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Ministry Minded - part 2 of 3 Encouragement for the Body Like minded Being like minded is to have the same common goal. What are our ministry goals? We should write them down and share them with others that we may be joined together in unity. Rom. 15:5 (KJV) 5Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: We should not be critical. Challenging another’s ministry is challenging the very word of God. Blasphemy is questioning or challenging whether the ministry was God when it was God. If we are critical, we are not likeminded or ministry minded. We should be careful not to put ministers on a pedestal. 1 Cor. 4:6 (KJV) 6And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. A result of being ministry minded is unity. Christ Minded Being Christ minded is having relationship with Christ and being aware of how He would handle situations. A result of being ministry minded is to be compassionate. We become so moved with compassion that we cannot help but to minister. Jer. 4:19 (KJV) 19My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. What we see affects our heart toward compassion. Lam. 3:51 (KJV) 51Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. We must be servants if we are to be perfect. 2 Cor. 13:11 (KJV) 11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. Eph. 6:5 (KJV) 5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; Col. 3:22 (KJV) 22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: We should seek spiritual perfection, not natural perfection. Being “professional” isn’t always the correct response. How would Jesus handle the situation? He meets us where we are. -Pr. S. Chad Ross July Newsletter 2005 | Defeating Temptation & Fear | Ministry Minded part 2 of 3 | Weaklings or Warriors part 1 of 2 Pastor's Journal July 2004 | Adventures of Great God and Stupid Cat | Arise - Become - Build and Shine part 1 of 3 |
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