When we look at the New Testament and the Book of Acts in particular, do we see that the gospel has spread and that the church has grown through the proclamation and teaching of the?Word of God? (Acts 6. 7; 12. 24; 19. 20). This must be the basis of any ministry in our congregations: we must be “based on the Word”. This is the starting point. But notice what he was?Ministry of the Word? In the New Testament:
(1) something done by all believers (Acts 8. 4) and (2) was done largely (but not exclusively) through a network of informal relations and friendships (Acts 10. 2, 24; 16. 15, 31).
- According to this.
- We also notice in the book of Acts that he?Ministry of the Word? In the early church.
- He had an encouraging purpose (believing with believer) and an evangelical component (believing with disbelievers).
- Should every Christian participate in it? Ministry of the Word?in one of these ways.
- Some of us are encouraging and can approach young or troubled believers and connect the Word of God.
- Making it applicable to their lives.
- With non-believers and can connect the Word of God by applying it to their lives.
- One of the signs of a healthy Christian (actually.
- A healthy church) is that this?Speech Ministry?works regularly at various levels and in different contexts.
- Are some of the ways this department could and should happen:.
1. Spontaneously: This is when we engage with someone (or more than one person) in a totally voluntary manner and outside the normal church program. For example, we found someone in the stores and ended up talking. This, in turn, ends with an unplanned Bible study. In other words, isn’t that a “scheduled meeting”? Or a “specific event” but an opportunity God gives us. that we intuitively take advantage of. Of course, this requires flexibility on our part, as well as openness to the Holy Ghost and the needs of the people around us. It means being less focused on the task these days and giving way to what I called “organized spontaneity. “Ask the Lord to intervene in your day and be prepared to be spontaneous if necessary. Some of my greatest opportunities come from this approach to life and people.
Pre-existing relationships: Are there believers we know who would benefit from meeting and studying the scriptures?Is there a mature believer you know could approach so you can help him on his Christian journey and improve his biblical understanding?Is there a disbeliever you know who might know you better actively?Sometimes we just need to take a chance.
Todessein: We need to learn to take more initiative in our relationships with people. I, 99% of the time, take the initiative with someone to go to play pool, or take them to take documents, or do a study, because I feel like I have a duty to do it, but also because people always assume that the other is “too busy” for them.
Now we live in wonderful times. Yes, there are many skeptics and haters, but there are also many curious and open to discovering more. There are depressed and lonely people around us, marginalized by our technological culture with their virtual worlds and online friendships. material available for Christians to use, both internally, in our churches, and in the world in disbelief.
I recently read a report suggesting that many Christians do not reach people with the gospel for one of three reasons:
(1) We have no joy in our lives (we have no power)
(2) We have neither humility nor respect for the unbelievers. We just can’t worry about that.
(3) We have no value. We fear what people will think or how they will react to us.
Find out what your persistent problem is and present it to the Lord in repentance. Let us participate in the ministry of his Word.