3 Keys To Effective Ministry

Now, to me very carefully, the problem they had wasn’t the lack of available bread, or lack of money to buy it. Although, most people respond the same way the disciples did when faced with carrying out the mission God assigns them…that’s never the real problem.

The problem was Jesus said, “You give them something to eat” and they immediately started looking for an outside source to help them carry out the mission Christ had assigned to them. They were still looking for someone else to do it for them, or at least help them get it done. What Christ actually wanted them to do was look within themselves at what they already had, and then to offer it up to God:

Mark 6:38 And He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look.” When they found out they said, “Five, and two fish.”

When Jesus asked, “How many loaves do you have? Go look.” He was really asking them, “what do you already have that you can offer to God completely?” That’s the same question He’s asking us today as a local church body! He’s asking us, “Metro Grace, what do you already have that you can offer up to God completely?”

I believe with all my heart that everything we will ever need to accomplish the mission, vision, and purpose God has given to this church is right here in this church body! Every future leader, teacher, servant, or helper we will ever need for the ministries of the church, God will raise up or place within this body! Every dime of money that we will ever need to finance the ministries and outreach efforts of this church, God will place or raise up from within this body.

God doesn’t want us to look for an outside source of help to accomplish the mission He assigned us…No…He wants us to look at what we already have, and then offer it up to Him completely!

Every single one of you here today, if you are saved, has been uniquely gifted with spiritual gifts, talents, and abilities from God to be used to build up this local body of believers, and to serve in the ministries of this church.

There are some of you today that have never served before, or have rarely served, but God has a plan and a purpose for your life. He has placed you in this local body by His design, and He is going to use you in the future in ways that you never thought possible if you will simply offer up all you have. Even if you think that you don’t have much to offer to God, give Him what you have and watch what He can do with it!

It not only takes people using their spiritual gifts, but it takes money to make a difference in our community. How many of you know that it will take money to start the new ministries God is calling us to begin. It takes money to support this facility, to keep the lights on, to keep it heated and cooled, so that we have a place to preach, teach, and disciple. Ministry takes finances and resources, as well as workers to sustain.

Some of you may be asking about right now, “Br. Floyd, where is all this money going to come from?” From right here within this body is what I would tell you. All the money we will ever need is right here among us. The only problem is that it’s still in your pocket and hasn't yet been offered up to God! All of us share in the responsibility of making sure the financial needs of the church are not only met, but well supplied, so that there will never be a lack of resources to meet the needs of ministry!