Be Humble This is the seventh message in the series on the spiritual qualities that are essential in the lives of people who minister to others in the words of God. We must be godly, faithful, diligent, teachable, Spirit-filled, charitable, and humble. Tonight we’re going to study the need to...
Hand of God and Man We have a relationship with the Lord when it comes to doing his will in our lives, Phil 2:12-13. On the one hand, God’s doing something in our lives. But on the other hand, we must work out on the outside what he’s doing on...
Be Charitable We have been discussing the character qualities that should be in those who desire to minister to others. Tonight we will discuss the need to be charitable. According to 2 Pet 1:4-7 we can have charity because we are partakers of the divine nature. To brotherly kindness we...
Teachable We’ve been discussing, on Wednesday nights, some of the qualities that should be in church members who are helping in the ministry. We’ve already seen that you must be faithful, godly, and Spirit-filled. God uses people who are here regularly, who are growing in godliness, and who are filled...
Being Spirit-filled is another necessary quality of those whom God chooses to help in the ministry of local churches. In Ex 28:3 “All that are wise hearted whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom”. These are the men and women who made all of things for the tabernacle....
Ministry is Work Acts 13:2, “Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the WORK whereunto I have called them”. The work takes grace – Acts 14:26. The gospel of grace, the word of grace, and the sufficiency of grace. The work takes preparation – Prov 24:27. Prepare is to fit or...
A Time to Heal 2024-11-13 Eccl WEDClick link to download audio Ecc 3:3 says that there is “a time to heal”. It takes time for injuries and wounds to heal. I’m doing PT on my shoulder. This takes time, and at first it’s very painful. But I’m getting better and...
Typical Days in Jesus’s Ministry Typical days in Jesus’s ministry included: Healing, Lk 5:12-15 A man full of leprosy came to Jesus, fell on his face, and said, “Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean”. He called him Lord, not Master. He prayed like Jesus in Gethsemane.. Lord...
Your Life is about Others Phil 2:3-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO First and foremost your life must be about pleasing God. However, if we are not careful, our thoughts and concerns can become so much about us and our personal relationship to the Lord that we lose sight of others. ...
Jesus’ Early Ministry Jesus’s return in the Spirit’s power, 14-16 In Jesus’ early ministry, the power of the Spirit was evidenced in his teaching and preaching. In Lk 4:32, his word was with power. Ecc 8:4, “where the word of a king is there is power”. 1 Cor 2:4 Paul’s...
