“here stands jesus. he has no hands but your hands.” 1. god’s desire is to make a difference...
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--- a balancing of the books II. There will be a day of reckoning for all of us RECKONING, a day of judgment -For the lost --- a day of judgment and punishment for sin -For the Christian --- a day of judgment and reward for activityTRANSCRIPT
“Here stands Jesus. He has no hands but your hands.”1. God’s desire is to make a difference in people’s lives2. God has one primary way to accomplish His goal
The Purpose of the Church - MinistryI. God wants us to be Involved in Ministry1. Everyone is gifted to do ministry2. Everyone is expected to do ministry
--- a balancing of the books
The Purpose of the Church - MinistryII. There will be a day of reckoning for all of usRECKONING
, a day of judgment-For the lost --- a day of judgment and punishment for sin-For the Christian --- a day of judgment and reward for activity
The Purpose of the Church - MinistryIII. The size of the ministry doesn’t matter, just our faithfulness to it-God is not interested in the size of the ministry that He has placed before us, He is only interested in our faithfulness to accomplish it.
The Purpose of the Church - MinistryIV. Refusal to do ministry raises some serious questionsv. 24-27-At the heart of the exchange between these two is this thought . . . the servant didn’t really know the master.-If there is any doubt about this thought, then consider what happens to the servant . . .