Foundations For Ministry That Lasts

FOUNDATIONS FOR MINISTRY THAT LASTS

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John 15:16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

OUTLINE

1.LOVE

2.FAITH

3.WISDOM

4.GRACE

5.HOLINESS

6.WILL OF GOD

7.HOLY SPIRIT

THE MESSAGE

1.LOVE

Love is a very important foundation for a ministry that lasts. The greatest commandment for us to follow is to love God with all our heart and to love others as we love ourselves. Our hearts must be filled with divine love for God and people. If we lack this love all our spiritual activities will be in vain. This love will produce godly qualities in our life such as patience , kindness , humility etc. We must understand the fullness of God’s love for us . This will fill us with great inner strength especially when we deal with unloving people. The Apostle Paul was deeply rooted in the love of Christ and he was certain that nothing could separate him from the love of Christ.

Matthew 24:12-13 Romans 8:35-39 Ephesians 3:14-19

Matthew 22 : 35-40 Romans 13 : 8-10 I Corinthians 13 : 1-13

John 21:15-19 Revelation 2:1-7 1 John 3:1-24

2.FAITH

Faith is a very important foundation for a ministry that lasts. We can accomplish great things through our faith in God. We can get answers to our prayers when we pray in faith. We live by faith and we would lose great blessings if we lose our faith. We cannot please God without faith. We must strong in faith even before we see the manifestation of the promises of God because we walk by faith and not by sight. Faith is the shield which protects us from the fiery attacks of the devil. We must be strong in faith to overcome the attacks of the enemy and inherit the promises of God in our life .

Hebrews 10 : 35, 36 , 38 2 Corinthians 5:7 Hebrews 11:1, 6 Hebrews 12:1-4

John 20: 19-31 Mark 9:22-23 Mark 11 : 23-24

Romans 4 : 18-21 Hebrews 6 : 12 James 1: 6-7

Ephesians 6 : 16 1 Peter 5:8-9 John 11:32-45

3.WISDOM

Wisdom is a very important foundation for a ministry that lasts. Wisdom helps us to make the right choices in our life. Wisdom helps us to escape the snares and dangers of this evil world. Wisdom helps us to enjoy the blessings of God and avoid needless suffering we can bring upon ourselves by our own foolishness. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. When we obey the words of Jesus we are like the wise man who built his house upon the rock which withstood all the storms that came upon it. The divine wisdom that comes from God is very different from the cunning and deceitful wisdom of satan. We need spiritual enlightenment to know the riches of the inheritance that we have in Christ and the great power that is available for us.

Matthew 10:16 Matthew 7 : 24-27 Proverbs 4:7

Proverbs 24 : 3 Proverbs 9 : 10 James 3 : 13-18 , James 1:5

Ephesians 1:15-23 Colossians 1:9-12 2 Chronicles 1:6-12

4.GRACE

Grace is a very important foundation for a ministry that lasts. The Grace of God brings us blessings that we do not even deserve . We receive Salvation by Grace. The Grace of God brings us favour in sight of God and man. It enables us to accomplish great things for God which we cannot do in our own strength. It can lift us from a low state to great heights. Joseph, Daniel , Esther, David, Paul are examples of what the Grace of God can do in the life of a person. Jesus was constantly increasing in favour with God and man. The grace of God is a great protection and a shield in our lives to protect us from the dangers of this world.

2 Timothy 2:1 I Corinthians 15 : 9-10 Luke 2 : 40 , 52

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Genesis 39 : 21 Daniel 1: 9 , Daniel 6 : 3

Esther 2 : 15 , 17 Psalm 5:12 Lamentations 3:22-23

5. HOLINESS

Holiness is a very important foundation for a ministry that lasts. Without holiness no man can see God. God wants us to be holy even as He is holy. Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and must be kept holy . Our body has been bought by Christ and does not belong to us .Therefore we must glorify God in our bodies. All our great works for God will not help us on the day of Judgement if we have lived a sinful life. The blood of Jesus cleanses us from all our sins when we repent sincerely and ask the Lord to forgive us.