The Believer’s Ministry Pt3
4 Categories of Ministry: Ministry to the Body
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
I The Believer’s Ministry (Mobilizing the Church)
A.4 Categories of Ministry: Ministry to the Body
1. (Eph. 4:1 AMP) Every believer is called to the ministry.
2. There are four categories of ministry and all believers are called to the first (3) and some called to the (4th):
a.Ministry to the Lord
~(Matt. 22:37-38) 1st and greatest commandment
~(1 Pet. 2: 5, 9) royal priesthood that offers spiritual sacrifices.
–Living sacrifice
-Worship
-Praise
-Tithing/giving
b. Ministry to the Body
c. Ministry to the Lost
d. 5-Fold Ministry
3. Ministry to the Body
a. (Matt. 22:39-40) 2nd commandment
b. (Eph. 4:11-12, 16 all NLT) part of the 5-fold ministries responsibility is to train the body to serve, love, build up and minister to the body.
~(Rom. 12:3-18 NLT) serving God by serving God’s people with love.
~(1 Cor. 12:4-13:3 NLT) we are all called to serve in our local body with our gifts to build up the body.
[Pastor Lee Stokes]