Ministry and what the Bible says about it.

 Tonight I would like to talk about Ministry and what the Bible says about it. 

I would like to share something that as I was preparing for this study, that I got reminded of and that is God doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called. I've heard this mentioned from a friend,  and I liked what was mentioned and wanted to share it with all of you guys tonight.

I would like to now look at some scriptures that talk about Ministry. The scriptures we are going to look at are Ephesians 4:11-13, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Corinthians 6:3-10, Romans 10:13-15, Acts 20:24, Hebrews 13:7, 2 Corinthians 3:6, James 4:10, Matthew 28:18-20, Galatians 5:13.

When we take a look at these scriptures we see how we can apply some of them to our own life. We see that God calls us to be children of God to serve and love each other.

Sometimes when we think of how to help people, what do we normally think of being able to do to help them?

Well some examples are by praying with and for them, talking with them, encouraging them, reading scripture with them, sharing scripture for them to read, being a light to them in any way that you can so that they can have a personal relationship with God and take that first step into knowing who God is because when we think of what God does, He ministers to all of His children and those who don't know who He is because they don't have someone in their life to share about God and His Word to them.

This is where we can make a difference in their lives. We can be the change and that brings me to what I want to look at next with all of you tonight. I now want us to look at scriptures that talk about leading by example. The scriptures we are going to look at tonight are Titus 2 verse 7, John 16 verse 33, Matthew 5 verse 14-16, 1 Peter 5 verse 3, John 10 verse 11, Psalm 78 verse 22, Acts 1 verse 8, John 21 verse 15-17, and John 5 verse 19.

In these scriptures we see how we can be leading by example and sharing God's Word and the love of God with others who desperately want to know who He is.

I want us to take a look at a couple more scriptures tonight because I feel it's important to be able to understand what we are learning about tonight. The scriptures we are now going to take a look at tonight are scriptures about what the Bible says about Lead by Example.

 Now while this is similar to what we just read, I want to still have us look at some scriptures, so we can understand what it is we are talking about with Ministry and what the Bible says about it. The scriptures we are going to look at tonight are Philippians 3 verse 17, 1 Samuel 16 verse 7, Proverbs 22 verse 6, 1 Peter 2 verse 21, James 3 verse 1, Isaiah 61 verse 1, John 3:16, James 4 verse 7, and Galatians 6 verse 1. 

So as we see in the scriptures that when we lead and are leading by example that we can share God's Word and share about the Love of God with others, because we see that God didn't make a mistake when He created us. As I prepared this study, and what we have learned so far, I think of a song by an artist named Amy Picard who has a song called Perfectly Imperfect. I think of this song because all of us are perfectly imperfect children of God trying to lead by the example God has given us to minister to others who are feeling lost.

I want to share a song called Sisters and Brothers by Sidewalk Prophets. The lyrics say this: Sun up, gonna work like a little tin soldier, Marchin' to your own beat, the world on your shoulders, We all struggle and we're not alone, You try and you try, but you never have to do it on your own, no, And I believe, yes I believe, We're all a part of a family, And nothing in this world could come between

'Cause we are, we are, we are, We are, we are, we are

Sisters and brothers, Needin' each other, Father, help us see, That we are, we are, we are, Together with one heart

Sisters and brothers, Needin' each other, We are, So what, who cares? We're all a bit different, Shout it out, celebrate

What we've been given, The world can tell us that we don't belong, but Sing together, it's a beautiful, beautiful song, And I believe, yes I believe We're all a part of a family, And nothing in this world could come between

'Cause we are, we are, we are, We are, we are, we are

Sisters and brothers, Needin' each other, Father, help us see That we are, we are, we are Together with one heart

Sisters and brothers, Needin' each other, We are Because of His love, we'll never live alone, Because of His love, our lives will overflow Beautifully broken, we are the redeemed Made to share the love of the coming King

With these lyrics we see that the ministry of what God puts on our heart to share is what we need in this world right now because when we truly think about it, there are times when bad things happen, but God takes the bad to turn it into good and make it Beautifully Broken.

We are not mistakes, but we are children of God.

Here are the two things I want to end on and leave with.

Sometimes you must stand still in order to get moving to where God wants you to go. 

Your Life is a ministry. People are watching you whether you know it or not.