"ministry" Tagged Sermons

"ministry" Tagged Sermons

All Things to All Men

The Dispensation of the Gospel has been committed to us according to the Word.  What better way to reveal Jesus to the world than to live like Him?  It can’t be done in confrontation or self-righteousness, but as the Spirit leads in empathy, walking in ways that avoid offense and that draw men to the love He manifests to us and through us.    Scripture:  1 Cor 11:1-19, 1…

Seeing Jesus

The church needs to learn to discern what’s going on in the Spirit realm, but that’s impossible to do with so much flesh in the way.  The Five Fold Ministry doesn’t finish the work in us that God intends.  Only Jesus can do that, so we must grow to see Him as He is. Scripture:  John 4:1-29, Matt 16:5, Exod 13:20-22, Exod 14:19-20, Exod 40:33-38, Rom 5:15

Identification

We tend to identify people based on their past, their family, their job, their appearance.  Even the church identifies people as Christian or sinner and sinners are problematic!  Jesus teaches us, through the story about Zacchaeus, that it’s not our role to assess, but to touch people who are struggling and show them the way out of where they are.  He touched him, as He…

Wear Your Uniform

The things we say, think and do are directly related to how we see ourselves, who we identify with.  Identifying with righteousness has a cost.  The church is blending, not standing apart from the world as it becomes more difficult to stand for truth and what’s right.  Our Christian “uniform” sets us apart and shows the world there are other choices.  We must identify our…