The Work of the Lord

What exactly is God calling us to when He calls us to join Him in His work? Are you engaged in ministry? Come learn the specifics of what is meant when the Bible talks about the realities of “ministry”.

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Sermon Preview for Sunday, October 19, 2025

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Jesus Christ our Lord. This is because He is risen victorious over every enemy of God, even death itself. The Lord Christ reigns and we are called His son or daughter by faith, and faith is what is needed to know and believe He reigns even in a dark and lost world stained by sin. As the one who possesses all authority Jesus Christ has the ability to guide and direct his disciples in and through this authority wherever and how ever he chooses. Perhaps the number one principle we have to understand in ministry is that Jesus Christ is Lord over all, we go as ambassadors of Him, we go under his authority and doing His work. We will not ever go anywhere that our Lord, Savior, and King is not already present before we get there, assuming we are following His orders and leading as we go. The truth is Jesus never intended to put this task on you and I alone, the plan from the beginning was to gather his disciples together into a group like a family, this gathering is so real and tangible that it has its own name, the name we know very well as “the church”. The church, even with all its flaws and failings, is Jesus’ plan A, B, and C for the ministry He desires to accomplish in the lost and dying world. We work in and through the church for ministry, not out of human pressure or human gain but because the Savior who died for us has love, established, and commissioned the church who He calls His bride. Oh that we would honor and love the church the way Jesus does and seek to serve lost and dying sinners through it until we are called home or Christ returns for His bride.

Sermon Preview for Sunday, October 12, 2025

I have always been very closely observant of the words Peter writes at the end of His first letter. These words are specifically for “the elders among you”, which means they served as instruction for the pastors and shepherds of the church. However, these words provide crucial insight for our current conversation regarding all work of the Lord and the manner in which it is to be accomplished. Peter, speaking as an elder himself, commands us to shepherd and oversee the flock of God willingly as God would have us to. He says, “not for shameful gain, but eagerly… being examples to the flock.” Shameful gain is not merely financial but can also be power or personal comfort, it can be anything we selfishly seek to receive out of our service to the Lord. Ministry as accomplished in Jesus’ name by Jesus’ disciples is service to Jesus’ will and purposes alone. There is no room for selfish motivation because any self-seeking motivation we may have will always replace the necessary faith and trust in the Savior who cares for our needs as we go, we cannot have both selfish preservation and faith in Christ at the same time. One must win over the other. Therefore, Peter says this, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.” Christ cares for us while he sends us into the battle in ministry. Seek not the name and kingdom of men, seek the one and only Name and Kingdom of Jesus Christ our Lord.