Well we return again to our study in Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, in which we are learning more and more about the nature of true Christian ministry. This is what the letter of 2 Corinthians is about: it's about understanding the true character of biblical, apostolic Christian ministry. And not just vocational ministry; not just full-time ministry as a pastor or a theology professor or a missionary. If there's anything that the New Testament teaches us over and over again it is that the ordinary, run-of-the-mill, nobody-special Christian life is a life that is to be laid down and lived in ministry. If you are a Christian, you have been called to minster in the service of your brothers and sisters in the body of Christ, and in the service of your unbelieving neighbors who do not yet know Christ.
And it continues to be my prayer for you, as we study this great epistle together, that you would all be confronted with your duty to minister to the body of Christ in sacrificial service and to proclaim the Gospel to the lost who need the Savior; and that as we learn more about what true ministry looks like, that each of you would be asking yourself how you can be more faithful in the ministry that God has called you to. How can you dedicate more of yourselves to the spiritual growth of your fellow-believers? How can you discipline yourself to be more intentional in preaching the Gospel to those the Lord puts in your path? These are the kinds of questions that I hope you're asking as we study this magnum opus on the Christian ministry from the pen of the Apostle Paul...
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Mike Riccardi serves as the Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, which includes overseeing Fundamentals of the Faith classes, eight foreign language outreach Bible studies, and evangelism in nearby jails, rehab centers, and in the local neighborhood....
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