WHO IS THE MINISTER

1. WHO IS THE MINISTER?

2. 1 PETER 4:11 “If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God.” “Church” Denomination. Used in two ways in the Bible: Universal sense: “I will build My church…” (Mt. 16:18) Local sense: “…churches of Galatia” (Gal. 1:2); “seven churches of Asia” (Rev. 2-3).

3. 1 PETER 4:11 “If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God.” “Faith” “Of what faith are you?” “The Faith” (Jude 3). “One Faith” (Eph. 4:5).

4. “MINISTER” DEFINED “Minister” “pastor?” “priest?” “preacher?”

5. “MINISTER” DEFINED “Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” (Exodus 28:1)

6. “MINISTER” DEFINED “Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” (Exodus 28:1)

7. “MINISTER” DEFINED “Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” (Exodus 28:1)

8. “MINISTER” DEFINED “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” (1 Peter 2:9-10)

9. “MINISTER” DEFINED “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” (1 Peter 2:9-10)

10. “MINISTER” DEFINED “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” (1 Peter 2:9-10)

11. “MINISTER” DEFINED “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” (1 Peter 2:9-10)

12. “MINISTER” DEFINED Some preachers want to be exalted. “And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Matthew 23:12) “When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.” (Proverbs 11:2) “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18)

13. “MINISTER” DEFINED The word “minister” is never used as a title for a preacher in the New Testament. “my Minister,” “our Minister,” “the Minister.”

14. “MINISTER” DEFINED Minister Noun – “diakonos” "a servant, attendant, minister, deacon.“ Verb - “diakoneo” "to be a servant, attendant, to serve, wait upon, minister."

15. “MINISTER” DEFINED Minister Noun – “diakonos” "a servant, attendant, minister, deacon.” Philippians 1:1 and 1 Tim. 3:8-13 “deacons.” “deacons” = special servants of the church. The preacher is not the only “minister” of the local congregation!

16. EVERY CHRISTIAN IS A MINISTER! “Speak where the Bible speaks and remain silent where it is silent.” “Do Bible things in Bible ways, and call Bible things by Bible names.”

17. EVERY CHRISTIAN IS A MINISTER! “If any one speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God.” (1 Peter 4:11) “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” (Colossians 3:17)

18. Romans 15:16 “Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.”

19. Romans 15:16 “Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.”

20. Romans 15:16 “Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.”

21. EVERY CHRISTIAN IS A PRIEST! Every Christian is a priest. Every Christian renders spiritual service. Every Christian ministers as a priest of God.

22. EVERY CHRISTIAN IS A PRIEST! Every Christian is a priest. Every Christian renders spiritual service. Every Christian ministers as a priest of God.

23. THE DISTINCTIVENESSOF THE CHURCH It speaks where the Bible speaks (1 Peter 4:11). Every Christian ministers as a priest of God (1 Peter 2:5).

24. 1 Peter 2:9-10 “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.”

25. GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION Hear the gospel (Romans 10:17). Believe in Christ (John 8:24). Repent of sins (Acts 2:38). Confess Jesus (Romans 10:9-10). Be baptized (Acts 2:38). Live faithfully (Revelation 2:10). Repent, confess sin, pray for forgiveness (Acts 8:22; 1 John 1:9)