Ministry in a Multi-Cultural and Unchurched Society

Ses s i on 2: The Stor y of God

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3. To defend and guard the apostolic testimony regarding Christ and his Kingdom, 2 Tim. 1.14 with Gal. 1.8-9 and 1 Cor. 15.1-4

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Have I spent the requisite time in the Word and in training to be equipped even as I equip others for the work of the ministry?

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E. God’s call to ministry involves PROCLAMATION of the message of the Kingdom through preaching, teaching, and discipling in order that others may enter and make disciples of the Kingdom.

1. To preach the good news of the Kingdom with those who do not know God, its inauguration in the Son of God, and its enjoyment and demonstration in the Church, Acts 2.1-18

2. To teach and disciple the faithful in the words of Jesus so that they may be his disciples and mature as members of his body, John 8.31-32; 1 Pet. 2.2; 2 Tim. 3.16-17

3. To equip those who are members of Christ’s body to do the work of the ministry, in order that the Church may grow numerically and spiritually, Eph. 4.9-15

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Am I ready and willing to preach the Word of the Kingdom in and out of season in order that the lost may be saved, the saved may mature, and the mature may multiply the fruit of the Kingdom of God?

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