July 22, 1st and 2nd services

1. A CHURCH OF
MINISTERS
(Selected scriptures)

2. INTRODUCTION
The ideal church is a" church of
ministers.”

3. • To minister
means "To give
WEBSTER aid or service."
• A minister is
somebody who
serves.
• Anyone who
serves is a
minister.

4. PASTORS ARE CHOSEN
(Ephesians 4:11-13 (NLT)
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to
the church: the apostles, the prophets,
the evangelists, and the pastors and
teachers.

5. PARADIGM SHIFT

6. GOAL OF OUR SALVATION
(Ephesians 2:8-10 (NLT)
God saved you by his grace when you
believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is
a gift from God. [9] Salvation is not a reward
for the good things we have done, so none of
us can boast about it. [10] For we are God's
masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ
Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for
us long ago.
From the beginning, God has a task for us to do.

7. EARLY CHURCH EXAMPLE
(Acts 8:4 (NLT)
But the believers who were scattered
preached the Good News about Jesus
wherever they the early church was
equipped to do the task God expects the
church to do?

8. (Ephesians 4:11-12 (NLT)
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to
the church: the apostles, the prophets,
the evangelists, and the pastors and
teachers. [12] Their responsibility is to
equip God's people to do his work and
build up the church, the body of Christ.

9. A. CHURCH
ATTENDANCE &
ENCOURAGEMENT
EVERY
(Hebrews 10:25 (NLT)
BELIEVER'S
TASK And let us not neglect
our meeting together,
as some people do, but
encourage one another,
especially now that the
day of his return is
drawing near.

10. B. RESTORING A
BACKSLIDDEN
CHRISTIAN
EVERY
BELIEVER'S (James 5:19-20 (NLT)
TASK My dear brothers and
sisters, if someone
among you wanders
away from the truth
and is brought back,

11. [20] you can be sure that
whoever brings the
sinner back will save
EVERY that person from death
BELIEVER'S and bring about the
forgiveness of many
TASK sins. When we see a
fellow believer fell into
sin, instead of judging
him, we should pray
that God will make us
His instrument to lead
that believer back to
God.

12. C. PRAY FOR
MISSIONS
(Luke 10:2 (NLT)
EVERY
BELIEVER'S These were his
instructions to them:
TASK
"The harvest is great,
but the workers are
few. So pray to the
Lord who is in charge
of the harvest; ask him
to send more workers
into his fields.

13. D. PRAY FOR THE
GOVERNMENT
EVERY (1 Timothy 2:2 (NLT)
BELIEVER'S [2] Pray this way for
TASK kings and all who are
in authority so that we
can live peaceful and
quiet lives marked by
godliness and dignity.

14. E. PRAY FOR ONE
ANOTHER
(James 5:16 (NLT)
EVERY
BELIEVER'S Confess your sins to
each other and pray for
TASK each other so that you
may be healed. The
earnest prayer of a
righteous person has
great power and
produces wonderful
results.

15. E. PRAY FOR ONE
ANOTHER
EVERY (Proverbs 17:22 (NLT)
BELIEVER'S A cheerful heart is good
TASK medicine, but a broken
spirit saps a person's
strength.

16. E. PRAY FOR ONE
ANOTHER
(Matthew 5:23-24 (NLT)
EVERY
"So if you are presenting a
BELIEVER'S sacrifice at the altar in the
TASK Temple and you suddenly
remember that someone
has something against you,
[24] leave your sacrifice
there at the altar. Go and be
reconciled to that person.
Then come and offer your
sacrifice to God.

17. E. PRAY FOR ONE
ANOTHER
EVERY (Philippians 4:2 (NLT)
BELIEVER'S Now I appeal to
TASK Euodia and Syntyche.
Please, because you
belong to the Lord,
settle your
disagreement.

18. F. LOVE ONE
ANOTHER
(John 15:12,17 (NLT)
EVERY
This is my
BELIEVER'S commandment: Love
TASK each other in the same
way I have loved you.
[17] This is my
command: Love each
other.
To love does not
always mean to like.

19. G. SUPPORT THE
CHURCH
FINANCIALLY
EVERY (Malachi 3:10 (NLT)
BELIEVER'S Bring all the tithes into the
TASK storehouse so there will be
enough food in my Temple.
If you do," says the Lord of
Heaven's Armies, "I will
open the windows of
heaven for you. I will pour
out a blessing so great you
won't have enough room to
take it in! Try it! Put me to
the test!

20. H. PRAY FOR YOUR
PASTOR
(Romans 15:30 (NLT)
EVERY Dear brothers and sisters,
BELIEVER'S I urge you in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ to
TASK join in my struggle by
praying to God for me.
Do this because of your
love for me, given to you
by the Holy Spirit.
Make your pastor feel that
you love him.

21. H. PRAY FOR YOUR
PASTOR
(Hebrews 13:17 (NLT)
EVERY
Obey your spiritual
BELIEVER'S leaders, and do what
TASK they say. Their work is
to watch over your
souls, and they are
accountable to God.
Give them reason to do
this with joy and not
with sorrow. That would
certainly not be for your
benefit.

22. H. PRAY FOR YOUR
PASTOR
(Exodus 18:17-22 (NLT)
EVERY "This is not good!" Moses'
father-in-law exclaimed. [18]
BELIEVER'S "You're going to wear
TASK yourself out-and the people,
too. This job is too heavy a
burden for you to handle all
by yourself. [19] Now listen to
me, and let me give you a
word of advice, and may God
be with you. You should
continue to be the people's
representative before God,
bringing their disputes to
him.

23. [20] Teach them God's
decrees, and give them
his instructions. Show
EVERY them how to conduct
BELIEVER'S their lives. [21] But
TASK select from all the
people some capable,
honest men who fear
God and hate bribes.
Appoint them as
leaders over groups of
one thousand, one
hundred, fifty, and ten.

24. [22] They should
always be available to
solve the people's
EVERY common disputes, but
BELIEVER'S have them bring the
TASK major cases to you. Let
the leaders decide the
smaller matters
themselves. They will
help you carry the
load, making the task
easier for you.

25. THE STAR FOR ALL
SEASONS
(Your pastor is virtually on-call 24/7.)

26. CONCLUSION
I. WE ARE A BODY

27. CONCLUSION
(Romans 12:4-5 (NLT)
Just as our bodies have many parts and
each part has a special function, [5] so it
is with Christ's body. We are many parts
of one body, and we all belong to each
other.

28. CONCLUSION
(1 Corinthians 12:12 (NLT)
The human body has many parts, but the
many parts make up one whole body. So
it is with the body of Christ.

29. Not all are called to be a
PASTOR but every Christian is
called to be a MINISTER!