstrated for God and
God alone. RW & A will execute various programs with volunteers and perform joint-venture
projects with other groups as feasible. Volunteer according to your schedule and lifestyle and as the
Holy Spirit leads you. RW & A will never force others to bear any crosses unwillingly.
Know Someone Who Should Know About RW &A?
Just call RW & A at (404)699-2125 or toll-free at 1(888)265-2666 with your relative or friend’s
address and we will send them a newsletter as well. You can also fax your request to
(404)696-1591 or e-mail to rwa@tnlis.com.
Our Multimedia Ministry is Growing!!!
In the coming months, you will be able to receive information in many ways. In the works are a
Tape Ministry as well as a FAX Ministry. Holy Bible lessons, live programs, and other events to
address specific RW & A objectives will be available to you worldwide.
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Do You Feel A Need to Serve Others?
Many talented people today feel a need and hear a calling to serve mankind unselfishly. We have
heard the same calling and have been chosen to serve as well. Let us help you serve the world
wherever you are and wherever you can have an impact. Our address is RW &A, 5936 Brookside
Drive, Suite 203, Mableton, GA 30059 USA.
Do You Know Someone With A Need?
There are many times when we encounter someone who is need and because we have not taken the
necessary steps to improve ourselves, we are not in a position to provide assistance. RW & A can
help you overcome this and help those who need the help that only people you know or know of
can provide. Think about it, how would you feel if you had a loved one that was drowning and you
could only stand on the dock and watch in horror because you didn’t learn how to swim when
classes were being taught? Help someone today by sending your contributions as well. Call
whenever you encounter someone that we can help.
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Chosen versus Called
By Roney Smith
Many people have asked me what does it mean to be chosen versus called. The only explanation
that can be given is what was given to me by the Holy Spirit. God has called many to do certain
things such as being a father, mother, or spouse, but man often has not heeded to God’s voice. For
example, God has called many to be men and women, but you and I both see them choosing to be
something else. When you are chosen, you feel that there is no choice but to obey and submit
yourself to God’s will. You may be called to be a father, but you feel chosen to be a daddy. I was
told and understood that the soul of either a loved one or a stranger that I will meet could be saved
by only my obedience. If I chose not to listen and obey, then the blood of their soul would be on my
hands. Therefore I have no choice but to do His will. To rephrase the words of Paul Harvey, “Now
you know the beginning of my story”!!!
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