Tag: Ministry
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Bringing It Home – Genesis 18:16-19
Genesis 18:16-19 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the…
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The Fallen Star with the Key – Revelation 9:1
Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth… John does not describe a star newly falling in that moment, but one which had already fallen. That matters, because this is not simply a blazing object dropping out of the sky. This is a person. This…
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Seated Near the Throne – Revelation 4:4
Revelation 4:4“And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.” John sees twenty four elders around the throne, clothed in white, crowned with gold, seated in heaven. Some see in…
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Established by Repetition – 2 Peter 1:12 to 13
2 Peter 1:12 to 13 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance. Peter is an…
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Feed Them Well – 1 Peter 5:2
1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind. Peter knew pressure was coming, and because of that, he brings leaders back to the main thing. Feed the flock of God. That is such…
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Freed to Serve – 1 Peter 4:8-11
1 Peter 4:8-11 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.Use hospitality one to another without grudging.As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.If any man speak, let him speak…
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Still Wearing the Hospital Gown — Hebrews 5:2–4
Hebrews 5:2–4 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is…
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Waiting for the Harvest — 2 Timothy 2:6
2 Timothy 2:6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. Paul gives Timothy a third picture. Not a soldier this time.Not an athlete. A farmer. And every farmer understands something the rest of us often forget. You plant long before you see anything grow. A man can walk into a field…
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Do Not Neglect the Gift — 1 Timothy 4:14
1 Timothy 4:14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Paul gives Timothy a simple warning. Do not neglect what God put in you. At some point Timothy had been set apart for ministry. The elders had laid…
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Say It and Live It — 1 Timothy 4:11
1 Timothy 4:11 These things command and teach. Paul does not soften his words here. “These things command and teach.” Timothy was not called to mumble truth or suggest it politely. He was to speak it plainly and then explain it patiently. Command and teach. One speaks with authority. The other brings understanding. Put them…
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Grace That Works – Ephesians 3:7-9
Ephesians 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Paul did not step into ministry because he qualified for it. He was not voted in by heaven because of discipline, education, or personal fire. He was carried…