UNDERSTAND THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Understanding The Ministry Of The Gospel
a) When the Messiah gave a Mission to his disciples to preach his message to the world, he made them ministers of that message. It is important to understand the "ministry" of the gospel.
b) If you do not properly understand the ministry, you may not encourage, support, and respect it, nor participate in it as you should. Paul in Colossians tells us, directly and indirectly, some important things about ministry.
c) The word "minister" in the Greek (the language Paul used to write to the Colossians) is διακονος which is a normal Greek word for "servant". Your translation may even use the word "servant" rather than "minister". When we talk of "ministers" in the church, we should always think of servants. When we talk of "ministry" we should be thinking of serving. The people of the church do not serve the ministers, the ministers serve the people.
d) In the same way, the message is not something that belongs to the minister, it is something that belongs to the world and which the minister must deliver to the world as the servant of Christ.
The End ...
1. Understanding The Ministry Of The Gospela) When the Messiah gave a Mission to his disciples to preach his message to the world, he made them ministers of that message. It is important to understand the "ministry" of the gospel.
b) If you do not properly understand the ministry, you may not encourage, support, and respect it, nor participate in it as you should. Paul in Colossians tells us, directly and indirectly, some important things about ministry.
c) The word "minister" in the Greek (the language Paul used to write to the Colossians) is διακονος which is a normal Greek word for "servant". Your translation may even use the word "servant" rather than "minister". When we talk of "ministers" in the church, we should always think of servants. When we talk of "ministry" we should be thinking of serving. The people of the church do not serve the ministers, the ministers serve the people.
d) In the same way, the message is not something that belongs to the minister, it is something that belongs to the world and which the minister must deliver to the world as the servant of Christ.
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