Welcome to the Ministry I. The Position of Minister II. The Purpose of Ministry III. The P R of The Ministry IV. The Power of The Ministry V. Politics and The Ministry VI. Partnership in the Ministry VII. The Profession of The Ministry

1. Welcome to the Ministry
Exod 24:13
13) And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and
Moses went up into the mount of God.
I. ThePositionofMinister
Matt 20:26-27
26) But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will
be great among you, let him be your ;
27) And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be
your servant:
1Cor 3:5-6
5) Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but
by whom ye believed, even as the Lord
gave to every man?
6) I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the
increase.
1Cor 9:13
13) Do ye not know that they which about
holy things live of the things of the temple? and

2. they which wait at the altar are partakers with the
altar?
Eph 3:7-8
7) Whereof I was made a , according to the
gift of the grace of God given unto me by the
effectual working of his power.
8) Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is
this grace given, that I should preach among the
Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
1Pet 4:10
10) As every man hath received the gift, even so
the same one to another, as good stewards
of the manifold grace of God.
1Pet 4:11
11) If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of
God; if any man , let him do it as of the
ability which God giveth: that God in all things may
be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise
and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
II. ThePurposeof Ministry
Matt 20:28

3. 28) Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered
unto, but to , and to give his life a ransom for
many.
Heb 8:1-2
1) Now of the things which we have spoken this is
the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on
the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the
heavens;
2) A of the sanctuary, and of the true
tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Matt 8:14-15
14) And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he
saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15) And he touched her hand, and the fever left her:
and she arose, and unto them.
Matt 27:55
55) And many women were there beholding afar off,
which followed Jesus from Galilee, unto
him:
Rom 15:8-12

4. 8) Now I say that Jesus Christ was a of the
circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the
promises made unto the fathers:
9) And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his
mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to
thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
10) And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his
people.
11) And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and
laud him, all ye people.
12) And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of
Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the
Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
Rom 15:16-17
16) That I should be the of Jesus Christ to
the Gentiles, the gospel of God, that the
offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being
sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
17) I have therefore whereof I may glory through
Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
III. TheP R of TheMinistry
2Cor 3:2-3

5. 2) Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read
of all men:
3) Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the
epistle of Christ by us, written not with ink,
but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone,
but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Luke 1:2-3
2) Even as they delivered them unto us, which from
the beginning were eyewitnesses, and of
the word;
3) It seemed good to me also, having had perfect
understanding of all things from the very first, to write
unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
IV. ThePowerof TheMinistry
Acts 13:2-3
2) As they to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy
Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work
whereunto I have called them.
3) And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their
hands on them, they sent them away.
Acts 26:16

6. 16) But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have
appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee
a and a witness both of these things which
thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will
appear unto thee;
V. PoliticsandTheMinistry
Rom 13:4
4) For he is the of God to thee for good. But if
thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the
sword in vain: for he is the of God, a revenger to
execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Rom 13:6
6) For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are
God's , attending continually upon this very
thing.
VI. PartnershipintheMinistry
2Cor 8:4
4) Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the
gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the
to the saints.
Heb 6:10

7. 10) For God is not unrighteous to forget your work
and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his
name, in that ye have to the saints, and
do .
VII. ProfessionofTheMinistry
Eph 4:29
29) Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your
mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that
it may grace unto the hearers.
2Cor 5:17-19
17) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are become
new.
18) And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to
himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry
of reconciliation;
19) To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world
unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them;
and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.