Sermon 5/1/2016

"Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures"

Ministry is given to us... By God... For Others - Effective Ministry Requires That We:
-Re-energize through the toil and suffering.
--Rejoicing in our sufferings for others' sake.
--Remembering we are filing up Christ's afflictions.
--Re-energizing with Christ's energy.

-Re-Calibrate to Christ and His Word
--Re-calibrate our content:
---To make the word of God fully known.
---To glory in the mystery of God's work among the Gentiles.
---To seek to fully know Christ.

--Re-calibrate our methods:
---To proclaim Him by warning everyone.
---To proclaim Him by teaching everyone.
---To proclaim Him in order to present everyone mature.

--Re-calibrate our desired outcomes:
---To present everyone mature in Christ.
---To struggle to have hearts be encourage.
---To struggle to have believers knit together in love.
---To struggle to have believers reach all the riches of Christ.